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Gwynne Dyer Learn how to cook How women Everything you visits Mount Royal for one, without across Calgary need to know about the things just sticking to Kraft are bonding to- about March that you should be Dinner gether over cake Madness concerned with Pg 6 and Instagram Pg 12 Pg 3 Pg 10 News Editor Nina Grossman news [email protected] Calgary Zoo Welcomes Baby Gorilla First-time mom Kioja taking well to her new role Kennedy Enns to hold and feed a handmade population as it’s estimated Staff Writer “dummy baby” named Chucky. there are fewer than 100,000 All of the hard work paid left in the wild. All western off when she went into labour lowland gorillas at the Calgary On the evening of March 8 the Wednesday night. Zoo are part of the Species Calgary Zoo welcomed its first Due to the possessive nature of Survival Plan which aims to baby gorilla in eight years. new mothers, zookeepers won’t help ensure the survival of New mom Kioja and other know the gender of the new species that are threatened or members of the troop were put baby for at least a few weeks, endangered in the wild. With into baby boot camp to prepare but gender doesn’t matter when only 350 or so western lowland for the new arrival. Kioja herself the baby is happy and healthy. gorillas in the North American was partly raised by zookeepers Kioja and the unnamed captive population, every new and had never observed another baby have bonded nicely and addition counts. baby grow up in a troop. zookeepers are happy with how To give the mom and new Zookeepers were anxious about well Kioja has taken to being a baby some rest the TransAlta her mothering tendencies due to mother. Rainforest building won’t Photo courtesy of thecalgaryzoo.com her inexperience. In preparation A newborn gorilla is incredibly reopen to visitors until next The gender of the new gorilla baby at The Calgary Zoo re- for the baby Kioja was trained important for the captive week. mains unknown until parents become less protective City of Calgary Strives to be More Pedestrian Friendly New strategy proposed to council in May hopes to combat high number of pedestrian collisions Courtney Ingram per year, per 100,000-person safer if there were more lighted the city is a lack of sidewalks. finally approved, they will act Contributor populations. crosswalk systems and neon signs According to Combden, from quickly to create a pedestrian Calgary has a yearly average of that read “pedestrian crosswalk.” ninth avenue downtown program to monitor the success 500 pedestrian collisions, with an Another pedestrian, Laura to Inglewood, there are no of the strategy. The number of pedestrian average of 300 injuries and nine Combden, has taken to her blog sidewalks on one side of the road. The plan will cost collisions in Calgary has gone fatalities. According to Calgary to write about her frustrations. “Just basic things that every approximately $15 million unchanged for almost a decade police statistics, these numbers One blog post called ‘The other city would have had in between now and 2018, with an and civilians are beginning to have not changed in at least five 7 Day Pedestrian Challenge,’ place by now just doesn’t seem extra $60 million estimated for question how safe the city is for years. encourages readers to take to be a priority here for some long-term projects, which could walkers. However, the city of This year, there have already the dangerous routes she has reason,” her blog reads. create setbacks when discussing Calgary’s new pedestrian strategy been 70 pedestrian collisions. designed to show how difficult In regards to her boyfriend’s with council. However, without hopes to see change by 2025. Julia Semeniuk, a high school it is to get around the city safely death, she argues that there is it, King argues that the trend Lately it seems like there’s student who walks to school without a car. often too much blame placed on of pedestrian collisions will daily stories about pedestrian from her home everyday, says Combden has become very the driver or pedestrian instead continue. collisions in the newspaper. Just she doesn’t feel safe at night or passionate about this issue after of focusing on solutions. “These trends of decline in in the past two weeks, there after school, “because people are losing her boyfriend six years ago Andrew King, the project walking as a mode to get around were four. According to the City usually really reckless drivers.” when he was hit by a car. manager of the Pedestrian have really burdened the road of Calgary, 30 collisions happen Semeniuk says she would feel She says that a big issue in Strategy for The City of Calgary, system,” says King. “Because called STEP FORWARD, hopes that simply means more cars are that the new strategy will offer on the roads...so there’s more those solutions. danger, which then is reducing The plan, which will meet with the likelihood that people are the Transportation and Transit going to walk, so it’s sort of a Committee on April 20, has 50 vicious cycle.” action plans laid out. There are Combden is optimistic about four focus areas that the city the new solution-oriented hopes to improve by 2025: More strategy and says, “At the end of people walking, fewer pedestrian the day, the whole point is just to injuries and deaths, better winter lower the numbers because there conditions for walking, and more will always be pedestrian vehicle walkable communities. accidents but if we can lower the Photo by Omar Omar Once approved, the plan will numbers, it’s a step in the right New pedestrian strategy called STEP FORWARD will hopefully bring pedestrian collision then move on to city council on direction.” numbers down. May 2. King says that after it’s March 17, 2016 • the reflector 3 Get to Know Your New SAMRU President! Newly elected Shifrah Gadamsetti shares what she plans on im- proving in the upcoming school year (hint: it involves wi-fi and saving some pennies on textbooks.) Amy Tucker pretty excited about it. Learning into a lot of different things. You more profs, get a lot more people SG: To just really try something Staff Writer how to negotiate with a lot of know like services we’re given involved feeling more positive new! different people. I mean you work as students and we’re not seeing about it. Right now it’s only in two TR: What is one piece of on a municipal level, federal level, exactly where that money goes. or three classes, I’d really like to advice for the incoming and provincial level. So I feel like And we’re having problems see it across at least 10. The Reflector: Tell me class? about you, What are it’s a lot of responsibility to take finding funding in the most TR: Summarize the on, but I’m really excited about it. problematic area like whether SG: Really take time for yourself your quirks? purpose of your and your personal life. TR: What made you it comes to mental health, or it Shifrah Gadamsetti: I like shoes, presidency in one decide to run for comes to accessibility, and things a lot. I have over 100 pairs. And like that, I think across the board sentence? [I like] home decor, and human student body president?

