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"This will be a great opportunity for those Layout/Photo Editor Remember RRC offers the SafeWalk program, interested in freelance radio to come, listen, and Grant Burr so for your safety please make use of it. learn from industry professionals," says Lindsay [email protected] Payette, Tune Into Freelance chair coordinator. "Combined, our guest panelists have over half a century of radio experience." Layout/Photo Editor The aim of Tune Into Freelance is to inform, Justen Vogt discuss and reveal job opportunities. [email protected] For more information, please contact Jordan Chalifoux ([email protected]) or Leslie theprojector Williamson ([email protected]). Advertising and Sales Manager Guy Lussier glussierCibrrc.mb.ca 0 contributing writers & photographers jean advises Paul Adair Roman Kulczycki Nicole Baker Arnie Lesyk Carmen Barnett Cara Lytwyn rrc students Ashley Bartecki Alan MacKenzie PHOTO I STACY CARDIGAN SMITH Kyle Bakx Rob Marriott Lizz Bottrell Renata Marsden BY STACY CARDIGAN both a reporter and a speaker "A journalist has to be a citizen SMITH on socially engaged journalism, first," Jean said in an interview. Colleen Bready Jack Rach Sara Calnek Darren Ridgley she said. "I think in everything you Erin Carter Laura Ruddock D wring her three-day She also talked about the tell, you need a point of view," Gillian Chang Joel Schwab visit to Winnipeg, "mingling of cultures" in she later told the group. "That Helen Cholakis Carly Thompson Canada's new Gov. Winnipeg that she feels make comes from being a good citi- Catharina De Bakker James Turner Gen. Michaelle Jean gave some the city so important, and cited zen." Shelley Gray Lauren Unger valuable tips to journalism stu- the importance of multicul- Jean cited her past involve- Paul Grigaitis Carle Willson dents from Red River College. turalism to both the city and ment with charities and associa- Brook Jones Approximately 25 stu- country. tions in her neighbourhood as dents from RRC's Creative "I believe that the most bar- good ways to get involved and Communications program baric act is to reduce a person to form an opinion. were invited to a ceremony silence," Jean said, adding that She also told the students not at Winnipeg's city hall where "breaking down such solitudes to worry too much about what they, along with other select means restoring the humanity people think of your beliefs. Winnipeggers, packed into to each human being." "Never mind if people say the next story meeting council chambers to watch the Jean finished by saying that you're too subjective. It doesn't proceedings. Canada is already helping to matter," Jean said. Even all the city councilors break the silence through open These comments were the for the projector is: were present at the service, and immigration policies which most significant to students. this time, unlike regular coun- allow people to have a voice. She "I felt the most interesting 12:00 p.m., Friday, cil meetings, no one was busy then urged people to remember thing about her was her com- checking email. how lucky we are to live in such ments to us as journalism stu- Bagpipes droned through a great country, especially in the dents about subjectivity," says November 18, 2005 the building to announce the wake of the earthquake in South Hogue. arrival of Jean. Jean was sworn Asia. When asked why, Hogue in W102 Newsroom. in on Sept. 27 as Canada's 27th Despite her sometimes clich&I replies "because normally, it is Governor General, a position remarks, she appeared genuine shoved down people's throats which includes representing the although matronly. RRC stu- that you have to be fair and British Crown in Canada, pro- dents picked up on this. balanced in journalism. I just moting Canada abroad, encour- "I wouldn't say she was thought it was kind of cool that aging patriotism and celebrating approachable, but there was she said that if you're too objec- excellence in Canadians. something very friendly and tive, the story just becomes kind Jean, along with husband calming about her," said student of dry and looses something." the projector: Jean-Daniel Lafond and Mayor Trish Hogue. Hogue was also impressed by Phone: 204.947.0013 Sam Katz, filed into chambers, "She seemed pretty sincere, Jean's public speaking skills. Fax: 204.949.9150 and a fuzzy version of God Save but she has had a lot of experi- "She seemed to know when The Projector the Queen was broadcast quietly ence knowing how she has to no one had anything to say, so c/o Red River College Students' Association over the sound system. appear." she would say something, so Jean and guests then filtered we weren't just standing around P 110 - 160 Princess Street Jean spoke of her past experi- ences in Winnipeg. into the foyer for refreshments, her," Hogue said. Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3B 1K9 "It is often said that Winnipeg where Jean graciously met with The final tip Jean gave was to is Canada's coldest capital," she many eager Winnipeggers, "Be motivated." For advertising information, contact said, "...the warmth of the peo- including RRC's journalism When asked how she keeps Guy Lussier at: ple in the city offsets the rigor of students. herself motivated, Jean chuckled 204.632.2070 the climate." Drawing on her past experi- to her self before answering. [email protected] She focused on her history ence as a CBC journalist, she "I think I'm a dreamer and with Winnipeg. She first arrived gave tips and pointers for the I think dreams are important. in the city in the 1980s to sup- students on how to succeed in If we don't dream, there's no port women's shelters, and has a field that can at times be both hope." since returned many times as cut-throat and discouraging.

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rrc animal blood bank: looking for a few good dogs

BY SHELLEY GRAY blood products to fulfill vet- and injuries treated by blood is donor clinic with a registered two blood donor clinics during erinary requirements for most lengthy, but the procedure can time for their dog to donate. their time at the college. ccording to Canadian of Canada. The Blood Bank's be very expensive. While dogs have eight differ- The sale of the blood Blood Services, "Every mission is to supply Canadian For donating blood, a dog ent blood groups and a univer- products helps the CABB be Aninute of every day veterinarians with the highest must fit guidelines. sal donor type, cats have only self-sufficient, but a pamphlet someone needs blood, it could quality whole blood, plasma They dogs must be healthy, three. Donors give one unit given out with adoptees at the be a family member, a co-work- and other blood bi-products. gentle, and even-tempered; - of blood every three months, Humane Society suggests that er, a friend, or even you." Peter Solilak of McPhillips between. one and eight years which helps to treat conditions donations are taken. However, We take it for granted that Animal Hospital explains that old; and must weigh 50 lbs or from anemia to Warfarin poi- letting a healthy pet donate when the need arises, the life veterinarians do not use a lot of more, but not overweight. If soning (rat poison). blood is the greatest donation saving blood we need will be blood or plasma, maybe once the dog is a female, she must As of yet at CABB, there is to give. available. or twice a week. no collection service for cat But what do dogs get when But what if Rover were to Solilak says plasma transfu- "It's a really nice blood. Currently, when veteri- they donate blood? need a transfusion due to injury sions commonly treat Canine place to work nary hospitals and clinics need Aside from the owner's warm, or illness? Parvovirus, a debilitating, and and it gives you donated blood they borrow fuzzy feeling, dogs are entitled Where would his doctor go often fatal, condition often cats from the Humane Society a warm feeling to receive one free unit of blood for the blood to save him? affecting puppies and young as donors. for each unit donated It comes from a service like dogs. inside" Sherry Haig, a technician CABB says there is always a Canadian Blood Services, the Solilak also says purebred SHERRY HAIG who has been with the blood need for donors, as the dogs Canadian Animal Blood Bank. dogs often need blood transfu- clinic for two years, enjoys her donating right now are getting The CABB is a non-profit sions. be spayed and not have had work. older and retiring. organization at Red River "Rottweilers and Doberman puppies. Dogs must have had "It's a really nice place to Call the CABB at 632-2586 College's Notre Dame Campus, Pinschers have none of the a heartworm test and be on work and it gives you a warm or visit the Blood Bank 'at the formed eight years ago as a joint hybrid vigor that crossbred preventative medicine. feeling inside," says Haig. RRC Notre Dame campus, effort between RRC and The dogs have and are susceptible Potential donors can be Haig doesn't always work room AB69-71 2055, between Manitoba Veterinary Medicine to bleeding and are treated by examined and blood typed—at alone, she also get help from 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Association. transfusions." a local vet's office. Upon com- RRC students enrolled in Along with a blood bank in According to the CABB pleting a form, dog owners the animal health technicians Alberta, they produce enough website, the list of illnesses will be contacted by the blood course. Students volunteer for

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the november 7 2005 projector- 105 women's conference inspires and motivates

BY ERIN CARTER cessful women." ence it was that there isn't one izing that it is impossible to Shawn Kettner, president of Successful in her own right, plan to success. The words have everyone like you; what is Patient Puppets, spoke about t had it all — an evening Kwong has a long list of "didn't plan on..." were often more important is that you like her challenges in starting her of wine, chocolate, crepes, achievements. She speaks three heard throughout the presenta- yourself. own business and the uncer- I massages, and style, fol- languages, was the first female tions. Laing and Kuzyk were two of tainties of knowing what's going lowed by a day of story telling provincial gold medallist and Phyllis Laing, president of approximately fifteen high-pro- to happen the next month, and and inspiration. national silver medallist in Buffalo Gal Pictures, had no file female guest speakers who the month following that. She The Enterprising Women's the small-powered equipment plan on getting into broadcast- shared their successes and hard- spoke about being afraid of too Conference that took place category in the Skills Canada ing but now has many credits ships from both their personal much work and too little work on Oct. 28 and 29 at Red Competition. She has delivered and awards for her work. lives and professional careers. while trying to find the param- River College's Princess Street more then 200 presentations In 1994 she received the Some of the most resounding eters to balance her life. Campus was a tremendous suc- about saving and investing Women Entrepreneur of the tips for success included, "make At the end of Kettner's talk, cess. Women went away moved to high school students, vol- Year award. She has twice been sure your spirit is happy, the she asked the audience why and motivated, reassured and unteers in the Chinese com- honoured by the Women's rest will follow", "form strategic they were there and what they re-energized, and one woman munity, runs the Manitoba Business Owners of Manitoba, relationships", "maintain the wanted to get out of the con- went away with a $2,500 Marathon and has maintained and in 2002 she received the magic", and "find the balance ference. award. a 4.50 perfect GPA. Impact on Local Economy between your emotional, spiri- It was then that Afaf Wendy Kwong, a second- "Wendy is the type of young award. tual, and physical being." Abodigin, a 36-year-old single year business administration person who will lead our Laing says success comes from Stories of success are inspir- mom with two children who student majoring in account- future," says Jeff Zabudsky, "loving what you do and loving ing, but so are the stories of moved from Sudan seven years ing, is the first recipient of president of the college. He who you're doing it with." overcoming hardships. ago had a chance to tell her the Enterprising Women's believes that she will be some- Sylvia Kuzyk, CKY broad- Kuzyk spoke to the fact story and make everyone in Conference award, an annual one to keep an eye on, someone caster, says the two words that that when she was first hired the room re-evaluate their own award presented to a female of "billboard material." sum up her career are paradox by CKY she was undoubtedly reasons for being there. student enrolled in a diploma Kwong isn't exactly sure what and irony. hired for "window dressing," "In my country, we don't program at the college. she will do after she graduates She says it is paradoxical and she was once asked, "why have the chance for work, or "I feel very privileged and next year. that she ended up in a pub- aren't you home cooking supper for meetings like this. We look thankful for this opportunity," "First, I'm going to take a lic career when she is a quiet for your family?" after the kids, the house and are says Kwong, who was humbled break," she says. and reserved person, and it is Despite rough beginnings, in the house by 6 p.m." by the award and thoroughly But Kwong has no need to ironic because it was a totally after working at CKY for 32 enjoyed the conference. "It is worry - if there was one promi- unexpected career. Kuzyk feels years she says "the joke's on inspiring to meet so many suc- nent message from the confer- a key to being successful is real- CKY."

