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The University of Regina Students’ Newspaper since 1962. October 24-30, 2013|Volume 56, Issue 9|carillonregina.com
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In case you haven’t heard by now, Victoria and Favour, two girls whose only crime was working at Wal-Mart, have voluntarily left Sanctuary, and are returning to Nigeria.
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Let it be understood that there have been war criminals that have not been deported from this country. The implications of this sad turn of events are detailed on pages 3 and 17.
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Finally home.
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After nearly two months in an Egyptian prison, filmmaker John Greyson and Dr. Tarek Loubani have finally been freed. Chronicle their ordeal on page 4.
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Internationally-renowned artist Andrew Salgado’s exhibit, “The Acquaintance,” has touched down in Mr. Salgado’s hometown. Read up about the show on page 11.
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In keeping with our reckless, devil-may-care image, our office has absolutely no concrete information on the Carillon’s formative years readily available. What follows is the story that’s been passed down from editor to editor for over forty years.
In the late 1950s, the University of Regina planned the construction of several new buildings on the campus grounds. One of these proposed buildings was a bell tower on the academic green. If you look out on the academic green today, the first thing you’ll notice is that it has absolutely nothing resembling a bell tower.
The University never got a bell tower, but what it did get was the Carillon, a newspaper that serves as a symbolic bell tower on campus, a loud and clear voice belonging to each and every student. Illegitimi non carborundum.
In other news: Facing suspension without pay, Senator Mike Duffy asked for a medical leave from Senate. His claim was later rejected.The Senate determined that profound ignorance is not necessarily a medical condition.
Which is rich, coming from them. Duffy was later seen, “bringing the business.”
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You’re not leaving the country wearing that! Page 15 They might be the ugliest thing to hit the rink since the new Winnipeg Jets jersey's. Team Canada's new Olympic jersey's have been compared to grandpa's hand-me-downs, a Value Village gem or a Kindergartner's project. Whatever the origin, they are ugly as sin.
Ghostbusting.
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This sonuvabitch was single-handedly responsible for one of the worst digestive nights of my life. Neither Farron nor myself is entirely sure what the hell happened when we took on the ghost pepper burrito. Contained on page 19 is Farron’s best recollection.
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They’re going home
After over a year in sanctuary, Victoria and Favour go back home.
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The U of R has been very supportive of the young women
rikkeal bohmann news editor
After nearly 500 days spent in sanctuary, Victoria Sharon Ordu and Ihuoma Favour Amadi have voluntarily left Canada to go back home after facing deportation charges. The young women boarded the plane Friday, Oct. 18 before 10am. The two Nigerian students first came into trouble when they mistakenly broke their visa conditions. They did this by working two weeks at Wal-Mart. They did not have the then separate work permits needed to work off campus. Until then, they had been
third year students studying at the University of Regina. Since June 18, 2012, this two week illegal mistake has forced the students to hide in a church in Regina, waiting to find out their fates. After losing almost two years of their lives to hiding, the young women decided their own fates after much fighting. Vianne Timmons, President of the U of R, who has been supportive of the two students since the beginning of their struggles, was at the airport to say goodbye to the women. Timmons vowed that she was committed to supporting them if they chose to reapply at the U of R in the future.
The U of R’s Students’ Union, who also supported their fellow students said, “The URSU has advocated for the women to remain in the province to finish their education but those pleas have fallen on unsympathetic ears,” and went on to say in their media release, “It is beyond disappointing to know that even the support of the Provincial Government, Federal MPs, University Administration and the majority of the general public cannot dissuade the Federal Government from their course of action.” Ralph Goodale, Liberal MP, who had brought this case up in Parliament had believed that the students should have been able to
stay and continue their studies. Unfortunately, the federal ministers in charge of this case would not change their minds. Goodale argued that “reprimands, or warnings, or fines” were the usual consequences, but never deportation. This case is indeed a first. The Canadian Border Services Agency put out a media release stating on Friday that the women left, confirming their departure, “The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) today announced the removal of two Nigerian students who were hiding in a place of worship in Regina.” Timmons confirmed the girls left voluntarily, telling Global News, “I was informed the girls
Changing the anthem
had decided to go back to Nigeria just in the last week, week and a half.” One side of the issue that has been largely left out of the dialogue is Wal-Mart and their role in the U of R students’ misfortune. Some question how the company would allow the two to work when their SIN cards clearly stated that they weren’t allowed to work off campus. Many at the U of R backed the two. Professor of Political Science Joseph Mburu called the deportation order ‘draconian’ when the Carillon first covered the story. The crime clearly did not fit the punishment.
A proposal has been made to make the anthem more gender inclusive.
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There is a proposal to make the national anthem, O Canada, inclusive of both females and males. Prominent female figures including Kim Campbell, Canada’s first and only female Prime Minister, Canadian author Margaret Atwood Senator Nancy Ruth, Vivienne Poy, the retired Senator, and Sally Goddard, the mother of Cpt. Nichola Goddard, the first Canadian female soldier killed in combat, explained, “in the last 100 years, we fought for a lot. Why shouldn’t we fight for a simple change that will unite us all? Canada’s women stand alongside of men in every sphere of activity; we need an anthem that reflects this reality.” Therefore, the proposed change would entail changing two words, instead of in all “thy sons command” it would return to the original lyric of in all “of us command”. The original O Canada was written and composed by two French Canadians. Judge Adolphe-Basile Routhier wrote the poem, and music teacher Calixa Lavallee composed the music for an event
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called the National Congress of French Canadians, in 1880. In 1908, a lawyer, Robert Stanley Weir created a version of the song that became popular and the basis of the present anthem. However, his original lyrics were “thou dost in us command” and in 1913, the lyrics were changed to “in all thy sons command”, so the anthem could also be used as a military recruiting ballad. Over the years, the song continued to be
modified and eventually became Canada’s national anthem in 1980. The campaign to make the anthem inclusive has brought a range of views. For instance, Tom Mulcair, leader of the NDP, opposes the initiative on the basis that if you start tinkering with an institution like the anthem, it would cause problems, especially when people have agreed on the English and French versions al-
ready. A student from the faculty of science commented, “one of the two major languages in Canada is French and French is very gender based...one little word in our national anthem isn’t very bad.” Sociology student Bree Barnes voiced, “I don’t see a reason for them to change the anthem...I think that other things will need to be addressed that will have an impact on people’s lives.” On the other hand, science stu-
dent Marty Scriver said, “how we always looked at the elite white male, we constructed our country around them and these heroic actions. More people have contributed to what we accomplished up to this point and we need to reflect that in our anthem.” Dr. Darlene Juschka, the coordinator for Women and Gender studies stated, “It’s a good proposal, I think there is the idea that man/mankind or sons are generic and they include everyone, but they don’t, they never have, they obscure any women.” Dr. Claire Carter, also from Women and Gender studies, stated she supports the change but doesn’t believe it goes far enough because it ignores other lyrics such as, “our home and native land,” which does not honour or acknowledge our colonial history effectively. It is uncertain if the anthem will change as a similar proposal was rejected in 2010. Nevertheless, as Carter explained, an anthem is symbolic of the relationship a person has with their nation.
Freedom, finally 4
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Two Canadians have been released from an Egyptian prison alec salloum news writer
John Greyson and Dr. Tarek Loubani have been released from Egyptian prison, after 51 days of detention. The pair was traveling through Egypt on their way to the Gaza Strip where Dr. Loubani, originally from London, Ontario, was returning to a post where he taught emergency room doctors and nurses. Greyson, a filmmaker, was along to document Loubani’s work in the region. Their ordeal began in August, when the pair landed in Cairo with the intention of heading east towards the Gaza Strip. They were traveling to the region in a time of turmoil, as President Mohamed Morsi had been removed from office via coup d’état on Jul. 3, 2013. The ensuing months were rife with chaos and violence, Greyson and Loubani were aware of the risks. In an interview with CTV, Greyson said, “It’s our job as a doctor and a filmmaker… it’s what we do.” Both had worked previously in the region. August saw continued unrest in Egypt, and Cairo was the epicenter. On Aug. 14, which has since become known as the time when the August Raids occurred. In Cairo, Egyptian security forces attacked two encampments of pro-
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Morsi supporters. This resulted in numerous, but statistically conflicting, casualties. The Egyptian Health Ministry reported 638 deaths. The Muslim Brotherhood and Anti-Coup Alliance, a coalition established to resist the coup, which ousted Morsi, claimed at least 2,600 had died. Regardless, this was bloodiest day since the beginnings of the revolution in 2011. The day claimed the lives of several journalists, both domestic and foreign, and resulted in a
month long state of emergency with a rigidly enforced martial law. The region’s unrest had resulted in a closure of the GazaEgypt border, which led Greyson and Loubani to Cairo solely for a place to stay until it reopened. Once in Cairo, the two purportedly attended rallies and sit-ins, though this is unconfirmed. On Aug. 16, the peaceful proMorsi protesters at Ramses Square and the Fateh Mosque
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were fired upon by Egyptian soldiers. Greyson and Loubani were either in attendance or nearby, though sources vary on this detail. As victims of the attack began fleeing, Loubani began tending to the wounded with Greyson in tow, filming their ordeal and giving what assistance he could. Approximately 600 protesters were killed in this encounter. After this brutal encounter, the two left Ramses Square and mistakenly asked police for direc-
Who won what at this year’s award ceremonies.
alec salloum news writer
The annual Nobel Prize award season has come to a close this month, with a remarkable list of winners. Of all the laureates, 12 people and one organization, representing eight countries (Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Israel, South Africa, the UK and the USA) were awarded the prestigious distinction. Alfred Nobel, a Swedish inventor, chemist and engineer, created the Nobel Prize. The award spawned from a concern over his legacy, as Nobel had amassed a considerable fortune from his invention of dynamite. Labeled, “The Merchant of Death” by a newspaper, Nobel added a final clause to his will, stating his fortune was to be given to “those who… shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind”. Over a century later this wish has persisted and the Nobel Prize has become one of the most prestigious awards in the world. 2013 saw Francois Englert and the eponymous Peter W. Higgs win the Physics award for their work at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider and the first ever observation of the theorized Higgs Boson Particle, also referred to as the ‘god particle.’ Staffan Normark, Permanent Secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences,
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said at the announcement that “the prize was about something very small that makes all the difference.” An accurate statement as the Higgs Boson is theorized to be the most intrinsic and fundamental particle in existence as it gives mass to all elementary particles. The search for the particle began in 1964 and dramatically contributes to our understanding of the world around us, on a sub particle level. The award for Chemistry was awarded jointly to Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel for their melding of
quantum and Newtonian physics in computer programs, allowing for unmatched theoretical exploration that was previously impossible. Professor Sven Lidin explained what this development allowed chemists to do, emphasizing the new relation between theoretical and experimental chemists. “Chemistry is an experimental science… theoretical chemists are working together with experimentalists to help us understand the complex reactions in photosynthesis, how to design drugs to fit with their target molecules in the body” and greater
understanding of reactions. Three scientists, James Rothman, Randy Schekman and Thomas Südhof, were awarded the prize for Physiology or Medicine “for their discoveries of machinery regulating vesicle traffic, a major transport system in our cells.” Essentially, “how the right substances could be delivered to the right destinations at the right time… how the cell organizes its transport system,” summarized Professor Juleen Zierath. This discovery ultimately gives a guide to how this process occurs, a process that was previously a
tions. That day they become two of the 602 people taken prisoner under martial law. Their footage, ties to Gaza, and the fact that they were helping pro-Morsi supporters seemed to seal their fate. One source reports that Egyptian television claimed them to be members of Hamas, an Islamic Military Organization and ruling force in Gaza. They initially assumed that their detention would last 24 hours as no charges had been laid. Unfortunately, it lasted much longer, 51 days in total. The two were subjected to regular beatings and abuse while imprisoned in the notorious Tora Prison. Tora houses Egypt’s highest profile criminals, terrorists, and enemies of the state. It is also allegedly a CIA Black Site. Greyson explained that they “were beaten on the day of arrival. It's standard in Tora prison.” This treatment was consistent over the entire course of their stay, receiving daily beatings for a crime they hadn’t committed and hadn’t even been accused of. Despite the atrocities they faced, Loubani explained that they were exceptionally fortunate. As of Oct. 16, 61 days after their imprisonment, they are the only two of the 602 taken prisoner on Aug. 16 to be released.
mystery. The highly prestigious Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). This award follows a long tradition of awarding individuals and organizations that seek means of disarmament. The award was seen as being timely given the events in Syria pertaining to chemical attacks. Awards for nuclear abolishment have been given previously, as well as for landmine eradication. 2013 marked the first award given to an organization seeking to abolish chemical weapons. The 2013 Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to Eugene Fama, Lars Hansen and Robert Shiller. Their work established predictability of long-term asset prices. “The research of the Laureates has revealed a number of important regularities that are helping us to arrive at better explanations” for how asset prices are determined. This new economic insight could potentially affect how business and individuals invest in the future. Canadian author Alice Munro was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature. Watch for a feature on her and Canadian literature in the next issue of the Carillon.
