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the uniter uniter the news Volume 58, Issue 24 March 18, 2004 S T A F F Jonathan Tan Editor In Chief [email protected] Winnipeg at Centre of Michelle Kuly Managing Editor [email protected] A. P. (Ben) Benton Battle for CDC Contract News Editor price to the benefit of industrial Winnipeg,” said Doer, who prom- Federal Health Minister Caroyln [email protected] BY SCOTT DE GROOT Ontario; and the notorious multi- ised to unleash “a political holy Bennet, who claims most health Cheryl Gudz anitoba Premier Garry million dollar CF-18 maintenance war,” if the bid is unsuccessful. care professionals also want CDC Features Editor Doer and City of contract, awarded to Canadair of Winnipeg’s bid has two main located in the nation’s capital. [email protected] MWinnipeg Mayor Glen Montreal in 1986, despite a lower advantages. First, Winnipeg is And although it is the under- Murray traveled to Ottawa last bid by Bristol Aerospace of already home to the Canadian dog, there is still the possibility Jeff Robson week to sell our province as the Winnipeg. The political fallout Science Centre for Human and that Vancouver’s bid, backed by A&E Editor new disease capital of North reverberated across the Western Animal Health, Canada’s main Premier Gordon Campbell and [email protected] America. Canada, and led to the birth of the laboratory for the study of infec- government Senate leader Jack Plans are in the works to reform party. tious diseases. The lab handles Austin, could emerge victorious. Leighton Klassen develop and build a state of the art Now, almost twenty years dangerous “level-four” viruses British Columbia boasts the B.C. Sports Editor infectious disease research labora- later, Winnipeg is in the running such as Ebola, employs over forty Centres for Disease Control in [email protected] tory that would parallel the infa- for another major federal contract: of Canada’s top scientists, and is Vancouver, and the expertise of mous Atlanta Centre for Disease the headquarters of the new considered state of the art interna- the University of British Stu Reid Control (CDC). Dubbed “CDC National Public Health Agency. tionally. Second, the Province has Columbia, which are its main sell- Production Manager North” the proposed National And as it did in 1986, Winnipeg offered millions in additional ing points. [email protected] Public Health Agency will aim to faces a serious eastern con- funding and logistical support. But B.C. and Manitoba, despite co-ordinate federal and provincial tender—Ottawa. But this time having Winnipeg MP Reg Alcock being competitors for the contract, Julie Horbal responses to health emergencies around, the provincial government in cabinet is also an advantage. As have taken a similar stance that if Listings Editor and promote research, and the city is leaving nothing to chance. head of the treasury board, Alcock the federal government were to [email protected] with the winning bid will benefit “Maybe in retrospect we has taken a key role in the locate CDC North in Ottawa, it from millions in federal invest- should have had something like Liberals’ response to the sponsor- would be a collective blow to Chandra Mayor ment and hundreds of new jobs. this right before the CF-18 deci- ship scandal, and therefore carries western Canada. British Copy Editor But fears run high that so called sion,” Premiere Gary Doer said of considerable weight in Paul Colombia’s Health Minister Colin Western Alienation diminish their trip to Ottawa last week with Martin’s government. Hansen cautioned that an Ottawa Manitoba’s otherwise stellar bid. Mayor Glen Murray and provin- But despite Winnipeg’s decision would “feed Western Ted Turner The birth of Western cial business leaders to lobby the strengths, Ottawa’s bid should not alienation,” concerns echoed by Advertising Manager Alienation can be traced back to federal government. be underestimated. The vast Doer. It’s a message the Liberals [email protected] two main historical events— “If Prime Minister Paul Martin majority of Health Canada’s infra- may be wise to heed, given the Trudeau’s National Energy is serious about mending western structure is located in Ottawa, and already low levels of support in Scott deGroot Program in the 80s which forced fences, he will locate a proposed key policy decisions are made West in the face of a possible Beat Reporter Alberta to sell oil at half the world national public health agency in there. Ottawa is also favoured by spring election.

Kent Davies Diversions Coordinator U of W Partnership Taking M.D.Cohen Diversions Coordinator Action Against Hate Joe Myles Distribution Manager the University of Winnipeg BY SARA LOFTSON Program Director. n March 24th in a historic Active in Canada since 1875, partnership, the B’nai Brith is a Jewish advocacy THIS WEEK’S CONTRIBUTORS University of Winnipeg’s group, whose mandate is to com- Ed Cheung,Jeanne Fronda, Dan Huyghebaert, O Division of Continuing Education bat anti-Semitism, bigotry and Brad Pennington, Jesse Matas , Christine and The League for Human racism in Canada and abroad. In Esselmont, Jo Snyder, Carly Campbell, Rights of B’nai Brith Canada will July 2002, Alan Yusim, the Madeleine Kettner, Hywel Tuscano, Laurie launch a unique program in League’s Midwest regional Bertram, Sara Loftson, Sheri Lamb, Mike Pyl, human rights education and advo- Director approached Nordrum to Jon Symons, Eric Guillemette, Jonathan Ball, cacy called “Taking Action discuss the possibility of forming Jenny Western, Jeremy Strub Against Hate” (TAAH). a partnership. Within six months Cover Photo : Leighton Klassen Program Development and they reached a formal agreement. “To my knowledge, this The Uniter is the official student newspaper of the University of TAAH pilot workshops began in Winnipeg and is published by the University of Winnipeg 1999, assisted by a grant from the unique, significant partnership Students' Association. 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the uniter news Eyebrows Raised Over Islamic Tribunals in Ontario The move has been praised by many across share of an inheritance than female children, Alghoul believes that Islamic law is fairer BY SCOTT DE GROOT Canada’s 650,000 strong Muslim community, wives may not initiate divorce hearings, and that towards women than men, as women receive a or Westerners, Islamic Law conjures up a including Sumaiia Hafeez, a fourth year philoso- in the case of divorce, fathers are usually awarded greater share of property in divorces. And series of negative images: Taliban oppres- phy major at the University of British Columbia custody of daughters who have reached the age of although sex outside marriage, homosexuality, all Fsion in Afghanistan; beheadings in Saudi and daughter of Nuzhat Hafeez, the chairperson of puberty. types of pornography and prostitution, consump- Arabia; or the stoning of female rape victims in the BC Muslim Womens’Association. Mumtaz Ali himself has said Islamic family tion of any intoxicant, and all types of gambling Nigeria for committing “adultery.” Because of “I’m glad that Canada seems to understand law would not be appropriate for child custody are subject to harsh punishments under Islamic such instances Islamic law is often labeled barbar- the true meaning of multiculturalism,” she said. cases in Canada. law, they are criminal offences—an area outside ic, archaic and violent, especially in its treatment “There are many misconceptions about Sharia, “Canadian law is very sensitive to the inter- the Tribunals’ jurisdiction. of women. Yet for millions of Muslims around the but you have to really understand the beauty and ests of the child and the courts must decide cus- “As long as the judgments of the Sharia tri- world, these instances are cruel distortions of an the history that’s behind it. We live in a multicul- tody,” he said. He also admits that inheritance and bunals are under the umbrella of Canadian juris- otherwise just system. To them, it is the applica- tural society and all people should have the right divorce rulings under Islamic law tend to favour diction, especially the charter [of rights and tion of Islamic law rather than the law itself that is to practice their religion.” men, due to the historical origins of Islam. Freedoms], I see this as an advantage,” said flawed – a theory that will be soon tested in the Many women’s organizations, however, are But the interpretations of Islam are diverse. Alghoul. “This is a great advantage to the Muslim context of Canada. staunchly opposed. The International Campaign The views of Louay Alghoul, a practicing Muslim community because Muslims will find fulfillment As a result of intense lobbying by Ontario for the Defense of Women’s Rights, for example, and second year law student at the U of M, are by abiding both Canadian law as Canadian citi- Muslims, led by retired lawyer Syed Mumtaz Ali, held a panel discussion titled, “Sharia Tribunals in case in point. zens, but also abiding by God’s law.” Islamic law will soon be implemented in Canada Canada and Women’s Rights,” on March 7, in the form of Sharia tribunals with jurisdiction 2004. The press release for the event, endorsed over civil cases. by about half a dozen women’s rights groups, Ali, who was the first lawyer in Canadian his- read “the attempt [to set up Sharia tribunals in tory to take his oath on the Qur’an in 1962, spear- Canada] will make it possible for political headed the initiative because he believes it to be Islam to gain legal credibility to attack culturally important to Muslims. All of the women’s rights.” These groups have also Tribunals’rulings must be approved by an Ontario argued that in reality, even though both parties court to ensure they do not contravene Canadian must be willing participants in the tribunals, law – an important caveat in the eyes of support- women living in traditional Islamic households ers, who claim this will mitigate the possibility of will face intense pressure from their husbands. brutal and mysoginistic interpretations of Sharia Other contentious points include stipula- law. tions that male children shall receive a greater Career Resource Centre Available On U of W Campus Most Students Unaware Facilities Exist

experience, and they tell six friends, and they BY JONATHAN TAN tell their friends, so she’s getting slowly busier. aren Sawatzky, the U of W’s Career She knows the need is out there, and just wants Resource Centre (CRC) Librarian, has to help students get their (job search) needs Kbeen a little lonely at the CRC in room met,” Vice-President Cull said. OGM09 in Graham Hall, something she’s hoping Ian Cull came to the U of W last year from will soon change. The CRC officially opened in St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia September 2003; it is the first phase in the U of which has a more developed career search, W’s development of a Career Centre with recruit- placement and recruitment infrastructure. ment for students and new graduates. The centre Until the mid-1990’s the federal government currently houses a variety of resources and four operated career centres in every university computers to help students and recent graduates through the Human Resources and with their job and career searches, however the Development Canada department. When CRC’s nearly hidden location means many stu- funding was cut, some universities took over dents are unaware it exists. the operation of the centres and expanded. The As the end of the academic year approaches, University of Manitoba’s Career Resource students preparing to graduate, as well as contin- Centre has been around for 25 years. At the U uing students, face the double challenge of com- of W, the UWSA tried to maintain a career pleting their studies while securing a career or centre but lacked resources and expertise. summer job. The CRC can act as a compass for Part of Vice-President Cull’s mandate is to student job searches, providing resources on improve the transition for students from uni- basics such as resume and cover letter writing versity into the working world. At St. Francis right through to links to available internships and Xavier, Vice-President Cull helped improve jobs. their career centre, they opened a new centre, “If a student needs help directing their (career) new resource room, enhanced their web search, then I can help them do that,” says Karen capacity and developed placement and recruit- Sawatzky of the services available at the CRC. ment with select employers from the public Sawatzky staffs the centre, acting as a refer- and private sectors. His vision for the U of W’s ence librarian for career services and doubles as career centre is similar, phase two would the Workopolis Campus coordinator. She is avail- involve hiring an employee to recruit corpo- able, on a drop-in basis, to help students navigate rate employers and develop co-op and intern- the glut of reference materials to find the ones rel- ship programs. evant to their job search goals. The centre is open Phases two and three are contingent on between 9 a.m. and 4:30p.m., Monday to Friday, funding from the provincial government. Ian closing for lunch between 12:30-1:30p.m., and Cull remains optimistic that funding will come no appointment is necessary. through this spring to allow phase two of the Despite the open-door policy, student use of centre to begin in September. Both Sawatzky the centre has so far been minimal. and Cull admit the current space for the CRC Most of the students that Sawatzky has helped is less than ideal, tucked at the end of a hall- have come to her through the university’s way in Graham Hall, but the growing enrol- Counselling service, which offers career coun- ment over the past few years has left all selling. According to Ian Cull the U of W’s Vice- departments of the university competing for President Students, news of the centre is spread- increasingly scarce space. Vice-President Cull ing slowly, mostly through word of mouth. is confident that a more suitable space will be “The people who go see Karen have a good found in the future. page 4 march 18, 2004

the uniter news Subletting Your Increase Rights for Sex-Trade Apartment? Workers: Critic $20 per inspection. For more no longer responsible for the lease. LAURIE BERTRAM information posting your sublet on Always remember to get a con- The University of Winnipeg the housing registry, please contact dition report detailing any pre- Former Prostitute Calls for Department of The Department of Housing and existing damages if you are mov- Student Life at 786-9900. ing into or out of a place. These Student Housing and Life reports are invaluable incase of a Criminal Code Changes dispute over a damage deposit. ubletting your place can be a Dealing with your landlord If you plan to sublet, that is, prostitution “exploitative of tricky affair. From searching Once you have found someone you would like someone take over BY HYWEL TUSCANO women, regardless of consent.” Sfor a replacement, to dealing to assume the lease it is important your lease temporarily until you Ubyssey The local Vancouver Rape with your landlord, to getting your to understand your rights and move back in, please remember Relief and Women’s Shelter is also damage deposit back; it’s impor- responsibilities as a tenant before that: VANCOUVER (CUP) — Sex- strongly opposed to prostitution, tant to know all of the ins and outs signing over your place. There are You must obtain written con- trade workers have been stigma- but could not comment by press of having someone take on your two different ways for someone to sent from your landlord. Your tized, demonized, maimed and time. lease. assume your lease: subletting or landlord cannot unreasonably murdered for far too long, says a Hamilton’s resolve to elimi- withhold consent to a subletting assignment. Subletting implies long-time advocate for the rights nate the codes is fuelled by star- Advertising your place agreement. that someone will temporarily take You, your landlord, and the of sex-trade workers. tling statistics and the loss of per- Finding the right person to over a lease, but that eventually new tenant must sign a “subletting Jamie Lee Hamilton was sonal friends. sublet or take over a lease can be the original tenant will return to agreement.” drawn into prostitution in 1969 at Between 1985 and 1993 over difficult, particularly in the spring the property. Assignment is when a Sublets also mean that you will the age of 14 and has been a wit- 63 sex-trade workers were mur- when many students are returning tenant wants to move-out perma- continue to be responsible for the ness to much of the activity on dered. When murderers were home. Posting sublet notices nently but will arrange for some- lease, as well as any damages to Vancouver’s streets. Drawing caught, their sentences were pal- around campus may not be enough one else take their place. If you property so be very careful when upon experience from her involve- try, she said. to fill that space so consider adver- want to assign your lease to some- choosing your temporary replace- ment in the queer/transgendered “There was a dramatic tising online with the UW Off- one else and are leaving your ment. community, activism and the sex increase of the victimisation of sex Campus Housing Registry. A free apartment behind for good remem- The original tenant can only trade, she was outspoken about the trade workers—just over five a service for UW students, the hous- ber that: charge the subletting tenant as need for rights for sex-trade work- year. If that were happening to any much as they originally paid for ing registry provides a comprehen- You must obtain the landlord’s ers at a recent conference at UBC. other segment of the population sive list of affordable housing written approval for the new ten- the apartment. The landlord keeps the securi- She is lobbying for the abol- there would be outrage. But available in and around the down- ant. The landlord cannot unreason- ty deposit in your name. ishment of a section in the crimi- because we were sex workers I town area. In operation May 1st to ably withhold consent. The Residential Tenancies nal code that prohibits communi- guess those that were in power September 31st, the registry adver- The new tenant pays a new Branch (RTB) offers a number of cating for the purpose of prostitu- thought they could do whatever tises all listings through The damage deposit to the landlord. services for tenants and landlords tion in a public place and another they wanted to do to us,” said University of Winnipeg website. You should receive your deposit with issues pertaining to rental section that bans the existence or Hamilton. To ensure that students have access back. properties. If you or someone you use of common bawdy houses— The DTES Residents’ to quality listings, all properties The new tenant, landlord and know has questions or concerns “any place used for the purpose of Association realized that many are subject to inspection before yourself all sign an “Assignment about subletting, damage deposits, prostitution or the practice of acts women were going missing in the approval and posting. Postings by of Tenancy Agreement.” Once this or your rights as a tenant, please of indecency.” Prostitution itself is Downtown Eastside in 1997-1998. non-students are subject to a fee of agreement has been signed you are contact the RTB at 945-2476. legal and is usually propagated Hamilton filed a Freedom of through massage parlours or Information request to the escort services. Vancouver Police Department and Hamilton said these codes it was revealed on March 2, 1999 criminalize sex-trade workers and that 22 women had disappeared in not those who are actually making one year. A local pig farmer, the streets dangerous. Robert Pickton, is now facing “Sex-trade workers are not murder charges for 22 women criminals. Places where workers from the DTES. The DNA of up to work should not be criminalised 31 women has been found at his either,” she said. Port Coquitlam farm. Hamilton admits to running a While both sides fight for safe house for sex-trade workers either abolishment or decriminal- and was charged with running a ization it is very clear that the common bawdy house in August streets remain dangerous, said 2000. Hamilton. “There is nothing common “Sex workers are still very, about it,” she said in response to very vulnerable and still are being the charges. victimized,” she said. But there are many opponents to Hamilton’s keynote address giving rights to sex-trade workers. was part of UBC’s first Sexuality Groups like the Coalition Against and Gender diversity conference, the Trafficking of Women deem called Resolutions and Ruptures. Uniter Classifieds