funding is a huge issue. Right LevinBy http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cwpbh.04326) C. Handy (per [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons anatomy. SG: I was on the board of now everyone plans to go back to TR: What do you like governors for two years and school but going back to school is to do with your spare I worked pretty closely to the almost becoming unaffordable. So You don’t executives. I was actually where can we help that? time? Any pets? considering it last year but I wasn’t TR: What are you SG: I do not have pets, but I 100 per cent sure. Then this year have to sit in lust after them a lot. I spend a I just decided. You know I looked three biggest projects lot of time on Pinterest looking back and was like if I didn’t take or goals you’d like to at pictures of cats. I really like this opportunity would I regret it achieve for SAMRU? school to reading, I really like coffee. and I thought that I would. SG: I have a summer project TR: What are you most TR: What do you see that I’ve already started working excited about for the as the biggest issues on because one of the things I stand among following school year? the student body faces promised is better wi-fi, so I’m going to spend the summer SG: I’m excited to just jump in. presently? greatness. I’ve had a huge interest in politics working on that. Also working SG: Funding. Definitely funding so getting to know that fear on the free textbooks initiative. on a lot of different levels. Our when it comes to post-secondary Erik Queenan put a lot of work tuition has gone up quite a bit education can be a lot. A huge introducing it to the faculties and it’s not just necessarily our challenge, definitely, but I’m and general faculties counsel. instructional fees, we’re paying I want to push to educate a lot Gwynne Dyer For Dummies A watered down synopsis of author Gwynne Dyer’s lecture on pressing global issues Logan Peters and Russia have been all over the But this is not the case and the news in recent years but Dyer says issue of climate change is not Contributor we shouldn’t worry about that too being dealt with as urgently. Bird much either. migration and Calgary’s early “I’m back,” says Gwynne Dyer as Terrorism earned the second spring are just a few of the subtle he takes to the Wyckham House spot on Dyer’s “whoops” list but ways we see climate change today. stage at Mount Royal University on he says that the threat of terrorism The last and perhaps most March 9. The bustling Wyckham looks way bigger than it actually is. serious of all the “whoops” Dyer House audience listens intently There is a high level of fear about talked about was a military as Dyer begins his humour-laced terrorism after the 2015 Paris confrontation between China and dissection of issues that scare most attacks and the lingering effects the West. Dyer said that China of us to death. of 9/11, but Dyer called 9/11 wants to be more powerful than Dyer is an author, historian “an enormously well produced the United States yet evidence is and independent journalist who show” because the reaction by the emerging that despite outward has written over five books about United States was exactly what the appearances, China’s high-speed terrorism, ISIS and climate change, extremists needed in order to fulfill growth may be on the decline. among other issues. Dyer’s talk their agenda. According to Dyer, China has consisted of four main topics AKA Climate change is another been investing in infrastructure the “whoops” that he feels would “whoops” that Dyer brought to like freeways and apartment be catastrophically bad for the the table. Everyone would freak towers that no one lives in, possibly world if they did indeed happen. out if the sky began spitting fire to create the illusion of prosperity The first “whoops” he talks and raining chunks. However, the and essentially wasting their about is the unlikely potential for sky is not likely to erupt in such money. › Thomas Edison: a new Cold War. He explains that a way. If it did, our government If the Chinese economy is doing Russia no longer has the military would have to find a solution The world’s most extraordinary for environmental destruction failure never gave up. open. online. everywhere. needed to participate in such a Continues on Pg 4 Thank goodness. go.athabascau.ca/online-courses war. The conflicts between Ukraine immediately. 4 the reflector • March 17, 2016 Continued from Pg 3 would be wise for the U.S. not to invade and dismiss REFLECTORIAL it altogether. poorly, their government may look for an alternative THE Gwynne Dyer’s thought-provoking, alternative solution to their citizens unrest through a military theories and ideas never fail to illicit interest, curiosity The Final Push... confrontation with the United States. REFLECTOR and some level of shock from listeners. We’re looking It is almost the end of the school One way to avoid violence if this happens is to forward to his next talk at MRU. year, yes, I know it doesn’t feel remain calm. If China does attack the United States it March 17, 2016 like it, but it is true. The last day of classes is a month away, and there is Issue 12, Volume 54 only one issue of the Reflector left. For many of your Reflector staff that’ll be it for their University EDITORIAL STAFF: Publishing Editor: Kari Pedersen Career, with more than half of us Managing Editor: Ivar Bergs graduating. It is a crazy feeling, but News Editor: Nina Grossman it is really time to focus on this final Features Editor: Kate Holowaty push. Arts Editor: Bigoa Machar 1. Our first tip is to go to class, I Sports Editor: Melanie Walsh know I know, we say this all the Photo Editor: Zana El-Youssef time, but it is more crucial now Layout Editor: Masha Scheele than ever. Getting to the point of Web Editor: Josie Lukey preparing for your finals and final CONTRIBUTORS: projects is so important. 