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THE UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG STUDENT WEEKLY WEEKLY STUDENT WINNIPEG OF UNIVERSITY THE ♼ October 27, 2005 The Uniter 27 02 VOL.60 ISS.08 CONTACT: [email protected] October 2005 NEWS EDITOR: VIVIAN BELIK SENIOR EDITOR: LEIGHTON KLASSEN NEWS EDITOR: DEREK LESCHASIN UNITER STAFF UNITER NEWS E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] Managing Editor » Jo Snyder 01 [email protected] Business Coordinator & Offi ce Manager 02 » James D. Patterson [email protected] NEWS EDITOR » Vivian Belik 03 [email protected] NEWS PRODUCTION EDITOR » 04 Derek Leschasin [email protected] SENIOR EDITOR » Leighton Klassen 05 [email protected] BEAT REPORTER » Whitney Light 06 [email protected] BEAT REPORTER » Alan MacKenzie 07 [email protected] FEATURES EDITOR » Lori Ebbitt 08 [email protected] ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR » Mike Lewis 09 [email protected] 10 SPORTS EDITOR » Mike Pyl [email protected] Administration Retracts Recent Comments to UWSA 11 COMMENTS EDITOR » Daniel Blaikie [email protected] Relationships still on rough waters HUMOUR EDITOR » Matt Cohen 12 [email protected] PHOTO EDITOR » Wade Andrew Leighton Klassen 13 was undertaking certain allegations and was working) at the time.” [email protected] SENIOR EDITOR she corrected them by omitting the two However, Axworthy says Albright’s 14 LISTINGS COORDINATOR » names,” Axworthy said. “It was an honest nomination was approved by the honorary Nick Weigeldt [email protected] utting your foot in your mouth is a mistake.” degree committee prior to the senate But the apology written by the meeting and says there was in fact a COPY & STYLE EDITOR » familiar phrase applicable to almost any 15 Melody Rogan [email protected] administration wasn’t effective in discussion about it with the students who social forum, and university politics is repairing relationships between the were in attendance, all of whom voted in DISTRIBUTION MANAGER P » 16 no exception. two organizations, according to a letter favour of the nomination. Scott McArthur released by the UWSA one day after the “It wasn’t as though the letter of PRODUCTION MANAGER & administration’s apology. request was snuck into the darkness of 17 GRAPHICS EDITOR » David C. Tan Last Thursday the university “It is outrageous that it was based on night – that’s just not the case,” Axworthy [email protected] administration made a move which misinformation,” the UWSA’s letter reads says. in regard to the administration’s apology. In refl ecting on the confl ict between ADVERTISING MANAGER arguably suggests they exercised the 18 » Ted Turner [email protected] phrase when they took back comments Also included in the UWSA’s response the UWSA and administration, Axworthy 786-9779 – essentially admitting they had published is a claim stating the information regarding says he wants a healthy relationship with incorrect facts regarding the UWSA – in a Albright’s history and accomplishments the UWSA, but classifi es the recent actions letter released to the UWSA. were not included in the agenda handed of the organization as “attacks.” THIS WEEKS CONTRIBUTORS On Oct. 13, the UWSA released an out to Senators in attendance – something “I think our perspective is to continue Sarah Hauch, Thomas Asselin, Kalen Qualley, Dan open letter objecting to the administration’s they claim is a standard practice. to develop a working relationship with Verville, Sheri Lamb, Brad Pennington, Justin appointment of an honorary degree to “Contrary to the usual practice, them but these kinds of attacks don’t help,” Pennington, Justin Geisheimer, Josh Boulding, Kevin Schacter, Ainsley Mitchell, Ben MacPhee- Madeline Albright – a decision made at the committee recommendation for Ms. he said. Sigurdson, Dan Hugyebaert, Ksenia Prints, Jon a senate meeting on March 5 of this year. Albright’s nomination was not contained The UWSA’s Oct. 19 letter to Symons, Jonathon Davis, David Christiansen, The administration responded with a letter in the package of information given to the administration also expresses Robyn Hiebert, Patrick Raucher, William O’Donnel, Matt Urban, Iain Ramsey, Shane Gibson the following day, questioning the UWSA’s Senators in preparation for the meeting,” their distaste in claiming that the objection, claiming that the members the UWSA’s letter reads. “It was brought administration distributed their Oct. 14 The Uniter is the offi cial student newspaper of the University objecting – current UWSA vice president to senate as a verbal amendment to the letter “aggressively” to faculty and media of Winnipeg and is published by the University of