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News Managing Editor Vacant » [email protected] Business Manager James D. Patterson » [email protected] PRODUCTION MANAGER Graduation without the grades Melody Morrissette » [email protected] copy and style editor Chris Campbell » [email protected] Social promotion in Photo editor "The education Mark Reimer » [email protected] schools is leaving system should focus news assignment editor kids without skills, on the promotion Andrew McMonagle » [email protected] of self-worth rather news production editor report says Cameron MacLean » [email protected] than the promotion arts and culture editor of self-esteem." Aaron Epp » [email protected] Ethan Cabel -Ken Johns, psychology professor, comments editor Beat reporter University of Winnipeg Andrew Tod » [email protected] listings coordinator J.P. Perron [email protected] A debate has resurfaced in Manitoba do not have an across-the-board so- » grade schools about whether or not cial promotion policy. We take an Campus beat reporter to retain students in a grade if they individual/family approach to the Courtney Schwegel » [email protected] don’t satisfy the necessary criteria. decision rather than a systematic beat reporter In August, the Frontier Centre mega one.” Caitlin Laird » [email protected] for Public Policy (FCPP), an in- Ken Johns, a psychology profes- n

t beat reporter dependent think-tank in Western u sor at the University of Winnipeg, r Canada, published a report claim- nbu believes that the grading system as Ethan Cabel » [email protected] ll ing that social promotion policies a whole has very little tangible ben- Beat reporter – promoting students regardless of efit. He argues that retention hurts Samuel Swanson » [email protected] academic achievement in order to the self-esteem because the student culture reporter avoid damage to self-esteem and is looked down upon, while unjus- C. Jordan Crosthwaite [email protected] alienation from their friends – re- teacher and city councilor who co- standards but shows signs of prom- tified promotion causes the over- » sults in students lacking the neces- authored the FCPP report, said he ise, promotion is likely the an- inflation of that esteem. sary skills for later life. thinks that Manitoba schools have swer. It warned against strict social “The education system should Now some professionals are moved in the direction of social promotion policies in Canadian focus on the promotion of self- CONTRIBUTORS: questioning why avoiding the promotion. schools. worth rather than the promotion stigma of repeating a grade is more “It is very rare for kids in kinder- In 1992, the Seven Oaks School of self-esteem,” said Johns. “Self- John Gaudes, Brooke Dmytriw, important than graduating stu- garten to Grade 8 to be held back Division published a book that esteem is an outside opinion of the Karlene Ooto-Stubbs, Matt Austman, dents with necessary skills. a grade and less emphasis on aca- chronicled students that were dev- individual while self-worth is the “It is not automatic that some- demic standards means that it be- astated by being held back a grade. measure of the actual person.” Rob Holt, Alexander Kavanagh, Lee Repko, one is retained if [for example] they comes more an issue of self-esteem The book, The Faces of Failure, is Kindergarten to Grade 8 should Mike Duerksen, Devin Morrow, Jonathan don’t have their math,” said Edie than performance.” still used as a reference for the divi- be a kind of day care with edu- Dyck, Crystal Laderas, Adam Klassen, Wilde, assistant superintendent of The FCPP report concluded that sion, Wilde said. cational opportunities and high Amie Seier, Kathleen Cerrer, Sagan Morrow, the Seven Oaks School Division. there are times when retention is “The number one negative ef- schools should require standards of “We ask what the most appropriate appropriate if a student has not ful- fects of retention are the damage to admittance like post-secondary in- J. Williamez, Jihan Muhamad, Megan environment is for the student.” filled the required effort. Similarly, self-esteem and the decrease in the stitutions, he said. Turnbull, Clayton Winter, Cindy Titus, Michael Zwaagstra, a Steinbach if a student falls just short of the level of self-worth,” she said. “We Aranda Adams, James Culleton

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address the unaccountability in the y t Senate.” Win on Manitoba bans trans The Conservative Party was re- fats in schools cently hit with charges of hypocrisy ter In a story that might depress those over the appointments. The party who appreciated having a deep fried lunch, the provincial government has countered criticism by claim- Colin MacArthur, provincial co-chair for Liberal election readiness, believes the Liberals will be able to pick up more seats in Manitoba ing that the upper house requires a recently announced a ban on the during the next federal election - whenever it may be. sale of foods with high levels of Conservative majority in order for trans fats in schools. Under the new reform to be passed. rules, school boards will not approve “Politically or symbolically, ap- for the Conservative Party. reform legislation,” said Shelly fight the recession.” the sale of foods where trans fats pointing senators does smack of Plett is one of the nine recently Glover, Conservative member of Opposition charges of hypoc- exceed five per cent of the total opportunistic politics … but it re- appointed senators. Choosing his parliament for the riding of St. risy and mismanagement have the fat content. Exceptions have been mains the constitutional and legal successor as president will require Boniface. “Partisanship is delaying Liberal Party confident they can made for lunches brought from right of the prime minister,” said between 45 days and two months, Senate reform.” pick up seats in Manitoba, despite home and special lunches provided Grace. he said. Glover, who unseated Liberal controlling only one riding. by the school. Although representatives from The Liberal Party holds ama- Raymond Simard last year, is now “I think the Liberals in the up- Manitoba declares the Conservative Party will not jority of the seats in the 105-seat being inundated with election coming election will be more than September “Literacy Month” comment on possible platform Senate. The Liberals are repre- strategy after serving just over 10 competitive in a number of rid- To raise awareness of illiteracy items, certain officials have made sented by 53 senators, compared months as a parliamentarian. ings,” said Colin MacArthur, pro- among Manitoban adults, the party commitments clear. to 46 Conservatives. Four opposi- The Conservatives will likely vincial co-chair for Liberal election provincial government has “I will just say that the prime tion Senators will retire by January, focus on crime legislation and their readiness. “It is up to the Canadian announced that September 2009 minister and all the recently-ap- at which point the Conservatives remaining economic stimulus mea- public whether they will elect a will be "Literacy Month." There will pointed senators are commit- hope to reach the threshold of sures heading into the probable leader who says one thing to get be a new adult literacy strategy to ted to reform, which requires 50 senators to ease the passage of campaign, Glover said. elected and then does precisely the go alongside it. Literacy minister a Conservative majority in the legislation. “The Liberals want to fight [eco- opposite when in power.” Diane McGifford announced that Senate,” said Don Plett, Manitoba “I was very disappointed as a nomic] recovery by calling this $464,000 will be invested into a president and national councilor Canadian in the blocking of Senate wasteful election and we want to strategy to provide easier access to literacy programs, offer enhanced training for instructors and to promote literacy through additional Quarry quarrel partnerships and incentives. This money comes from a deal struck

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i rd and to maintain the growth that we residents raise transition funds through Canada’s have. We cannot create them. We Economic Action Plan. concerns about need to take them from where they naturally occur. Province makes further environmental “I understand people have a lot preparations for H1N1 of fears but look at the quarry in In what has easily been the largest damage Stonewall. It doesn’t impact the global health concern in the last lifestyle of those people negatively. year, the H1N1 virus will be going up against a renewed defense here in Their wells are not contaminated.” Manitoba. The province is putting The advocates of the project say up $47 million to fund a new five- Caitlin Laird that the limestone that would be point plan to both raise awareness Beat reporter extracted would be of high quality, and help fight the virus. but opponents raised doubts about Health minister Theresa Oswald this. has allocated most of the money Agitated Rosser residents gathered Sanderson said the environmen- to purchase, store and distribute last week at a public hearing to tal impact would be minimal and a vaccine for H1N1. Other efforts help determine whether a quarry assured there would be “no scar on receiving support include the proposed by landowner Heather the landscape.” distribution of antiviral solutions Stewart is to proceed amid objec- Council should rule on the land- and the provision of additional tions from locals. Resident Lyn Book (standing) reads letters sent by opponents of the quarry at a public use application sometime in the supplies for health care providers. gathering in Rosser, Man. on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Speaking for the objectors, Lyn next few weeks. Support increased for Book – a resident of the mu- those with FASD nicipality, which lies adjacent to For those who have been affected Winnipeg's northwest boundary pull residents off the rural land- the road so they are directly af- by the effects of fetal alcohol – read numerous e-mails aloud, scape,” said Ian Wishart in a letter fected. I don’t see this [quarry] as CORRECTION: spectrum disorder (FASD), Manitoba all from aggravated locals implor- addressed to council. “Those that needed. [Stewart] says she will re- Last week, The Uniter is extending a helping hand. Family ing council “not to vote with dol- remain do so … because of the life- main local, but I don’t see that hap- services and housing minister incorrectly stated the lar signs in their eyes.” Foremost style and environment that only a pening,” he said. Gord Mackintosh announced $1.6 on people's minds were concerns rural area can provide. The threat Consultant and aggregate ex- provincial government million would be put into improving over the removal of aggregates – of noise, air, water and land pol- pert Bob Sanderson said it would funded one half of the access to diagnostic services and mineral mixtures used in construc- lution will inevitably degrade that be environmentally irresponsible to total cost of the UWSA Day expanding resources for those with FASD. Most of the funding will be tion – negatively impacting water benefit.” nix the quarry as he tried to reason Care. In fact, the quality, agriculture and the overall Resident Doug Smee said he with the objecting locals, who mut- going to the Manitoba FASD Centre, environment. doesn't know how council will tered to one another in dissension. government funded which provides services to youth The struggle to retain the un- vote or even why they would vote Sanderson focused on the benefits $400,000. In addition, who have been exposed to drugs and alcohol from a young age. spoiled quality of their rural com- to approve the land to be used as of quarries in general, which he Dennistoun House was The money will be provided by munity was palpable among locals a quarry. said are required for civilization. misspelled. Healthy Child Manitoba and Changes in opposition. “It would certainly bring in “Aggregates are basic building for Children. “Various factors continue to money … My family lives across blocks for development,” he said. We regret the errors. 04 News The Uniter September 17, 2009 www.Uniter.ca International Study to address Winnipeg’s 'housing first' News Briefs homeless strategy Compiled by Brooke Dmytriw C la acknowledges that there are bar- Hats off to the Easter y Participants given t on Win on riers facing urban aboriginals Island statues specifically.