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Hanna Deeves G-Spot be a great addition. Your partner stimulation so get in touch with should not be intimidated by the what you like. Maybe dirty talk Sex Columnist The G-spot, has special skene’s Orgasm Aids glands and is partially connected Use toys! There are easy to fact that you need a little extra is what you need. Experiment to the clitoris. Though it varies on find and affordable options out help to achieve orgasm. Simply and try new things. Figure out every woman, it is an area you there, that can open up a whole explain that we are all different, just what it is that gets you there, Ah, the sometimes elusive can feel through the anterior new world of pleasure. Use them and it has nothing to do with and be able to verbalize it to your orgasm. We all want to have vaginal wall about an inch or on your own, or use them with their performance. partner. You both just want to one but why doesn’t it happen two from the vaginal opening. a partner. Toys are not meant to We all get there differently. have the best time you can have, every time? The process to Not all women have these glands replace the sensation of being If none of the above works for that’s the whole reason we do reach orgasm starts at arousal. and each women has a different with another person, but they can you, maybe you need extra this sex thing in the first place! The amount of time it takes for number of these glands, so the each person is different, but area will be more sensitive for this is what makes foreplay so some ladies and not so much important. After arousal, you for others. To find it, insert a work your way up to plateau. finger or two to about the second This is the height of pleasure, and knuckle and make a ‘come hither’ then orgasm is when you push motion, it should feel spongy. even further than that. Directly The G-spot can also be reached after, you crash right down to by a penis, toys and sometimes where you started. That’s where tongue. the refractory period starts, and it is generally shorter for women Anal Penetration than it is for men. That’s why it’s Men and women can also easier for women to have multiple achieve orgasm though anal orgasms. Orgasms vary in their penetration. Some might find it intensity. They can be short, extremely pleasurable, painful sweet, long, intense or come in and some might be indifferent. rolling waves. So here are some If trying it out, go slow with different ways to reach orgasm. someone that you trust. Use All can work on their own or in fingers, small toys and lots of any combination, depending on lubricant before diving into anal the person. penetration with a penis or large

toy. Clitoral The go to way for a majority P-Spot of women to get to their happy Also know as the male G-spot, place, the clitoris itself has 8,000 is the prostate or P-spot. It is nerve endings, and although it located about two inches deep is small, the sensations affect in the anal cavity and will feel 15,000 other nerve endings in like a chestnut sized lump. the pelvic area. Meaning it is very Stimulating the prostate can sensitive, and gets more sensitive provide very intense orgasms. It with more stimulation. The can be stimulated by fingers, toys clitoris is actually more than just or a penis. It can be stimulated what you see from the outside, during oral sex as well for an there is actually quite a bit of intense combination. clitoral tissue that runs inside the body and around the vaginal canal. It can be stimulated with Help I can’t cum! fingers, the tongue or toys. Unfortunately, there are people that despite being sexually active Vaginal Penetration have never had the pleasure of experiencing an orgasm. If this Don’t get this confused with is you there is nothing wrong G-spot stimulation, for some with you. You just haven’t found women, simply being penetrated what works for you yet. The key deeply, is all they need. You to any orgasm is consistency. probably won’t reach this with Find what feels good and don’t fingers, but a penis or toy can stop. Get yourself to that plateau be inserted up to the cervix, I mentioned earlier, and keep which, given it doesn’t get any going with it. Really focus in on contact in day to day life, can be the moment and the pleasure very sensitive, and pleasurable. you’re feeling. Try to let go of However, it could be painful, so all the stresses of the day or any start slow to see what you or your anxiety you might be feeling in partner likes. the moment. Stress is going to The world record for the longest time spent masturbating to orgasm is 6 hours 30 minutes make it harder to orgasm. for a woman, and 8 hours 30 minutes for a man. 6 the reflector • March 17, 2016 Being a Solo Student Chef Tips and recipes to cook for one Robyn Welsh 1. Bring a small pot of water to