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/25 13 2010 / 11 volume 65 the cRoWd goes Wild Wesmen volleyball teams dominate CAMPUS NEWS page 6 are you the ultimate Wesmen fan? page 2 Redeveloping Winnipeg's heRitage buildings SPECIAL FEATURE pages 10-11 Plus: the d. RangeRs call it quits ARTS page 13 02 The UniTer November 25, 2010 www.UniTer.ca ONLINE EXCLUSIVES Looking for Listings? The Wesmen want to know if you’re the ultimate Wesmen fan. In order to compete, you must attend the first game on A recap of the Wesmen men's Nov. 19-20 CAMPUS & COMMUNITY LISTINGS AND cover image Friday, Nov. 26 and get as rowdy as you can with face paint, volleyball games, a review of the book costumes or whatever sets you apart in the crowd. You can VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES page 6, enter as a team or as an individual by emailing wesmen@ You Comma Idiot, an article about local MUSIC page 14, theuwsa.ca with your name or team name. Wesley the Coyote gets the crowd pumped at the University handmade skincare line Just The Goods FILM & LIT page 15, One team and three individuals will be chosen to compete of Winnipeg Wesmen volleyball games on Saturday, Nov. 20. at the game on Thursday, Dec. 2, when the Ultimate Fan and a review of West End Asian restaurant GALLERIES & MUSEUMS page 15, PHOTO BY DYLAN HEWLETT will be chosen. The Food Tree. THEATRE, DANCE & COMEDY page 16, See more of Dylan's work at www.hewlettphotography.ca The rules for the contest can be found at www.tinyurl.com/ only at www.uniter.ca AWARDS AND FINANCIAL AID page 18 ultimatefan. News UNITER STAFF ManaGinG eDitor On the same page Aaron Epp » [email protected] BUSiness ManaGer winnipeg magazines Geoffrey Brown » [email protected] attribute their success PrODUcTiOn ManaGer Ayame Ulrich » [email protected] to the communities that cOPy anD styLe eDitor support them Britt Embry » [email protected] Photo eDitor Cindy Titus » [email protected] lauren Parsons newS assiGnMenT eDitor beat rePorter Andrew McMonagle » [email protected] newS PrODUcTiOn eDitor Kristy Rydz » [email protected] While some see Winnipeg as drab and grey, Aiden Enns sees the subtlety of a vibrant com- arts anD culture eDitor munity of artists, activists and people with sto- Matt Preprost » [email protected] ries to be told. cOMMents eDitor The co-creator and editor of locally based Andrew Tod » [email protected] Geez is celebrating the magazine’s 20th issue and Listings cO-OrDinator fifth anniversary this winter, and sees Winnipeg J.P. Perron [email protected] as a socially conscious place for a magazine to » help create a community for those who may feel caMPUS BeaT rePOrTer isolated otherwise. Karlene Ooto-Stubbs » [email protected] “I think Winnipeg is the perfect place for a BeaT rePOrTer Jordan Janisse small magazine,” he said. “The culture of art and Ethan Cabel » [email protected] resistance is thriving here and that’s exciting,” he aiden enns, co-creator and editor of Geez, says winnipeg is the perfect place for a small magazine. said. BeaT rePOrTer James Patterson, publisher of the magazine Sonya Howard » [email protected] that explores faith and social issues with a criti- Winnipeg Women magazine has been celebrat- said. BeaT rePOrTer cal lens, finds relevance between the magazine ing strong women for over 10 years, creating a According to Geez, one of their greatest suc- Lauren Parsons » [email protected] and its readers, which makes it stand out among well-established relationship with readers. cesses is that they are an ad-free, not-for-profit culture rePOrTer competitors. “Like any relationship, you build it on trust,” magazine. Robin Dudgeon [email protected] “It’s always about being seen for small maga- said Greg Tinley, publisher for Studio Group For Enns, the dream is to remain that way, » zines,” he said. “Chapters has, like, a thousand Media, who publishes Winnipeg Women. but he admits the reality of maintaining a busi- magazines in their newsstands, so how do you “We wrote a story a couple years ago about ness sometimes means making exceptions. CONTRIBUTORS: get seen?” the trafficking of young girls in the city. We “We took one ad in 2006 for a social justice Patterson, also the associate publisher for talked to people on the streets about this issue event,” he said. “We also run inserts for other aranda adams, Matt austman, Bethany Berard, ezra Bridgman, Canadian Dimension magazine, believes