housing first, then ter EASTER ISLAND: Researchers Scott advocates the housing first studying the lost civilization of Easter treatment model to deal with the complexities Island believe they have settled the of obtaining housing for those suf- mystery of how the statues came fering from mental illness. to wear hats. Archaeologists Colin “As far as finding housing, there Richards and Sue Hamilton think Caitlin Laird is a stigma,” said Scott. “Property the big red hats were rolled down Beat reporter management companies shy away a road and mounted on the famous from renting to people with men- statues. According to BBC News, they A new federal study proposed by tal illnesses because they feel it may the Mental Health Commission jeopardize their other tenants. Not made the conclusion after finding of Canada is being undertaken to having access to affordable hous- The 'housing first' approach provides the homeless with shelter first and then offers evidence of an ancient cement road, monitor the success of the prov- ing then plays on a person’s mental a volcano and the remnants of an ince's “housing first” approach to them other services. health. I have not met anyone that adze, a tool typically used to smooth homelessness and mental illness. decides to sleep under a bridge. It is rough-cut wood. They think the hats The study will focus on The housing first initiative was The study will take place across usually forced upon them because were carved from volcanic rock. Winnipeg's urban aboriginal popu- previously successful in other cit- Canada in five cities with a total of of their current circumstances.” The statues are found lined down lation, as the commission estimates ies across Canada and the United 2,225 participants – 1,325 of whom Scott blames the current home- the volcano, their numbers growing up to 80 per cent of the homeless States and recently received a will receive housing and assistance lessness situation on the city's low closer to the crater. The scientists’ population is aboriginal. They also funding boost from the provincial services. The remaining will receive vacancy rate and high rent, com- findings will likely shed new light on claim the homeless population of government. what would normally have been bined with inadequate housing the city is growing. With housing first, individuals available. The project is a $150 mil- support for people on social assis- Polynesian history. “We certainly know the systemic are given housing regardless of their lion endeavor spanning four years. tance. Currently, a single person issues facing our aboriginal popula- mental state or physical dependen- “Housing can be seen as the on the Employment and Income Japanese centenarians tion,” said Gary Walker, vice-pres- cies. Being in treatment is not a foundation of treatment. The most Assistance program gets $285 per exceed population of ident of the Main Street Project, precursor but an accompaniment important thing is to have a bed to month for rent. 40,000 and growing which provides emergency shelter once the person is housed. The sleep in at night,” said Kerri Scott, “Try finding a place for that TOKYO, Japan: Japan’s government to the homeless. “[Our aboriginal study's overall goal is to provide housing co-ordinator for Resource amount today,” Scott said. reported their population of population] is disadvantaged in data about which services are best Assistance for Youth. many ways, which is why there are suited to those living with mental Scott sees the need for housing With files from Alexander centenarians is now over 40,000. In higher numbers of them which are health issues and for those dealing as a universal issue, stating that it Kavanagh. a report conducted by the health homeless.” with homelessness. “has no colour”; however, he also and welfare ministry, it determined that the number of Japanese aged 100 or older has doubled in six years. Women account for more than 86 per The rising number of feral cats cent of that figure. The Associated Press reported the country’s elderly Roaming cats problem in inner city population is rising steadily. By 2050, Andrew McMonagle the government expects to have one imal services. Scott estimates that there are “There are feral cats … and wan- million people over the age of 100. News assignment editor Animal services rents traps from around 2,000 stray cats in Wolseley. dering pets in every neighbour- April to October to people con- She uses humane traps to capture hood, suburb, inner-city or not,” The number of cats captured and/ cerned about roaming cats, but the the strays and turns them in to the she said. Carrier pigeon is faster or surrendered to the humane soci- traps don’t differ between strays Humane Society to get spayed and West Broadway resident Eva- than Internet ety is rising. and pets. tattooed under their “Trap, neuter, Marie Stewart has two cats and is JOHANNESBURG, South Africa: In In 2008, 5,870 cats were received City of Winnipeg by-laws pro- release” program. concerned about their safety if they an effort to demonstrate the poor by the humane society. In 2009, hibit cats from roaming free, Scott said only a couple of cats get outdoors. quality of South Africa’s leading that number has risen by seven per whether they're strays or not. they captured in the last year were “There are tons of cats in the Internet service, Telkom, an cent and it’s only September. About seven per cent of the stray pets, but it’s an issue where she’s area,” she said. “I see the same ones Of those almost 6,000 cats – cats captured have owners they are seen improvement. all the time.” information technology company, more than half – were strays. The returned to, McDonald said. “People are becoming more Her two cats are kept indoors, used a carrier pigeon to transfer rest were pets that come directly “The inner city is heaviest,” he aware that it’s safer to keep [their but she would like to be able to let information between its offices. It from homes, according to Bill said. “There are colonies all over pets] indoors,” she said. them outside. She said if she didn’t took the pigeon one hour and eight McDonald, executive director of the city, but it varies from place to While strays are her concern, live in a downtown apartment, she minutes to transport a data card 80 the Winnipeg Humane Society. place.” Scott doesn’t consider them to be would. kilometres from Pietermaritzburg He said the reasons for a pet to This is common knowledge to all bad. “Having cats indoors is diffi- to Durban. The Internet transfer be surrendered can range from al- Lynne Scott, founder of Craig Street “They provide natural rodent cult,” she said. “They always want took two hours and six minutes lergies to distemper, but they also Cats (CSC) in Wolseley. CSC is a control and also they keep new cats to go outside and Momma [her cal- and only four per cent of the data receive a small number of pets cap- privately run effort to keep the feral from moving in. They’re territo- ico cat] escapes sometimes.” was received. The Unlimited World tured by cat traps distributed by an- cat colonies in check. rial,” she said. IT group staged the pigeon event to display their frustration, Reuters reported. South African Internet Mondragón, Natural Cycle and other businesses could disappear if building sold service is supposed to improve in the next few months when a an example of a functional worker c in

17,000 kilometre fiber optic cable is Samuel Swanson d co-operative, an alternative to the y t i Beat reporter capitalist business model. However, t installed. The underwater line aims u to provide better communications if a larger worker co-operative can’t s and must be in place by the soccer The headquarters for Winnipeg's be organized to take over the build- World Cup in June 2010. anti-capitalist movement may soon ing, it may go on the open market be put on the open market unless a where anything can happen. co-operative made up of the busi- “One of the options is to regis- New World wine set record nesses currently operating there can ter a new co-operative that will take at Penfolds auction take over the building. out a rather large business start loan SYDNEY, Australia: The annual Referred to as the Old Market and buy the building as a worker Penfolds Wine Auction saw a bottle Autonomous Zone (or A-Zone), co-operative in itself,” said Charley of 1957 Shiraz St. Henri sell for $8,110 91 Albert St. will be undergoing a Justice, co-operative worker at AUD (roughly $7,537 CAD). This is the legal transition in 2010. The build- Mondragón and the War of Music ing is home to several worker co- record store. highest price ever paid for a St. Henri. operatives, including Mondragón The two other options are that Wine connoisseurs are shopping for bookstore and café, Natural Cycle the building be purchased by one vintage wines from the last century, and the Rudolph Rocker Cultural of the co-operative members or attempting to purchase rare and Center. that it go on the open market. The The A-Zone's current owner is offering the businesses there the chance to buy the building. acclaimed bottles from around the Paul Burrows, the current owner, last scenario is unlikely, said Justice, world. The St. Henri was typically will be relinquishing control over since Burrows is giving them the countability sessions.” grocery manager at Organic Planet consumed, while the Penfolds the building with the hopes that option to buy, with a calendar year “Accountability sessions” are Worker Co-op. Grange was collected. Bottles of the current businesses in the build- to do so. meetings where everyone voices “I think when you have a struc- vintages 1955, 1959 and 1971 also sold ing can organize themselves into a Worker co-operatives oper- their opinions on matters relating ture where everybody’s voice is es- at record prices, Reuters reported. larger co-operative; otherwise the ate without a formal hierarchical to the business to ensure that no sentially given equal weight, at any St. Henri gained popularity in the building will be put on the open structure. single person is monopolizing the decision, someone can to choose market. “Within businesses people prac- business. to block it and say ‘I’m not OK 1990s as a collectible bottle. Its first The A-Zone is a three-storey his- tice consensus in the balancing of “I feel your worth as a human with this,’” said Kirk. “In six years, commercial vintage was 1957. torical building in the heart of the job roles,” said Justice. “Instead of and a worker is respected within we’ve never had to resort to a ma- Exchange District, built in 1899. having a boss, someone who walks the structure in a way that is, I jority vote, we’ve always come to Currently, the building is a cen- around making sure everyone is think, impossible in the traditional consensus.” tre for social activism in the city and acting productively, we have ac- business model,” said Stephen Kirk, 05 www.uniter.ca September 17, 2009 The Uniter Campus News Creating community McFeetors Hall builds bonds between students and the neighbourhood mar

Although the new building k Courtney Schwegel re is part of the university’s down- i mer Campus beat reporter town campus, accommodations at McFeetors are not limited to U of W students. McFeetors Hall, the new build- Pchajek said plans for McFeetors ing standing prominently on the arose from an increased demand in corner of Portage Avenue and accommodations for international Langside Street, is not your average students as well as the university’s university dorm. For starters, the desire for a housing project that sun-drenched student lounges and would accommodate community brightly coloured hallways are a far members exploring education in cry from typically dingy, outdated, some capacity. college dormitories. “We decided to combine the The state-of-the-art geothermal two and create the new residence residence features both single and that offered both,” she said. double room dorms, as well as 25 town-house style apartments for “I see [McFeetors families. Hall] as a good way Sherri Pchajek, manager of cam- pus living and housing, said that to integrate the McFeetors Hall further diversifies university into housing options for students. the community." “We are not just a dorm resi- dence,” she said. “We have so many -Kyle McLean, residence assistant different choices for students.” and U of W student In addition to McFeetors Hall, the university provides apartment- Residents of McFeetors Hall are encouraged to get involved in the community. style accommodations for about Providing housing for residents 170 students in Lions Manor senior of the downtown is not the only citizens' complex on Sherbrook way McFeetors Hall extends to the “I see it as a good way to inte- he said, adding that the increase The residents of McFeetors are Street. An additional four large community. Kyle McLean, a resi- grate the university into the com- of students in the downtown will invited to take part in a variety of houses on Balmoral Steet are home dence assistant at McFeetors and a munity,” he said. likely spark further economic events, such as parties, barbecues, to 32 students. third-year education student at the Stefano Grande, executive di- development. foosball tournaments and movie Pchajek said that before U of W, said that students living rector of the Downtown Biz, be- And while the building is im- nights. McFeetors Hall, there was a strug- in residence are encouraged to be- lieves the new residence will change pacting the community at large, As well, many of the residence gle to accommodate the volume come involved in the community. the face of the downtown for the a smaller community has already assistants are multilingual, benefit- of students in need of housing on He said student residents are be- better. taken shape inside the walls of ing not just the international stu- campus. Each year approximately coming involved in food banks, the “The bottom line is, the more McFeetors. dents but other residents interested 30 students were on the waiting list Spence Neighbourhood Association people there are downtown, the “Here, there is an instant com- in languages. for housing. and the Downtown Biz. more vibrant the community,” munity,” McLean said. Campus_Plus_5x65_2010_2.qxp 6/15/2009 10:55 AM Page 1

