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News Arts Sports The province’s new Experience Cougars got spirit, #SexSurvey: Our gender inclusive present and past on and off the field. annual sex survey is guidelines for stu- through the eyes of Pg 10/11 dents. Pg 2 the LGBTQ+ com- here! Fill it out on our munity. Pg 7 Facebook page News Editor Nina Grossman news [email protected] Replacing the Saddledome Potential development in Calgary could include a new Flames arena Patrick Gibson projects underway including the the south, the situation remains like ‘How can we make the West For that kind of Contributor first of two skyscrapers, a casino, murky. There are certainly Village a better place to live?’ it constructiveness, the city and an LRT station and a massive parallels. Edmonton and the would be silly of us not to say Flames owners may have to 24,000 square foot public Katz Group are using the new ‘wow this is pretty interesting, take a page from the Edmonton Snow is beginning to dust the gathering space. Rogers Place as an anchor for a let’s see if we can’t make this project, where the city and 30-some cranes that occupy Scott credits the pace of revamp of an area not known for work.’” ownership speak of each other the north part of Edmonton’s development to a healthy prosperity or excitement. The However, he stresses that on glowing terms. “We have a downtown, but they show relationship between the Katz Flames-driven CalgaryNEXT community benefit comes first shared vision, and we’re willing no signs of freezing up. As Group and the City of Edmonton. proposal places the arena and and that the assessment process to pull out all the stops to work Calgary City Council slowly It’s a sentiment echoed by Rick surrounding urban village in the will have to be thorough. “It’s with each other to realize it, not begins the debate process over Daviss, the Executive Director of west end of downtown along the hard work to get everyone around against each other,” says Daviss. a replacement for the aging the Downtown Arena Project for Bow River, currently inhabited an idea and have constructive Scott agrees, “It’s quite Saddledome, $2.5 billion dollars the city. by car dealerships, parking lots conversation,” says Woolley. synergistic.” of investment is well underway “This was not something that and millions of litres of leaked on a new home for the Edmonton was initiated by the Oilers, it creosote wood treatment. Oilers and a revitalization of the was not initiated by the city, it The area’s councilor, Ward 8’s surrounding area. was created by the city working Evan Woolley, is interested. “The “It’s probably one of the fastest together with the Oilers saying West Village is an unbelievably developments in a democracy we both think an arena can horrible space now. You’ve got in the world,” says Glenn Scott, have a significant impact on our a huge environmental problem senior vice-president of real downtown,” he said. According and you have a bunch of car estate for the Katz Group, who to Daviss, the relationship at dealerships,” he says, adding along with the city are the two the beginning was tepid but that a redevelopment plan has key players in the project. While learning to trust each other was been in place since 2010. The this may seem like a hyperbole, key. “It took a while, but we’re at plan doesn’t involve an arena, but the development (known the point now where we have a Woolley’s open to suggestions. cumulatively as the ICE District) tremendous amount of respect “For us as a city, a council and Photo by Patrick Gibson broke ground last March and now and trust in each other.” a community to not look at this Looking over the West End from the Sunalta Station; the has multiple large infrastructure Three hundred kilometres to proposal with an optimistic lens area could be transformed in years depending on how well the Flames and the City work together. Guidelines for LGBTQ+ Students Bring New Liberties New guidelines for schools promote acceptance of gender diversity Georgia Longphee any repercussions or objections. changing room or bathroom they implementation of these policies government and institutions is Contributor The most crucial points of the feel more comfortable with. may help to raise generations of one important aspect of progress guidelines are the right to pick However, like a lot of news Canadians that are inclusive and in areas of equality. your own pronoun, the right to in the LGBTQ+ community, equal. Acknowledgment from On Wednesday Jan. 13, choose what gendered sports the guidelines were met with Education Minister David Eggen team to participate in – and criticism. After the guidelines released a 21-page document of by doing so, minimize gender- were given out to the public, guidelines on mandatory policies segregated activities. The Bishop Paul Terrio of the Diocese regarding LGBTQ+ rights that guidelines allow students the of St. Paul and Archbishop Gerard will be implemented in Alberta’s right to choose the gender of Pettipas of the Archdiocese of schools. their preferred bathroom and Grouard-McLennan from Grande Eggen, in a recent news changing room as well as the Prairie made their view of the conference, said “the bottom mandatory establishment of guidelines very clear, even to go line is that every student should gay/straight alliances. Another as far as to say that the guidelines feel safe and have protection in important new rule is the were ‘totalitarian’ and that there place no matter their gender student’s right to choose their are only males and females, that or sexuality.” Eggen has given own pronoun: a gateway to biological gender is not arbitrary Alberta’s 61 school boards until the rest of the guidelines and and that by including those of March 31 to come up with their an important move towards alternate gender identities would own policies using the guidelines. inclusive and accepting language. contradict our day to day lives. The guidelines give students By being able to choose their Criticism won’t change the right to self-identify their pronouns, students can avoid the