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Brandon University’s Student Newspaper: observing a moment of silencefor since YOU! 1918 — page 3 VolumeChina 104, —Issue page 11 — November 6 12th, 2013

We interview Larry Maguire and Cory Szczepanski about issues that matter to you

reinvesting in students, he has spent bil- the cost of tuition: we created the Canada Al e x Mu r r a y , a s s i s t a n t e d i t o r -in-c h i e f Al e x Mu r r a y , a s s i s t a n t e d i t o r -in-c h i e f lions on corporate tax giveaways – leaving Student Grant program which provides T chance this week schools to choose between raising tuition T opportunity this funding to low and middle income stu- to sit down and interview Mr. Cory Szcze- fees again, reducing staff, or compromis- week to sit down and interview Conserva- dents; we introduced the new Textbook panskihe quill about hadNDP prioritiesthe for university ing academic integrity by bringing in cor- tivehe candidate quill hadLarry Maguire,the asking ques- Tax Credit to help with the costs of text- studentsNDP and the Westman region. Here’s& porate Tories sponsors. tions aboutTalk the Conservatives’ policies Policy for books for students and made scholar- what he had to The Liberal postsecondary ships income tax say… record isn’t any students and free; we doubled better. Liber- local concerns. the In-Study In- The Quill: Are als cut billions Here’s what he come Exception there any plans of dollars from had to say: to allow students to address grow- post-secondary to work more ing student loan transfers while The Quill: Are without negative- and rising tuition in government, there any plans ly affecting their costs in Cana- and then refused to address grow- loan; we educed da? to reinvest when ing student loan the In-Study In- Cory Szczepan- there were large and rising tuition terest rate for ski: I believe surpluses. costs in Cana- Part-Time Stu- that Canada’s Young peo- da? dent Loan Recip- future prosperity ple today are Larry Maguire: ients: lowering it depends on how more educated The need for from prime plus well we equip the than ever but financial and 2.5% to zero, next generation are not able to other support bringing them of Canadians to get jobs that for Assiniboine in line with full- build the 21st match their ca- Community Col- time students; century econo- pabilities. Creat- lege and Bran- we ncreased the my. Affordable ing good qual- don University Family Income post-secondary ity jobs for our are priorities Threshold for education is fun- young people is of mine so that Part-Time Stu- damental for Canada to remain competi- even more important now that they are more of our young people can obtain dent and Student Grant Recipients; and tive in the global economy. being faced with decades of Conservative job training right here in Brandon. Small we introduced student loan forgiveness Unfortunately, Conservative and Liber- and Liberal cuts to the transfers for post- post-secondary institutions can often be for doctors and nurses working in rural al governments have failed to make post- secondary education. I am excited to be a over-looked by federal and provincial poli- areas. secondary education a priority. Twenty part of an NDP team that takes education cymakers, and we cannot let this continue We need to continue to look at ways years of reduced federal investment have and youth employment seriously. to happen. to make education more affordable. If I seen tuition fees triple, making education Our government has implemented have the honour of being elected, I will out of reach for many families. This means TQ: Housing in Brandon is now a rare com- measures to ease the financial burden on work closely with the students and fami- that today’s undergraduate students are modity and low-income housing is neces- students. The federal government invests lies to explore further options to address facing debts averaging $25,000, affect- sary. Will your party be able to institute more than $10 billion annually in stu- this challenge. ing their ability to buy a first home, start new policies to repurpose older buildings dents and education, including more than a family, or pursue an advanced degree. or build new apartments to solve this $3 billion in transfers to the provinces for TQ: Housing in Brandon is now a rare com- I believe this is unacceptable. An NDP problem? post-secondary education and over $7 bil- modity and low income housing is neces- government would sit down with the prov- CS: It’s clear that we need a National lion in direct support to students and their sary. Will your party be able to institute inces to make post-secondary education Housing Strategy in Canada to deal with families. new policies to repurpose older buildings a priority for Canada, and ensure that the shortages of