properly. These take about five to choice powder, sweet chilli sauce Staff Writer a boil 10 minutes to warm thoroughly 4. Once your protein has and hot sauce (depending 2. Salt the water and put in the at medium heat. Tofu is also an browned to your liking, add on how much sauce you like, ravioli amazing option if you are unsure the vegetables and a tiny you might want to add a Whether you’re new to cooking, 3. Let the ravioli cook for about about cooking meat. Drain splash of water (only about bit more teriyaki and sweet looking for new recipe options, or 3-5 minutes it, cut it up and make sure to two to three tbsps to create chilli sauce), stir, and cook simply can’t figure out how to go 4. Add in the spinach into the marinate it in teriyaki with a bit steam to cook broccoli) and for approximately two more from cooking for a large family to water during the final two of pepper, garlic powder, dried cover pan minutes. cooking for just yourself — don’t minutes and drain the whole basil and sesame oil for an hour 5. Cook until vegetables are soft Serve with noodles or rice and fret, here are a couple recipes and pot into a strainer or two before cooking. Cook for 6. Add teriyaki sauce, garlic enjoy! some tips and tricks to help. 5. Warm up your sauce for 30 approximately five minutes or seconds in the microwave until you reach your desired Fresh Ricotta and 6. Put the spinach and ravioli brownness. back into the pot and stir in Spinach Ravioli your sauce Ingredients: This meal feels like a fancy 7. Put in a bowl and sprinkle • About 1 tbsp of olive oil, Italian meal, but for way cheaper. with parmesan margarine, or butter for pan The Olivieri ravioli is about $10 Enjoy! • ¼ cup of red bell pepper for a bag and can be found in • ½ cup of chopped broccoli the refrigerated pasta and pasta • ¼ cup of onion sauce section of your grocery Asian Style Stir Fry • ¼ cup of frozen edamame store. This is a bit pricey for pasta • ½ cup of rice or a pack of — but one bag will last for about The good thing about a stir fry is that you can throw in whatever udon noodles three meals and it is stuffed with • ⅛ cup of teriyaki sauce cheese and spinach. Just make vegetables you have on hand and substitute any kind of protein in. • 1 tsp garlic powder sure to pop what you don’t use in • 3 generous tbsp sweet chilli the fridge! Also they are quick, easy to make and super tasty. sauce • Hot sauce to taste (Sriracha) Ingredients: Pick your protein: • 1½-2 cups of Olivieri ravioli 1. Chop up all vegetables (about 20-25 pieces) For chicken, chop up one breast and cook it for about 10 2. Put olive oil, margarine, • ½ a cup of spinach or butter into the pan on • 1 cup of Classico vodka minutes until there is no pink and it is beginning to brown medium heat and place in sauce (or any sauce of your the onions choosing) slightly. For shrimp you can buy cooked, frozen, tail-less shrimp 3. Stir until onions are golden Photo by Robyn Welsh • Parmesan cheese brown around edges then to be sure that they are cooked Cooking for yourself can also be a form of self-care and give add in the protein of your you some therapeutic alone time. Preparing food and making something delicious for yourself can make you feel awesome and set for the day. Groceries for one: • Apples (stay crisp for about 2 weeks) What to buy in bulk: • Onions • Potatoes (not sweet potatoes • Most dry things will stay - eat those within about a good for a long time week of purchase) • Pasta, noodles, rice • Cans of soup for when you Other Tips: don’t feel like cooking • Granola bars and trail mix • If you don’t eat bread or • Easy meals like ramen and bagels very often, and you mac and cheese (Annie’s think you’ve bought too white cheddar is super good) much, simply freeze, defrost, and toast them when you’re What to buy sparingly: ready to eat • Eggs don’t go bad very • Buy a small/medium milk quickly, so if you eat them depending on how often every morning, consider you drink it so that it doesn’t getting a large carton spoil • Putting apples in the fridge • Rather than buying the will keep them crisper longer value-packs of vegetables, • It’s always nice to have or big bags of fruit, stick to freezer meals on hand for grabbing a few at a time so days when you want to have that they don’t go bad a quick meal • Bread and baked goods • If you have a slow cooker • Yogurt! If you don’t eat it and extra vegetables, throw often, buy a small tub to save them into a slow cooker you from having to throw it (at a low setting) with a away bit of water and a Bouillon • Fruits and vegetables that flavouring packet/cube, last a relatively long time: pepper, and garlic powder for • Carrots (start to get dry after an overnight stew and enjoy two weeks but are usually over rice. alright for about a month) Arts Editor Bigoa Machar arts [email protected] ‘Juno’ What I Mean? A look at all the events leading up to the big show