native prof speaks out

BY SARA CALNEK cations assistant to McDonough. BY NICOLE BAKER This problem resulted in a push McDonough is pressuring the towards traditionalism; to restoring the ost-secondary education prime minister to keep his promise r. Taiaiake Alfred says First old ways of government, but Alfred says eritic, Alexa McDonough of education transfers of 54 billion, Nations people need to stop the problem still didn't get better. p (NDP), praised the combined to commit to a dedicated education D pointing fingers and start taking Alfred's idea, which he spent three effort of three student federations transfer to the provinces, and to action. years researching and can be found in his who were in Ottawa on Oct. 13 to support a new post-secondary act. Alfred, a Kanien'kehaka (Mohawk) new book Wastise: Indigenous Pathways of launch their national campaign. The NDP are urging students to who holds a Canada Research Chair and Action and Freedom, is for First Nations The Canadian Federation of write their federal and provincial is a professor at the University of Victoria people to become wasase or warriors. But Students, the Federation etudiante representatives and their local news- spoke on Oct. 27 at the University of becoming powerful is not enough. Manitoba. universitaire du Quebec, and the papers. They also advise students to "A warrior is someone who is on a con- f'ederation Etudiante Collegiale join political clubs of all parties in Invited by the university's students stant journey to find his or her power and union (UMSU) to speak, Alfred told the du Quebec held a media event order to apply pressure from within use his or her power for the good of the crowd that colonization is much more on Parliament Hill to force Prime as well as externally through the community," Alfred says. Minister Paul Martin to keep his public. than a theory about history. He says a warrior is one who finds a "Colonization is not something that election promise of reinvesting $4 According to the NDP, a low weakness and pours energy into fixing you can talk about billion in post secondary educa- voter turnout of those less than it. "The war- as a theory," says tion. 25 years of age contributes to the "Our govern ments were rior is the one Alfred. "It's a live On the heels of a Sept. 1 release lack of political pressure on the acting just Ii ke non-native who goes out by Statistics Canada, which details Liberals. process." confidently to Alfred went on .11 a national average tuition rise of 1.8 McDonough advises students to governments search out the to say that finger per cent, this particular campaign, show up on election day and vote DR. TAIAIAKE ALFRED battles." pointing will not called Restore Four involves poster- in large numbers to force the prime Alfred sees the ing and petitioning campuses and minister to keep his promise on help to facilitate change. He says there solution not as recovery, but regeneration is blame on both sides — First Nations communities and meetings with education. — combining traditions with realities of and Canada - but for real change to local members of Parliament. "We have a crisis in educa- the modern world. Not reconciliation, occur First Nations' people must look to According to the Canadian tion funding in this country that but restitution — finding a way to restore themselves. Federation of Students, undergrad- is affecting students currently power to First Nations. And not resis- uate tuition fees have more than enrolled in PSE studies and future The big problem, as Alfred sees it, is tance but resurgence — not responding to doubled since 1995, four times students who may not be able to that First Nations people have become someone else's agenda, but reconstructing decultured. He points to himself as an faster than the rate of inflation. enter post-secondary institutions communities and restoring culture. McDonough and the NDP have because of spiralling tuition costs," example. When he was young he did Tara Williamson, UMSU's aboriginal been working side by side with stu- says Salloum. not speak the Mohawk language or know student community rep met Alfred in dent federations to apply pressure McDonough has been working many of their traditions. This was also the spring. She thought it was important to the prime minister to keep his with student leaders and university the problem he saw with native self-gov- to bring Alfred to the university because ernment. promise. and college administrators, faculty Winnipeg has a big native student popu- "We must work together with and staff. "Our governments were acting just like lation, including those outside of the students to force this federal gov- "The NDP is intent on keeping non-native governments," he says, adding University of Manitoba. ernment to reinvest the billions enough pressure on the Liberals to that it was much worse psychologically to "I've learned a lot from him," it cut in education transfers to finally make the right investments be treated badly by one's own people than Williamson says. "He's been very influen- the provinces," says V. Anthony in education," says Salloum. by an outside force. tial in my learning." Salloutn, legislative and communi- 06 november 7 2005 theprojectorTh blaikie reacts to military funding BY ROB MARRIOTT range below-ice submarines, sive upgrades to maintain their Blaikie agrees, "Canada has akin to a kind of integration and little in the way of Arctic- interoperability with US forces this problem, we want to be with the American military," lthough an Alternative suitable all-terrain vehicles for while the number of Canadians more than we should." H e says Blaikie. Defence Policy pro- sovereignty assertion in the serving as peacekeepers for the believes that Interoperability He says Canada has com- Aposal paper is found North. UN has dropped to less then with the Americans, whose mitments to multilateralism on his website, NDP defence According to Byers, the 300. military technology is sophisti- and to international accords critic Bill Blaikie doesn't have reason for the current short- "It is important to stress cated and constantly changing, like Kyoto, the International any problems with the issues ages is because of the so- called that the pursuit of technologi- is just too expensive. Criminal Court, land mine inside. peace dividend that was seized cal interoperability is directed Both Blaikie and Byers treaties, and the Comprehensive "I think the discussion paper upon as a rationalization to cut believe that without a moder- Test Ban Treaty. speaks for itself. I have no defence spending after the fall "I think the ate increase in defence spend- "Should we not be concerned quarrel with it." of the Soviet Union. ing, Canada's ability to respond about integrating ourselves with What he does have a quar- The consequent slashing discussion paper to situations that arise will con- a country that has no respect rel with, however, is how the of the defence budget in the speaks for itself. I tinue to decrease. for these agreements?" Liberal government's current `90's led to the current Liberal have no quarrel "If we want Canada to be Blaikie believes that Canada defence policy has left Canada defence policy of interoper- a resource to the interna- has always struggled with com- with serious military equip- ability whereby the equip- with it." tional community, through the peting tensions. He says, "We ment and personal shortages ment that Canada does have BILL BLAIKTE United Nations for instance, are conflicted between what we that threaten to undermine is upgraded to be compatible solely at maintaining and we have to have the capacity want and need to do as a mem- Canada's ability to assert its with American equipment and maximizing Canada's ability to to respond," says Blaikie "We ber of the global community sovereignty and defend its technology. fight wars alongside the United have to have the boots on the and what we are expected to do coastline. Byers says that Canada's States," says Byers. ground. To save people from as the neighbour of the United Blaikie agrees with the author diminished defence budget "Technological interoper- genocide you can't save them States." of the paper, Michael Byers, is going toward expensive ability is not imperative for with speeches." "Let's do the stuff that helps that Canada's military falls upgrades required for maintain- humanitarian missions, peace- Byers believes that with a us to be sovereign," says Blaikie. short in four areas: it has dif- ing interoperability with the keeping operations, and polic- modest increase to defence "Sovereignty is not cheap. ficulty recruiting, training, and Americans and not toward the ing and sovereignty-assertion spending the Canadian military Sovereignty is not just acts of retaining qualified personnel; personnel and equipment that activities along Canada's coasts could focus on the Canadian non-participation. Sovereignty it has little infantry suited for is needed to assert Canadian and our northern frontier." priorities of security and sover- comes with a price and it's a peacekeeping. sovereignty and to participate He says that interoperability eignty at home and peacekeep- price we need to be more open It lacks heavy, long-range air- in UN peacekeeping missions. also seriously curtails Canada's ing and peacemaking abroad. to paying." lift capability; it has no Arctic Eighty of Canada's CF-18's ability to act independently of "The big question is at what icebreaking capability, or long- are currently undergoing expen- the US. point is interoperability more

city clears street gangs today are economic BY CARMEN BARNETT frenzy over Haiart's murder. sk of The Mayor claimed that this was not giving up some of the security of peration Clean Sweep, the joint the case. mother job. And thou more and effort of Winnipeg Mayor Sam "It just happens to be the fact that more are getting involved in 0 Katz and police Chief Jack with this coming up is when I finally remaitts Ewatski to take back the streets from asked for a report from administration omen's lob , harder for gang violence and crime, was unveiled and the police department." last week. Winnipeg Police Service public infor- The initiative will add 45 extra police mation officer, Patrol Sergeant Shelly officers to the inner city to target vio- Glover, also claimed they had been lence, weapons, and prostitution. working on the gang task force for sev- According to Statistics Canada, eral months prior to Haiart's shooting. Philippe Haiart i "We've had Winnipeg's 22n° a full-time homicide of 2005, "This is not only gang unit °se is put Winnipeg back in respo nse to one almost as long n do in place as murder as I've been capital of Canada. incident. on the police At the Oct. 26 city SHELLY GLOVER force, 16-plus council meeting, years now We Mayor Sam Katz said he was "not going probably haven't put it out in the media to sit around anymore and do nothing". in the way a task force gets attention, For some citizens, like downtown but we have certainly been following the resident Kelora Hoeppner, the plan is gang issue for many years." welcomed, although belated. "This is not only in response "It's always too late when someone has to one incident," Glover said. "It just to die," said Hoeppner. "I just don't get happens to be at the same time that the why they waited this long." recruits are coming out." Hoeppner's friend, Cynthia Lafleur, Mayor Katz said nothing had 0 nvolved was Winnipeg's 13th homicide of 2004. been done in previous years to solve "She was shot in the head, at noon, by Winnipeg's homicide problem because a gang member of the Indian Posse who no one wanted to admit the problem. had a weapons restriction against him," "I'm not afraid to accept anything. v tit said Hoeppner. "She was native. There We have a problem," he said. "I stood was none of this aggressive fuss about up and accepted it. I'm not going to pre- gangs when she died." tend anything different than the truth." To Hoeppner, the Mayor's timing seems too closely tied to the media november 7 2005 107 theprojector healing city's cultural barriers

BY GILLIAN CHANG grants, paid below minimum those?' That's when gangs come a Red River College student many refugee communities are wage and not allowed to go to in." Kabango says. "It's the fam- who came from Altona, a relatively small." efore she was named the washroom during work. ily education that is missing." Mennonite town with a popu- Mossman says recent media Governor General, "Education is everything," If those families can't help lation of 4,000. coverage around the Haiart B Michaelle Jean said, "the says Raphael Kabango, their own children, schools The website of an American shooting hasn't helped the government's policy of multi- Winnipeg Welcome Place resi- have to. humanitarian organization, African refugee community culturalism encourages people dence supervisor, "if you can't One of the first places where Tolerance, provides some use- either. to stay in ethnic ghettos and speak English, there's no future ful tips for people to adjust "I don't think that the leads to all sorts of absurdi- for you in Canada." to new faces in the classroom: African refugee community is ties....We are given money so Kabango was a refugee from "I saw so educate yourself, ask questions, very different from any other that we will each stay in our Rwanda 17 years ago and many interna- and avoid tokenizing. - they have just been receiving own separate enclosure. There's knows the difficulty new refu- Bilal Ahmed, a Pakistani unfair coverage from the media a kind of proposition of ghet- gees are facing. tional students student at RRC, is doing just recently." toization that is there, and that He says most refugee families that. He's the organizer of the Even though Bachelor says is financed." have to work for long hours to on campus college's Global Friendship incidents like the Haiart shoot- Looking back to what hap- make ends meet and to pay the eating alone. Circle, which invites interna- ing don't affect her, she remains pened last month, Jean is right. government settlement debt, tional and Canadian students cautious in the city. On Oct. 10, Phillipe Haiart, which leaves children vulner- I want to to interact. "I learned to be less nave an innocent bystander, was able to peer pressure. "I want to break the ice," after moving here. Back in killed by a street bullet. "They have to work very change that." he says. "I saw so many inter- Altona, I took a walk every On Oct. 13, the workers of hard, triple shifts, no time to BILAL AHMED national students on campus night, but here, no." Canada's largest slaughterhouse, see their children. This is not eating alone. I want to change Constable Robert Carver of Lakeside Packers in Alberta, what they dreamed of in the Canadian students interact that." Winnipeg's Crime Prevention went on strike. refugee camps. They thought with new immigrants is in the Robyn Mossman, former Unit says people shouldn't be These two seemingly irrel- Canada is heaven, but they classroom. coordinator for Winnipeg afraid in the city. evant events have one thing didn't realize that nothing is In rural Manitoba, most Refugee Education Network, "I grew up and lived in the in common: African refugees. free. You gotta work for your people rarely see visible minori- says new Canadians often feel North End for 26 years," says Two African gang members are own bread." ties in their small town. isolated from their communi- Carver. "I still go out anytime suspected of the Oct. 10 shoot- "Kids are Americanized in "No, there were no Africans ties. I want. The gangs only mind ing. In the strike of Lakeside school. They see others with or any foreign students in my "African refugees in Winnipeg their own business, as long as Packers, 80 per cent of the fancy clothes and big cars, and classroom in primary or high experience isolation from their you are not involved with gang employees are refugee immi- they think 'Why don't I have school," says Megan Bachelor, cultural communities because members, you are safe."