fact that the guidelines “Guidelines for Alberta Schools include allowing students to gender and express it without scrutiny when choosing which have been put in place. The self-identify their gender and use facilities accordingly.” January 28, 2016 • the reflector 3 REFLECTORIAL THE On Self-Care … REFLECTOR January 28, 2016 How do you take care of yourself? This issue in our features section we are talking about self-care. It Issue 9, Volume 54 is such an important part of being a university student and often goes unattended. Why is it that EDITORIAL STAFF: we are so comfortable taking care Publishing Editor: Kari Pedersen of others but never put ourselves Ivar Bergs first. Managing Editor: News Editor: Nina Grossman With the hustle and bustle of Features Editor: Kate Holowaty classes, assignments, exams and Arts Editor: Bigoa Machar stress the importance of school takes centre stage in our lives. It Sports Editor: Melanie Walsh is hard to even think about taking Photo Editor: Zana El-Youssef a few moments of any day to Web Editor: Josie Lukey spend some time by ourselves for Layout Editor: Masha Scheele ourselves, but why is that? It seems that for students, we are used to being on the back-burner, CONTRIBUTORS: we have less money than most of Patrick Gibson, Georgia Longphee, society, we definitely have less time than our non-post-secondary Sam Ridgway, Omar Omar, Brendan counter parts and we have a Stasiewich million things on the go at all times. I don’t know about you but COVER PHOTOS: Crowchild Clas- it feels to me like we are spending sic - Brendan Staciewich our lives as a shell of a person, with no excitement or enjoyment, with the exception of those days we go out with friends and drink way to much. Postmedia Cuts Jobs Self-care comes into play with The Reflector, with an on- and off- this because as students we do campus circulation of 8,000, is the need to dedicate some time to independent voice of the students just us. Whatever that means to of Mount Royal University. It is you. Maybe its going for a hike published fortnightly during the to see the amazing mountains in and Merges Newsrooms academic year (Sept. to April). our backyard, or colouring in an adult colouring book or even just The Reflector is editorially spending two hours every Monday What will be the future of Canadian autonomous and financially night to watch the Bachelor. independent from all other governing bodies at Mount Royal University. While it may seem silly to spend two hours doing something like journalism? The Reflector welcomes newsworthy that while you could be studying, submissions from all students and it will drastically improve your Sam Ridgway Paul Godrey, “[Postmedia] will papers [...] that it would lead to community members. While the right of editorial comment is reserved life, to the point will you will Staff Writer continue to operate separate less media diversity and it would begin to feel like a real person brands in each of these markets. lead to fewer voices, fewer jobs,” for editors of The Reflector, opinion again, and not just a student who pieces may be submitted as letters people throw their assignments at What is changing is how we says Nick Taylor-Vaisey, president to the editor, and may be published on the editorial page as such. The to cause an immense amount of Canadians like to believe that produce these products.” of the Canadian Association stress! I don’t know about you, but The company announced of Journalists. “Cuts of any Reflector reserves the right not to halfway through the semester I am their news is unbiased, honest publish submissions deemed by the starting to get pretty weak, and and covers a broad spectrum of that the layoffs and newsroom magnitude, in any newsroom, Publishing Editor to be offensive. my friends seem to think I have topics and viewpoints, but as mergers were a result of long- diminish the public’s right to Complaints arising from the content ended up in a ditch somewhere Postmedia cuts journalists and term revenue losses, and they are know.” of the paper should be directed to the due to my lack of text message now projecting cost reductions of Many media professionals have Ombudsboard. This board has been responses. merges newsrooms, a dark truth established as a mediator between the $80 million by mid-2017. voiced their concerns over the So as always MRU and other may begin to come to light. Reflector Publications Society staff readers of this paper, I challenge Postmedia, who own all “The extent of the cuts today changes, stating that the previous and its readership. you! Take some time for yourself, but three daily newspapers were pretty shocking,” said monopoly – which was ethically All decisions of the Ombudsboard and show your numero uno in English speaking Canada, Gregory Taylor, an assistant questionable but still relatively are final and binding on both parties. some love, for the love of God professor from the Department supported – has now become a Letters to the Ombudsboard must you deserve it. And to make it announced on Jan.19 that they be sent in confidence, care of the even more exciting, we want would be merging newsrooms in of Communications at the problem, as there is now only Reflector Publications Society, to the to hear about it! Tweet us @ University of Calgary, in an one editorial team and procedure Reflector Publications Society office. Reflectthis and tell us how you four cities. This decision meant decided to spend some time for cutting 90 jobs, 70 from Alberta– interview with Global Calgary being followed in each city. Submissions and letters to the editor yourself in the coming weeks. and altogether approximately on Jan. 19. Jana G. Pruden, a crime should be a maximum of 500 words, Midterms are coming, and they Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton reporter with the Edmonton typed, double-spaced, and contain seem to always approach quickly, eight percent of their national the writer’s name and phone number. compared to that beloved reading journalists. and Vancouver will be the first Journal, took to Twitter to stand No