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THE I SSUE The university of Winnipeg student weekly 192006/02/23 VOLUME 60 INSIDE 02 News 06 Comments 10 Diversions 12 Features uniter.ca 14 Arts & Culture » 19 Listings 22 Sports ON THE WEB [email protected] » E-MAIL VOL.ISSUE 60 19 FEBRUARY 23, 2006 WE’LL HAVE TO PASS ON THE UPASS 03 COST OF THE UPASS TO HIGH FOR STUDENTS AT THE CENTRE OF HUMAN RIGHTS 12 AT LOOK INSIDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS MUSEUM THE CONTEMPORARY MENNO 17 MENNOFOLK CELEBRATES ART, CULTURE, AND LIFE - MENNO-STYLE MEN’S B-BALL BUMPS OFF BOBCATS 23 WHILE V-BAL SINKS ON THE WEST COAST THE UNIVERSITY OFSTUDENT WINNIPEG WEEKLY ♼ February 23, 2006 The Uniter contact: [email protected] NEWS EDITOR: VIVIAN BELIK SENIOR EDITOR: LEIGHTON KLASSEN NEWS EDITOR: DEREK LESCHASIN 02 NEWS E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] UNITER STAFF UWSA Health Plan: Are You Covered? Managing Editor » Jo Snyder WHITNEY LIGHT charged for the Health Plan should also Plan as it has been defi ned. Regardless, 01 [email protected] BEAT REPORTER check for any unwanted charges that an overhaul of the Student Information Business Coordinator & Offi ce Manager 02 » may have been applied to their System (SIS) currently being undertaken James D. Patterson [email protected] hen Christine McIntyre registration. by the Technology Services Centre will NEWS EDITOR » Vivian Belik went to see her dentist 03 [email protected] provide an opportunity for the problem over the Christmas break, W to be resolved. NEWS PRODUCTION EDITOR » she thought an impacted wisdom tooth 04 Derek Leschasin This has been an “We’re working very hard on the [email protected] was the worst of her problems. But when ongoing problem. Before new system to help make things better SENIOR EDITOR Leighton Klassen her dentist attempted to make a claim 05 » for students,” said Alan Steffensen, [email protected] on McIntyre’s UWSA Health Plan insur- “ the end of term I hope we Director of the TSC Administration and BEAT REPORTER » Whitney Light ance, it appeared she had no coverage. A can fi x it.” 06 [email protected] Management Systems Services. “We’re visit to the Health Plan desk at the - ANDRIY MICHALCHYSHYN looking at and overhauling the way the 07 BEAT REPORTER » Alan MacKenzie University of Winnipeg shed some light [email protected] VP Student Services Health Plan is administered.” on the situation. McIntyre believed, as a FEATURES EDITOR » Lori Ebbitt The Health Plan is only a small 08 [email protected] full-time student who had not opted out component of the SIS that will be up- of the program, that she had paid for and “It’s frustrating,” said Andriy ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR » Mike Lewis dated. The new SIS will improve the way 09 [email protected] been enrolled in the Health Plan, which Michalchyshyn, UWSA VP Student all aspects of administration, from reg- SPORTS EDITOR Mike Pyl includes dental coverage. A closer look at Services. “This has been an ongoing 10 » istration to course changes, are handled [email protected] her fi nancial statements from fall regis- problem. Before the end of term, I hope and will also include online features. COMMENTS EDITOR » Daniel Blaikie tration indicated differently: no charges we can fi x it.” The UWSA did not see any 11 [email protected] The bottom line: all students for the Health Plan appeared and hence, reason to publicize the problem since it should read their fi nancial statements. 12 HUMOUR EDITOR » Matt Cohen no coverage. appears to affect only a small number of [email protected] “You can’t rely on computers,” said “It’s a common problem,” said students and warning-type posters may PHOTO EDITOR » Wade Andrew Abrams. “If the rate you’re being billed 13 [email protected] UWSA Health Plan Coordinator Kory have only confused and upset students. doesn’t match (the coverage) you are eli- Abrams. A “glitch”, although its exact It is speculated that the cause of LISTINGS COORDINATOR » Nick Weigeldt gible for there may be a problem.” All 14 [email protected] nature is unknown, has caused errors in the administration errors is either within students need do is come forward to the COPY & STYLE EDITOR Melody Rogan the administration of a small percentage complex software programming or 15 » Health Plan desk to have any [email protected] of students’ Health Plans, Abrams within the contract between the UWSA discrepancies corrected. DISTRIBUTION MANAGER » explained. and University of Winnipeg 16 Scott McArthur “This is gambling with students’ fi - Administration regarding the Health GRAPHICS EDITOR » Sebastian Podsiadlo nances and health,” said