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THE Please recycle this Thursday, April 7, 2011 newspaper when you are Volume 48, Issue 25 finished with it. NUGGETYOUR STUDENT NEWSPAPER EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA BIZ STUDENTS WIN Team of four takes first place in competition at Red Deer College, story page 5

Photo by Laura Dettling nait’s BEST ATHLETES NAIT President Dr. Glenn Feltham, right, and Athletics Director Linda Henderson, left, flank Thiago Silva and Leanne Kadatz Friday after the two won the President’s Award for male and female athlete of the year. See story, page 13. 2 The Nugget Thursday, April 7, 2011 NEWS&FEATURES Flower power fights cancer By ANNA ESTANISLAO April is officially Daffodil Month! To others, the daffodil is simply a flower; however, to the Canadian Cancer Society it is a sign of hope against cancer. These yellow, cheerful flowers are used to symbolize hope and instill faith that cancer can be defeated. Last Wednesday, March 30, the Canadian Cancer Soci- ety dropped by the NAIT South Lobby and sold these cheerful flowers for a good cause. This was part of the Daffodil Days campaign. Some NAIT students also volunteered to help sell the daffodils to help raise money in support of the fight against cancer. Most of the students thought this was a great idea. “The proceeds will not only go to cancer research and fund- ing but buying the plant will also save the ozone layer against global warming,” said Jameel Waniwan, a NAIT Business Administration student. As the ozone layers continue to deplete, harmful UV rays turn out to be more damaging to the skin, which can lead to increased rates of skin cancer. All the funds will go to the best cancer research available and to programs or services for those affected with cancer. Daffodil Days began in Toronto in the 1950s. A group of Canadian Cancer Society volunteers organized a fundraising tea and decided to decorate the tables with daffodils. This soon came to be known as Daffodil Teas. Different volunteers encouraged the idea of Daffodil Teas which garnered a great deal of support. The Canadian Cancer Society raised over a $1,000 the first year. This idea was embraced by other provinces across Canada as well as the American Cancer Society. There are many different ways to raise awareness about cancer. One of the events that the Canadian Cancer Society established is the Relay for Life. It is an overnight non-competitive Photo by Sam Zielsdorf NAIT Ooks volleyball player Kate Bilodeau buys a daffodil pin from volunteer Stephanie Evans in the South relay that involves teams of 10 people who take turns walking, Lobby during the Canadian Cancer Society’s annual fundraiser. running, or wheeling around a track. In 2009, over 207,000 Can- adians participated in Relay for Life events, making up 21,135 fundraiser brought together friends and families in commun- you have the opportunity to join the fight against cancer. If every teams. ities across Alberta and the Northwest Territories to raise money, Canadian donated $1 for a daffodil pin, the Canadian Cancer Last Saturday, April 2, Edmonton City Coun. Karen Leibou- celebrate cancer survivors and pay tribute to loved ones touched Society could raise $34 million and help save countless lives. vici, along with Stephanie Walchuk (Relay for Life Leadership by cancer. Help eliminate cancer and raise awareness. Check out the – Co-Chair), and Tracy Dryden (Honorary Survivor for the 2011 The Canadian Cancer Society is also excited to announce Canadian Cancer Society website (www.cancer.ca) for more Relay for Life) led the event at Southgate Centre. The annual its first Canada wide campaign – the Daffodil pin. This April, information. Canora a place for the homeless

By BALJOT BHATTI Homeward Trust is a not for profit organization based in problems in Edmonton. According to the Edmonton Home- On Thursday, March 24, government officials and promin- Edmonton. By co-ordinating the needs of the community and less Commission, homelessness has increased in Edmonton ent members of the community gathered to officiate the open- working with government and local agencies, they are work- nearly 125 per cent in the last 11 years. Over 38,000 fam- ing of Canora Place, an apartment complex on the west side ing towards the goal of ending homelessness in Edmonton. ilies/people in Edmonton are in need of affordable housing. of Edmonton. The main aim of Canora Place is to provide The Hon. Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Jonathan Forty thousand households in Edmonton earning less than housing for previously homeless Edmontonians. Denis was in attendance for the grand opening. “The new $30,000 per year put over 30 per cent of their income towards Developed by the Jasper Place Health and Wellness Cen- units will provide homeless people with a permanent home housing. tre, Canora Place was a project funded by both the provincial and the supports they need to address their individual issues Conditions like these have created a class known as “the government and Homeward Trust Edmonton. in order to build healthier and independent lives – which working poor” – individuals and families who maintain regu- strengthen both them and the community,” he remarked. lar employment but remain in relative poverty due to low lev- The Homeward Trust, through government programs els of pay and high housing costs. and grants, was able to donate 1.8 million in funds to It is the hope of the community, the organizations the project, while the Government of Alberta contributed involved, and the Government of Alberta that Canora place nearly $4.2 million. will go a long way to helping reduce homelessness in the city, The apartment complex is three-floors tall, with 30 and help people truly in need get back on their feet. units which are self contained. Fifteen of those units are “The support of the Government of Alberta and Govern- bachelor suites, 14 are one bedroom suites and there is ment of Canada is essential for new developments like this to one two-bedroom unit. The hope is to get people who are go ahead,” said Susan McGee, Executive Director of Home- considered “chronically homeless” and may have addic- ward Trust. tions or mental illness that prevent them from gainful “With that support, and the participation of the partner employment. At least 60 per cent of the residents will organizations, we’re confident that Canora Place will make a cormode.com have aboriginal ancestry. positive impact in the lives of its residents and the commun- Canora Place Homelessness and affordable housing are serious ity as a whole.” Thursday, April 7, 2011 news and features The Nugget 3

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The opinions expressed by contribu- tors to the Nugget are not necessarily Vote timing bad for students shared by NAIT officials, NAITSA or elected school representatives. WATERLOO, Ont. (CUP) – Many are won- time period right when the election day happens,” Hyde stressed the importance of post-second- dering if students will even be able to vote in the Benson said. ary students being able to vote in the ridings where upcoming federal election with polling days sched- Hyde is currently drafting a letter to the chief they attend school. However, many will no longer be uled at such an inconvenient time. electoral officer of Canada regarding the issue in residents of these ridings once the semester ends and Letters With the election slated for May 2 and advanced hopes that it will receive more attention. they return to their parents’ homes for the summer. polls announced for the Easter weekend, there has “It really is almost a national issue and it’s a “It affects [students] because they’re not allowed We want your views been growing concern about how student voter turn- national issue that it receives a lot of attention because to vote in a riding that may mean something to Is something bugging you out will fare, considering the inconvenience of such a lot of people are out there saying this isn’t fair to stu- them,” Hyde said. about NAIT or the rest of the a time for post-secondary students. dents,” he said. “But there aren’t a lot of people at the Although the dates of the election are inconven- world? Do you have some praise Chris Hyde, policy researcher and advocacy co- national level saying, ‘Here’s an alternative.’ ” ient for students, Dubois remained confident that to dish out about the school or life ordinator for Wilfrid Laurier University’s students’ Hyde added that an advanced poll on the April post-secondary students will remain engaged in the in general? union, described the current situation as a “perfect 20 or 21 would help student voter turnout. election, though it will take some effort on the part Get those thoughts into print. storm,” which could hinder voter turnout on cam- He also mentioned how difficult it will be of other students. Keep them short and to the puses across the country. for students to vote in the ridings they live in “It’s a really hard time for students right now, point. No more than 100 words. Hell, we’re a newspaper not an It’s also a concern for Elections Canada, said while at school because most students go home we’re in the middle of exams, we’re writing final encyclopedia. Give us a break! Diane Benson of media relations. for the Easter holiday, which will impede the papers,” Dubois said. “It’s not easy, but I think that Submit your letters with your “Voting at the time of the year that’s a very busy use of advanced polls. youth are really getting behind this and using the real name and phone number to: time for students certainly presents a challenge for These sentiments were echoed by Elizabeth tools we know how to use best like social media to [email protected]. them,” said Benson. “But what Elections Canada Dubois, a University of Ottawa fourth-year currently really make sure that our voice is heard.” Don’t sweat it. We won’t publish tries to do is offer as many options as possible.” planning a youth rally. Citing YouTube videos of rallies at the Uni- your phone number, but we do These options include voting by advanced ballot, “I really do think that it’s going to cause some versity of Guelph and the ongoing national need to list your real name. by mail and by taking advantage of advanced polls. big problems,” Dubois. “Without the significant con- coverage of two London youth who were kicked It’s all good. Getting something “It does require students to plan ahead and go versations going on and some significant informa- out of a Conservative rally, Dubois agreed stu- off your chest is downright thera- through a process depending on what voting process tion getting out to students, we’re going to have a big dents are gearing up to be a large part of this peutic. Write us. they choose, if they want to avoid the end of exam problem with the youth turnout.” year’s election. 4 The Nugget Thursday, April 7, 2011 Looking for life ... out there the Milky Way, specifically to find other planets that orbit stars, like Earth. Using a method called the transit method, it records mini-eclipses that occur when a planet passes in front of the star it’s orbiting. By doing this, Kepler can measure the size and orbit of the planet, telling us the distribution of planets around the universe by size. Before the scientific revolution, FROM SPACE there was thought to be only four Earth-like planets and two large plan- TO SEA ets. As the years passed, more technol- CELESTE DUL ogy was able to help us discover over Issues Editor 500 planets using different methods, I constantly find myself gazing at the sky but the only problem was our technol- and asking the eternal question: What is life, ogy. Bigger celestial bodies were eas- really? In the past, people were able to answer ier to discover and we were getting an without doubt that there was life on other plan- inaccurate representation of the distri- ets but, they couldn’t prove it. The funny thing bution of planet sizes. We didn’t have is, the more we’ve learned about biology and any evidence about where other plan- DNA, the farther we’re actually getting from ets like Earth were. answering that question. In the last year, Kepler has helped How do we know that our biochemistry is us discover over 1,160 planets, with the only possibility for harbouring life? And small planets like Earth dominating the how many planets out there could actually sus- picture. Close to 700 planets that have tain life? the size qualities of our world have Well, in the next few years we could be been discovered. This statistic shows that there ler, astronomers now predict that in the Milky life on other planets, will it be similar to that getting a few of these answers, and the results are in fact Earth-like planets out there. Way galaxy alone, there is around 100 million on Earth? I’m not talking about human exist- might surprise you. If you look straight up and What’s next? When Kepler returns, scien- planets that have habitable potential. In the next ence, rather the biochemical process in general. put your palm to the sky, you’ll be covering the tists can study the new planets (now that we few years, we can find out what they’re made of, The discoveries that we make through Kepler area that the Kepler telescope will be searching know where they are), and find the ones that their type of atmosphere and if they have carbon can get us closer to finding the answer of what for the next two years. would be considered habitable. A celestial dioxide and water. Essentially, it can help us dis- life is. Although we don’t have all the answers The Kepler telescope is similar to the Hub- body is considered habitable if it has similar cover another suitable planet for us to live on. yet, we do know that life needs a smaller planet ble telescope, but, it has an extra white field living conditions to Earth, where a lot of com- But that brings us back to the eternal ques- with a complex atmosphere and that leaves mil- lens. It’s searching other solar systems within plex chemistry can happen. Because of Kep- tion: What if all life isn’t the same? If there is lions of possibilities for existence. Our Edmonton, then and now 1906. The University of Alberta was actually record, the city is back on its way to becoming the many beautiful pieces of art. built in Strathcona in 1907, but five years later murder capital of Canada once again. Edmonton also has an abundance of per- the cities merged as Edmonton. However, Edmonton isn’t all about death formances that can be found all over the city, Present day Edmonton and despair. It is also a cultural centre. whether it’s a performance by the Theatre Arts Edmonton has grown a lot since the 1800s. The entertainment scene students, at the Grant MacEwan Centre for the It is home to one of the world’s largest enter- Edmonton is home to the Art Gallery of Arts or a professional performance at the Cita- tainment and shopping centres, West Edmonton Alberta, which opened on Jan. 31 this year. It del Theatre, Edmonton has you covered. Mall. The mall also houses the world’s largest is already making its mark on Edmonton with All in all, Edmonton is a pretty nice place to indoor amusement park, Galaxyland, as well as many events such as Art on the Block. Art on live, as long as you don’t mind the cold weather the West Edmonton Mall Water Park. the Block is an auction where you can bid on for most of the year. EDMONTON The city is home to the Edmonton Oilers, and even though they might not be doing very NOW well right now they have won five Stanley Cup STEVEN DYER trophies in the past. There are also many other Assistant Issues Editor sports to enjoy in Edmonton such as soccer, So here we are with the second last issue baseball, rugby, roller derby, the list goes on. of the Nugget for this semester. This week I The city also has a football team known as the thought that a general discussion of Edmonton Edmonton Eskimos, which did pretty well in as a city would be a good idea. the CFL last season (in my opinion, at least). History of Edmonton The population of Edmonton is currently The original town of Edmonton was built over one million, but with a larger number of around 1870 by the Hudson’s Bay Company. people come larger problems. In 2005, Edmon- The company didn’t want to subdivide the land, ton was declared “the murder capital of Can- so the original town was some distance from ada” by Statistics Canada. Ever since then Fort Edmonton. What is now Jasper Avenue Edmonton has had above average annual mur- emerged as the main street of the small town. der rates, but the number has gone down since There was another small settlement south of the 2005. Or at least it was going down until the town that was known as South Edmonton. Both start of the New Year. settlements grew prosperous in the years before Only 38 days into this year, there had been the First World War and South Edmonton was seven homicides, a rate that is quite alarming since incorporated as the town of Strathcona in 1899. last year the number of murders didn’t reach seven Edmonton became a city in 1904. A year until May 21. By Feb. 7, 2010, there had only leighsmithdesign.com later, it was named the provisional capital of been two. The homicide rate is already at half of Alberta and it became the official capital in last year’s total after only three months. With this Jasper Avenue, 1912 Thursday, April 7, 2011 The Nugget 5

