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The Evolution of Orientation Week /01 01 2011 / 09 volume 66 l ocal rockers Flood evacuees Jicah still waiting head To england to go home newS page 3 arts page 10 Beer me ...or don't The evoluTion of orienTaTion Week ARTS page 9 plus: mise en scene the thrashers brian James wax mannequin does the city oF winnipeg care about small businesses? COMMenTS page 7 02 The UniTer September 1, 2011 www.UniTer.ca Looking for Listings? c over image CAMpuS & COMMunITY LISTInGS AnD VOLunTeeR OppORTunITIeS pAGe 5 PHOTO BY DYLAN HEWLETT i s the wesmen athletic program " with so many beer choices to MuSIC pAGe 10 Dylan is The Uniter's photo expanding too rapidly? sample from, how can i say no?" FILM & LIT pAGe 13 editor for 2011/2012. GALLeRIeS & MuSEUMS pAGe 13 See more of his work at THeATRe, DAnCe & COMeDY pAGe 13 www.hewlettphotography.ca campuS newS page 6 comments page 7 AwARDS & FInAnCIAL AID pAGe 14 Quebec medical residents could strike Sept. 12 UNITER STAFF First-year residents in Quebec stand to make ManaGinG eDitor $41,000 a year, and can make around $65,000 Aaron Epp » [email protected] by their sixth or seventh year. As well, residents BSUSineS ManaGer in Quebec work on average 66 hours a week, Geoffrey Brown » [email protected] according to the results of a survey of FMRQ members. PrODUcTiOn ManaGer Ayame Ulrich [email protected] Residents suspended teaching to medical stu- » dents on July 11 as a pressure tactic. c TOPy anD S yLe eDitor While medical students have said they sup- Britt Embry » [email protected] port the residents' side of the debate, many say Photo eDitor they don't agree with their methods, out of fear Dylan Hewlett » [email protected] that their education is being jeopardized. Phil Vourtzoumis, a third-year McGill Uni- newS S aS iGnMenT eDitor versity medical student and Canadian Federa- Ethan Cabel » [email protected] tion of Medical Students representative, likened newS PrODUcTiOn eDitor the decision to treating students as ”bargaining Matt Preprost » [email protected] chips.” “They basically have us hostage,” said Vourt- arSTUT anD cUL re eDitor Nicholas Friesen [email protected] zoumis. Some students, he said, have been » kicked off of their wards. cOMMents eDitor “A lot of us support the reason they're going Trevor Graumann » [email protected] on strike, but we don't support the measures Listings cO-OrDinaTOr they're taking,” explained third-year McGill Kent Davies » [email protected] University medical student Andrew Zakhari, who co-wrote an opinion piece in the Montreal caMPUS BeaT rePOrTer Gazette denouncing the teaching suspension. Zach Fleisher » [email protected] But Zakhari said he supports residents walk- BeaT rePOrTer NPAvneet ALL/THE CONCORDIAN ing off the job. Chris Hunter » [email protected] Medical residents speak at the Fédération des médecins résidents du Québec general assembly on aug. 26. “I think a full-on strike will probably be a lot more effective at getting the message across,” he BeaT rePOrTer Anne Thomas [email protected] argued, saying that suspending teaching impacts » Union members suspend vincial Ministry of Health on Aug. 25, repre- only medical students, while the effect of a strike BeaT rePOrTer teaching medical school sentatives of the FMRQ presented the govern- would be broader. Riel Lynch » [email protected] ment's latest offer to 1,200 members at a general As the residents' work is considered an essen- cTUUL re rePOrTer assembly the next day. tial service, only 10 per cent of the union's 3,000 Aaron Snider » [email protected] students as pressure tactic “I would say that the offer that they've put on members will walk off the job every day until the table on Thursday is far from being satisfac- they come to an agreement with the govern- tory for us. It's simply not enough,” said FMRQ ment. Dussault added that protests and picket- CON TRIBuTors: s arah deshaies president Charles Dussault. ing may be decided at a later date. CUP QueBec Bureau chief While the offer was slightly higher than the Both sides have agreed to an intense schedule previous one, Dussault said that if the govern- of meetings in Quebec City. However, despite Kaeleighe ayr ment can't present a better option by the end of having had a strike mandate for weeks now, the MONTREAL (CUP) — Quebec's medical res- this week, residents will walk off the job Sept. union will avoid