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Now that local musician Jeremy Proctor’s testosterone levels 30% of your water have stabilized, will goes down the toilet his music suffer? ...and other reasons Canadians arts & culture  page 11 need to smarten up their water consumption habits news  page 4

Community centre forced to axe their co-ordinator when funding falls flat NEWS  page 3

Why chick flicks deserve a second chance arts & culture  page 16 October 9, 2008 The Uniter contact: [email protected] 02 NNeewsws

How many books The Free Press’ Don’t like the does it take to fill Mary Agnes Welch competitive aspect of 175 libraries in talks about the sports? Give U of W’s Ghana? A lot! paper’s strike Taking inspiration rowing team a try from blue hairs News  page 5 comments  page 9 arts & culture  page 14 sports  page 23

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Managing Editor Canadians leaving their cars at home Stacy Cardigan Smith » [email protected] Business Manager U of W hopes new James D. Patterson » [email protected] While Canadian car usage was going down, gas prices were going up PRODUCTION MANAGER green corridor will These are the average gas prices in the first quarters of 2007 and 2008: Melody Morrissette » [email protected] Copy and style editor January to March 2007 Ashley Holmes » [email protected] lead to decreased Quarterly Low: 84.1 cents per litre at the end of January Photo Editor vehicle usage Quarterly High: 103.8 cents per litre at the end of March Mark Reimer » [email protected] January to March 2008 News assignment editor Quarterly Low: 104.2 cents per litre in the middle of February Toban Dyck [email protected] Andrew McMonagle » Quarterly High: 110.9 cents per litre at the end of March News production editor Beat reporter Source: Natural Resources Canada, fuelfocus.nrcan.gc.ca/prices_byyear_e.cfm. Ksenia Prints » [email protected] Arts and culture editor anadian vehicle usage was down in Aaron Epp » [email protected] the first quarter of 2008 when com- Comments Editor pared to the first quarter of 2007, Devin Morrow » [email protected] CStatistics Canada recently reported. Sports editor In a report released on Oct. 1, Stats Can Joshua Boulding » [email protected] found that countrywide, light vehicles weigh- Listings coordinator ing under 4.5 metric tonnes were used 3.4 per Curran Faris » [email protected] cent less than the previous year. At the same Beat reporter time, the use of heavy vehicles over 4.5 met- Dan Huyghebaert » [email protected] ric tonnes remained virtually unchanged. Beat reporter This means that whatever caused personal Joe Kornelsen » [email protected] vehicle use to decrease did not affect com- Beat reporter Sandy Klowak [email protected] mercial vehicles. robert huynh » The report states that extreme weather Beat reporter and rising gas prices likely contributed to Andrew McMonagle » [email protected] these results. “It is very difficult to separate weather CONTRIBUTORS: Brooke Dmytriw, Wesley Johnston, and fuel prices from the equation,” Réjean Many people take the challenge to reduce route while the Spence Street area currently Andrew Tod, Ethan Cabel, Mary Agnes Welch, J. Williamez, Doiron of Stats Can said. Cindy Titus, Courtney Schwegel, Rob McGregor, their vehicle usage seriously. Aiden Enns, co- used for buses will become a pedestrian-only Doiron is unsure if this trend will Bucky Driedger, Brandon Bertram, Jennifer Pawluk, editor and publisher of Geez magazine and zone. John Cunningham, Matt Preprost, ChrIs FrIesen, Tom continue. proud owner of a 1987 Volkswagen camper “We’re providing easier bus access and Asselin, Marko Bilandzjia, Kevin Chaves, “It’ll certainly be interesting to see driv- van, only insures his vehicle for half of the heated bus shelters,” said Diane Poulin, Scott Christiansen, Mike Collins, Adam Peleshaty, ing as it goes through the… year. The second Brad Pennington, Jo Villaverde, Adam Johnston, year. communications and marketing officer for and third quarters certainly saw fuel price in- Antoinette Dyksman, Tervor Hagan, Robert Huynh. “It’s fortunate for us that it doesn’t run the University of Winnipeg. creases,” he said. well in winter. It fits our principles to live The bus loop will eventually include a The Uniter is the official student newspaper of the University of This decrease doesn’t mean Canadians are without vehicles,” Enns said. green east-west corridor to the new Furby Winnipeg and is published by Mouseland Press Inc. Mouseland opting for greener transportation. Press Inc. is a membership based organization in which students Enns was cautiously optimistic of the Street campus, according to Poulin. The cor- “We’d have to see if transit use has in- and community members are invited to participate. For more Stats Can findings. ridor will also include a safe pedestrian walk information on how to become a member go to www.uniter.ca, or creased,” Jino Distasio, director of the call the office at 786-9790. 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LOCATION BY Joe Kornelsen » Room ORM14 What mode of transportation do use in the city? University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9

Jordan Percy John Simba Robin Brar Second year theatre student First year science student Fourth year kinesiology student Mouseland Press Board of Directors: My mom drives me, other I use the bus because parking is My mom drives me or I drive David EisBrenner (chair), Mary Agnes Welch, than that I bus. It’s convenient expensive and because I don’t because I live really far and I Rob Nay, Nick Tanchuk, Brian Gagnon, Devin King, because my mom has work at have my license yet. would have to wake up earlier if I the same time as my classes. took the bus. Meg McGimpsey, Ben Zorn, Kelly Ross (UWSA), Scott Nosaty For inquiries e-mail: [email protected]

John Rankin Gino Sossai Colinda Lucier Cover Image Visiting downtown Winnipeg Currently unemployed McDonald’s employee from Toronto I take the bus. I have been I use the bus, taxi or car. The bus I use the car and I walk taking it for two or three years is cheaper but if I’m late for work “The Solitude of Sisters” because I am not familiar with since gas prices went so high. then I’ll just hop in a taxi. the bus system. by Amy Wong From “Everything is Everything,” running until Nov. 14 at Aceartinc. Ne w s As s i g n m e n t Ed i t o r : To b an Dy c k contact: [email protected] The Uniter October 9, 2008 E-m a i l : Ne w s @u n i t e r .c a Ph o n e : 786-9497 News 03 Fa x : 783-7080 Community centre forced to lay off co-ordinator

m Local laid off from RBRC, agreed. ar City’s funding “The funding formula has noth- rei k m News Briefs ing to do with programming, or er model not with that kind of programming the Compiled by Ksenia Prints community wants,” Lindsay said. working, say Lindsay said they do receive some “That funding only small sustainable funding in the workers form of the provincial Lighthouse pays for part-time Leaving no art untouched program from Manitoba Justice. A painter’s exhibition was cut short supervisory staff with when about 30 of her limited-edition Dan Huygheabaert “They are our life’s blood,” Wild prints and original paintings were Beat reporter said. low wages.” stolen from her car. Lindsay said Manitoba Justice’s Gayle Sinclair left the artwork in - Nathan Wild, the trunk of her car overnight after sustainable funding and user- Ralph Brown Recreation Centre finishing a successful show on Oct. alph Brown Recreation friendly application system allows 8. She discovered it was gone in the Centre (RBRC) was forced her to focus on working in the morning. to lay off its co-ordinator community rather than writing CBC reported Sinclair’s loss is andR community liaison recently Kirstie Lindsay was laid off from Ralph Brown Recreation Centre due to lack of estimated at $7,000. huge grant proposals and scram- funding for her position, leaving the centre without an experienced co-ordinator and Sinclair offered a free original due to lack of funding. bling to find funding, which are artwork for whoever returns the stolen RBRC is located in the heart of constant problems with the city’s community liaison. pieces, adding it would take her months the North End and is attached funding. to recuperate from the theft. The missing art can be dropped off to the Ralph Brown Elementary Dean Koshelanyk, the presi- Wild said the GCWCC’s program- is raised. ming grants are not enough. While other community centres at the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs School. dent of Tyndall Park Community Office at 200-260 St. Mary Avenue. “We had time-limited funding Centre, also thinks the funding “That funding only pays for rent their gyms out for events like part-time supervisory staff with socials, the gym attached to Ralph for one year for her position,” said formula can be improved. Marx mural put to rest Nathan Wild, president of RBRC. “There’s not enough to put on low wages,” Wild said. Brown belongs to the school, Despite much kerfuffle to have the Wild said they reapplied for the Wild does acknowledge that the which they use once in a while alleged figure ofK arl Marx erased from programming,” Koshelanyk said. a West End BIZ mural, the BIZ removed funding to rehire her, but do not He said Tyndall Park focuses on GCWCC can only operate from the with a permit. fixed amount given them. “It’s also a small space and there the controversial mural entirely last know when they will find out if sports programs, which registra- week. they were successful or not. tion fees pay for. He also cited that Marlene Amell, the executive di- are liquor license issues because we The owner of JV Samson Insurance, This is not the first time the rector of the GCWCC, said that the are attached to a school,” he said of where the mural was to be featured, his area has double the median in- requested the work removed on Oct. limited funds that are provided come compared to Ralph Brown’s funding model and programming the gym. funding should be kept separate. Wild said they do have a multi- 10 as he was unhappy with the piece’s through the City of Winnipeg area. They also apply to the city politicization. have caused trouble for the centre’s for funding to help maintain the “It is to ensure that commu- purpose room, but the board de- The mural was to be unveiled by operation. building. nity centres are treated equitably,” cided not to rent that out, saying it artist Kelsey Shwetz that evening, with Amell said. was more important that the com- an appearance from Communist Party “Their funding is minimal,” “Which is funny since it’s a city of Canada leader Miguel Figueroa and Wild said. “It only pays for the building,” Koshelnyk said. Amell added that program fund- munity use the space. Manitoba Communist leader Darrell heat and to turn on the lights.” Lindsay said that they do not ing is based on need and justifica- The City of Winnipeg’s Rankin, reported the Winnipeg Free Wild said the amount of money have any sports programming. She tion and the money is always used Community Services department Press. up. was not available by press time. Controversy over the mural started that community centres receive is also said they decided not to charge in late August, when a portrayal of the based on heated square footage and fees for any of their programs in an “Seventy-five percent of our Ralph Brown Recreation Centre Winnipeg 1919 General Strike allegedly the population of their catchment effort to make it as inclusionary as programming funding goes to is located at 460 Andrews Street. included the figure of Karl Marx, high needs areas,” Amell said. “We the father of Communism. Shwetz area. possible. Lighthouse programs provide fund- could always use more money from removed the questionable image, but “The funding model is flawed,” Funding for community cen- ing for recreational, educational and complaints arose the new figure she the city.” Wild said. “The fact we are a tres is done through the General social programs for youth. More info drew looked like Marx’s beneficiary, Wild said they constantly fund- higher needs area has no bearing Council of Winnipeg Community can be found at www.gov.mb.ca/ Friedrich Engels. raise, but the fact that they are in a For more information on the piece, whatsoever.” Centres (GCWCC), an arm’s-length justice/lighthouses. higher-need area means that little read The Uniter article from Aug. 28 at Kirstie Lindsay, the co-ordinator management body. uniter.ca/view.php?aid=40514.

Cigarettes stopped at the border Police seized about 1,000 cartons of Making Manitoba’s farms green smuggled cigarettes at the Manitoba- Ontario border early this month. still not as high as those of other Two men were charged with the Province funds smuggling, reported the Winnipeg farmers. Free Press. They could be facing over He cautions young people start- $100,000 in fines if convicted. research to help ing out in agriculture that despite The contraband cigarettes, which c the importance of preserving the o ourtesy came unmarked, have an estimated worth of $30,000.

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D Strike of the Press their carbon farming in a sustainable way. Flaten, on Winnipeg Free Press workers went “They have to realize upfront the and ck on strike this week after its union was footprint, farm that there are choices they have unable to reach a satisfactory decision N

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wise,” he said. m The Communications, Energy and ent manner Research in the field of sustain- Paperworkers Union, which represents able farming could improve both 1,000 Free Press employees, has been With the help of a $150,000 chunk from in negotiations with management the economic and environmental since August. Its contract expired on Joe Kornelsen future of farms like McIntyre’s. the total provincial funding, scientists Where is the money going? Oct. 1, the Free Press reported. Beat reporter A $150,000 chunk from the new investigate how different kinds of Free Press reporter Mary Agnes animal feed affect their greenhouse gas Welch weighs in on the strike on page provincial funding will fuel five While the province allotted $1 million 9. research projects at the National production. he Government of for green agriculture research, only Centre for Livestock and the Manitoba is moving to- Keystone Agriculture is a $150,000 has been allocated as of yet. Shooting Portage Environment (NCLE). These proj- Local photo buffs will get a chance ward making farming in Manitoba organization that lob- ects will look at the greenhouse to showcase their talents on one of Tthe province more sustainable and bies on behalf of farmers in the The five areas of research to gas emissions of various crops Winnipeg’s busiest streets in a new environmentally friendly. province. Ian Wishart, the presi- receive funding: Downtown Winnipeg BIZ competition. and animals and examine the role Gary Doer’s government will dent of Keystone Agriculture, said  The role of prairie grasslands in The BIZ announced a call for of grasslands in mitigating these submissions titled Give Portage a Shot contribute $1 million in funding to that the organization is supportive reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and emissions. to all those who live, work or study research the ways in which farmers of this research. their additional benefits like reducing Don Flaten is the chair of the in the city to showcase what “their can produce our food with a smaller “Frankly most farmers are doing water erosion. Downtown means to them,” stated NCLE and will be involved with impact on the environment. a pretty good job from a sustain-  Changes in greenhouse-gas emis- Stephanie Voyce, project co-ordinator three of the projects. with the BIZ, in a recent press release. Don McIntyre is pleased about ability point of view,” said Wishart. “We’re certainly going to get sions when changing from annual crop Nine winning photographs will be the new initiative. A southern He nonetheless added there needs information that will help us to land into forage crops (animal feed) and displayed in the windows of prominent Manitoba farmer, McIntyre be- to be more research to help farm- Portage Avenue locations, like the maintain the economic competi- vice-versa. lieves that we have to put the en- ers improve their environmental skywalk bridges and the former A&B tiveness [of farming] while reduc-  The impact particular animal diets Sound storefront. The photographs will vironment ahead of individual footprint. ing environmental cost,” Flaten have on greenhouse-gas emissions from be displayed on large panels up to 25 needs; he has been making the ef- Flaten said that this kind of said. manure. feet in length. fort to grow his grains and cattle by research impacts all types of The deadline for submissions is Oct. Although the projects are con-  Two projects examining the carbon that philosophy since 1973. farming. 31. centrated around carbon emis- emissions of various cropping systems For more information on submitting “I think we have to farm in a “It overlaps with organic agri- sions, Flaten believes that because and the economic value of biologi- photos, visit Downtownwinnipegbiz. manner that will be sustainable culture [and] it overlaps with con- com. farmers own so much land in the cal nitrogen production (to replace for future generations,” McIntyre ventional farming,” he said. Lake Winnipeg watershed it is also said. pesticides). important to look at soil nitrate To buy local Manitoba products, While he managed to lower his levels. Too many nitrates in a field check out this guide at www.gov. Source: Government of Manitoba. usage of fertilizer and other harm- can do harm to water quality, he mb.ca/agriculture/food/consumers/ ful chemicals, McIntyre’s yields are said. index.html. October 9, 2008 The Uniter contact: [email protected] 04 neNewsws

International Holding onto the great blue News Briefs Water Caucus. Another concern is bulk water export- Compiled by Brooke Dmytriw Advocates weigh in on The Water Caucus connects a number of ing to the United States, sanctioned under Venezuela cracks down member groups working on water issues in the North American Free Trade Agreement on McDonald’s the significance of different capacities and organizes workshops (NAFTA). Canada has no national water pol- CARACAS, Venezuela: The government shut and events. icy to protect Canadian freshwater sources, down fast food chain McDonald’s for 48 hours water scarcity People outside of Manitoba are taking no- Kopelow said. last week after it found inconsistencies in its tice of this growing scarcity. Circle of Blue book keeping. Sandy Klowak is a newly formed Michigan-based group of The Canadian Press reported all 115 of Beat reporter journalists and scientists committed to cre- “Water defines politics.” the restaurant’s branches in the country ating an accessible body of writing and re- –J. Carl Ganter, were ordered to close due to issues with search on the global freshwater crisis. Circle of Blue their purchase and sales legers, as well as hile experts at home and inter- nationally bring attention to a “I really saw that water was the axis issue, outdated tax payments. the issue that connects everything we care President Hugo Chavez has been paying worldwide water crisis, some CanadiansW may not see what the fuss is about,” said J. Carl Ganter, the group’s di- In the face of this looming crisis, conser- close attention to American companies rector and co-founder. vation is key. Circle of Blue’s Ganter said operating in Venezuela, cracking down on about. Grassroots activists say Canadians “This is a big story,” said Ganter, a jour- people should care about water not only due companies failing to pay their taxes. need to wake up and get active about our nalist by trade. to impending strains on their water bills, but Last year Coca Cola was closed for two own water before it’s too late. days after an audit found discrepancies in its “It’s a misconception that Canada has a “Most pressing is the problem of climate because “water defines politics.” accounting. lot of water available to us… [In] the event change which is affecting the quantity of re- How governments manage water is signif- of water shortages the prairies are going to newable water that we’ve got, and also the icant as water relates to foreign aid strategies, quality of it,” Kopelow said of Canada. immigration and trade relations. Naked swimmer dips into suffer drastically,” said Sacha Kopelow, co- Japan’s Imperial water ordinator of the Manitoba Eco-Network’s The prairies will be next to feel the thirst Kopelow feels that though water conser- TOKYO: A British tourist was caught due to our extreme weather conditions. vation in small degrees, such as turning the swimming naked in the moat around Japan’s tap off while shaving, is significant, it is not Imperial Palace. enough. The man was arrested after he climbed the What’s the problem? “I think we have to ask much more seri- palace wall, threw rocks and splashed water Residential indoor water use in Canada: ous questions about why we’re using water at the police. the way that we’re doing” on a larger scale, The event was captured on video and she said. showed a tall naked European getting out Cleaning 5% Still, Nicole Lahaie, co-co-ordinator of of the water to run after officers with a rock the University of Winnipeg’s Ecological Kitchen and and then a construction pylon. The man then People in Action (EcoPIA), said baby steps drinking water swam across the moat and climbed a 24-foot Toilet are the way to go when dealing with a reluc- 10% stone wall. 30% tant population. According to Reuters, the Tokyo police “You can’t scare people, you’ll lose them,” are evaluating the man’s mental state. His Laundry she said, warning against alarmist tactics. motives remain unclear. 20% Lahaie said promoting a concrete, acces-

photo by by photo sible cause, such as banning water bottles on Couple cut house in half Bathing campus, may be an effective way to get peo- to avoid divorce and showering

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Cambodian couple cut their house in half. er Circleofblue.org. Moeun Rim and his wife Nhanh literally split their house in two and divided their land What can I do? into four plots, saving two for their children, to save themselves an expensive divorce,  Only power up dishwasher reported the BBC. One half of the house was and washing machines when moved to an unknown location. completely full The couple broke up after Moeun accused Nhanh of neglecting him while he was sick;  Install a low-flush toilet, the couple had been married for 40 years. and low-flow shower heads The couple’s lawyer said the division of and faucets property was legal as long as both individuals consented to it; however it does constitute  Turn off the tap when an official divorce. shaving or brushing your teeth

Tight pants cause a stir in Sudan  Fix leaky faucets JUBA, Sudan: President of South Sudan, Source: Environment Canada, www.ec.gc.ca/water/ Salva Kiir, cancelled a police investigation en/e_quickfacts.htm. Manitoba Eco-Network, which arrested 35 women for wearing tight www.mbeconetwork.org/water/Whatucando.php. pants. The local police chief, Raiman Lege, accused the women of disturbing the peace with their clothing. According to Reuters, police suspected the women belonged to youth gangs known for lewd conduct. The president announced an investigation into the police personnel’s conduct targeting the women. Women in Southern Sudan are free to dress less conservatively than in Muslim Northern Sudan.

