UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY

VOLUME 47 | ISSUE NO. 29 | FEBRUARY 8 | 2007

No choice for this generation Pepsi deal extended as UofC blows sales quota

THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY GAUNTLET | VOLUME 47 | ISSUE NO. 29 | FEBRUARY 08 | 2007 contents

It’s SU-tastic!!!!!!! news page 5

This week’s news section is chock-full of Students’ Union coverage. With forums, forums and more forums, check out pages fi ve through 10. There’s also an atomic wedgie waiting for you somewhere you least expect.

Opinions is all crrrrazy letters. opinions page 10

It’s true. There are a lot of crazy letters in here. And Mooninites, genital warts and porn. Alright, maybe that isn’t the best sell, but I can assure you that this section is full of contention with a gentle smattering of education. The Gauntlet does not condone violent smatterings. More ways to take over the world features page 14

Or the su. It’s your call. This week in the illustrious features section we’ve got the tantalizing conclusion to Bryan West’s examination of something or other related to the SU. And right around election time too! What providence! What wonder! Wait, what? 119 inches of awesome! entertainment page 15

Come to the entertainment section for all your arbitrary numbering needs! This week, we have Three Inches of Blood, two globbings of DJ, a snorfl e of theatre and a bootlick of CD’s. Those aren’t even words! The two sided world of sports sports page 23 photo to the editor In sports, there are winners and losers. The basketball teams, both the women’s and men’s, are currently winners. Both are in the playoffs. The men’s hockey team and the women’s volleyball team are currently losers, as they both hurt their chances at hosting playoff contests this past weekend. “The Glow Of Enlightenment” by Shadi Nasseri Find out about this in the sports section! eaturing the photographer’s brother, this photo was judged Fthe best overall in the 2007 International Photo Contest, held SU election supplement by the Centre for International Students and Study Abroad. supplement starts page 15 Anyone can submit an original photo to the editor. Drop off your high resolution photo We spent countless hours compiling descriptions of this year’s SU general along with your name, contact information and a brief description including type of election candidates, then made our picks for who we think should run the camera (not exceeding 30 words) to room 319 MacEwan Student Centre or email place next year. It’s your one-stop shop for everything election-related! [email protected]. editorial and letters

February 8 2007

Editor-in-Chief: Chris Beauchamp 220-7752 [email protected]

News Editor: Emily Senger 220-4318 Pepsi-campus [email protected] Entertainment: Kyle Francis 220-4376 n 1997 the University of Calgary be met in the original 10-year struc- [email protected]

signed a contract with the Pepsi ture. As such, the deal will extend Sports: Jon Roe 220-4376 ICorporation, giving them the beyond its original term. [email protected] exclusive right to sell soft drinks If you believe U of C adminis- Opinions: Kate Foote 220-4376 on campus. Now, 10 years later, the tration, the quota will be reached [email protected] deal is set to expire and the university by the end of this year, but who Features: Garth Paulson 220-4376 and Students’ Union—who weren’t knows? Perhaps the U of C quota [email protected] involved in the original deal—are was also based on lofty American Photography: Chris Tait 220-4376 looking to re-negotiate. consumption numbers. Hopefully [email protected]

Since the U of C has refused our consumption is high, because Production: Ændrew Rininsland 220-4376 to release any details about the assuming the U of C’s deal is like [email protected] ubc bilateral agreement, only U of C ’s, we could be looking at a red- Illustrations: Danny Kirk 220-4376 administration and Pepsi know blue yin-yang until 2009, without [email protected] the full details of the contract. additional funding for students. News Assistants: Katy Anderson and Sara Hanson However, the contract is not We also don’t know if there are [email protected] unique in type, so a certain amount other provisions or requirements. Entertainment Assistant: Rachel Betts-Wilmott of comparative speculation is In the ubc deal, if Coca-Cola made [email protected] allowed. Many other Canadian uni- a product, it had to be the only brand Escapes And Pursuits: Ryan Pike 220-4376 versities have signed similar agree- of that product sold on campus. [email protected] ments, including the University of Minute Maid was the only option Academic Probation: Ben Hoffman 220-4376 British Columbia, whose agree- for orange juice. Dasani was the [email protected] ment has been released thanks to only bottled water sold. Ultimately, Three Lines Free: Rachel Betts-Wilmott 220-4376 a request fi led under BC’s Freedom it was in the university’s best interest [email protected] of Information and Protection of to sell as many products as possible Business Manager: Evelyn Cone 220-7380 Privacy Act by the student newspa- to end the 10-year agreement on [email protected] per, the Ubyssey. time, so that provision made sense. Advertising Manager: John Harbidge 220-7751 ubc signed a 10-year deal with Unfortunately, ubc must have real- [email protected] $8.4 Coca-Cola worth million, ized that they were going to fall far tion is all we’re allowed because the expects students to swig millions Graphic Artist: Ken Clarke 220-7755 divided between ubc administration short of the sales quota, and as such details of the contract are hidden. of bottles of soda while hitting the [email protected] and the Alma Mater Society—the took measures to help boost sales. What has kept the details under books, then ultimately students Network Manager: Ben Li ubc’s student association. As long Strange things began to happen wraps for so long is the competi- deserve to know all about it. Students as the ubc reached the pre-deter- with the drinking fountains on tive edge it allows Pepsi, prevent- were expected to foot the consump- Typesetter: Joëlle Robichaud mined consumption quota—33.6 the ubc campus. When the deal ing competitors from offering the tion bill and students will be affected Contributors 1995 262 Todd Andre • Sarah Aschenbrenner • Sarelle Azuelos million units of Coke products—it was signed in there were U of C a better deal. However, by the funding shortfall. Andrew Barbero • Alex Baron • Aneesha Birk • Chris would continue to collect money drinking fountains on campus. Two the competitive edge argument The Gauntlet has submitted a Blatch • Tracey Bong • Jeff Clemens • Cam Cotton- 97 ubc foip O’Brien • Kevin De Vlaming • Fandy • Jon Gregg • Dave for the exclusive soda-selling rights. years later, water fountains were was defeated when ’s deal was request, under the Act, to obtain Haney • Amanda Hu • Robin Ianson • Sheldon King But there was a problem. In 2005 the “accidentally” removed, ostensibly exposed. The B.C. Supreme Court a copy of the U of C/Pepsi agreement. Kendra Kusick • Ryan Link • Christian Louden • Erla Low • Geoff MacIntosh • Anushka Naji • Trent Orth university still hadn’t met the quota due to miscommunication. Some was swayed to reveal the agreement This will likely be denied due to a Dan Pagan • Stewart Pallard • Alex Ramadan • Kay She and faced a two-year extension with of the remaining water fountains by an argument pointing out that confi dentiality clause in the agree- Alyzée Sibtain • Rachel Simpson • Soap • Jeff Townsend no additional funding. The original were shown to be “contaminated,” similar signings were public—fi nan- ment, but the U of C needs to use Janice Tran • Bryan West quota was set at U.S. consumption according to a 1994 test which cial fi gures and all—down in the U.S. its bargaining advantage to convince Golden Spatula ubc Kay She, for doing campus quips and learning to levels, so the chances of ever showed abnormal lead levels, and They decided Canadian contracts Pepsi that students have a right to master the scanner. Hooray! meeting the terms were low, given were covered in plastic. However, should be no different. Further, if know. Clearly, Pepsi needs the 2004 Furor Arma Ministrat that Canadian university students an impartial test in paid for this agreement was signed to ben- U of C market more than the U of C Room 319, MacEwan Students’ Centre guzzle considerably fewer carbon- by a ubc graduate student proved efi t the U of C, and by extension, needs a Pepsi monopoly. University of Calgary 2500 University Drive, NW ated beverages than their American they weren’t. students, then it could only benefi t As the largest stakeholders at the Calgary, AB T2N 1N4 counterparts. That sort of manipulation is scary this institution by having competitors university and the largest consum- General inquires: 220-7750 There are two details about the even when watching from a distance, offer better bids. ers of drinks, students have a right http://gauntlet.ucalgary.ca The Gauntlet is the offi cial student newspaper of the University U of C agreement that are known, but the U of C has experienced its Regardless of business deals and to know everything about why their of Calgary, published most Thursdays throughout the year by the Gauntlet Publications Society, an autonomous, incorporated body. albeit vaguely. Pepsi paid the own water fountain irregularities competition for exclusive contracts, choices are being limited, why their Membership in the society is open to undergraduate students at the U of C, but all members of the university community are encouraged to U of C an undisclosed sum for the since the Pepsi deal. In older build- as a public institution the U of C has free water sources are dwindling and contribute. Opinions contained herein are those of individual writers, and do not necessarily represent the views of the entire Gauntlet rights to sell beverages on campus and ings, water fountains are located next a responsibility to reveal the details of what the benefi ts of all of the above staff. Editorials are chosen by a majority of the editorial board. The Gauntlet is a forum open to all U of C students but may refuse requires that the U of C reach a quota to nearly every washroom. Now, this contract to the public, especially are. If the U of C denies this request, any submission judged to be racist, sexist, homophobic, libelous, $5,000 or containing attacks of a strictly personal nature. We reserve the on Pepsi products sold. The exact the newer a building is, the more to those of us who pay over per it will be extremely revealing where right to edit for brevity. Grievances regarding the Gauntlet follow a three-step process which requires written decisions from the Editor, numbers are under wraps, but the difficult it is to locate a fountain. year to be here. If the deal is extended their loyalties lie. the GPS Board of Directors, and the Ombudsboard. The complete Jon Roe Grievance Policy is online at: http://gauntlet.ucalgary.ca. The Gauntlet U of C now admits it faces a similar Though this sounds an awful lot without additional funding to the is printed on recycled paper and uses sweaty Pepsi ass puddle-based situation as ubc and the quota won’t like paranoia, shifty-eyed specula- U of C because administration Sports Editor ink. We urge you to recycle/become saturated with the Gauntlet. Letter Policy Letters must be typed, double-spaced and received by Monday at 4 p.m., and must include the author’s name, student ID number, telephone number and signature. Letters will not be printed if they include attacks of a strictly personal nature, statements that Editor, the Gauntlet discriminate on the basis of race, sex, or sexual orientation, or Corrections: libellous or defamatory material. All letters should be addressed by decades of obscene tuition even know where to begin with it. Although geography is by no to “Editor, the Gauntlet,” and be no longer than 300 words. The Count your Gauntlet retains the right to edit submissions. Letters can be delivered or mailed to the Gauntlet offi ce, Room 319 MacEwan hikes and now we need a freeze Neither of the authors have any means our strong suit, we are aware Student Centre, or sent by e-mail to [email protected]. blessings to reel things back in. This is a idea what Windows Vista’s drm that Alberta is incapable of con- The Cover Editor, the Gauntlet, national problem. In my under- technology actually is or does, yet taining provinces, since it is itself photograph and design by Chris Tait [Re: “Tuition goes up… Again,” graduate degree, school tuition they go so far as to make bold and one. In last week’s editorial, “Tuition Cover model: Fandy Emily Senger, Feb. 2, 2007.] increased by more than 33 per factually incorrect statements like, hikes, business as usual,” Chris I’m sad to see that not one single cent over the fi ve years in which “What we’re left with is a crippled Beauchamp stated that “the annual article has made the right point I attended. operating system and a mentality tuition hike in Alberta’s richest prov- on this latest tuition hike. There’s Louis Poirier that believes computers should be ince is more than a simple shortfall...” no reason to lament a 3.3 per cent as simple and closed as devices used He of course meant “the annual tuition hike. Given inflation, a 3.3 per Vista valued to make smoothies.” Seriously, are hike in Canada’s richest province.” cent increase is reasonable and Editor, the Gauntlet, the authors as technologically inept In “Getting elected,” features nothing to complain about. If for [Re: “Making a blender out of as they sound? editor Garth Paulson incorrectly the past 20 years we had only had your pc,” Chris Tait and Ændrew At one point, they claim that identified former SU president this type of reasonable incremen- Rininsland, Feb. 2, 2007.] “Microsoft could have put its foot Bryan West as a current U of C sen- tation [sic] that was representa- This steaming pile of crap marks down and stopped the negative ate rep. West is actually on the board tive of infl ation tuition would be an astonishing new low in journalis- inroads…” I’d like to hear these of governors. We apologize to West affordable. We’ve been plagued tic integrity for the Gauntlet. I don’t see letters, page 11 for the mistake. GAUNTLET FEBRUARY 08.07 5 news Editor: Emily Senger—[email protected] Pepsi contract extended Federal policy gives students Shortfall in sales could mean shortfall in funding tax breaks Sara Hanson News Assistant Andrew Barbero Gauntlet News tudents who enjoy guzzling back cans of calorie-infused Two things in life are certain: Ssugar-water should increase death and taxes. And while we’re their intake in the name of school all going to die, students can look spirit. forward to some breaks come tax Although the University of time. Calgary is preparing to accept bids The federal government has for a new cold-beverage exclusiv- announced several tax exemp- ity contract, the current 10-year tions for things students use daily. contract held by Pepsi has been Textbooks, bus passes and interest extended from its original expiry on student loans are all deductible date of September 2007 until at this year. least December 2007. “The biggest change is that schol- Ancillary Services director Peter arships are no longer taxable,” said Fraser explained the reasoning head coordinator for the Students’ behind the extension. Union volunteer tax program Nikki “When we did this contract 10 Boschee. “Before the change, only years ago, it was semi-novel,” he the fi rst $3,000 was tax-free. This said. “Nobody knew exactly what means that students receiving to expect, but what was inherent was scholarships will be saving approxi- that it had a double evaluation. You mately $150 federally and $100 pro- had a term of X number of years, but vincially for every $1,000 worth within those years you had to meet Katy Anderson/the Gauntlet of scholarships that were previously stated volume requirements.” Welcome to the University of Pepsi. taxed.” The number of Pepsi products Textbooks and bus passes will also the university is required to sell, The ams was at the bargaining ting a good deal for the students,” the ethical issues are becoming more lighten students’ tax loads. as well as the amount of money the table when the contract was signed he said. apparent.” “There is now a federal credit university receives in exchange for in 1995; however, they have chosen While the University of Alberta’s Fraser noted scholarships are for textbooks, providing stu- Pepsi’s cold-beverage monopoly not to be involved in any discussions su is a third-party in their current among the list of priorities sup- dents with approximately $500 in is kept strictly confi dential. Fraser of a renewal once the penalty period exclusivity contract with Coca-Cola, ported by money from U of C’s non-refundable credits to offset noted the confidentiality of the is up at the end of the year. U of A su president Samantha Power contract with Pepsi. The money the taxes they owe,” explained agreement is a decision enforced “We have a resolution that we explained the su has chosen to leave has also been used to support the Boschee. by Pepsi. won’t be getting into another one of the decision of contract renewal up recent expansion of msc, as well as In addition, bus passes from the “Simply, the company doesn’t those arrangements,” said Patillo. to the students. Dinos athletic teams. months of July to December can be want their numbers exposed to The Students’ Union was not “The su has put forward the “Students benefi t over and over claimed, but only if you have the their competitors,” he said. “It’s involved in the process when the renewal for a plebiscite in the next from this,” said Fraser. receipts for purchasing them. For no different than people bargain- U of C signed the Pepsi contract in election,” she said. While Fraser would not make any most student-based claims, simply ing different things. They don’t 1997. su vp operations and fi nance In response to the plebiscite, Coke promises, he remains confi dent the having the t2202a form will suffi ce. want to give an advantage to their Cody Wagner stressed the su will voluntarily released the contract’s university will sell the remaining Students can access them through competition.” not take a back-seat when a new full details to the su for any U of A quota of product outlined in the my.ucalgary.ca. While the details of similar contract is signed. student with a valid id number to contract by the end of this year. Since many find filing taxes a contracts at “This time view. He would not, however, reveal how confusing chore, the volunteer tax universities we’ve asked Although a number of ubc stu- many products still need to be sold program will once again run in the across Canada “[Pepsi] doesn’t want to be in the dent groups have raised concerns to meet the quota. months leading up to the deadline, have also been their numbers exposed negotiations about the treatment of Coke’s “I can confirm that it is our providing free tax help for the uni- kept confi- right off the employees at bottling plants in intent to go out in the next couple versity community. dential, there to their competitors.” bat,” he Columbia, Pattillo noted those of months with a comprehensive “Basically, it’s a partnership have been a -Peter Fraser, said. “We’re allegations have not been proven, [Request for Proposal] to reach between the su, the community few instances U of C Ancillary Services director definitely and therefore, are not the reason a new cold-vendor exclusivity income tax program and the where the included in the ams has decided not to renew contract,” he said. “And that the Canadian Revenue Agency,” said details became this phase their portion of the contract. Rather, contract has not been extended su volunteer services manager Sue available to the public. right now. Based on how things he stressed the decision was based beyond the velocity arrangements Wilmot. “The volunteers are all At the University of British go right now, that will determine on the contract’s infringement on that we expect to reach very close U of C undergraduates who have Columbia, the Ubyssey student whether we go with the univer- consumers’ right to choose. to the end of the year. We expect been trained by the cra.” newspaper reported the univer- sity.” “It’s not right for the university to reach the velocity by the end of Any member of the university sity received $8.4 million for their Fraser confi rmed the importance to make a decision on behalf of 2007. Our process right now is based community who makes less than 10-year exclusivity contract with of including the su in the process. students and staff and to impose on issuing a new agreement to take $35,000 annually is encouraged to Coca-Cola. The contract, signed in “[The su] wants to be respected,” an inconvenience,” he said. place Jan. 1, 2008.” use the free service. The program 1995, was the fi rst of its kind among he said. “They want to be involved, Pattillo admitted that by choos- Fraser stressed the importance of begins Thur., Mar. 1 and users will Canadian universities. they want a fair share, and that ing not to renew, the ams is losing the evaluation process before a new have their completed tax returns by Although the contract was set to pledge has already been made to a considerable amount of money. contract is signed. Wed., Apr. 11. expire in 2005, ubc did not meet them.” However, he also noted the ams has “That’s where there is transparency While most applaud the federal their sales quota, subjecting them to Wagner noted a recent evalua- already had to adjust their budget within confi dentiality,” he said. government’s move, others want a two-year extension of the contract tion estimated that 37 per cent of after losing $300,000 last year due Although representatives from the to see it taken further. with no continued payments from the volume of Pepsi products sold to the penalty period. su will be present during the evalu- “I’m happy for any money that the cola giant. on campus comes from the su-oper- Power explained the concerns ation process, Fraser confi rmed no goes back in students’ pockets,” Ian Pattillo, vice-president exter- ated MacEwan Student Centre. He U of A students have expressed students-at-large will be invited to said su vice-president external nal for the Alma Mater Society, stressed the su’s decision to sign a regarding their exclusivity contract. participate. Julie Labonte. “I admit they’re not ubc’s student government, noted new contract with the university “The two prominent issues are Currently, the su has not dis- as much as we hoped for. We have that before the extension was will be dependent upon the share the ethical considerations, which we cussed any methods for gauging to keep fi ghting for more.” implemented, the university was of money they receive in relation have had several groups on campus student opinion of the contract. given the option of re-negotiating to the volume of sales that come voice their concerns about, and the A representative from PepsiCo msc To use the volunteer tax program, drop off your tax the contract for another ten years, from . students’ need for the scholarships Inc. did not return phone calls in forms in MacEwan Student Centre 202 from which they chose not to do. “We want to make sure we are get- that are provided,” she said. “But, the week before press time. Mar. 1 to Mar. 23. 6 FEBRUARY 08.07 GAUNTLET NEWS OOnn tthehe eexternalxternal ccampaignampaign ttrailrail

Jon Roe/the Gauntlet VP external candidate Teale Phelps Bondaroff (left) answers a question while fellow candidate Mike Selnes checks to see if it’s over yet.