unsigned letters will be published. break anyways. Don’t forget to Since 2011, Postmedia to see these changes. Although in solidarity with her fellow Only in exceptional cases, at the #MRUselfcare! the newsrooms will be merged, reporters. discretion of the Publishing Editor, revenues have fallen steadily, will writers’ names be withheld. The Speaking of Self-Care, why don’t and the company has repeatedly Postmedia will continue “This country is losing a lot of Reflector reserves the right to edit you take a few minutes to fill out publishing two newspapers in reporters today. One of them may submissions for brevity. our annual sex survey while you’re cut expenses. These cuts have spending some time on yourself, saved the company money, but these cities, but many critics be me. But beyond the personal, Contents are copyright © 2016. No check out our Facebook page for some speculate that they have believe that all of Postmedia’s there is something far bigger at material may be reproduced without the link, and get ready to share markets will be reduced to one stake,” she said. “Canada, and express written consent. your dirty details with your trusty resulted in lower quality products newspaper staff. #SexSurvey and services – which only further paper per city. every democracy, needs strong All opinions contained within this “We did talk about this when media. It is crucial. 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Bringing you the ultimate student experience samruBuzz Features Editor Kate Holowaty features [email protected] Treat Yo’self Why self-care matters Kate Holowaty there are no rules. yourself, learning how you can But oftentimes people neglect access self-care even if you don’t Features Editor self-care in their lives. This can have a lot of time or money or happen for a number of reasons physical resources,” explains As students we have all had that but Sostar says that it is often Sostar. moment where we question rooted in the sentiment of not The group will be meeting whether or not we are taking the wanting to be selfish or self- once a week to check in with best care of ourselves. Between indulgent. Other things that each other about how their self- pulling all-nighters to hand in last may be affecting your self-care care process is going. Sitting in minute assignments to living off are money, resources, a lack of a circle and talking about your of takeout and vodka for weeks awareness and of course time. On struggle with self-care may sound at a time, it’s a no brainer that Feb. 14 Sostar will be starting a intimidating but Sostar believes we burn out, deal with stress and 12-week self-care workshop that the group aspect has benefits. feel less than the ideal version of will help participants become “It’s really helpful to learn how ourselves. If any of this sounds cognisant of where and why they to do self-care in a group because familiar keep reading because all are missing self-care in their day- then you recognize you aren’t the of this can be improved with one to-day lives. only one struggling with it.” concept: self-care. “There are some core practices The workshop will also tackle You may have heard the that are included. Things like interrelated issues and concepts Sostar believes that learning how to look after yourself while term self-care but never really becoming aware of what you with a focus on self-compassion. still meeting your personal and educational goals is a really understood what it meant and need or want in any given “...Things like mindfulness, valuable skill that students should learn. it can mean different things to moment,” says Sostar. “So we will self-awareness, giving yourself different people. be doing a lot of self-awareness permission, forgiving yourself something. experience of realizing it was Tiffany Sostar, an activist, exercises, learning what stands in for when you’ve failed at self-care “Those really basic things that an area in her life that needed student and self-care workshop the way of your self-care.” in the past and giving yourself you have to do anyway but you serious improvement. And facilitator defines self-care as The workshop will tackle issues forgiveness for those times when can start to do with a little more through facilitating other self- “...an intentional practice of facing people struggling to put you tried to do self-care and felt mindfulness can become the care workshops she has seen facilitating your own mental, themselves first. These issues can selfish for it,” explains Sostar. groundwork for really productive remarkable changes in people’s physical, emotional and for include shame about those needs So how can you start self-care practice,” says Sostar. lives. spiritual people, spiritual well as well as thinking that self-care implementing self-care strategies Another thing you can do to “So many of us spend so much being.” comes with a hefty price tag. into your daily life? It can be start having better self-care is of our lives just kind of curled up Now this might sound a bit There is also the issue of mental as simple as breathing with to start writing. A quickly jotted tight and not letting ourselves abstract but really the concept is health as it relates to self-care intention. note in your phone everyday can be who we really are, not letting simple: do things for yourself that which is extremely important “Take a minute and breathe help you become more aware of ourselves stretch a bit...like make you truly happy and you because having that awareness into your diaphragm and just feel how certain activities or events ‘I’m allowed to take up space what that feels like,” says Sostar. will live a happier more fulfilled and then knowing the best way affect your mood and then you and breathe and expand,’” says to combat it in a positive way can “Your breath can actually tell you and balanced life. This can be can start to see where there Sostar. “Seeing someone make make for a far more enjoyable a lot about your physical state.” anything from taking the time might be missing pieces in your more space for themselves is life. Sostar also gives simple to make yourself a tea when you life that are stopping you from really powerful.” feel stressed, to going for a walk “We will go through learning examples like drinking more being satisfied. For more information about to making yourself an amazing what you need, and learning water and giving yourself Sostar’s passion for self- the self-care workshop visit meal. When it comes to self-care why you’re having some difficulty permission to stop whatever care derives from her own writinginthemargins.ca. maybe giving it [self-care] to it is that you’re doing and eat Quick Budget-Friendly Beauty Tips Easy advice to take the pressure off your wallet