Libya breaks ties to Switzerland TRIPOLI, Libya: Libya plans to end economic relations with Switzerland over the European country’s mistreatment of Libyan businessmen and diplomats. The decision comes after Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s son, Hannibal, was arrested in Geneva for the mistreatment of two domestic workers. Hannibal Gaddafi denied the accusations and was released on bail, but the scandal resulted in the retaliatory detention of two Swiss nationals in Libya. The ban will see Libya withdraw $7 billion invested in Swiss banks. The International Herald Tribune reported Libya will also suspend all oil shipments to Switzerland. Ne w s As s i g n m e n t Ed i t o r : To b an Dy c k contact: [email protected] The Uniter October 9, 2008 E-m a i l : Ne w s @u n i t e r .c a Ph o n e : 786-9497 Fa x : 783-7080 Nneews 05

PEOPLE WORTH READING ABOUT About Ghana

Libraries in Ghana ALGERIA m ar rei k Local woman MAURITANIA MALI

m NIGER supports literacy ”It empowers them to er become contributing NIGERIA GHANA in Western SIERRA LEONE members of society.” TOGO LIBERIA COTE D’IVOIRE Africa –Kathy Knowles, Osu Children’s Library Fund Capital: Accra Population: 23.4 million Joe Kornelsen Youth: 0 to 14-year-olds make up Beat reporter 37.8 per cent of the total population Literacy: 57.9 per cent of 15+ iteracy is an important re- year-olds can read and write quirement for the develop- Education expenditure: ment of any country in the 5.4 per cent of Gross Domestic Lworld. One Winnipeg woman is Product (GDP) making a very real difference in the Per capita GDP: $1,400 US development of literacy in Ghana, Source: CIA World Factbook a tiny country on the west coast of Africa. In 1990 Kathy Knowles was sit- ting and reading to her children in Kathy Knowles discovered her fascination with literacy work in Ghana in 1990 and has been strongly committed to it since her the local nickname, “the velvet her yard in Accra, Ghana, when six returning to Canada in 1993 through her charity organization, Osu Children’s Library Fund. steamroller.” other kids asked to listen in. The The Osu Children’s Library enthusiasm those six showed con- renovate. Children’s Library Fund, a charity Children’s Library Fund. Fund does more than just set up li- vinced her to improve access to Today, she has opened five large that operates both in Ghana and in “It’s really big and it’s really big braries: Knowles has set up choirs, books for children in Ghana. community libraries in Accra and Canada and supports her libraries because it’s so personal. I don’t drama programs and scholarships. This was the beginning of 170 smaller libraries throughout and literacy programs. All donors think there is a child who doesn’t Today Knowles spends ten Knowles’ work on literacy in the Ghana. to the charity receive, at Knowles’ know her [in her libraries],” said hours a day arranging presenta- tiny African nation. Knowles believes literacy is very insistence, a hand-written thank- Irwin. tions on her work, writing her Beginning with just a small li- important for involving Ghanaians you card from the children. Irwin finds Knowles’ drive in- own children’s stories, and sending brary in her garage for children in their civic society. With a large staff of librarians credible and is impressed with her books to the libraries she has set up in the neighbourhood, Knowles “When you are in a literate so- throughout Ghana paid by their ability to get things done. in Ghana. quickly ran out of space and had ciety such as Ghana, if you don’t municipal governments and a “She has to work with all the bu- For more info on Knowles’ work, to find a new place for all the have the skills you are very much small force of volunteers here in reaucracy... and that’s not easy in a check out Osuchildrenslibraryfund. books and children her library was at a disadvantage,” she said. Winnipeg, Knowles has contin- country like Ghana.” ca. attracting. “It empowers them to become ued her work since returning to Irwin said that the quiet and Her first official library was contributing members of society.” Canada in 1993. confident way that she has brought a 320-square-foot shipping box, With the expansion of her library Sally Irwin is a Winnipeg vol- literacy to and increased access to which she had a contractor and programs, Knowles set up Osu unteer that works at the Osu education in Ghana has earned Feds need to keep green on the menu Citizen groups Change Boot Camp this month, m riding the success of their first one

ar “We try to turn up the heat rei k be a hub of last March. m The boot camp is more of a sem- er environmental inar rather than a military-style on climate issues training exercise. According to the information and C3 website, participants learn how Andrew McMonagle action.” to hold their own climate change events, deliver presentations and Beat reporter –Anne Lindsey, plan activities to help reduce Manitoba Eco-Network greenhouse gas emissions in their ith Canadian parties neighbourhoods. more focused on quar- Susan Lindsay, project manager on greenhouse gas emissions?” for C3, said that everybody en- relling than coming up Not all parties answered all the withW real solutions for the environ- joyed the first boot camp and that questions, but most notably the ment, grassroots organizations are some of the participants are already Conservative Party of Canada did holding climate change presenta- intent on making climate change not respond at all. a major political issue for the new tions of their own. “That’s consistent with other “I really appreciated the con- government. surveys done in the past – the PowerUP Canada, a newly nections I made there,” said Sue Conservative party did not re- Ostapowich, boot camp survivor. formed organization of private cit- spond,” Anne Lindsey, executive izens, hopes the new federal gov- “They gave me the resources to director of the Manitoba Eco- make my own presentations.” ernment will keep climate change Network, said. “It’s unfortunate in mind. Sometimes it’s a challenge to because people really need to be raise awareness. “We are a non-partisan initiative aware of the party’s stance.” trying to create a race to the top in “People don’t want to hear about Unlike PowerUP, the Manitoba climate change. People don’t want climate leadership,” said Tzeporah Eco-Network tries to get the pri- Berman, executive director of to understand and that’s what the vate citizen to take action first, with boot camp is all about. It gives you PowerUP. “We need to encourage the government following after. all parties to be active on this.” the facts, the certainties but also the “We’re very much in the busi- uncertainties,” Ostapowich said. PowerUP uses creative means to ness of communicating with the get its message out. For the lead- Climate change is a huge issue public,” Lindsey said. “Our mis- that’s not going to be solved ers debates, it released an online sion statement is about promoting Climate Bingo Card with printable overnight. Awareness is just the positive environmental action and beginning. cut-outs of the five major party getting people to work together on leaders’ heads. Players watching the Due to government inaction on climate change, grassroots organizers like Anne it. We try to be a hub of environ- While registration for the Climate Lindsey of the Manitoba Eco-Network turn to private citizens to set an example for debates could place the heads on mental information and action.” Change Connection Boot Camp positive environmental action. the card that, instead of numbers, The Manitoba Eco-Network is now closed, those interested in had climate catch-phrases such as has a project called the Climate getting involved with green ini- “green tax,” “carbon neutral build- bingo revealing the leader most survey asked six questions, such as concerned with climate change. “Does your party support a legis- Change Connection (C3). Like tiatives can join PowerUP at ings” and “cap and trade.” PowerUP, C3 uses creative meth- Powerupcanada.ca or check out the When a leader said a phrase dur- PowerUP also tried to reach lated cap on Canada’s total green- political parties through a Global house gas emissions that declines ods to raise awareness in the public many opportunities through www. ing the debate, that space would sector. climatechangeconnection.org/con- get marked, leading to an eventual Warming Action Survey, sent to all over time?” and “Will your party candidates before the election. The establish an economy-wide price C3 is holding its second Climate nected_tags.htm. October 9, 2008 The Uniter contact: [email protected] 06 elecCamptiuons N 2008ews Campus News U of W increases access to education for inner city youth the Eco-Kids and Enviro-Tech “We want New initiative to programs through its Innovative boost graduation Learning Centre, giving over 700 them to reach elementary and high school stu- their maximum rates, provide dents from various school divisions a chance to learn on campus about potential.” environmentalism in an indige- on-campus -Gerri Zacharias, nous context. opportunities Shine On is just the most re- Shine On cent step in a long-term project, said Gerri Zacharias, Shine On’s Sandy Klowak program facilitator at the U of W. Shine On aim to do, increases Beat reporter Zacharias is a schoolteacher on students’ chances of academic leave from the River East Transcona photo success.

School division for the programs’ c Still, there is always more that he University of Winnipeg ontributed duration. is partnering up with the can be done. “This is a movement of work Government of Manitoba “Even with the services we pro- that’s been evolving for a long Tand the Winnipeg School Division vide there are still so many kids out time,” she said. to provide inner city and aborigi- there that don’t get these opportu- The program is all about engag- Students Shawnie Davis, Kayshia Luce and Kylie Sais are involved in the Shine On nities,” Plenert said. nal students with educational op- initiative through the U of W’s Innovative Learning Centre. Last year the university ing kids in their academic pursuits Shine On’s Zacharias is confi- portunities for the future. hosted over 700 students through the Eco-Kids and Enviro-Tech programs. to encourage long-term academic Shine On, a new Manitoba gov- dent this type of work helps even and professional success in their ernment initiative, focuses on rais- the academic playing field for at- area of interest, Zacharias said. instructor at the Winnipeg many obstacles when it comes to ing high school graduation rates risk youth that are prone to falling “We want them to reach their Aboriginal Sport Achievement participation, including lack of fi- and encouraging enrolment in post through the cracks. maximum potential.” Centre (WASAC). nancial resources and transporta- secondary education. The program “It is really necessary that we do Getting kids on campus is one Plenert and her group work tion options, Plenert said. provides high school students with this, as a culture, as a community, way to ease them into the idea of closely with Zacharias and the “All of our programs try to full-time summer employment as a people.” a university education, in a setting Shine On initiative. WASAC pro- knock down those barriers,” she ex- and partners them with aborigi- where many initially feel they don’t vides sport, recreation and educa- plained. “It’s about just getting out To take part in the U of W’s nal post-secondary students at the belong. tional activities and opportunities there and practicing their skills.” Innovative Learning centre, contact U of W who act as mentors, tutors Allowing students to feel they to aboriginal school children of all Plenert believes creating a posi- Kevin Chief, ILC coordinator, at and career counselors. have a place on campus is an im- ages. tive atmosphere of belonging and [email protected] or 204-789- This summer, the U of W offered portant step, said Kim Plenert, Aboriginal students can face community, as her program and 1482. Neighbourhood athletic facilities to be examined

Some community “I would welcome the members university as one of the concerned stakeholders to work about university cooperatively to reduce the deficit of programs.” involvement -Christine Common-Singh, Friends of Sherbrook Pool Dan Huyghebaert Beat reporter

he University of Winnipeg has launched a task force that will look at improv- Ting student and community ac- cess to athletic programs in the Duckworth Centre. David Fitzpatrick, the dean of arts, heads the task force. “We want to promote and en- hance the student experience,”

Fitzpatrick said, pointing to the m ar success of the university’s fitness rei k centre. m er The task force will look into ex- panding athletic programs within the university, with the University Many community members worry about the impact the U of W’s athletic task force and expansion of athletic services will have on local sports associations like the YMCA/YWCA. of Winnipeg Students’ Association’s involvement. one of the founding members of also recently received some fund- core area in an effort to keep them needs to be put in writing. Fitzpatrick expressed concern the Friends of Sherbrook Pool. ing to hire a consultant to do a rec- off the streets. Beaudet also expressed a de- with the limited recreational fa- While agreeing there is a lack of reational and social report for the “Our focus is not just in physi- sire to see some kind of commu- cilities within the surrounding athletic facilities in the area, she area. cal activities for youth, but volun- nity forum on the university’s community. The task force is thus said this scarcity was extended by Marlene Beaudet, the general teering as well,” Beaudet said. expansion. looking into the possibility of a the loss of the Galaxy Skateland manager of the downtown YMCA/ Kate Sjoberg, director of Sjoberg believes the U of W ath- new multi-use athletic facility lo- roller rink, which was torn down YWCA, said the university’s plan of the Spence Neighbourhood letic task force should not over- cated south of Duckworth Centre to make way for the university’s expanding programs would prob- Association, said that while she is ride the upcoming Friends of that would house increased office new science complex. ably affect them. happy that the university is look- Sherbrook Pool study, as well as and lab space. The facility would “I would welcome the univer- “We are looking to expand our ing into the needs of the commu- any additional community efforts also provide an athletic clinic the sity as one of the stakeholders to programming as well,” Beaudet nity, she has some concerns about to improve athletic programs in community can access. work cooperatively to reduce the said, adding that many university the new development. the community. “It is not formally announced, deficit of programs,” Common- students use their facilities during “It needs to be really clear what The findings of the U of W’s athletic but it’s out there,” Fitzpatrick said Singh said. “We can’t do this all by school hours. the community’s role in the gover- task force are expected in March. of the facility. ourselves.” Beaudet said they are interested nance of that facility is,” Sjoberg Christine Common-Singh is The Friends of Sherbrook Pool in drawing in the youth from the said, adding that any partnership contact:contact: [email protected] [email protected] The Uniter October 9, 2008 elecCamtipuons N2008ews 077

Knowing your odds Campus News Briefs Half of all problem gamblers are Education is inversely related to Problem gamblers are more likely to Men and women are equally Compiled by Sandy Klowak and Ksenia Prints 18 to 24-years-old; the other half belief in gambling myths be single, work part-time and report represented among Manitoba’s is aged 46 to 54. incomes of less than $20,000/year problem gamblers Aboriginal Student Council elects its representatives A tight race marked this year’s University of Winnipeg’s Aboriginal Student Council (ASC) annual election on Oct. 8, with three between the ages of 18 and 24 face the great- you’ll lose money.” contested positions. Gambling awareness est risk for developing gambling problems. Although the 18 to 24 age group tends to The position of pow wow chair went to Lyndi “Young people are risk takers. They gam- be most at risk for developing problem gam- Courchene, while Colleen McIvor took the cecretary position. The position of first year program targets youth ble because it’s exciting. This is the age when bling, they are underrepresented in treat- representative went to Kristin Mandamin. they want to experiment,” Fassaert said. ment programs. As for non-contested positions, Ryan Wesley Johnston Nineteen-year-old Andrew enjoys oc- “People generally don’t seek help unless Bruyere will continue as male rep and female Volunteer casionally playing poker and roulette at they absolutely need to, and most young rep went to Tabetha Linklater, last year’s pow Winnipeg’s Club Regent Casino, attributing people haven’t gotten to that point yet,” wow coordinator. Courtney Berthlette is the his interest in part to the “rush” gambling Kolesar explained. new treasurer and Tasha Spillett holds her espite the common gambling gran- gives him. Know the Score tries to inform stu- place as the cultural and sport liaison. nies stereotype, a gambling aware- dents of the risks before a problem arises. The ASC works to promote indigenous ness program sponsored by the “We aren’t saying you Karen Davidson of the Manitoba Lottery rights, provide resources to U of W students ManitobaD Lotteries Corporation (MLC) and organize several annual events. All Corporation compared learning about gam- claims youths aged 18 to 24 are most likely shouldn’t gamble, you bling to learning instructions for a game. students registered as members of the group are eligible to vote in the ASC elections. to develop a gambling addiction. just need to know what “Information is never harmful,” she Know the Score is a gambling awareness For more information about the ASC go to noted. http://uwasc.blogspot.com/. initiative funded by the MLC. Representatives the facts are.” The program is less effective for those al- from the program arrived at the University -Elizabeth Fassaert, ready facing gambling problems. of Winnipeg campus on Monday, Oct. 6 to U of W celebrates Coming Out Day Know the Score “Someone who’s been gambling for years promote it. In celebration of International Coming Out and convinced himself that he can predict the Day on Oct. 11, the University of Winnipeg’s The odds are good that if you were to outcome of slot machines probably won’t be LGBT* Collective hosted a coming-out themed have passed by their stand outside Riddell “Also, the media definitely glamorizes it, receptive to this approach,” Davidson said. workshop and drag show on Oct. 8. Cafeteria, one of their student volunteers though maybe not intentionally,” Andrew “We aren’t saying you shouldn’t gamble,” Started in the United States in the late ’80s, signaled you to stop by and fill out their quiz said. Fassaert said. “You just need to know what Coming Out Day is now celebrated worldwide. (see sidebar). When asked if online poker was a good the facts are.” The event encourages awareness of lesbian, “We ask the student some simple questions way to make money, Andrew responded gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) rights For more information, check out to gauge what they know about gambling,” that he thought it was. He then noted that and the coming-out process. Knowthescore.ca. Elizabeth Fassaert, the project coordinator, the game can get very expensive, but didn’t “It’s a celebration for people that have come out and all the trials that they have to said. Filling out the quiz enters the student think that was a contradiction. into a draw for a $1,500 scholarship. go through and continue to go through,” said “You have to set a limit on what you’ll T.L. McMinn, a Collective member. “If the student thinks that, ‘playing poker spend,” he said. To test your knowledge of gambling, answer the following quiz: The event also aims to provide support and online is a good way to make money,’ then Gerry Kolesar, supervisor of problem encouragement for those who have not yet we explain to them why it isn’t. Online poker gambling services at AFM, said gamblers in- come out, McMinn said. is a business and so it’s designed to be profit- vest a great deal of money into their habit. 1. Online Poker can be a reliably profit- able,” she said. able activity. - True / False “We’ve calculated that while gambling, Acclaimed writer and former U Know the Score knows its target audi- they generally spend between seven and 10 2. If you spend a day at the Casino and of W president passes away ence. According to a study by the Addictions per cent of what they wager,” Kolesar said. lose money, you should go back the next Former University of Winnipeg president Foundation of Manitoba (AFM), young adults “Over time, it’s a statistical certainty that day to try to win it back. – True/ False Constance Rooke passed away on Oct. 7, after 3. Describe two symptoms that a student a long battle with ovarian cancer. may display when his gambling becomes Rooke led an extensive public career as an a problem. acclaimed writer, editor and academic. She 4. If you fear you may be developing a formed various university departments at the University of Victoria and the University problem, who can you call for free, confi- of Guelph. dential support? She was the president of PEN Canada, an 5. Can you name two techniques to help association of writers for the freedom of prevent your gambling from getting out expression, reported The Star. of control? Rooke’s presidency at the U of W lasted from 1999 to 2002, when it was cut short due Source: Know the Score to a dispute with the Board of Regents.

