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VOLUME 62 2008/02/28 20 The university of Winnipeg student weekly

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Business Manager James D. Patterson » [email protected] It’s all in the genes PRODUCTION MANAGER Melody Morrissette » [email protected] Winnipeg is getting hooked on genealogy Photo Editor Colin Vandenberg » [email protected] Starting with reliable family trees, Dan Huyghebaert Humphrys demonstrated that almost anyone Copy & Style Editor Beat reporter of European ancestry is a descendant of English Jacquie Nicholson » [email protected] royalty, including Nazi leader Hermann Goring and American pioneer Daniel Boone. NEWS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR hen Wendy Gray talks about one Such work can only be completed with the Stacy Cardigan Smith » [email protected] of her ancestors, a gunner in World aid of computers. War II, you can hear the passion in News Production Editor “The problem is that genealogies aren’t Wher voice. two-dimensional, so any attempt to put them Ksenia Prints » [email protected] “I want to know if he stayed in England all on paper is more or less doomed from the start. COMMENTS EDITOR the time or did he fight in Spain,” she asked. They aren’t three-dimensional, either, or you Ben Wood » [email protected] Gray also wants to know the color of his could make a structure. They have hundreds of eyes. How tall was he? What did he look like in dimensions,” Humphreys recently told Ameri- Arts & Culture Editor his uniform? can online magazine theAtlantic.com. Whitney Light » [email protected] “I want to know more than names and One of the largest genealogy libraries in places. I want to know how they lived,” Gray Canada is the one at the Manitoba Genealogical Listings Coordinator said. Society, which boasts at least 8,000 records. Kristine Askholm » [email protected] “Once you get hooked, it’s like a disease,” Joan Whiston, president of the Society, said she said with a Sports Editor the reasons people start looking into their ances- Kalen Qually » [email protected] laugh. try are numerous, citing adoption, health issues Gray is the di- “Everyone wants to be and just plain curiosity. Beat Reporter rector of the Family related to royalty,” She has seen an interest in genealogy rise Jenette Martens » [email protected] History Centre lo- in recent years, thanks to the Internet and hopes cated at the Church —Wendy Gray, Family more younger people will get involved. Beat Reporter of Jesus Christ of History Centre “There’s more information out there and it Cameron MacLean » [email protected] Latter-day Saints makes it easier to research,” Whiston said of the on 45 Dalhousie Internet. Beat Reporter Drive. “There are not too many looking - forfa Dan Huyghebaert » [email protected] The church believes that families can re- mous people here,” said Alf Redekopp, director

main connected throughout eternity. For this MELODY MORRISSETTE Beat Reporter of the Mennonite Heritage Centre at the Cana- James Janzen » [email protected] reason it has set up history centres so members dian Mennonite University campus. can research their ancestry. Redekopp cites family studies and local his- The Dalhousie drive centre has records dat- tory as the main reasons people do research at ing back to the 1500s, as well as access to the his centre, which has records dating back to the t h i s w e e k ’ s contributors Family History Library in Salt Lake City, which Gdansk registries of the early 1600s. Chantal DeGagne, Curran Faris, Rob McGregor, has an estimated 600 million names of deceased He also warns of people finding things they Andrew McMonagle, Holly Rose, Kelly Nickie, L. Moore, individuals. “Everyone wants to be related to royalty,” might not want to find. Stephanie Christie, Joe Kornelsen, Julienne Isaacs, The centre is not limited to congregation she said. “Every family has their skeleton,” Redekopp Chistopher Paetkau, Daniel Moscovitch, members but is also open to the community. And this may not be far from the truth. Re- said. ”Not everyone was a nice person.” Dennis Vrignon-Tessier, Adam Peleshaty, Trevor Hagan, Although everyone has different reasons cent mathematical work by Mark Humphrys at Cory Falvo, Brooke Dymtriw for doing genealogical research, Gray does have Dublin City University shows this seems to be

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Provincial transit authority: the buses of the future?

c International Cameron MacLean noli van Beat reporter News Briefs

de Compiled by Brooke Dmytriw

anadians are starting to think big about g er Phoenix to be powered the future of public transportation. by solar energy In recent weeks, political leaders PHOENIX, Arizona—Abengoa Solar, a Cin Manitoba and Ontario have discussed the cre- Spanish solar energy firm, will build a $1 billion solar energy plant in the Arizona desert. ation of regional transit authorities that would The company, which owns plants in Spain, North coordinate public transportation across those Africa and the United States, will begin construction provinces’ capital regions. this year with plans for completion by 2011. Both of these proposals would bring the The Solana Generating Station will be able to provincial governments into the field of public supply 70,000 homes with energy. The plant will use urban transportation. the sun’s heat rather than light to produce energy, After announcing a 12-year, $17.5 bil- allowing for power production after sunsets. lion transit expansion plan for the Greater To- Abengoa will build the station at Gila Bend, ronto Area on Feb. 14, Ontario Premier Dalton 50 miles southeast of Phoenix. McGuinty said that he would like to eventually Arizona’s desert climate is considered ideal for see the Toronto Transit Commission merge with solar energy. According to the Associated Press, the state’s governor Janet Napolitano would like to see regional transit authority Metrolinx. her state become the Persian Gulf of solar energy. In the GTA, a number of municipal juris- 'Frog from Hell' discovered dictions rub up alongside one another, which While the City continues to stall on transit, experts are recommending an independent in Madagascar makes traveling from one area to another difficult transit committee. ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar: Archaeologists via bus. By merging the TTC with Metrolinx, ficials and other communities. Some say a regional transit authority may working on the island unearthed the fossils of a giant McGuinty hopes to create a seamless transporta- frog from 70 million years ago. “At this point there’s a lot of other priorities not be a great idea. tion network across the entire region. A team of English and American researchers and work being done,” said Brad Salyn, spokes- “The regional transit authority, without Meanwhile in Winnipeg, Mayor Sam Katz found the remains of a frog that would have been has said that he is considering creating an inde- person for Sam Katz. a specific land use plan, would be ruinous [for the size of a squashed beach ball, and would have pendent transit authority for the capital region. Any agreement on a regional transit author- Winnipeg],” said Christopher Leo, a politics pro- weighed 4 kg. “For the City of Winnipeg, I think it’s ity for the Winnipeg region would require con- fessor at the University of Winnipeg. The frog was dubbed Beelzebufo, or “frog something we should look into. It has merit, sultation with the province, Salyn said. Leo said one advantage that Winnipeg has from hell.” They are the largest frog remains to be there’s no question about it,” Katz said in a Feb. Although discussions are being conducted over surrounding communities, which compete discovered. BBC News reported the scientists said the frog 9 interview with the Winnipeg Free Press. between the city and the surrounding communi- for residents and business with the city, is its in- was significantly different from frogs currently found A regional transit authority would coordi- ties about sharing transit service for a price, it is frastructure and public transportation system. on the island; however it would have resembled nate public transportation for Winnipeg and the “premature” to be talking about a transit author- “The suggestion here sounds to me like giv- ity for the entire Winnipeg region, said Claudette ing that benefit away to other municipalities and modern-day horned toads found in South America. surrounding municipalities. A composite drawing revealed the frog to Toupin, assistant deputy minister for Planning removing one of our few remaining competitive The idea comes at a time when residents in measure approximately 40 cm with short legs and a and Development in the province’s department edges,” said Leo. communities such as Selkirk are requesting tran- very large mouth. sit service to and from Winnipeg. of Intergovernmental Affairs. Leo also sees an independent transit author- Species found on the African island of The idea is still very much in its formative “First of all I think you would have to have ity as a way for the Mayor to cut transit costs out Madagascar in the past have had unique evolutions. stages. Discussions are ongoing between city of- some municipalities talking about it seriously, of the budget in order to eliminate to business The frog fossil discovery led the researchers involved and I don’t think we’re there yet,” she said. tax. to support the theory that Madagascar, the Indian and South American land masses could have been connected up until 75-65 million years ago. Australia Post allows Former U of W professor expands Hydro line debate overweight carriers SYDNEY, Australia: Australia Post agreed to the UNESCO bid as uncertain, citing the line hire heavier postal workers. would weaken the land’s “natural value.” The postal service raised the maximum Ryan’s proposal adds further confusion to weight for mailpersons by 33 lbs. Australia Post “Nothing is without imposes a weight restriction on its hires because the an already bubbling political issue that PC Mani- 110cc motorcycles used for transport have a weight some environmental toba leader Hugh McFadyen promised to make a limit of 286 lbs; the limit allowed 88 lbs for mail and impact nowadays,” major issue in the legislature. 198 lbs for the mailperson. — While not personally returning the Uniter’s The postal service has since discussed with John Ryan, calls, during a speech to the Frontier Center for Honda the safety concerns of the motorcycle and retired U of W professor Public Policy last December McFadyen called raised the weight cap. the untouched Boreal Forest “a myth perpetrated According to Reuters, recruitment was very through the media.” He pointed out three trans- difficult for the postal workers’ union due tothe mission lines and three winter roads that run restrictions. through it. Teenage pregnancy sparks controversy c “That is a fabricated lie,” said Don Sullivan, noli van executive director of the Boreal Forest Network. BUENOS AIRES, Argentina: A sixteen year- old girl from Leones gave birth to her second set Sullivan said the west side has designated

de of triplets. agricultural land, and cites the website Global nb The girl, known only as Pamela, has a son g er Forest Watch as proof of the east side’s forest she gave birth to at fourteen, and another set of density. female triplets from when she was 15. Sullivan is organizing on online petition The BBC reported the birth of the triplets posed line that is currently planned for the west in which he hopes to garner 1,000 signatures to and Pamela’s seven children have sparked various Dan Huyghebaert side of Lake Manitoba. present to McFadyen. debates in Argentinean media about the teenager’s Beat reporter Ryan said that his proposal is superior to “It is to give an indication that there is promiscuity, as Pamela’s family has been receiving both land routes, thanks to what he calls a “water broad support for keeping the Boreal Forest in- assistance from the provincial government. After the jetting trencher.” This device would cut through tact,” Sullivan said, adding he thinks Ryan’s pro- first set of triplets was born, the province donated anitoba Hydro is hiring an outside the lake sediment like a laser, liquefying the lake posal is a win-win situation if it turns out to be land and a house to the family. Pamela and her children are supported by her consultant to look into the feasibil- bed. This would allow the cable to drop, and the feasible. mother who cleans houses for a living. ity of running their new power line sediment to settle above it. A spokesperson at McFadyen’s office said Munderneath Lake Winnipeg, thanks to retired Raul finally named president If properly installed, Ryan said the line is the government has an obligation to explore the HAVANA, Cuba: After nearly 50 years at the University of Winnipeg geography professor “virtually maintenance free for the next 50 to feasibility of Ryan’s proposal. helm, Fidel Castro has stepped down and cleared John Ryan. 100 years.” The Northern and Eastern First Nations in the way for his brother Raul to become president. “They never conducted a full proper study,” While admitting his method will have some the province are hoping to benefit economically He has a big challenge in front of him, maintaining Ryan said of the government. environmental impact, Ryan said that there will from the power line being built on the eastern the spirit of the revolution started and maintained The government has been accused by the be no damage to the water of Lake Winnipeg. side, something Ryan said is not in the Conser- by his brother, while ensuring that living standards Progressive Conservative Party Manitoba and “Nothing is without some environmental vatives’ estimates. and food supplies will increase. The 75 year-old by Northern First Nations communities of flip- impact nowadays,” he said. “We think the hydro line is not going to is expected to be more moderate that his brother, flopping on the issue. They claim Hydro had One of the main concerns with the eastern harm the forest,” said Louis Harper, legal advisor making incremental changes. However, no one planned to build the line, called BiPole III, on route is the environmental impact on the Boreal for Manitoba Keewatinook Ininew Okimowin, a expects Fidel to sit back and watch his brother rule. the east side of Lake Winnipeg from the start. Forest in Eastern Manitoba, which is a proposed regional chiefs organization advocating building Despite his ill health, the former leader will play a Ryan presented an information package to UNESCO World Heritage Site. the line on the east side on behalf of Northern heavy hand during his brother’s term, for as long as possible as the first secretary of the Communist Greg Selinger, the minister responsible for Mani- A September 2007 study on the planned First Nations. Party. (Rueters, CBC.ca) toba Hydro, adding an alternative to the pro- route by CMC Consultants called the impact on Ne w s Ed i t o r : Ks e n i a Pr i n t s February 28, 2008 The Uniter contact: [email protected] E-m a i l : n e w s p r o d @u n i t e r .c a Ph o n e : 786-9497 04 NEWS Fa x : 783-7080 Inside a coffee bean: The black and white of fair trade Joe Kornelsen “We’re excited and enthused that we are adding, “the movement has chosen to compete cerns with the increasing popularity. Volunteer staff building something,” said Karen Marchand, the in the market, where corporations are most “It runs the risk of being more watered organization’s vice-chair. comfortable.” down the more mainstream it gets.” “It’s growing in a very positive direction.” Amyot also foresees some potential con- s western consumers are increasingly Fair Trade Manitoba has worked towards deciding to vote with their dollars, fair increasing fair trade use by hosting panel discussions and events like the One-Month Challenge, trade products are becoming all the more “At the core of fair trade it is about how popular.A But some are concerned it may evolve where participants are expected to consume only into just another money grabbing scheme. fair trade coffee, tea and chocolate for a month. people make decisions about production,” A panel dedicated to this purchasing phe- The challenge is taking place this month. —Ian Hudson, nomenon took place in Grant Park McNally “At the core of fair trade it is about how University of Manitoba Robinson in early February. people make decisions about production,” said economics department The panel brought together a representative Ian Hudson, a member of the panel and a profes- from the La Siembra Worker coop, Ian Hudson, sor of economics at the University of Manitoba. a University of Manitoba economist and Gavin “It encourages people to look beyond Fridell, assistant professor in the Politics depart- themselves.” ment at the University of Trent and the author of Melanie O’Gorman, a professor of economics at the University of Winnipeg, said fair er g a new fair trade book, Fair Trade Coffee: The Pros- nb pects and Pitfalls of Market-Driven Social Justice. trade can reduce the inequality between rich and de an Fridell’s book explores the history and the poor countries. V “The fair trade premium is typically invested broad social and political implications of fair Coli n trade’s emergence into the world of lattés and in social and environmental projects for worker fashion. or producer cooperatives, and thus can lead to Fridell said that fair trade today is a rem- longer-term economic development,” she said. nant of much broader ideas of corporate codes of According to O’Gorman, not all is rosy in conduct in the 1950s. the fair trade world. “In the past in regulated markets, the price “Many argue that fair trade may increase in- of coffee was comparable to today’s fair trade equality within countries – as producers involved price of coffee – in one case it was twice as with fair trade networks become more wealthy, much,” said Fridell. relative to producers who are not involved in Fair trade has been catching on rapidly in such networks,” she said. Winnipeg, and local organizations involved in Another problem with fair trade is that it promoting and selling fair trade products are no- lacks clear universal standards. Fair trade prod- ticing the increase in demand. ucts are designated by a number of third-party The recently opened Soma Café, operated organizations, the most common of which by the UWSA, sells fair trade coffee and tea and are Transfair and the International Fair Trade intends on expanding their fair trade selection. Association. Sarah Amyot, the University of Winnipeg According to Transfair, the retail sales of Students’ Association general coordinator, said products that they have certified have increased that it was always assumed that fair trade prod- by 560 per cent. ucts would be part of the café. Although this seems to bode well for the fu- “Everyone has a right to a livelihood that ture of fair trade, those involved with the move- meets their basic needs,” she said. ment are concerned that it could be co-opted by Fair Trade Manitoba is a Winnipeg-based corporate interest. organization intent on promoting the use of fair “Success of fair trade has made it seem trade products in the province. like a very popular niche market,” said Hudson, nColi V an de nb g er

According to Gavin Fridell, the author of a recent fair trade book, the prices of regular coffee in the past are comparable to current fair trade prices.