Bigoa Machar off the Earth. All proceeds Arts Editor from this event will go towards Junior Junos MusiCounts, Canada’s music education charity whose main Oh boy, the city is in full on focus is to make music lessons When: Saturday, April 2 Juno fever with the ceremony and activities available to all Where: Calgary Public Canadian children, regardless of just weeks away. If you’re like me Library, Central Library and can’t wait to see who wins their socio-economic status. what on April 3, don’t worry, If you’re looking for something there’s a bunch of really cool Juno Cup a little more family friendly, then stuff happening around the city this is the event for you. All of leading up to the event. Here’s the Juno nominees for the 2016 some of the few I recommend When: Friday, April 1 Children’s Album of the Year will checking out. Where: Max Bell Arena be putting on a concert for young and old to all appreciate. Juno Tour of While we’re at it celebrating Canadian Art Canada’s best music, let’s throw Juno Fan Fare in a little bit of Canada’s favourite past time: Hockey! The Juno Cup When: Saturday, March is a celebrity fundraising hockey When: Saturday, April 2 19, 2016 game in support of MusiCounts. Where: The game will feature some of Chinook Centre Where: Glenbow Museum Canada’s best rockstars pitted In what is shaping up to be against some sports legends, This event invites Juno award one of the biggest events of the including former Calgary nominees and winners to Juno weekend, the Juno Fan Flames player Curtis Glencross select a piece of Canadian art Fare is your opportunity to mix and former CFL running back that resonates with them and and mingle with some of the and Olympic bobsledder Jesse explain why it does so. Viewers best musicians Canada has to Lumsden. are welcome to see where their offer. Hosted by eTalk reporter favourite Canadian artists gain Liz Trinnear and Much Music’s inspiration from in their everyday Junofest Tyrone Edwards, the event lives. will feature prize giveaways, autograph sessions and even live When: Friday, April performances. Some of the artists Juno Cup Jam 1-Saturday, April 2 that will be there include Alessia Cara, Dean Brody, Mariana’s Where: EVERYHWERE When: Thursday, March 31, Trench and Walk off the Earth. 2016 Some of the best artists coming Tickets for this event are free on Where: to the show will be tearing it up a first come first serve basis from Flames Central www.junofanfare.com at some of Calgary’s biggest All this, of course, leads up to The Juno Cup Jam is a charity events once the weekend kicks Photo courtesy of Facebook the big show on Sunday, Apr. 3. event which will feature a off. Broken City, Commonwealth, Alessia Cara will be one of the many big names headlining The red carpet ceremony is set handful of big name Canadian Ranchman’s and Flames Central JUNO Fan Fare at Chinook Centre on April 2 to start at 5 PM on CTV, with artists collaborating and are all hosting different artists the award ceremony starting at covering each other. Some of on both nights. To check out around 7 PM. these performers include Brett who’s playing where, visit www. Calgary. For more information on information and don’t forget These are some of the events Kissel, Paul Aucoin and Mike junoawards.ca for a full list of the events and to buy tickets, visit to tune into the Juno Awards that will be going down over the “Beard Guy” Taylor from Walk performers. www.junoawards.ca for more ceremony on Sunday, April 3. course of Juno weekend here in Dance: Art: Travel: Sports:

In collaboration with the The world famous Disney The Calgary Outdoor The Calgary Hitmen look Truth and Reconciliation on Ice is coming to Calgary Adventure and Travel Show to get ready for the WHL OUT’N Commission of Canada, from March 24 to 29. is happening on March 19 playoffs as the Kootenay Ice the Royal Winnipeg Ballet Scenes from some of your to 20 at the BMO Centre. come to town on March 20. is putting on Going Home favourite Disney films will Take this opportunity to Visit www.hitmenhockey.com ABOUT Star, a story about a young be recreated on ice in front get some good deals on for ticket information. First Nations woman living of your own eyes. Tickets camping and kayaking gear in the city. The event is on are starting at $30. before outdoors season March 26 and tickets are begins. Tickets are going starting at $30 a students for only $8. at www.banffcentre.ca. 8 the reflector • March 17, 2016 March 17, 2016 • the reflector 9 Hands Like Houses YYC Music Awards Dissonants Rise Records Score: A Rewarding Calgary’s best musicians While Dissonants stays mostly Bigoa Machar Some of the categories include on Canada’s third largest city true to the bands roots, it also Arts Editor Artist of the Year for both males and its vibrant music scene.” and females, Music Video of the says Shannon Ambrose of The promises a lot more from the Photo Courtesy of Facebook band in the near future. This is Year and Recording of the Year Portal Magazine. because in between the classic Submissions are now open awards for Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop, Submissions are open to post-hardcore riffs and alterna- for the first annual YYC Music Country, Rock and Jazz. “With anyone and everyone who has tive rock vocals, the band is also twofold: it’s a great album, and Awards. Happening on Sept. 2016 proclaimed as Calgary’s a passion for making music exploring new sounds. The track it shows great potential for future 25, the YYC Music Awards is a Year of Music, we felt it perfect here in the city, regardless “Colourblind,” for example, in- albums by Hands Like Houses. If celebration for finding the best timing to announce the YYC if they’re a big name or just cludes a breakdown that would you’re like me, and you often re- artists and bands across the Music Awards to take place starting out. Submissions can be familiar to any metalcore fuse to fully invest yourself into city. In total, there’s 19 different this September. We think it’s be made until April 16 at www. fan, while “New Romantics” and a band before they’ve released a awards up for grabs at the show. deserving to shine the spotlight yycmusicawards.com. “Glasshouse” include a bass lines couple of albums, Dissonants is that are reminiscent of nu-metal. the perfect opportunity to hop The band has really solidified the on the Hands Like Houses hype variety of sounds that they’ve train. been exploring in past albums. Dissonants is worth a listen for — Brett Luft Kendrick Lamar Untitled Top Dawg Entertainment Score: A