Nuclear north
the carillon | October 24-30, 2013
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Are nuclear mines affecting people’s health?
adam gamble contributor
In the past year, Cameco and Areva have renewed 10-year agreements with Pinehouse and English River First Nation. These two communities in northern Saskatchewan, while gaining opportunities, are facing challenges. The agreements keep the near-by McArthur River, Key Lake, and Rabbit Lake nuclear mines open. They were made without the consent of their residents, not only creating jobs, but also endangering people’s health. From Oct. 2-3, 2013, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) held meetings at the Kikinahk Friendship Center in La Ronge to discuss these agreements. Northerners voiced their concerns, however it did not matter. Those who attended the meetings had to register by Aug. 30, 2013. By then, the agreements had already been signed. The CNSC grants licenses to corporations like Cameco and Areva, enabling them to do business with communities. Their mandate is to protect the health
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and safety of Canadians, as well as the environment. Nonetheless, they do not review the agreements corporations make with communities, which they have licensed. “We do not look at the agree-
ments because they do not affect the CNSC,” said Aurèle Gervais, Media Relations at the CNSC. Despite not seeing the agreements, according to Gervais, “they have nothing to do with safety.” The CNSC’s contradictory pro-
fessionalism is, however, affecting the residents of Pinehouse and English River First Nation. Candyce Paul, member of the La Plonge Reserve of the English River First Nation, calls this corporate-colonialism.
“They do everything to keep everything safe, but . . . One in 15 people in English River are diagnosed with cancer,” said Paul. In 2005, a University of Saskatchewan study proved that these rates are related to traces of radionuclides and heavy metals in moose meat. The animals, being in such close proximity to the open mines, are tainted by the radionuclides, which, in turn, have dire consequences for the people of Pinehoues and English River. Paul recalls the government saying, “It shouldn’t hurt anyone, unless they eat it all the time.” Moose meat is a major food source for Aboriginal peoples in Pinehouse and English River First Nation. If the CNSC’s professionalism does not change, residents of Pinehouse and English River First Nation will likely face greater damages to their health. For a nation that hosts a wealth of First Nations, the concern of their health should be one of the Saskatchewan Government’s top concerns.
Turmoil in southern Thailand Decades of violence show no signs of letting up. dietrich neu
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The deadly violence in the south of Thailand is becoming an almost daily occurrence. On Monday, Oct. 21, the body of a dead Thailand army ranger was found in Pattani, one of three southern Thai regions that have been plagued by violent outbursts from insurgent groups for almost a decade. An autopsy revealed the ranger was struck in the back of the head by a blunt object. Just one day earlier, a bombing in Narathiwat, just south of Pattani, injured eight soldiers, sending many of them to the hospital. A secondary bomb that went off after they arrived to cover the incident also injured five journalists. Unfortunately, the two new incidents are among the least violent the region has seen this year, or even in recent weeks. Earlier in October, 26 ATMs were rigged with bombs and were simultaneously detonated. Insurgents then opened fire on police with automatic weapons after the blasts; one civilian was killed in the crossfire. One day before that, four insurgents and two police officers were killed in a violent shootout that lasted several hours. In May, six civilians, including a two-year-old boy were gunned down after insurgents opened fire on a mom-and-pop grocery store with M-16 assault rifles, police said.
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Insurgency is rampant on the Thailand-Malaysia border.
The south of Thailand has been rife with violence for nearly a decade, but increasingly so after 2004. The ongoing conflict is simply known as the “unrest in the south” by many locals. Multiple attempts at peace talks between the government and insurgent groups have failed over the years and the frequency have increased. The most recent talks in September appeared to have failed, and militant assaults on military and civilian areas con-
tinue at an unrelenting pace. The trouble has become such a regular occurrence that mainstream media outlets are being criticized by journalists like Sanitsuda Ekachai, associate editor of the Bangkok Post, for giving the issue scant attention. There is also a growing division among Thais as to what the appropriate response to the insurgency should be. Most believe in continued negotiations, but there are an increasing number of peo-
ple calling for harsher military responses. Many southern Thais have been angered by the insurgents, who often attack quickly and then withdraw over the Thailand-Malaysia border to prevent counter offensives, racing away on motorcycles or in trucks while dropping piles of nails behind them to stifle police pursuits. There are currently eight different insurgent factions, and the government has struggled to mitigate the violence, by any means, due to
the diversity of rebel groups at work. Thailand’s constantly revolving government has made controlling the situation difficult as well. In 2005, Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s government appeared to bring more stability to the region by increasing the Thai military presence in the area. However, Shinawatra’s government was overthrown by a junta coup shortly after in 2006, and the violence in the south picked up as the junta failed to control the region. The driving force behind the insurgency is a long-standing separatist movement led predominantly by Malaysian groups living in the three southernmost regions of Thailand. The regions under dispute (Pattani, Narathiwat, and Yala), were once under Malaysian control before the area was conquered by Thailand in 1785. A 1909 treaty with the United Kingdom (which had colonized Malaysia) allowed the Thais to keep the territory, without consent from Malaysia, which is believed to be the driving factor behind the insurgent movements. The conflict shows no signs of letting up.
Bullying thrives through technology 6
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Cases of cyber-bullying have increased substantially. brady knight contributor
Less than a month ago, Federal Justice Minister Peter MacKay announced the federal government would introduce new legislation to fight cyber-bulling during the fall session of parliament. However, many argue legislation alone is not enough to solve the problem. Students today have more technology than ever at their disposal. Almost everybody has a cell phone – even kids in elementary school – and most use social networking sites, particularly Facebook. But although this technology has its benefits, it also provides a platform for bullying. While bullying, or even cyber-bullying is nothing new to schools, the frequency with which it has taken the national spotlight in Canada has increased substantially. A prominent list of cyber-bullying victims has been steadily growing. Included are names such as Amanda Todd, Rehtaeh Parsons, and more recently Todd Loik, who have all committed suicide in the last 12 months. “I think what we need is more education,” said Libby Robertson,
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a grade 12 student at Balfour Collegiate. “Students [need] to know what the problem is, and what the consequences are, and things like that. I don’t think students are afraid of federal government laws.” That sentiment is echoed by Brian Trainor, a retired Sergeant with the Saskatoon Police Force, and a recognized educator on cyber-bullying. He maintains new legislation is not required in order
to prosecute bullies. “I’m kind of torn a bit. I agree with [MacKay], but I don’t know if it’s necessary, because the laws are already in place with the Criminal Code. Assault and harassment and threats and stalking – that’s all in place,” he said. “The laws are there, the police just have to apply them in the cases that warrant it.” Trainor believes the manner in which police approach bullying
behaviour needs to be modified as well. “I think the problem lies in oldschool thinking within the police departments, that ‘ah that’s a kid’s thing, it’s not a criminal thing.’ Well that’s a bunch of nonsense.” Experts agree cyber-bullying is on the rise. A study released last year looked at cases involving cyber-bullying in Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, and
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the United States. Among the 41 cases examined by the team lead by Dr. John LeBlanc of Dalhousie University, there have been at least five per year since 2008. That number jumped to 13 in 2011. All of the victims were between 13 and 18 years of age. Robertson feels there is not enough conversation around the topic of bullying among teens, noting once students leave school grounds, demeanours change in an instant. “When you go home and when you get on the screen, it feels like you’re a different person, and that you’re kind of outside the problem,” she said. A number of provinces have introduced anti-bullying legislation over the past year. Ontario implemented Bill 13 in late 2012, and Nova Scotia followed suit this August. Manitoba has also passed provincial legislation, with Bill 18 finally proclaimed on Oct. 10. The bill faced strong opposition from religious institutions due to its requirement of schools to accommodate specific anti-bullying student groups, including gaystraight alliances.
The city is $1.3 million over budget for snow removal colton hordichuk contributor
With two months of winter left in 2013, the City of Regina has already spent approximately $1.3 million over budget on snow removal. Winter maintenance expenses went up in a variety of areas like sidewalk plowing, street plowing and sanding. Chris Warren, manager of winter maintenance at the City of Regina, said that the city’s budget is highly dependent on its annual winter maintenance policy. “Depending on how much snow we get, how big the snow ridges get, how wide they get. You know, it will dictate according to the policy when we need to remove that snow,” Warren said. “We’re basically a very weatherdependent operation and when it snows we’re going to be out there following that policy as close as we can.” One of the more interesting programs in the policy is the objective category, which outlines in numerical order the city’s snow removal priorities. For example, their number one concern is to ensure that all roads are clear for emergency responsive vehicles. Their least concern is with removing snow in parks and on pathways. If anyone is familiar with the street conditions in Regina, it’s Terry Simonson, President at Jays
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Moving Company. Like many other Regina citizens, Simonson is impressed with the city’s snow removal efforts over the last few years. “I moved from a different city where the snow removal wasn’t anywhere near up to par like Regina, and you can see four or five graters going down the street at one time and clearing everything off, pushing it off to the side, just doing a fantastic job,” Simonson, who is originally from Saska-
toon, commented. Moving forward, the city is already changing over their summer equipment to make it efficient for the winter months. In addition, on the financial spectrum, Warren and the city are also currently working out a new budget for 2014. “We take a look at the previous five winters and we just do an average summary of how much we typically spend in an average season, and then that way we can
forecast what we might end up spending,” Warren said. In the last three years, Regina has been faced with record snowfalls. Specifically, the 2012-2013 season, which had 196 centimeters of snow fall on the Queen City. The previous record was set in 1955-1956, when the city saw 165.7 centimeters of snow. Warren added that all the city can do during the winter season is “prepare for the worst and hope for the best.”
Despite the increased budget though, the city is not concerned about their finances yet. Warren also said there have been years when the city has been under budget, and the money left over goes into a reserve fund. Deducting the $1.3 million from this past year, they still have approximately $2.7 million left over for future maintenance.
The health of our youth the carillon | October 24-30, 2013
Are kids getting enough exercise? robyn tocker a&c editor
In Canada, 26 per cent of children are either obese or overweight. The Heart and Stroke Foundation says this coming generation will be the first to not live as long as the previous. Fundraisers like Jump Rope for Heart encourage children to become active. Principal Len Thauberger of St. Andrew Elementary says he hasn’t seen the level of childhood activity change that much since he began his career as a principal, but the fact that schools are improving their physical education program is helping. Thauberger also says the program emphasizes movement and is moving away from the traditional “this season we’re going to teach football, basketball, volleyball.” The emphasis now is on general fitness. “There’s a lot more that’s done that’s strictly focused on cardio. Movement and skills are taught and the other sports are actually just kind of brought up by using those skills and activities.”
