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NEWS EDITOR: VIVIAN BELIK SENIOR EDITOR: LEIGHTON KLASSEN NEWS EDITOR: DEREK LESCHASIN UNITER STAFF UNITER NEWS E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] Managing Editor » Jo Snyder 01 [email protected] 02 Business Coordinator & Offi ce Manager » James D. Patterson [email protected] Anti-Violence Rally Draws 500 Winnipeggers NEWS EDITOR » Vivian Belik 03 [email protected]

NEWS PRODUCTION EDITOR » Alan MacKenzie 04 Derek Leschasin violent gangs. At one point, Van Dreser opened the [email protected] BEAT REPORTER Local musician Declan McGarry, an microphone to attendees who lost friends and acquaintance of Haiart’s, sang two songs family members to violent crimes, and 29 05 SENIOR EDITOR » Leighton Klassen [email protected] candlelight vigil in remembrance of near the end of the event - one called “On people spoke, sometimes graphically, about the Time” he wrote specifi cally for the occasion. deaths of their loved ones. Among those who BEAT REPORTER » Whitney Light a suburban Winnipeg teen killed on McGarry said he feels the killing has shocked so spoke were the families of Joseph “Beeper” 06 [email protected] AThanksgiving night doubled as a rally many people because Haiart was an innocent Spence, who was fatally shot at the age of 13 in BEAT REPORTER » Alan MacKenzie against violence last week. bystander when he was shot, and because he a gang-related incident in 1995, and Candace 07 [email protected] happened to be a suburbanite. Derksen, also killed at age 13 in 1984; her killer “That’s their world,” McGarry said of was never caught. FEATURES EDITOR Lori Ebbitt » According to security guards, over 500 Several city councilors and Mayor Sam 08 [email protected] people showed up at the Legislature grounds on “Now the violence has Katz attended the rally, which was sponsored 09 ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR » Mike Lewis Monday, Oct. 24 to support Isora Van Dreser, by local businesses including Staples, Long and [email protected] girlfriend of Phil Haiart, an innocent bystander entered our world, McQuade and Q1 Technologies Inc. Justice who was shot on Oct. 10 in the city’s West End. Minister Gord Mackintosh was also there and SPORTS EDITOR » Mike Pyl 10 [email protected] Van Dreser organized the Oct. 24 event with and you realize the spoke to the crowd, some of whom shouted that her mother, Susan. he and his policies are part of the problem. COMMENTS EDITOR » Daniel Blaikie An emotional Van Dreser announced that two worlds are not so “We come from different perspectives,” 11 [email protected] the date was chosen because it would have different from each he said, “but we all agree on one thing--that HUMOUR EDITOR » Matt Cohen been Haiart’s eighteenth birthday. She told the there must be new and stronger ways to conquer 12 [email protected] crowd that her loss helped her realize the pain other.” - Declan McGarry violence. Violence is not just another score in a others experience when they lose loved ones to video game, or a body count in a movie. It is PHOTO EDITOR Wade Andrew » violence. horribly painful and can disable a family for 13 [email protected] “I’m sorry I did not understand and I am residents of more violent core-areas of the city. generations.” 14 LISTINGS COORDINATOR » sincerely sorry for your losses,” she said. “Why “Now the violence has entered our world, and Katz did not speak at the rally, but the Nick Weigeldt [email protected] did it have to take the death of my boyfriend to you realize the two worlds are not so different next day he announced at a news conference get our attention? I don’t know all the answers, from each other.” that a special police unit, part of an effort COPY & STYLE EDITOR » 15 Melody Rogan [email protected] but I do know it is too late for our loved ones. Joe Hearn, a physically disabled core-area dubbed Operation Clean Sweep will take to the Now I will stand in solidarity and fi ght this fi ght resident who attended the rally with his wife streets in November to tackle gang violence. DISTRIBUTION MANAGER » with you.” Louise, a director with the Independent Living Operation Clean Sweep, according to a 16 Scott McArthur Van Dresser said she called the rally to Resource Centre, said he would like to see city Winnipeg Police media release, will add over PRODUCTION MANAGER & gather support from Winnipeggers to fi ght streets “reclaimed.” 40 police offi cers to target gangs, drugs and 17 GRAPHICS EDITOR » David C. Tan for stronger laws against violent crimes. She “I don’t think putting gang members in prostitution in areas the police believe need the [email protected] also pleaded for people to stop using drugs jail is the answer,” he said. “I think it needs to most help. and soliciting prostitutes, as these acts support be more social.” ADVERTISING MANAGER 18 » Ted Turner [email protected] 786-9779 the position of Part Time/Mature Students’ Director open until the next General Election THIS WEEKS CONTRIBUTORS By-elections. Who cares? while Claydon’s changed the one contested Robbie Stoesz, Sarah Arenson, Brook Jones, Daniel position, that of Adaptive Services Director, to Faloon, Josh Boulding, David EisBrenner, Patrick a Yes/No vote for McLeod, which she won. Faucher, Thomas Asselin, Kalen Qually, Jon The outcome of the election, both in Symons, Dan Verville, Sarah Hauch, Ian Scott, Erin McIntyre, Ben MacPhee-Sigurdson, Iain Ramsay, turnout and candidate performance, would Matt Urban, William O’Donnell, Andy Carney, Jill have been relatively easy to predict for someone Johnson, Steve Locke, Shane Gibson in attendance at the candidate speeches. If you were one of the two students who showed

The Uniter is the offi cial student newspaper of the University up without being obligated to be there, you of Winnipeg and is published by the University of Winnipeg would have seen that only two of the six Students’ Association. The Uniter is editorially autonomous and the opinions expressed within do not necessarily refl ect candidates showed up to give a speech and those of the UWSA. The Uniter is a member of the Canadian University Press and Campus Plus Media Services. the none of the others exercised their right to send someone to speak on their behalf. The SUBMISSION OF ARTICLES, LETTERS, PHOTOS AND Photo by: Vivian Belik GRAPHICS ARE WELCOME Articles should be submitted two who gave speeches happen to be the same in text or Microsoft Word format to uniter@uwinnipeg. ca. Deadline for submissions is noon Friday (contact candidates whose expenditure forms were the section’s editor for more information). Deadline for Amy Dhillon, election comissioner; and Alon Weinberg oversee voting at last week’s by-election turned in on time: Stephen Whitmore and advertisements is noon Friday, six days prior to publication. The Uniter reserves the right to refuse to print submitted Tanya McFadyen. They were elected Lesbian, material. The Uniter will not print submissions that are Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered* Director and homophobic, misogynistic, racist or libelous. We also David EisBrenner reserve the right to edit for length or style. was “stated at the fi rst meeting, which was Vice President Internal, respectively. October 7th” and it was something that he With an estimated voter turnout of 2 CONTACT US » On the surface, not even last week’s had made “very clear at the meetings” that percent over four days, it’s easy to think that General Inquiries: 204.786.9790 electoral candidates. Though there were six the “deadline [was to be taken] very seriously the student body doesn’t care how the Students’ Advertising: 204.786.9779 Editors: 204.786.9497 candidates at the beginning of the recent because it’s at the heart of the election being Association is run. While that is true of some Fax: 204.783.7080 electoral race, there was a short time when run honestly.” people, many students didn’t even realize Email: [email protected] only two people’s names were slated to go In spite of this, four out of six candidates that an election was going on. In talking LOCATION » on the ballot, lending to the appearance that were disqualifi ed due to a failure to hand in with students outside the room containing Room ORM14 voters weren’t the only people not caring about their paperwork. Two of those candidates, the candidate elections, comments such as University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue the election. Shaguna Mathur and Catherine McLeod, were “[the UWSA and candidates] should put up Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9 Late in the race -- specifi cally the later reinstated after appealing Wickström’s more posters... especially colour posters” were Friday before polls opened -- the deadline for decision successfully. Both cited personal common as students talked about how they candidates to hand in their expenditure forms reasons for not being able to meet the deadline. didn’t feel informed about the election or from the campaign period passed with only Mike Law and Jennifer Claydon were both the candidates. Shaguna Mathur, the newly COVER IMAGE two people fulfi lling their obligations. Ben disqualifi ed and did not successfully utilize elected Science Director, recognized a need PHOTO BY: , Wickström, the Chief Elections Commissioner the appeals process. Neither of them were for the UWSA to “spread the word around email: [email protected] for the University of Winnipeg Students available for comment. more” as it is “there to represent the students”. Association, even extended the deadline from The failure of Law and Claydon to stay She also pointed out that students need to take 12:30 until 5:30, but to no avail. in the running changed the face of the election the time to vote “because this is affecting them According to Wickström, the deadline quite dramatically. Law’s disqualifi cation left as well”. The Uniter November 03, 2005

NEWS EDITOR: VIVIAN BELIK SENIOR EDITOR: LEIGHTON KLASSEN NEWS EDITOR: DEREK LESCHASIN E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] NEWS 03 MuchMusic Madness Hits the U of W

Whitney Light BEAT REPORTER “expose yourself.” “Step it up,” Aliya warned, “because ights, cameras, and the pumped-up at the end of the day we will be looking at 3000 entries.” Various tactics were tried, from enthusiasm of the MuchMusic VJ Search passionate pleas to comic entertainment. LTeam took over the Bulman Centre on Oct. “I think they’re looking for someone who 25, off ering any who were willing the opportunity stands out, someone who is extremely unique,” said Neena Schrieber, a second-year Science to strut their stuff in front of friends, fellow students, student. and ultimately a discerning panel of judges. Schrieber was second to take the stage. Despite admitting to some nervous feelings, she calmly pointed out, “What’s the worst The event was part of the ongoing 2005 that can happen? I’ll make a fool of myself in VJ Search, a tradition that the music station front of a bunch of strangers... and my friends began in 1995 much to the delight of audiences - well, they already know that side of me.” That and those seeking the “top spot” in Canadian light-hearted spirit persisted throughout most TV stardom. For ten years, the coveted role of the day, as contestants gave it their best shot of video-jockey has been decided by viewers of without too many expectations for receiving a a TV elimination of ten fi nalists chosen from call-back. thousands of mailed-in The best auditions video-tape auditions. As seemed be those done host Aliya put it, “We are “I think they’re looking impromptu, ripping hiring for the temple of for someone who through a spontaneous, rock’n roll in Toronto!” honest snap-shot of A slow but steady stands out, someone personal style. But Photo by: Whitney light stream of hopefuls came being oneself while the out for the opportunity, who is extremely clock’s ticking and the many simply passing by fi lm’s rolling is no easy University of Winnipeg student Sean Spence and a Much Music host converse during the Much unique.” - Neena Music VJ search, held last Tuesday in the Bulman Centre at the University of Winnipeg and registering on a whim. feat. Each audition was given Schrieber What made it two minutes in front of diffi cult, said Andrew the spotlight and couldn’t see who I MuchMusic games such as the Dance Off, in which the camera - just enough Ward, was “being on [was] talking to.” participants boogie down anyway, anyhow to garner the time to state one’s name and fl aunt a little the spot in this formal setting.” Interspersed with auditions, winning noise-level of audience applause. The contests personality, while the vibrant blue stage display “I can be (funny) around a group of Aliya and co-host Jesse warmed livened up the audience and offered promo-gear prizes provocatively challenged one with the words friends, but I [felt] alone on the stage. I [was] in up the crowd with a few “classic” to winners. The MuchMusic VJ Search Team is touring across Canada to tape auditions in 21 cities. The tour winds up in November at the University of New Brunswick. Those who missed the taping on Tuesday can still mail in home-video audition tapes up until Dec. 19 at midnight. At that point, Much staff will sift through the entries to come up with a list of 20 fi nalists. In an intense TV elimination round, the group will be whittled down to ten potential VJs. In a new twist celebrating the 10th anniversary of the VJ search, the fi nal selection will be made by viewers of a 10-episode reality TV series titled MuchMusic VJ Search: The Series. In a downtown Toronto penthouse, the ten will battle it out on candid camera 24/7 through “a variety of challenges in which they must prove their skills, style, personality, and character,” according to the Much website.

said Michael Austin. Austin is now a free number of wrongful conviction cases. man after spending 27 years in a Maryland “These men and women are not Wrongfully Convicted prison following his being wrongly convicted disposable. They are sons and daughters, of robbing a grocery store and shooting the husbands and wives, and mothers and security guard on duty. fathers,” she fi rmly Dr. Adrian Grounds, stated. Speak Out at Conference a senior lecturer in “Having your The organizers Forensic Psychiatry at the freedom taken away of the conference, University of Cambridge, Peter DeCarteret UK, devotes much of his from you is the Cory and Bruce A. Rachael Buckingham that a wrongful conviction has on a victim, study to the psychological MacFarlane, had a and consequently their families. after-effects of being most horrendous similar view when “My lawyers said you can’t be convicted “There is a devastating effect on the wrongfully convicted. experience.” they began plans for of something you haven’t done...they were family of the wrongfully accused,” said Peter “Most of the the conference a year wrong,” were the words of Ronald Dalton DeCarteret Cory, one of the organizers of the individuals are changed -Michael Austin and a half ago. that rang throughout the room at the Un- conference. in personality,” he said. “Talk is fi ne and locking Innocence Conference, an inter- Joyce Milgaard, a woman who fought “It’s like when somebody wanting to identify national conference on avoiding wrongful conviction. ruthlessly for 23 years to free her son David has a stroke, you have to be taught how to do problems is fi ne, but you need action,” from prison for a crime he didn’t commit, fully things again.” MacFarlane stated in a media conference. Dalton, a man who spent nine years agrees. Jennifer Thompson, a rape victim By holding the international conference, in a Newfoundland prison after being “It wasn’t going to be just David that was whose eyewitness testimony sent an innocent they hope to raise awareness of the growing wrongfully convicted of strangling his suffering,” she said, further stating that “every man to jail for 11 years, provided a different number of wrongful convictions taking wife, was one of the highlighted speakers time we wrongly convict someone, we sentence perspective. She described her initial reaction place worldwide. at the conference at the Fairmont on Oct. them and their families to injustice.” to the news of her error. “In the small jurisdiction of 20-22 Thirty-fi ve other keynote speakers However, the most prominent effects of “What do you say? Everything that you Newfoundland there were three wrongful and over 400 registrants participated in a wrongful conviction appear to be evident in think to be true isn’t true,” she said. “I’ve convictions in fi ve years,” Ronald Dalton the event. the individuals themselves. taken away 11 years of a man’s life.” said. An overriding theme of the conference “Having your freedom taken away from She also stresses the importance of was the emotional and psychological effect you is the most horrendous experience,” identifying and acknowledging the growing November 03, 2005 The Uniter

NEWS EDITOR: VIVIAN BELIK SENIOR EDITOR: LEIGHTON KLASSEN NEWS EDITOR: DEREK LESCHASIN 04 NEWS E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] The blunt truth: study shows marijuana increases new brain cell growth Research points to marijuana as possible antidepressant

By Juanita King marijuana-like drugs – known collectively as cannabinoids – act on the brain. THE MUSE (MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEW- The team tested the effects of HU-210, FOUNDLAND) a potent synthetic cannabinoid similar to a group of compounds found in marijuana. T. JOHN’S (CUP) -- Supporters of The synthetic version is about 100 times as powerful as THC, the high-inducing marijuana may fi nally have an excuse to compound loved by recreational users. Ssmoke weed every day. A recent study The researchers found that rats in the Journal Of Clinical Investigation suggests that treated with HU-210 on a regular basis showed neurogenesis – the growth of new smoking pot can make the brain grow. brain cells in the hippocampus. A current hypothesis suggests depression may be Though most drugs inhibit the growth triggered when the hippocampus grows of new brain cells, injections of a s synthetic insuffi cient numbers of new brain cells. If cannibinoid have had the opposite effect true, HU-210 could offer a treatment for in mice in a study performed at the such mood disorders by stimulating this University of Saskatchewan. Research on growth. how drugs affect the brain has been Whether this is true for all critical to addiction treatment, particularly cannabinoids remains unclear, as HU-210 research on the hippocampus. is only one of many and the HU-210 in the The hippocampus is an area of the study is highly purifi ed. brain essential to memory formation. It is “That does not mean that general unusual because it grows new neurons over use in healthy people is benefi cial,” said a person’s lifetime. Researchers believe Memorial psychology professor William these new cells help to improve memory McKim. “We need to learn if this happens and fi ght depression and mood disorders. in humans, whether this is useful in not have very serious consequences. [But], said. “It stimulates appetite in people Many drugs – heroin, cocaine, and healthy people, and whether THC causes there is some evidence that marijuana with AIDS, it is an analgesic and blocks the more common alcohol and nicotine it as well.” smoke might cause cancer.” nausea in cancer patients undergoing – inhibit the growth of these new cells. McKim warns that marijuana Still, the positive aspects of marijuana chemotherapy, and it treats the symptoms It was thought that marijuana did the disrupts memory and cognition. “These are becoming more plentiful as further of glaucoma.” same thing, but this new research suggests effects can be long-lasting after heavy use,” research is done. McKim says it’s not The research group’s next studies otherwise. he said. “This makes it diffi cult to succeed surprising that THC and compounds like will examine the more unpleasant side of Neuropsychiatrist Xia Zhang academically if you use it excessively.” it could have medicinal effects. the drug. and a team of researchers study how “Occasional light use probably does “Many have been identifi ed,” he

University Seeks Public Input in its Plan to Redevelop Spence Street Building Synergy Between the University and Downtown Top the Agenda

Vivian Belik also on the minds of those in attendance. NEWS EDITOR Following Dark’s presentation, participants were invited to stay and talk about what etween 50 and 60 University staff , they would like to see happening in the future at the University of Winnipeg. students, faculty, and community International development student Bmembers gathered in Riddell Hall Natasha Hnywyuk believes that the last Wednesday night to discuss the future university needs to focus on becoming more community-oriented. direction of the proposed Spence Street “The university should be more redevelopment project. accessible – more open to the community and the surrounding environment,” said Hnywyuk. Hundreds of people were invited to Carlos Vialard, manager of settlement attend the forum to voice their opinions services at Welcome Place, an immigration about what they would like to see in a council situated near the university, would redesigned version of Spence Street. like to see “more housing, proper green Attendants at the forum were fi rst space and recreation opportunities” at the introduced to George Dark, urban designer Photo by: Vivian Belik University of Winnipeg. for Prairie Architects Inc., the Winnipeg Vialard was also interested in creating design fi rm that has been commissioned Students and community members discuss future plans for Spence Street at the Spence summer programming for new immigrants by the University of Winnipeg to sketch Street Redevelopment forum to the city and to bridge the gap between out the blueprint for the future of Spence the U of W and community organizations Street. examples, Dark explained how it is possible a few of the ideas that Dark put forward. such as Welcome Place. Prairie Architects Inc. is responsible for downtown campuses to better integrate Dark believes that the area surrounding There was a diverse set of responses for the acclaimed environmentally friendly themselves into their urban surroundings. the university is a real estate goldmine and from participants, all of which were Mountain Equipment Co-op building in “Cities that have universities embedded that the university needs to take advantage recorded and will be used by the university Winnipeg, and employs architects who into them are very lucky,” of its proximity to and Prairie Architects Inc. in creating a have designed architectural plans for said Dark. such things as the comprehensive plan for Spence Street. The campuses across the continent. Dark illustrated “Cities that have CBC building and the university is planning to hold a similar The need to create synergy between the how the University of universities Spence Neighbourhood forum in the coming months to gain further university and its downtown surroundings Winnipeg could take community centre. feedback from the community. was most prominent in the presentation better advantage of its embedded into He emphasized that As of now the only telltale features that delivered by the designers from Prairie surroundings and create whether students and indicate that Spence is indeed undergoing Architects Inc. stronger links with the them are very lucky.” staff acknowledge it, the any sort of renewal are a blockaded street, To demonstrate the importance of the community. Creating – George Dark university “affects the some planters, and a few vinyl banners. But university’s location, Dark took attendants nearby housing for downtown” and that its if the forum was any indication of what is through a sleek computerized tour of campus students, building a park infl uence has the ability to come, students, staff, and community renovations that have been carried out by that will act as a focal to “lift the surrounding members will soon be witness to a complete two other downtown universities, namely point for all downtown residents, incorporating area up.” makeover of Spence that will go beyond just the Universities of Ottawa and Toronto. land on both sides of Portage Ave. and bringing Creating better linkages between the creating physical changes to Spence Street. Using these two universities as colourful in more student-oriented businesses were only university and its downtown neighbours was The Uniter November 03, 2005 NEWS 05 Students tear-gassed while protesting for free tuition in Quebec Hundreds protest in capital, hope to restart last year’s student strike