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A call to foreign students The federal government is beefing up its efforts to gain international students by forming a new national marketing tool for universities. The Canadian Council of Ministers of Education finally agreed on a national post- secondary education marketing symbol – the maple leaf. The leaf logo, along with a stylized tagline reading “Imagine: Education au/in Canada,” will be available for all university publicity material abroad. To see the logo, visit www.cmec.ca/ international/brand-information.en.pdf. October 9, 2008 The Uniter contact: [email protected] 08 Comments Comments With a middle name like Hussein, who needs terrorists? years. “palling around with them” as Palin so friend tried to kill my family.” Why the Republican It should come as no surprise then eloquently put it. In the hands of smearing masters like smear campaign that the Republican presidential candi- The media has had a field day with George Bush or Dick Cheney, the media date John McCain and vice-presiden- these accusations and stories are run- saturation of a story like this would have will fail tial candidate Sarah Palin have recently ning daily asking what Palin actually meant the certain continuation of the begun to adopt a smearing campaign meant by her comments and describing Republican reign. In the 2004 presiden- that largely borrows from this historical the mob mentality of the crowds at her tial election for example, they were able Andrew Tod formula for success. rallies. At one of these gatherings an ada- to both denigrate Democratic contender Volunteer On Oct. 4, speaking at a rally in mant Republican supporter was heard to John Kerry’s vaunted war record, as well California, Palin equated Democratic yell “kill him” in reference to Obama. as liken a vote for Kerry to a vote for presidential nominee Barack Obama the “terrorists.” In the hands of ama- ear mongering has a long and with William Ayers – former member The Republican chances teurs like McCain and Palin however, storied association with the of the “radical” anti-Vietnam war group the Republican chances of winning the Republican Party. Since Richard the Weather Underground – a man of winning the election election have fallen faster than a moose FNixon’s presidential victory in 1968, the Palin described as a “domestic terrorist.” have fallen faster than caught in the vice-presidential hopeful’s GOP (“Grand Old Party”) has repeatedly Apparently for Palin and her handlers a moose caught in crosshairs. employed less-than-diplomatic strate- the fact that Ayers once held an event for That McCain and Palin have stooped gies to vilify their Democratic oppo- Obama’s first campaign for the Illinois the vice-presidential to the levels of their tactical forbearers nents in hopes of convincing undecided Senate in 1995, and that they served as hopeful’s crosshairs is wholly unsurprising. What is surpris- voters that they should vote against the board members of a charitable founda- ing, however, is that so far the strategy Democrats to ensure state safety. One tion, is evidence enough that Obama of Obama-as-terrorist-ally has proven needs only to consider Nixon’s war on may or may not be plotting “terrorism” The Canadian media has not been largely unsuccessful. The Gallup Poll, as drugs, Ronald Reagan’s “Evil Empire,” against the very government he is run- immune either. The National Post un- of Oct. 8, places Obama in the largest or the present day model of George W. ning to be president of. earthed a gem of a story from John lead of the campaign to date, with sup- Bush’s terrorist witch hunt to see how The kicker, at least for those unable Murtagh, city councilman from Yonkers, port around 52 per cent, while McCain effective scare tactics can be on election to separate fact from fiction or follow New York, who clearly bought into the lags behind around 41 per cent. day. predicate logic, is that although Obama Republican hype. Recounting how Perhaps the change Obama is always It could be argued that the inborn would have been a child during Ayer’s members of the Weather Underground extolling has begun to show itself in the sense Republican strategists have in iden- “radical” days (he is now a professor of once attacked his family’s home with public disapproval of a party which has tifying a public fear and then exploiting education at the University of Chicago), firebombs in 1970 due to his father pre- previously enjoyed the benefits of cal- it for political gain has had something it is nonetheless reasonable to the siding as a Supreme Court justice over a lousness over conversation. to do with why they have enjoyed presi- Republican candidates that Obama may trial of members of the Black Panthers, dential supremacy for 28 of the past 40 Andrew Tod is a University of Winnipeg or may not be a terrorist – or at least Murtagh exclaimed that, “Obama’s student. Still giving their two cents The Bloc Quebecois was partnership with the governing performance in the English lan- But why are we formed by a man former Prime Parti Quebecois. guage debate on Oct. 2. During Duceppe’s listening? The Minister Brian Mulroney would During these four years Prime Amidst the partisan heckling tirade criticizing describe as an opportunistic Minister Jean Chrétien – along that made up the majority of the cuts to arts Bloc’s time is up traitor. A member of Mulroney’s with his Intergovernmental that debate there was one ges- cabinet from 1988 to 1990, and Affairs Minister Stephane Dion ture that exuded odd charisma. funding made a great personal friend, Lucien – was attempting to pass Bill Gilles Duceppe did something by the Harper Ethan Cabel Bouchard left the Progressive C-20, what would later become very peculiar with his neck. In Volunteer Conservative party to support The Clarity Act. Dion raised the midst of an argument he government, a cause diametrically opposed the question: could Quebec craned it, throwing his head Atwood clapped to Mulroney’s attempts to pac- separate from Canada without forward. After some bombastic n Oct. 3, the day after ify Quebec: separation from the consent of the Canadian rally of loose accusations, after her hands raw. the English language Canada. House of Commons and would stirring the pot to no avail, he debate, Margaret She claimed her In 1990 Bouchard created the that separation be recognized grew smug and retracted his OAtwood gave what can only Bloc by cobbling together a few by international law? Further, head. It was a kind of trium- endorsement to be be described as an erroneous like-minded Quebec MPs who, the Chrétien government was phant posturing. political endorsement. Gilles “ironic” as she is under the banner (PQ) leader gravely concerned over the thin His political career, and the Duceppe, the leader of the once a Torontonian and Jacques Parizeau they pushed margin by which the referen- role of the Bloc in our House prominent but now inconse- for the referendum on Quebec’s dum was won. of Commons, can be character- hardly in favour of quential Bloc Quebecois, made separation in 1995. On Dec. 14, 1999, as Stephane ized by this gesture. a speech at the Economic Club Quebec separation The Bloc and the PQ have al- Dion stood up in the House to of Toronto where Atwood was a Ethan Cabel is a University of ways been inextricably linked. begin the debate on Bill C-20, distinguished guest. Apparently, Winnipeg student. The PQ pushes hard for separa- the rest of his party had to rise during Duceppe’s tirade criti- tion at the provincial level and up clapping in order to drown cizing the cuts to arts funding the Bloc pushes harder at the out the tumult caused by the made by the Harper govern- federal level. Lucien Bouchard Bloc. They were shouting “dic- ment, Atwood clapped her and Jacques Parizeau worked tator” from across the floor. hands raw. She claimed her en- Have an opinion? together in the 1995 referen- The Clarity Bill was tabled dorsement to be “ironic” as she dum campaign. After narrowly in order that Canada would is a Torontonian and hardly in Share it with our readers losing, Parizeau stepped down, be able to decide whether and favour of Quebec separation. holding the door open for none by what means a member of E-mail [email protected] “Uninspired” would be a other than Bouchard who be- confederation is able to sepa- more appropriate choice for a came PQ leader and premier of rate. The Clarity Act, when ap- writer of her caliber. Quebec in 1996. proved by the Senate in 2000, Atwood was supporting a Eventually it was Gilles accomplished that. The Bloc Or write a letter to the editor party that just over a decade Duceppe that took up the and the PQ did everything in ago was hell-bent on tearing reigns of the Bloc in 1997 and their power to stop it. E-mail [email protected] this country apart. But history, he has been leader ever since. Perhaps Margaret Atwood even very recent history, has a But he spent only four years in was impressed by Duceppe’s short half-life. Co m m e n t s Ed i t o r : De v i n Mo r r o w contact: [email protected] The Uniter October 9, 2008 E-m a i l : Co m m e n t s @u n i t e r .c a Ph o n e : 786-9497 comments Fa x : 783-7080 09 Good Free Press journalist on the city paper’s strike &Evil wants to dramatically weaken our con- This strike isn’t tract. As a reporter, I feel a certain skep- ‘Being on strike ticism about rhetoric like that, but with about improving news sucks,’ but it’s two strikes in six years, I think it’s fair coverage or weathering to say. sometimes necessary Pretty much everything is on the table a downturn in the global – pensions, job descriptions, part-time economy or rescuing a with J.Williamez Mary Agnes Welch benefits, seniority rights and pay, es- pecially for people who work nights or dying product. deliver the paper at ungodly hours of It’s about money Wake up and y the time you read this, Winnipeg the morning. There’s as many as 40 lay- Free Press workers might be back offs looming, mostly among the skilled mega-corp. We do innovative stuff like on the job. Or, we could be buy- pressmen, and, as of Tuesday morning, our graphic front page. We publish smell Axe ingB up long-underwear and Sorels and we hadn’t even really started talking books like The Hermetic Code and The settling in for a very long, cold strike. about wages. Greatest Manitobans, which is coming Body Spray Being on strike sucks. out this fall. We do more in-depth re- When Winnipeg Free Press employees This week, in the name of the common porting than most papers our size. Our walked off the job exactly six years ago, The issues are good, I’d like to use my column to help comics suck, but nobody’s perfect. I was filled with a certain “stick it to the some of you with some self actualization. crystal clear and Thanks to the 1,000 employees, the man” enthusiasm. I’ve usually been a Before I do, however, I’d just like to say; Free Press is a successful newspaper. It you’re welcome. I know I’m a really great fairly strong union supporter in my vari- much more serious made more than $20 million in 2007 person (probably the greatest and most ous workplaces and I felt kind of roman- and it’s made good money every quarter humble that I know of), so please don’t be tic about the picket line. During our last contract in 2005, this year. Circulation is up and our web- afraid to let me know how great I am by That lasted two picket shifts. It was Free Press employees accepted a terrible site is growing exponentially. writing me at [email protected]. cold, gray and lonely out in the Inkster contract because our owners said they This strike isn’t about improving news Anyway, the self actualization that I’d industrial park, watching a few Old needed breathing room while the news- coverage or weathering a downturn in like to help with today is that of young Dutch trucks go by and a lot of geese paper industry reconfigured itself. In ex- the global economy or rescuing a dying men in our society (sorry ladies, but flying south. We weren’t particularly change, we were told this contract would product. I figure I help you all enough by just well-organized back then, and the issues be more generous. It’s about money. Not the $13,000 a looking as good as I do on a daily basis. weren’t clear to me. Instead, Stern wants to cut some peo- year many Free Press carriers make but You’re welcome for that too). I want to It’s different this time. The strike has ple’s pay by five to 10 per cent, force car- the $20 million in profits we help Ron help young men see themselves for what been looming for weeks, and we’re much they really are because, like the ancient riers to deliver more for less and trim Stern reap that he thinks still aren’t better prepared. We’ve got a communi- philosopher Plato, I believe it is of utmost sick benefits - the ultimate irony after enough. cation plan, a website (www.freepres- a bunch of Free Press staff shaved their importance to “know thyself.” Admittedly, sonstrike.com) that will offer alternative heads earlier this year to raise money in Mary Agnes Welch is a reporter with the when he wrote this above the entrance to news from real reporters, and a bunch of honour of a colleague battling cancer. Winnipeg Free Press. She is on strike, his academy, it was in Latin, but much like events and pickets planned. I’m really proud to work at the Freep. along with 1,000 other Free Press staff- Plato, Latin is dead. The way I propose to help young men The issues are crystal clear and much We’re independent - one of the only big- ers. She is also on the board of Mouseland self-actualize is as follows: I will describe more serious. One of our owners, city newspapers not owned by a media Press Inc., publisher of The Uniter. Vancouver multi-millionaire Ron Stern, a behavior that you might recognize in yourself, after which I will tell you what that behavior means. If you’re a young man and you’ve ever seen one of those ads for exclusive The end of an economic era? weekend getaways that are sponsored by companies and that are depicted as being Unprepared for the the family who sends them to school) As mortgages full of unrealistically attractive women, has usually spent tens of thousands of and moreover, you thought to yourself, long term outcomes dollars that is not theirs by the time they begin to look more “Wow, that would be awesome,” then you graduate. Getting out of the hole can and more unat- are a douche. I’m sorry to be the one to tell of the slump take decades. Not that I want to paint you, but this is a definite douche-indicator. such a bleak picture for the rest of us, tractive to the Even if those parties are real, and are full of but what happens when young profes- young due to the hot women, those women would be on the Axe Body Spray or Coors Lite payroll which Devin Morrow sionals – in both the United States and possibility that we Comments editor Canada – are just starting off and are al- makes the guys who go to these parties ready beholden with that kind of debt? could be jobless, pathetic enough that companies have to pay hot women to hang out with them. And how safe are the pensions of our par- debt-ridden, and ast week, the overall magnitude ents? As mortgages begin to look more Furthermore, it makes those who want of the financial crisis reached past and more unattractive to the young due taking care of our to go to these parties pathetic enough to the abstract limits of Wall Street to the possibility that we could be job- want to be one of these aforementioned Land American mortgages. The real ques- aging baby-boomer pathetic guys which is double-pathetic. On less, debt-ridden, and taking care of our tions that we face now are how the accel- aging baby-boomer parents, the crisis parents, the crisis top of all that, the products that sponsor erating disaster will affect the rest of us. suddenly strikes as completely personal. these getaways suck. If you want to smell suddenly strikes like a douche, save the $8.99 you would While it is impossible to put numbers Especially when faced with the fact that have spent on the Axe, and get yourself like $700 billion in perspective, there are any moment one of these failing banks as completely some vinegar and water from any greasy very real impacts that may begin in the may call upon us to pay it back. personal coming months to spiral out of control. spoon diner. As empty as that future may look, what I know you probably don’t want to hear While economists are stating that is even more worrisome is the eventual Street that will be in danger of failing, they are unable to predict what kind that you’re a douche, but I really think it’s steps the banks may have to take to save because the very last resort is calling in important to know. It’s a lot like when you of changes will occur due to the lack of us from that future. This is where large- the foreign loans Western banks have precedent, there are some historical par- have spinach caught between your teeth scale debt comes into play. First of all, it given to struggling nations. When that at a fancy restaurant, and someone lets allels that we should not ignore. has become clearer in the last week or so happens, and when said nations declare you know about it. You might be a little In the 1980s, a number of American that the situation is not confined solely bankruptcy in return (because there is embarrassed, but it’s a lot better than to banks were forced to call in the loans to the United States. Iceland is falling no way any of those debts can be repaid), find the spinach five hours later when you of indebted Latin and South American apart and whatever Stephen Harper says that is when we really have to be worried. get home. I’m even letting you know in the countries. This resulted in the bank- about it being a great time to gamble Because regardless of whether you are a privacy of wherever you are reading this. ruptcy declaration of some of those money away in the stock exchange while student or a parent or a pensioner, re- So the next time you see an add for one governments. The backlash to Western everything is at an all time low, there are gardless of your social or economic deci- of those lame escort getaways, get up off banks sparked a small crisis at home. always further ramifications. sion, in the end if our governments and your ass, and pour a bunch of vinegar and Right now, the economic situation If the $700 billion bailout fails to cure banks cannot fix this, we will all end up water on your TV and scream, “Who’s the in Western states has been confined to the situation, and further steps taken in ruin together. douche now, you fucker?” Trust me – it’ll Wall Street. But how far will it eventu- prove to be in vain (that is, reposses- feel a lot better than soaking yourself in ally reach? Take, for example, student sion and the like), it is not only Wall stinky body spray only to discover that debt. The average American student (or women still don’t like you. October 9, 2008 The Uniter contact: [email protected] 10 eLditettoeriars l Editorial Stirring the poop pot just because you can sues, they give a voice to the outspoken role is also to provide coverage of com- assume that the majority of writers get Where the future of minority. munity issues – after all, the University involved for the same reason. journalism is headed The role of university or college pa- of Winnipeg and all its students are a big Although we have the opportunity to, pers is also interesting. One of the best part of the downtown and surrounding and most certainly do, publish pieces parts of working for a post-secondary communities. The increasing cut backs written about and by fringe movements, Stacy Cardigan Smith publication is that you aren’t restricted to local coverage by larger media organi- we must also write about society as it Managing editor by the need to make money. Of course, zations only increases this need. functions now. It’s each person’s private papers aren’t self-sufficient and must rely The Uniter’s role is also to act as a decision whether they want to get out overage of the federal election, cou- on some advertising dollars to get by, training facility for budding journalists. and vote, whether they want to spoil pled with the Winnipeg Free Press but we also have the comfort of student And if you are a learning paper, should their ballot or whether they want to strike, has got me thinking about funding. you not attempt to be as useful to these smash the windows of the polling sta- Cnewspapers’ role in society. This being the case, the content of uni- new reporters as possible? tion. We of course welcome all opinions Are papers supposed to propagate the versity and college papers can easily be The media is often labeled as being as a way of better educating our read- status quo or challenge authority? What pulled in either direction. Should such a sensationalized and just out to make a ers, but are also satisfied with what some about journalists? Are they here to repre- paper go ahead and publish fringe pieces buck. Although this is true for some or- might mislabel as the naivety that comes sent the general population, or are they that wouldn’t find a home any where ganizations, it isn’t for all. The Free Press with optimism. supposed to bring fringe ideas to the else? Or should it attempt to appeal to strike is a good example of this. From With a paper comes editorial respon- general population? The answer proba- the greatest number of students pos- my understanding, it’s not the staff that sibility. While a newspaper might be able bly lies somewhere in the middle. sible? And if the latter is the case, does is out to make more money, but rather to publish pieces that get a rise out of The debate as to how to provide a fair that mean such a paper has little or no the business owners that want to cut some, it also risks alienating many oth- and balanced story is generally one of integrity? Once again, the answer prob- costs and increase profits. The fact that ers. So while we attempt to strike bal- great interest to not only the media but ably lies somewhere in the middle. Free Press staff are carrying on with their ance in our coverage, we’ll allow other also to the general population. Often, The role of The Uniter has changed coverage at www.freepressonstrike.com publications to flare up and die out, be- papers are criticized for over represent- in recent years, especially since we went during the strike is a good indicator of cause sometimes a slow boil is just way ing fringe issues, groups and beliefs in autonomous in 2006. Now don’t get me the fact that many reporters aren’t in more effective. their search to provide “balanced” cov- wrong – we are the liberal-minded voice it for the glory, but are in it to make a erage; instead of fairly representing is- of a liberal-minded university. But al- difference. though we want to serve students, our As a post secondary paper, we have to Letters