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NAIT’s winning team of Business students pose proudly after taking the gold medal at the recent Alberta Deans of Business Competition at Red Deer College. The team members are Graeme Harrington, left, Olivia McGhan, Loryn Marcellus and team captain Hussein Alibhai. NAIT biz students excel By CATHERINE YE year, the NAIT student team won first place. In about their experience with JRSB. divide the work up accordingly. We also didn’t On March 24-26, a team of NAIT Business the past three years, NAIT is the only post-sec- “The only qualification to be a part of the know what to expect going into the competi- students competed in the Alberta Deans of Busi- ondary institution to place in the top three pos- team is that everyone brings something unique tion. The case we got to do during the case ness Competition held at Red Deer College and itions in three consecutive years.” to the table, I bring unique strategy ideas and competition was unknown to us, so it was diffi- won gold. The team, consisting of Hussein Alibhai Ausman said the Bachelor of Business PowerPoint skills to the group,” said Marcellus. cult to know how to approach it or how to pre- (team captain), Graeme Harrington, Loryn Marcel- Administration student teams placed second “To become a member of this team, you gen- pare for it,” said Marcellus. lus and Olivia McGhan, were judged ahead of 12 in the Edge competition in January, compet- erally must be a part of JRSB 410 (Business and When it comes to the things they learned other competitive teams and won $4,000. ing against 17 teams from universities across Competitive Analysis). This course focuses on from this competition, there is one word they This is the Alberta Business Dean’s Case Canada, competed in the Royal Roads Univer- analysis, recommendations and implementations both mentioned, which was teamwork. Competition, held every year in March. It is an sity International Case Competition in March, in regard to business cases. Essentially, this course Alberta regional case competition with 12 post- and placed first in the Certified Management prepares you for real world problems and how to Imitates real world secondary institutions competing for the top three Accountants competition in March. solve them. Third- and fourth-year business stu- “The competition really imitates how a func- places. This year, the participants included NAIT, He feels these achievements provided the dents, as well as the occasional second-year stu- tional organization would work. In school, we SAIT, Grant MacEwen University, Mount Royal School of Business with an opportunity to dent, can take this course. Now, for this specific are divided into sections based upon what our University and eight regional colleges. benchmark itself against other institutions in competition, there needed to be two second-year major is, whereas in the real world, if you were order to gauge the excellence of its courses and students. There was already a fourth, third and taking on a project you would likely have mem- WestJet case programs. Placing well, and/or winning case second year, from accounting and management, on bers from many departments meeting. The inter- Student teams were given a case based around competitions clearly demonstrates to any poten- the team from the JRSB 410 class, so they needed disciplinary nature of the competition really WestJet and how to best grow the business. Dur- tial students that NAIT’s degree is competitive another second year, preferably in marketing. I was helped me learn how to look at an issue from not ing the competition they had to prepare Power- with degrees offered at other post-secondary recruited for this team because I fit the criteria of a just a management standpoint, but an accounting Point slides to present the following day to a panel institutions and universities. second-year marketing student,” said McGhan. or marketing standpoint as well,” Marcellus said. of judges that included senior executives from “As successful as the team was in the com- “To prepare for the competition, we did “This competition has taught me many WestJet, Servus Credit Union and Travel Alberta. petition, I was probably most proud of seeing five cases that imitated the case competition, so things. I have learned that working with differ- They were only given nine hours to do this in how professionally and respectfully they con- each case preparation is roughly eight hours in ent disciplines is very enlightening. We all had order to simulate industry conditions, where ducted themselves in their interactions with length and then presented to a panel of instruct- different opinions, but were able to work well issues must be evaluated under time pressures. other students, faculty advisers, Red Deer Col- ors who gave us feedback on our content and together. Because we are a cross-functional The judges ranked only the top three teams. lege staff and hotel staff,” said Tad Drinkwater, presentation. During the whole process, we also group (management, accounting and market- “In 2009 and 2010, NAIT placed second Acting Dean of JR Shaw School of Business. encounter some difficulties. Initially, when our ing), we all brought different perspectives to and third respectively,” said Don Ausman, chair Members of the winning team, Loryn Mar- team first started meeting, we didn’t know what the table. The more we practised, the more we of the Capstone and Community Projects. “This cellus and Olivia McGhan, had a lot to say each others strengths were and weren’t able to excelled together,” McGhan said. 6 The Nugget NEWS & features Thursday, April 7, 2011 Virtually Speaking Crysis 2 lets PC users down

GRAHAM McCANN

The first Crysis, a first-person shooter released in 2007 for PC, is a technical benchmark for many PC gamers. The graphics were phenomenal and the system requirements to run it were very steep. Back then, you may have thought you had an awesome computer, but the real test was whether it could run Crysis. So, Crysis 2, released on March 22, has a lot to live up to. The sequel is built with a more advanced graphics engine, but this time it is for the Xbox 360 and PS3 as well as PC. This makes hardcore PC gamers nervous and a lot of the time, angry. Making a game for the PC gives developers a lot more freedom when it comes to creating a technical marvel. PCs are always moving forward, while the individual consoles are static thereviewcrew.com with their system specifications. I rented Crysis 2 for 360, and am going to technical problems for now. On PC, you can One is that the console version of a first per- the mass of key functions with a keyboard and buy it for PC. I am definitely impressed with usually tweak graphical options in the game’s son shooter usually doesn’t allow you to save the precision and swift aiming with the mouse the game – it is probably the best looking con- menu but this was extremely limited in this your progress in the game anywhere you want leaps ahead of the console controller. sole game yet. game and it apparently lacks the ability to be in a save menu; it relies on checkpoint auto- And, of course, PC gaming has its large However, for PC fanatics, it might not be able to choose texture quality options and saves. Especially, it seems, if the FPS was made mod community that creates its own maps, as technically pleasing as it could have been anti-aliasing levels. There have been patches solely for the console. modes and patches for games. if the development was focused on a PC ver- released to fix some issues, and it’s said that Another is that the PC uses mouse/key- Ultimately, Crysis 2 is a great game. sion. Unfortunately, it seems that the game was there will be a patch to eventually allow for board combo controls, while the console uses a Unfortunately, PC gamers didn’t get the bench- developed for the 360 and then ported over to DirectX 11. console controller. Perhaps it might not matter mark they were hoping for but this is a great the PC. There are other issues when PC and console much for a single-player campaign, but in the example to illustrate the schism between con- The PC version seems to be plagued with games mix. competitive multi-player, death match world, sole and PC gaming. Take a break before finals begin

ties have already begun. In April, where can Want to experience a European festival? you go to have a big party? Go to Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Amster- If you want to have a carnival, you can go dam’s streets and canals come alive in a sea to St. Thomas, one of the islands in the U.S. of orange (the colour of the county’s royal Virgin Islands. Carnival comes every April to family) each April 30 for Queens Day or, as the island and with it all the sights and sounds it is known in Amsterdam, Koninginnedag. that comprise the Super Bowl of Caribbean cul- Drinking and shaking your money maker with ture. The beginning of April starts slowly and friends is the order of the day (and the night builds with heated anticipation of the upcom- before). Wearing orange is more than prefer- ing events that culminate in the last week of the able, it’s almost mandatory (the event is also virginislandsthisweek.com VIEWS FROM month. known, justifiably, as the Amsterdam Orange The fireworks display on the final night of Festival). If that isn’t enough, the whole city St. Thomas Carnival AN OUTSIDER Carnival appropriately ends the festival with a becomes a huge, car boot sale for the day year’s special theme is wheat beer. Wheat CATHERINE YE bang. Calypso music abounds and reverberates whilst street trading rules are relaxed. Sounds beer has been brewed for a very long time. as troops practise their craft in anticipation of like fun, hey? However, its popularity, which waned over Did you attend the year-end show on April the VI Calypso Competition. Want some beer? That’s OK, too! Go to the years, now has been growing for several Fool’s Day? It was a big party that NAITSA This year the first Latin Music Festival Finland to enjoy the Helsinki Beer Festival. decades. planned to ring in the school year’s end. Did will be featured, complete with artists from This year will mark the 14th time the festival, Too far away? Then maybe you can stay in you miss it? Well, don’t worry. This week I’ve Puerto Rico, South America and the United has been held. It brings together all friends of Edmonton and enjoy Easter fun. decided to share with you some places I know States. The musical arena, Lionel Roberts beer at the Cable Factory. The people at the No matter where you decide to go, make that will have even bigger parties. Stadium, thumps every night and appears to Helsinki Beer Festival wish to offer their audi- sure you grab this last chance to have fun April is the beginning of spring for Edmon- dance and sway to the tropical sounds just as ence many enjoyable moments with differ- because finals are just around the corner ... ton, but in the other corners of the world, par- do those who come to listen. ent kinds of beers, ciders and whiskeys. This Good luck, buddies! Thursday, April 7, 2011 The Nugget 7 opinion — Editorial — Planning for potholes

hile driving in my residen- Wtial neighbour- hood this past weekend, I noticed how bumpy a ride my drive turned out to be. I can’t even count the number of potholes and cracks I managed to find within a few kilometres. And to rachel jacques make matters worse, the Editor-In-Chief majority of them were hid- den under large puddles of water. I’m sure a lot of you have run into the same problem. Literally. These potholes are prevalent across the city. I only just recently learned how a pothole is formed. Cracks and fatigue that are already present in the road surface typically form in a pattern known as “alligator cracking.” The pavement between the cracks is eventually worked loose by continued travel of vehicles and heavy loads. The formation of potholes is accelerated by rising and lowering of outside temperatures, such as those Edmonton has seen in the past few weeks. As the temperature rises, the snow melts and water seeps into the small cracks and holes in the road. When the temperature drops below freezing overnight, the water freezes and expands, creating the large holes our car tires find in the road. The majority of potholes are formed in the spring months because the road surfaces have a high moisture content. Should have thought ahead The city would have a much easier job this spring if they had thought ahead a month ago when Edmonton saw a massive dump of snow. While clearing the main and residential roads of snow, the city failed to keep in mind most of its sewer drains. Yes, the city did a pretty good job of clearing the main portion of the streets of this snow, but in doing so, created massive windrows that covered the drainage system. At the time, this was a minor problem since the temperatures were still below freezing. How- ever, since the warm weather and sun starting teasing us with the promise of spring, some city streets have seen minor flooding as well. Perhaps if the crews had thought about leaving spaces along the street for the run-off come spring time, we wouldn’t be facing such major problems. An article in the Edmonton Journal a few weeks ago highlighted the many problems these potholes are creating. Al Cepas, pavement management engineer with the city’s roadway maintenance department, estimated that there are anywhere between 450,000 and 500,000 potholes scattered across Edmonton’s 4,800 kilometres of paved roads. That’s quite a jump from last year’s 410,000, but still a ways away from the 600,000 we saw in 2007. The city is estimating this year’s pothole repair budget at $5.9 million, a $100,000 increase from last year.