BY Ksenia prints What is the importance of buying fair trade to you? Why?

Gilles Mercier Carolyn Crooks Tiffany Cameron Floodway worker 4th year Art History Spence neighbourhood “I just found out about it a “I don’t think it’s the greatest resident couple of weeks ago, and I’m thing at all. It doesn’t help – if “As long as it’s good and trying to wean myself [off of we got the opportunity to make healthy, I buy fair trade non-fair trade products]. Those our own stuff here, it wouldn’t chocolates and coffee.” people (international workers) be any cheaper. [If they get paid have been depressed for so any less,] it’s not equal, I don’t long, it’s only fair we should… think we’re being fair.” make a better effort.”

Matthew Thunder Michael Fehr Irene Abraham Academy of Broadcasting 4th year Politics 1st year Anthropology/ Corp. student “Fair trade is about equality. Environmental studies “I think they should be paid Unfortunately, as fair trade “It’s all good. The world more, they have no choice grows, equality no longer is really unbalanced, so but to work. Everything is means fair. It’s a step, but there anything we can do to help The fair trade logo of Transfair, whose about profit these days.” are better we can do.” is good.” certification brought the sales of certain products up by 560 per cent. Logo courtesy of Transfair. Ne w s Ed i t o r : St a c y Ca r d i g a n Sm i t h contact: [email protected] The Uniter February 28, 2008 E-m a i l : n e w s @u n i t e r .c a Ph o n e : 786-9497 Fa x : 783-7080 NEWS 05 Capping the Styrofoam cup debate Katie Hyslop drew Squires, owner and manager of the outlet systems than the production of plastic foams. and they actually save money by not providing The Muse (Memorial University of Newfoundland) at Memorial University of Newfoundland, agrees Hocking’s report also backs up Booster the disposable ones – they won’t have to buy as with Collins about the benefits of plastic versus Juice’s claim that the production of polystyrene many.” paper. doesn’t destroy the ozone layer, though the pen- “We have to encourage a culture where it’s T. JOHN’S (CUP) – The choice between “Everyone wants paper because they say tane gas used in the production of polystyrene unacceptable to use disposable cups, because it paper or plastic when manufacturing fast paper is biodegradable, but when you get a wax does trap light, contributing to the greenhouse really is very wasteful and there’s no reason why food take-out cups can spark a serious war coating on it like they have at some places, it’s effect — also known as global warming. Hocking most people can’t bring a travel mug around ofS words as both claim to be the more environ- not. And paper takes the forest, the factories that claimed, however, that the methane produced wherever they go.” mentally friendly option. create way more emissions and deplete the ozone by paper cup production contributes to global Both Hava Java and Booster Juice have sold “Basically, for my type of business, [Styro- layer when making paper cups than Styrofoam. warming even more. reusable cups or mugs in the past, but both are foam] is the only real way to keep a beverage cold Styrofoam doesn’t deplete the ozone layer at all, Katie Temple, executive director of the currently out of stock and looking for new op- or hot. Either way the paper products out there the manufacturing plant, not one bit,” he said. Newfoundland and Labrador Environmental tions. Collins says he is having trouble finding simply don’t work and I would argue from the re- Booster Juice has compiled a list of facts Network, agrees that paper cups are not an en- reusable travel mugs with stainless steel insides, search I’ve done, they’re just as bad or worse than about their polystyrene cups that they post at vironmentally friendly option, but doesn’t think and the company that previously made Booster Styrofoam,” said Rob Collins, owner of Hava each of their locations. that polystyrene is the best option, either, be- Juice’s reusable plastic cups has stopped produc- Java, a coffee shop in downtown St. John’s, NL. A 1991 article in the San Francisco Chron- cause it is still disposable. ing them. “People are under the false impression that icle has fuelled some of this debate. The article “Every time somebody uses a Styrofoam “[Booster Juice are] working very hard on paper will automatically biodegrade in a landfill, “Plastic Finds Friend In Canadian Chemist” by cup it gets tossed out, so it goes into the garbage it. My brother, who is my partner, he was just in but it simply doesn’t if it doesn’t have any oxygen. Charles Petit, discussed a report from Canadian and contributes to the problem of landfills,” she Halifax for a regional meeting and it was a major Put a little bit of soil over it and it will last for chemist Martin B. Hocking on paper versus said. topic of discussion, and the fellow that owns the hundreds of years.” polystyrene. “Also, with the manufacture of Styrofoam entire franchise, he was there and he promised Booster Juice, a smoothie and juice fran- Hocking claimed that the production of cups there’s a lot of release of toxins into the envi- that they were doing everything they could to get chise, also uses polystyrene cups, commonly paper cups uses more petroleum, and energy, and ronment, because Styrofoam is a type of plastic, it going,” Squires said. referred to by the brand name Styrofoam. An- produces more pollution in landfills and water it’s made of polystyrene, so it’s manufactured first In the meantime Squires says that at the from petroleum products, which in and of itself, Memorial University location they will put their is unsustainable because it’s coming from a non- smoothies into reusable containers brought by renewable resource.” students, though it is against normal Booster Temple went on to add that the toxins, Juice product safety policy to put their product known as dioxins, are a known human carcino- into a container without their logo on it. gen. When they are released into the atmosphere, Both Squires and Collins say their stores are they contaminate human bodies, food and wild- more progressive than most – Collins claimed life. In addition, Temple said that polystyrene that Hava Java have been recycling long before cups break down when hot liquid is put in them, most stores, and Squires said he composts all and a small amount of polystyrene leeches into their fruit waste, and reuses their plastic yogurt the drink. and sorbet containers. “Overall I would just recommend that peo- “[Booster Juice] is really on the ball with ple use reusable cups – just bring your own mug the environment. It’s a healthy conscious people, along or travel mug,” she said. and they tend to be environmentally friendly, “I think some businesses could offer the op- and they’ve always been going down that road,” tion to their customers of buying a reusable mug. he said. They could offer incentives for people to bring in their own reusable mug, a small percentage decrease off the price, that kind of thing. There’s tons of ways they can get creative to encourage people to bring in mugs, Ne w s Ed i t o r : Ks e n i a Pr i n t s February 28, 2008 The Uniter contact: [email protected] E-m a i l : n e w s p r o d @u n i t e r .c a Ph o n e : 786-9497 06 NEWS Fa x : 783-7080 Primate testing on the rise at McGill and asserted that the fine line dividing humans and Most of McGill’s studies involving animals Jennifer Markowitz non-human primates is what makes them appropri- contribute to the biomedical sciences. Indeed, The McGill Daily (McGill University) ate study subjects. McGill’s faculty of medicine accounts for nearly 60 “It’s confusing,” Gourdon said. “If we look at per cent of grant money for research. scientific facts, humans are animals. Biologically, we All of McGill’s research with non-human pri- ONTREAL (CUP) – The number of came from the evolutionary process. That doesn’t mates is for the study of a “fundamental nature in non-human primates used in McGill’s mean that we’re not different. We know some tests sciences relating to essential structure or function.” research projects grew by nearly 4,000 are not as good, but so many are. What we find using Gourdon said that because the animals are Mper cent between 2003 and 2006. animals often correlates with human processes.” used in research, they are offered the best diets and According to reports from the University ob- Gourdon stressed that because of a distant are kept in prime conditions, which vary appropri- tained through a freedom of information request, connection between non-human animals and hu- ately according to species. McGill breeds and houses McGill used 919 non-human primates in 2006 mans, the differences that researchers discover are many of the research subjects. — up from 24 in 2003, 268 in 2004 and 664 in often more informative than the similarities. He said testing will endure at McGill, and per- 2005. McGill regularly seeks alternative methods haps even increase. The McGill group Students for Transparency to conducting research, including using skin cul- “We keep studying because there is so much in Animals Research and Testing (START), an off- tures, in-vitro cells and testing on invertebrates. But more we still need to know about processes,” Gour- shoot of the university’s students’ union-run club Gourdon asserted that for some studies, animal use don said. “But you decide. I’m not saying it’s right Animal Liberties, requested the information upon is essential. or wrong.” catching wind of McGill’s extensive animal use sev- “How [else] would we study the brain in hu- The Students’ Society of McGill University eral years ago. mans? Or infectious disease? Who would volunteer supports increased transparency in McGill’s animal Behind the locked doors of the 14th floor “We can’t have a debate on animal research for that?” Gourdon said. testing practices, following a motion that under- of the Macintyre Medical Building lies the unless we know what is going on,” said Dave How- According to the Canadian Council on Ani- graduates passed at November’s General Assembly. headquarters for McGill’s nonhuman primate den, a McGill student and a member of START. mal Care (CCAC), a committee that oversees the testing. After submitting three freedom of informa- care and use of animals in research, Canada used tion requests since January 2006, START received 4,363 non-human primates for research in 2006. McGill’s Animal Use Reports for 2003 to 2006 in McGill University comprised nearly one-fifth of Feb. 2007. those animals. According to Howden, the administra- The CCAC reported that the total number tion was “less than forthcoming” in providing the of animals used in science in Canada in 2006 was documents. 2.54 million. Ten years earlier the total was 1.95 “I don’t think that they want people to know million. what’s going on because [animal testing] is an ethi- The CCAC’s “3 R’s” mandate — reduction, cal issue that will cause problems if it is brought to replacement, and refinement — aims to reduce the the attention of others,” Howden said. number of non-human animals used in research “If [the extent of animal testing] was widely projects. known, then there would be changes.” At McGill University, the Animal Care Eth- The majority of the primates at McGill were ics Committee evaluates the justification for animal involved in experiments that cause minimal dis- use in every research proposal. Their assessment comfort. But in 2006, 14 non-human primates un- includes the relevance of a specific species to the re- derwent Category D invasiveness, which involves search and the number of animals to be tested. “moderate to severe” discomfort. Since McGill has accepted more research proj- While recognizing the benefits of animal re- ects, the number of animals used per study may be search, Howden questioned the ethics and necessity lower, but the overall number has still increased. of the testing. “If there are more people, there is more fund- “If animals are like us, why is it okay to per- ing and then more research,” Gourdon said. form tests on them and not humans? But if they Howden said that the government also has a are not like us, then why do we test so heavily on hand in encouraging animal testing. them and relate the results back to humans?” How- “The government perpetuates the funding. den asked. We know there are alternatives, but they continue Jim Gourdon, Director of McGill’s Animal animal testing because of the inertia of the indus- Resources Centre, justified McGill’s animal research try,” Howden said. Ne w s Ed i t o r : St a c y Ca r d i g a n Sm i t h contact: [email protected] The Uniter February 28, 2008 E-m a i l : n e w s @u n i t e r .c a Ph o n e : 786-9497 Fa x : 783-7080 NEWS 07 nColi V an

Manitoba forests in jeopardy, de nb Local says environmental activist g er News Briefs Compiled by Stacy Cardigan Smith, Stephanie Christie ing, Whiteshell, Duck Mountain, Grass River and Clearwater Lake. James Janzen Volunteer staff According to Reder, the issue stems from past historical and legal contracts be- Sandbags? Not this year e’re in trouble,” said Eric tween commercial logging companies and Manitoba likely won’t see much flooding Reder, Manitoba campaign the province, which prevented the gov- this spring, states a recent report. director for the Western ernment from protecting more wilderness In the southern half of the province, below Canada“W Wilderness Committee, at a lecture areas. average snow fall and average to below-average given at the University of Winnipeg on Feb- “The government has an opportunity soil moisture means most of the snow is expected ruary 13. right now and is making decisions about the to soak into the ground, states a recent Hydrologic Forecast Centre of Manitoba Water Stewardship “That’s the long and short of it. In long term of our parks,” says Reder, about press release. Manitoba, things aren’t getting done.” the current closed door decisions regarding With only 8.5 per cent of Manitoba’s land and water under protection from logging, Eric Moderate flooding is expected in Western With current contracts expiring over logging and deforestation and the government’s ability to protect more land, instead Reder believes provincial forests need all the Manitoba, between Swan River and The Pas, and in the next couple of months, the government northern Manitoba, from Thompson to Churchill. of turning it over to commercial logging help they can get. is presently negotiating new agreements The spring flood predictions may still change with commercial logging companies. The interests. depending on weather conditions like additional 1999 and with over 30,000 members across new contracts could potentially give logging At present, only 8.5 per cent of Mani- precipitation and the rate of the snow melt. An the country it is, “Canada’s largest member- companies control over large parts of Mani- toba is protected, including land, water updated outlook will be prepared in March. ship based, citizen-funded wilderness pro- toba forests, including provincial parks, for and areas in the north where vegetation is tection group,” according to the organiza- the next 20 years. sparse. Managers see greatest tion’s website. “We are currently focused on logging The Wilderness Committee would like wage increase The committee is dedicated to raising because there are things happening now in to see more land protected and a greater ef- Managers have seen the greatest increase in awareness about environmental issues in hourly wages during the past 10 years, according to Manitoba,” said Reder. fort put into sustainability. Manitoba including logging, mining and a recent report. Unfortunately, this doesn’t include Logging is already allowed to take place The Western Canada Wilderness Com- mittee has been working in Manitoba since hydro electric development. our pimple-faced friends at fast food joints. in five provincial parks including -Nopim The study, published in Perspectives on Labour and Income and released by Statistics Canada, found that between 1997/1998 and 2006/2007 average hourly earnings of private sector managers grew by 20 per cent. This is four times the rate of the five per cent wage increase seen by other private-sector employees, stated the release. Hourly earnings for managers involved in science, information systems, sales and marketing saw increases of 23 per cent on average. Compared with other employees, more managers had a university degree, but this “accounted for only 20 per cent of the difference in growth rates of average earnings between managers and other employees,” stated the release. Those employed in business, finance and computer and information systems also saw marked increases, at 18, 18 and 14 per cent, respectively. By comparison, blue-collar workers in manufacturing, clerical employees and salespeople in retail trade saw little or no growth in earnings.

Transit talk back Winnipeg Transit has been receiving an increase in both praise and criticism recently, but officials don’t know why. According to a Feb. 25 Winnipeg Free Press article, transit received almost 400 complaints about drivers in December, a jump from the 200 to 250 complaints generally seen. Most of the complaints involved driving and operations. However, drivers also received more compliments. In the same month, 150 commendations came in, which is three times the number generally seen. Although an increase in riders or weather conditions were cited by a transit official as possible reasons for the increase in the number of communications, average ridership wasn’t up, nor was there any major change in weather from past years.