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Compiled by Karlene Ooto-Stubbs Senior electronic Cou rt n e Canadian students blast off technologist valued S y Four students from the universities of chwegel Alberta, Calgary and Saskatchewan will by university have the opportunity to take a course on sounding rockets and payload instrument design offered by the University of Oslo in Norway. The week-long course runs from Nov. 9 to 13, giving students the chance to launch their own small payloads from the Andoya Rocket Range in northern Norway. Some hope this course will evolve into a 10-year exchange program with Norway called CaNoRock (The Canadian- Norway Rocket Exchange). The three universities are guaranteed at least one spot in the course, with the fourth up for grabs for applicable students based on GPA and career aspirations. The University of Winnipeg is a CKUW releases Transmissions quirky place. Although it is a small CKUW has compiled 18 songs recorded campus, many areas remain un- live at the station, or specifically for known to the average student. This broadcast on the station, and made “Know Your University” series will Not your average repairman, senior electronic technologist Gundars Reinfelds will make what he needs to fix a problem if something them available online for the first time. explore the quirky corners and in- doesn't already exist. The songs were originally released in teresting individuals that make this 2004 as a CD titled Transmissions, which university unique. was only available during that year’s ment, Reinfelds has gotten pretty “He cares about the “He cares about the university, Fundrive. good at it. university, he cares he cares about the science programs This album includes songs by The Like the science professors and he cares about the students who Weakerthans, The Wailin’ Jennys, Nathan Courtney Schwegel and students he encounters daily, about the science go through the programs,” he said. and others. To celebrate their tenth Campus beat reporter Reinfelds has a passion for finding programs and he cares “I think that is why he has stayed anniversary, CKUW is offering the songs out how things work. about the students here so long. He just cares.” for free on their website. “There’s always new things to fig- And while the chemistry depart- Anyone who donates $120 to CKUW will Housed in the parking garage in ure out,” Reinfelds said. “If some- who go through the ment would love to see him stick get the Transmissions CD along with the the basement of Lockhart Hall is thing went wrong, why did it go programs.” around forever, Reinfelds is think- deluxe booklet and notes. To find out more go to http://ckuw.ca/ one of two technology services of- wrong? Why did it fail?” -Doug Edge, director of ing about retirement. Though he index.php/ckuw-transmissions. fices at the University of Winnipeg. It is his love for new challenges did not specify when exactly he will The office isn’t necessarily what one that Reinfelds said has kept his campus operations retire, he intends to stick around Green cleaning products would expect a technology office work exciting after all these years. for the opening of the new environ- to be used on campus to look like. There are no gleaming “[I like] the variety, the new nessed first-hand what Reinfelds ment and science complex. The University of Winnipeg's new food metal instruments or wall-to-wall equipment coming in, the new loves about working with scientific “We have been waiting for this services will use only eco-friendly flat screens portraying unreadable things to play with,” he said. technology. building for 20 years and it will cleaning products. Keeping with the university’s commitment to create an data. Instead, it is a workshop-like Ed Segstro, associate chair of the “It’s a whole different field be- be nice to finally see it happen,” environmentally sustainable campus space strewn with unidentifiable U of W’s chemistry department, cause it is education and research … he said. “A lot of things have to be and community, Diversity Food Services objects. has worked with Reinfelds for 26 so you are charting new territory. moved and it has to be carefully Inc. will use phosphate-free dishwashing At the far end of the office, amid years. He is grateful for Reinfelds’ “It beats fixing TV sets all day. done.” detergent, counter sanitizers and floor the shelves piled high with gadgets skills as a technician. It is the variety and newness of When the time to retire finally cleaners. and gizmos, sits Gundars Reinfelds, “He is very insightful and in- everything,” he said, adding that does come, Reinfelds envisions The changes are part of a 2005 a senior electronic technologist. novative,” Segstro said. “If he sees Reinfelds is the master of recycling himself exploring the field of tech- commitment to factor environmental Reinfelds' job consists of servic- a particular problem and there isn’t old parts and tweaking them for nology further. impacts into all decisions made by the ing and repairing the university’s something to fix the problem … he various uses. “I’ve got a few projects in mind,” university. scientific technology, mainly in the will make what he needs to fix it.” But Edge said there is more to he said. “Some ideas for making Diversity operates Pangea's Kitchen chemistry department. And after Doug Edge, director of cam- Reinfelds lengthy employment at things … and some wild and crazy (Riddell Hall), Malecon (Centennial Hall) 33 years of working in the univer- pus operations, has worked with the university than his love for the experiments.” and Café Bodhi (Lockhart), and also sity’s technology services depart- Reinfelds for 24 years. He has wit- thrills of technology. caters meals for campus and external functions. Age of Stupid screening at U of W The University of Winnipeg Students' COMMUNITY EVENTS Association will be screening The Age of The U of W politics department is now accepting applications Stupid on Thursday, Oct. 15 in Eckhardt- The UWSA Womyn's Centre at the U of W is organizing for a number of teaching assistant and marker positions for Gramatté Hall. TAKE BACK THE NIGHT, a march and rally taking place on 2009-10. Interested students should submit their applications The movie is a drama-documentary- Thursday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. Meet at Orioles Community – including cover letter, curriculum vitae (CV), a copy of your animation hybrid about a man, played Club (corner of St. Matthew's and Burnell). academic transcript and your course schedule for the year – by Oscar-nominee Pete Postlethwaite, to Lou Lépine, Secretary, Department of Politics, Room 6L20. The 2009 AIDS WALK FOR LIFE begins at 11 a.m. on Sunday, living in 2055. As he watches “archive” Deadline for submissions is Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 20 outside of Nine Circles Community Health Centre footage from 2008, he asks why we E-mail submissions not accepted. didn’t stop climate change when we had and moves through downtown in support of Manitobans the chance. living with or affected by HIV/AIDS. The Global College EYE (Effective Youth Engagement) Summit allows Manitoba youth a chance to meet with community and The movie uses the latest predictions FREE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS CLASS. An opportunity government leaders on Monday, Sept. 21. For more informa- from the Intergovernmental Panel on to meet with other students and Canadian friends while Climate Change and the science in the tion to participate or volunteer, please contact the Global learning English and the Bible. Takes place on Sundays film is based on peer-reviewed papers, College Student Advisory Council at [email protected] from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Elim Chapel, 546 Portage Ave. For according to the movie's website. or call 953-3877. more information call Val & Veda Chacko 257-1670. For more information check out www. ageofstupid.com. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Queer-support open ON CAMPUS for business The MANITO AHBEE FESTIVAL is looking for volunteers for the The LGBT* Collective will begin offering On Monday, Sept. 21 at 2:30 p.m. Justice Murray Sinclair will celebration of aboriginal music, art and culture. The festival queer peer support for this academic be speaking at the University about the mandate and work runs from November 4 to 8. Visit www.manitoahbee.com or year. The centre has experienced of the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation call 956-1849 for more information. volunteers willing to help with issues Commission. The event will be held in Eckhardt-Gramatté regarding gender and sexuality. Hall and is sponsored by the Institute for Women's and “Queer peer support offers comfortable Gender Studies, the U of W Aboriginal Governance program and confidential peer counseling for and the U of W President's office. those with sexual confusion, anxiety or other types of hardship. 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Matt Austman For a history major, Ignatieff sion, even while governing through ployment numbers soar, Ignatieff ent Ignatieff as not confident and Volunteer should have realized from the be- an economic recession. should tell everyone that is fortu- unfit for leadership. ginning that assertive behavior isn’t People connect with outright nate enough to have kept their jobs The other is to get Ignatieff to a bad thing in Canadian politics. confidence and it’s comforting to a that we should be more responsible utilize his natural arrogance and Until this past week, Liberal leader As William Ferguson argues in his lot of voters if a politician can em- to our fellow Canadians that have bite Harper hard in the ass – nobly, Michael Ignatieff needed to be- book Bastards and Boneheads, arro- ploy this trait correctly. lost theirs. of course. In so doing, the Liberals come more arrogant. gance has political appeal that few As Ignatieff's election threats should develop a sound economic As weird as it sounds, there is no realize. rally through Ottawa, he must con- Canadians support strategy alternative, as well as have sarcasm in that statement. Canadians support arrogant tinue to embrace his renewed con- arrogant leaders Ignatieff use his human rights back- The odd thing about it is that leaders and have done so for a long fidence. In a very real way, he is a ground to develop some admirable the former Harvard professor has a time. William Lyon Mackenize was salesperson attempting to convince and have done so foreign policy that can reinvigo- long history of arrogance, but was notoriously arrogant and he held millions why they should take an for a long time. rate Canadian interest in federal pretending like he didn't in an at- office for 21 years, developing the hour out of their day and go vote government. tempt to woo voters. Immediately welfare state in the process. this fall. If Ignatieff is that fresh face to after being nominated party leader Then there’s Pierre Elliott For example, Ignatieff must re- Sticking to what you believe in Canadian politics that those hyped he was criticized by his political op- Trudeau, who was blessed with ar- fuse to shy away from his disagree- can be arrogant as well as noble and articles convinced me of half a ponents for being overtly arrogant rogance and good looks. He held ment with the Conservatives over people admire noble politicians year ago, let’s see him be himself. and it seemed that these attacks office for 15 years and created the employment insurance. EI is one too. History shows that arrogance works really got to him. Ignatieff began Canadian Charter of Rights and the few things that the Liberals have In the end, if the Liberals want in Canadian politics. presenting himself as some sort of Freedoms. strongly opposed the Conservatives to get this country out of the rut moldable mass, able to adjust to Jean Chrétien held office through on, with the Conservatives being of minority governments, they will anything the public wanted him three parliaments, all of which were uncompromising in their stand. have to do one of two things. One Matt Austman is a University of to be. majority governments. If the Liberals are worried that is to fall back on the ‘polling and Winnipeg student. In the process, he began losing In the present day, Stephen Canada's economic situation is molding’ model as their support the very essence that had made him Harper crushed Stephane Dion last only going to get worse, EI is falls slightly with recent election so popular in the first place. election with his ruthless aggres- a worthy sales pitch. As unem- threats. This will continue to pres- Swine flu, round two

No need to feed the After she walked to bed. I will repeat this process for away, I ran to the as long as necessary, because not panic of proposed nearest bathroom only am I sure that I’ve been in- fected with swine flu, I’m also sure outbreak, but still to scrub my hands that if I get out of bed for more take a sick day if and face like I was than 15 minutes, they will be my Howard Hughes. last 15 minutes. necessary When swine flu first broke out back in April, the only certain thing on my online news ticker. It read: according to the nightly news was “WHO predicts ‘explosion’ of that every single one of us had a Rob Holt swine flu cases.” high possibility of dying. But even Volunteer staff Well, that did it for me. A heavy as the virus spread and was declared lungs, body-wracking cough. I was those goddamn germs must have swine flu scare has set in at my resi- a pandemic by early June, a won- talking at the time, so I’m pretty been working their way into my dence. It is now Thursday at 1 p.m., drous thing happened – we didn’t. I can remember a client coming sure some of that even hit the back lungs, quite possibly latching onto and the door to my bedroom has Swine flu didn’t even seem scary into my office building recently. of my throat. my brain and working their way been shut, barricaded and locked anymore and the farmers were get- She walked up to my desk, set After she walked away, I ran to into my spine... Yikes. Thinking for 17 consecutive hours. In a few ting upset, so they changed the down her papers and coughed di- the nearest bathroom to scrub my that way is a bad way to start your minutes I will run from this bed to name to H1N1. Later, they changed rectly into my face. It was no tiny hands and face like I was Howard Wednesday morning. the bathroom, stagger downstairs, the name again to A/H1N1. accidental cough either. This was Hughes. Of course I knew it When I sat down at my desk cook a bowl of Campbell’s mush- Centers for Disease Control even an honest, hearty, bottom-of-the- wouldn’t do me any good; by then again, there was a new headline room soup, eat and stumble back started calling it “novel Influenza A (H1N1).” Personally, I liked that. I’d much rather contract “novel H1N1” than “SWINE FLU.” The former sounds much safer and relaxing, even sort of like a good book. Sadly, it looks like H1N1 is about to get scary again. A resurgence of the virus is expected for this fall, as so many young people will be re- turning to school. For the second time this year, only one thing is certain: That every single one of us could die. Again. Well, probably not. But fear can reign supreme at times like these. Somewhere along the line, people even started talking about shutting down schools to contain the out- break. Thankfully, that idea was shot down by every sound-minded medical authority in the world. That being said, nobody really wants you sitting in the back of their biology class hacking up your right lung. So if you feel sick (and it isn’t a hangover), put down this news- paper right now. Get to bed with a few bottles of water, a few boxes of Kleenex and your body weight in Aspirin. Take a day off. There are advantages to being diseased. You might even get some writ- ing done.