24 hours a day globaltvcalgary.com The crews are now out on the streets 24 hours a day filling the potholes with temporary patches until full construction can take place. These temporary patches can last anywhere between eight months and a couple Is something bugging you about NAIT or of years. But the work they do and how fast it gets done depends on the the rest of the world? Do you have some weather. If this year turns out to be a fast melt, that could cause some praise to dish out about the school or life in major problems for the road crews and delay much needed repairs to city general? Get those thoughts into print. streets. Keep them short and to the point. No more On the other hand, are these temporary fixes or “patches” an accept- than 100 words. We’re a newspaper, not an able solution to these problems? Or is finding the root cause and fixing it encyclopedia. Give us a break! in a correct manner a better form of management? Submit your letters with your real name and The next time we are given a road tax or gasoline tax by the provin- phone number to: [email protected]. cial government, perhaps it should be targeted for road maintenance and Don’t sweat it. We won’t publish your budgets for individual cities and highways and not for the province’s gen- phone number, but we do need to list your eral budget. real name. It’s all good. Getting something off So be prepared for a few more bumpy rides and make sure those lids your chest is downright therapeutic. on your double-doubles are closed tightly. Trust us on that. Write us. 8 The Nugget Thursday, April 7, 2011 SPORTS Coach Profile

Photo by Laurra Dettling NAIT women’s coach Deanna Iwanicka has been involved with hockey since she was seven years old. Hockey – a lifetime passion

By Kyle Galliver age. At just 14 years old she began helping out versity position would be your first head coach not reaching their goal of winning the ACAC, Sports Editor with a local atom boys team. experience,” says explains Iwanicka. She previ- Iwanicka says there were still some bright spots NAIT’s women’s hockey coach has been “I just wanted to be at the rink as much as ously coached the Sherwood Park Midget AAA to the season, including almost beating the Uni- involved in Canada’s pastime for almost as I could.” girls team –The Fury – and believes this was a versity of Alberta Pandas in preseason action long as she can remember. Deanna Iwan- She continued to help coach minor hockey great position because it allowed her to recruit and the team’s trip to Europe over the Christ- icka grew up in Calmar and starting playing teams until college when she began coaching some excellent players that now play for the mas break. ringette at about seven years old. She then her first girl’s team. Ooks. “This past season is difficult to describe. began playing hockey when the local minor “Things just went on “We have had great There was a lot of ups and downs,” says hockey association in Calmar started a girl’s from there,” answered success recruiting from Iwanicka. “Overall though, I think everyone team. Iwanicka when asked this program. Lacie would agree the end result of the season was “My aunt was a major influence in getting about her coaching start. Richard, Lindsey Brou- disappointing.” me started,” says Iwanicka. “I was involved with wer and current recruits The head coach has put the 2010-2011 “She is still involved, in fact. She worked Hockey Alberta and Krysten Pattison and ACAC season behind her, is looking forward the door at our games this season. She is a great their programs, like the Ashley Rossi are all to next season and has high hopes for the team. supporter!” student leadership pro- from this program.” “I am excited,” answered Iwanicka. “We Like every hockey-crazy Canadian kid, gram and so on.” Iwanicka has had a successful first two expect to have great goaltending with Diachuk Iwanicka would lace them up on the outdoor Iwanicka then ended up in her first paid years at the helm of the lady Ooks, including and first-year Pattison, our defensive core will rink and play against her friends and family. coaching position here at NAIT. In fact, there leading them to a silver medal in her first year remain strong and up front, we should have “My brothers and cousins all played hockey are only four paid women’s hockey coaching after losing to the Mount Royal Cougars in some new players that can add to the offence of as well,” explains Iwanicka. “We had an out- positions in Alberta and only eight across the the ACAC final. The end result this year was Sherri Bowles.” door rink down the highway from us, so it was whole country, so Iwanicka knows she is very a little different. The Ooks made the playoffs, With a great attitude and a crop of new tal- natural for us to get out and play.” fortunate to be in such a position. but were swept by the eventual ACAC Cham- ented players to work with, the sky is the limit Iwanicka also started coaching at an early “It would be unlikely that a college or uni- pion SAIT Trojans in the first round. Despite for Iwanicka and the Ooks. Thursday, April 7, 2011 SPORTS The Nugget 9 So ... there’s still a chance ton. The Rush will host the Mammoth on Sat- urday night in a game that should be the determining matchup to decide who gets that final playoff spot. The Rush are going to need some help from their southern rivals if they are going to make it to the postseason. If Colorado loses the night before in Calgary, which is likely considering the Roughnecks are the top team in the West and are tied for the best record in the NLL at 10-4, a Rush win on Saturday would guaran- Way OFFSIDE tee them a playoff spot. I am confident that the Rush will be see- KYLE GALLIVER ing postseason action this spring. The Rush are Sports Editor a way different team than the one that started Despite how the season has gone so far and off the season with five straight losses. A var- Zach Greer the fact that the team is six games below .500 iety of trades and signings throughout the sea- score goals. Evans has an excellent shot and has time for the Rush. Disher was outstanding at 4-10, the Edmonton Rush still have a very son have turned the Rush into a more offensive put it to good use in Edmonton. He leads the in Edmonton’s 14-10 win over Colorado on good chance at making it to the lacrosse posts- and exciting team. team in goals with 23, which ranks him 16th in Friday, making high quality save after high eason dance. The Rush currently sit fourth in There are a few trades that have had a sig- the league and has only played 11 games, three quality save and finishing the night with 47 the West Division, ahead of only the Colorado nificant impact on the club. At the begin- less than the team has. stops. Mammoth (3-9), who sit last. Four out of the ning of March, the Rush sent their first round All of these offensive additions have also “He’s been a streaky goalie his whole career five teams in each division make the playoffs, pick in the 2013 NLL Entry Draft to the Min- given a little extra jump to Rush forward Corey and at this time last year he got hot again. We so all the Rush have to do is finish ahead of the nesota Swarm in exchange for forward Zack Small, who has taken over as the team’s lead- certainly hope that’s going to happen again,” Mammoth. Greer. Greer has been an offensive sparkplug ing point getter after the Rush traded leading said Rush head coach Derek Keenan after Fri- This past weekend the Rush and Mammoth for Edmonton since arriving and has nine goals scorer Gavin Prout back to the Mammoth at day’s win. “When he gets hot he’s really, really played a home-and-home series that could have and five assists for 14 points in just five games, the deadline. Small currently sits 21st in league good and I thought he was good tonight.” gone a long way in determining who made the highlighted by a five-goal, two-assist perform- scoring with 52 points in 14 games and is com- Disher was just as good in Saturday’s 7-6 playoffs, but the teams split the series, with each ance against his former club on March 25. ing off an impressive weekend that saw him loss, stopping 43 of the 50 shots he faced in the winning their home game. The score was 14-10 The Rush beat the Swarm 14-13 in a thriller put up four goals and six assists for 10 points close game. for the Rush at Rexall Place on Friday, followed that saw Greer score the winner with just 3.5 in the two game home-and-home set against the The Oilers aren’t anywhere close to the by an extremely defensive battle in Colorado on seconds left in the game. Mammoth. playoffs and the Oil Kings were swept in the Saturday that resulted in a 7-6 Mammoth win, Another trade made earlier in the season Inconsistent goaltending from starter first round of their WHL playoff series against which ties a season low for goals in a game. The saw Edmonton send defender Rory Glaves to Matt Disher was another concern earlier in Red Deer, but don’t worry, there is more Toronto Rock beat the Buffalo Bandits in a 8-5 the Rochester Knighthawks for Scott Evans. I the season, but Disher seems to be finding playoff action still to come for the City of game on Jan. 29. would describe Evans as a loose cannon. He’s his game and it couldn’t come at a better Champions. Luckily for the Rush, they get a chance at exactly the kind of player every good lacrosse redemption against the Mammoth when the team needs on their roster. He hits, he fights, he two teams play again this weekend in Edmon- likes to muck it up more than most and he can 10 The Nugget SPORTS Thursday, April 7, 2011 Blue Jays, 2011

can expect from the team in the future. fan of Ecarnacion’s bat. He plays a key power together in their first few years. Should have a But let’s just take it just one year at a time. position, without solid power numbers. If he winning record this year, but don’t expect any- Here’s my breakdown of this year’s Toronto hits around 20 homers and has a batting aver- thing too spectacular this early in his career. Blue Jays squad. age of .250, it will be a successful year for Ricky Romero, LHP – Ricky is going to Starting Lineup him. Jays have had trouble since Troy Glaus be the workhorse of the staff this year. I could Adam Lind, 1B – Much like teammate was around in finding reliable third basemen. see him winning around 17 games and throw- Aaron Hill last season, Lind took a step back J.P. Arencibia, C – Arencibia saw some ing around 200 innings if he stays healthy. offensively. This season I think we’ll see the time in the bigs last year, but this season One of the best curveballs I’ve seen in a while. real Adam Lind, with numbers somewhere will be his first full time gig as an everyday Brett Cecil, LHP – It will be interesting between the 2009 and 2010 seasons. He’ll catcher in the MLB, and I’m not on the Aren- to see what happens with Cecil this year. He’s SAY play a whole bunch of first base too, which cibia bandwagon just yet. Being an every- lost a considerable amount of velocity on his isn’t necessarily a good thing. day catcher that can put up offensive num- fastball, something the coaching staff is down- WHAAAAT? Aaron Hill, 2B – Hill had some major bers is hard to do. There might only be three playing pretty hard. He also hasn’t thrown MATT DeBEURS struggles at the plate early last season after or four guys in the whole league that can do it. as many quality strikes as in years past. Jays Assistant Sports Editor having a huge year in 2009. He’s in the same Look for him to have long stretches where he need him to step up with Dustin McGowan Like many Canadians, I’m a huge Blue boat as Lind and should have the type of year slumps big time. back on the DL. Jays fan, and this season brings a sense of hope that really shows what kind of player he is. Travis Snider, OF – He’s the great hope Jesse Litsch, RHP – I’m not a Jesse (unlike other years of fighting it out for third Key guy if the Jays want to make a run at the for all Toronto Blue Jays fans. At only 23, this Litsch fan. He gets by keeping hitters off bal- place in the AL East). After the owners gave post season. kid has shown he has the ability to be a star in ance with a variety of different pitches, none GM J.P. Rhicciardi the boot, new GM Alex Yunel Escobar, SS – Escobar should this league. The word phenom comes to mind. of which really stand out. When this team Anthopoulos has given this franchise new life. slot in at the top of the order this year, which It’s not a matter of if this kid will live up to is ready to compete for the division, Litsch He was able to somehow deal away the mas- means plenty of at bats. Hopefully he can expectations, it’s a matter of when. shouldn’t be starting games. sive Vernon Wells contract, made trading Roy bump his OPS numbers to where they were Rajai Davis, OF – Davis isn’t the player Jo-Jo Reyes, RHP – I know very little Halladay seem like it wasn’t a big deal and when he played with Atlanta. Strong defen- that former Jays centrefielder Vernon Wells is, about him other than he has a great name, and infused a notoriously bad farm system with top- sively, which is a bonus. One of the guys who but he does bring some much needed speed to he beat out Marc Rzepczynski for the fifth notch prospects. Not a bad start, I must say. But needs to step up in the absence of Vernon the top of the order. Let’s just hope he can get spot in the rotation. Oh, and he’s right handed. there are questions to be asked about this year’s Wells. on base enough to steal those bags. Outcome… Blue Jays team, and for that matter, what we Edwin Ecarnacion, 3B – I’m not a huge Jose Bautista, OF – After having an out It should be a good growth year for the of body experience last year when he led Jays, one in which they’ll get to see where the majors with 54 long balls, Bautista got they are with their young talent. That said, rewarded with a huge contact. Unlike the I don’t see them making the post season. majority of folks out there, I think he might They’re definitely not strong enough to run be able to put up somewhat similar numbers to with the likes of the Boston Red Sox and the those he produced last year (remember, I said New York Yankees, and one of those teams somewhat). Well, for the first couple years of will probably end up winning the wild card, the deal at least… too. I do see a jump to third in the division Starting Rotation passing over the Rays, though. Who knows, Kyle Drabek, RHP – Drabek was the maybe we’ll see a Jays team in a Wild Card prize piece the Jays got in the Halladay deal. race longer than we are used to normally see- He’s got all the stuff to be the ace of the staff. ing. This isn’t the year, Jay’s fans, but their Unfortunately, not too many guys can put it all time is coming soon.

rocketsports-ent.com en.wikipedia.org Kyle Drabek Jose Bautista Thursday, April 7, 2011 SPORTS The Nugget 11 UConn wrecks Butler’s dream of a title By PATRICK KNOWLES halves, with it coming down to the The third and final week of last shot where Kentucky was not able March Madness happened this past to capitalize, and UConn squeaked weekend with the last three games out the victory 56-55. of the tournament being played in So with the matchup finally set Houston, Texas at Reliant Stadium. and only one game left to play, But- Seventy five thousand crazy basket- ler and Connecticut took the court at ball fans packed into the football sta- Reliant Stadium in Houston. It would dium for the two final four games on be interesting to see if Butler could Saturday. finally break through and be the first The first game saw this year’s Mid Major University to win the Cinderella story Virginia Common- national championship, a feat that wealth University, an 11th-seed and they were within a half court shot of one of four teams to get into going in, in last years cham- the tournament through pionship game, of doing. first-round play-in games, Coming out of the matched up against last Horizon Valley Confer- year’s Cinderella squad, ence, Butler held claim the Butler Bulldogs. This to the best record in the game was also a matchup of past two March Madness two young and very talented tournaments with an over- coaches, Shaka Smart from VCU all record of 10-1. And then you (only 33), and from Butler’s Brad Ste- have Connecticut team that before vens, who is just one year older at 34. the Big East Tournament was in dan- The game was a back and forth affair ger of not even making the Madness, with both teams going on scoring runs but thanks to the five game winning and the lead changing hands through- streak in the Big East and five game out the game. In the end Butler was winning streak in March Madness, the team who went on a run last and had ten consecutive victories com- ended VCU’s Cinderella story one ing into the Championship game. game before the ball was supposed to Who knew that with both of these be over, with a 70-62 victory. teams being on such a streak that the Matchup No. 2 of the night saw Championship game would be one blog.timesunion.com two basketball powerhouses square of the worst statistically in History. Butler University forward Matt Howard (54) gets some rough treatment under the basket during off for the final spot in the champion- At halftime Butler was up on Con- the NCAA final game against University of Connecticut. UConn’s Alex Oriakhi (34) dishes out ship game. Probably the hottest team necticut 22-19 and that’s when it just the punishment. UConn won the game 53-41. coming into the tournament was Uni- got downright awful. At one point in versity of Connecticut, who came into the second half, Butler went over 13 points in the paint the entire game 53-41 victory makes it 11 consecu- superstar Shelvin Mack graduat- the game on a nine game winning minutes with only scoring two points and shooting a horrendous field goal tive wins and probably one of the ing the chances that they make it streak. They faced off against Ken- and Connecticut outscored Butler percentage of 18.8 per cent. This most impressive runs in history for a back to the championship game tucky University who had just come 34-19 in the second half. Butler set game ended up with Connecticut team finishing off a season. for a third straight year would be off beating the No. 1 overall seed records for a championship game, winning its third National Champion- This is the second straight virtually impossible. But never in the tournament, Ohio State. This but the records were in futility. Scor- ship in school history and all of them year that Butler fell short of a say never, it is called March Mad- game remained close throughout both ing only two, yes that’s right, two coming between 1999 to present. The national championship and with ness after all.