rental, social and affordable Our government is easing the cost of or build new apartments to solve this federal government isn’t offloading its re- housing. Canada remains the only G8 tuition by investing more than $2.2 billion problem? sponsibility to students. country without a housing strategy, and per year through grants, scholarships and LM: I am committed to working with com- Instead of improving student assis- 1.5 million families and individuals are loan programs. munity leaders to get housing projects tance, Stephen Harper is downloading unable to access adequate, affordable Our government has introduced many started. Despite housing primarily being the burden to young people. Instead of housing. — continued on page 3 different measures that are assisting with the responsibility — continued on page 3 Volume 104, Issue 11 — November 12th, 2013 — 1 All five candidates scheduled to debate on November 18th candidate Frank Godon, Green Party can- The poll is intrinsically flawed, how- Ka t i e Dr i e d g e r , s e n i o r r e p o r t e r Federal By-electiondidate Debate David Neufeld, to and NDPbe candidate held ever, on as itcampus does not properly represent the B students will Cory Szczepanski. true population of the Brandon-Souris rid- have an opportunity to hear all five Bran- The debate will be moderated by politi- ing. People over 65 years of age represent editorialstaff randon univeristy Editor in Chief | Emily Diehl don-Souris candidates speak at the on- cal science professor Dr. Meir Serfaty. 211 of the 487 individuals polled, followed [email protected] campus debate. The debate is being organized by the by 120 people between 55 to 64 years of Assistant Editor in Chief | The debate will take place on Monday Politics Society and the age. Alex Murray November 18th at 5:00 pm in the Rowe The- Brandon University Students’ Union. According to the 2011 Canadian Cen- [email protected] The Forum Research poll released on sus, the median age in was 38.4. General Manager | atre in the Education Building. November 6th revealed that Dinsdale is People over 65 years of age represent only Elinor Murray The candidates will be primarily dis- [email protected] cussing issues important to university stu- leading with 40 percent of public support, 14.3 percent. The polling is disproportion- Senior Reporters | dents. followed by Maguire with 35 percent, Szc- ate to the actual population, as 43 percent Carissa Taylor, Katie Driedger The five candidates for the by-election zepanski with 10 percent, Neufeld with 9 of the population is not over 65-years-old Miss Q | are Conservative candidate Larry Maguire, percent, and Another party (Godon) at 6 and 68 percent of the riding’s population is [email protected] percent. not over 55 years of age. § Classifieds | Liberal candidate Rolf Dinsdale, Libertarian [email protected] Advertising | [email protected] Commissioners picked, but referendum questions not passed contributingstaff There was some controversy surround- ford who received 39 percent and 15 per- Ka t i e Dr i e d g e r , s e n i o r r e p o r t e r ing the second referendum question on cent, respectively, of the 109 total votes for Dakota Bicklmeier, Roland Liwanag, Shelby BUSU By-Election Results Steele, Matthew May (BUSU), Ben Horne T the recent by-elec- the ballot. The question read, “Are you in the position. tion caused a slight shakeup to the Brandon favour of increasing the cost of the Health Martin Boulet received 70 percent Universityhe results Students’ from Union Council, despite and Dental Plan by 3% yearly in order to ac- of the ten total votes for LGBTTQ* Com- a low voter turnout. commodate inflation rates?” The question missioner. Nicholas Bass won the Disabil- The by-election took place on Monday, was intended to read, “Are you in favour of ity Commissioner position by receiving 94 November 4th and Tuesday, November 5th, increasing the cost of the Health and Den- percent of the eighteen votes. Mitchell van The Quill is published weekly by The with the results announced on Wednesday, tal Plan by a maximum of 3% yearly in order Ineveld won 85 percent of the vote for the Quill, Inc., and is printed by The Kil- November 6th. to accommodate inflation rates?”, which Music Commissioner position. larney Guide in Killarney, MB. The by-election received a turnout of would have included the option of not rais- Taryn Jackson and Carissa Taylor were ing the fee if it was unnecessary. both elected to the Student Senator at NOTE: Editorials, letters, and view- 176 students, or 6.1 percent of the stu- The only contested race for Part-Time/ Large positions, receiving 76 percent and point articles do not necessarily dent population. Because the turnout was reflect the opinion of The Quill staff, less than the required minimum of 10 per- Mature Commissioner resulted in a win for 66 percent, respectively. Brett Janz and The Quill, Inc., or the faculty, staff, or cent, neither referendum question regard- Roland Liwanag, who captured 43 percent Sam Vopni received 75 and 67 percent re- administration of Brandon University. ing changes to the health and dental plan of the vote, defeating incumbent Krystal spectively and were both elected to the two passed. 