Katy Anderson the faculty of social sciences representative “I want to engage clubs more in the process them that we care by presenting information News Assistant and wants gst to be abolished from textbook of lobbying and getting students engaged,” in ways that they can relate to.” sales. sad Krueger. “I think the clubs have a huge Mohamed Ali Ahmad is a first-time su his year’s Students’ Union general “My core priority is debt relief,” said amount to offer. We have 154 clubs on campus. candidate but has been involved with many election external forum showcased Bondaroff. “I think that debt relief hits on I’m pretty sure at least one out of 10 would clubs around campus. Tfive commissioners vying for four all the other topics—running an effective want to get involved with su activities to a “There are continuous efforts of lobbying spots and two experienced vice-president lobby campaign, coming up with good ideas greater extent.” for reduction of tuition,” said Ahmad. “That’s candidates. and being really effective at engaging students Commissioner candidate Dalmy Baez is wonderful and I think that should always be The external commission’s mandate is to at the grassroots level.” currently an operations and fi nance com- continued, but with an international forum represent students to the government at the Current external commissioner Selnes’ plat- missioner. and multidisciplinary basis. We need to create municipal, provincial and federal levels. The form includes three main ideas—strengthen- “Student engagement is my priority,” said something like that to empower our students political climate for the coming year looks ing lobby power, mobilizing students through Baez. “I want political action week to be huge. because they are going to be global citizens intense with the possibility of elections at all political action weeks and better communica- I want tent city to be packed this year. I want and we need them to have the skills and tools levels, creating huge opportunities for a strong tion with students. students to start caring about what the su’s to do that.” external commission to gain headway with “[Political clubs] have a lot of clout in areas doing, what the university [administration] Commissioner hopeful Phil Hunter has new governments. we’re working on,” said Selnes. “They have is doing and the quality of their education. I spent two years on the Residence Students’ Both vice-president candidates Mike Selnes mobile student bases already and without want students to be well informed and to be Association. and Teale Phelps Bondaroff want to pursue clubs being involved in the things we’re able to fi nd out how they can get involved.” “I think we need to increase scholarships leadership positions in both the provincial and doing we’re killing a big link we have to Commissioner hopeful and communica- and bursaries, especially from the provincial federal student lobby groups—the Council students. We’re a huge organization as the tions and culture student Kat Lord proposes government,” said Hunter. “We all know that of Alberta University Students and the su but we don’t have that grassroots sup- to reach out to individual students. the province of Alberta has enough money Canadian Alliance of Students’ Associations, port. Clubs do.” “There’s a huge plethora of people here on to give out.” respectively. External commissioner candidate and cur- campus and they’re all different and they all External commissioner candidates Brianna A previous federal election candidate rent faculty of medicine representative Glen see things differently and we need to get in Butchart, Jamie Lall and Tanmeet Singh failed himself, Bondaroff has spent two years as Krueger also wants to see clubs used. touch with them,” said Lord. “We need to show to attend the forum. SU academic hopefuls duke it out over citation methods

Christian Louden candidates Luke Valentine and ment, and mentioned the Gauntlet News Tanya Zhao also disagreed with idea of price comparisons with MacKinnon’s proposal. online bookstores. heated debate in the aca- Valentine—a current academic Despite MacKinnon’s passion, demic forum kicked off commissioner—has placed a great neither of the two vp academic Athe fi rst of seven Students’ deal of emphasis on continuing candidates seemed interested in Union general election debates, the “DeStress Days” program implementing universal citation Mon., Feb. 5. he helped to create in his current either. While all fi ve academic commis- term. “I think it is necessary for stu- sioner candidates agreed on most “With one set of DeStress Days dents to understand how to do issues, four of the candidates argued under my belt, next year’s will be citations, as each have their own against a proposition put forward even bigger and even better,” said strengths,” said vp academic can- by commissioner candidate Alastair Valentine. “I plan on working harder didate Brittany Sargent. “[I would] MacKinnon. MacKinnon pro- to give you all a quasi-stress-free give the person the tools to develop posed an initiative to implement exam week.” [their proposal], but not support universal citation across all facul- While Valentine continues to it.” Ryan Link/the Gauntlet ties in the University of Calgary, work on reducing student stress, Teri Cameron felt that problems maintaining it would relieve student Sargent. Cameron. Zhao—also a current commis- among students and citations stress. sioner— is fi nding ways to reduce could be solved through better “I am not in favour of [univer- suited for different purposes. Despite the disagreement with his book costs. communication and understand- sal] academic citation because no “We have [an Effective Writing] proposal, MacKinnon persisted. “Something I’m currently work- ing of the effective writing services reputable university uses it,” said Centre on campus specifi cally for this “I have no problem with U of C ing on, and hope to continue to work already available to undergraduate academic commissioner candi- purpose, and it’s part of the learning being an innovator and leader in cita- on next year, is to reduce the cost of students. date Megan Martin, stressing the experience,” added commissioner tions,” said MacKinnon. “If we had textbooks,” said Zhao. “I want to work with the com- importance of better education on candidate Mitchell Way, who also one system across the board, it would Zhao is researching the model missioners to weigh out the the subject. She also argued that focused his platform on easing the ease a lot of fi rst-year stress.” the University of Alberta has feasibility of the policy,” said different citation systems are better transition from high school. Academic commissioner successfully managed to imple- Cameron. GAUNTLET NEWS FEBRUARY 08.07 7 Events candidates in beat box challenge

Geoff MacIntosh/the Gauntlet Collingridge. Weatherbee. Barrett. Sandulak. Pollom. Freeman.

Sarelle Azuelos next year as there is no one else vying for would like to see. She mentioned she still on a trampoline contest he agreed with Gauntlet News the spot. knew people who hadn’t heard of Mundane Weatherbee’s position that more needed to The candidates seemed to agree that getting Mondays—when the su opens That Empty be done to reach students, blaming student’s ost students decide to attend uni- more students involved was what they found Space for free coffee and newspapers Monday apathy on academic focus. versities in order to increase their most important. mornings. Weatherbee said her experience For Freeman, events are about student Macademic capabilities, but what “Student apathy is killing me,” said as a commissioner this year would help her satisfaction, rather than the bottom line. they do after class is the primary concern of Barrett, adequately summing up the mood in doing so. “It’s good to run small events, even if at a loss the Students’ Union events commissioner of the forum. Sandulak said that instead of coming to bring events to people,” said Freeman. He hopefuls. “A lot of students park their cars, go to class, up with new and half-hearted events, he pointed out That Empty Space started running The events forum was held Tues., Feb. 7 and then drive home,” explained Pollom. He would focus on improving those already in at a loss, but isn’t currently, noting for bigger and consisted of Justin Barrett, Josh Sandulak, suggested That Empty Space be kept open place. Although, when each candidate was events such as Bermuda Shorts Day the su Richard Freeman, Pamela Weatherbee, Brynn longer Friday nights and proposed themed asked what new event they would create needs to break even. Freeman also warned the Collingridge and Riley Pollom. They were events for Dinos games. Sandulak suggested a ski and snowboard audience that one of his methods for adver- questioned by current vice-president events Weatherbee stressed she would increase rail jam. tising events would be to dress up in a 1970s Eric Jablonski, who will continue in his job advertising and try to fi nd out what students Though Collingridge had his heart set nurse uniform and walk around campus. 8 FEBRUARY 08.07 GAUNTLET NEWS NDP leader confers with student journalists Andrew Barbero The three-pronged attack calls for ily members on to post-secondary Gauntlet News secure federal funding, an increase opportunities simply because they in grants for low income students cannot afford it.” ack Layton and his federal New and retooling student loans to lower Few concrete details were released Democrats aim to ease the bur- debt loads for graduates. regarding the plan. den on university students. “First of all, we have to adequately “As with any minority parliament, J ndp The have put forward a increase the federal transfer for what you try to do is raise the key three-part plan to make post- post-secondary education so that issues to put the pressure on and secondary education a possibility every province can either freeze or work with those in the community for all Canadians, regardless of roll-back tuition,” said Layton. “As that are trying to press government income. ndp leader Jack Layton well, we want to see reinvestment in action, that’s why we’re working held a students-only press areas to retain quality.” closely with the student move- conference Fri., Feb. 2 to discuss Layton also wants to ensure ment,” explained Layton. “You have the plan. all students have access to univer- to make a judgment to see what has “We believe post-secondary sities. been accomplished and whether or education is a public good,” said “We have to move to a compre- not it’s suffi cient.” Layton in the conference call. hensive federal student grant system Layton is hoping all members of “Lower tuition, less debt, more to offset the Canada student loan,” Parliament will make education a faculty and better resources create said Layton. “These grants are priority. more opportunity, not only for essential for accessibility. More “We must enshrine the principle today’s students, but it creates the and more families are coming to of accessibility and quality in a pub- courtesy NDP party basis for a sound and more sustain- the conclusion that they may not lic, not-for-profi t, post-secondary able society and economy.” be able to send their young fam- education system.” Jack Layton, a.k.a. Mr. Mustachio. Atomic wedgies gone foul: Campus Security report

Cam Cotton-O’Brien gave another an “atomic wedgie.” in the Education Tower. students have stepped away from and removed the contents. The per- Gauntlet News The recipient of said wedgie retali- The most common security issue their study areas.” petrators were unable to force entry ated by striking his assailant in the in December was theft, with $4,400 He noted that most of the time to the safe. An atomic wedgie led to an head a number of times before in property stolen in 10 separate the victims of theft are more upset “When things are under renova- ass-kicking in the most ridiculous being pulled off by the others. The instances. about the loss of their project tion it is a challenge to keep things Campus Security call to take place man sustained facial injuries. Both “Students should be reminded work than material items easily as secure as they ought to be,” said in December. Calgary Police and ems attended. to take their valuables with them, replaced. Fritz. A group of six males were caught Rounding out the use of even if only for a few minutes,” “I can’t express enough the relief In the lone academic heist of the on closed-circuit-television out- emergency services, the Calgary said Campus Security associate most of these students would have month, a student stole a mid-term side the south doors of MacEwan Fire Department was required director Lanny Fritz. “The major- had they backed up their work,” exam from a classroom in the Social Student Centre involved in some to free a caretaking staff mem- ity of these cases involve student said Fritz. Science building. How the student horse play when one of the group ber trapped in an elevator backpacks that are stolen while Fritz also suggests that if using a fared on the stolen test remains locker—especially in the Campus unknown. Recreation areas—students should Total losses for the month, use a short-shank lock, like those including theft and property dam- distributed by the Students’ Union. age, were $18,945 accumulated “To my knowledge, we haven’t had over a span of 107 instances. This any short-shank locks broken into. brings the total loss for 2006 to Other locks are cut on a regular $380,749, down from $415,600 in basis.” 2005. The Red and White Club, cur- The total number of reported rently under-renovation, suffered incidents fell from 1,976 in a larger theft when someone pried 2005 to 1,771 in 2006, a 10 per cent open a free-standing cash machine decrease.

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Sarelle Azuelos “[Problems are with] basically just Student’s Union vice-president Gauntlet News administrative things—you can’t academic Shannon O’Connor do what you want,” said learning noted that while the university is Blackboard, the familiar teaching technology consultant Patrick Kelly. in charge of decisions regarding software program sharing a love/hate The Teaching and Learning Center technology, the su is keeping an relationship with many members of where Kelly works provides support eye on the progress. the University of Calgary, is again to instructors and graduate students “Blackboard means less time experiencing diffi culties. to enhance teaching with programs lecturing and more face-to-face An upgrade to version 7 last like Blackboard. time,” stated O’Connor. “I think August led to issues with the “We’ve had some security issues that while technology can be fan- dependability and security of the as well,” noted information tech- tastic, it’s still really important to program. Most of the simple bugs nologies client relations and com- have interaction with the profs, so were taken care of by the regular munications manager Heather you need a balance.” software updates Information Weiland. “It was allowing people As for future updates to Technologies gets from Blackboard. to see into the course. Not grades Blackboard, nothing is set in Recently, several instructors were or anything like that, but they could stone. unable to add new students to their get into areas they really shouldn’t “It really just depends on what Joëlle Robichaud/the Gauntlet rosters, but that problem has since have gotten into.” our faculties want and what the Offi ce of the Student Experience leaders. been solved. First introduced in fall 2003, students are asking the facul- Other issues, such as instruc- Blackboard quickly changed the ties,” said Weiland. “What stu- Aneesha Birk “It is important to go to sessions tors having diffi culties getting the way many classrooms operate. dents will probably be seeing are Gauntlet News and build a community,” said program to do what is desired, are “When we first started out, I things like more blogging built into Jablonski. “Following the [su gen- harder to fi x. As of now, instruc- would say we had 60 per cent of our Blackboard.” ncoming University of Calgary eral] election, the su will fi gure out tors are unable to split grade students on one or more Blackboard O’Connor mentioned increas- students will see some big where we fi t into all this and plan books between teaching assistants course,” said Weiland. “I’m going to ing interest in podcasting Ichanges to their orientation sessions that encourage community because it is not an integrated say 89 per cent of profs and students where links could be placed in next year. involvement.” function of the program. are now using Blackboard.” Blackboard. The Office of the Student Experience has been working to create a new and improved U of C 101 for the coming fall semester. “The ose is directing ship and lots of people are onboard,” said ose associate director Heather Cummings. “U of C 101 is a man- dated program and we offer services that students often don’t realize will aid them in their time here.” The new U of C 101 will be shortened from its previous three-day format to a two-day orientation that will be offered twice. “Students said three days was too long and that they would’ve preferred smaller groups,” said Cummings. The new sessions will focus on what’s important to students in the fi rst month of the fall semester and will combine groups of students entering directly from high school with students who are simply new to the U of C. Students’ Union vice-president events Eric Jablonski has also been involved. Teach English Overseas

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1-800-779-1779 / 780-428-8700 www.oxfordseminars.com 10 FEBRUARY 08.07 GAUNTLET Editor: Kate Foote—[email protected] opinions The end is nigh Bostonians in a panic over mysterious moon men Good idea, Mayor Menino. You show that Southern billionaire and his evil moon men friends that you Andrew Barbero don’t mess with New England. It’s Gauntlet Opinions certainly easier than admitting city offi cials blew an entire year’s budget overreacting to a billboard. ostonians came under I guess that’s just the “post 9⁄11 attack last week, not from world” Menino operates in. Bterrorists or even delinquent I know what a concerning, sensi- moon creatures, but instead from tive topic this is. No one is trying to their own fear and stupidity. make light of the terrorist attacks in City offi cials investigated reports New York, London, Spain or any of suspicious boxes placed in other city affected by real terrorism high-traffi c areas around Boston, around the world since September which authorities believed to be 11, 2001. But I remember that tragic explosives. After detonating sev- Tuesday morning and I remem- eral, they discovered the packages ber the fallout after. Americans, were only small, light-up adver- Canadians and the whole free world tisements for the animated show alike stood together and said, “If Aqua Teen Hunger Force which we stop living our lives, the ter- airs on the Cartoon Network rorists win.” So we went back to (Teletoon in Canada). No doubt movie theatres and football games the ads were in support of the and we got back on airplanes, all athf movie, slated to hit theatres so the terrorists wouldn’t win. in March. The ads themselves weeks. Apparently Boston doesn’t ering Meatwad and Master Shake “It is outrageous, in a post 9⁄11 But who’s laughing now? When featured one of the show’s sec- watch enough Adult Swim. into that Moon Warrior pyramid world, that a company would use people start checking under the ondary characters, Ignignokt the While most chuckled at the silli- scheme—this time, they’ve gone this type of marketing scheme,” said bed at night for SpongeBob or Mooninite—a green, block-shaped ness, many Bostonians were livid. too far, shutting down traffi c, tying Boston mayor Thomas Menino in shutting down sizeable sections creature—giving passersby the fi n- Sure, Ignignokt and his little pink up emergency services and costing a statement released Wednesday. of one of America’s largest cities ger. Similar ads were placed in 10 pal Err have a reckless past—steal- the Boston taxpayer hundreds of “I am prepared to take any and for bird-fl ipping moon men, the other cities, including Los Angeles, ing the check the moon government thousands of dollars. It even landed all legal action against Turner terrorists have succeeded. Atlanta, Seattle and New York. No sends to Crazy Uncle Cliff every the two men who set up the devices Broadcasting and its affi liates for We want to be safe, but we need offi cial complaints were made in week for being crazy, taking Carl’s in hot water, charged with “placing any and all expenses incurred to be free—free to do and say what any of those cities. Worse still, the hypno-rims to pick up “sweet ass a hoax device in a way that results during the response to today’s we wish, and free to set up light-up ads have been up as long as three bitches at the mall,” and even suck- in panic.” incidents.” ads for stupid cartoons. Gonna have to face it, you’re addicted to porn

how to fully pleasure themselves. McElroy also advocates for the use of pornography within relation- ships, as it can be a way of open- Fiona McLay Carnal Knowledge ing up greater communication on the topic of sex. She reminds those who plead for censorship that ban- The Campus Crusade for Christ ning Margaret Sanger for using the attempted to tackle the heavy moral words ‘syphilis’ and ‘gonorrhea’ issue of pornography last week by is no different, in principle, than inviting self-declared recovering banning the so-called obscenities sex addict Michael Leahy to speak today. on the subject. The lecture hall “This is old whine in new was packed with students unsure battles,” McElroy says. “The issue of what, exactly, they were about at stake in the pornography debate to partake in. The posters advertis- is nothing less than the age-old con- ing the event gave nothing away, fl ict between individual freedom simply stating the title of Leahy’s and social control.” presentation, “Porn Nation,” along While McElroy makes a com- with the date, time and location. pelling and reasoned case for the Many students who had come role of pornography in our soci- expecting a titillating show and ety, it is also important to consider discussion about the industry one student was unimpressed with, in pornography. Leahy claims 40 views pornography as providing the message Campus Crusade were surprised to instead hear he responded, “I felt as though I million people visit Internet porn information in a new medium, for Christ attempted to convey about Leahy’s personal struggle had been tricked into a sermon, I sites daily and of that fi gure, women rather than through textbooks or in presenting the event. Leahy’s with an insatiable hunger for enjoyed the discussion, but I would make up approximately one-third. discussion. It offers the emotional lecture was a compelling tale of pornography in various forms. have liked to have known it would According to Leahy, the porn information that comes only from addiction. He used pornography Not surprisingly, Leahy’s pre- be religious.” industry has seen the most recent experiencing something directly or excessively to achieve a desired sentation concluded with how Leahy’s presentation was based growth thanks to women and vicariously, providing women with physical effect and then became discovering Christ fi nally enabled upon an emotional appeal, recount- couples. a sense of how it would “feel” to do dependent on it. Religious argu- him to exorcise his inner demons. ing his personal struggles instead of Author and ardent sex-positive something. Pornography gives ments aside, it is still important to Exiting the lecture theater, it was building solid objective arguments feminist Wendy McElroy argues women information about mas- consider Leahy’s advice—get to the impossible not to overhear stu- to demonize the porn industry. that in many cases pornography turbation as it seems to come less root of what may be an unhealthy dents’ negative comments about The most interesting parts of benefits women and thus could naturally to women than to men and obsession with pornography, as Leahy’s evangelical urgings. his presentation were the fi gures be the reason for the increase in it is not uncommon for women to dependency and mere desire are When I asked what, specifi cally, about women’s growing interest female traffi c on porn sites. McElroy reach adulthood without knowing easily confused. GAUNTLET OPINIONS FEBRUARY 08.07 11 One small step closer to a cure