BRANTFORD, Ont. (CUP) – Last week, ging ideas and through open dialogue, we programs. real-based Planetair, who used it to fund six professional sports teams from six pro can have a positive impact in our commun- “They try to, just like on the field, beat clean-air projects around the world. sports leagues launched the Green Sports ity and can also effect change in the entire out their competition.” Also, in the progressively green centre Alliance. Pacific Northwest through the newly formed Currently, this green initiative in sports of Vancouver, the University of British Col- The alliance is a group dedicated to iden- alliance.” has taken off primarily in four geograph- umbia established a sports and sustainabil- tifying and adopting environmental initia- While the newly formed alliance is tak- ical areas: California, Colorado, the metro- ity research centre in honour of hosting the tives to measure and reduce their impact on ing a massive step in greening professional Philadelphia area and the Pacific Northwest. Olympics. the environment. sports, it’s hardly a new idea. The steps they are taking to help become While these initiatives obviously benefit The six teams, all A 2009 survey “greener” are quite impressive as well. the environment, McSherry also points out based in the north- conducted by Pro- “They are measuring their energy and how going green can help the teams them- west, include the GreenSports, a Mas- carbon footprint, imple- selves from a business Portland Trail Blaz- sachusetts-based menting plans to reduce standpoint. ers (NBA), Seattle business specializ- energy usage, put in more “There’s a whole Mariners (MLB), ing in sustainability efficient equipment, and business dynamic: As Seattle Seahawks strategy and services in certain instances, they sports teams can garner (NFL), Seattle for pro sports teams, are aiming to reduce sponsorships and green Sounders FC (MLS), showed that half of their waste streams,” advertising revenue, to Seattle Storm the teams surveyed McSherry said. the degree that as they (WNBA) and Van- either had or were While much of the green their brand, they couver Canucks (NHL). developing a sustainability plan. focus on going green in become more attractive Each club will work alongside the Mark McSherry, the founder and sports is taking place in to the increasing green National Defense Resource Council, the president of ProGreenSports, believes that the U.S. — most likely corporate trend, and United States’ EPA and Portland State Uni- a couple of factors are responsible for the due to the sheer number avail themselves to the versity in this push to become more green. shift in sports teams going green. The first, of pro sports franchises operating in com- sponsorship money and green advertising “[We] take pride in our commitment to he says, is the green consumerism and green parison to Canada — steps are being taken revenue,” he explained. our community,” Canucks Sports and Enter- corporate trends, as well as a competition here, as well. “So it becomes not only a good environ- tainment COO Victor de Bonis wrote in a among teams in mega markets to try to The National Hockey League and its mental decision, and a good decision for fan release. “As a responsible community leader become green first. players’ association, for instance, teamed base and local image, but also it becomes a we also must do our best for environmental “For example, in our area, the Red Sox up with the Canadian-based David Suzuki good business decision, too.” sustainability – for current and future compete with the Patriots, the Bruins and Foundation in 2007 to create the NHLPA Regardless of what the motivation generations. the Celtics for fans and sponsorship atten- Carbon Neutral Challenge, whereby players actually is for these pro sports teams, it’s “It became imperative for [the Can- tion,” McSherry said. “So as one team goes bought clean air credits to offset the foot- obvious that going green in the world of ucks] to be a founding member of the Green green, the others respond and are com- print left by travel associated with playing. sports is a definite step in the right direction Sports Alliance. We believe that by exchan- petitive so they tend to ratchet up their All money from those credits went to Mont- for the environment. Thursday, April 7, 2011 SPORTS The Nugget 13 NAIT salutes its athletes By Patrick Knowles player, Jason Chou won the Team Recognition tribution to the team with the lease recognition to players on the team. The first was the Elite The 47th annual NAIT Athletic Awards took award and the Silver Torch Award was shared by went to Rosalina Hicks. The Lois Bredo Memor- Sportswear Ooks Pride Award and that went place this past Friday in the Shaw Theatre here on teammates Dan Kai and Sun Yang. ial Award for the teams most improved player to Nicole Dunlop, with the Ooks Defensive the NAIT campus. NAIT’s teams all had a great Men’s soccer awards went to Jordan Stew- went to Frankie Veenbaas and the Silver Torch Player of the Year award going to Danielle season with 11 out of the 12 programs participat- art, who won the Kevin Jones Award for Leader- Award went for the fifth consecutive season to Brown. Sherri Bowles took home the Ooks ing in ACAC Provincial Championships, a record ship. The Stuart Brown Rookie of the Year Award Dale Marie Cumberbatch. Rookie of the Year and Top Scorer Award, for NAIT. NAIT also won the 109 Street Chal- went to Dustin Wiebe and The Concordia Mas- Men’s volleyball gave the Derek Mittlestadt with the United Cycle Most Improved Player lenge Cup for a seventh consecutive season over ter-Gerry Neumann Most Improved Award was Memorial Award to Justin Vincent, with the Elite Award going to Emma Sommerfeld. The Grant MacEwan University. awarded to Austin Berry. The Sportswear Most Improved Coach’s Award for the team’s The team awards kicked Graham Wood Coach’s Award Award going to Bret Cole and hardest worker went to Lind- off with the NAIT cross-coun- went to Kyle Saban and the Sil- the teams Silver Torch Award say Ferguson and the team’s try team receiving their awards. ver Torch Award for team MVP being given to Carsten Moeller. Silver Torch Award was The Golden Shoe Award for the was given to Thiago Silva. The Women’s volleyball Team- given to Nicole Gregoire. teams Most Improved Runner women’s soccer team handed mates Award went to Ashlyn ACAC Player of the Year went to Teaghan Gahler and out their awards to Tara Evans, Skaley, with the Ooks Award Awards went to Thiago Silva, the Silver Torch Award, which who won The I.M.C Stanley for character and leadership men’s soccer; Leanne Kadatz, is given to team MVP, went to Engineering Award for the team going to Jillian Irvine and the women’s soccer; Shawn Don- Andrea Von Engelhardt. member who works the hardest Silver Torch Award was handed nelly, men’s curling; Cori Dun- Golf was next with the Tit- and gets the least recognition, out to Tayler Smith. bar, women’s curling and Sun leist Award, which is given to the Price Waterhouse Team Men’s hockey handed out Yang, women’s badminton. the team member who best Building Development Award a handful of awards to play- CCAA All-Canadian displays sportsmanship and went to Lisa Martin and the ers on the team with the R.G. Awards for NAIT were Sun leadership, went to Jared Don- team’s Silver Torch award went Meadus Rookie of the Year Yang, badminton, Bol Kong, nelly, with the Silver Torch to Leanne Kadatz. Head coach Award going to Kjell Reid; men’s basketball, Thiago Silva, award going to team rookie Sergio Teixeira was awarded the Dennis Silzer Award went men’s soccer and Leanne Carlin Spink. Leanne Kadatz the ACAC Women’s Soccer to the team’s athletic trainer Thiago Silva Kadatz, women’s soccer. The curling team’s awards Women’s Athlete Coach of the Year Award as Matt Yaworski. The United Men’s Athlete SIRC-CCAA Academic included the Dennis Chrenek of the Year well. Cycle Coaches Award was of the Year All-Canadian Awards went to Memorial award, which went Basketball awards were handed out to Ryan Smith and Joey Vandervet, badminton; to Shawn Donnelly and the team’s Silver Torch next with the men’s team awards; the Ian Pinnell the Garnet Pawsey Award went to team cap- Natalie Neumann, badminton; Leanne Kadatz, Award that went to Cori Dunbar, with both curlers Memorial Award for hard work went to Shane tain Kyle Johnson. Steven Pratt took home two women’s soccer; Laura Kautz, women’s soccer; receiving the ACAC male and female curler of the Reece and The Sixth Man Award was given to awards on the night, winning the Bert Carriere Jordan Stewart, men’s soccer and Carsten Moller, year awards as well. Clayton Crellin. The Frank Ainsworth Award, for Award for playoff MVP and the Dr. Stan Souch men’s volleyball. The badminton team had an exceptional year, being a leader on and off the court, was given to MVP Award for overall season MVP. The final Finally the last two awards handed out cleaning up at the ACAC provincial champion- Corey Saban and the team’s Silver Torch Award two awards for the team went to Jiri Prochazka, on the night were the President’s Award for ships and coming second at CCAA Nationals as a went to Bol Kong. who won the Ron Hodgson Top Scorer Award male and female athletes of the year and these team, and Dan Kai took home gold in men’s sin- The women’s team gave the Marci Cooper and the team’s Silver Torch Award. awards went to Thiago Silva from the men’s gles at nationals. Natalie Neumann received the Rookie of the Year Award to Janice Phung; the The women’s hockey team also had mul- soccer team and Leanne Kadatz from the Eileen Harle Award as the teams most improved North Star Sporting Goods Award for most con- tiple awards, seven to be exact, to hand out women’s soccer team. 14 The Nugget Thursday, April 7, 2011 ENTERTAINMENT DC Comics rule! By Marc Majeau Nolan’s Batman saga, The Dark Knight Rises in DC Comics has been publishing since 1934, and since 2012. then, has created countless characters, books and films. TV Batman, Superman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman and The world of television has also been infil- the Flash are some of the most iconic heroes from the DC trated by DC Comics, as the brand has had mul- Universe, and those are only just some of the “good guys.” tiple television series over the last 30 years, The villains for DC are the pound for pound champions of with the most notable being Smallville. Since the literary world. Villains like The Joker, Lex Luthor, The 2001, Smallville has shown the progres- Riddler, and General Zod have been terrorizing the civilians sion of Clark Kent, AKA, Superman, as he since the ’40s. graduates high school, and learns to control COMICS his powers. The show has won multiple Since the beginning, DC has been introducing new titles Emmy Awards, and will end its tremen- on a monthly basis. In their first year of operation, DC Com- dous 10 season run in May of this year. ics published eight titles. In 2007, the number was well over The debate about “which brand is bet- 1,400. Talk about growth. ter?” has been around forever, and will be FILM around forever. There will always be com- DC has dabbled in the film industry as well. From 1978- petition in the comic universe, 1997, they periodically would release a movie based on one or any type of universe for that of their heroes, to mild or no fanfare. But, in 2005, DC Com- matter. For me, it comes down to ics hit one out of the park with the 2005 release of Batman content and characters. Begins. Begins would lead to the eventual release of Super- DC Comics has the greatest super man Returns in 2006, as well as The Dark Knight in 2008. hero ever created, in Superman, as well as one of the most Coming up from DC Comics on the silver screen, they have mainstream characters, in Batman. Those two characters Green Lantern starring Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds in have been around for years, and have withstood the test 2011, as well as the final chapter in director Christopher of time. digitalart.org Marvel forever! By KITA MURU face of ice, a banana peel or sticking your was crappy, Catwoman was worse and do we Both Marvel and DC began in the mid foot out is good enough to stop him. really have to mention Jonah Hex? 1930s, copied some superheroes off each There’s one huge difference between How about Steel? Whose bright idea was other, and have pumped out an almost Marvel and DC in the modern era; It’s the it to make Shaq a superhero? And do we endless supply of awesome comic books way they’ve approached media other than have to mention Batman and Robin? That that spanned a vast length of alternate comics. movie almost single-handedly ruined almost universes. In this aspect, Marvel wins against DC. anything good about the caped crusader. They also had some awesome car- Other than Batman Begins and The Dark At least Marvel has been able to put some toon shows back in the day. This arti- Knight (and The Watchmen to a lesser decent movies out, although it’s just the first cle is on the differences between the extent), it’s hard to say anything noteworthy two X-Men/Spiderman movies alongside two comic franchises (and specific- has come out of Ironman. ally why Marvel is better). DC movie As far as games go, other than Batman Essentially, DC conformed to wise. Super- Arkham Asylum, it’s hard to remember a the will of its fans, while Marvel man Returns decent DC game in recent memory. Also, one stayed consistent and gave the fans of possibly the worst games of the PS2/ its pimp cane. X-Box/GC generation was Aquaman: As far as the characters short- Battle for Atlantis, which gave any comings are concerned, Super- gamer who experienced it fears man is nearly invincible until of anything water. Also, as far you shine a rock in his eye and as crossovers are concerned, Batman can’t kill a freak- would you rather play Mor- ing clown. Trading blows tal Kombat vs. DC Uni- with Wonder Woman verse, or Marvel vs. Cap- isn’t a good idea, but com? Let’s face it; Mar- she’s vulnerable to vel is Crosby, Messi piercing weapons, so and Tiger combined she’s screwed if she ever (before the scan- comes across a gangster. dal). DC is the The Green Lantern’s other guy. powers are reliant on a promise ring, and he’s weak against the colour yellow, so he’ll be fine as long as he doesn’t have to connect.in.com face a Brazilian soccer player. 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VIRAL VIDEO OF THE WEEK Just shoot it! By Graham McCann ous things for his videos, and as he goes on he seems My brother, being a fanatical firearms enthusiast, to try to up the ante. brought to my attention a YouTube channel called The one that I found most amusing is where FPSRussia, which is done by a guy who seems to be he figures out that his Xbox 360 is broken, an equally big enthusiast, however, with the means with that notorious red ring of death. So he to do crazy stuff. shows it who’s boss: http://www.youtube.com/ FPSRussia, or Dmitry, as his name says on his watch?v=RWtxs5rl7jk profile, seems to be very wealthy and owns a big por- I am surprised that a lot of the stuff he does is tion of land somewhere in the United States where he legal, but I am even more surprised that he hasn’t yet is allowed to do what he does with his abundant col- accidentally shot or blown himself up. lection of pistols, assault rifles and explosives. He has quite the fan base, with each video I’ve seen other videos posted about people show- nearing a million views. He always seems to ing off and shooting their collection of firearms and promise something crazier for the next videos as they are pretty boring, but what this guy does is very soon as the “likes” on his latest videos reach a amusing – and what looks to be very, very danger- certain number. 16 The Nugget ENTERTAINMENT Thursday, April 7, 2011 In search of a normal life Stories by Katrina Taylor acting debut (yes, I’m talking about Crossroads), For most people, we can go through life mak- it was announced that Spears and boyfriend Justin ing mistakes and forgetting about them. We can Timberlake had broken up. The following year at walk to the nearest Starbucks in sweatpants and the 2003 MTV Movie Awards, Brit shared a kiss get a latte without being disturbed. We can walk with Christina Aguilera and Madonna during a down the street alone. For most people, this is performance of Like a Virgin, causing a tornado normal. Keyword: most. of lesbian, unethical and inappropriate slurs in the Britney Spears is not most people. Imagine tabloids. this – it’s 1999 and you’re 17 years old. You’ve So, we’re at Britney’s fourth album now, just launched your debut album, No. 1 on the released in late 2003, called In The Zone. This Billboard charts, sold 22 million copies world- album featured the single Toxic, which nabbed wide and you’ve just made music history. For Spears her first Grammy. Despite the Grammy, most people, that situation is unimaginable, but this is when things start to go down hill. The for Britney Spears, that situation was her teenage beginning of 2004 featured a Vegas wedding to a years and only just the beginning of an amazing childhood friend. Later that year, Spears became career and an amazing struggle. involved with backup dancer Kevin Federline, The princess of pop started singing at seven and the two married by September (insert omin- years old. Spears landed a spot on the hit TV ous music here). show, The New Mickey Mouse Club, when she Spears experienced declining sales with the was just 11 years old, launching her to stardom. It release of her greatest hits album in 2004, and by was here that she performed with Christina Aguil- September 2005, Spears and Federline welcomed era, Jessica Simpson and future boyfriend Justin their first son, Sean Preston. The birth of Sean Timberlake. When the show was cancelled, she was followed closely by a reality show, Spears began working on her own music after landing a caught driving with Sean in her lap, a second record deal with Jive Records (whom she’s still child, a divorce from K-Fed, a brief club-hopping brightstarlights.wordpress.com with). The teen sensation was idolized by young stint with Paris Hilton, a public display of head- Britney Spears girls around the world, however let’s not forget shaving and a few trips to rehab. Everything I’ve her sexy image had begun with the video for ... mentioned so far, let’s not forget, has been docu- and How I Met Your Mother, numerous magazine in 2008, Spears compared her life to being in “Baby One More Time.” mented, filmed and printed by paparazzi and tab- covers, and even a fashion line. Let’s fast-forward jail saying “even when you go to jail, you know Her sophomore album Oops!...I did It Again, loids worldwide. to 2011, present day. Spears’ seventh studio album there’s the time when you’re gonna get out”. was released in 2000, sending red leather body By 2007, Spears was scrutinized for her very Femme Fatale was released on March 29 and the From the outside it seems Britney Spears suits down in history. The album sold one mil- public custody battle with now-ex Federline, and pop sensation is planning a North-American sum- has gotten her life back together, established lion copies in its first week and was followed by even after the release of her fifth album Blackout, mer tour. her Queen of Pop status and perfected her sexy her third album in 2001, the self-titled Britney. Spears was clearly still struggling. A month after A day in the life of Britney Spears, now 29 image. But with paparazzi watching your every The Britney album was a whirlwind of sexy vid- an infamously terrible performance of the song years old, is one that no one will ever be able to move, waiting for the next scandal, how normal eos and dance numbers, putting anyone who still Gimme More at the MTV Video Music Awards, understand or experience. In a documentary made can your life really be? thought of her as the “sweet, young 17-year-old Spears was charged with a hit-and-run incident. In girl” in their place. It was with the release of this January 2008, she was hospitalized after a break- album that Spears ditched the “virgin” label, and down resulting in Federline taking full custody of came clean to the world that she really was not the their two children. In December of that same that innocent. year, her sixth album Circus was released. Right about now is when the story starts to get Following the sixth album release was a a little naughty. In 2002, after the release of her North-American tour, a guest appearance on Glee A different side? By 2011, Britney Spears has had more Flipping through the booklet accompany- scandal, struggle and success than most people ing the CD, it consists of various pictures of have in a lifetime. With her latest album Brit and no lyrics. A little disappointing. It’s a released just last week called Femme Fatale, well-known fact the Spears doesn’t write any Britney shows a different side of herself with of her own music (except “Everytime” back in more of a techno/dub-step/edgy feel. The hard- 2003). By looking at the credits, it seems that working pop star has been through a lot, but Max Martin wrote most, and an up-and-com- shows the world she can still pull through and ing songstress Bonnie McKee also took a turn release a smash-hit album in the writing. That being that makes anyone want to said, people don’t listen to get up and dance. Spears to hear the beauti- Produced by Dr. Luke fully written and inspiring and Max Martin with Jive lyrics. People will make Records, Femme Fatale the trip to HMV to buy a features songs like the Spears album to be enter- already-made hits “Hold It tained and to listen to a Against Me” and “Till The contagiously catchy pop World Ends.” The beat of tune that will brighten up every song is full of bass their mood. and up-tempo sounds, with Spears’ seventh album, a whole lot of auto-tune Femme Fatale, is exactly thrown in. Those who criticize the auto-tune what we expect from the princess of pop. It fetish in the music industry today will notice features suggestive and witty lyrics, a catchy that every song features a “perfect” tone from beat that gets you moving, and the legend that Spears. Those who could care less will enjoy is Britney Spears. If you feel like dancing and the poppy tunes and the club beats. In the song singing “Hold it against me” at the top of your titled Criminal, Spears’ true voice can be heard lungs, then I strongly recommend Femme in the verses and it sounds great. Fatale. Thursday, April 7, 2011 ENTERTAINMENT The Nugget 17 A special musician