Rob Holt is a University of Winnipeg student. He got better. ILLUSTRATION BY MELODY MORRISSETTE 08 Comments The Uniter September 17, 2009 www.Uniter.ca Let us decide Doer’s departure leaves the door open for an NDP Manitobans didn’t elect

Alexander Kavanagh into a two party system? Volunteer To get back to the NDP leadership debate, Gary Doer was considered by many – including myself – to be a very I’d like to take a few precious moments conservative NDP leader. That is the to talk about what’s going on in the NDP that was voted into office. Now, Manitoba legislature these days. for all we know, we could end up stuck First of all, I do have to applaud with a premier who barely falls short of Gary Doer on his timely departure being a communist. from the premier’s office. Talk about The bottom line here is that if you a cushy promotion. He gets to go to change the leader of a party, you are Washington as the Canadian ambas- bound to change the very face of the sador to the most socialist president party itself. It’s wrong to force voters the United States has had since Bill to tolerate a leader that they didn’t Clinton. vote for. Sure the new leader will be an Doer gets the big pay raise and the elected official, but we still deserve the ideal job for someone who’s made a ca- right to decide if we want this person reer in a socialist political party, while to represent our province. Manitobans get stuck sorting out the Otherwise we could just end up mess he leaves behind. Our provincial with another Kim Campbell.

government has to elect a new leader A ra and probably isn't all that concerned n with whether we want a new provin- Alexander Kavanagh is a University of A da cial election or not. Winnipeg student. dams Well, I demand a new election! Are we really supposed to buy into the idea that that the NDP is the same party without Gary Doer? I'm sure not buy- ing it. The fact is that when you change the leadership, you change the party. Just look at what happened years ago when Brian Mulroney stepped down as prime minister. The Conservatives elected Kim Campbell as their leader and only managed to secure two seats in the election. As far as I’m concerned the Manitoba NDP selecting a new leader is all well and good – as long as Manitobans get to vote on whether or not the new man or woman is worth suffering for for the next two to three years. Personally, I think the only way to pull Manitoba’s provincial government out of the crapper, is to resurrect the provincial Liberal Party. I know that seems more than just a little biased, since I’m a raving Liberal myself – or as some people call it these days, des- perate for votes – but seriously. We have a parliamentary style gov- ernment in Canada for a reason. The whole idea is that with a parliamentary government, we shouldn’t have to be stuck with a two party system like they have down south. We need at least three major parties to take power away from the ruling government and the official opposition. Otherwise the whole thing turns in to a battle like Pepsi vs. Coke, where both sides refer to the other as the only other option. Personally, I’m a fan of Pic-a-Pop. So why should I be screwed over by what has pretty much turned

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Arts & Culture GALLERIES & MUSEUMS The Plug In Gallery is hosting MICHEL DE BROIN's exhibition DISRUPTION FROM WITHIN. The opening reception is Friday, Sept. 18 at 8 p.m. There will also be an art- Narratives that create themselves ist's talk on Saturday, Sept. 19 at 3 p.m. c C in la EUROfix, opening at theW innipeg Art d y collages images of birds and peo- y t on Win on Images and objects t Gallery on Saturday, Sept. 19, celebrates i t ple. Storks and crows appear, as do u

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are juxtaposed ter woman in gas masks – a contrast in subject matter that seems to work The Costume Museum of Canada presents in 'shadow box' for his latest collection. the NATURE IS THE NEW BLACK fashion In some ways, Joyal’s pieces are show on Saturday, Sept. 19. filled with nostalgia, containing collages in local ART CITY invites artists to submit propos- treasures from the past that could als to conduct workshops at its community artist’s new exhibit appear in a museum or that may art studio located in Winnipeg’s West have washed up on the beach. The Broadway neighborhood. Proposals will be coastal feel one observes when look- considered for the Art City Professional James Culleton ing at the works makes sense, given Artist Series in 2010. Volunteer staff that Labrador is Joyal’s birthplace. After leaving Labrador, Joyal ART OF MUSIC at the Folk Exchange fea- moved to Fort McMurray. He re- tures drawings, paintings, photographs and Collected imagery and objects cre- ceived his BFA in 1993 from the sculptures inspired by music. The show ate strong, spiritual narratives in Nova Scotia College of Art and runs until Friday, Oct. 30. Michael Joyal’s Trinity: Painting, Design in Halifax. He then moved Wayne Arthur Gallery invites you to view Drawing and Collage, a three- Local artist Michael Joyal's new exhibit, Trinity, is currently on display at the to Edmonton for 10 years and only SUB-URBAN photographs by HEATHER week art exhibition at the Cre8ery Cre8ery gallery. recently relocated to Winnipeg. ROBERTSON. The exhibit is on display until Gallery. He has a lot to say about his new Wednesday, Sept. 30. A large collection of objects that home. you might find at an antique shop, box, hoping people will connect board acts as a backdrop to what “The art scene here is dynamic Come out to the Ken Segal Gallery to take flea market or hobby store litter these compositions into a story. could be a murder scene, which and intimate. Everyone is so closely in A GLOBAL INUIT (sex, jokes and polar Joyal’s West End studio. Figurines, “Life in a box,” he explained. includes a torn picture of a wom- knit here. I love it,” Joyal said. bears) by Milos Milidrag, which runs until old maps, coins, comic books, an The viewer can’t help but feel an’s legs spattered in what might be He’s also a fan of the city’s abun- Oct. 3. old typewriter and dinosaur bones voyeuristic looking into these boxes, blood. dance of second-hand stores and Platform: Centre for Photographic and are just some of things that Joyal as though they might contain inti- The 39-year-old artist says that thrift shops. Digital Arts is pleased to present the group draws inspiration from for his mate secrets or stories. Sometimes there is no connection between his “When you collect like I do, exhibition AS THE SIDEWALK BLEEDS, on collages. the stories are morbid and peculiar. age and the 39 pieces in the show Winnipeg has lots to offer.” display until Oct. 24. “The narratives seem to create In one box, a pair of pliers lies besides coincidence. However, there themselves,” Joyal said, when dis- next to a glass vial containing a rel- is a spiritual undercurrent that runs Trinity: Painting, Drawing and MICHAEL JOYAL's artwork TRINITY: cussing his intuitive process. ative’s wisdom teeth, conjuring up through Joyal's work. Crosses and Collage is at Cre8ery (125 Adelaide PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS AND COLLAGE is on In pieces he calls “shadow box” images of early tooth extraction. Madonna-like figures appear in his St.) until Tuesday, Sept. 29. Visit display at the Cre8ery until Sept. 29. collages, Joyal juxtaposes images In another piece, called compositions. www.michael-joyal.blogspot.com. The Urban Shaman Gallery is hosting and objects in a deep, glass-topped “Shannon’s File,” a piece of card- In his watercolor paintings, Joyal CONDOLENCE, recent works by GREG STAATS. Exhibition closes Saturday, Sept. 26. Plenty of affordable food for thought The Blankstein Gallery in the Millennium Library presents the photographs of BRUNO WOJNICZ throughout September. J e This year's writers nny me they've never been to a reading ness [associated with] bookish peo- B i

sch before, but they came to the festival ple,” she said. “Those mainstage festival offers and had a lot of fun,” Diehl said, nights are funny and smart, and re- THEATRE, DANCE & COMEDY before adding with a laugh: “I'm ally like a release for the dreamer in an assortment THE WINTER'S TALE by William Shakespeare trying to convert people one at a all of us.” presented by Tom Tom Theatre at the New time. It's a kind of slow city take- Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 of events for Theatre CanWest Centre for Theatre and over, but I'm patient.” for students or $35 for a nine-show Film, 400 Colony Street. Show runs Sept. There are more than 10 events se- pass. However, many of the events Winnipeggers 15-19 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $15. Students and ries held at places like the CanWest are also free – something Diehl said Seniors: $12. Global Performing Arts Centre, is “absolutely critical” to her. the Millenium Library, McNally “We're all feeling the pinch,” Register for fall classes at the Prairie Aaron Epp Robinson Polo Park, Aqua Books she said of the current economic Theatre Exchange online at www.pte.mb.ca Arts & culture editor and on campus at the University of climate. “The thing that happens or by calling 942-7291. Winnipeg. when economic concerns start to Fiction, non-fiction, poetry, trump people's anxiety list is that Some people read books to escape graphic novels, book for kids, books what seems like leisure activities re- – but not Charlene Diehl. for adults, serious books, playful ally get pushed off to the side.” For Diehl, director of the Thin books, books in English and books That's not good for anyone, in A book on a shelf Air Winnipeg International Writers in French are all represented. her opinion. is just a thing, it's Festival, reading is a “profoundly This is Charlene Diehl's seventh year People appearing at the festival “I really believe that rich encoun- just a lump. Those creative act.” as director of the Thin Air Winnipeg include Robert J. Sawyer, George ters with cultural activities are actu- “A book on a shelf is just a thing, International Writers Festival. Elliott Clarke, Nick DiChario, Hal ally what nourish us, so if we push words are all static it's just a lump,” she said by phone Niedzviecki, Margaret Sweatman, those things off to the side because until you put your from her Exchange District of- thinking and imagining. Lynn Johnston and Guy Maddin. they aren't as important as saving eyes on them and fice last week. “Those words are all Diehl is hopeful that Winnipeg If there's recurring themes, Diehl for that one more item, that one static until you put your eyes on readers will take part when the 13th said they are family, multicultural- more thing, it's to the detriment of provide the energy them and provide the energy to let annual festival begins this Sunday, ism and looking into the past and our own comfort, joy and ability to to let them move.” them move.” Sept. 20. into the future. live our lives creatively.” -Charlene Diehl, director, If you read with commitment Over the course of a week, more She added that, for people who Thin Air Writers Festival and some respect for the work that than 50 writers from across North are new to the festival, the nightly went into writing the book, she America will participate in almost mainstage events are a good place For more information, including added, you'll discover not only the 100 events around the city; from to start. a complete festival schedule, visit sorts of things that are the think- readings to discussions to the pre- “It's kind of the best answer to www.thinairwinnipeg.ca. ing of the writer, but you'll also dis- miere of a new television show. people's reservations about the sort cover things that are of your own “It's always a joy when people tell of snob factor or the sort of stuffi-

Do the write thing Intimidated by the plethora of events at this year's Thin Air Winnipeg International Writers Festival, happening Sept. 20 to 27? The Uniter's top five writers' festival picks Don't know where to start? Here are five events that are sure to be great!

Big Ideas: Peep Culture Mainstage: Love, Actually Panel: The Future A Pint of Bitter Murder Mainstage: My Winnipeg Thursday, Sept. 24, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, 2:30 – 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, 4 – 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, 8 p.m. The Millenium Library MTYP CanWest Global Performing Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall, University of Aqua Books MTYP CanWest Global Performing Hal Niedzviecki, author of the new Arts Centre at The Forks Winnipeg Stratford, Ont. writer Terry Griggs Arts Centre at The Forks book The Peep Diaries: How We're Magnetic, perplexing, euphoric, How do we think about what's will read from her new novel, Winnipeg filmmaker Guy Maddin Learning to Love Watching Ourselves profound – Jeanette Lewis, Struan ahead? Science fiction writersN ick Thought You Were Dead. Local crime and his screenwriting collaborator, and Our Neighbors, discusses the Sinclair, Margaret Sweatman, Rhea DiChario, Robert J. Sawyer and fiction writer MichaelV an Rooy George Toles, discuss the film and implications for individuals and Tregebov and Tim Wynne-Jones Robert Charles Wilson speculate hosts. book My Winnipeg. communities as a culture obsessed share work that displays the many about their speculating. with reality TV, Facebook, surveil- faces of that dynamic power we call lance cameras and Twitter turns into love. "peep culture." 10 Arts & Culture The Uniter September 17, 2009 www.Uniter.ca Stepping out of the Quebec bubble Montreal musician Paul Cargnello's busy schedule brings him to Winnipeg in support of a new CD A le x a

