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Red River College’s Student Newspaper March 23, 2015 RRC grad skips at Brier Page 14 Fly your flag Bag more than groceries RRC returns to pride parade for fourth year Safeway gets busy on Singles Night Page 3 Page 7 That’s right…no fees! Simply the…BEST! Contact us for details. pg.2 NEWS March 23, 2015 THEPROJECTOR.CA EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Events Michael Obendoerfer [email protected] Aboriginal Student Support & March 26 Turban Day INTERN EDITORS Community Relations is offering a Coming of the Sacred Pipe An event showcasing the Pan- NEWS EDITOR Amber McGuckin seven-week series titled Tradition- Seven Teachers of the Sacred Pipe jab/Sikh religion. Free food and drinks from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in [email protected] al Teachings, facilitated by Elder, Other RRC Events the NDC library hallway Jules Lavallee. ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Women’s Varsity Soccer Tryouts Ashley Field Samantha Samson All staff and students are welcome and Training Camp [email protected] to attend. Sessions will start at Starting Aug. 10, tryouts/training camp will be every Monday, SPORTS & LIFESTYLE EDITOR NEWS EDITOR noon until 1 p.m. in the Aboriginal Wednesday and Thursday from Zach Peters Erin DeBooy Support Centre — Notre Dame 5-6:30 p.m. [email protected] Campus, gathering room F209. LAYOUT EDITORS ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR Reynold Beniza Brittany Hobson Marc Lagace [email protected] MULTIMEDIA EDITOR SPORTS & LIFESTYLE EDITOR Kaylene Kessler Danielle Dorion [email protected] ADVERTISING DIRECTOR LAYOUT EDITORS Elise Pierre Tatiana Lebedeva [email protected] Chloe Ross-Rogerson COLUMNISTS MULTIMEDIA EDITOR Stephen Burns Joseph Visser Lindsey Dorie Molly Karp Brett Madill Dustin Pernitsky CONTRIBUTORS Ligia Braidotti Ruth Joseph David Koroma Amy Jean MacLean Claire McCaffrey Adriana Mingo Eva Wasney FRONT PAGE PHOTO Supplied by Stan Fong/The Curling News RED RIVER COLLEGE P110-160 Princess Street Winnipeg, MB R3B 1K9 www.rrcsa.ca Coffee and a Camry Phone: (204) 947-0013 Fax: (204) 949-9150 Shelby Leclerc won a 2015 Toyota Camry from Roll Up the Rim to Win at the Tim Hortons at the Exchange District Campus. WHO WE ARE PHOTO BY ADRIANA MINGO The Projector is the official newspaper of Red Students win big at EDC campus River College and is published by the Red River College Students’ Association (RRCSA) every By Adriana Mingo, Beat Reporter second Monday. Opinions expressed in The Projector do not necessarily reflect those of the It’s a pretty common occurrence for Rachelle Poole, a business informa- richer than I am. I deserved that students’ association or Red River College. All students who frequent the Red Riv- tion technology student, also won more than you did.’ It’s something material is herein copyrighted to The Projector, er College Exchange District Cam- big with a $100 Tim Hortons gift that I just couldn’t bring up because its contributors, and the RRCSA. pus (EDC) Tim Hortons to win card when she rolled up the rim on people would get upset about it.” free coffees and donuts through the March 5. Poole received similar reactions. WRITE FOR US Anyone can write for The Projector, and Red Roll Up the Rim to Win contest. “At first when I had the cup, I rolled “I put it on Facebook and people River College students are encouraged to But two lucky students were able to it up and it didn’t roll up all the were like, ‘why did this happen to contribute. Simply pitch or submit an article win something bigger than caffeine way — I almost threw it out,” said you?’” said Poole. “It’s just luck of to the appropriate section editor or join our or a muffin. Poole, who noticed weird numbers the cup.” contributors’ list. Though we will consider all Shelby Leclerc, a student in the when she finally rolled it up. “Then Each prize takes about a month to submissions, due to space restrictions, The educational assistant program, was it said I won the $100 gift card.” reach the winner. For Poole, it’ll Projector cannot guarantee that all articles received will be published. If you wish to shocked when she rolled up the Poole’s odds of winning were a come in the mail and for Leclerc, respond to something you’ve read in this issue, rim to find out she won a red 2015 little better than Leclerc’s. There the car is shipped from Ontario to letters to the editor can be emailed to editor@ Toyota Camry XSE on Feb. 6. are 4,424 winning tabs with the the Toyota dealership on Waverley theprojector.ca. To ensure your chances of being “I had actually just bought a car $100 Tim Hortons gift card prize in Street to EDC. published, letters should strive to be around with my boyfriend,” said Leclerc. Manitoba’s region. They’re