abuse of city tests anti-terror act emergency BY JAMES TURNER Despite his efforts to challenge the legality of the certificate, on Mar. 22, response eople detained by the govern- 2005, the order was found by a court ment indefinitely, without to have been issued reasonably. BY COLLEEN BREADY and weather-related issues, but noth- p charges. Some arrested in their A security certificate, as articulated ing where you have a transportation homes in the middle of the night. by Canada's Immigration and Refugee ave you ever wondered if the incident that releases gas. That's why Trials conducted without a jury, or Protection Act, is a way of expediting city of Winnipeg is prepared we went with this train derailment." evidence submitted to the defense for the removal of dangerous persons from H to deal with a disaster? Ryan Craig, the mayor's chief of scrutiny, all for the sake of national the country. According to a Canadian City officials put that question to staff, says the event was important to security. Border Security fact sheet, certificates the test Oct. 12, staging a mock train experience. Call it the new Canadian reality. can be issued against permanent resi- derailment in south Winnipeg. "We felt it was a productive and pru- CITIZENShift, an offshoot of the dents and foreign nationals. Dubbed Exercise Excell, the event dent exercise. It was a good chance for National Film Board, brought a trav- In a scene from the film, Copeland was designed to test the emergency the mayor, the executive policy com- eling show of independent films to the is asked to summarize the theory of his preparedness and response of all levels mittee and senior officials at the city to Globe theatre in Winnipeg recently. case, to which he responds, "I don't of the system: firefighters, paramedics, work through an exercise." The films, grouped together as a series know what the government case is in police, emergency operations centre Hull says city staff learned a lot from titled Measuring Security Measures, pre- relation to." staff, the chief administrative officer, the staged incident. sented the stories of refugees detained After the attacks of Sept. 11, Canada senior city councillors, and Mayor "Every time we do an exercise it's for reasons of national security by the has invested more than $7 billion for Sam Katz and his staff. like the sand paper that smoothes Canadian Security Intelligence Service increased security. However, according The fictitious accident started at 8: out the edges of our response. It went (CSIS), and the failure of efforts by to a recent report in Media magazine, 00 a.m. and involved a cement truck extremely well." family members and activist groups there are still huge problems with hitting a freight train at the Kenaston Craig agrees the drill was valuable. to bring those stories to a conclu- lost and stolen passports (more than Road crossing, derailing 13 rail cars "It was a serious exercise that cer- sion befitting Canada's lauded human 25,000 a year), and security clearances and sending chlorine gas into the air. tainly allowed us to prepare for the rights and civil liberties record. given to airport workers with crimi- Propane gas remained contained with- real thing." An excellent example was the film, nal records (4,500 clearances granted in the derailed cars. The train dragged He stresses that Katz Fe( ,s very , Whose Rights Anyways? in which since 2001). the cement truck and its driver and strongly about this kind of exercise in we see Canada's new anti-terrorism On December 18, 2001, Bill C-36, another vehicle with three passengers terms of advance planning prepared- laws severely applied for Mohamed otherwise known as the Anti-terrorism for 60 feet befdre it came to a stop. ness and has asked the administration Harkat. Act received royal assent. All of this played out in front of a to prepare for another one. Harkat, a UN convention refugee David Matas, a Winnipeg lawyer line-up of vehicles, including a school "NX7e worked very well with the other from Algeria, and a long-time perma- who specializes in immigration and bus filled with students from nearby levels of government in terms of coor- nent resident of Canada, was jailed in refugee law, says that Bill C-36 is too Canadian Mennonite University. dination. It gave us a good sense at the Ottawa on Dec. 10, 2002 under the strong in some ways. Randy Hull, the city's emergency end of the process of what we did well authority of what is known as a secu- "It's not an effective instrument for preparedness coordinator, says the and the areas we need to improve OD. rity certificate. fighting terrorism," he said in an inter- exercise was necessary. And that can only be good for the citi- Harkat has been in custody to this view. "We just don't have the capabil- "It was a rapid event. We've had a lot zens of this city;" says Craig. day, and both he and his lawyer, Paul ity to deal with the phenomenon...it's of experience with slow moving floods Copeland, have been denied access to a field in which we're a bunch of information for which CSIS has jailed amateurs." him on, citing reasons of national security.

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BY JAMES TURNER exclusive agreements schools He cites an engineer's report cedes the document, U of O's "The choice comes down to sign with corporations. In doing at Queens of the electricity cost deal was "signed by the admin- what you do with the money," ecently, students at so, the organization hopes to to power the vending machines istration and the executives of says Desnoyers. "It has allowed McMaster University in expose the covert agenda of Big that Coke provides, which was the student associations, but us to establish an endowment Rontario held a campus- Soda, which Flecker says is to estimated could cost the school entirely behind the backs of the fund designed for students at wide referendum that asked monopolize markets through up to $176,000 per year. Also students themselves." RRC that offers eight awards, whether students would accept the branding of public spaces, offloaded to both the school A portion of the Mar. 12, and we're continually adding to a new exclusive sponsorship paying as little as possible for and taxpayers are the labour 1997 document, under the that fund." contract between the school the resources they use, all the and environmental costs of heading of 'Potential Areas Desnoyers says that the 10- and Coca-Cola. The majority while avoiding any responsibil- dealing with the package waste of Dissent and Suggested year deal that RRC signed with of those voting declined the ity for cleaning up its waste. that these products produce. Answers', lists conceivable Coke in 1998 is much better overtures by Coke for a new areas of student backlash in than the previous arrangement, contract, which would have Queens' Coca-Cola Battle Corporate Agenda categories such as: confidential- which was not fully exclusive to given the university roughly $6 ity, suppression of information, one company. million over a ten-year period. Polaris contests these exclu- All of his reasoning barely corporatization, and loss of "This was a business deci- It's no secret that post-sec- sive agreements, and says they touches on other popular argu- consumer choice. sion," he says and acknowl- ondary education in Canada are bad business for schools ments against Big Soda, such as Another category of potential edges that the cooperation on is consistently starved for cash. because economically, they just ones that question the ethics of dissent, titled 'Exclusive Market the deal between the college For some schools, cash made don't add up. Flecker uses the branding a school's mandate Place for the Company's and the RRSA has reaped ben- available to them through example of Queens University along with those of a major Messages and Products', reads efits. "Together, we negotiated agreements with corporations in Kingston, Ontario to sup- corporation, or the theory that as follows: "Universities provide a better deal than we could have like Coca-Cola must be some- port his argument. every dollar spent on branded an opportunity for the private done separately. If we can work what of a godsend. At issue, According to their contract products registers a silent vote sector to tap fresh audiences, together with the college on however, is whether schools inked in the year 2000, Queens for the corporate agendas of who are well-educated, and things, it creates a better envi- are doing the smart thing by entered into a ten-year deal those brands. future 'higher-income' earners ronment for students." entering into these long-term that would pay out under $4 Consider also the important who will become product loyal He also says that that RRC's agreements. million in exclusivity allowance issue of disclosure. These agree- on and off site." agreement with Coke allows for Karl Flecker, director of the and annual sponsorship fee to ments are seldom, if ever, seen The plan also lists the names some pricing autonomy for the water program for the Polaris the school. It would take less of suggested spokespersons benefit of students. Institute, says that universities than $25 per student over a "There's been that support the deal, with "We have maintained our should be very wary of making ten-year period for the com- the external media support of rights to charge what we want such arrangements with major pany to recoup on this. no hue and the agreement coming directly to charge," he says. "You can corporations. Considering that Queens cry for us to from the U of 0 administra- still get a drink from the store In a recent presentation at had a full-time enrollment of tion. for less than at the machines." the University of Winnipeg, 16,500 students in 2003-04, take it to the The plan further states. that, Asked if the student body Flecker bluntly called down the revenues for Coca-Cola "By being more entrepreneur- at RRC in 1998 was given, as efforts by Coca-Cola to actively could be astronomical in the students." ial, the University can attract McMaster students recently target schools as a market for long run, especially since it OWEN DESNOYERS other non-traditional sources were, a chance to vote on profit. He says that the actual monopolizes all beverage sales or discussed by the students of income," echoing the lan- the merits of the agreement costs of exclusive contracts go in that market, with the excep- they are engineered to serve. guage of a defense utilized Desnoyers says "there's been no beyond the payout that the tion of excluded products Coke A confidential marketing by the University of British hue and cry for us to take it to corporation offers. has not yet begun to sell, like document obtained by the Columbia when a BC Privacy the students." The organization that he hot coffee. projector maps out a series Commissioner denied Stanley "We took it to the RRSA works for, the Polaris Institute, Queens is, however, contrac- of in-house communication Tromp of the Ubyssey newspa- Student Advisory Board and mainly exists to "research, tually obligated to purchase responses to be used in the case per access to view the exclusive said, 'here's the deal, and here's identify, and expose corporate excluded products from Coke of any vocal dissent by students agreement between UBC and the downside.' It was a smart interests." once the company brings them towards an agreement bro- Coke in 1996. decision," says Desnoyers. Flecker says Polaris is funded to market. The Queens con- kered by Spectrum Marketing "Coke leverages a service that by public sector unions and tract also explicitly states that Corporation for Coke and the RRC Coke Contract you provide anyways." family foundations, and main- the university is forbidden to University of Ottawa. tains a watchdog position on purchase those products from The PR plan dictates that the Owen Desnoyers, executive many current public policy and competitors, like PepsiCo. university use pre-programmed director of the RRCSA, says corporate issues. Flecker also says that the messages to quell any negative that for Red River students, He says that Polaris is in agreement doesn't take into reaction to the agreement. signing an exclusive rights the process of "documenting, account the hidden costs that According to an insider's contract with Coke was a good school by school" all of the the school.pays out for. response statement that pre- decision.

