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Student Newspaper of The University of Lethbridge • Volume 38 Issue 21 • www.themeliorist.com • Thursday, 17 February, 2005 Process. That is the most It seems preposterous, important part of my work. I but it is, in fact, the year explore the act of creating as 4702 ... by the Chinese it relates to my environment. calendar. These lions The paintings are made up of took control of the univer a multitude of scavenged sity for a couple of hours material that I find in my sur on February 9th, as part roundings, all fastened of Chinese New Year cele together and distressed to brating new year 4702. create this uneven, irregular "Chinese New year is also surface on which I eventually called spring festival. paint. See full article on page ig See full article on page 6 Index News • Pg 3 Entertainment- Pg 15 Sports - Pg 23 Letters to the editor - Pg 8 Comics-Pg 12 Women's hockey - Pg 24 Tin-Meliorist i Thursday, 17 February 2005 I Page 02 Yii-iiorist inim mntlon Lance Semak - Production Manager Chris Hibbard - Copy Editor Meet the staff of ([email protected] ) lc.euuor(<"inemeiiorisi.coiii([email protected])j Hi, I'm Lance. I'm a second I'm Chris. I'm trained as a journalist (thanks LCC!) but after year Masters stuueiu studying -<> doing it for a year or so I am now a firs! year English major English. I do the layout of Ihe with grandiose dreams of warping young minds as an English newspaper and main other excit teacher someday. I'm a glorified .^m-^^i. The Meliorist ing activities in the office. After I proofreader for the Meliorist and quit baggin' glue back in '98, the so if there are spelling and gram blur in my brain dissipated, and mar mistakes in the paper they're David Green - Editor-in-Chief my destiny became clear: I must all my fault. When I'm not doing ( [email protected] ) stop the man who talks inside this I'm usually listening to tunes, Welcome to the my head! watching movies, playing Frisbee. University. 1 hope you enjoy belting out semi-decent karaoke or your time here. Be sure to let just hanging around with the buds. us know what you think about the paper. Don Nguyen - Local Ad Representative Amber Herbison- Creative Designer ([email protected]) ([email protected] ) Hi my name is Don and I am Hi, my name is Amber. I'm an art student who is interested in the Advertising Manager. If you design. I get lots of practice because I'm the Creative Designer would like to promote your busi for the Meliorist. That means that I ness to over 7000 students, get to create ads and mastheads for please give me "holla". If you our beloved school newspaper. In have a sense of humour please my spare time I try to sleep and eat Joseph Brunton - Business Manager read my Weekly Top 5 in the fea something, and I've recently been ([email protected]) tures section. If you lack a sense deemed "hostile". But I don't like Hello my name is Joe. I'm a or humour, please skip over it bananas. 3rd-year management student and don't read it. Peace Out! lost in a sea of newspapermak- ers. I like cake and want to he 1 racecar when I grow up. Nathan Sharpe - News Editor Vikramjit Gill- Webmaster ([email protected]) ([email protected] ) Hey, I am your news editor, back for another year.I do the Hey, I am Vikram, a final year new media student. I love first section and if you like my working on computers and tech writing. great.Otherwise. just nology; that's why I'm here at think, your levy pays my salary. the Meliorist as Webmaster. An autonomous body, separate from the U of L Students' Union SU-166,4401 University Drive West, Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4 Studt'iit Newspaper of the I niversit) of Lethbridge Craig Hamilton - Sports Editor Jaime Tremblay- Office Assistant mehio'rism (me el ye riz'm, me'le e-), n. the doc ( s.editor(3 themeliorist.com ) ([email protected] ) trine that the world tends to become better or may be Greatest sporting achieve Hey everyone. My name is Jaime, and I am a fourth v made better by human effort ment? A bole-in-one on a 117- history major. I am back for one yard par three.Forget ability, this more year at the Meliorist as the was the most horrible shot of my Office Assistant. My duties include The Meforisf is the student newspaper of the University of Lethbridge, pubished most Thursdays throughout the academic year by The Meiorist Pubishing Society, an round. Hitting a seven iron, I filling the Features section in the autonomous incorporated body. Please address all correspondence to The Meiorist, skulled it, and sent a screaming paper and assisting the Business 4401 University Drive, Lethbridge, Alberta, T1K 