Last week, the National Advisory 400 lives is too small a segment of the and cervical cancer is covered. however, and watch the pro- Committee on Immunization rec- Canadian population to throw such Financial debate aside, further verbial fur fl y. ommended all females aged nine a hefty sum of money at. However, controversy has brewed south of In Canada, we are for- Kate Foote 26 Opinions Editor to should receive the vaccina- preventive measures would not the border with parents concerned tunate enough to boast a tion. However, Alberta Health is come without financial benefit. that if their daughters are subject to universal health care sys- awaiting more information Afflictions attributed to hpv are school-based vaccinations against tem in which ability to pay before deciding whether to fund a estimated to cost the Canadian the std, they may view it as a free does not equal one’s abil- romiscuous students rejoice! school-based vaccination program health care system over $300 mil- pass to unprotected pleasure and ity to receive treatment. Thanks to a revolutionary similar to those already in place lion per year. With a 99 per cent that money should instead be fun- While the government new vaccine, genital warts for Hepatitis B and Meningitis. At rate of effectiveness against hpv, neled into programs teaching their dithers on whether to P $400 may become a thing of the past. approximately per person Gardasil could potentially save children about the dangers of sex. fund the cancer- And although preventing students for the three necessary doses, it’s the government a decent chunk of While education is an important preventing vac- from awakening to unsightly—and a sizeable sum for the provincial change. Also, as the vaccine evolves aspect of any public health initia- cine or not, lives unwelcome—lesions on their nether government to dole out. While further, it is likely production costs tive, education doesn’t prevent hang in the bal- regions after a night at the Den is no exact fi gures for Canada are not will decline. cancer. Gardasil does. Any parent ance. Any step small miracle, the vaccine has also yet known, an Australian program Presently, the vaccine is available open with their daughter regarding towards cancer been proven effective in preventing aimed at 12- and 13-year-old girls from family physicians, but is not sexual education also shouldn’t prevention is a cervical cancer. was accompanied by a $430 million yet covered by Alberta Health have to worry that a vaccine protect- necessary one. Any Gardasil, administered in three price tag. Care. Neglecting to provide it free ing them from an std will turn their hindrance—be it doses over a six-month period, While the figure may seem of charge to those without the child into Paris Hilton. Discussion a cost or moral prevents the sexually-transmitted alarming, a vaccination program financial means to do so them- regarding safe sex can prevent that. issue—should human papilloma virus 6, 11, 16 would potentially prevent approx- selves—sadly, often sex-trade Here, it becomes merely an issue be put aside and 18. The latter two strains are imately 400 deaths due to cervical workers at highest risk—will only of semantics—call it a cancer vac- in favour responsible for 70 per cent of all cancer in Canada per year. Some cost the provincial government in cine, and it’s not likely to stir up of a healthy cervical cancers. may still argue, albeit callously, that the future, as treatment for hpv controversy; call it an std vaccine, population. Letters, cont’d from pg. 4 pseudo-journalists explain that journalists made the bold implication programming and just buy U.S. By the way, you probably don’t like one. In case they hadn’t noticed, that you’d get a lousy quality image Go Canada! programming. How sad. these artists either, but the best-sell- Microsoft does not own the hd- without digital sound, and that old Editor, the Gauntlet, Surely, Nickelback and Billy Talent ing female pop singer in world music dvd or Blu-Ray specifi cations and graphics cards would cease to work. [Re: “X is for X-treme... for now,” are better than a lot of the same type history is Celine Dion. The best-sell- Microsoft is not responsible for man- This is completely false. Without an Jon Roe, Feb. 2, 2007.] of music that comes from the U.S. ing country music female is Shania dating that hd content from these two hdcp display, you’re limited to 540p A sports writer writing about and England these days. Pearl Jam Twain. The best-selling female jazz sources must be transmitted over a output—still significantly higher Canadian music. How interesting. lost it years ago. Nirvana didn’t invent artist is Diana Krall. Nelly Furtado secure channel (hdcp.) If and when quality than a standard dvd! All I would like Mr. Roe to explain punk music or anything else. But no, is one of the biggest stars at the Apple decides to support hd-dvd or 1080p displays shipping right now to all of us how it is the crtc’s fault Canadians are somehow genetically moment, as are Nickelback. How Blu-Ray, they’ll also be required to are hdcp-compliant anyways—so that some radio stations only play retarded when it comes to making awful of us! implement system-level drm. the fact is, if your gear is too old to the Tragically Hip’s ’90s songs, and music? Not bad for being those terrible To summarize Vista’s drm with support hdcp, it’s also too old to sup- why those geniuses at those radio When are some Canadians artists from Canada, EH? And just actual facts instead of rhetoric, users port the content’s resolution. stations can’t play different songs going to grow up and realize that think, we could of [sic] had Jessica are required to use an hdcp-compli- Yeah, nice try with that article. from a Nickelback album? The constantly bashing their own stars Simpson, Bon Jovi, Poison, Mötley ant display system to play back hd- Thanks, Gauntlet. Thanks for doing crtc is not forcing anyone to play [free of charge] just helps make the Crüe and Britney Spears. dvds or Blu-Ray discs. Guess what? your research, and thanks for doing the same Nickelback songs over and U.S. richer and Canadians poorer. Regan Flint This is the same requirement needed your readers a disservice. over again. That just doesn’t sound like very to play hd-dvds or Blu-Ray discs in Grumpy computer nerd The crtc wouldn’t be needed at good business sense to me. [Editor’s note: To be clear, Jon full 1080p resolution on your televi- all, if some Canadians in the media Let’s kill the cbc, the cfl, the crtc Roe’s article in no way condemned sion, with a few minor exceptions. [Editor’s note: Please take the and in the Canadian radio indus- and all Canadian music and we will Canadian music, the crtc or any You can still illegally copy dvds, flame war online where it belongs, try didn’t hate their own culture fi nd out that English Canada will have other Canadian institution. Nor did it download illegal movies, download you noob-ish troll. Ændrew and so much. If there was no crtc, very little left to call their own and far even mention Nirvana and the origins illegal mp3s and all that other jazz to Chris have posted their response to Canadian music wouldn’t be less jobs to show for our efforts. of punk rock. your heart’s content (in hd, even). your letter at gauntlet.ucalgary.ca. played at all. 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Dear Questions, Perhaps you should -pasa bring a translator to class so that they can explain the profs instructions to Providing-A-Voice is looking for inter- you in “idiot.” ested students to help organize this -The rest of CNST 201 year’s head-shave cancer fundraiser. Email [email protected] or visit Part 1 of 4. Why nice guys finish www.shaveyourhead.ca to participate. last: Women don’t want a nice guy. Disagree? To all the lovely single East Indian girls, [email protected] wanna join me on the slopes? [email protected] Britney why don’t you love me! -Teddy E, The hall monitor Dear Gauntlet, The people demand another article on Marching Band. Happy Valentine’s Lonely Primer. -The People Ethidium bromide is red. Marker is blue. CMMB 451 is sweet and so are you. Don’t you check your email? Stop com- -Ivana Anneal plaining and print what you’re given. If you would actually print me, I could F*ck the monkey page single-handedly double your output. -Angry in STAT 217 -thedrewskii Where have all the good musicians Porn Nation? Hardly! They wouldn’t gone? They’re playing at Unplugged 13 in even show off the amateur porn I March. If you are a student singer-song- made. writer and want to audition, email us! -Shat on some guys face for nothing. [email protected] 14 FEBRUARY 08.07 GAUNTLET FEATURES Two-time SU president and current board of governors student rep Bryan West SU electioneering concludes his look at the crucial factors SU candidates must keep in mind. in residence is an advantage, but it isn’t the Generally, candidates don’t need experience Keeping biases in mind, the Gauntlet acts as a whole story. to run for a commissioner or faculty representa- sieve, alerting readers about the real fringe—per- tive position, but it’s critical for a jump to the haps even dangerous—candidates who some- 3. The ground war executive. No candidate has won a race for times jump into the election race. A candidate The ground war is intimately linked with president without prior su experience going usually needs to secure at least one Bryan West another factor: name recognition. The ground back at least as far as 1997, and very few have Gauntlet endorsement in order Deposed dictator war involves the candidates’ exposure to the won for vp positions. to be competitive in any race. student population as propagated through Despite the experience factor, people without These endorsements are very 4. The residence voter posters, banners, fl yers, lawn signs, shirts, face- experience do run for the top jobs every year. important, but it’s possible to A common complaint among Students’ Union to-face campaigning and —most importantly Very few succeed. The last executive to win lose with them and win politicos states a candidate must be from resi- of all—word-of-mouth. If students recognize with no experience was Mike Bosch in 2004 for without them. dence to become president. There is a seed of a candidate’s name on the ballot they’re way vp external. His victory makes up one out of 15 truth to this. For instance, a large proportion ahead of the game. If students know what the possible executive positions in three years. This is Conclusion of elected su offi cials do come from residence. candidate stands for and have had friends probably a good trend, as some experience in the Two important qualifi - Since 2000, fi ve out of the six presidents have recommending them, the candidate is in the organization is healthy preparation for making ers should be understood come from residence. strongest position of all. the jump to the top leadership roles. when reviewing this list. The reasons for this are simple enough. Posters do not win elections, even the really First, there is an exception to every rule. For More than any other group students in rez are witty ones, but they are important to get can- 1. Gauntlet endorsements example, in 2004 Greg Clayton won the race for intimately connected to campus. They aren’t didates’ faces out there. Candidates must keep The Gauntlet endorsements are hugely infl u- vp op-fi despite not receiving a single endorse- just here every day; they live here. To these stu- in mind what voters feel when they look at the ential in su elections. Many failed candidates ment from the Gauntlet, not being from resi- dents, Den prices are a big deal, thus motivating posters. Does the candidate look friendly or have railed against the alleged unjust treatment dence and having ugly posters. He achieved this them to vote and run for offi ce. The leadership arrogant? Is the candidate a goof or are they they faced at the hands of the Gauntlet editorial feat through campaigning from 6:30 a.m. until training rez students can receive through the attractive—looks play a much larger role in team, insisting it sunk their electoral dreams. The 8 p.m. every day of the race, handing out fl yers, Residence Students’ Association and working student elections than they should. truth is many U of C students, particularly fi rst- chalking classroom boards, making class visits for the Residence Life Team also help build skills A real change at the U of C over the last six year students, have a lot of trust in the opinions and talking to students one-on-one. useful in the su. Finally, more often than not, years has been the growing professionalism of of the Gauntlet—at least when it comes to who This example brings me to my second point: residence voters vote for one of their own. campaign material. When I fi rst came here in they should vote for. this list is by no means exhaustive. Success in residence, however, 2001, su election posters were mostly binder The Gauntlet team goes through the pro- From the range of tactics I’ve seen in my last doesn’t guarantee success in sized black-and-white sheets printed off of cess of actually interviewing each candidate, six years on campus, and those I’ve studied from su elections. In the 2005 gen- people’s word processors. Now the standard they have access to the full range of extended further back, this list could easily be expanded eral election, the president is fi ve by seven foot colour banners created by platforms—which until the recent addition of immensely. and a vice-president of the professional or semi-professional graphic artists. election websites and email to the campaign Ultimately, there’s no perfect way to under- rsa both lost races for less Adam Berti, an amateur graphic artist and cur- process were hard to distribute to the student stand all the motivations and knowledge a voter competitive commissioner rent operations and fi nance commissioner, has population—and they understand which will combine in their mind when casting their bal- positions. In 2002, an old worked on dozens of campaigns over the last four promises are realistic. Bias does come into lot. A strategic candidate should cover as many rez hack named Disco years and has an unblemished record of success play with any endorsements and sometimes of their bases as possible, as any one factor will lost a race despite his for every candidate he has supported. very good candidates get the short end of the be useless if it doesn’t spread a positive refl ection residence background There’s also another way to launch a success- stick. For instance, common wisdom among of the candidate by word of mouth. and the endorsement ful ground war: in 2003 vp external candidate the su holds that platforms need to be left of It can’t be stressed enough: strategy and of the Gauntlet edito- Lauren Batiuk had her posters torn down around centre and at least slightly anti-establishment cleverness are not adequate replacements for rial board. In the end, campus, only to re-appear on the walls of many to get a favourable Gauntlet review. Running substance and policy. Remember, voters will the 1,800 or so students fi rst year males living in rez. That, ladies and a platform to treat the su like a business is a respond positively to a well-executed campaign, living in residence aren’t gentlemen, is effective advertising. common precursor to a fi gurative punch in the but they will also respond negatively to anything enough to guarantee a victory for any candidate. gut, and perhaps rightly so considering how they consider too-slick, or an attempt at tricking Being from residence and/or having support 2. The experience factor many people have tried. them into casting votes. GAUNTLET2007 CANDIDATE REVIEWS

n the beginning, we anticipated interviewing candidates could fi nd hanging around the Gauntlet offi ce to give you a for the 2007 Students’ Union general election would be non-partisan perspective of the su candidates. a tedious process. It turns out, we were right. However, Despite our best intentions to portray each hopeful fairly, we still managed to make it through a long weekend of it’s hard to get a completely accurate picture of someone from interviewsI and work that somehow lasted late into the night talking to them for a mere 20 minutes. We tried to point out for several days. both strengths and weaknesses, while giving a good overview We took on the task of interviewing all of the candidates for of what each person brought to the table. the positions of president, vice-president external, vp academic, The opinions contained within are just that, opinions. Though vp operations-fi nance, vp events, senate representatives and they can act as a guide, we urge students to get informed on board of governors representative. This year’s selection of their own. Go to the remaining forums, read the su-sponsored candidates was unique, given that nearly all are current su pull-out contained in this paper, seek out candidates on cam- elected offi cials. It made for a very experienced, polite—and pus, check out their websites and hit up the su website! Every some might even say boring—interviewing process. While the student pays $53.75 to the su through their fees each semester. process lacked the crackpot candidates that usually turn out, Make sure you’re getting your money’s worth by helping to the plethora of qualifi ed candidates forced our panel to listen select the best candidates for the job. closely to what each su hopeful had to say. This year’s panel was larger than in previous years. We Sara Hanson and Amanda Hu assembled nine of the most qualified political experts we Supplement Co-editors The process The panel

For each interview, the candi- ment, each interview was limited Sara Hanson Emily Senger date was seated across the table to approximately 20 minutes, News Assistant, Supplement Co-editor News Editor from our nine-person panel. They after which the panel privately Sara has written countless news Emily snoozes through slc meet- were given one minute to introduce deliberated. All the interviews were stories and has a solid grasp of what’s ings every week and was editor of this themselves. recorded for later reference by the happening on campus. supplement last year. Following this, one member panel. of our panel asked the candidate When arranging interview times, Amanda Hu Ryan Pike three to fi ve standard questions. The the candidates were all asked to Sports Assistant, Supplement Co-editor Escapes and Pursuits Editor questions were compiled based on bring a copy of their platform and New to the Gauntlet this year, The only thing Ryan fi nds more position and all of the candidates qualifi cations to supplement their Amanda has delved into the world exciting than comic books and the from each position were asked the interview responses. of su news covering the usri beat. Calgary Flames is su politics. same standard questions. Each member of the panel was Afterwards was a free question assigned a specifi c position to write Chris Beauchamp Ændrew Rininsland period in which the panel could reviews for and considered the input Editor-in-chief Production Editor ask the candidate questions relat- of the entire panel when completing Chris is the only member on the Besides making stuff work around ing to previous responses and the these reviews. panel who has attended more su the offi ce, Ændrew’s second passion candidate’s platform. The candidate The opinions of all the reviews meetings than Emily. Poor guy. is su politics. was asked to limit their responses to are limited to the panel members under two minutes. in attendance during the interview Including the photography ele- process.

Contributors: Katy Anderson, Alan Cho, Jon Roe, Ryan May. Photos by Chris Tait. As the head of the organization, the president is both a fi gurehead and a leader. It is the president who speaks to the media, administra- tion and government, while keeping the Students’ Union a cohesive team. Any candidate must show effective leadership and creativity to President succeed in this position.

t’s refreshing to see a presidential candidate nal qualifi ctions. Bogle, though, is willing to Irunning for the right reasons. Julie Bogle does learn. She has been doing her homework; she not want to be Students’ Union president to is aware of the provincial and federal political pad her resumé, to get into med school or to climates and was the only su member other than make political connections. Bogle is angry; she president Emily Wyatt to attend the board of Julie Bogle is disillusioned with many current su practices governors tuition decision. Sitting through a and wants to make life better for students. four-hour meeting of university administrators What kind of leader will you be? Bogle has distilled her frustrations into a solid surely shows a desire to learn the issues. platform with four internally-focused points: Bogle’s relative lack of experience with the systemic restructuring of current su practices, academic and external commissions also means grassroots mobilization, affordable housing she will bring fresh ideas. While the other two action and representing students. A noteworthy candidates placed much of their external focus “I’ll be a very open leader, focusing on item on Bogle’s platform is her desire to use the on work with existing provincial and federal the students. I want to encourage open slower summer months to form a committee lobby groups, Bogle has some innovative ideas communication. I want to continue traveling to review current su governance to make sure to save students money, like working on the offi ce hours and expand that to traveling students’ needs are being met. municipal level with the city to address housing awareness weeks. A lot of students don’t know Bogle’s downfall is her lack of experience bylaws and pushing the university to ensure where their over $100 in student fees goes each relative to the other two presidential candi- that residence fees remain manageable. year. I want to let them know about the Den, dates. As an events commissioner as well as the A vote for Bogle is a vote for a very internally- Qualifi cations: Residence Students’ Association vice-president focused president. However, with two strong about the students’ rights advisor and all the rest apartments this year, Bogle has leadership external candidates vying for a single spot, of our great projects.” Events commissioner 2006/07 experience and some knowledge of the inner- an internally-focused president and a strong SU budget committee 2006/07 su RSA VP apartments 2006/07 workings of the , but she lacks Wilma Shim’s vice-president external could make for a solid Shinerama coordinator 2006 academic knowledge or Julie Labonte’s exter- executive team.

ulie Labonte is an ambitious candidate in this tial success and setbacks of projects and wants to Jyear’s presidential race. She wants change foster a sense of communication within the su to and is not afraid to jump into the fi re to get reduce confl ict and increase the effectiveness of it. With her previous experience as this year’s the organization. It seems Labonte will be able Students’ Union vice-president external, she is to balance both internal and external goals, as looking for a new position where she can push she recognizes the interconnectedness of both Julie Labonte for reform on issues that need revamping while aspects in the presidential portfolio. tackling a lot of new projects. Two goals on the Because of her involvement with the su as forefront of Labonte’s agenda are informing vp external this year, Labonte understands the What kind of leader will you be? students about what the su does, and revamping inner-workings of the organization, and she the su’s image. knows how to use it to achieve her initiatives. The highlights of Labonte’s platform include Despite this, her goals are lofty and it will be a new four-year strategic plan for the su, diffi cult for her to meet them all in the limiting “I really put a lot of stake in being improving the student experience and bring- span of a one-year term. Should she have to representational. I think that the SU has a ing the quality of post-secondary education prioritize her projects, Labonte said she will bad rep and we’ve done a lot in the past few to the attention of university administration, focus on clubs and the student experience in provincial and federal government. Labonte order to make students successful in tasks that years to improve that. We have to be talking su to students and fi guring out what they want. I also promises to bring tuition back into leg- may not have traditionally been part of the islation, which shouldn’t be too hard since Ed mandate. want to be very available and I think that ties into Qualifi cations: Stelmach already promised this in his election Labonte’s previous positions have groomed communication as well. A lot of the times, the campaign. She also wants to make textbooks her for the position of su president. She is a good students don’t actually know what we do and VP external 2006/07 gst-free, which will take some of the stress off choice for anyone who wants a strong advocate they need to.” CASA regional director 2006/07 vp su Senator, senate executive 2006/07 cash-strapped students. During her term as with extensive executive experience and an Humanities faculty rep 2006/07 external, Labonte has learnt to gauge the poten- ambitious student-oriented stance.

pproachability is the name of the game commission, Shim also displays a well-rounded Afor Wilma Shim. By being articulate and knowledge of the external arena. She is willing simultaneously having well-being of students’ to hold Premier Ed Stelmach to his campaign at heart, she proves it really isn’t how loud one promises surrounding the affordability and says something but the importance of what they accessibility of post-secondary education and Wilma Shim are saying. She is clear and concise with her use that as leverage in her lobbying. One lofty What kind of leader will you be? thoughts, which is a valuable quality for any platform point is Shim’s push for a tuition Students’ Union president. freeze. Since the government just instituted a At the heart of Shim’s platform, she addresses brand new tuition policy this year, they will be tuition increases, improving the quality of edu- unlikely to change this policy and put energy cation and the student experience and open into a tuition freeze. “I think I’ll be a very personable leader. People communication to ensure cohesiveness on Shim is an academic commissioner this year see me as approachable. I feel that in order to campus. Through the specifi c breakdown of and was the kinesiology faculty representative represent students very well, I have to be a her goals she points out the lobbying resources in 2005⁄06. She prides herself on the valuable leader that is very approachable, someone people available to the su through the federal student experiences she gained working with adminis- can speak to easily and I think that I will be able lobby group casa and the provincial group tration to achieve joint goals. Her relationship to fi ll that role.” caus as well as steps to take when unifying with the Residence Students’ Association as a clubs and other student groups with the su. student representative also provides her with Qualifi cations: Of particular interest is her pledge to conduct a well-rounded view of the student demo- a Palm Pilot survey rating student satisfaction. graphic. Academic commissioner 2006/07 This could be very successful in reaching a large, Ultimately, Shim has many good intentions Kinesiology faculty rep 2005/06 reliable survey group that would ignore polls and wishes for the 2007/08 term. Supporting VP kinesiology students society 2004–07 in other formats like e-mail. her means a vote for articulate, level-headed U of C 101 leader 2005 Despite her lack of experience in the external leadership.