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love the new NHL. I like saying new NHL and I like writing I new NHL. As I write this I am talking out BY KRISTA SIMONSON loud to myself, so you can probably imagine how happy I am. y the H-E-double hockey sticks Last year the owners locked out the players are Winnipeg hockey fans clinging as they argued over the terms for a new CBA. Whto a league that left them crying in Whether you sided with the players or the own- the nosebleeds a decade ago? ers, you cannot deny the fact that what happened Why didn't NHL fans show a little more in the end was a deal that gave the fans a better dignity with the return of the season? on-ice product to watch. You know, like cats: eye those owners and Even if you're the kind of fan that still thinks players with scorn and make them work for players shouldn't be wearing helmets or visors (see JEAN'S DISAPPOINTING VISIT affection. Instead, fans were pitiful little pup- Don Cherry) and should still have Sears catalogues pies, back into the laps of the owners and play- strapped to their shins, you should be thankful ers who took away their fun in the first place. KYLE BAKX, COLUMNIST that hockey is back and better than ever. The teams are sucking up, wanting to But people wonder how the same fan that was had the opportunity to meet newly appointed enhance the relationship between fans and the so angry at the owners and at the players can just Governor General Michaelle Jean at city hall during game. To that end, season tickets have been hop right back on the band wagon and start eat- her recent stay in Winnipeg. reduced, on average, five to seven per cent. ing out of the palm of their hands. It's easy and I Wow. I felt honoured to meet her Excellency the Right relatively simple to understand. Hockey fans love Honourable Jean, but I was disappointed in many ways. Any fan who's ever donned face paint should one thing and that's hockey. First off, her office had initially announced she was consider that price reduction a sucker punch. No matter how right or wrong people going to come to Red River College and speak to us Remember when the players threw a 24 per were, and no matter how greedy people were journalism students in an intimate and interactive set- cent rollback of their own salaries on the bar- being it all boils down to the game and whether ting. Instead, we were just guests among guests, although gaining table last year? or not the ends justify the means. a few of us lucky kids got to ask her a question during the There's obviously a lot more money float- In this case the unanimous answer is yes. reception. ing around than the few dollars they're offer- Without a shadow of a doubt the new NHL Ironically, she mentions going to meet Manitobans in ing. Hey Joe Fan, neither the NHL nor the makes the old NHL look like crap. It's faster, more their workplaces in the closing of her speech. NHLPA care about you. exciting, and anything can happen (see Nashville's "I still have so many things to discover in your city and Nothing has changed, despite the slogan record). in Manitoba. I am here now and I intend to return to visit The New NHL. The bottom line is that the new NHL is better you again. But I want to make full use of the coming days The new NHL should have a team in the than the old NHL. Had it been the other way to meet many of you in the very places where you work. coldest city on the planet (that's us). around you would have seen a full abandonment I also want to take this opportunity to greet and express The new NHL should be affordable for of the product. Some worried that what hap- my deepest sympathy to those waiting for news about families. pened to baseball after their strike would happen their loved ones caught up in the disaster that recently The new NHL should focus on hockey, not to hockey. struck South Asia. This first visit is only a beginning, and money. Looking back at baseball you realize one thing. I want to establish a genuine collaboration that, as I have But it won't, if fans don't start showing some Nothing was fixed and nothing was changed. The said, I hope with all my heart to maintain in the years to pride and making demands. past and the future of baseball will always walk come. 7, As coaches have repeated since the dawn of down the same path hand in hand, boring each Having first announced she wasn't coming to meet time: keep your heads up. Or at the very least, other to death while singing Shadow Dancing by students was a stab in the back, then later saying how she that middle finger on your foam hand. Andy Gibb. wants to meet Winnipeggers in our workplaces was salt in the wound. It was simply crude. Furthermore, Michaelle Jean needs to be able to present a speech properly. I don't know if she even looked over theprojector PPL Legal Care of Canada Corporation that speech before she read it aloud to the masses. If she Serving North American Families since 1972 would have read it over, then clearly changes would have been made to not only the speech itself, but to who wrote LEGAL EMPOWERMENT it as well. for only pennies a day "It's often said that Winnipeg is Canada's coldest provincial capital. Last week, I learned that snow had • Consultation on unlimited legal matters already fallen here while the temperature was still almost Teach English • A full comprehensive Will provided 30 degrees in Ottawa. 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RENATA MARS DAN, used to the human wave of a beautiful guitar in Baotou. We COLUMNIST people in crowded places, which were also photographed by peo- were everywhere. ple who rarely see Westerners. his summer the Soon Phillip Chang, one of our For the first time on a trip, I Ling Ching Foundation wonderful leaders told us to referred to myself as a Canadian, Winnipeg's mayor and city council recently passed a Thosted 30 students to stick close and be careful when which was really weird. In motion to accept the Rapid Transit Task Force Report experience life and culture in it got crowded and he wasn't Canada, when I'm asked, I refer as information. the People's Republic of China. over-exaggerating. to myself as a First Nations Five of them would be aborigi- I enjoyed the trees, the per- woman. The First Nation box So the projector asks: "Are you in favour of a Bus nal students sponsored by the fectly landscaped parks, the old is always a separate answer from Rapid Transit System for the city?" Asper Foundation. people singing and dancing in the Canadian box on federal After my intense school year the parks, and the cigarettes. forms and other levels of gov- and inspired by classmates who The cigarettes were only a dollar ernment. had told stories of traveling, I Canadian. I noticed how the Canadian- decided to apply for the 17-day Lisa told me my visit had Chinese students on the trip Aimee Siple, 20, trip. inspired her to be more proud were exploring their roots. One digital multimedia technology A few weeks later, I had been of her culture when she was student seemed a little embar- selected and was busy preparing sharing her knowledge. I also rassed of some of the Chinese "The bus system needs to be to go to China. had the opportunity to teach her traditions, but by the end of the improved all around. The city When I first got off the plane about my Ojibway culture. trip, he embraced the culture should care about those who ride in Beijing, I was expecting a She asked me if we still lived and had tried new things. I was the bus". huge bustling airport. But it was in tents. I said, "No. We're pret- proud of him, and I realized that relatively quiet and orderly. The ty assimilated housing wise." Aboriginal people are not the air was really different, especially This made me realize some- only ones who have to work out smelling the different blends of thing; I had to get way more their identity. Everybody does. gasoline outside. It was really connected with my past. Not It took going on the other side overwhelming. live in a tent, but get more of the world for Canadians to Rebecca Campbell, 20, Then we were off to the Soon connected on a knowledge and ask me about Aboriginal people. business administration Ling Ching Foundation to meet practice basis. I thought I was, They never had the opportu- our Chinese families that would but not in the way I should be, nity to get to really know any "It would be nice but I'm not pas- be hosting us. I met Zhou the way most Chinese people are Aboriginals back in Canada. sionate about the idea." Zhengfei and her daughter Li with their culture. Some of the stereotypes were RuoRan. I was so tired and prac- My time with Lisa and her ironed out and the reasons why tically slept all evening which family was short, but I'll remem- our people have so many social was pretty rude, but they were ber it for the rest of my life. problems were discussed. understanding and very kind. I went on to see the Terra This truly was a cultural Li Ruo Ran told me her Cotta Warriors and the Great experience, and I was fortunate English name was Lisa. She took Wall; beautiful places full of cul- to be selected. I learned a great me to many places; Temple of ture, but my favourite touring amount about a country that the Sun, Temple of the Century, spot was in Inner-Mongolia. is becoming a little more open James Shuel, 29, Jingshau Park, and Hou Hai to We stayed in yurts on the to the world and will be show- computer analyst programmer name a few. The most amazing grasslands, and rode camels in cased when they host the 2008 experience for me was getting the Gobi desert, and I bought Olympics. "It's too centralized; there needs to be a complete system." Ipsos-D rect.

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BY PAUL GRIGAITIS the men displayed poor pass- ing, weak serves and a slow defense. rookie v-ball teams aree almost done "Those are the things we heir first season in will have to improve on in the Central Plains Athletic order to compete a little better perform well Conference. The women for the rest of the season," said started the season strong by Ratushniak. winning three early matches The women displayed a and the RRC Invitational range of talent. "I'm very Tournament, while the men happy with the skill level Got nothing to do? are still struggling to compete. we have and that's mainly According to Ryan because of dedication," says Ratushniak, volleyball coordi- Maidment. Every Thursday, Friday & Saturday Night at nator and men's coach for the Dayna Jamieson and RRC Rebels, a challenge for Chantel Dufault are both first year teams is playing with good hitters and team captain a group of unfamiliar players. Tannys Miller plays well from THE CORRAL "It's hard as a team to come all positions. together with a group of guys "It's unusual to have the you've never played with before best hitter playing at right side on the court. Our season is because it poses a challenge to LIVE BANDS short; if it was until February the setter," says former Sisler or March we'd have a lot more High School volleyball coach Hosted by DJ DICKIEZ time to gel as a team." Marlene Friesen. (Thursday & Friday) and "You get out what you put "I'm more dominant on the in," says women's coach Mike right side because I'm left- DJ SOX (Saturday) Maidment in appreciation of handed," says Miller. his players. "These girls are "I'd like to see us get to CLASSIC THURSDAYS putting in a huge effort. We a point where we can run a (Classic Rock, Dance, Hip Hop) have one girl who's got a family defense and an offense at the at home and her dedication to same time. This would help be out here every day is incred- speed up the game," says LADIES NIGHT DIAMOND THURSDAYS ible...Going to school here is a Miller. "Volleyball is a quick ) (Free Diamond Ring Giveaway) big time commitment." game, but sometimes when it's Both the men and women slow you need to capitalize and played College universitaire de run the plays." Or visit our VLT Lounge & Shenanigans Pub Saint Boniface on Oct. 24. Both the men and women The women swept their play their final game of THE CORRAL • 3740 PORTAGE AVE. opponents in three straight the season on Nov. 9 at games, but the men lost to the Canadian Mennonite (THE HOWARD JOHNSON EXPRESS) the 2004 CPAC champions, University. The women play the same team they lost to in at 6:30 p.m. and the men play the semi-finals of the RRC at 8:00. The CPAC final four Invitational. will take place at Assiniboine Standout players for the men Community College on Nov. The place to be! included Dave Pundyk and 18 and 19. Alvin Amigo. Unfortunately,

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13 november 7 2005 theprojector stink bomb season ends rifles dedicated BY KYLE BAKX career with the Blue & Gold and was named the team's MOP last season. to success udging from their performance against Another offensive player who should be con- the Calgary Stampeders, no Blue Bomber sidered is the 'Turtle Man' Milt Stegall. With BY LAUREN UNGER should be named the team's most outstand- a touchdown in the final contest, he leads the jg' player. league with 17 touchdown receptions this year. t wasn't the ending they were hoping for. In front of an announced crowd of 23,455 He clearly is a fan favourite in Winnipeg. After a near-perfect season, the Winnipeg Rifles at Canad Inns stadium, the Winnipeg Blue "He shows up at training camp in the best I were defeated by the Edmonton Huskies in the Prairie Bombers were hammered 46-24 by the playoff- shape that he has ever been in," said three-year Football Conference (PFC) final on Oct. 23. bound Stampeders in the Bombers' final game of season ticket holder Brian Wawryk during the Despite the devastating defeat, the efforts from the play- the season. final home game. "He has passion and he seems ers and coaches this season have not gone unnoticed or Nevertheless, some players have excelled for the to have the will to do whatever it takes to win." unrecognized. Finishing the regular season 7-1, the Rifles Bombers over the season including Milt Stegall, Another Bomber fan thought Stegall seems to placed first in the Canadian Junior Football League, and Charles Roberts, Gavin Walls, Jon Ryan and be a cut above the rest of the Bombers' receiving found themselves in play-off-territory for the very first Kevin Glenn. corps. time. Ryan, who did not play in the final game "Milt Stegall should be named the team's best The Rifles may not get to play for the CJFL title, but due to an ankle injury, set a Canadian Football player because he's the only guy that seems do this four-year-old team proved that they could compete League record for the highest single season punt- anything when he has the ball," said 50-year-old against the best—reigning champions the Edmonton ing average. His average of 50.6 yards per punt Brian Scott. Huskies. this season passes legendary Lui Passaglia's 22- On the defensive side of the ball, Gavin Walls is "They are very dedicated players and have a great skill year-old record of 50.2. Ryan could be heading not only a strong candidate for the team's MOP, level," says Mike Watson, head coach of the Rifles. "They to the NFL next season. but also for the CFI's Most Outstanding Rookie didn't look out of place in the Junior League." Quarterback Kevin Glenn is another con- award. He co-leads the league with 12 sacks and Watson has been coaching the Rifles for the past four sideration for the team's MOP award, despite has two forced fumbles to his credit. years. In fact, he's the only head coach the Rifles have ever throwing for only 113 yards with no TD's and Brett Buckingham has been a Bomber season known. three interceptions against Calgary. Nonetheless, ticket holder since the 60s and he feels Gavin There have been many changes over the past year that Glenn threw for 27 touchdowns and over 3,500 Walls has been the best Bomber on the field this can explain the Rifles' most successful season. yards on the season. year. "Experience is a factor. More guys have been here longer Running back Charles Roberts pounded in his "Despite missing a few games because of injury so there is more continuity and we're getting to know the 11th and 12th TD's of the season and ran for he still is the sack leader," says Buckingham. league better," says Watson. "We also had the best off- 116 yards against the Stamps in the final game. "That really is unbelievable." season we've ever had in terms of guys working out more Roberts should win the CFL rushing title this Walls definitely has been the lone bright spot and training harder." season with a career-best 1,624 yards, despite on a defence that set CFL records this season for Players in this league do not take their jobs lightly. The playing on a non-playoff team. most yards allowed and most Rifles meet six days a week, requiring dedication and com- 09 '4111111\ His previous best was 1,554 BENCH passing yards allowed. mitment. yards in 2003. Roberts has "These guys are paying to play," Watson says, "They are played his whole CFL doing it for the love of the game." Without the CJFL, there would be a missing step between high school and university. Most players are in the league to improve their skills and have hopes for join- ing a university team. WARMERS "Ninety-eight per cent of these guys are local and this type of high-level competition is grooming them to play Every Wednesday I 7 p.m. I 92.9 KICK-FM in university," says Watson. There will be many changes during the off-season as 11 "RIDE THE PINE WITH US" members of the team will not be returning because they have reached the league's age limit of 22. The fact that so many players have reached that limit shows just how badly these players want to be there. Watson says that the guys play as long as they can play. Watson is very humble in taking credit for any success that the Rifles have had, including his second coach of Think you're in the year award presented during the PFC All-Star Awards Banquet held during championship weekend. "We've hung together for four years," Watson says. "Coaching is a small piece of the puzzle. There is just a great chemistry."