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Dodgeball isn’t the usual game in gym class anymore
Getting children active is the first priority, says Thauberger. Last year at his school, students in grades seven and eight had the opportunity to go to gyms and learn how to use the equipment. The idea was continued this year and it not only encourages healthy behaviour, but gives stu-
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dents proactive lessons that can be used for the rest of their lives. “Some families enrolled in the gyms because of that.” It seems having specialists who only teach physical education also helps students gain a greater knowledge of how to stay fit. Thauberger says the 120 minutes
of physical education per week is taught by a specialist and is no longer that “free spot on the bingo card” it used to be. “It’s not like ‘let’s go play football and I’ll sit there and watch’.” While dodge ball is a classic game, Thauberger says it isn’t something you’ll find when walking into St. Andrew very often, at least not during gym class. But no matter what efforts are made in schools, the fact of the matter is a child can’t spend all day in the gymnasium. They go home and are confronted with the various technologies that can hinder the progress made. From there, it is up to families to encourage what is being taught. Flanery Stockle, a stay-at-home mother of three, works to make sure her children are more active than she was. “For me, personally, they are way more active than I was because I used to just sit around and read books all the time. They read books a lot but they have lots of energy and they play outside and lots of stuff like that.” Stockle home-schools her children, so while the children don’t
Apple recalls Macbook Airs due to SSD issues. arthur ward technical editor
On Oct. 17, Apple announced that certain 64GB and 128GB solidstate storage drives (SSD) used in the previous generation of MacBook Air systems are faulty. The latest MacBook Air models that feature the new Haswell processors don't seem to be affected as the recall is for the models that were sold between June 2012 and June 2013. According to Apple's website, you can find out if your drive is affected by going to the Mac App Store, clicking on updates and choosing the MacBook Air Flash Storage Firmware Update 1.1. If a firmware update doesn't appear, your model is not listed for recall and you should have no worries. The firmware update will test your drive to see if it is affected. If your drive is affected, Apple is offering a free replacement of your MacBook Air's solid-state storage drive. Affected users will have to schedule an appointment with an Apple Genius (Apple certified customer support technician) at their local Apple retail store or an Apple Authorized Service Provider to get their device replaced. Users can experience unexpected loss of their data, therefore the company recommends you shouldn't install any new operating systems or apps which is a major disappointment for Mac addicts considering the new release this week of OS Mavericks, Apple's latest operating system. Data stored on the defective
drives should be backed up as soon and as often as possible. Apple's free replacement program is only applicable to models that are less than three years old after the first retail sale of that model. Quick Facts about Solid-state Storage Drives (SSD):
Durability: Solid-state storage drives are essentially hard drives without any spinning disks or moving parts. They can be thought of as a huge flash internal flash drive that your computer uses to store data. Because there are no moving parts, SSDs are much more durable than hard disk drives and can survive drops and falls. It’s for this reason that they are highly favored by the military.
Speed: SSDs are generally much faster than traditional hard disk drives. It takes a SSD less than one millisecond to access memory, whereas the spinning disks of a hard drive take about 17 milliseconds. This significant improvement in memory access time allows for programs to run much faster on computers with SSDs.
Life span: When compared to hard disk drives, SSDs have a few downfalls. The flash memory has a low endurance when it comes to write cycles causing it to have very low data retention. In other words, the more you use SSDs the lower their performance becomes over time. However, you can prolong the life of your SSD by avoiding the use of traditional disk
defragmenters when trying to optimize space on your drive. Defragmenters use a lot of write cycles and reduces the life span of your SSD.
Cost: The high cost of SSDs is currently their biggest disadvantage. The price per gigabyte is considerably higher than traditional hard drives. Therefore, common
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experience the same type of physical activity they would in a public or separate school, Stockle keeps her children busy with various activities. “More on the weekends or in the evening they’ll go to soccer or Cross-Fit. It helps that [my husband] is really into building their skills with sports and stuff. You know, biking with them and baseball and stuff like that out in the yard.” For the modern family, there are a variety of opportunities to engage children in a healthy lifestyle, and as Stockle notes, it is incredibly important for her children’s futures. “It’s a healthy habit to be active and to take care of your body. It helps [the children’s] mood and stress and behaviour.” The fight between health and laziness will always be at large, but as long as schools and families team up, there’s a chance this next generation will beat the statistics.
sizes available today on the market are 256GB and 512GB models.
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Film program = irrelevant? It’s more than just watching movies.
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Film equipment goodness, right here at our very own university.
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I started out believing that film students at the University of Regina must be insane to study a seemingly irrelevant subject. But, I ended up realizing that though these students may appear strange and out of touch with reality, they are extremely creative people who may just have some hope in this world. Brenden Wishlow, a U of R film student, absolutely loves film. Though he began his university career studying business, a normal area of study, he soon realized that he needed to channel his creative energy and put it towards something he actually cared about. “I was in business for two years and I didn’t like it. I ended up dropping out. And I said I would not come back to school until I could do something I liked. And, one day I decided to do film because it’s something that’s always sparked my interest.” Cheers to Wishlow, who chose not to follow his parents' expectations, but elected to pursue his passion. These film students must have some guts. Specifically, Wishlow is interested in the pre-production of films: the writing and creating of a film. Wishlow has faced and accepted the harsh reality that his life probably got harder when he chose film over business. He states that “It’ll be almost impossible to get a job in the province.” But, this doesn’t stop him. After he graduates, he plans to move to Toronto to make some magic. “I don’t know where this is going to take me, so I’m just going to go to Toronto and hope for the best.”
Wishlow’s big dream is to write a successful, critically acclaimed film or TV series. How will he get there? Well, he understands that Hollywood won’t just come knocking at his door. He knows that to make his dreams come true, he will need to put in a lot of hard work. “I’m going to write as much as I can in my spare time. I don’t want to ever stop writing … and my initial thoughts are to write a web series and see where it takes me.” The road to getting a satisfying writing job in film is not all lollipops and rainbows. In Wishlow’s words, “[He’s] pretty sure writing and being successful is half luck and persistence.” With a little luck on his side, and a dedicated attitude, I firmly believe that Wishlow will go far in the film world. Heck, he stuck it out in film school for four years already. One thing that befuddled me, though, was why Wishlow didn’t join the UR Guarantee program on campus. If he had, he could’ve been guaranteed a job in film right? As it turns out, the University of Regina did not have the UR Guarantee program available when Wishlow came to school. And, when it came about, he had already exceeded the credit hours acceptable to the program. Looking back, even if the University of Regina had offered UR Guarantee when Wishlow first entered school, he doesn’t know if he would have taken the opportunity. “I don’t think it would be relevant to the film program first of all. I don’t think they could guarantee you a job in the film industry … what kind of job would they guarantee you? Like if it’s being
someone’s bitch or holding a boom mic for eight hours a day, I don’t want that.” Wishlow makes a valid point. Naomi Deren, the manager of UR Guarantee, mentions that UR Guarantee welcomes all undergraduate University of Regina students with 30 credit hours or less, regardless of their program. Deren says, “We are confident that we do provide students the support they need to be successful in their career search, and this includes film students. We have not had any film students graduate from the URG program at this time.” Interesting. Very interesting. But in the end, it doesn’t really matter what degree a student achieves, it matters that that student has sincerely enjoyed his or her four years of schooling and is passionate about pursuing his or her interests. Wishlow says it best: “I’m a firm believer in doing what makes you happy and not doing something for money or because your family tells you it’s right.” Taylor Groff, another one of the few film students on campus, echoes this statement. She too, believes in pursuing her passion. “I’m doing something that I love. I’m doing something I’ve always had a passion for. Earning a million dollars isn’t always the biggest goal.” Groff got her start in the film world when she was a wee tyke. According to Groff, she was “always shoving cameras in people’s faces, driving them bonkers, and chasing people around the house with a video camera.” Shocking how this little terror ended up in film. Groff seeks to become a producer for a television show. In her
perfect world, she would love to have this dream job in her hometown of Saskatoon. But, like Wishlow, Groff too recognizes reality. “Who knows, I could get a film degree and I could end up working in something totally unrelated to film. Which isn’t necessarily what I want to do, but it could happen.” Groff chose to get a business diploma alongside her film degree. If all else fails, she can always get a job in business. If she chooses to forgo the easier route towards business, Groff might just make it to Hollywood. Unfortunately for her, there are no Oscars for producers. Even more unfortunately, Groff’s favourite actor is Leonardo Decaprio. Nevertheless, her heart will go on in the filmmaking industry. Mark Wihak, an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Film at the University of Regina, helped guide these pencilwielding, Leonardo Decaprio-loving students in their quest towards film degrees. He has seen many alumni succeed in areas of film in Saskatchewan, across Canada, and internationally. “They work in film, television, advertising, communication, new media, arts administration, and education. Some of our alumni are independent filmmakers whose films have screened across Canada and around the world.” Many other alumni have snagged jobs as administrators, photographers, or curators at film festivals, such as the Toronto International Film Festival. Quite impressive. When it comes to sniping a job in film after graduation, Wihak says, “The economy is not a fixed state; it's in constant evolution and change, and what a university
can best do to prepare people to adapt to constant change is to hone their critical thinking skills, and their ability to consider and communicate complex ideas.” The film program does just that. It encourages brilliant minds and aspiring filmmakers to further develop their craft, explore different aspects of film (producing, directing, cinematography, animation, editing, screenwriting, and sound mixing), and find a career that they enjoy. “We spend a lot of our life at work and you really want to be working towards having a career that is going to be fulfilling in ways beyond just the salary,” says Wihak. At first, Wihak thought of pursuing anthropology or journalism. But, once he found out the University of Regina offered film, he jumped right in. “I couldn't believe it; it had never occurred to me that people in Saskatchewan made films. I went to film school here before there was a film industry in Saskatchewan. I pursued something I was interested in at university, which I think is always a good idea.” Since attaining his film degree, Wihak has created many of his own films that have screened around the world, and he has shot films in Saskatchewan, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, New York, London, Mexico and Paris. Though reality may attempt to suck the life out of film students, they have the guts to persevere and the courage to grasp at any strand of hope that comes their way. For this, I give them much due credit.
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Northcote reflects on changing dreams. dana morenstein contributor
Sometimes, every so often, on a full moon in October, an opening band is as good as the headliner. Which is exactly what happened when newcomers The Dead South opened up for seasoned singer songwriter, Northcote. You can’t fault a band that knows how to hustle, which is exactly what The Dead South did. Upon a spontaneous request for a quick interview, vocalist Nate Hilts eagerly agreed to speak and answered each question thrown his way, without more than a few moments preparation. “As far as musical success, we just want to be places where people want to hear our music and have a good time with it,” Hilts answers when asked if he’s content opening for other bands or if he really just wants to be famous. “Whether we’re opening or headlining, we do this to have fun and so other people have fun as well.” The Dead South proudly sell
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their CDs for donation. “As people donate, we can save up to start recording more records.” Northcote—also known by his name, Matt Goude—has a way about him that’s quiet, yet self-assured. He has received considerable success as a musician, having recently released a self-titled
album and will soon be embarking on a European tour. He’s traveled and performed consistently over the past eight years, first in a post-hard-core band and now as a singer songwriter. He credits his beginning in music to singing in church as a kid, jamming to Nirvana on his brother’s drum set, and eventually teaching himself
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how to play guitar. “When I was a kid, I wanted to be a broadcaster,” Goude reflects. “But then, I hit my teen years and I wanted to become a minister. I was a devout believer. When I was a teenager, I had never heard of veganism, homophobia, sexism, or anything about world trade. Punk music taught me all that.
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Even though I’m no longer a believer, I have a hope. I have a purpose. When I was younger, [music] made me think about things I didn’t think about. That’s still kind of going on. When you listen to music, you connect with it: it opens your world. Almost like you’re living another life, or you can feel something that someone else feels. You gain wisdom and empathy from music.” Northcote plays music that sounds folksy, but in a good way. The songs seemed to urgently push themselves forward, away from his soul, and towards the crowd. His voice is strong, powerful, convincing, and clear. The Dead South, on the other hand, are twangy, blue grassy, and a little bit grimy—in a good way, too. Their stage presence made the crowd, quite literally, stomp their feet and dance on tables. They got the audience revved up and ready to go, like they were supposed to. Then Northcote took the stage and happily calmed them down.