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Life is too short to thought of talking dirty with not voice what you truly want your partner I feel you, but it’s Arts Editor Bigoa Machar arts [email protected] Throwing it Back to ‘69 A play on the history of Calgary’s LGBTQ+ community Melanie Walsh written by local Calgarian Calgarian historians, members of an inside scoop and watch the In Here Feb. 26 and March 18, Sports Editor and Mount Royal University the LGBTQ+ community and the story unfold you can head to an 2016 from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. at Loft professor, Natalie Meisner were Calgary Gay History Project all installment of It’s Getting Drafty 112. going to be read so she could weighed in with their opinions. For all lovers of Calgary and receive some feedback from the Meisner and Bower noted that the rich, diverse history the city audience as she writes the rest of inspiration for the play came from embodies, 69: Legislating Love & the play. the saying “many generations The Everett Klippert Story will be I knew little about the play walk over the same points” and an accurate depiction of Calgary’s apart from it being set in Calgary that it is important to look back at gay culture in the late 50s and and it being about the LGBTQ+ history to understand today. early 60s. community. As a relatively new The play is set to be full I know that may sound a little citizen to Calgary and an ally to of empowering messages of heavy; it did for me at least. As the community my interests were resiliency, with humour and a journalism student pursuing a peaked. insight on what life was like career in sports coverage I chose for former Calgarian Everett to go a little out of my comfort Klippert, the last man to be zone and write an advancer for “It’s anti- tried, convicted and jailed for this play. I consider myself to be homosexuality in Canada. a pretty open person and I am romantic The most memorable scene always up for new adventures from the series for me took place and learning new things so but isn’t that in the iconic red and yellow when my fellow arts editor and I Chicken on the Way. “It’s anti- decided to swap a story I thought, when you find romantic but isn’t that when you why not? find somebody... In some oblique It was a chilly and grey somebody... in odd way,” said Meisner. January evening when I found I thought back to my boyfriend myself climbing out of my bed to some oblique and I and how we met at the head to the C-train to go attend University of Calgary’s student a reading series for an up and odd way“ pub, The Den. It wasn’t the most coming play. I was tired from romantic way, but I am so glad we the previous night before as I - met and I get to explore this city covered a major sporting event Natalie Meisner with him. and my body ached slightly from I chose to go into sports maneuvering my body every journalism because I was always which way to snap the perfect so fascinated by the passion action shots. However I had athletes have to devoting their no other plans and I was really With the risk of giving too lives and bodies to their chosen looking to expand my horizons much away I will just say this, I athletic hobby. It was eye opening in the New Year. was truly moved. It’s a timeless for me to take a step out of an After a brisk walk from the story of meeting someone and arena or gymnasium and look City Hall Station I came to # 112, falling in love and all the chaos into the art that makes this city 535 8th Ave S.E., a cozy little loft that comes along with that and what it is today. A city with more with people chatting and sipping what it was like to be gay in the than just the and locally brewed beers. Everyone 50s and 60s but it also sheds light the red mile, the Stampeders seemed a little different, yet they on the current situation. and the Grey Cup. A city that is all seemed at home. I had gone After the two actors read the cultured, diverse and full of love.

alone but I felt welcomed and scenes and I got my first blasts The full production of 69: Photo: Melanie Walsh comfortable enough to take a from the past, Meisner and Legislating Love & The Everett program and a seat. Jonathan Bower, Third Street Klippert Story will be hitting the 69: Legislating Love & The Everett Klippert Story is an up The reading series was called Theaters artistic director, opened stage sometime in March or April and coming Loft 112 and Third Street Theater production that It’s Getting Drafty In Here. Scenes the floor up for discussion. 2017. If you would like to get plays homage to what it was like to be gay in Calgary in 1969. Theatre: Food & Drink: Art: Music:

Vertigo Theatre is taking February marks the The Exposè Photography Yamato: The Drummers OUT’N on their own adaptation beginning of Calgary’s Hot Festival will be celebrating of Japan are coming to of Ellery Queen’s novel, Chocolate fest, with many photographic excellence the Jack Singer Concert Calamity Town on until restaurants and café’s in Calgary, Banff and Hall on Feb.3. After being ABOUT Feb, 21. Tickets are across the city bringing Canmore throughout the formed in 1993, the group starting from $50 at their best for fans of the month of February. Visit performs high-paced, vertigotheatre.com hot drink everywhere. exposurefilmfestival.com energetic sets with their Proceeds from the month- for more information. traditional Japanese long festival will support Wadaiko drums. Calgary Meals on Wheels. Visit yychotchocolate.com for participating vendors. 8 the reflector • January 28, 2016