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1 14 november 7 2005 the projector bottled oxygen: placebo or performance enhancer? BY LEAH POULTON use of Oxia canisters in all its is extremely misleading, said Dr Jack Taunton, director of claimed. Many high-end loca- rooms. "Other benefits include Jordan Guenette, a University UBC's Allan McGavin Sports tions all over North America, VANCOUVER (CUP) strengthening of the immune of British Columbia human Medicine Centre, was also including Vancouver's Studio -- The latest performance- system, aiding in digestion, kinetics graduate student. unimpressed. He said that 55, an elite fitness club, are enhancing product to hit fit- and overall improvement of Guenette, whose key area of although it is a novel idea, it distributing Oxia. ness store shelves doesn't come cognitive performance," it con- research involves the effect of just won't work. UBC's Student Recreation in pill, powder or shake form. It tinued. respiratory disorders on athletic "Unless you had an oxygen Centre, however, has no such doesn't have a distinctive colour, The canisters' contents are 90 performance, believes that any tank strapped to your back plans. "The only time I would taste, or smell. In fact, it is all per cent oxygen and 10 per cent success Oxia has had so far is while you were exercising, it use oxygen therapy is to help around you. It is oxygen. nitrogen. The average North due only to their marketing would not be effective," he someone who was in distress," The Oxia is a personal, hand- American breathes air made strategy. explained. said Linda Roseborough, head held oxygen canister that is up of 19-21 per cent oxygen "If you promote something "At above sea level, we can't personal trainer at the Student small enough to fit in a purse and a mix of other pollutants hard enough, people will buy store any more oxygen because Recreation Centre. or briefcase. Just two shots of and gases, including carbon it," he said. "You're out of the hemoglobin in our blood is "Even if we were allowed oxygen from the slim, stylish dioxide. There are few safety breath during exercise, so in already 99 per cent saturated to recommend external aids, I metal canister can help enhance concerns associated with the theory getting more oxygen with it," he said. wouldn't use the product," she athletic performance, alertness, canisters, as it would take about should help." He stated that only in a situa- said. "It's not effective." and even cure jet lag, claim its four straight hours of pure oxy- The main problem is that in tion such as scuba diving, where Despite its many critics, some supporters. gen consumption to be at risk order to have any affect on an one is far below sea level, would athletes are intrigued by the At $80 per canister and $15 for oxygen toxicity. athlete, even if this person had oxygen work as a performance Oxia product and its potential per refill, the Oxia is currently "Professional athletes regu- a chronic respiratory disorder, it enhancer. benefits. only available at upscale hotels larly use oxygen to reduce their would have to be a single; steady Taunton dismissed the "I would definitely try it," and fitness facilities. lactic acid buildup, extend their supply of oxygen, he explained, product as just a passing fad. said UBC baseball player Nic "Used as an antioxidant to limit of exhaustion, and pro- not just the two or three shots Despite this lack of confidence Lendvoy. "...it would help with neutralise toxins, oxygen is mote faster recovery," said the provided by the Oxia. from some experts, Oxia shows one of the main problems for reputably a powerful tool for official Oxia website. "Oxygen "It's pointless," he said. no sign of slowing sales. It athletes—fatigue." combating hangovers," claimed is vital to the production of "Any reported improvements has been picked up by several the website for Vancouver's your body's energy." are probably due to a placebo NHL hockey teams, including Opus Hotel, which offers the While this may be true, it effect." the Dallas Stars, the company Aboriginal Student Support Cent Suppericnth Santa * for Aboriginal Students and their families at RRC 5 pm

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BY NICHOLAS MOORE issued for the health region, tive model determined by many sick, and could kill 58,000 monitor any possible outbreak show that a flu pandemic factors. These include popula- Canadians. The World Health of avian flu. Local hospitals FREDERICTON (CUP) would result in many illnesses tion demographics, risk groups Organization says that at least 2 would be informed if such an -- The possibility of a global and deaths. in that population, and a 35 million people would die world- event did occur. flu pandemic that could kill The report predicts that 165 per cent pandemic "attack rate" wide from a flu pandemic. The province's chief medical millions is keeping local health people in the region would the World Health Organization "We take the advice of the officer, Wayne MacDonald, officials busy. "most likely" die within an warns of. World Health Organization recently announced that the Among them is New eight-week period from an out- One particular model shows very seriously, and they've been province had stockpiled the Brunswick's health region three, break of flu pandemic. in the event of a pandemic, saying... it's not a matter of if (a key antiviral drug Tamiflu. also known as River Valley The disease, which right now River Valley Health facilities pandemic happens), it's a mat- MacDonald it would be avail- Health. The region includes is not a pandemic, has killed will likely see 832 patients ter of when," Doherty said. able to treat about 36,000 eight health service centres, and about 60 people in Asian coun- admitted to their care within He said planning in the people if needed. seven hospitals from Plaster tries since 2003. an eight-week period. province began about five years If the bird flu ever became Rock to Oromocto. The region's Predictions of illness and Doherty said the report ago. easily transmittable between largest facility is Fredericton's death from an outbreak are provides valuable information "This has been on our radar people, the drug could prevent Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional being based on information pro- regarding issues of capacity in for a long time," he said. the virus from mutating. Hospital. vided from sources that include their facilities, and how care People who show up at There is currently no vaccine The facilities are preparing the Center of Disease Control will be distributed. The health the hospital with signs and available for avian influenza. to be able to treat the close to in Atlanta, Georgia and the region has a total of 635 beds symptoms of the bird flu will Health Canada suggests that 22 per cent of the population World Health Organization. available for use. be screened through a series washing your hands in warm that lives within these boundar- Denis Doherty director of Canada's Public Health of questions and procedures, soapy water may be the best ies in the event of an avian flu emergency management for Agency is suggesting that an Doherty said. defence against contracting outbreak. River Valley Health, said the outbreak nationally would A nationwide surveillance avian flu. Numbers from a report, numbers come from a predic- make up to 10.5 million people network is also in place to YOGA CLASSES (Princess St. Campus)

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BY ROMAN KULCZYCKI indie power-pop band, The to be working as is mith, a second year Perms, made up of John 14 on 92.9 KICK FM's top environment...whether the creative communications stu- "C an we have a c0000k- Huves (drummer) Scott 40. audience reacted. We went in dent at Red River College, ie, we've been sitting Perry (saxophone, keyboards, Chad Smith says their reverse...a wise choice," says knows the lack of sleep all here five hours." vocals) and brothers Chad last album, Clark Drive, Shane of their experiment. to well as he recorded the 11 Shane Smith the 6'4" and Shane Smith, have just was a more campus radio Before doing the inter- song disc during his first year bassist/vocalist of The Perms released their third full-length album and that they put in view, the brothers were at at college. asks the girl sitting next to album. more time and effort for this the University of Manitoba "You just got to make him inside the Osborne The 11 song LP blends album. doing another interview for sacrifices...by any means nec- Village Second Cup. After beautiful melodies over ele- "It's our best work to date UMFM, and just two days essary," says Chad. talking to her about why he's ments of funk, punk, ska by far," says Chad. prior they joined the rest of For more information doing an interview, Smith and rock. Of their sound, The recording was also the The Perms in Vancouver. The go to www.theperms.com hands her the CD case of guitarist/vocalist/brother result of a band experiment. Perms were being showcased or _ www.myspace.com/ The Perms newest release, Chad Smith says, "We always With Better Days, the in the Western Canadian theperms. The Perms third Better Days. get compared to an older Perms did something they Music Festival. album Better Days is available Influenced by such bands band from the '60s or '70s." have never done before, road "You get used to not sleep- in selected stores now. as Weezer, The Beach Boys Better Days' slick commer- testing some of the songs. ing," Shane says of their and the Beatles, Winnipeg cial recording quality seems "We gauged how schedule.