Re: “A secret movement up the good work. earth-rape with money or because this “democratic” ing that we choose is taking over society” make amends with its vic- capitalist state will never our masters. It’s be- As a devout and prac- Judy Graham, U of W tims by televised apology? tolerate a leader who chal- cause no matter ticing Mime, I take great academic advising How dare you ask me to lengers the corporate in- who gets to live on offense to J. Williamez’s sign away my dignity as an terests of Canada’s real Sussex Drive, it’s the column in the Sept. 25 individual who refuses to masters. To quote the anar- same dehumanizing grind choice you issue of The Uniter. It must Re: “Taking your trip be governed. chist Emma Goldman, “If of work and sensational- have is between four par- be understood that while to the ballot box for You call this democ- voting changed anything ist news for the masses. ties with the same neolib- there are extremist Mimes granted” racy? You call a state, that they’d make it illegal.” Democracy is supposed to eral ideology. You put your in this world, their radical uses the violence of its blue Morrow asks but one be majority rule, effectively voice in the little box that views contradict the basic It’s so disappointing to or red-clad thugs and the relevant question - “Why is silencing the choices of have afforded you along teachings of mainstream read this kind of pro-au- slow brutality of its courts it that so many Canadians those who placed a bet for with that “X.” mime. Not all silent per- thority, pro-statist, un- to suppress the struggles will not vote on the day any but the winning horse, Morrow says just one formers share their ideas. thinking tripe in a student of the only people with after Thanksgiving?” (and but what happens when thing I can agree with I am shocked that the dis- newspaper. any real right to determine isn’t it nice to have two co- the majority votes for no - “We are all capable of crimination that my peo- Ms. Morrow – how dare the social system in these lonial holidays lined up in one? Shouldn’t that mean change, and on Oct. 14 ple have struggled with for you ask me to waste time lands, democratic? I refer, a row on the calendar like no government? we can prove it.” We can generations are surfacing in and paper with a vote? of course, to the indigenous that?), but makes no mean- Morrow says, “If you re- prove it by going down to our school paper. The per- How dare you ask me to people of Turtle Island - ingful attempt to answer fuse to vote, you have for- the polls not with a pen to petuation of such blatant lend my approval to this the people from whom this it. It’s not because we’re feited your right to hold an fill out their stupid ballot, bigotry is fuelling a perse- nation-sate, whose borders land was ruthlessly taken. busy or sick, it’s because opinion about the politics but with a brick to break its cution that hurts not only divide me from my fellow There is no aboriginal can- we know that whoever you in your country,” but I think windows, or better yet, the Mimes, but all denomina- earthlings bit do nothing didate for prime minister, vote for, it’s the govern- the opposite is true - when windows of every bank we tions of a physical theatre to hold back marauding but perhaps one day there ment that gets in, because you vote you legitimize not pass on our way there. persuasion. Oppression of corporations, this state will be, once a suitable as- deep down we feel that if only your chosen candi- Don’t vote, riot! Mimes must stop and so that thinks it can solve our similated and colonized it’s humiliating to be ruled, date by the entire system. must hateful articles such civilization’s catastrophic individual can be found, it’s so much more degrad- You accept that the only George Dorn as “Good & Evil.” Support the Mimes. Send your loose change and/or your elderly to the Winnipeg branch of Don’t like what you read? the Church of the Box of Latter Day Mimes. Need to tell us what you think?

Ashley K. Send your love letters, hate letters, U of W theatre student and mime-in-training and just-want-to-be friends letters to [email protected]. Re: “The demise of the classical education” I really liked Devin Morrow’s article “The de- mise of the classical edu- cation” (Oct. 9 edition of The Uniter), which I though was right on! Just a reminder, however, that all University of Winnipeg graduates do need to com- plete 12 credit hours of hu- manities courses as well as the science requirement etc., you mentioned. Keep Co m m e n t s Ed i t o r : De v i n Mo r r o w contact: [email protected] The Uniter October 9, 2008 E-m a i l : Co m m e n t s @u n i t e r .c a Ph o n e : 786-9497 Arts & Culture 11 Fa x : 783-7080 Arts & Culture Nothing left to prove Michael Peters, bass player Gilles Accomplished “It just got to Fournier, pianist Suss and drum- mer Scott Senior. singer-songwriter the point where “On the one hand I’d like to I couldn’t look at do it as quickly as possible, and plays just for the on the other hand I’d like to take fun of it another clubhouse my time,” Proctor said of his next sandwich. I needed recording. Ultimately, though, “I don’t feel Aaron Epp to take time to there’s any rush. I may have lost Arts & Culture editor recharge my some momentum as a professional musician but at the same time, I batteries.” think in the end I’m much happier f you’re not interested in going –Jeremy Proctor, singer/ and in a better headspace.” to see Neil Young tonight He may have felt pressured in songwriter (Thursday), you can check the past to put out music and play Iout another singer-songwriter more shows, but not anymore. who spent his formative years in burned out after 10 years of trying to be a professional musician.” “It’s just for the fun of the Winnipeg and who rarely plays in music.” this city: Jeremy Proctor. Proctor came back to Winnipeg An accomplished singer-song- where he stopped returning music- writer who has toured the country, related phone calls and stopped “I’m not trying earned critical acclaim, performed updating his website. Working as a at the Winnipeg Folk Festival and self-employed landscaper, he con- to prove anything centrated on eating better, drinking independently released three full- o Courtesy to anyone and I’m length solo albums and a few EPs of and smoking less, and exercising pop-influenced folk-rock, Proctor and sleeping more. not charged with estimates he has played only four Jere f He never gave up music alto-

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c was 10 years ago.” in it at all,” the 32-year-old said tor felt like it. He quietly released an recently. “I’m not trying to prove EP last year titled The Power of Love –Jeremy Proctor, anything to anyone and I’m not An accomplished singer-songwriter who has released three full-length solo albums x 2 and has been working on new singer/songwriter charged with testosterone like I and performed at the Winnipeg Folk Festival, Jeremy Proctor estimates he has played material he hopes to record at some was 10 years ago.” only four shows in the last three years. He performs Oct. 16 at The Academy. point with a full band. The breaking point came in People who come out to his Jeremy Proctor plays The Academy show tonight (Oct. 16) will get a Halifax after playing “30 or 40” “It just got to the point where I take time to recharge my batteries. tonight (Oct. 16). Visit his website chance to hear him perform that shows in support of his last full- couldn’t look at another clubhouse I wouldn’t want to trade any of my (last updated at the end of 2005) at new material with a who’s who of length, 2004’s These Two Shoes. sandwich,” he said. “I needed to experiences for anything, but I got www.jeremyproctor.com. Winnipeg musicians – guitarist Broadcasting… energy.” “We all kind of need to be taken out of Local festival Local artist Fletcher Pratt said that Send + the moment and that’s what these kinds of Receive provides Winnipeggers with a unique works do… They make you feel something celebrates sound opportunity to hear music they might other- rather than just want to tap your toe or sing wise never be exposed to and gives artists a along,” Cole said. for the 10th year venue to present their work. Send + Receive is on Oct. 16 to 25. For more “Send + Receive provides a location spe- information and a list of events, visit www. cifically designated for experimental music, Curran Faris sendandreceive.org. Listings Coordinator so I feel comfortable doing all sorts of stuff that I wouldn’t do at a bar, for instance.” Send + Receive is not solely about live Right: Moskitoo, a sound and melody artist and graphic designer from Japan, will perform as part ounds that can lull you into a trance or performances, though. The festival also fea- of this year’s Send + Receive festival. o Courtesy peel paint from the walls, music that tures film, multi-media and sound-based art escapes classification and demands installations by artists such as Diane Morin Below: Angel, a duo composed of German sound Sattention—Winnipeg’s annual “festival of and Bryan Besant. The inclusion of gallery- Cole Crys f artist Dirk Dresselhaus and Finnish artist Ilpo sound,” Send + Receive, begins its 10-day based exhibits, Cole said, is multi-faceted: Väisänen, will perform as part of this year’s Send + celebration of sound this week. not only do the gallery installations cater to Receive festival. The festival is also celebrating its 10th an- the gallery-going crowd, but more impor- niversary. Since 1998, Send + Receive has tantly, the gallery pieces stress the parallels continuously promoted sound-based art or of sound art to physical art and highlight the experimental music and has attracted re- variety of contexts in which sound can be nowned artists from across Canada and the presented and experienced. world. Setting Send + Receive apart from other Indeed, an internationally recognized experimental festivals are the various work- festival of experimental music seems some- shops and artist talks which give audience what out of place in a small prairie city like members the rare chance to talk with artists Winnipeg. One would sooner expect to see in an intimate setting. The Finnish/German Send + Receive in larger metropolitan cen- duo Angel will be hosting an artist talk tres like Toronto, Montreal or New York – Saturday, Oct. 25 at Cinematheque. cities with larger artistic communities. Cole said that such talks are to encourage “It’s totally bizarre that it happens in dialogue between artist and audience and are Winnipeg,” said Crys Cole, the festival’s ar- an attempt to confound the preconception tistic director and a sound artist herself. She that experimental music and musicians are added that she’s consistently surprised at the overly-intellectual and pretentious. steady growth of the festival and at the fes- Aside from encouraging interaction and tival’s ability to attract artists from around community building, Send + Receive is, of the world. course, about listening. It is about appreciat- Courtesy o Courtesy “People here are excited to see new work ing art and recognizing sound as a medium, happening, they’re looking to be stimu- the same as paint or sculptor’s clay. In the lated…and I think artists that come here barrage of daily stimuli, from television ads Cole Crys f from other cities, from around the world or to Top 40 radio, when was the last time you across Canada, really tap into that kind of heard something that truly made you stop and listen?

Ar t s Ed i t o r : Aa r o n Epp contact: [email protected] The Uniter October 9, 2008 E-m a i l : Ar t s @u n i t e r .c a Ph o n e : 786-9497 Fa x : 783-7080 Arts & Culture 13 At the lonely end of the rink him pegged as an outcast due to “Whereas you Former hockey his mutual love for sports and player aims to poetry. think selfishness “I’ve been told that I’m awk- will get you to impact people ward, but I don’t feel so myself,” the 24-year-old said, later adding, what you want, with his music “I’ve never had a problem… being made fun of.” ultimately it takes After quitting hockey three years away from you. Aaron Epp ago because he no longer enjoyed Arts & Culture editor it, Wohlgemuth began devoting And whereas you

his attention to his one-man musi- think self-giving o Courtesy cal project, Kram Ran, pairing the efore Kram Ran, Kram poetry he’d been writing for years will take away skated. with laptop electronics he was ex- Mar f

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CD, When I Move…, a collection uth Wohlgemuth was talented enough of desperate, non-melodic vocals giving you what at hockey to earn himself a schol- wailed over stuttering electronic you need.” arship to play at a university in soundscapes. North Dakota. His new CD, Criss-Cross Cross, –Mark Wohlgemuth picks up where When I Move… “I was a versatile left off. Both were recorded in the Wohlgemuth experiences that hockey player. city and at Wohlgemuth’s cabin conflict in his art, struggling with using a laptop, a microphone and how he can make his music impact For some reason his friends “eight-track something- people – something that’s earnest or-other.” and sincere without being self- I could never stay While When I Move… chron- indulgent. in one position icled the aftermath of a failed re- “I feel that wouldn’t be helpful for people to hear.” because no one lationship, Wohlgemuth said Criss-Cross Cross is about the para- Kram Ran releases Criss-Cross could define me.” doxes of living a fulfilling life. Over Cross at The Royal Albert Oct. 17 the last two years he’s been exam- with guests So Holy Head Case –Mark Wohlgemuth ining the contradiction inherent and Perse. Visit www.myspace.com/ in selfishness and selflessness. kramran. “I was a versatile hockey player,” “Whereas you think selfishness Wohlgemuth said last week over will get you to what you want, ul- beers at a pub. “For some reason timately it takes away from you. Above right: Kram Ran’s latest CD, Criss-Cross Cross, explores the tension I could never stay in one position And whereas you think self-giv- between selfishness and selflessness.

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The Uniter Fashion Streeter is an ongoing documentation of creative fashion in Winnipeg inspired by the Helsinki fashion blog www.hel-looks.com. Each week will feature a new look from our city’s streets and bars in an attempt to encourage individual expression and celebrate that you are really, really good looking. indy titus Kolby c “I like wearing jeans and plaid, it’s all I need.” October 9, 2008 The Uniter contact: [email protected] 14 Arts & Culture Hello, nurse! Vocalist for local rock group finds her voice working in a hospital

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f it weren’t for her job as a nurse, Tracy Leclair wouldn’t be the lead vocalist in local Irock band Honeyeyes. Although she grew up singing, Leclair never shared her talent publicly until encountering a pa- tient in the palliative care unit she was working in seven years ago. “This lady had traveled the world, and she told me, ‘You just need to live your life,’” Leclair said. Inspired that the terminal pa- tient had lived her life to the fullest and had no regrets, Leclair thought, “What do I have to lose?” D So at 30, she began writing ave L e music and singing in bands. w is Leclair’s latest project is Honeyeyes, a three-year-old quin- tet that includes guitarist Chad Honeyeyes (minus keyboard player Tim Kent) is, left to right: Ron Bedard, Tracy Leclair, Chad Brown and Dusty Cole. Brown, bassist Ron Bedard, drum- mer Dusty Cole and the latest ad- CD over the course of a year at the song titles “Road Gypsy” and to win the lottery, and that’s the but nursing kinda gave me the dition to the band, keyboard player Unison Studios with producer/ “Expectations”), the release party lottery for us,” she said. push to do this.” Tim Kent. Sounding something engineer Jack Shapira (Tele, The will have a gypsy theme, with tarot But in the mean time, she’s glad See Honeyeyes at The Pyramid on like a cross between Rush and The Nods). Honeyeyes will release the card readings and dancers too. for the job she has. Saturday, Oct. 18. Visit www.hon- Corrs, Honeyeyes can truly boast full-length disc, titled Gypsyation, The plan after the CD release is And while the story may be cli- eyeyes.com. that their sound stands out in a sat- at The Pyramid Cabaret this week- to keep playing shows in the city. che or sappy, it’s her job as a nurse urated music scene. end. In keeping with the name The band would love to do that got her into music. The group recorded its debut of the album, (a combination of music full-time: “Everyone wants “You see a lot of gross things,

Want to volunteer? E-mail [email protected]. Ar t s Ed i t o r : Aa r o n Epp contact: [email protected] The Uniter October 9, 2008 E-m a i l : Ar t s @u n i t e r .c a Ph o n e : 786-9497 Fa x : 783-7080 Arts & Culture 15 100 per cent Lucid CD REVIEWS AFTER ALL THESE YEARS Kickin’ Up Dirt Independent This local country band’s fourth full-length album is a hit! So, if you’re a country bumpkin, get ready to hike up your jeans and shout YEEHAW! This little band from the prairies will have you tappin’ your cowboy boots like there is no Stream “The Prairies I Know” by After All These Years at www.uniter.ca. tomorrow. After All These Years’ overall sound is reminiscent of Blue Rodeo, but grittier. This album provides great musi- cal variety, from slow, woeful ballads to rip-roarin’ barn dance tunes expressing the ups and downs of country life. Sure, the vocals could stand to be a little less flat and a little more melodic, but the steady strum of the guitar and the intricate twang of the banjo more than compensate for them. I’ll bet a bottle of whiskey and two tractor rides that these 11 tracks will satisfy the down-home hick in you. —Courtney Schwegel