2 GAUNTLET SU ELECTION SUPPLEMENT 2007 The vice-president external is responsible for all non-academic issues relating to students. Along with the president, the VP external must convey student interests and objectives to university administration, the public, and most importantly, the three levels of government. The VP external also administers Students’ Union lobbying and membership in federal and provincial lobby groups CASA and CAUS. VP external

he vp external portfolio requires politi- involved in lobbying efforts. On most other Tcal adroitness, professionalism, a touch notes, though, his platform is pretty similar of hard-headedness and a hell of a lot to his competitor’s. Bondaroff also wants to of dedication. Teale Phelps Bondaroff has increase the University of Calgary’s presence these in spades. in lobby groups caus and casa, aiming to He knows politics and it shows in his very achieve a chair position in both, though it’s Teale Phelps Bondaroff complete knowledge of issues such as tuition likely a commissioner would hold the casa and the predicted upcoming provincial elec- chair if he managed to get both. tion. He’s an articulate speaker who knows Bondaroff’s position as a social sciences fac- What approach will you take with external what to say and when to say it. His dedication ulty representative gives him experience with stakeholders including the government and can be seen in several facets, but most notably university politics. However, his work with the administration? in his willingness to let his New Democratic ndp also gives him interesting experience in Party membership lapse in order to pursue the understanding election politics. external portfolio free of partisan ties. While he lacks elements of experience “The SU has had a proud tradition of working Bondaroff’s platform is pretty standard vp that an external commissioner would have, with administration in the past. We’ve gotten our external fare, with a few surprises. Along with such as direct interaction with the admin- massive amounts of quality money, but at the the standard “reduce tuition” and “create more istration, this is offset by his participation same time we’ve gone a little bit complacent and scholarships” sentiments, Bondaroff pledges to in numerous extra committees, including the administration is buying us out. We’ve got to work towards eliminating gst from textbooks student academic appeals. Furthermore, his keep dynamic tension going. We need to work and lobbying the city to provide affordable success in debate demonstrates his ability to Qualifi cations: housing near campus. Also of note are his not only cooperate, but also take an asser- with them, but at the same time we’re a student ideas to start relationships with various student tive stance with both administration and Social sciences faculty group and we’re not in their pocket. I would be groups in Quebec and create “Political Action politicians who can be challenging to talk representative 2005–07 co-operative and make compromises of course. Groups” to attempt to get rez kids and clubs with at times. Clubs committee 2005–07 I think I could also take that to the provincial Federal NDP Calgary West government. You have to have a hard line, but be candidate 2006 open to negotiation as well.”

ike Selnes is ready to fi ght the Students’ As a current external commissioner, Selnes MUnion’s external wars with a unified has the advantage of knowing more about the front. He is dedicated to the idea of working internal workings of the external commission with both the federal and provincial lobby than his competition. His role as an ambas- groups, as well as Alberta’s other major post- sador for the Canadian Alliance of Student secondary institutions to ensure the changes Associations—the federal lobby group—over Mike Selnes students are asking for are implemented. the past year provides him with the lobbying While Selnes’ platform focuses heavily on experience that is integral to the position. What approach will you take with external increasing the lobby power of U of C students, However, his strong dedication to the federal stakeholders including the government and it is light on the details of what he would like group and their mandate to see the dedi- administration? to see these groups accomplish. With the cated education transfer implemented could possibility of elections at both the federal take away from his focus on provincial lob- and provincial level next year, Selnes prefers bying. a reactionary stance instead of making concrete Although Selnes lacks strong existing ties “Of most importance is the communication we plans. Rather than just focusing on lobbying when it comes to communicating with admin- have with these groups. We already have a the government to lower tuition costs, Selnes istration, he is able to admit this is an area he strong relationship with administration and we would like to see an increase to the university’s needs to work on, and he believes he would need to continue to foster that. We have to take base operating budget so more teachers can be have plenty of time to build a strong, a professional approach and work together on hired and more student spaces can be added to professional relationship. things. On the provincial front we need to work Qualifi cations: decrease classroom sizes. Increasing the num- Selnes’ biggest strength lies in his passionate through CAUS and with the other universities. ber of scholarships and grants, especially for desire to mobilize students to take action at all External commissioner 2005–07 Federally, it’s the same thing. I think this year continuing students, and developing a stronger levels; however, if elected, he must balance his Member of campus recycling board it’s more important that we focus our efforts political action week are other strong points in priorities between administration, the provincial Standing nominating committee [provincially] but you can never not focus on the Selnes’ platform. government and the federal government. Tuition consultation committee federal aspect.”

The vice-president events is responsible for the non-academic side of campus life. This means planning and executing both fun and informative events for students. BSD, free concerts in That Empty Space and Cinemania, as well as informative events like Sexual Awareness Week and political speakers fall under this jurisdiction. A successful VP events ensures there’s more to do on campus than just go to class. VP events

s the only acclaimed candidate for an to Bermuda Shorts Day with input from the Aexecutive position and the only holdover Alcohol and Drug Addiction Prevention Team from this year’s executive, it would be easy for and showcasing more student talent through Eric Jablonski Eric Jablonski to rest on his laurels. Luckily for initiatives similar to fine arts appreciation students, he seems unlikely to be plagued by week. What do you want to accomplish this year? the coasting his predecessor Alex Vyskocil was Despite the demise of the inter-faculty accused of during his second term. challenge from U of C 101, Jablonski hopes to “I think trimming the fat away and working on With a year of experience under his belt, create a year-long competition between both things that students really love is really important. Jablonski has a clear understanding of what on- and off-campus groups—similar to the The whole aspect of consistency is really good. cjsw works and what doesn’t within the events successful Slurpee Cup summer street To use That Empty Space as an example; this is commission, in terms of both budget and hockey tournament—in an effort to foster a the third year running, now the room is packed time constraints. greater sense of community within the uni- He’s also very honest about what the versity. every single week and fi nally there’s the kind of commission’s main successes are— Building on a year with several successes calibre of an event that we’re looking for all our Bermuda Shorts Day, That Empty Space and a few minor setbacks, Jablonski brings events to get to. A lot of these new ones need and Cinemania—and aims to bring the rest an air of confi dence and continuity to next another year to get better. I hope to build in a of their events up to those high standards. year’s executive. As long as he can avoid the Qualifi cations: lot of these events so they become those staple Jablonski aims to “trim the fat” in the events sophomore slump and continue bringing some events that the VP events doesn’t have to do, but portfolio, reducing the number of events and new ideas to the portfolio, we can forgive him VP events 2006/07 CJSW board rep 2006/07 will be more inclined to do when I’m gone.” vowing to deliver several great projects rather for destroying the Gauntlet at Buck Hunter. Gauntlet vs. SU Buck Hunter than an onslaught of mediocre ones. He men- Acclaimed or not, Jablonski is by far the best tournament champion 2006 tioned bringing more non-drinking options man for the job. GAUNTLET SU ELECTION SUPPLEMENT 2007 3 The vice-president academic is responsible for the academic policy of the Students’ Union. The portfolio includes matters such as academic appeals and the teaching excellence awards. This position must ensure that students receive appropriate assistance and representation from VP academic the SU concerning matters of academic importance. They must also effectively use the Students’ Academic Assembly.

ith a year under her belt as fi ne arts faculty faculty representatives and commissioners are Wrepresentative, Teri Cameron has devel- easily accessible to students. oped a good knowledge of the inner-workings Cameron also aims to increase student aware- of both the Students’ Academic Assembly and ness of academic policies, ensuring the average Teri Cameron the Students’ Legislative Council. She com- student knows their rights within the system. bines this knowledge with a platform focused She wants to collaborate with the president and How will you ensure the quality of the primarily on the student experience to provide vp external to lobby and use quality money undergraduate experience given the U of C’s a very attractive package to voters. to reduce class sizes and increase scholarships ambitious expansion plans? During her term in offi ce, Cameron managed and bursaries. to deal with the potential demolition of Craigie Cameron presents many great ideas that Hall C and worked to communicate the issues will appeal to voters, particularly her focus on to students in her faculty and ensure that all a more personalized learning experience and “The quality of the educational experience can’t information was readily available. Given this teaching quality. However, her platform seems be jeopardized based on goals the university experience, it’s no small wonder that Cameron vague and, at times, lacks a consideration for does have. I think the goals the university has presses the need for communication, both with how she would go about fi xing these problem are great, moving towards improving our campus the student body and within the commission areas. Nevertheless, Cameron’s experience and improving our facilities are a good thing. itself. within saa and slc, notably working as a Qualifi cations: However, academic programs and the things Cameron wants to better use the su’s list- member of the events commission during we’re doing right now can’t be compromised as a Fine arts faculty rep 2006/07 serv, which could result in even more unwanted fi ne arts appreciation week, provides her with result of these expansions.” Quality money committee 2006/07 e-mails to students. Cameron also mentioned a solid base to work from. Despite a somewhat Fine arts appreciation week her main focus would be to combine the su’s vague platform, Cameron is sincere enough in co-organizer 2006 Residence CA 2004/05 traveling offi ce hours and meet your faculty her desire to work for increased quality to make rep festivities, building upon them to ensure an great vp academic if elected.

s an academic commissioner, Brittany online application process. Given, this is noth- ASargent has crafted a solid platform, ing new, but an item borrowed from current highlighting her strong areas. Having served vp academic Shannon O’Connor. Sargent’s on the research development and policy com- year in saa has made her aware of several holes Brittany Sargent mittee, the teaching excellence awards commit- in university policy that she wants to address. tee and countless Students’ Legislative Council She specifi cally mentioned the lack of policy and Students’ Academic Assembly meetings, regarding lectures running overtime. How will you ensure the quality of the Sargent has a great deal of experience with the The biggest strength of Sargent’s platform, undergraduate experience given the U of C’s ins and outs of committee politics. As such, and perhaps the most divisive part, is her ambitious expansion plans? her platform focuses on teaching quality and focus on undergraduate research. Her idea undergraduate research opportunities. to use the existing Teaching and Learning Sargent wants to increase awareness of the Centre to improve quality is commendable “Right now, the biggest hindrance to getting Teaching and Learning Centre and other pro- and she fully understands the ins and outs of our teachers to be better teachers is access. fessional development programs available to undergraduate research. Her focus on fi lling We have a lot of really good programs that the instructors, while continuing improvements to policy holes may be the most boring part of usri Teaching and Learning Centre already has. If the s and other student feedback methods. any candidate’s platform, but it’s also one of In addition, she seems to embrace the univer- the most important. there’s some way to create more access to those Qualifi cations: sity’s newfound identity as a research mecca. Armed with her knowledge of the organiza- Academic commissioner 2006/07 programs, then that’s going to be an effective She spoke of extending existing undergraduate tion and her willingness to address teaching way to improve the teaching situation.” Research development and policy committee 2006/07 research opportunities to allow more students quality and undergraduate research, Sargent TEA committee 2006/07 to access them and creating a more streamlined would become a superb vp academic.

The board of governors represents the corporate side of the university and is a senior governing body with its academic coun- terpart, the General Faculties Council. Membership is garnered from many university offi cials and community members, as well as the su president. Among the BOG’s duties is the task of setting long-term fi nancial goals for the university and deciding Board of governors admission requirements. One student-at-large is elected to this governing body.

s the current Students’ Union president, cannot happen at the board level. In addition AEmily Wyatt has already spent the past year to fi ghting the on-going tuition battle, Wyatt Emily Wyatt on the board of governors where she has been plans to hold the province accountable to their able to get acquainted with the other members. committment to fund capital projects such as Not only does she know how the board works, the urban campus and the Taylor Family Digital Why do you want to be on the board of but she also knows how to communicate stu- Library. Wyatt also pledges to hold the board governors? dent perspectives to the board’s important and accountable to their long-term quality money sometimes intimidating members. agreement and she will stand up for the rights “It’s the most powerful decision-making body in While Wyatt’s platform contains the standard of those students who may be affected by the the university. There’s lots of issues there that and somewhat tired pledge to stand up for stu- demolition of Craigie Hall C. affect students and it’s always great to be able to Qualifi cations: dents’ right to accessible, affordable and quality While her power as student representative

bring student perspective to light, particularly in SU president 2006/07 education by continuing to fi ght for a rollback on the BOG—a single vote—is limited, Wyatt’s the public sense.” RSA president 2005/06 in tuition, at least she’s realistic. Wyatt’s term platform shows she is dedicated to providing a as president means she knows what can and persistent voice for undergraduate students.

eremy Zhao is a completely unqualifi ed can- and making pepperoni cheese platters at Jeremy Zhao Jdidate for board of governors representative. Superstore may not be relevant to the bog Despite claiming he doesn’t have a platform, position, if enough students are convinced Why do you want to be on the board of running without any relevant experience is this solely by his decision to run, Zhao said he will fi rst-year engineering student’s platform. not neglect his duties. He pledges to fi ght for governors? Zhao admits he’s running a social experiment lower tuition increases as well as more money to see how many people will vote for a candidate for scholarships, though how he will go about “My only goal would be to persuade the board of who doesn’t have a campaign or an image. His it is a mystery, even to him. governors to either stall increases in tuition or cut attempt to gain experience without producing If students don’t vote for him, which he the amount of increase there would be.” Qualifi cations: any sort of campaign is a joke. anticipates, then Zhao can always continue to Former meat slicer While Zhao’s experience in slicing meat develop his meat slicing skills at a local deli. 4 GAUNTLET SU ELECTION SUPPLEMENT 2007 The senate is essentially a bridge between the campus and the community. Primarily a research and advisory board, it examines various issues on and off campus. They meet once every month or two and are also responsible for granting honourary degrees. Two student representatives are elected to the senate every year. Senate nfortunately, due to legitimate health ence. Realizing that this may be a lofty project, Uissues, Deanna Cameron Dubuque was she added that a coffee-with-a-senator program unable to attend our candidate interviews. She might be more feasible. Deanna C. Dubuque was, however, able to give a short telephone As a two-year veteran of the external com- Qualifi cations: interview in which she discussed a plan for an mission, Cameron Dubuque has had expe- Students’ Union external commissioner 2005–07 interactive program that would see senators rience dealing with external stakeholders International Student Centre volunteer Community services learning committee and students shadowing each other through- and members of the community, similar to research assistant out their day to better understand the each those she would be encountering in the sen- CASA national campaign creative manager others’ concerns with the educational experi- ate. Campus Sustainability Coalition

y far the most directly experienced of the and usefulness of the senate and sees it as an Bcandidates, Brent Kettles is running for his opportunity to share an undergraduate voice third term in the senate. with members of the community. Kettles’ platform rests on his numerous The only criticism that can be levelled at Brent Kettles years of involvement in student politics, him is his return to the same position for the Qualifi cations: Senate representative 2005–07 which have given him time to ingrain himself third year in a row, something both uncom- President of U of C Speech & Debate 2005/06 into the networks of both the Students’ Union mon in the su and possibly detrimental Senative executive 2006/07 and senate. He has been a member of the su because it prevents a newer senator’s fresh Senator development committee 2005–07 both as a faculty representative and an aca- perspective and ideas. However, he seems to Senate honors committee 2005/06 demic commissioner and is currently inv have avoided the stagnation that threatens a olved with several high-level senate commit- returning candidate’s creativity and his experi- tees. ence affords him a unique access that will make Kettles is realistic about the limited scope him effective.

avid Pinto Marques has proven to be both You Ask For It!![sic],” poorly translated into Duseless to and uninterested in anything 26 different languages, earns him points for David P. Marques relevant to the su or senate by not bothering multiculturalism but little else. Qualifi cations: to formulate a serious campaign or schedule We never really want to call anyone an None submitted or apparent an interview with the Gauntlet. idiot, but just like proper and comprehensible Pinto Marques’ platform, consisting of the English, there is always an exception to the single nonsensical tagline, “No Change!!! Unless rule.