By Jesse Rosenfeld and Blake Sifton especially considering the government’s THE MCGILL DAILY (MCGILL UNIVERSITY) position…. [The government] is absolutely not willing to improve education in Quebec and they would rather send police than UEBEC CITY (CUP) -- Five hundred negotiate,” said Charaoui. As the riot police reached the gap students from around the province they were met with a volley of projectiles. Qconverged on Quebec City yesterday A standoff ensued in which rocks, sticks, to demand free education. They marched through paint, and smoke bombs were lobbed at the line of riot police. The under-prepared the city, descending on the National Assembly to police were left to hold their ground. mark the one-year anniversary of l’Association pour The stalemate continued for about 25 une Solidarité Syndicale Étudiante’s (ASSÉ) call for a minutes until the crowd wrenched paving stones from the ground to throw at the general student strike. police, who responded by hurling several tear gas canisters. Students, who came from as far away While recovering from a dousing of tear as Montreal, Sherbrooke, and Rimouski, Photo from the CUP wire gas, demonsatrators stayed on message. carried the message that free education is “When ASSÉ made demands, the fi rst a right, and that the agreement ending last demand was free education. When FEUQ year’s student strike was not representative [la Fédération Étudiante Universaire or adequate to the steps of the provincial strike weren’t met,” said Charaoui. “We government buildings, while others threw du Québec] and FECQ [la Fédération legislature. are demanding free education and greater paint at several banks, a McDonald’s, and Étudiante Collégiale du Québec] got their “I am here to win my right to free accessibility to [postsecondary] education.” a Burger King. hands involved, the focus became the $103- education,” said Laurence, a student from On the way to the National Assembly, Upon reaching the National million,” said one student from the CEGEP CEGEP de Vieux-Montréal. home to the provincial legislature, students Assembly, students were confronted with Vieux-Montreal, referring to the more Jérôme Charaoui, the Information shouted slogans claiming that the $103- barricades keeping them from the lawn moderate provincial student lobby groups Secretary of ASSÉ, stressed the importance million re-invested in education last year of the legislature. Students tugged at the and their demand that the government of continuing to demand free education, was not enough, and that the government barricade, which had few police offi cers reinstate money it had cut from student which was ASSÉ’s central demand in last must end social oppression. Many chanted stationed behind it. As a large section of bursaries. year’s student strike. “Parti Québécois, Parti Bourgeois! Parti the barricade was breached, 30 riot police After the tear-gassing, the crowd “We’re here on the one-year anniversary Libéral, Parti Patronale!” emerged from the building, fi lling the gap regrouped in front of the police line. But this of ASSÉ’s call for a general strike. We are Some students tore down municipal in the broken perimeter. time, instead of hurling more projectiles, reminding the government, the media, and election signs and spray painted “This is not the fi rst time students have they danced as a masked girl played a the public that the demands of last winter’s “free education” and “free society” on organized protests. Riot police are expected, Quebecois folk song on the accordion.

Ward Churchill Speech Cancelled after Aboriginal Groups Voice Concern Expenses for his accommodations won’t be refunded to USWA

Leighton Klassen Senior Editor Wayne Nelson, the University of conversation in council concluded there could other costs, will not be refunded to the Winnipeg Aboriginal Student Council co- have been more information presented to the UWSA. director can second the concern – he confi rms organization by the UWSA on Churchill’s “It’s not a small amount of money Ward Churchill, a controversial the aboriginal community would have taken history prior to the decision. They also both – we could have done a lot with that,” advocate for indigenous peoples’ rights, will action if Churchill had spoken. admit they didn’t know about the controversy Sjoberg said. not be coming to speak at the University of “I’ve talked about it with a lot of people, until aboriginal groups in the community Although Michalchyshyn says it’s Winnipeg on Nov. 4 after several aboriginal including my chief, and he even said they were brought it up only last week. unfortunate the UWSA won’t get the groups throughout the city and across the planning action – there would have been some “The more we learned about it, I started money back, he stands by the board’s country brought their concerns to the offi ce action against Ward,” he said. to lean on the side of not inviting him,” Mason decision. of the UWSA. The UWSA wanted Churchill – Professor said. “Blowing a lot of money is bad, but The offi cial decision came on Oct. 25 of Ethnic Studies and Coordinator of American Sjoberg admits she expected some bringing him here would have caused a at a UWSA board meeting where members Indian Studies at the University of Colorado – opposition, but not enough to call the gig off. fi restorm of controversy and it’s just not in attendance formally voted against him to speak as part of the week’s speaker series for “Yeah, with some speakers some people worth the money,” he said. “Sometimes speaking. a number of reasons, namely for his opinions are either not interested or disagree,” she you have to take the moral high ground.” “It was a decision at a board meeting on neo-colonialism and said. Reluctant to admit more background to cancel his talk because of concerns neo-liberalism, and “Bringing him here would When asked if information could have been researched on by aboriginal groups and also from the were fully aware of his she was surprised Churchill prior to his booking, Sjoberg is Kelly family (family of Ward Churchill’s controversial reputation, have caused a fi restorm of at the opposition, confi dent similar situations won’t happen. deceased wife) because it would cast his UWSA president Kate Sjoberg responded “I think this is a very unique situation credibility in a bad light,” said UWSA Sjoberg says. controversy and it’s just not affi rmatively. and it’s not going to happen all the time,” vice president advocate of student services “Absolutely,” Sjoberg “In some ways, she says. “It’s important to note that we worth the money.” ANDRIY Andriy Michalchyshyn says when asked if the but we didn’t receive voted on getting the speech and also voted Some of the groups in opposition UWSA was aware of MICHALCHYSHYN any opposition until to cancel it. As an organization we make a were the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), his controversial nature. one person, Rhonda lot of decisions involving money that is in Southern Chiefs organization (SCO), “Which is why we wanted Kelly (sister of Ward the budget and we have certain values. In Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC), and him to speak – to raise issues and create Churchill’s deceased wife), came to us…Ward this case the value is with the relationship the Ojibwas of Onigaming First Nation. dialogue.” has ties to Winnipeg and it was made very with certain groups of people, which has Robert Kelly, the Chief of the Sjoberg says she did approach several clear that he would open up some of those old caused the board to act in a certain way.” Onigaming First Nation – based out of community groups prior to the UWSA’s group wounds and we wanted to be careful of Mason says he can’t say which way Ontario – sent a letter to the UWSA, offi cial motion to invite Churchill to speak in that,” she said. he would have voted if he were present claiming that Churchill had written a book late August, including the U of W Aboriginal Michalchyshyn also didn’t expect as at the board meeting in August because containing defamatory material regarding Students Centre for their feedback – all of much controversy and says there was no way he didn’t know what kind of background his deceased wife and her family, and that which she says supported his presence. of the UWSA knowing about the claims of the UWSA provided to the members who his presence would not be well received in “We did fl oat the idea around and the defamation, abuse to women, and fraud, held were in attendance, but says the UWSA the aboriginal community. response was positive,” she says. “Members against Churchill. should approach aboriginal issues more “As the leader of my community, I (of the Aboriginal Students’ Association) were “Nobody knows about that,” he said. cautiously. feel it is imperative that I provide some (approached) and some were very supportive.” “We didn’t even get concerns until last week.” “In a way there are concerns with protection for the safety and well-being of Although Nelson, and fellow co- Protest action will no longer be a concern aboriginal issues and we want to be more my members, and further believe that Mr. director of the aboriginal student council, since Churchill will not be coming to town, but informed, and the aboriginal student Churchill should not be in a position to Angela Wandering Spirit, did not hold their the repercussions reach the UWSA’s budget. president feels the same way,” Mason said. speak on behalf of First Nations peoples,” current positions at the time the UWSA Approximately $5000 used for Churchill’s “Sometimes we’re the last ones to know.” the letter reads. approved Churchill to speak, they say recent plane ticket and accommodations, among November 03, 2005 The Uniter COMMENTS EDITOR: DANIEL BLAIKIE E-MAIL: [email protected] PHONE: 786-9497 06 AX F : 783-7080 Coming to terms with X

Canadaʼs terrible

environmental record

By William Wolfe-Wylie CUP ATLANTIC BUREAU CHIEF X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X ACKVILLE, N.B. (CUP) -- A report released X by the David Suzuki Foundation and Comments Sresearched at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, has found that Canada and the United States fail miserably when it comes to environmental responsibility.

Overall, Canada ranked a lowly twenty- eight out of thirty industrialized countries From Both Sides of the Tracks worldwide. While Canadians have long criticized over-consumption as a vice of our southern Steve Locke perceptions, ‘the hood’ is neighbours, the report shows that Canadians not that bad off. In fact, are simply pots calling the kettle black. Canada THE it’s nothing compared ranked in any one of the lowest four positions NORTH END to Vancouver’s skid row in a list of thirty countries which examined – GRANDMA’S or any place mentioned green house gas emissions, water consumption, HOUSE: My mom in rap songs. But it is sulphur dioxide pollution, nuclear waste, and was the luckiest out run down and beat up. carbon monoxide. of the whole of her Outside the kitchen The environmental study also found that side of the family. window, I see a boarded Canada has made little to no improvement After Grandpa’s up house across the since 1992. This should come as a major heart attack and the street. There’s garbage wake-up call for Canadians who have lulled expenses that came everywhere, blowing themselves into a sense of non-responsibility, with it, mom, living up and getting stuck in preferring instead to blame our neighbours in this very house, the chain link fences. to the south for over-consumption and worked two jobs to Sirens can be heard at consumerist economies. earn enough money all hours of the day, but Given this now-proven record of to go to university. it doesn’t have to be Canada’s disregard for the environment, is it She became a like this. The people in any surprise, then, that glaciers on Vancouver pharmacist, made this area, especially the Island are retreating at a rate of up to twenty- way more money alienated First Nations, fi ve meters per year? That polar bears are than the family ever deserve better, and all having their hunting season cut short and can’t dreamed of, and left run around barefoot anywhere. Hell, where the building blocks of a store enough fat to survive the winter? Or that the North End to live in the suburbs. I was I grew up in St. Vital, no one ever talked to strong, vibrant community are there. the Newfoundland Cod fi shery has continued raised in St. Vital but spent a lot of time each other. My parents barely knew their Winnipeg is now in a state of growth, to decline despite a ban on commercial fi shing here, babysat by my grandmother. For the neighbours and life was generally dull. Here in creeping towards the population mark of one of the species? better part of three years now, I’ve been a the city, things are happening. million, and the opportunity exists to restore For years Canada has patted itself on the resident of the North End. And I love it. I would recommend to anybody that the North End. These streets should no longer back for a multicultural policy not more than My family’s history with poverty has they take a walk in West Kildonan Park along go unattended. Potholes the size of a small forty years old. We applaud our allowance of made me so much more aware of the the river; that they bring their kids to play child go unattended for months, and the long same-sex marriage when it was less than forty division there is between classes. When Frisbee or play at the brightly painted, clean grass beside the sidewalk continues to overfl ow years ago that homosexuality ceased to be a you’re going north on Main, passing all playground. Bring your girlfriend to the fl ower until receding in the colder months. criminal offense. And we have congratulated those burned out hotels, it is easy to feel garden with the cute little mushroom house. And of course there are worse problems ourselves on our green countryside when it is that you are in another world. You have Have a round of golf in the links just off in the that need attention. From human rights to fast disappearing beneath our feet. crossed over to the bad side of the tracks, next fi eld. Take a drive down Selkirk to see the drug abuse issues, we do need to understand In addition to those faults mentioned in literally. building-sized murals and wonder for a second the plight of our neighbours better. We need the report, recent research has found that, in Most people I know in the suburbs if that street could, with a little spic and span, to do this while remembering all the good Canada alone, arctic glaciers have declined by roll up their windows before they hit become the main drag of another Osborne things, all the potential, the North End holds. approximately six per cent in the past twenty Selkirk. I’ve been there too; trying to Village. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen We need to tackle the problems without letting years, that some caribou herds in the North stay out of sight of those listless strangers Selkirk prosper, and people forget how it once them make us afraid. We need to remember all West Territories have shrunk by approximately hobbling up the sidewalk, hoping they was – full of bakeries, meat shops and summer the good people that are here too. three quarters, forcing hunters to reconsider don’t wander up and ask for change. Sure, carnivals. their traditional practices. there are also all the news reports about Despite middle and upper class Toronto and other major urban centers trouble with gangs, drugs, prostitution, have recorded record numbers of smog etc. It’s easy to fear the North End and, advisory days with several days earning a well, justifi ed. Grandma’s had her share “poor” or “very poor” rating, meaning that of scares, break-ins and what not. One simply being outside is a health hazard on time, some kids stole a van and ran it into those days. her fence. My cousin was jumped last year Deforestation in Quebec has also been and is waiting for surgery to fi x his broken linked to fl ooding in the southern areas of nose. Even I was mugged recently. It’s that province and a recent report has unveiled defi nitely a rough neighbourhood. the likelihood of barrels upon barrels of the Despite all the crime, the North End Vietnam-era defoliant “Agent Orange” buried has lush greenery and an incredible natural under a New Brunswick military base. beauty. Coming down the Rebchuk, the view is like a massive fi eld of broccoli. It should not be forgotten that Alberta’s Each street is like walking through a path growing popularity with the US and China is in the forest. The sun is literally blocked entirely due to its oil supplies. Nor should it be out by the massive overhanging branches forgotten that much of Canada’s international that reach across boulevards to touch trade is based on the supply of raw materials those from across the way. such as softwood lumber, uranium, and fresh Despite all the crime, the people here water. are vibrant and sociable; sitting on bus stop While Canadians may be proud of their benches, having a smoke, and shooting the true North hinterland, strong and decisive breeze with complete strangers. Kids play action is required immediately if there is to barefoot in yards and playgrounds, and be any hope of saving our once-prominent many a person can be seen riding their environmental resources. bike. Life has a certain charm. I can’t remember my parents ever letting me

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This week’s questions were all asked in the House on Oct. 27, 2005. For complete hansard, go to www.parl.gc.ca and click on the “Latest Debates” link.

Conservative BQ NDP

Mr. Jim Prentice (Calgary Mr. Gilles Duceppe (Lauri- Hon. Jack Layton (To- ronto—Danforth, Centre-North, CPC): Mr. er—Sainte-Marie, BQ): Mr. NDP): Mr. Speaker, the Speaker, on Aug. 19 the people Speaker, based on the polluter- degrading, dehumanizing of Kashechewan met with the pay principle, rather than pol- and disgusting conditions Minister of Indian Aff airs and luter-paid, the Quebec environ- in Kashechewan have ap- they begged for his help. He ment minister, who can hardly palled Canadians. did nothing. For eight desper- be described as sovereignist, ate, squalid weeks, these Ca- or a PQ or Bloc supporter, has These people deserve re- nadians were poisoned by E. said, “Alberta will be cleaned up spect. They deserve better coli and hepatitis. This minister at taxpayers’ expense.” He went than being told to bathe knew and he slept. on, “I do not believe Mr. Klein their babies in rancid water. needs Quebeckers’ tax dollars They deserve better than This minister cannot be trust- to clean up his industry.” constant fl ooding and third ed with the lives of those who world conditions. They need cannot defend themselves, so Are we to understand that not a new community on high on behalf of aboriginal Canadi- only does the government re- ground, as proposed by the First Nations originally be- The Boom Box Bus ans in our society, who are the fuse to compensate Quebec for fore the federal government poorest of the poor, I ask this past eff orts to reduce green- put their community in a minister to resign. house gas emissions, but that it sunken fl ood plain. also wants Quebeckers to ante Daniel Blaikie it. As ‘The Hammer’ elucidates his notion The Speaker: I am not sure up twice? Will the Prime Minister COMMENTS EDITOR of depth, imploring his audience to “go there is a question, but if the commit today to rebuild minister wishes to respond he Right Hon. Paul Martin the community on higher deeper” – doubtless concerned listeners may. (Prime Minister, Lib.): Mr. ground, and if not, why not? ’ve complained to various friends of mine over might not appreciate the profundity of Speaker, I have just said that the his poetry – B becomes aware of another Hon. Andy Scott (Minister Minister of the Environment is Right Hon. Paul Martin (Prime Minister, Lib.): the years about people who listen to their sound overtop her own. Bach had been of Indian Aff airs and North- certainly prepared to sit down ern Development and Fed- Mr. Speaker, as I have al- turned up. A and B might have come to an with his counterpart to discuss Walkman, MP3 players, etc. at high decibels eral Interlocutor for Métis and ready stated in the House, I this, and intends to do so. fi understanding by moving to opposite ends Non-Status Indians, Lib.): Mr. our rst priority is in fact on the bus. Excusing the tautology, responses have the well-being of members of the bus, but when (C) and (D) embark, Speaker, I met with the people I would, moreover, like to take of the community. We are ranged from agreement, apathy, and disagreement. from Kashechewan in August. each with their own respective stereos, the this opportunity to congratu- very concerned about this They gave me a proposal. We Members of the fi rst two groups generally don’t situation is exacerbated beyond all hope of late the Minister of the Environ- totally unacceptable situa- have been working on that ment on receiving the Interna- reconciliation. tion. It is for that reason that engage in the practice themselves, and so my proposal since August. It is a tional Fund for Animal Welfare the Minister of Indian Aff airs Moreover, the bus has become a comprehensive solution for Animal Action Award yesterday. has already stood up in the concern is directed at those of the last. terrible place for the majority of riders who the people of that community This is a Minister of the Environ- House and said that he will and we will be presenting the prefer to read, sleep, carry a conversation, ment who has the environment be announcing, after he has proposal to the leadership of of Quebec and all of Canada at had a chance to talk to the The question was put to me recently: or be alone with their thoughts on the bus that community tonight. heart. aboriginal leadership, the “What about people’s right to listen to loud [Is this a form of expression? Apparently government’s action plan. music if they want to?” This was in response not.] Suddenly, the price of gas doesn’t seem to my suggesting that these listeners ought so high. Their hands quiver, anticipating to have more respect for their fellow riders. the next issue of Autotrader. The cute answer of course is to ask where it is [Perhaps less loud music in public written that people have an inalienable right to spaces could be incorporated into our listen to loud music. This is the way to make a Kyoto plan, when and if it comes.] cheap point and precipitate a shouting match. The distinction between portable Extending the principle of charity to stereos and personal audio devices is the argument in question, one notices that obvious. However, some people turn the the questioner is in fact invoking the right volume up so high on their discman that to freedom of expression. Listening to music they might as well have a stereo playing where, when and how one wants – I think the at low volume. When two or more of argument goes – is of a kind with having a these people are on the bus, this becomes right to wear what you want, when you want, incredibly obnoxious. Unfortunately, where you want, and of being able to speak there are enough people disposed to this your mind. behaviour that it is a frequent, recurring [One might notice standards have situation. nevertheless been developed such that we We might also imagine a situation can speak of, and charge people for, indecent wherein elevator music is played as a rule in exposure. Perhaps an account of audio our public transit vehicles, or a bus driver effrontery is not beyond our reach] with an affi nity for talk radio passes the Parenthetical observations aside, we are shift listening to Cross Country Checkup or often better positioned to assess an argument if some such thing. This too would create a we follow it to its logical conclusion. Imagine, more oppressive atmosphere on the bus. WRITE TO US AT [email protected] OR COME DOWN TO if you please, and even if you don’t, a bus [When a gang takes over a park as a THE UNITER OFFICE ORM14 BULMAN CENTRE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF whereon there is a lone person (A), enjoying place to deal, it’s still technically a public WINNIPEG. GENERAL CONTRIBUTOR MEETINGS WILL BE HELD THE FIRST the right to listen to loud music in public space, however unfriendly it may be to the MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH STARTING SEPTEMBER 12 FROM 12:30-1:30PM space. As it happens, A is a fan of Bach. It public.] ? IN THE UNITER OFFICE. EVERYONE IS WELCOME. IF YOUʼRE AN ASPIRING also happens that A does not have a pair We hear a lot about ‘public space.’ I NITER WRITER, WRITE FOR THE UNITER. U of earphones, and has consequently had to would agree that it is something we need THE employ a portable stereo in order to exercise more of in our cities and communities. TO ING his right. Some people on the bus are annoyed, Public space as a place to gather, to chat, and BUT but overall, classical music can to fade into the to meet people, that is, not as a place where CONTRI background, and A can enjoy his right with people can engage in, and subject others to, IN only a few dirty looks. their private worlds simultaneously at high TED RES Enter (B), an avid MC Hammer fan with density and high decibels. INTE boom box straddling her shoulder. She too is aware of her right, and intent on exercising