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The Perms w/ The Barrymores West End Cultural Centre Oct. 27th, 2005 es BY ROMAN KULCZYCKI saxophonist/keyboardist Scott them, Shane Smith pulled some music snobs Perry kept the funk alive mov- of their loving fans on stage for JEN ZORATTI, ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR he Perms literally put ing around the stage, waving his a tambourine-a-long during the the kick in 'kick ass' on brass boom tube of doom. very Weezeresque Lies. The Art rock, prog rock, emo, power punk, new TOct. 27 at the West End During the song Versus, the Perms then proceeded to do their wave, grunge, nu metal, psych, alt-country, brit Cultural Centre during the CD emo haired teeny boppers, who cover of Hendrix's Fire. Chad pop. You have seen these words in music rags. You release party for their new album were crowded at the front of the Smith really took the Krang to have heard these words from rock critics, magazine Better Days. stage with hooked arms, began his guitar and shreddered out editors and that disheveled guy in The Stooges shirt During the hour-long show to sway back and forth while some sweet vintage Jimi. that proudly hosts the 2 a.m. European indie rock guitarist Chad Smith and bass- waving their lighter-less and cell The only problem with the show on your college radio station. ist Shane Smith extended their phone-less arms to and fro. This show is that there should have Alright, fine. You've heard them from me too. support sticks about 30 times in set the stage to jack the energy been more people there to These, my friends, are the words of The Music Mick Jagger-like fashion. Shane, back up when The Perms broke indulge in The Perms style. Snob. the taller of the Smith brothers, out Let's Not Fight, the first radio Veteran ska/punk band The Like the good little rock-critic-in-training that I almost accidentally cranked a fan single off of Better Days. Barrymores started the night am, I am a music snob. in the face with one of his very Halfway through the show, playing an energized 45- minute I'll admit it. I'm not scared. Of course, "rock long limbs. the more mobile members of set to an even smaller crowd than jargon" is pretentious, nerdy and generally self- The Winnipeg quartet, all The Perms left their now shirt- The Perms did. Trombonist Rob absorbed—but if you think about, that's what most decked in dress shirts, started less drummer, John Huves, alone Goodman was on like Donkey rock critics are like. They are of the opinion that their 12 song set with Song For on stage to pound out a ground Kong, as was bass player Ian they are cooler, smarter and hipper than everyone D, the only track that night shaking, three- minute drum Lodewyks, despite mentioning else—in a self deprecating kind of way. from their two previous discs. solo. After returning to the stage, the fact that he had the flu. But this lovable pretension is what gives rock The two brothers ( not acting the Smith brothers stepped back writers an edge. These genres may have been com- anything like Liam and Noel, by from their mics and let Perry take pletely fabricated to describe the elusive next big the way ) took turns with lead over the lead vocals for the synth- thing, but they worked, didn't they? Rock is simply vocal responsibilities, harmoniz- induced Second Thoughts. too broad of a genre. We needed to get more par- ing as only brothers do, while With the crowd really into ticular and ended up being creepily specific. Music snobs tell us what's cool—even if its not. No one liked Velvet Underground during their heyday. Yet everyone has those banana shirts. Why? Because rock critics are the creator of cult fans meet for metric bands, bands that have a following after they meet their demise. Technically, no one should really have a valid reason to like the Sex Pistols, yet Metric somehow, they're one of the most important bands w/ The Lovely Feathers, The Most Serene Republic in music history. The Ramada Marlborough Music snobs are always the first to hear about Oct. 23rd, 2005 some underground band that's going to be the next big thing. Then, when said band actually sells BY LIZZ BOTTRELL in front of Joules Scott-Key's of their past relationship. an album or 100, they ditch 'em for the next big drums and danced like no one The only complaint people thing. rom the moment that was watching. The crowd fed off had about Metric's performance Sure, this behaviour is annoying. And it gets out front woman Emily this. Haines enticed everyone in was the fact they didn't come out of hand. Trying to distinguish psychedelia from Haines (vocals, synths) F the crowd to dance, who wasn't for a second encore. Devoted mod rock is actually a lot like doing math. But it kicked off her pink heels and already dancing, to Metric's fans stuck around screaming and has its place. began to dance, Metric had the intoxicating rhythm. chanting in hopes they would Would people still care about Joy Division if crowd in the palm of its hands. The highest energy from both come back for one more song. it wasn't for some obscure reference in a review? Although it's only been a band and crowd came during Show openers and friends of Would people be able to define art rock if it wasn't year since they last played in Metric's much adored Combat Metric, The Lovely Feathers, for Franz Ferdinand? Would people even like Franz Winnipeg, the reunion was Baby, of their first album Old had an electrifying stage pres- Ferdinand? Interpol, Modest Mouse and Death intense. Metric's connection World Underground, Where Are ence. Anyone who was a virgin Cab for Cutie would still be kicking it under- with the crowd was like two You Now? Everyone was jump- to their music at the beginning ground with the rest of the indie rock scene. long-lost lovers seeing each other ing up and down screaming of the night would have left Music snobs may be pretentious, but they're for the first time in years. And "Combat baby come back baby/ begging for more. Mark Kupfert with minimal crowd interaction giving people. They want to share all this great Fight off the lethargy/Don't and Richard Yanofsky (vocals underground rock with you. They want, more than between songs, Metric fed off go quietly/Combat baby/Said and guitars) had an onstage anything, for you to like their friend's shiny band. the energy of their fans. you would never give up easy/ connection unlike anything I They want to be able to argue with someone about The opener, Empty, off their Combat baby come back." have ever seen. From their duel- why Poison was important. recent sophomore release, Live It When the song was over, with- ing guitars to their tambourine And it's hours of fun to argue about who's over- Out, was anything but empty. It out so much as a goodbye, they dancing, anyone could see that was packed full of Haines's elec- rated or whether or not Nirvana sucked or were the walked off stage. these guys were friends first, most definitive bands of the century. People liter- tric voice and Josh Winstead's But it wasn't long before they band second. ally stop speaking to each other over top ten lists. cool bass line that brought us were back for their encore. The Most Serene Republic, In a way, music snobs sort of remind us that into an intricate chorus: "Shake Most bands would choose the second act of the night, had your head it's empty/Shake your what's cool. And the beauty of that is that cool can to end their night with one of a very tight performance thanks mean sitting in your basement discussing how rock hips move your feet." As she their hit singles, but not Metric. in part to their extremely tal- is actually something quite different than rawk. sang this, she moved her arms The now Toronto-based quartet ented drummer. They care about music. And whether its sports, and her head in hypnotizing closed the night off with a three But it didn't matter who the robotic jerks. movies, cars or finger painting, it's nice to be pas- song encore that ended with the opening bands were. Everyone sionate about something. But the dancing didn't stop balladesque Love is a Place. The was there to reunite with That why we all have a soft spot for that dishev- there. Every time their set went song, performed by Haines and Metric. eled guy in The Stooges shirt that proudly hosts the instrumental, Haines made her guitarist Jimmy Shaw, was beau- 2 a.m. European indie rock show on your college way over to the pink carpet tiful and emotional, reminiscent radio station. He's got heart. 118 november 7 2005 theprojector cd reviews

Broken Social Scene Sylvie Windsurfing Nation An Electric Trace Label, 2005 Smallman Records, 2005 Broken Social Scene's latest album, Canada vs. America and a redundant Windsurfing Nation is vivid and alive. version of Major Label Debut. Rock (and roll) has taken a distinc- put side by side with power chord You can taste the fresh innovation and tive turn since the start of this millen- melodies, illustrate the dynamics of An creative limits. The most powerful work is, nium. Post-punk and new wave from Electronic Trace. The album cover itself is a lush piece Windsurfing Nation with a poignant, the eighties lap up onto dance floors, The greatest strength of this album of artwork, before you are greeted inside pulsing beat, and the undeniable talent submerging and finally drowning the lies in its subtleties which lead to two with, "We hate your hate." The first of Fiest comes through on her soothing left-overs from mid-90s grunge. The conclusions; either the recording is track Our Faces Split the Coast in Half is tones in Swimmers. It's a mix of synthesizer sound-scapes echo onto the poor, or the band's potential is so much amiable and highly experimental. catharsis and detachment, an album angular rock trend so prevalent in pop greater than this recording itself. The Toronto indie-rock group once that allows you to turn the phone off, lie culture today. The title track, at first sounds like again has no permanent line up, much in the middle of the floor and become It's refreshing then that bands like a simple pop-rock tune, the synth- like their breakthrough 2003's, You immersed. Unexpectedly beautiful and Sylvie, who sound like they're in pursuit like melodies catchy enough to float Forgot It in People. Kevin Drew and convincingly intelligent, it's a disc that of the nu-80s, are not in fact chasing through the ether of vacant thoughts. Brendan Canning worked with a vari- has to be listened to multiple times the scene at all: An Electric Trace is the The instrumental tune progresses into ety of artists including K-Os, Fiest, and consecutively, in order to even begin second album from the Regina four- a noisy layer of melodic washed out Metric's Emily Haines and James Shaw. absorbing the whole story. piece. They've been loosely compared guitar fuzz, soft but intense, and by the They included a range of wistful com- There is a lot going on, name an to indie greats as Jawbox and Pretty two-and-a-half minute mark, it's over. binations, such as a full band of brass instrument and it's included. It's required Girls Make Graves, but maintain their Listeners are left dry, until this one song and strings. to strip your ears and open your mind to own identity. is put on repeat. Broken Social Scene originally had get the full effect. Dynamic and intense, On the few songs that bass player The passionate delivery of the 12 over 50 songs for this album and pur- BSS's sense of social responsibility is Riva Farrell Racette sings backup, the songs is executed almost perfectly and posefully removed the most catchy and evident as they try to get the right mes- melodic contrast she brings compared is full of promise. Unfortunately, the easily enjoyed creations. What was left is sages to the public and use their fame with the raspy vocals of guitarist Joel album itself falls slightly short of its a hypnotic, almost meandering 14-track for something other than an invite to P. Passmore resonates, like the soft-hard potential. disc, and a seven song EP entitled, To Be Diddy's parties. foundation of the entire album. You and Me. Although, I am not con- The first song Hit & Run, is a prime - JACK RACH vinced of the EP addition, as the album - CARA LYTWYN example. The short, sharp guitar stabs, is much stronger without it, featuring

Corb Lund Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer Stony Plain, 2005

The fourth album by Corb Lund and Strong tracks, such as The Truth his newly renamed backing band, The Comes Out, a somber song about the FLIGHTS FROM WINNIPEG Burtin' Albertans, is an eclectic mix of erosion of traditional country life and MONTREAL RT $254 bluegrass, traditional country, rock and, music and The Rodeo's Over are inter- surprisingly, jazz. spersed with comical songs like Truck TORONTO RT $210 This former bassist of the indie rock and All I Wanna Do Is Play Cards. VANCOUVER RT $258 group The Smalls has moved his side Lund's contemplation on the wearing project into mainstream Canadian down of rural life and music is ironic in indie-country music. the fact that Lund has selected a wide Ask about Containing 12 tracks, the album range of untraditional melodies for his great sun or ski focuses on rural life, looking at every- album. thing from practical country advice Guest artists, such as -Ian Tyson, lead reading week trips! (Always Keep an Edge on Your Knife) to to the only real miss on the album finished rodeo riders to the erosion of — an edit of the catchy Truck with guest Conditions apply. Prices valid at time of advertising deadline and may vary depending on availability, eligibility and departure dates. Prices exclude taxes and other applicable fees. country life. Lund, a country boy from Ramblin' Jack Elliot. The mutterings Travel CUTS is owned and operated by the Canadian Federation of Students. a rodeo family, has the knowledge and and fingernail-on- chalkboard stylings experience to validate his largely rural of Elliot make one glad for the skip 473 Portage Ave. lyrics. function. 783 - 5353 The first single, The Truck Got Stuck, With the exception of the sour note www.travelcuts.com is an infectious ditty about a messy left by the album's final track, Lund afternoon in an Alberta field, genetically provides a solid effort that even non- modified canola seed and Agriculture country fans can enjoy. Canada. The song is a must listen to for Agriculture Canada is not the only apyone who has ever been unfortunate one who will be looking for this band. enough to find themselves stuck in any substance. - CARIE WILLSON

