Newspaper of the University of Lethbridge • Volume 38 Issue 22 • • Thursday, 3 March, 2005
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Student Newspaper of The University of Lethbridge • Volume 38 Issue 22 • www.themeliorist.com • Thursday, 3 March, 2005 - - ^ 1 * Ik f | ^W 1 1 ^k Tribute to an icon; A look Hidden treasures on the back at Hunter S. movie store shelves; a new Thompson's psychedelic weekly entertainment fea life. One of our society's ture. Our writers review counterculture heroes, obscure and under- appre Thompson's controversial ciated cinema classics. writings and exuberant Served with a generous style inspired the lives of helping of gourmet cheesi- many over five decades, ness. This week: Killer including two of our own Klowns from Outer Space. staff. Set' page 17 for tlu> first gripping See articles on pages 18 and 26. Instalment. Index News - Pg 3 Entertainment- Pg 15 Sports - Pg 23 Letters to the editor - Pg 8 Comics-Pg 12 Caption Contest - Pg 22 Meliorist Information The MelioriNl I Thursday, 3 March 2003 I Page 02 Lance Semak - Production Manager Chris Hibbard - Copy Editor Meet the staff of ( [email protected] ) (c.editor(('Hhemeliorist.com) Hi, I'm Lance. I'm a second I'm Chris. I'm trained as a journalist (thanks LCC!) but after year Masters student Studying doing it for a year or so I am now a first year English major English. I do the layout of the with grandiose dreams of warping young minds as an English newspaper and many other excit teacher someday. I'm a glorified ing activities in the office. Alter I proofreader for the Meliorist and The Meliorist so if there are spelling and gram quit baggin' glue hack in '98, the blur in my brain dissipated, and mar mistakes in the paper they're David Green - Editor-in-Chief my destiny became clear: 1 must all my fault. When I'm not doing ([email protected]) stop the man who talks inside this I'm usually listening to tunes, Welcome to the mv head! watching movies, playing Frisbee, University. I hope you enjoy belting out semi-decent karaoke or your time here. Be sure to let just hanging around with the buds. us know what you think about the paper. Don Nguyen - Local Ad Representative Amber Herbison- Creative Designer ([email protected] ) ([email protected] ) Hi my name is Don and I am Hi, my name is Amber. I'm an art student who is interested in the Advertising Manager. If you design. I get lots of practice because I'm the Creative Designer would like to promote your busi for the Meliorist. That means that I ness to over 7000 students, get to create ads and mastheads for please give me "holla". If you our beloved school newspaper. In have a sense of humour please my spare time I try to sleep and eat Joseph Brunton - Business Manager read my Weekly Top 5 in the fea something, and I've recently been ([email protected]) tures section. If you lack a sense deemed "hostile". But I don't like Hello my name is Joe. I'm a or humour, please skip over it bananas. 3rd-year management student lost in a sea of newspapermak- and don't read it. Peace Out! ers. I like cake and want to be a racecar when I grow up. Nathan Sharpe - News Editor Vikramjit Gill- Webmaster ([email protected] ) ([email protected] ) Hey, I am your news editor, back for another year.I do the Hey, I am Vikram, a final year new media student. I love first section and if you like my working on computers and tech writing, great.Otherwise, just nology; that's why I'm here at think, your levy pays my salary. the Meliorist as Webmaster. An autonomous body, separate from the U of L Students' Union SU-166,4401 University Drive West, Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4 student Newspaper of the University of Lethbridge Craig Hamilton - Sports Editor Jaime Tremblay- Office Assistant mel^ioTism (meel'ye riz'm, me'le e-j, n. the ([email protected] ) ([email protected] ) doctrine that the world tends to become better Greatest sporting achieve Hey everyone. My name is Jaime, and I am a fourth year or may be made better by human effort ment? A hole-in-one on a 117- history major. I am back for one yard par three.Forget ability, this more year at the Meliorist as the was the most horrible shot of my The Meliorist is the student newspaper of the University of Lethbridge, pubkhed most Office Assistant. My duties include Thursdays throughout the academic year by The Meiorist PubSshing Society, an round. Hitting a seven iron, I filling the Features section in the autonomous incorporated body. Please address all correspondence to The Meiorist, skulled it, and sent a screaming paper and assisting the Business 4401 University Drive, Lethbridge, Alberta, T1K 3M4, or drop it off at room SU-166. shot flat and straight. Ithought it Manager and Editor-in-Chief. I am Deadine for submissions