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ISSUE 2007/11/22 VO11LUME 62 INSIDE 02 News 06 Comments 09 Arts & Culture 15 Listings uniter.ca 18 Sports » EB W HE T N O [email protected] » E-MAIL . 11 . ss I VOL. 62 NOV 22,NOV 2007 EEKLY W T DEN TU BUS FARE BLUES INCREASED TRANSIT COSTS ARE A PROBLEM FOR THE CITy’s pOOR F WINNIPEG S F WINNIPEG 02 O Y T CHRISTINE FELLOWS, PURE POETRY 09 LOCAL SONGWRITER FINDS INSPIRATION IN SPINSTER POET ERSI V LOST BOY BRINGS BEATS NI 10 HOT DOGG RAPS ABOUT SOMALIAN HISTORY AND CULTURE U VICTORY FOR WESMEN THE THE 20 UW COME OUT ON TOP Of U Vic’s Vikings ♼ November 22, 2007 The Uniter contact: [email protected] 02 NEWS UNITER STAFF NEWS EDITOR : STACY CARDIGAN SMITH NEWS EDITOR : KSENIA PRINTS MANAGING EDITOR E-MAIL : N EWS @U N ITER .CA E-MAIL : N EWSPROD @U N ITER .CA Jo Snyder » [email protected] News BUSINESS MANAGER James D. Patterson » [email protected] PRODUCTION MANAGER City’s proposed bus fare hike Melody Morrissette » [email protected] PHOTO EDITOR marginalizes bus riders, say locals Natasha Peterson » [email protected] SANDY KLOWAK COLLEN LEEUW COPY & STYLE EDITOR VOLUNTEER STAFF Jacquie Nicholson » [email protected] NEWS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR he city proposed a substantial increase Stacy Cardigan Smith » [email protected] to Winnipeg’s transit fares for 2008 last week, provoking concerns for both citi- NEWS PRODUCTION EDITOR Tzens and city councillors. Ksenia Prints » [email protected] The proposed increases include raising COMMENTS EDITOR regular adult cash fare from $2.00 to $2.25 and Ben Wood » [email protected] child and senior fare from $1.65 to $1.75. The cost of bus tickets will also increase, with a 10 ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR cent raise for adults and children and a four cent Whitney Light » [email protected] raise for seniors. Bus pass prices would remain the same to LISTINGS COORDINATOR encourage regular transit use. Kristine Askholm » [email protected] The fare increases went to council for ap- proval on Nov. 21, but the results of the vote SPORTS EDITOR Kalen Qually » [email protected] were unknown before the Uniter’s press time. According to a Nov. 9 Winnipeg Free Press BEAT REPORTER article, the increases are meant to cover gas costs A 25 cent increase in adult bus fare would make the bus Jenette Martens » [email protected] as well as to fill a reserve fund for a future and more out of reach for low income individuals. long-promised rapid transit system. BEAT REPORTER If passed, this plan will cause hardship to Cameron MacLean » [email protected] According to St. Vital councilor Gord people to take the bus,” she said, adding that transit riders and is a poor choice for our city, Steeves, the increases are meant to improve a raising the fares will be counterproductive to ef- said several speakers at last week’s Executive Pol- transit system many complain about. He finds forts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. BEAT REPORTER icy Committee meeting at City Hall. Dan Huyghebaert » [email protected] the outcry against the fare hike ironic in light of Curt Hull from the provincially-funded Margot Lavoie, coordinator of the Mani- the continuing demands for improvement. Winnipeg group Climate Change Connection toba Oblate Justice & Peace Committee, spoke BEAT REPORTER “If we don’t do it, you can bank on the ser- agrees, disapproving of what he calls a disincen- James Janzen » [email protected] on the impact the fare increase will have on the vice not being what it is today,” he said. tive to using transit. lowest income earners of Winnipeg. Councilor Jenny Gerbasi for the Fort “I’d like to make public transit the preferred The proposal would place a “disproportion- Rouge–East Fort Garry ward explained that al- way to go, and right now taking a car is cheap though she is a strong enough people don’t have to think twice [about THIS WEEK ’ S CONTRIBUTORS “Raising transit fares does not encourage supporter of rapid transit, using it instead],” he said. charging only transit users The final speaker at the EPC meeting was Sandy Klowak, David EisBrenner, Aaron Zeghers,Tom people to take the bus,” —Jenny Gerbasi, Llewellin, Aaron Epp, Christopher Harder,Kathleen Gallagher, for a service that will ben- Raven ThunderSky, a North End mother whose Ashley Buleziuk, Kenton Smith, Michelle Maryk, Curran Faris, councilor for Fort Rouge-East Fort Garry efit the entire city is un- family relies on transit regularly. David EisBrenner, Devin King, Michael Collins, fair when large amounts ThunderSky explained that because her Tom Asselin, Jo Villaverde, Brook Dmytriw, Daphne Dacquay of capital money already family does not have a car, their lifestyle causes go to road infrastructure. a significantly smaller environmental footprint The Uniter is the official student newspaper of the University of ate burden on the shoulders of those who have “I don’t see them putting