Harper chastised by Canada’s human rights leaders Prime Minister Stephen Harper was criticized this month in an open letter signed by several prominent human rights thinkers from across Canada. The short letter admonished the Prime Minister’s office for making decisions said to have weakened Canada’s commitments to the right to a fair trial and against torture and the death penalty. The authors called on Canada to meet its international human rights obligations by providing officials with objective torture awareness training, giving clemency to Canadians sentenced to death in other countries, and speaking out against the American prison at Guantanamo Bay and the holding of Canadian Omar Khadr. NFebruaryovember 28, 1, 20072008 The Uniter contact: [email protected] 08 SECCAMTIOPUSN NEWS

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Manitoba chapter released its suggestions for n rte fixing the provincial student aid program to little s fanfare recently. niversity of Winnipeg students were The First Aid for Student Aid report, concerned about their privacy after officially released Feb. 14, examines student a Globe and Mail survey was sent out Uby email to the student body last week. Students debt in the province. A small crowd mostly made of members of were questioning whether or not the university the local press gathered at the press conference. sold their email addresses. There was little if any student representation or “It kind of feels like they were endorsing awareness. the Globe and Mail by sending it,” said Angela CFS-Manitoba represents students at the Slater, a fourth year International Development University of Winnipeg, University of Manitoba, Studies student. Brandon University, and College universitaire She added that she hopes the University de Saint-Boniface. Students at all four institutions were given would exercise discretion in the things they sent the opportunity to fill out surveys about their to student stating that it was “a little weird” that debt load this fall. Many students reported they the University was sending out surveys, but that carry private debt from parents and financial she had no real problem with it. institutions, as well as from provincial loans. Gerald Munt, director of strategic and bud- Based on the student surveys and on getary priorities with the University, assured stu- other provinces’ loan models, the report made dents that they are not. a series of recommendations. “We would never give student email ad- U of W continuing education student Lynne Swabuk believes the survey exemplifies the The red-covered report, which featured dresses to a newspaper or a magazine,” Munt University’s aggressive public relations approach. a typo on the cover, made the following said. suggestions: reducing student loan interest He explained that the survey system is very a prize. Some said they didn’t care, as long as are very similar to questions that are from other rates; bringing student living allowances up to secure and does not violate students’ privacy. their inbox wasn’t cluttered up. private surveys that we’d have to pay to get into,” the poverty line; allowing part-time students to Munt explained that the survey was free Munt said. take out loans; and adding grants for Aboriginal, “[The survey’s] designed so that the Globe rural and northern students. and Mail doesn’t know who our students are, we and that the information from the survey can The UWSA decided to forego the national send out information to our students about the be used to develop teaching programs and as a “It kind of feels like they Day of Action this year in support of other survey, the students access the website and we guideline for improving campus services. Two projects, such as the First Aid for Student Aid don’t know who’s responded.” student services and the Finance department were endorsing the Globe campaign. The collected info will eventually serve both have even built the survey results into their mea- the Globe and Mail and the University. surement service. and Mail by sending it,” U of W launches unique “The Globe and Mail uses the information “It’s a combination of what value we get and —Angela Slater, IDS student Business and Economics Faculty for their annual university issue and we use the what it costs. TheGlobe and Mail’s [questions]… The University officially launched its new information to measure student satisfaction with Faculty of Business and Economics Feb 15. The our services,” said Munt. faculty offers a combined program of business Students did not have strong feelings about and liberal arts. “Our program reduces the barriers the survey. Many of them did not receive the between traditional management disciplines email in question despite the U of W’s attempts and exposes our students to a wider range of to improve the communications system in case study than is the norm in business schools,” of an emergency, and those who did receive it U of W’s president & vice-chancellor Dr. Lloyd generally were not bothered by it. Axworthy said in a recent press release. Lynne Swabuk, a Philosophy Honours The faculty will consist of the current graduate and a continuing education student at Department of Economics and the Department the U of W did not approve of the survey. of Business and Administration. It will be led by “I feel like the administration is very ag- acting dean Dr. Michael Benarroch. gressive in getting students to promote the Uni- The faculty allows students to enter into versity,” she said. the faculty in their first year of study, making it somewhat unique. Other students supported the idea of a sur- A Business Advisory Council, made up of vey. Some shared sentiments that it would be a members from the local business community, good contrast to the Maclean’s magazine ratings will provide advice as well as help with program and that they liked the idea of being able to win development. An Aboriginal Business program and a program for individuals in the non-profit sector are also in the development stages.

U of W hosts annual Pow Wow, first smoke dance special The University of Winnipeg’s Aboriginal Student Council is hosting their annual spring Pow Wow on Friday, March 7 This year’s event is “in honour of our missing and stolen sisters,” states press material. Grand entries take place at both 1 and 7 p.m., with the community feast set for 5 p.m. There will be a hand drum special during the feast, as well as smoke dance specials and art and craft tables. This is the first the U of W Pow Wow will host a smoke dance performance, a traditional ritual which became a popular competition dance. The event will be hosted by Co-Co Ray Stevenson and Shaneen Robinson. The Pow Wow will be held in the Duckworth Centre. For more info, contact Tabetha Linklater at [email protected] or at 258-2904. contact: [email protected] The Uniter FebruaryNovember 28, 1, 20082007 CAMPUSSEC NEWSTION 09 Complicated student aid system deters students amounts of debt,” he said. Jacks is the spokesperson for First Ksenia Prints ts Students have been increasingly Aid for Student Aid, a new report look-

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rising costs. In 2005-‘06, the year se student loans program, Manitoba Stu- K recent StatsCan study re- when full-time students increased by dent Aid. First Aid was compiled by ported more students are 21,500, a total of 345,765 full-time the Manitoba chapter of the Canadian opting for full rather than and part-time students received fi- Federation of Students (CFS). part-timeA post-secondary studies. Can nancial aid from the Canada Student The CFS-MB review took issue Canada’s student aid programs facili- Loan Program (CSLP). with the system’s inaccessibility and tate the growing numbers? This amount of borrowers is complicated application process. Jacks University Enrolment 2005/2006, slightly higher than the previous year’s believes non-traditional student popu- released by Statistics Canada on Feb. 339,828 recipients, when 40 per lations like mature students, rural resi- 7, measured full-time enrolment in cent of all full-time students used the dents and Aboriginal peoples, which Canadian universities at 781,300 that service. comprise a big part of Canada’s po- school year, almost three times higher These high numbers call for re- tential student demographic, may be than part-time enrolment. views of the system. CASA released deterred by the system’s structure and Full-time enrolment grew 31.8 Modernizing Canada’s System of Student restrictions. per cent since 1999/2000, compared Financial Assistance, a detailed analysis “For that group of students there to a 4.6 per cent growth in part-time of Canada’s post-secondary financial really isn’t anything,” said Jacks. “Pub- students in the same period. aid network, in December 2007. lic financial aid is just one part of the Greg Parsons, manager of post- The report argued for better post-secondary education tree, a part secondary studies information system coordination between the federal of the greater access problem.” with Statistics Canada, the StatsCan Both student associations’ con- branch behind the study, sees many “Public financial aid is just one part of the post-secondary cerns link to a problem identified by a UK-based report released this month, reasons for the increases. education tree, a part of the greater access problem,” “There is increased participation which found 59 per cent of respon- within various age groups, larger num- —David Jacks, UWSA dents who decided not to pursue post- bers of foreign students, and the chil- secondary education cited occurring dren of the baby-boomers are flowing debt as a major deterrent. through the system,” he said. and provincial programs, as well as “I think certain students are “It’s the fifth year in a row we’ve increased accessibility for non-tradi- more deterred by debt than other stu- seen a peak level of enrolment over tional students. dents… but students are realizing you According to Churchill, Canada’s David Jacks believes Manitoba Student Aid should become more accessible do need post secondary education, all.” for non-traditional populations. Full-time enrolment is not the current financial aid system is a com- more people are choosing to take the only thing on the rise. Tuition costs, plicated network of different programs tional sources of funding to finance institutions.” risk,” said Churchill. ancillary fees and the cost of living and agencies administering loans and their schooling. Private borrowing is easily acces- “But they shouldn’t be forced to have all increased over the last decade, grants on the provincial and federal “[In our review of Manitoba sible and thus may appear more ap- make that decision, it affects the health said Zach Churchill, national director levels. schools], a lot of students were in debt pealing than the complicated student of our economy and the well-being of for the Canadian Alliance of Student “Even people in government but not through the student aid pro- aid process, said Jacks. It also lacks su- the community.” Associations (CASA). don’t understand the process,” said gram,” said David Jacks, University pervision and can be misleading. The federal government prom- “More students are actively pur- Churchill. “There’s no overreaching of Winnipeg Students Association’s “Interest levels of private lines ised to evaluate the CSLP in this year’s suing post-secondary education, but goal penetrating everything.” president. “Many owe their families… of credit can skyrocket,” said Jacks. budget. Manitoba Student Aid is cur- they’re also coming out with larger Student aid does not stop with and private lines of credit from private “There’s no public tracking.” rently under review. CSLP. Students often turn to addi- Canadian cities and universities: Guinea pigs for tobacco? Edmonton served as the first Canadian “What you have is a cigarette that doesn’t snus, though. Ksenia Prints snus-test-market in Sept. 2007. The results are require being lit,” she said. “It’ll remove the ta- According to current tobacco advertisement News production editor still unknown, and Imperial Tobacco was not boos associated with cigarette smoking…but it’s legislation, as outlined in the federal Tobacco Act available for comment. still big business tobacco. It comes with all the of 1997, tobacco products can not be advertised Imperial tobacco also claims, however, that harmful chemicals and none of the benefits.” in any media unless it can be proven that 80 per new form of smokeless tobacco has begun snus can replace cigarettes, based on Swedish The real concern for universities might lie cent of its audience is over the legal age. its trial run in Ottawa. But anti-smoking data that shows low rates of cigarette use. with tobacco companies using post-secondary re- Campus Plus, the primary advertisement groups and many students aren’t happy “We have no evidence suggesting that those search facilities. The University of Alberta in Ed- placement company for Canada’s post-secondary Awith the idea. who smoke will switch to smokeless,” said Els. monton received $1.5 million from U.S. Smoke- institutions’ newspapers, has received no com- Snus, which rhymes with ‘moose’ and is “You’re depriving them of an effective way to less Tobacco for smokeless tobacco research two munication from Imperial Tobacco. Swedish for snuff, comes in small packets re- quit.” years ago. Nonetheless, Rob May, its executive direc- sembling tea bags, which are placed between the “It has nicotine in it, so it’s addictive in “In the past, the tobacco industry has been tor, believes that tobacco would have very limited gums and lips for about 30 minutes. the same way that nicotine is addictive,” said known to dupe scientists…it has repeatedly chances of gaining ground in the student press. The nicotine is then absorbed directly into Collishaw. proven itself to be a non-reputable research part- “If this was to happen, it would have to be the blood stream without sucking or chewing. Snus is also linked to other forms of cancer, ner,” said Els. proven the university…had a minimal amount of Snus is touted by Imperial Tobacco, its Ca- particularly pancreatic and mouth cancer. “There is no place for tobacco in higher enrolment over [the legal age],” he said. “[They’d] nadian seller, as a “potentially less harmful” alter- “I see very little in overall public health ben- learning,” said Les Hagen, executive director for have to provide proof of enrolment numbers and native to smoking. efits,” said Collishaw. “Even if it’s less hazardous the Action on Smoking and Health Foundation ages.” The claims to snus’ potential safety are based than smoking tobacco, [it still] has many poisons in Edmonton. “We would never accept [advertisement] on data showing Sweden to have the lowest rates in it, it’s got many other cancerous chemicals and Students may only have limited exposure to unless this was produced.” of lung cancer in the industrialized world, while toxic products.” also being the world’s top snus user. The European Union has banned Snus in But health experts and anti-smoking groups all of Europe except Sweden. It is also banned in disagree, citing murky data and unsupported New Zealand. Despite this, its testing could not “This should claims. be stopped in Canada. “It’s a completely incorrect interpretation of Canada’s Tobacco Act contains no regula- not have been the Swedish data,” said Neil Collishaw, research tions for testing new tobacco products. allowed in Canada,” director for the Ottawa-based Physicians for a “This should not have been allowed in Can- Smoke-Free Canada. ada,” said Els. —Charl Els, “The rise in snus use has nothing to do with Some students unions are now wondering University of Alberta current rates [of lung cancer],” he said. how their campus smoking regulations will relate The correlation between peak smoking and to snus. peak lung cancer rates takes around 30 years to Ottawa’s Carleton University went smoke become apparent in studies, he said. Therefore free last year, and the University of Ottawa is also the effects of increased snus use in Sweden, a considering a smoking ban. Both universities fairly recent phenomenon, are still unknown. also have limited tobacco sales on campus. “Don’t ask the dealer for harm reduction,” “The basis of the smoking ban is on second said Charl Els, a professor of medicine at the hand smoke reduction, but it was also done out c noli van University of Alberta who specializes in tobacco of health considerations,” said Shelley Melanson, psychiatry. president for Carleton University Students’ As- “Snus delivers nicotine directly to the brain, sociation, noting that nothing could be done de nb

often times the dose of nicotine that snus delivers to regulate the intake of snus under current g er is higher than cigarettes.” regulations. February 28, 2008 The Uniter contact: [email protected] 10 COMMENTS

