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/ )335% к uniter.ca [email protected] 6"1 Êx THE UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG STUDENTS’ WEEKLY » INSIDE 02 News 02 Editorial 06 Comments 09 Listings 10 Humour 11 Features 18 Arts & Culture 19 Sports 16 03 SOLIDARITY SHOWN AT SAFEWAY 02 SAFEWAY EMPLOYEES RALLY AT THE CONVENTION CENTRE THE ROAD RULES OF REGGAE 16 11 10 DAYS IN A VAN ACROSS WESTERN CANADA END OF THE CENTURY 16 STORY OF THE RAMONES VIEW FROM THE RING—PART II 20 A DOCUMENTARY OF ONE BOXER’S FIGHT 20 11 » Photo by: Wade Andrew 15 A Winnipegger in New Zealand Ɯ VOL.59 ISS.12 CONTACT: [email protected] 01 02 Editorial 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 15 UNITER STAFF MTS Centre, Superstar! 01 MANAGING EDITOR » James D. Patterson [email protected] Winnipeg Free Press Announces Second Coming NEWS PRODUCTION EDITOR » nyone who had concerns from the best and finest materials in the outside the arena. There was the hotdog vendor 02 Derek Leschasin [email protected] about the new arena land! that was sent packing from the area around the need not fear any longer. Does this arena sound great or what? arena on the first night, and the general increase NEWS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR » Vivian According to the first If you didn’t answer with a soulful Amen in parking fares. But not to worry, that’s 03 Belik [email protected] seven pages of the to the question above, here is another way the business as usual, and we should just be SENIOR BEAT REPORTER » Scott de Wednesday, 17 November MTS Centre will help alleviate some of the thankful it’s going on once again in the 04 Groot [email protected] Aissue of the Winnipeg Free Press, downtown major problems afflicting our downtown: “It’s downtown. Winnipeg’s MTS Centre is ‘Absolutely bright inside, making it easy to see what’s Maybe the best thing the arena has brought BEAT REPORTER » Jacob Serebrin 05 [email protected] Magnificent.’ Moreover this messiah of the going on everywhere,” as Tim Campbell put it back to Winnipeg’s core is ‘Can-do spirit,’ downtown is heralded as the spearhead of so eloquently in an article on the front page of hence the aptly titled editorial in the 17 FEATURES EDITOR » David Pensato new development in the area, bringing capital the Winnipeg Free Press 18 November issue. November Free Press. After all, if the poor 06 [email protected] investment and solutions to the problems Or at least the bright lights of the MTS Centre and disadvantaged in Winnipeg’s downtown of downtown. Indeed, as the front page of help see everywhere inside the arena, but area are to be helped, the best thing that can ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR » Jo Snyder th 07 [email protected] the Free Press declared on the 17 in a font where’s the in depth reporting on how the be done is to combat their ‘can’t-do’ attitude larger than any this paper usually publishes, MTS Centre will save the downtown. All the that’s holding them back. Without it they SPORTS EDITOR » Leighton Klassen Winnipeg has in fact a ‘Downtown Reborn.’ hype aside, a building – no matter how could learn to get a job and get away from 08 [email protected] And how exactly is it that the arena will wonderful – does not a community make. their dependency on government hand-outs COMMENTS EDITOR » Daniel Blaikie solve the problems of downtown Winnipeg? Wasn’t this lesson learned by way of the and . hmmm . this movie sounds a little 09 [email protected] Well, let us recap. First of all, it offers false prophet Portage Place? It too promised too familiar. Winnipeggers a wide range of ‘savoury treats’: salvation when it rolled into town. But no dice. Okay, so maybe the new arena will help out HUMOUR EDITOR » Janet Mowat 10 [email protected] everything from pickerel fingers to veggie With that experience under our belt, we know the downtown, maybe it won’t. And maybe trays. Granted they are charging $6.50 a beer, that saying does not make it so. It’d be nice if the Free Press wants to help the MTS Centre 11 PHOTO EDITOR » Wade Andrew but one should not be bothered by this because Winnipeg’s major daily newspaper would help help Winnipeg by casting a positive light [email protected] one spectator noted that when he goes to shine a light on how the promise of the MTS on it from the get go. In a world where the Edmonton, prices are comparable. Centre is any different than that of Portage Canadian dollar can drop by nearly a full LISTINGS COORDINATOR » Jan Nelson 12 [email protected] Moreover, the Tragically Hip are coming Place. Another question serious reporters might cent in one day because investors thought to play at the new centre. Really, one would ask is why people would shop more downtown its high value would lower its value (Huh? COPY & STYLE EDITOR » Melody have to be a fool not to see how this arena, because of an arena, when there are plans to Go figure), perception means a lot. In any 13 Rogan [email protected] having such friends as the Tragically Hip, will develop the site of the old arena – far, far away event, there’s a difference between strategic DISTRIBUTION MANAGER » help address the crucial problems facing from downtown – into an extension of the optimism and shameless suckholing. One is 14 Scott McArthur Winnipeg’s core. Why, it’s as obvious as the shopping megaplex that is Polo Park. at least arguably justifiable in a widely read Emperor’s new clothes. And those were made Ok, ok, they also reported some things newspaper, the other is not. PRODUCTION MANAGER & 15 GRAPHICS EDITOR » David C. Tan News Editors » Derek Leschasin & Vivian Belik E-mail » [email protected] Tele » 786-9497 [email protected] ADVERTISING MANAGER » Ted Turner Solidarity Shown at Safeway 16 [email protected] 786-9779 News THIS WEEKS CONTRIBUTORS Josh Grummett Josh Grummett • Paul Ryan• Mark Johnson• Ashley MacDonald• Edward Cheung• William n Sunday, November 14, O’donnell• Michael Banias • William Blades • the Winnipeg Convention Image by: David Tan Paul Wedel • Dan Hugyhebaert • Nora Dector Centre played host » to nearly a thousand Among the significant benefits of the clerks promoted to part-time positions may • Andrea Collins • Patrick Faucher • Sheri Safeway employees, agreement were the creation of a “health pick up additional courtesy clerk shifts, if Lamb • Jon Symons • Mike Pyl • Jon Symons assembled to determine spending account” for each employee, to they find that they aren’t receiving enough • Sarah Hauch • Jesse Matas Owhether or not they would strike on Monday. accommodate broader medical needs; the hours in their new position. Robert Ziegler, the president of UFCW Local first major improvements for courtesy clerks On the possibility of further diversification The Uniter is the offi cial student newspaper of the 832—Safeway’s union—and the 20-member in well over twenty years; job security for of the committee in future contracts, Ziegler University of Winnipeg and is published by the bargaining committee gave a presentation the Meats department, which had been said that he would “gladly try and find a University of Winnipeg Students’ Association. The Uniter is editorially autonomous and the opinions on tentative agreement between Safeway and outsourced in the past in some stores; and university student for the next contract. It is expressed within do not necessarily refl ect those of the UWSA. The Uniter is a member of the Canadian Local 832, subject to that evening’s vote. letters of assurance for the pension plan, and our goal to have more and more representation University Press and Campus Plus Media Services. the issue of respect and dignity. from younger employees.” SUBMISSION OF ARTICLES, LETTERS, PHOTOS “924 employees One of Safeway’s withdrawn proposals In all, 924 employees attended the strike AND GRAPHICS ARE WELCOME Articles should be submitted in text or Microsoft Word format to was to require that new employees work on vote in Winnipeg. 770 voted to accept the [email protected]. Deadline for submissions is Sundays. agreement; 112 voted against. Across noon Friday (contact the section’s editor for more attended the When asked about the proposal and its Manitoba, 1,300 employees attended their information). Deadline for advertisements is noon Friday, six days prior to publication. The Uniter reserves the right to refuse to print submitted defeat, Ziegler said that it was “withdrawn strike vote meetings, and the provincial material. The Uniter will not print submissions that strike vote in because we kept telling them it violated the results were 89 percent in favour of accepting are homophobic, misogynistic, racist or libelous. We also reserve the right to edit for length or style. law. Sundays are voluntary. They tried to the tentative agreement. argue that you could opt out, or avoid the Prior to the strike vote meetings, literature Winnipeg” law by putting it in the was distributed in break-rooms throughout CONTACT US » General Inquiries: 204.786.9790 contract. Sunday is a the province: pamphlets from Local 832 and Advertising: 204.786.9779 busy day, but pay the photocopies of a “Dear Employee” letter Editors: 204.786.9497 Fax: 204.783.7080 premium if you want from Safeway president Chuck Mulvenna Email: [email protected] employees to work it.” were present. THE UNITER » For the first time It’s likely that without the strike mandate Room ORM14 ever, the bargaining voted on in late October, the union wouldn’t University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue committee included a have been able to secure a similar agreement.