Photo Courtesy of Facebook of the tracks have a very heavy jazz influence, with strong instru- mentals throughout. Kendrick This was honestly the best sur- also does what he does best, spit prise I could have asked for. some A1 lyrics with meaning and Out of nowhere, King Kendrick message behind them. Much like decided to lay it on us give us this surprise drop, I was very sur- this blessing. Now the album prised that such a quick project may be a little confusing upon delivered in every way I expect first glance. All of the tracks are a Kendrick Lamar project to. named “Untitled” with a num- Untitled is definitely a must listen ber after them. But what these for all hip hop fans everywhere. tracks lack in name, they make up for in musical prowess. Most — Bigoa Machar

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis This Unruly Mess I’ve Made Macklemore LLC Score: B+

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For the longest time, I looked at Macklemore as the calzone of rap the barbershop and asked for music: he’s not great, but if it’s the Macklemore haircut” off the there, I’ll enjoy it. Would I rather track “Brad Pitt’s Cousin” made have pizza over a calzone? Hell me really laugh. Macklemore yeah, but that doesn’t discount also caught a lot of flack for the the calzone by any means. Going “White Privilege” song off this into this album, it’s exactly what album, but it actually does a re- I expected it to be. Macklemore ally good job of sharing his point gives off a goofy vibe when he of view on the current race situ- raps and always has some really ation in America. All in all, I was strong instrumentals from Ryan happy with this album and I rec- Lewis. This album was much ommend it to anyone looking for better than that compared to some new music to listen to. his last album, and his “Every white guy in America went to —Bigoa Machar 10 the reflector • March 17, 2016 YYC Girl Gang Hang Women, pie and a whole lot of Instagram Robyn Welsh & Kari Bree Johnson spoke to the By heading to the Girl Gang Pedersen crowd about how having a visually blog you can find out more about pleasing Instagram can lead to the organization and minds Staff Writer & Publishing increased traffic to blogs, more behind YYC Girl Gang Hang, editor exposure for any products made by and learn about other local the instagrammer or simply more entrepreneurs. All of the women Imagine 60 creative and amazing followers. Having an amazing who founded the YYC Girl Gang women together in one room Insta-aesthetic will interest Hang have an interest in local with hundreds of slices of pie. At people and make them want to business themselves and know the February YYC Girl Gang Hang learn more about you and your the importance of networking and (which was held at Pie Cloud brand. Johnson mentioned that finding a community of support. in Kensington) women learned Instagram has changed a lot since Plus what is better than a girls about marketing themselves, their it first came out, and hashtags night and making new friends? businesses and using Instagram have become useful for consumers Nothing. as a tool for a successful blog to search for products that are of Most of these women can be or company, all while enjoying interest to them. found hanging out at Market amazing happy-hour priced pies. Local businesses are booming, Collective in between the YYC Throughout the night, women and having a community that can Girl Gang Hangs, which is a great conversed with each other and work together to uplift each other way to introduce yourself and get were challenged by the creators of rather than pull each other down yourself out there before the next the Girl Gang Hang to find others is very unique. Creating an outlet hang. Introduce yourself to them, to collaborate with. On top of it all, where woman can meet a find and get ready to mingle. there were contests throughout the support with one another is an The March Girl Gang Hang is night. The first contest winner got important way to get your business currently sold out, but a simple a session with Bree Johnson (@ moving. These connections inspire email to the creators can get you breejohnsonphoto on Instagram), a strong female community in on a wait list. After March the a local photographer who puts a Calgary. founders are switching to meeting colourful twist on everything she Overall, the night was fun and once every two months instead of captures, while True Buch (@true_ an amazing opportunity to meet every month. Keep an eye out for buch on Instagram) gave away two interesting, local women. Plus, the next hang in May! The YYC giant bottles of kombucha. there was pie, and pie is always Girl Gang Hang website can be good. found at www.yycgirlgang.com. Photo By Robyn Welsh Bree Johnson gets passionate talking about Instagram Sports Editor Melanie Walsh sports [email protected]