“When I first picked up a guitar, I wanted rumours are true. Spencer Jo is not your regu- allow Spencer Jo to encourage youth to take to be a rock and roll legend. Cover of the Roll- lar rock star. He is more than that, he is a per- the initiative to follow their dreams. ing Stone and shit. As I grew, I became dis- son, a down-to-earth, good natured person. “For people like me, it’s a means to sur- illusioned with celebrity culture to the point He has a kind heart and a worthwhile sense vival,” Spencer Jo says about the importance SHOOT FOR where I resent it. I don’t wanna be a star any- of humour. of following your dreams. “If you’ve got a more. In fact, I can’t believe I ever did. I just Spencer Jo grew up in Calgary and for his dream and you’re following it, you’ve got THE STARS wanna make music for people who wanna lis- 13th birthday, he received a $60 guitar from something to live for, something to feel confi- LACE SENIO ten, tour around, cut records, be happy. I took his dad. The rest of the story is more or less dent about, something that’s your own. If, for Entertainment Editor a turn at the crossroads and I love the path I’ve history, as after his 13th birthday, Spencer Jo no other reason, consider this: you’ll never be “Dreams change. It can be a good thing. chosen.” began the transition into the man he is today. bored if you’re dreaming.” Be open to it. There’s big a difference between I knew about Spencer Jo before I actually Spencer Jo’s first guitar changed his life. It A lot of other cool things are going on for failing and changing direction,” says Spencer met him. I heard that he was an amazing musi- proved to be a gateway drug into the world of Spencer Jo. He just wrapped up a tour with Jo Burgess. cian and a really cool guy. Turns out, the music and Spencer Jo was hooked. The Mandrill (an accordion player from Spen- When he was 16, he began to play shows cer Jo’s youth) along with Rusty and Kyle with the band, The Falling Pianos. In 2006, Mattson. Spencer Jo will also be releasing Spencer Jo became a member of the folk/punk another album soon that will consist mostly of band, Rum Runner. With Rum Runner, Spen- folk inspired songs. The new album will come cer Jo recorded the album What’s the Music complete with lyrics and chords, because Mean To You? Spencer Jo has also recorded as Spencer Jo likes to believe, music is for his own solo album, My Old Home. Spen- sharing. cer Jo is obviously a vital part of the Calgary “Dreams sometimes seem to break down, music scene. fall apart and fail. It’s during these times “This year, the City of Calgary asked me that our true strength can be measured. Hav- to do a youth song writing workshop in July. ing a dream is one thing. Following it means I’m going to be teaching kids who are clinging you need to fight for it. You need to wipe just as tightly to music as I was at their age,” the dust off your clothes, the blood off your says Spencer Jo. face, get up and continue on,” says Spencer “I see it as a chance to give back and to Jo. share the knowledge that gave me direction I heard about Spencer Jo before I met him and purpose. If I pull it off, it’ll be my proud- and I can honestly say that he is one of the est moment.” most genuine people I know. He is type of per- It is obvious that Spencer Jo has a heart son that youth can really look up to, and he is of gold. He is giving back to his commun- the kind of person that everyone wants to hang ity and is stoked on it. Spencer Jo is a perfect out with, because he is just a regular, down- role model for youth hoping to become musi- to-earth dude. He knows what it is like to fol- cians. Youth have the chance to really learn a low his dreams. Heck, he is someone we can lot from him. The song writing workshop will all look up to.