GAUNTLET SU ELECTION SUPPLEMENT 2007 5 The vice-president operations and fi nance is responsible for the fi nancial and business side of the SU. This includes overseeing the budget and dealing with anyone who receives an SU levy. Also under this portfolio are operations in MacEwan Student Centre including redevel- VP op-fi opments, student health and dental plans and the SU travel expense budget.

yle Olsen has the tool-set to be a fi ne vice- of inebriated rez rats with fact by pointing out Kpresident operations and fi nance. Besides that cheap pitchers on Fridays would possibly being on the budget, clubs, quality money, bylaw attract academically-minded students who have reform and policy committees, Olsen did the school Friday mornings and don’t want to ruin taxes for his mother’s small business and has themselves Thursday nights. Kyle Olsen worked with the fi nancial side of a construction The op-fi portfolio features many complex management company. He is also currently an issues, like the cjsw situation and the loading What should the SU’s role be in corporate op-fi commissioner. dock concerns related to the planned Taylor Of all the platforms in the vp op-fi race, Family Quadrangle. Olsen explained them contracts like the ones with Pepsi, Bell, Olsen’s contains the most solid and unique thoroughly, demonstrating his solid background Benson and Hedges and Molson? initiatives. His environmental goals are the knowledge. Though his platform doesn’t address most notable. Though campaigning on envi- the cjsw issue, he noted the su will always offer ronmental issues has become popular lately, cjsw support but he feels students would not “Originally the university was pursuing [the Pepsi actually following through with tangible results appreciate the su going further into debt to contract renewal] without the SU and we weren’t is less common. Olsen wants to reduce water fi nance the radio station’s expansion plans. very happy about that. The commission stood use in MacEwan Student Centre by converting Olsen has many solid ideas and the skills to behind Cody [Wagner] and said, we need to tell washrooms to low-fl ow toilets and waterless implement them. A platform including an idea the university administration that if we’re not urinals. In addition, he wants to set up a print- like cheap pitchers on Fridays may seem like a consulted on this, we’re prepared to go another ing station in Bound & Copied that allows for vote-grabbing technique, but when backed up Qualifi cations: way. I think the deals, philosophically, provide double-sided printing. with logic, background knowledge and decent another revenue stream for the SU that let’s us A platform pitch that will probably be the arguments, it actually makes a lot of sense. Op-fi commissioner 2006/07 most popular with students is the goal of bring- Even if the student body elects him based on keep the student fee low. Instead of having them Budget committee 2006/07 ing $7.99 pitchers to the Den on Fridays. Olsen that one idea alone, they will have lucked into competing, and us making less money, we chose Quality money committee 2006/07 Clubs committee 2006/07 backed up what seems like the drunken dream a very solid candidate. one to make more money.”

t’s easy to see why Michael Prang wants to few months. Unfortunately his other platform Istay in student politics. He’s professional and points are given only short summaries. comes off with an air of confi dence—desirable His platform also states that his “25 ways the qualities for any executive candidate. But Prang su can save money” should be on his website. was hard to read during our interview, evasive However, at the time of the Gauntlet review in his answers and, at times, summarized process, it wasn’t present. Michael Prang complicated issues using rhetoric rather than Prang doesn’t have the experience of sit- explanations. ting on the op-fi commission, coming in as a What should the SU’s role be in corporate He addresses several key aspects of the vice- previous external commissioner from 2004⁄05 contracts like the ones with Pepsi, Bell, president operations and fi nance position in and 2005⁄06, but he has sat on the budget Benson and Hedges and Molson? his platform, but does so using broad sweeping committee and he has a strong background statements like “the Students’ Union should knowledge of all the issues that vp op-fi will belong to students; they are not customers... face. However, unlike previous vps, and the “It’s in students’ interest to have services but the real owners and directors of the orga- other candidates, Prang is more focused on the that work well and to have money to spend on nization,” and, “I pledge to make real headway decision making processes within the su rather student projects and student priorities. Yet, at in the construction of the student commons, than the fi nancial aspects. Prang came up with the same time, although you can benefi t from MacEwan Student Centre expansion and reno- several intelligent ideas on how to get students vation, and cjsw negotiation.” These are nice more involved with what the su does, including corporate sponsorships, it’s kind of diffi cult for an sentiments but Prang needs a plan to achieve adding student-at-large representatives on key organization to serve two masters. We wouldn’t Qualifi cations: them. committees and holding town hall meetings to want to be too much in the pocket of corporate Of all his platform goals, the most detailed address plebiscite issues. sponsorships. In short, I think they can be External commissioner 2004–06 is Prang’s assessment of the su clubs system. Though the title reads vp of operations and benefi cial in moderation, but too much of them is Clubs committee 2004–06 On his website, he posts 25 ways to improve the fi nance, the fi nance side tends to get the larger clearly a bad thing.” Budget committee 2005/06 clubs committee, 24 if you subtract the throw- treatment in campaigns. Prang comes in with Quality money committee 2004/05 away 25th, “Vote Prang.” All are sound sug- an alternative, trying to reform the complicated gestions and make sense, which shouldn’t be internal workings of the su and increasing surprising considering Prang sat on the clubs transparency. Both are noble goals, and if committee and stepped in as acting chair for a elected, they’d be within Prang’s prongs.

raser Stuart has the experience and personal the fi fth, increasing awareness and budget for Fqualities required to make a good vp op-fi . travel and conference funding, will only Though his platform is narrow in scope and affect a minority of students. His remaining his somewhat vague pledge to uphold the stu- goals—moving clubs material online, increasing Fraser Stuart dents’ voice doesn’t lend itself to concrete plans, awareness of what fees are used for, moving the What should the SU’s role be in corporate Stuart’s approachable and easygoing manner development of student space in msc forward cjsw contracts like the ones with Pepsi, Bell, makes him possibly the best candidate when it and securing a agreement by next fall—are Benson and Hedges and Molson? comes to leadership qualities. valuable, but hardly groundbreaking. In our His experience as a current academic interview, he was unable to articulate specifi c commissioner and as a Residence Students’ ways to move these goals forward, short of Association events commissioner have allowed some uncertain plans to catch students in U “I believe we are here to provide a him to work with budgets and multiple portfo- of C 101. choice for students so an example would be lios, skills certainly important in the su’s money Stuart’s decent background knowledge on Benson and Hedges with something like tobacco master. Further, his sincerity is evident and his a range of topics was impressive, as was his on campus. I think that we provide a service willingness to admit he would have a lot to learn articulation of his stated ideas. Overall, his to students that choose to purchase tobacco is refreshing in any candidate. willingness to learn and obvious experience, but by no means should we be pushing it down Unfortunately, Stuart’s stated platform goals ability and confi dence would likely allow him undergraduates’ throats. I think we should be Qualifi cations: aren’t as broad in scope or specifi c in ideas as to overcome the shortcomings of his lackluster vp respected in negotiations with large corporations his competitors’. Of his fi ve major points, four platform and make a solid op-fi . Academic comissioner 2006/07 are already underway in su policy planning and and as a VP op-fi I’m there to stick up for the RSA events comissioner 2005–07 students’ voice and get the best deal for them.”

6 GAUNTLET SU ELECTION SUPPLEMENT 2007 Everybody could use a little extra money. These guys are depending on you to give it to them. Worthwhile? You decide. Referenda & plebiscites Women’s Resource Centre seeks CJSW needs cash for base funding quality

Katy Anderson cjsw and make sure that students coming News Assistant into the station are maximizing their experi- ence here.” tudents will decide cjsw’s future budget “We’ve expanded so much in the last 10 Snext week. years. It’s quite amazing what we do run In this year’s University of Calgary Students’ with 200-plus volunteers and only four paid Union general election a referendum will be staff.” included asking students to increase campus Saunders said even though not all students radio station cjsw’s levy from $4 to $5 per are involved with or listen to cjsw, the sta- semester, per student. tion plays an integral part of the campus com- “The levy goes towards the operation of munity, both as a student association and an cjsw,” said cjsw station manager Chad outlet for students to gain experience in Saunders. “It covers the salaries, running the broadcast journalism. offi ce, anything that you’d associate with the “Eighty or 90 per cent of our programmers excitement of stationary, staples, phone bills are students, alumni or professors here at the and all those sort of things. That’s all covered U of C,” said Saunders. “I think all in all, the by the students. When we do our funding refl ection of who’s been part of this U of C drive it covers the capital, the equipment community both currently and in the past and such.” is refl ected certainly through our program- Saunders explained the increase will con- mers.” tinue to maintain and expand cjsw over the Saunders explained that the amount of next few years. the levy is not the only factor in the station’s Emily Senger/the Gauntlet “We only have three salaried staff and we budget. Chelsea Detheridge and Sarah Leask take some time out have a fourth position which is on a temporary “Enrollment’s been down or stagnant for the for homework in the Women’s Resource Centre. contract,” said Saunders. “That position has last couple years,” said Saunders. “If the univer- become more important over the years. It’s sity’s true on their word—that they’re making our volunteer/offi ce coordinator. We want more room for 7,000 students—then we won’t Emily Senger wrc to sustain itself through grants after the to make it a better position to come work at need increases in the levy, hopefully.” News Editor initial donation. “Our donation is structured in such a way he Women’s Resource Centre has been that we gave a large capital amount and a small Plebiscite: students asked Toperating on a budget of almost nothing amount each year for fi ve years to assist them,” since its grand opening four months ago, and said O’Brien, noting her donation paid for how to spend $1.4 M plans to ask students to help foot the bill for construction, equipment and furniture as well its base operating costs during the Students’ as $5,000 per year for the fi rst fi ve years to Kay She see,” said Wyatt. “As well, it informs them of Union general election. assist the wrc with fundraising efforts. Gauntlet News what quality money has been doing in the past In September, the wrc gained a newly reno- According to Garrett, women’s centres at because a lot of students don’t know.” vated space on the third fl oor of MacEwan Hall other Canadian universities are often funded ollowing in the Barenaked Ladies’ The results of the plebiscite will be non- through a private donation by special advisor by a student levy. Ffootsteps, the Students’ Union will ask binding, meaning the su can still spend the to the president on student life Sheila O’Brien “Most campus [women’s centres] receive undergraduates in the upcoming election quality money as they see fi t. and her husband Kevin Peterson. Now the levies and they can be as high as four to fi ve how they would improve university edu- “As far as adhering to the plebiscite, it’s wrc is asking students to approve a fee of $1 dollars a person,” explained Garrett. “There cation if they had a million dollars, well, only one of the many ways to communi- per full-time student and 50 cents per part- is also the American model where the centre $1.4 million, exactly. cate and kind of get a basic overview of time student each semester in a referendum is entirely funded by the university.” The University of Calgary board of the top priorities that undergraduate students question. Garrett also said some campus women’s governors gives the su and the Graduate face,” said Wyatt. This would amount to between $10–12,000 centres run on an entirely volunteer-based Students’ Association money each year to Wyatt acknowledges the plebiscite question per semester, which would be used to sustain model. She noted that while a volunteer-based enhance the quality of the student experi- does not provide the most accurate results. the centre’s core programs, according to wrc model is cheaper, it is also precarious. If vol- ence. In the Students’ Legislative Council meet- executive director Stephanie Garrett. unteer interest wanes the centre can fold. The election ballot will include a plebiscite ings on Tues., Jan. 16 and Tues., Jan. 23 there “It won’t cover all of our costs, but it will To date, the wrc has funded many of its question asking students to choose the ini- was a heated debate over the plebiscite ques- help us offer more programs,” said Garrett. programs through grants and community tiatives they would like to see quality money tion. Many council members argued that the “This place is buzzing every single day. It’s one donations. Some of the wrc programs spent on. Choices include class size reductions, question is an inaccurate and expensive way of the student services most accessed.” include a women of colour collective, peer student common areas expansion, additional to gauge student opinion. O’Brien funded the centre through last support, mentorship programs, a spousal Information Commons computers and However, Wyatt noted the plebiscite results semester’s Take Your Place Project, which support group, community service learning increased su undergraduate research funding. are valuable for other su decisions and fund- renovated 40 students spaces around campus and a sexual education program. Garrett su president Emily Wyatt said she believes ing allocations. in celebration of the University of Calgary’s also recently returned from Kenya where the plebiscite is the best way to reach a broad “The widespread feedback is something 40th birthday. According to O’Brien, univer- she was in the process of setting up the fi rst audience. really good about the plebiscite,” said Wyatt. sity administration pays for two permanent U of C exchange program to Africa with the “It works two-fold in a sense that it gives “I encourage everyone to vote and fi ll out the full-time staff positions and expected the University of Nairobi. students direction as to the priorities that they plebiscite question.” campaign trail quips What will it take to get you to vote in the SU general election?

“It’s my right as a “To be paid, hot ladies or “I know one person that “Good advertising and student. You shouldn’t free food. A combination is running, so that will if I have time and if it’s need any other incentive of the above would work make me vote. Also, if convenient.” than that.” too.” the candidates come up – Ayan Ehen, fourth- – Edis Tupkovic, – Jeff Lee, fi rst-year and talk to me, that will year international fi rst-year international kinesiology help.” relations business – Camille Diaz, third- year business

Interviews: Kay She Photographs: Dan Pagan GAUNTLET SU ELECTION SUPPLEMENT 2007 7 Each year we sit down with all candidates in the major races of the Students’ Union general election, and most years we sit down with a lot of the candidates again after these endorsements are published. Without fail, some are disappointed, some want to say thanks and some are just plain pissed. Regardless, from our Gauntlet endorsements privileged vantage point we are in a position to publicly declare how we’d vote, so we do. Take it or leave it.

Chris Beauchamp, Emily Senger, news editor Ryan Pike, E&P editor editor-in-chief

president: Wilma Shim president: Julie Labonte president: Julie Labonte Shim is the surprise candidate in this race. The Julies are both very While all three candidates could do a great job, Labonte seems best- In a race lacking weak candidates, Julie Labonte takes my vote for her vocal in Students’ Union meetings, but Shim’s thoughtful, articulate suited due to her vp external experience. experience, poise and passion. Wilma Shim and Julie Bogle could both leadership style is refreshing enough to get my vote. make effective presidents, but Labonte edges them out for her experi- vp VP external: Teale Phelps Bondaroff ence as a alone. VP external: Teale Phelps Bondaroff His previous political experience gives him a natural advantage in dealing VP external: abstain Though both candidates are equally knowledgeable and passionate with big-wigs, and his platform had several concrete ideas. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend one of the interviews for vp external about student issues, Phelps Bondaroff has more new ideas and will and cannot publicly endorse either of these two strong candidates. execute them with his signature fl air. VP academic: Brittany Sargent Both candidates are extremely qualifi ed, but Sargent’s focus on utilizing VP academic: Brittany Sargent VP academic: Brittany Sargent existing programs and fi xing policy holes wins my vote. Every major race in this election is close, and vp academic is no excep- Both candidates are strong, but Sargent’s platform was tangible, where tion. I’m voting Brittany Sargent over her qualifi ed competitor because Cameron’s remained vague. VP operations and fi nance: Kyle Olsen her ideas for expanding undergrad research and using the Teaching The only candidate from within the commission has a fantastically and Learning Centre to improve quality of instruction are realistic VP operations and fi nance: Kyle Olsen intricate and feasible plan for the next year. and likely effective. Olsen has all the right qualities needed for the op-fi portfolio: he’s intel- ligent, articulate and level-headed. His platform is also bursting with VP operations and fi nance: Kyle Olsen innovative and achievable goals. board of governors: Emily Wyatt I’ve got to go with Kyle Olsen in this race. Although he might strike No contest. Wyatt has the experience and drive to effectively represent some as, well, dry, he’s charmingly awkward and extremely intelligent. board of governors: Jeremy Zhao students on the board. Besides, his platform has more solid and unique ideas than both of his Wyatt is defi nitely going to win the bog spot, but Zhao made me laugh competitors’ combined. after two days of solid interviewing —for that he gets my vote. senate: Brent Kettles and Deanna Cameron Dubuque board of governors: Emily Wyatt Kettles has represented students well in his past two terms. Dubuque I’m afraid Jeremy Zhao’s mediocre rank in Battlefi eld 2 isn’t quite on senate: Brent Kettles and Deanna Cameron Dubuque has su experience and will work well with Kettles. par with Emily Wyatt’s years of su experience. The third candidate didn’t bother to schedule an interview, which makes my voting job easy. Women’s Resource Centre levy: Yes senate: Brent Kettles and Deanna Cameron Dubuque While I’d rather not pay more fees, the university really needs a Brent Kettles and Deanna Cameron Dubuque take it, though one Women’s Resource Centre levy: Yes women’s centre. wonders when Brent will move on. I fully believe university administration is ridiculous for building the centre without covering base operating costs. That said, the women’s CJSW levy: Yes Women’s Resource Centre levy: No centre has accomplished many great things already and I am willing to cjsw’s an essential part of the campus community and as somebody Though I support what the women’s centre does and is capable of, the $1 spend a semester so they can keep their program running. who’s donated during funding drives, I have no problem giving an university should be funding this initiative, and voting no is the only extra loonie a year. way to tell them so. CJSW levy: Yes As a loyal cjsw listener, I don’t mind paying a little extra to support CJSW levy: Yes my favourite station. Students who tune in to cj92 or some other such The station needs the support of students now more than ever in order crap may want to vote otherwise. to overcome their epic battle with the su and get into their new space. Gotta vote yes.

Ændrew Rininsland, Amanda Hu, Sara Hanson, production editor sports assistant news assistant

president: Julie Labonte president: Julie Labonte president: Julie Bogle This is a diffi cult race this year. Bogle is well-informed of the issues and Labonte has a fi ery passion for student politics. She’ll stand up for While Labonte has more external experience, Bogle shows a willing- has great ideas that would benefi t everyone on campus, but Labonte student concerns and push to the end with her initiatives. ness to learn the ropes when it comes to working with groups such as has tonnes of experience and is incredibly passionate about improving caus. Her strong internal connections, as well as her desire to change the student experience. VP external: Teale Phelps Bondaroff the status quo of the su gives her my vote. Phelps Bondaroff knows the ins and outs of the system and articulates VP external: Teale Phelps Bondaroff his beliefs like a fi end. His extensive experience in the political arena VP external: Mike Selnes Another diffi cult race. Bondaroff has an incredibly ambitious platform, gives him the edge on external knowledge and savvy. The race for vp external will by far be the closest, as both candidates have but I also have faith he has the skills and energy to accomplish it. the experience and passion required for the position. Selnes’ experience VP academic: Teri Cameron within the external commission as well as his plan to unite with Alberta’s VP academic: Teri Cameron She’s lived through the controversy of the Craigie Hall C demolition other institutions gives him an edge. She’s qualifi ed and her fi ne arts background means she can maintain in stride while fi ne arts rep. Her platform is student-oriented and will the undergraduate research aspect of the portfolio while making sure make her a good choice for people who want their quality of educa- VP academic: Kyle Olsen students not involved with the sciences won’t be left out in the cold. tion addressed. Olsen knows the op-fi commission inside out and has great ideas about how to make the campus more environmentally friendly. His only VP operations and fi nance: Kyle Olsen VP operations and fi nance: Kyle Olsen downfall is a slight lack of leadership personality, oh, and he probably His to-the-point, no-nonsense business demeanour is a breath of fresh Quiz Olsen on the nitty gritty of the U of C’s fi nancial situation and he’ll doesn’t pull off argyle as well as Stuart does. air for a position that has been occupied the last few years by politicians give you hard, cold dollar and cents answers. Pair this knowledge with more concerned with image than accountability. his formidable accounting experience and he’s very qualifi ed. board of governors: Jeremy Zhao board of governors: Emily Wyatt board of governors: Jeremy Zhao Three words: pepperoni cheese platters. She knows university politics and already has experience with the bog Wyatt had her 15 minutes of fame with that whole su president thing due to her involvement with it as su president this year. Also, if elected, this past year. Zhao’s position of Gunnery Sergeant on Battlefi eld 2 her presence will be a boon to whoever takes her offi ce. overshadows Wyatt’s piddly accomplishments in nearly every way. senate: Brent Kettles and Deanna Cameron Dubuque Zhao is going to pwn Wyatt like a n00b. Kettles has spent the past two years becoming tight with the other senate: Brent Kettles and Deanna Cameron Dubuque senators. He could use another year to see his ambitions through. Kettles is so qualifi ed for the position it isn’t even funny and frankly, a senate: Brent Kettles and Deanna Cameron Dubuque As Dubuque has some su experience under her belt, she probably has potted cactus would be more qualifi ed than David Pinto Marques. This is Kettles’ third go, which makes him an obviously qualified other strategies to voice student opinion under there as well. candidate. Dubuque has a lot of su experience, making her a good choice as well. Women’s Resource Centre levy: Yes Women’s Resource Centre levy: Yes While I’ll probably never step into the place and I really believe the While the university should be covering the operating costs, the centre university, not students, should pay for it, the centre should at least Women’s Resource Centre levy: Yes at least deserves a chance to show what they can offer to students. be given a chance. The Women’s Resource Centre serves a very important purpose in both CJSW levy: Yes. the university and the community. I’m defi nitely behind the university cjsw $1 being held accountable to their initiatives and this space. kicks ass. I listen to it almost exclusively while driving, and if CJSW levy: Yes means they will fi nally be able to move into their new space, so much Supporting a community that is dedicated to fostering both local and CJSW levy: Yes the better. global music is a good enough reason for me to give up my beloved I will always fully support my fellow Trimedia groups and think that coffee one day each semester. while an extra dollar isn’t much to most students, the total will mean a lot of good change for our friendly campus radio station.