COMEBACK KID Through the Noise Smallman What do confetti and hardcore have to do with each other? I have no idea, but Comeback Kid seem to think they go together like Judd Apatow and Seth Rogan. A sizable Stream “Broadcasting… (Live in Leipzig)” amount falls throughout their “Live in Leipzig” performance by Comeback Kid at www.uniter.ca. featured on this concert DVD, until the end when CBK are literally ankle deep in the stuff. The performance itself is “We are proud to say that this album spectacularly energetic. The footage is intelligently shot and edited, with quick cuts and copious views of the frenzied German crowd. And those Germans sure know how to mosh! is 100 per cent Lucid. We have had Unfortunately, the audio track is only in stereo. These days, not having 5.1 surround sound on absolutely no help from any sort of a concert DVD is glaringly deficient. The DVD also contains “Our Distance” (a highly clichéd and superfluously misty-eyed retrospective on the band’s history) and a collection of music business or record label for this album.” videos. Finally, the package contains a bonus CD which is just the audio from the Leipzig per- –Aaron Starr, formance. Without the visuals of CBK’s and the crowd’s manic performances (not to mention a vocalist, Lucid o Courtesy distinct lack of airborne paper product) the purely auditory experience falls flat. —Rob McGregor f A aron aron FEMBOTS S

tarr Calling Out (Weewerk) Records Released last month, FemBots’s fourth record, Calling Out, In 2007, Lucid played a concert with one of their biggest influences, alt-metal quartet Godsmack. is an album for the end of the world. It’s intimate and full: with layers of guitars, honky-tonk pianos, xylophones, horns and garbage-bin percussion, each song rests on Selkirk-based rockers inspiring. a rich rhythmic foundation. “Good Days” (possibly my “As hard rock enthusiasts, sharing the favorite lead-off track since Wilco’s “I Am Trying to Break do things their own stage with the bands that have had such a Your Heart”) and “God Keep Our Hands Clean” boil with big influence on all of us in so many differ- religio-political tension. The latter is an eerie prayer telling God, “You’d hate yourself if way with Aces & Eights ent ways was like being called up for a Jets you knew what I was doing in your name.” The album’s final tracks have exploding bombs, playoff game when your still hitting the out- chaotic guitars and finally, the closing ballad, “Ship Breaking,” in which Dave MacKinnon door [rink],” he said by e-mail last week. smoothly sings: “Ran aground/The end of the world/Ship breaking.” Who knew an apocalyp- Curran Faris But the quintet’s ­­­rock ‘n’ roll to-do list tic soundtrack would sound so good? See them live in Winnipeg this Wednesday, Oct. 22 at Listings coordinator doesn’t end with “land a killer gig.” They’ve The Lo Pub, unless the world ends before then. enjoyed consistent radio play from local rock —Bucky Driedger station Power 97 and are about to release ucid approaches their music with a their first full-length record, Aces & Eights. JOLIE HOLLAND work ethic that is truly impressive: “We are proud to say that this album is The Living and the Dead they play each note like it’s their 100 per cent Lucid,” Starr said. “We have last.L Three years after their formation, the A nti-Records had absolutely no help from any sort of Selkirk-based hard rock band’s strong work On her fourth solo album, Jolie Holland—one of the found- business or record label for this album.” ing members of roots trio The Be Good Tanyas—uses her ethic and dedication is starting to pay off. Studio 11’s Jason Gordon, who produced Since 2005, Lucid have done things many jazz-infused voice to sing country songs about life, death Aces & Eights, believes that Lucid’s strength and the liminal spaces in between. With help from singer/ bands fail to achieve in their entire careers. lies in their intensity and tightness as mu- Aside from developing a strong local follow- songwriter/guitarist M. Ward and guitarist/composer sicians. He added that it’s only a matter of Marc Ribot, Holland rocks out—at least, in relation to her ing, the band has played alongside interna- time before Lucid hits it big. tionally-acclaimed groups like Default and previous records, which are more subdued. She laments the passing of a friend and her “I think the potential is endless for these own relational shortcomings on the somber second track “Corrido Por Buddy.” There’s no Buckcherry. guys,” he said. Plus, in what can only be called a dream- doubting these songs are sad, especially her rendition of the traditional folk number “Love come-true moment for any band, Lucid Lucid’s CD release party is Oct. 17 at The Henry.” What’s refreshing amidst the sadness, however, is that the record is not hopeless. opened for one of their biggest influences Pyramid Cabaret. Visit www.myspace.com/ Ultimately, it ends on a happier note with “Enjoy Yourself,” where Holland pleads the listener in 2007—Godsmack. Aaron Starr, Lucid’s lucidbandrocks. with the refrain, “Enjoy yourself, it’s later than you think.” So enjoy yourself, and enjoy these vocalist, said the gig was both surreal and sweet, sad songs. —Brandon Bertram

WILCO WITH FLEET FOXES “I Shall Be Released” Nonesuch/Sub Pop What do voting and Bob Dylan’s 1967 song “I Shall Be Re- leased” have in common? My 18th birthday. At 18, I finally opposed the Conservative’s domination in my riding on a ballot. And my dad and I spent that Christmas sharing beer and watching The Band’s final concert,T he Last Waltz. The last song sees an all-star cast sing the tune. For pledging to vote in the US election, Wilco fans are being treated to a free download of their rendition of the song, performed live with rising indie-folksters Fleet Foxes. They play the song pretty straight, with piano and organ taking the lead. Fleet Foxes’ voices, rich but loose, fill out the choruses. And Jeff Tweedy, Wilco’s frontman, charmingly jumps into his rough, breathy falsetto for the third verse. A nostalgic head nod to an important song. Download it now at www.wilcoworld.net. —Bucky Driedger October 9, 2008 The Uniter contact: [email protected] 16 Arts & Culture

BOOK REVIEW Pages that sparkle and shine The synthesis of literature and film deserves to be studied box-office smashes owe their success to relegated to the wasteland of popular fic- the literary geniuses who put pen to paper tion. No canonical scholar takes romantic to tell those incredible stories. fiction too seriously, and even if one actu- Perhaps, though, the Cinderella-story ally does, they’ll still shrug it off as merely of this currently popular phenomenon is a guilty pleasure. that fans of romance novelist, Nicholas But all things considered, this litera- Sparks’ tear-jerking, sigh-heaving, day- ture has kept Hollywood spellbound for Jennifer Pawluk dream-inspiring writings, have had four over a decade and it undoubtedly has Volunteer Staff chances in the last 10 years to see the reams of relevance to contemporary pop- pages come to life in theatres. ular culture. Why? Because there is no one more dapting literature for the big If cultural studies worthy of praise for their depictions of screen is a cinematic phenome- is the avant-garde gut-wrenching character conflict and poi- non that has been an integral part gnant imagery than romance writers like ofA modern Hollywood for more than 60 discipline it claims Sparks. No one represents a more true-to- years. Many of this fall’s most-anticipated to be in its critique life account or a better social commentary releases are bringing storybook characters of everyday life, then on the issues affecting lovers today. So ro- to life on the silver screen, the most recent an appreciation for mance novels aren’t merely the fodder being romance novelist Nicholas Sparks’s ONCE the synthesis of that fuels our desires, they’re the expres- Nights in Rodanthe. sion and inspiration that remind readers Rebecca Rosenblum A film industry staple, the lit-based varying forms what life is truly all about: love. Biblioasis, 2008 motion picture has become exponen- of popular culture, If cultural studies is the avant-garde 203 pages tially popularized over the past few de- discipline it claims to be in its critique of $19.95 like literature and film, cades. Suffice it to say that in these early which address these everyday life, then an appreciation for the years of the 21st century, a new genre has synthesis of varying forms of popular cul- Courtney Schwegel even arisen from this continued practice human ideals, is both ture, like literature and film, which ad- Volunteer Staff of turning books, short stories and poetry crucial and inevitable dress these human ideals, is both crucial into feature films. and inevitable. Certainly a contemporary pop culture It all began with Message in a Bottle in The current Hollywood trend of adapt- ebecca Rosenblum’s award-winning spectacle, this genre can no longer be ig- 1999, followed by A Walk to Remember ing books for movies is a noteworthy rep- Once is a collection of 16 contem- nored in academia. Rather, it deserves to in 2002. And who could forget The resentation of this and should thus be porary short stories depicting vari- be analyzed in order to fully understand Notebook (2004)? Nights in Rodanthe, examined accordingly—in the library, the Rous intimate aspects of the lives of young literature and film as subjects of cultural starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane, theatre and in the classroom as well. Canadians. study. was released jut a few weeks ago. Each of the stories tells an intriguing tale Jennifer Pawluk studies honours English at From the Harry Potter film series It’s a well-known fact that romance of the everyday human – the teenage skate- the University of Winnipeg. (2001- present), to Million Dollar Baby novels like Sparks’s are typically looked boarder you see doing tricks outside the gas (2004), to Beowulf (2007), each of these down upon in the academic world and station, the man behind the counter at the oriental restaurant, the next door neigh- bour’s grungy looking grandson, the love- sick grad student and the girl who takes the same bus as you every morning. CONCERT REVIEW In each of the stories, Rosenblum de- scribes seemingly random, mundane inci- dents in the lives of these young characters, Michail Glinka’s Kamarinskya. crowd did too, with a standing ovation. revealing their personal struggles with rela- Winnipeg Symphony Musically Speaking concerts are intended The Mussorgsky on both evenings was tionships, sexuality, employment and family to be light and informative. As such, the breathtaking – which was understand- dynamics. Although the stories in Once do Orchestra adopts new pieces are preceded by short speeches given able given the presence of the Winnipeg not evoke nail-biting suspense or jaw-drop- by the conductor, Alexander Mickelthwate, Philharmonic Choir. The only weak part ping twists, each one is uniquely captivating marketing strategy which are accompanied by various items – was Nikita Storojev, the Russian bass singer. because of its frighteningly authentic depic- with Masterworks B in this case, a speech by Shostakovich to the It’s not that he wasn’t adequate for the role; tions of human nature. Kremlin which was threatening to find him it’s just that his voice could have been a little “ContEd” tells the tale of Isobel, a wait- and Musically Speaking unpatriotic and, at the least, forbid his abil- richer, a little more resonant. The composi- ress who takes an introductory tax prepa- ity to compose any more pieces. tion was heavy on the Slavonic element. In ration course in the continuing education concert series The Mussorgsky was preceded by film both pieces and on both evenings, the per- division of the local university. After suf- clips from the 1930s of a performance of Boris cussion was resplendent. fering from a bad break up, Isobel’s life is Godunov at La Scala in Italy. The concert Whether the marketing strategy will meet devoid of deep connections with other hu- John Cunningham was light and entertaining – as all Musically its objective is hard to say at this point. The mans. In the end, she begins to slowly cul- Volunteer Speaking performances are. capacity of the Winnipeg Concert Hall is tivate new relationships, but whether or not Saturday opened without speeches or 2,300. Attendance on Friday was 682. There they amount to meaningful connections is WSO Musically Speaking, Friday, Oct.10 any other theatrics. The intention here was was not much more on Saturday. This could undetermined. WSO Masterworks B, Saturday, Oct. 11 purely musical and succeeded magnificently. have been because of the long weekend. We Each storyline differs greatly from the The Symphony was an incredible perfor- will see later in the season whether this pol- next, but threads of community connect mance demanding the full resources of the icy will be continued next year. them together. The settings are the same in a n an attempt to reach out to a wider au- entire orchestra, and they delivered. The few of the stories and characters that appear dience for its Masterworks B series, the in the background of one story sometimes Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra has ad- emerge in a later story as more central fig- Iopted a new marketing strategy. ures. For instance, the foreign waitress who Throughout the season, they will be having takes the orders of the two main characters the Musically Speaking concert on a Friday in “Route 99” reappears as the protagonist evening as opposed to a Thursday evening in “Linh Lai.” and will be following that the next day with The next MLP board meeting will be Monday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. As with “ContEd,” many if not all of the the Masterworks B. Each program will ex- at the University of Winnipeg (room TBA) stories have ambiguous endings, resulting in plore similar musical considerations with the a puzzled, contemplative feeling. One must hope that attendance at Musically Speaking try to mold some meaning out of the am- The agenda is as follows: will spark further interest leading to atten- 1. Welcome biguity, just as humans must do with many dance at the Masterworks B concert. 2. Approval of agenda life experiences. This is precisely the beauty This weekend was the first such attempt. 3. Approval of previous meeting minutes of these stories – they are true to life, as life Each concert was divided by an intermis- 4. Reports itself is never really clear. sion into two parts. In the latter part of a. Managing Editor This compilation of contemporary stories each, the WSO performed selections (which b. Business Manager 5. Motion regarding recent Uniter ads creates a bizarre, disjointed mosaic of young they termed “highlights”) from Modest lives, making for a unique and refreshing, 6. Annual General Meeting update Mussorgsky’s opera Boris Godunov. 7. Other business if not exhilarating, read. Ronsenblum’s abil- This was fronted by, on the Saturday eve- 8. Adjournment ity to so accurately depict the human con- ning, Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. dition is sure to lead her to further literary 1 in F minor, Op. 10, with the Friday night For more information, e-mail [email protected]. success. having a lighter Shostakovich selection – “Romance and Gallop” from The Gadfly and Ar t s Ed i t o r : Aa r o n Epp contact: [email protected] The Uniter October 9, 2008 E-m a i l : Ar t s @u n i t e r .c a Ph o n e : 786-9497 Arts & Culture 17 Fa x : 783-7080 Good, clean, cross eyed fun Local improv troupe Arts Briefs Compiled by Aaron Epp, Matt Preprost offers its own and Chris Friesen brand of comedy ATWOOD TO GIVE LECTURE IN WINNIPEG Matt Preprost One of Canada’s most prominent literary figures of all time will give a lecture inW innipeg Volunteer staff this weekend as part of the CBC’s Massey Lectures series. ince forming seven-and-a-half years Poet, novelist and critic Margaret Atwood will ago, the Crosseyed Rascals have com- speak on “Payback – Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth” on Friday, Oct. 17 at the Pantages mitted themselves to creating clean Playhouse. University of Winnipeg president Simprovisational comedy for their audiences. Lloyd Axworthy will introduce Atwood. “[This means] no profanity, no overt sex- “I’m an improv junkie. It’s Atwood, who has won the Booker Prize, the uality and no harmful stereotypes,” found- Giller Prize and the Governor General’s award ing Rascal Tim Webster explained. an incredible rush. It’s like for literature, has written 17 books of poetry Comprised of Webster along with Mitch throwing yourself off a cliff.” and 12 novels, including The Handmaid’s Tale, Krohn, D.J. Nelson, Scott Plett and Felicia Alias Grace and The Blind Assassin. Throughout Perron, the troupe prides and promotes itself –Tim Webster, founder, her career, her involvement in political and as being the only clean improv act in town. The Crosseyed Rascals environmental activism has made her of To date, the troupe has drawn crowds at further relevance to contemporary Canada. five Winnipeg Fringe Festivals, winning the Formed in 2001, Winnipeg’s the Crosseyed Rascals perform a mix of short- and long-form improv at their shows. General admission is $20 at Ticketmaster, “Best of Fest” award in 2007. with student tickets selling for $10. Read about A style of theatre where actors or come- For Webster, the most important aspect “[Fans] are always anticipating what our what Atwood had to say in the Oct. 23 issue of dians create unscripted and spontaneous is the active participation of the audience. next show is going to be called because the The Uniter. scenes based off suggestions from the audi- Ridiculous suggestions work the best and titles are always so offbeat,” Krohn said. ence, improv takes one of two forms: short make for a great show, he added. “We try to find titles to open up the au- BELLY DANCE ANYONE? or long. Case in point: the troupe recently per- dience, give them flexibility in their sugges- Hadia, an internationally revered and Short-form was used most notably on the formed at a youth conference, where they tions,” added Webster. professionally trained dance performer, master hit TV show “Whose Line Is It Anyways?” had to combine fantasy/sci-fi and systematic Although everyone in the troupe works instructor and choreographer, will be making while long-form improv builds scenes and theology to make a scene. full-time, improv is their passion. what is most likely her last stop in Winnipeg to characters that follow a story over the course “The more creative the suggestions, the “I’m an improv junkie,” Webster said. “It’s give a series of workshops and shows at The of a show. more creative the scene,” said Krohn, who an incredible rush. It’s like throwing yourself Gas Station Theatre from Oct. 16 to 20. “We fall in between as mid-form, com- joined the Crosseyed Rascals in 2002 after off a cliff.” “This is likely her last trip to Winnipeg, as she bining elements of both short and long,” the troupe’s first performance at the Fringe. will only be accepting overseas engagements Planet of the Abes! plays Oct. 17 in the and is winding down from the North American Webster said. “There is no one else in The Crosseyed Rascals are gearing up for Colin Jackson Studio of the Prairie Theatre circuit to pursue other projects,” said Nicola, Winnipeg doing it.” their next performance, Planet of the Abes!, Exchange (third floor, Portage Place). Tickets workshop and show producer, in a media Typically, the Rascals perform their first on Oct. 17 at the Prairie Theatre Exchange. are $10 at the door, $8 in advance, or just $6 release set, comprised of six scenes of roughly five Citing a desire to differentiate them- if “Abe” appears in your name. Contact 960- Hadia will be in Winnipeg to teach Middle minutes each. The next set will be five scenes selves from rehearsed theatre, the Crosseyed 2734 or visit www.crosseyed.ca. Eastern Dance, Oriental folkdance and modern of four minutes each. Each set gets progres- Rascals title their shows in a way to highlight Egyptian “raks sharqi” (also known as the belly sively shorter as the show goes on. this difference and appease their fans. dance). Tickets are available from Au Set Belly Dance Emporium, located at 1045 St. James at Ellice, MOVIE REVIEW or by calling 775-0397.