Grandmothers 4 Grandmothers fundraises for grandmothers in Africa destiny kaus contributor
I am pretty much addicted to Scrabble. Nothing makes my day more than playing a solid game of Scrabble online with a computergenerated opponent or pulling out the old Scrabble board at home to have some friendly competition with Mom. So, when I heard about Scrabble for Africa, I couldn’t resist investigating. I chatted with Sheila Fahlman, who is the organizer of Grandmothers 4 Grandmothers in Regina and of the upcoming event Scrabble for Africa. “Our group is a volunteer-run group of some 100 members who come together to organize fundraising events, sell merchandise, and provide education to members and the public about the situation on the ground in sub-Saharan Africa.” In Africa, HIV and AIDS claims the lives of many parents and leaves vast numbers of orphans to fend for themselves. In countless cases, the strong, courageous grandmothers in Africa open up their hearts and homes to care for their orphaned grandchildren and other children. “It’s not uncommon for these older women to be raising six, ten, or even eighteen children on their own.” I can only imagine what it would be like to care for so many kids in such a poverty-stricken country. These grandmothers have some serious heart. On Oct. 27, Grandmothers 4 Grandmothers in Regina will host Scrabble for Africa to raise money
to support these heroic ladies. But, how can playing Scrabble raise funds? “People register, collect pledges, put together a team if they can, and then come out on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 27, to play a friendly game of Scrabble,” explains Fahlman. “There are prizes for most money raised, for highest team score, and a variety of onthe-spot opportunities. And, of course, there is Granny Baking, a.k.a. refreshments.” The funds from this event will go to the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign. According to the Stephen Lewis Foundation, funds help support African grandmothers’ immediate needs, such as nutritious food, health care, transportation, home visits, adequate housing and bedding, school fees, uniforms and supplies for orphans, and longerterm needs such as parenting and business skills, micro-credit grants, bereavement counseling, HIV awareness training, counselling and testing, and grandmother support groups. Sounds to me like a great game can raise a great amount of money! Fahlman, who has worked for Grandmother 4 Grandmothers for a number of years, explains that “over the past seven years, our Regina organization has raised nearly $400,000.” That is a heck of a lot of money! Grandmothers in Africa are truly in good hands. At Scrabble for Africa, Grandmothers 4 Grandmothers hopes to raise at least $10, 000. This, too, is an astounding amount of money. But I have no doubt that
this group can make it happen. Their selfless, hardworking nature plus the support from the community of Regina will go a long ways in guaranteeing a suc-
cessful event. Just like piecing together a word block-by-block on the Scrabble board, Grandmothers 4 Grandmothers pieces together
funds event-by-event. I’d give this organization and these grandmothers in Africa a triple word score any day.
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Kevin Roy helps us get ready for hibernation. paige kreutzwieser staff writer
From Junior High School teacher to folk musician, Kevin Roy certainly has “left a life of certainty, a professional career, in search of purpose” as his website describes. When he decided to leave teaching, Roy never thought performing with a guitar would be more difficult than enlightening and preparing the minds of young children. “So far it has been an absolute huge learning curve and very overwhelming. It’s a lot more work than I ever thought it could be.” But at the end of the day, Roy says he is doing what he loves and loving what he’s doing. Roy’s musical background began when he was around ten years old, starting the way most of us do when we pick up things as a child. “My older brother had a bass guitar … and being the younger brother, it was monkey see monkey do.” Roy got himself a guitar and taught himself the classic Stairway to Heaven. He never mentioned it, but I’m sure Good
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Riddance by Green Day was likely one as well. Roy grew from performing in front of his family and friends to exposing his original material to the public after he graduated high school. “In the last eight years or so I’ve been out around playing in bands or solo here and there. But it was more just a weekend warrior kind of thing.” When Roy finally made the decision last summer to exclusively pursue a career in music, his first stop was folk festivals around his
hometown’s music scene. A born and raised Winnipegger, Roy was able to make connections and network with some of the best folk and bluegrass artists from around the country. “It was hugely inspirational for me to have the opportunities to sit in jam circles and collaborate with artists that are just some of the best,” says Roy. But why folk music? The specific moment Roy chose it as his genre comes down to a 2005 university classroom icebreaker. “It turned out of the 20 people
in my class around 15 of them were singers, songwriters or musicians.” But Roy added that one classmate really stood out – the one who played banjo. That led to Roy’s first ever jam session with a banjo player, and from there a friendship, and a band mate, was found. Roy’s music is the perfect playlist for any student stressing out through midterms, starring out the fourth floor library window beside your depressing disorganized cubicle, taking in the last little bit of orange and red still
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One Page Project gives students street cred. robyn tocker a&c editor
As our campus art guru, Angel McDowell always has a few tricks up her sleeves. Or projects, as she likes to call them. Last year, McDowell put the last “Little Black Book Project” to bed. For three years, McDowell carried out the project, which consisted of people purchasing a black book from the Art Store. The twist to this basic beginning was each book had a secret, different theme in the back. Participants were to alter the book based on their theme. McDowell says that, based on the feedback she received, the process of altering a whole book was daunting. So, doing what she does best, McDowell flipped the project on its head and renamed it the “One Page Project”. Instead of coming to the store and getting a book, participants come in to the Art Store and purchase a 9x12 multimedia page for five dollars. This time, everyone works with the same theme: “who.” McDowell says she hopes to do five volumes with the remaining themes being what, where, when, and why. The nice thing about this project is anyone can do any medium they desire, whether it be photography, writing, artwork, or any combination of the three. It’s all up to what the participant wants to do with the simple theme.
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On Nov. 30, when all submissions are due, McDowell compiles the completed pages, and will publish them as a book. This way, says McDowell, no one is disappointed about not finishing a book and everyone has access to the artwork created by themselves and their peers. “People would come to bid on a certain book and when they missed out on it they were really disappointed. This way all they have to do is buy the book.” Currently, the submissions are pushing 100 entries, which McDowell is excited about. Thank-
fully, there’s still room for more pages. Speaking of pages, when will it become a book? McDowell explained how a book launch is hoped to be set up for some time in mid-February. All of the original pages that people creating will be hung up on the walls during said launch, which will let people see the transition onto the printed page. The finished book will be sold not only in the Art Store, but the U of R Bookstore as well. McDowell also hopes to get it on the shelves in Chapters’ Saskatchewan Authors
section, but she has to “okay this with the powers-that-be in fine arts” first. Another nice aspect of the project is the entry fee you pay goes towards the purchase of your book, so essentially the five dollars is going towards something other than a piece of paper. “It kind of washes its own face,” says McDowell. Once the book is for sale, any proceeds that exceed the submission fee will go towards the Fine Arts students on campus. It’s like a fundraiser in a sense, but McDowell says it goes deeper than
left hanging on the trees. His first solo album Taller Than Trees also pairs nicely with a warm cup of tea and a heavy knit sweater. Just listen to “Two Rivers” and I am sure two minutes in you’ll realize you already subconsciously began boiling your water. However, life lately hasn’t been all tea and sweaters for Roy. “Things have been hectic, trying to keep organized. Busier than I ever could have imagined, trying to be my own publicist, and booking agent. It’s been a little bit crazy to say the least.” But, Roy is finally where he wants to be in life. “I’m looking to finally shift my focus from spending days in front of computer and emailing venues … to me getting up every day, driving to a new city, playing music, meeting people and having a great time while doing it.” In the next week, Roy is taking his talent and album to the west coast, where he will start a tour in Vancouver alongside mandolin player Donovan Locken for a duet show cross Canada. Roy will be at the Creative Centre in Regina, on Oct. 25 for his third show on the tour. Saskatchewan artist Kristen Berkel will be the opening act.
that. “My goal with all of these projects is to make people feel welcome on campus.” The projects also give people who are not in the fine arts to be creative. She says people from other faculties love the opportunity to do something different. McDowell hopes to see One Page become just as successful, if not more so, than Black Book. “As a writer, I've always dreamed of having a book out there and I know there are a lot of people out there who have the same dream. It’s very difficult to do it as one person, but if we get a whole bunch of people together, why not?” McDowell wants to remind anyone interested that there are no rejects. If you have ever wanted to publish something, this is your chance! It can give you some real “street cred,” as McDowell says. She hopes to keep throwing little twists into future projects as long as she can. For now though, One Page is the focus and we all want big things to come from such a unique project.
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Blomkamp’s Elysium needs work liam fitz-gerald contributor
If Christopher Nolan's 2012 film The Dark Knight Rises had a political subtext of fearing a revolutionary mob, than Neill Blomkamp's summer blockbuster Elysium is its antithesis. The only difference is that Blomkamp's film doesn't need subtext; his message is apparent through the entire movie and is the driving point behind the plot. All in all, Blomkamp presents an interesting premise for the future, one that is familiar to us in this day of 99 per cent versus one percent, looming ecological disaster, and polarizing inequality. However, what makes Elysium a mediocre movie instead of a great movie is that it lets these issues dictate how he uses his amazing cast. Matt Damon and Jodie Foster star in this film, along with costars Sharlto Copley and Alice Braga. The cast chemistry is good and Damon does well in his surly, tough, working-class role. It's always a treat to see Foster on screen and it's a sweeter indulgence when she plays a baddie. The performance by the other
cast members is also well done. Copley plays a psychotic mercenary-agent character, carrying out Foster's will at the push of a button. Braga plays a mother desperate to save her critically ill child. The issue with the film is definitely not with the cast--rather it is with how Blomkamp used them. In the late 22nd century, rampant pollution has literally turned Earth into a hellhole. So much of one that the super-rich packed their bags and said adios, creating a space station habitat called Elysium and leaving the rest of humanity to live on an overcrowded and polluted world. Here, the super-rich have superior medical technology that allows them to live life without aging. Keeping them safe are fascist-esque "robocops" that carry out their bidding and keep the population in line. Elysium's psychotic defence secretary Delacourt (Foster) attacks any refugee's attempting to come to Elysium. On Earth, Max (Damon), a car-thief turned industrial worker yearns to go reconnect with an old flame (Braga) and dreams of going to Elysium. Yet a series of events find Max thrust into power politics that he could never imagine, and plays a deadly
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game of cat and mouse with a deadly Elysium agent (Copley). The problem with Elysium is not its premise or its depiction of the future. Indeed, the gritty dystopian look of an over polluted, overcooked Earth on the one hand, and space ships with green pastures, with wine, caviar and magic tables that make diseases go away on the other will
resonate with politically conscious individuals. The world and universe of Elysium is interesting. The movie has great action scenes and great CGI as well. The issues that Blomkamp brings up are ones certainly worthy of discussion. The problem is that Blomkamp does not use his cast to their full potential and it largely defeats the
movie. In his attempt to make clear his political message he paints the characters with too broad of brushes. Foster and Copley's characters are automatic psychopaths, there is no other attempt to explore these characters. It could be argued that villains in such a movie don't need to be explored; they're just there so the good guys can blow shit up and save the day. But come on, Jodie Foster is in his cast for crying out loud. If anyone can play a variety of complex characters—it's her! Same with Damon; give him a little variety too. We get it, he's in the underclass, but that doesn't make him a saint. Nobody on the Elysium space station is portrayed sympathetically, while everyone on Earth is saintly just because they were born there. If this was an action movie with an action cast, there wouldn't be much complaining. Blomkamp had a great cast to explore great issues with and didn't. Elysium is worth a view, but it's a movie you'll quickly forget.