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By Robbie Stoesz

Illustration by: Andy Carney

he Exchange District has and what the change is driven by once high-priced prostitutes walked. socially challenged ‘fringe dwellers’ most dangerous bars in Canada, is changed dramatically over is different in each area and city. Cake Clothing now displays their of society, a profi le that is often now alcohol and VLT free. Richard Some authorities in Winnipeg wares in the street-front windows. associated with poor artists, and Walls has bought the old landmark Tthe years. No longer the red- do not agree that gentrifi cation All the while, outside on the steps other economically challenged hotel and is turning it into a rooming light district from years gone by, it has has already taken place in other of the surrounding businesses, individuals.” Lori lives in South house called The Red Road Lodge! matured into a place where business areas or that it is happening to homeless people are still begging Point Douglas close to Graffi ti . The bar area is now a common the Exchange. When I asked Jino for money around the corner from Gallery. Both her and Shawna’s room where its residents are able to meets art—and where business people Distasio, the acting director at the the empty buildings that they can art studio is in the Exchange. They fi nd healthy living options instead eat their lunch. There are specialty Institute of Urban Studies at the no longer enter; these doors are now agree that the community members of a bar brawl. Walls’ dream is not arts and clothing stores, locally owned University of Winnipeg, what the locked. Although the changes have in the Exchange and North Main yet fully realized, but he hopes to defi nition of gentrifi cation is, his not been intended to further burden need affordable housing if they are have staff and volunteers that help and operated coff ee shops and organic reply was that he usually “relies the homeless, their basic needs have to survive and not be out on the him bring dignity back to the North restaurants. Changes to the Exchange on the textbook defi nition: the been ignored. While this illustration street. Artists also need affordable Main residents. He says, “…they have been fruitful. But the artists, and large scale displacement of lower- is not meant to oversimplify the issue, artist’s space, like studios, to thrive need a sense of self-worth and that income people with higher-income the fact remains that the Exchange as artists. Shawna noted that “[the starts with peer acknowledgement.” the poor who used to inhabit the once people in a given community.” He has changed dramatically over the Exchange] has no services which Walls has created a not-for-profi t derelict buildings, might have a diff erent added that the process is driven last 10 years. It has improved for benefi t the poor.” When talking corporation, and he wants to have story to tell. Once the Exchange by market-based capitalism and the betterment of some, and has about some of the developments board members from the community. that renters were included in that disadvantaged others. on North Main however, they are So far his project is gaining support became trendier, property owners saw process. When asked if he thought hopeful that the developments from the arts community but has an opportunity to raise the rent, and the Exchange District had been or Artists are usually familiar going on there (i.e. Graffi ti Gallery, not received interest from the city. those who could no longer aff ord the is being gentrifi ed, his reply was no. with gentrifi cation because it has a The Edge, an! d changes to the He hopes that the city will realize He added, “The term gentrifi cation direct impact on them. Jeff Erbach, Occidental) will bring about more investing in “social capital” is the payments moved elsewhere. is often misunderstood. It generally a Winnipeg fi lmmaker working in positive change, than just add more right thing to do for North Main. happen! s only in residential areas, the Exchange district for the last burdens to the disadvantaged. Both As part of a solution to the negative What I’ve just described like Wolseley.” few years, has noticed the change. artists also agree that gentrifi cation impacts of gentrifi cation, Walls here is part of a controversial He sees a lack of socially conscious does not necessarily need to have thinks that the city could help by subject called gentrifi cation. Its To get an idea of how the behaviour on the part of the city and negative impacts. To do this reducing property taxes in areas defi nition is unclear and most process starts here in Winnipeg, developers in regard to the Exchange. requires a socially responsible like North Main and the Exchange people have different opinions on I spoke to John McNairnay of “The city refuses to ‘grandfather’ attitude towards change. Support once they’re fi xed up. He thinks how to recognize it. To developers the City of Winnipeg Planning in support, be it monetary or in from local governments can help in that funding from all three levels of its defi nition is simple: urban Department. “In Winnipeg, the the form of zoning laws and rent this regard. government wo! uld be ideal, and revitalization, or, the rehabilitation process begins when someone is controls, in order to make the change that the “process shouldn’t take so of a community. However, if you willing to invest in either renovating more positive. There is no incentive There are several questions that long, like it did in the Exchange.” look closer at the impacts it has a heritage building [in the case of for developers to take a heritage arise from this discussion: What does on a community’s residents and the Exchange] or developing a new building in the Exchange and turn it “the rehabilitation of a community” If there is one thing these the surrounding area, you soon one in the said area. The property into affordable housing. To renovate really mean? Who should be taking artists agree on it would likely be realize there is no simple defi nition. value automatically increases, as do these protected buildings costs a an active role in ensuring the changes that, if gentrifi cation happens to Gentrifi cation is a complex process the taxes.” As zoning is approved, ‘gazillion’ dollars, and once that’s are made from a socially responsible North Main, the preservation of of events with signifi cant and renovation or development plans done they have to worry about the position? We can look to recent diversity should be a top priority. legitimate socio-economic impacts quickly become a reality. Rents increased taxes. Where do you North Main developments for some “Diversity should supercede on a community’s residents (past, go up to pay for the renovations think they’re going to make up those answers. As with other cities, New developments in these areas,” present, and future). Ruth Glass, a and increased taxes; lower-income costs from? It’s the new tenants York for example, gentrifi cation says Erbach. “Cultural diversity is sociologist from London, coined the inhabitants feel the pinch of rent that pay for it.” Indeed, the new starts in one area, then moves on essential to the arts culture.” Milan term in 1964. She pointed to three increases and are squeezed out by the condos that have been developed to the next. As popular culture says that right now “…developers indicators that gentrifi cation has landlords. Higher-income tenants in the Exchange cater to wealthier realized that Manhattan, a once are driving development in the inner taken place: displacement of original move in and, while the aesthetics of indiv! iduals. There is not much of poor neighbourhood, drew artists city, not the public.” She thinks it residents, physical upgrading of the community are improved, the a range in prices for a condo in the in, it became trendy. Demand for should be the other way around. the neighbourhood (particularly of previous tenants are out, sometimes Exchange. property and businesses that catered Although Winnipeg needs economic housing stock), and change in the literally, on the street. to the affl uent grew, causing the development, the city’s plan should character of the neighbourhood. I spoke with Lori Milan artists to then move to Chelsea, be mindful that there is a need for a In this process there are and Shawna Dempsey, two and fi nally the West-Side. If range of housing options, a variety of The important thing to winners and there are losers. A locally established artists, about gentrifi cation continues to occur in services, and an eye towards fi xing remember about gentrifi cation is good illustration that demonstrates their thoughts on the subject. the Exchange, there is speculation social problems, not just putting that it is a process. How quickly the start of gentrifi cation in the “Gentrifi cation affects a community’s that North Main may be next. The fl ower pots on the meridians. the stages of the process develop, Exchange is Albert Street, where members, who are mostly poor, Occidental Hotel, called one of the The Uniter November 03, 2005

FEATURES EDITOR: LORI EBBITT E-MAIL: [email protected] PHONE: 786-9497 FAX: 783-7080 Features 011 “YOU CAN’T RAISE A HORSE IN A BOX”: JOHN TAYLOR GATTO ON SCHOOL

By Sara Arenson

Just after nine on Saturday, front of the Metropolitan Museum? Oct. 22, I settle into a crowded row Or, what about hearing that a person in Theatre A of Manitoba Hall. I can make $1000 selling umbrellas have a hundred or so companions for on the street on a rainy day? My the day, including young families, teachers never said anything about some with babies in arms. There is a this. We spoke about “professions” table in the hall outside selling glossy or “trades”. We did interest educational books, and another with inventories - multiple choice tests volumes such as Dumbing Us Down: that traffi c in words, asking what The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsary you feel you’d like to do even if Schooling and The Exhausted School. you’ve never tried most of the things Gilles Marchildon, of the Manitoba on the list - and never went out in the Association for Schooling at Home world and explored different options. (MASH), stands below the lecturer’s A student was drawing comics in platform and gives us our only quiz class, so Gatto told him to take time of the day: How many of you are away from school, go to the graphic home-schoolers? How many of art section in the public library, you aren’t, but are here because Illustration by: David Tan learn what he needed to learn to you’re open-minded about how make his drawing better, and come we educate our kids? I raise my up with a new comic strip that hand at the second question, clearly wasn’t an imitation of anyone else’s part of a minority group here. style. The teacher happened to know Ever since fi nding out that John Taylor were self-employed. If you wanted population came to be looked upon confers power and understanding.” the guys who made the Spiderman Gatto, former New York Teacher of to open a business and hire someone as a workforce, and its children as Education allows a person to create comic strip, and where they hung the Year turned author and critic else as an employee, they would human resources.” his or her own life, as a kind of work out. He gave the student money to of the modern school, was coming probably just learn what you knew, Gatto characterizes this school of art, not a role played in a drama buy them pizza if they would let him to Winnipeg, I’ve been reading leave and start their own business, system, which had its origins in orchestrated by corporate controllers. show them his stuff. This led to a up on his ideas. I’ve also talked possibly stealing your business. militaristic Sparta, as a means of Without “connecting the dots” on one-day-a-week apprenticeship at to some home-schooling families. Admiral Farragut commanded “colonizing the mind”, creating one’s own, a process that requires their loft, access to parties with other And here I am, ready to experience his fi rst Navy ship at the age of “incomplete people” who would be uninterrupted time to refl ect, and folks in the industry, and so he made and relate to Gatto off the page. 12. George Washington studied passive, obedient, unquestioning, control over the direction of one’s his way into that world. I’m surprised at his grandfatherly geometry, trigonometry and dependent on others’ guidance own attention, even the A+ students At this point the lecture has turned appearance. He jokes about the surveying at the age of 11 at his - in other words, easily managed. produce a mimicry of someone else’s from history to some kind of whistle from his new teeth, and fi rst school, later landing a job as an They would be “unable to framework, says Gatto, or a motivational entrepreneurship warns us that he is still getting offi cial surveyor - in other words, he generate meanings and concoction that merely gives the session, and despite past reservations over the fl u. He explains that he wasn’t studying a “kiddie” version narratives for their own lives.” surface appearance of connection. I really want to set up shop somewhere has a script, because it’s not a of these subjects. Away from any “Erich Remarque, the great German He suggests that “the gentleman’s - my own private shop, selling good idea to let an Italian ad lib. sort of school, he took up dance, writer (All Quiet on the Western Front, C” - earned by both John Kerry and something I believe in, not selling “You’re the new world order horseback riding, astronomy, etc.) called WWI the direct product George Bush - shows that you’re not out... And I perk up more when I that George Bush only wishes geography, and classics like Seneca’s of Prussian schooling, and Dietrich the kind of person who wastes time hear him say that schools fi ll young he knew about,” he tells us. Morals, Julius Caesar’s Commentaries, Bonhoeffer, the great Protestant on the trivia of school, memorizing people’s heads with “misdirected In the hours that follow, I don’t and other writings of major Roman theologian, called WWII the disconnected facts and trying to goals”, and feel embarrassed about notice a whistle or a lingering illness. generals. From 12 or 13 onward, and ‘inevitable’ result of the same thing.” please the teacher - and that short my high grades even though I think All I experience is the incredible not in a school, he studied bills of Schooling has been designed with answer testing is fraudulent because I have been trying to work for myself quickness with which he bounces exchange, tobacco receipts, leases, the principles of animal and military it destroys the critical mind. in terms of connecting my dots - from idea to idea, a passion for patents, and other frequently used training in mind. Gatto was once He suggests that a couple of people hard work. Do I need to be experience, a curiosity that takes legal forms. By 16, he was writing receiving an award, and a fellow could put an end to standardized credentialed if my dot-connections in everything and everyone, and memos to himself about clothing recipient was an 11-year-old named testing by reaching students make enough sense for me, and are colour and wit that sparkles even design, and in his twenties he was Andrew who had won a science fair everywhere with an e-mail message: helpful to others as well? Because a as he digs into dark subject matter. experimenting with domestic textile for sequencing a fl ea gene. Gatto, a when the time comes to take the test, credential is, essentially, what Before this session, I have gone industries. By his contemporaries, long-time fl ea enthusiast, asked the don’t pick up your pencil, and simply universities and colleges provide, through the beginning of The Washington was considered average, boy how on earth he was sequencing say, quietly, “I’d prefer not to.” says Gatto. He claims that the elites Underground History of American no particular genius. Nor was he their genes - if you put them in a Gatto has studied the education of managing the economy had to create Education, which you can access for wealthy the way we might assume petri dish, they’ll just jump out, the children of the elite worldwide a situation of “artifi cial competition” free at http://www.johntaylorgatto. - he lost his father when he was won’t they? and found common patterns which to replace the real competition they com. Still, his ideas are startling 11, and not being the fi rst son, fell Not if you put the lid on long enough, do not require the investment of any wanted to squelch. They did not and suggestive of further victim to the law of primogeniture. it turns out. They’ll jump for a while, extra money - nothing but want a youth rebellion as the next exploration - because they question So why the modern emphasis on hit their heads against the glass over imagination and a public library. generation became aware of the cherished assumptions about the standardized curricula and being and over again, and then they’ll give Some of the central stresses of elite concentration of power and capital. view of childhood, adulthood, in a classroom until 17 or older? up. Forever. Even when the lid is boarding schools are: developing So young people are trained to and personal development Overproduction can lead to taken off. This inhibition of natural strong competency in public speaking “compete” for “good jobs”, and entrenched in our society. economic collapse, as only so much instincts produces fl eas ready to be and writing - in other words, the never consider that they could make A 12 or 13-year-old is a young adult, demand exists for a given product or trained.“active literacies”; independent an independent life for themselves. not a child, he tells us. Adolescence service. This was one of the factors There’s also the adage that you can’t work, a model of human nature Is this a quiet rebellion, this moment? was invented by the psychologist G. contributing to the collapse of the raise a horse in a box. If you keep a developed through studying Am I the new world order that Stanley Hall around 1906. Modern Asian economies in the late 1990s. horse idle and away from the rest of philosophy, history, theology, ‘Dubya’ only wishes he knew about? schooling is a “radical experiment Mass schooling, says Gatto, the herd, he or she will become literature, and one’s surroundings; Hymie Escalante, the teacher who in social engineering” designed to was the dream of an elite who wished timid, crazy, avoidant, bucking, challenges that involve real risk and taught his inner-city students lengthen childhood by at least ten to control the new factories of shying, and undependable. School reward, even limb and life, rather Advanced Placement Calculus (the years in order to serve the needs of industrial America. “To make people cuts young people off from primary than the artifi cial mechanisms of basis for the movie Stand and Deliver) a hierarchical industrial economy. less than they could be is absolutely experience, and steeps them in a grades, teacher disapproval, and used a Saxon method of math Gatto characterizes America before essential for this type of economy to world of fantasy and illusion, through honour rolls; and, most intriguing, instruction, an incredibly successful the twentieth century as a society survive.” By 1915, Andrew Carnegie confi nement and immersion in what he calls “a complete theory of system that was invented by a man of independence. He believes in the and John D. Rockefeller had spent abstractions. Could this explain why access”, or “how to do battle in the who failed calculus several times entrepreneurial spirit. Yet literacy more on education than the US teachers meet students who don’t marketplaces of society.” before realizing that his problem was universal in New England government. The system that they seem to want to do anything, and He describes sending his students was that he’d simply been taught in and the Middle Atlantic Colonies, invested in was imported by Horace why schools are so often environments out to stand by hot dog vendors in the wrong way. The Saxon while many schools would not Mann from Europe. of violence like bullying? New York City, counting the number method is brilliantly successful, accept students who didn’t know “In the German state of Prussia, As opposed to school, “education is of sales in a day, later researching but only a tiny number of how to read and count, because after a long and bitter national generated from within, it is a complex the price of inputs, and calculating school divisions use it. schoolmasters did not want to waste debate, in 1819 compulsion-schooling act of taking from the larger world the vendors’ earnings. Isn’t it What would you do with “52 million time teaching what they thought succeeded. There, for a variety of and compounding from these takings illuminating to learn of a $1 million Continued was so easily learned. Most people ‘practical’ reasons, the common a new and personal synthesis which bid for the right to sell hot dogs in November 03, 2005 The Uniter FEATURES EDITOR: LORI EBBITT E-MAIL: [email protected] PHONE: 786-9497 012 Features Arts & Culture FAX: 783-7080 Continued from p.11 Art Thatʼs In Your Face! By Whitney Light

here’s more to taking a good picture than point and shoot. But with the Tleaps in technology these days, just about anyone can get behind the lens. Image people who were crackerjacks at calculus”? What about the people who are “supposed to production is on the rise, and the life of the be” math whizzes? professional photographer is harder than ever. What sort of people decide to forgo our society’s standard mode of childhood education? What are their reasons? What are A skillful hand and a refreshing their values? perspective - these are the qualities of What about Ginette Lemoullec, a mother of the artist revealed by In Your Face!, a fi ve, who shared her refl ections from the fi rst three-dimensional photography exhibit time she met home-schooled children? by Kate Williams on show now at Fleet “We were so, so impressed with them. They Gallery. were so at ease to talk with adults, so nice to The exhibit shows ten square- talk with children – our children right away format portraits, mostly of Williams’ gravitated toward the ones who were a bit friends who have struck a pose guided older. Things were just smooth, and friendly, by her vision for something more than and respectful. You couldn’t put words to it the conventional mug shot. In each, the exactly, but I remember thinking: I’m raising personality comes through - some of children. If I know that this is possible, to raise them solemn, some of them sexy, some someone like this, I want this. This is what I of them just plain quirky.