DOWNTOWN DINING GUIDE TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO TOURISTS AND WORKERS America’s most disturbing home videos A new downtown dining guide that pinpoints 200 downtown restaurants is being distributed ‘One-of-a-kind horror by the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ and Exchange District BIZ to downtown hotels, workplaces experience’ well and tourist hotspots. From cafes and pubs to fine dining and worth the time it contemporary restaurants, MENU: Your Guide takes to watch to Downtown Dining, lists all 200 restaurants by food type, and pinpoints each location on a map of downtown. HOME MOVIE “There’s a huge variety of restaurants to Directed by Christopher Denham o Courtesy choose from in our downtown,” Downtown 80 minutes BIZ executive director Stefano Grande said in a prepared statement. “We want to get the

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Chris Friesen m G Volunteer roup THE WEAKERTHANS TAKE SOCAN SONGWRITING PRIZE On Oct. 8, The Society of Composers, Authors ome Movie is a one-of-a-kind hor- A scene from Home Movie. and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) ror experience. It hits close to announced Winnipeg’s The Weakerthans were home, playing dexterously on our a home video is a unique and gutsy bit of clumsy home videos instead of just a slow- the winner of its third annual ECHO Songwriting culture’sH tendency to film arbitrary day-to- Prize for the song “Night Windows.” filmmaking from 26-year-old filmmaker moving, clumsy film. day scenes, then utilizes this familiar context Christopher Denham. Each scene traces the With the audience’s buy-in to the world An independent panel of 10 “music community to goad shock and horror into the viewer. fine line of having the audience become de- of this family, the film’s pay-off comes in the tastemakers” selected the five songs they felt best showed the variety and creativity Home Movie follows the Poe family as tached and disbelieving the realism of the last twenty minutes. The expertly crafted of independent, up-and-coming Canadian they live their ordinary lives in a wilderness film’s premise. (and relentlessly plausible) shots of ineffable songwriters, according to a SOCAN release. referred to often in the film as “the middle of If this line were to be crossed it would psychopathology are certain to make up the nowhere.” The father of the Poe family is a Thousands of music lovers voted between Sept. leave the audience disinterested in a film fact that the majority of the film is spent in 1 and Sept. 29 to decide the winning song. Lutheran pastor, the mother is a psychiatrist, that, in many ways, is uninteresting. The slow, banal and only moderately interesting The other nominated songs for the ECHO and the apparent conflict between the two plot moves slowly and Denham, out of ne- scenes. Songwriting Prize were “Double Suicide,” professions is the basis of many of the films cessity of realism, makes less prominent the Because Home Movie requires the full im- performed by Sandro Perri, “Lucklucky” interesting, socially relevant themes. mesmerizing and exquisite camerawork, mersion of the viewer from opening to clos- performed by Veda Hille, “Weighty Ghost” The Poe family has two children, Jack and which is the semblance of many ambitious ing credits in order to execute the intended performed by Wintersleep and “You Are Never Emily. The troubled, quiet youngsters speak independent films. effects of horror, suspense and disgust, it is Alone” performed by the Socalled. only occasionally throughout the film. Over However, these shortcomings are not in in the film’s best interest that it is just over Earlier this year The Weakerthans were also the course of the film, the family’s reasons vain. The strong acting talent, coming from an hour and 15 minutes long. short-listed for the $20,000 Polaris Music Prize for living in the middle of nowhere are dis- Adrian Pasdar and Cady McClain as the fa- This unique and innovative take on for their 2007 album Night Windows. They lost covered and the problems that threaten to ther and mother, validate Home Movie as re- the horror genre certainly merits those 75 to electronic musician Caribou and his Andorra tear them apart are shockingly revealed. alistic and keeps the audience engrossed in minutes. album. Exploiting the familiar atmosphere of watching the film as a series of slow-moving, October 9, 2008 The Uniter contact: [email protected] Concert? Art show? Volunteer opportunity? Community event? Want to see your event in The Uniter? Arts & Culture E-mail your listing to [email protected]. The deadline for all listings is Wednesday. The Uniter is published 18 LISTINGS every Thursday, so send your listings 8 days prior to the issue you want your listing to appear in. It’s free. It’s easy.

OZZY’S 160 Osborne. Oct. 17: The Civil Disobedients, troupe e-mail: [email protected], or visit: bas Akhavan, Marina Roy, Paul Butler, Larry Glawson, The Aftertrust, Ralph James; Oct. 18: Kelly Fairchild, www.crosseyed.ca. Jeremy Shaw, and Colleen Wolstenholme. The exhibit CONCERTS Ceasefire, Amid Valhalla. runs until Oct. 24. YI-JIA SUSANNE HOU Presented by The Women’s Musi- cal Club of Winnipeg, Hou is a world-renowned violinist THE ZOO 160 Osborne. Oct 17: Dreadnaught, Xplicit, GALLERIES WINNIPEG ART GALLERY Installation Transformation: and will perform at the Winnipeg Art Gallery Oct. 19. Coda, Crazy Maiden Rock Shop Presents, Sin & Still Vil- Objects Into Art, this exhibit features work by female Tickets $25 from McNally Robinson and students may lage. Oct. 18: Grady, Nashville Pussy, The Original Pain PIANO NOBLE GALLERY 555 Main. Land: Perspectives of artists who have taken everyday clothing items and pay $5 at the door only. The concert starts at 2 p.m. Killers, The Aftertrust. a Ground Squirrel, recent paintings by Winnipeg art- transformed them into works of various art installa- ist Kelly Ruth. The opening reception for this exhibit tions. Exhibit runs from Oct. 11 to Jan. 18. Also opening is the Tibetan Sand Mandala. This show will be open 3 INCHES OF BLOOD with Evile, Oct. 21 at The Royal Al- THE ROYAL ALBERT 91 Albert. Oct. 17: Kram Ran CD is Oct. 19 from 7 to 11 p.m. and will feature live music from Oct. 21 to Oct. 26. bert. Tickets are $17 from Into The Music, Music Trader release party; Oct. 18: Zombie walk roundup party with by Not Half, Terrance Fuller, This Camera is Red and and www.ticketworkshop.com. Quagmire, The Hearsemen, Igor & The Skindiggers; Oct. Suture. The exhibit is open until Dec. 13. 21: 3 Inches of Blood, Evile. PLUG IN INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART 286 McDer- mot Ave. Fastwurms’ Donky@Ninja@Witch. The exhibit KRAM RAN CD release show with So Holy Head Case, GALLERY 1C03 University of Winnipeg. Regeneration, a features a series of mixed media installations by art- Oct. 17 at The Royal Albert. Tickets are $5 at the door multimedia installation by Joan Scaglione. The exhibit ists Kim Kozzi and Dai Skuse and is open until Nov. 8. and the show starts at 10 p.m. THEATRE is open until Oct. 22.

LUCID CD release show, with Aerocar Model Four, Lady MANITOBA THEATRE CENTRE The MTC kicks off their 51st WINNIPEG ART GALLERY 300 Memorial. Head Space: Venom and Yesterdays Kings, Oct. 17 at the Pyramid year with Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Tickets Five Decads Of Bruce Head. This exhibition features COMMUNITY EVENTS Cabaret. Tickets are $10 at the door. range from $16 to $20 and are available from the MTC works from prairie abstract artist Bruce Head’s 50- box office, 942-6537, and website, www.mtc.mb.ca. The year career, and is open until Nov. 23. play runs from Oct. 16 to Nov. 8. WOMEN IN BLUES: MANITOBA at the Windsor Hotel, GUTTER AID 2008 Presented by the award-winning Oct. 18. Featuring Kathy Kennedy, Debra Lyn Neufeld, KEN SEGAL GALLERY 4-433 River. Summon The Song: street-level agency Resource Assistance for Youth, Angel Calnek and Hillbilly Burlesque and Shelley-Lynne Visual Quotations of the Song of Life, new works by Gutter Aid is four day event aimed at raising aware- Hardinge and the Majestics of Brandon. Tickets avail- Megan Von Wong. The exhibit is open until Oct. 25. ness about the realities of street life and homeless- able at the Windsor Hotel. ness. The event features art, music and discussions. For more information and a list of events, visit www. gutteraid.ca or call 783-5617.

MUSIC BECOME A BOARD MEMBER Built Network is currently The Uniter’s Top 5 events recruiting Board Members. Built Network is a National POP, ROCK & INDIE £ • by curran farris Skills Development project dedicated to assisting per- sons with employment barriers to gain professional ACADEMY FOOD DRINKS MUSIC 437 Stradbrook. Oct. 16: and personal skills. Built offers an eight-week tuition Jeremy Proctor, Melissa Plett; Oct. 17: Highway 59, Rob free basic computer skills and customer service repre- Landon; Oct. 18: Ivana Santilli; Oct. 21: Jaylene Johnson, SEND + RECEIVE Do not miss this annual festival of all things sound-related – sentative skills development program. Built Network is Julia Kasdorf; Oct. 22: Samba Jazz with Marco Castillo; from art installations to performances guaranteed to give your ears a much needed striving towards independence and securing provincial Oct. 23: Juniper Drive. workout. The kickoff party is Friday, Oct. 16 at Lo Pub and the festival runs until Oct. funding. Board members will be involved in program 25. Visit www.sendandreceive.org for more details. direction, financial management, policy development LO PUB 330 Kennedy. Oct. 16: Goodform, Young and and the setting of long and short-term goals. The Sexy, Neins Circa; Oct. 17: send and receive kickoff; Oct. 3 INCHES OF BLOOD with Evile, Tuesday, Oct. 21 at The Royal Albert. board will meet once a month up to approximately two 18: Modernized, The BEAT! Canada’s premiere classic metal act return to slay orcs and conquest the cochleas hours. For more information, contact Brenda Gair at of Winnpeg metalheads. Tickets are $17 from Into The Music, Music Trader and www. 942-7459 or visit www.builtnetwork.ca. NOIR WINE BAR & EATERY 470 River. Mondays: Jeff ticketworkshop.com, and the show starts at 9 p.m. Barkman. HALLOWEEN FUNKADELIC Oct. 24 at the Manitoba LAND: PERSPECTIVES OF A GROUND SQUIRREL Featuring new paintings by Museum. This costume dance party is for adults only COUNTRY, FOLK & JAZZ Winnipeg artist Kelly Ruth, at Piano Noble Gallery. This exhibit is open until Dec. 13. and features prizes, food and drinks, a ghost tour and music by DJ Hunnicut and DJ Co-op. Doors open at KRAM RAN CD release show with So Holy Head Case, Friday, Oct. 17 at The Royal McNALLY ROBINSON POLO PARK Oct. 17: Adley Kurtz, 8 7:30 p.m. and the party ends at 1 a.m. Tickets are $20 in p.m.; Oct. 18: Kalandra Perron and Nick Mullin, 8 p.m.; Albert. Local indie-electro artists Kram Ran are releasing a brand new record. Check it advance only from www.manitobamuseum.ca and are out! Tickets are $5 at the door and the show starts at 10 p.m. going fast. McNALLY ROBINSON GRANT PARK Oct. 17: Pat Boraski, 8 LUCID CD release show, with Aerocar Model Four, Lady Venom and Yesterdays p.m.; Oct. 18: A Taste of New Orleans, 8 p.m. Kings, Friday, Oct. 17 at the Pyramid Cabaret. Selkirk’s hometown hard-rockers BANNOCK AND TEA TUESDAYS The Arts and Cultural Industries Association of Manitoba presents monthly release their brand new record, Aces & Eights. Tickets are $10 at the door. TIMES CHANGE(d) St. Mary and Main. Oct. 17: Western training workshops designed to provide affordable States, Neufeld and Kidder; Oct. 18: Robert Allen Wrig- professional development to help promote and pre- ley. serve Aboriginal arts and culture within the Manitoban arts milieu. The workshop is Oct. 21, from 12 to 2 p.m. THE REGAL BEAGLE 331 Smith. Thursdays: Shandra and at Sky Lodge, Room 200, 365 Hargrave. To reserve your Jason; Oct. 17 and 18: DMC Jazz Trio. seat and lunch, call 927-ARTS. WAYNE ARTHUR GALLERY 186 Provencher. My Love Of WOMEN’S RESOURCE CENTRE OPEN HOUSE The Fort GORDIE’S COFFEE HOUSE 127 Coburg. Oct. 16: Neil Boo- IMPROV & COMEDY Trees, mixed media installation by Peter Dumans. The doosingh. Garry Women’s Resource Centre is hosting an open exhibit is open until Oct. 29. house at their new Children’s Counseling Program COMEDY LOSER at King’s Head Pub, Oct. 14. Winnipeg’s Centre, #104-210 Ellen, on Oct. 17 between 2 and 4 p.m. DANCE & HIP HOP Alternative Comedy Showcase featuring video, improv, WOODLANDS GALLERY 535 Academy. Prairie In Sight: sketch, multimedia, music, and monologues from Ryan new paintings by Hugh G. Rice. The exhibit is open until McMahon, John B. Duff, Keener, Robyn Slade, and more. FREE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS CLASS This class is an HIFI CLUB 108 Osborne. Oct. 16: Day Old Donuts with DJ Oct. 25. opportunity for international students to meet other Hunnicut and DJ Co-op; Oct. 17: Stir Fry Friday with DJ Admission is free, and the show starts at 9 p.m. For more information visit www.comedyloser.com. students, both Canadian and foreign, to learn English Dow Jones; Oct. 18: Supreme Saturday. GRAFFITI GALLERY 109 Higgins. 12 Inch 4 – Record Vinyl and learn about the Bible. The class is held Sundays Art Show, featuring record art from across the world. from 12 to 1:30 p.m. at 546 Portage (enter from the rear OZZY’S 160 Osborne. Wednesdays: Soho Trash DJs: Punk, THE CROSSEYED RASCALS present Planet of the Abes, The opening reception for this show is Oct. 16 at 8 p.m. parking lot). For further information contact Val and Glam, New Wave, Power Pop; Thursdays: Readymix an evening of improvisational comedy Oct. 17, at and will feature music by Kutdown. The exhibit is open Veda Chacko at 257-1670. Dance Party: Indie-Dance, Electro, Brit-Pop, New Wave, Prairie Theatre Exchange’s Colin Jackson Studio (3rd until Nov. 7. floor Portage Place). Tickets are $10, $8 in advance, Mash-Ups, ‘80s / ‘90s, and more. EXTRAS! EXTRAS! A workshop focusing on how to find or $6 if you have “Abe” in your name. Advance tickets PLATFORM CENTRE FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC + DIGITAL ARTS are available at [email protected] or by calling work as an extra in TV, film and commercials is being PUNK & METAL 121-100 Arthur. When The Mood Strikes Us photography, offered Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m., at the Malo Recording Booth 960-2734. For more information about the show or the video and sculptural exhibition featuring work by Ab-