giving “Then I get the keys and off I go,” 150 to 200 words in length. The Projector reserves the right to edit all submissions for “So now we have two new cars.” away 23,620 gift cards across Cana- said Leclerc. “It’s mine and I don’t length, as well as stylistic, grammatical, and Leclerc said she immediately start- da, with the odds of winning at one have to pay taxes on it.” legal guidelines. The Projector also reserves ed crying after winning and called in 12,491. Each student said their prizes will the right to reprint submissions at any time, her boyfriend, who didn’t believe Poole said she’s won about three help them out financially. in both written and electronic formats. The her at first. free coffees this year through the Poole said her gift card will buy her Projector will not publish content that it deems The odds of winning are pretty promotion, though she remembers a lot of coffees and for Leclerc it to be racist, sexist, or otherwise prejudiced. slim. According to the Tim Hor- winning more in past years. Leclerc could possibly be the start of a new tons website, they’re giving away said she goes to the Tim Hortons life. 47 Camrys in total, with the odds on campus and has only won cof- “If I do decide to sell it, that would of winning at one in 6, 277, 259. fees before. be a huge down payment on a That’s only nine winning tabs with Though Leclerc’s family and house. I could pay off the loan I a car out of over 54 million cups in friends were excited for her, she already had on my car and still Manitoba’s region, which includes also received jealous reactions. basically get a free car,” said Le- Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, “With friends, it was just a huge clerc. “It’s a huge opportunity to Northwest Territories, Yukon and jealously thing,” said Leclerc. “A lot basically get me and my boyfriend’s Nunavut. of them were just like, ‘oh, you’re life started.” THEPROJECTOR.CA March 23, 2015 NEWS pg.3 News Briefs COMPILED BY ERIN DEBOOY +1 tuition granted Some lucky students will be winning their tuition by playing video games. Sixty-four teams of college students from Canada and the Unit- ed States will go head-to-head playing Heroes of the Storm. The “Heroes of the Dorm” video game tournament will be broadcast live on ESPN’s streaming network, ESPN3. The winning team of five will win free tuition for the rest of their education. RRC comes out Dylan King sports the rainbow flag he uses as a cape at Pride Winnipeg Parades. Blizzard Entertainment, the com- PHOTO BY CLAIRE MCCAFFREY pany giving away the cash, hopes to bring the benefits of college College to participate in Pride Winnipeg Parade sports to the electronic world By Claire McCaffrey, Contributor and bring positive experiences to college gamers. Red River College will be marching “At The Forks, there’s a huge set-up. college. with the masses on June 14 in the There’s performers and food trucks,” “It’s important that [RRC] is there The tournament starts April 11, 2015 Pride Winnipeg Parade. he said. “People are all dressed up. showing their support and showing marking the first time a collegiate Around 100 volunteers will be wear- It’s huge.” that they’re an inclusive school,” said eSports event will be broadcast ing red RRC T-shirts and waving King started going to the parade in Manson. “By participating in the pa- live on ESPN. rainbow flags as thousands of people Grade 11 and says he dresses up, rade, they are showing students and participate in the Pride Winnipeg too. In the past, he’s worn rainbow the community that it doesn’t matter Purée genius Parade and other Pride Winnipeg colours with a rainbow flag as a cape what your background is, you’ll be events from June 5 to 14. around his neck. accepted here.” The Manitoba Food Processors “It shows that they support and ac- “People go all out,” King said. “It’s Pride Winnipeg recently revealed Association awarded Red River College’s lead research chef Brad cept LGBTT* students,” said Dylan cool to see everyone all dressed up, on their website that the 2015 theme Gray with best new product for King, an applied accounting student especially people who are usually will be “Evolution”, focusing on “the his innovative dishes created with at RRC. “It makes me feel good to afraid to show off that part of them- evolution of human rights through vegetable purées. come here and makes me feel ac- selves.” education, with a primary focus on cepted and at home.” This year marks the 28th anniversa- LGBTTQ* rights and freedoms.” Using ingredients from Canadian King, who was a member of the ry of the Pride Winnipeg Parade and The parade begins at the Manitoba Prairie Garden Puree (CPGP), LGBTT* group Rainbow Pride Mo- the fourth year RRC is participating.

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