Co m m e n t s Ed i t o r : Be n Wo o d Comments E-m a i l : c o m m e n t s @u n i t e r .c a Separating the personal from the private religious homes? How many of us at- “horizons of significance,” meaning the cance, I do not determine. If I did, no doubts themselves, or aren’t allowed to Julienne Isaacs and Simon Charles tend religious institutions regularly or interpersonal, religious, political and issue would be significant…” question their own faith, and must toe even occasionally? If not, what’s driven historical influences which surround There are reasons why people the dogmatic line, so to speak. But this us away? What leads to our rejection us. We should all be working toward have adhered to religious ideas for assumption doesn’t hold weight across aith is personal. But is it pri- of faith? What are the reasons why personal goals of authenticity, he ar- centuries, and those reasons should be the board, even if some religious out- vate? Lately there is a tendency we doubt the claims of mainstream gues, while incorporating these “hori- respected. Equally, the ideas we claim posts still insist on total, unquestion- in universities for people to religion? zons” into our worldviews. But people as our own perspectives—even ideas ing conformity. It’s possible to find clamF up about what they believe, or Someone once told us that be- fall short of the ideal of authenticity— that go against the grain—are not, and evidence that faith and doubt are not why they don’t; nobody seems to sit coming an atheist was the most “lib- being true to themselves—when they should not, be formed in a vacuum. mutually exclusive. Even “believers” down and talk about it. Common erating decision” he ever made. What form their identities independently of The great communications theo- wrestle with doubt. in the academy is a general irrita- would lead a person to make a claim the influences of those around them. rist Walter Ong argues that dialogue, When it comes to religion, our tion with established religion, fear of like that? Is it possible that the whole- This can be unflatteringly summed up verbal communication, is the best opinions—our doubts, our faiths, “fundamentalism,” and a sort of lazi- sale rejection of religion is based on a as “narcissistic self-fulfillment.” Tay- means by which people can under- whatever—can and should be talked ness about taking faith issues head-on rather naïve conception of freedom— lor’s point is simply that true authen- stand each other. “Oral communica- about. Better, they can and should be in dialogue. In faith matters, which one that seeks to totally negate outside ticity can only be reached in dialogue tion, which is built into existential talked about with people who think are intimately connected to identity, influence in the pursuit of individual with the community. actuality more directly than written, differently from us. There is a “move- a general philosophy of “live and let self-realization? Can that really be true If we accept the importance of has within it a momentum that works ment of love” in every attempt we live” seems to prevail. Nobody wants liberation? “horizons of significance,” we’ve got to for the removal of masks,” he claims. make as individuals to understand the to trample on someone else’s spiritual The Canadian philosopher acknowledge the value in community- “And in all communication, insofar as faiths of those around us, or to articu- identity; but neither are people likely Charles Taylor argues, in his treatise defined norms, or ideas universally it is related to actual experience, there late our own. Faith might be personal, to announce that identity, either. The Malaise of Modernity, that an indi- agreed to be of deep importance to must be a movement of love.” but we believe it isn’t private. After all, There is an unholy silence surround- vidual’s self-realization can best come social, political and religious life. As It is commonly assumed that if faith does not stand questions, of ing faith, as if it’s embarrassing. out of his or her acknowledgement of Taylor agues, “which issues are signifi- believers of any stripe do not hold what worth is it? How many of us were raised in Israel ‘apartheid’ week Daniel Moscovitch which in the past has neglected to focus on Palestinians who are not citizens are suffering Saudi Arabia women are not allowed to drive racism but rather attack Israel and its poli- because time and time again their leadership or even travel outside their home without their cies. Now do not get me wrong, Israel is not a under the PLO and now Hamas has jeopar- husband. In some Islamic states, women who hree weeks ago it was Israel Apart- perfect country but to compare it to the racist dized the well being of its citizens with count- have been accused of adultery, even if raped, heid week. People from all around apartheid of South Africa is just ridiculous. less terror attacks and violence against Israel, can be sentenced to death or stoned. How the world protested simultaneously The South African apartheid was a legal whose existence they refuse to even recognise. about Saudi Arabia’s restriction of anyone ob- Tagainst the state of Israel, accusing it of being racial segregation between black people and Their situation was infinitely better until the taining citizenship that is not Muslim (aside an apartheid state. Here at The University of white people, which lasted from 1948 when terror attacks against Israel escalated dur- from oil workers and foreign diplomats)? In Winnipeg, a usually calm environment (per- the National Party was elected until 1994 ing the Second Intifada. During the 80s and a statement to the United States, Iran’s presi- haps due to the extreme temperature), I heard when Nelson Mandela led the African Na- throughout the Oslo agreements of the 90s, dent, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that they rumblings of people mentioning Israel and tional Congress, an anti-apartheid party, to passage between the Palestinian territories and did not have any gay people; well maybe apartheid in the same sentence. It would seem victory. Legislations over the years prevented Israel proper was much easier; tens of thou- this is because gay people, if discovered, are that their belief is that the state of Israel and black people and white people to inter-marry, sands of workers entered Israel to work every executed. the people living within it are segregating the share the same buses, enjoy the same beaches, day and there were very few roadblocks. Since Now once again Israel is not a perfect Palestinian people based on their race. They or even live in the same areas. In Israel, all citi- the construction of the security barrier sepa- country. It has policies that even I disagree feel that Israel is responsible for purposefully zens whether Muslim, Druze, Baha’i, Chris- rating the territories from Israel, the suicide with, such as its settlements, the route of the marginalizing and suppressing the Palestinians tian or Jewish, man or woman, black or white, bombings, which used to be a regular occur- security barrier or the country’s religiously and often criticize the security barrier as an il- gay or straight, are treated equally under law. rence, stopped completely. Unfortunately, influenced laws. However, it is a democracy legal method of isolating the Palestinians and Yes, those Palestinians living in Gaza and the much of today’s isolation of the Palestinians where people like me are able to express their keeping them out of Israel. West Bank are not enjoying the same rights as is the direct result of the policies of their lead- concerns and dissent towards their country Singling out Israel leads to an inaccurate their brothers and sisters who are living within ers, which have forced Israel to dramatically without worrying about being thrown in jail account of the Middle East and unfair preju- Israel, but this is not because of racial segre- tighten security and limit passage between Is- or killed. So the next time you are going to dice towards Israel. The thing to acknowledge is gation. These people are suffering, yes, but to rael and the territories in order to protect their criticize Israel or compare it to an apartheid that to criticize Israel and Israel alone is wrong. simply blame Israel for this is inaccurate be- own citizens, Jews and non-Jews alike. state, please do not forget to include all of the It is not fair to single Israel out and hold it to cause it is ignoring the responsibility of neigh- If you are going to compare Israel to the rest of the major injustices active in that region a double standard while major human rights bouring Arab countries like Jordan, Lebanon apartheid of South Africa, then surely you as well. violations are being left untouched. The Cana- and Syria who have wanted nothing to do have neglected those religious, sexual, gender dian government recently acknowledged this with them since they were displaced in 1948. and political apartheids occurring throughout important truth in its decision to refrain from There are 1.5 million Arabs living within the rest of the Middle East. For instance, in participating in next year’s United Nations Israel who share equal rights with their Jewish Human Right’s Council’s Racism Conference, neighbours because they are both Israeli. The

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An open letter to the Canadian Human Rights Commission Books versus tor in an attempt to air my you’ve become an avenue complaint and in so doing commission or tribunal… Christopher Paetkau grievance and to insist he and platform for tightfisted reflect the language of Sec- whatever. It worked for Mc- bytes ostracize my friend from but vehement complainers tions 12 and 13 of the Ca- Carthy in the last century. the church and community to settle scores with publica- nadian Human Rights Act. We got those communists Emma Renda ey CHRC, how’s (Monday night floor hockey tions, publishers, cartoon- Thus, I have no misgivings good didn’t we! Where’s the the Charlatan (Carleton University) it going? Love not included… we’re al- ists, even friends that have that my complaint will be USSR now bitches? And we the acronym. ways short a goalie and he’s offended someone, anyone. addressed expediently. I’m managed to get rid of a lot SoH hot. What are you up TTAWA (CUP) – “There’s a little pretty good), but he hasn’t It’s ok. I dig it. I’m cheap also grateful that you’ll pur- of witches in the centuries to this week? I’m planning responded. You can expect and get easily offended too. sue these offenders of mine before that using the same thing I like to call books,” smiled on complaining either to another complaint from me I’m Mennonite after all. I without direct cost to me. sort of methods. Come Carleton journalism professor, David you or to one of your pro- later against the pastor for know, I know, that joke is Taxpayers have too much on! Let’s go find and mete Tait,O as I scrambled around St. Pat’s trying to vincial proxies about what ignoring my grievance. almost indistinguishable money anyway and lawyers us some free speechers! correct a spelling error before submitting an happened to me over the Now, I’ve studied the to the one made by friend, are way too expensive. Heeeyahhh! assignment. weekend. In church, my cases against Ezra Levant, but remember I’m Men- Thank you CHRC. P.S. Sorry if this let- I misspelled the name of a lake in the friend, an unbeliever, got Mark Steyn, and Macleans nonite and I made the joke And remember to be true ter caused offense in any Northwest Territories, but the saintly Mr. Tait bored and drew a cartoon and I’ve determined that so I’m allowed to. And yes, to your bad self. Let’s con- way. I had no intention to caught the error and sent me off on a wild goose depicting Menno Simons as I’ve been offended in ways I would file a complaint tinue to fight the good fight denounce, slander, accuse, chase to fix it before my official deadline. miserly. Not funny. Also, in similar to the offenses com- against myself if it weren’t against free speech. This insult, criticize, defame, But where was the first place I searched for the cartoon he was wearing mitted by those three. I so counterproductive. road is going to be long and denigrate, malign, or to do the proper spelling? a hat that made him look know my rights. This com- I appreciate the indis- hard, but stay on it. You things that other verbs of Google, of course. fat… Anyway, this some- plaint isn’t trivial, made in crimination and seriousness want infamy? Thought so. similar meaning I found The all-knowing search engine has taken how brought offense to me bad faith, or vexatious since with which you take com- Who doesn’t? Don’t let any- in my thesaurus describe the 21st-century by storm and most of us can and is likely to incite hatred I am genuinely offended plaints of any kind, so long one or anything alter or fet- which could be used against hardly remember life without it. and discrimination upon and it is my right not to be as they are filled out prop- ter your route. We’re going me. Additionally, I had no So when I rushed back to Mr. Tait’s office, me and my family in ways offended or something like erly, and delivered within to make this world a better intention to incite hatred, thrust my assignment forward and said that all I can’t articulate or point that. I also remain friends a year of the offense. The place the only way we know defamation, or discrimina- of these places were spelled correctly according to, but I am sure exist or with the slanderer in ques- words ‘incite,’ ‘discrimina- how: through an overzeal- tion against the CHRC or to Google Maps, all he could do was chuckle will come to exist in time. tion. I know you’ll take this tion,’ and ‘hatred’ appear ous, misguided, harmful, to anyone else. and hand me an atlas. I wrote a letter to the pas- complaint seriously because in every sentence of my wasteful, and expensive My point is not that I’m a miserable speller or a poor listener or a bad journalist. My point is that I (and I choose to assume I’m not the only one) rely far too heavily on the Internet for just about everything. Just this morning, I awoke to find neither my cable or Internet functioning properly, and I could hardly figure out what to do with myself. How was I going to contact Rogers without 411.ca? I needed to call my editor for another assignment but her telephone number was nestled safely in the security of my Gmail account. I now had to walk to school to use the computers on campus, but could hardly fathom venturing outside without first knowing the temperature, probability of precipitation and wind chill. My entire day was thrown to the wolves when that ghastly little icon in the corner of my toolbar denied me online access. Now, I pride myself on being well-read. I boast a flourishing bookshelf and I read every night before bed. I also take English literature classes and have subsriptions to Rolling Stone and the Globe and Mail. But I’m starting to realize the stock I’ve taken in the Internet that reaches far beyond research and records. My whole life is online, and in the event of a belated Y2K meltdown, I would be, candidly, screwed. Like I said, I am not the only one whose life is completely dependent on the Internet. According to Statistics Canada, more than 15 million adult Canadians use the Internet from home and almost two-thirds admit to using it at least once a day. On a more scholarly note, we have handed over our retinas to the relentless glow of a computer screen, slouching at the thought of actually figuring out the Dewey Decimal system. The physical search for a book in a library is growing obsolete as the quick-search process of Google, Yahoo, AskJeeves, Wikipedia (regret- tably), or what-have-you is expanding outward and upward to accommodate our every query. While it may be easier to do some clicking from our desks, if we stopped for a moment to realize that, yes, that map of the Northwest Ter- ritories is lurking somewhere in the library, we could reap the benefits of both mediums. A visit to the library may be more time consuming, but the information would be unique from the cloned online sources and (gasp) accurate. The Internet is certainly a useful tool, but those little things Professor Tait likes to call books are still out there for the taking. February 28, 2008 The Uniter contact: [email protected] 12 ARTS & CULTURE

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"Menno Lament" by Sarah Wiebe Mennofolk 2008 More with Less art exhibit showing at Outworks Gallery, 290 McDermot, opening March 1

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ARTS BriefS Art, culture, and faith Compiled by MennoFolk Jo Snyder Festival looks

Big fat Rambo still fabulous at what it

The Associated Press reported last week that people are not so stoked on means to do Rambo in Myanmar. Well, the government isn’t so stoked. Our favourite and most “More with inarticulate hero rescues a group of Christian Missionary hostages from the brutal government troops, shedding state Less” security in a less than favourable light. State censors have banned the Andrew McMonagle movie in Myanmar, but bootleg copies Volunteer Staff are widely available for those who find Rambo a source of inspiration. However, a Myanmar magazine said last week that orget the stereotypes you’ve heard about Rambo looks not like a hero, but rather like Mennonites. The clothes, the lifestyle, the a “fat lunatic.” beards… Toss them all out the window Seriously, if they’re going to be nit- (well,F we may have to think about the beards picky about weight, there are 50 million one…). MennoFolk is here to show the diver- way, way fatter people in the U.S. It’s sity of artistic talent in the Winnipeg Mennonite Bush Wiebe an epidemic! Compared to the average community, but not without a huge nod to their American, Rambo looks fabulous. heritage. be cool.” Epp points out. “We celebrate MennoFolk each The festival is celebrating its 10th anniver- Commenting on the side of the event that year because God is revealed to us in a variety Converse capitalizing on sary in Winnipeg with a two day celebration of he helps organize, Woodyard said, “The art show of ways.” celebrity for a century art and music. On March 1 there will be a free has the most diverse media we’ve ever had. There The bands are excited to be a part of this show of local art from Mennonite and Menno- will be performance, interactive pieces and video. ambitious project. Mike Petkau, lead singer for This spring everyone’s favourite anti- nite-related artists at Outworks Gallery. Accom- This is the fourth year with the art as its own Les Jupes commented on being a part of the sneaker will celebrate its 100th birthday panying the display will be a Faspa (a Mennonite event. Each year it gets better and better.” Mennonite community and this show. “I work with a new campaign called “Connectivity.” tea time, if you will) and four bands. Then there’s Multiple perspectives at a recording studio that is run by a Mennonite The monster shoe company will take new a gig the next night at the West End Cultural Aaron Epp has been with the committee organization, which keeps me connected to the and old stars and icons and trace them back Centre. for three years but has been a fan and performer culture, even if I no longer have many religious to the shoe. You can expect to see stars like The theme this year is “More with Less.” connections left. Several Mennonite organiza- Joan Jett, M.I.A., Billie Joe Armstrong, and for many previous. Fans may recognize his past It’s the second time the festival’s been organized tions do very important work in the roles of icons like Hunter S. Thomson and James project “Aaron and the Apostles” from one of around a theme and this statement about con- conflict resolution, poverty and justice and in- Dean. The Converse web site now features the first MennoFolk festivals. He describes the servation and efficiency embodies the traditional old stories about the genesis of the shoe: festival’s origin: “MennoFolk was started because ternational development. I’m quite proud of that values that most Mennonites are proud to rep- from being an actual basketball shoe in the a lot of people were doing good art that didn’t aspect of my heritage,” he said, adding, “I think resent. The title is borrowed from a cookbook early 1900s, moulding into fashion street have a place in the church, but wasn’t separated it’s good that this is a public event rather than an put out by the Mennonite Central Committe wear, and being the shoe of choice for from it.” exclusive one. It’s a good celebration of the talent indie stars and punks everywhere. There’s (MCC) back in 1976. It’s all about simplicity “We’re highlighting the artists in Winni- that’s in the community.” something about looking at old shoes that versus excess. The MennoFolk website asks the peg and what they’re doing,” Epp said. “It gives tells you something about history that questions, “Is more better? Is less better? Do they people a chance to perform and display what it Check out the MennoFolk homepage at http://www. words can’t. Check out converse.com. need to be at odds?” means to them. There are a lot of perspectives mennofolk.org/manitoba/home.html. All the bands Finding meaning separate from the church.” Complementing these involved have MySpace pages that are worth a look iTunes now No. 2 in the U.S. While this event does not strive to answer perspectives is the Committee’s “Mennofesto,” and a listen. these questions, committee member and Art Apple music is now officially the Curator Seth Woodyard describes it as a tension. second biggest music retailer in the “Music and art can be seen as excessive. We want Musical performances