want, I want young people who have this In a black and white image, a Photo by: Wade Andrew attitude... To feel that we were really young man plays a cowboy; he holds communicating as equals... They were happy, a gun to his head. It’s not a pose, Kate Williams poses with one of her 3D photos at the Fleet Gallery and had a very rich life. The family was close, however, to be taken too seriously - more and happy together, and they welcomed us.” a striking spin on a Western film still Life in Ginette’s home was based around what than brooding social commentary. Next cyan filter. Simply a few clicks of the button they are without artistic pretension. Sprung was happening each day, learning in an to this image is a red-headed young in Photoshop manipulate images captured from the encouragement of friends, In Your unstructured way. The children followed their man set in an average home kitchen. He on conventional celluloid film into the Face! is a collection of works from what own passions. The second eldest, Helene, now lunges at a box of Cracker Jack armed appropriate format for 3D viewing. Williams terms a “spare time project”, done 24, has said she does not know where she with a Samurai-style sword. With the The works are down to earth and purely for personal satisfaction. It’s that would be without having had that freedom. exceptions of style and impact, there are unequivocally beautiful. Highly realistic, honest sentiment that shines through and She was always “the dancer”, working during no rules in Williams’ fanciful, hyperreal boldly coloured, and delightfully entertaining, gives the show its charm. the day to afford to pay for extra classes at world. night; her older sister “the scientist” went to Williams has a designer’s eye for astronomy courses with her dad when she was composition, angle, and lighting, and the 10. Helene has graduated from the Senior portraits are as varied as the individuals Professional Program at the Winnipeg School in front of the camera. While it is clear for Contemporary Dancers. In order to be the actions are staged, the vibrant colour admitted to the program, an Honours BA in and striking set-up of each shot do not conjunction with the University of Winnipeg, fail to impress. she needed her GED, which meant one long Having trained at Langara College exam instead of a lifetime of them. in Vancouver in an intense photo- Others came to home-schooling after some imaging program, Williams has her eye time in the regular system. Carly Farmer’s on a commercial career and hesitates mother, Lisa, pulled her out before grade 4 to label herself an “artist”, though any because her needs weren’t being met. who view her work would be loathe “Because Carly was such a quiet child, it was to say otherwise. But in the spirit of me that pointed out that she didn’t understand accessibility, it seemed appropriate that anything that was going on.” her work should be mounted in this Lisa believed she would have just been “pushed space that doubles as a cafeteria for through the system”. Carly, now 12, doesn’t diners of Albert Street Burgers. Walking seem shy at all to me. She was the fi rst to greet into the gallery space on a Friday at me the day I met the family. I remember sitting noon, I was surprised to be greeted around a table at Tim Hortons with a small by the overwhelming smell of burgers society of girls - Carly and her younger sisters and fries and the busy chatter of diners Emma, Grace and Abby - who spoke with waiting for their lunch. Trying to get my confi dence and interest in the world. Each had first glimpse of the photographs amidst a style all her own, from a shiny pink stole to the bustling crowd of diners and waiters baggy pants and toques. Each, I noticed, made was a bit of a challenge. her own choices at the counter. But the biggest thing to get past is “They’d ask me rather than asking her,” said that in order to appreciate the photos Lisa of people who talk down to children. “I’d one must don the goofy-looking, two- always refer this to her. I don’t know, Carly, colour anaglyph eyeglasses. Disorienting would you like to do that? What kind of juice?” and alienating, the glasses create an With all their choices, these kids and their interactive experience, recalling the friends, when they get together, like to play days-gone-by novelty of viewing 3D “school”. comic books. In fact, people have “Well, I used to be the teacher, and we enjoyed 3D images for over a hundred and our friends wanted it to be a really, really years; the earliest stereoscopic cards strict school. So, these rules must be followed. and viewers (devices for combining We tried to follow them perfectly, but Emma two side-by-side images into one 3D was like, no, I don’t want to follow them.” image) of the mid-19th century were If you’re stuck in school, says John Gatto shown to the masses via coin operated in response to a question from the audience, arcade games. Williams employs only pretend you’re an anthropologist. Pretend to a slightly more sophisticated technique study the blackboard, but really study the called anaglyph. Two images are slightly whole situation. Are Lisa’s children “tourists” offset, one coloured to be seen by the now? I wonder. left eye through a red filter, the other to be seen by the left eye through the The Uniter November 03, 2005

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THE WORLD’S Think youʼre in FAVOURITE OPERA La Boheme tells the story of love, poverty, life, and death La Boheme By Jo Snyder lost in translation. However, with the fourth act, we see T H Mimi with an incurable C La Boheme is an opera to which many of cough. Understanding the OU us can relate. It is a story about poverty, love, imminence of her death, life, and death. The main characters, the poet she abandons her new life WITH YOUR FEELINGS? Rodolfo, the painter Marcello, the philosopher to return to her true love, Colline, and Schuanard the musician are an Rodolfo. This scene, with energetic group of friends. The opening act Mimi bed-ridden and Rodolfo begins with their adolescent camaraderie, and kneeling at her side, is the most their scheming of ways to get out of paying rent gripping. The immediate cast so they can spend a night drinking. The four gathers around the deathbed men are charming, but their domination of the and waits patiently. They stage is pleasantly interrupted by the presence behave like a family, and the of Mimi, played by soprano Janinah Burnett in opera all of a sudden turns her Manitoba opera debut. Her voice is clear from the bickering of broken as glass; it pierces any comfort the audience relationships, to a tenderness sunk into during the men’s chorus. Mimi not yet seen throughout the and Rodolfo then begin a relationship which performance. It is refreshing becomes the main story of the opera. Their to feel the weight of these last voices tug and pull at each other, fi rst in love, few dramatic moments. then not, then again in love. La Boheme is considered As the scenes unfold, the remarkable one of the world’s favourite sets easily transform the concert hall into operas, it may be because Paris 1830. The costumes are stunning, the of the simplicity of the plot, singing is exceptional, and the orchestra pit and how the characters are -ÌÀiÃÃÊ>˜`Ê>˜ÝˆiÌÞÊ>ÀiÊi>ÀÞÊÈ}˜ÃʜvÊ«ÀœLi“Ê}>“Lˆ˜}° is not to be overlooked. However, the story so recognizable – its most -iÌʏˆ“ˆÌÃÊ>˜`Ê«>ÞÊvœÀÊi˜ÌiÀÌ>ˆ˜“i˜Ìʜ˜Þ° loses momentum half way through; the spark human quality is that of the dies as the two lovers part over jealousy. confusion and frustration of They sing about the loneliness of winter and love, and the unbearable pain the desire to have better lives; the problem of premature death. is not their despair but rather the lack of La Boheme will have its - /Ê
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WWWUWINNIPEGCA November 03, 2005 The Uniter 014 Arts & Culture Dracula Opens the Season at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet

ration by: Jill Johnson

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Dracula at the RWB

By Erin McIntyre Victorian audience. several male dancers in different variations of religion, the laws of nature, and societal Dr. Miller was in town for the Royal red underwear, from long johns to S&M, and expectations around sexuality and behaviour, ram Stoker’s Dracula has Winnipeg Ballet’s opener this season, Dracula, several female dancers in their own variations what makes him continually relevant and which Miller has personally seen 17 times. of provocative red outfi ts. Dracula danced consistently disturbing is that we recognize an unmistakable appeal. The Miller gave 40-minute talks before each with one of the women (Sarah Murphy-Dyson) him in ourselves. He is representative of Bnovel itself has been entrancing performance, giving audience members a in particular, using extremely suggestive everything in humanity which is less than imaginations for over a century and it chance to better understand the show they movements. Dovgoselets encapsulated the acceptable and socially banned and yet present were about to see. The ballet itself debuted animalistic representation of Dracula with in all people. That’s why, 100 years later, we’re stems from vampire folklore dating back in 1998 as the brain-child of Mark Godden deep intensity, and Dyson executed some of the still fascinated by him, why we still want to to the fourteenth century. That kind of featuring the music of Gustav Mahler, and has most diffi cult choreography of the show with see the ballet or watch the movies; because immortalization doesn’t come easily. Dracula since gone on to win international acclaim, seeming ease and seductive undertones. While Dracula is part of us. Dracula, like every both in its original stage-form as well as in Guy it loses something when described on paper, it good story, will continue to evolve over time, has infi ltrated every facet of pop culture, Maddin’s fi lm version of the clearly represented Dracula as the animalistic, assume new identities and representations, but from Count Chocula cereal and the Count on ballet. Maddin’s fi lm won an International carnal side, present in all humanity. While his personifi cation of what lies beneath will Sesame Street, to 18 movie interpretations, and Emmy for Best Arts Programming, a Gemini Dracula terrifi es in many ways, going against continue to haunt for years to come. nod for Tara Birtwhistle as “Lucy”, two Junos a ballet. The fact that modern society is still and the top prize at Sitges International interested in Dracula is undeniable, but why, Festival in Spain. after 100 years of knowing how The ballet was gorgeous, fi lled with very dramatic and extreme movements which it ends, are we still so captivated by w o r k e d t o g e t h e r t o c r e a t e t h e c r e e p y a t m o s p h e r e the story? which haunted the audience throughout the Dr. Elizabeth Miller, aka “Baroness show. Tara Birtwhistle fantastically captured of the House Dracula”, is an esteemed Lucy’s schizophrenic descent into madness, Dracula scholar, professor, and author of switching from fl irty and playful six books on Dracula. I sat down with Dr. to vengeful and seductive with only a Miller, a sixty-something woman wearing step. Cindy Marie Small perfectly exemplifi ed a Dracula paper-boy hat, bat earrings, bat Mina’s naive curiosity of Dracula and her own necklace, and a bat ring, coupled nicely subsequent dark side and Jaime Vargas shone with a burgundy turtleneck and fl oral as the dark count. Vargas’s movements were cord skirt to discuss Dracula’s persistence. so fl uid you forgot it was choreographed. The Miller attributes Dracula’s lasting, if not show opened with Lucy alone on a increasing, relevance to his ability to both black stage, Dracula sweeping up behind “repel and attract us…he is an enigma.” her, biting her, hiding her wounded neck Miller believes this duality with a scarf and disappearing. The sets then developed from one of Dracula’s most emerged from behind curtains. The sets were prominent personifi cations: uninhibited elaborate and ingenious in their functionality. sexuality. In its original context, Dracula For example, Lucy’s four-post bed, drenched was meant to manipulate the fears of in lace, easily transformed into her tomb. Victorian society surrounding sexuality, The costumes were stunning and helped to especially in women. Miller remarked completely transplant the audience to 1897. that Dracula acts as a cautionary tale for Both set and costume design were headed by what happens when a woman becomes Paul Daigle, with lighting by David Morrison. sexually aggressive; the perverted Count The RWB took great pains to ensure is the “agent” by which “pure, virginal the audience was aware of the story line and women (become) sexually ravenous beasts.” was following it easily, including a synopsis Needless to say, most of modern North in the program, Dr. Miller’s talks, and pieces American society is not quite as fearful of worked into the ballet itself: a screen at the female beginning of the show which provided ample sexuality as a Victorian reader would background information, and a pantomime have been, which is why Miller says when with narrative after intermission which told we read Dracula “we’re reading the same the story from beginning to end in about fi ve words, but a different book.” Modern-day minutes. Though short, the sketch offered biases change the novel from its original a welcome break from the intensity of the context, and as a result, so changes Dracula. fi rst act, juxtaposing itself from the dark and Miller even criticizes North American foreboding ambiance of the rest of the ballet society for romanticizing and trivializing with humour, speed, and narrative. This is the Dracula into a caped-crusader with a bad perfect ballet for someone who has diffi culty accent, and an ever-popular costume choice keeping up with storylines through dance for campy Halloween parties, from what is alone. After the pantomime, the ballet took a a strong literary character. Miller says more symbolic route, making its own assertions modern society has become “sympathetic” about what Dracula represents. Dracula (as to Dracula, something that would not have performed by Dmitri Dovgoselets) appeared happened with the on stage in a wolf costume, accompanied by The Uniter November 03, 2005 Arts & Culture 015 TEDIOUS MINUTIAE Or: Ineffectively Detailing One’s Cultural Consumption for the Uncaring

Installment #7

By Ben MacPhee-Sigurdson

Read (fi rst half): Warren Kinsella, the fashion in which the fi lm Fury’s Hour: A (sort of) Punk Mani- has been made is, in and of festo (Random House, 2005) itself, a postmodern punk style. The living Sex Pistols Watched: The Filth and the Fury (who are fi lmed like those (2000, Dir. Julien Temple) sources-whose-identities- were-hidden-to-protect-the- Revisited: NHL Hockey, 2005-2006 Regular Season innocent, strangely) take turns narrating their fi erce Last week’s installment was explosion and equally rabid a book report – sorry if readers implosion. Throughout the found that tedious. Well, if this fi lm, however, are fl ashes of week’s column isn’t a bit of a chaos and poverty on London’s sweaty, male-dominated one, streets in the 1960s and 1970s, I don’t know what is. Consider television ads, news reports, the writer quite conscious of the and (most strikingly) spliced-in gender imbalance that has, to segments of a stage production date, dominated this column, and of Shakespeare’s Richard III. accept his humblest of apologies if there are any out there who feel this The only thing the Pistols column has mis/underrepresented can seem to agree on is their them in any way. To be rectifi ed, disdain for former manager undoubtedly. Malcolm McLaren; in most other areas their stories vary, I think the daunting age of 30 but, like Kinsella, the Pistols looming ever-closer on the horizon are quick to fl ex their sewer- has sent me cowering back to the mouths. Do their mothers know comforts of my formative years: they talk like that? Temple punk rock and hockey. Why run does a great job of weaving the back to sweaty, brutish thugs who story of the band together with thrash each other for the love of the Bard’s timeless tragedy; their respective sports? Perhaps it The Filth and the Fury is rekindles memories of once-agile a documentary that digs at muscle and bone that thrived in the truth without having to my decaying body. sacrifi ce the art of making a fi lm and of telling a story. I won’t dwell too much on Kinsella’s book, as I’m only half- ***** fi nished, but please allow me to briefl y detail his interesting past At the outset of every prior (see www.warrenkinsella.com for NHL season, I am casually more). In the late 1970s and early interested, usually falling WRITE TO US AT [email protected] OR COME DOWN TO THE UNITER ‘80s Warren Kinsella played away after a couple weeks OFFICE ORM14 BULMAN CENTRE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG. GENERAL bass and sang in a punk band and watching the odd game CONTRIBUTOR MEETINGS WILL BE HELD THE FIRST MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH STARTING called the Hot Nasties. He went on a Saturday night via state SEPTEMBER 12 FROM 12:30-1:30PM IN THE UNITER OFFICE. EVERYONE IS WELCOME. to Ottawa to study, got tangled television. This year, however, IF YOUʼRE AN ASPIRING WRITER, WRITE FOR THE UNITER. up in politics, and years later I fi nd myself ravenous for found himself as special assistant hockey—what I fi gure must be to Prime Minister Jean Chretien. some combination of last year’s He’s written books on Canadian lockout and this year’s new politics and right-wing extremism rules. The game is faster and in Canada, among others. Fury’s FAR more interesting, largely Hour is his take on the history in part due to the addition of of punk and in the ways it has post-overtime shootouts, the affected his life. allowance of longer passes, and the crackdown on excessive Kinsella interviews a great interference, etc. cross-section of punk legends, new and old, as well as detailing Oh, and the salary cap— his (hilarious) failed attempt to the rollbacks suffered by the interview Johnny Rotten. Topics players when they held out a bit are organized via overarching too long and were steamrolled themes: the origins of punk by the owners—hasn’t hurt (of which so many have been the game, in this viewer’s eyes. claimed), the do-it-yourself (D.I.Y.) In fact, all the shuffl ing of ethos of punk, punk and politics, superstars that teams had to the fascist/skinhead movement, do in order to stay under the etc. While the chronology skips salary cap has knocked some back and forth from present-day of the big teams down a notch Canada to the ‘80s D.C. scene while propping the small/ to England in the ‘60s and ‘70s, weak-market teams up a touch. Kinsella’s outspoken (profanity The NHL Network has a free laced) narrative voice threads it preview that expired on the all together. To be continued! 31st, and I’m doing everything in my power to resist ordering ***** the damn channel.

Quite a different animal is Two minutes for being Julien Temple’s The Filth and the so tedious: tediousminutiae@ Fury. While its subject is the short- gmail.com lived but massively infl uential Artist Spotlight — Tiff any Bartel Sex Pistols, punk’s progenitors, November 03, 2005 The Uniter ARTS EDITOR: MIKE LEWIS E-MAIL: [email protected] PHONE: 786-9497 016 Arts & Culture FAX: 783-7080 of a Mix-Tape The

By Mike Lewis can own several hundred albums, but not to drop my selections into my jukebox abdominal cavity without forethought, one of them will do you a damn bit of good program (in this case – Musicmatch we would all be much more unpleasant as t says everything that you can not. When unless you understand the timeless art of Jukebox). Looking at my 200 candidates, a species. So, don’t take this step lightly. Flow. Flow is what makes or breaks a mix I begin to narrow down the list. This is where Flow comes into play. words fail, it reveals your inner-most - the essential ingredient. An atmosphere Narrowing the fi eld is a necessary Now, before I get too far ahead, I Ithoughts and desires with an unfailing, or mood must be set, and the songs must though painful process. Let’s face it, must address another common problem sequenced perfection. It can say a million segue into one another based on that. when it comes to bumbling teenage in mix-tape assembly (usually found in Beats Per Minute is for amateurs. Beat love (or, in your case, late 20s or 30s males) and that is “blowing your load.” diff erent things or it can say one thing a million Matching won’t get your point across. It’s love) there’s more material than can be You can’t put the loudest/longest/most times over. The mix-tape is quite possibly the all about mood, and thus, the songs must explored in a reasonable amount of time. emotionally taxing song at the beginning. most underrated and essential part of human hold each other, an embrace between I immediately remove any songs that I It would be like starting Star Wars with long-lost lovers, supporting one another know she (or he) won’t like (you should be the destruction of the Death Star and interaction of the last quarter century. It can tell across the medium. So, why am I an cognizant of your target audience’s tastes then going on to see Luke fi x moisture that certain someone how much you love them authority on this? I spend far too much before you begin). That should get rid of vaporators on the south-ridge at midday or how much they break your heart. It can take time doing this, but I’m not ashamed to half. Out of the remaining 100 songs, I on Tatooine. That said, you’ve got to grab admit it, as I lost the ability to feel shame pick the “absolutely must go in the mix” the listener’s attention with something you away, through time, or around the world. years ago. songs. I place these at the top of the list akin to a brief but exciting battle between It can reveal you, naked within the personal All that being said, having ‘Flow’ and eliminate the “maybes”. This should a Corellian Corvette and an Imperial confi nes of a pair of headphones. So, how does itself only sets up another series of bring you down to about 40 or so. Now, Star Destroyer (are we sensing a pattern questions. What do I need this tape to as fun as it is for me to listen to 40 songs, here?). In today’s exercise, let’s pick a mix-tape come together? say? Am I in love but too shy to say it? I know that not many share my perverse Projektor’s “From Steel” because, while Am I sad, but not enough to jump? Am I love of song, or my seemingly boundless it is certainly a solid rock song, it doesn’t Beginning with the advent of feeling nostalgic for a time when I wasn’t patience (actually, it’s my short attention come screaming out of the speakers right blank tapes in the ‘80s, all you needed stuck in a dead-end job and the horizon span - I forget that I’ve listened to 30 off the bat. Also, it’s got that almost-a- was a couple of hours and either two was limitless? Until you’ve answered songs already, so another ten doesn’t love-song kind of thing going on so it fi ts cassette decks or one of those fancy this question, there’s no point in rifl ing seem that big a deal). Working within the within our “you’re in love!” theme. dual-cassette ghetto blasters. Be the through countless albums; you’d just be confi nes of the 79min and 59sec compact For track two you have to knock it up envy of every kid on the block. Oh, and wasting your time. A mix-tape without a disc helps to keep me focused on the task a notch - Devin Townsend’s “Material” no high-speed dubbing for me thank reason is like sex without the orgasm - it’s at hand. Many a mix tape have been from his Physicist album. It’ll let the you, I want to maintain the fi delity a decent way to kill a few minutes, but destroyed by going off on a tangent; it is a intended listener know that you’re a bit of the original record as much I can is ultimately pointless. Once you know rare D.J. that can bring a mix back from of a freak, but that you don’t care. The in spite of analog degradation. Over what you want, you can proceed. I’ll the brink of disaster (I once segued from song is pretty much made for screaming the last decade or so, the mix-tape has show you an example and you can follow Pantera into Fionna Apple successfully, your love from the rooftops. At this point progressed beyond its namesake and along at home! but had a small breakdown in trying to you should have the undivided attention become the mix-CD or even the mp3 Nowadays, I sift through my stacks think how I’d do it). of the listener. This is when you bring it playlist. Either way, the idea is the of CDs and decide on possible candidates The fi nal selection process should down, but only slightly. I’m using Type O same - a sequence of music that says for the theme of my mix-tape. Because leave you with about 15 songs or so. It’s a Negative’s “Love You To Death”. While what you need it to. Whether for your I’m such a sentimental guy, let’s base good idea to leave fi ve of the last cut songs the opening is a little empty, especially personal use as background noise on our mix-tape on the age-old premise of on hand just in case something doesn’t fi t after “Material”, it gives the listener a the bus, or as a backdrop for a road “there’s a girl (or guy) that I’m really in properly. It is within these 15 songs that chance to catch her (or his) breath before trip, or to be heard quietly from the to, but I’m hopelessly awkward, so I need you have to convey the inner workings of the song kicks in completely. Also, I defy other room as you sit on a balcony one some way to tell her (or him) how I feel.” your soul (so I hope you picked wisely). anyone to fi nd a more beautiful chorus. evening, spliff in hand, watching the Kids and young adults (hell, even old This isn’t something to be taken lightly. Around the fourth song it’s a city go by. adults) have been doing this for years. The edges of a CD can cut deep if thrown good idea to start slowing things down Technology aside, the toughest Once I’ve gone through and picked out properly and if your mix isn’t perfect, the gradually. Think of it as the “getting to part is picking the right music. I know say 200 possible songs, I take the stacks to recipient may just decide you’re only cute know you” stage after the grand entrance. many people who fancy themselves my computer. I have everything on there as a target. This takes us and our lists to Your audience is sticking around. You’ve D.J.s. They think they know music in mp3 format, but I fi nd that having the the “sequencing stage.” impressed her (or him) enough that just because they own several hundred album in hand helps to ground me in my Sequencing the tracks is THE most they’re curious as to what else you might albums. What they fail to realize is selection process. Otherwise I’m sifting important step in the whole mix-tape have to offer. So, you relax, sit back, and that they’re all techno albums. Or through 11,000+ song titles and my eyes process. Look at it this way, when Darwin begin to tell her (or him) about yourself. opera. They fall prey to a common start to bleed. Once I am comfortably (or God) was designing our digestive “Dear Prudence” by the Beatles followed misconception among the uninitiated: seated, the stack of CDs within easy system, he had to think very carefully by “Preaching the End of the World” by that quantity will see them through reach, suitable lighting has been turned about the order in which to put things. Chris Cornell will say you’re a sensitive lack of quality. This is not true. You on (or off as the case may be), and I begin If he’d just tossed everything into to the guy (or girl). Follow up with something The Uniter November 03, 2005