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the uniter Editorial Stopping the Big Sell-Off Friends of Canadian Broadcasting alarmed by proposed changes to foreign ownership regulations in the Canadian Cable Industry

ed by donations from individuals supports removing foreign owner- which included Winnipeg MP John Clearchannel nows controls most JONATHAN TAN which amount to over $2 million ship restrictions in the cable industry Harvard, recently issued their report radio markets in America. Before we Editor In Chief after taxes each year. They represent but that he is bitterly opposed to on a two-year study of the Canadian end up with Fox and Time Warner over 60,000 families across the them being removed for cable with- broadcast industry. The report is Canada as our major broadcasters, here’s an country. entitled, “Our Cultural you might want to call your MP and ongoing It may seem a bit The only people who stand to Sovereignty” also opposes let them know that you support the Tdebate about odd that the closing opening up the restrictions maintenance of the current foreign the health of the Canadian media that keynote speaker at a benefit from the lifting of restrictions on foreign ownership. ownership restrictions. goes somthing like this: one side newspaper confer- Morrison hopes says that the concentration of owner- ence was someone are the four families who own the the Liberal gov- ship in Canadian media dangerously from a lobby group four major cable companies. All of ernment will lis- limits the diversity of voices in the concerned primarily ten to its own public sphere; the other side points with broadcasting, these have regional monopolies on MP’s and the but the reality of public, before out that while we do have large cable provision, controlling CKUW Campus/Community Radio 95.9 FM media companies that own multiple cross-platform jour- bowing to pres- nalism added rele- sure from the Top 10 CDs - March 7-13, 2004 media outlets including various 90 per cent of the market. ! = Local content, * = Canadian Content vance for the audience cable company mediums, they are still facing more LW TW competition than ever before, mean- of student journalists. out being removed for the broadcast- owners. ing there are more voices than ever Morrison’s speech concerned the ing industry. So we can see how all The Americans are NE 1 TRANS AM Liberation Thrill Jockey before. push by the cable industry for the of the convergence over the years currently seeing what it’s This is a tricky debate, because government to lift foreign ownership has left the three industries so linked like to have their media 3 2 ! PIPI SKID in some senses, both sides are right. restrictions. Cable companies, like that removing restrictions for one voices shrink, Funny Farm Peanuts & Corn telecommunication companies are would pave the way for The fragmentation of the media mar- NE 3 * MARILYN LERNER ket, through the expansion of satel- currently allowed up to 47 per cent the sell-off of the others Luminance Ambiances Mag. lite, cable and internet networks, has effective foreign ownership. The as well. given citizens or consumers a near four major cable companies in Ian Morrison and 11 4 * EVAPORATORS Ripple Rock Mint unlimited amount of sources of Canada, Shaw, Rogers, Cogeco and the Friends are touring media content. So if the debate over Videotron (which was recently the ridings of all of NE 5 JOSH MARTINEZ convergence and ownership concen- bought by media giant Quebecor) Paul Martin’s western Buck Up Princess Good Luck tration comes down to a shear num- are pushing for the removal of all cabinet ministers to let 12 6 * KATE MAKI bers game of counting how many foreign ownership restrictions. them know that Confusion Unlimited Independant voices the public has access to than Morrison was in the midst of a west- Canadians including NE 7 * THE STILLS Atlantic the owners have it, there are more ern Canadian tour designed to apply their constituents, Logic Will Break Your Heart voices now than ever before. pressure to the Martin government to oppose the further However, the relevance of those leave the restrictions in place. Americanization of our NE 8 ! HEAD HITS CONCRETE Thy Kingdom Come Undone Indie voces to the public in any particular According to Morrison most media and communica- city or market is a different issue Canadians oppose further foreign tions. 17 9 * CONTROLLER, CONTROLLER altogether. Much of the new content ownership in Canadian media, The House of History Paper Bag because the media is more than a Commons Standing available to Canadian consumers is 16 10 * VARIOUS ARTISTS foreign, mostly American, on televi- commodity it is cultural influence. Committee on Required Listening Do Right sion even the Canadian networks fill He cites foreign ownership restric- Canadian Heritage, their prime-time slots with American tions in the United States, as a made sitcoms or reality TV. recognition by their government of Newspapers in Canada are the importance of having domestic owned almost entirely by a minute control over the nation’s braodcast- number of corporations and that ing and communication networks. number might get smaller still. The only people who stand to CanWest Global, which already benefit from the lifting of restric- owns 40 per cent of Canada’s major tions are the four families who own dailies, has recently stated it would the four major cable companies. All be interested in acquiring assets of these have regional monopolies from BellGlobe Media, which owns on cable provision, controlling 90 the Globe and Mail and CTV. That per cent of the market. These fami- scenario would place both national lies could vastly increase their for- dailies and the two biggest private tunes by selling to American buy- TV networks in the country under ers. By removing the ownership the control of one family, the Aspers. restrictions the government would D8PÛÝÛALE<ÛÝÛALCPÛÝÛ8L>LJK The synergies enjoyed by CanWest essentially increase demand for means they share content across stock, while the supply would platforms and in various outlets remain the same, meaning the own- nationwide, good for their bottom ers could profit handsomely. line, but not for journalists or the The dangers of such a move are public. The number of jobs for not limited to increasing the inun- Canadian journalists has decreased dation of American content into due to convergence, and with them Canada. The telecommunications so has the diversity of voices within sector in Canada has recently got (FU
JOUFOTF the Canadian media. into not only the internet business Ian Morrison, spokesperson for but the TV provider business as the Friends of Canadian well. With cable companies, begin- 0LANTOATTENDTHE5OF-S Broadcasting appeared as the closing ning with Rogers, now entering the keynote speaker at the Prairie local telephone business, the lines 3UMMER3ESSION Regional Canadian University Press between telecommunications and (PRCUP) conference to address cable companies are becoming “Issues on the Canadian media land- increasingly blurred. So it is not 0ICKUPYOURCOPYOFTHE3UMMER3ESSION scape.” hard to envision a scenario where- #ALENDARATTHE!DMISSIONS/FFICE ORCALL The group acts as a watchdog for by the foreign ownership restric-   TOORDERACOPY Canadian content, working to defend tions for telecommunications com- and enhance the quality and quantity panies are lifted based on their sim- 4HE3CHEDULEOF#OURSESIS of Canadian content in English lan- ilarity with the cable business. guage audio-visual broadcasts. They The broadcasters, some of ALSOAVAILABLEAT monitor public and private television whom are linked to telecommuni- and radio networks, cable and satel- cations companies, would not be meYfalgZY[Y£kmee]j lite operators, the CRTC and the fed- far behind. In fact, Leonard Asper eral government. The group is fund- has been quoted as saying that he page 6 march 18, 2004

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Coordinator. •With the Managing Editor, work to ensure that the Uniter office ($19,000 salary, 1 year term commencing April 19, 2004, •Work with The Uniter Production Manager on ad design and remains an open, safe and welcoming environment for all members 30-40 hours per week) oversee final ad copy. of staff, volunteer and visitors. • Develop positive relationship with Campus Plus, The Duties: • Maintain regular office hours and otherwise take strides to make Uniter’s national Advertising Agency. her/himself reasonably available to other members of staff, clients • Act as a representative on the Uniter Board of Directors • Provide computer technical support to staff for Mac OS 9, and readers. • Liaise with the University of Winnipeg Students’Association Mac OS X, MS Windows 2000, and network file and printer •Offer training when applicable to contributors/staff in the areas of (UWSA), the publisher of the Uniter Newspaper. sharing on these platforms. style, writing, reporting, and research, and ensure that all writing • Attend all meetings of the Uniter Editorial Board and meet- • Manage the staff usage of The Uniter’s equipment resources, meets CUP standards. ings of staff. including computers, cameras, telephones, desks, mail and fax • Attempt to recruit and maintain contributor involvement, and set • Maintain regular office hours and otherwise take strides to services. aside time to meet with staff and community members. make her/himself reasonably available to other members of •Take responsibility for performing, or arranging to have per- • Act as the newspaper’s primary public representative in a digni- staff, clients and readers. formed, all other tasks that may from time-to-time arise to fied, respectful, tactful and diplomatic matter. • Act as the newspaper’s business representative in a dignified, ensure the newspaper is at all times best serving its diverse •Worked with all members of staff to continually improve indi- respectful, tactful and diplomatic matter. readership viduals’ skills, providing feedback in a formal setting at least once •With the Editor in Chief, ensure all members of staff have • Undertake to ensure The Uniter consistently serves its read- per semester. access to and act in accordance with the newspaper’s constitu- ers and clients with fairness and respect tion, code of ethics and other relevant documents. • Coordinate the efforts of the other editors, assigning tasks when • Accept primary responsibility for all matters pertaining to necessary. •With the Editor in Chief, work to ensure that The Uniter The Uniter’s documentation, equipment, finances, payroll, and office remains an open, safe and welcoming environment for all budgets. • Check the final proof each publishing week for factual inaccura- cies, libel, misquotations, spelling and grammatical errors, inconsis- members of staff, volunteer and visitors. Applicants should have experience with advertising sales, tencies, missing stories or advertisements, layout problems, and for budget planning, handling accounts, managing personnel, and • Actively encourage members of the University of Winnipeg anything else that would detriment the quality of an issue. and wider Winnipeg communities to participate in the produc- assisting others with computer use. Sales skills, customer serv- tion of the newspaper. ice and/or management experience is an asset. Superior com- • Edit editors’ submissions for style, content, structure, grammar and spelling to ensure the overall high quality of the newspaper. • Undertake at all times to act in the best interest of the news- munication and time management skills are essential. paper, its staff and its readers. • Determine, with input from Editorial Board, the front-page con- tent each publishing week. • In consultation with the members of staff and the Board of Editor in Chief Directors, establish and abide by an annual budget. •Write a weekly editorial. ($19,000 salary, 1 year term commencing April 19, 2004, 30 •Work with the UWSA Business Manager to keep accurate • Edit and comment on letters submitted for publication. to 40 hours per week) and up-to-date records of all financial transactions and perform •Work with Editorial Board and Staff in goal-setting and long- • Act as the liaison between The Uniter and student groups on cam- bookkeeping tasks in the office. term planning for The Uniter. pus. • Coordinate and oversee the activities of the Distribution • Liase with Canadian University Press (CUP), ensuring Uniter • Act as a representative on The Uniter Board of Directors. Manager. input for CUP membership decisions. •Work with the UWSA Advertising and Sponsorship • Chair all meetings of The Uniter Editorial Board and meetings of staff. • Identify training opportunities for staff and develop skill-building Coordinator to develop positive relationships with potential and workshops. current advertising clients. •With the Managing Editor, ensure all members of staff have • Accept primary responsibility for all matters pertaining to The • Be a contact for advertising inquiries as well as seeking new access to and act in accordance with the newspaper’s constitution, Uniter’s editorial content. march 18, 2004 page 7

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he following Editorial positions are based on a Comment Editor ($75 per week) he following positions are based on a 32-week T32-week term, beginning August 16, 2004 and The Comment Editor will coordinate a weekly 2-page section Tterm, beginning the week of August 16, 2004 and terminating March 31, 2005. Successful candidates full of compelling arguments and opinions on a variety of cur- terminating March 31, 2005. Successful candidates rent events and issues. The successful candidate will ensure all filling editorial positions will be expected to spend for will be expected to attend a volunteer training and substantial volunteer hours over the summer months commentary and analysis is fair and balanced and in accord with the mandate of The Uniter. He or she should be familiar with a planning session over the summer in preparation for familiarizing themselves with the position and plan- wide variety of campus, local, national and international issues work commencing in fall term. ning for the year ahead. In addition, editorial staff of relevance to The Uniter’s readers. The Comment Editor will members are expected to attend weekly staff and be responsible for editing stories in the section for grammatical editorial meetings, and actively engage in constitu- errors and will work with the Editor in Chief to edit articles for Beat Reporter ($50 per week) tional review and planning throughout the course of libelous content. The Comment Editor will co-chair The Uniter The Beat Reporter will work closely with the News, Photos and their employment. Research and Story Development sub-committee. This position Graphics Editors to write two assigned news stories per week and represents a time commitment of 10+ hours per week. arrange for corresponding visual content. The chosen candidate should demonstrate a critical eye for news content and should pos- News Editor ($150 per week) sess superior writing and interviewing skills and works well under Humour Editor ($75 per week) pressure of deadlines. A familiarity with the university and student The Uniter is looking for an organized individual with excellent issues is an asset. The Beat Reporter must be able to work well in The successful candidate for Humour Editor will be responsible leadership skills to coordinate a comprehensive four- to five- a collaborative environment as well as individually. page news section that will examine university issues, as well as for all things funny in The Uniter, organizing and generating local, national and international news relevant to The Uniter’s content for a weekly 1-2 page Humour Section. The Humour diverse and knowledgeable readership. In addition to demon- Editor will work closely with the Photo and Graphics Editor(s), Copy & Style Editor ($50 per week) strating a critical eye for news content, the News Editor will be Comment Editor and volunteer contributors to solicit and devel- responsible for assigning, writing and editing news stories, while op humourous written and visual content for the section as well The Uniter is looking for an individual who demonstrates providing volunteer and staff writers with support and develop- as for other sections of the newspaper. He or she will be respon- exceptional technical editing skills to fill the position of Copy ment. The News Editor will also chair The Uniter sub-commit- sible for editing all submitted material for grammatical errors & Style Editor. The successful candidate will assist the Editor tee on Recruitment for the duration of his or her term. This posi- and libelous content. The Humour Editor will act as vice-chair of In Chief in completing final edits for the newspaper during the tion represents a time commitment of 20+ hours per week. The Uniter’s Recruitment Committee. This position represents a weekly production of the paper. He or she will check the entire time commitment of 10+ hours per week. copy for grammatical and stylistic errors. The Copy and Style Editor will also be charged with compiling newspaper style resources for staff, and developing and refining a Uniter Style Features Editor ($150 per week) Photo Editor ($75 per week) Guide over the course of the year. Applicants must be available The Features Editor will be responsible for organizing a 4-page to edit copy in The Uniter office. section consisting of in-depth reporting on a wide variety of topics, We want photos! Lots of them! Show us how you see Winnipeg, including current events, social issues and cultural phenomena. the U of W, and student issues. We’re looking for an individual Candidates should have previous experience with feature writing to take, solicit and organize photos to accompany articles, to be Listings Coordinator ($50 per week) and interviewing. The Features Editor will work in conjunction used as cover images, and for photo essays. Candidate will coor- The Listings Coordinator will be responsible for collecting and with the all section editors as well as volunteer and staff writers to dinate photo assignments from section editors as well as devel- compiling on- and off-campus event listings for The Uniter's research and write compelling articles and critical exposés with a oping visual content in conjunction with our Graphics Editor. comprehensive Listings Section. The Listings Coordinator will particular focus on activities relevant to or occurring within the uni- Photos can be taken with an SLR or Digital Camera. Candidates also be responsible for familiarizing faculty, student groups or versity community. The Features Editor will chair The Uniter’s must be familiar with Photoshop and Mac OS X. The photo edi- other interested parties on and off campus with the procedures sub-committee on Alumni for the course of his or her term. This tor will also liaise with the Photo Club and volunteer photo con- for submitting listings. The successful candidate will be an position represents a time commitment of 20+ hours per week. tributors. This is a 10+ hour per week commitment. organized individual with ready Internet access.