United States, Reuters reported this week. to exploit that tension. We are not being didactic at MennoFolk: Coming in second only to Walmart, the with it; we’re asking the question,” he said. Com-

digital media store beat out Best Buy and mittee Chair Aaron Epp adds the philosophical Saturday, March 1 Sunday, March 2 Target, and accounts for the approximately musing: “Art escapes the final answer.” Outworks Art Gallery - 3rd Floor, West End Cultural Centre - 586 one million music consumers who stopped Woodyard has been a part of the Menno- Ellice Avenue, 7:15pm. buying CDs in 2007. Apple says they Folk committee for four years. He describes the 290 McDermot Avenue, 7pm. have sold over 4 billion songs on iTunes. focus as a bridge between Mennonite communi- Free Admission $8 advance, $10 at the door Maybe there’s not so much to worry about ties. “It’s not a church event but it has one foot Codename: The Sharks Les Jupes with digital downloading? It’s just a matter involved. A big part of Mennonite culture is the Black Crack Michael Peters of closing in on the market. community,” he said. “It should be an inclusive Steve Wiebe Del Barber event, especially for people who are uncomfort- Bush Wiebe Guest MCs – The Secondhand Maxim busted for able with their Mennonite heritage. This will Pants bogus reviews show…that you can be in the church and still

Normally the consensus among music reviewers is that you listen to an album all the way the way through before giving it a review. Now, this isn’t always possible because sometimes albums suck so hard right off the hop. However, to be fair, a full listen must be done, particularly if you’re review a Black Crows record because Chris Robinson will call you on it. Maxim magazine issued an apology this week for some sloppy reviewing that the Black Crows management Pete Angelus called an “educated guess preview” according to cbc.ca. Maxim, of course, apologized and promised it will never happen again.

Codename The Sharks Del Barber Ar t s & Cu l t u r e Ed i t o r : Wh i t n e y Li g h t contact: [email protected] The Uniter FebruaryNovember 28, 1, 20082007 E-m a i l : a r t s @u n i t e r .c a ARTS & CUSECLTTIOUREN 15

Like adolescence on acid

Rob McGregor Volunteer Staff An interview with The t boosts the collective ego of Winnipeg- gers when a fellow citizen makes it big. Maureen Medved is one such ‘Pegger Tracey (thoughI she currently resides in Vancouver). Medved adapted her debut novel, The Tracey Fragments Fragments, into a screenplay for a film of the same name. It’s currently nominated for the Genie Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. author and For most of its duration, The Tracey Frag- ments follows 15-year-old Tracey Berkowitz screenwriter (played by Ellen Page of Juno) in her frantic search for her little brother. This over-arching Maureen plot thread serves to connect the smaller vi- gnettes within the film, each one examining the different tragic events that might occur Medved during a woman’s formative years. Tracey faces off against high school bullies,- wor ries about her flat chested-ness, and experi- more traditional cinematic approach,” said ences intense infatuation with the new guy in Medved. school. Medved’s screenplay succeeds, where There appears to be a near perfectly even so many others have failed, in making these split (love/hate) among critics about this radi- tired clichés relevant to Generation Y (1980- cal composition technique, which took three 1995 births). editors almost nine months to construct. To Superstar Canadian indie filmmaker put that in perspective, the principle filming Bruce McDonald (Roadkill, Hard Core Logo) itself only took 14 days. According to imdb. The Tracey Fragments directed the film. As a self-described “film com, is the “first feature fiend,” Medved appreciates the great directors film to use Mondrian multi-frame composi- like Fellini and Chaplin, and McDonald’s tions for the entire length.” previous work. “I had just seen Hard Core At its core, the story is about adolescence. Logo and loved it and really believed, after All the trappings of puberty and young-adult- seeing that film, that Bruce was the right di- hood are present, but amplified to a sort of rector for Tracey. I had my agent send Bruce hyper-reality. “It isn’t autobiographical. But a copy of the book, hoping he’d be interested I was inspired to write this story because I and, lucky for me, he was.” needed to hear this story told and because Although she said the film was “Bruce’s as a child growing up in the ‘70s, I searched project,” Medved acknowledges that she had for that kind of story and couldn’t find it. It significant input on the making of the film felt very crucial for me to tell this story,” said beyond screenwriting—there were long dis- Medved. cussions about each of their visions of the “Of course, having said all this, there are film. The result is a movie that looks quite aspects to everything I write that I can really unique. The screen is often segmented into relate to on some level otherwise I wouldn’t many smaller frames, each showing a differ- be able to access those feelings so deeply,” she ent perspective of the unfolding story. “The added. Tracey’s story is exceptionally relat- novel is very fragmented and the film really able. If you’ve never been, nor ever plan on The Tracey Fragments captures that fragmented teenage psyche in being a 15-year-old girl, a way that is more true to the novel than a is probably your best chance to gain insight into what that would be like.

The Tracey Fragments plays at Cinematheque Feb. 29 to March 6 at 9:00 p.m.

Ellen Page stars as Tracey Berkowitz in the film adaptation of Winnipeg author Maureen Medved's book The Tracey Fragments. February 28, 2008 The Uniter contact: [email protected] 16 ARTS & CULTURE

Four Letter Word: Original Love Letters Joshua Knelman and Rosalind Porter, eds. Instrument from the future’s past Knopf Canada 224 pp. $21.00 Esther Wheaton The unique sound The Cord Weekly (Wilfrid Laurier University) L. Moore of the Moog Pro Etherwave Theremin ATERLOO (CUP) – Controlling the great literary compilation can uncover the essence of pitch with her left hand, and the vol- its subject while allowing for its breadth, its possibil- ume and attack with her right, Dorit Aities. In Four Letter Word: Original Love Letters edi- Chrysler’sW music is not only a sonic experience, tors Joshua Knelman and Rosalind Porter have assembled but practically a choreographed routine. an impressive compilation of new short fiction—very short, She plays a Moog Pro Etherwave Theremin, each piece between 1000 and 2500 words—in the form an electronic instrument that does not need to of love letters. Expanding on the concept of the love letter be touched to be played. It is essentially an elec- and, by extension, the concept of love. The 41 pieces are tromagnetic field that produces a pitch when a not just explorations of attachment and desire, but, like most conductor – like a metal object or a human hand great fiction, expressions of history and place. Knelman and – passes through it. This pitch can be controlled M rs

Porter’s collection surpassed my own expectations. Each via proximity to a metal rod on one side; volume L . letter was well-crafted and each author used a singular ap- is manipulated through proximity to a hoop on ee proach to what could easily become a hackneyed subject. the opposite side. Many readers will be attracted by the promise of new Chrysler is also a singer, incorporating her Dorit Chrysler work by dependable heavyweights like Margaret Atwood, mastery of the instrument into her pop material. Leonard Cohen, Ursula K. Le Guin and Jeannette Winterson. A concert in Waterloo, Ont., consisted of delicate- that is the great thing about it.” like a beginning violinist,” she explains. “It sounds I came away more impressed by the newer writers, most but-sultry electronic Europop, and pieces accom- But playing the theremin is not all up to so terrible, and the neighbours complain.” But she notably David Bezmozgis, Jeff Parker and Steinbach’s rising panied by everything from a lounge-jazz group, to chance, nor all improvised. “You have to take it kept coming back to it. star Miriam Toews. piano and a film soundtrack. seriously,” she amends. “It’s a real instrument; you “Quixotic,” she calls it. “It is kind of hope- Bezmozgis bases his piece on the real-life correspon- Chrysler makes the instrument do seemingly have to practice scales and things if you want to less, and I like that about it.” dence of Fanya Kaplan, Vladimir Lenin’s would-be assas- everything: weird vibrato, curious chirps, smooth play melodies.” It may have seemed hopeless to master it at sin, who addresses the object of her affection by letter while glissandi (slides), squeals, squeaks and sounds She feels that there is a great deal yet to be the time, but she taught herself to a very high level awaiting execution in Russia’s Lubyanka prison. Bezmozgis similar to sponges on wet windows, in addition to tried with the instrument: “You can sample beats with a background of classical training in Austria twists this historical footnote into a document of romantic clear – and in-tune – melodies. She performs with through it, you can do effects.” and a number of years as a guitarist in a rock band. and political fervor, which, in Fanny’s world, are irrecon- a laptop, using it to provide her with accompani- In this vein, she has founded the New York Her influences include the film scores of Bernard cilable (“at a time of revolution love is a bourgeois indul- ment for her vocal and electronic stylings. Theremin Society, a “very geeky” community of Herrmann and the work of Serge Gainsbourg, as gence”). Her voice is low-pitched murmurs and se- theremin enthusiasts who play for each other and well as “a bunch of rock bands. Parker excavates the artifacts of a man’s sexual past by ductive whispers, in sharp contrast to the eerie periodically put on concerts, which are nearly al- She fronted a number of bands during her sifting through his Yahoo email account. We discover that his sound of the theremin. She also uses a couple of ways sold out. years in New York, including rock quartet Halcion. romantic history is not what he had thought it to be. effects pedals – static sounds, looping, distortion According to Chrysler, the variation of music Her first full-length solo recording was released in Toews’s letter is a sweet, beautifully detailed expres- and her favourite: a delay pedal. in these concerts is what keeps people interested. 2004, followed by TinyThrills, a limited-edition sion of hoserly love for the lost child of the narrator’s de- “If you play the theremin, you need some There is everything from classical to rock. She likes album in collaboration with Gordon Raphael of ceased friends. kind of wild delay,” she says. that the instrument can work in many genres. The Strokes. Each piece avoids the saccharine temptations and She allows a few people from the audience Chrysler began learning the theremin only Chrysler has shared live bills with acts as di- defies the stereotypes of the romantic genre. It’s not all to come up and try her instrument; they are both seven or eight years ago, when a friend who col- verse as Alex Hacke, Amon Toubin, Dinosaur Jr., hearts and flowers, and as readers, we are better off for fascinated and confused. “How do I control it?” lected analog instruments demonstrated it for her Blonde Redhead, Marilyn Manson, Mercury Rev it. We find moments of darkness and dissonance (stories one asks. and she fell in love. Then she got depressed. “It’s and Oingo Boingo. of murder, war and two pieces on Hurricane Katrina’s de- Chrysler explains that people often accuse struction of lives and families), humour (there truly funny the thereminist of swindling, because they “don’t letters, such as Atwood’s piece, which drips with her trade- actually play the thing”. This is a lie, she says: “It is mark irony: “where there are tapas bars there are love let- all from your ears.” ters”), and even absurdity. One of the book’s most success- “The beauty,” she goes on, “is that there are ful pieces its most off-kilter: Graham Roumieau, author and no real rules. Everyone has their own technique – illustrator of weirdly brilliant Bigfoot memoirs Me Write Book and In Me Own Words, contributes a letter from the big hairy guy to Santa Claus, formerly his best friend. Bigfoot’s attempts to mend their fractured relationship—ruined by Biggie’s failed marriage—express the pathos and tender- ness of a great masculine romance (a la Frodo and Samwise or Evan and Seth). It’s completely unexpected, hilarious, and genuinely sad. Douglas Coupland closes the book with a meditation on loneliness. In the aftermath of a breakup, his narrator speculates about the forms of love, which might appear as a “signal or an omen…a spark or a flame or a shadow or a tunnel.” Coupland’s metaphors seem appropriate for the many shapes of love and the variety of experiences it offers. It’s also a fitting end to a great little book. Four Letter Word is funny, frightening, sad and strange, and a fine read to follow, and perhaps counteract, Valentine’s Day. Ar t s & Cu l t u r e Ed i t o r : Wh i t n e y Li g h t contact: [email protected] The Uniter February 28, 2008 E-m a i l : a r t s @u n i t e r .c a ARTS & CULTURE 17 cd REviews

BUTCH WALKER BOB MOULD LAURA BARRETT Leavin’ the Game on Luckie Street District Line Earth Sciences Independent Anti Paper Bag Records

Butch Walker is the ultimate rockstar. In ad- Disclosure: Before listening to this CD, I’d never Never have I heard a xylophone sound as dition to producing records for Avril Lavigne heard anything by Bob Mould. Not his work with melodic as on Laura Barrett’s Earth Sciences. and Fall Out Boy, Walker has released six seminal ‘80s punk/early alternative act Husker Du If there is one thing you might take away from albums of his own work. The latest is Leavin’ (a band one of my friends recently called “Nirvana, this album, it’s a newfound liking for xylo- the Game on Luckie Street, a two-disc live five years before Nirvana came out,” which makes phones and their graceful pinging. Barrett’s set. With songs ranging from straight up sense—Mould was on the shortlist to produce songs and lyrics range from the melancholy rock, to blues-rock, to piano laden ballads, Nevermind), not his early, folk-influenced acous- of “Deception Island Optimists Club” (“I’ll Walker’s work is earnest and honest, which sets him apart from other tic solo work, not the four discs he released as part of early ‘90s alternative never smile again, I’ll never change, I”ll never grown, I’ll never learn, with- bands in the industry. It’s also safe to say that Butch Walker has a song power trio Sugar, and not the dancey electronica he’s released as LoudBomb. out you”), to the humour of parody on “Smells Like Nirvana” (“I’m screaming for everyone, allowing him to capture a broad audience. What’s especially Maybe it’s because I didn’t know what to expect that I was so pleasantly sur- and I don’t know what I’m singing, crank the volume the ears are bleeding, unique about Walker is that he’s using this live album to help change the prised. From the ultra-melodic, punky guitar angst of “Stupid Now” and “The I still don’t know what I’m singing, we’re so loud and incoherent”). As much way artists present their music to their fans. The album is downloadable Silence Between Us,” to the beat-driven electronica of “Shelter Me,” to the cello- as I love Nirvana, I have to applaud her for the hilarious take on grunge. from www.therecordbusinessisfucked.com—for free. And while free accompanied acoustic introspection of “Walls in Time,” it seems as though the Her voice comes across as melodic and refined, kind of out of place with a music is always a steal, there is an option to purchase the album in higher 47-year-old has crafted a solid 10-track amalgamation of all the best aspects of parody song. But that doesn’t take away from this folk album’s unique in- quality. It’s entirely worth it. his 29-year career. There’s no filler here, just an edgy, heartfelt, compelling col- strumental and lyrical appeal. —Matt Prepost lection of songs from a punk-rock vet who’s managed to remain relevant while —Kelly Nickie aging with grace. —Aaron Epp