Winnipeg advocate Matt Gagne and UWSA general recommendations listed in the senate outlets. However, Axworthy says this fact Students’ Association. The Uniter is editorially autonomous and the opinions expressed within do not necessarily refl ect coordinator Sarah Amyot – were not only package.” is wrong in its entirety and targets Gagne those of the UWSA. The Uniter is a member of the Canadian University Press and Campus Plus Media Services. present at the March 5 meeting, but also Axworthy admits the secretarial as the perpetrator. voted in favour of awarding Albright the department mistakenly omitted her name “That is just simply not fact, and we SUBMISSION OF ARTICLES, LETTERS, PHOTOS AND GRAPHICS ARE WELCOME Articles should be submitted award. from the package, and says it was due to made the corrections to it,” Axworthy in text or Microsoft Word format to uniter@uwinnipeg. ca. Deadline for submissions is noon Friday (contact However, that claim was not true. the staff being in transition. says. “I think he should check his own the section’s editor for more information). Deadline for Gagne and Amyot were not present at the “It was a mistake in the report records and it’s those type of things…there advertisements is noon Friday, six days prior to publication. The Uniter reserves the right to refuse to print submitted meeting and the administration responded from the committee to the senate and just seems to be some sort of attitude. The material. The Uniter will not print submissions that are homophobic, misogynistic, racist or libelous. We also accordingly in a letter addressed to Gagne it’s understandable because we were in a attitude in this administration is to plan reserve the right to edit for length or style. and the rest of the UWSA on Oct. 19. transition,” he says. “We don’t know why how students can be better served and we “The following is a revised letter that because it was a different secretary (who hope that the UWSA would just see that.” CONTACT US » replaces my original communication to General Inquiries: 204.786.9790 you of October 14, 2005 to refl ect correct Advertising: 204.786.9779 Editors: 204.786.9497 facts,” the letter begins, written by Pamela Fax: 204.783.7080 Harrod, corporate secretary and general Email: [email protected] counsel of the University of Winnipeg. LOCATION » “I apologize to you and Sarah Amyot for Room ORM14 any inconvenience that my original letter University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue caused.” Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9 The remainder of the letter contains the exact same information as the original but has omitted Gagne and Amyot’s name in the last paragraph, where Harrod uses COVER IMAGE the term “students” to classify members in attendance. PHOTO BY: JAMES D. PATTERSON University of Winnipeg president Lloyd Axworthy says the mistake was an honest one. “The secretary, Pamela Harrod, The Uniter October 27, 2005 NEWS EDITOR: VIVIAN BELIK SENIOR EDITOR: LEIGHTON KLASSEN NEWS EDITOR: DEREK LESCHASIN E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] NEWS 03 Experts Appeal to Activists at Ellice Street Theatre Lecture Series By Whitney Light and Vivian Belik city communities across Canada. As the NDP federal representative of he UWSA monthly lecture series Winnipeg North, Wasylycia-Leis is working to change banking regulations. dubbed Experts on Tap kicked off on Currently there are no regulations on TOct. 13 with presentations by Judy banks to force them to provide a reason Wasylycia-Leis and Dada World Data at the for abandoning poorer communities. Residents are left at the mercy of fringe recently renovated Ellice Street Theatre. Experts services such as money-marts and on Tap brings scholars, activists, and performers pawn shops where some users have to the stage to engage a mixed audience of local been charged as much as 2000 percent interest. residents and university-goers. “We’re going to our own model, Illustration by: David Tan that’s new and untried and untested,” UWSA President Kate Sjoberg is said Wasylycia-Leis referring to an the voice behind the project and has alternative banking service that openly made community building the has been developed by herself and focus of her efforts this year. concerned citizens. The group hopes Costumed Students “[The UWSA] is constantly to have service up and running in the looking at ways we can build coalitions next six months. and strengthen the connection we have Dada World Data were next with other groups that are working on to take the stage. Recently in the take on Child Poverty like-minded things in the city,” says media concerning their controversial Sjoberg.