Disarmingly honest and releasing Andrew Salgado’s art settles in Regina. lauren neumann contributor
Eight immense paintings enveloped in layers of oil paint and seeping with emotion line the inside of The Regina Art Gallery this month. These works are the product of Regina-born and internationally renowned artist, Andrew Salgado, debuting his collection in his first museum show at the gallery. Andrew Salgado’s “The Acquaintance” graced the gallery’s walls at the beginning of October – his departure collection making its homecoming to the very building that the artist first began his work. The show runs until Nov. 22. “He’s been coming here for years,” says gallery curator Karen Schoonover. “As a kid, it was always his dream to have a show in this space.” The title “The Acquaintance” drew its inspiration from the Sinead O’Conner song, The Last Day of Our Acquaintance. The word “acquaintance” is traditionally tied with fickle relationships with those who are still somewhat of a stranger in peoples’ lives, sharing few intimate connections. With Salgado’s work, he takes this idea further with acquaintance meaning the ending of relationships once shared. “The paintings are all about getting to know someone and then
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letting go,” says Schoonover. Instead of his paintings being of people that he knew closely, Salgado departed from his previous approach to his subjects and went a different route with this collection. His subjects are people he knew marginally or met on the street. Inviting them into his studio, getting to know them and photograph them, he then intuitively cloaks his canvas in paint, creating an abstraction that embodies the essence of the figures.
His collection features eight paintings of men done in oil and spray paint in the style of modern realism. While the paintings seem as though they are portraits of these men, the image of the man in each painting is but a starting point for his creations. With little information, Salgado tells you about the character in the situation of the figure being represented. With the expression in their faces and eyes, there exudes a raw emotion and vulnerability
that men in the past aren’t typically portrayed with having. “I find his work disarmingly honest,” remarks Schoonover. “The honesty is how he reveals how he works. You can see the brush strokes, you can see the layers of paint, you can see the energy that went into it. He’s showing you all about the model and all about his process.” Currently living in London, Salgado flew home to Regina to join his collection. The artist spoke of
his work on Monday night at The Regina Art Gallery with a reception for “The Acquaintance” the following day. For a 30-year-old prairie boy and an essentially emerging artist, his success with his bold body of work is remarkable. His art is even displayed globally. A good work ethic and talent birth success, Andrew Salgado possesses both birthed a child of powerful artwork and a bright future.
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Regina Farmers Market comes to campus. laura billett contributor
The President's Advisory Committee on Sustainability has been hard at work raising awareness on sustainability and they are to thank for the Farmer's Market coming to the University every Thursday of this year. Oct 24 is the first market at which you can expect to see about forty vendors selling root vegetables, organic eggs, baking, and more in the RIC Atrium. The Farmers Market is a place for people to get great and fresh food, chat with each other, and learn about their community. It emphasizes sustainable living and farming which leads to healthier people and communities. “It isn't that industrial food systems are inherently unsustainable, but local food systems tend to be more sustainable. So you have more organic food, more local food and the effects of unsustainable practices are felt much more quickly,” says Carol Reyda, Project Manager for Construction and Sustainability at the University. The benefits do not stop there. Farmers Markets help to sustain a
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local economy. The studies that have been done on farmers markets across Canada have shown that each one of those vendors will employ anywhere from one to five employees,” explains Ada Bennett, Manager of the Regina Farmers Market. “I have a list of about 140 vendors. If you do the math, there
are a lot of people who are employed through the Farmers Market and that money then gets spent locally as well. So when you actually spend your dollar at a farmers market you are supporting the regional economy and you are keeping your money local.” Farmers Markets are not just for the foodies among us either,
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they have something for everyone. Even if you aren't quite sure what that leafy green is called, or how to cook it, Bennett urges you to just ask. The vendors are eager to talk to you about their product and teach you something new. “I think the thing that is so interesting about farmers markets ... is respect for food, and respect
The Sadies have put in their dues. dana morenstein contributor
It’s an hour before show time, and The Sadies drummer, Mike Belitsky, is sitting somewhat awkwardly on a foldaway chair, being interviewed. When told that he doesn’t seem as wild as most rock n’ roll drummers, Belitsky laughs nervously and responds, “No, not at all”. The Sadies have paid their dues. They’ve been playing music together for nearly twenty years now, having backed acts like The Tragically Hip and Neil Young. “This is us almost twenty years later,” Belitsky says. “We started playing together in ’97 but Dallas and Shawn started the band as a two piece in ’94. Then it just kept growing from there.” Has the Canadian music scene changed over that period? “Definitely,” Belitsky replies. “The whole music industry has changed, I don’t think it’s exclusive to Canada. There used to be a music industry and now it’s like, the actual kingpins of the industry seem somewhat powerless, putting all the onus and responsibility to carve your own career and create your own niche back on the artist.” Belitsky recalls that “Back in the early to mid-nineties, record labels had a lot of money. They were throwing it around and signing a lot of bands for a lot of
The Sadies are old hands when it comes to performing. Original, perhaps, is the most accurate adjective to describe them. Their music—which, truthfully, is a bit of an acquired taste—is a mixture of rockabilly, psychedelic, and country. At their recent Regina show, billed as “An Evening with the Sadies,” there were no bizarre or outrageous stage antics. Instead, the band seemed very familiar with their work and with one another, and they played without many interjections and just one short break between sets. One highlight of the show was Travis Goode’s guitar riffs. His guitar work is, simply put, amazing. The evening’s atmosphere was relaxed, and most people stood around, nodding their heads or stomping their feet quietly to the rhythm. If you were looking for a mosh pit, you wouldn’t have found it here. Their fans seemed much too polite to do such a thing, but hey, anything is possible.
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money. It was just like a heyday. And then people started figuring out how to get music for free.” Belitsky is right; a lot of artists who once relied heavily on record sales have had to find other ways
to gain recognition and earn a living. “A lot of bands who were around then and are still around now have had to reinvent their approach to putting out music. In
for food choices. We serve everyone from a carnivore to a vegan, from gluten-free to full on 'I want to eat treats with white flour in them,' and I think that's what we are going to try to offer to the University students. I am hoping to attract them into elevating their food experience and learning about their own local food, their own sustainability within our food system here in Regina ... I welcome the opportunity to open up some young minds to having some respect to what we can offer them.” The Regina Farmer's Market runs on Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. from Oct. 24 through to Dec. 19 at the U of R, and will start again in the winter semester. Check it out in the RIC Atrium Oct 24, Nov. 14 and 21, or the URSU Multipurpose Room on Oct. 31, Nov. 7, 28, Dec. 5, 12, and 19.
a way, I think that bands can’t really make records anymore and just rely on sales. They have to play shows, and one thing we’ve always done is play shows, so for us, it’s been life as usual.”
sports ROUNDTABLE
Editor: Autumn McDowell sports@carillonregina.com the carillon | October 24-30, 2013
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this week’s roundtable The women’s hockey team is currently 5-1 in regular season action. Will they still be top contenders at the end of the season? [Editor’s note: This question originally read 5-0, and was sent out before the team lost on Saturday.]
Sockett: Sports Editor McDeezy cursed the lady cougars at the moment she finished typing this, they lost their first game of the season. The Cougars look very good this year, as long as they keep up the way they’re playing and McDeezy does not further jinx them, they could finish on top. Lang: As long as their goaltending holds up and they keep working as hard as they are, the sky is the limit for the Cougars.
Kreutzwieser: Way to jinx the girls Autumn! I’m going to keep my mouth shut on this one. Not because I still know nothing about hockey, but because I just don’t want to take the flack for being some bad omen. I’ll leave that to our sports editor, she’s doing a good job already. I kid.
McDowell: Let me explain why everyone is preceding to use this opportunity to hate my guts in their answers. When I sent out the questions, on Thursday, I used the team’s current record, which was 5-0. Then, they lost on Saturday and everyone called me out for it. I hate all of you.
After their loss to Calgary on Friday night, the Rams will officially be kept out of post-season action. Which of the fifth year players do you think has what it takes to play at the next level? Sockett: Kolten Solomon should definitely get another look in the CFL. The Rams and the U of R will miss Kolten dearly, having him playing for the Rams was a greater investment than a first rate million dollar sign for a second rate University.
Lang: Brady Aulie seems like a player that could possibly play at a higher level yet you can’t ignore Soloman’s play throughout his career with the Rams.
Kreutzwieser: Kolten Solomon is the obvious answer. Plus, he has a decent professional athlete’s name. If he sounds like he plays, and he actually plays pretty good, which he does, than you got to go to the next level. That’s logical, right?
McDowell: Ryan Wellman should get another look. He had a good camp with the Riders, and at six foot seven, he is difficult to miss. And, with that golden mane he has been sporting, he would have fit perfectly as a fourth member to the Saskatchewan “Hairforce”.
What song do you think best describes the Riders season so far?
Sockett: Hot n’ Cold by Katy Perry because that’s how their offense has been playing since the bye week. Let’s hope that at the end of the season, I can change this answer to We Are The Champions.
Lang: I spent a lot of time thinking about this and it must be Hot n’ Cold by Katy Perry. Individually, Taj Smith and Dwight Anderson are definitely dubbed with I Fought the Law by Bobby Fuller.
Kreutzwieser: Hate, I Really Don’t Like You by the Plain White Tees if they don’t do well in the post season. Yes, I may have Googled “songs about hating things” to get this answer, but if you read the lyrics you’ll hopefully get a giggle thinking about Rider fans.
McDowell: The obvious answer is simply the Cops theme song [Bad Boys by Inner Circle - PM]. But, I think my relationship with the Riders is best described with Hate That I Love You, by Rihanna and Ne-Yo. Dammit Riders, every year you break my heart, and every year I come crawling back for more. Montreal Alouettes quarterback Anthony Calvillo will not
be returning from injury this season. Do you think this is the end of the Calvillo era?
Sockett: It is a shame to see, but much in the same way the great Damon Allen went out I believe Calvillo will share the same fate. These old warhorses need to go out when they’re on top. I’m sick of my last memories of these great players being Damon Allen riding the pine or Calvillo sitting on the bench not knowing where he is.
Lang: Is there a rule in the CFL that states you aren’t aloud to bring a walker on the playing field? I think not. He’s got ten years left in him if that holds up. Kreutzwieser: If it is, I’m sure @ZuckRightOff – the instigator in the Durant Twitter scandal – won’t be too happy.
McDowell: I have to be honest. I never liked Calvillo. The only person that may hate him more than me is former sports writer Braden Dupuis, and that’s saying something. With all of my hatred aside, I do believe this is the end of Calvillo, once and for all. Should have retired on top, like I told him. Just for fun, what is your favourite sports movie?
Sockett: Any Given Sunday mostly
The Rams and the U of R will miss Kolten dearly, having him playing
for the Rams was a greater investment than a first rate million dollar sign for a second rate University.
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cause I get so sick of the NFL trying to make their athletes look like upstanding members of society. I defy you to watch football on Sunday without hearing “he had some off field issues” which is the NFL’s way of saying “he’s a fucking criminal”. Any Given Sunday portrays that perfectly.
Lang: Jerry McGuire comes to mind off the top of my head. Cuba makes the movie in my opinion, yet the kid who flips Jerry the bird really puts the icing on the cake. Bull Durham without a doubt is second, “Breathe through your eyelids Meat!”
Kreutzwieser: In the words of Kid President, “What if Michael Jordan would have quit? He would have never made Space Jam!” He makes a good point, and for that I would like to say Space Jam deserves a nomination right up there with Fever Pitch – can’t ever go wrong with Fallon.
McDowell: Oh, don’t make me choose just one. On instinct I wanted to say Three Ninjas, but then I remembered kicking ass isn’t a sport. I have fond memories of the movie Slap Shot, so it’s definitely up there. But in the end, I think I have to go with Remember the Titans.