the strike if possible. robert Galston idents are one step closer to taking strike action 12. “We want to try and find a way to settle this adam Johnston after weeks of pressure tactics. Residents argue that they are underpaid and before the strike, that's for sure,” said Dussault. Karlene Ooto-Stubbs The Fédération des médecins résidents du overworked, especially in comparison to resi- “And obviously, the plan is dependent on the adam Petrash Québec (FMRQ) and the government have been dents in other parts of North America. Dussault results of the negotiations. It's not in our plans in contract negotiations for the past 18 months explained that Quebec residents were on par to stop negotiating.” Scott Price over salaries and acknowledging residents' work with their Canadian counterparts 10 years ago, Spokespeople from the provincial Ministry of Sarah reilly in training medical students. but that the discrepancy has since grown to 32 Health were not immediately available for com- Jon Sorokowski Following a day of negotiations with the pro- per cent. ment. Michael anthony welch BY ethan cabel Q: Do YoU fEEL tHAt tHE goVErnMEnt, EitHEr PROVinCiALLY or fEDErALLY, HAs DonE The Uniter is the official student newspaper of the University of winnipeg and is published by Mouseland EnoUgH TO CoMPEnsAtE PEoPLE DisPLACED BY tHE MANITOBA fLooD? Press inc. Mouseland Press inc. is a membership based organization in which students and community members are invited to participate. For more information on how to become a member go to www. uniter.ca, or call the office at 786-9790. The Uniter is a Paul friesen, circulation member of the canadian University Press and campus David Mayen, fourth-year k athy Brown, Plus Media Services. student, Business Admin- administrative and shelving assistant, istration and Accounting at assistant, Winnipeg University of Winnipeg SUBMiSSiOn OF ARTicLeS, LeTTerS, GraPhicS AND library PhOTOS ARE WELcOMe. articles must be submitted in University of Manitoba technical College text (.rtf) or Microsoft word (.doc) format to editor@ “Not really, because the “Not yet. There was “No, I don’t believe that uniter.ca, or the relevant section editor. Deadline for response has been too late. a lot of devastation they have. Some haven’t submissions is 6:00 p.m. Thursday, one week before They were supposed to leave and they are simply been compensated publication. Deadline for advertisements is noon Friday, not being compen- at all, some received six days prior to publication. The Uniter reserves their homes before the water the right to refuse to print submitted material. The came in and the government sated enough.” initial compensation but Uniter will not print submissions that are homophobic, didn’t give people enough were not sure that by misogynistic, racist, or libellous. we also reserve the warning. This has been going accepting it they would right to edit for length and/or style. on for years. The government be eligible for additional should have a plan.” compensation.” CONC tA t US » General Inquiries: 204.786.9790 Advertising: 204.786.9790 Zoe gross, U of W editors: 204.786.9497 Aaron simm, fourth-year Laurie Chascewski, Fax: 204.783.7080 student, sociology homemaker graduate, degrees in e-mail: [email protected] “I’ve heard that some haven’t “I don’t think it’s ever Women and gender Web: www.uniter.ca been compensated at all. 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For inquiries e-mail: [email protected] News 03 www.UniTer.ca September 1, 2011 The UniTer ns ew l ocal Flood evacuee kids face homework, but no home news Briefs Federal red tape blamed for slowing resettlement talks c ompiled by Jon Sorokowski Election campaigns ABoUt to tAkE off Progressive conservative Leader hugh McFadyen an- nounced at a debate on aug. 24 that should a Pc government be elected Oct. 4, it would be differ- ent from that of former premier Gary Filmon. McFadyen said he would not repeat the Filmon- era budget cuts and vowed not to increase taxes to balance the budget. Premier Greg Selinger blamed McFayden for wanting to cut $500 million from last year’s nDP budget, but it was in fact a conservative finance critic who pushed for the cut. Liberal Leader Jon Gerrard said his party will provide a third point of view and be the voice of reason during the election, the w innipeg Free Press reported.
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