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Volume 104, Issue 11 — November 12th, 2013 — 2 Continued from front page Continued from front page You know, in 1996 the UN Centre for structured coordination between the fed- of provincial and local governments, it have the necessary infrastructure to grow. CoryHousing and Szczepanski Human Settlements recog- Talkseral government Policy and the provinces, as Larryhasn’t stopped Maguire our government from Talks mak- Our regionPolicy is experiencing tremendous nized Canada’s co-op housing program as well as other organizations, in order to ing contributions where it can. Our gov- growth due to the natural resource sector a “global best practice”. Well, the Liberals achieve a greater availability of secure ernment has renewed our investment into and our successful agricultural produc- gutted funding for housing in 2001, and and affordable housing. housing and has the necessary funds set ers. by 2006, the UN Committee on Economic, aside. I will work with rural communities Social and Cultural Rights called Canada’s TQ: After graduation many students of Since 2006, our government has to enhance their high-speed internet ac- homelessness and affordable housing Manitoba tend to leave for employment made historic investments in housing cess and to increase dependable cellular crisis a “national disaster”. Currently, the opportunities elsewhere. Are there any in- creating 46,000 new affordable housing phone coverage and service. In order to expiry of agreements between the federal centives planned to combat this trend? units across the country. Our government succeed in the 21st century, communities government, cooperatives and non-profit CS: It is scandalous that Canada now has also contributed to the renovation of must have access to these important and housing organizations will threaten thou- has a youth unemployment rate twice 104,000 housing units for low income fundamental business tools. sands more Canadian households. the national average. We need a better, families. The recent Free Trade agreement with Unfortunately, by refusing to adopt balanced approach that focuses on all As provincial and municipal leaders the European Union will have a tremen- an NDP National Housing Strategy, the sectors of our economy, in all regions of continue to work for ways to improve ac- dous benefit for our region and the growth Conservative government passed up an- Canada. cess to low income housing in Brandon, I in high paying jobs. Our local businesses other opportunity to help Canadians. The Not only is Stephen Harper pursu- commit to be a willing participant in order and producers will have access to over federal government has a responsibility to ing unbalanced economic growth, but to bring the federal government to the ta- 500 million new customers to sell their respond to the urgent needs of Canadian they are also creating an unprecedented ble if and when the provincial and munici- products. families and that is why we introduced our social, economic and ecological debt by pal governments want our involvement. I am also focused on investing in plan to parliament. ignoring sustainable development – and In order for Brandon to grow we need education and skills training. Our Govern- The NDP is also planning a home en- offloading this debt into the backpacks of to ensure there is adequate supply of ment is committed to providing financial ergy retrofit program that will provide low- our young people. housing and I will work closely with all in- assistance for apprentice training. Bud- interest loans for renovations of existing This is why New Democrats are call- terested partners to get results. get 2013 announced measures to sup- buildings, while lowering electricity bills ing on the government to introduce tax port apprentices and the skilled trades, for Canadians. The loans would be re- credits to businesses hiring Canadians TQ: After graduation many students of specifically, using apprentices in federal paid through energy cost savings, would aged between 18 and 25. Under the NDP Manitoba tend to leave for employment construction and maintenance contracts stimulate green construction jobs, and proposal, businesses would be eligible for opportunities elsewhere. Are there any in- and infrastructure projects, working with would also lower carbon emissions. It’s a an amount of up to $1,000 for hiring a centives planned to combat this trend? the provinces and territories to harmonize win-win-win for the economy, the environ- young employee and for matching funds LM: From day one of this campaign I have requirements for apprenticeship training ment, and our pocketbooks. for the training of said employee. The tax focused on creating high paying jobs rights and certification, and examining the use of The NDP knows it is crucial to imple- credit would be — continued on page 7 here in Southwestern Manitoba. We need practical tests as an assessment in some ment a housing strategy that establishes to invest in our local communities so they skilled trades. — continued on page 7