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Being a Cougar is better than the warm Australian weather. paige kreutzwieser staff writer
Since we had our first snowfall of the year this week, a trip to Australia looks pretty good right about now. But, for two U of R students, the land down under is the place they just left behind. Andre (26) and Jacques (22) Borgeaud made their way to Canada again this September so they could rejoin with the men’s Cougars volleyball team. “We’ve been going home for the last two summers,” said Andre. “So basically we are living in permanent winter.” Both brothers are on their third year with the Cougars, with Andre playing left side and Jacques playing libero. They remember their first time arriving in Canada saying they had their winter jackets ready for when they got off the plane. “But, when we arrived it was 30 degrees outside that day,” said Jacques. They say that this “permanent winter” status has definitely taken its toll on the body, joking that they need some more vitamin D considering Jacques broke his leg in January 2012 – halfway through last season just from get-
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ting kicked. The Borgeaud brothers decided on moving to the Great White North through connections they had made with a player from Brandon, Manitoba. After some contact with numerous Canada West volleyball coaches, the brothers decided U of R was the best fit academically and coaching-wise. Little did they know how cold it got here. For Andre, who had previously trained and played volleyball in Sweden and played for the Canberra Heat back in Australia, and Jacques, who played in Australia’s junior volleyball scene as well as
for the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) men’s team, being on the same U of R team is one of the first times they have actually been competing together instead of against. “We sort of played together on a local club team in the city, but national league we always played against each other on the two rival teams [Canberra Heat and AIS],” explained Andre. The brothers commented that living in Canada and playing together does have its benefits. “It makes it easier for us and gives us options of food and helping out around the house,” said Jacques.
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“It’s definitely easier [on the court],” said Andre. “I don’t really have to give so much feedback to him or spend time because we are used to what we are doing and can direct our attention to other team mates.” Andre also mentioned that attention for the men’s team this year might have to be focused towards gaining consistency and working on the mental aspects of the game. “We are disappointed with the last year, two years for sure, of what our results have been,” he said. “We play well, we compete with the very best teams, but when we play bad, it’s been bad.”
That inconsistency was obvious in their preseason tournaments. Beating tough competition in Mount Royal on Oct. 4, but the rest of the weekend being losses, and pushing the always-strong U of S to five sets but losing in the end for a 1-3 record in the University of Regina Invitational. But the brothers have confidence going into this upcoming season. “I think this year, out of all the years we’ve been here, is our most promising looking,” stated Jacques. “Playoffs for us is our ultimate goal but we got to keep working hard to get there.” Looking toward the future, Andre hopes to make his education degree useful by teaching in an international school in Sweden, where he can potentially play with his old volleyball club. Jacques would like to continue with volleyball after he is done his time at the U of R, where that may lead him he is still unsure. The Borgeaud brothers clearly have a lot of experience and talent to offer to the team. So, although they may never get used to the Saskatchewan winters, we sure hope Australia (or Sweden) doesn’t call them back too soon.
Cougars women’s hockey team are off to an impressive start brady lang sports writer
The University of Regina women’s hockey team is off to its best start since 2003-04, sporting a 5-1 record after the first five games this season. After a disappointing end to the 2012 season – which ended in a loss to the UBC Thunderbirds in the Canada West Semi Finals – the Cougars have looked solid throughout their first six games. Head coach Sarah Hodges, who is entering her 16th season with the club, believes early on the team’s work ethic has really been paying off. “Overall, we’re a pretty hardworking team,” she said. “We are very deep and we use all of our players.” One problem the Cougars have been facing early on is their ability to focus. “We need to work on our focus; we didn’t have the mental focus [in our 3-2 loss against UBC],” says Hodges. “Every weekend we play well on the Friday nights but on the Saturday nights we don’t have the focus, so it’s definitely something we need to work on.” Through six games, secondyear forward Meghan Sherven has led the team in the scoring department with four goals in six games – which also tie for second in the CIS Canada West. Hodges believes that the sophomore has
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been a pleasant surprise for the club. “Sherven has been a big surprise for us early on this season. She can score big goals for us,” she said. But Sherven hasn’t been the only player that has caught the eye of the coach. “Different players on different nights [have been good for the team], Sherven and Katelyn Kennedy have been hav-
ing big games for us as well,” Hodges said. “It’s been different players on different nights and of course our goaltending has been phenomenal.” Jennifer Schmidt and Toni Ross have been great in between the pipes for the Cougars early on in the year. The two have combined for seven goals against in six games this young season including Schmidt’s shutout against UBC
Friday night. The team has not forgotten about last year’s disappointing ending to the season. Coach Hodges believes the lessons they learned last season will help the team improve this season. “We didn’t finish well last season. We had a good team and it will be hard to top that this year,” she said. “Learning lessons along the way, lessons from last season
and just from the season. Just like tonight [a 3-2 loss to UBC] we can take lessons and improve on our play tonight for down the road.” The team’s 5-1 start has the team ranked fifth in the CIS and first in the Canada West division. Their goal differential at plus nine also ranks first in the Canada West standings. After six games, second-year forward Sherven (4), third year forward Stephanie Sawchuk (3), and rookie forward Bailey Braden (2) led the team in goals while rookie forward Kylee Kupper and third-year defenseman Carleen Meszaros (3) led the club in assists. Second-year defenseman Kristina Metz also leads the team in plus minus at an impressive plus 5. The squad will continue their current home stand when they face the struggling 1-5 Mount Royal Cougars at the Co-operators Centre this Friday and Saturday at 7:00 and 3:00, respectively. The team will then travel to Winnipeg the following week for two games against the 3-3 University of Manitoba Bisons.
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The U of R’s cheerleading squad deserves more credit. john loeppky contributor
Recently, cheerleading has become an example of what is wrong with the world, relegated to generalizations about the sexualization of women and assumptions about their male counterparts. More importantly, at the same time, there has been a movement to give cheerleaders their due. To this end, the following quote exemplifies the shift that is occurring. “Simply because we cheerleaders do not run across goal lines, slam dunk basketballs, or hit home runs, doesn’t mean we can’t change the score.” Within our own province, cheerleading was recently recognized as a sport in its own right and the program here at the University of Regina is one of the best in the country – negative perceptions be damned. Here at the U of R, one only needs to walk down the kine-
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siology building hallway to see their accomplishments on display, including a third place finish at U.S. Collegiate Nationals last season and a Canadian National Championship to boot. In addition to a cheerleading squad, our university also boasts a dance team, which is
going into its third year of operation. More than an add-on at football games, the squads are an integral part of the sporting experience at both Rams and Cougars events and the teams’ motto, “Stunt, Tumble, Dance, Repeat,” speaks to the amount of commitment it takes to produce such a suc-
cessful product. Want to see for yourself? Their website has a calendar on their homepage that allows you to see just how much work the group is putting in. Contrary to popular belief, when the cheerleaders hit the field, those that are just looking for eye candy are in the mi-
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nority. Most are in awe of some of the tricks and challenging routines that the teams perform week in and week out. The impressive gasps from onlookers are, I’m sure, welcome validation for a job well done. Trophies are nice, but admiration is nicer. Say what you will, but the athleticism and commitment it takes to perform a great routine is something that should not be discounted. The certification of cheerleading as a sport in Saskatchewan is an example of an over-due validation. Some groups on campus do not get enough credit, and appreciating those who contribute to what a great atmosphere we have on campus, whether it be sports-related or not, is key. I wonder if the Rams agree that “a vital part of any sporting event is that they entertain the crowd in the intervals between timeouts so the cheerleaders can take a well-earned break.”
Jerseys straight from Grandpa’s closet. brady lang sports writer
I wonder whose grandmother knitted the 2014 team Canada jerseys for this upcoming Olympic Games in Sochi. On Oct. 8, Hockey Canada, in partnership with Nike, released the gaudiest version of jerseys that possibly have ever been released for team Canada. If you haven’t seen these things, it’s pretty much a consensus that the jerseys are ugly. After all of the problems at the last Olympics with the Hockey Canada logo on the jerseys, Nike took it upon themselves to release every jersey with all teams sporting revamped jerseys and logos in the tournament. My personal favourite that Nike released is Russia’s whites, which are a sight in and of itself. The United States’ threads are also laughable as they include a basic red, white and blue colour base with a throwback logo. But no other country’s jersey is quite like Canada’s. Our jersey includes a Petro-Canada-looking logo with the alternating national colours, red and white. Their black alternate jerseys have “CANADA” across the chest in allcaps, with gold striping and white lettering above a red bar. These jerseys aren’t that bad, I guess, when you compare them to Canada’s alternates at the 2006
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Twitter hasn’t been kind to the new jerseys:
@ducccky: The packers uni's this Sunday are still better than team Canada's new jersey.
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World Cup of Hockey – remember the yellow ones? Even team Sweden took offense to those threads. I wasn’t a fan of the 2010 version of the jerseys with the basic team Canada outline – red base with two white bars at the bottom and sleeves – yet I did pick up an Iginla jersey just because it was an Olympic jersey, something I believe many fans will do this Olympic season. Personally, I do think that the black third jerseys that the Canadian team will be wearing look pretty sweet. Carillon contributor and fellow first year Pre-Journalism student Charlie MacDonald thinks that they are irrelevant, especially if you’re not a fan of
hockey. “Why have a black jersey?” he asked. “Non-hockey watchers will be confused that half of the players on the ice are the same colour as the puck.” On the other hand, MacDonald also believes that it doesn’t matter what the Canadians wear. “It’s pretty hard to win a gold medal if you’re giving up five goals a game.” Now that’s a pretty solid shot on Luongo. To top this ugly jersey off we have fake laces heat pressed on right below the neck. Seriously, they couldn’t splurge and get the real laces? In all seriousness all of Canada
won’t care about what the boys are wearing if they end up with a gold medal around their necks. With two gold medals in the past three Olympics the Canadians would, in theory, be the frontrunners to repeat, yet the general public believes the team lacks the firepower and goaltending to win the gold medal in Russia this February. The men’s, women’s, and Paralympic squads will be wearing these memorable jerseys this Olympic season and you can pick yours up starting at $ 139.99.
@RiderFanJamie okay seriously, how to you mess up 3 times! Every jersey sucks. It will look like the summit series in HD. @BDishko: WOW what happened, did all the designers go on strike? @MichMethot: Can I get a free Team Canada jersey because I collect Petro Canada points? @BruceArthur: Screwing up a Team Canada jersey is the national team equivalent of accidentally starting Jose Theodore in goal
Why the Oilers suck 16 sports
the carillon | October 24-30, 2013
And how they can be fixed. what the puck? autumn mcdowell sports editor
They have acquired three first overall draft picks in the last four years, haven’t been to the playoffs in eight years and have nearly lost all hope of ever having another dynasty. But why do the Edmonton Oilers suck, and if they’re lucky, how can they get better? In a City of Champions, basement dwellers have been made the talk of the town. But the truth is that the Oilers have much more to be worried about if they don’t want to end up with another first overall pick this season. The troubles for the Oilers start at the top. In the last few years the Blue and Orange have been plagued by bad coaching staff. After leading the Oilers to the Stanley Cup finals in 2006, Craig MacTavish slid back into old habits. No, he wasn’t drinking behind the wheel again, but he was losing, and bad. After finally deciding that they had had enough of MacT, he was fired, and earned himself a spot as a TSN commentator, otherwise known as a spot where former coaches go until they get another
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coaching offer. It’s essentially like being on unemployment for coaches. Santa Claus’ twin, Pat Quinn relieved MacTavish of his coaching duties, but merely one year later, went the way of the Doh Doh bird. Quinn’s successor was his former assistant, Tom Renney, a relatively untapped coach whom it quickly became blatantly obvious why he has made a living as Robin to other coaches Batman for so
many years. He has the makings of a sidekick, not a lead star. Now they have a new coach once again, Dallas Eakins, someone that had high hopes of turning this team around, but so far all he has to show for his hard work is a 2-6-1 record, good enough for last place in the league. Besides coaching, the other notable area of struggle for the Oilers is between the pipes. Regina Native, Devin Dubnyk, has been
serving the bulk of the time in net for the Oilers, but that isn’t necessarily a good thing. While Dubnyk has stood on his head many nights, and arguable had a large portion of one of the teams two wins, he is inconsistent, and belongs as a backup who comes in for relief, rather than someone who is counted on night after night. Since before the season began, rumours have been swirling that
the Oilers are shopping Dubnyk around the league to see what they can get for him, but so far the turnout has been grim. There is no question that the Oilers have a talented arsenal of scorers up front, but with their golden boy Taylor Hall receiving more Band-Aids than goals thus far, consistency is once again an issue for the future captain. Add to that the fact that their defensive core is plagued with career AHLers and that their current captain, the person everyone on the team is supposed to look up to, has only been on the team for two months, has one goal in nine games and sits at minus two, you are asking for trouble. Unfortunately, for Oilers fans, the future still looks bleak. While many of you are patiently waiting for the young guns to develop into All Stars, the truth is that by the time that happens, their contracts will expire and they will be looking for a way out. All that’s left for fans and players to do is to reminisce about what winning feels like. The 80’s was one hell of a decade.