www.myspace.com/spencerjomusic Spencer Jo Burgess

THIS BUT your Canadian University Press hopes it will be. Campus papers, like national newspapers, are supported by IS advertising. Help support your campus paper by telling us NOT about your reading habits. AN ADVERTISEMENT 1. Fill out a survey; 2. Support campus newspapers; www.cup.ca/survey 3. Possibly win an iPad. 18 The Nugget ENTERTAINMENT Thursday, April 7, 2011 Not for the faint of heart By Will Hammer pion. This is where the suggested to them. This only gives you a basic idea of how League of Legends may be a year game gets a bit compli- to build your champion, however. All this of course takes old but it is still fairly new. If any- cated. Though the pool time to figure out and before you do, you will find it very thing, now would be a good time of champions Riot has frustrating. This is why this game can be hard to recom- to see how far the game has come is very large, it’s also mend. On the one hand, there are lots of variability in play since its beta launch. For anyone its downfall. You have styles, but all these things take time to learn. Every game that used to play DOTA and loved so many champions that is different and there are new things to learn from each it, look no further, this game is all do different things. In one. The learning curve is quite high if you are completely very similar. The game’s premise order to be a “good” LoL new. is simple: you select your cham- player, you have to have a This is also a team-based game though and that can pion of choice and from there, you basic idea of all their moves, come with its own set of problems. I have found myself have to push to the heart of the base which is fair, but at the same swearing at my teammates and feeling frustrated at times. and destroy it. Simple in theory, this time a little confusing. For It leaves you feeling at the mercy of your teammates game is anything but. this reason, games can be and, for most of us, that’s a bother, which leads us to First, we’ll discuss the maps – won purely due to team the biggest downfall of this game. It is plagued by quit- there are only two, which to be hon- composition. But this is ters. People may start the game, get mad and leave. This est is a bit plain. Summoner’s Rift still a skill based game and results in games that are played four versus five. Noth- is a map, where you have five cham- as such, advantages can be ing is more frustrating then having a whole match lost pions on each team and three lanes where overcome based on skilled because someone decided they had to go or leave. Also, your minions will keep coming in waves. The play. matches feel drawn out. I felt myself playing a match for second map is Twisted Tree Line, where there During the beginning of each game your more then an hour only to lose it because of someone are only two lanes and is considerably smaller champion starts with zero items. The else’s stupidity. then Summoner’s Rift. This map is much more items are bought with gold acquired The learning curve is extremely hard at times. Trial and rushed. Although both maps are fun in their by players’ actions like destroying a error should be the motto of this game, because most of own way, they left me wanting more tower, killing minions in every wave the times you will fail before you learn the weakness and maps and a lot more variation. Once and for killing other players. Your strengths of certain champions. It’s not all frustrating. Once you familiarize yourself with the builds are always dynamic I understood the game, it was fun. I found myself enjoy- map, what you see is what you and they change depending ing learning the abilities of champions and just destroying get. on many factors, such as people. Next up are the what the other team The whole game overall is solid. It’s fun, the champions champions. Every is like, for example. are well thought out with a bit of a back story and the num- two weeks Riot, the A little confusing? ber of skins you can have per champions is pretty cool. But LoL developers, Relax, because each the problems it does have really drive it down and can make release a new cham- champ has items that are it a frustrating experience. Thursday, April 7, 2011 ENTERTAINMENT The Nugget 19 Wedding of the century? celebrity weddings in the past. At this very etc.), “Sites and Attractions” Britain is offer- include the 400 million that will be watching second, if I wanted to, I could find out every ing visitors leading up to the wedding and online, and the 800,000 that will be observing detail of Reese Witherspoon’s recent wedding announcements such as the Royal Mail releas- from outside Buckingham Palace. Take that, just by typing in her name online. I could find ing a special sheet of stamps featuring engage- pessimists! out the type of wedding ring she got, the kind ment pictures of the couple to commemorate So whether you’re gagging after hearing all of flowers she held in her hands as she walked the upcoming wedding. of this information or booking time off work so down the aisle, heck, even the kind of cake she Not to be outdone, People magazine has an you can catch all of the glorious wedding foot- had at her reception. These days, it really is entire section of its online website dedicated to age live, don’t judge those who feel differently too easy. But why has such a typically private the royal wedding, with features such as daily about it. Accept it, embrace it and move on! WHAT’S affair become so public? And why do we care photo updates of the couple and online voting We’re unlikely to experience such a spectacu- “TASH-INING” so much? for the tiara Kate should wear on the big day. lar royal affair ever again, so relish in the fact I did some extensive research (OK, so I As well, a huge array of royal wed- that you get to be a witness for such a historic NATASCHA BRUHIN asked my circle of friends), and discovered one ding memorabilia has hit the shelves. If you media event. Assistant Entertainment Editor similarity all of their answers: Their interest in go online right now, you The divorce rate may be higher than it’s celebrity weddings all comes down to the fact can find kitschy merchan- ever been, but that doesn’t seem to stop thou- that, at the end of the day, they get to read about dise such as “Royal Wed- sands of people from tying the knot every year. two people being truly happy and in love with ding sick bags”, which you It seems the world is in a wedding craze right each other. can use if you think you’re now. Nearly every celebrity in Hollywood is “It’s marriage! It’s better than hearing going to “throne up” from all either engaged or coming home from a honey- about some tragedy or someone dying. I don’t this ridiculousness. I am not moon and the general public is eating up every actually care about these people, but how can making this up. detail of every celebrity couple’s nuptials. you not smile when you hear about someone Other crazy products No upcoming wedding however, is as tying the knot?” one of my friends (who did not available right now are Wil- anticipated as that of Prince William and Kate want to be named) said. liam and Kate knitted dolls, Middleton. Since announcing their engagement Some of you may be shaking your heads garden gnomes, ashtrays, back in November of last year, the world has right now, but there is pretty significant evi- condoms and “Kiss me been waiting with baited breath to see the final dence that backs up this statement and proves Kate” real ale beer. spectacle that will be the couple’s wedding on that my friend is not the only Royal Wedding Still don’t believe my April 29 in London, England. watcher out there. theory that people are in love What is the reason for the enormous inter- Did you know that the royal wedding has with love? est that the world seems to have for the famous an actual website dedicated to posting any- Well, an estimated two couple? thing and everything related to the special day? billion people will be watch- People get married every day and it’s not On the website, you can find out the details ing all or part of the wed- http://infoglobi.com/images/uploads like we haven’t read about the dozens of other of the wedding (location, service, reception, ding on TV. That doesn’t Prince William and Kate Middleton Source Code a cinematic gem

By Eve Koester was perfectly constructed. Source Code is an original fast-paced action The sci-fi premise of the film holds weight in the thriller directed by Duncan Jones. It opens by throw- leagues of movies such as Inception. With the concept ing the audience into the heart of the action and hooks of quantum physics and, for all intents and purposes, you immediately. Helicopter pilot Capt. Colter Ste- time travel, the storyline is complicated yet told in an vens (Jake Gyllenhaal), wakes up to find himself on understandable way. a train facing a lovely young woman named Christina The growth and realizations of Capt. Stevens are (Michelle Monaghan) who calls him Sean and seems to monumental as he overcomes the most difficult of know him. He is confused and disoriented and manages tasks. Dying over and over again while trying to find to make his way to the bathroom of the train where he the terrorist in time becomes an exhausting feat. His realizes the reflection in the mirror is not his own. new personal mission becomes trying to save Christina. There is an explosion and Capt. Stevens wakes He knows the event he is living is one of the past and up in a dark capsule with a video feed of a woman anything he does within the eight minutes won’t change instructing him to locate the bomb on the train – a train her outcome but he doesn’t give up. that actually exploded earlier that morning. He discov- Source Code is a dream for sci-fi lovers and movie ers he is part of a government project that can put you goers. There’s a buffet of elements that turn this would- into the body of someone eight minutes before they’ve be typical action flop into a cinematic work of art. Filled died. with great acting, an intriguing story and tasteful spe- His mission is to find the bomb on the train and cial effects, it also dishes out shocking twist after twist. track down the terrorist before the next strike. The catch There is even a romantic aspect that unfolds gracefully, – he only has eight minutes to do it, and must relive without being too distracting or in-your-face. the same scenario over and over until he uncovers the The film is surprisingly deep. The main theme begs information they need. the questions: What would you do differently if you The four main actors driving Source Code, Gyllen- had the chance? What would you do if you knew you haal, Monaghan, Vera Farmiga and Jeffrey Wright, only had a few minutes to live? It is very moving and don’t fail to deliver brilliant and dynamic perform- I am betting you won’t be dry-eyed by the end of it. It ances. With Duncan Jones at the helm, this film may wasn’t spoiled by over-marketing, so be sure to see it be the one that marks him as one of Hollywood’s big- before too many secrets are given away. Be prepared to wig directors. Jones doesn’t waste a single moment of be thrust into a mind-bending action adventure. the film’s 93 minutes. Each scene has a purpose. Each character interaction is intentional and the conclusion 20 The Nugget ENTERTAINMENT Thursday, April 7, 2011

Seriously. They fold those shirts a lot. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Watch “Wizard of Oz” synced up Some celebrities that are also Sagit- Taurus (April 20-May 20) with “Dark Side of the Moon.” It totally tarius include Taylor Swift, Scarlett Quit your job. You’ve been taken works. Johansson, Miley Cyrus, and Jojo. advantage of there for far too long, and You’re in good company. it’s about time you leave, because you’ve Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) MADAME O grown enough as a human. This is a good weak to wear your Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) disguise. What is a Capricorn? Is there a Cap- Gemini (May 21-June 20) ricorn sock? Is anyone listening to me? March 17-23 Change your underwear. It’s starting Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) (Warning: These Nugget horo- to smell. Your love is like Bad Medicine, Bad Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) scopes are not written by an Medicine is what I need. This is the dawning of the age of Aquar- accredited astrologer; however, Cancer (June 21-July 22) ius, the age of Aquarius, Aquarius, Aquarius! believe them if you like, as they I see a trip in your future. Maybe Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) are absolute and unquestionable.) after the school year is done. You’ve Hank Scorpio was a character Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) been working incredibly hard this year, in ONE episode of “The Simpsons.” You’ve worked your tail off this season, Aries (March 21-April 19) and you deserve to blow off some Try living your life more like Hank and you’re going to get what’s coming to Be nice to people at retail stores. steam. Scorpio. you very soon… In a good way, that is. Insults a recurring theme By GRAHAM McCANN Kate Tober is a third semester NAIT Radio student and Sarah Komadina is a third semester NAIT Television student, and together they have been hosting Verses on NR92 for the past two semesters. Graham: What is Verses about, and why is it called Verses? Kate: It’s essentially me and Sarah pick- ing songs based on different themes every show and how we ‘battle’ them out and ask our listeners to pick their favourites, if me or Sarah chose the better songs. There are different rounds containing two songs, one from Sarah and one from me and each round the listeners choose a winner. At the end of the show, we would be competing to see who won more rounds. We don’t win anything, it’s essentially me and Sarah trying to be better than each other, because I like better music and Sarah’s jealous. G: When did you decide to make the show? Sarah: We thought about it first semester, and essentially it was because we liked different music and we like to compete and compare it. G: What kinds of themes do you have? K: All kinds of themes, essentially just whatever strikes our fancy. S: We went from cowboys one show, to monsters on another show. K: We had marijuana-themed songs and ’80s-themed shows. G: So, who usually wins with better songs? K: Well, I have better taste. S: Kate cheats. She finds loopholes in the Photo by Graham McCann song and plays some even though they have Sarah Komadina, left, and Kate Tober get in the mood before their show on NR92. nothing to do with the theme. She would find something in the song that is just sort of like the Disney. teners to know about your show? my locker. theme we have, but not really. S: Yeah, of course, I play Disney movie K: It’s really quirky and people listening K: Isn’t it from before Halloween? Yeah, K: My songs are better, that’s why I win. songs a lot, too. should know that Sarah and I don’t hate each we’ll give you seven month old candy from S: No, I win morally. G: I saw Kate bought you a floor mat with other despite how mean we are. Sarah’s locker. G: So? The Little Mermaid, so I guess she doesn’t hate G: What do you like about doing the show? So, yeah, call in or look us up on Facebook, G: So, what kind of songs and bands do your taste that much. S: I like hanging out with Kate and essen- Verses, to request songs based on the theme of you usually like playing? G: What kind of themes do you have com- tially telling her how the songs she likes suck. the week. K: Essentially, every show has ACDC and ing up? K: I like being able to play the music I like S: But Sarah and Kate have to like the Aqua and secretly the show is an excuse to play S: Our next theme is going to be about alco- to play. I also like insulting Sarah, essentially. requests, or we don’t play them. ACDC and Aqua. hol songs. S: We also want people to call in, we’ll give Listen to Verses on NR92 Wednesdays from G: Oh yeah, Sarah, you seem to really like G: What other things do you want your lis- you candy if you do, I have a bag of candy in 9 to 11 p.m. Thursday, April 7, 2011 ENTERTAINMENT The Nugget 21 A special show at Wunderbar By Lace Senio at certain times, trying to be with everyone all at once, to share a hope there will be more of them in the future. So if you saw The Entertainment Editor moment.” Rural Alberta Advantage on Saturday night, good on you, but you On Saturday, April 2, a band formerly from Alberta played The Rural Alberta Advantage were amazing, as were all of the missed out big time, because the show on Sunday was by far one a show at The Starlite Room. And I heard it was really great. bands that played. It was a truly unique opportunity and I sincerely of the best shows I have ever been to. It was just that good. What most people don’t know, however, was that the next afternoon, the same band played a free, all ages show at another local venue. It was nothing short of epic. I am talking, of course, about the Rural Alberta Advantage (RAA), and the monumental show that took place at Wunderbar. This show was a once in a life time opportunity, first because it was a free RAA show, and second, it took place at Wunderbar. Yes, it is true, Wunderbar, for the first time in the history of its new management, opened its doors to a younger crowd. No alcoholic beverages were served and no cover was charged. It was quite a change to look around and see faces of a different generation enjoying the bands that played that afternoon. The lineup was amazing and consisted of audio/rocketry, Hooded Fang, Fire Next Time and the Rural Alberta Advantage. RAA specifically requested that the show be all ages, and that they would play for free if this request was met. It is really nice when bands do this because all-ages shows allow for music fans of every age to participate in the magic that usually goes on. “There is no way to explain in words how special the entire show was. Everyone kind of shared something, and for a few hours we were all best friends,” says Craig Martelli, one of the three owners of Wunderbar. “There wasn’t a drop of negative energy in the room.” It is true, the show was special. Everyone was singing together and bobbing they’re heads in time to the music. Feet were stomped and hands were clapped. The afternoon show at Wunderbar was one of those types of shows that you can only describe as, well, magical. Everyone felt it. “It was a lot of work, the little behind the scenes shit nearly killed us but it was so worth it. It just felt really special for all of us,” Martelli says. shorefire.com “I found myself running around to different areas of the room Rural Alberta Advantage 22 The Nugget ENTERTAINMENT Thursday, April 7, 2011