Arts & Culture Editor ($150 per week) Graphics Editor ($75 per week) Distribution Manager ($100 per issue for each of 25 issues) We are seeking a multi-talented individual with a diverse back- If you are a visual or graphic artist who is interest in giving The As the person primarily responsible for distributing 6,000 + copies ground in all things artistic to fulfill the position of Arts & Uniter a graphic edge and identity let us know. We’re looking for of the Uniter on and off campus, the Distribution Manager will Culture Editor. The successful candidate should be capable of a talented individual to work with our Photo Editor to develop require a valid Manitoba Drivers License and a car, as well as an organizing a four- to five- page section that will incorporate and improve visual content in the newspaper. The Graphics open schedule on Thursdays, The Uniter's publication date. timely coverage of a broad range of local, independent and orig- Editor would work with section editors to build strong graphic Newspapers will be couriered to the university in the morning and inal arts and entertainment topics. The Arts & Culture Editor content to accompany articles and themes, as well as working the Distribution Manager will be responsible for distributing news- will work closely with volunteer and staff writers to prepare with the Humour and Comment Editors to recruit design and papers to drop points on and off campus every Thursday afternoon. well-written commentary on music, film, art openings and so graphic volunteers. This is a 10+ hour per week commitment. As part of this weekly routine, the successful candidate will be on. This candidate must also work to cultivate good working responsible for keeping track of The Uniter's newspaper stands and relationships with promoters, record labels, artists and public maintaining their good condition. The Distribution Manager will be relations departments locally, nationally and internationally. ($75 per week) Web & Network Manager asked to note the effectiveness of drop points, manipulating news- The Arts & Culture Editor will also help coordinate U of W and paper drops to maximize the paper's pickup. The position will also community events listings and act as co-chair of The Uniter’s The successful candidate will be responsible for giving The demand that the successful candidate assist the Managing Editor in sub-committee on Fundraising. This position represents a time Uniter its first official web presence, updating the site with new acquiring new ad clients by promoting the paper at our business commitment of 20+ hours per week. content from each issue. Applicants should be proficient in Dreamweaver, and be familiar with Mac OS X operating sys- drop-off points and cultivating positive working relationships with tems. The Web & Network Manager will also be responsible for these potential clients. The successful applicant will have proven ensuring The Uniter computer network runs efficiently and is capable of working in a setting demanding reliability and independ- Sports Editor ($150 per week) backed up on a regular ent work. The Sports Editor will provide the Uniter readership with com- basis. The Experience an asset. The ability to consistently perform well pelling sports coverage, with a specific selected can- under pressure is essential. focus on campus sports events, didate will clubs, and activities. He/She will act as the edit, assign and write sports commen- primary DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS tary and analysis as well as develop technical April 9 AT 12:00 PM. and maintain positive working rela- support Applications Forms are available at the Uniter office, or via tionships with campus athletic teams, person for email. For further information call 786-9790 or email departments and directors. Coverage the office. [email protected] . Resumes, references and portfolios should reflect a broad range of sports, should be attached to applications. Mail or deliver applica- fitness and leisure activities. Successful tion in person to The Uniter Office, ORM14 Bulman Centre, candidates will work closely with the 515 Portage Avenue, Wpg, MB R3B 2E9. Photo Editor to provide superb visual content to accompany written content. Only those applicants selected for interviews will be con- The Sports Editor will also act as co- tacted. Applications are encouraged from all interested par- chair of The Uniter’s sub-committee on ties, including aboriginal people, people with disabilities, Fundraising. This position represents a and visible minorities. International students may also apply. time commitment of 20+ hours per week.

Production Manager ($150 per week)

The Uniter is looking for a hard-working, creative, and talented individual to take on the responsibilities of Production Manager. The successful candidate The Production Manager position is based on a 32- would be responsible for the overall design and final layout of the newspa- week term, beginning the week of August 16, 2004 and per on a weekly basis. Must be proficient in Quark, Adobe InDesign and terminating March 31, 2005. The successful candidate Photoshop using a Mac OS X platform. Applicants must be available for will be expected to spend several volunteer hours over production in The Uniter office from Sunday – Tuesday. Some additional ad the summer months familiarizing themselves with the design will be required and paid accordingly. The Production Manager must position and planning for the year ahead. feel comfortable instructing staff and volunteers interested in learning more about production and design. Time commitment is 20+ hours per week. page 8 march 18, 2004

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ON CAMPUS COMMOTION PEEPSHOW: Compiled by JULIE HORBAL,Listings Coordinator AN EROTIC COMEDY WHATS WHAT AT THE U DUB Out of Line Theatre CANADIAN JAPANESE I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, (Winnipeg Film Group - EXPLOSION OF FORMS AND MENNONITE SCHOLARSHIP NOW CHANGE 3rd Floor Artspace) TEXTURES: ART OF THE 1960s $2,000 for student pursuing PTE MATTHEW Tix $7-$10 @ 786-7980 FROM THE BAS-SAINT-LAURENT graduate studies in protection (3rd Floor, Portage Place) MUSEUM'S COLLECTION of minority rights in Canada BARBER Tix $11.77-$29.96 @ PTE box I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, Gallery 1C03 Until March 27 Info in Awards Office office - 942-5438 Wednesday, NOW CHANGE Deadline April 1 PTE, (3rd Floor, Portage Place) MASSAGE-A-THON April 24 Movement Tix $11.77-$29.96 @ March 17-18 JOHN GYLES EDUCATION CARMINA BURANA PTE box office - 942-5438 2nd Floor Duckworth AWARDS Pyramid Royal Winnipeg Ballet Up to $3,000 Cabaret (Centennial Concert Hall) EXAM PREPERATION Visit www.unb.ca/scholar Tix $12-$58 @ RWB box office or Mon March 22 WORKSHOP ships/undergrad/jgles.pdf for info w/ Matt Mays 856-2792 Thurs March 18 Deadline April 1 & El Torpedo Words 5:15-6:30, 2C11 Sat March 20 CARLA HARTSFIELD PROVINCE OF MANIOBA ROUND Reading & autographing Your Last Day on Earth SHANNON MERCER TABLE FOR SUSTAINABLE Sounds McNally Robinson Grant Park, Sat March 20 DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIP MANITOBA METALFEST 8pm Ekhardt-Grammate Hall, 8pm $1,000 each to an undergrad Feat. Putrescence, Bitchsplitter, Tix $14-$26 @ 786-9000 and graduate student Electro Quarterstaff, Descend Drama Visit www.gov.mb.ca/conserva into Nothingness, Neuraxis SERAPHIN POUDRIER CONFRONTING RACISM - A tion/susresmb/scholarship The Zoo Le Theatre de la Chapelle PROGRESS REPORT Deadline April 2 (Osborne Village Inn) Tix $19.75-$21.50 @ Franco Wed March 24, 7pm Tix $6 @ door Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall CANADIAN FRIENDS OF THE Manitoban Cultural Centre or 233-8053 HEBREW UNIVERSITY JAMES KEELAGHAN EXAM ANXIETY WORKSHOP SCHOLARSHIPS West End Cultural Centre THE WINSLOW BOY Wed March 24 Up to $5000 for students wishing (586 Ellice Ave - 783-6918), 8pm MTC Mainstage 12:30-1:30pm, 1C21 to attend 6 week/1 year Tix $17-$20 @ WECC & (174 Market) program at Hebrew University PERCY LANHAM BURSARIES I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, Ticketmaster Tix $10.70 - $49.22 @ CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: in Jerusalem. Information and Applications in Awards Office NOW CHANGE MTC box office 2nd Annual University of applications in Awards Office Deadline July 15 PTE MICO, BURNTHE8TRACK, Winnipeg Deadline April 2 (3rd Floor, Portage Place) PROJEKTOR, NOVELLA I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, Student Film Festival UKRAINIAN CANADIAN Tix $11.77-$29.96 @ PTE box Pyramid Cabaret NOW CHANGE Festival Dates: Thursday, NATIONAL ABORIGINAL FOUNDATION OF TARAS office - 942-5438 (176 Fort - 957-7777) PTE (3rd Floor, Portage Place) April 29 - Saturday, May 1, 2004 ACHIEVEMENT FOUNDATION SHEVCHENKO Tix $11.77-$29.96 @ Location: Eckhardt-Gramatté SCHOLARSHIPS $25,000 Kobzar literary award in Movement DUOTANG PTE box office - 942-5438 Hall (3rd Floor Centennial Hall), Visit www.naaf.ca for info and recognition of Canadian CARMINA BURANA Collective Cabaret University of Winnipeg applications literature represented through a Royal Winnipeg Ballet (108 Osborne - 475-2239) Eligibility: Students registered at Ukrainian Canadian theme (Centennial Concert Hall) Tues March 23 a post-secondary institution in 2004 OSLER, HOSKIN & Info & applications at Tix $12-$58 @ RWB box office or A TASTE OF NEW ORLEANS Manitoba between April, 2003 HARCOURT NATIONAL ESSAY www.shevchenkofoundation.ca 856-2792 McNally Robinson Grant Park, Sounds and April, 2004 CONTEST Deadline May 13, 2005 8pm TOM JONES Entry Fee: No Charge $1,000-$5,000 Prizes Fri March 19 Centennial Concert Hall, 8pm Deadline: Monday, April 12, 2004 Essay topic: "How can SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION Drama Tix $35.75-$100 @ Ticketmaster Canadians improve their Visit CAFFE CAREER RESOURCE CENTRE standard of living without www.scholarshipscanada.com Sounds U of M Black Hole Theatre, 8pm Words Graham Hall - 0GM09 sacrificing what they hold to be www.millenniumscholarships.ca MANITOBA METALFEST Tix $11 adult/$9 student/senior BILL ZUK Open 9-4:30 Mon-Fri distinctly Canadian values?" www.finaid.org Feat. Diadmegon, Hollow @ 474-6880 Launch of Janusz Zurakowski: Assistance available for Open to all F/T university www.studentawards.com Ground, Cast, Liqurd, Head Hits Legend in the Sky, 8pm researching jobs, internships or students Concrete SERAPHIN POUDRIER McNally Robinson Grant Park, post-graduate education, as Visit www.rotman.utoronto.ca/ ROUND THE PEG PURSUITS The Zoo Le Theatre de la Chapelle (Osborne Village Inn) well as developing resumes and essaycompetition for info WHAT'S WHAT AROUND WINNIPEG Tix $19.75-$21.50 @ Franco Drama cover letters. Deadline April 5 Tix $6 @ door Manitoban Cultural Centre or CAFFE 233-8053 U of M Black Hole Theatre, 8pm U of W FITNESS CLASSES CANADIAN RETAIL INSTITUTE Thurs March 18 EPPTIDE, VELVET PILL, FOUR Tix $11 adult/$9 student/senior ROADS Mon - Hi/Lo SCHOLARSHIPS Sounds THE WINSLOW BOY @ 474-6880 Pyramid Cabaret Wed - Boot Camp Ten $1,000 scholarships to A SEASON FOR NONVIOLENCE MTC Mainstage (176 Fort - 957-7777) Fri - Core Body business-related students SONGWRITERS FESTIVAL (174 Market) SERAPHIN POUDRIER 12:30-1:15 Info and applications at Feat. Jake Chenier, Lianne Tix $10.70 - $49.22 @ MTC box Le Theatre de la Chapelle RAY BONNEVILLE Tue - Step/HiLo Combo www.retaileductation.org Fournier, Dan Frechette, Beth office Tix $19.75-$21.50 @ Franco West End Cultural Centre Thu - Tae-Box Deadline April 16 Martens & Dan Donahue, Manitoban Cultural Centre or (586 Ellice Ave - 783-6918), 8pm 12:05-12:50 Nathan Rogers, Steve PEEPSHOW: 233-8053 Tix $15-$18 @ WECC & Register at the Duckworth LUCENT GLOBAL SCIENCE Shellenberg, Trio, and Joy AN EROTIC COMEDY Ticketmaster Centre Desk SCHOLARS AWARD Stadnichuk Out of Line Theatre THE WINSLOW BOY For 1st year students majoring West End Cultural Centre (Winnipeg Film Group - MTC Mainstage (174 Market) FROLICH HILDEBRAND TRIO GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL in computer science, computer (586 Ellice Ave - 783-6918), 8pm 3rd Floor Artspace) Tix $10.70 - $49.22 @ McNally Robinson Portage STUDIES APPLICATION engineering, electronic Tix $10-$12 @ Music Trader, Tix $7-$10 @ 786-7980 MTC box office Place, 6:30pm EXPENSES BURSARY engineering, specialized Metamorphosis, Into the Music Applications in Awards Office technical telecommunications & Homemade Music I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, major. Applications at SMALL ROOMS NOW CHANGE NOW CHANGE McNally Robinson Grant Park, AVCC AWARDS www.cbic.ca. Deadline April 15 Words PTE PTE (3rd Floor, Portage Place) 8pm See www.avcc.ca/programs/ PAUL RUMBOLT (3rd Floor, Portage Place) Tix $11.77-$29.96 @ scholarships PHYLLIS P. HARNS McNally Robinson Grant Park, Tix $11.77-$29.96 @ PTE box PTE box office - 942-5438 PIPI SKID SCHOLARSHIP 7:30pm office - 942-5438 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT $2,600 to a F/T undergrad CD release party Wed March 24 Royal Albert Hotel RESEARCH AND ADMINISTRA- Info and applications at CAROL MATAS Movement (48 Albert - 943-8433) TIVE SCHOLARSHP www.ppfc.ca Launch of Play Ball CARMINA BURANA Sounds Tix $7 @ door $4,000 award for grad student in Deadline April 15 McNally Robinson Grant Park, Royal Winnipeg Ballet MATT MAYS & public administration, finance, 8pm (Centennial Concert Hall) MATTHEW BARBER business administration, or GREAT CANADIAN MAPPING Drama Tix $12-$58 @ RWB box office or Pyramid Cabaret CAFFE social sciences CHALLENGE SCHOLARSHIP Drama 856-2792 (176 Fort - 957-7777) U of M Black Hole Theatre, 8pm Applications at www.gfoa.org/ Submit a paper that uses GIS CAFFE Tix $12 @ Into the Music, Tix $11 adult/$9 student/senior forms/scholarship-PER.doc Tools and DMTI Spatial datasets U of M Black Hole Theatre, 8pm Pyramid Cabaret @ 474-6880 Sun March 21 Regulations at Tix $11 adult/$9 student/senior DANIEL B. GOLDBERG www.dmtispacial.com @ 474-6880 Words SCHOLARSHIP Deadline April 30 SERAPHIN POUDRIER Words DIG YOUR ROOTS Le Theatre de la Chapelle $10,000 award to a grad student SERAPHIN POUDRIER WORLD POETRY DAY Live national campus/ Tix $19.75-$21.50 @ Franco in F/T master's study preparing MILLENIUM EXCELLENCE Le Theatre de la Chapelle CELEBRATION community radio broadcast feat. Manitoban Cultural Centre or for a career in state and local AWARD PROGRAM Tix $19.75-$21.50 @ Franco McNally Robinson Grant Park, spoken word of Nico Rogers, 233-8053 government finance National In Course Awards Manitoban Cultural Centre or 2pm Kevin Matthews, Julie Parrell Applications at www.gfoa.org/ $4000-$5000 to 3rd year 233-8053 Mondragon Bookstore & forms/scholarship-Goldberg.doc students working at 80% course THE WINSLOW BOY Drama Coffeehouse, Tix $5 @ door MTC Mainstage load Info & applications in THE WINSLOW BOY SERAPHIN POUDRIER (174 Market) Drama ANTHONY J. BESARABOWICZ awards office. Deadline June 21 MTC Mainstage Le Theatre de la Chapelle Tix $10.70 - $49.22 @ MTC box CAFFE BURSARY (174 Market) Tix $19.75-$21.50 @ Franco office U of M Black Hole Theatre, 8pm $1,000 to a returning student HELEN BETTY OSBORNE Tix $10.70 - $49.22 Manitoban Cultural Centre or Tix $11 adult/$9 student/senior with 1 year teaching experience BURSARIES @ MTC box office 233-8053 Applications in Awards Office Applicants must have financial PEEPSHOW: @ 474-6880 Deadline March 19 need, dedication to field, PEEPSHOW: AN EROTIC COMEDY THE WINSLOW BOY commitment to volunteerism, & AN EROTIC COMEDY Out of Line Theatre MTC Mainstage SERAPHIN POUDRIER NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE proof of Aboriginal ancestry Out of Line Theatre (Winnipeg Film Group - (174 Market) Le Theatre de la Chapelle BLIND SCHOLARSHIPS Info at www.helenbetty (Winnipeg Film Group - 3rd Floor Artspace) Tix $10.70 - $49.22 @ Tix $19.75-$21.50 @ Franco Visit www.nfb.org for applica- osbornefdtn.ca 3rd Floor Artspace) Tix $7-$10 @ 786-7980 MTC box office Manitoban Cultural Centre or tions and info. Deadline March 31 Deadline May 30 Tix $7-$10 @ 786-7980 233-8053 march 18, 2004 page 9