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UWSA & THE CEREBRAL PALSY STATIONARY BIKE RACE The UWSA »ON CAMPUS invites and encourages you to support the Cerebral Palsy Association. We need your help to raise funds and awareness for this great cause. OPPORTUNITIES We are looking for volunteers to contribute 25 minutes between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Sat, Mar 8 to ride a stationary bike. Contact the UWSA for more information. EVENTS NOTICE OF NOMINATIONS UWSA ELECTIONS 2008 Nominations Accepted 12:30 p.m. Feb 15 to 12:30 p.m. Feb 29. Campaigning Pe- KAPATID IN-SCHOOL MENTORSHIP PROGRAM Partnering university riod: 12:30 p.m. Feb 29 to 6:00 p.m. Mar 13. All Candidates Meeting students with Filipino new comer high school students as in-school THE TRIAL, A MOVIE ABOUT THE CASE OF THE CUBAN FIVE Showing 5:30 p.m. Feb 29 in 0R06. Voting Period: Mar 10-13. In order to be mentors. Weekly Mon-Thurs from 4-5 p.m. Learn how to become Thurs, Feb 28 at 7 p.m. at the U of W, Room 1L11. Admission is free. nominated as a candidate in this election, you must be a student in good eligible for the UWFSA Bursary. To volunteer email the University of We will pass the hat to raise money for youth going on the Ché Guevara standing at the U of W and submit a completed nomination form to the Winnipeg Filipino Students’ Association at [email protected] for more Volunteer Work Brigade to Cuba this summer. Local singer Hugo Torres UWSA General Office, Bulman Students' Centre before 12:30 p.m. Feb information. will perform as well. 29. For further info please contact the Chief Elections Commissioner at [email protected]. BRING ON THE DRUMS: PERCUSSION EXPLOSION Presented by the Part-time/Mature Students’ Centre. Mon, Mar 3 from 12:30 - 2:30 Bulman STUDY SKILLS WORKSHOPS Mar 3: Note-taking • Mar 10: Critical Multi-Purpose Room. Featuring a 45-minute performance in the first hour Thinking & Research-based Analysis • Mar 17: Reading Strategies • and drumming workshop in the second hour. Performers: Scott Senior, Mar 24: Memory & Test Taking. For more information and to register drummer of The Duhks and Rodrigo Muñoz, lead of Papa Mambo. For call 786-9231. All workshops take place at the Counselling and Career UNITER’S TOP 5 more information, email the PTM Centre: [email protected] Services, room 0GM09. FOR THE WEEKEND U OF W ABORIGINAL STUDENT COUNCIL ANNUAL SPRING POW WOW CAREER WORKSHOPS Offered by Counselling and Career Services. In honour of our missing and stolen sisters. Featuring hand drum spe- Pre-registration required by calling 786-9231. All workshops in room 1.Saturday— 7t h cials, arts and crafts table, and smoke dance special. Fri, Mar 7 Duckworth 0GM09, from 12:30-1:20 p.m. unless listed otherwise. Feb 29: M.B.T.I. Annual NSI Snowscreen at the Centre. Open to public and free admission. Grand entry at 1 p.m. and 7 Introduction • Mar 7: M.B.T.I. Career • Mar 12: Interview Skills • Mar Forks Starts at 7:00 p.m. FREE! p.m. Community feast at 5 p.m. For info and registration, please contact: 13: Career Exploration (10-11 a.m.) • Mar 19: Resume writing • Mar 20: UWASC Pow-wow coordinator Tabetha Linklater at tblinklater@hotmail. S.I.I. Interpretation (10-11 a.m.) • Mar 25: Job Search Strategies • Mar 2.Sunday— Mennofolk com, office: 258-2904 or cell: 230-1296. 26: Managing Exam Anxiety (2:30-3:30 p.m.) March 2 at the West End Cultural Centre, 7:15pm. Les UWFSA BADMINTON TOURNAMENT 2008 Singles, Doubles, & Mixed Jupes, Michael Peters, Del Barber, Guest MCs–The Secondhand Doubles. Thurs, Mar 6 at 5 p.m. and Fri, Mar 7 at 7 p.m. Tec Voc High Pants. School, 1555 Wall St (Old Gymnasium) Cash prizes! Registration only The Trial $10! Email the U of W Filipino Students' Association at [email protected] Absent Sound CD Release for more information and to register. 3. Saturday— Party at the Graffiti Gallery. Bring a non-perishable food GROWING LOCAL, GETTING VOCAL CONFERENCE Mar 7 & 8 at the U item for the gallery and you get a couple of bucks off the door. of W. Featuring hands-on workshops, discussions, displays, poster pre- sentations on such topics as food security on a low income, eating in the 4. Watch local actors bring on the NUDE with the Pantages north, food in schools, food preserving, grower group cooperatives, urban Playhouse Theatre production of the Full Monty. agriculture, youth, farm mentorship, food and faith, mobilization and strategic planning, and skill development for communities. Registration and 5. Wednesday—Then for some seriousness more information at http://manitobafoodsecurity.ca after your awesome and jam packed weekend, Jane Doe will be speaking at the Carol Shield Auditorium in The VIRTUOSI CONCERTS PRESENTS IAN PARKER, PIANO Sat, Mar 15, 8 Free showing of The Trial, a movie about the Cuban p.m. Programme: “My Fantasies” - Haydn Fantasy in C major, Hob.XVII:4 Five, Feb 28 7 p.m. in Room 1L11. Millennium Library 6:30–9:00pm on March 5. Mozart Fantasy in C minor, K. 475, Chopin Fantasy in F minor, Op.49, Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor, Op.27 No. 2 “Moonlight So- nata” Hetu Fantaisie pour Piano Op. 59 Schumann Fantasy in C major, Op. 17. Tickets: $29 adults / $27 seniors / $14.50 students CAMERATA NOVA PRESENTS BYRDLAND A celebration of composer GALLERY 1C03 (Re)Visiting the Collection: Selections of Manitoba Art William Byrd and his contemporaries. Mar 1, 8 p.m. at St. Mary’s Ca- from The University of Winnipeg. An exhibition in honour of The U of W’s thedral (353 St. Mary Ave). Tickets $20 adults, $18 seniors, $15 young 40th anniversary. professionals, $8 students available at McNally Robinson, by calling theatre & dance 235-1623, or at the door. INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S WEEK March 3rd - March 8th. Check www. WCD PREMIERE OF STRUCK Mar 6, 7 & 8 at 8 p.m. and Mar 8 at 3 myspace.com/uofw_womynscenter for more info or call 786-9788. JACOB AND LILY @ THE FOLK EXCHANGE Mar 7, Doors at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. $12 adv, $15 door. Available at Festival Music Store 211 p.m. WCD Studio Theatre, 2nd Floor, 211 Bannatyne Ave. Tickets: Adult Bannatyne Ave. Call 231-1377 for more information. $22, Senior $18, Student $15, may be purchased through Ticketmaster EMERGING PATHS IN COMMUNICATIONS CAREERS LECTURE SERIES at 780-3333 or from the WCD Box Office at 452-0229 or www.win- Tutoring Centre, 3G11 12:30-1:30: March 5th Jo Snyder, The Uniter, March B.U.M.P. Fri, Mar 7, 10 p.m. at Dylan O'Connors, 2609 Portage Ave. nipegscontemporarydancers.ca 12th Bartley Kieves, The Winnipeg Free Press, March 19th Leighton Klas- sen, CBC. Learn how to break into journalism from your student weekly THE LIPTONIANS CD RELEASE w/ Patrick Keenan and the Exploited MANITOBA THEATRE CENTRE Shakespeare’s Dog by Rick Chafe. Until to a daily. Labour Choir. Mar 9 at the West End Cultural Centre. Doors 7:15, Show Mar 8. Tickets $16.96 to $59.36. For show times and to buy tickets, call 8. Tickets $10 @ Music Trader the MTC Box Office at 942-6537 or visit www.mtc.mb.ca. SCHOLARSHIP BOOK & MORE SALE Mon, Mar 3, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cen- tennial Hall Foyer. All proceeds to the Robert & Kathryn Young scholarship MTC WAREHOUSE Rope's End by Douglas Bowie. Until Mar 8. Tickets in European history. $10.50 to $39.22. For show times and to purchase tickets, call the MTC Josh Ritter Box Office at 942-6537 or visit www.mtc.mb.ca. comedy

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THE BEST PARTY SHOW IN TOWN! Improvised comedy with Stephen McIntyre. Fri, Feb 29, 8 p.m. at the Gas Station Theatre 445 River Ave. Tickets $5 at the door. Doors/bar open at 7 p.m. Licensed cabaret. Reser- vations 284-9477. Language and content warning. (18+)

COMEDY LOSER Feb 29, 9 p.m. at the King’s Head Pub 120 King St. Free alternative comedy hosted by Ryan McMahon CD release Feb 29 at the WECC SOAP SCUM PRODUCTIONS presents Space Quest, an improvised space comedy on Mondays at the Park Theater 698 Osborne St. at 8 p.m. Tickets The Tracey Fragments are $5 and available at the door. MAGNIFICENT SEVENS You and yours are invited to the Rudolph Rocker Cultural Center (located on the 3rd floor of 91 Albert St.) - leap year Cinematheque Friday: February the 29th at 9 p.m. The MAGNIFICENT SEVENS will be in recording sessions all next week! Join us for a 100% Acoustic "Live literary Recorded" show before the end of this cold and dreary month and let's CINEMATHEQUE 100 Arthur St. 925-3457 Feb 29 - Mar 6: Breakfast heat up the Rocker together with guest performances by Poor Tree. With Scot , 7 p.m. and The Tracey Fragments, 9 p.m.

TWILIGHT HOTEL’S HIGHWAY PRAYER CD RELEASE With special guest GLOBE CINEMA Portage Place Now playing: I’m Not There; There Will John Wort Hannam Fri, Feb 29 Doors 7:15 p.m. Show 8. Tickets $10 in Be Blood; Persepolis. Call 69-GLOBE for details. WINTER WORDFEST 2 Thurs, Feb 28, Prairie Fire Press celebrates advance available at Ticketmaster and WECC Canadian writing with a Winter Wordfest 2 that includes read- PARK THEATRE 698 Osborne St. 478-7275 Feb 29: Sure Shot Dombows- JOSH RITTER with special guest Emm Gryner. Sat, Mar 1 at the West ki, 7 & 9 p.m. Mar 5: Food: Reinventing the World, with panel discussion End Cultural Centre. Tickets $17 in advance @ Ticketmaster and WECC. to follow, 7:30 p.m. CONTINUED» Listings Co o r d i n a t o r : Kr i s t i n e As k h o l m Want to submit your listing to Uniter Listings? Email your listings to [email protected] contact: [email protected] The Uniter February 28, 2008 E-m a i l : Listings@u n i t e r .c a Deadline for submissions is Wednesday, eight days before the issue you’d like your Ph o n e : 786-9497 listing to first appear in. The Uniter publishes on Thursdays, 25 times a year. @ Fa x : 783-7080 LISTINGS uniter.ca 19

AROUND TOWN (CON’T) » WINNIPEG ART GALLERY 300 Memorial Blvd. 789-1760 Edward rear parking lot) Sundays noon-1:30 p.m. For information call Val & Burtynsky: In the Pursuit of Progress. Internationally acclaimed ings by visiting writer Nadine McInnis who is joined by local writers Veda Chacko 257-1670. photographer Burtynsky documents the toll our "want it all" society Fran Bennett and Dora Dueck.This event will take place at McNally is taking on the environment. • Until Mar 2: 18 Illuminations: Con- Robinson Booksellers' Grant Park location (travel alcove). Reading temporary Art and Light. • Until Mar 9: Inuit Games and Into the starts at 7 p.m. and is free to the public. Collection: Tony Tascona. MCNALLY ROBINSON GRANT PARK Feb 28: Nadine McInnis, 7 p.m. volunteer opportunities • Mar 4: Gabor Maté, talk & signing In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With Addiction