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rom t h e prime example of relationships 11111 g Door goodfellas the greatest? ALAN MACKENZIE, COLUMNIST

ritish magazine Total Film recently named Martin B Scorcese's Goodfellas the best movie of all time in a poll of film experts. The list of the '100 greatest films of all time', which appeared in the Oct. 27 issue, likely caused debate between fans and critics, but a Total Film spokesperson said in a release that Goodfellas deserved the top honour. "It is slick, arguably the slickest film ever made. But it is also considered, BY CARA LYTWYN breathe. edly the son of her therapist. layered and freighted with meaning." Set in trendy Manhattan, Ben Younger (writer, director) is a The 1990 gangster movie is a great isceral, witty, complicated and Uma Thurman triumphs as Rafi genius at writing human relationships film, but is it the greatest? Obviously relatable are all what you find Gardet, a 37-year-old photography and getting into the female psyche. someone who hates violence wouldn't Vin Prime, the latest creation producer recently divorced and in There are many original movie agree. But can anyone really say what from Ben Younger. therapy. moments and unforgettable lines such the greatest film is, when appreciation I hate to say it's a romantic comedy Her psychologist, played by the as, "It's okay to let things get messy of any art form is so subjective? when it's just so much more. Your phenomenal Meryl Streep, is Dr. Lisa sometimes, at least you know you're Lists like this serve no real reason, typical romantic comedy is so cliched Metzger, an overprotective Jewish living," and even Jerry Maguire gets other than to generate debates and sell and boring with mundane jokes and mother, who gets lost in her profes- trumped with, "I want to be the man magazines, but they are still interest- a predictable plot. Two people fall in sional opinion and what she wants you see in me once in awhile." ing. Who exactly are these film experts love, there is some sort of misunder- for her son. Cleverly introduced is her The story itself is ingeniously played that believe Fight Club and The Texas standing, but ultimately J Lo gets her own attendance to professional help-- out with well-crafted dialogue and Chainsaw Massacre are better films man. a therapist in therapy. creatively dimensional characters. But than Apocalypse Now and 2001: A Prime is realistic and entertaining, Bryan Greenberg has come quite a what really makes the film so fantastic Space Odyssey? with stories that truly reflect human distance from his Abercrombie pretty is the incidental awkward moments Polls of film critics and experts are interaction. Whether it's a relationship people teen drama, One Tree Hill. similar to real life, the moments that nothing new, but what makes this one with a girlfriend, a mother, or a best He plays 23-year-old painter, David make life tolerable and allow us to so interesting is that it names a movie friend, Prime creates these dynamic Bloomsberg. He's an immediate love laugh at ourselves. released toward the end of the 20th on-screen relationships that move and interest for Rafi and quite unexpect- century the best. Usually Casablanca (1942, # 98 on the list) or Citizen Kane (1941, #6) tops these kinds of lists. Interview skills rusty. Personally, I find this relieving. I get tired of people saying that new movies Resume need a lift? aren't as good as old ones. Sure, if you compare Saw to Psycho, they're not, but why shouldn't films like Pulp Fiction (# CAREER AND ENIPOYMENT SERVICES CAN HELP YOU! 49), or Magnolia (# 94) be mentioned alongside Sunset Boulevard (#25) and Career and Employment Services provides a full range of employment services to Vertigo (#2)? students. Still, Texas Chainsaw the nineteenth best film of all time? Please contact the RRC Employment Centre for assistance with: The list does give long overdue respect to horror and science fiction • job-seeking skills (The Empire Strikes Back is #8) but, • resumes unfortunately, largely ignores comedies • cover letters and documentaries. • interview preparation In the case of Goodfellas, I guess it • employment application forms takes a good decade for films to be considered seriously. Only two films • current labour market information from this nameless decade made Total • any other career/employment-related matter Film's cut: Donnie Darko (2001) and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004). Employment opportunities directed exclusively at Red River College students are posted on So what do you do with a list like workopolisCampus.com, an employment website used by many colleges and universities this? I like to use it as a guide to films I need to see (apparently there are across Canada. The service allows students and alumni to look for jobs online 24 hours a almost 30 of the greatest films that I've day, 7 days a week. Using WorkopolisCampus is absolutely FREE! never seen) and the ones I need to give a second look (Fight Club at # 4?). It HOW DO I REGISTER WITH WORKOPOLISCAMPUS? also gives people a reason to talk about movies and get passionate about them To register with again. WorkopolisCampus log on at www.workopolisCampus.com and simply This is all fine, of course, until Total click on the New Job Seekers Register Here button. Each user will be required to complete a Film runs out of listing topics and mini registration (personal information and academic data). To view job postings targeting pulls an American Film Institute. AFI Red River College you will need a password which is RrCcMb97. ran out of topics long ago for its tele- vision specials. 100 best villains? 100 NOTRE DAME CAMPUS (204) 632 — 2128 ROOM D102 best quotes? What's next — the 100 best credit sequences? I better stop before I give anyone PRINCESS STREET CAMPUS (204) 949 — 8368 ROOM P206 with listing powers any crazy ideas. november 7 2005 theprojector- rebel artists rant on film

(l-r) Franek Kimono, Jack Gunn and Kick Jaxon BY AMIE LESYK Jaxon starred in Gunn's "Jack Gunn films also have selves on the fact that their budget. next piece, Vacuum Cleaner no budget," says Jaxon. movies have balls as well as an Kimono refers to editing tretched out on a couch Salesman. Jaxon explains the experi- irreverent humour, two things one of Gunn's movies. "It's in an Exchange District Gunn prides himself the raw ence of acting in a Jack Gunn which they think are lacking in like sculpting with crap," he S studio, filmmakers Jack techniques he used when he flick. "Jack Gunn's direction is Canadian cinema. says about to the pile of foot- Gunn, Kick Jaxon and fellow first started making movies. `Scream.' If you ask him why, They both shoot their films age after an insane three-hour collaborator Franek Kimono Gunn likes to think of him- he says, 'Just scream, if people on digital video and say there shoot. reflect upon their movies, each self as the punk rock that came don't know why you're scream- are some cinematic purists out In Jaxon's movies, locations other and cinematic purists. along in rebellion to polished ing it's because you're not there who don't view digital are scouted, screenplays are Gunn and Jaxon first met in pop. screaming loud enough.'" filmmaking in the same respect written and shooting can take Transcona. "When I came back from "In some ways it works as shooting on film. hours. Jaxon was driving his truck film school, there was this because there is a certain ten- "It bugs me," says Gunn. "You at least get to eat," says when someone cut him off. He maniac doing everything they sion in the actors' faces, espe- "Cinema is a very new medium Kimono about Jaxon's budget, admits that he went into a bit said not to do," says Jaxon. cially my own," says Jaxon. and for there to even be purists which is higher than Gunn's of a road rage. Jaxon now sees himself as Franek Kimono changed the at such a young age, it's limit- non-existent budget. "Jack Gunn comes runnin' Metallica (before they became way that Gunn and Jaxon made ing." Both Gunn and Jaxon see up to me," Jaxon says. "We crappy) to Gunn's punk rock, movies. Aside from acting in "Video evens the playing their movies as guilty pleasures. exchange blows because I referring to their different their movies, he became their field," says Gunn, explaining "More people laugh at our thought he was there to fight styles. editor. that all one needs to create movies in the theatre when it's me. Turns out he wants to cast Jack Gunn doesn't use screen- He helped them execute their poetry is a sketchpad and a dark," Gunn says. "It's almost me in his next movie because plays or direction. "I don't write raw, fast-paced style with a pen, while video gives filmmak- like they can't be held account- he was so damn impressed with anything. I don't come up with more polished, dramatic touch. ers the chance to make mov- able." my rage." scripts," says Gunn. Jaxon and Gunn pride them- ies without a big Hollywood Convocation Ceremony Wednesday December 7, 2005

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BY JACH RACH caught on video cameras within the microphones attached to them amplify- pails, the results immediately echo over gallery. Microphones are placed within ing the noise on the same four speakers. the speakers. Viewers can get a personal unning until Nov. 12, Catherine the bristles of the brooms so that when Visitors are encouraged to participate sense of this piece by sticking their heads Bechard's and Sabin Hudon's they brush, stroke and scratch against in Between Sounds and Abstractions by directly into one of the pails. A unique Rollaborative work is on display the mass of material in between them, moving throughout the gallery as well as stereo sound is heard with one ear shel- at the ACEARTINC. gallery located the sounds recorded are broadcast on by inspecting the unusual contraptions. tered in a pail, and the other exposed on the second floor of 290 McDermot four strategically placed speakers within In both pieces, the work is triggered by to the open sounds broadcast by the Avenue, in the Exchange. The exhibit the gallery. the viewers' presence where the sounds speakers. consists of two interactive acoustic piec- Au Bout Du Fil is also motion sen- created are directly related to the posi- Bechard's and Hudon's work speaks es, The Voice of Things and Au Bout sitive. This piece is inspired by the tion of the viewer. Visitors are vital to not only of sound, but also of time, Du Fil, both of which create amplified tin-can-and-string-telephone. It is the exhibit's operation. Without them, space and size in comparison to the soundscapes out of everyday materials. made of a series of strings between two it will remain silent. everyday materials used in the installa- The Voice of Things is made of two suspended steel pails and a mechanized The sounds generated from either tion. By transforming familiarity into suspended, over-scaled, industrial push- platform that runs between the pails. piece would generally not be considered the unknown, the piece is evocative, brooms on a see-saw-like platform so When visitors' movements are detected, music, but the abstract rhythms and and requires introspection and internal that the brooms bristles are facing one the platform is set into motion and as haunting melodies are enchantingly analysis. another. A mass of crumpled newspa- the platform moves, it drags paper over enjoyable. Between Sounds and Abstractions pers, a straw hat, and aluminum separate the strings. The soft brushing and sub- Au Bout Du Fil is more approach- runs until Nov. 12th. Admission is free. the brooms. Each broom's teeter-tot- tle vibrations are picked up and can be able of the two pieces. By plucking ter-like action is activated by motion, heard in either of the pails that also have the strings, and tapping or rubbing the gallery auctions group of 7 fakes BY HELEN CHOLAKIS know art," says Wong. "They are one of the most influential group of painters that n Saturday, Oct. 29, the Plug In came out of Canada within the last cen- Institute of Contemporary Art tury, so for me it was very important and 0 held a fundraiser called Fabulous exciting to try and do something with this Fakes with a Twist. Seventy-five Canadian project." artists contributed their personal interpre- The evening also featured the music of tations of the Group of Seven style, which DJ Brace, cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. were displayed at Plug In from Oct. 27 to Eduardo Aquino, one half of the art and 29 and auctioned off that evening. The architecture partnership SPMB (Sao Paulo minimum bid was $200, and admission Manitoba) described his interpretation of was free. the Group of Seven style. The event was a departure for the Plug "We were invited to participate in the In, one of Manitoba's most notable contem- show so we thought 'what's the connection porary art institutions. Neil Minuk, presi- between the northern Canadian landscape dent of the board of directors, explained and the dense urban condition of Sao that fundraising events for not-for-profits Paulo?' They are radically different, right? are very difficult because people on their We had this idea to portray the landscape boards, especially in artist-run organiza- of Sao Paulo as if painted by a member of tions, aren't really businesspeople. They're the Group of Seven. That's the idea. It's mostly artists without access to people with about folding the map of the Americas." money. Kent Segal, of Kent Segal Gallery, repre- "We've 'ran events in the past and we've sented some of the artists featured in the gone to lots of trouble to make these very event. He was impressed with the event elaborate events that cost lots of money," for its tribute to the Group of Seven and said Minuk. "Really the thing that we've re-iterated the prevailing notion among the EVERY WEDNESDAY made the most money on is actually the partygoers that it was a great cause. silent auction artwork, so we decided we'd "It showed great work done by local BIG DAVE McLEAN just cut everything else out of it and actu- artists. I personally wish they would have ally just have the artwork." kept the show on for longer so maybe more Megan Vun Wong was among the artists people from the public could come and see featured. the show." "When I first heard about this fundraiser "I think a show like this makes art so I was very excited because everyone knows accessible, so open. You know it's not just the Group of Seven, even people that don't an elitist kind of place."

