ISSUE 2006/11/02 0VOLU8ME 61 INSIDE 02 News 07 Comments 09 Diversions 10 Features 13 Arts & Culture uniter.ca 18 Listings » 21 Sports N THE WEB O [email protected] » E-MAIL E 08 U SS I L. 61 L. 61 vo 2006 02, NOV ROUND UP THE PORNO BANDITS! 02 RASH OF BREAK-INS LEAVE STUDENT GROUPS VULNERABLE, DISGUSTED DENT WEEKLY U WHAT'S IN A WIKI? 10 INFORMATION VS KNOWLEDGE IN THE ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA DEBATE INNIPEG ST INNIPEG W F K-OS JOURNEYS BEYOND THE SUPERFICIAL O 16 AND STRIVES FOR SOMETHING SELFISH ERSITY V WESMEN LEAVE STUDENTS COLD NI APATHY TOWARDS SCHOOL SPORTS TEAMS TAKES TOLL U 21 HE T ♼ November 2, 2006 The Uniter contact: [email protected] 02 NEWS UNITER STAFF NEWS EDITOR: RICHARD LIEBRECHT SENIOR REPORTER: DEREK LESCHASIN NEWS EDITOR: WHITNEY LIGHT E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] MANAGING EDITOR News Jo Snyder » [email protected] BUSINess MANAGER James D. Patterson » [email protected] Porno bandits raid student services NEWS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR Richard Liebrecht » [email protected] News PRODUCTION EDITOR KSENIA PRINTS Whitney Light » [email protected] BEAT REPORTER COMMENTS EDITOR Brad Hartle » [email protected] ecent break-ins in the Bulman DIVERSIONS EDITOR Centre during the last three Matt Cohen » [email protected] Rweeks reveal more than just a theft problem on campus. The intruders ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR broke in not to steal, but rather to surf Mike Lewis » [email protected] pornographic websites. Targets included the offices of EcoMafia, Peer Support LISTINGS COORDINATOR and the Womyn’s Centre. This demon- Nick Weigeldt » [email protected] stration of the university’s vulnerability SPORTS EDITOR raises questions about students’ secu- Mike Pyl » [email protected] rity on campus. “It’s against school policy. You’re not COPY & STYLE EDITOR allowed to use pornographic websites PHOTO: NATASHA PETERSON Brendan Johns » [email protected] on university,” says a source at EcoMafia who prefers to go by the pseudonym L- Student groups experience saucy break-ins. PHOTO EDITOR Man. He believes that the only reason Natasha Peterson » [email protected] student groups were targeted is because SENIOR REPORTER their computers lack protection. Derek Leschasin » [email protected] EcoMafia was broken into twice, on The Womyn’s Centre has had three think it is violent, but it doesn’t scare me. Oct. 14 and 17. Responses were mixed documented break-ins within the last No one’s gotten hurt, so I don’t want stu- STAFF RepORTER among members. “I wouldn’t even con- three weeks, but Ross believes many dents to be afraid in the Bulman centre Kenton Smith » [email protected] sider it a real crime, but certain mem- more might have happened. “Usually, or any other [place] on campus.” they happen over the weekends. But they Nonetheless, Vivian Belik, the BEAT RepORTER don’t steal anything, so sometimes they UWSA’s Vice President of student ser- Ksenia Prints [email protected] » might be there and I don’t even know.” vices, believes the break-ins are part of Usually, (the break-ins) In one instance at the Womyn’s the bigger issue of public safety. “This BEAT RepORTER Michelle Dobrovolny » [email protected] Centre, the intruders left an unwanted university should make it a priority to happen over the weekends. gift. A bottle filled with a white fluid of secure these areas. But students should PRODUCTION MANAGER & GRAPHICS EDITOR unknown origins was next to the com- also be aware. When they walk around at Sarah Sangster » [email protected] But they don’t steal anything, puter. “They left something for us to see, night they should pay attention to their to assert their presence and [show] it’s surroundings.” so sometimes they might be hilarious,” says Ross. Closing the university down to out- THIS WEEK ’ S CONTRIBUTORS The criminal’s identity has not been siders is not the solution, says Belik. there and I don’t even know.” released to the public as he is still de- “The university is a public space, and Jonathan Oliveros Villaverde, Josh Boulding, tained by police. He has been charged you want to keep it open to the public. Scott Christiansen, Kalen Qually, Dan Verville, –KELLY ROSS, with a criminal offence of an undis- But it should be designed so there are no Michael Banias, Stephen Spence, Dan Hugyhebaert, WOMYN’S CENTRE closed nature. Caught carrying break- dead-end hallways in the basement.” Ben MacPhee-Sigurdson, Erin McIntyre, Brooke Dmytriw, Kristy Rydz, Denis Vrignon-Tessier and-enter tools and pepper spray, he Ross and Belik believe increasing provided sufficient incriminating evi- security patrols in the Bulman Centre is dence. crucial. “A lot of them sort of forget about The Uniter is the official student newspaper of the University of Winnipeg and is published by Mouseland Press Inc. bers of our group are really