8 GAUNTLET SU ELECTION SUPPLEMENT 2007 GAUNTLET ENTERTAINMENT FEBRUARY 08.07 15 entertainment Editor: Kyle Francis—[email protected] NNothingothing qquiteuite soso metalmetal asas bloodblood Or three inches of it, at that

play, you have people that come Threeinchesofblood to your shows, you hang out with metalinterview them, it’s a good time, everyone enjoys themselves, you go to the Katy Anderson next place and you do it again. Totally metal-er than you I’m sure metal heads consume slightly more alcohol, that’s etal isn’t a genre, it’s a for sure.” way of life. Vancouver Three Inches is no stranger to the Mbased 3 Inches of Blood Calgary metal scene. This is their don’t waste their time with jobs, first time touring with Cradle of they spend almost all their time Filth, but they’ve been in Calgary playing shows and getting wasted many times, including a show with with fans. Three Inches has been gore-core legends Gwar. courtesy Roadrunner records with Roadrunner Records since “We’ve got a soft spot for 2003 and have just completed Calgary,” says Hooper. “Both the Combined, there’s far more than three inches of beard in this photo. their third album, Fire Up the Alberta towns have good crowds. I Blades, an accomplishment con- have no idea why, maybe it’s some- metal. But Hooper says it’s just fantasy nerds and proud of it. Since world rather than dwell on what’s sidering the band was on tour thing in that Alberta beef.” plain metal. the band’s creation they’ve tried to crappy out there. It’s the sort of for over three quarters of the When writing, the band works “My father came up with [the stay away from becoming involved thing where you grab a beer, listen last year. together, starting with a riff and name], which is terribly un-metal,” with the faux-politik that’s become to it and have a good time rather “Touring is always a good time,” developing it rather than a single says Hooper. “When asked we the arena of so many unqualified than get bummed out on how says vocalist Jamie Hooper. “It’s songwriter dictating parts. Their always say that when the heavy- entertainers. crappy your day was. So we’re like a permanent Saturday night. influences range from Ancient metal army comes through your “There are so many bands tell- more of a story-telling band than But unfortunately the heat in our Corpse to classic rock. The music town, that’s how deep the poseur’s ing you what you are supposed to what you’d think—you know, evil van has decided to conk out on us, is as eclectic as the fans are. Their puddle will run in the streets, so be thinking, doing, eating or not demons coming to life, wizards, so it’s pretty damn cold. Being in shows bring in everything from that will be the answer for today. eating and that kind of bullshit,” pirates, Viking themes, that sort a metal band is not exactly a high hardcore and punk rock kids to It just seemed like a good idea at says Hooper. “We wanted to have of thing.” paying job—or a job at all, for that old metal heads that haven’t been the time, but I don’t know what we a band that’s equivalent to escap- 3 Inches of Blood are playing the MacEwan Hall matter. I’m sure it’s the same no to a show in years. The music is were thinking, actually.” ist fiction. You read a good book ballroom Fri., Feb. 9 with Cradle of Filth. It will matter what type of music you a mix of power, death and thrash Three Inches are self-described to get away from the woes of the be a filthy, bloody show. 16 FEBRUARY 08.07 GAUNTLET ENTERTAINMENT

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Macbeth During the climactic battle, Macbeth cockily declares to MacDuff that he to wear girls’ can’t be killed by one “of woman born.” Fortunately, cesarian section saves the day for MacDuff.

Romeo and Juliet clothes Juliet and friar Lawrence come up with a plan to get out of her wedding courtesy U of C Drama Department to Paris: Juliet will drink a potion ing herself alone, dresses as a man jokes have aged less than grace- order to prove his love to her. The so everyone will think she’s dead, 12thNightto fi nd work in one of the noble’s fully, and the drama department trick eventually leads him to being then Romeo will retrieve her from her theatrepreview houses. Creating the new identity has faced the diffi cult task of updat- locked up for being insane and fun family’s crypt and they’ll live happily of a man called “Cesario,” she ing some of the humour. reigns again! ever after. Everyone dies instead. Robin Ianson and Jeff Clemens becomes the love interest of both “Humour is very topical,” “It’s not solely a ‘ha-ha’ com- Gauntlet Entertainment the Count Orsino—who doesn’t McCaughtery explains gently. “It edy,” says McCaughtery. “There A Midsummer Night’s Dream understand his feelings for a is determined by societal practice, are many dark elements and much Sex and fairies! hakespeare had a sense of man—and the noble lady Olivia. current affairs and popular culture. of the humour is based around a humour. Though he was When Sebastian turns up and is Imagine Seinfeld in 400 years. In kind of cruelty, such as Malvolio’s Julius Caesar Sbest-known for his trag- mistaken for Cesario, the only every Shakespearean play some trickery. Malvolio is ambitious and Brutus and his cronies think edies, where nearly all the major thing missing is the Benny Hill of the humour is hard to work loves himself. When we see him so Caesar’s a jerk, so they kill him. characters die, the legendary music. out. We have to understand what self-righteous we still recognize Caesar’s pal Mark Antony reads playwright actually wrote a good “It is a play I haven’t directed Shakespeare meant and then we people [like him] in society. We his will to Rome, revealing he deal of comedies—seventeen, to be before,” explains co-director have to think how we can make might take great delight in them wasn’t so bad, but then the crowd precise. The University of Calgary’s Dawn McCaughtery. “I think it is that understandable for 2007.” being taken down to earth.” gets rowdy and drives Brutus and drama department has decided to a pertinent play for young actors Like many of Shakespeare’s Whether it’s vague homosexu- his posse into exile. Eventually, put on one of the Bard’s most because they can play characters in works, the play wouldn’t be com- ality, cross-dressing or mistaken everyone dies. popular comedies, Twelfth Night, their age-range. Love, mixed-up plete without a darker side. Lady identities, Twelfth Night is one of complete with plenty of cross- love, unrequited love and identity Olivia’s head servant, the wet those plays that will always hold Hamlet dressing, homosexual urges and are all themes that people in their blanket Malvolio, is contemptu- mass-appeal. So long as the drama Everyone dies. a good helping of trickery. twenties can identify with.” ous towards all things fun—like department’s changes translate, The story begins when twins Although many of Twelfth Night’s drinking, singing and acting fool- it looks as though it could have King Lear Viola and Sebastian are involved themes are timeless, staging a play ish. However, Malvolio gets his even more. King Lear ignores his good daughter in a terrible shipwreck. Viola written at the turn of the 17th cen- comeuppance when he’s tricked and gives control of the kingdom to The drama department’s production of Twelfth washes up on the shores in the tury presents many challenges. into believing Olivia has the hots Night plays from Tues., Feb. 13 to Sat., Feb. 24 in his bad daughters. They suck at run- foreign land of Illyria, and fi nd- Some of Shakespeare’s original for him, and must act like a fool in the Reeve Theatre. ning things, everyone dies. Sex and violence—not quite an unbeatable team

Fetish, the fi rst of the two plays, by over-projection—anger or tears in The piece opens with a joke: ing a nine-year-old pretend to be FetishandTheFifthOption represents the former. It centers her voice when resignation would have “What do you get when you bash a Hannibal Lector—it’s creepy, but theatrereview around a teenaged girl who sells her been more effective. Like the rest of nun’s head in with a sledgehammer? not for the reason he’d like it to be. underwear on the internet, and her Fetish, though, the small fl aws in her An erection.” Then, while a client is So as it sometimes goes with amateur Kyle Francis torrid affair with an older man. A dis- performance aren’t nearly enough to relaying a particularly vivid torture companies, McCormick just doesn’t Entertainment Editor course on simultaneous promotion interfere with the enjoyment of it. The sequence to the unfortunate doctor, have the experience to pull off such a and condemnation of pedophilia by second of the two pieces, though, is he—wait for it—gets an erection. The complicated role. Amateur theatre is like training North American culture disguised as infl icted with the converse. parallel points out that, for some men, Despite the imperfections it has, wheels for the larger community. a script, Fetish’s dark sense of humour The Fifth Option tells the story sexual violence isn’t always as repul- 8-0-8’s new show still holds appeal for Sometimes there’s extreme promise and jaded tone are easily its greatest of a psychiatrist who specializes in sive as it should be. Sadly, the doctors’ those with an interest in community in the awkward teeter of the fi rst few strengths. Unfortunately, it some- counseling the victims of torture, descriptions and explanations spiral so theatre, or those who want to keep feet, but other times, the pit bull that times takes itself too seriously—the wrapped in the profound observation quickly into absurdity that it actually an eye out for up-and-coming talent. lives down the road hops his fence and slick, elevated language verging into that men have a biological tendency becomes funny. The overall strength of Fetish certainly infl icts twenty-eight stitches worth of the pretentious, the bitter messages toward violence. Never mind that its While The Fifth Option has to carries the show a certain distance, but damage. Oddly, 8-0-8 Productions’ stepping dangerously close to sappy message could be culled from the fi rst struggle past its pedestrian subtext even the relative weakness of The Fifth new pair of one-acts refl ects both the or preachy. chapter of an introductory psychology in performance, the story itself might Option doesn’t render the whole potential for greatness in the commu- As the lead of the piece, Jessica textbook, it’s the unintended silliness have stood a chance if executed with affair unwatchable. Ultimately, the nity niche and the chance for a very Robertshaw shows the same possibility of delivery that makes it even harder some kind of restraint. As the troubled performance avoids the murderous rough end to the day. for greatness that’s sometimes marred to take seriously. protagonist, William C. McCormick bulldog, but doesn’t escape without is unable to present the slightest bit skinned knees. of the subtlety or depth of feeling Fetish and The Fifth Option run at the Birds and Stone that would be needed to lend the theatre until Sat., Feb. 10. If you need a reason to go role any believability. It’s like watch- see it, read the story on page 17. GAUNTLET ENTERTAINMENT FEBRUARY 08.07 17 “Dying art?” more like “Dying industry.” New theatre collective combats ailing support for independent community Katy Anderson/the Gauntlet anywhere else in North America stranglehold on the spaces there,” past six months, has dubbed itself late into a successful joint effort to RickHiltonwith a lower theatre-seats-avail- says Hilton. “They won’t let anybody the Slaughterhouse Seven Theatre raise awareness about the issues theatreinterview able-per-capita measurement than else use them at an affordable rate. Society. presently facing local performance Calgary.” We’re faced with a circumstance “Our purpose in joining together is artists. Kevin De Vlaming This crisis might come as a sur- where we’re forced into taking to form a greater voice for the com- “The Garry Theatre was turned Gauntlet Entertainment prise to those familiar with the suc- action, just to hold on to the talent munity,” says Hilton. “This allows into a furniture store, and the Betty cessful theatre groups entrenched here in Calgary.” us to work together on fundraising, Mitchell at the Jubilee was turned into esperate circumstances in the performance spaces down at The solution which the Curiously and to pool our efforts in building, a boiler room,” says Hilton. “Those have a way of giving the Epcor Centre. Groups such as Canadian Improv Guild has come fi nding, or renovating a space for all were huge losses to the city. That’s Drise to unique solutions. Alberta Theatre Projects, Theatre up with, alongside several other of us to program.” three to four hundred seats that just Calgary’s struggling fringe theatre Calgary, and One Yellow Rabbit local theatre groups, is the forma- Hilton reports that all of the groups disappeared. The more visibility we scene is stepping up to the challenge have done impressively well for tion of a new theatre society. The have recognized the depth of crisis can raise about our situation, the of keeping a community of emerg- themselves over the years. In fact, Guild, together with counterparts facing Calgary’s theatre scene and are more we hope to be able to shake ing performance artists alive in the Calgary has a long history of produc- Dirty Laundry, THEATREboom, coming together in new ways because the tree and have a more powerful face of impending extinction. As ing talented performance artists who Urban Curve, Ghost River, Green of it. The companies involved in the infl uence over the decision-makers melodramatic as that might sound, go on to succeed professionally. Two Fools and Obscene But Not Heard, society have also begun to share tal- in this city, to force their hand into Rick Hilton, artistic director for the of the founding members of the Kids has become part of a performance ent with each other, with artists providing new venues for emerging Curiously Canadian Improv Guild, in the Hall got their start locally with artists’ cooperative modeled after from each entity crossing over to artists.” would argue that there is no hyper- the Loose Moose Theatre Company, the Varscona Theatre Alliance, a appear in performances put on bole in saying that the performance and Norm Hiscock, another Moose collective operating in Edmonton. by the other member-groups. It is The Curiously Canadian Improv troupe plays at the Birds and Stone every Friday night at 10:30 p.m. arts community in Calgary faces a veteran, went on to become head The Calgary cooperative, which has Hilton’s hope that this attitude of More information is available at largely under-publicized state of writer for the animated series King been meeting and planning for the cooperative willingness will trans- www.curiouslycanadianimprov.ca. emergency. of the Hill. The problem, according “In Calgary, the lack of venues to Hilton, is that new talent is more and space for the performing arts likely to leave town for brighter the- is at a crisis level,” says Hilton. “In atrical pastures than stick around in every other city, like in Vancouver a city where it’s an uphill battle just or Edmonton, there are emerg- to fi nd a moderately-sized room to ing artist theatre spaces for fringe perform in. performers. There’s such a lack “The existing groups down at the here—I would be surprised to fi nd Epcor have some sort of strange 18 FEBRUARY 08.07 GAUNTLET ENTERTAINMENT Dirty, fi lthy bastards CradleofFilth effort yet by the band, proving to exposed nun and the words “Gilded fans and foes alike that they’re just Cunt” has been banned in the United musicinterview as much about the music as they are States, but remains on sale in other the image. countries. Dave Haney Supporting their latest release with “[It’s about the] shock factor,” says Gauntlet Entertainment the Thornography tour, the always- Allender. “We came up with that prin- controversial Cradle was in shit well ciple sitting around pissed and then esus’ severed head on a nun’s lap before the bus left. The album’s cover, someone said, ‘This would be really and merch that sports the words which features a nun with Jesus’ sev- cool as a shirt!’ So we decided we could J“Gilded Cunt” defi ne the unholy ered head on her lap, was modifi ed to just piss lots of people off, and now Cradle of Filth. The most successful appease censorship demands before that shirt actually fucking outsells the British metal band of the last 20 years being released to the public. biggest people you can think of in the (according to the only trusted source “They refused to have it because States. It outsells fucking Manson and for all things metal, Metal Hammer the woman’s skirt was too short,” everybody, it’s incredible.” magazine) is as extreme and diverse as explains guitarist Paul Allender. “So Allender, who has been in the band their fan base, and damned proud of the head of Jesus in the lap didn’t make almost since the beginning, credits courtesy Roadrunner Records it. Call them goth metal, black metal, a bit of difference. It’s just the fuck- Cradle’s success to the diversity of The leather might be shiny, but underneath? Filthy. death metal, heavy metal or whatever ing skirt was too short so we ended their sound. The band treats each other genre comes to mind—the ever- up making the skirt longer and they album as a unique stage of their evo- genre and likely to the gates of hell. for us. We’ve got a lot of faster stuff evolving Cradle of Filth are on tour, accepted it.” lution, and regularly dips into different With each album and its respective with the newer stuff we’re gonna write, kicking ass, and stirring up more shit This is one of many shock tactics metal genres in order to consistently sound, new minions from various we’re gonna mix in. It’s another chap- than ever before. pulled by Cradle, who regularly cre- bring exciting and new music to metal legions are recruited. ter in our careers.” Their 12th major release, ate new and amusing ways to anger their loyal fans. On Damnation and “At shows, we’ve got goth kids Though ever-changing, Cradle Thornography, showcases the best the masses. A shirt that features an a Day, Cradle brought the 80-strong there, black metal kids there, heavy of Filth will continue with their Budapest Film Orchestra and Choir metal kids there, headbangers, original, gothic-inspired image to the studio in order to replace syn- punks, it’s everybody,” says Allender. and performances. Known for thesizers and mark a transformation “Nowadays at gigs we’re starting to see their stage make-up, Allender into symphonic metal—but only for a lot more of the headbangers there proudly states the band won’t drop one album. as well, so we’re playing and kids in the habit. “It was amazing to work with them,” the front row are just headbanging to “We use the make-up live, of course says Allender. “The band at the time this stuff and it’s fucking amazing. It’s we do,” says Allender. “We’re not was using lots of [synthesizers] and cool as hell.” gonna drop that ever. It’s part of the we had real people do it instead of Thornography has marked a wildly identity of the band. The new promo samples, which obviously had a successful stage of Cradle’s life. With stuff is done differently because it’s lot more depth and body. A lot of its excellent musicianship and edgy airbrushed and such, but we still people have said, ‘Why don’t you do tracks, the album has unlocked a hell- wear it all full-on live. It’s very much that again?’ but we see each album as ish musical landscape for the band. the identity of the band. We can’t be one particular part in time. We don’t “We wanted it to be a bit more called Cradle of Filth and not go on want to keep repeating it.” fl ashy and a bit more metal, and then without make-up.” Even more diverse than Cradle’s we’re gonna move on,” says Allender. Cradle of Filth plays the MacEwan Hall ballroom music is their incredibly loyal fan base, “[Thornography] has really helped us. Fri., Feb. 9. Tickets available at ticketmaster. Fine willing to follow the band through any It’s actually opened up a lot of doors cosmetics available everywhere. 241 EMPIRE THEATRES MOVIE TICKETS BUY 1 ADULT ADMISSION TICKET & GET THE 2ND TICKET FREE