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122 november 7 2005 theprojectorTh poetry details trudeau era BRAD BY CATHARINA DE relationship. The poetry tells and time. I hope this book more engaging read. Set in BAKKER a story and has an eclectic gives people an idea of what the October crisis of 1970 PITT cast of characters includ- Quebec is like, what the time it is a bit of a history lesson, a view from the ridge s Pierre Trudeau ing a poet, a fetus, Mount was like." chronicling the increasing was patriating the Royal, and Pierre Trudeau. Although Satie's Sad Piano French-English tensions Constitution and Chapters divide the charac- is written in story form, it through the eyes of young BY DARREN RIDGLEY introducing the Official ters' different points of view. can still be hard to under- girl, but also including such Languages Act, I was doing The language is simple and stand for those not familiar poems as "Last thoughts y uncle, a gourmet such noteworthy things as paints a rich picture with with Trudeau and Quebec of of Pierre Laporte, stuffed chef in St. John's, saying my first word and words such as Jubilant/over- the '60s and '70s. Even the and left in a car trunk at Newfoundland, was making Play-Doh snowmen. the-moon kids promising/all cover picture of a rose on the St. Hubert Airbase" which once hired to cater one of James This makes it hard to under- the wrong things to each lapel of a suit jacket means approach the story from an Cameron's expeditions out to the stand Trudeaumania, much other./ So rapt, so absorbed nothing to those who don't entirely different angle. Titanic site. While they were out

less why someone would in their own , rhythm,/ know of Trudeau's habit of Both books are very believ- there, Cameron approached my want to write not only one, they're unaware of the wearing one. able and benefit from the uncle. but two books of poetry on storm/making overtures on The book is full of quotes author's use of semi-autobio- "Excuse me, may I dip my fin- the topic. Yet Carolyn Marie the horizon/Because living lifted from authors from graphical accounts. ger in your seafood sauce?" asked Souaid manages to make the hasn't yet tapered off into Basil the Great to Timothy "I'm too lazy to write a the famous director. era come alive. Satie's sad piano. Leary. An appendix sources novel," confesses Souaid. "I "Do whatever you want," Satie's Sad Piano is the The book is not so all these symbols and refer- don't have the patience and replied my uncle, not paying him Quebec author's latest book. much about Trudeau as it is ences, but using footnotes system to write one." much mind. In it, the announcement about a particular place and instead might have made Luckily she has the rarer My family asked, "Did you of Trudeau's death sends a time, explains the author. the book more accessible to skill of writing a compelling know who he was?" My uncle woman down memory lane "I subscribe to (Mordecai) those uninitiated in Trudeau story. said that he did. "Why didn't to frenzy of Trudeaumania Richter's idea of the writer lore. you get an autograph?" they and the heights of a past as a faithful witness of place As a story, October is a asked. My uncle looked at them and said, "He's just a man." That resonated with me pro- foundly during October, when this whole city trembled with Red Res Co- opera dazzles delight as Brad Pitt made his e way over here to dress up like an outlaw and act for a couple Moose Hock N s audiences of days. Everybody else was fascinated, excited, even overrun with joy, but I could have cared November 18 BY JOEL SCHWAB the man is the firewood, less. Why were we all so excited? and the woman the grate." Why should we care? He's just December 2 he Manitoba The only problem with the out there to do his job. He wasn't Opera performed translations arose when mul- even here for very long. But yet, January 20 La Boheme at the T tiple people were singing. here you all were, lined up on the Centennial Concert Hall In this case they could only February 24 sidewalk on adjacent blocks try- Oct. 29, Nov. 1 and 4. La translate one set of lines, ing to catch a glimpse. Some of Boheme is considered to be so you couldn't always tell you watched out from windows the world's favorite opera. what everyone was singing. and, I'm told, screamed like little It was even the inspiration The set and costumes Discount tickets at The Ox or The Mercantile stores. girls, which I'm sure must have for the hit musical Rent. were beautiful and impres- impressed your corporate under- All games above are on Friday at 7:30 pm The opera is set in the Latin sive. As the curtain rose on Must purchase before Wednesday of that week. lings. Quarter of Paris around the second act, the crowd I also noticed some of you 1830, and follows the story t:g cheered with delight as the ladies were dressed up for the of a group of poor young stage had been turned into occasion as you tried to catch a artists and their experi- a busy marketplace and glimpse of Joe Black. Why did ences of life and love. At restaurant. Every member you bother? Did you expect him the centre of the story is the of the crowd was dressed to stop, mid-scene, and stride romance of the poet Rodolfo in intricately designed cos- on over to you, where he would and the beautiful Mimi. tumes that you would spend promptly dump Angelina and La Boheme is a basic roman- just as much time admiring scoop you up into his famous, tic-comedy. Even under as you did paying atten- famous arms? the suspension of disbelief, tion to the action on stage. In my mind, he's far from watching Rodolfo and Mimi The scene of the third act being a good enough actor to fall in love and into a com- was equally as beautiful. warrant the adoration. Also, I Feb 23 - 27 mitted relationship in five The setting was of a winter can't respect the man for dump- minutes was hard to swal- courtyard, complete with ing Jennifer Aniston (who I find Packages start at $399 low. It was like watching the falling snow, which drew adorable) over Angelina Jolie 1800s version of The O.C. gasps from the awed crowd. (who terrifies me like a woman ONE TRIP = TWO MOUNTAINS Beyond the mellow drama, What is central to an Lake Louise & Kicking Horse. you deliver groceries to who the story was surprisingly opera is not the glitz and might be a dominatrix). I mean, funny, especially the inter- glamour, but the music. Includes: transportation, hotel, and 3-days lift ticket. she walked around with Billy actions between the four The orchestra played flaw- Bob Thorton's blood around her main male characters who lessly, and their presence Drop by Room CM20 or Room P110 for more information. neck. Also ladies, doesn't the share an apartment together. was so natural that they fact that he dumped his girlfriend Whether they danced and were frequently unnoticed. for someone hotter perturb you frolicked on stage, or mocked Each cast member was out- somewhat? But fame has ways of each other, the audience was standing. Janinah Burnett, nullifying the truths that would in an uproar of laughter. who played Mimi, was so bother you otherwise, like when La Boheme has traditionally amazing she gave me chills. Tommy Lee got Hepatitis and been performed in Italian, Despite all the praises and none of you realized that maybe and as a result, literal trans- wonderful things that could it wasn't such an attractive pros- lations of the dialogue in the be said about this produc- pect anymore (the inverse of that opera are frequently missed. tion, the experience could be is true for Pam Anderson too, The Manitoba Opera's pro- summed up by the words of guys). Tournament for RRC Students. duction was translated on the girl I took with me to see I don't wait outside in the cold nn.CM20 or Room P110 for more info' a projector above the stage. it. "Let's go see that again." trying to catch a glimpse of the You also get to appreciate guy who delivers my paper, and witty and poetic lines such I don't see the logic in doing it as "Love is a fiercely burn- for Brad. He is, believe it or not, ing little stove in which just a man. (Atli • november 7 2005 23 theprojector writings share book restores life experiences forgotten character Tattycoram Raise You Five By Audrey Thomas By Barry Callaghan liberty is curtailed and her iden- tity circumscribed by a society introduction, the reader first whether to appreciate a work that considered her guilty of her learns of Callaghan through a or not. Instead, while still parents sins. descriptive resume of his writ- maintaining a discussion on Tattycoram details Harriet's ing career. Small mentions of the material at hand, he pro- experiences growing up and into people who have influenced vides a unique experience, a adulthood. It documents her early him, from other journalists discourse on the tale through childhood on loan to a loving fam- during the "slap-happy days" complementary and conflict- ily, her devastating removal from of the CBC to the publisher ing stories. this family, and her education at who bought him a racehorse, While much of the book the hospital. One day, a curious help establish the tone of propels the reader forward, stranger arrives and she finds her- most of his tales. seeking out a new interest- self in the employ of none other REVIEWED BY Callaghan's articles lack the ing example of life, there are than Charles Dickens. It is through who, what, where, when and instances where it becomes ROB MARRIOTT Dickens that the issues explored in REVIEWED BY why of journalism and take confounding and tiresome. the book begin to percolate and In Guilt each part was form'd CARTE WILLSON on a short story quality. This Found largely in his unpub- come to the surface. Of all this sinful Frame; provides a snapshot of the lished short stories, it's dur- By tracing the life of this orphan Raise You Five is a diverse subject, their surroundings ing these instances the reader In guilt I was conceived and born and the limits placed upon her, collection of articles, reviews, and a glimpse of the author. feels a need to step away from Thomas helps the reader to The Heir of Sin and Shame. poems and short stories Such is the case of the the book. explore the interconnected issues placed in a seemingly hap- author's visit to Albert A quite noticeably absent of freedom, identity, family and The epigraph to hazard arrangement. The Schweitzer's African mis- part to his collection is Tattycoram is appropriation. taken from a Hymn book used works consist largely of pub- sion, where he contrasts the women. Most mentions In Tattycoram, Thomas' seven- in the Chapel of the Hospital for lished work from Callaghan, dark world of Schweiter, of women are superficial, teenth book, she expands on the the Maintenance and Education who has been employed as a the original subject, to the serving only to provide a life of a character that has been of Exposed and Deserted Young reporter, editor, educator and world of light surrounding a comment on the main sub- around since the nineteenth cen- Children. In it, the reader can see writer. nurse he met at the mission, ject. In large part, the only tury. Harriet Coram, a peripheral how Harriet, the protagonist, is Ranging from well-known Living Stone. Through his woman who appears to have character in the Charles Dickens labeled and her life irrevocably and historical figures, such as research on location and his impacted Callaghan enough novel Little Dorrit, enduringly changed. becomes a Hemingway and Trudeau, discussions with the nurse, to be included is the nurse full and complete character at the Harriet Coram starts the book to lesser known artists and he reveals a different under- Living Stone. hands of Thomas. She adventur- off as No. 19,176. She is one of figures, the book treats the standing of the subject and Callaghan maintains that ously redraws Harriet as a three- thousands of children left on the reader to a collection of con- the world surrounding them. he sets out to write "the best dimensional character with com- step of the hospital for orphans trasting figures and incredible Callaghan's reviews do words that I can write." Raise plexity and colour and by doing in the inhospitable London of the experiences. not subject the reader to a You Five, for the most part, so, gives her a new life with a past nineteenth century. Likely being Beginning with a titled critique, whereas we are told confirms Callaghan's belief. and the possibility of a future. the daughter of a prostitute, her Not sure how to address that touchy MAUL situation? Maybe a PC response is just cwarlyand what you need. @theprojector.ca

Dear Paul and Carly, Dear Paul and Carly,

My roommate is really bothering me. He is Last week, I was talking with some friends and made a a very quiet guy, and he isn't home very much. rude comment about someone Igo to school with. Of course, However, whenever he is home lately, he is very that person was right behind me when I said it, but didn't moody and possessive of his stuff The big blow out react to my insult. I really dislike this person, and wouldn't was today when I apparently cleaned the cheese care, except we run into each other all the time, and it grater wrong. I'm not sure how to approach him. could turn into a really ugly situation. I really want What do you think I should say, or should I just not to know if my comment was heard because I would say anything at all? like to apologize for it. I can't ask if it was heard because then I would have to admit what I said Annoyed and do more damage than if I had just kept my mouth shut. What should I do?

PAUL SAYS: Big Mouth

The best thing about having a quiet roommate is they don't make a lot PAUL SAYS: of noise when you grab their lips and rake them over the forehead with a grimy cheese grater. If soap operas have taught me anything, it is this: a frank and open discus- I've had my share of nasty roommates and the best thing to do in a situation like sion will resolve all problems before they have a chance to fester, heading off this is not to touch any of their stuff. Don't use it, don't clean it, simply forget larger problems down the line. That and a person who looks like you but it even exists. It doesn't matter if it's dirty and disgusting and fuzzy. It's not your has an eye patch is probably your evil twin. problem. I, for one, hope they did hear you and punch you in the gob for hurting It's strange how the smallest of things can snowball into a huge mess when your their feelings and for being stupid enough to say something rude without roommate is anal about their stuff. And if it becomes an issue again, you can tell checking behind your back first. him to do just that. Stuff it anally. If you are going to say something mean, have the balls to say it to their face or, at the very least, get an advice column. CARLY SAYS: CARLY SAYS: Sounds like a case of SBS- Spoiled Brat Syndrome. A couple glasses of grow- the- hell-up would turn this whole situation around for him. If this guy doesn't Amen, Paul. have more going on in his life besides a cheese grater, should you be fretting over trying to make him happy? No. Why? Because you never will if that's where his Unfortunately, though, girls don't work that way. So Big Mouth, if you head is. If he's the one who's bothered, then you shouldn't be the one worrying are a lady, and I bet that you are, silence your concerns with your king-size about it. When something bothers you, be the big kid and say something upfront chocolate bar of preference and hope that this person is more spineless than and direct. you are. If it's been this long, it's probably the case. Rest easy. bonus point

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Of course you are .

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