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pretty like A Perfect Circle’s cover of Failure’s “The Nurse Who Loved Me”. At this point you’ve shown a mature want to be side, so it’s time to let your sense of completely humour out for a minute. This is tough. obvious, you could You can’t be too goofy on the fi rst date, use “My Electricity” but you still have to be yourself. To by The Gathering, accomplish this, I recommend Faith or even “Blow Up No More’s cover of Lionel Ritchie and the Outside World” by the Commodores’ “Easy Like Sunday Soundgarden. The latter Morning”. It’s a fun song, it’ll make her will defi nitely help get the (or him) smile if they have any shred of angst across, informing your humour in them, and it’ll add that extra listener that you are, in fact, dimension to their rapidly developing a slightly troubled boy or girl. picture of you. If Lionel Ritchie just ain’t “Brand New Song” by Mystery your thing, try Hooverphonic’s cover of Machine is another possibility, Depeche Mode’s “Shake the Disease” or however, it’s borders on begging, so be Tears For Fears’ “Head Over Heels”. If careful in how you choose to bookend these don’t make her (or him) smile, then it. there is something seriously wrong with We’ve now reached the fi nal three. her (or him). This is where it gets tricky. You’ve let the The next step is to somehow be listener into your world, they’ve gotten to unabashedly cute without being cheesy know you, and you’ve told them how you or lame. This is extremely diffi cult. This feel. But where do you go from there? is where you tell her (or him) that you Well, these three songs should sum up like them. But please, try to be eloquent. everything that is you. The fi nal song is “Uh, I think you’re neat” simply will not the hardest to pick. It has to cap off the cover it. Something by Bjork will work previous two, as well as tie up the rest of here. Let’s use “Violently Happy” if the the mix-tape. If you look at the mix-tape listener is a girl, or “Venus as a Boy” as the soundtrack to a fi rst date, the last if the listener is a guy. You may want song should be the fi rst kiss before you to gauge the girl’s previous reactions say goodnight. Your whole body tenses before using “Violently Happy” as you in anticipation, and you shiver in delight run the risk of being misinterpreted as a at the warmth found in your new love’s misogynist. That said, it may also get you embrace. I can list off hundreds off further than you think. good “ending songs” but you have to Now that you’ve stormed the pick the right ones for you. For today’s beaches of deep, meaningful feelings, exercise, I’m going to go with “Fake and successfully acquired a toehold on Plastic Trees” by Radiohead, followed lover’s territory, it is time to start getting by “Pale September” by Fiona Apple, serious. This means Love Songs. Yep. and capped off by “Fated!” by Matthew Songs about Love. Love is a tricky thing. Good. Unless it is delivered in precisely the And there you have it. It’s just right way, the Love Song section is where that easy. All it requires is an intimate the mix-tape can shatter like the glass knowledge of whatever music you have case of emotion in which it fi nds itself. on hand, of exactly what you want to say, So tread carefully. Like all love (except and the courage to face the razor sharp maybe dirty love), you’ve got to start edge of an oncoming compact disc. Go slowly, otherwise you’ll scare her (or home and give it a try. One thing to note: him) away. In this section, I’ve picked if you put all these songs into a program “Protection” by Massive Attack, followed like Wavelab or some equivalent, you by “Watching the Skies” by Euphoria can then mix all these tracks into one and “Milk” by Garbage. piece. This is good because it means the Now that you’ve gently approached intended audience actually has to listen the subject of Love, you can start to get to the whole mix and also saves space a little bit heavier. A good choice for allowing you to fi t more songs onto the this - “Soma” by Smashing Pumpkins. disc. The slow start transitions nicely from In future, I may include playlists the previous set into a more emotional for other events such as break-ups, lazy set. Another good song for this is “Chloe Sundays on the couch, or getting ready Dancer/Crown of Thorns” by Mother to tell your parents that you’ve spent the Love Bone from the Singles Soundtrack, or last three years in jail. Well, maybe not possibly even “Gorecki” by Lamb. All that last one. If anyone cares to compare three do effectively the same thing. From notes, send your playlists to arts@uniter. there you could go to Dave Matthews ca Band’s “Crash Into Me”. Or, if you don’t Enjoy. November 03, 2005 The Uniter Page 18 LISTINGS COORDINATOR: NICK WEIGELDT E-MAIL: [email protected] @uniter.ca PHONE: 786-9497 018 Listings FAX: 783-7080

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The contest will have no open category at the Franco-Manitoban Cultural Centre, 340 broadcaster. November 21st Eckhardt-Grammate Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall, University of Winnipeg. String Quartet will perform some selected pieces, this year. Prizes are $500 for fi rst place, $300 for Provencher Boulevard. Adults: $7 for all movies; Hall, University of Winnipeg 8pm. Tickets $19 Tickets $28 adults/ $26 seniors/ $16 students. Call including “Water to Ice,” a specially commissioned WINNIPEG CLASSICAL GUITAR SOCIETY presents second and $100 for third. Fee is $5 for Writers’ Children (12 years and under): $ 5 for the two adults / $17 seniors / $9 students and available at 786-9000 or visit www.virtuosi.mb.ca. composition written by Aaron Hryciw, a PhD Similia Duo (a fl ute and guitar recital from Collective members, $10 for non-members. The family movies, Malabar Princess and Pinocchio both McNally Robinson Booksellers locations, by physics student at the University of Alberta, in Montreal) Nov 19th The Planetarium Auditorium deadline is Nov! ember 1, 2005. All entries MUST 3000. Free admission to the short fi lm competition calling 943-5770 or emailing [email protected]. recognition of 2005 as the World Year of Physics. (190 Rupert Ave) 8pm. Advance tickets $15 PUBLIC LECTURE Chumir Foundation Forum – be sent with an entry form, available by calling on Saturday at the Cinematheque. Tickets for all “Ethics in the Pharmaceutical Industry”. November Guest Speaker: Professor Cliff ord Will. November adults/$10 WCGS members and students/ $5 WCGS (204) 786-9468, or emailing writerscollective@ fi lms will be on sale at every showing. For more ISRAELI CONCERT SERIES Classical pianist Einav 3rd, 7pm, Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall. For more info 14th, 7pm - 9:30pm, Winnipeg Art Gallery. This students by calling 775-0809. uwinnipeg.ca. For more information email or visit information about the festival, contact our partners Yarden will perform a program featuring works call 786-1449. event is free and all are welcome to attend. www.writerscollective.ca. at the Centre d’information 233-ALLÔ or call toll- by Schumann, Kurtag, and Haydn, as well as an OSCAR LOPEZ Nov 18th West End Cultural free 1-800-665-4443 or consult our website at Israeli sonata by one of Israel’s most celebrated WOMEN IN SCIENCE CONFERENCE November 3rd THE UWSA PRESENTS MOVIES ON CAMPUS: Centre 8pm. Tickets $25 at WECC and through CALL FOR ENGLISH PAPERS Are you an www.cinemental.com composers, Joseph Bardanashvili. & 4th With Roberta Bondar, Student Research November 15th: Born into Brothels. This Ticketmaster. undergraduate? Proud of a paper you’ve written or 8pm at the Rady Jewish Community Centre 8100- Presentations and other guest speakers. Various documentary features the experiences of rd interested in writing something new and having GLOBAL JUSTICE 3 ANNUAL FILM FESTIVAL Nov 123 Doncaster St. Tickets $27 adults/$16 students. locations, watch for more details. prostitutes in Calcutta’s red-light district, provides ALANA LEVANDOSKI Nov 19th West End Cultural th th it published? The Undergrad, the University of 4 & 5 . “Making Poverty History” featuring fi lms Call 477-7510 or visit www.radyjcc.com. them with a chance to record images from their Centre 8pm. Tickets $10 at WECC and through Winnipeg’s undergraduate English journal, invites from the Travelling World Community Film Festival. own lives. 2:30pm, Bulman Student Centre. Ticketmaster. th THE UWSA PRESENTS FTAA AWARENESS WEEK your submissions. 500-3000 words on some Nov 4 Bulman Student Centre, U of W: No Place featuring Ward Churchill. Ward Churchill topic ranging from literature to linguistics. Drop Called Home with discussion panel and questions BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE Nov 19th Le Rendez-Vous th (Keetoowah Band Cherokee) is one of the most hard copies off at the English department offi ce afterwards. Nov 5 : Various fi lms throughout the 8pm. Tickets $20 at Into the Music, Ticketmaster. LITERARY outspoken of Native American activists and (2nd fl oor Ashdown) or email RTF documents day around the University of Winnipeg. Register by WORKSHOPS & All ages. scholars in North America and a leading analyst to [email protected]. Be sure to include contact calling 284-9113 or 254-8268, email [email protected] McNALLY ROBINSON BOOKSELLERS (GRANT PARK) of indigenous issues. He is a Professor of Ethnic information with your work. Deadline for the fi rst or [email protected], or visit http://ca.geocities. Nov 3rd: Caroline Shepard will be reading & signing WIDE MOUTH MASON Nov 19th The Zoo. Tickets $20 Studies and Coordinator of American Indian Studies SEMINARS issue is November 18th. come/winnipegevents/fi lmfestival.html. ‘Off Centre,’ her new book of short stories, 7:30pm. at the University of Colorado. Ward Churchill in advance at the Osborne Village Inn front desk. Nov 4th: Best-selling author Thomas King will th will be speaking on November 4 , at 12:30pm. MATH PROBLEM-SOLVING SEMINARS w/ Professor REELPRIDE FILM FESTIVAL November 15th - 20th be reading & signing ‘A Short History of Indians Location TBD. Visentin. For students planning to try either of the IZZY ASPER JAZZ PERFORMANCE SERIES On IMAX Theatre, Portage Place Shopping Centre th in Canada.’ 8pm. Nov 5th: Slide show & signing upcoming math contests or for students simply AROUND TOWN November 26 we’re turning up the temperature (except Saturday, Nov 19th - at the Platform of ‘A Soldier’s View: The Personal Photographs of READING CULTURES SPEAKER SERIES A Literary and interested in learning some techniques for solving with a double header featuring two of the Gallery in the Artspace building in the Exchange Canadians at War 1939–1945.’ Blake Heathcote Cultural Studies Faculty Colloquium presented by interesting math problems. Mondays 12:30pm- most exciting jazz artists on the scene today, District. 12 screenings, over 30 fi lms! Tickets are opens his extensive archive of photos, rarely th the Department of English. November 4 – “The 1:20pm in room 3M61. vibraphonist Stefon Harris and pianist Mulgrew $5 per show or $30 for any fi ve shows. For more before published or seen, to share with us the face Humanities are Dead! Long Live Cultural Studies!” Miller and two local musicians. The Berney Theatre, information and a complete list of fi lms being of the Second World War as it was witnessed by COUNSELLING AND CAREER SERVICES will be CONCERTS Asper Jewish Community Campus, 123 Doncaster by Peter Kulchyski, University of Manitoba Native screened, visit http://www.reelpride.org/. those who fought it. 7pm. Barbara Sapergia and Studies Department. 12:30pm-2pm in room 3M63. off ering a workshop on Managing Exam Anxiety St. Tickets for all fi ve concerts are $130, or $30 plus Terrence Heath eading & signing ‘Dry’ & ‘Casualties.’ Everyone welcome to attend. on Wednesday, November 16th from 12:30-1:20pm taxes each at Ticketmaster, by calling 477-7510, or PARIS TO KYIV Nov 4th West End Cultural Centre ABORIGINAL FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL November 8pm. Nov 8th: This is a fundraiser for Canada’s in room 3M59. Interested students may register visiting www.radyjcc.com. 17th – 19th at the Globe Cinema. Three days oldest literacy organization, Frontier College. Join th 8pm. Tickets $17 at WECC or through Ticketmaster. GLOBAL JUSTICE FILM FESTIVAL November 4 & in person at the Counselling Offi ce 0GM06 or by of workshops and original fi lm screenings by us for a fabulous Giller Night celebration. Watch 5th The festival will include fi lms on a variety of calling 786-9231. CANADIAN JAZZ CONCERT SERIES Nov 4th Steve Aboriginal directors about Aboriginal issues. All for more details. Tickets are $25.00 each and social issues of local, national, and international Armault Trio. Franco-Manitoban Cultural Centre screenings are free. For more information visit are on sale now in the bookstore. 8pm. Nov 9th: importance. The fi lms explore many aspects of CAREER RESOURCE CENTRE COMEDY 8pm. Tickets are $22.50 in advance ($25 at the www.aboriginalfi lmfest.mb.ca. Presenting & autographing ‘Solutions for Health: the human condition and the struggle for peace Need some help with your resume? Wondering How to Do More of What Works’ will be Ph! yllis door) for adults, $15 for students and seniors. For WINNIPEG 6th ANNUAL IMPROV FESTIVAL Oct 30th and justice. We hope to engage people in dialogue how to mine the hidden job market? The Career Reid-Jarvis. 7:30pm. Nov 9th: Kevin Chong will tickets call 233-8972 or visit the Franco-Manitoban – Nov 5th presented by the Gas Station Theatre. and the sharing of information. A better world is Resource Centre will be off ering the following free be reading & signing ‘Neil Young Nation: A Quest, Cultural Centre box offi ce at 340 Provencher. This year’s highlights will include: Awesome possible and we hope to inspire people to make workshops for students: An Obsession (and A True Story).’ Neil Young is it so. The programme, ticket information, and Resume: players from The United States including “Dad’s POWER BALL Nov 4th MTS Centre 7 :30pm. With one of the most popular musicians of our time. The Uniter November 03, 2005

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His brilliant, gnomic, lyrical music has earned him fans of all ages and persuasions. In his fi rst non- fi ction title, Kevin Chong counts himself among them and sets out on a road trip in search of a North American icon. 8pm. Nov 10th: Discussion with audience participation of Steven D. Levitt’s Classifi eds and Stephen J. Dubner’s Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything. ADVERTISE YOUR The moderator will be Terry MacLeod of CBC Radio One. Discussion leaders will be Ian Hudson, faculty LOCAL BUSINESS member Dept. Economics, U of M AND Susan Prentice, faculty member Dept. Sociology, U of HERE M. This series is presented by the University of Manitoba Institute for the Humanities. 7:30pm. Nov 10th: Mark Munger will be reading & signing ‘Suomalaiset: People of the Marsh.’ 8pm.