ENTER THE ANNUAL CV2 2-DAY POEM CONTEST Test your poetic bars, cafes & venues TEEN TOUCH INC is looking to expand our volunteer base. Virtual prowess! Now in its sixth year, Contemporary Verse 2: The Canadian Help, a newly formed position is an online tool which allows Manitoba Journal of Poetry and Critical Writing is proud to offer the interna- youth and their families to connect with trained volunteers using a tional 2-Day Poem Contest. Registration is $10 and takes place online live chat platform. Our 24 hour helpline is also in need of volunteers. at www.contemporaryverse2.ca. Deadline is Mar 28. For more infor- Both opportunities require 30+ hours of training, and allow you to mation contact Clarise Foster 949-1365 or [email protected]. work from your home. Helpline/Virtual Help volunteers must be 18+. Other opportunities are available for youth under 18. Please contact THE WRITERS' COLLECTIVE PRESENTS THE MARIE BARTON POST- our office for additional information. Applications can be found on CARD FICTION CONTEST Send us a postcard along with a story that our website at www.teentouch.org relates to the image. The relationship between the story and postcard can be as tangential as you like, so long as there is some clear con- THE RAINBOW SOCIETY IS LOOKING FOR DEDICATED VOLUN- nection to the image or place. All entries must include $5 entry fee; TEERS to help out with exciting events in February, March and free to WC members. Stories must be original, unpublished works of April. Please call 989-4010 or fill out an online application at www. fiction of 500 words or less. Contest open to everyone. For complete therainbowsociety.com rules and prize information, call 786-9468 or email writerscollective@ Two Hours Traffic SEE HOW FAR YOU CAN GO WITH TEAM DIABETES CANADA Expe- uwinnipeg.ca. Contest closes April 8. rience an Irish Adventure with the Dublin City Marathon or Enjoy the THE WINNIPEG FREE PRESS / WRITERS’ COLLECTIVE 2008 SHORT Mar 1 at the Royal Albert 36th Aloha Marathon (42K and 10K) in Scenic Honolulu! Come and FICTION CONTEST Stories must be original, unpublished works of join a free information session to learn more about Team Diabetes fiction between 1000 and 1500 words. For complete details and Canada. Session will be held on Tues, Mar 18 at 6 p.m. at 200-310 prizes, call 786-9468 or email [email protected] Con- Broadway. Please R.S.V.P. by contacting Donna Paterson at 925- ACADEMY FOOR DRINKS MUSIC 437 Stradbrook Feb 28: Shine 3800, ext. 236 or email [email protected]. test closes April 8. Through Rain Fundraiser • Feb 29: Doug Darling • Mar 1: Kayla Luky and Future Funk Lab • Mar 2: Salsa Dance night THE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE NEEDS VOLUNTEERS To work with newcomer children and youth in the following programs: 1. Sports CANDOR SHOP 390-K Provencher Blvd. Feb 29: CBC Poetry Compe- Club - Tuesdays from 6-8 pm @ Sacre-Coeur; 2. After School Educa- galleries tition • Mar 3: Brock Zeman & Dan Walsh, 8 p.m., $10 tion (ESL) – Wednesdays from 5-7pm @ 511 Ellice Ave; 3. Youth Empowerment (cooking/art classes) – Fridays from 5-7:30pm @ Int. CAVERN 112 Osborne St. Downstairs Mar 6: The Bottlecaps • Mar Centre; 4. Youth Leadership Training (games, volunteer/job skills) 7: the Savants CD Release party feat. The Fabulous Kildonans and – Saturdays (Jan 19-Feb 23) from 1-5pm @ U of W. For more info, The Disappointers • Mar 8: The Ex-Girlfriends and 77 Guns • Every contact Si il: [email protected] or 943-9158 ext. 285. To Wednesday: Big Dave Mclean apply contact Marsha: [email protected] or 943-9158 ext. 260. The International Centre is located at 406 Edmonton St. KING’S HEAD PUB 100 King St. Every Sunday: All the Kings Men NEEDS CENTRE FOR WAR AFFECTED FAMILIES is looking for vol- LO PUB 330 Kennedy St. Feb 29: Seriously: The Red River Variety unteers to work with immigrant and refugee children and youth. The Show feat. Comedy by Les Klassen, Blunderspublik, Doreen Girard, Needs Centre provides accessible services and programs to chil- Eric Larock • Mar 7: The Stiff Bishops and The Afterlife dren/youth from the ages 5-18. Programming includes arts, crafts, music, computer skills, employment, educational and EAL activities. MCNALLY ROBINSON GRANT PARK Feb 29: Vince Andrushko • Mar For more information, contact Jodi Alderson, Volunteer Coordinator 1: Adley Kurtz. Shows at 8 p.m. at 940-1265 or email [email protected]. MCNALLY ROBINSON PORTAGE PLACE Feb 29: Adley, 6:30 p.m. BE A VOLUNTEER LITERACY TUTOR WITH FRONTIER COLLEGE! Dream House art auction at the Plug In ICA (until April 5) OZZY’S 160 Osborne Downstairs Feb 29: Of Human Bondage, Behind Work with children, youth and adults in schools and community cen- The Blood, Tyrant's Demise, Jarhead, with guests • Mar 1: Econoline tres around the University of Winnipeg. The commitment is one hour Crush, Aftertrust, Giv'R, with guests - Advance tickets $15 per week through the school year. Call 253-7993 or email cgartside@ frontiercollege.ca for more information. Literacy is an essential skill ACEARTINC 2nd floor, 290 McDermot Ave 944-9763. Gallery hours: PYRAMID CABARET 176 Fort St. Feb 29: Crystal Castles w/ Health in today's world. At Frontier College, we believe it's a fundamental Tues-Sat 12-5. and guests, $12 in advance • Mar 1:DJ Co-op and DJ Hunnicutt right. 42% of adult Canadians have trouble with everyday tasks that involve reading. Through a network of thousands of volunteers, CRE8ERY 2nd floor 125 Adelaide St. "29" featuring Paintings & Draw- are Cold Gettin’ Stupid with Cupid 2008 with special guest Skratch Bastid $5 before 11/$7 after Frontier College is helping people to realize their potential and seize ings by Julia Penny & Eric Pohl. Opening Reception: Feb 29 7:30 p.m. the opportunities that come their way. See www.frontiercollege.ca. Gallery hours: March 1-11 from 12-5 p.m. (closed on Mon, day time); REGAL BEAGLE 331 Smith St. Mar 7 & 8: Dakota • Every Wed at 9 open Mon & Thurs evenings from 6-10 p.m. Free Admission. p.m.: The Marlborough Men • Every Thurs at 9 p.m.: Shandra and THE EDGE ARTIST VILLAGE & GALLERY 611 Main St. 947-2992. Jason Mar 15 & 16: The 7 Inch Show featuring 7x7 inch artworks by over ROYAL ALBERT ARMS 48 Albert St. Mar 1: Two Hours Traffic, Said 25 local artists, part of DIY fest. Mar 15 features Mod Marty of "The Beat" spinning 7 inch vinyl in the gallery until midnight. The Whale, Quinzy, $7 at the door, Saturday, Mar 15 ANDREW WK! Tickets are $13 in advance at Into the Music, Music Trader and online FORUM ART INSTITUTE 120 Eugenie St. 235-1069 Join us for a at www.ticketworkshop.com colourful & lively exhibit of art by our youngest artists aged 7-16 on Sat, Mar 15 from 1 – 2:30 p.m. Spring session of 10 weeks of art SHANNON’S IRISH PUB 175 Carlton St. Feb 28: Harper Valley PTA • instruction starts Mar 31. To register please call 235-1069 or visit Feb 29: Dr. Rage And The Uppercuts www.forumartinstitute.ca TIMES CHANGED HIGH AND LONESOME CLUB 234 Main St. Feb 28: GRAFFITI GALLERY 109 Higgins 667-9960. Not-for-profit community Johnny Cash Birthday Bash • Feb 29: Ball and Chain w/ Doug and youth art centre. Jess • Mar 1: Andrew Neville and the Poor Choices • Jam hosted by Big Dave Mclean every Sunday night. KEEPSAKES GALLERY 264 McDermot Ave 257-0374 Non-profit art ABSENT SOUND CD RELEASE SATURDAY, MARCH 1ST gallery. Handmade art, pottery, candles, cards, paintings, photogra- WEST END CULTURAL CENTRE 586 Ellice Ave Mar 4: Rory Block SEE TOP 5 for more info phy. Tickets $17 in advance @ Ticketmaster and WECC • Mar 6: The Gift of the Bobs – Songs and Films by Bob Snider and Bob Wiseman GALLERY LACOSSE 169 Lilac St. 284-0726. New work by gallery Tickets $12 in advance @ Ticketmaster and WECC artists. Hours: Tues-Fri 11-6, Sat 10-5. THE ZOO Osborne Village Inn 160 Osborne St. Feb 29: Econoline OUTWORKS GALLERY 290 McDermot Ave 949-0274 Hours: Thurs- Crush, Seventh Sin, Amid Valhalla, Dia Dolor - Advance tickets $15 • Sat 12 – 4 p.m. Mar 1: Dreadnaut, The Civil Disobedients, Coda, Still Village PLUG IN INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART 286 McDermot Ave 942-1043 Until April 5: Dream House: Annual Fundraising Exhibition. Fundraising auction of original art works by local and international artists April 4 at 8 p.m.

SEMAI GALLERY Basement Corridor 264 McDermot Ave 275-5471. community events Hours: Tues-Sat 12-6 Until Mar 5: Romi Topper - Reiki Visions: Crys- tal Landscapes CNIB EYE ON THE ARTS BENEFIT AUCTION 2008 Thurs, Mar 20 at URBAN SHAMAN 203-290 McDermot Ave 94-2674 Until Mar 1: the Winnipeg Convention Centre. Tickets $25, dinner included. Pro- Christi Belcourt - Off The Map: Perspective of Land, Water and Metis People • Jason Baerg - The Plain Truth. Hours: Tues-Fri 11-5, Sat ceeds support CNIB's programs and services for Manitobans with 12-5. vision loss. For tickets, to preview the art, or for more information about the Auction, please visit www.cnib.ca/eyeonthearts WAYNE ARTHUR GALLERY 186 Provencher Blvd. Hours: Tues-Sat Kayla Luky 11-5 Mar 4-April 2: Glimpses and Glances… 2 Views of Winnipeg, FREE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS CLASS An opportunity to meet paintings by Debora Cardaci and Bibiana Vidal Curell. Artist reception with other students and Canadian friends while learning English and Mar 7 at 7 p.m. the Bible. Elim Chapel 546 Portage Ave at Spence St. (enter from Mar 1 at Academy Food Drinks Music February 28, 2008 The Uniter contact: [email protected] Want to submit your listing to Uniter Listings? Email your listings to [email protected] Deadline for submissions is Wednesday, eight days before the issue you’d like your 20 LISTINGS @ uniter.ca listing to first appear in. The Uniter publishes on Thursdays, 25 times a year.

AWARDS & FINANCIAL AID The Awards and Financial Aid staff of the University of Winnipeg provides our student body with current information on award opportunities. This information is updated weekly.

host country's denomination for Health Insurance students, and professionals returning to school, towards a higher degree, AND are writing a Ruth & Joe Freed Academic Excellence awards; Allowance, and $1,000 in host country's for studies in transportation related disciplines. thesis (or equivalent) on a German-Canadian Mark & Dorothy Danzker Scholarship; denomination for in-country travel allowance. These include the areas of transportation plan- topic. To qualify, students must plan to carry out Mona Gray Creative Arts Scholarship. For ning; traffic management; design of transporta- substantial parts of their research in Canada and UNIVERSITY To be eligible you must be a full-time undergradu- eligibility criteria or to apply go to http://www. tion infrastructure and public transportation; must be associated with a faculty member of a ate student in good standing, in any field of study, jewishfoundation.org/index2.html Deadline for all program management; environment monitoring Canadian university for the duration of their stay. have citizenship in the home country, have Awards: March 31, 2008 and mitigation; and operations, construction and OF WINNIPEG superior academic achievement, be proficient in For more information or to apply please go to maintenance. General criteria for Foundation English, and have permission from your home http://germancanadian.uwinnipeg.ca/ DESMOND CONACHER SCHOLARSHIP scholarships: university. • Candidates must be Canadian citizens or landed Deadline: March 15, 2008 This scholarship is offered in memory of Des- For more information or to apply online go to immigrants. mond Conacher, formerly Professor of Classics http://www.killamfellowships.com/ • Preference may be given to candidates with THE CANADIAN CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIA- at Trinity College, Toronto, Fellow of the Royal relevant work experience. TION: LEMAIRE CO-OPERATIVE STUDIES Society of Canada, and Honorary President of INTERNAL AWARDS: Deadline: Extended to February 29, 2008 (for • More than one scholarship may be awarded to AWARD the Classical Association of Canada. The purpose awards to be taken up during the 2008-2009 of this award is to assist and encourage a young THE CLIFFORD J. ROBSON MEMORIAL an individual. Louis Lemaire, a co-operative pioneer, dedicated academic year). scholar entering graduate studies in classics. • Scholarships are for full year attendance in post much of his life to organizing co-operatives in AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING One award of $2,500 is offered each year. To be secondary institutions only. Saskatchewan and willed part of his estate to The purpose of the award is to give recognition MANITOBA CITIZEN'S BURSARY FUND FOR eligible to for this award you must: the Co-operative College of Canada (now the to a faculty member of the University of Winnipeg NATIVE PEOPLES For an application and a list of specific eligibility • Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident; Canadian Co-operative Association) to support for excellence in teaching. Nominations will be Provided by the Kiwanis Club of Winnipeg criteria regarding undergraduate and postgradu- • Be entering into your first year of graduate co-operative studies. received from all segments of the University Foundation Inc., the bursary is open to students ate scholarships visit: studies in a classics or similar program at a community such as students, alumni, faculty currently enrolled at the Universities of Winnipeg, http://www.tac-atc.ca/english/educationandtrain- Available to both undergraduate and graduate Canadian university; members and the administration. When submit- Brandon, or Manitoba. The bursary fund was ing/scholarships.cfm - scholarships students, the Lemaire awards are intended to • Be less than 28 years of age on January 1st of ting nominations, please evaluate or comment designed to help offset the costs of financial encourage students to undertake studies which this year. on your candidate, bearing in mind such criteria problems that may arise after entering University Fill out one application to be considered for a list will help them contribute to the development • Specializations within the general area of clas- as the following, or other such criteria as are and offer awards ranging from $175 and $450. of scholarships for which you qualify. of co-operatives in Canada or elsewhere. Three sics such as ancient history, ancient philosophy, awards of $1,000 each are also intended to and classical archaeology are eligible. The main deemed relevant: Preference is given to Native students (Indian, Deadline: March 3, 2008 support students who have been involved in criteria are academic achievement, professional • Having a comprehensive knowledge of the Metis and Inuit) who demonstrate financial need co-operatives, preferably in leadership positions, promise, and an appropriate under-graduate subject. and maintain satisfactory grades to retain their CANADIAN LANGUAGE & LITERACY as volunteers or employees. preparation. • Being habitually well prepared for class. eligibility. Points will also be given to students RESEARCH NETWORK SUMMER RESEARCH • Establishing good rapport with the students participating in extra-curricular activities. ASSISTANCESHIPS To be eligible for these awards you must qualify Please refer to http://www.cac-scec.ca/conacher/ both in and out of class. Applications are available at the U of W Awards The Canadian Language & Literacy Research and undertake studies at a Canadian university index.html for more information or to apply for • Encouraging student participation in class. Office located in Graham Hall. Applications must Network is a collaborative research group dedi- or be a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant this award. Deadline: March 31, 2008 • Setting a high standard and successfully moti- be submitted to the Awards & Financial Aid Office cated to reducing the number of Canadians who studying at a university outside of Canada. vating students to try to attain such a standard. by February 29, 2008. struggle with language and literacy. The purpose THE DALTON CAMP AWARD To apply go to http://www.coopscanada.coop/ • Communicating the subject matter effectively to of the award is to enhance students' awareness cooplinks/education/awards/ - lemaire Established by Friends of Canadian Broadcasting the students. BUSINESS COUNCIL OF MANITOBA of language and literacy research issues as a in 2002, the Dalton Camp Award honours the • Utilizing methods of evaluation of student ABORIGINAL EDUCATION AWARDS multidisciplinary domain of scientific inquiry. Deadline: March 15, 2008 memory of the late Dalton Camp, a distinguished performance which search for understanding The Business Council of Manitoba represents Students will learn how to work in a Network commentator on Canadian public affairs. The of the subject rather than just the ability to the best business leadership, working to make environment, gain research skills, and receive THE LEONARD FOUNDATION purpose of the award is to encourage and memorize. Manitoba an exciting place to live, work and guidance for career development in applied as The Leonard Foundation offers 140, $1,000 recognize excellence in essay writing on the link • Being accessible to students in evaluation invest. The Business Council recognizes the well as basic areas of research and practice. scholarships each year to undergraduate between democratic values and the quality of the procedures. potential in our Aboriginal community and offers The Network awards $6,500 to each of 10 students. Preference is given to applicants who media in Canada. Each year, up to two Canadians To be eligible, a nominee must be teaching at financial support and employment opportunities students and $1,500 relocation supplement for are daughters or sons of ordained clergy, licensed are selected to win a $5,000 prize for excellence this University. 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Students who are enrolled in an M.A. program The Killam scholarship program allows CANADA (TAC) at a Canadian university in such disciplines as THE JEWISH FOUNDATION OF undergraduate students from accredited degree The Transportation Association of Canada (but not limited to) history, linguistics, literature, MANITOBA: EDUCATION AWARDS granting colleges and universities to participate Foundation is a registered charity that was sociology, geography, political science, econom- The Jewish Foundation offers a in a bi-national residential exchange program established by the Transportation Association of ics, or cultural anthropology, AND are writing number of awards to Manitoba between Canada and the United States of Canada in March 2003. Last year the Foundation a thesis (or equivalent) on a German-Canadian students. The following is a list of America. Scholarship recipients spend either one awarded 25 scholarships ranging from $3,000 to topic. awards available. General Studies semester or a full academic year as an exchange $10,000. The scholarship program supports the 2. Students enrolled at a university outside of Award; Judaic Studies and/or studies student in the other country. The benefits of this educational needs of the Canadian transportation Canada who have completed their first degree or in Israel; award include: US $10,000 for the full academic industry, by providing financial assistance to equivalent to the Bachelor of Arts, are working year, or US $5,000 for one semester, $500 in the promising undergraduate and postgraduate contact: [email protected] The Uniter FebruaryNovember 28, 1, 20082007 SECSPOTIORTNS 21