Top 5 oddest business practices in sports You are about to see sports in a new light. allan hall distribution manager
5. Fans are willing to purchase shares of teams that are virtually worthless Public ownership is the rarest form of ownership for a sports team. The two most notable examples of this are the Green Bay Packers and the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Both of these organizations allow their fans to purchase shares of the team. Unlike shares for most publicly traded organizations, they do not provide any sort of dividend payment, appreciate in value, and are not easily tradable in an open market. From a strictly financial perspective, you’re probably better off investing your money in New Kids on the Block memorabilia than you are in Roughriders stock. With that being said, the shares would probably look really fancy mounted on a wall and they do provide some fringe benefits like preferred parking. 4. Employees are hired via a draft
The hiring process for players for professional sports is really weird when you think about it. Sports are the only example of a hiring process where employees are selected one at a time based
players – which are between the ages of 15-20 years old – like a piece of property to any other team. Even if the player is considered legally a minor, the team can uproot and trade the player to any other team in the league without the player’s parent’s consent. 1. Taxpayers funding new stadiums and arenas for billionaires
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off of an inverse order of organizational success. In most sports leagues, the players have no significant influence on where they are initially hired, and are bound to legally work for that owner for a set period to even have the possibility of entering free agency. 3. The existence of a salary cap
Professional sports are one of the few instances in a for-profit business environment where owners can collude with their competitors to create a salary ceiling/cap for its employees.
While many make the argument that players are overpaid for what they do, they ultimately take on a huge physical risk – such as the brain damage done to athletes in sports like football or hockey – to earn their owners a freakishly large sum of money. This is one of the rare instances where people feel that a salary ceiling for workers is necessary so that a business owner, that typically has a financial net worth in the hundreds of millions to billions of dollars, can compete with other business owners in the name of civic pride.
2. Sports is the only business that allows owners to legally trade child labourers One of the most peculiar things about sports is that it is it allows owners to legally trade child labourers. This can be seen in junior hockey leagues like the Western Hockey League. While most consider WHL players to be amateur athletes and not labourers, they ultimately are poorly paid employees of the team’s owner that are used to earn profit. A team can trade any of their
The most mind-boggling thing about sports for me is the willingness of local, state and provincial governments to fund stadiums and arenas for team owners. No other for-profit business receives anywhere near the amount of public subsidization to build capital assets. The economic benefits of stadiums and arenas are often overly exaggerated, and the costs of these buildings ultimately come at the expense of social programs. Sacramento, a city that is $2 billion in debt and probably closer in financial solvency to Detroit than it would like to admit, just recently committed $258 million – 58 per cent of the building’s estimated $448 million cost – to build a new arena for the NBA’s Sacramento Kings. This is for a team that ranked last in attendance in the 2012-13 season.
op-ed Get out
Before I even knew it, they were gone. I’d honestly never thought it’d end this way. I got two texts about it simultaneously, which caught me off guard. I was doing some last minute studying when I read, “those Nigerian girls have been deported.” I flew into a rage in the office. It wasn’t supposed to be this way: I was angry with everybody. I almost punched my computer once I looked up the story. I’d started following the case of Victoria and Favour exactly one year ago, when I first had started contributing to the Carillon. It was the first news story I had done. I felt it was the most important issue at the U of R, and one of the most important in the country. It’s over now. Their crime was working at Wal-Mart for two weeks, a violation of their student visas. The usual punishment for this discretion is a fine, or at worst, an academic suspension. Deportation was ordered, so the two took to sanctuary for over a year, almost 500 days. They decided to give up and left on Oct. 18. The two former U of R students have left hoping that they can reapply and come back. If I were them, I would never come back to Canada. First and foremost, the government is to blame. They gave these two poor girls the heaviest penalty, and did not waiver after. Of course, ignorance of the law is no excuse, as any anonymous hillbilly commenting on the news about the case will say, but the
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punishment was overly severe and had no legal precedent. I had no problems writing the first article. I ran into problems when I tried to write an in-depth feature about the case over the summer to release at the start of this academic year. The point was to restart debate and bring awareness to the case. The U of R greatly helped my efforts; I got a great interview with Provost Tom Chase right away. It’s apparent that the administration cared a great deal about the two. President Vianne Timmons even saw them off at the airport. It’s a testament to her character. Wascana MP Ralph Goodale, who took the issue to the House of Commons, and his staff were also
very accommodating. If only everybody was as helpful and level-headed. Since I had all summer to do the piece, I wanted to dig deep and give this issue the coverage it deserves. I started by talking to a professor helping organize the UR Defense Fund. During the recorded interview he said “off-the record” before anything substantial. He pointed me in some right directions, but the interview was a waste of good batteries. I tried to talk to another heavily involved professor. He skipped our interview entirely. Next, I tried contacting the two girls themselves. This effort was shutdown by their lawyer. At first he told me they had already been interview by other media.
Later, I kept trying to contact them for an interview. No dice: he didn’t ever return my calls. If I couldn’t talk to them, then I should interview someone the battery-killing professor recommended: a professor in Justice Studies. I was told she was spearheading the movement to help the two. That didn’t work out either. Over email, I requested an interview on Aug. 26. She replied on Aug. 28 saying that she could “likely make some time available late this afternoon or late tomorrow afternoon.” I asked if she would like to answer the questions over email, to which she said “perhaps.” I told her Sep. 2 and emailed the questions. She told
went on to defend the Taliban by stating that the Taliban did not attack her because she pursued education but because the Taliban believed that she was intentionally writing against them and was running a smear campaign to malign their efforts to establish an Islamic system. He also goes on to quote Henry Kissinger and Bertrand Russell to solidify his case that Malala is fighting a cause for the New World Order that is controlled by an elite few, who may or may not
be freemasons. I find these baseless arguments extremely humorous and insane. I think he might also believe that 9/11 was an inside job, Tupac and Biggie are still alive and that UFOs are real. He concludes that Malala should return to Pakistan and to join a female madrassah (Islamic school) to learn the Koran and to pen for Islam. I believe that he has proven himself to be a sick, tormented, fanatical psychopath who has a shallow understanding and perception of education and Islam. Islam values education more than anything else, and not only Islamic studies. It was the Muslims, who saved ancient Greek literature and philosophy during the dark ages, when Christians started to burn philosophical and scientific books and only succumbed to the Bible for education. If it were not for the Muslims’ pursuit of education, western thought would have been lost altogether. It seems to me that the Taliban are following the footsteps of their Christian counterparts. This is a step backward, as the Muslims flourished during the dark
Taliban rhetoric = epic fail
Malala Yousafzai needs no introduction. If you don’t know who she is, please leave your imaginary bubble and learn from this inspiring Pakistani teen who was shot in the head for trying to promote education to girls, a special privilege for the people in the Taliban controlled rural areas of Pakistan. In an assassination attempt on the Oct 9, 2012, the Taliban shot her on her way back from school because her activism for education and women rights received international attention. The shooting sparked national and worldwide support for her. Since her miraculous recovery, she has been fervently advocating for education and women’s rights all over the world. She has gained a huge following. With all that fandom (myself included), haters discrediting her are an inevitable force of idiotic human nature. Her prime hater is none other than a senior Taliban commander who penned an open letter in response to Malala’s otherwise mesmerizing speech at the UN. Her speech delved into the importance of education and pacifism. She conceded that she had
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no hate for the Talib that shot her and forgives him for his egregious act. Adnan Rasheed, a senior Taliban commander who escaped in a prison break last year, responded in an outlandish and shockingly apologetic manner. He begins his response wishing that she had not endured the physical pain inflicted on her. He also expressed that he had wished to write to her while he was in prison, to warn her against her anti-Taliban activities. He then
me she’d answer them that afternoon, the 28th. Later she told me that she “can’t answer all of these on email” and that I could call her in the evening. Fine, so I asked for a number. The next day she was asking for my number. I replied later that day with my number. Finally, she replied on the 30th: “I have to be honest that I believe you need more time to develop this story. If you want to wait and conduct an in-person interview in September we can work on that but I am not prepared to answer your questions via email as they are big questions and you will need to consult with Victoria and Favour and/or their legal counsel.” I tried that already. Everybody was spinning me around. I felt like I was trying to get a straight answer out of the Conservative Party. I was astounded. I ended up writing the feature with mainly secondary sources. Well, there’s nothing to be done now. They’re gone. If they so choose, hopefully they come back. Let’s hope nobody is ever unjustly treated like this again.
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ages with their fiery passion for knowledge. In my humble opinion, education should not be stifled by religion, be it Christianity, Islam or Hinduism. It does not bother me, whichever faith that one believes to overcome his/hers’ fear of death, but when one starts to rule and educate the young with archaic and mythical scriptures, then these kind of anarchic terrorists will continue to exist. Thus, Malala, you are fighting the good fight. You go! Although I do not support the notion for a moderate liberal Islamic country, or any religious state, for that matter, I’d rather have that than an ultra-conservative religious state of ethnocentric and tribal politics; politics devoid of ideological debate. I, like John Lennon, can only imagine a world with no country and religion but I’m just dreamer and maybe I am not the only one.
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Res life 18 op-ed
the carillon | October 24-30, 2013
Emily Wright
Living in Saskatchewan helps develop an ability to understand how to take the good with the bad in every situation. After all, we sacrifice 40-below temperatures for the prairie sunset. To live in residence, it is necessary to understand that there will be good and bad, because in my two months of living here, I have had to deal with both extremes. I have a bit more of a sense of humour than my friends when it comes to inconvenient situations. Many vacations flying with our great Canadian airlines have made me immune to any type of good expectations when it comes to flying or anything else. That is how I approach every situation, especially in the case of our now semi regular, informal U of R fire drills. This attitude helped me cope with my situation, as I did not flinch when an RA told me at one thirty in the morning during the Great Flood of ‘13 that I would need to find my own accommodations for that evening. This was the first time that I needed to be an adult and take care of myself. Luckily, someone was kind enough to let me sleep in their house for a few hours while the water flowed free in South Tower. After returning to the university I saw something straight out of New Orleans circa 2005. Brown fleece blankets and free coffee were now in style. Most residents in the South Tower were technically homeless for most of that Saturday and would return to their homes later in the afternoon. However, as much as the circumstances were unfortunate, the reputation of this flood will be nothing more than a great second-hand story. In other words, (pun alert) it likely will only “trickle down” to future residents. I can see it now, "Dude, I heard one time that set off the sprinklers and it flooded some guy's room. Should we try it?" And there we have the birth of Resi-
dence Flood 2023. Or did I just describe the beginnings of the 2007 Res Flood? Regardless, everyone currently involved needs to use this as an opportunity to learn, so that when Res Flood 2023 materializes there can be a better handle of the situation and their emotions. To the parents - don't let this flood tarnish your reputation of residence living. Just because a couple dumb first-year students created this problem doesn't mean all aspects of residence are bad for your kids. To the students living there, I have some words of advice: if you want to be an adult and live on your own, don't act disrespectful to those around you. Yes, you can keep sneaking in those brown beer bottles and unplugging your smoke alarm so it doesn't go off when you burn your toast at 3:00 am. But, ruining people's property for a funny joke will get you zero roommates in the future. Have fun trying to find a cheap rent in Regina on your own. And specifically to the kids charged for this - what were you thinking! You should know better than to set sprinklers off in any building. This isn't Old School; we’re not on a movie set with props. People’s computers really do get damaged by water. To Residence itself - don't hate every single student because of this. It’s true not every student living in residence is the smartest, or most obedient, or most mature,
but let the kids be kids. They're young, and some just don't understand responsibility quite yet. Both their immaturity and your duty of responsibility to them are likely the exact reasons why their parent’s pay you the big bucks have their kids there. So as much as this is an unfortunate financial problem you have now been put in, just chalk another one up in Res Flood Tally category. Though, this is to your advantage because, sooner rather than later, you'll have an extra residence with even more immature students. Have fun with that. Although expectations may not be high about living in res and small problems are to be expected, the night of the flood was a key example of a problem much larger. There is a misconception us residents have when it comes to our living situation. It is assumed that we are now out of our parents’ houses and thus away from any type of dependence. This assumption is validated when we are told that all residents are responsible for insuring our own property, the upkeep of our own apartments, and our own wellbeing when we become sick. We are allegedly responsible for ourselves and our property, yet we are restricted to a quiet time of 1AM on the weekends. The truth is we are not fully in control of our lives in residence. Not that there is a problem with that, but when both the resi-
dent and those who run the residence share a responsibility for the resident’s wellbeing, it is necessary that both parties are able to work in the best interest of the resident in a time of crisis. During the flood of ‘13 that was not the case. Being told to fend for yourself is not sharing responsibility, it is delegating responsibility on those who (your rules suggest) are not capable of handling it. If I am not responsible enough to carry a brown beer bottle around, then I am not responsible enough to find a safe place to stay at 1:30AM. The misrepresentation of life in residence is the cause of many of the problems residents face. Most of us who live here don’t understand the concept of ownership, let alone the complex relationship a land-owner shares with their tenants. The University does not help the transition either. While the rules and punishments are clearly stated, the implication is that if you pay to live here, you own a piece of this property. The forest is missed for the trees when it comes to the management of residence. It seems like we are so caught up in micromanagement that we are unable to take steps together to increase the quality of living at this school. And this crosses over into many areas of the University of Regina itself, but that isn't what this oped is about.