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Arts & culture editor collection of 15 songs that mix rock, The title of the latter album S u folk, soul, blues and reggae. comes from the name of a revo- tea On paper, that may sound like a lutionary slave who lived in New u There's a saying in French that peo- sketchy mix, but Cargnello pulls it Orleans in the early 1800s. After ple use when they're crazy busy: off. And he comes by it naturally. losing his arm as a result of a gun- dans le jus, which translates to “in Between playing in Quebec shot wound, Bras Coupe eventu- the juice.” punk band The Vendettas in the ally killed his master and started a Between preparing for a trip to '90s and visiting New Orleans with rebellion in the bayou. France, planning a European tour his wife, Jessie, every summer for Cargnello's leftist political views for October, finalizing the details and concern for social justice are a for some Western Canadian shows, “Ultimately, I'm not big part of who he is. The Vendettas speaking with the media about his Tom Waits, but I am were especially politically active, he new album and taking care of his said, with ties to Winnipeg's G7 nine-month-old son, Montreal striving to create my Welcoming Committee record label musician Paul Cargnello was seri- own genre, if that's and the Mondragon Bookstore and ously dans le jus when reached by at all possible.” Coffeehouse. phone at his home late last month. Cargnello even used to identify He has the support of a record -Paul Cargnello, musician himself as a communist. So what label, publicist and booking agent would teen-aged Paul think of – the chart-topping single Une Rose 30-year-old Paul? Noire from his 2007 album Bruler the last seven years, Cargnello has “He's super pissed off at me right le Jour made him a minor celeb- been exposed to a lot of styles of now,” Cargnello said with a laugh. rity in Quebec – but none of them music. That's all right though, because know English well enough to con- “I think for my entire life I'm Cargnello is doing what he loves. tact the English-speaking press on going to be searching for a bridge “The last four years have been his behalf. between all genres,” he said. “When going very well. I started a family, “The second that I step out I listen to artists like Tom Waits or I own property – I'm a full-blown of the sort of Quebec bubble, it Paul Simon, they've created a genre middle class capitalist now. I've bursts pretty quick,” the upbeat in themselves. Tom Waits is his own successfully made a living out of 30-year-old said. “So I've gotta be genre, his own reference point. music.” the guy contacting the media and “Ultimately, I'm not Tom Waits, assembling my own press kit and but I am striving to create my own booking my own tour. I think it's genre, if that's at all possible.”  See Paul Cargnello Thursday, Sept. good, though. It keeps me honest Cargnello grew up an anglo- 17 at Le Garage Cafe (166 Provencher Blvd.) and very connected to that side of phone Quebecer, but learned to  Daniel ROA and The Justin Lacroix things.” speak French when he was 19 in Band will also perform Cargnello will be in Winnipeg order to respect the francophone  Show starts at 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17 to perform at Le nature of his native city. Save for  Visit www.paulcargnello.com Garage Cafe in St. Boniface. He'll one track on each, Bruler le Jour Montreal musician Paul Carngello will perform on Thursday, Sept. 17 at Le Garage Cafe. be playing songs from Bras Coupe, and Bras Coupe were written and A groovy kind of metal Local band Fame infuses some southern flare and swagger into its debut EP Can’t Get Right

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Volunteer staff during a recent interview. “[They] nf were the first to bring that groove t back to the heavy metal.” The swamp, gators and bugs the “It is all about the groove,” size of your beer can. Bonfires made drummer Ben Routledge quickly with pallets and waking up in the chimed in. mud, thankful your girlfriend took And groove they do. Rounded your glasses earlier on in the night. out by bassist Tim Halbert and vo- Besides the gators, the northern calizer Nick Wiebe, Fame is pres- prairie has more in common with ently on the road for two weeks the Louisianan coastal wetlands promoting their self-released debut, then you’d think. Can’t Get Right. But southern metal? Where does These seven tracks, recorded last the influence to sow sweaty riffage year at Private Ear with hardcore with that flare and swagger of the wunderkind producer John Paul south come from? Peters (or as the band calls him,

Invite Winnipeg metal band Fame to your party and they'll bring along a veritable buffet of beer.

“Genius”) almost remained for pri- the riffs roll and play like old Van sons – all you need to do is be sure vate ears only. Halen and perspire dirty like Black to wreck your neck the next time “We got majorly screwed over by Oak Arkansas. Wiebe’s vocal per- you see this ambitious quartet. a manager who is Lord Voldemort formance is greasy like backwoods Mastered by Alan Douches, right now,” Routledge said. barbecue on the bayou. whose final touch credits include “Yeah, ‘He-Who-Must-Not-Be- According to the band, the songs Converge, Dillinger Escape Plan Named,'” Wiebe added. they’ve been writing lately are more and Mastodon, the band hopes According to Fame, there was “rock,” moving away from the Can’t Get Right will be a calling card substantial misrepresentation in ubiquitous – and frankly, unimagi- for larger labels. the manager’s ability to be honest native – breakdown sessions that “We want someone to spend and trustworthy. The details are appear on five of the seven tracks some money on us for once,” fuzzy, but Halbert will say this: on Can’t Get Right. Wiebe said with a laugh. “Imagine having to pay for this Meanwhile, songs like Hellcaholic album twice.” and Swamp King keep the riffs So we have a little hardship for snarled and tangled, skipping the  See Fame Saturday, Sept. 19 at the our prairie heshers-cum-swamp easy temptation of max-out-the- Skate 4 Cancer benefit at The Forks. dogs. This debut has got hardship mosh breakdowns.  Other bands on the bill include Comeback Kid, The Lytics and Hope all over it; face down in shit and Bands like Spitfire, Every Time I Atlantic. ready to fight just about sums it Die and Down are easy references  Visit www.myspace.com/famerock. up. for anyone unfamiliar with Fame. Its sound is huge and the riffs – But don't worry about compari- Arts & Culture 11 www.uniter.ca September 17, 2009 The Uniter In sickness and in health Arts Briefs Compiled by C. Jordan Crosthwaite Musician Todd Hunter talks about the mysterious illness that inspired his solo debut, Star

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t musical ambitions. o production last year, the Polaroid graph Back on the mend, Hunter For Winnipeg musician Todd amassed enough strength to work company is selling off its own Hunter, life couldn’t be much y on the new album in his home collection of famous instant better. studio. snapshots, according to the Boston The 35-year-old is about to re- Channeling the lows of the pre- Herald. lease his debut solo album Star, an vious two years, he enlisted the The collection, which goes to impressive collection of warm, vin- help of local producer Mike Petkau auction at Sotheby’s, is a particularly tage sounding pop-rock gems that's to churn out an album chronicling unique collection that is comprised of already enjoying positive reactions the worst and the best of times. the works of several famous artists from college radio stations across Although Hunter’s adversities who were given access to a special the country. provided fodder for most of the large-format Polaroid camera. The “Things are fabulous now,” a jo- tracks on Star, he isn’t sure how to collection includes works by Andy vial Hunter said by phone from his relate to the songs anymore. Warhol and Ansel Adams. home last week. But things weren’t “It’s really bizarre talking about always that way. the experience where the album Ikea changes font On the heels of Life Is Good – the came from,” he said with a laugh. Everyone’s favourite Scandinavian- 2006 sophomore outing of his vet- “It came from a dark place, but it’s modernist furniture designer is eran full-band project, The Todd The picture of health? Todd Hunter began writing the songs on his latest CD while sick kind of funny – I’m pretty chipper changing its font. The Ikea catalogue Hunter Band – he mysteriously fell with an undiagnosed illness that landed him in the hospital. and energetic now. Talking about has used Futura as its standard font ill. the inspiration for the record, it’s for catalogues and promotional What had been a seemingly kind of odd.” purposes, but recently switched to standard-fare flu shot sent an oth- his diet to that of a restrictive raw It was during that period that For now, Hunter is happy to Verdana, U.K.'s Guardian reported. erwise fit and healthy Hunter into a vegan and lost over 30 pounds. most of the songs on Star were enjoy new-found strength. Verdana is a newer font, a measly steady decline, spiraling his health Hunter was able to keep his job birthed, though they would not “Life is full of experiences and teenager next to the likes of 82-year- downwards until most energies as an adult education teacher, but grow until later. you need to go through them to old Futura. Design-geeks and type- abandoned him. had to take quite a few sick days off “All my productivity pretty find your path,” he concluded. “For o-maniacs are in a tizzy over the “I just got sicker and sicker and for short periods in the hospital. much stopped for a whole year,” me, it’s been an interesting path.” change, which brings Ikea into the sicker, until eventually I was in hor- “It was a scary time. When you Hunter said about the writing pro- typeface companionship of Microsoft rible shape,” he said. go through something like that, cess. “But here and there I would and billions of Word documents and Unable to diagnose the illness – you really take stock of what’s im- come up with a melody line or a  See Todd Hunter Saturday, Sept. 19 web pages. much less treat it – doctors bounced portant in life,” Hunter said. “I lyric line and document it quickly, at Shannon's Irish Pub (175 Carlton St.) All of us who can’t contain him around from specialist to spe- think that makes you a little more although I wasn’t able to finish  Star is in stores Tuesday, Sept. 22 ourselves until the Winnipeg Ikea cialist until Hunter became intol- honest. The songs are closer to the writing the songs.”  Visit www.toddhunterband.com opens are heading to Minneapolis erant of most foods. He changed heart.” A longtime member of the this weekend to pick up the last remaining catalogues featuring the original font.

Exploring new territory Smells like fungus The latest in haute odour? Fungus. According to the Financial Times, The Charlottetown rockers of Two Hours Traffic hit the road with 'rainbow coloured' record several top fashion designers are adopting oud as the latest in perfume does sunshiny pop, but I feel we’ve Cou fashion. Oud is a fungal spore Devin Morrow … waded into murky waters.” rtes harvested from the rare Aquilaria Volunteer Describing himself and the of y tree and being sold wherever you can

rest of the band – lead vocalist K i take out a second mortgage in order ll

Liam Corcoran, bassist Andrew b Mu eat to buy perfume. You would expect any band to feel MacDonald and drummer Derek Once an endangered species, the s

some anxiety after its first major Ellis – as “thoughtful scientists,” i c Aquilaria tree is farmed in southeast album garners it a place on the O’Hanley suggested Territory was Asia and smells like truffles and Polaris Prize shortlist and its soph- a chance to explore something decomposing vegetation. omore effort is rewarded with an deeper. It’s really the same old story from hour - and -a - half, track - by - track “We’re better equipped to han- the world of high fashion: luxurious discussion on its release date with dle some of this stuff.” goods made from dispensable Grant Lawrence on CBC Radio 3. He shied away from the word resources. The whole tree has to be But not Two Hours Traffic. “spirituality,” but offered a half-jok- harvested to make oud perfume from “There might be a bit more an- ing description of Territory: a very small section of the roots. ticipation for this record,” guitarist “The scarf that’s Little Jabs is yel- Designers like Tom Ford have used and vocalist Alec O’Hanley said. low, [whereas] Territory is rainbow Another Two Hours Traffic photo shoot: "Why are we standing in front of a bunch of the scent as part of their fashionable “I think people expect something coloured with darker tones.” lockers and trophies?" "Damned if I know." ensembles, priced around $215 per from us – they're not going to cut “Not everything we write is au- gram (and sold in 14 gram bottles). us any slack.” tobiographical, we’re just spinning Seriously? Who wants to smell like Released in stores last week, a few yarns,” he said. ing with the same faces for five or But that doesn’t mean they won’t a tree stump for three grand? Territory is a chance for Two Hours Hailing from a town of only six years. There’s definitely a core leave the east coast when touring Traffic to try something different 35,000, O'Hanley explained that community – and a young one opportunities arise. after the critically-acclaimed and Charlottetown has a “song-based … without being lumped in with “I can’t expect anything, but I American Apparel loses hook-driven Little Jabs. culture” that Two Hours Traffic is other bands or geographical sound, can hope we’ll go to Europe, and advertising over too- “I think we’ve branched out,” proud to be part of. I like the mentality of where your certainly to the States,” O’Hanley young nude model O’Hanley said. “This record also “We’ve been playing and work- song has to hold up.” said. American Apparel has been forced to The band is touring Canada this stop running a print advertisement month with The Danks and Spiral in Britain. According to Reuters, Beach. a complaint was lodged with the “Winnipeg was one of the first Advertising Standards Authority www places to catch on to us,” he said, (ASA) due to the under-18 appearance adding that the band played the of the semi-nude model. Winnipeg Folk Festival in 2006. The hipster clothing manufacturer “I really, really like the approach to claims the model is in her 20s, but authorities put a stop to the ad