a toll booth on than others at a time when one of the most im- Winnipeg and is published by Mouseland Press Inc. Mouseland the least capacity to bear it,” she said. Press Inc. is a membership based organization in which students the Chief Peguis Trail extension,” she said in an portant issues we face is global warming. and community members are invited to participate. For more Daniel McIntyre councilor Harvey Smith information on how to become a member go to www.uniter. interview. “I feel you are punishing the very people ca, or call the office at 786-9790. The Uniter is a member of the agreed, explaining that many low-income earn- Canadian University Press and Campus Plus Media Services. Gerbasi questioned the city’s priorities, and you should be rewarding,” she said. SUBMISSION OF ARTICLES, LETTERS, GRAPHICS AND ers who do not have any other choice of trans- suggested that until Winnipeg Transit is prop- ThunderSky said taking a roundtrip bus PHOTOS ARE WELCOME. Articles must be submitted in text (.rtf) or Microsoft Word (.doc) format to [email protected], portation cannot afford to buy a monthly pass. erly funded, “maybe we can’t afford to extend ride is very expensive for her family, since her or the relevant section editor. Deadline for submissions is He called the decision “heartless” and sug- 6:00 p.m. Thursday, one week before publication. Deadline for Peguis.” three children do not use transit enough to war- advertisements is noon Friday, six days prior to publication. The gested the increases be covered on the tax bill. Uniter reserves the right to refuse to print submitted material. “You have other choices,” she told the rant buying them a pass. The Uniter will not print submissions that are homophobic, “Are we a social welfare agency or are we a misogynistic, racist, or libellous. We also reserve the right to edit council. If any speaker made an impression on coun- for length and/or style. city government?” countered committee mem- Gerbasi also mentioned the environmental cil, it was ThunderSky, prompting St. Norbert ber and Old Kildonan ward councilor Mike toll this decision may have. councilor Justin Swandel to question the raising CONTACT US » O’Shaughnessy. General Inquiries: 204.786.9790 “Raising transit fares does not encourage of child fares. Advertising: 204.786.9790 Editors: 204.786.9497 Fax: 204.783.7080 Email: [email protected] BY JOE KORNELSEN LOCATION » WHEN DO YOU FEEL IT IS REASONABLE TO USE TASERS, Room ORM14 University of Winnipeg AND WHO SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO USE THEM? 515 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9 Murray Jowett, Hayley Denby, David Boch, 2nd year Bachelor of Science 2nd year Education 2nd year Anthropology MOUSELAND PRESS BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Nobody without a position in I think the only reasonable We have been asking this question Mary Agnes Welch, Rob Nay, Nick Tanchuk, Ben law enforcement should be time is when a person is since the dawn of time. Who should Wickström (chair), Dean Dias, Daniel Blaikie, Vivian allowed to use a Taser. The violent and in danger of get to use them I don’t know: the Belik, Brendan Sommerhalder, Brian Gagnon time to use one would be hurting someone. Only the way that society has chosen is the when direct physical danger is police should be able to way that it will be. Police have to For inquiries email: [email protected] a possibility. use a Taser because it’s a make snap decisions, you can’t weapon, that is if the police have set guidelines. They’re making use them appropriately. guidelines to appease the unwashed masses. COVER IMAGE Adam Brisson, Reade Tereck, Victoria Moorby, 4th year Geography 4th year Environmental 4th year Education Security guards can use them. studies I don’t know proper protocol, but If somebody pulls a weapon Only police officers should definitely they should use a Taser Gallery 1C03 presents like a gun or a knife or an eight use them as equivalent to before the gun but after the stick. ball in a sock, you can Taser a gun; they are currently Those who are certified to use guns Contingence Figurative them. overusing them and treating could be allowed to use Tasers. by Jacques Clement them as a non-lethal Nobody except those in security and weapon. There are other law enforcement should use them. things out there that could be used, maybe revert to using rubber bullets. contact: [email protected] The Uniter November 22, 2007 NEWS 03 UWSA asked to plan alternative Local university budget News Briefs the current priorities of the university and com- “We’re going to look at the university in its Compiled by Aaron Zeghers, DAVID EISBRENNER pare them to the priorities of students, with the current state and where the priorities of the uni- Stacy Cardigan Smith VOLUNTEER STAFF end goal of presenting this alternative view to versity should be,” he said.

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