Sp o r t s Ed i t o r : Ka l e n Qu a ll y Sports E-m a i l : s p o r t s @u n i t e r .c a The four foot at the phone booth to just sneak in to the playoffs. nior championship for Manitoba in 1984, but times, including last year, but only has one tie- Breaking down Glenn Howard’s Ontario rink is definitely has little Brier experience. Northern Ontario is breaker game to show for it. Nova Scotia’s Brian the favourite. They only lost two games in last represented by Eric Harnden, the brother of for- Rafuse will be the oldest rink, also winning the year’s event on their way to the championship mer Brier champion Al Harnden. The team also provincial senior championship lsat year. This is the Brier field and being the top ranked team in the country has the skip’s two sons, E.J. and Ryan. However, his first Brier since 1996. The Territories’ Chad this year, they can certainly do it again. Out of Canada’s curling half-province is not expected Cowan rink has been to the Brier twice, but has Adam Peleshaty nine events this year, the Howard team has won do a whole lot. New Brunswick’s James Grattan finished at 3-8 both times. Volunteer staff six. rink went to the playoffs in 1997, but other than So, to all teams, I say good luck and may Another favourite is Alberta’s Kevin Mar- that, success has eluded them. For Prince Edward this be the best Brier ever. tin rink. They were the top ranked team for the Island, Peter Gallant has been to the Brier eight rom March 8-16, the MTS Centre will past three years, represented Canada in the 2002 illustr be hosting the Canadian men’s curling Olympics and are always one of the top money championship, also known as the Tim a

leaders in the World Curling Tour. However, this ntio b Horton’sF Brier. After all the provincial and ter- is not the same rink from the 2002 Olympics. ritorial playdowns have been settled, we now y

Only Martin remains from that squad and while c know who will come out to play in what many ory the new squad has shown to be proficient in

people believe is the world’s curling capital. This a

shorter cash events, they tire out in the long haul l v event is expected to be more successful than last o of the eight-day Brier. year’s event in Hamilton, which was plagued by Another former Olympic rink and con- empty seats. tender is Brad Gushue’s rink from Newfound- Before any rocks are thrown, any brooms land. They were in the final last year and are the touch the ice, or any beer gets poured, we should poster boys of a new generation of young curl- get to know the favourites, those to look out for ers. However, the 2006 Olympic gold-medal and those who are just happy to be there. And rink is not the same. Only Gushue and third it’s a great field. Mark Nichols remain from that squad after sec- Let’s start with Manitoba. Seven years and a ond and former world champion Russ Howard successful fight against cancer later, Kerry Burt- went back to his team and lead Jamie Korab left nyk is back. The 49-year-old skip is representing acrimoniously. Manitoba for the fifth time in a Brier and should Other rinks to look out for are Quebec’s be even more special in front of a pro-Manitoban Jean-Michel Menard rink and Saskatchewan’s Pat crowd. This isn’t the first time for him in front Simmons rink. The Menard rink were 2006 Brier of this type of crowd. He skipped his team to a champs becoming the first Francophone rink to world title in Brandon in 1995. But for his other win, but this year, the team is having an off year. teammates, this is their first Brier and there lies For the Simmons rink, it is their fourth straight the question of how this team will react under appearance and have improved over those years the pressure of playing in front of a home crowd. getting within a win of the playoffs last year. Although, the Manitoba team is ranked 5th To round out the field, B.C.’s Bob Ursel among Canadian curling teams and can compete was born in Winnipeg and won a Canadian ju- against the elite in men’s curling, expect Burtnyk NFebruaryovember 28, 1, 20072008 The Uniter contact: [email protected] 22 SECSPOTIORTSN

Ultra Mega Take of the Week Kalen and Jo discuss the ongoing goalie controversy in Ottawa : Jo: They gotta decide (Martin) Gerber or (Ray) Emery, and they were gonna decide this past weekend but I haven’t heard which Kalen Qually and Jo Villaverde COMPILED BY Kalen Qually

they’ve gone with. Purdy host The Ultra Mega Sports Show every Monday at 1:30pm Kalen: I think it’s Emery’s job to drop now.

on CKUW 95.9 FM. You can Jo: I thought they shoulda gone with Gerber. Gerber played so well for them early in the season and he’s played okay lately. navan o download the show at CKUW. Emery has caused so much trouble for them this season. How can you condone that kind of behaviour? It just tells everyone you y D

ca or join the Facebook group, can be a complete jerk, and you’ll still play. I just think it sends the wrong message. To young guys and other goalies and other c b hi The Ultra Mega Sports Show. players in the league. It’s terrible. You can’t act that way, the way Emery has all season long… It’s dumb. Howard’s Superman dunk ap

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The collapse first all-star team honours for h agan “dunk”, whereby Howard leapt from the foul his play this season. line wearing a Superman cape and threw the ball through the hoop while soaring through the air. There has been controversy over the Kalen Qually uted the loss to the team’s inexperience. “Youth caught up to us in this game”, said McKay on “dunk” because Howard did not touch the rim, Sports editor Wesmen.ca. That same youth speaks volumes therefore did not technically perform a dunk. about the team’s future, though. Gooch and Howard defended himself in an interview with HoopsWorld saying, “See, the thing is, for Ogidan led the Wesmen in the second game loss oming off a memorable weekend of people who never dunked before, you don’t as well, with 17 and 14 points respectively. With overtime victories and utter domina- have to touch the rim to dunk the ball… I their victory, the Regina Cougars advanced to tion, the Wesmen followed up with a wanted to throw it in. That way it would have the Final Four of the Canada West playoffs. Chandful of losses and a whole lot of let-down. looked a lot more cooler, and people would Meanwhile, the men’s volleyball team had The women’s basketball team won consecutive have been like, there’s no way that somebody already qualified for the Canada West Final Four do-or-die games against the University of Mani- could possibly do that but Superman.” in Edmonton. Their first match was against (Hoopsworld, sports.aol.com) toba on Feb 16 and 17, but were unable to ride fourth-ranked UBC Thunderbirds. Winnipeg the wave of momentum by dropping consecu- Junior hockey player dies came out firing, winning the opening set 25-22, after collapsing in home tive games to Regina in the second round of the but UBC stormed back in three-straight sets Mickey Renaud, 19, was the captain of Canada West playoffs. The men’s volleyball team (30-28, 25-20, 25-18) to win the match 3-1. ‘Big the OHL’s Windsor Spitfires hockey club when achieved similar results by losing both of their Ben’ Schellenberg had a strong match, recording Wesmen have he passed away on February 18th in his home Final Four matches to UBC and Thompson Riv- 12 kills, eight defensive digs, and three service in Tecumseh, Ontario. Renaud reportedly ers. This, after winning six consecutive sets over collapsed on Monday, the 18th, and was aces, but it wasn’t enough to lead the Wesmen playoff Trinity Western the weekend before. weekend promptly rushed to hospital but there was over the Thunderbirds. The loss delegated them The women’s basketball team faced difficult no sign of vitals when paramedics arrived. to the bronze medal game where they faced ninth odds heading into Regina to face the 7th ranked to forget Renaud was a 5th round draft choice of the ranked Thompson Rivers. The Wesmen defeated Cougars. The Wesmen faced Regina in the Great Calgary Flames in 2007 and was a cherished Thompson Rivers in consecutive games on Jan. 2 Plains division final and put up a fight in the member of the Spitfires. “This is the biggest and 3, but they weren’t able to match that effort opening game on Feb. 21. The Wesmen were in tragedy in Spitfire history,” Windsor general as they fell five sets to the Wolfpack. The final set manager Warren Rychel said in a statement. the game through all four quarters, playing very ference in assists (733) and Schellenberg finished was decided by a heartbreaking score of 15-12. “Words alone cannot describe our pain at this well in the second quarter and sitting only five fourth in kills (238). Coach Larry McKay was The Wesmen’s best players performed with Schel- also awarded Coach of the Year, as voted on by time.” According to Yahoo! Sports, medical points back at the half. The Cougars were too officials may take months to determine what lenberg recording 15 kills, Alan Ahow finishing his colleagues in the CIS. much to handle in the end as they eventually killed Renaud, as the autopsy was initially 13 kills, and Dustin Addison-Schneider making The Wesmen men’s volleyball team isn’t won 71-64. The Wesmen were led by first year inconclusive. (Yahoo! Sports) 45 set assists and 3 service aces. Amy Ogidan, who racked up 22 points, and sec- done yet, though. They have already qualified While the Wesmen left Edmonton with for the National Championship tournament in ond year Caitie Gooch, who recorded 15 points, “Just give me the damn ball!” their tail between their legs, their efforts this sea- Laval, Quebec from Feb. 29-March 2. Coming three assists, and five steals. The second game was Former NFL wide receiver Keyshawn son did not go unnoticed. Dustin Addision-Sch- slightly more lopsided. The game sat at 16-15 at off such a let-down in the Final Four, it’s safe to Johnson, who spent the 2007 season as an neider and Ben Schellenberg were both named the end of the first quarter thanks to a pair of say that Coach of the Year Larry McKay won’t let ESPN studio analyst, is feeling the itch to to the Canada West first all-star team and Schel- three-pointers by Gooch, but that was as close his all-stars arrive to the big dance unprepared. return to the field according to ESPN.com. lenberg collected MVP honours as the top player as the Wesmen would get as the Cougars offense Schellenberg, Schneider, and crew will arrive in He is a three-time Pro Bowl pick with 10,571 in the Canada West conference this season. Sch- took over and finished off the game 78-60. Laval fully prepared to defend their National career receiving yards, and in his last season neider finished second in the Canada West con- with the Carolina Panthers caught 70 passes Wesmen Head Coach Tanya McKay attrib- Championship against the top teams in the CIS. for 815 yards and four touchdowns. Johnson, who once wrote an autobiography titled Just Give Me the Damn Ball!, said to Yahoo! Sports, “I like challenges. The challenge of helping to Milt’s Magic Returns Stegall stays turn a team around, to help get it to the next level, that gets my competitive fires burning. I Unlike many of his great receiving contem- blue for at have the itch, and right now I’m trying to decide Adam Peleshaty poraries in the Canadian Football League’s his- how strong that itch is.” According to ESPN. Volunteer staff tory, Stegall made his own magic while playing com, Johnson is likely to make his decision by the beginning of the NFL free agent period in for a seemingly endless carousel of quarterbacks least one March. (ESPN.com, Yahoo! Sports) (his first TD came from Kevin MacDougal, who- very Winnipeg Blue Bomber fan re- ever he is). That is, until 2000, when Khari Jones more season Lebron’s prayers joiced when wide receiver Milt Stegall emerged out of nowhere and they both led the finally answered announced that he was returning to Bombers to four straight playoff appearances, in- with his surroundings and never complained theE team after contemplating retirement. Many Lebron James pleaded for help. about the city or his team. In fact, once a year, cluding a Grey Cup loss to Calgary in 2001. Following the Shaq-to-Suns trade, the wondered if he would ever be in the blue and What is even more amazing is that his ca- he speaks at the New Life Baptist Church located Cleveland Cavaliers’ superstar said to ESPN gold uniform again after the Bombers lost to the reer was record-breaking. He has the record for outside of Stonewall. I ask you, will you ever see on the subject, “It does help when you have Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Grey Cup last most TDs in one season by one player in CFL Terrell Owens or Randy Moss do these kinds of guys on the team that are perennial All-Stars November. history (23) and last season broke the record for things? If they do, they hide it very well. or can go out there and produce every night Did I mention that he also took a pay cut so most career TDs by a player in league history, As we approach the 2008 season, there is and you know what you’re going to get.” that management can sign other players? which was jointly held by running backs Mike no doubt that the Bombers will be a better team Hinting heavily that he coveted the same help It seems that when Stegall plays, everybody Pringle and George Reed, in front of the home with Stegall in the fold. However, I believe a that other superstars were getting, James also said, “The Lakers got a guy [Pau Gasol] who wins. crowd (I was in the stands with my dad at that part of his decision may be due to the fact that has averaged 20 [points] and 12 [rebounds] for When Milt Stegall debuted with the Bomb- game!). It was on July 27, 2007 after a one-yard the other East Division teams have undergone his whole career…Kobe Bryant gets six points ers in 1995, the team was experiencing a down- major changes. Both Toronto and Montreal have pass from Kevin Glenn and the two would lead and the Lakers win by 15, that’s the reward.” shift from their success in the early ‘90s. The changed head coaches (the former releasing two the Bombers to the Grey Cup game (unfortu- James’ prayers were finally answered at the team only got worse when in 1998, they were nately, Glenn was injured and couldn’t play). I star running backs in John Avery and Robert trade deadline as the Cavaliers traded for Ben 3-15 under the “guidance” of head coach Jeff think that catching for over 140 TDs is more dif- Edwards) and with Hamilton only destined to Wallace, a four-time defensive player of the Reinebold. Any other player would’ve been dis- ficult than rushing for the same number of TDs, improve marginally, this is the Bombers’ year to year, and Wally Szczerbiak, who has averaged gruntled being with a losing team, but Stegall especially if half of them are within the 20-yard become kings of the East and earn a trip to Mon- 13.1 points per game this year. (ESPN.com) stayed with the team and we, as Bomber fans, line. treal in late November. all witnessed his prowess. He was one of the few Stegall’s work ethic and leadership extends With one of the greatest players, leaders and bright spots on the team even as the Bombers to the community, as well. He often gives his time class acts in CFL history on your side, everybody and the entire CFL were in financial difficulty. to different charities and is always very happy wins. contact: [email protected] The Uniter February 28, 2008 SPORTS 23 NFebruaryovember 28, 1, 20072008 The Uniter contact: [email protected] 24 SECSPOTIORTSN

Know your Wesmen Second-year middle Justin Duff

Conditioning Favourite place to kill time at school? Definitely the caf. It’s my home. Where did you play volleyball in high school? Maples Collegiate What made you decide to play with the Wesmen? I was recruited by a few other schools, but I really liked the program they had to offer. Larry Mckay is a really interesting guy. I thought he could take me to this level and let me play… It was nice to stay at home as well. Not have to take out student loans to play. Best moment with the Wesmen? Winning the National Championship last year, for sure. Embarrassing moment with the Wesmen? I think last year I served the ball under the net once in a game. That was pretty embarrassing. Future playing or coaching volleyball? I hope to go play professional when I’m done my years here. Do you watch a lot of TV? Hmm…I do watch a lot of television. Favourite show? I love the old Simpsons. And I try to watch the Colbert Report and the Daily Show. Favourite movie? Kalen Qually and JUSTIN DUFF Gladiator Favourite actor? Favourite class at University of Winnipeg? I really like Will Smith. If you have dinner with any three people, who I think my most favourite class that I’ve taken would it be? here is Scientific Principles of Fitness and Kobe Bryant, Bill Gates, and Julia Roberts