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What is he going to pay the mort- the Halls BY M D COHEN gage with… bananas? There’s no way that those are going to put his BY KENT DAVIES Pac-Man kids through university. I guess feel sorry for Pac-man. I mean Mrs. Pac-man realized this because Place: Manitoba his entire existence is com- she went out and got her own job Time: 11:34 Iprised of running around a eating pellets and fruit. Now they maze eating pellets. Who came up have twice the fruit but it’s still not Female: Did you hear with this idea? Some rogue lab going to pay the electricity bill and the Pixies are coming to assistant tired of just watching the all they have to show for their life the cum? mice run through some random are a bunch of points. To make mat- maze so he took it upon himself to ters worse, the pellet and ghost eat- Male: What’s the cum? create a world where he controlled ing bracket has decided to double Male 2: The Burton the mouse as well. Actually… that production and have sped up the Cummings Theater. might be a good video game, but pace. This prevents the couple from it’s the payoff that bugs me. We spending any real quality time Male 3: I think it’s pro- spend all our time controlling this together. The double shifts are nounced the Walker. guy and for what? Points. Does this causing Pac-man to have troubles make sense to anyone? I could performing in bed. Finally, he understand if we won patio furni- walks in on his wife having a three Place: Ashdown ture, but what is our fascination way with Frogger and Donkey Time: 2:19 Blurred Vision Blurred Vision with points. They’re no good to us Kong. The bills still aren’t getting in the real world. I doubt bragging paid and there’s talk of replacing BY KAD BY KAD Male: Hey what’s the about how many points I got in one of the ghosts with one of the difference between Mel Zelda is going to help me get a giant paddles from Pong. Does this Gibson and God? date. Maybe if she thought points sound like a dream scenario? Poor referred to something else, but even Pac-man. He puts up a brave front Male 2: What? then, scoring with anyone named but sometimes you have to wonder Zelda wouldn’t help. Regardless, if he really was stuck in the corner Male: God doesn’t think Pac-man still has a sad existence. when the ghosts were coming. he’s Mel Gibson. He risks his life all day fending off When is it all going to end? Maybe ghosts and his only true rewards are one day Pac-man will be able to Place: Riddell Hall a few pieces of fruit. I guess the retire from his job and sit around Time: 4:13 video game producers caught on to with the ghosts and laugh about the this because they gave him a wife. years of torment. He’ll finally get Female: I just hate these That had to be the worst thing for the chance to go home with a full elections; all these fuck- Pac-mans self esteem. I’m sure he pension of cherries and spend some ing strangers are always feels bad enough about being time with his kids. I just hope that bugging you. forced to eat pellets all day, but when his time comes nobody has One more reason for the After much controversy having such a meaningless career is told him that he has to do it two Male: Who are you? corporate networks to Gibson brings Jesus to never going to support a family. more time until he’s finished. have a five second delay. the small screen.

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H O T I S S U E S The MarthaTM Media Circus Media, Public Not Sympathetic to Female Executives generalized thing that’s used to demean women. Lower case is, any woman who’s mouthy who gets called a bitch just because. Like we don’t go around calling Conrad Black or The Donald ‘that mouthy bastard’ and both of them are.” Dr. Joan Grace, professor of Politics at the University of Winnipeg, believes successful bus - nesswomen face higher moral and ethical standards than their male- counterparts. “It’s kind of an interesting case because there are a lot of dimensions going on here. It’s not just her being a successful businesswoman, it’s a certain kind of business: a cultivat- ing and protection of a happy home; a mother, a good wife. I think with all of that combined, she has been no this investigation goes on. Fans of cynical public and media industry doubt fodder for the media. Martha need a place to come and that sets harsher standards for “I’m not saying men are never voice their opinions and concerns.” women. She will have to endure a held to account for actions such as judgmental public and further scruti- this, but I think the Donald Trumps Punishment Doesn’t ny into her private life, as she con- tinues to fight her conviction and the of the world would be celebrated for Fit the Crime [their] business acumen whereas possibility of 10-16 months in jail. she’s held up to a standard of “is that Somehow, although the verdict really what we want in our protector So why do women face tougher doesn’t look good for Martha now, of home and hearth, our archetype standards in the public sphere? her legions of fans and her wide- mother and wife?” “Can you spell sexism?” replies ranging influence could just save her Cockburn. “I think we do have a from doing time after all. Then, will Martha’s Faithful double standard for successful men justice be served? Maybe. But you and successful women which is no can bet facing the wrath of the pub- Although Martha Stewart has different than any double standard lic and mainstream media will harm her share of detractors, she also has a that we have in any other walk of her more than any low-security facil- number of fans willing to support her life. It’s just there. ity ever could. And nobody, not even through thick and thin. “The thing that really pisses me rich, successful business people, Some of the more devout are off is how personal it’s gotten. The deserve that. People magazine reveals the story involved in SaveMartha.com - a attacks in the media are written by CHERYL behind “her sad call to her mom” and website that tracks all the latest news a great variety of people – men, GUDZ “her daughter’s tears.” Newsweek, regarding Stewart. SaveMartha.com women, journalists, people of all Features Editor rather, prefers a more to-the-point made March 13th National Save walks of life – but everybody “Cooked!” Martha Day and rallied across the seems to take it to this personal know what Sure some wordplay is expected, United States at hometown K-Marts level.” you’re thinking. considering the industry Stewart has (distributors of Martha Stewart’s line Joan Grace believes IJust what I need, cultivated for of house- women in politics and busi- one more article on the woman of the herself, but wares). ness are scrutinized on what hour Martha Stewart. when does “I think (the media they say, because there’s an Martha is everywhere. She is the the clever coverage is) far too Pictures of expectation for women to be cover story on every tabloid, enter- jargon middle-aged consensus builders and to tainment and news magazine in the become gleeful! Oh, whoopee! women with project a certain kind of car- U.S. She’s even making headlines in malicious, We can stick it to her! shopping ing image. Yet when Canada (gleaning three separate arti- contemptu- Whereas from what I carts full of they do, they cles in the Winnipeg Free Press in ous and sex- Martha are criticized one day alone). ist? can gather, she may Stewart for being too But like her or leave her, Martha Consider have embezzled brand items soft or not Stewart is redefining how we react to the frequen- 50,000 bucks. But is about the leadership pop culture icons, big business and cy of the furthest material. questionable ethics. She has become word “bitch” Conrad Black anyone? image from “When you an example for the demise of the rich used on pow- It can be millions and feminism think of the and the powerful to the satisfaction erful women no one’s treating him you can Belinda of the “little guy,” as one juror in her in the public imagine. But Stronarchs of the trail proudly proclaimed. eye. Are all that badly. And The somehow world, they’re Studying the ‘demise’ of Martha the Sheila Donald – you can’t tell their rallying asked certain ques- Stewart is important because it pro- Copps’, me that he hasn’t cry, not to tions that men vides us with evidence of the suspi- Rosie mention their would never be cions we may have had all along; O’Donnells done a few ‘popaganda’ asked.” that women in big business, politics and Martha naughties.” posters, are Grace says last or media, have one helluva time Stewarts out - Lyn Cockburn, surprisingly week Stronarch was staying at the top. there, really familiar to interviewed by a CBC that sinister? Winnipeg Sun feminist journalist, and the first thing the The Good Mother & Wife Lyn activism. female reporter asked was how vs. The Bitch Cockburn, Says Stronarch was going to manage entertainment and lifestyle editor of Save Martha! editor John Small, “A being a single mother with two chil- dren and a political career. “Now if A glance at popular magazine The Winnipeg Sun, makes a distinc- group of Martha Stewart fans got she was interviewing Stephen headlines will tell you that Martha tion between “bitch” in lower case together and decided the kind of neg- Harper, that wouldn’t even be part has fallen from grace, has been dis- letters and BITCH in caps. The latter ative coverage in the media of top of the interview strategy. It would- graced, and well, will never say is used when women reclaim the female executives that we’ve seen n’t be one of the questions.” grace at a festive-dinner-party-for- word, the former is not. When asked recently deserves a response. So like her sisters in the spot- eight again. if Martha Stewart is deserving of her Savemartha.com is a place to light, Martha Stewart must face US Weekly’s cover mockingly ‘bitch’ reputation, she says, “If it’s in address this concern and to ensure reality. She must contend with a reads “The Fall of Miss Perfect”. capital letters yes, but not if it’s that that we preserve due process while march 18, 2004 page 11

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H O T I S S U E S Irshad Manji Strikes A Chord “Muslim refusenik” draws support and criticism from U of W community religion, and independent judiciary—and win. She Manji pictured here with Salman Rushdie BY CARLY CAMPBELL became frustrated Defender of also praised Jerusalem’s ultra-ortho- (in collaboration with Christine with the responses Israel dox Jewish mayor for having made Esselmont and Madeleine Kettner) that she was given. the bid to host the 2005 “Love “Even back Manji received Without Borders” Gay Pride Parade. oes diversity deserve to then,” Manji assert- an invitation from a She felt that no such event could ever be defended?” ed, “I had enough Zionist organization be conceivable in the Arab world. “DThese were the closing faith to ask ques- to travel to Israel. Manji added that she didn’t want to remarks of Irshad Manji at a seminar tions.” She accepted. “In the say that Israel had perfected plural- held on March 3rd in Winnipeg. The first ques- spirit of Itjihad after ism, but she was clearly impressed Manji’s lecture entitled “Israel, tion that Manji was 9-11, I couldn’t hold with the diversity that she saw there. Islam and Diversity,” was part of a concerned with was back,” she stated. She explained that she didn’t defend cross-Canada tour to promote dis- why the girls could- Manji went to Israel because she had been “brain- cussion amongst university students n’t lead prayers. Israel not expecting washed by Zionists”. and the general public. Her teacher’s to have the experi- “I defend Israel because I defend Though it seems innocent response to this ences that she did. diversity,” Manji declared. enough, the above question is in fact question was “Read At the end of her trip, politically and emotionally charged, the Koran.” Manji she had nothing but “The Trouble With” Manji? since Manji has controversial opin- continued to ask such questions, and to studying Islam in great detail. praise for what she saw there. ions on religion and politics. at age fourteen she posed the ques- In doing so, she’d discovered a “Why do I defend Israel?” she Manji’s assertions have been met Manji, a self-described “Muslim tion, “Where is the evidence of the progressive side of her faith—a asked the audience. Manji explained with much controversy and debate. Refusenik,” is an author, television Jewish conspiracy against Islam?” tradition that Muslims had once that she was surprised to find a truly She has received praise and support producer, and media entrepeneur. This question got her expelled from held, called ijtihad, or “independ- diverse society within Israel—a from many, including young Muslims Her accomplishments are impres- the madressa. ent thought”. Manji argued that society where bilingualism (Hebrew who want Manji to “be their voice,” sive: she is the president of VERB, a Manji made it clear in her lecture the “trouble with Islam” is that, and Arabic) is mandatory throughout yet there are still many others who television channel being developed that she didn’t mean to imply that all unlike most current world reli- the country, where Arab citizens are disagree with her arguments. Manji’s to engage young people on issues of madressas are like this, this had sim- gions, Islam is mainstream funda- represented by four parties in the critics say her assessment of Islam global diversity, and from 1998 to ply been her experience. It was at mentalist. Still, she believes that government (four more than in any regarding anti-Semitism, women’s 2001, she made media history as this point, however, that Manji real- Islam has the potential to “under- other Muslim state), and where free rights, gay and lesbian rights, and host and senior producer of ized that she had a choice to make: go a reformation that empowers press is encouraged and a wide range other human rights issues, are gener- CityTV’s Queer Television, the she could either become a secular women, promotes respect for reli- of opinions are readily available. alizations that aren’t consistent with world’s first program on commercial North American, or she could give gious minorities, and foster a There was freedom for all reli- the views of the majority of Muslims airwaves to explore the lives of gays her faith another chance. “And competition of ideas.” gions to be practiced legally in around the world. and lesbians. another...and another” she added. Israel. She said that Arab citizens of One of those critics is UWSA Her ventures also include host- Thus, Manji committed herself Israel can take their grievances to an Vice President of Student Services, ing Big Ideas, TV Ontario’s weekly Farnoosh Ali, who attended Manji’s show aimed at college and universi- BOOK REVIEW lecture. Ali said that she was curious ty students, hosting and producing In about the event because people the Public Interest, a regular feature seemed to have extreme opinions on Vision TV, and co-starring in The Trouble with Islam: A Wake- about Manji (being either extremely Friendly Fire, TV Ontario’s debate favorable or extremely unfavorable of series that tackled issues ranging her). A Muslim herself, Ali said that from immigration to religion to mil- Up Call for Honesty and Change she evaluated Manji’s opinion as itary culture. coming from a person who wanted to the diverse and tolerant culture it At 23, she became National BY JO SNYDER try to push her own career, and that Affairs Editorial Writer at the once was, a culture that embraces she hadn’t analyzed in-depth the Ottawa Citizen—the youngest edito- rshad Manji’s new book, “The intellectual inquiry. Diversity is of complex issues that she tried to rial board member at any major Trouble with Islam: A Wake- utmost importance to Manji. So is address. Ali feels Manji was incon- Canadian newspaper. She has IUp Call for Honesty and honesty. sistent when she promoted freedom recently authored a book, The Change,” has aroused a lot of heat- As someone who grew up in of the press, because she praised Trouble with Islam: A Wake-Up Call ed discussion. Not just that, but the west she embraces her free- Israel for having a free press, yet she for Honesty and Change, which is an hate mail and death threats. dom. She loves what the west has failed to recognize or address that she open letter about why she feels that Manji considers her book to be to offer her as a woman, as a les- was being sponsored by the Asper her fellow Muslims must do more to an “open letter” to both Muslims bian, as an intellectual and as a dis- family (CanWest), whose own papers defeat anti-Semitism, the oppression and non-Muslims, calling on sident. Is this wrong? I mean she’s have come under intense criticism for of women, the scourge of slavery everyone to ask questions regard- right, we’ve got it pretty good. lack of editorial freedom. and other human rights violations ing mainstream Islam. Manji feels that had she been Ali also remarked that Manji that are prominent in Islamic soci- With most religions, fanatics raised in a Muslim country, she seemed to divert questions she could- eties worldwide. remain on the fringes, this is not so would be an atheist in her heart, n’t answer by turning them into an with Islam. Muslim fundamental- and not very free at all. That is audience dialog, which to her, Personal Is Political ists are the mainstream. The Koran being pretty honest. reduced Manji’s credibility. is vague and contradictory, she The possibility of reviving Ali added that there was confu- says. So much so that it is a joke In her book as well as in her lec- ijtihad is enough to sustain sion between the actions of leaders of that anyone can claim to make tures, Manji describes how and why And certainly Islam has left the Manji’s dedication to Islam. And, predominantly Muslim countries, and concrete interpretations regarding she came to be a Muslim Refusenik. global community with plenty to faith plays a big role too. Without the actual views that Islam promotes. its holy message. She argues that it Manji was born in East Africa, think about. According to Manji no it, how could she continue? Her Islam does not promote regimes like is a complex yet human book. and she immigrated with her family other religion is “producing as book so thoroughly punches the monarchy of Saudi Arabia, nor the Manji tells the story of her to Vancouver in 1972. Though her many terrorist travesties and holes through fundamentalist brutality of Saddam Hussein, says development not only as a Muslim, parents were devout Muslims, upon human rights transgressions in the Muslim beliefs and behaviour Ali. Hussein was in fact fighting but also as a thinker in “The their arrival Manji was placed in a name of God.” No other religion is that I find it stunning she can against Islam. She felt that Manji Trouble with Islam”. She talks free baby-sitting service offered at a as seemingly intolerant. So my believe at all. Can we accept made the views of extremists seem about attending madressa (Islamic church, and she attended a public question to Manji is, why believe Manji’s challenge to confront like the typical views of the 1.3 bil- school) as a child and being secondary school. It was in these at all? intolerance even if doing so lion diverse Muslims on the planet. ordered to either stop asking ques- institutions that Manji says she For Manji the salvation of means we may be labelled intol- “Why are you trying to simplify tions or to leave. She chose to developed a keen curiosity and Islam relies on one thing, ijtihad, erant ourselves, because I think my identity?” Ali wondered. leave madressa, but not Islam. learned to ask lots of questions. She Islam’s lost tradition of independ- that is what she means by a Why can’t we criticise Islam? looked forward to attending a ent thinking. Ijtihad existed in a “wake-up call for honesty”. U of W Reacts Why can’t we ask questions? period in history when Christians, Some will find this book chal- madressa, or Islamic religious Dave Rapiz, director of the Manji demands to know. The Muslims and Jews worked and lenging, maybe offensive, some school, assuming that her experi- LGBT* centre at the U of W, attend- thrust of her book is that reason lived together in a “culture of tol- will find it enlightening and others ences there would be similar. Manji ed the lecture as well. He was inter- and faith should not be separated. erance”. Ijtihad is the one hope will find it over confident. spent every Saturday from ages nine ested in hearing Manji’s thoughts on There is no reason not to think. that mainstream Islam can become Regardless, it is worth reading. to fourteen at the madressa, where Continued on Page 12 she tried to ask questions about her page 12 march 18, 2004