3 Inches of Blood storm the gates of The Albert, Oct. 21. Kram Ran is at The Albert Oct. 17. Listings Co o r d i na t o r : Cu r r an Fa r i s Concert? Art show? Volunteer opportunity? Community event? Want to see your event in The Uniter? contact: [email protected] The Uniter October 9, 2008 E-m a i l : Listings@u n i t e r .c a E-mail your listing to [email protected]. The deadline for all listings is Wednesday. The Uniter is published Ph o n e : 786-9497 every Thursday, so send your listings 8 days prior to the issue you want your listing to appear in. It’s free. It’s easy. Fa x : 783-7080 LISTINGS 19 at Traders Lane in The Forks Market. The cost is $25 lecture runs from 8 to 9:30 p.m. and Atwood will be PRAIRIE FIRE CONTESTS Prairie Fire Press and McNally themed dinner and wine selection. The cost is $59.95 and the class is two hours long. Snacks and refresh- doing a book signing afterwards. Robinson present a series of writing contests for poet- per person and reservations are required. Call 975-2659 ments will be available as well as door prizes. Advance ry, short fiction and creative non-fiction.T he Bliss Car- for more information or visit www.mcnallyrobinson. registration and payment is necessary. Please contact JOHN RALSTON SAUL Canadian author John Ralston man Poetry Award will be judged by Marilyn Dumont, com/home for full menu details. [email protected] and an RSVP code will be sent to Saul will be hosting a talk on his newest book, A Fair short fiction will be judged by Michael Winter and you. Country: Telling Truths About Canada, Oct. 16 at the creative non-fiction will be judged by Lawrence Hill. A Winnipeg Art Gallery. Tickets are available at McNally total of $6,000 in prizes is available. The deadline for FILM ASSERTIVENESS GROUP Presented by the The Fort Robinson Booksellers and are $10 for adults and $6 for submissions is Nov. 30. For more information contact Garry Women’s Resource Centre, this women-only students. Prairie Fire Press, 423-100 Arthur, Winnipeg, Manitoba POPCORN WITH YOUR POLITICS A part of the Canadian group looks at issues that affect women’s ability to R3B 1H3. Phone: 943-9066, e-mail: [email protected], or Centre for Policy Alternatives film series, this month’s be assertive. The group will meet Friday afternoons at THE WORTHY WEIGHT OF A HEAVY HEART Book release visit www.prairiefire.ca for guidelines. installment features The Water Front, a film by Liz 1150-A Waverley from Nov. 7 to Dec. 12, from 1 to 3:30 featuring poetry by Mark Wohlgemuth, Carla Van- Miller about the future of our planet’s clean water and p.m. Pre-registration is necessary. To register, or for denberg and Chris Nelson. The release will feature MAURICE MIERAU Launch of poetry collection, Fear Not, the implications of water privatization. Oct. 22 at The more information, call 477-1123. readings as well as musical guests, Oct. 19, 8 p.m. at Oct. 16 at McNally Robinson Polo Park, 7 p.m. Park Theatre, admission is $5 and the film starts at 7 Exchange Community Church. p.m. FAMILY LAW WORKSHOP SERIES Presented by the The PETER ROBINSON Reading and book signing of All the Fort Garry Women’s Resource Centre, this series of WRITING CONTEST The Winnipeg Free Press and Win- Colours of Darkness, Oct. 16 McNally Robinson Grant REEL PRIDE FILM LGBT FEST Runs from Oct. 14 to 19 and workshops is designed to provide women with basic nipeg Writers Collective are holding a their annual Park, 7 p.m. features a wide variety of films and genres. Movies or legal information and education. The workshops are: non-fiction writing contest. The theme for this year’s collections start at 7 or 9 p.m. Visit www.reelpride.org Custody and Access, Oct. 20, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.; Spousal contest is “I was never so scared.” Winners will be BEATRICE (CULLETON) MOSIONIER 25th Anniversay and for detailed listings and ticket information. Support and Family Property, Oct. 27, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.; published in the Free Press, and a total of $900 dollars celebration of the critically acclaimed novel In Search Domestic Violence, Nov. 3, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.; and Child in prize money is available. All entries must be submit- of April Raintree, Oct. 20 at McNally Robinson Grant CINEMATHEQUE 100 Arthur. Oct. 17: Lost and Found: The Support, Nov. 10, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Pre-registration is ted with an entry form to http://thewriterscollective. Park, 8 p.m. Films of Arthur Lipsett (7 p.m.), Tunes a Plenty (9 p.m.); necessary. To register, or for more information, call wordpress.com/, [email protected], or Oct. 18: Reel Pride Festival, (7 and 9 p.m.), Dearraindrop 477-1123. 786-9468, and all entries must be postmarked no later MENTAL FITNESS The Manitoba Alzheimer’s Society videos (11:45 p.m.); Oct. 19: Reel Pride Festival (7 p.m.); Oct. 22: Home Movie (7 p.m.), Subsonics: Episodes 1-3 (9 WILDERNESS COMMITTEE The Wilderness Committee p.m.); Oct. 23: Home Movie (7 p.m.), Subsonics: Episodes will be holding an open house Oct. 19 at Robert A. 4-6 (9:15 p.m.). Steen Community Centre from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. The open house provides interested parties with the opportunity to get involved in protecting Manitoba’s ON CAMPUS natural environment. WORLD UNIVERSITY SERVICE OF CANADA The University of Winnipeg chapter of the World University Service of RUMMAGE SALE St. Mary Anglican Church in Charles- Canada (WUSC) is looking for an experienced website wood will be holding a giant garage/rummage sale on manager to update and maintain the WUSC website. Oct. 17 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Oct. 18 from 9 a.m. to 3 The WUSC is a national organization that sponsors p.m. in the Parish Hall at 3830 Roblin Boulevard. There refugees to study in Canadian universities and works will be white elephant tables, book tables, a fish pond to promote social issues such as fair trade. The WUSC for kids, as well as household items, clothing and other is also looking for group members who are interested miscellaneous treasures for sale. in raising awareness about social issues and working with student refugees. For more information, please BIKE DUMP The Bike Dump presents a free workshop on contact [email protected]. winter cycling, winterizing your bicycle, winter clothing and general winter cycling skills, Oct. 22, 7 p.m. at 631 Main. For more information visit [email protected]. VOLUNTEER

HUMANS FOR BREAKFAST: Basic Human Resource OPPORTUNITIES Management for Arts and Culture Managers workshop CHOICES YOUTH PROGRAM If you are looking to give with Mike Malyk, human resource director, Winnipeg back to your community, be a positive role model, Art Gallery. Presented by the Arts and Culture Indus- enjoy working with young people and can commit to tries Association of Manitoba. This workshop is titled at least two hours per week, consider volunteering Coaching Mentoring and Succession Planning. The with the Winnipeg School Division’s Award Winning workshop will be held on Oct. 21 at the Winnipeg Art Choices Youth Program at one of the city’s eight Inner Gallery. Admission is $136 for ACI members, $160 for City schools. For more information or to register, call non-members. Contact ACI Manitoba, 927-ARTS, for Lise Brown at 470-8962. more information. D’ARCY’S A.R.C. Volunteers are urgently needed at SHARING CRAFT SESSION Presented by the Manitoba D’Arcy’s A.R.C. (Animal Rescue Centre) in their new Crafts Museum and Library (MCML), the sharing craft facility at 730 Century. Volunteers must be at least 16 session allows participants to share their crafts and years of age and willing to commit to three hours a questions with the skilled crafters of the MCML. The week at varying shift times. For further information session will be held at McNally Robinson Polo Park on than Oct. 31. For more information, contact writerscol- presents mental fitness consultant Guy Pilch, Oct. 20 please contact Brenda at 888-2266 or e-mail arcvol- Oct. 21 from 7 to 9 p.m. [email protected], or 786-9468. McNally Robinson Grant Park, 7 p.m. [email protected]. LITERARY POETRY CONTEST The Winnipeg Writers Collective is MEET THE COMPOSER Composer John Turner will PERSONAL CARE VOLUNTEERS Volunteers are needed hosting their annual autumn poetry contest. Contes- be releasing his latest CD Amoroso Canto with live at the Tache Centre, 185 Despins, and Foyer Valade, 450 tants must be 18 years or older. Submissions must performances featuring conductor Henry Engbrecht River Road, to porter residents to chapel, physiothera- MASSEY LECTURE SERIES Presented by CBC Radio, Mar- be unpublished, no more than 42 lines long, typed and members of Winnipeg’s Canzona. Engbrecht and py, hairdressers and to the dentist, to assist in clerical garet Atwood will be delivering her lecture titled, Pay- and printed on 8.5x11 inch paper. Contestants should composer Sid Robinovitch will discuss the work fol- duties and to help run the canteen. Bilingualism is an back: Debt and the Side Show of Wealth – The Debtor/ submit three copies of their poem and they should be lowing the performance. Oct. 21 at McNally Robinson asset but is not required. For more information call Creditor in the Broadest Sense: From Human Sacrifice, postmarked no later than Oct. 31. For more guidelines Grant Park. Marie-Jo at 235-2155 or 254-9353. to Pawnshops, to Revenge, Oct. 17 at Pantages Play- and information, contact writerscollective@uwinnipeg. house Theatre. Tickets are $20 and all proceeds go to ca, or 786-9468. AFRICAN WINE AND DINE Oct. 22 at McNally Robinson supporting the Writer’s Collective. Tickets are available Grant Park, 6:30 p.m. This event features an African- from [email protected] or 786-9468. The

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95.9 FM CKUW Campus/Community Radio Top 10 CD – Albums October 8 - 14, 2008 ! = Local content * = Canadian Content LW TW Artist Recording Label 1 1 !Novillero A Little Tradition Mint 14 2 !Magnificent Sevens Dirty Roads Independent 4 3 Collard Greens & Gravy Devil in the Woodpile Black Market Music 2 4 !Big Dave McClean Acoustic Blues Stony Plain 18 5 *Vancouger Canadian Tuxedo Mint 3 6 !Electric Nosehair Orchestra Nostomania Balanced 9 7 *Fuck the Facts Disgorge Mexico Relapse 6 8 *Elliott Brood Mountain Meadows Six Shooter 5 9 Hold Steady Stay Positive Vagrant 7 10 Chad VanGaalen Soft Airplane Sub Pop Just a taste of Kelly Ruth’s work on display at Piano Noble Gallery. October 9, 2008 The Uniter contact: [email protected] Concert? Art show? Volunteer opportunity? Community event? Want to see your event in The Uniter? Arts & Culture E-mail your listing to [email protected]. The deadline for all listings is Wednesday. The Uniter is published every 20 LISTINGS Thursday, so send your listings 8 days prior to the issue you want your listing to appear in. It’s free. It’s easy.

AWARDS & FINANCIAL AID The Awards and Financial Aid staff of the University of Winnipeg provides our student body with current information on award opportunities. This information is updated weekly.

Canadian citizen or a person domiciled in Canada; have been National Aboriginal Achievement a completed application form and a three-page essay However, if you wish to have your loan application assessed and UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG born between Oct. 2, 1984 and Oct. 1, 1990, except for medical Foundation “One-Time Special” Post demonstrating why you should win the scholarship. your financial assistance in place in time for the beginning of Internal Awards students; have received an undergraduate degree before taking Secondary Education Bursary Award Optional: participants can also send a sample of your (radio, TV, classes, you should apply by the following dates: Mr. & Mrs. Ong Hoo Hong Memorial Bursary in up the scholarship. In 1998 and 1999, the National Aboriginal Achievement Founda- film, etc.) work, five minutes max Fall/Winter academic year or Fall Term only: On-line applications Religious Studies For further eligibility criteria, information and application please tion (NAAF) expanded the education scholarship and bursary For more information and application, please refer to the by Aug. 11, 2008, paper applications by July 28, 2008. Established in 2003 by Gim Ong, this bursary fund honours the pick-up your application from the student registration desk mandate to provide financial awards for studies in all academic Muchmusic website at http://www.muchmusic.com/mays/ or Winter Term only: On-line applications by Dec. 5, 2008, paper memory of his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Ong Hoo Hong. Bursaries will located in Graham Hall. areas of post-secondary education. The purpose of this program e-mail [email protected]. applications by Nov. 17, 2008. be awarded at the discretion of the Awards & Financial Aid Office is to meet the increasing needs of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Before submitting a Rhodes Scholarship application, applicants Deadline: Nov. 30, 2008 Disbursement Process for Your Canada/Manitoba Student Loan: to students who have a minimum 2.5 grade point average and students for financial support and to assist them in the pursuit are required to meet with the president of the University of Before a student loan document will be issued to you, you who are facing unique financial hardships (such as students of excellence in every discipline. DataTel Scholars Foundation Scholarship Winnipeg and obtain endorsement as a suitable candidate for must have submitted all the documentation requested by the with dependents or students with a disability) and who register For outstanding students currently attending an eligible Datatel the scholarship. To be eligible to apply for financial assistance, applicants must: Manitoba Student Aid Program to the MSAP Office, and you must for at least one Biblical Studies course in the Dept. of Religious client institution. The Datatel Scholars Foundation Scholarship Applications should be sent to: Hedley Auld, CN Marketing, not already be a recipient of a NAAF Bursary/Scholarship for be registered in the minimum course load required for student Studies during the academic year. The value of this scholarship is open to full-time and part-time students (taking at least six Commodity Exchange Tower 360 Main Street, 11th Floor, the 2008/2009 academic year (Sept. 2008 to Aug. 2009); be loan eligibility. varies but it is normally up to $1,000. Applications are available studying in the fields of business, commerce, science, law, credit hours), as well as undergraduate and graduate students Winnipeg, MB R3C 3Z3, 204-934-7354, fax: 204-934-737, e-mail: Several weeks before classes began, Manitoba Student at the Awards & Financial Aid Office located in Graham Hall. engineering, information technology, education, social work and in any major. [email protected]. Aid printed loan documents for students whose MSAP Deadline: Oct. 20, 2008 social sciences; be a Canadian resident Aboriginal individual Scholarship award amounts range from $1,000 to $2,400. For Last date for receiving applications is Oct. 17, 2008. Earlier documentation and university course registration were in order, who is either First Nation status or non-status Inuit or Métis; be more information and application, please visit the Datatel University of Winnipeg International application is requested. and have sent the documents to the addresses provided by enrolled as a full-time student at the post-secondary level in a website at https://www.datatelscholars.org. Student Bursary students on their MSAP applications. The loan document you Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute: Student program of study that is a minimum of two academic years at an Applications must be submitted online and are available from receive will have been electronically approved by the University International students who are attending the University of Excellence Awards accredited university. Winnipeg and who have financial need may apply for bursary Sept. 1, 2008 to Jan. 30, 2009, 5 p.m. EST. of Winnipeg Awards & Financial Aid Office. It will indicate the In order to assist students’ study or research in Indian culture, assistance. The value of the award is for up to $2,500 per term For more information and an award application, please see the Work Study Program fees you owe to the University of Winnipeg which are to be history, religion, arts, economic and social development, or the up to a maximum of $5,000 over the May to March academic website at http://www.naaf.ca/html/applications_page_e.html deducted from the loan. human dimension of science and technology as they relate to The University of Winnipeg Work Study Program is designed to year. New international students will be given first priority for Deadline: Nov. 14, 2008 India, seven awards will be provided to Canadian students with provide supplementary financial assistance through part-time If the document is a Canada Student Loan document, you may this bursary. high academic achievements who are either in their last two Soroptimists: Women’s Opportunity Awards campus employment to students who are recipients of aid then take it to an approved Canada Post outlet for forwarding to To be eligible, a student must: be an international student years of undergraduate courses or in graduate studies. Ten The Women’s Opportunity Awards program is Soroptimist’s through the Manitoba Student Financial Assistance Program the National Student Loan Centre. If the document is a Manitoba attending the University of Winnipeg on a Student Authorization; awards at $2,000 per student are to be used to further students’ major project. Through the program, clubs in 19 countries and (Canada Student Loan and Manitoba Student Loan) or through Student Loan document, you can then forward it to the MSAP have documented financial need; be registered on a full-time ba- studies preparation for a career in a field related to India. territories assist women who provide the primary source of another province’s student aid program. This employment Loan Administration Department. You should be prepared to sis: minimum 60 per cent course load and/or 18 credit hours for income can be used to supplement your student loan and to present proof of identification in order to validate your loan To be eligible you must be: a citizen or permanent resident financial support for their families by giving them the resources the Fall/Winter academic year or nine credit hours for a single reduce your debt load, as follows: you may obtain $50.00 per documents. of Canada; registered in the last two years of undergraduate they need to improve their education, skills, and employment term; be pursuing a University of Winnipeg degree program; week ($50.00 X 33 weeks = $1,650.00) in part-time earnings, study or graduate study at a Canadian University during the prospects. Each year, more the $1 million is disbursed through Identification Requirements for your Canada Student Loan show satisfactory academic progress: successfully complete at without your Canada Student Loan assistance being affected. 2006/2007 academic year; registered in a program with a cash awards at various levels of the organization. document have been updated. You will now need to present two least a 60 per cent course load; maintain satisfactory academic Eighty per cent of any income you obtain above $1,650.00 substantial India Studies component. To be eligible you must: be a female head of household (single forms of identification to validate your identity: a valid photo standing: maintain Regular Status or a “C” average (2.00 Grade will be deducted from your loan assistance in order to reduce or married with the primary responsibility of supporting identification (driver’s license, health insurance card with photo, Point Average). Further information and application is available at http://www. your debt. (If you have borrowed from a student line-of-credit yourself and your dependents); be attending an undergraduate passport, or citizenship card) and your social insurance card or sici.org/applications/ program directly through a bank, you also may apply for the Interested students should complete the Application and the degree program or a vocational/skills training program; have most Government of Canada official documents containing your Deadline: Oct. 31, 2008 by 4:30 PM (MST). Late and incomplete Work Study Program). Financial Need Assessment Form, available on the Awards & financial need. Social Insurance Number (i.e. will accept a Notice of Assessment Financial Aid website, and at the Awards & Financial Aid Office or applications will not be considered. To be eligible for the Work Study Program, you must: be from Revenue Canada but not a T4 or T5 slip). Manitoba Student As many of the recipients of this award have overcome the International Office. The International Scholarship Program registered in a degree program at the University of Winnipeg Loan documents can be validated by providing a copy of your enormous obstacles including poverty, domestic violence 2008 Competition in the 2008/2009 academic year on a full-time basis as defined identification with both your name and current signature Deadline: Dec. 23, 2008 and drug and alcohol abuse, recipients may use the award to by the Manitoba Student Assistance Program (18 credit hour (example, driver’s license, passport, banking card). Graduate and Professional Studies Applica- Commonwealth Scholarship Plan: awards available to Canadians offset any costs associated with their efforts to attain higher minimum); have completed successfully 30 credit hours; be tion Expenses Bursary for graduate study in Commonwealth Countries. education, such as books, childcare and transportation. The National Student Loan Centre or the MSAP Loan Administra- on Regular Status at the University of Winnipeg; receive a Established in 1960, the Commonwealth Scholarship Plan was tion Department will process the document, transferring the The purpose of this bursary fund is to provide some assistance For more information and application: http://www.soroptimist. government student loan of at least $1,000 for 2008/2009 as a designed by Commonwealth governments to enable students of fee payment portion of the loan directly to the university and to students with respect to the high costs associated with org/awards/awards.htm result of the financial need assessment done by the Manitoba high intellectual promise to pursue studies in Commonwealth depositing any balance into your account. Provide your personal applying to Graduate and Professional Schools. Expenses for a Applications should be sent to: Heather Menzies, 1204-One Student Financial Assistance Program or another province’s countries other than their own, so that on their return they bank account information (either a void cheque, or your bank maximum of three programs will be considered per year. Evergreen, Winnipeg, MB R3L 0E9, phone: 475-2526. student aid office or obtain a student line-of-credit or student could make a distinctive contribution in their own countries account, transit number, and bank name and address). Further To be eligible applicants must satisfy the following criteria: bank loan for 2008/2009 of at least $1,000 while fostering mutual understanding within the Commonwealth. Deadline: Dec. 15, 2008 instructions on these processes will be included with the loan have a minimum award point average of 3.55 in the previous Information and applications are online at http://www.uwinnipeg. document package. The Commonwealth countries listed below offer scholarships to The Soroptimist Foundation of Canada: academic year; be registered in the final year of an honours ca/index/services-awards or pick up an application at the Canadian citizens and in certain cases to permanent residents Canadian Graduate Women Students DID YOU KNOW… You can check the status of your student aid or four-year degree program in arts or science, or in the Awards & Financial Aid Office located in Graham Hall. application, find out what documentation is still outstanding, final year of the Integrated B.Ed. program; have documented of Canada for graduate studies (Masters or Ph.D.) or, in some The Soroptimist Foundation of Canada annually offers several Deadline for application: Oct. 20, 2008 update your address information and much more online? Go financial need. countries, for research toward a Canadian graduate degree. $7,500 grants to female graduate students in Canada to assist them with completing university studies that will in turn qualify Manitoba Student Aid Program to www.manitobastudentaid.ca. Link to MySAO to log into your Students may apply any time during the Fall/Winter academic New Zealand - http://www.scholarships.gc.ca/csp/CWCadNZL-en. them for careers that will improve the quality of women’s lives. existing account. year, provided that funding is available for this bursary. Applica- html Deadline: Dec. 15, 2008 Manitoba Student Aid Information Examples of the Soroptimits’ work include: providing services, DID YOU KNOW… If you are a student who has had past Govern- tions will be evaluated on a first-come, first served basis. Both United Kingdom - http://www.scholarships.gc.ca/csp/UKUpdate- Application: legal counselling and assistance; counselling mature women ment Student Loans and are currently a full-time student but full-time and part-time students may apply. Message.pdf Deadline: Dec. 1, 2008 entering or re-entering the labour market; counselling women A Notice of Assistance will be sent to you approximately two do not have a student loan this year, please fill out a Schedule Applications can be downloaded from the Awards & Financial Aid More information and applications are at http://www. in crisis; counselling and training women for non-traditional weeks after you file an on-line application. It will indicate your 2 document to remain in non-payment status. Please come to Website or are available at the Awards Office in Graham Hall and scholarships.gc.ca/csp/CWCAD1-en.html employment and for positions in women’s centres. assessment of financial need and the amount of assistance you Student Services in Graham Hall, where front counter staff can will be accepted beginning Oct. 15. are eligible to receive. There may be a may be a request for (an) Foreign Government Awards Program Applications are available online at http://www.soroptimistfoun- help you with this form. authorized signature(s) from you and, possibly, your parents Awards Offered by External Agencies These awards are available to Canadians for graduate study dation.ca/application.html DID YOU KNOW... That Manitoba Student Aid staff can be on and/or spouse, as well as additional documentation, attached to and Organizations abroad. campus on Fridays from 1 to 4 p.m. To meet with them, you need Deadline: Jan. 31, 2009 the Notice of Assistance. This documentation must be submitted AUCC Awards to set up an appointment time. Come to student services and As part of the implementation of cultural agreements with the Muchmusic Aboriginal Youth Scholarship to MSAP before your loan document will be processed. The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada provides Government of Canada, the governments of Colombia, France, book an appointment, or phone 786-9458 or 786-9984. As part of their commitment to encourage more Aboriginal Paper applications also will be available in the Awards & 150 scholarship programs on behalf of the federal government, Korea, Mexico, the Philippines, Russia and Switzerland will offer Other Award Websites: people to choose careers in the Canadian broadcast industry, Financial Aid Office in early June for the Fall/Winter Terms and domestic and foreign agencies and private sector companies. awards to Canadian graduate students tenable in 2009/2010. 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Tom Asselin 17-13-0 = 28 Marko Bilandzjia 21-9-0 = 42 Josh Boulding 22-8-0 = 44 A tale of the time-traveling swoosh NFL Kevin Chaves 20-10-0 = 40 Scientists, beware! The following may Scott Christiansen 21-9-0 = 42 disturb you as, in fact, an actual occurrence Mike Collins 19-11-0 = 38 of time travel has been recorded! Adam Peleshaty 16-14-0 = 32 Well, not really, but as Syracuse University Brad Pennington 17-13-0 = 34 unveiled it’s statue in honour of the late PICKS Jo Villaverde 19-11-0 = 38 great Ernie Davis (you may have seen the trailers for the biopic about him), many people were amazed at the efforts he must elcome back to NFL Picks! have gone through to get shoes made more This year we are doing SD @ BUF IND @ GB than a decade after he died. Wthings slightly differently. According ESPN.com, Davis’ shoes were Adam says: Mike says: You will be treated to the insight “embroidered” with a Nike Swoosh. Yes, the of several analysts (from the This match-up is going to be one of the best for both Indy is finally starting to work through their early teams. Both are in the top 10 in points scored and season problems, and come together as the Super same company that was founded in 1972, 11 amateur to the elite) each week. years after Davis last played for Syracuse in Keep track of the players by both rushing attacks are, statistically, near identical. Bowl contending team we always knew they would be. San Diego has been giving up more yards on defence Even though Green Bay is doing well this year, I don’t 1961. watching the scores! Loser buys School officials explained the incident as the wings! than Buffalo. The status of Bills pivot Trent Edwards is think they’ll be able to stop the Colts. Indy by 3. unknown after a concussion. This is hard to choose, Jo says: GB an honest mistake while trying to downplay but with Buffalo at home and Bills’ backup J.P. Losman Brad says: IND their star sponsor. The cast: being decent against Arizona, the Bills squeak out a Mike says: IND win. Adam says: IND To empty a bench Jo says: SD Marko says: IND I don’t think that even if you could travel Tom Asselin Tom is the veteran. Brad says: BUF back in time you would find a time period Crusty, grumpy... well, maybe Mike says: BUF where the Los Angeles Dodgers and the just grumpy… He needs to rely Adam says: BUF CLE @ WAS Philadelphia Phillies were friendly with one on his experience to fend off the Marko says: SD Brad says: another. newcomers. Washington should be able to win this one. The Browns As reported by TSN.ca, the Dodgers and Marko Bilandzjia Marko is one are in the basement for just about every stat and at the Phillies completed three of a possible of the new guys. Will the rookie MIN @ CHI 1-3 while the Redskins sit at 4-2 and have the league’s seven game series last Sunday, ending in come through in his predictions? Jo says: third best rushing average at 152.3 per game. Key for a Dodgers win to close the gap to a single Josh Boulding Josh is the This game is important. The division is up for grabs Browns is to stop the rush but that probably won’t game. sports editor. With only mediocre and these two teams will fight for it. It’s hard for me happen. Tempers flared, however, during the NFL experience, does he stand a to pick against Chicago at home, but the Vikings are Jo says: WAS course of the evening and resulted in both chance against the veterans? on a two game winning streak. Last week’s win over Brad says: WAS sides emptying their benches during the Kevin Chaves As a hockey fan Detroit was unimpressive, but they have the ability to Mike says: WAS third inning. sticking his nose into America’s beat real good teams too (see the Saints game). It’s Adam says: WAS Both teams won four games against the league, only time will tell if Kevin not a sure thing, but I think Vikings win by three. Marko says: WAS other during the regular season and have Chaves can make the plays on Jo says: MIN always made for an entertaining ballgame. this season’s outcomes. Brad says: CHI And one still has to wonder whether or Scott Christiansen Scott is an Mike says: CHI not the seventh game will take place in experienced contributor to the Adam says: Las Vegas as the next UFC: “On the mound” section but new to the Picks. Marko says: MIN challenge. Mike Collins Mike is another experienced contributor. American celebs aren’t the only BAL @ MIA Adam Peleshaty Another ones accused of being crazy newcomer to the section, Adam Marko says: While incidents of North American will try to take an underdog win. Miami wins! What’s that? I need to say more? Fine. celebrities going a little loony pop up all the Miami wins by a lot. Still need more, you say? Alright. time, it is rare to see such a story leak over Brad Pennington Brad knows Miami enjoys long walks on the beach and loves to go from the other side of the world. basketball. Will that help picking the pigskin winners? out with a whole bunch of people to have fun. Keep it Though I’m sure anyone who follows about football? Alright. Miami wins 31-10. Last Week’s Games: celebrities in other countries will find many Jo Villaverde Jo, the contender, Jo says: BAL such incidents, recently Chinese table tennis was in the running last year. His BAL 3, IND 31 Brad says: MIA CIN 14, NYJ 26 star Wang Hao was accused of drunkenly football experience may just Mike says: MIA land him on top this season. CAR 3, TB 27 assaulting a bouncer outside a karaoke bar. Adam says: BAL DEN 17, JAC 24 Why, might you ask? Well, according to Marko says: MIA PHI 40, SF 26 ESPN.com, Wang was attempting to urinate outside after exiting the building and the guard tried to stop him. Wang is a two-time silver medalist in singles at the Olympics and won a team gold medal in Beijing. At least he didn’t try to urinate inside the bar, right?