Rick Ross Black Market Mayback Music/Def Jam Score: D Even before listening to this album, I knew exactly what I was going to listen to. For years, Rick Ross has been rapping about the exact same thing to the ex- act same beats. Have a few songs about drugs and cars here and sound quite nice while working there, have a romantic song with out due to the heavy bass slap- a famous R&B singer and sprin- pers, the lyrical content on this kle in some more nonsense and album is just so garbage it hurts. BOOM, there’s your Rick Ross al- The album is extremely hollow bum. Ross’ recycled flow on all of with no replay value, hence the his songs has grown expired and bad grade. I really don’t care for it as much as I used to. While the beats do — Bigoa Machar

Photo by Natalie Westerbeek Bryton Baynes and Annika Odegard during their performance at festival hall on the 15th. Classified No Miss for Leaving Thomas Greatful Halflife Records/ Universal Music Singer/songwriter duo’s first head- Score: B+ lining show sold out this month Masha Scheele another show together until this and violin lessons with the Royal Layout Editor month. Conservatory of Music Program. “It was awesome to get on stage, Her passion for music only grew a good job of appealing to emo- and play all these songs that we as she got older and was given the tion on this album, with tracks Whether it’s for a brand new pet had written over the past year and opportunity to perform in many Hooray for Canadian hip hop! like “It’s hard to understand” and or picking up a new moniker, nam- a half,” said Baynes “It was cool musical theatre production shows. Classified has been in the rap “Working Away” addressing dif- ing something is more difficult that [people] were excited, and Baynes took a different path game for over 20 years, with most ferent social issues in Canadian than it seems. Finding something we just had a blast.” to where he stands now, which of the success coming in recent culture. Overall, a well-done that you’ll still love several years Mitch Belot, opened up the is centre stage, beside Odegard, years for the Halifax rapper. This project that has more successes from now takes a lot of thought show with his energetic rock flare with a guitar in his hands. He con- new album features some impres- than shortcomings it is definitely and for Bryton Baynes and Annika and powerful voice, warming up tinued performing at talent shows sive features from Snoop Dogg worth a listen. Odegard, naming their new band the crowd as Leaving Thomas in- throughout school even though his and DJ Premier, but the best part was no easy task. cluding Conlan Wiebe on drums, focus at the time wasn’t on music, is how fun the album is. Songs — Bigoa Machar “When we were trying to figure Robert Rooke on guitar and Kyle as he played in the Alberta Junior like “Noah’s Arc” and “Video out a name we were just throwing Tully on bass got ready to per- Hockey League for two years. He Games” make the album a joy to out random ideas, streets that we form. Odegard kept the audience realized his passion wasn’t on the listen to (shout out for the NBA had written songs on, and stuff like involved with her animated stories ice and after going back to school Jam Sample). Classified also does that. Nothing really clicked and it and energetic personality. Half at MRU he knew he wanted to pur- wasn’t really personal. And I asked way through the show Baynes and sue music. At that time Odegard her what her middle name was and Odegard took the tempo down a and Baynes started writing songs she said ‘Liv’ and I was like ‘okay, notch and played some acoustic together mostly for fun, but they well mine’s Thomas, what about songs telling personal stories like both knew Leaving Thomas could G-Eazy Leaving Thomas?’ and we just said Baynes’s story of “the mystery be something special. ‘Okay!’” said Baynes. blonde girl.” Baynes said, “We just had way When it’s Dark Out On Jan. 15, Leaving Thomas per- Baynes and Odegard both start- more fun performing together than RCA formed their first headlining show ed performing at a young age. They we did individually, and writing at Festival Hall in Inglewood. The met at the age of nine and 11 while was a lot easier. So that’s what we Score: C sold-out show squeezed 185 peo- performing in a musical theatre focused on.” ple into the intimate performance show. Almost 12 years passed be- In February they will be head- space after the duo requested ex- fore they would finally get together ing down to Nashville together for tra tickets. Baynes and Odegard to write and perform music as a 11 days to write songs and to meet make up the energetic contem- duo. They reconnected through label companies to see if they’re in- porary folk/pop/country-esque the 2012 Calgary Stampede talent terested and decide on their next Maybe I’m a little hungry, but Eminem school of rap duo.. During the show Odegard search and two years later after a step. They hope to return from G-Eazy reminds me of a Calzone. music. Problem is, G-Eazy is the mentioned one of their inspira- volunteer event for the Storybook Nashville with at least five new You would never choose a 234723th rapper to talk about tions, James Bay while Baynes Theatre Society, Leaving Thomas songs to keep their music careers Calzone over a pizza, but if it’s his personal struggles, but he re- later compared themselves to per- began to become a reality. moving. Additionally, Leaving presented to you then you won’t ally doesn’t do it in a way that’s formers like Ed Sheeran. In the years leading up to Thomas will be opening for a folk say no to it. Well, G-Eazy is the unique or special. So this Calzone Together they had only per- Leaving Thomas, Odegard had band called The Once in Medicine rapper equivalent of a Calzone. right here is good in small doses, formed one show as an opener for made a name for herself through Hat on April 1 at the Esplanade While this album has some but it doesn’t fill my hip-hop