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HOT ISSUES Not White = Not Safe Racial Profiling Angers Students first-year student most part, other Sinclair, a psychology instruc- BY JEANNE FRONDA sitting across the Caucasian students. tor who’s been teaching at the U of magine patiently waiting in line table from Ansu. But it’s also common W since 1999, says racial profiling to go through airport security “You can profile to see students of is based on stereotypes. She says Iwhen all of a sudden a security Arabs too.” colour congregating stereotypes are used so people can guard instructs you to walk off to Kinhnarath says at tables with other simplify and organize their envi- the side and remove your shoes. one time she was students of colour. ronment by placing information You’ve done nothing wrong, but walking through Even though into categories, but she says you follow the order anyway. This airport security many students are there’s a risk that goes along with is airport security, after all, so there with her father and opposed to singling them. must be a good reason. There must her brother when people out, it’s inter- “What’s most dangerous is be some bomb threat, some security guards esting to see that they’re subtle and they [people] announcement that a salivating decided to search many students are don’t even know they’re using maniac wearing a taupe trench coat her brother. She sitting with people of stereotypes,” says Sinclair. “We has strapped a thick belt of dyna- says that at the time the same ethnic back- don’t always know we have nega- mite to his waist and is running she figured it was ground. This doesn’t tive attitudes because a lot of it loose in the airport. just a routine secu- mean U of W stu- happens unconsciously. Even if But as you step to the side you rity check, but now dents agree with you use racial profiling you might notice something—everyone that she thinks her racial profiling or are not know all of the hidden biases. walks through the metal detector brother might have separatists or racists. We think we’re treating people without a delay is Caucasian. You, been searched In fact, all the stu- fairly, but we’re not.” on the other hand, are a person of because he looks dents who agreed to Another risk with using stereo- colour. Arab. talk about racial pro- types is that they can perpetuate That’s exactly what happened Ansu maintains filing said they dis- lies. Stereotypes are used to gener- to Nana Ansu, a second-year that people of agreed with it. alize from one person to an entire applied computer science student, colour should not Although student group, and Sinclair says that this while he was in a U.K. airport. It’s be singled out. Victor Goncalves shouldn’t happen particularly not something that’s easily forgot- “The colour of disagrees with the because stereotypes can perpetu- ten, and he spoke about it while sit- my skin may be dif- practice, he says he ate something that’s false. ting with some of his friends in the ferent from yours, understands why “There doesn’t have to be truth U of W cafeteria. All the other stu- but when you turn people discriminate to a stereotype at all,” she says. dents who were also at the table off the lights our against others. “Stereotypes can colour the mean- were persons of colour. blood is the same “Given current ings of things. People can find all “The fact that you’re black – colour. Why is the events you can see these reasons to explain why a they profile you,” he says. “If you colour of a man’s where people are man is more qualified than a have a routine check it’s okay, but skin more impor- coming from,” says woman for a job, for example.” not when you go beyond that. tant than the colour the fourth-year envi- Finding tangible evidence That’s discrimination right there.” of a man’s blood?” ronmental studies pointing to the negative effects of According to the Canadian Many other stu- student. “When you racial profiling isn’t easy. Sinclair Human Rights Commission, racial dents also say racial see a certain group says there hasn’t been a lot of profiling involves investigating profiling is wrong. doing the same thing research done about the psycho- someone based on their national “I don’t think all the time then they logical effects of racial profiling. origin, religion, or race. And that’s it’s right,” says get targeted. It still One study found that the costs to something many U of W students third-year science doesn’t make it larger society and individuals are are opposed to. student Anna [racial profiling] negative, and include effects like “I think racial profiling is Cameron. “A per- right.” post traumatic stress disorder wrong and that everyone should be son is a person and The main argu- symptoms and stress and mistrust checked no matter what,” says you can’t judge ment that Goncalves between minorities and the police Benjamin Omole, a third-year busi- externally. It’s defi- is using is, of course, force. And it’s not surprising that ness administration student. nitely not right.” ethnic backgrounds of the students stereotyping. And that’s something results like this ring alarm bells. Another student says that any who are sitting at the other tables in Lisa Sinclair knows a lot about. “We’re living in a culture of fear,” person, no matter what their race, the cafeteria because there seems to says Sinclair. “Do we combat fear can be a victim of racial profiling. Segregation on Campus be some segregation. A quick scan in Racial Stereotyping Feeds by becoming more extreme in our “I think it just happens to every- the room reveals that Caucasian stu- On Stereotypes views or do we try to educate peo- one,” says Sophia Kinhnarath, a It’s hard not to notice the racial or dents are sitting at tables with, for the ple about these views?”

Continued from Page 11 the moderate voice within her faith students to see the world’s problems Tomorrow.” She was placed in the U of M, Hillel/JSA, the U of W diversity. Rapiz stated that he to speak up against extremists was a as emanating from one source category of “dreamer,” which she LGBT* centre, Winnipeg Zionist believed Manji to be “one coura- positive thing. She feels that criti- alone, and this is an incomplete pic- takes as a compliment. Though it Initiative, Interfaith Round Table, geous woman”. He was impressed cism from the political left is good, ture,” says Boucher. “I think this has been argued that Manji is not a Rose and Max Rady Jewish by her courage and convictions, as but also that it is completely one- viewpoint indicates a type of politi- scholar and that her views should Community Centre, National well as her openness to other peo- sided. cal immaturity.” not be taken seriously, she remains Jewish Campus Life, and Random ple. Rapiz added that he looks up to She feels that most leftists can Boucher also thinks that it is an educated woman who has never- House of Canada (Manji’s publish- someone who can defend diversity, easily cite many wrongdoings of inaccurate to adopt a simplistic “bad theless been extremely effective in er). The UWSA had not been and that he saw connections Israel and America (and do), but do guy, good guy” vision of the world. presenting her opinions on religion, approached to be a sponsor, and any between her political and religious not proportionately cite the rampant She proposes that we change these diversity, and politics. Like it or sponsorship done by UWSA-recog- views and her attitudes presented on human rights abuses within many stereotypes through education and not, Manji is making herself heard, nized groups was done solely by Queer TV. Rapiz was unsure if his other countries such as Syria or awareness, including more campus and she has been met with both crit- those groups, not by the UWSA in opinion of Manji reflected the opin- Saudi Arabia. events, lectures, and debates on icism and praise. general. Many students and profes- ions of all LGBT collective mem- The problem, she says, is not these issues, presenting a variety of Before closing, Manji addressed sors of the U of W were present, bers, but he felt very positive about with criticism, but with the dispro- viewpoints. the crowd, “Can we at least all agree however, including UWSA the lecture. portionate criticism towards Israel, that diversity must be defended?” President Chris Minaker, who mod- Dr. Joanne Boucher, a U of W America, and Britain paired with Strong Views, Big Impact “If we can’t agree, then what are we erated the question period at the politics professor, was also in atten- the seemingly silent voice concern- all doing in Canada?” event. dance at Manji’s lecture. Interested ing the long-term basic human Irshad Manji has been named a The event was co-sponsored by in Manji’s political ideas, as well as rights abuses against minorities “Feminist for the 21st Century” by The Asper Foundation Lecture Readers can visit Irshad Manji’s the contemporary politics of the such as women and homosexuals in Ms. Magazine, and Maclean’s chose Series, The Jewish Federation of website at www.muslim- Middle East and America, Boucher other countries. her as one of 100 “Leaders for Winnipeg/Combined Jewish refusenik.com thought that Manji’s calling upon “We’re training a generation of Appeal, The Rainbow Pride Mosaic march 18, 2004 page 13