What would be more important than the ridiculous amount of rules residence puts upon their residents would be a consistent line of communication between the two. If how you treat us is explicitly clear, then there would be no reason for a problem. All in all, let's just be thankful this didn't happen at a house we owned, because I am sure none of us would want to deal with those damage expenses. So we can be happy to throw most of the responsibility to residence, who unfortunately has to tack on this expense to a $9 million unpaid tab on their new residence building budget. So yet the balance between good and bad remains as we in res learn as we go when it comes to our new lives of semi-independence. Only time will tell if anything productive will come out of these events. I guess we’ll have to wait.
After returning to the university I saw something straight
out of New Orleans circa 2005. Brown fleece blankets and free coffee were now in style. Most residents in the South Tower were technically homeless for most of that Saturday and would return to their homes later in the afternoon.
paige kreutzwieser & charle macdonald staff writer & contributor
The scrunchie cometh the carillon | October 24-30, 2013
What do I see when I go to the store to buy bobby pins? Scrunchies! They are quickly filling up the hair aisles in numerous stores. It’s true; scrunchies are making a comeback and I love it. Back in the 80s and 90s, scrunchies took the world by storm. And now, people worldwide, including London fashion designers, university students, famous athletes, and university athletes are rocking the scrunchie once again. I think this is fabulous because scrunchies are both stylish and incredibly practical. Some may say that scrunchies are old-school, ugly hair accessories. I beg to differ. Scrunchies are dang stylish. They come in so many different designs and colours, it’s remarkable. Amazon, Ebay, American Apparel, Claire’s, and Scunci also offer opportunities to buy scrunchies online. I think these bunched up little pieces of fabric can accent almost any hairstyle or outfit to perfection, just like a flowery hair clip or headband can. According to MCS London, a scrunchie-selling design company, scrunchies can suit any woman at any age. They display pictures of small children, teenagers, and adults loving life while showing off various scrunchies. If I ever have children, I may just force them to wear
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scrunchies because they are so darn cute! One can wear a scrunchie in a high ponytail, low ponytail, long ponytail, short ponytail, and even a bun. Talk about versatile. Who cares if wearing a scrunchie is an ‘old style’? If it’s this versatile why not wear it proudly? Whenever I take a jaunt down the University of Regina hallways, I see scrunchies lurking around every corner. This makes me happy. I love how young ladies feel confident enough to tie their hair back with a sweet looking
scrunchie. I believe people gain a sense of accomplishment when they take part in a becoming fashion trend. Believe it or not, scrunchies can help build up selfesteem in this sense. Last year, in the 2012 Summer Olympics, even female gymnastics athletes across the globe used scrunchies. According to the USA Olympic team, Lindsey Green made the scrunchie famous. Also, Olympics photographers documented numerous sightings of the scrunchie amidst the Canadian female gymnastics team. These
Kiss from a ghost
We were somewhere around Rochdale, on the edge of the city, when the hunger began to take hold. I remember saying something like “I’m feeling hungry. Maybe we should get food.” Suddenly there was an unnervingly intoxicating smell all around us and we soon found ourselves staring with wild eyes at a sign in the window of a restaurant, beckoning us to partake in a limited time delicacy: The Ghost Pepper Burrito. Now, there is nothing in the world more helpless and irresponsible and depraved than a man in the depths of a capsaicin binge. You find yourself violently and arbitrarily being jerked between a state of unmitigated ecstasy normally saved for spiritual epiphanies and the frothing madness reserved for those that go over the edge. The burrito itself came in two variants: Wimpy and Hotter Than Hell. Being the unabashed men we assumed ourselves to be, we decided that neither of us could possibly suffer the embarrassment of settling for less and opted for the latter, giving no thought on the morrow. We strode into the restaurant with the confidence of a couple of Norse deities and stood bravely in line to place our order, the first step in our undoubtedly heroic quest. The restaurant worker snickered as we each ordered the unholy creation as if to say that, despite our outward tenacity, nothing could prepare us for what we were to experience. For those who are unaware of the truly malicious pepper, no doubt some spawn of churlish witchcraft, it generally registers over 1,000,000 SHU (Scoville Heat Units) on the Scoville scale. To provide comparison, the much more common jalapeno, reads, at most, a mere 8,000 SHU. To top it off, I feel the need to add that people have found many other uses for the Ghost Pepper besides consumption. These uses include weaponizing into a hand grenade as a means for riot control and the pepper is commonly seen lining
fences around homes and farms to keep bothersome wild elephants at bay. We believed it to be fitting that we should watch the Simpsons episode “El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer,” the episode where Homer ingests the Guatemalan insanity peppers at a chili cook-off. Surely, there was no more appropriate episode to kick off our descent into a capsaicin binge. With bottles of water next to our plates, we began to tuck into what I was assured would be a sumptuous meal. The first bite had no effect. The surely sulfurous fumes, emanating from the now gaping hellmouth of rice and chicken and pepper, did not abate my hunger and once again I soon indulged in another hearty bite. That was when I realized that the second bite was a mistake. I clawed at my mouth frantically but all that did was further spread the napalmlike substance. A piece of the pepper found itself ensconced between my teeth – my tongue trying desperately to pry it loose. As I soon found out, that was also a mistake. I looked over to my compatriot to see how he fared and was greeted with a brow of heavy sweat and a face so terribly scarlet that I initially mistook him for having a myocardial infarction. Even though our confidence began to wane, he assuaged my fears and we continued our process of self-inflicted masochism. Undeterred by our painful convulsions for the next hour, we managed to slay the beasts in their entirety and emerge as heroes. But at what cost, you may ask. My compatriot later regaled to me the aftermath, likening it to the napalm bits of the Vietnam War. As for I, after it was all said and done, I swear that I had touched the face of God that night and it left me a scarred man.
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young ladies wore matching bright red scrunchies with white flowers. I think it’s truly fantastic that these celebrities utilized the scrunchies’ full potential, because it shows just how practical a scrunchie is. What’s better than using a hair elastic to hold back a head of hair while it tumbles across a gymnastic mat, summersaults across the floor, and twists and turns high above ground level? Using a scrunchie! Pinterest exclaims that ponytail holders hurt; they yank at
Gangster
From Palahniuk’s Fight Club to Saskatchewan’s Roughrider obsession, most human beings feel insignificant and forgotten when not actively engaged in something bigger than themselves. This can be anything from a sports team to an artistic collective. The medium does not matter. Rather, it is the sense of belonging brought on by meaningful contribution that is of importance. I think most people understand that our lives will most likely amount to no real historical significance. There’s over five thousand years of well-recorded human history and you can only name a few handfuls of your predecessors. However, this reality does have a silver lining. In grasping our individual insignificance, we are more warranted in using a group dynamic to compensate for and overcome it. Reflection on this tendency yields a fresh insight into an often-misunderstood group: street gangs. Myself, as well as what I presume to be the majority of the Carillon’s readership, are more privileged than we can ever fathom. The majority of the readership is comprised of the children of middle and upper-class citizens of Canada. This means there is a very good chance that the majority of the readership had access to virtually any group they wished to join. I wish to draw attention to the plethora of options for most of our readership, because I wish to highlight the contrast on the opposite end of the financial spectrum. It is disturbing that I even feel the need to mention this, but it is important to recognize that people living in poverty wish to belong and contribute just as you and I do. The financial burdens that they are placed under simply render different avenues of belonging and contribution as potential possibilities. One of the downsides to this reality is that the citizen’s child will likely not have any groups to belong to. This sad truth stems from the fact that the parental unit lacks the money needed
women’s hair and sometimes create a tangled mess when ladies want to set their ponytail free. Scrunchies are so awesome because they do not do this. Since a scrunchie is basically a hair elastic enveloped in loose, scrunched-up folds of cloth, the cloth outer layer hugs one’s hair instead of the gnarly elastic. Do athletes really want to deal with their throbbing head as their ponytail holder tugs at their hair and annoys the crap out of them during a game or performance? I don’t think so! I believe scrunchies offer an athlete an opportunity to perform painfree. Even at a University level, student athletes have embraced the scrunchie once again. As an athlete myself, I noticed that many gals on my University of Regina Cougar softball team wore scrunchies this season. I think this is great; female athletes can have some laughs comparing scrunchies and also feel part of a team when they all wear matching scrunchies. Ultimately, all the haters out there will have to deal with reality. The scrunchie is coming back because the scrunchie rules.
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for the child to enroll in most organized groups. Consequently, the child is not going to have the opportunity to excel in organized sports or music lessons and feel belonging and contribution. Resultantly, it is more likely that the child will not find belonging and contribution within the walls of the classroom. Thereby, it is demonstrated that financial strength and one’s ability to gain a sense of belonging and contribution are intertwined. Certainly, there are exceptions to this rule. Nevertheless, there is a troubling tendency of children in poverty-ridden situations to turn to gangs as a source of belonging and community. It costs zero dollars to do so, and gangs not only provide the sense of belonging and contribution the youth is craving, but also provides lucrative money-making opportunities to the financially-burdened youth. Therefore, not only are gangs attractive because of the sense of belonging and contribution that they offer, but they promise a wealthier life wherein one has the opportunity to gain belonging and contribution in a noncriminal fashion. This, of course, stems from the promise of making enough money in the gang to leave the gang and enter legally legitimate groups, or fund their future children to do so. Gang membership fills a hole that is present in all humans. Everyone wants to belong and to contribute, and unfortunately for some of our youth, the best avenue to achieve this end is to join a gang. In moving forward with this knowledge, it is important that we always consider what can be done to lessen the financial burdens placed on our poverty-stricken brothers and sisters, as well as what freeto-join groups can be created for our youth as alternatives to gangs.
dan sherven contributor
humour
The Owl
the carillon | October 24-30, 2013
Sung to the tune of Old Maui An excerpt from Drinking songs of the Academy
An angry prof is after us, Thank God we're homeward bound.
It's a damn tough life full of toil and strife We college-folk undergo. And we don't give a damn when the test is done How bad our grades will show. Cause we're homeward bound from the classroom grounds With a glad face free from scowl. And we don't give a damn when we drink our rum With the folks at The Owl.
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CHORUS
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