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AQUA BOOKS 89 Princess St The Stone Soup Storytellers’ Circle, veteran Winnipeg storytellers, meets for storytelling once a month on Saturdays at 7:30pm. All are welcome. Next meeting is November 12th. Aqua Books Conversation Series, in conjunction with St. Benedict’s Table, is pleased to present a monthly conversation series dealing with issues of faith, life, theology and pop culture. November 19th: “Sheep to the Slaughter and Soldiers of God: A Reassessment of the Christian Just War Theory” by U of Manitoba student Rob Stansel. hooked rugs that feature images and texts drawn the Exchange. Opening Nov 4th: ‘Through the Cracks’ Lost. All ages welcome. Tickets $17 in advance at Nov 6th: Exhumed with Putrescence and Electro from her life experiences. Her colourful and an exhibition featuring various artists from the Into The Music and Sk8. Quarterstaff , 7pm. Nov 11th: Vader, Decapitated, STORY TELLING/STORY THEATRE at Bread & Circuses whimsical designs are created using traditional Outworks collective. Dewscented. No 14th: Sidelined Productions 238 Lilac St. Audience participation in creating techniques that the artist learned in Atlantic DIE MASCHINE 108 Osborne St Thursdays: ‘80s and presents Thirty Nights of Violence (Edmonton) characters, fi nding costumes and getting involved Canada. The artist lives near the west shore of Lake PLATFORM (CENTRE FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC AND ‘90s Night. Fridays: Goth/Industrial. Saturdays: and Day One. in the action. 6:30pm Friday evenings. Next Winnipeg and she brings images into her rugs DIGITAL ARTS) 121-100 Arthur St 942-8183 Tues- WinnipegJungle.com presents the fi ner sounds of evenings: Nov 4th, Nov 18th. from farming, fi shing and summer recreation--the Sat 12-5. Saturday, November 19th: Darkroom in a Drum & Bass/Jungle and Breakbeat Music every SHANNON’S IRISH PUB 175 Carlton St Thursdays: local industries and life styles. Intensely personal Day Workshop – Get back to basics of the darkroom Saturday night. DJs Dexx, Krisco, Gumby and Irish Stew w/ DJ Co-Op. Nov 4th-5th: The Dust OUT LOUD is an open mic opportunity for you to experiences are the basis for other works. No with this intensive refresher course. Very limited guests. On the 2nd Floor. Rhinos. Nov 10th: Todd Hunter Band. give your words voice. Every two weeks a special matter the source of inspiration, Hall is clear that space, enroll by calling the gallery at 942-8183 or guest will kick off the evening after which the mic ultimately these objects are functional. They are email [email protected]. DYLAN O’CONNOR IRISH PUB 2609 Portage TIMES CHANGE(D) HIGH AND LONESOME CLUB is open for your words of any genre in fi ve minutes intended to be placed on the fl oor, to be walked Ave Mondays: Open mic night w/ The St. Main St @ St. Mary Ave Sundays 9:30pm: Jam with or less. Begins November 10th and runs every upon by people and their pets. PLUG-IN ICA 286 McDermot Ave 942-1043 Nov 18th, John’s Jammers. Tuesdays: Patrick Alexandre. Big Dave McLean. Nov 3rd: A benefi t for The Maple second Tuesday at the new Millenium Library after 7pm.’VOLCANA Icelandic Panorama’ Drawing upon Wednesdays: Guity Pleasures. Leaf Bar in New Orleans. This little club has much that. Sign up is at 7pm. Free. GALLERY LACOSSE 169 Lilac St 284-0726 Tues-Fri his frequent travels in Iceland and the relationships in common with Times Change(d), and we fi gure 10-6, Sat 10-5. Until Nov 9th: ‘Colourscapes’ – Janice he has cultivated here, guest curator Kevin Kelly ELEPHANT & CASTLE PUB 350 St Mary Ave Sundays: that by focusing on helping it out a little bit, we AD LIB is an evening of improv style word games. Kenworthy & Catherine Côté. explores lingering traces of this mysterious land in Student Night: Nov 13th: Sean Buchanen. can make a genuine diff erence in the rebuilding of Part Time Work, Great Every night is guaranteed to be diff erent and full the work of fi ve female artists dividing their lives New Orleans. Performers to be confi rmed include pay, scholarships avail., fl ex of laughs. From round stories to fridge magnet GALLERY ONE ONE ONE Main Floor Fitzgerald between Reykjavik and New York. FINN’S PUB 210-25 Forks Market Rd Johnson Rudimental. Nov 4th: Lil’ Miss Higgins w/ Romi poetry, from opening lines to creating new Building, School of Art U of Manitoba 474-9322 Terminal Tuesdays: Ego Spank – Jazz w/ Murray Mayes. Nov 12th-12th: “NeilFest” See Concerts for schedule, sales/svc, conditions endings, there’s no limit to the places these games Nov 10th – Jan 27th: An exhibition of the 1970s GALLERY 2nd Floor 55 Arthur St 942-1618 Pulver, Marc Arnould, Gilles Fournier, Daniel Roy. more details. apply, Call now 957-1408 – or your writing – can go. Begins November 17th work of Gordon Lebredt. Reception: Thursday, 10 Tues-Sat 10-4. Until December 3rd in Gallery One: 12:30pm. Wednesdays: Open Mic w/ Guy Abraham. and runs every second Tuesday, alternating with November, 3-6 PM. This exhibition will include ‘TEN’, a celebration of SITE GALLERY’S tenth year TOAD IN THE HOLE 108 Osborne St Sundays: Vinyl Out Loud. 7:30pm. Free. paintings, drawings, prints and three-dimensional in Winnipeg. Featuring works by Wanda Koop, FRANCO-MANITOBAN CULTURAL CENTRE 340 Drip. Mondays: Improv Supper Club. Tuesdays: pieces borrowed from the artist, the Canada Aganetha Dick, Tom Lovatt, Don Reichert, Diane Provencher Blvd Mardi Jazz, Tuesdays in Salle Trivia. Last Sunday of the month: Dust Rhinos. SHELDON OBERMAN EMERGING WRITERS’ MENTOR Council Art Bank, the Winnipeg Art Gallery and Whitehouse, Diana Thorneycroft. Unitl Oct 29th Antoine Gaborieau (2nd Floor) at 8:30pm. Free PROGRAM pairs emerging writers with established the collection of Gallery One One One that were in Gallery Two will be a showcase of new prints admission. Upcoming shows: Nov 15th: Janice WEST END CULTURAL CENTRE Ellice Ave @ writers. Over the course of fi ve months, the produced in the 1970s, and will be the fi rst and paintings by Ewa Tarsia and Milos Millidrang. Finlay Trio. Sherbrook St Nov 4th: Paris to Kyiv. See Concerts pair work together with the goal of helping the critical examination of Lebredt’s early attempts Starting in November, new prints by Ted Howorth. for more details. Nov 7th: Restorative Theatre Campus Hoodies emerging writer further develop his or her craft. to deconstruct the grammar and syntax of the GIO’S 155 Smith St Mondays: Student Night. Productions, Inc. and the John Howard Society of For the 2006 season, the Manitoba Writers’ Guild visual image. URBAN SHAMAN 203-290 McDermot Ave 942-2674 Wednesdays: Karaoke. Thursdays: Retro Thursday. Manitoba present Victims’ Voices. Tickets available is accepting applications from both Established Until Nov 18th: ‘50 to 500’ – Annual Members’ Fridays: DJ daNNo. 1st Saturday of each month: by calling 786-3120. 7pm. Nov 9th: Pieta Brown. Looking for custom embroi- Writers who wish to pursue the role of mentor GRAFFITI GALLERY 109 Higgins Ave 667-9960 A Show and Sale. Pieces will range from 50 cents to Womyn’s Night. 2nd Saturday of each month: live See Concerts for more details. Nov 11th: Horse The dered clothing for your Rez and Emerging Writers who wish to be mentored. not-for-profi t community youth art center, using 500 dollars with all proceeds going to the artist. lounge music. 2nd Sunday each month: Prime Band w/ Go Bananas and Krull. Tix $8 in advance fl oor? Rez hall? Faculty? Frater- Applications can be submitted through an online art as a tool for community, social, economic and Nov 25th – January 13th: ‘Land as History, Land Pages book club, 5pm. at Into the Music and Sk8, 8pm.Nov 12th: Vance form or via regular mail. Applications are available individual growth. as Power’, a photographic exhibition exploring Gilbert. See Concerts for more details. Nov 17th: nity/Sorority? Intramural team? by visiting www.mbwriter.mb.ca or calling 942- the unique landscape and history of the Prairies. HEMP ROCK CAFÉ 302 Notre Dame Ave Nov 4th: Bedouin Soundclash. See Concerts for more details. Campus club/organization? 6134. Deadline for applications is 5pm on Monday, KEN SEGAL GALLERY 4-433 River Ave 477-4527 Arthur Renwick. Our Streets and guests. Nov 5th: Fascist Fetus and Nov 18th: Oscar Lopez. See Concerts for more We carry brand names like November 14th 2005. Tues-Fri 10-6, Sat 10-5. Showcase of original guests. details. Nov 19th: Alana Levandoski. See Concerts contemporary art. Until Nov 3rd: ‘Geometric VIDEO POOL MEDIA ARTS CENTRE 300-100 Arthur St for more details. Modrobes, American Apparel, Concretism’ – Robert Pasternak. 949-9134 Contemporary media art. HOOLIGAN’S NEIGHBOURHOOD PUB 61 Sherbrook Gildan, Hanes. St Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays: Karaoke. WINDSOR HOTEL 187 Garry St Mondays: Jams with Call Rob @ 1-866-220-3861 or go LA GALERIE at the FRANCO-MANITOBAN CULTURAL WAH-SA GALLERY 302 Fort St 942-5121 Until Wednesdays: The Perpetrators. Tim Butler. Tuesdays: Latin Jazz Night featuring to www.campushoodies.com for GALLERIES & CENTRE 340 Provencher Blvd 233-8972 Mon-Fri Nov 12th: Maxine Noel. Nov 24th – Fifth Annual Jeff Presslaff , Rodrigo Muñoz, Julian Bradford, 8am-10pm, Sat-Sun 12pm-10pm. Until Nov 20th: “Miniatures and Almost.” INN AT THE FORKS – THE CURRENT LOUNGE 1 Forks 10pm. Wednesdays: Jams with Big Dave McLean. your free starter kit/catalogue EXHIBITIONS ‘The Shield’ - An exhibition of paintings and poetry Market Road Thursdays-Saturdays: Jazz concerts. Nov 3rd – 5th: Lou Pride. Nov 10th: Manitoba Blues inspired by many canoe trips on the lakes and rivers WINNIPEG ART GALLERY 300 Memorial Blvd 786- Society Birthday Bash with MBS Jammers, Ragdoll of the Canadien Shield in Manitoba. Featuring work 6641 Until Jan 2006: ‘Landmarks, Beavers, and KING’S HEAD PUB 100 King St Sundays: All The Blues, The Slidin’ Clyde Roulette Band. Tickets $8 ACE ART INC. 290 McDermot St 944-9763 Tues-Sat by David MacNair, Dave Maddocks, Barry Bonham, Maple Leaves’: The Canadiana Ceramic Collection King’s Men. Wednesdays: Latin Jazz Night. Nov members / $12 non-members, 8pm. 12-5. Until Nov 12th: As part of the Send + Receive James Alexander. at The Winnipeg Art Gallery. Until Dec 11th: ‘Back/ 4th: Stony Point. Nov 5th: The Wedgewoods. Nov Festival, ‘Between Sounds and Abstractions’ by Flash’ - an examination of Aboriginal media art 10th: Men In Kilts. Nov 11th: JP Hoe and the Truly THE ZOO / OSBORNE VILLAGE INN 160 Osborne artists Catherine Bechard and Sabin Hudon. Nov LABEL GALLERY 510 Portage Ave 772-5165 Tues- from a First Nations perspective. Until Jan 8th: ‘Bug Richards with Quinzy. Nov 12th: The Attics. Nov 18th: St Tuesdays: Heavy Metal & Draft NightNov 4th: 25th – Dec 9th: ‘Winter Warmer’ an aceartinc. Sat 12-5. Currently: BUGS, featuring 18 artists with City’: Insects are playing an increasingly important Scott Nolan. Anthem Red, Sophomore, Jynx & At Sea. Nov member show. major gallery experience, all of whom have worked role in contemporary art. This exhibition explores 5th: Power 97 presents Crystal Pistol w/ Tele after LSAT, MCAT, GMAT, as tree planters in Canada’s northern forests. themes of civic identity, technological innovations McNALLY ROBINSON BOOKSELLERS – PRAIRIE INK concert party. Tix $4.99. Nov 10th: The Harlots w/ GRE Preparation Seminars. THE ANNEX GALLERY 594 Main St 284-0673 Tues- from computer programs to robotics, and perilous RESTAURANT: Portage Place Nov 4th: Blues and jazz special guests. Advance tix $7. Nov 12th: AMF w/ nd th th Complete 30 Hour Seminars. Sat 12-5. Contemporary art. First exhibition in THE LION AND THE ROSE GALLERY 2 Floor 70 change in a world of intermingling species and with A Taste of New Orleans, 6:30pm. Nov 11 : 100 Fold, Lynchpin and Jaw. Nov 19 : Wide Mouth Proven test taking strategies. the Main Street Gallery will be “Sugar” by Karen Albert St 452-5350 Mon-Fri 11-5. Until Nov 9th: machines. Until Mar 5th: Selected Works 1980-2004 Instrumental Latin Jazz with Tim Butler, 6:30pm. Mason. See Concerts for more details. th Personalized professional Cornelius. November 10th – December 3rd. Opening ‘Fantasia’ - Paintings by John Doole and Sculpture of Nancy Edell, including rug-hooking, paintings Nov 18 : Café Charanga plays Afro-Cuban music, th instruction. Comprehensive Thursday, November 10th at 5pm. by Angus Braid. Funky, fun and lyrical! Paintings and prints. 6:30pm. Grant Park: Nov 4 : Mira Black with some and sculpture that celebrate everything from music Jazz, 8pm. Nov 5th: Jazz with The Burton Trio, 8pm. study materials. Simulated ART CITY 616 Broadway Ave 775-9856 Mon 5-8 notes to dancing. Nov 11th: Classical rock with T-3, 8pm. Nov 12th: A COMMUNITY practice exams. Free repeat ,Tues-Fri 4-8, Sat 12-4. Featuring high quality Taste of New Orleans, 8pm. policy. Personalized tutoring artistic programming for kids and adults. MANITOBA CRAFTS COUNCIL EXHIBITION GALLERY BARS, CAFES available. Thousands of Satisfi ed 214 McDermot Ave 487-6114 Tues-Fri 11-5, Sat OSBORNE FREEHOUSE 437 Osborne St Mondays: Students. 1.800.779.1779. www. 11-4 Nov 10th – Dec 23rd: ‘Holiday Salon’ featuring Jazz Hang Nights with Steve & Anna Lisa Kirby and EVENTS ART FROM THE HEART – ANNUAL EXHIBITION & VENUES oxfordseminars.com. aiming to provide Manitoba artists living on holiday-themed crafts. various other artists. HOSTELLING 101 Seminars presented by Hostelling low-income artists an opportunity to show and ACADEMY BAR & EATERY 414 Academy Rd Sundays: International are held on the fi rst Thursday of TEACH ENGLISH sell their work. November 18th & 19th at Magnus MARTHA STREET STUDIO 11 Martha St 772- PYRAMID CABARET 176 Fort St Thursdays: The Tim Butler Jam night. Mondays: Open mic. First the month at Mountain Equipment Co-op, third OVERSEAS. Eliason Recreation Centre, 430 Langside St. For 6253 Mon-Fri 10-5. Showcasing the fi ne art of Mod Club w/ DJ Sean Allum and the Invisible Tuesday of the month: Speaking Crow poetry night. rd th Thursday of the month at McNally Robinson E.S.L. Teacher Training general Information contact: artfromtheheart@ printmaking. Man, doors at 8pm. Nov 3 : Alverstone. Nov 5 : Certifi cation Courses. Intensive Heavy Trash, The Sadies, Fiftymen. See Concerts for Booksellers, Portage Place. hotmail.com. BELLA VISTA 53 Maryland St Wednesdays: Scott MEDEA GALLERY 132 Osborne St 453-1115 Mon- more details. Nov 6th: Gwar. See Concerts for more 60 hour program. Classroom Nolan. Sat 10:30-5, Sun 1-4. Oct 30th – Nov 17th: ‘Morning details. Nov 9th: Juliet and the Licks. Nov 10th: The ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MANITOBA KEYSTONE management techniques. CREAM GALLERY 944 Portage Ave 957-7367 Tues- th th rd Light – Jack Gantzel. Nov 19th – Dec 31st: ‘Mosaic’ High Dials. Nov 11th: DJs Co-op and Hunnicut. Nov CONFERENCE November 4 – 6 at the Ramada Detailed lesson planning. Fri 10-5, Sat 11-5. Until Nov 23 : Paul Butler’s BILLABONG AUSTRALIAN BAR & BISTRO D-121 by a variety of gallery artists. 12th: Grooveport, Zeroscape, Honey Eyes. Nov 16th: Marlborough Hotel 331 Smith St. To celebrate 61 Internationally recognized ‘Readymades’. Osborne St. First Monday of the month: Open Mic The Monty Yanks. years of AA in Manitoba. The conference ticket price teaching certifi cate. Job is $20 and includes a dance on Saturday night. GALLERY 1C03 Centennial Hall, University of OSBORNE VILLAGE CULTURAL CENTRE 445 River @ guarantee included. Thousands COLLECTIVE CABARET 108 Osborne St Thursdays: Registration begins at 6pm on Friday Nov 4th, with Winnipeg 515 Portage Ave 786-9253 Mon-Fri Osborne St 284-9477 Currently showing Jane Clark th REGAL BEAGLE 331 Smith St Tuesdays: Hatfi eld of Satisfi ed Students. ‘80s and ‘90s Night. Nov 4 : Swayback CD Release the fi rst meeting at 8pm that evening. This year’s 12-4, Sat 1-4. Non-profi t public gallery providing and Taras Clark ‘Mother & Son’ McCoy. Wednesdays: Open Mic Nights. 1.800.779.1779. with The Reception, Domenica, and the Singletons. theme is “The Road of Happy Destiny”. Each day, everyone opportunities to learn about visual art. $5, 9pm. Nov 5th: A Legend Falls, Cunt Punisher, www.oxfordseminars.com. OUTWORKS GALLERY 3rd Floor 290 McDermot Ave ROYAL ALBERT ARMS 48 Albert St Mondays: somewhere in the world, recovery begins when On now: Manitoba artist Nancy Hall transforms Igor and the Skindiggers. Nov 9th: The Black Dahlia 949-0274 Artist-run studio and exhibition space in Karaoke. Saturday Afternoons: Blues Jam, 4-7. one alcoholic talks with another alcoholic, sharing cast-off woolen and blankets garments into Murder, Three Inches of Blood, The End, A Life Once November 03, 2005 The Uniter LISTINGS COORDINATOR: NICK WEIGELDT E-MAIL: [email protected] @uniter.ca PHONE: 786-9497 020 Listings FAX: 783-7080