the em- at a time when nobody else was talking about it. magazines in our magazine, so that’s a form of Kathleen cerrer, Justin charette, phasis should be on the reader and the commu- Our readers trusted us to handle the issue with advertising – but we need to distinguish be- Shosana Funk, Sam Gallagher-Bishop, nity, rather than the magazine itself, to create respect and care.” tween sponsoring excessive consumer capitalism will Gibson, Dylan hewlett, Jordan resonance. Tinley thinks this relationship attracts adver- and promoting anti-capitalism.” Janisse, adam Johnston, arlen Canadian Dimension’s second annual “Red” tisers to the magazine. All three magazines are written and published Kasdorf, Victoria King, alex Krosney, Carpet Gala Awards Dinner and Fundraiser that “People don’t advertise in the magazine be- in Winnipeg, and show no sign of disappear- robert McGregor, Stuart McLaren, took place this month, hosted by the 47-year- cause we write a story about their company – ing. In fact, the trio are growing in popularity Brittany McLeod, Sagan Morrow, old magazine, is a perfect example, according to they want to advertise in the magazine because through tools like podcasts, video components andrew Podolecki, Sarah reilly, Mark Patterson. readers care about the content,” he said. and online subscriptions. reimer, David Seburn, Sara Shyiak, “A fundraiser like that doesn’t raise a lot of Still, it’s not always an easy sell. “The companies who adapt over the next aaron Snider, Jon Sorokowski, money for the magazine,” Patterson explained. “Winnipeg is a small market, so when we talk three to seven years will be the ones around for alexandra Torcolacci, catherine van “It’s about what people are doing in the commu- to brand agencies in Toronto, so many times at least the next fifteen – and that’s where we’re reenen, Krista wiebe, J. williamez nity and recognizing those people who are doing we’re told Winnipeg is too small – or straight heading,” Tinley predicted. it, and that is what the magazine is about.” out: ‘We don’t care about Winnipeg,’” Tinley The Uniter is the official student newspaper of the University of winnipeg and is published by Mouseland Press inc. 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The Uniter “What comes to mind major major reserves the right to refuse to print submitted for me is that maybe “I do not know much about “I do not believe they are material. The Uniter will not print submissions that they are just being the boarded up houses that dangerous. If you are homophobic, misogynistic, racist, or libellous. we also reserve the right to edit for length and/or style. demolished. But I also and buildings in Winnipeg. stick to yourself in those think that people might Although, I do not think they neighborhoods you will be be inside using them as are dangerous.” fine.” CoNTACT US » shelter.” General Inquiries: 204.786.9790 Advertising: 204.786.9790 editors: 204.786.9497 Fax: 204.783.7080 e-mail: [email protected] Web: www.uniter.ca LoCATIoN » Carol Yaschuk, busi- Brittany keller, sales rose Lin, thai room ORM14 ness owner associate at suzy shier Express employee University of Winnipeg “I think they are scary, 515 Portage Avenue “I am very disturbed “I think they look Winnipeg, manitoba r3b 2e9 with urban sprawl.” unappealing and make I would not want to live the neighborhood look in an area like that.” trashy.” Mouseland Press Board of directors: Michael rac (chair), Shawn coates, courtney Berthelette, clayton winter, alex Freedman, Shannon Sampert, Brian Gagnon, Kelly ross, caroline Fisher, Ben wickstrom and Fabian Suarez-amaya. For inquiries e-mail: [email protected] News 03 www.UniTer.ca November 25, 2010 The UniTer Boarded-up houses may soon be a thing of the past in Winnipeg’s downtown city bylaw changes help it.” The intent of the new vacant building community housing bylaw is two-fold, MacKinnon says. “We wanted to ensure that firefighters were organizations safe when entering vacant buildings, but we also wanted a comprehensive approach to eliminating illegal activities that sometimes sonya hoWard goes on in vacant buildings,” he said. beat rePorter The second bylaw, the Taking Title to Vacant and Derelict Buildings Bylaw, is cur- rently under review, says Garry Solkoski, act- The Spence Neighbourhood Association ing manager of development and inspections (SNA) is reducing the number of derelict with the City of Winnipeg.