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and try to get the songs across to peo- reputation of having that great fami- Matt Mays ple. As soon as I start getting sick of ly-oriented music scene. I think that’s (second from right) and El Torpedo. that, it’s nice to get back with the important. And Halifax and band again and get some jams going Dartmouth are like that too. There’s and stuff. It’s nice to be able to go not many people, but there’s so many back and forth. I’ve got plans to ven- great bands for the amount of people. ture into different styles of music as And in so many different genres as well. I like the way that once you get well. So many places it’s all one kind sick of something you move onto of music. I find the scene around something else, which I think helps here, there’s a bunch of different the longevity. It’s very important to bands and they’re all completely dif- keep a fresh mind if you want to stay ferent than one another; everybody’s creative your whole life. doing their own thing. It’s great. Everybody’s really behind each other. JR: How long have you been writ- There’s no competition here; every- ing songs? body’s really happy to see each other MM: I guess about 8 years or some- do well. It’s really nice to come home thing like that. I’ve been writing since to. Whereas I find in bigger cities like I was about 16, I guess. Toronto, everybody’s out to kill and the music scene seems to suffer JR: How did you learn how to write because of it. a good song? MM: Just by writing tons and tons JR: As much as you love it at home, and tons of songs. I’ve got bags and it seems like your focus is on tour- bags of four track tapes that I’ve ing these days? made while writing songs. It’s just all MM: Yeah. It goes through stages. crap. There’s so much bad stuff. It’s Lately we’ve been playing a lot and not just one of those things that you that’s what I love to do. The more I’m can sort of do; I found with me, it on the road, the happier I am. I’m took a long time to learn how to get a really into it. We’re just touring and song out. I don’t usually work on trying to get the songs really tight for Matt Mays is Quickly songs. When they come out, they’re when we go into the studio. out. If they don’t come out then they’re not worth saving. It was one JR: When it comes time to do the Making a Name for Himself of those things where I spent years second CD, what will you do differ- trying to write songs, but the ones ently this time? proud to put their names to. That worked with Bob Dylan, Tom that I’ve always kept have been the MM: On the first one, I started play- JEFF band was in town recently opening Petty, U2, The Rolling Stones, and ones that just sort of came out, you ing everything myself, all of the ROBSON for Sam Roberts at The Burton The Tragically Hip.] know? That’s why I can’t really instruments, and then I gradually got Arts Editor Cummings Theatre, and the confident MM: He mostly started out as an worry about writing songs. If they some other people into the studio. It and energetic guy I saw on stage that engineer, but he’s been producing for come out, they come out. And I know was kind of like a patched up pair of n February of night was an entirely different Matt the last 10 years or whatever. He’s that I’ll always have songs coming jeans, you know. It’s cool; I’m pretty 2003, I went to Mays than the one I saw opening for great. He’s worked with so many out just because they always have. proud of that record. It sounds pretty Isee Kathleen Kathleen Edwards. awesome people. He’s top notch. I’m Sometimes I go two or three months live off the floor for having so many Edwards in concert at The West End I had the opportunity to chat with really looking forward to getting into without writing a song and I’ll get a overdubs and stuff. “City of Lakes” is Cultural Centre. The opening act that Mays, just before he hit the road for the studio. little bit freaked out, and then all of a live on that record, which I’m glad night was a goofy, awkward young another Canadian tour with his band sudden I’ll write five in a week or about. That’s what we’ll do more of guy from Nova Scotia, named Matt and another exciting young Warner JR: It sounds like this is a real whatever and they’ll all be keepers. on the next record is to record live off Mays. Mays had recently left The Music protégé, Matthew Barber. exciting time to be Matt Mays. It’s very sporadic. the floor to capture the feel of the Guthries, just as the band was getting MM: I guess so, yeah. I don’t know. band and get a feeling. We’re going to all kinds of attention and rave reviews Jeff Robson: Was it tough going It doesn’t really feel all that different JR: Do you feel more pressure to get the studio really comfortable and for the debut album, Off Windmill, solo after being in a band that was for me. I mean, we’re getting some pump out great songs now? just roll tape forever and capture largely due to the strength of Mays’ getting all kinds of press? better shows and I get to play in front MM: Not so much, really, no. I don’t everything. We’ll just get to a point contributions. Even though that band Matt Mays: Not really. I just knew of a few more people now but other usually get caught up in that. I try not where we’re not realizing the tape is had taken him on countless tours in that this was what I wanted to do and than that, I don’t notice too much dif- to, anyways. I just like to write songs rolling anymore and we’ll just do our Canada and abroad, when he stepped I felt so strongly about it that I didn’t ferent. With the press and everything, and I don’t think any of that business thing. We’re not the best musicians; onstage at The West End, he seemed even really care what came out of it. I I don’t usually read any of my stuff should get in the way or will get it’s more about the feel and the vibe. rather shy and nervous and out of just knew that was what I wanted to reviews or anything; I try to stay out in the way. I hope not, anyway. I’m We’re not out to capture any special place. He had trouble with his guitar, do. I knew I wanted to be on my own, of that. I try to keep my head com- just trying to keep it real. It’s impor- take, we’ll just get one good take his harmonica, and as I recall, he may and to call my own shots and do my pletely clear of it all. tant not to get caught up in all of that down, which is always nerve racking have even forgotten the words to a own thing and have complete control. stuff. for me. I just really want to go in and song or two. I just knew that it was time and I JR: You’ve played in Winnipeg and try some different stuff and get Don I wasn’t entirely won over, so I needed that. done two very different shows, once JR: You’re from the Town of to try to capture some good, honest didn’t buy one of the few copies of opening for Kathleen Edwards solo Dartmouth, and I hear a lot of ref- sounds. We’ll just do our thing pretty his debut solo CD that he was selling. JR: With The Guthries and on and once with the band opening for erences to it in your songs. It much. Too bad, because I bet that disc your solo CD, I hear a strong coun- Sam Roberts. I was surprised at sounds like Dartmouth has a big would go for a few bucks on ebay try music influence. Did you grow how different you seemed on stage impact on your music. JR: Everywhere you go, it seems these days. You see, that awkward up listening to a lot of country the second time. Do you feel more MM: I think quite a bit. I think like your CD is really cheap, under acoustic singer/songwriter has man- music? confident with a band behind you Dartmouth is one of those places that $10 almost everywhere. Can you aged to come into his own in a rela- MM: Not really, no. I usually just now, or have you really worked on takes a bit of heat simply because it’s make any money selling them that tively short time, and is now getting write sort of normal pop songs. It’s developing a stage presence? on the opposite side of the harbour cheap? all kinds of attention, since that self- the country instruments that are on MM: I think solo shows are a lot dif- from Halifax. Nobody who wants to MM: Yeah. We worked it out with titled CD was re-released by Warner top of them. I don’t find it particular- ferent for me. I get a lot more nervous be cool or trendy lives in Dartmouth. the record companies and it’s just one Music Canada last fall. ly country music; I just like pedal when I’m on my own. With the band, It’s laid back. I grew up here. I’ve of those things we’re trying out. I’m Since then, of course, I picked up steel guitar, and things like that. It’s we were playing every night of the been kickin’ it in Dartmouth since I not losing any of my cut from it. It’s a copy of the disc to find out what I’d not necessarily something where I week and I knew that chances are we was six years old or whatever. I’ve an artist development sort of thing, been missing. It seems that I’d been feel that it’s country music per se, but would put down a fairly tight show had so many great times here and where Warner’s not looking to make missing a lot; the disc’s 10 original there is sort of a country feel on some with that. But with that Kathleen there isn’t a corner in the whole town any money right now; we’re just get- songs are really strong and interest- of the songs. show, it was my first solo show in a that I haven’t had an event happen on. ting it into more hands right now. I’m ing, and show great promise for this long time, and it was a good crowd. It Everywhere you look, I have a story pretty keen on keeping it as afford- up-and-coming artist. The songs JR: It seems to me that you’re mov- was one of the first times that I’ve to tell about the place or whatever. It’s able as I can. It’s really nice to know range from the gloriously laid-back ing away from the country a bit ever played to a bunch of people who just one of those things where I’ve that my CD is only $8 across Canada, country twang of “Your Heart,” to the and more in a rock direction with were actually silent and listening. grown to love it. I don’t think it’s one you know. And nobody’s is that driving rhythm of “Lonely Highway El Torpedo. That gets sort of intimidating. But it’s of those places that you come to and cheap. I’m the only guy outside of the Night.” It’s a pretty diverse disc, but MM: Yeah. I’d say that. I sort of go totally two different vibes; with the fall in love right away, but it is a great bargain bins that’s $8. That’s pretty most of the songs convey the with the flow; I just get the group of band I feel a lot more comfortable, I town. I’ve just grown to love it; I’ve awesome. alt.country twang and energy of The guys together and we play. I don’t think. I think it’s fairly important [to had so many great times here. It’s Guthries’ work. want to change or inhibit anything be able to play two different types of home to me. Catch Matt Mays and his band El Recently, though, Mays has that comes out. We’ll play and what- show], mostly because I don’t really Torpedo as they return to Winnipeg assembled a new backing band called ever comes out comes out. It’s defi- have a preference. I love playing the JR: The Maritimes, and Halifax for a show with Matthew Barber at El Torpedo. The band packs a real nitely been a little more rock oriented. solo sets and I love playing the rock especially seems to have a strong The Pyramid Cabaret on March 24. sonic punch, and has transformed n’ roll set. It’s a nice change. Just community of artists, kind of like Tickets are $10 in advance at Into the Mays’ laid back country songs into JR: I understand you’ve hired a when I start getting sick of losing my Winnipeg does. Music and The Pyramid or $12 at the some loose, energetic jams that Neil pretty big time producer on your hearing every night, it’s nice to be MM: It’s the same sort of vibe, I door. Young and Crazy Horse would be next record [Don Smith, who has able to go back to get into the songs think. Winnipeg’s always had that www.mattmays.com march 18, 2004 page 15

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good and I’m so excited about and the Louvin art gallery for his songwriting and per- as “prog” rock. During the Grubbs confirm the political it, that I just couldn’t wait a housed in the church’s base- forming, yet many readers golden years of prog, bands bent of this album. Dangerous? month to review it. This ment. Sings... is the eighth may not be familiar with all like King Crimson, Yes and No, maybe just appealingly sometimes Winnipegger is far release from Mercy of his material. This is a per- the Mothers Of Invention serious. too talented for his own good. Recordings and it is a fect start for someone not up made a living crafting epic (Peanuts & Corn, He’s got just about everything humdinger. Several original on all things Keelaghan, it’s a albums with ten-minute gui- www.peanutsandcorn.com) it takes to be a huge star, yet tunes from the band stand tall great overview of the best tar solos and experimental he’s such a fiercely political next to tried and true tradi- songs, drawn from 4 of his instrumentation based on THE HOME TEAM individual that he refuses to tional numbers like “On the previous 7 discs and taking us classical scores. By the eight- Stay Calm EP sell out to the man and make Wings of a Dove” and “Just a all the way back to his debut, ies, it had all but disappeared BY JENNY WESTERN watered down music for the Closer Walk with Thee.” The 17 years ago. By re-recording from the musical landscape. NORAH JONES masses. Instead, he combines mandolin, fiddle, and beauti- them, he’s able to make a Enter Winnipeg’s eleased at the West End Feels Like Home a political punk rock ethic ful harmonies are a standout. more modern and cohesive Antigravity Project. With RCultural Centre on BY JEFF ROBSON with potent lyrics and some Fans of Mark Olson and the sounding package, and it conspiracy theories on the February 17th with Winnipeg very powerful energy to make Original Harmony Ridge works wonders. mind and multiple instru- favourites The Rock Band and his is the eagerly antici- great rock and roll with a Creekdippers will want to (Jericho Beach Music, ments in their hands, the boys The Carter Monroes (a.k.a. pated follow-up to Norah T message. Still, his songs take note of multi-instrumen- www.keelaghan.com) in the Antigravity Project Carter Monrose), The Home Jones’ debut CD, Come Away aren’t preachy or overtly talist Mike “Razz” Russell’s have managed to record an Team’s Stay Calm EP is a new- with Me, which sold a bazil- political. His is great music involvement here. Learn to album that would fit in nicely comer, however the Landmark lion copies a couple of years for the everyman, there’s sing some hymns and more at with Dark Side of The Moon band is not. They’ve been hon- ago. I think everybody I know nothing lofty or insulting (Mercy Recordings and Red. The Antigravity ing their skills together since owns a copy, yet few are will- about his songs. www.mercyrecordings.com) Project combines loud, driv- high school. The result is a ing to admit it. Sure, it’s mel- His last CD, 2002’s Good ing guitar and bass lines with pop-punk sound akin to local low and a little too sickly Times Coming Back Again jazz-tinged keyboards and greats The Paperbacks and sweet sounding, but damn it, was an all-out rock and roll saxophones. Brad Fenwick’s Kicker, the latter of which has I’ll go out on a limb and say band effort. This new EP lyrics touch on pollution, found guitarist Jon Gooch to that it sold so well because it takes him back to his roots; alien invasions, and the reali- be a member in good standing. was pretty darn good. It ain’t the band is completely absent ty of an “Orwellian A true EP at only five tracks, cool to like Norah Jones, but on these 5 songs, this time it’s Nightmare Revealed,” and the boys manage to include it’s pretty hard to knock her, all Greg + acoustic guitar. each track on Annuit piano, cello, organ and pedal also. KYLIE MINOGUE The disc starts off with a gor- Corruptus takes you to a dif- steel among the smashing So, there are those that Body Language geous laid back number, ferent place. The album opens cymbals and gentle vocals. will be dying to love her new BY JEREMY STRUB “Wide Turn,” before the fiery up with ocean sounds. Hearing more of that addition- CD and those that will be Clash cover, “Bankrobber.” ot off of the multi plat- “Illuminazi” finishes with a al instrumentation would be dying to rip it apart in There is a pair of stripped inum release of her German drinking song. welcome on a full length reviews. I’m somewhere in JAMES KEELAGHAN H down acoustic versions of album Fever, Kylie Minogue “Celestial Train Song” is just release as a means of deflating the middle. Again, Jones has Then Again songs from GTCBA, includ- puts out her newest CD Body that, a tune that literally comparisons to the lesser emo assembled a beautiful, laid BY JEFF ROBSON ing the title track and “Slow Language in the hopes that sounds like a train lumbering enthusiasts around town. Stay back, and very enjoyable Stroke.” The highlight is a innipeg’s most famous she can diversify her sound through space. While Annuit calm and catchy. record that’s not the most long awaited recording of one folkie returns with a and appeal to the already for- Corruptus is fantastic, bril- (Independent) wonderful and original thing W of Macpherson’s most new album, 3 years after his getful teenage, pop music liant rock, the band puts on an I’ve ever heard, nor is it at all requested live numbers, and acclaimed Home CD. Calling devouring set. It’s not a bad even better live show. Check offensive. She seems just fine THE COOPER one that’s been around for this one “new” is a bit of a idea but not the most original out the website, go to a show, sticking with the “if it ain’t TEMPLE CLAUSE years yet has never been misnomer, since all of the either. With this release, you and start to believe in the broke, don’t fix it” ethic, and Kick up the Fire, and Let recorded, “Company Store.” songs on it have been released also get two additional tracks Antigravity Project. she just might be right. the Flames Break Loose If you’ve ever seen before. But this isn’t merely a released only in Canada, and (Progspiracy Music, She sticks with the same BY JON SYMONS Macpherson’s gripping live “Best Of” compilation, it’s a bonus disc of video footage. www.progspiracy.com producer and backing band. performances, you know that billed as a “Better than Ever” My main gripe was that Fever www.antigravityband.com) eah, I don’t get the title Again we get stellar contribu- he doesn’t need anything to compilation, since it presents already had a unique sound, either. But whatever it tions by Kevin Breit, Jesse Y keep an audience entertained, new recordings of 11 of and now I found I was being means, it results in damn good Harris, and Tony Scherr on he can do spoken word, a Keelaghan’s finest composi- bombarded by a ton of con- music. The Cooper Temple guitar. This time she also capella, and solo singer/song- tions. And this is a guy who temporary influences along Clause had a massively suc- pulls in respected guests, by writer stuff with ease. Fans of knows a thing or two about the likes of Britney Spears, cessful debut in their home enlisting the help of Garth the rockin’ band stuff on his songwriting, so when he com- Prince, Madonna, Justin country with last year’s See Hudson and Levon Helm of last CD should not worry, this piles a disc of his best, you Timberlake, and Michael This Through And Leave and The Band on “What Am I to stripped back disc is not mel- can bet that there are no Jackson. Somewhere in there, are now poised to take over Do,” and Dolly Parton duets low folk music; Macpherson stinkers in the bunch. His whatever uniqueness America. A sextet out of on “Creepin’ In.” Jones writes still packs a mighty punch all songs have been recorded and Minogue had on her last Reading, England, the band a little more on this one, co- by himself. This 19 minute recognized by some of the album is lost in a myriad of wears their influences on their writing 5 songs, including EP will surely whet listeners’ best singer/songwriters in the beats and largely synthetic sleeves on this, their second “Don’t Miss You at All,” for appetites for his next full world. Twice he’s won top music. I will give some credit album. Molding together some which she added lyrics to a THE GUMSHOE STRUT length rocker, which is prize at the highly respected to the guitarist, Johnny of the best British sounds of the classic Duke Ellington instru- Let’s Get Dangerous (2xEP) rumoured to be out later this USA Songwriting Douglas, who at least man- past decade or so, no matter mental, “Meloncholia.” There BY JENNY WESTERN year. Competition. ages some decent R and B what you like, the Coopers are also great covers of songs (G7 Welcoming Committee, One of those award win- style guitar parts on the tracks fter a CD review of the likely have a track for you. by Tom Waits (and his wife) www.gregmacpherson.com) ners, “Cold Missouri Waters,” “I Feel For You,” and playful Buck 65 for the There’s “The Same Mistakes,” and Townes Van Zandt. A is updated for this set, and “Loving Days.” Even more Uniter a few months back, it drawing from the anthemic Overall, the CD is a bit more Keelaghan now incorporates bizarre is the 80s influences seems to me that this double guitar rock of Radiohead and upbeat and varied, but don’t some changes made by on the CD that she just can’t EP by Winnipeg MC The Oasis; the first half of “Written go thinking that Jones is rein- Richard Shindell for the ver- escape, which hearken back Gumshoe Strut presents listen- Apology” resembles the art- venting the wheel here; for sion he recorded with the to her days when she did “The ers with the darker side of school stylings of Pulp; and the most part, it’s the same singer/songwriter supergroup Locomotion.” All in all, the Canadian hip hop. Lyrically, “New Toys” resembles the old same old, but darn it, it CD, Cry, Cry, Cry. That song, spicy and distinctly kinky the first EP is a series of pulsing electronica of the works for her, so why not. and others here, like “Jenny tracks that caught my atten- responses toward the unmerit- Chemical Brothers. Even emo (EMI/Blue Note, Bryce,” show Keelaghan’s tion on Fever have been ed authority of the rich, the fans will find solace in riff- www.norahjones.com) gift for interpreting history replaced with more minimal- police, and upper manage- heavy songs like “Promises, into wonderful story songs. ist tracks that simply don’t do ment. Along with two inter- Promises” and “Blind Pilots.” “Gladys Ridge” shows a thing for me. My recom- ludes, these are collected under The only commonality with all HOUSE OF Keelaghan’s gift with a sim- mendation is that unless the heading of On the LOOK- the tracks is that the CTC likes MERCURY BAND ple, sing-along melody, and it you’re already a fan (and for OUT. The second EP of the to play loud. Normally, a six- prominently features the the record, I’m not), you will disc, Death in the eyes, moves piece rock band is a nightmare, Sings Hymns from the be disappointed. but these guys manage to pull it Church in St. Paul powerful voices behind local away from public conflict and soul group Rudimental, and (Capitol/EMI, addresses more personal off as no sound seems to take BY JENNY WESTERN even incorporates an audi- www.kylie.com) issues, including a brush with over, and Ben Gautrey’s vocals his particular gospel ence at The Winnipeg Folk infanticide on the chilling “Ton remain the centerpiece. KUT- Talbum was released on Festival. Keelaghan’s strong THE ANTIGRAVITY of Bricks.” While the thematic FALTFBL is a solid album, and Mercy Recordings, an inde- guitar playing guides the PROJECT links remain fairly subtle, The if the first single, “Promises, pendent label that grew out of songs, but it’s the words that Annuit Corruptus Gumshoe Strut himself is cer- Promises” gets good radio and GREC MACPHERSON are most powerful and impor- tainly not shy about sharing his video play, success on this side Maintenance a renegade church communi- BY JON SYMONS ty in St. Paul, Minnesota. The tant. He’s got a rich and deep frustration and disappointment of The Atlantic is a given. Plus, BY JEFF ROBSON church is known as the House voice, often reminiscent of hen The Moody Blues with society. Tracks done in a bass player Didz Hammond sports one wicked mullet, .Mac is back, and it’s of Mercy and is known for its Stan Rogers’, but a style of Wreleased Days of minor key create an underlying which always helps. about time. This new EP country-bluegrass approach his own. Future Passed in 1967, it sig- tension to these sentiments, G (Morning Records, www.coop- doesn’t actually come out to worship music, their Keelaghan is known and nalled the beginning of a and the appearance of local ertempleclause.co.uk) until March 23rd, but it’s so organic food co-operative, respected around the world delightful little genre known rappers Yy, Pip Skid, and page 16 march 18, 2004