ap- Maddison Krebs at Wine-Ohs last performing on various cruise theatre. good singles like “Random” and petite by any means. April. But because of their busy ships to numerous countries and “We’re just kind of riding the “Me, Myself & I,” the album as schedules, as Baynes is taking winning multiple singing com- wave,” said Baynes “A lot of doors a whole is really stagnant and Marketing at MRU and Odegard petitions, including placing 11th have opened up in the past year he really only raps about how —Bigoa Machar was away to perform on cruise on Canadian Idol. At a young age and a half and we’re going to ride hard his personal life is, à la the ships, they weren’t able to put she began taking classical piano that wave until it dies.” January 28, 2016 • the reflector 9 Welcome to the Jam Calgary developers get ready for the world’s biggest game creation event Bigoa Machar Ludumdare.” study room and they have all programmers from U of C and With the continued growth of Arts Editor Every year the Global Game their stuff in there and start Mount Royal,” says Pfau. “Really, the video game industry here Jam has a certain theme, which working away,” says Pfau. “Some all of the schools are involved. in Calgary, Pfau says that it’s isn’t revealed until the day of groups even choose to sleep in The only requirement we have is important to harness that growth The annual Global Game Jam is the event. Because of time zone their given area.” that you be over 18.” and turn it into something unlike anything you’ve ever heard restrictions, Pfau says he and the Pfau says that the event Giselle Rosman, executive positive. of before. Happening from Jan. rest of the gamers try their best to serves as a good way for those producer of Global Game Jam “Everyone has ideas. If you 29 to 31, writers, programmers avoid spoilers. passionate about video games to 2016, says she hopes the event have an idea you’re willing to and artists will come together “We find out what the theme come together and do what they can promote creativity in indie share, feel free to come out.” to create unique, working is at 7:00 PM in our local time love to do. gaming. To find out more about video games from scratch. With zone,” Pfau says. “When we find “Really anyone can participate. “We hope that Global Game Global Game Jam Calgary or more than 500 groups across out here, we don’t want to post It doesn’t matter what kind Jam (GGJ) 2016 inspires people about Calgary’s indie video 78 countries, this year’s event on social media here or else we’ll of skills you have. We get to get involved with their local game scene, visit www. is expected to bring the same ruin it for those in Hawaii.” lots of artists from ACAD and GGJ sites,” says Rosman. calgarygamedevelopers.com. excitement it has in year’s past. No time is wasted once the Here in Calgary, designers theme is announced across the and writers will meet on the world. Mount Royal University campus “When the theme is revealed, to work together and brainstorm we have people form groups ideas and concepts for new video and try to form ideas and then games. Craig Pfau, one of the form new groups to build on leaders of Calgary’s Global Game those ideas,” says Pfau. “We Jam group, says that he’s excited have representatives from those to see what creative aspects are groups explain what their idea brought to the table this year. is.” “It’s not a competition at all. Pfau says after this explanation, Some sites do have prizes, but members can shuffle around and the Calgary group doesn’t,” says find a new group that they think Photo courtesy of Global Game Jam Los Angeles/Wikipedia Pfau. “It’s more formal than has the best idea. From Los Angeles to Calgary and beyond, game developers across the globe come together other game creation events like “Each group goes to a different every year to create and promote indie video games. samru.ca samru.ca Sports Editor Melanie Walsh sports [email protected] The Gridiron Gang Everything you need to know before Super Bowl 50 Bigoa Machar the Indianapolis Colts in 2006 team to victory. With their best the Broncos and Panthers sitting Bowl would be the perfect ride Arts Editor against the Chicago Bears and receiver Kelvin Benjamin on third and fourth respectively off into the sunset moment for another appearance in 2009 the shelf for the entire season, in term of fewest rushing yards the first ballot Hall of Famer. against the New Orleans Saints, Newton has made due excellently per game. This statistic slightly This matchup is probably the Much like Christmas or Star Wars Manning brought the Broncos to with what he was given, leading favours the Broncos, as the most evenly matched I’ve seen movies for the next few years, the Super Bowl in 2014. Despite the Panthers to the best record Panthers are quite reliant on in years, and I honestly have the Super Bowl is an annual being his 4th time in the Super in the regular season. Newton is the run game. Between Newton no idea what’s going to happen spectacle that sports and non- Bowl, Manning only has one ring definitely the upcoming face of scrambling out of various option on the 7th. Despite all of this, sports fans can both appreciate. to show for it. Regarded as one this league, with a future brighter plays and Pro Bowl running my gut tells me that Manning’s From the competitive action to of the best Quarterbacks of all than his own smile (which is a back Jonathan Stewart getting retirement will be spoiled by the highly entertaining halftime time, Manning hopes to cement gorgeous smile btw). Look for more than 18.6 carries per game this up and coming Panthers shows, millions of people across his legacy with another ring Newton to run, jump, throw (good for third in the league in team. I expect a massive game the world will be tuning in on before possibly retiring. With a and dab all over the field come that category), the Panthers use out of Cam Newton, just because Sunday, Feb. 7. There’s a lot relatively healthy offence, there’s Sunday. the run game as a very vital part his mobility at the quarterback to know going into this year’s no