McIntyre. She 18 [email protected] is concerned what this might mean for PRODUCTION MANAGER » Sarah Sangster Charges to an individual student for the Health Plan should appear as follows: 19 [email protected] students who assume they have paid for insurance coverage and might encoun- ADVERTISING MANAGER » Ted Turner Term Period of coverage Health Plan fee total * 20 [email protected] ter health issues while traveling outside 786-9779 of the country. Abrams assures students, T1 Full Year Coverage Sept. 01/05 – Aug. 31/06 $219.66 however, that any problem can be easily T2 2/3 Year Coverage Jan. 01/06 – Aug. 31/06 $148.58 THIS WEEK ’ S CONTRIBUTORS remedied. As in McIntyre’s case, Health Adam Schwartz, Iain Ramsay, William O’Donnell, T3 1/3 Year Coverage May 01/06 – Aug. 31/06 $77.50 Plan payments made now for the term Ben Snakepit, Ben MacPhee-Sigurdson, Stephen Harfield, Jayme VanderBerg, Erin McIntyre, Kenton Smith, will be retroactive to January 1. Part- Ksenia Prints, Richard Liebrecht, Dan Hugyebaert, *Totals include “UWSA Admin”/ “UWSA Dental”/ “UWSA Drg/Vis” time students who assume they were not William Walker, Daniel Falloon, Sarah Hauch, Andrew Moreau The Uniter is the offi cial student newspaper of the University of Winnipeg and is published by the University of Winnipeg Students’ Association. The Uniter is editorially autonomous and the opinions expressed within do not necessarily refl ect those of the UWSA. The Uniter is a member of the Canadian University Press and Campus Plus Media Services. SUBMISSION OF ARTICLES, LETTERS, PHOTOS AND GRAPHICS ARE WELCOME Articles should be submitted UNITER AUTONOMY in text or Microsoft Word format to [email protected]. Deadline for submissions is noon Friday (contact the section’s editor for more information). Deadline for advertisements is noon Friday, six days prior to publication. The Uniter TOWN HALL reserves the right to refuse to print submitted material. 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CONTACT US » March 1st @ 12:30 General Inquiries: 204.786.9790 Advertising: 204.786.9779 Bulman Centre MPR Editors: 204.786.9497 Fax: 204.783.7080 Email: [email protected] This is your chance to ask any questions you LOCATION » have about the Uniter becoming autonomous Room ORM14 University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9 With representatives from the Uniter & the UWSA: James Patterson – The Uniter Kate Sjoberg – The UWSA Jo Snyder – The Uniter ASK JO WHAT COVER IMAGE Andriy Michalchyshyn – The UWSA Presentations from 12:30-12:50 with questions afterwards SHOULD GO HERE Cover Photo: Wade Andrew (COVER IMAGE FIND OUT WHAT’S HAPENNING DESCRIPTION) AT YOUR NEWSPAPER! ??? contact: [email protected] The Uniter February 23, 2006 NEWS 03 Kathy Van De Kerckhove, cause tuition is paid in the fall U-Pass in Jeopardy VP of the University of Manitob and then you’d have to be run- a Students Union (UMSU) says ning after people to pay,” she Local Post-Secondary Institutions Turned off by Price the UofM is backing out as said, adding that they will also well. work with the Administration LEIGHTON KLASSEN “We thought that $250 and other groups to try and dent – a price proposed by the three respective institu- SENIOR EDITOR wouldn’t fl y with students,” Van lower the price. Winnipeg Transit – is too high. tions to decide whether the in- De Kerckhove said, adding they And Red River is taking a Bill Menzies, manager of terest was enough to join the University of Winnipeg be recommending it to next back seat to watch the wheels in planning and scheduling for program. students looking to save a buck years council as well. motion before signing in. Winnipeg Transit, said the price Menzies says if all three on bus fare through the UWSA’s Menzies says if all three “We did say at one point of $271 per-student was deter- institutes sign on the dotted proposed U-Pass plans – a man- don’t sign on, the price of the we’d see when the U of W and U mined by a telephone survey line, the cost will be standard datory program with a fi xed fee program will be individualized of M do it and then if it’s a great conducted last November by amongst the three institutes at that allows eight months of paid to each university – the U of W success it will be easier to sell to local market research company, a price tag of $250. transit riding – will have to wait checks in at $271 – but he said a the students and administra- Kisquared. The survey sampled But Red River College at least another academic year. counter offer of a lower price tion,” Herrera said. “Maybe in a 1500 students in determining Students Association vice presi- The UWSA board of direc- isn’t out of the question.