3 — Volume 104, Issue 11 — November 12th, 2013 Wherein we focus on Education, which is arguably the reason we’re all here an instructional associate, then got my In the media, it’s Ca r i s s a Ta y l o r , s e n i o r r e p o r t e r Profile: Donna ForsythMaster’s degree and became an Assistant become a big deal I of a BU fac- Professor in August. after the DSM (The ulty member, The Quill interviews Kather- Diagnostic and inen thisPachkowski, week’s an profile instructor in the psy- TQ: What made you decide to switch from Statistical Manual chiatric nursing department. being a practising psychiatric nurse to of Mental Disor- academia? ders) 5 came out. The Quill: Can you describe your educa- KP: It was probably the hardest decision It’s very controver- tional background? of my life. It was the most sleepless week- sial and people Katherine Pachkowski: I got my under- end I’ve ever had because it wasn’t easy. don’t like it, and graduate degree at Brandon University. I didn’t know that I would love academia. some are starting My secret, which I don’t think a lot of I knew that I loved working in practice, I to reject it. It’s an people know, is that I started in biology. knew I loved my job in Dauphin, I knew I interesting time. I decided to change and go into a field was very happy there. I wrote my thesis that would get me a job right after univer- But I was really loving the sessional and then the DSM- sity. I found psychiatric nursing by flipping work. I originally picked it up just as a 5 came out and it through the calendar. I had never even challenge because it seemed like it would was flatly rejected heard of psychiatric nursing as a separate be something interesting and good for my by some organiza- discipline, but it looked really interesting. personal growth. I used to be terrible and tions. So I switched streams and transferred terrified of presenting in public. some of my credits to this program. I So I thought it would be a challenge, TQ: What are some graduated in 2004. and I loved it! So I knew that it would be of the problems My Master’s degree in bioethics an opportunity to do something I love, but with the DSM-5? comes from McGill. I spent a year study- that I would also be leaving something KP: There are ing there and then did distance to finish that I love. various issues My dad finally said to me, ‘Katherine, depending on my thesis. It’s a Master’s degree through Donna Forsyth of the Education Department. Photo credit Carissa Taylor. the School of Medicine with a specializa- there’s always going to be a job in a hos- what area you’re tion in ethics. pital somewhere, so take this and if you talking about. everyone safe. hate it, quit’. It turns out I love it. The biggest issue is how broad it is now. I want to study how much this affects TQ: Did you have any other work experi- As an instructional associate, I was You can basically diagnose anybody with the people who work in the field of mental ence before coming to Brandon Univer- still doing a lot of practice too. I was tak- something right now. It’s losing the speci- health [...] categorizing people with men- sity? ing students to units and spending weeks ficity that narrows down what mental ill- tal illness in the way that we are and then KP: Before being hired here as an instruc- at a time in units with students in the ness is. The scope is just too broad for treating them against their will and being tor, I was in Portage for a year working in clinical unit, so I still got enough of that to people in society to be comfortable with forced to do it because they’re part of the long term care at the Manitoba Develop- keep me going. it. system. There’s something called moral mental Centre. It’s a residential home for I think that’s a good litmus test. If distress, which is a well-known phenom- people with developmental disabilities. TQ: Do you find that nursing students dif- your diagnostic tool is diagnosing people enon in which people who do things they After that, I moved to Dauphin where I fer from other students at BU? in society that society and the individuals don’t morally agree with burn out faster. I worked in acute psychiatry