doubt that Peyton will put up of their offense, with the second position is a powerful force that game, but I gotchu fam. Allow a big game. Expect large offensive Dollars over Cents most rushing yards per game the Broncos just can’t match. I me to educate you on what is numbers from the elite signal during the regular season. This expect the Carolina Panthers to going to happen at Super Bowl caller. for the defense will definitely be the defining win their first ever Super Bowl 50 between the Denver Broncos And in the red corner, Panthers Both team’s defenses are match up of the game, as both this year. and the Carolina Panthers. quarterback Cam Newton is new nothing to be overlooked in this teams will look to stop what the to this whole shindig. This is the matchup. During the regular other team does best. FINAL SCORE A Tale of Two first Super Bowl for the five-year season, the Broncos were the best veteran of the league. Known defense in the league in terms of Panthers 24 Broncos 17 Quarterbacks for his mobility and awesome yards allowed per game, with Final Prediction Broncos quarterback Peyton dances, the Panthers will rely the Panthers following closely With much speculation of Manning is no stranger to the heavily on Newton to carry the behind at sixth. Both teams this being Manning’s last year big dance. After winning with excelled at stopping the run, with in the league, winning a Super Blue, White and Rainbow Cougars don toupees to support cancer patients Omar Omar a close back and forth showing all of those who either worked or declining state one goes through one; the night of Jan. 9 was no Staff Writer off fierce court presence, and volunteered for Wellspring have, as a victim, or the family of different. dominated Thompson River much like the founders, been University’s Wolf Pack winning personally affected by the loss or “No one has to face cancer alone” in all sets, while the women’s pain that cancer has brought, like That is the vision of Wellspring teams on both sides concluded in the case of Holly Logan. Canada, a non-profit charitable with a split set. Holly Logan, 23, a Wellspring organization whose focus is to The Wellspring event that took volunteer who helped set up alleviate the pain of cancer that place along the game, “Toupee Wellspring’s fundraising at the people (and if need be, their for a Day” was marked with both Triple Gym, has had family suffer families) suffer from, in its many players and game attendees from cancer. forms, as much as possible. wearing bright, rainbow-colored “I think a lot of people don’t Their goal at the Triple Gym toupees to show support for recognize how long lasting the in Mount Royal University’s cancer patients, and even impact of cancer can be; its recreation centre was no participating in a raffle to gather impact on people’s emotions different, when the Cougars money to support Wellspring and and relationships is heavy,” Volleyball team faced Thompson the services it provides. Logan said when asked why she River University in a special Wellspring Calgary was co- volunteers for Wellspring. match on Jan. 9th to show their founded by John Stephure, Rita Wellspring’s vision, that no one Photo by Omar Omarv support for those suffering from Egizii, and Barbara Cunnings- has to face cancer alone, is one The Cougars Men’s Volleyball team showing their support for cancer. Versaevel and began operation that brings people together to Wellspring’s “Toupee for a day” and cancer patients by don- The Cougars men’s team faced in 2007, and since then, almost fix the separation caused by the ning colourful toupees.

people was the annual NHL was the 12,859 attended 20-18 final 69th all-star 112-94 final score the 4th annual Crowchild score between the Denver weekend will be held Jan. for the NBA Toronto Raptors Classic, breaking the record Broncos and New England 30-31st with Calgary Flames against the Los Angeles for most fans at a Canadian Patriots, advancing the Johnny Gaudreau and Mark Clippers, putting the only Interuniversity Sporting Broncos to Super Bowl Giordano playing for the Canadian team in the league #s event. 50 which will take place in first place for the Atlantic 02/07/2016 Division January 28, 2016 • the reflector 11

Photo by Melanie Walsh Mount Royal University students celebrated after the puck found the back of the Dinos net By LevinBy http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cwpbh.04326) C. Handy (per [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Classic Cougar Spirit You don’t Students bring down the house at the have to sit in fourth annual Crowchild classic and school to break CIS record in the process stand among Brendan Stasiewich same enthusiasm, saying that Staff Writer he’s never been a part of anything greatness. quite like the Crowchild Classic. “Twenty years for me in If you’re reading this, it’s too college hockey (mostly down in late. The annual Crowchild the states) and this is the best Classic between the Mount atmosphere by a mile,” said the second year coach. “The sea of Royal Cougars and University opponent but being met with red on one side and the sea of of Calgary Dinos was Thursday a brick wall was the recurring Jan. 21 at the Scotiabank blue on another, the energy from theme of the night. Just ask those fans and the players, and the Saddledome, and it was a hell of who tried to get into Cowboys product on the ice was fantastic.” a night. after the game — brick wall of In fact, give yourselves a But that was expected going students at the door thirsty for round of applause, Mount Royal in. That was expected when the worst draft beer you’ll ever I was greeted outside of EA students. You helped accomplish have, but I digress. building Thursday morning by a something never before seen at Creeping closer to 8 P.M., with UofC car being smashed in with a Canadian University sporting a few beer vendors probably a sledgehammer (shoutout to event. nervous that their supply wasn’t Cowboys for the car donation). Thanks to the dome beer going to meet the City of Calgary It was expected when I had this flowing all