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Neil Young’s Greendale is a Concept That Works Secret Window odd at points, but the actors keep it low-key, BY JON SYMONS saving themselves from the potentially disas- oncept albums are usually a difficult trous over-emoting common in 1920’s silent Continues King’s thing to tackle. Many artists have suc- films. The story becomes hard to follow occa- Cceeded (Tommy, Ziggy Stardust), while sionally (I still don’t get why Earl packed up some have failed miserably (the film version of and left for a while) but the scenery is beautiful Sgt. Pepper’s, anyone?). Love them or hate and the characters are developed well enough Sad Decline them, concept albums always have an intrigu- for the audience to get an idea of what’s going of pablum is by injecting it with some faint ing quality. When I heard that not only was Neil on. Young has termed Greendale a “musical BY DAN HUYGHEBAERT nuances of self-deprecating humor. Timothy Young releasing a concept album but a film to novel,” and to the less imaginative in the audi- Hutton also seems to be on the same page as he accompany it, I was ecstatic. Young’s been one ence, Greendale could be viewed as a 90- top me if you’ve heard this one before. oozes creepiness as Amy’s lover, for it of my favorite artists for a long time, ever since minute music video. If it is a music video, it’s a It’s about a film, based on a Stephen becomes a joy to watch him being treated like I heard “Down By The River” in high school. damn good one. SKing story, about a writer who must deal dirt. The performances are worth the price of But he’s slipped in recent years, and a concept Old Neil’s reunited with his band Crazy with an obsessed fan insisting he change his admission, but alas, the story is not. project seemed to be the perfect way for Young Horse, and the result is a magnificent return to story to the version of the fan’s. It also takes But let’s get back to Stephen King. At last to get the creative juices flowing again and also the glory days of After The Gold Rush and place in a deserted locale away from civiliza- look he’s had some odd 80 films or television an outlet for his outspoken views. Well folks, Everybody Knows This is Nowhere. The music tion. The trailer for Secret Window mirrored productions based on his work. This include Neil’s got those juices flowing and he’s back to is front and center and it doesn’t let up for the Rob Reiner’s Misery too much for my liking, seven - yes seven! - Children of the Corn his old form with Greendale. whole ninety minutes. It never drags and is but I was willing to give this film a chance. movies. (The sixth one was called - you The film version of Greendale, which always interesting. There’s nothing fancy here, Besides, I know from experience that trailers guessed it - Children of the Corn 666.) His recently played at Cinematheque, tells the story just simple guitar lines and a whole lot of are not the be all and end all of movies. franchise has gotten so huge that there is now of the Green family, an ordinary farming fami- preachin’. The film (or album, which ever way Writer/director David Koepp (Stir of an obligation to drop his name before his ly in a Northern California town. We are intro- you want to look at it) starts off with Grandpa Echoes, Spiderman) wastes no time to get to works, a la Frederico Fellini. The latest, the TV duced to the various family members, Grandma calling for “a little love and affection,” and by the point. We find Mort Rainey (Johnny Depp) series Stephen King’s Kingdom Hospital, is and Grandpa (longtime Young collaborator Ben the end, Neil’s taken shots at President Bush, mulling on an important decision about probably the most offensive of these works. Keith), their artist son Earl and his wife Edith, the unnecessary drilling of oil in Alaska, and whether to return to a motel. He does, only to The series is based on 1994’s The Kingdom, a and most notably their18-year old activist the war in Iraq. The music is fantastic, most find his wife, Amy (Maria Bello - The Cooler, Danish mini series from acclaimed daughter Sun Green, played by newcomer notably the tunes “Sun Green,” the Dylanesque Coyote Ugly) in bed with someone else (a writer/director Lars Von Trier (Breaking the Sarah White. When a cop is murdered and “Bandit,” and the Eco-hymn “Be the Rain.” slimy looking Timothy Hutton). We cut to the Waves and the yet to be released - here any- cousin Jed is the killer, the family becomes a Greendale is Neil Young at his angriest, present, where Mort lives on his own in a ways - Dogville). How Stephen King can target for the media and Young’s story begins to and shows him to be a master storyteller. If you remote cabin. He’s woken up by a persistent rewrite the mini series and then claim it as his unfold. missed the film during its short run don’t worry, loud knocking on his door, only to discover own is beyond me. Young (credited as Bernard Shakey) shoots a DVD release is slated for the summer, and John Shooter (John Turturro of O Brother, But this contributes to my argument about the majority of Greendale with a Super 8, Neil’s website is chock-full of info including all Where Art Thou?), who accuses Mort of steal- King as a franchise. Who cares about sub- resulting in a grainy, home movie type feel. Not ten tracks from the album, character bios, and ing his story, Secret Window, and demands he stance when it has the famous King name on a word is spoken in the film, as the story is told film clips. change the ending and give him credit or else it? But this is America after all, a place where through song, and the actors lip-synch to some unpleasant things will happen to him. films are marketed on looks alone. When was Young’s signature thin vocals. This does look www.neilyoung.com Films like this can be a dime a dozen, and the story here is no different. We are talking the last time you saw a movie poster without cookie cutter Stephen King here, but this is a the major stars’ faces all over it? King is, after man who has become an American franchise all, the embodiment of Americana, where style on the level of McDonald’s and Wal-Mart. He outdoes substance. His works are rife with was damn good writer once when he was a American pop culture references, from name fresh new voice (I’ll talk more about him brands to American rock n roll songs, later). But he repeats himself often here. (Something that a lot of people missed with Seriously, how many times can King refer to American Psycho was this sly stab to the King corn in his stories? I felt like I was watching a Of Horror) as well as numerous self references greatest hits version of Stephen King stories. (he tends to pop up in cameos in all of his Koepp tries to keep things interesting by adaptations and refer to his own works). But injecting some subtle humor, and this is where one can argue that this is indeed what King is the payoff to the film is. Johnny Depp delivers getting at, the eroding of substance from the in this regard, as the slothful writer going spirit of America. But I don’t buy it. The Stand through a messy d-i-v-o-r-c-e. He conveys his still remains, to me as one of horror’s all time character’s terrified state a of mind quite effec- epics, but I think King has lost sight of the tively, all the while capitalizing on his charac- cornfields of Nebraska and is basking in the ter’s state of confusion with that subtle marquee lights of Las Vegas. Gone from the humour. The film truly rides on his shoulders. mini series are the characterizations and the John Turturro is as chilling as a redneck mystery - the original built up its tension can be, (save for those southerners in through patience, slowly building up the story Deliverance - “just drop dem pants”) as a line and the characters, thereby making us southern ‘rubbernecker’ who terrifies Mort invest some emotional connection with them. with his matter-of-fact ultimatums. The rap- The original Kingdom was about substance port these two have is a treat to watch, for they over style, spirituality over money. Do your- seem to know they only way to treat this kind self a favor and go rent the original Kingdom. march 18, 2004 page 17

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McKinney Goes Out With a Bang …literally, if he had it his way his work on the Kids in the Hall BY JONATHAN BALL (KITH) and work after the group’s dis- NewWinnipeg.com banding. McKinney talked most about the KITH’s formation and first season, here are few places out of and the filming of the KITH movie reach of the perverting Brain Candy, ending with a brief dis- “Tarm of the entertainment cussion of his role in Guy Maddin’s industry, where you can just get The Saddest Music in the World and together with your friends and do taking questions from the audience. Lord of the Horses something,” Mark McKinney states. When I talked to McKinney we ”Winnipeg is one of them.” mostly discussed his role in Maddin’s Viggo Mortensen on acting after Rings It’s hard to believe that the pleas- film. McKinney plays Chester Kent, a ant, jovial, modestly sized man in front character whose extreme repression of an avid rider himself, pretty much urbanization [were] really moving of me is such a giant. When I was his immense sadness results in Kent BY ERIC GUILLEMETTE did all his own stunts, with the help forward rapidly. So things were young, The Kids in the Hall was my becoming the most bombastic, over- Excalibur, York University of stuntman Mike Watson. changing.” favourite show, a timeless series that the-top, irrepressible optimist alive “If I can do it and believe I can The actor also delves into how redefined sketch comedy and was the during the Depression. McKinney’s TORONTO (CUP) — Before The do it safely and the stuntman feels I his character, Hopkins, becomes biggest influence on my own comedy performance is stunning, bearing some Lord of the Rings, the name Viggo can do it too, then it’s going to be involved during these shifting times writing and strange sense of humour. similarities to his KITH characters in Mortensen was virtually unknown to better for the director because he can in the Wild West and how he inter- It’s fitting that, just prior to my both the absurdity of the character and most people. shoot close and you can see that it’s acts in new environments and with interview, a fan of McKinney’s the situation, as well as the very However, the actor’s face proba- me jumping on a horse or shooting new cultures and people. “I’ve approached us to have his picture human core of the character (unlike bly looked familiar since he had back or riding around in an arena,” always been interested in these sorts taken. I was enlisted to operate the most sketch comedies, the KITH treat- already been in well-known films says the actor. “Let the audience get of stories where there is some camera, and as I was returning it to the ed its characters not as human jokes such as G.I. Jane, Crimson Tide, closer without using some digital emphasis on compassion and a con- man he saw my name on the pass but humans around whom jokes cen- Texas Chainsaw Massacre III and effect.” nection with others,” says around my neck and exclaimed: tred). 1985’s Witness, with Harrison Ford. Although Hidalgo was original- Mortensen. ”You’re Jonathan Ball! I love your We also discussed the KITH Since his role as Aragorn in the ly said to be based on a true story, “It’s interesting to have a char- Haiku Horoscopes column in DVD, which collects all 20 episodes incredibly successful LOTR trilogy, historians called into question the acter that sort of symbolizes that Uptown!” Such an occurrence stands of the first season with a bonus disc of the modest actor has become an validity of the story of Frank T. frontier life when there didn’t seem as a testament to the influence extras. The DVD set is currently avail- instant global celebrity, capturing Hopkins, and whether his feats were to be any limits, to have a character McKinney and Co. have had on my able online at www.kidsinthehall.com, the hearts of millions of geeky fans. just tall tales spun by a master story- like that go the other way, go East – own life and writing, and it was with and will be in stores at the end of April, “I suppose I’m a geek myself, I teller. Whatever the case, Mortensen and go to the Middle East in particu- great nervousness that I managed to around the same time that The Saddest guess they’re my people,” casually says not to take everything lar, considering what’s going on say anything to him at all. Music in the World will have its the- Mortensen laughs. “I’m flattered on you see or read literally or else these days – on invitation, and dis- I haven’t had time to type up a atrical release. the one hand, but on the other hand, you’ll miss the meaning of the mes- play some curiosity and a certain transcript of my interview, so I can’t Of course, I had to ask what that’s a movie character. I sort of sage. amount of respect, [and] try to quote McKinney at any length. McKinney would have said if I had take it with a grain of salt.” “If you take it literally, then you behave in a more or less dignified Previous in the day, I attended the told him two years ago that he would In his latest film, Hidalgo, are separating it from yourself and way. “Conversation with Mark McKinney” be starring in an art film opposite Mortensen stars as Frank T. you’re not really involved in the “It talks to the fact that we have event, where delegates showed up in Isabella Rossellini. Hopkins, a long-distance horse racer myth of your country or your reli- a lot in common with other cultures, droves to watch as Al Rae interviewed “Well, I probably would have qui- who travels to the Arabian Desert to gion or your society. You’re apart whether we choose to realize that or the comic, an talk encompassing eted, and stared into the distance compete in one of the most danger- from it … and then people start not, no matter how different we McKinney’s work from his early days dreamily for a few minutes, sighing. ous races on Earth. shooting themselves over details and might seem or sound.” working with Bruce McCullough in Then I would have punched you in the “It was enjoyable, it was inter- books, it’s ridiculous. You lose the the Loose Moose Theatre Company to face.” esting. It made an unusual Western point.” that’s for sure,” says the 45-year-old Mortensen also notes that actor. “That, and the interaction with although Hidalgo is shot like an old- the Arab culture. I like the fact that fashioned film, it was a very differ- [Hidalgo director] Joe Johnston shot ent kind of Western, as “it deals in a this film in an old-fashioned way. truthful way about, in some aspects, But underneath that, the fact that it the way life really was at the end of deals in a respectful way with sever- the 19th Century in North America.” al cultures is interesting.” “That was kind of the end of the One of the great visual aspects frontier. In the East, especially along of the film is the use of stunts Canada as well but especially in the involving horses. In fact, Mortensen, United States, industrialization and page 18 march 18, 2004