Upcoming events ... PFT2011 EDSS What: Bake Sale What: Beer Garden When: April 7 When: April 8 3 p.m. Where: Outside NAITSA (main campus) Where: Annex Dock CLXT PGC What: Pub Night What: Beer Garden When: April 8, 9 p.m. When: April 14 3 p.m. Where: Oil City Roadhouse Where: Annex Dock Regular weekly events Gamers of Dungeons Latter Day Saints (LDSSA) and Dragons What: Weekly meetings What: Weekly Games When: Thursdays When: Fridays; 4:15-10 p.m. 11:15 a.m.-12:10 p.m. Where: Room WC-312 and 12:15 p.m.-1:10 p.m. Christian Club Where: Room E-221 What: Weekly Meetings Karate at NAIT When: Hang Out & Learn Wednesdays What: Weekly sessions 12:15 p.m.-1:10 p.m. Room E-115 When: Mondays, Wednesdays Prayer Meeting Wednesdays 7 p.m.-9 p.m. 7:30 a.m.-8:05 a.m. Room J-207 Saturdays 10 a.m.-Noon (Multi-faith prayer room) Where: Room S-112 Clubs Centre News CONGRATULATIONS! 2010/11 GIV’ER Point Winners: First Place...... CLUB CULINAIRE...... $2,000 Second Place...... FULL FRAME 47...... $1,000 Third Place...... BAKERS CLUB...... $500

Clubs Centre Info Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Phone: (780) 471-8457 E-mail: [email protected]; Website: www.naitsa.ca Location: Room E-133 – Main Campus Indie darling still dreaming WATERLOO, Ont. (CUP) — Dan Man- how many years of school were involved and Nice, Nice, Very Nice – an experience he musician. gan didn’t always have his hopes set on being I lost interest, right around the time I really described as a milestone in his career. One of the most frustrating facets of tour- a musician. gained an interest in playing guitar.” Admitting that he has “a rich history of going ing is the quick pace of a “day in, day out, new “When I was a kid I thought I was going His high school band dissolved when its a little bit crazy” whenever he makes a record, city” schedule. to be a vet,” he reminisced. “I kind of realized members headed off to separate universities, Mangan could not have been more appreciative “You go to all these amazing places, but but Mangan stuck with music. of the nomination. After the personal investment you hardly get to see them,” said Mangan. “But “I recorded some painfully awful songs and and dedication that was poured into crafting the it still excites me, we’ve got to do some amaz- terrible demos when I was 19 or 20 and started album, he claimed, “getting that critical feedback ing things.” playing around Vancouver,” he said. “I was was really amazing and not something that I will He recalled one of his favourite tour mem- filled with all these grandiose ideas of what it forget or take lightly.” ories, sharing a story about getting the chance meant to be a musician.” But Mangan’s rise to a Canadian indie dar- to play at the Fillmore in San Francisco along- Despite years of experience and his increas- ling hasn’t been all about recording studios and side the Walkmen and fellow Vancouverites ingly realistic approach to the job, Mangan awards galas. Currently at home for the longest Japandroids. acknowledged the importance of dreaming big. time in years — though, only a couple months “There’s so much history in that venue and “There’s so many reasons why becoming — Mangan has spent the majority of his adult we had our own little green room up on the bal- a career musician is so nearly impossible,” he life on the road. cony,” he said, fondly recalling “sitting up on stated. “You need that optimism and that fan- From “formative” solo tours across Eur- our little perch” enjoying the show. tastical view of it all in order to get yourself ope to travelling across North America to Regardless of the at times less than ideal through the steps along the way.” performing at Glastonbury, one of the big- lifestyle, Mangan declared, “The tiring nature CUP photo More recently, Mangan was shortlisted for gest music festivals in the world, he’s learned of touring will never, for me – at least, I hope – Dan Mangan the prestigious Polaris Music Prize for 2009’s the ups and downs of working as a touring eclipse the awesomeness of it.” Thursday, April 7, 2011 ENTERTAINMENT The Nugget 23 What summer activity are you most looking forward to? KENDAL GUINEY

“Camping!” “Hiking in the mountains.” “Boxing ... training.” “Probably biking.” “Getting a summer job.”

Ezra Gomien Cory Derocher Brandy Black Electrical Apprenticeship Electrical Apprenticeship Tristan West Jackie Kell Baker Program Program DMIT Animal Health Tech.

Cartoon by John Benesch 24 The Nugget ENTERTAINMENT Thursday, April 7, 2011 Crossword Across Down 1- Mardi 1- Delighted 5- Leers at 2- Hindu princess 10- Attention-getter 3- Old Testament book 14- Priest of the East 4- Authorization 15- Check endorser 5- Resist 16- Biblical verb 6- Unit of magnetic field strength 17- Auth. unknown 7- Harp relative 18- Blender setting 8- Shoebox letters 19- Pulitzer winner James 9- Pericarp 20- Inform 10- Aspect 22- Repudiate 24- Chuck 11- Starch used in puddings 25- Broadway opening 12- Bouillabaisse, e.g. 26- Literary ridicule 13- At that time 29- Biased attitude 21- Bereft 33- Crazy as 23- boy! 34- Capital of Tibet 25- Fright 35- Eye infection, pig house 26- Cavalry sword 36- Beethoven’s birthplace 27- Home ___, Culkin movie 37- Stare angrily 28- Shades 38- Boris Godunov, for one 29- Graph 39- Chemical ending 30- Japanese immigrant 40- Render weaponless 31- Begin 41- is human 32- Incense gum 42- Resounding 34- Grassy plain 44- Female demon in Semitic myth 37- Mouthpart of arthropods 45- Bandleader Puente 38- Put up with 46- Diving position 40- Single entity 47- Visible spirit 41- Polynesian carved image 50- Desiring 54- Architect Saarinen 43- Idle 55- Inactive 44- Assessor 57- With the bow, in music 46- Intrinsically 58- Citrus coolers 47- Don 53- Auctioneer’s cry 59- Fluff, as bangs 48- Fix up 56- Born 60- Work the soil 49- Ancient Athens’s Temple of SOLUTION 61- Ascended, flower 50- Distribute cards Puzzles provided by BestCrosswords. 62- Conger catcher 51- Not a dup. com (http://www.bestcrosswords.com). Page 27 63- Mild oath 52- Arthur Ashe’s alma mater Used with permission. Food shows leave a bad taste VICTORIA (CUP) — I hate these cake some sort of media spectacle out of nothing, – read: fake – situations, doing really crazy shit enough. The winner is promised $50,000, a shows. and people are eating it up. for our viewing pleasure. 2011 Chevy Cruise and a job at Carlo’s Bake I can appreciate cooking shows. I love the What makes this whole gateau-fully sinful Fast forward a decade and we’ve got less Shop in Hoboken, New Jersey. Food Channel. There is an art and an esthetic situation worse is that TLC had to take these than amazing people racing around the world While it’s all fine and dandy that the vic- quality to food, even if it’s something off of shows to the next level by making a reality and some guy named Bear Grylls biting the tor will be the baker of choice for the Soprano Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives. show out of them. heads of snakes and drinking yak blood from its family and their associates, we all know how Food varies from sour to savory, from warm The creation and consequent explosion of severed jugular. What has TV come to? it ended for past winners of the show that this to cold. But cake is just … cake. It’s sweet. It’s Survivor at the beginning of the new millennia It’s taken us to not only these mysteri- rips off: Hell’s Kitchen. I’m not talking about usually served room temperature. There are acted as the metaphorical Big Bang for the real- ously loved cake shows, but also to their real- the one who lost her prize because she couldn’t exceptions, but no one likes flambé and ice ity TV revolution. Scripted television wasn’t ity counterpart. The Next Great Baker is TLC’s obtain a work visa to work at Gordon Ramsay’s cream cake screams Grade 3 birthday party. nearly enough to satisfy our culture’s entertain- answer to reality TV – as if I Didn’t Know I Was Savory Grill in London. I’m talking about the The Cake Boss and Ace of Cakes have made ment blood lust. We needed real people, in real Pregnant and 19 Kids and Counting weren’t real winners.

TIP OF THE WEEK – from NAIT security services Harassing phone calls

It’s the middle of the night. Your phone ● Do not talk to the caller. Do not beg, ● After the call is reported to the police, a ● Advise NAIT Protective Services. We can rings, and after you answer it: plead or threaten the caller. phone trace may be placed on your line. offer assistance while you are on campus. ● The caller shouts obscenities into the ● After you hang up, get out a notebook or Here are some precautions to take if you are A suspicious phone call is very unnerving. phone, pad of paper and record the time and date of receiving suspicious phone calls: A threatening phone call is a crime. ● You hear the caller suggest some sexual the call. ● It may be someone you know. An ex- For more tips and information, visit www. act, or ● Write down the sex of the caller and any- spouse, boy/girlfriend, co-worker, or total stran- nait.ca/security. ● You hear nothing at all. thing he or she said. ger. You will have to try to recall any details of If you have information about a crime, What should you do? Remember: The caller wants to scare or a past relationship or a suspicious person you contact NAIT Protective Services at 780-471- Hang up. upset you. Anything you say to the caller will met. 7477. If you wish to remain anonymous, con- A suspicious phone call that scares or confirm the reaction the caller is looking for. ● At the same time, you must keep in mind tact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). threatens you is a serious offence and should be Say nothing. Hang up. your personal safety. You will remain anonymous and if the infor- reported to the police. ● If the caller phones many times or at all ● Watch the people around you – at work, at mation you provide leads to a conviction, you If you have a suspicious phone call: hours or threatens you or your property, call the the bus stop, anywhere – just in case the caller could eligible for a reward of up to $2,000. ● Never entertain the caller. police. knows you and may be following you. Everybody benefits, except the criminal. Thursday, April 7, 2011 ENTERTAINMENT The Nugget 25 Year-ender SINGLE OF By LACIE SENIO one will enjoy, but attendees were slightly let THE WEEK Entertainment Editor down by the performances of the evening. The last NAITSA party of the year took “The basis for an awesome night was place on Friday April 1. The City Centre Air- there. But the follow-through wasn’t,” said port Hanger was decked out in Hollywood Nugget Editor-In-Chief Rachel Jacques. Glam, and it was obvious a lot of work went “Tribute artists may not have been the best into the event. The tables were beautiful and idea.” the centrepieces were a nice complement Maybe for next year NAITSA will try to the whole thing. Everyone looked really out some new ideas, perhaps they will get good, what can I say, NAITSA staff and stu- some more DJs to spin some tunes or maybe dents clean up well. some new cool bands to come out and play. It was nice to reflect back on the year that The thing with tribute artists is that some- was and watch everyone receive awards and times they are really good, and other times, thanks. There was a red carpet that award they are not. recipients walked up to collect their awards, “Lady Gaga was not a great performer,” while the “paparazzi” took photos of the Jacques says, about the performances. “On whole thing. It was really cute. the other hand, Michael Jackson was amaz- The dinner that was served after the ing! He did his own vocals and was really awards was delicious. Literally drool worthy. good.” Everything from shrimp skewers to spring Either way, the night was fun and a rolls and seasonal vegetables to tender roast great chance to mingle and see everyone all beef, was served. The dinner was put on dressed up. NAITSA really does go above by staff at the Nest, and they truly outdid and beyond to make campus life enjoyable themselves. for students. Look forward to next year’s The entertainment fell short, however. It NAITSA parties, I have a feeling they are is hard to plan for entertainment that every- really going to rock. For pizza lovers campus food review

By Steven Dyer flavor for pizza, but it is so good! If you’ve So every week we have pizza at the ever had a craving for a mouthwatering Nugget, and I just have to say I love it! burger and pizza at the same time then this We get our pizza from the Nest, it’s is the answer. just as good as the pizza from Panago, and One of my friends looked right at it there are more flavors, and I mean WAY and she had her doubts, but after a few more. There’s ham and pineapple, pep- minutes I convinced her to try it, and she peroni and bacon, mushroom, and one of was glad she did. So if you want more var- my favorites, cheeseburger. You wouldn’t iety with your pizza then head on down to think that cheeseburger would be a good the Nest for plenty of delicious flavours!