night, courtesy of student body’s demand, Deputy conversation with a guy in a the hard working Saddledome Mayor Brian Pincott dropped the Cougars jersey getting ready to employees, graciously supplied ceremonial face-off. smash the car in: by the Calgary Flames, many Puck drop. Remember that Me: Do you play for the of those in attendance may brick wall comment from earlier? Cougars? not remember exactly what Steven Stanford was the closest Dude: Nah, but I do a lot of happened on the ice. But I’m sure thing you’d find to a brick wall you do remember what you did in stuff with them. in the Saddledome that night. Me: What do you do? the stands. Probably because bricks weren’t Dude: I fuck shit up. I’ve been perched up in the invented way back when the As the women’s game was set press box for each of the past Saddledome was built. to get underway, fans began three years at the Crowchild Watching the highlight reel flocking to their Saddledome Classic. Last night’s attendance from the game was more like seats. The 3000 some fans who number doubled from when I watching the Stanford reel, big showed up early, probably more first covered the event in 2014. save after big save. At one point than a few cutting their Thursday There was a new CIS record he dove across the net making set, with 12, 859 people in afternoon classes off short, got a miracle stick save that left attendance. That number in itself to see one of the most exciting Cougars’ forward Cam Maclise is expected to incite a lot of noise, women’s game of the year thus on the ice holding his head in far. but when most of those nearly disbelief. Unfortunately goals from 13,000 hockey fans are university Both teams ended up scoring Cylenna Alexander and Janessa students… Goosebumps. one in regulation, sending the Seconds before puck drop, Jenkins couldn’t propel our ladies game to four on four overtime. that’s what I had. The ‘Dome past the rivals as they fell 3-2. Looking down at my phone I But for all intents and purposes, hasn’t sounded quite like that had more than one text reading, › Thomas Edison: since the Flames 2015 playoff Mount Royal outplayed the Dinos The world’s most extraordinary run. for most of the game, so that failure never gave up. open. online. everywhere. After the game Mount Royal counts for something, right? Continues on following Pg Thank goodness. go.athabascau.ca/online-courses head coach Bert Gilling had the Unfortunately outplaying the 12 the reflector • January 28, 2016 Photo by Melanie Walsh

Mount Royal Cougar defensemen, Jordan McNaugton braces himself during a faceoff. The is a much bigger sheet of ice than the cougars are used to mak- ing the team work extra hard. Photo by Melanie Walsh After a close game, and double overtime the Mount Royal Cougars fell short to the University Continued from previous Pg Cougars’ bold strategy of sending three forwards out for the three of Calgary Dinos with a score of 2-1 “why are there only four players on three- but they played to win, on the ice?” I imagine they were and I like it. The one thing you all even more surprised when the can’t question however was the five minutes solved nothing and class shown from Mount Royal the game went to three on three. students in the stands. Flashback! Two years ago at No fighting, no malicious BRENTWOOD VILLAGE the second Crowchild Classic comments (from what I heard, the Cougars capitalized on an anyways), just a fun rivalry and DENTAL CLINIC overtime power play sending one of the finest athletics events the student section into a frenzy. on the calendar in Calgary. Unfortunately there was about to In the standings the Crowchild be a role reversal. How’s that for Classic is just another game, the poetic justice. win or the loss only means so Less than a minute into second much in the grand scheme of overtime Matthew Brown’s stick the season. Sure, University of came up as he tried to get past a Calgary students can have their defender, applying a lumberjack bragging rights, but that doesn’t like chop down into the face of take away from the fact that we Proud to the Dinos’ player. While it was got to witness our yearly version gruesome looking, the jumbotron of an NCAA bowl game. be your (or Enmax Energy Board, The Crowchild Classic isn’t the because they’ll put a sponsor’s only time Mount Royal students MRU dental name on anything) showed the have the opportunity to cheer on dude back on the bench yanking Cougars’ sporting teams. With provider a few teeth out and getting ready the men’s hockey team in a tight to hop back onto the ice. That’s playoff race, coach Gilling says hockey. Lebron would’ve been that it would be great to see the out 4-6 weeks after that. same support week in and week DR. RONDA SALLOUM, DR. CHRISTOPHER ORR, DR. AMREESH KHANNA, I think it’s safe to say everyone out. in the building had a feeling the “We’d love to see that spirit at DR. REKHA PARAJULI, DR. ALANA CARTWRIGHT, DR. SUSAN LAFLEUR, game was over when the ref put the rest of our games this year,” DR. LAURA METCALFE, DR. ZAINAB BAGHDADI, his hand up, gifting the Dinos a said Gilling. “It’s the same teams DR. OSCAR RENISON, DR. JAMES PENG four-minute powerplay. A few playing. People need to give us a minutes later, Max Ross scored chance because it’s great hockey. his second of the game for the The kids are so passionate GENERAL DENTISTRY PRACTICE Dinos, giving the men their first and have so much pride, that’s ever Crowchild Classic victory. what makes university hockey so great.” Sure you can question the Mount Royal students NO NEED TO PAY UP enrolled in the SAMRU FRONT FOR COVERED health and dental plan are SERVICES covered at Brentwood We bill student’s Village Dental Clinic insurance directly We directly bill most insurance 100% Exams, first cleanings and fillings companies even if you’re not 70% Root canals covered by SAMRU’s student 70% Additional cleanings insurance plan Conveniently located in the We extract wisdom teeth Brentwood Village Mall close to the Brent- in our office wood and University C-Train Stations

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