.uni music in Winnipeg in particular – there’s some cool stuff going on.” anyway. Because the model looks And if Little Jabs is for taking young, the ASA sees the possibility on summer road trips, how would for the ad being interpreted as O’Hanley describe Territory? sexualizing a child. ter “Driving in a blizzard,” he The ad shows a young woman laughed. in varying stages of unzipping her sweatshirt and exposing her breasts. American Apparel has been in the

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ca  See Two Hours Traffic Thursday, media in the past for hanky-panky. Sept. 24 at The Royal Albert (48 Albert Dov Charney, who runs the show St.) over in L.A., has been the subject of  The Danks and Spiral Beach will also several sexual harassment lawsuits perform in the past, although none of them  Advance tickets are available at were proven. Into the Music (245 McDermot Ave.) and Music Trader (97 Osborne St.) for $7  Visit www.twohourstraffic.com 12 Arts & Culture The Uniter September 17, 2009 www.Uniter.ca

MUSIC LISTINGS WHITE COWBELL OKLAHOMA CD REVIEWS On their 10th anniversary Toronto's WHITE COWBELL OKLAHOMA have learned how to compress all the best ele- ments of '70s music into psychedelic southern rock heaven. KEITH PRICE "We are Knights of the Templar and rock 'n' roll, we can spin Breakfast of Champions spells of high velocity notes," guitarist and vocalist Clem C. Independent Clemson stated boldy, explaining the camaraderie between It's fitting that Keith Price is holding a baseball on the band, former members and fans. the cover of this CD, because with these seven songs, Their latest album, Bombardero, was mostly recorded with the jazz guitarist has hit a home run. Recorded last White Cowbell Oklahoma: "The six pointed star of December, the 45-minute disc proves not only that Price Stream the song Zoom Zoom the former members of White Cowbell Oklahoma before they (Part One) at www.uniter.ca. thinned down to "a six-pointed star of sex-awesity." However, sex-ausity." has talent, but that he's a team player too. The excellent despite the smaller unit, Clemson warned that they still put compositions are his, but the collaborative nature of the recording is what makes songs like Warmth and the on an incredible show. XPLICIT releases an album at the Zoo with STILL VILLAGE and AEROCAR MODEL FOUR. three-part Zoom Zoom work. Other guitarists might have used the opportunity to get in "[In Winnipeg] there may just be a smoldering crater after as many solos as possible. Price, on the other hand, picks his spots to shine and allows we let off a neutron bomb of rock... you'll have to rename the HILLBILLY BURLESQUE play at Bella Vista. the other musicians – Neil Watson (alto sax), William Bonness (piano), Julian Bradford corner of Portage and Main, 'White Cowbell' and 'Oklahoma.'" Blind blues man BRYAN LEE at the Royal George Hotel. (bass) and Curtis Nowosad (drums) – the opportunity to display their formidable talents This may be true considering the absurdity of their past live as well. Check Price and his band out live this Friday, Sept. 18 when he releases Breakfast shows, with power tools, stuffed animals, flames and audience AARON LINES appears at Club Regent. of Champions with a concert at The Park Theatre. members making frequent appearances on stage. SATURDAY SEPT. 19 - Aaron Epp Perhaps you can too! On Saturday, Sept. 19 at the Royal Albert WHITE COWBELL OKLAHOMA with the WIND UPS rock the Arms. Albert. CRISIS JANE –J.P. Perron The second day of the HARVEST MOON FESTIVAL in Don’t Flatter Yourself Clearwater, Manitoba features musical acts RIDLEY BENT, COHENFEST CELEBRATES THE Independent DOUG AND JESS, DARK BRAHMAS, KASM, SPENCER, INGRID BEAUTIFUL LOSERS GATIN, GRANT DAVIDSON, BEN WYTINCK and IAN LARUE & Uber-positive lyrics, super-tight execution, killer pipes Leonard Cohen turns 75 on Monday, Sept. 21 and, in tribute THE CONDOR. and righteous jams; Crisis Jane is reminiscent of Saves to his contributions to music and art, the Cyrk and Times the Day with the emotion of Anberlin. It's their positive Stream the song Five Letter Itch DUST RHINOS release a new album at the Park Theatre, at www.uniter.ca. Change(d) High and Lonesome Club present COHENFEST on lyrics that set them apart from most of the cynical rock with BLAIR HORDESKI opening. Friday, Sept. 18 and Saturday, Sept. 19. $20 each night gets you offerings out there – and this has a place. I am glad that into both venues. SKATE FOR CANCER features COMEBACK KID, HIGH FIVE when I was a kid I had albums like When You're a Rebel by Altar Boys when dealing with DRIVE, THE LYTICS, THE AFTERBEAT, HOPE ATLANTIC, THE low points in my life – they pulled me through tough times. It’s easy for me to pass Crisis On Friday, Times Change(d) features KERI LATIMER, MICHAEL RIPPERZ, TALK CITY, ASADO, THE CITY CHAMPS, FAME, Jane off as a neutered boy band shamelessly recycling emo-pop of days passed, but it PETERS, CR AVERY, FISH & BIRD and FLYING FOX AND THE COMMON LIVES, CRISIS JANE, THE CHEAPSHOT ARTISTS, should be noted that I am not in their 12- to 23-year-old female (fresh from a summer HUNTER/GATHERERS. While events at the Cyrk are hosted by FINAL THOUGHT and skateboarding galore at the Forks TERRY MCLEOD and feature poets CHANDRA MAYOR, PAUL at Bible camp) target demographic. And hey, they need their musical lifelines as well. Plaza Skate Park. After-party at the Lo Pub. FRIESEN, FRANCES RAVINSKY and KURT JAMES TITTLEMIE; a Regardless, I’m sure Crisis Jane will sell a ton of these at their shows this weekend: Sat- short play by DONNA LEWIS; and music by PATRICK KENNAN, TODD HUNTER CD release at Shannon's Irish Pub. See p11. urday, Sept. 19 at The Forks and Sunday, Sept. 20 at Crescent Fort Rouge United Church. MATT ALLEN BAND, THE F-HOLES, ANN VRIEND, DJ CODA, - Lee Repko BEAUTIFUL LOSER: LEONARD COHEN 75 BIRTHDAY PUCONA MC and DREK DAA. CELEBRATION at the Cyrk and Times Change(d). Saturday festivities begin at 8 p.m. with the 1965 documen- ANI DIFRANCO plays at The Burton Cummings Theatre. OCTOBERMAN tary LADIES AND GENTLEMEN... MR. LEONARD COHEN playing Fortresses in the Cyrk. Following the film, poets BONNIE HOLMES, LEIF HILLBILLY BURLESQUE play at Bella Vista. White Whale Records NORMAN and ANDREA VON WICHERT will appear. Finally, there ARCTIC and INCENTIVE play at the Cavern. will be music by DREK DAA BAND, KERI LATIMER, MICHAEL I could be simple and just lump this in with the droll PETERS, CR AVERY, DJ CODA and FISH & BIRD. Back at the Times TYRANTS DEMISE, BOTH LEGS BROKEN, DISCOVENANT and that Pitchfork praises incessantly or that indie poop- Change(d) you have PATRICK KEENAN, MATT ALLEN BAND, ANN RIPRIDE at the Zoo. mongers JagJagWhine or Suckretly Canadian release. VRIEND, THE F-HOLES, GILLES FOURNIER and DANIEL ROY. New Orleans blues guitarist BRYAN LEE plays at the Royal This would certainly provide fodder for Octoberman's George Hotel. Marc Morrissette when he sings, “People really hate -J. P. Perron your band” (from the opening track The Backlash) at the THURSDAY, SEPT. 17 RUDE DALE and MYLES PALMQUIST appear at the Academy. Lo-Pub this Saturday, Sept. 19. But I want to focus on the positive here: great diversity. CUFF THE DUKE take the stage at the Royal Albert Arms with DJ's CO-OP, HUNNICUTT and SEVEN at spin it at the Estate. Feedback washes on I Know a Nurse are kinda reminiscent of Toronto's Quest for Fire. There is melody, melancholic ramble and a hint of lo-fi style à la Pavement with folk openers ZEUS. SUNDAY SEPT. 20 elements shining through. The low point for me, though, is Thirty Reasons, whose ukulele THE PLAYING CARDS get shuffled on the Gas Station Theatre The ANTI-SOCIAL play at the Lo Pub. jaunt will no doubt be licensed by Canadian Tire or Apple for it’s cutesy bounce … which patio. Brazil's KRISIUN and Australia's BERZERKER play alongside is the kind of thing that made me wanna pull Feist’s fingers off in 2007 and cram them ANNEX THEORY live EP recording at the West End Cultural GOATWHORE, OBITUARY and WARBRINGER at the Albert. down her throat. Centre. Be one of the first 100 people to this all ages show - Lee Repko and receive a free promotional CD. Also on the bill are EVIL The BLUES CRUISE FOR HARVEST sails aboard the River SURVIVES, PUTRESCENCE and MURDER SCENE MEMORIES. Rouge with THE DUST ROADS BAND at 1 p.m. TIM HUS and THE SWIFTY'S play the Times Change(d). MONDAY, SEPT. 21 PATRICK BREALEY Mercury in Songbirds SILVERSTEIN and A DAY TO REMEMBER appear at Garrick READYMIX dance party at Ozzy's. Boompa Records Theatre. ROUTE 59 at the Cavern. Following his breakthrough 2007 debut City Blood, CRYSTAL GAYLE sings at Club Regent. FRIDAY, SEPT. 18 Country Heart, rootsy singer/songwriter Patrick Brealey THE RELEASE JAM BAND with KOSTAMAN DUB SQUAD at the is back with Mercury in Songbirds. In this full-length KEITH PRICE album release party with AMBER EPP, CURTIS Pyramid. excursion, Brealey takes an all-encompassing journey NOWOSAD and WILL BONNESS at Park Theatre. TUESDAY, SEPT. 22 through the great American songbook – starting with BEAUTIFUL LOSER: LEONARD COHEN 75 BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION the bluegrass rouse My End of the Deal and the '50s at the Cyrk and Times Change(d). MIRA BLACK, SCOTT SENIOR and GILLES FOURNIER perform shake-and-roll swagger of I Don’t Want To Hear Another Love Song. After briefly visiting at the Franco-Manitoban Cultural Centre. Tom Waits’ cabaret blues in Some Days Aren’t Very Good, Brealey launches into the The HARVEST MOON FESTIVAL opens in Clearwater, Manitoba clever, finger-picked, Dylan-esqueBlessing in Disguise, followed by a heartbreaking featuring musical acts PAUL BERGMAN, DEL BARBER, ROYAL REV THEORY, SOCIAL CODE, ARMCHAIR CYNICS and LUCID at CANOE, NOVA, DJ CO-OP and DJ HUNNICUTT. the Pyramid. country tune. And while the superior playing is commendable, it’s the suave charisma of his voice that makes the record drive. Although Brealey’s wit and songwriting idles out ROLLIN PENNER AND THE TRAVELING MEDICINE SHOW re- SEAN BROWN and THE HOT BLOOD BOMBERS perform at the towards the end, Mercury in Songbirds is definitely a trip worth taking with him. Check lease an album at the Park Theatre. Cavern. him out when he plays the Royal Albert this Wednesday, Sept. 23. THESE ARMS ARE SNAKES appear at the Albert. DR. HOTBOTTOM AND THE SOUL PRESCRIPTIONS do Soul - Mike Duerksen Nite at the Cavern. DUSTIN BENTALL is at the Pyramid. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 23 ROYAL CITY ERIC BOGLE plays the West End Cultural Centre. Royal City 1999-2004 PATRICK BREALEY is playing at the Royal Albert Arms. Asthmatic Kitty HUGH CORNWELL of THE STRANGLERS appears at the Any survey of the last decade of Canadian indie music Pyramid. would be incomplete without a couple nods to Royal City, the now defunct lo-fi alt-country band from Guelph. The group consisted of Jim Guthrie, Aaron Riches and Simon Osborne, boosted by contributions from Owen Pallet and Bob Wiseman. They disbanded five years ago when frontman Riches set off to study theology. Now their label, Asthmatic Kitty, has issued a collection of b-sides and rarities from Royal City's short but productive career. THE DUHKS on Thursday, Sept. 24 at the Pyramid. Although newcomers would be better off starting with Royal City's other material, Royal TWO HOURS TRAFFIC on Thursday, Sept. 24. City 1999-2004 captures the rowdiness (the album closes with a barrage of howling), the humour (Here Comes Success is a fittingly tongue-in-cheek opener) and the tenderness FINAL FANTASY and TIMBRE TIMBRE on Friday, Oct. 2 at (I Called But You Were Sleeping and O You With Your Skirt) of an underrated band whose WECC. endearing folk songs helped spark our country's indie revival. GOGOL BORDELLO and APOSTLE OF HUSTLE on Saturday, - Jonathan Dyck Oct. 3 at the Burton Cummings Theater. CHAD VANGAALEN on Friday, Oct. 9 at the Park Theatre. Arts & Culture 13 www.uniter.ca September 17, 2009 The Uniter movie review FILM