offended David Mauro, Director of Security the Bulman centre, and until last week I Mouseland Press Inc. is a membership based organization in which students and community members are invited by it,” says L-Man. “It’s just a horny kid and Community Ambassador Services, never saw security walking through this to participate. For more information on how to become a wanting some porn. He didn’t even take sees no cause for alarm on campus. area,” Belik says. member go to www.uniter.ca, or call the office at 786-9790. The Uniter is a member of the Canadian University Press and anything.” “We’ve had entries, and some haven’t Following these events their traf- Campus Plus Media Services. During his last stunt at EcoMafia, even been defined as breaches of the fic in the area has been noticeably in- SUBMISSION OF ARTICLES, LETTERS, GRAPHICS AND PHOTOS ARE WELCOME. Articles must be submitted in the culprit was caught in the act by law, as there was no forced entry.” He creased. “We have limited resources, text (.rtf) or Microsoft Word (.doc) format to [email protected], Kelly Ross, coordinator of the Womyn’s adds that he has “no reason to suspect and it’s a big campus,” says Mauro. He or the relevant section editor. Deadline for submissions is 6:00 p.m. Thursday, one week before publication. Centre. She believes there are others. “I there is a threat to the students.” explains that the Bulman Centre’s prob- Deadline for advertisements is noon Friday, six days prior to publication. The Uniter reserves the right to refuse to print think it’s a group of friends that are all Ross agrees, and views these as un- lematic design and security’s lack of submitted material. The Uniter will not print submissions letting each other in on the free porn.” pleasant, but isolated occurrences. “I manpower have made the situation dif- that are homophobic, misogynistic, racist, or libellous. We also reserve the right to edit for length and/or style. ficult to fix. Deadbolts seem to be the best, CONTACT US » but most expensive, option. According General Inquiries: 204.786.9790 to Belik, the enormous sums needed Advertising: 204.786.9779 Editors: 204.786.9497 to secure all student groups will come Fax: 204.783.7080 out of “the student’s pocket.” She be- Email: [email protected] lieves, however, that most would be in LOCATION » favour of the effort, as safety seems to Room ORM14 be everyone’s main concern. University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue Mauro says, “The locking system Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9 in the Bulman Centre was designed for convenience, which always compro- mises integrity.” As for the price, “The COVER IMAGE reality is that the cost [of a deadbolt] is pretty minimal,” he says. “There’s no free lunch…If you want more secu- DEFYING GRAVITY rity and somebody wants to pay for it, BY RHIAN BRYNJOLSON I’ll do that too.” On Oct. 25 Mauro sat down with Showing at the GrafittiG allery the Belik and student groups’ repre- sentatives to discuss and, hopefully, choose a solution. For now, all eyes should keep a lookout for additional porno bandits. contact: [email protected] The Uniter November 2, 2006 NEWS 03 their male counterparts. They receive differ- ent questions based on image and gender,” Sexism in the House? says Grace, who has researched community- based group advocacy and women’s political MACKAY’S ‘DOG’ COmmenT SPARks BROADER DEBATE activism. While some would call MacKay’s com- ment an isolated and personal outburst, KRISTY RYDZ The comment came during a debate According to University of Winnipeg others might easily draw links between it over the Conservative government’s envi- Canadian politics professor Joan Grace, and the Conservative government’s recent ronmental policy, where background heck- women are actively discouraged from the removal of the word ‘equality’ from the mis- oreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay ling led to a question about the effects of federal field by situations cultivated within sion statement of Status of Women Canada is facing allegations of referring to policies on MacKay’s much publicized dog. and the pulling of $5 million from its fund- FBelinda Stronach, his ex-girlfriend In response, MacKay allegedly pointed to ing. and former Conservative, as a ‘dog’ in the Stronach’s empty seat and said, “You al- “Many government members have ar- House of Commons during debate on Oct. ready have her.” The two had been romanti- It’s well documented that ticulated that women are viewed as a special 19. While the firestorm of press and backlash cally linked in the Conservative Party before interest group. As part of their social conser- has quieted to a mild rumble, the impact of Stronach crossed the floor to become a women do confront different vative agenda, they are attempting to push the derogatory remark on women’s status Liberal in May 2005.