Photo by Heather Macarone These outdoor fitness machines behind the Louise Riley Library next to North Hill Mall are a great way for you to get some Vitamin D, fresh air and get in a killer workout. How to Get the Spring Back in Your Step Fitness guru, Jessica Power-Cyr weighs in on the benefits of outdoor workouts Heather Macarone advantages of working out to face the elements, wear a calories which creates a healthier just good for you physically, but Staff Writer outside, Power-Cyr had a long windbreaker, proper footwear body composition and helps you also mentally. From Fish Creek list. “Fresh air, sunshine and and sunscreen if the rays are out. maintain activities of daily living Park to Bowness Park, you can much more! More and more Your overall health and wellbeing to name a few,” said Power-Cyr. find beautiful pathways near you If you’re like a lot of people, you research is discussing the benefits is just as important as toning your Take full advantage of the no matter where you live in the spend the winter in a hoodie on oxygen has for our cells. If you physique. great outdoors and check out city. You’ll find you will be much the couch under a blanket. It’s have more oxygen to your cells, some outdoor fitness equipment. more relaxed as you marvel at the tough to get yourself motivated your cells can do their job better There are 10 parks throughout distance you covered when you to stay active when it’s cold and and you’ll feel better. Also, as “Life is too the city that have a variety of recall all the sights you took in as snowy outside. It’s a lot easier to Canadians we tend to be Vitamin equipment from bikes to leg opposed to the digital kilometre go on a Netflix binge than it is to D deficient. Sunshine helps our short to do curl machines. These parks are counter on the treadmill. get yourself to the gym. Now that body produce Vitamin D, which free to use, so they are perfect With one of the hottest winters it’s springtime, here are some tips supports our immune system,” stuff we don’t for people on a budget. They’re on record, spring is setting up to to get yourself outside and active. said Power-Cyr. located in all four quadrants feel more like summer and you’ll When it comes to getting While the temperatures heat enjoy. So of the city; Edgemont, Dover, be rocking your tank tops and started, Jessica Power-Cyr, a up, it is important to remember Hawkwood and Applewood, just shorts in no time. Make sure that personal trainer and group that Calgary weather fluctuates. make it fun.” to name a few locations. Check you utilize your season pass and exercise instructor, suggested Spring in Calgary can be a toss up out the City of Calgary (www. hit the slopes. The snow tends slowly integrating regular fitness when it comes to the weather. It - calgary.ca) website to find one to stick around a little longer on into your routine. “The best way can be warm or hot, wet or dry. Jessica Power- near you. If you have little ones, the mountains and being able for people to get started is with One day it’s 12 degrees, the next their favourite playground could to wear less winter gear gives baby steps. Often I see people there’s snow on the ground. No Cyr, personal serve as your unconventional you even more mobility. “I love decide to get more active again matter what the weather is like, gym as you can do some pull-ups spring skiing. It reminds me of by starting with a really great make sure that you’re dressed for trainer and group and use the bars and equipment my childhood,” said Power-Cyr. intention like a run and being it. Don’t forget that while you’re exercise instructor in other ways. Fresh mountain air mixed with so sore the next day, they never out there you’ll most likely get Calgary also has close to 900 the coming of spring is enough to go out for a run again. Start by warm, so make sure to wear Getting fit and in shape means km of pathways and trails. The energize and rejuvenate anyone. going for a walk. It will be more layers so you could cool off or so much more than just having City even clears snow off 350 km However if you decide to realistic and enjoyable. You are have a backup sweater in case an ideal summer body. There are of them, so they are usable even come out of hibernation and get likely to do something again if you get a chill. Body temperatures many major health benefits to when there is snow lingering on active this spring, take one step you have a positive experience. are important to consider when working out besides the physical the ground. Take advantage of at a time and stop and smell the Life is too short to do stuff we you are focusing on being appearance of bulkier muscles any hills to really get your legs flowers. By doing something you don’t enjoy. So make it fun,” said healthy. Exposing yourself to or slimmer waists. “Physical going and feel the burn. Enjoy enjoy and spending some more Power-Cyr. an unkindly temperature could activity has been proven to help the views while you’re out there time outside you’ll find tons of When asked about the subject you to a cold. Be ready boost your mood, burn more too — exercising outside isn’t health benefits.