LET THEM KNOW: THE STORY OF YOUTH BRIGADE All in the family AND BYO RECORDS is being screened at War On Music on Thursday, Sept. 17. Cou The WINNIPEG SHORT FILM-MASSACRE is now Two Winnipeg brothers rtes accepting entries for the 2009 festival. Enter y of 4 of y attempt to overcome your horror film (10 minutes max.) and have it Br screened in front of a live audience. Entry dead- o tragedy and attain 'baller En thers line is Monday, Oct. 5. For more information visit www.winnipegshortfilmmassacre.com. status' with their music in terta CINEMATHEQUE is running HIP HOP SAVED THE

in DAY: THREE WINNIPEG PORTRAITS, three documen- new documentary me n

t taries about music in Winnipeg. Also playing this week, FOOD, INC., BURMA VJ, GEORGE KUCHAR: A THUNDERCRACK OF PARLOR PERVERSITY and Crystal Laderas HOW TO TALK BACK TO YOUR TV SET: FILMS THAT Volunteer staff CHALLENGE THE BOOB TUBE. For more informa- tion and show times visit Cinematheque's web- BRAKADA site, www.winnipegcinematheque.com. Directed by Randall Mauricio, 2009 25 minutes Cou Plays at Cinematheque Friday, Sept. 18 and Saturday, Sept 19 at 9 rtes p.m., as well as Sunday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. Winni y peg F i Sometimes tragedy kills creativity as much G lm r as it inspires it, but the arts don’t always ou pay the bills. Local rappers Mitchell and p Michael Francisco (a.k.a. Lasing and Mikal) of Brakada use it to drive their upcoming Brakada is a new documentary that profiles the titular hip hop duo as they work on their new album. album, a last effort to make it big in the music industry. Director Randall Mauricio follows their A scene from Burma VJ, playing this week at journey in this documentary, which is play- Jarlega (producer) and Jon Pascual (pro- Still, both have big musical ambitions. Cinematheque. ing at Cinematheque this weekend as part motions) who are constants in their rented Even after the Manitoba Film and Sound of the theatre's Hip Hop Saved the Day: basement, which has been converted into a Board rejected their $8,000 grant they forge Three Musical Portraits program, alongside recording studio. ahead in their quest to “make it” – which LITERATURE Technology Stole My Vinyl and Life from 95 The interviews have the group speaking they define as earning their living by doing Attend THIN AIR 2009 for a week of literary feast- (The Making of “Live from '95”). about everything from their not-always-easy what they love and never having to worry ing. Writers from Canada and around the world Derived from the slang for bro and the lives to what it was like opening for artists about money. come to Winnipeg for readings, lectures, inter- Filipino barkada – meaning family and unity like Naughty by Nature and Fatman Scoop. At one point in the film, Mitchell com- views, conversations, book launches and more. – “Brakada” means a lot to these brothers Also included is footage of DJ Jazzy Jeff en- pares this to being a pro athlete. In fact, there is so much happening in town for who are back from a hiatus after their moth- joying their act. “That's baller status,” he says. “They play the literary festival that you'll have to visit www. er’s unexpected death. Short, Jarlega, Pascual and the Francisco a sport that they love and they are living thinairwinnipeg.ca for a complete list of sched- Experiencing domestic violence as children brothers stress the importance of pursuing through doing what they love. We're just try- uled events. and raised by a single mother, their setbacks your dreams, no matter how risky that may ing to do it with hip hop.” and background-inspired lyrics highlight the be. Jarlega quit his job working for a major Director Randall Mauricio presents not The launch of JUICE 9 on Friday, Sept. 25 at the film. insurer while the Francisco duo both receive just the making of an album, but the motiva- University of Winnipeg's Ekhardt Grammatte Changes within the group include recent professional incomes as an aerospace techni- tion and life experience behind it. Hall. Features local writers reading their juicy additions Tim Short (manager), Lee Roy cian and contractor. thoughts from 4 to 5:30 p.m. movie review A CAREER Please hold the E. coli NOWHERE NEAR ORDINA RY. Cou

The consequences of rtes eating in an industrial Winni y world are documented peg F i G lm UNE CARRIÈRE in Food, Inc. r ou HORS DE p L’ORDINAIRE. Adam Klassen Volunteer JOIN THE RCMP / DEVENEZ MEMBRE DE LA GRC www.rcmp.ca / www.grc.ca FOOD, INC. The documentary Food, Inc. is an unflattering look Directed by Robert Kenner, 2008 inside America's corporate-controlled food industry. 93 minutes Cadets receive a $500/week allowance while in training Plays at Cinematheque Friday, Sept. 18 and Saturday, Sept. 19 at Kenner wonderfully balances informa- Les cadets reçoivent une allocation de 500 $/semaine pendant la formation 7 p.m.; Sunday, Sept. 20 at 2 p.m.; Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 9:30 tion, emotion and entertainment. He moves p.m.; and Thursday, Sept. 24 at 9 p.m. back and forth from experts like Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore's Dilemma – talking about the questionable (read: Career presentation Exposé sur les Today more people are questioning where downright evil) practices of companies like their food comes from than ever before. Or Monsanto and Tyson Chicken – to the story carrières at least, they're being told they should. of a mother's fight against a food company Director Robert Kenner's 2008 docu- after her two-year-old son ate one of their Tuesday, Sept. 22 Le mardi 22 sept. mentary Food, Inc. aims to shake the apa- tainted burgers and died 12 days later. thetic from their happy meals and give them Food, Inc. does not resort to needless visual 7:00 pm 19 h a cold dose of the reality behind our current tricks to get its message across. Everything is food systems. straightforward and easy to understand. This University of Winnipeg L’Université de Winnipeg Do not go into Food, Inc. expecting a is a film that everyone can learn from. Room 2M72, 2nd Floor Pièce 2M72, 2e étage Michael Moore-type attack on food produc- It shows a system that has been built solely tion systems in the United States. Kenner on efficiency and profit, and how that has 515 Portage Avenue 515, avenue Portage has crafted a mature and effective docu- caused disastrous consequences for workers, mentary without resorting to unnecessary animals and the environment. Winnipeg, MB Winnipeg (MB) manipulation. Food, Inc. is not an objective documen- Images of a beautiful, clean supermarket tary; it is an essay film made to inform. 1-877-RCMP-GRC (1-877-726-7472) stocked with brightly-coloured packages are It might be preaching to the choir. But juxtaposed with endless, filthy, depressing hopefully a few stray sentences will reach the fields of cattle who are little more than walk- pedestrians passing by the church doors on ing steaks. the street. 14 Arts & Culture The Uniter September 17, 2009 www.Uniter.ca

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Pro skateboarder y t Mike McDermott Win on ter talks about returning to Winnipeg to start a skate shop

Amie Seier Volunteer

To people unfamiliar with the sport, having a company put your name on a skateboard may not seem spe- cial. In reality, it’s a big deal. “When you get your name on a board, it’s like they might as well “I’ve always been cocky have built a statue for you,” said in the way I do things.” Winnipeg-based skateboarding pro Mike McDermott. “I felt honoured –Mike McDermott, pro skateboarder – it was a dream come true.” In September 2008, the 29-year- old went pro through Habitat International, an Ohio-based skate- board manufacturer. An apple a day... Skateboarding pro Mike McDermott displays one of the skateboards Habitat International has manufactured just for his Corydon Avenue skate shop. Four months prior, McDermott returned to Winnipeg from Vancouver with his friend and fel- ting sponsored by companies like and live off of skateboarding. A lot He is quick to credit McGuigan “One important saying, and every- low skateboarder Ryan McGuigan, Circa. of times, my friend Jason Crolly with helping him get to where he is one should live by this, [is]: Man where the two had been living since “I remember telling my dad would come out and visit [and] today. It was because of the Green has no problems achieving his 2001. one day while he was driving me we would all live off his empties. Apple skate videos that McGuigan goals. He only has a problem estab- This past May, McDermott and to piano lessons when I was 15,” Whoever got up the next morning filmed and distributed around the lishing them.” McGuigan opened Green Apple, McDermott said. “He asked me took them in, like scavengers.” world that McDermott was able to When asked what it takes to go a skateboard shop on Corydon what I wanted to be when I was Working with Supra get sponsorships. pro, McDermott answers the way Avenue that sells skateboards and older and I told him I was going to Distribution, a major skateboard- Now, almost 20 years after re- any true skateboarder would: related apparel. be a professional skateboarder.” ing products distributor, gave ceiving his first skateboard as a “If you go in with a purpose and The Green Apple name comes At the end of 2001, McDermott McDermott the time to make trips hand-me-down from his brother, be like, I’m going to fucking do it, from a series of locally shot skate- moved to the West Coast with across North America and Europe McDermott sees opening Green then you’re going to do it.” boarding videos first released in the McGuigan, who by then had taken to skate. Apple as the next logical step in his early ‘90s by skateboarder Roan over production of the Green Apple “It took me six years to get my career. Green Apple is located at 836 Barrion. After having some parts in skate videos. name on a board. That was my “I’ve always been cocky in the Corydon Avenue. Visit www. the videos, McDermott began get- “My goal was to go to Vancouver focus – I wanted to do that.” way I do things,” McDermott said. greenappleshop.ca.