in the Parkland KP: Nursing students are very focused on themselves think are fine, that’s a good actually want to go in and talk to people Adult Psychiatric Unit for a few years. One a goal. It definitely influences everything sign that the tool is going in the wrong di- and study that, study how it affects these of my first days, I showed up there and I that they do. Nursing students spend ev- rection. A lot of organizations are begin- people as practitioners. saw someone I knew very well, and I made ery year together, go to clinical together, ning to feel that way. the horrible foot-in-mouth mistake of as- and are working 40 hours a week togeth- [In my thesis,] I specifically looked at TQ: Anything else to add? suming they worked there when they were er; it really becomes a tight knit commu- the ethics of caring for people with mental KP: Part of what I want to figure out is actually a patient. So that was a very big nity. Each class becomes a community illness. When dealing with people in care how prepared these people are to deal learning moment for Katherine on how to that moves through. who have a mental illness, you’re dealing with these ethical questions before they diplomatically handle these situations. with some tough ethical questions any- leave a program like [the psychiatric nurs- After that, this department suddenly TQ: I’ve heard through the grapevine that way. ing program at BU]. We need to see if we phoned me up one day. I used to work, you’re doing some interesting research. You’re dealing with admitting people are preparing people who are profession- while I was a student, for the Rural Devel- Can you describe that? to units against their will, people who als, or who are going to be professional opment Institute as a research assistant KP: I have a few areas of research. My think they shouldn’t be confined to a enough, to recognize these questions and for a few of the professors. They knew Master’s degree is on diagnosing men- hospital unit but are confined to a hos- issues and the impact they will have on my name, they knew I had some experi- tal illness, and the way that we diagnose pital unit. There’s no such thing as leav- them. § ence in the field of at least academic re- mental illness, specifically focusing on the ing against medical advice, they’re there search. When they were looking for ses- ethics of it. whether they want to be or not, and they Is there a particular member of the sional instructors, my name popped up I argue that the way that we diagnose can be treated against their will. They can BU faculty or staff that you’d like us to so they gave me a call. I started working people with mental illness is ethically be given injections against their will, they interview? 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Volume 104, Issue 11 — November 12th, 2013 — 4 Disappointing losses for the Bobcats in season openers third. They succeeded in limiting the visit- Ro l a n d Li w a n a g Bobcats in Action ing team to a meager 9 points in the last T team quarter with their tight defense but still failed their first two assignments at the ended up 2 points shy for a bitter 76–74 seasonhe bobcats opener when men’s they dropped both loss at the end of regulation despite Bob- matches last November 1st and 2nd at the cats’ Kenonte Ramsey’s successful three- Brandon University Healthy Living Centre. pointer as time expired. They fell prey to the sweet-shooting Victo- From being down 16 points, they actu- ria Vikes 77 to 50 in the first game. ally came close to within three points with The Vikes zoomed to a 47% shooting one and a half minutes remaining cour- percentage where all their starting five tesy of two free throws from Ali-Mounir ended with double figures capped off by Benabdelhak of the Brandon Bobcats to nine 3-pointers. The victorious team from close the gap 74–71 in favor of the op- the University of Victoria controlled the posing team. However, a quick layup by boards 52 to 31. Their lead scorer was Thunderbirds’ Tonner Jackson eight sec- Terrell Evans who finished with 17 points onds later put the lead back to 5 points, with 8 rebounds. Marcus Tibbs added 13 76–71. The three-pointer by Ramsey was The shelves are stocked again at the BUSU food bank. Photo credit Matthew May. points and 4 assists while Reiner Theil, a sad consolation in their heart-breaking Mack Roth and Chris McLaughlin all con- second loss in as many outings. tributed 12 points apiece. In the women’s division, the Bob- We’ve counted all the cans... and ACCSA will be wearing blue and gold! The Bobcats team were assessed a cats lost to the UBC Thunderbirds 73–64 Saturday night, November 2nd. The Bob- pull through for their students and collect- technical foul six-and-a-half minutes left Ma t t h e w Ma y , BUSU VP In t e r n a l in the third