their experience, strength and hope. For more Transfer Agreement: The compelling story of a little WINNIPEG HARVEST has an immediate need for and text, and the selected artists will be profi led ten copies of PaperWait, Volume 7. Submission Artists will have the option to sell their work and info, contact Alcoholics Anonymous Central Offi ce known transaction between the Jews of Palestine up to 10 volunteer drivers to pick up and deliver in aceartinc.’s annual PaperWait, Volume 7. The deadline: November 15th. 100% of the proceeds go to the artist. The Winter at 942-0126. and the Third Reich in 1933’ by Harold Buchwald. food from our Winnipeg Avenue warehouse to selection panel will be looking for works that can Warmer hopes to continue the good times that November 14th, Berney Theatre, Asper Jewish community food banks throughout the city. be either adapted for the page or that have been ACEARTINC. Winter Warmer call to all members! X3 has brought in the past, but looks to the future MANITOBA NATURALISTS’ SOCIETY Indoor Program Community Campus 123 Doncaster. Admission Volunteers must have a valid Manitoba drivers created for the page. Each page is approximately Replacing X3, the Winter Warmer is an all member of encouraging the community to buy their work November 7th, “Hiking the Chilkoot Trail in Alaska” $10 / Students and Seniors $5. 7:30pm. For more license and be willing to work at least one shift 7” x 8” and full (4) colour. Each selected artist will show (email [email protected] for info about at a fair price for all. Works will be accepted for by MNS member Loretta Humeniuk. Follow visually information contact 477-7467. per week. Shifts are Monday to Friday, 9am to be given two pages for their use and can use the becoming a member), where we will exhibit one the show between 1st-18th November. NO WORK the 53 km Chilkoot Trail or the Klondike Gold 2pm. Drivers will be assigned to a van, two-ton combined double page or two separate pages. This of your works of any medium. Please contact ACCEPTED AFTER THE 18th. The exhibition will Rush Trail of 1896. This trail is known as Canada’s RESOLVE MANITOBA will be hosting a Research cube truck or 5 ton truck. Reliability is essential. competition is open to all artists. Please contact the gallery if your work is larger than 3 feet in its open on November 25th at 7pm-late and runs til outdoor museum due to the many artefacts left Day at the University of Manitoba on November Please contact our Volunteer Coordinator at Theo Sims, [email protected] or (204) 944-9763 dimensions and not gallery ready. Please make December 9th, 2005. Artists should include a name, along the route as it stretches from the Pacifi c tidal 18th. The Research Day will showcase and celebrate 982-3678. for more information. Each selected artist will arrangements with the gallery if you require title, date, and sale price with their work. waters of the Lynn Canal at Dyea (Alaska), over a variety of innovative programs and research be paid $300.00. Each selected artist will receive equipment for the presentation of your work. the coastal mountains through to Lake Bennett projects that address the issue of violence and FRONTIER COLLEGE There are one-hundred and (B.C.) and the headwaters of the Yukon River. abuse and suggest better forms of prevention and sixty-eight hours in a week. We are asking for Pauline Boutal Theatre, Franco-Manitoban Cultural intervention. Therefore, we welcome community one! Frontier College is a non-profi t literacy Centre, 340 Provencher Blvd. Program starts at organizations and researchers to share their organization that recruits volunteers to act as 7:30pm. Admission $2 for members and $6 for innovative approaches and/or initiatives. For tutors to work with children, youth and adults non-members. For more information call the MNS more information, contact RESOLVE Manitoba at who want to improve their literacy skills. Frontier offi ce at 943-9029. [email protected] or call 474-8965. College aims to strengthen communities by enhancing the pride, self-esteem, and confi dence THE BELEAGUERED JOURNALIST: Why does OBSTACLES ON THE ROAD TO PEACE AND JUSTICE: in individuals and their families. We run a variety everyone think we’re sleazy? Guest speaker: The Role Of Civilian Police. Dr. Rick Linden (Dept. of of fun literacy programs in various Winnipeg Winnipeg Free Press columnist Gordon Sinclair. Sociology, University of Manitoba) will examine the neighbourhoods and schools. Programs are November 7th, 12:30-1:30pm Concourse Lounge, experience of civilian police in UN peacekeeping one hour once a week and run from October University of Manitoba. Refreshments served. Free operations and how this raises both policing and through to December and January through to Want to submit your listing to Uniter List- admission. global governance issues. He will explore some April. Training and on-site support are provided. ings? Email your listings to listings@uniter. of the major issues and problems concerning this For more information please visit our website at ca. Deadline for submissions is Wednes- HOSTELLING INTERNATIONAL presents monthly type of transnational policing and will look at the www.frontiercollege.ca or contact us at 253-7993 “Travel Nights”: November 8th – “The Changing case study of Haiti to illustrate why many of these or [email protected]. day, eight days before the issue you’d like Face of China” 6-9pm. $20 ($24 at the door) price operations result in failure. Implications for the your listing to fi includes a full Chinese dinner at Grand Garden current situation in Iraq will also be discussed. BHAKTI YOGA: Kirtan and Karma-Free Feast: publishes on Thursdays, rst appear 25 in. times The a Uniter year. Restaurant, 268 King St, 2nd Floor. For more November 18th, 3-4pm Room P412 Duff Roblin Sundays at 5:30, 11 Alloway Avenue. For more information, contact 784-1131. Building, University of Manitoba. Refreshments information phone Vrinda at 947-0289 or email served at 2:30pm. Free admission. [email protected]. JOURNALISTIC ETHICS: HA HA HA Guest speaker: Lesley Hughes, journalist, columnist, broadcaster. NAHANNI RIVER – A CPAWS EVENT James CALLING ALL SILVER HEIGHTS COLLEGIATE GRADS! November 9th, 12:30-1:30pm Concourse Lounge, Keelaghan and other special guests will appear at 50th Reunion is being planned for September University of Manitoba. Refreshments served. Free a spectacular event hosted by CPAWS Manitoba 2007. Send your contact info, including email admission. at the Winnipeg Art Gallery on November 18th, to address, mailing address, and if applicable, support expansion of the NWT’s Nahanni National married/maiden names, to silver.heights@ CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES Park Reserve, one of Canada’s boreal wilderness hotmail.com. Wednesday, November 9th, 2005 12-1pm, Room jewels. People attending this evening of dramatic 2M70. Presented by: Chris Dobbs, Service Canada, images and fascinating scientifi c and cultural THE LIVING EARTH CULTURAL VILLAGE at St. Bev Stuart, Manitoba, Food Processors Association, insights will be eligible to win a trip down the Norbert Arts Centre is seeking winter residencies. Lee Anderson, MB Youth Volunteer Opportunities spectacular South Nahanni River. Tickets are $15 The Living Earth Culture Village is a co-operative Project. Our speakers are teaming up so you can and available at Mountain Equipment Co-op residency environment for sharing cultural fi nd out a quick and easy way to click through and McNally Robinson Booksellers. For more learning and practical experience in living the web to develop your career plans, get a job, information, visit www.cpaws.org http://www. peacefully and ethically on the earth. Winter volunteer or kick up your resume a notch. All cpaws.org/ or call 949-0782. residencies are self-directed and personal projects this by using quality on-line information! Free may be proposed which fi t into the general resources and prize draws. Free event, no advance CHALLENGES AND CHOICES FORUM presented by thematic of the Living Earth Culture. Community registration required. the Immigrant Women’s Association of Manitoba, living is equally integral to the program in sharing Inc. circles, celebrations, chores and public awareness. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL is holding a public It will provide adults and young students with Individual and collective personal creative meeting entitled “Women and Armed Confl ict” on a place to listen to fi rst and second generation expression is highly encouraged. Collective November 10th from 7-9pm at the Welcome Place, immigrant/refugee mentors identify and learning and mentorship models are encouraged. 397 Carlton St. Free admission, all welcome. For address such issues as: experiences of childhood; Apply for January 1st – April 30th by November 1st. more info, call 475-4565. experiences learning English, school and extra- For more info, visit www.snac.mb.ca/participate/ curricular activities; parental expectations and index.html. ORGANIC MATTERS ON THE PRAIRIE CONFERENCE cultural baggage; experiences or discrimination, This one-day conference and trade show is for new if any, in the workplace or social circuit at school; PARLIAMENTARY GUIDES for summer 2006. From and experienced organic farmers and consumers. advantages of being an immigrant as well as Victoria Day to Labour Day, the Parliamentary * How to enhance fertility and yields by having immigrant parents; the future of society Guides in Ottawa welcome hundreds of thousands understanding and working with the soil’s natural which is moving into an increasing number of of visitors from around the world, helping them biological organisms. inter-racial unions and inter-racial children; and understand and appreciate our country’s national * Biotechnology, its impact on organic agriculture the immense potential and opportunities that legislature. You could have the opportunity to and plant breeder’s rights. wait to be tapped into as immigrants strike roots learn about Parliament fi rst-hand, to enhance * “Can Organic Feed the World?” in Canada. Nov 18th Bulman Centre, University of your public speaking and to improve your second * “Nourishing Ourselves with Organic” Winnipeg 1-3pm. Registration at 12 noon. RSVP by offi cial language. Guides are hired from all across There will be practical sessions on farm-scale calling 989-5800. Canada and from every academic discipline. You composting, low-till organic farming, organic can fi nd out more about the Parliamentary Guide poultry, food security, herbs and health. Seasoned 6th ANNUAL TOY STORE INSPECTIONS Get ready Program at the campus student placement centre, organic farmers will share their wisdom on for Christmas by inspecting Winnipeg’s toy and by calling the Library of Parliament’s Information organic production in an informal session. department stores. Learn which stores are reducing Service at 1-866-599-4999 or on the internet at November 12th. Registration Fee: $75.00/person, the degree of violence in the toys they sell and www.parl.gc.ca. The deadline to apply is Monday, includes breakfast, lunch & 2 coff ee breaks. For speak with managers about your concerns. November 14th, 2005. For more info contact (613) more information, contact 299-6614 or info@ Meet November 19th at 9:30 am at the Project 947-2182 or [email protected]. organicmatters.ca or visit www.organicmatters.ca Peacemakers’ Offi ce, Westminster Church (corner of (registration forms are available on website). Westminster & Maryland). For more information, YOUNG UNITED CHURCH ART AUCTION AND please call 775-8178. FASHION THEATRE - Call for Volunteer Models. CAJ MANITOBA Maggie Siggins, a leading Western 7:00 PM, November 12th Young United Church Canadian writer, will give an all-day writing clinic PROJECT PEACEMAKERS Annual Sing for Peace is looking for nine (9) female students at least for journalists in Winnipeg, Saturday, November Concert November 20th Crescent Fort Rouge United fi ve foot eight inches or taller to volunteer to 12th. The event will take place at Aboriginal People Church. Featuring excellent choirs from Gordon model never-seen-before original designs by Television Network (APTN), 5th Floor boardroom, Bell High School, Pembina Trails School Division, Halia Stolar. Volunteers would need to be able to 339 Portage Avenue. Start time is 9 a.m. A short Westgate Mennonite Collegiate, and the Winnipeg make a fi tting appointment on November 7th. Ms. CAJ business meeting will precede the workshop. Boys Choir. Don’t miss this opportunity for great Stolar would arrange the specifi c appointments Registration is $15 for CAJ members, $20 for music, refl ections on peace, and a chance to for that day. Models would also need to attend a non-members. Lunch and coff ee are included and raise funds for Project Peacemakers’ important practice and rehearsal session prior to the evening provided. This will be a wide-ranging, hands-on work. Crescent Fort Rouge United Church is at the of November 12th. We have arranged for Hair workshop primarily for print journalists, although corner of Wardlaw Ave and Nassau St North in on Broadway to do hairdressing for the models broadcast journalists will also profi t from Maggie’s Osborne Village. Tickets are available at the Project during the afternoon of Saturday, November extensive experience in writing for various media. Peacemakers offi ce (745 Westminster 775-8178) 12th. Participating students would need to be at Topics to be covered include: practical writing skills, and are only $10. Children 12 and under are free. least eighteen years old. Models are invited to how to tell the story better, fi nding story ideas stay for the remainder of the evening. The event where you are and developing them, writing for November 21st: ‘The MNS and the Canoe - A Perfect is catered. If you would be willing to participate diff erent media. Advance registration is nec! essary Match’ Roger Turenne (MNS Member). The canoe in this event, please communicate with Ms. Olya so we know how many people for whom to order has always been the vehicle of choice for MNS Marko, the comm! ittee co-chair, at telephone lunch. Pay at the door. Contact Ron Friesen at 954- members wanting to experience nature. Look back number 786-6427, fax 783-9908 or email at olya. 1413 or email [email protected]. on twenty years of canoeing adventures by MNS [email protected]. members traveling with canoe devotee and guide, Call for Volunteer Serving Personal 7:00 PM, PADDLE MANITOBA members Sara Jane and Rick Roger Turenne. The destinations have ranged from November 12th Young United Church is looking for Schmidt, Colin Marlow, and Jan Glenwright will Arkansas to the Yukon, from the Green River in three persons to serve hors d’oeuvres and desserts entertain and enlighten us with their story of travel Utah to the north shore of the Superior, without during the Art Auction and Fashion Show, 6:30 to on the Berens River during one of the province’s forgetting our prairie rivers and boreal forest closer 9:00pm, November 12th 2005. The dress for the highest water years. Learn about the advantages of to home. It’s not only nostalgia; you could pick up event is white shirt and dark pants. If you would Internet “partnering”, near misses with forest fi res, some ideas for future trips. be willing to participate in this event, please and the ins and outs of paddling one of Manitoba’s communicate with Olya Marko, the committee better know, but less travelled, rivers. November co-chair, at telephone number 786-6427, fax 783- 12th, 6:30pm at Fort Whyte Centre. Admission is ANNOUNCEMENTS 9908 or email at [email protected]. free. Members of the public are welcome. Coff ee and beer will be served. Snacks are appreciated. & OPPORTUNITIES SHELDON OBERMAN EMERGING WRITERS’ Check out http://www.paddle.mb.ca/. MENTOR PROGRAM pairs emerging writers with BECOME A MENTOR at the Immigrant Women’s established writers.. Over the course of fi ve TRANSFORMATIVE JUSTICE CONFERENCE Association of Manitoba. Being a Mentor will entail months, the pair work together with the goal of The conference will consist of presentations speaking to a variety of audiences on how being a helping the emerging writer further develop his demonstrating transformative justice techniques. fi rst or second-generation immigrant has impacted or her craft. For the 2006 season, the Manitoba November 12th, 8:30am - 2:30pm, Room 2M70, your life, along with your personal challenges and Writers’ Guild is accepting applications from both University of Winnipeg. Please join us for what choices. Advantages of being an IWAM Mentor Established Writers who wish to pursue the role promises to be a very interesting and informative include receiving a generous honorarium, learning of mentor and Emerging Writers who wish to be event. And bring along your questions for our well new skills, making new contacts and meeting mentored. Applications can be submitted through informed, knowledgeable presenters to answer. interesting people. Please call the Immigrant an online form or via regular mail. Applications Free Admission. Women’s Association of Manitoba’s offi ce at 989- are available by visiting www.mbwriter.mb.ca or 5800 or email [email protected]. calling 942-6134. Deadline for applications is 5pm DO WOMEN GET THE BIG PICTURE? Guest on Monday, November 14th 2005. Speaker: Cindy Donatelli, Women’s Studies, U of VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY Manitoba Artists in M. November 14th, 2:45pm, 409 Tier Building, Healthcare is looking for musicians willing to ACEARTINC. Call to artists. ‘textinart’ aceartinc. University of Manitoba. Free Admission. volunteer to play in hospitals. For details please is looking for artists who incorporate text as an call Shirley Grierson at 475-8085 between the integral part of their art to propose work for the THE JEWISH HERITAGE CENTRE OF WESTERN hours of noon and 6pm. annual PaperWait artists’ pages. This call is for CANADA invites you to a lecture entitled ‘The works that look at the relationship between art The Uniter November 03, 2005

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AWARDS & FINANCIAL WINIFRED GAMBLE BURSARY: the context of three required client institution reviews, This bursary is presented in corresponding articles. All evaluates, and nominates AID: INFORMATION honour of Winifred Gamble, seminarians, undergraduate, applicants between Feb. 1, a longtime member of the graduate, and post-graduate 2006 & Feb. 15, 2006. UPDATED WEEKLY University of Women’s Club and students studying religion, 3. Nominated student a former chair of the University theology, philosophy, or related applications are forwarded fi Women’s Club Scholarship elds are encouraged to apply. to the Datatel Scholars Committee. It is awarded to Previously published work may Foundation review an aboriginal student who has not be entered. committee for fi nal UNIVERSITY completed 30 credit hours and Apply on line at www.acton. evaluation and award is registered currently in the org For citations, guidelines, determination in the spring. OF WINNIPEG second year of the B.Ed program and requirements please visit the DEADLINE: submit online INTERNAL AWARDS: at the Winnipeg Education website above or phone 1-800- at www.datatel.com/dsf by Centre. The value of the award is 345-2286 for more information. January 31 2006. $600. Applications are available Award values are as follows: 1st- Applications are available after University of Winnipeg Bursary at WEC from Kevin Lamoureux, $2,000 2nd - $1,000 3rd-$500 September 1, 2005 and due I Love This Game Applications: or the Awards and Financial Aid by January 31, 2006. For more Application forms are now Offi ce, located on the main fl oor Deadline: November 15 2005 information go to the website Every third week, Patrick Faucher brings you of Graham Hall on the U of W or email scholars@datatel. available in student services Love & Basketball, a breakdown of all that is NBA. located in Graham Hall, and at campus. Deadline: January 6 COMMONWEALTH the Student Central Kiosk located 2006. E-mail him (love or hate) at [email protected] SCHOLARSHIP PLAN: Country Surfi ng for more Dollars? in Centennial Hall. Bursaries are – New Zealand Try these websites for more small, supplementary fi nancial GRADUATE & PROFESSIONAL possibilities! These two assistance awards, normally hey’re ba-ack. Canadian basketball fans had STUDIES APPLICATION sites will lead you through $300 - $750 in value. In order to EXPENSES BURSARY: This Awards are available for Canadian based scholarship be considered, you must prove a glorious year while the NHL was KO’d and bursary assists students with graduate studies or research searches. fi nancial need and you must be respect to the high costs in New Zealand. Canadian www.studentawards.com making satisfactory academic put off ice last winter. But now even Bertuzzi’s associated with applying to citizens only are eligible to www.scholarshipscanada.com T progress (i.e. maintaining a Graduate and Professional apply. Applicants should have back and Canada’s sport giant is thriving, which means “C” average). Because funds Schools. Applicants must meet at least an A- average. This are limited, not everyone who the following criteria: program is highly competitive. there will be less hard-court action on the boob tube. qualifi es will receive a bursary. 1) Have a minimum GPA of 3.55 in Preference is given to applicants Many of our University of the previous academic year. who have obtained a university Last year you could walk into a restaurant and catch an Winnipeg bursaries are available 2) be registered in the fi nal year degree within the last fi ve years. to our students in any year of of an honours or four year degree Applly on-line at website, www. FINANCIAL NBA game on almost any day of the week. their program. Return completed program in Arts or Science, or in scholarships.gc.ca Deadline: applications to the Awards offi ce the fi nal year of the Integrated December 23, 2005 for awards ASSISTANCE: in Graham Hall. Deadline date: B.Ed program. beginning March 2007 I just took a look at nba.ca’s Canadian broadcast January 31 2006. 3) Have documented fi nancial schedule for this year. It lists well over 150 games. MANITOBA STUDENT AID: need: a Canada Student Loan/ THE DATATEL SCHOLARS Unfortunately, 80 percent of them are reserved Mr.& Mrs. ONG HOO HONG Provincial Loan or a Student line FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS: Manitoba Student Aid On- for RNBATV subscribers. Luckily, someone at The of credit at a banking institution. line applications for the MEMORIAL BURSARY IN The University of Winnipeg is a Score has a heart. They’ve agreed to air 31 games RELIGIOUS STUDIES: 4) Both full-time and part-time new Datatel client institution and 2005-2006 Academic Year students may apply. are still available. Go to www. this year. Add that to American broadcasts and Established in 2003 by Gim Ong, as such, Datatel is off ering four studentaid.gov.mb.ca if you this bursary fund will provide unique scholarships, ranging in NBA fans might just make it through the winter. wish to submit an application help to students who meet the Applications are available in the value from $1,000 to $2500 to on-line. The MSAP offi ce following criteria. Awards offi ce located in Student students from our institution. will send you a “ Notice of CBA SIGNED- The collective bargaining agree- 1) a student whose GPA is a Services and will be accepted Assistance” in approximately minimum of 2.5 beginning October 15, 2005. • Angelfi re scholarships honor ment signed by the Player’s Association features two weeks time. If you have 2) a student who is facing unique Students may apply any time military personnel soldiers a 2005/06 salary cap of $49.5 million USD (and questions, you may wish fi nancial hardships, such as during the Fall/Winter academic who have served in the United to phone the MSAP offi ce unlike the NHL, they didn’t waste a year getting students with dependents or year, providing that funding States military during periods at 204-945-6321 or surf around to signing it). The minimum player age students with a disability. is available for this bursary. of combat. The Angelfi re their website for answers 3) a student who is enrolled in a Applications will be evaluated on scholarship is presented to has been boosted a year to 19. Players will be to common questions. The University of Winnipeg biblical a fi rst come, fi rst serve basis. outstanding students who served offi ce is located at 1181 subject to four random drug tests per year. And studies course during the 2005- in the Asian theater (Vietnam, Portage Avenue on the 4th fi nally, perhaps most important to the Pacers now 2006 academic year. Laos, and/or Cambodia) between fl oor of the Robert Fletcher 4) a student who has 1964 and 1975. Spouses and that much-maligned Ron Artest is back, is the building. (Portage and Wall documented fi nancial need; CSL/ children of Vietnam veterans clause stating that a player suspended for more St.) MSL or a Student Line of Credit. and refugees of Cambodia, Laos, than 12 games for on-court misconduct will now Proof is required. and Vietnam are also eligible. DID YOU KNOW..... you be able to challenge the suspension in front of a Applications are available in EXTERNAL In addition, scholarships are can check the status of your the Awards and Financial Aid awarded to military personnel neutral arbitrator. student aid application, fi nd offi ce, located on the fi rst fl oor AWARDS: who have served in Operation out what documentation is of Graham Hall. The value of the Desert Storm, Operation still outstanding, update your ROUGH BREAK- Part of the league’s new CBA bursary is variable, but normally Enduring Freedom, and/or address information and much up to $1000.00. THE CANADIAN BUREAU FOR Operation Iraqi Freedom. allowed each team to dump one player’s salary INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION: more on line? Go to MySAO to from counting against their cap. The Dallas Mav- On behalf of the Canadian • Returning Student scholarships log into your existing account. ANTHONY J. BESARABOWICZ ericks chose to abandon Michael Finley’s 51.8 mil- International Development assist current outstanding Scroll down to reach a link BURSARY: Agency (CIDA), CBIE administers students who have returned to the Manitoba Student Aid lion USD whopper. They still have to pay him, but This annual award of $1000 an Emergency Fund for students to higher education after an website. they won’t have to pay the luxury tax associated will be awarded to a certifi ed from developing countries that absence of fi ve years or more. with it, which will save the Mavs a tremendous teacher who has taught for at are in fi nancial diffi culty due amount of money. Too bad Finley decided to sign least one year and who registers to unforeseen circumstances. • Nancy Goodhue Lynch DID YOU KNOW.... Manitoba at the University of Winnipeg in The Fund is open to students scholarships are awarded to Student Aid staff is on campus with their state rival, the San Antonio Spurs. a degree, diploma or certifi cate in their fi nal academic year of outstanding undergraduate regularly on Fridays 1 - 4p.m. To meet with them, you need program leading to further a Bachelor’s degree or diploma students majoring in information 24-second drill: Sleeveless shirts. Shorts. T-shirts. qualifi cations, not necessarily program at a Canadian post- technology related curriculum to set up an appointment in the fi eld of education. The secondary institution. Please programs. time. Come to student services Visible chains, pendants, and medallions. Sun- applicant must be planning to note that the total annual and book an appointment, glasses while indoors. Headphones. Jerseys. return to teaching in Manitoba. funding available in 2005 is Application Process: or phone Tanis at 786-9984 Baseball caps. What do all these have in common? Preference will be given to a to book an appointment by $40,000. In order to extend The Datatel Scholars Foundation They’re all now banned by the NBA, thanks to student in need of fi nancial assistance to a broad range of online scholarship application phone. assistance. You will need to students, each institution is process is as follows. David Stern’s new dress code. I understand the supply information about your limited to 3 applications per 1. A student attending an eligible The Awards and Financial NBA is trying hard to attract the mighty corpo- Aid staff at the University of previous teaching experience, six-month period. The six-month Datatel client institution may rate dollar (take a look at last year’s All-Star game your current program of periods run between April 1 apply via the online application Winnipeg will continue to keep studies, your future plans for and September 30 and between form between September 1, 2005 you informed of available entertainment, for example), but this is going too employment in the fi eld of October 1 and March 31. and January 31, 2006. (NOTE: awards, scholarships and far. They’ve banned injured players from wearing education, and your need of applicants must complete and bursary opportunities. Please the very shoes they have multi-million dollar con- fi nancial assistance. Applications direct your questions regarding CBIE relies greatly on submit an application in order to tracts to endorse. If you think that’s stupid, some are available from the Awards the information and be considered for nomination.) awards and scholarships to and Financial Aid offi ce, located recommendations made by 2. The scholarship administrator Tanis Kolisnyk. t.kolisnyk@ players are crying out for a clothing allowance. in Graham Hall. International Student Advisers from each participating Datatel uwinnipeg.ca Because, you know, multi-million dollar con- Deadline: January 6 2006. since they are the persons who tracts don’t quite provide the disposable income know the students. Application required for a complete wardrobe. Remember, GRACE THOMSON MEMORIAL forms are available in the Awards BURSARY: & Financial Aid offi ce located in Latrell Sprewell has a family to feed. Graham Hall. Return completed This bursary is presented in applications to the Awards offi ce. memory of Grace Thomson. It is Quote of the Week: “I wore all my jewellery today Deadline Date: beginning Oct awarded to an aboriginal woman The Awards and Financial Aid staff at the 1/05 – March 1/06 to let it be known that I’m upset with it. It’s one who is registered currently in University of Winnipeg will continue to thing to have a dress code and it’s another thing any year of the B.Ed program at the Winnipeg Education Centre. if you’re attacking cultures.” –Pacer guard Stephen ACTION INSTITUTE ESSAY keep you informed of available awards, The value of the award is $1000. COMPETITION: Jackson commenting on the NBA’s new dress Applications are available at scholarships and bursary opportunities. The Acton Essay Competition code. WEC from Kevin Lamoureux, encourages scholarly refl ection or the Awards and Financial Please direct your questions regarding on the role of religion in Offi ce, located on the main fl oor Game of the Week: November 9 @ 7:00 on The promoting and securing a awards and scholarships to Tanis Kolisnyk. of Graham hall on the U of W society of free and responsible Score. The Pacers take on the Heat in a potential campus. persons. Entrants are asked to [email protected] preview of the Eastern Conference Finals (barring Deadline: January 6 2006. write a 1,000-1,500 word critical another brawl). response evaluating man’s creation in the image of God in November 03, 2005 The Uniter 022 Sports Disrespected Charlie Villanueva out to prove his doubters wrong By Mike Pyl

“That pick makes no sense what- soever . . . when you think about the fact this team got hoodwinked when they traded away Vince Carter virtually for nothing, we sit here today wondering what on earth Rob Babcock is thinking. What is he doing?”