3M4, or drop it off at room SU-166. shot flat and straight. Ithought it Manager and Kditor-in-Chief. I am Deadine for submissions is Sunday at noon. The phone number is (403) 329-2334 or had rolled off the back of the not feeling very witty this morning, fax us at 329-2333. The Meiorist appreciates and encourages the writing of thought green, hut when I walked up so this is the best you are getting ful, concise, fimefy letters. However The Meiorist will only consider for pubication those tothe cup, there I found it. No out of me. ther than that, I hope letters which are signed by the author (special arrangements may be made for those skill, pure luck. that you continue to enjoy the wishing anonymity, but absolutely no pseudonyms), contain the authors legible name, paper. Giddy up! address, telephone number and student identification number (address, I.D. and phone number not for pubication). Letters may be edited for brevity, clarity and legal ity. The Meforisf reserves the right to edit submissions and will not print ibebus material. Jared McKenzie - Entertainment Editor And. ([email protected] ) Editor-in-Chief | David Green Hey , I'm Jared. You may think that I hate all U of L the The Meliorist Publishing Society Board of Directors efnc(S themelioHst.com atre productions and love only Heather Logan - Chair hipster music, but those are only Business Manager | Joseph Brunton David Green - Ex-officio b.managerts themeliorist.com half-truths. I also like world music. Anyway, the Joseph Brunton - Ex-officio Advertising Manager | Don Nguyen Entertainment Section has Lance Semak - Staff Representative ad.manager(Q themeliorist.com moved this week. Don't worry. 1 Gene Lublinkhof- Union Representative know it's your favourite part of Copy Editor j Chris Hibbard this weekly paper, so you'll be Clay Campbell - SU Representative c.editor<Q, themeliorist.com able to find it on pages 11-14. Craig Monk - GFC Representative Production Manager | Lance Semak Fortunately, the awesomeness Andrew Keller • Student at Large p.managert^ themeliorist.com lias remained. Distribution Manager | Byron Dovichak d.managerts themeliorist.com Notice of Meeting #5 News Editor ! Nathan Sharpe n.cilitorui themeliorist.com Meliorist Publishing Society Entertainment Editor \ Jared McKenzie e.editorQi themeliorist.com The Meliorist Publishing Society's Board Meeting #5. Sports Editor j Craig Hamilton s.editorQ themeliorist.com January 17. at 5:30 pm in SU Conference Room Photo Editor | Niki Standing p.editor (g themeliorist.com Creative Designer | Amber Herbison AGENDA [email protected] Office Assistant | Jaime Tremblay jaime.tremblay (umleth.ea - Approval of the minutes from - Job Descriptions Committee WebMaster | Vikramjit Singh Gill [email protected] meeting #4, held on December 13 - Policy Review Committee Printing | Southern Alberta Newspaper Group - Approval of the Agenda Contributors: Angus Sutherland, Sarah Sheppard, Lindsey - Beefs and Bouquets Schlachter, Jinous Mirzaagha, Jay Whitehead, Vince Chew, Jay Dubb, Geordon Hoag, Sam Lieff, Bailey Thalheimer, Jenn E. Friesen, - Items for Discussion: Stephanie Keeling - Other Business - Editor-in-Chiefs Report Quote of the week - Adjournment "Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can - Business Manager's Report possibly be possessed of - for credit is like lire; when once you have kindled it you may easily preserve it, but if you once extinguish it, you will find it an arduous task - Committee Updates to rekindle it again. The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appeal." Socrates (469 BC 399 BC) News The Meliorist Thursdny. 17 February 2005 I Page 03 News Stillness meditation A different kind of class time meditators into a state of time, but as he explained to the you should be able to continue self-awareness. This is a state in group, you have to continue to the rest of your day as a re-ori By Jinous Mirzaagha which you are not concerned remind yourself that you are ented individual. Meditation is with past nostalgia or future alive right now and nothing else News contributor most often thought anticipation. For a given amount matters for the duration of your Of as a stress reliever, and can of time your energy is concen meditation. work if you allow yourself to for trated completely on purely One key to staying focused is to get the stresses in your life, by existing. make sure your surroundings do becoming aware that you are VERY TUESDAY You would assume not thinking not offer too many distractions, only alive during the present UNIVERSITY students are given and just breathing would be easy, and also your comfort level must time.