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empiretheatres.com GAUNTLET ENTERTAINMENT FEBRUARY 08.07 19 DDeatheath rraysays aandnd ddee-jaysee-jays DjCo-optype would do, and traded the fat pay cheque and stable life of an engineer musicinterview for some burkenstocks and a couple of turntables. The change was for Janice Tran the better, and now Hoover is fi nally Gauntlet Entertainment doing what he truly cares about. “For me, being a dj was just innipeg djs Hunnicutt something I really wanted to do,” and Co-op are about to says Hoover. “I just thought, if Wtake over the world. How you’re really serious about doing exactly do they plan on doing that? something, you should just jump With their mad dj skillz and a giant right in and do it properly and do death ray, of course. it to the best of your ability. We’re “Yeah, we’ve got this thing called both able to live off of what we do the death ray, and we’re using it to with our music. I am not rich by a blow up a big part of the U.S.,” says long stretch, I just sort of get by, but Tim Hoover, aka dj Co-op. “Then I get by doing what I love. I think courtesy Peanuts and Corn that way, once we conquer Canada that is super important.” First, they’ll conquer looking confused, then... THE WORLD! we’ll have all of North America For the past three years, because the U.S. will no longer Hunnicutt and Co-op have been take over the world, getting media “The sad thing is, this isn’t a would be sufficient. I can’t fuck- exist to stop us.” voted Winnipeg’s favourite djs in attention is something they won’t publicity stunt,” Winnipeg jour- ing believe I’m even commenting Besides their conquest for global Uptown Magazine, so all the love and have to worry too much about. In nalist Barty Kives was quoted as on this.” domination, the dj duo spend the hard work the duo has invested is fact, their unorthodox tactics have saying at a press conference for the dj DJs Hunnicut and Co-op play the Hi-Fi club better part of their days spinning at actually paying off. But of course, if already garnered some attention duo. “They really don’t under- Wed., Feb. 14. More information is available at local clubs in Winnipeg and work- these two terrorizing djs successfully from the Winnipeg Free Press. stand why taking over the world www.peanutsandcorn.com. ing hard to push the underground Winnipeg dj scene. Hoover hosts a weekly radio program called the “The Magical Crates of Co-op” where he plays an eclectic blend of all genres of music. Tyler Sneesby (aka dj Hunnicutt) is the veteran of the two. Sneesby has been spinning for over 15 years and has been a member of countless local hip-hop groups. To top that, he is also the co-founder of Canadian hip-hop label Peanuts and Corn Records and is the dj for all the acts signed to it. “Some days I don’t think I’m doing enough, and some days I think I’m doing way too much,” says Hoover. “I am sure that Hunnicut feels the same way. What inspires me to keep working is that I love music, I love hip hop, I love per- forming as a dj and I love playing for people.” It seems being a dj was Hoover’s calling. Prior to his musical career he spent several years studying to be an electrical engineer. Even though he was good at it, he just felt it wasn’t what he was most passionate about. So he did what any illogical artist LSAT MCAT GMAT GRE Preparation Seminars Complete 30-Hour Seminars Proven Test-Taking Strategies Personalized Professional Instruction Comprehensive Study Materials Simulated Practice Exams Free Repeat Policy Personal Tutoring Available Thousands of Satisfied Students Oxford Seminars 1-800-779-1779 / 780-428-8700 www.oxfordseminars.com 20 FEBRUARY 08.07 GAUNTLET ENTERTAINMENT spunALBUM REVIEWS

hen a sprawling group of friends named Broken Social Scene released Wtheir breakthrough album You Forgot it in People in 2002 the music world went a bit crazy. An absurd amount of praise, expectations and sloppy performances followed the band everywhere they went until their inevitably disappointing follow up. Often overlooked in this hipster maelstrom is the abundance of bands who emerged from bss’s sizeable wake. One of these acts was the Andrew Whiteman-fronted Apostle of Hustle, whose 2004 debut, Folkloric Feel, was an occasionally brilliant, often mediocre, fusion of Cuban rhythms and American indie-rock. Well, now it’s 2007 and Apostle of Hustle has re-emerged with their sophomore effort, National Anthem of Nowhere. From the fi rst few moments of the album opener, “My Sword Hand’s Anger,” the band makes it clear they’ve grown a lot in the years between releases. Where much of Folkloric Feel felt awkward, “My Sword Hand’s Anger” and the following three songs ooze confi dence. On these four songs, Apostle of Hustle demonstrate an undeniably sexy groove, as they expertly mix elements of Latin music with typical North American Apostle of Hustle rock instrumentation. National Anthem of Nowhere After opening on such a stunningly strong foot, the rest of the album is (Arts & Crafts) understandably uneven. Whiteman and company are at their best when they strike a comfortable middle ground between familiar indie rock conventions and world music experimentation. When they lean too heavily to either side though, the album suffers. “Chances Are” sounds like a bss castaway, while the band’s former clumsiness briefl y returns on the heavily Latin-infl uenced “A Fast Pony for Victor Jara.” Even with these occasional blunders, the album is a unique, shambolic delight. The nowhere this album crafts national anthems for would certainly be an intriguing tourist destination. NOTICE OF ELECTION ..Garth Paulson THE STUDENTS’ UNION, THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY Notice is hereby given that an election will be held for the filling of the Compilation discs of mediocre artists hit the commercialized garbage fl oods the album. following offices: scene as often as Britney Spears’ vagina is There is no rhyme or reason to the artist selec- Office Number of Vacancies captured by the paparazzi. Big Shiny Tunes 11 tion, except that each of them gave up some President 1 stays the mean as the 11th disappointing collec- dignity for 15 seconds in the spotlight. Vice President Academic 1 tion by MuchMusic, achieving the usual target A few bands, such as Alexisonfi re, Underoath Vice President External 1 Vice President Operations and Finance 1 of sub-par production aesthetic and talent. and Sam Roberts somewhat redeem this col- Academic Commission 4 This 19 artist, 72 minute audio abortion hurts lection, however their combined efforts don’t Events Commission 4 like a running drop-kick to the chest. outweigh the rest of the crap. Buyer’s remorse External Commission 4 Big Shiny Tunes 11 scores itself a spot in the is guaranteed to set in after one listen. Operations & Finance Commission 4 “easy listening radio-pop crap” aisle, even Take a date to the movies, get a haircut, buy SAA Faculty Representative, Science 1 SAA Faculty Representative, Social Science 1 though it will be mistakenly placed in the rock a cheap stripper for a frat party—spend the Senate Representative 2 section of the local music store and advertised cash on something worth it, even if it’s only Board of Governors 1 Various as such. This is because it features such “rock” for a few minutes. Voting will take place on the 13th, 14th, and 15th days of February A.D. Big Shiny Tunes 11 artists as Nickelback, Three Days Grace, Blue ..David Haney 2007. Locations and hours are as follows: (Much) October and Billy Talent. Song after song of Tuesday, February 13 9 am to 4 pm, MacEwan Student Centre 10 am to 4 pm, ICT, Social Sciences and Library Wednesday, February 14 10 am to 7:30 pm, MacEwan Student Centre There are two types of indie bands. The fi rst but doesn’t neccesarily make for a listen- 10 am to 4 pm, ICT, Social Sciences and Library are great bands that are indie only because able disc. In fact, Oxford Collapse don’t Thursday, February 15 10 am to 4 pm, all stations they have yet to be discovered and land a sound any different than nearly any other All University of Calgary undergraduate students registered in the Winter 2007 major label deal. The second are bands amateur band from Calgary. The difference session are eligible to vote. The ballot will contain two referendum questions and one plebiscite question. For more information, visit www.su.ucalgary.ca. that revel in the label of indie and churn out is Oxford Collapse is from hip New York City, album after album of mediocre music, but is signed to the indie powerhouse SubPop and NOTICE OF ACCLAMATION claim they don’t want to make it big, because is therefore guaranteed a certain number of that would be selling out. scenester sales. THE STUDENTS’ UNION, THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY Oxford Collapse is in no danger of ever Remember the Night Parties represents every- In accordance with section 26 of the Election bylaw, the Chief Returning selling-out. thing wrong with the indie scene. Rather than Officer declares the following persons elected to the positions to which they were nominated. Everything on Remember the Night Parties write good music, Oxford Collapse is perfectly Vice President, Events ...... Eric Jablonski reeks of unabashed, self-felating indie-ness. happy to write weak songs, play them slop- SAA Faculty Representative, Oxford Collapse The album sounds like it was recorded in a pily and call it music. But it’s cool, y’know, Communication & Culture ...... Christina Rontynen Remember the Night Parties band member’s garage, which does match because they’re broke. SAA Faculty Representative, Education ...... Ryan Daniel Anderson (SubPop) the amateurish musicianship and vocals, ..Robin Ianson SAA Faculty Representative, Haskayne School of Business ...... Tim Young SAA Faculty Representative, Kinesiology ...... Christopher John DeSutter SAA Faculty Representative, Law ...... Holly Vear Sie lieben Rammstein! Volkerball is an überfan- Live footage is included from shows in London, SAA Faculty Representative, Medicine ...... Jason Bau tastic cd⁄dvd combo that will stomp all ears with Tokyo and Moscow on the bonus dvd, comple- SAA Faculty Representative, Nursing ...... Jenna Baumgartner auditory jack-boots. The cd, ein live konzert in mented with explosive displays of pyrotechnics The following positions have been declared vacant: Nimes, France, is just what anyone familiar with that turn the stage into an epileptic’s nightmare. dvd SAA Faculty Representative, Fine Arts Rammstein has come to expect, and just what The also contains a short clip of the mak- SAA Faculty Representative, Humanities any fan of theirs has come to enjoy. ing of the album Reise, and an hour-long SAA Faculty Representative, Schulich School of Engineering Executed with competent sound quality consid- documentary Anakonda im Netz, an uninten- 16 SAA Faculty Representative, Social Work ering the live recording, Volkerball contains tionally hilarious short doc that recalls Spinal of Rammstein’s hits in all their sinister German Tap. The only way the extras could get funnier DATED at the University of Calgary in the City of Calgary, Province of Alberta, glory. The tracks show an acceptable amount of is if the script was run through babelfi sh. The this 2nd day of February, A.D. 2007. diversity, and sustained energy that verges on Germans may not be all smiles und sunshine, but terminally enthusiastic. Deep, guttural lyrics and the glimpses of Rammstein relaxing defi nitely Rammstein heavy-hitting guitar characterize this compila- make Volkerball worth a look. Mike Brown Chief Returning Officer Volkerball tion, as well as the music that has made them ..Kendra Kusick U of C Students’ Union (Universal) famous—well, sort of famous—in Europe. GAUNTLET ENTERTAINMENT FEBRUARY 08.07 21 World peace and acoustic guitar

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RaineMaida says. “Making this album and put- While most would be content with shadows of popular media and cul- ting together these songs has made achieving mass critical and popular ture. Upon returning from Darfur, musicinterview me excited about music in a way I acclaim, Maida is looking for more. Maida immediately found himself haven’t been since high school.” He fi rst became involved with the changed. Anushka Nagji and Ryan Pike Maida has already released a four War Child charity organization in “As soon as I came back from Gauntlet Entertainment track ep titled Love Hope Hero, 2001 and has travelled to Iraq and Darfur I was fucking disgusted with available on iTunes. For Maida, it Darfur, trying to spread good where everything,” says Maida. “I mean the rriving in the midst of the was paramount that he be given he thought it was most needed. culture shock was really coming back post-grunge explosion of the full independence to record and “I’m really a cynic, and charities here and dealing with all the mindless Amid-’90s, Our Lady Peace release his solo work. To that end, were always on my list,” reflects consumerism.” quickly emerged as one of Canada’s Kingnoise Records was born, and Maida. “Bigger charities are really Maida increased his contributions most high-profi le bands. Following Maida took the reins. just corporations. You give them to War Child by spearheading and over a decade of touring and the “There’s something so sexy about money and you don’t know what producing the charity album Help! A release of six full-length albums, the freedom you have under your they do or where it goes. But with Day In The Life. Along with Maida’s the band has taken a well-deserved own label,” says Maida. “You can War Child, I can put my ass on the efforts, the album has raised both hiatus. Frontman Raine Maida has decide when and what to record, line and say that they’re the real thing, money and awareness for the organi- taken advantage of the break to work how to release it and where to put it the money doesn’t go to buying new zation. Combining philanthropy with on a solo album, re-igniting his pas- up. If I chose to, I could just release jeeps or computers, it goes where it’s musical talent, Maida has left his fans sion for music and the phenomenon four eps or a full album. With Our needed and they are defi nitely making eagerly anticipating his next move. of beat poetry. Lady Peace I’ve never been able to turn a difference.” For more information on Darfur and to fi nd out how “I always felt constricted as an a whole poem into a song. It always The United Nations has declared you can make a difference, visit savedarfur.com or artist in an industry where you’re had to be broken up or arranged. Now Darfur one of the world’s largest warchild.ca. Or, alternatively, check out Maida’s 10 12 show with wife Chantal Kreviazuk at the Jubilee defi ned by a - or track album that I have that ability, I can’t tell you recent humanitarian crises, and Auditorium Wed., Feb. 14. Tickets are $35.50 to released every two years,” Maida how wonderful it is.” unbelievably the issue is still in the $45.50 at ticketmaster. Down with consumerism! 22 FEBRUARY 08.07 GAUNTLET Editor: Ryan Pike—[email protected] escapes & pursuits THEATRE Ndidi Onukwulu plays inside the Attend Azeda Booth’s EP fundraiser THINGS TO DO Engineered Air Theatre Thur., Feb. 8 featuring the music of Pressure Kill 1 Vote. Your candidate may not win, but you Enjoy the Retreat from Moscow in at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25.86 at Common Style and Gunther at the can always say, “Well, I voted for Kodos,” Max Bell Theatre Feb. 8–11. Tickets Ticketmaster. Hi-Fi Club Tues., Feb. 13. when things in government go bad. are $20.80 to $64.50 at Ticketmaster. 2 If you can somehow manage to stay in Jack The Arrogant Worms and the Celebrate Valentine’s Day with The Enbridge playRites Festival Polyjesters slither into Jack Singer C’est Dangerous, Reverend Reno Simpson Gym all day Saturday, you will see continues! See the December Man Concert Hall Thur., Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. and Noah York City at Broken City four Dinos games for free. Or go to Father Thur., Feb. 8 and Tues., Feb. 13 at Tickets are $24 at Ticketmaster. Wed., Feb. 14 at 8 p.m. Tickets are David Bauer Arena where there are two 7:30 p.m., adore the Age of Arousal available at Megatunes, Melodiya hockey games, also for free. Bring a friend! Fri., Feb. 9 and Wed., Feb. 14 at The Kneejerks and Jamie Carrick and Sloth. 3 Dying puppets, drunk improv and 7:30 p.m. and glimpse The Knowing blitz into That Empty Space Shakespeare are some of the offerings the Bird Sat., Feb. 10 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets Fri., Feb. 9 from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. DJ John Smith, Co-op and theatre community brings to you this week. are $16.50 to $40 at Ticketmaster. Admission is free. Honnicutt bust a groove at the Hi-Fi 4 Spend your Valentine’s Day with that special All shows are in Martha Cohen Club Wed., Feb. 14. someone, or whine about how lonely you are. Theatre. Plus, discover Why Freud Cradle of Filth, Three Inches of Or study for the two midterms you have the Fainted in the Big Secret Theatre Blood and the 69 Eyes eviserate Chantal Kreviazuk and Raine Maida Feb. 8–11 and 13–14. Tickets are $22 MacEwan Hall Fri., Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. serenade the Jubilee Auditorium next day. Or in the Gauntlet offi ces, fi nish the at Ticketmaster. Tickets are $32.50 at Ticketmaster. Wed., Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets next issue... whatever. are $35.50 to $45.50 at Ticketmaster. Your last chances to see Famous Ghostkeeper, Summer Abney and The Hitmen mock the Lethbridge Global Warming Week presents the Puppet Death Scenes at the Grand Mallard fl ock to Broken City SPORTS Hurricanes Wed., Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. Denial Machine in the SU’s council Theatre are Feb. 8–10. Tickets are Fri., Feb. 9 at 8 p.m. Tickets are The Dinos face a busy weekend! Tickets are $9 to $35 at Ticketmaster. chambers in MacEwan Student $25 to $50 at theatrejunction.com. available at Megatunes, Melodiya The hoopsters face the U of Centre Fri., Feb. 9 at noon and 1 p.m. and Sloth. Saskatchewan Feb. 9–10. The The Roughnecks clip the Free. DSI: Drunk Scene Investigation women play at 6 p.m. and the men Philadelphia Wings Sat., Feb. 10 unfolds in Studio Theatre Thur., Feb. 8 The Juan MacLean and Noah York at 8 p.m. The volleyball teams face at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $19.99 to Celebrate, or mourn, the end of at 10:30 p.m. Admission is $2. City provide music for you to dance Thompson Rivers U Feb. 10–11. $47.70 at Ticketmaster. Global Warming Week with the End to at the Hi-Fi Club Sat., Feb. 10. The women play at noon and the of the World Party in That Empty The drama department presents men at 2 p.m. All games are at Jack Davis Cup tennis invades the Space Fri., Feb. 9 at 8 p.m. Free. Twelfth Night Feb. 13–14 in Reeve Much Does Calgary invades the Den Simpson Gym. There’s a hockey Stampede Corral Feb 9–11. Tickets Theatre. Students $12, adults $15 at Sat., Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. with too many double-header at Father David Bauer are $31.80 at Ticketmaster. Cinemania presents School for Campus Ticket Centre. great local bands to fi t this space. Arena Sat., Feb. 10: the women play Scoundrels in Science Theatres 148 Admission is $8 at the door. NAIT at 3 p.m. and the men host the MISC. Mon., Feb. 12 at 6:30 p.m. and CONCERTS U of A at 7 p.m. All games are free. Watch the rest of the SU’s general 9 p.m. Free with student ID. The Rowdymen and the Brenda Rae Spoon, Lorrie Matheson and election forums Feb. 8, 9 and 12, Vaqueros rough up Broken City the Keith Frank invade Broken City The Flames trash the Atlanta then vote in the SU general election Monday Night Shakespeare Thur., Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. Tickets are Tues., Feb. 13 at 8 p.m. Tickets are Thrashers Tues., Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13–15. Log in to my.ucalgary.ca, discusses Twelfth Night in the Boris available at Megatunes, Melodiya available at Megatunes, Melodiya Tickets are $25 to $195 at follow the links and cast your ballot. Roubakine Recital Hall in Craigie Hall and Sloth. and Sloth. Ticketmaster. Yay democracy! Mon., Feb. 12 at 7:30 p.m. Free. GAUNTLET FEBRUARY 08.07 23 sports Editor: Jon Roe—[email protected] Feist class shooting, Feist’s shooting is at the Vanhooren has more trouble in ssportsports pprofilerofile level he’s always wanted it. finding a career highlight for his “Dave Love has worked with me point guard. Jeff Townsend to revamp my shot and I feel like “I think he’s had fi ve ‘best games’ Gauntlet Sports I am a true shooter now as well,” this year alone where he’s come out says Feist. “When I graduated high and scored 20 points and 14 assists,” very basketball team needs a school, shooting was defi nitely not a remarks Vanhooren. player who can bring the ball part of my game that any recruiters Those watching Feist’s play and up the court, penetrate, fi nd would have wanted me for.” making their own comparisons to nba E 5 9 open players and control the rhythm Having spent two years as a players won’t be surprised at the ’ ” of the game. For the University of Mount Royal College Cougar guard’s choice of a role model. Calgary Dinos that man is fi fth-year before transferring to the University “Steve Nash,” says Feist. “It might guard Josh Feist. of Calgary for his last three years be a bit of a cliché—a little white guy Feist may not have a nickname, of eligibility, Feist has had the who likes to penetrate and pass and but in fulfi lling these roles he is the opportunity to play a diverse who has a good shot—but I really de facto “quarterback” of the men’s range of teams throughout his love to watch him play.” basketball team. He must map out basketball career. His opponents With a playoff spot locked up for the offence on the court and inevi- have included Alberta college the Dinos and one last home week- tably, as his play goes, so go the teams, Canadian university teams, end series against the University fortunes of the Dinos. and American opponents in both of Saskatchewan Huskies, Feist is “Josh is obviously our momentum the ncaa and naia. looking to make the most of the rest and tempo guy,” says Dino head coach “One of the highlights of my of his career. Dan Vanhooren. “The way he plays career was playing a tournament “I don’t have any regrets,” says dictates how fast our game goes.” in New Orleans and Mississippi,” Feist. “I loved playing at Mount In his fi ve-year career, Feist has says Feist. “We lost to Texas Royal for two years and I’ve loved dazzled crowds by breaking full court Christian University and Southern playing here. We just got to get some presses with his strong dribbling Mississippi, but played them tough. momentum going now and keep it skills, courage to penetrate inside It was also something to see how big going because my university career and eagerness to fi nd teammates to basketball was down there. [There is ending now.” fi nish off Dino offensive strikes. were] things like leather seats in the The Dinos will hope he can carry In high school, Feist always prided visitors’ locker rooms.” them far into the playoffs this year himself on being able to penetrate In trying to pinpoint a career best- and when it’s all fi nished Feist hopes and be unselfi sh in fi nding teammates performance Feist mentions a game to continue playing basketball some- open for better looks on shots than his played earlier this year against naia where in Europe next season. own shooting angle. This past year, opponent Montana Tech at the Jack Not sure which country he’d like to however, Feist has worked hard to Simpson Gymnasium. play in, the potentials were narrowed add another weapon to his arsenal. “We played good against Montana down with a complex set of criteria. Trent Orth/the Gauntlet Working with Dave Love, an Tech and I think I played really well as “Somewhere warm!” laughs Josh Feist practices in the Red Gym. Feist is second in Canada outside coach who specializes in an individual that game,” says Feist. Feist. West in assists, averaging 6.63 per game. Dinos keep rolling, clinch playoff spot

the Dinos found themselves down overtime to drop the Wesmen. This In the extra session, the Dinos age in the league, while Chabot mmen’se n ’ s bb-ball- b a l l 35–34 at the half. The Bisons had a win, combined with a University of outscored the Wesmen 15–11 and averages nearly 17 per game, good Stewart Pallard chance to win the game with seconds Lethbridge Pronghorns’ loss, offi - secured their fourth win in a row. for 25th spot. The Dinos have had Gauntlet Sports to go, nailing a three point shot that cially clinched a playoff spot for the The Dinos close out the season mixed success defending against brought them to within a point of Dinos. The Dinos led 37–24 at the at home against the University Spagrud and Chabot in their The University of Calgary the Dinos. But the Bisons took a half and seemed to be in control of Saskatchewan Huskies Feb. two losses against the Huskies. men’s basketball team is playoff- foul and the Dinos nailed both of the game but their lead quickly 9–10. The Huskies have been Spagrud has had game totals of 29 bound thanks to another pair of shots, giving the Dinos an 88–84 crumbled in the second half. playing inconsistent basketball and 12 points and Chabot has had weekend victories. Wins over the lead they wouldn’t surrender with The Wesmen opened the second lately, going just 2–2 in their last 27 and 19. University of Manitoba Bisons four seconds left. half up with a 15–0 run and took a four games. Keeping Spagrud and Chabot and the University of Winnipeg Josh Feist and Cody Darrah led 39–37 lead four minutes into it. The The Huskies have one of the best under control will go a long way Wesmen bring the Dinos winning the charge for the Dinos with 20 lead held up until there was 40 sec- offensive duos in Canada West bas- in determining how the Dinos fare streak to four games and improve and 18 points respectively, Robbie onds left, when the Dinos tied the ketball in forward Andrew Spagrud this weekend. their season record to 10– 10. Sihota recorded a double-double game up at 73 points apiece with and guard Rejean Chabot. 2 14 12 24 Both games have 8 p.m. start times and will be The Fri., Feb. match against with points and rebounds. a two-point shot and free throw, Spagrud currently averages held at the Jack Simpson Gymnasium. Entrance is the Bisons was extremely close as Sat., Feb. 3, the Dinos needed sending the game into ot. points per game, the highest aver- free for students.