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Lara Vincent talks m about her latest I have to push myself in this direction. I am collection and destined to do this.” growing career –Lara Vincent, designer

leather and twine them together Kathleen Cerrer with wire.” Staff writer “Les fleur du mal,” one of Vincent’s previous collections, in- cluded witches hats which were Flowers, leaves, shark teeth and made out of blocked felts and buck- hearts are all part of the many hair ram. All her creations are not only accessories Toronto-based fashion fashionable, but add that sense of designer Lara Vincent creates. fantasy and magic to an outfit. Born in Winnipeg, the 25-year- Fairy. Magic. Love. These are the old holds her “culturally curious, three words she uses to describe her yet minimally populated” home personal style, which is reflected in city close to her heart. Winnipeg-born fashion designer Lara Vincent's most recent collection includes a variety of headdresses and medicine pouches. all of her designs. Also, she looks to “Winnipeg is this magical town Milla Jovovich as her fashion icon: that breeds creativity,” Vincent “I fancy her style.” wrote in an e-mail during a trip to bows, devil horns, cat ears, stream- “I loved the way the pastel pink, vibrations.” Vincent remains determined New York. ers [and] glitter in my hair.” yellow, blue and off-whites looked Vincent’s most recent collection, to reach her dreams and hopes to Having studied in Ottawa, Vincent was also an appren- with the gray skies and popping titled “Bite Me,” consists of hair ac- someday expand her collection to Toronto, New York and London, tice for New York-based design- flower gardens all complimented cessories which use an array of sup- include more accessories and even U.K., Vincent has gained a vast ers Betsey Johnson and Samantha each other. I saw a lot of beauty in plies she finds all over New York clothing. amount of experience in the fash- Pleet, which increased her ability to that city.” and Toronto. “I have a really big dream and to ion industry. be inspired and to dream big. She didn’t see as much beauty “I gather shark teeth and ce- make it come true, I have to push She never imagined she would Traveling so much, Vincent’s while living in New York, although ramic bones for my barrettes at the myself in this direction. I am des- be creating her own lines of hair ac- creativity has also been inspired the people and the energy of the Natural History Museum and wires tined to do this.” cessories, but looking back on her by the beautiful cities she’s experi- city stood out to her. from florist supplies shops.” childhood she recalls wearing vari- enced. In particular, London’s land- “I lived in the Chelsea Hotel and All of her lovely creations are Visit www.laravincent.blogspot. ous things on her head. scapes have influenced the way she the people you bump into while handmade in five to eight hours. com. “I would always be wearing hats, designs. roaming40Crk_Uniter_Aug09_fin:Uniter the halls have rainbow - 4.875x7.5“I cut b&w out petals07/08/09 in 10:52 suede AM and Page 1

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“Now you can play Wii in the Just as the library.” way people get Where once libraries were seen as fortresses of culture and destina- information is tions for betterment, they are now trying to integrate with the kinds of changing, so too information people actually use. “One hundred or 200 years ago, are libraries libraries were trying to make people more educated and cultured. They have gone from very exclusive to C. Jordan Crosthwaite very inclusive,” Rothney said. i

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fest in the way the Winnipeg Public strat Library has become a kind of com- “The public library is a by ion If you check the local events list- munity centre.

ings, it’s likely you’ll come across a “The public library is a civic hub, civic hub, one of the few james concert, lecture or art show at the one of the few places in society that places in society that is c u Millennium Library. If you need is free and open to all,” he said. free and open to all.” llet

free Wi-Fi or study space or an If the Millennium Library has on espresso, your local public library become a landmark of Winnipeg -Rick Walker, manager of library will do the trick. civic community, then why bother services, Winnipeg Public Library But wait – what happened to with all the other branches? Walker going to the library for books? said that the Winnipeg Public “Public libraries are different Library is renovating its other, 20- places than the library your grand- plus locations, and following the parents or even parents went to,” downtown library’s lead. said Rick Walker, manager of library The West End Library, on libraries had physical space that cialize. [The Millennium Library] The new information includes services at the Winnipeg Public Sargent Avenue, was renovated to reflected the kind of information is designed to be a part of the revi- e-books that can be downloaded at Library. “We want to reach out to include study space and to inte- they contained. talization of downtown.” home to an iPod, computer or per- the community, and are connected grate a recreation complex. Walker “Carnegie libraries were physi- The unique architecture of the sonal device. to new kinds of information.” said the library is a success. cal spaces because the information Millennium Library is representa- The Boston Globe reported at That's part of the reason why “Modern facilities are what the was physical” – meaning that it was tive of the way library use changes. the beginning of this month that a they put on events like lectures and public is looking for.” found in books. Walker is adamant that library fa- New England prep school went so concerts. The emphasis on space in These were also libraries where cilities are more important today far as to remove its entire print col- “If they get people in for some- Winnipeg’s new libraries speaks to librarians stood on raised platforms than ever before. He views the li- lection, seeing digital media as the thing cool, they might check out a a cultural shift in the way libraries so they could oversee their collec- brary just as much a virtual space as wave of the future. book,” said Janet Rothney, a recent have been perceived by the public. tions and patrons. A visit to the it is a physical space. So there could come a time when graduate of McGill University's Winnipeg’s oldest libraries were Cornish branch of the Winnipeg Winnipeg Public Library's web- your local library branch doesn't master of library and information funded by American industrial- Public Library, an original Carnegie site, for example, is seen as a way have any books at studies program and a current con- ist and library-enthusiast Andrew library, is quite a different experi- to make use of the library after the In fact, Walker is so excited about tract librarian with the University Carnegie at the turn of the cen- ence than heading downtown. physical place is closed. Walker says new innovations at the Winnipeg of Manitoba. tury. Carnegie libraries were built “It isn’t your traditional image of the website receives one million Public Library, he doesn’t even Rothney says libraries are try- with a combination of the private a library,” Walker said. “Library’s are hits every month. mention the stacks. Unitering everything Ad:Mosaic to get Ad people 7/20/09 into 2:56Carnegie PM grants Page and 1 public funds. great civic spaces – they are meet- “Public libraries always try to them. According to Rothney, these old ing places, places where people so- provide access to information.”

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Diverse exhibit and y t i t u fashion show at the s Costume Museum of Canada explores the use Motivating yourself to of natural fibres exercise isn’t as hard as it may seem Cindy Titus Volunteer staff

Sagan Morrow Everyone knows Winnipeg has a symphony, Staff writer a ballet company, great theatres and a pleth- ora of live music venues – but did you know it also has a costume museum? We all know that exercising regularly is Located in Winnipeg’s Exchange District, good for one’s health, but finding the mo- the Costume Museum of Canada boasts a tivation to do so can be a real challenge. collection that includes 35,000 artifacts span- Little time is left for fitness after work, ning 400 years. classes and social lives have been factored This Saturday, Sept. 19, the museum will into the equation. The usual excuses of host Nature is the New Black, a fashion show “I’m too tired,” “I have no time” or “I re- featuring 11 local designers. ally hate exercising” bubble up to the sur- “The designers can interpret this theme in face and our willpower – along with our any way they wish to, so there will be some muscle – weakens. who focus on using natural fibres and others Being too tired is often a direct re- who will take an environmental approach,” A white organdy party sult of a poor diet and not enough exer- said Jennifer Smith, events co-ordinator at dress with green cise. Restructure your meal plan by eating the museum. embroidery from the small, frequent meals throughout the day. The participating designers range in age 1950s is part of the Also, be aware that the more you ex- from 16 to 35. Many of them are showing Mother Nature's Fibres ercise, the more likely your body will be pieces in this forum for the first time. Some exhibit at the Costume energized. The fresh air of a short walk is will be showing a few pieces and some of Museum of Canada.  good for your mind and body. them will be showing an entire collection. Thirty minutes a day is all you need to “I love the diversity of the designers and get started with an exercise program. To am awed by their sewing talents,” Smith “Saying that something isn’t in style open at 7:30 p.m. and the show starts at 8. combat the “I have no time” excuse, make said. anymore doesn’t mean that it can’t still be DJ Co-Op will spin throughout the night. a point of doing a couple dozen crunches, The theme of Nature is the New Black is of use.” Tickets are $17-$20 and can be purchased by pushups and squats first thing every morn- paired with the current exhibit at the mu- going to the museum or by calling 989-0072. ing. It only takes a few minutes out of your seum, titled Mother Nature's Fibres. Nature is the New Black will be held on Visit www.costumemuseum.com. day. “There will be DIY stations where people Saturday, Sept. 19 at 109 Pacific Ave. Doors Chances are you will be too tired that can make things out of natural fibres,” Smith early in the morning to even register that said. you have already done a bit of exercise! She added that the decision to go with This kind of bodyweight training is the a natural fibres exhibit and accompanying perfect way to increase strength and begin fashion show is important because it is a fun your day. and creative way for people to learn to re- The University of Winnipeg Duckworth consider what they are wearing, how long Centre gym is free for students, so take ad- they wear it for and what they do with it The Uniter Fashion Streeter is an ongoing documentation of creative fashion in Winnipeg inspired by the Helsinki fashion vantage of this opportunity. afterwards. blog www.hel-looks.com. Each issue will feature a new look from our city’s streets and bars in an attempt to encourage Hit the gym with a friend to make exer- We live in a consumer-based society that individual expression and celebrate that you are really, really good looking. cise fun if you do not enjoy it. Go between has little respect for textiles, Smith said. classes even for 20 minutes. With someone “I myself am guilty of leaving my clothes else beside you, the time flies. The gym can on my bedroom floor and not wearing half be a great way to catch up with friends. the things in my closet. If we think back to Use the machines or dumbbells for just over 100 years ago, textiles were diffi- strength training and try out the track, cult to produce, expensive to purchase, and elliptical machine, stationary bike or once textiles were acquired, they still had to treadmill for cardio. If you aren’t a fan of be made by hand into clothing. People had running, try walking on an incline. Your to wear everything they had until it wasn't body will benefit just as much from the in- wearable anymore.” cline as it will from keeping a fast pace. Taking a more environmental approach Exercise doesn’t always have to be for- to fashion allows designers to respect textiles mally structured into your day either. Plan and the work that went into creating a gar- your lifestyle to include exercise so that ment in the first place. you don’t have to go to the gym. Walk or

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Using exercise as a necessity ensures you y t i don’t skip it. There are staircases all over t u the university, so students can walk a cou- s ple flights to their classes rather than take the packed-full escalators. Setting a goal is an excellent motivator. There are fitness clubs and events all over Winnipeg that you can be a part of. Karin For instance, Manitoba Runner’s "I've had this tattoo Association (www.mraweb.ca) and The for six years and Running Room (www.runningroom.com) the meaning of it are two websites to look at if you are inter- has really changed ested in trying out a race. There is anything over time." from five-kilometre races to half marathons to choose from. Many of these events have a walking option if you have no desire to run. These races are also usually fundraisers for good causes – and there isn’t much better moti- vation than that.

University of Winnipeg student Sagan Morrow writes a health and wellness blog. Check it out at http://livinghealthyinthere- alworld.wordpress.com. A 1989 strapless cotton floral print dinner dress

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www.bobthesuicidalpenguin.com Some people disagree with my position on completely different grounds. They maintain that these little cocoons of pee- stink aren’t really a problem because the government cleans them using prison labour. This type of thinking is misguided, in my opinion, for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it’s not as though picking up bottles of pee is the only thing prisoners can do. If prisoners weren’t busy collecting trucker pee, they could be better put to use working in day-cares or doing colonoscopies. Secondly, I think it is very detrimental to recidivism rates to force people to pick up trucker pee. If there were anything that could make me angry enough to vow to commit another crime, it would be being forced to pick up bottles of pee. So the next time you’re driving cross- continent and you get the urge to drain it into a bottle and toss it out the window, just remember you are personally responsible for holding back the entire human species and ask yourself if it’s really worth it. Then, with any luck, all that thinking will cause you to become dizzy and you will drive your truck off a ravine.

J. Williamez sings about all kinds of bodily functions Wednesday nights at Shannon's Irish Pub. www.uniter.ca