quarter which Evans capital- cats’ Cassie Cooke put on a stellar per- Halloween Food Driveed more foodReport! than the ACCSA executive, ized on by sinking the two penalty free formance to finish with a game-high 34 T and this year’s with the final count being 507 pounds to throws. It was all downhill from there for points in their futile attempt to get out of food drive was more successful than BUSU 481 pounds. As a reward, BUSU is going he results are in, the Cats as they ran out of gas and could their winless column. Thunderbirds’ Kris could have hoped for. With the help from to have the ACCSA executive wear our only convert eight meager points in both Young and Harleen Sidhu led their team all of the students and student groups BUSU wear for a whole week, just to re- everyone safe. third and fourth quarters of the game with 28 points and 12 points, respec- that participated, BUSU collected over mind their students that we don’t mess I want to study how much this affects for a total of 30% field goal percentage. tively. 4000 pounds of food this Halloween. around with food donations. Ha. st the people who work in the field of mental Fifth-year forward led the The previous night, November 1 , I would like to personally thank every- The food bank is a very important ser- health [...] categorizing people with men- Bobcats with 10 points while Ali-Mounir the Cats also lost in their opening match body that put their time into canvassing vice that BUSU provides to students, but tal illness in the way that we are and then Benabdelhak contributed 8 points with against the 83–65 despite Brandon for non – perishable food items it can only function with community do- treating them against their will and being two 3-point shots. The Bobcats only led another outstanding performance from (and one bag of parsnips… strange…) nations. When you donate, you are keep- forced to do it because they’re part of the once in the first quarter but trailed the Cooke with a similar 34 points in her first and a special thanks to those that helped ing many students from having to choose system. There’s something called moral rest of the game in a mismatch that was appearance as a Bobcat. The Vikes had a BUSU sort through the massive piles of between food or an education, a decision distress, which is a well-known phenom- witnessed by about 250 spectators. more balanced scoring machine with five food we had sitting in the Elephant room that nobody should have to make. This enon in which people who do things they In the second game the following day, of their players in the double digits led by afterwards. We managed to organize all is especially true for those students that don’t morally agree with burn out faster. I November 2nd, it was the same story al- Jenny Lewis with 18 points. of the food by Sunday evening, with no are also supporting families while going actually want to go in and talk to people beit with a different story line. With 380 It is back to the drawing boards as less than 40 volunteer hours put towards through school, which is commendable in and study that, study how it affects these Bobcats fans cheering their team on, the both men’s and women’s teams prepare the effort. its own regard. BUSU is grateful for these people as practitioners. men’s team clawed their way in during for their next assignments in Saskatoon For those of you that didn’t know, the donations, which will support these stu- the fourth quarter after trailing the UBC against the . § BUSU and ACCSA executive teams had a dents for the foreseeable future. TQ: Anything else to add? Thunderbirds 67–51 at the end of the (quasi-friendly) competition to see which The food bank is open for drop-ins on KP: Part of what I want to figure out is group could collect the most amount of Fridays from 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm, and we how prepared these people are to deal food by weight, and while the situation encourage you to take advantage of this with these ethical questions before they o l l o w u s o n w i t t e r u i l l looked bleak when the final weighing was service we offer students. If you want to leave a program like [the psychiatric nurs- F T : @Q BU! occurring, BUSU executive managed to volunteer, drop by the BUSU office. § ing program at BU]. We need to see if we are preparing people who are profession- BUSINESS DRAGON: MOVEMBER BY: DAKOTA BICKLMEIER als, or who are going to be professional enough, to recognize these questions and Co m m e n t issues and the impact they will have on them. § o n t h e s e Is there a particular member of the BU faculty or staff that you’d like us to s t o r i e s interview? Comment on this article with I feel so your ideas and suggestions for who we should interview next at TheQuill.ca! naked. a n d m o r e t o d a y a t Th e Qu i l l .c a !