teams will be going Tim Hortons was the score for km of 68 mad this march 2016 Brier was 6-1 the Toronto Blue 900 pathways and in the 2016 NCAA college awarded to team Alberta Jays against the Tampa Bay trails can be found within basketball tournament Koe in the 22 Draw against Rays during their spring the city of Calgary, for you Newfoundland and Labrador training camp matchup to run, bike, rollerblade, #s longboard and get in shape on 12 the reflector • March 17, 2016 Beauty Behind the Madness What you need to know ahead of the NCAA mens basketball tournament Bigoa Machar & Bren- What about last year’s runners Ellis clothing company once he dan Stasiewich up over in Wisconsin? They have turns pro, has averaged 16.7 PPG to be a decent pick, right? Not and looks to be a fringe second Arts Editor & Staff Writer so fast. Wisconsin fell off the round NBA prospect. A deep College basketball has always map faster than Frankie Muniz’s tournament run by the 29-4 club been rather predictable. For acting career. The past kings of would surely help Ellis’ stock and years, you could choose between the Big 10 aren’t even a top five would just add to Kansas’ rich two or three schools that have a team in their own conference basketball history. While the chance to win it all, and you’d this time around. Being upset first round games day this year usually be right. This year, in the second round of the Big will be known as national “call the entire league was flipped 10 tournament by Nebraska, it in sick to work day” we will once on its head, with many of the would be a shock to the world if again see anxious basketball fans large schools falling short of the Badgers made a run anything watching for the first ever upset expectations and underdogs close to 2015’s outside shooting of a number one seed but don’t coming up big when you least squad. look for Kansas to be the first to expect it. Picking your bracket fall. The 2016 NCAA mens basketball tournament, known as will be much harder this year, but Teams to watch March Madness tips off this week. don’t worry, we’re here to make Sticking with the Big 10 theme, you feel a lot less stupid come Michigan State has looked bracketology season. impressive and are undefeated against teams outside of their How the mighty own conference. While a couple losses to Iowa, Purdue and have fallen In past years, there have Wisconsin looked to partially A passion for technology ... been certain schools that have derail the Spartan’s season, the straight up dominated the field. team still holds a 27-5 record ...compassionate patient care With the exception of their and a conference title may be shocking defeat to number 15 enough to give the Tom Izzo lead seed Lehigh in 2012, Duke’s squad a number one seed when tournament presence has always the brackets drop. In fact March been felt over the past few years. may see a few “Valentine’s Days” However, the reigning champions of their own as Wooden Award come into this year’s tournament favourite (an award for the most looking their weakest in recent outstanding college basketball memory. Gone are dominant player) Denzel Valentine has players Justise Winslow and taken the NCAA by storm this Jahlil Okafor, who are now season. The 6-6 guard projected enjoying NBA success. Outside to go in the middle of the first of their star guards Grayson round of the upcoming NBA Allen and Brandon Ingram, the draft has averaged 19.6 PPG Blue Devils don’t have as much to go along with 7.5 assists. offensive firepower. Defensively, Valentines’ ball moving abilities Duke as a team averages less along with Izzo’s leadership may than five blocks per game. With just give the Spartan’s the jump trouble on both ends of the floor, needed to win their third national it’ll be interesting to see if they championship. can have the same success they’ve With a lot of teams relying on had in years past. their guard play to carry them Speaking of years past, to victory, North Carolina power Kentucky has always fielded forward Brice Johnson has been some of the strongest teams I’ve money all season. Like a Tim ever seen, most notably their Hortons coffee, Johnson’s been 2012 squad that featured now averaging a double-double all NBA players Anthony Davis, season, putting up 16.7 PPG Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and and pulling down 10.7 rebounds Terrence Jones. Much like Duke, per game. Unlike Tim Hortons the majority of their scoring however, the Tar Heels actually comes from the backcourt, with have a good chance of winning Canadian Jamal Murray leading this year’s tournament, which is College and Association the way with 20.1 points per the opposite of my Roll-Up-The- of Respiratory Therapists SINCE EPUIS 196 game (PPG). With sophomore Rim chances. Might as well call D 4 me the Meek Mill of coffee. of Alberta guard Tyler Ulis also chipping www.carta.ca www.csrt.com in with a respectable 16.6 PPG, While there’s no undisputed nobody on the Wildcats averages number one this “madness more that 11 PPG. Murray has season”, like usual the Kansas also had more turnovers than Jayhawks have been steady assists this season, which is un- and are the number one ranked excusable for a guard. With the team in both the AP poll and the midwest region looking pretty coaches poll. Senior forward strong, these Wildcats may need Perry Ellis, blessed with a 6-8 Troy Bolton to get them all in this frame and probably an easy together. endorsement deal from the Perry