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CIS CHAMPIONSHIPS Half-Time ‘Pep’ Talk Ignites Wesmen

to our potential and “[McKay] was- under the basket and tossed a per- “Everything came together, our BY SHERI LAMB we’re playing at home n’t to happy with the first fectly placed ball to her sister. A defence shaped up and it worked,” ’m glad game one is over,” in front of our home- half, but we all knew that couple of minute’s later, fifth-year said JoAnne Wells, who had a team sighed Wesmen head coach town fans and we can’t our first half wasn’t the guard Sally Kaznica netted three high 24-points, in regards to the dif- “ITanya McKay with relief let them down.” greatest, so we knew we consecutive 3-point shots to secure ference in the Wesmen’s second after her 4th-seeded team’s 70-62 Whatever McKay had to come out in the a comfortable lead. For awhile, it half compared to the first half. dramatic comeback quarterfinal vic- said worked to erase the second half with a lot looked as if the lead wasn’t com- Playing her last games in a tory on Friday night against the nervous jitters the team more intensity, and a lot fortable enough when the Gaiter’s Wesmen uniform this weekend, speedy 5th-seeded Bishop’s showed in the first half as the more drive,” fifth-year forward pulled to within three points, but Janet Wells finished the night with University Gaiter’s. Wesmen came out flying to start the Janet Wells explains on the Wesmen fourth-year forward Heather 24-points and 8 rebounds, while Slow starts have plagued the second. Led by the invincible Wells’ turnaround in the second half. Thompson came to the rescue, point-guard Sally Kaznica chipped Wesmen all season and the Gaiter’s sisters- Janet and JoAnne, the The sisters pulled the Wesmen stealing the ball and driving down in with 13-points, 8 assists and 6 took advantage by using their speed Wesmen began the second half by to within one point of the Gaiter’s the court to put the Wesmen up by rebounds. The Gaiter’s were led by to jump out to the nine-point lead at outscoring their opponents 16-2. when JoAnne found Janet alone five. second-year guard Anouk the half. Boulanger with 17-points, while With the Canadian rookie and California transplant Interuniversity Sport National Emilie Crofton had 14-points. Championships (CIS) being played Janet Wells was named player of at the Duckworth Centre, the the game for the Wesmen, while Wesmen women have had a bright third-year guard France Lanoie red circle marked on their calendar picked up the honours for the for this weekend all season. After Gaiter’s. taking home the bronze and silver Second Half Performance The Wesmen want a semi-final medals the last two years at match up versus Canada West rival Nationals, the Wesmen have only and number one seed University of one goal this year – add a gold to Earns Victory Regina Cougars. their collection! “We want Regina. We want the At the half, the Gaiter’s were Sally Kaznica followed the run respectively. Both players played number one team in the country. BY BRAD PENNINGTON ahead 37-28 and the Wesmen were with three 3 smooth 3 pointers important roles in this highly We’ve got them in our house and we sitting back passively allowing their he first half of the game that barely bothered the mesh as intense and very exciting game know we’ve got to play very, very opponents to control the pace of the proved to be a bit of a chal- they made their way through the that only a national tournament well to beat them. It’s going to be a game in front of the stunned Tlenge for the Wesmen as net. like the CIS can bring. great emotional game,” McKay said Duckworth faithful crowd. McKay the Gaiters exhibited their “Sally played awesome in the “We want Regina”, those were with confidence. gave her team an earful about their strength from the three-point line. second half especially in those the words of coach Tanya McKay Getting their first half problems sloppy play of the first half, basical- The game play was back and forth three, three-pointers in a row, said after the Wesmen women’s basket- under control is key if as expected ly reminding them that they were with both teams creating baskets Wesmen head coach Tanya ball team defeated the University the Wesmen face the Cougars in throwing their season away. off of turnovers, at the end of the McKay. As the Wesmen took con- of Bishop’s Gaiters. The scene Saturday’s semi. The Cougars bring “I don’t know if I can repeat first 20 minutes the gaiters were trol of the game Joanne and Janet was set, after team introductions a tough defence and a high-flying some of those comments,” said a up 37-28. wells were commanding the court the gym was filled with noise lev- offence, led by CIS player of the giggling JoAnne Wells about her With the start of the second like only they can. Joanne and els of immeasurable amounts of year Cymone Bouchard who along coach’s words of wisdom to the half the Wesmen went on a 16-2 Janet were the games two highest decibels in support of home team with her team, makes spectacular team at the half. “She pretty much run in the first 7 or 8 minutes. scorers with 24 and 18 points Wesmen. comebacks a rarity against oppo- reminded us that we weren’t playing nents.

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TOURNAMENT WINNERS 1st place- UBC (Bronze Baby) 2nd place- Regina (Silver medal) 3rd place- Winnipeg (Bronze medal) TOURNAMENT STATS Total Points Joanne Wells- Wpg- 74 Cymone Bouchard- Reg- 73 Carrie Watson- UBC- 52

DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS Maria Trowel- Ottawa- 30 Heather Thompson- Wpg- 27 Morgan Mclauglin- SFU- 25

THREE POINT FIELD GOALS Dani Langford- SFU- 7 Anouk Boulanger- Bishop- 6 Kelsie Thu- SFU- 6 march 18, 2004 page 19

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CIS CHAMPIONSHIPS Too Little, Too Late Second half push falls short, Wesmen lose to Cougars ness we had had that lead.” BY MIKE PYL After falling behind 42-27 at the break, the he University of Winnipeg women’s bas- Wesmen undoubtedly drew from the previous ketball team entered the CIS National night’s game against Bishop where a 14-point run TChampionship tournament aiming for allowed them to overcome a significant halftime gold, after having won silver and bronze medals deficit. Despite an improved second half showing the last two tournaments. But unfortunately, for by guard Uzo Asagwara, and a spark off the bench both players and fans, it will have to wait. from Melanie Talastas, Regina had an answer for As was the case for much of their season, the everything the Wesmen threw at them. A Wesmen dug themselves into a hole early on in the four or six point run would always be met game. However, this time, the deficit was just too by a deflating Cougar three-pointer or large to overcome, as Winnipeg fell to the number momentum-changing foul. one-ranked University of Regina Cougars 90-77 “We weren’t going to give up, espe- in front of a raucous Duckworth Center crowd in cially with our hometown crowd,” said the CIS semi-finals. Wells on the attempted second half come- “They came out with a lot of intensity,” said back. “And we did fight to the very end. Instant symbolism- fourth year guard JoAnne Wells, who led her team With ten minutes left, we knew it was do this was the with 30 points. “We dug ourselves a hole and or die, and we had to take it at ‘em and give it all picture all night when you do that against the better teams, some- we had and we did, we got back a bit but again, long where times you just can’t get out of it.” fighting back against such a great team, we got a Regina’s defence Regina, who now move on to the finals bit tired and they’ll come right back at you and closed every gap against UBC, came out firing, proving their valid- that’s what they did.” on the court. ity as the number one team in the country. Paced In addition to Wells, Asagwara was the only by the CIS Player of the Year Cymone Bouchard, other Wesmen to hit double figures in scoring, fin- Joanne Wells is the team capitalized early on weak perimeter ishing with 15 total points. Fifth year guard Sally seen attempting defense exercised by the Wesmen by hitting on 6 Kaznica chipped in with nine assists and forward to get by two Regina Players of 10 three-point attempts in the first half. Heather Thompson led the team with 9 boards. Winnipeg, in contrast, struggled to keep up with The Wesmen now look ahead to the bronze the red-hot Cougars. Lacking a viable secondary medal game. While disappointed by falling short scoring option to complement Wells, Winnipeg of their team’s preseason goal, there is no doubt could not answer U of R’s strong perimeter play. they believe a third place finish would be fairly Regina head coach Jeff Speedy credited the win to gratifying. his team’s blazing start. “We just have to put tonight behind us and refo- “Our shooting certainly allowed us to have cus,” said Wells. “The bronze medal game is about the halftime lead,” said Speedy. “And when who can regroup the fastest and comes out ready to Winnipeg made that big comeback, thank good- play tomorrow. That’s what we’ll have to do.”

A Flawless Regina Performance Player of the Week BY LEIGHTON KLASSEN “Every single part of their game was ast Saturday’s CIS championship perfect tonight,” said 5th year veteran Sally semi final game verses the Regina Kaznica on the effectiveness of Regina’s Cougars wasn’t about playing a good play. “They hustled, they shot the ball L well, and they passed the ball well.” game or bad game, it was rather playing a perfect game, and in this particular case, it The game also rekindled a flaw that has was Regina who played the ‘perfect’ game. plagued the Wesmen all season long - an It was five, nearly consecutive three unproductive first half. And as Wells pointers, which turned a see-saw defensive points out, it was something that is nearly battle into an offensive attack by Regina at impossible to break out of against a high- the halfway point of the first half that pulled powered team like Regina. the team ahead of the Wesmen by 15 points. “Our first half is something that we’ve The attack by the Cougars was orches- struggled with all season, and we were try- trated almost solely from behind the three ing to pull it together but it didn’t quite point arc with the team nailing a total of work,” she said. “When you dig yourself eight three-point shots in the game, six of in a hole against the number one team in them coming in the first half alone, consti- the country, your not going to get out of it. tuting for a double digit lead. It takes so much energy to fight back; you The effectiveness of Regina’s shooting get a little close and you just can’t do it.” was something the Wesmen were aware of Although the teams’ first half was Sally Kaznica coming into the game, but it was something rather lacklustre, the team inarguably that they only had so much control of dur- played a strong game overall. And as sec- WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ing the match. ond year guard Uzo Asagwara points out, it “Sixty percent in three points is pretty was a game that was simply lost in the first good for a team; not many teams can shoot half. Congratulations! that good, and when any team gets that hot, “We made a lot of mistakes in the first half, and we just can’t be a second half it’s pretty tough to get on everyone- it Winners receive a free smoothie, enviro mug and seems like they just couldn’t miss in the team,” she said. “What we had was what first half,” said 4th year veteran Joanne coaches like to say is a game slippage, Booster Juice t-shirt compliments of Booster Juice Wells. “They’re definitely a great shoot- which happened a few times in the first - on Portage, across from the UofW ing team, but they’re great penetrators as half and is something that kicked us in the well. They have big posts and those threes but. We didn’t play a bad game; they beat just kept falling today, and sometimes that us on our best game, and kudos to them, just happens,” she added. they played a really good game.” Call 786-9790 for information on how to claim your prize. page 20 march 18, 2004

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CIS CHAMPIONSHIPS Photos: Leighton Klassen The reaction from the Wesmen bench as the last seconds on the clock wind down in the Bronze medal game Wesmen Win Bronze Medal Game at CIS Regina’s Cymone Bouchard expresses her dissapointment while the last seconds on the clock wind down Championships

Heather Thompson, who also scored again on UBC Captures LEIGHTON the next drive in regaining the Wesmen lead. KLASSEN “We were down by seven with only a few Sports Editor minutes left and it really shows what kind of player that kid (Heather Thompson) is; she he Wesmen learned played hard and with determination and she Championship was a big part of why we have the bronze the hard way medal today,” said McKay. strong performances today and throughout the TSaturday night BY SHERI LAMB “When they went up by about seven with course of the tournament,” UBC head coach verses Regina that a lack- about three minutes to go, we realized that we ith history on their side the Deb Huband said on her team’s ability to hold adaisical first half in the CIS championships can’t be that team again,” said second year University of British Columbia the offensive powerhouse Cougars to 53 pretty much stencils the blueprints for a loss. Uzo Asagwara when asked what the last two Thunderbirds muzzled the points. “We feel that when you play defence But the team sure didn’t make the same mis- W minuets of the game was like. “But near the University of Regina Cougars offensive attack you have opportunities to win games.” take in the Bronze medal game on the follow- end there was one point where I knew we in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) Bouchard was in foul trouble halfway ing afternoon, where a productive first half would win because we never doubted each women’s basketball final. through the first half and sat helplessly on the resulted in a 65-62 win over the Simon Fraser other and we just stuck togeth- The 2nd seeded T-Birds bench in the dying moments of Clan and earned the team a er.” last captured CIS gold 30 years the half watching as her Cougars Bronze medal at this years CIS The Wesmen defense con- ago in Winnipeg so making surrendered the lead going into national championships. tinued to shut down SFU in the their first appearance at nation- the break trailing 29-25. Both After overcoming a heart remaining minutes if the game, als in a decade, they had a bit of Bouchard and De Ciman fouled breaking loss to the number one earning the three point marginal destiny on their side in beating out late in the second half. seeded Regina Cougars the pre- victory. the top-ranked Cougars 60-53. After the emotional high- vious night, the Wesmen The game marked the last The T-Birds also avenged a scoring semi versus the Wesmen unleashed a first half bomb run time that both Janet Wells and humiliating 73-36 defeat to the (90-77), the Cougars were unable that resulted in the teamcrank- Sally Kaznica will play due to Cougars in the Canada West to attain that same intensity in the ing out an impressive 35 points their graduation and the expiry final two weeks ago in Regina. final, while the young T-Birds with a 40% field goal rating in of their eligibility as university athletes. “Regina’s a great team and to hold them squad showed their hunger to get their hands comparison to Simon Fraser’s 32.4% field “The feeling is priceless right now,” said to 50-points, I think that’s a huge accomplish- on the Bronze Baby. goal rating. Sally Kaznica following her last performance ment for our defence. We haven’t played that It was a veteran and a rookie leading the “They turned it around after yesterdays as a Wesmen. “We were really focused on well defensively the last couple of times that charge for the T-Birds, as Watson delivered 16 loss, and they played with a lot of pride, and winning the bronze medal, and we wanted to we met up with them and I just thought we points in her final game with UBC, while first- courage and character, and we found a way to send the message right from the start which came through so big today,” fifth-year guard year guard Erica McGuinness showed she is get it done,” said Wesmen head coach Tanya was exactly what we did. Carrie Watson said of her last game in a T- more than ready to step in next season with 17 Mckay following the game. The Wesmen will now look to build on Birds uniform. points. Despite the Wesmen’s exuberant first half their success and capture the gold at next After keeping the Winnipeg Wesmen at “Well Carrie was simply outstanding. production, the teams’ historical first half years CIS championships which are once bay Saturday night with an impressive first half Carrie has had just a wonderful end to her woes resurfaced in the second half where their again held at the University of Winnipeg’s three-point shooting percentage of 60% (6-10), career - a punctuation mark - she was an All- shooting percentage plummeted to a pale 28%, Duckworth center. the Cougars ran out of steam in the final, firing Canadian; she’s been a silent leader of our allowing Simon Fraser to capitalize and take a “We’re hosting again next year, so we’ll a humbling 14.3% (1-7) in the first half from team for a number of years,” Huband said of seven point lead with just minutes remaining. make a run for the gold and hopefully get to outside the arc. the fiery Watson. “She just wanted this game so But a key steal by 5th year veteran Sally the final next year,” said Mckay. The CIS player of the year Cougar’s fifth- badly and did everything in her power, taking Kaznica resulted in a three point play by year point guard Cymone Bouchard was held charges, getting to the hoop, scoring, defending to just 23 points in the final, after sinking 31 in and just an outstanding consistent performance the semi-final, while the T-Bird’s stifling throughout the tournament.” Birds history, having made the nationals a total Canada West playoffs. defence held the Cougar’s other fifth-year As Watson moves into the next faze of her of six times in their past, winning gold from It’s the 13th year in a row that a Canada starter Phoebe De Ciman in check all night life, McGuinness is perched to take on a lead- 1972-74 and taking silver in ‘75. Meanwhile, West team has won the CIS title, the 1991 allowing her just 12 points, with only a single ership role with the T-Birds for the next sever- the Cougars have made the championships five Sudbury Laurentian Voyageurs were the last field goal in the second half. al seasons, “She’s a very poised, composed and times in the last six years, securing gold in non-Can West team to get a hold of the Bronze “Defence is our number one priority, intelligent young basketball player and we’re 2001, bronze in 2000 and losing the bronze Baby. offensive execution, composure and poise on really looking forward to having her for four medal game to the Wesmen in 2002. Last year, “Everything was just perfect and it need- the court, I think we have a deep team and we more years,” Huband says. the Cougars failed to qualify for the nationals, ed to be today,” the CIS’s defensive player of saw that today, because we had a lot of very The gold medal this year is the fourth in T- after the Wesmen knocked them off in the the year Watson said on the T-Birds day.