DINOS men’s b-ball WESMEN SCOREBOARD DINOS men’s hockey T-BIRDS The Dinos needed OT to The Dinos lost their sixth take out the Wesmen and game in seven, and fourth in 88 win their fourth straight. 84 1 a row. See story, pg. 25 3 DINOS women’s volleyball T-BIRDS DINOS women’s b-ball BISONS The Dinos lost only their third Dino Courtney Coyle put game all season on home up 23 pts in the victory. 2 court. See story, pg. 24 3 86 See story, pg. 24 71 DINOS men’s b-ball BISONS DINOS T-BIRDS Two foul shots allowed the Dinos to take DINOS WESMEN The Dinos were swept in a four-point lead with four seconds left. The Dinos won their three sets for the first time this 88 The victory was the Dinos third straight 85 eighth straight game, 0 season. See story, pg. 24 3 on the road. 97 See story, pg. 24 82 24 FEBRUARY 08.07 GAUNTLET SPORTS T-Birds pose problems for perplexed Dinos

ing out flat at the beginning of and more ready to blame the Dinos the game,” said fi fth-year Joanna own passing. wwomen’somen’s vvolleyballolleyball Niemczewska. “I guess we didn’t “Our passing was dismal the whole Jon Roe learn our lesson. I’m hoping this will weekend,” said Boyles. “When the Sports Editor really kick us in the ass, because it’s ball isn’t up to the setter, you can’t exactly what happened on Saturday get the offence going and it makes hough stumbling slightly last week.” it pretty easy to key on our attackers during a road trip in Niemczewska, though reaching 20 and make the blocks. We need to B.C., the Dinos women’s kills in Friday’s game, was held to an pass a lot better and maybe hit the T 5.2 volleyball squad held a good attack percentage of just per cent ball better.” playoff position coming into the due to 17 attack errors. Saturday, With the losses, the Dinos series against the University of Niemczewska was held to just nine dropped from second in Canada British Columbia Thunderbirds kills and a percentage of -6.5 per West to fourth, and will need a sweep Feb. 2–3. Unfortunately, the Dinos’ cent, committing 11 errors. of the lowly 4–14 Thompson Rivers poor play against the Trinity Mistakes plagued all the Dinos University Wolfpack Feb. 10–11 to Western University Spartans Saturday, as they committed 10 guarantee a home playoff date. The Sat., Jan. 27 carried over to the serving errors and 30 attacking Dinos need to correct their prob- home series against the T-Birds, as errors while the T-Birds committed lems before they hit the elimination the Dinos were swept for the second three service errors and 13 attacking rounds, and the dates against the time this season. errors. Wolfpack could do the trick. But “What do you say when you get “We went to pieces; we were awful with their play of late, nothing is beat by those kind of scores?” said the entire weekend,” said Boyles. guaranteed for the Dinos. Dinos head coach Kevin Boyles “The fi rst set tonight we came out “I think we have next week after Saturday’s 3–0 (25–23, 25–18, actually playing fairly well, but we to redeem ourselves,” said 25–14) loss. “We just weren’t play- missed seven serves. As opposed to Niemczewska. “I think it’ll put us ing. I wouldn’t say we gave up, we winning it by four or fi ve points, we in a harder fi rst round situation in kept fi ghting. We weren’t making lost it by two. From there it was just Ryan Link/the Gauntlet Canada West. What can you do? any plays. I really don’t have an an uphill battle. We never did get our Kathryn Moncks lays out to make a dig. All we can do now is fi x whatever’s answer for why.” feet back under us again.” wrong and look forward to next The Dinos had yet to be swept in The T-Birds kept the Dinos two, 11, and game three, seven. When they’re there all the time, it is weekend.” three straight sets before Saturday’s attack in check throughout the “It is frustrating when things aren’t frustrating, defi nitely.” 43 embarrassing loss, a fi rst the Dinos series. Saturday, the Dinos kill total going your way,” Niemczewska The T-Birds recorded attack The Dinos play the Wolfpack in two matinee probably wanted to avoid. plummeted as the match went on. In admitted. “Sometimes you’re just blocks, but Boyles was reluctant to games, Sat., Feb. 10 and Sun., Feb. 11. Both 17 games start at noon. Entrance is free with a “The last while we’ve been com- game one, the Dinos had , game hoping to create a break for yourself. give credit to the T-Birds blockers student ID. Dinos heat up Winterpeg, pick up eighth straight win

coach Shawnee Harle. “I don’t know we played very good team basket- numbers in points. Comparing “I’m the only fi fth-year, so the wwomen’so m e n ’ s bb-ball- b a l l how people live there.” ball.” that to Winnipeg’s one dimen- focus will be directly on me,” said But Harle and her Dinos know The formidable Dino offence sional attack from league scoring Maundrell, while squirming uncom- Todd Andre how to win there. The red hot Dino is a testament to team basketball. leader Uzo Asagwara (26.8 ppg,), fortably on the bench. Despite being Gauntlet Sports offence, led by Courtney Coyle (45 They have one of the best and who scored a whopping 36 of her team captain, she doesn’t seem used points over the weekend) and most efficient offences in the team’s 85 points last weekend—and to the spotlight. Global warming is not an issue in Michelle Wilson (38 points, 23 league, ranking second in points it’s clear—it is a tale of two very dif- Harle’s eyes moistened at the Winterpeg. Just ask the University rebounds), scorched the University (80.7 points per game), fi rst in free ferent teams. thought of her star forward and of Calgary women b-ballers. They of Manitoba Bisons (13–7) 86–71 Fri., throw percentage (.735), and third “It was really tough in the begin- good friend departing. had to fi ght off intolerable Winnipeg Feb. 2 and burned the University of in fi eld goal percentage (.458)—all ning because we played a lot of the “That’s going to be a tough night weather—as well as two of the Winnipeg Wesmen (12–8) 97–85 without a player in the top fi ve of top teams in the country,” said for me,” said Harle. “It’s really hard toughest teams in the league—to Sat., Jan. 3. With the two wins, league scoring. At 14.2 points per rookie forward Ashley Hill, who to say goodbye to kids you’ve been extend their incredible winning Calgary completed a sweep of the game, captain Lindsay Maundrell had 31 points over the weekend with for fi ve years.” streak to eight straight games. But entire Great Plains division. is the highest ranked Dino scorer, and was a perfect 10 for 10 from the If everything plays out as it should, streaks don’t come easy. “We played some very good eighth in the league. charity stripe. “[But] we’re gaining Dino players and coaching staff will “It was -49ºC with the wind-chill basketball,” said Harle. “And the Between the two games, as many confi dence. Our team chemistry is be shedding tears of joy, not woe. If [on the weekend],” noted Dino head thing that impressed me the most: as six different Dinos hit double digit better, and we’re playing more as the captain can lead her troops to 10 a team.” consecutive wins this weekend, she Dino teamwork could give them has a chance to go out on top. an edge over the fourth-ranked Two wins at the Jack and Calgary University of Saskatchewan Huskies can claim, at the very least, home- (15–5) Feb. 9–10. Like the Wesmen, court advantage for the divi- the Huskies rely heavily on their ter- sion semi-final, which fires up rible two: Sarah Crooks (23.6 ppg, Feb. 16–18. In a perfect world, 11.6 rebounds) and Ashley Dutchak two wins would coincide with (18 ppg, 4.36 assists per game). The the University of Alberta Pandas game plan is clear against these types botching one or both games of teams. against University of Lethbridge “These two games are going Pronghorns. The Dinos would fi nd to decide first, second and third themselves fi rst in the division. The in the division,” said Maundrell. fi rst place team proceeds directly to “They’re both winnable. We know the division fi nal, held Feb. 23–25 in they have two go-to players [Crooks a place of their choosing, which is and Dutchak] that get 75 per cent of usually their home court. their scoring. So we’ve just got to Right now, Calgary is the most focus on those two players.” dreaded team to face in the first Maundrell will also be the centre round. of attention this weekend. There is “Our train is rolling right now and a ceremony Saturday night com- they’ve got to fi nd a way to stop the memorating her fi nal game in the train,” said Harle. “We’re the last friendly confi nes of the Jack Simpson team Saskatchewan wants to play Gym—at least until playoffs start. right now.” GAUNTLET SPORTS FEBRUARY 08.07 25 Former player speaks Italian gold was a little fl at and tired in the last few games. negativity pushed me down, I always ccuru r llingi n g “I think it gave us some motiva- bbasea s e bballa l l had the encouragement to bring me Alex Baron tion in the semi-fi nal and fi nal to back up.” Gauntlet Sports face the teams we just lost to,” she Amanda Hu Abbott added that while he said. Sports Assistant doesn’t see himself as a motivational Canada struck gold at the 23rd The team headed into the playoffs speaker, there are many lessons that Winter Universiade Games in with a one day break and managed he sport of baseball has can be learned from his baseball Torino, Italy, thanks to the women’s to regroup, coming up with a huge been host to many inspira- experiences. curling team from the University of win in the semi-fi nals versus Sweden. Ttional players over the years. “When I played baseball, it was Calgary. In a game where single points were An example of this long standing all about proving that I could do The Winter Universiade Games traded back and forth, Canada was tradition is one-handed wonder something,” he said. “I didn’t focus are the equivalent of the Olympics down three points heading into the Jim Abbott. entirely or hardly at all on my hand. for university students. The success- tenth end. The team needed three The University of Calgary Dinos I just wanted to be as good a pitcher ful team consisted of skip Brittany points just to tie and take it to extra Baseball Club held their annual as I possibly could.” Gregor, Katrine Fisette, Heather ends, but the ladies managed to take charity dinner and hosted the for- Bringing a high profi le speaker Hansen and Hayley Pattison and four points and win. mer professional baseball player like Abbott has benefi ted the Dinos was coached by Colin Blyth. Canada “We played the last end really well in the MacEwan Hall Ballroom program, garnering the attention of defeated Russia 6–5 in the fi nal on and kept a lot of our rocks in [the] Wed., Jan. 31. Geoff MacIntosh/the Gauntlet media and the community alike and Fri., Jan. 26. front [of the house]” said Gregor. Due to a congenital defect, Abbott Jim Abbott. giving many athletes the chance to Canada started the tournament “[Sweden] ended up flashing on was born without a right hand. He meet some of their professional with six straight wins before losing to [their] last chance and we had the pursued his baseball aspirations and and youth organizations about his counterparts. China, Sweden and Russia, but still draw for four.” went on to reach major league and inspiring story. “Jim’s is a great story,” said Dinos fi nished the round-robin by achiev- Canada then went on to play international success, winning 12 “I loved baseball and I grew up baseball head coach A.J. Fystro. ing the team goal of going 6–3. Russia in the final. Russia was games with a 3.92 earned run average different,” recalled Abbott. “Like “He’s a great inspiration for the “We started off really strongly,” represented by the same team in his rookie season and participat- any other kid who’s different, I got guys [on the team]. It really puts commented Fisette. “We were even they brought to the ’06 Torino ing in the 1988 Olympic games. He teased. Things like, ‘Your hand a jump in their step after going to a little bit surprised with ourselves Olympics. Just like the semi-fi nal returned home with a gold medal looks like a foot.’ I always had watch stuff like this and it’s great winning six in a row.” versus Sweden, the match with and now speaks to many groups people who encouraged me. If the exposure.” Fisette mentioned that the team See gold, page 26 Dinos drop fourth straight, fall to last in the division

second period and brought his team food chain, and they could smell a plays, and killed all 12 of the Dinos’ my old self out on the ice again.” mmen’se n ’ s hhockeyo c k e y even with the T-Birds. win Saturday night. powerplays. With the sweep, and the shocking Though the Dinos were able to Sadly, the buzzards had other The Dinos were dealt another upset by the University of Lethbridge Alyzée Sibtain match the T-Birds on offence, and plans. Dino Tyrel Lucas drew blow on Friday night when new- Pronghorns over the University of Gauntlet Sports keep the T-Birds under control first blood under two minutes comer Torrie Wheat took a hard Alberta Golden Bears this weekend, with well-placed hits, it was ubc into the game, a good sign for an shot in the numbers and hit the the Dinos now fi nd themselves in The winter weather froze a few netminder Francois Thuot who offence that took a while to get boards even harder. Wheat is out fourth place in the Mountain noses this weekend, as well as stopped any chance of the Dinos going the previous evening. indefi nitely with a separated rib and Division. The Dinos have four games the University of Calgary men’s making a comeback in the final However, Lucas’ goal was all the clavicle, which is the last thing the left in the regular season, three of hockeysaurs. Their attempt at get- period, especially in the last few Dinos generated on the offensive Dinos need as they head into argu- which will take place on home ice. ting back to their winning ways fell minutes. end, as T-Bird netminder Gerry ably the most important series of The Dinos need to fi gure out how to short during their Feb. 2–3 series The Dinos showered shots Festa put up another strong perfor- the season against the University get back in the win column, or fans in Richmond, B.C. against the on Thuot, but couldn’t slip any mance, turning away everything the of Alberta Golden Bears. won’t get to see any playoff action University of British Columbia past him, allowing the T-Birds Dinos threw at him. “I thought it was just a concus- in Calgary. Thunderbirds. The T-Birds picked to sneak away with the win. Not only was their goaltending sion, but then my shoulder started the Dinos clean with a last minute With the loss, the Dinos fell from stellar, but the T-Birds special teams to feel pretty bad,” explained The Golden Bears will be in town Sat., Feb. 10 in 3–2 victory in the opening game and second place in the Mountain stepped up to put the Dinos away Wheat, fi rst-year general studies. the second half of a home-and-home series, so 3 1 come down to Father David Bauer Arena to show a – win Saturday night. Division. Never fear, dinosaurs in this game. The T-Birds were able “It came at a pretty bad time, since the Dinos some much-needed love. Puck drops at The Dinos found themselves in a are usually found at the top of the to capitalize on two of nine power- I was starting to feel more like 7 p.m. and admission is free with student I.D. hole early Friday night, as T-Bird Jon Kress put his team up in the fi rst few minutes with an even-strength goal. It took a while for the hockeysaurs to gather their composure, but their strong fi rst period offensive perfor- mance paid off in the last minutes of the opening frame. Dino Barry Horman netted his only point of the series and tied the game up at a goal apiece. The Dinos knew they would have to keep the pressure on at the offensive end and keep the T-Bird sticks quiet if they wanted to take control of the game. Unfortunately, the Dinos never took the lead in the contest. T-Bird Scott Lynch put his team back in the lead halfway through the second, and the Dinos again found them- selves trying to get their heads back in the game. Cue Dino Aaron Richards, who always seems to be exactly where the Dinos need him to be when the game is slipping away. Richards scored the only powerplay goal of the game with six minutes left in the 26 FEBRUARY 08.07 GAUNTLET SPORTS A rare win

Trent Orth/the Gauntlet The men’s volleyball team picked up their fi rst win since Jan. 6 over the weekend.

nine kills, 12 digs and three service mmen’sen’s vvolleyballolleyball aces. “We played very well,” said head Alex Baron coach Rod Durrant about his squad. Gauntlet Sports “When we put it all together and compete, we can be successful.” here was a lot of entertaining “It’s a great win for us,” said Dino volleyball being played at the fi fth-year left side Ryan Lenz. “We TJack Simpson Gym Feb. 2–3 really needed this. We played as a team as the University of Calgary Dinos and everyone stepped up tonight.” battled for the last playoff spot. Saturday, the Wesmen rebounded The Dinos took on the University to defeat the Dinos 3–1 (25–22, 22–25, of Winnipeg Wesmen in a two-game 25–21 and 25–14). The match started series over the weekend. Knowing the same as Friday’s game with the their playoff chances were slim and Wesmen taking the fi rst set and the thinning by the minute, the Dinos Dinos winning the second, however brought a lot of intensity and energy the momentum quickly went back to the court Fri., Feb. 2. to the Wesmen with the pivotal The Dinos fell behind early to the third-set win. third-ranked Wesmen, losing the “We played with them the fi rst fi rst set before rebounding to win two sets, but the third set was a three straight with (21–25, 25–16, little frustrating,” said Price, a 25–22 and 25–18). On a night where fourth-year outside hitter. “They the whole team shined, the Dinos played a lot better.” biggest players brought their A- games. Dino Scott Price continued The Dinos play the Thompson Rivers Wolfpack for his strong offensive performance the fi nal playoff spot in Canada West at the Jack, 23 Feb. 10–11. Both games start at 2 p.m. This is the with kills in the match and Tyler last weekend of regular season. Entrance is free Fraser also played large, picking up with a student I.D. Gold cont’d from pg. 25

Russia proved to be equally we walked into the actual facility dramatic. Down by two in the [in Italy], I got goose bumps. There sixth, Canada managed to head was all the fl ags of all the countries into the tenth and final end tied and it actually hit me that we were at five with the Canadians hold- playing in Italy.” ing hammer. Gregor had to The team played in the same make her last shot of the game to venue where Canada won two gold give her team the victory. The shot medals in curling at the Olympics was successful and Canada took one year ago. the gold. As the ladies move out of the To qualify to represent Canada junior stage of their curling careers, in Italy, the team fi rst had to com- they admitted university was going pete against teams from across the to be a large focus of their time for country at the Canadian University now, knowing there will be plenty Nationals in Winnipeg. of years to achieve other goals, “We just decided it would be including playing at the Scott a fun thing to do, so we went [to Tournament of Hearts and ulti- Nationals],” said Gregor. “When mately the Olympics. GAUNTLET FEBRUARY 08.07 27 comics Editor: Danny Kirk—[email protected]

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