The day Charles Alexander Villanueva had waited for his entire life had fi nally come. We can only assume he didn’t dream of it unfolding like this.

* * * With the number seven overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft and coming off a disappointing 33-49 season, analysts insisted a strong draft by the Toronto Raptors was critical in reestablishing a Photo from: www.nba.com franchise in disarray. A year prior, they had chosen Brazilian We did all the background work In explaining his vision, centre Rafael Araujo with the on Charlie and saw all the things the GM invoked a Hall of Fame number eight selection, a player we were looking for. He was a guy comparison. that yielded little in return value. that made the players around him “Kevin McHale, Robert Midway through the season, better. He’s a versatile player that Parish, and Larry Bird (referring they had traded away their best, can do a lot of different things. He’s to the championship Boston Celtic yet underachieving, player in a very good rebounder, was from a teams of the 1980s) were all 6’10” Vince Carter for three reserve winning program, and had quality or bigger,” Babcock explained. “All photo by: Wade Andrew forwards, one of which refused character.” three often played together at the to report and was released, and At the centre of such criticism, same time and they made it work. two draft picks. Villanueva said all the right things. Why? Because they’re all good A Look at Marlee Bragg Needless to say, the seat of It was still the best day of his life. players. If you put fi ve all-around general manager Rob Babcock His dream had come true. He was good basketball players on the court, Women’s volleyball player looks to make mark was more than a little warm. looking forward to just getting on you’re going to win a lot of games.” By Brook Jones Many had pegged the the court and playing basketball. “There will be no problems, claimed the title of Lord Selkirk Raptors to select New Mexico Several months have passed, and not at all,” concurred Villanueva, Regional Secondary High School Lobos star Danny Granger or with them, so have a summer league who says he models his game after Marlee Bragg is serious when it Athlete of the Year. Bragg was also high schooler Gerald Green, and an exhibition season. So far his versatile Laker forward Lamar comes to volleyball. Athlete of the Year in grades eight, both small forwards. Toronto performance has quieted most of Odom. “People were saying that The fi rst-year University of nine, and ten. had used its previous two fi rst- the detractors that had originally when I was drafted, but I think Winnipeg student has been involved Bragg was not only successful in round picks in 2003 and ‘04 on dogged him. Undoubtedly, though, Chris and I will complement each in volleyball for the past seven the sport of volleyball in high school posts, and it was assumed the the criticism still stings. other real well. Chris and I are years. Ranked sixth out of the top but also in track and fi eld, where team would begin to address “It was a little bit disrespectful,” similar, but are different in so many ten high school volleyball players she excelled in the discipline of high other pressing needs. said Villanueva, carefully choosing ways.” in the province this past year by jump. The McDonalds High School The decision to opt for his words. “I put in the time. I It is generally believed the Winnipeg Sun, Bragg plays an Track and Field high jump champion 6’11” Connecticut Husky worked so hard to get in this position. Villanueva, who has averaged 16 average of two games a week and lead the Lord Selkirk Royals to a Charlie Villanueva, a four I felt disrespected that nobody ppg this exhibition season, good for trains on the other days of the week. provincial volleyball title in her fi nal (power forward) or a fi ve (centre) appreciated my hard work, but I will 16th in the league and tops among “The university game is very year of high school. Bragg has also in his two-year college career, answer all my critics.” both the Raptors and his rookie disciplined and controlled,” Bragg tasted national success when she was who mock drafts had going no When asked why he felt the class, will bring a refreshing burst says. crowed with a silver medal at the higher than ten, certainly proved Toronto Raptors organization had of offensive explosion to the team. When Bragg started looking at 2005 Canada Summer Games held costly in the public relations been so condemned for choosing Defensively, however, he may her post-secondary education and in Regina, Saskatchewan. department. After all, Toronto him, Villanueva believes it was only initially be a liability. furthering her athletic career, the already had a similar player in a matter of Smith’s opinion shaping “One of my strengths is my University of Winnipeg came out on Despite winning many laurels the face of the franchise, power those of others. offensive game, basically putting top as an easy fi rst choice. The fact in the sport of track and fi eld, Bragg forward Chris Bosh. ESPN “I guess people just went along the ball in the basket,” he said. that Bragg is able to pursue both has committed herself to the sport of analyst Stephen A. Smith had with what the ESPN guys said. I “That’s one thing I feel capable her athletic and academic goals at volleyball at the university level. gotten the ball rolling live on think people just caught on to it (the of doing. I think my weakness is a university close to her family and “I get a bigger thrill out of air with his now-infamous bandwagon). Nobody really knew defense, especially guarding 3s friends is a defi nite advantage. spiking a ball than jumping over a pantomime that effectively what type of player I am or what (small forwards). I’ve got to work on “The atmosphere on the bar in high jump,” she says. called to question Babcock’s type of person I was.” my lateral movement.” Wesmen team is really good and The former 2004 University sanity. Message boards, blogs, While Charlie scoffed at the “The biggest thing he needs we’re all close,” she says. of Winnipeg and St. Vital High and websites were set ablaze by notion, clearly much of the hate to work on is getting stronger,” said Not only does the 18-year-old School Volleyball Tournament’s the controversy. Even college was derived from a perspective of 6’9” veteran Aaron Williams. “The bring heart and encouragement to Most Valuable Player says that she basketball analyst Dick Vitale, team need. Chris Bosh had already big guys, we bang him around a little the Wesmen Volleyball Team, but still has work to do on the court. possibly the most optimistic and begun to establish himself as the bit, just showing him that guys up also a powerful left side attack on “I need to become more excitable voice in the sporting team’s go-to guy in the frontcourt; here are a little bigger and stronger. the court. consistent all around and I still have biz, questioned the decision. it was widely assumed the backcourt But he’s been playing great.” The Selkirk Royal graduate lots of learning to do,” said Bragg. “I’m absolutely shocked,” said would be next on the list of areas to Charlie Villanueva is still a couldn’t have asked for a better fi nish It is evident that Bragg is Vitale at the time. “I can’t improve. But with the most highly rookie. He, along with fellow to her high school volleyball career committed to excellence and believe he went that high.” touted guards already off the board, fi rst-years Joey Graham and Jose – she was named the 2004-2005 achievement not only on the court Babcock was under siege for Babcock deemed it necessary to Calderon, will still be buying Jostens Female High School Athlete but also in the classroom, as she the second year in a row. He go with the best player available, the team dinner. He will still be of the Year. Bragg admits that she maintains a boastful academic was immediately thrust on regardless of who was already at the carrying the vets’ bags on road trips. was surprised when she received this average of 87 per cent. the defensive in justifying his position. Nevertheless, on a rebuilding Raptor prestigious high school award. Bragg says that her family selection. “When they’ve been on the squad that is among the league’s “I didn’t know that it was has been really supportive over the “We did a lot of homework court they play very well together,” youngest, he w ill be expected to carr y coming but I was happy to get the years. on all the players in the draft,” said Babcock of the crowded a signifi cant load, a responsibility he award,” Bragg says. “My parents and grandparents said the embattled GM. “Our frontcourt of Bosh and Villanueva. is willing to burden. Not only was Bragg honoured come out a lot,” Bragg says. “I have staff saw more than 800 games “They’re both versatile; both can “I’m a winner,” he said. “I as the Manitoba High Schools’ a love for the game.” in person last year and we saw play different positions. You can use want to win some games and bring Athlete of the Year, but she also much more than that on tape. them in a lot of different ways.” this team to the playoffs.” The Uniter November 03, 2005 Wesmen Withstand Bison Barrage Basketball teams sweep the Herd in home opener Sports 023

his size to get position around the basket. Also By Daniel Falloon playing well was Opalko, who poured in 11 points. oach Dave Crook summed up the “That’s the best I’ve ever seen him play,” said Crook. “He gave us great minutes.” collective feelings of the Wesmen NFL Picks Guard Tyler Kohut also stood out to the Cfaithful after a wild 69-67 win over the coach, saying he made the most of his brief rival University of Manitoba Bisons. playing time. “He kept the ball alive a couple times, and gave us some energy,” Crook said. Nasajpour (19 points, 10 rebounds) went “It’s always better to win than lose,” he on a tear in the second half, faking out a said. Bison defender and laying in two, and then Staked to an 18-point lead with eight proceeding to steal the ball and putting two minutes remaining, any idea of a Wesmen loss more points away. seemed to have exited the building. However, “Erfan at times played very well,” said the resilient Bisons – sparked by centre Brian Crook. At times he struggled, but put up great Crowe (15 points) and forward Jon Lundgren numbers “for a mere mortal.” (16 points) – went on a 17-1 run to pull within Crook sees the game as a lesson for when two with 17 seconds remaining. the two teams meet again in February. The Wesmen had a chance to put some “It’s a lesson in terms of that we need a distance with 16 seconds remaining, when cleaner game,” he said, adding the Wesmen are guard Erfan Nasajpour was given a free throw, more of a fi nesse team, and were unsuccessful which he missed. The win was sealed with less only when the fl ow of the game was diverted Each week the Uniter Sports team will at- of that decade. Fast-forward to 2005. Brad than a second remaining, when the ball went from that. “We allowed the game to get tempt to disseminate and scrutinize fi ve of Johnson is back, as starter Daunte Culpepper out of bounds off a Bison player, giving the frantic.” the upcoming week’s most intriguing Na- is presumed out for the year. Can lightning Wesmen possession, and a victory in their fi rst In the earlier game, the Wesmen women tional Football League’s matchups for ours strike twice?...... I’m joking, the Vikes stink.” regular season game of the 2005-2006 season. knocked off the number-four ranked Bisons and yours, the reader’s, leisure. The parity of – Mike Pyl In the early going, the Wesmen were 80-70. After leading 38-26 at the half, the the NFL consistently embarrasses even the paced to an 8-0 run, spotting them an 8-2 home team allowed the Herd to gain some most knowledgeable of analysts. Why not let Thomas Asselin says: Detroit lead, by guard Ryan Roper, who scored eight momentum by giving up a 7-2 run, cutting their it embarrass us too? Mike Pyl says: Detroit of the Wesmen’s fi rst 11 points. On both sides, lead to 40-33. The Bisons would later cut the Kalen Qually says: Detroit the nerves seemed to set in with the Wesmen lead to 53-48, paced by the strong play of post/ Game #1: Carolina @ Tampa Bay Jon Symons says: Detroit leading 22-12. For a stretch in the fi rst half, forward Sarah Holder. However, the Wesmen Dan Verville says: Minnesota the home squad missed initial shots, as well as would allow the Bisons to come no closer in “Tampa Bay vs. Carolina is traditionally one or two rebounds, on three straight attacks. the half, with a dominating performance from a clash of defensive juggernauts. However, on Game #4: Philadelphia @ Washington Their opposition fared no better, highlighted forward Stefanie Timmersman (13 points, this day, it will be a clash of over and under by guard Tarik Tokar missing two straight 11 assists, 10 rebounds), who was often able achievers. Many picked the Panthers to be “Both Philly and Washington were free throws. to wrestle the ball from defenders in the key, Super Bowl contenders this year, while few humiliated this week, losing badly to Denver The Bisons broke out of their struggles and lay in two points. Guards Uzo Asagwara, predicted the Bucs would start the season and New York (Giants) respectively. With both fi rst, closing the gap to 24-18. The Wesmen with 23 points, and Jenny Ezirim, 11 points, going 5-2. Part of the reason for Tampa’s teams in the surprisingly strong NFC East... were scoreless for several minutes until guard all in the fi rst half, also supplied impressive modest success is the play of castoff QB and already behind the Cowboys and Giants Matt Opalko hit a long jumper from just inside performances. Before the half was fi ve minutes Brian Griese and stud rookie back Cadillac in the standings, the Eagles and Redskins the three-point line to rejuvenate the Wesmen, old, Asagwara twice stole the Bison ball, and Williams, neither of which is healthy. On the need to win to keep up with the others in who led by a slim 36-34 margin at the half. broke away, laying up key points to help keep back of a broken down Cadillac and by the what is turning out to be a very exciting race Fan favourite Dwhyte Brissett (13 points) was the Wesmen in the lead. arm of either Chris Simms or Tim Rattay to the playoffs. The team that can rebound a force to be reckoned with down low, using (doesn’t really matter), the Buccaneers will the best from their disheartening loss will surely lose. I take Carolina and then some.” take it this week, and the Eagles are a much – Kalen Qually more established team who should rebound.” – Thomas Asselin Wesmen Even Record against Huskies Thomas Asselin says: Carolina Mike Pyl says: Carolina Thomas Asselin says: Philadelphia Kalen Qually says: Carolina Mike Pyl says: Washington By Josh Boulding Jon Symons says: Carolina Kalen Qually says: Philadelphia Dan Verville says: Tampa Bay Jon Symons says: Philadelphia he Wesmen men’s volleyball team came Dan Verville says: Philadelphia Game #2: Chicago @ New Orleans out with an even 1-1 record during their Game #5: Oakland @ Kansas City Tweekend games against the University of “I’ve always found this confounding. Saskatchewan Huskies. Of all the rookie quarterbacks who are “After starting the season quite slowly, among the fi rst few pivots to be drafted in the Oakland Raiders have quietly put together any given year, almost all require a year or a nice string of victories, winners of three of After losing a close game to their Prairie two of apprenticeship before succeeding. It their last four. I suppose the offense, having to Conference rivals, 15-13 in the fi nal set of happened with the Manning brothers, with integrate several new faces such as RB LaMont what was a 3-2 match loss Friday night, the Carson Palmer, Byron Leftwich, among the Jordan and WR Randy Moss, just needed a Wesmen rallied a 3-0 sweep of the Huskies the more contemporary examples. Yet, those QBs little time to develop some cohesiveness. That following night. that are drafted in later rounds, given little being said, last week’s win over Tennessee was Leading the Wesmen was Ben afterthought, are often in the position best for just their third road win in the last 19. Kansas Schellenberg, with a total of 17 kills, overall immediate success. The Bears’ Kyle Orton is City’s Arrowhead Stadium, featuring a much dominating the court. Ryan DeBruyn, Marc of this mold. While most rookie signal-callers more imposing opponent than the Titans, is De Spiegelaere and Dustin Addison-Schneider are constantly shooting themselves in the foot, one of the toughest places to play.” – Mike Pyl all created excitement with service aces and Orton has excelled in playing mistake-free plenty of blocks. football. With an improving defense, that Thomas Asselin says: Kansas City “It’s the nature of his position,” said could be enough to take the sorry NFC North, Justin Geisheimer says: Wesmen head coach Larry McKay. or, at least, the Saints.” – Mike Pyl Sheri Lamb says: The Wesmen led the fi rst set for a majority photo by: Wade Andrew Mike Pyl says: Kansas City of the time and held on to take it 25-23. The Thomas Asselin says: New Orleans Kalen Qually says: Kansas City Huskies battled for the lead during the second Mike Pyl says: Chicago Jon Symons says: Kansas City set, however the Wesmen took a huge lead of starting role both Friday and Saturday. Kalen Qually says: Chicago Dan Verville says: Kansas City 23-18 late and ended the set at 25-19. The “We’re going with best man,” said Jon Symons says: New Orleans Huskies could not battle back as the Wesmen McKay, on whether Shaw would return to an Dan Verville says: Chicago rallied for one fi nal set (25-16) to win the offensive position and De Spiegelaere. Standings match, bringing them to a 1-1 record for the When asked about the team’s expectations, Game #3: Detroit @ Minnesota season. McKay held off on placing too much pressure Qually 21-14 .600 Aside from Schellenberg dominating on the team. “Rewind to 1998. Quarterback Brad Pyl 20-15 .571 the point category, Trevor Shaw has also “We’re just trying to get better and Johnson was the director of one of the most Verville 13-12 .520 noticeably adapted well to his new position. improve,” he said. prolifi c offenses in NFL history. The Minnesota Asselin 18-17 .514 “He’s a very intelligent and adaptable The Wesmen Men’s Volleyball team will Vikings of that year fi nished 15-1 and, while Symons 12-13 .480 person,” McKay said of Shaw and his travel to Brandon next weekend and will they would eventually lose to the Atlanta Geisheimer 7-8 .467 performance over the last two games. Shaw return to Duckworth Dec. 2 and 3 to face the Falcons in the NFC Championship Game, Lamb 16-19 .457 had 9 digs over the game and had played a Bisons. they are still regarded as one of the best teams November 03, 2005 The Uniter SPORTS EDITOR: MIKE PYL E-MAIL: [email protected] PHONE: 786-9497 024 Sports FAX: 783-7080 Fact & Fitness Week 2 So now that we’ve started thinking about the end shopping road trip or a night at BY SARAH HAUCH changes that we would like to make, let’s start at it right away. The fi rst thing to do before a hotel with that special someone. Are you frustrated by the astronomical amount ot “get in shape” slogans out there? Don’t know making a change is to write it down on paper. what to believe or where to start? Well, I’m here to let you know the truth about the myths and Record your goal(s), your outcomes, and any I’d also suggest purchasing a journal facts of fi tness. As a third year student in the faculty of Physical Activity and Sports Studies, I barriers that may prevent you from succeed- to record your achievements. So of- have the inside info and want to show you just how simple ‘being in shape’ can be. ing. Once you’ve established barriers, come ten we get caught up in everything up with a strategy to overcome them. that we don’t do and forget every- thing that we accomplish. Maybe For example: Your barrier might be that you you did order the cheeseburger for don’t have enough time to fi t in a 30 minute dinner BUT you opted to not have cardio…BUT…you also never miss an epi- the chocolate cake (even though sode of the Simpsons at 5:00. Your strategy you had been craving it all day). might be to buy a used stationary bike and If you write down all the positive cycle for 30 minutes while you watch TV. things you’re doing, you’ll fi nd that it keeps you much more motivated. Or: You may feel guilty about taking time Every time you engage in a healthy away from your spouse and/or kids to exer- behaviour, like including a little extra cise. In this case, plan family outings like a exercise into your day, write it down; family walk, bike ride or basketball game. maybe you parked further away, took the stairs, reduced your num- It’s important to think of all the barriers you ber of cigarettes, chose brown bread, can and be creative about how to conquer whatever. them. I fi nd it helpful to put the list in as many places as you can. The more you are Making big changes, like “becoming reminded of what you want to achieve, the healthy”, is tough and really a big job. more motivated you are to do it. So put By showing yourself that you’re tak- one list next to your computer, one on the ing steps in the right direction, ‘get- fridge and one on your bedroom door. ting fi t’ seems much more realistic and within reach. Secondly, plan to reward yourself. Promise yourself something special each time you I hope that this week’s tips help you achieve a goal (say, for the past two weeks on your path to health. you walked the dog for 45 minutes three Next week: planning healthy meals. times a week). Make it something you’ll re- ally strive for and enjoy, like a facial, a week-

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