Volume 104, Issue 11 — November 12th, 2013 — 4 5 — Volume 104, Issue 11 — November 12th, 2013 BU alum teaching ESL in China sends us the tale of Waldo... BU jobs are still safe... for now In this edition, I share a special expe- ing commitments by the government. In Be n Ho r n e Ca r i s s a Ta y l o r , s e n i o r r e p o r t e r Letters from Chinarience with a student of mine who goes by No funding cuts for2014, BU, the provincial says government Allum will an- the name of Waldo. Where’s Waldo? He’s A from the nounce the funding commitments for the How are you? I am swell; thanks for in China. Pay attention. Winnipeg Free Press, Minister of Educa- next three years. ccording to reports asking.ear the I’m writing quill, to tell you about my Re: Waldo. tion and Advanced Learning James Allum Brandon University made national experiences working in a foreign land far, Waldo has thick-rimmed glasses, has committed to a funding increase for news after a misleading article by the Win- Dfar away. My name is Benjamin A. Horne is missing the majority of his teeth, and Manitoba’s universities. nipeg Free Press’ education reporter, Nick and I teach second grade at an interna- for some reason, always has white crusty Allum said that universities will get the Martin, which discussed jobs needing to tional private school in Yangzhou, Jiangsu, stuff accumulating around his lips. (Why same funding increase as this past year, be cut due to a lack of funding. Martin’s China. For those of you unaware of the are children always so dirty?) which was 2.5%, at the least. The provin- information was based on a lack of fund- whereabouts of this city… it is beyond the One day, Waldo walked into class and cial government had originally promised a ing increase by the provincial government. great unknown. (Around Shanghai.) It is showed me a broken earbud (with a bit of 5% increase, but reneged, instead giving Any funding increase will help to mitigate definitely further away than Portage and cord dangling from it) that he had found a 2.5% increase. these undesirable consequences, and considerably larger than Boissevain. The outside. Okay, a child has been playing Last year, the Protecting the Afford- the three-year commitment should help province of Jiangsu alone has more peo- with discovered bits of garbage; no big ability for University Students Act was Brandon University to be able to plan on ple than Canada and that’s kind of neat. deal. Children play with random objects passed, which legislates three-year fund- a more long-term basis than it has been This may come as a surprise to you, all the time. able to in the past. § but there are a lot of people in China. A lot. But without hesitation, Waldo plopped I even considered informing the Chinese It warms my heart to know that our Like, more than a few by a bunch. There is into his chair and promptly stuffed the bro- supervisor. lives and well-being are in the hands of an enormous population and it is growing, ken earbud into his ear. He began to sing I looked at Waldo again. The earbud children like dear Waldo. With any luck, multiplying, reproducing. As an educated as if he were listening to some manner of was gone! What had he done with it? my tutelage will be just the thing to pre- English-speaking guy, I have been hired to angelic music, divinely chanting with little Eyeing Waldo intensely, I questioned him vent him from causing the apocalypse. mentor these malleable minds into more cherub bums and harps and clouds. about the lesson I had been attempting Or, at least, I might be able to keep him educated English-speaking people. You This behaviour proved to be quite dis- to teach, and in response, he stood up, from eating garbage. know, nouns and stuff. Anyway, it would tracting for me while I was teaching my opened his mouth and spit out the ear- be my honour to share some of my expe- lesson: for the next ten minutes, I was fix- bud. Waldo!? Shoving ear-garbage in your Sincerely, riences with the fine readers of this well-1 inated, 4 watchingdeaths Waldo on out of Manitoba the corner of roads involves a distracted driver. mouth? Waldo!!?? Is this where the white Ben “Teacher of the Month” Horne. § established news rag. my eye, concerned he’d damage himself. crusty stuff come from?

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13-066-08-15 Distracted Driver UofB Ad11.5x7.5.indd 1 Volume 104, Issue 11 — November 12th, 10/24/132013 3:53— 6 PM 7 — Volume 104, Issue 11 — November 12th, 2013 Continued from third page Continued from third page ing commitments by the government. In doubled in regions of the country where ties are spread across the entire country It is critically important investments are 2014, the provincial government will an- Coryyouth unemployment Szczepanski is most dire. Talksand can benefit Policy all provinces proportion- Larrymade that provide Maguire our young people Talks with Policy nounce the funding commitments for the Conservatives are telling Canada’s ally. real life experience and training in high de- next three years. young people to accept less– that they New Democrats are standing up for mand field. Brandon University made national need to acquire more debt, work for less, our youth both inside and outside the We have such incredible economic news after a misleading article by the Win- accept fewer benefits, less job security, classroom. The Conservatives have failed potential in Southwestern Manitoba. We nipeg Free Press’ education reporter, Nick and go work in the oil sands. Our resource to revive the economy, and failed to cre- need to continue to invest in our communi- Martin, which discussed jobs needing