A long, long time ago, in a country just south of us… For almost 50 years, the legends of basketball have been given the honour of receiving a place in the Basketball Hall of Fame. Since 1962, those memories and awards have been housed at Springfield College in Springfield,M assachusetts. But not every athlete, coach and contributor has had an equal chance of receiving said honours. According to ESPN.com, since 1959 when the final resting place of the great moments in basketball was established, African- American members of the sport have been held out from the nominations. Recently, though, a movement led by newly appointed commissioner Mannie Jackson has spurred a new committee to take a look back into history to see just who would deserve a spot. Perhaps now some more of the greats, like Ben Jobe, will have a chance to see their name enshrined with all the others. Sudoku Puzzle #5 Puzzle Sudoku issue week’s in next Solution October 9, 2008 The Uniter contact: [email protected] 22 Sports

Wesmen Wesmen Men’s Basketball preview who finished third behind Brandon and core of veterans. Player Profile Division could Regina in the Great Plains division last “We are hoping that they can contribute. season. But the real key is going to be those five guys be a tight one This division could very well be tight this (Lothar, Lomuro, Horaska, as well as Ben Full Name: Justin William Duff season. Kingdon and Mike James) and a couple of Position: Middle The team this year will feel the loss of a other veteran guys,” said Crook. “You know Number: 6 Adam Johnston few key players that have graduated. This in- if they can lead us and then they can com- Year: 3 Volunteer staff cludes Matt Opalko and Dan Shynkaryk, pete every day at the high level we have a Height: 6’7” who were key components of the team, not chance for success. And if they don’t, it could High school: Maples Collegiate to mention Erfan Nasajpour, who led the be a long winter.” Major: Math espite losing some key players in the off season, a good core of re- team in points scored. The team will be looking to improve the Favourite colour: Light Blue This year, head coach Dave Crook sees a consistency of their offense and to build a Favourite Wesmen moment: Winning turning as well as some great new playersD will carry the hopes of the men’s bas- strong core of players that will be expected to stronger defence. National Championship First Year provide leadership and guidance. “We should be better defensively. If we You’re stuck in a bank safe with a paper ketball team for the 2008/2009 season. Modest goals are expected for the squad, Returning third-year point guard Nick are, it will go a long way to help us,” said clip, a stapler and a 3-pound brick. What Lothar and forwards Peter Lomuro and James Crook. do you do? I hope I have my cell phone on “[The Wesmen/Bison Horaska should step into the vacant roles. When asked about who are the teams to so I can call MacGyver to come rescue me. “The big challenge is going to be for them beat this year, Crook mentioned Regina, Which is best: rock, paper, or scissors? rivalry] is so different to take a step forward and lead us as a team,” which the Wesmen have played in the Why? Clearly Rock. It’s self-explanatory than any other rivalry Crook said. first round playoffs in five of the last seven Aliens come down to earth and they Plenty of new talent has come into years and, of course, cross-town rivals the choose you as ambassador to the human around... the squad, including wing Chris Jordan University of Manitoba Bisons. race. What do you say? I say for the most When you are in and guard Justin Phillips, both from “It’s so different than any other rivalry part we are a pretty good people. We go Newtonbrook Secondary in Toronto. around. Even the Calgary/Edmonton…or through our lives and we try to get the most the same city, it’s Winnipeggers Andrew Rowan from Fort when I was at Lethbridge, the Lethbridge/ pleasure without disrupting other people’s Richmond Collegiate and Eric Zimmerman Calgary rivalry isn’t the same as Winnipeg/ pleasure and I would have to ask them how something from Silver Heights Collegiate Institute Manitoba,” said Crook. “When you are in they did, how they went through their lives so different.” round out the new roster. the same city, it’s something so different.” without destroying each According to Crook, it will be important - Dave Crook, other. for the new players to work well with the PHotos courtesy of kelly morton Favourite superhero Wesmen head coach ability? Would you use that for good or The Wesmen evil? The ability to men’s basketball fly. Definitely [for] team will have to good. I could fly peo- rely on third-year ple around and veterans (from create a left): James Horaska, Peter taxi ser- Lomuro, Nick vice and I Lother and Mike could pay James to lead the for my team and fill gaps college left by graduating tuition. players. Sp o r t s Ed i t o r : Jo s h Bo u l d i n g contact: [email protected] The Uniter October 9, 2008 E-m a i l : Sp o r t s @u n i t e r .c a Ph o n e : 786-9497 Sports 23 Fa x : 783-7080 U of W rowers adrift no more University finally has school team Scott Christiansen Volunteer staff

lthough it might be diffi- cult to match the prestige of our age-old basketball andA volleyball programs, a few University of Winnipeg stu- dents are trying to start a tra- dition of their own with the school’s own rowing team. The crew, based out of the A Winnipeg Rowing Club, has ntoinette overcome recruitment trou-

bles and is now finding its D y k s place among the many sports m being offered to University of an Winnipeg students. “We’ve had trouble in the Clare (right), a University of Winnipeg student, and a partner begin a practice as a pair. past couple of years getting peo- ple to come out and to commit, “The camaraderie is really stay balanced and focused on petitive boats, we use the train- so we’ve been doing our pro- “The camaraderie great in rowing, everyone is your technique as well as your ing singles that are a little more gram through the [University is really great in supportive and there’s no nega- rhythm.” tub-like.” of Manitoba], but this year we tivity because we’re all just try- However, as is the case with Fortunately for the paddlers, finally have enough to have our rowing, everyone ing to improve ourselves,” said many student-run amateur these operating costs aren’t own U of W crew, and we have is supportive Fitkowsky, adding that “with sport programs, lagging well being pushed too strongly on our own uniforms,” said co-or- sports like soccer and hockey, behind the merit of the activity the participants, as the program dinator Natalie Fitkowsky. and there’s no you get the parents of the fans or the enthusiasm of its partic- remains at a student-friendly The team has grown to a re- negativity because that are not the most pleas- ipants is funding. There con- rate of $150 to $200 per season. spectable eight members but ant of folk but with rowing it tinue to be issues with financing This accessibility should help the sport remains unknown to we’re all just seems like the whole experi- for competitions and also with the team to improve interest, some students. This invisibility trying to improve ence is really positive and its al- availability of the equipment. build on their performance in has been a concern for the team ways a learning and developing “We’ve been trying to cut this season’s regatta and run as they continue look for ways ourselves.” experience.” deals with the Winnipeg a full eight-person boat next to get students thinking about -Natalie Fitkowsky, rowing Despite the friendly environ- Rowing Club to use some of spring with no empty spaces on rowing. club co-ordinator ment, Fitkowsky assures that their nicer boats, but there just either starboard or port. “There are posters up in the rowing can still be competitive isn’t enough, so we wanted to U of W encouraging you to For information, e-mail row- and a vigorous workout. push amongst the members and come down, and there’s actually mouth is also crucial to their ing club co-ordinator Natalie “[Rowing] is just one of those try to purchase our own boats,” a rowing machine in the new recruitment cause and they Fitkowsky at fitkowsky-n@iam. sports that works every part of said Fitkowsky. “Because we’re Duckworth Centre and I don’t continue to talk of the more re- uwinnipeg.ca. your body. It involves leg power, just a university program we know if many people know laxed and encouraging sporting arm power, and the ability to usually don’t use the more com- about that,” said Fitkowsky. environment offered through The club believes word of rowing. A ntoinette ntoinette D y k s m an

Cynthia, Jackie, Charlotte and Guillome prepare to push off onto the Red River at a University of Winnipeg and University of Manitoba rowing club practice. October 9, 2008 The Uniter contact: [email protected] 24 Sports Women’s basketball pulls a perfect finish in turkey weekend tourney trevorhagan closing the Wesmen’s lead to a single score Finishes 3-0 in the several times, but the Wesmen, lead by co- “We have to be the better captain Jessica Stromberg, held them off in rebounding and defensive BOB FM Shootout the dying seconds. Stromberg lead the Wesmen with a game- teams to win games.” Josh Boulding high of 21 points, more than a third of those –Tanya McKay, Wesmen head coach Sports editor coming from beyond the three-point line. Randie Gibson, the other co-captain, along with tournament MVP Amy Ogidan, he Wesmen women’s basketball team followed up the Wesmen’s scoring with 10 ended the BOB FM Shootout tour- and eight points, respectively. nament with a close 54-52 win over The Bobcats were lead by Christie Anne Tthe Brandon Bobcats last Sunday. McCullough, Melanie Thompson and “We expected to win this tournament,” Jennalee Burch, each of who posted 10 said head coach Tanya McKay after Sunday’s points in the losing effort. game. “The girls really had to fight back “We aren’t a high scoring team,” said [in the second half] and that took a lot of McKay. “We have to be the better rebound- courage.” ing and defensive teams to win games.” The Bobcats played evenly throughout All members of the Wesmen bench saw the first half, out scoring the Wesmen 13-5 in play over the weekend. Rookie Chantale the first quarter and staying with the home Garand played six minutes of Sunday’s game, team as the Wesmen rallied in the second to picking up one offensive rebound. close the gap to three points, going to the “[Garand] is growing and has tons to Co-captain Jessica Stromberg lays up for two. locker rooms at 26-23 Bobcats. learn,” said McKay. “But she played well. We The Wesmen came out fresh in the sec- got a lot of quality time from the bench.” ond half and, despite only sinking less than a One thing the bench will have to help help,” said McKay. Ogidan left the game College 63-33 and Fraser Valley 59-56 during third from the field, gathered a lead of seven out with is not letting the team’s lead scorer, Sunday in the second half after reaching her the weekend tournament, bringing their re- points by the end of the third quarter. Ogidan, get into sticky situations. foul limit. cord to 6-1. The Bobcats pushed hard in the fourth, “Not having our lead scorer foul out will The Wesmen also beat the Royal Military trevorhagan

Tournament MVP Amy Ogidan of the Wesmen preparing for a free throw from the line. trevorhagan

Kaitlin Frison, second-year forward, preps for a shot.

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