is Sunday at noon. The phone number is (403) 329-2334 or had rolled off the back of the not feeling very witty this morning, fax us at 329-2333. The Meiorist appreciates and encourages the writing of thought green, but when I walked up so this is the best you are getting ful, concise, timely letters. However, The Meiorist will only consider for pubication those tothe cup, there I found it. No out of me. ther than that, I hope letters which are signed by the author (special arrangements may be made fa those skill, pure luck. that you continue to enjoy the wishing anonymity, but absolutely no pseudonyms), contain the authors legible name, paper. Giddy up! address, telephone number and student identification number (address, I.D. and phone number not for pubication). Letters may be edited for brevity, clarity and legal ity. The Meforisf reserves the right to edit submissions and wil not print ibebus material. Jared McKenzie - Entertainment Editor And. ([email protected]) Editor-in-Chief | David Green Hey, I'm Jared. You may think that I hate all U of L the The Meliorist Publishing Society Board of Directors einc(ii) themeliorist.com atre productions and love only Heather Logan - Chair Business Manager | Joseph Brunton hipster music, but those are only David Green - Ex-officio [email protected] half-truths. I also like world music. Anyway, the Joseph Brunton - Ex-officio Advertising Manager | Don Nguyen Entertainment Section has Lance Semak - Staff Representative [email protected] moved this week. Don't worry, I know it's your favourite part of Gene Lublinkhof - Union Representative Copy Editor | Chris Hibbard this weekly paper, so you'll be Clay Campbell - SU Representative [email protected] able to find it on pages 11-14. Craig Monk - GFC Representative Production Manager | Lance Semak Fortunately, the awesomeness Andrew Keller - Student at Large [email protected] has remained. Distribution Manager | Byron Douichak [email protected] News Editor | Nathan Sharpe Notice of Meeting #5 [email protected] Meliorist Publishing Society Entertainment Editor | Jared McKenzie [email protected] The Meliorist Publishing Society's Board Meeting #s. Sports Editor | Craig Hamilton [email protected] January 17. at s;3Q pm in SU Conference Room Photo Editor | Niki Standing [email protected] Creative Designer | Amber Herbison c.designer (.a thcmcliorist.com AGENDA Office Assistant | Jaime Tremblay jaime.tremblay (u uleth.CQ - Approval of the minutes from WebMaster | Vikramjit Singh Gill - Job Descriptions Committee webmaster^ themeliorist.com meeting #4, held on December 13 Printing | Southern Alberta Newspaper Group - Policy Review Committee - Approval of the Agenda - Beefs and Bouquets - Items for Discussion: Contributors - Other Business Brian Heinrich, Angus Sutherland, DubbJay, Vince Chev, Bailey - Editor-in-Chiefs Report Thalheimer, Lindsey Schlachter, Luck) Pierre - Adjournment - Business Manager's Report Quote nl the week 'The man who doesn't read good books has no advan - Committee Updates tage over the man who can't read them." Mark Twain (1835 - 1010) News The Meliorist I Thursday, 3 March 2005 1 Page 03 News Women's Centre ousts males Who made them do it? the centre was nor in jeopardy of los He was concerned that the SU staff By Nathan Sharpe ing their funding. To date most of this maybe involved for personal reasons. News Editor funding has been coming from a gov Under the SU bylaws, personal activi ernment organization called Status of ties or political alliances "will not Women Canada (SWC) who have affect the ability of any Union repre commissioned a safety study at the sentative and employee to fulfill the ASON RUMER, VICK PRESIDENT university. Yet, the day after the ini responsibilities associated with Academic, has no idea what I am talk tial article was printed, Edwards sent his/her position." ing about when I ask him about the an email to the Campus Women's Thompson said that the CWC has Students' Union's negotiations with Centre collective (the voting body of been "cajoled and bullied" by the the Campus Women's Centre (CWC). volunteers) warning them that the Women's Studies Department, Status He does, however, mention that in the funding for their project - which of Women Canada, and certain indi Si's bylaws, "any matter that has to includes the salary of the center's only viduals from within the SU. He do with the operations of the SU must full time staff member - was in fact, in offered evidence of this by mentioning be brought up in the executive coun danger of being pulled. a meeting attended by representatives cil." He, along with Clay Campbell, the This was a direct contradiction to from SWC and the Women's Studies VP internal Affairs (half of the execu what she had previously told the Department.