Photo by Tiffany Lizee Chance Hutchinson, 22 HET Hometown? New Sarepta Pick one: Attractive, rich or famous? Attractive What do you think about public displays of affection? I’m not into it, but I don’t mind seeing it. Do you think there is a difference between sexuality and sensuality? Yes, sexuality is more fun. What’s the background image on your cellphone? Just a calendar, nothing exciting. Favourite Summer Activity? Rodeoing. What are your feelings towards girls wearing rubber boots in the spring? Looks good … on the farm. How do you feel about girls wearing team jerseys? Looks hot, usually. It has to be fitted and depends on the girl … and the team. Morning or night person? Night person First car? 1983 Chev ½ ton High school nickname? Hutch. Have you ever skinny dipped or gone streaking? Too many times. What body part do you first look at on a girl? Hands and eyes. Friends say he’s a macho cowboy who is also generous,

Photo by Joline Ylioja soft and kind. Bucky Driedger of the The Liptonians sings at the Nest’s Indie Night on Are you hot and single? E-mail us at [email protected] March 31. 26 The Nugget ENTERTAINMENT Thursday, April 7, 2011

Grapevines is a chance to speak your mind. E-mail [email protected] or submit online at www.thenuggetonline.com

To hot single of the week Baby girl: To The Boys In Engineer Design And So I’ll have to pass on the offer. ●●● ur always on my mind I see you in my Drafting, – ladies in the annex Here’s a tip for all the annex “grapevine dreams Let’s party shartyy ji LMAO. You guys seem so much more ●●● creepers”: -ur secret admirer fun! We’d love to hangout. We don’t bite Dear women of NAIT, Try growing a pair and actually talk- ●●● you know ;) Contrary to popular opinion, Ugg boots ing to these women you won’t stop talking Patricia campus should be renamed to P.S. Sorry Chemical and Petroleum and sweatpants are NOT an acceptable about in the nugget. “slum campus” because it’s overcrowded, Engineers, we don’t like biters combination. – REAL Men (MEC TECH) it’s smelly, the food gives you cramps and – 1st Year Interior Design – signed, The Fashion Police. ●●● the toilets either don’t work or there’s no ●●● ●●● To all you spring fever gals and any TP. Maybe I will start a petition. To the lady in red, Dear Mr. Insecure, other ladies out there that want to party, ●●● I want to throw a table cloth over you I think it was me that you saw in the Fit- my buddies and i are throwing a huge To the girls at NAIT: and love you like a pig. ness Centre on Tuesday at 8:30 a.m., see- year end house bash! anybody interested Why do you always skip our table with – Truly, Charsk-E ing that I was the only girl in there. RSVP to [email protected]! every- girls at it when selling or promoting stuff in ●●● You don’t have to be as ‘awesome as one is welcome! signed, party animals... the Spartan? You scared of us? Dear Engineering design and drafting me’, just come say hi =) , I’m a friendly girl! ●●● – Sincerely, hot trades girls guys, See you around and happy pumping To the interior girls: ●●● We’d love to party! Don’t be shy ... Just the iron. The drafting guys only know how to put Dear white girls, black girls, brown say HI! – Avid gym go-er their hands on small pencils. If you want girls, etc. Sorry petroleum and chem boys. ●●● real hands on experience come down to C I think we’d make a pretty good inter-racial Maybe you can keep each other Dear Annex Girls, building. couple. I mean, you’d think I’m cute. And I’d company? Forget the rest of the guys in the – Power Engineers E-H think you’re exotic. And together, we’d make ●●● annex. Petroleum and Chemical guys ... ●●● some pretty cute babies. :) So lets mix it up To the Girls in Interior Design, don’t make me laugh. Architecture “men” To Gals with spring fever, and see where the day takes us! If you’d like to be partially satisfied by a.k.a pencil pushers, only work with paper When are you usually around? I’ll show – Asian persuasion guys in matching oiler hats, contact the pet- all day and those Civil boys just play in up whenever ;) ●●● roleum and chemical “engineers”. They bite the dirt. Us Construction Engineers will – Guy in the Tower To the guy in the brown pull-over alright. Each others’ weiners. True story. When answer your wildest dreams. We can build ●●● ufcw383 hoodie, stop writing lies about me you’re ready for real stallions, contact us. you a house, a hospital, infrastructure or a If you really need to play Farmville just because I’m hittin your mom! – From the genetic jackhammers in sky scraper – bring it on. to the point of taking up a computer in – guy in black zip-up Engineering Design and Drafting Tech Sincerely, the computer common, you need a life. ●●● ●●● Your Go-To-Guys – Needs a computer to print REAL Hey squidge, maybe if life is so hard To the little witch in the A/B Parkade ●●● work. you can participate in a new euthanasia during the afternoon: Your laughing is like Dear Redhead in Annex. ●●● program that im offering. Obviously you cackling, you are rude to parkers and you Your friend driving the black To the girl who was in the nugget going live a miserable existence and may not can’t seem to figure out how to perform toyota is so ******* HOT!!!!!! out for miss Canada. What rock did you want to continue life. Just saying. simple math when giving us change! Time ps. petroleum guys r GAY!!! crawl out from? The world really is ending. – Concerned citizen for a new career! – yours truly, Mrs. Pedro – From the women connosieurs. ●●● – Signed, NAIT parkers! ●●● ●●● Hey Petroleum Engineers, ●●● To the gorgeous blonde girl who is To the IDT girls, Why is it everytime I go to the bath- To the concerned gentlemen regarding sometimes in room U101, we so totally Originally we were feeling a little left room you’re all sharing a urinal singing the red head. After some careful delibera- want you to come out for coffee ... out, having all these chemical, petrol- “we are the titans”? tion a conclusion has ben reached. Her – The DP Guys. eum and civil tech guys messaging you – Concerned Drafter walk is not snobby but rather sloppy. ●●● while we aren’t. Then we realized that ●●● – From the True Gentlemen Dear Petro and Chem guys ... we not only have classes with you, we Dear engineering design guys, ●●● Second years do bite ... it only gets actually talk to you face to face (and Find your own girls. we were there first! To the guys in the design and drafting better with experience ... ;) know your names)! Imagine that, men – Your friends in petroleum and chem program, the guys in petroleum tech are Yours truly, with balls. ●●● cooler, stronger and make more money. The real designers of NAIT’s annex – The Archtech guys. <3 xoxo

Dear Dr. CONwisDOM want to upset her and ruin things. killer. I have a lot of girls that would love eventually get used to going completely I need help. I’m dating this girl that I – Rope-a-Dope to go out with me but the problem is, I don’t commando. That solves your problem of am crazy about, fits all of the things I want live up to my reputation because I’m shy finding a Gate Keeper, now you just need in a girl; smart, funny, hot as hell and Dear Rope-a-Dope, when it comes to down-there business. to find a girl who will be that kinky on can drink like a fish. The problem is that Well, I would just tell her. Be nice and easy The only way I can have sex is if I poke the first date. You’re welcome. she braids her pubes. That’s right, braids about it because you aren’t only helping your- my penis out of the front of my underwear. ●●● her pubes. First off, who does that? Sec- self out, and helping her out … you are helping I’m worried girls will be turned off. What Do you have any personal ques- ondly, who the hell grows their pubes long out every guy who has a girlfriend that braids her do I do? tions that you want to have answered? enough to braid!? No matter how many pubes. Take a stand, my friend! But keep in mind, – Looking for a Front Gate Keeper Just send an e-mail with your concerns times I go down there, I can’t get over it. your “manscaping” better be pristine if you are to [email protected] or submit them I’m going down there expecting smooth expecting her to keeps things all geezy down low. Dear Looking for a Front Gate Keeper, online to www.thenuggetonline.com and sailing, and instead I’m face-to-face with ●●● You can buy her crotch-less panties your sex doctor will have your “pre- a Vikings beard. What should I do? I like Dear Dr. CONwisDOM, and it could be a fun thing for the both scription” ready for you the following this girl and want to tell her, but I don’t I come off as a really outgoing lady- of you. That way you can ease into it and week! Thursday, April 7, 2011 ENTERTAINMENT The Nugget 27 Do you have an eating disorder? Therefore, the person makes her or himself vomit sively eating more than I want to while feel- About Food by Jane Hirschmann and Carol or uses a combination of restrictive dieting, exces- ing out of control and/or unaware of what I am Munter are helpful for many people. sive exercising, laxatives and/or diuretics. doing or I have lost weight and am currently ● You may want to contact the Eating Disor- Compulsive overeating is characterized by below the minimum recommended weight for der Clinic at the University of Alberta Hospital. periods of impulsive gorging or continuous eat- my height. How to help a friend you think may ing. Sporadic fasts or repetitive diets are com- 5. ___I have felt more depressed and irritable have an eating disorder mon with compulsive overeaters and body recently than I used to and/or have been spend- ● Approach your friend in a private place weight may vary significantly. ing an increasing amount of time alone. when there is time to talk. Be caring but straight- What causes an eating disorder? 6. ___The most powerful fear in my life is forward and tell your friend what you have Eating disorders arise from a combination the fear of gaining weight or becoming fat. observed and what your concerns are. Let him or Timely TIPS of long standing psychological, interpersonal 7. ___I exercise a lot (more than five times her know that you are worried and want to help. and social conditions. Feelings of inadequacy, per week and/or more than five hours per week) ● Give the person time to talk and encourage MARGARET MAREAN depression, anxiety and loneliness, as well as as a means of weight control. them to verbalize feelings. Ask clarifying ques- NAIT Student Counselling troubled family and personal relationships, may 8. ___I tend to be a perfectionist and am not tions. Listen carefully and be non-judgmental. An eating disorder is a set of eating hab- contribute to the development of an eating dis- satisfied with myself unless I do things perfectly. ● Try not to get into a power struggle about its, weight management practices and attitudes order. Our culture, with its unrelenting idealiza- 9. ___Even though people tell me I look whether there is a problem or not. Just let your about weight and body shape that are caused by tion of thinness and the “perfect body,” is often a good, I think they are being polite and I still friend know that you are concerned. emotional problems. Eating disorders result in contributing factor. believe I need to go on a diet because I am not ● Offer to help the person make an appoint- loss of control or over control around food, and Dieting, bingeing and purging help some satisfied with my body. ment with a counsellor. If they are resist- often lead to obsession, anxiety and guilt, aliena- people cope with painful emotions and, initially, 10. ___I spend, or have spent, a substan- ant, encourage them to consider going for one tion from yourself or others and/or physiological to feel more in control of their lives. At the same tial amount of time reading books, websites or appointment before they make a decision about imbalances that are potentially life-threatening. time, these behaviours undermine physical magazines about dieting, exercising and calorie ongoing treatment. Eating disorders are experienced by both health, self-esteem and a sense of competence counting. ● If the person denies the problem, recognize males and females and include anorexia nervosa, and control. If you checked two or more of the above that this is often part of the illness. Unless the bulimia nervosa and compulsive overeating. All Assessing Your Risk (this is not questions consider seeing a counsellor or family person’s life is in immediate danger they have are serious emotional problems that can have meant to replace a discussion with a qualified physician to determine whether you may have an the right to refuse treatment. life-threatening consequences. professional) eating disorder or a tendency toward developing ● Do not continually bring the subject up or People with anorexia have an intense and 1. ___My eating habits are different from an eating disorder. Seeking help early on makes the person will resent you and may start avoid- irrational fear of body fat and weight gain, an those of my family and friends it easier to overcome a disorder. ing you. By talking with the person and offer- incredibly strong determination to become thin- 2. ___I have become obsessed with food to If you think you might have an eating ing help you have done all that is reasonably ner and thinner and a misperception of body the point that I cannot go through a day without disorder ... expected and have, hopefully, planted a seed that weight and shape. Thoughts about food, calories, worrying about what I will or will not eat. A high ● Get help as soon as possible. It is much may lead the person to seek help in the future. weight and weight management dominate the percentage of my time is spent thinking about easier to recover from an eating disorder if you If you think you have a problem with eating person’s life. food, weight, body fat, hunger and/or exercise. catch it early on. Counsellors are available at or body image, see a counsellor at NAIT Student Bulimia is characterized by self-perpetuat- 3. ___I would panic if I got on the scale NAIT Student Counselling. Counselling. Book in person at Room W111- PB ing and self-defeating cycles of binge-eating and tomorrow and found out I had gained two ● Learn as much as you can. Books like or call 780-378-6133. Counsellors are available vomiting. During a binge, the person consumes pounds. When Food Is Love by Geneen Roth or It’s Not until the end of June. a large amount of food in a rapid, automatic and 4. ___I find myself going on uncontrollable helpless fashion. The food may act like an emo- eating binges during which I consume large tional anesthetic but the person usually experiences amounts of food to the point that I feel sick and Student jobs physical discomfort and anxiety about weight gain. make myself vomit or I find myself compul- Shinerama Co-ordinator Crossword solution This fun, engaging, outgoing position will co-ordinate all aspects of the Shinerama campaign for the NAIT campus from May, 2011 until the end of September, 2011. Shinerama is a yearly event hosted by the NAIT Stu- dents’ Association in co-operation with Cystic Fibrosis Canada. We’re looking for someone who can manage Special Event planning and create sponsorship packages but who also has some volunteer management experience, strong leadership skills, is highly organized and can communicate well with the community, students and staff. Don’t be afraid to take risks and be ready to think way outside whatever box you’re used to thinking in. Shinerama is an important, historical event for NAITSA, and will be a great learning experience. Frosh Leaders for Welcome Week NAIT Students’ Association is looking for Frosh Leaders for August and September 2011. Frosh Leaders are ambassadors for NAITSA, helping to welcome students and their families to NAIT during the start of the school year. This position is a very important part of a student’s experience when he or she arrives at NAIT for the first time. We’re looking for leaders who will remain motivated, enthusiastic, co-operative and outgoing while pro- viding a welcoming campus experience. It’ll help that you know about NAIT Students’ Association and programs offered at NAIT. It’ll also help that you are excited to meet new people, engage in hallway conversation and are energetic about trying new things. Being a Frosh Leader will help you develop professional and personal skills and we’d look forward to seeing you at our working retreat from Aug. 19 to 21, a part of your training, paid for by NAITSA. Please apply in person at the NAITSA office in E-131 with a cover letter and resume, or via e-mail to [email protected] 28 The Nugget Thursday, April 7, 2011