to sector is very important to our economy, ate quality, well-paid jobs for our youth. I ties and create an economic environment Wa n t u s be cut due to a lack of funding. Martin’s but we need opportunities for graduates believe that Canadians deserve better. that will lead to high paying jobs. information was based on a lack of fund- across all of Canada. t o c o v e r ing increase by the provincial government. Well, I believe we can strive for more. The Quill published an interview with Well there you have it! The Quill has Any funding increase will help to mitigate Just take the $1 trillion dollar global clean Green candidate David Neufeld in last now brought you interviews with three of these undesirable consequences, and tech market as an example, which will week’s edition, and an interview with the five Brandon-Souris by-election candi- a n e v e n t ? the three-year commitment should help grow to $3 trillion by 2020. We should Conservative candidate Larry Maguire is dates: last week, we chatted with Green Brandon University to be able to plan on be creating clean jobs for our youth to also in this week’s issue. We’re still work- candidate David Neufeld; also in this a more long-term basis than it has been dominate emerging industries in innova- ing on Liberal candidate Rolf Dinsdale week’s issue, we chatted with NDP candi- Ne e d t o t i p able to in the past. § tion, research, high tech and trades. And and Libertarian candidate Frank Godon. date Cory Szczepanski. We’re still working the beauty of these jobs, is that they can Hopefully by the time the election rolls on getting interviews with Liberal candi- It warms my heart to know that our be done almost anywhere in the country. around, you’ll be well informed! § date Rolf Dinsdale and Libertarian candi- u s o ff o n lives and well-being are in the hands of Clean energy and innovation opportuni- date Frank Godon, so that by the time vot- children like dear Waldo. With any luck, ing rolls around, you’ll be fully informed! § my tutelage will be just the thing to pre- a s t o r y ? vent him from causing the apocalypse. Or, at least, I might be able to keep him Taking a look at Maclean’s annual university ratings respectively. was ranked 15th of Po s t o n o u r from eating garbage. Ka t i e Dr i e d g e r , s e n i o r r e p o r t e r We’re Number 16! ... Again!Brandon University was ranked ahead the 15 universities in this category. Sincerely, its annual uni- of three other primarily undergraduate Maclean’s categorizes comprehen- th a c e b o o k Ben “Teacher of the Month” Horne. § versity rankings for 2014 and the results universities, 17 ranked Mount Saint Vin- sive universities as having “a significant F th wereaclean’s largely similar released to results from previ- cent University, 18 ranked Cape Breton degree of research activity and a wide th ous years. University, and 19 ranked Nipissing Uni- range of undergraduate and graduate pro- p a g e , M Brandon University ranked 16th in the versity. The was grams, including professional degrees.” th undergraduate university category, which ranked 13 amongst the primarily under- The top three comprehensive universities was identical to its ranking in 2013 and graduate universities. were Simon Fraser University, the Univer- o r c o m m e n t one spot below the 15th ranking in 2012. The other two categories ranked by sity of Victoria, and the University of Wa- Brandon University is classified by Maclean’s are medical doctoral universi- terloo, respectively. Maclean’s as a primarily undergraduate ties and comprehensive universities. Maclean’s bases its rankings on the a t university, which “are largely focused on Medical doctoral universities “offer a success of students winning national undergraduate education with fewer grad- broad range of Ph.D. programs and have academic awards, the student to faculty uate programs.” The top three universities medical schools.” The top three universi- ratio, the number of faculty who have Th e Qu i l l .c a ! in this category were Mount Allison Univer- ties in this category are McGill University, won major national awards, the success sity, the University of Northern British Co- the University of British Columbia, and the of faculty securing research grants, the lumbia, and the University of Lethbridge, University of Toronto, respectively. The amount of research finances, the amount of finances available for current expenses per student, the student services budget, scholarships and bursaries available to al budget and updates to the collection, students, the library’s collection and vol- and the university’s reputation. § ume per student, the library’s proportion-

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Dear Miss Q,

I’ve moved out on my own and I’m trying to eat healthfully. Any tips for tasty meals so I don’t fall back on fast food?

Sincerely, Help! My Apartment Has a Kitchen

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Dear Help!,

The best advice I can give you is to eat well-rounded meals which give you enough of everything: carbs, protein, fibre, etc. Do some research on what you actu- ally need to survive: it’ll go a long way!

Beyond that, try using whole grains, like wild rice and oats, or brown rice and quinoa. This will provide some variety to your meals. Also, there are loads of ways to ‘sneak’ vegetables into your food: peas hide quite nicely in macaroni and cheese, and you’ll never see grated zucchini in rice. Eat lean meats, and try alternate sources of protein like chickpeas. Find some simple, tasty sauces to spice it up!

My best, Miss Q

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