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Vol 95 | No 22 | March 5, 2008 | www.themanitoban.com UMSU election — vote this week! Coverage pgs. 3, 9, 12 Bison women’s hockey team off to Nationals: a national preview pg. 32 Diversions INDEX

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University 1 improved toban talkback  retention rates: U1 director Chelse mckee and Magally zelaya Magally Zelaya, staff Students at work

he U of M’s nine-year-old Karen University 1 program is success- Hildebrand Tfully easing the transition from University 1 high school to university and improv- ing retention rates, according to data What is your job? recently presented at the first national I don’t have one. conference on first-year student suc- Why don’t you work? cess held last month at Ottawa’s I don’t have time in between Carleton University. studying. University 1, the faculty that Do you think it would affect your most first-year students automati- schoolwork if you did? cally enroll in at the U of M, was ini- I think I would fall behind in school if tiated in 1998 and allows students to I had a part-time job. either focus on a program of choice student-athletes, students who enter Russell added the U of W has the or sample various courses. with averages below 70 per cent, stu- “potential for guidance” dependent Since 1998-99, the rate of first- dents who are showing early signs of on the extent to which students are year students who continue into academic difficulty, students in - aca able to access it. Devan Pohl the second year, termed “retention demic difficulty, aboriginal students, “I like, personally, the way Third-year Arts rate,” increased from 82 per cent to and international students. the University 1 website and the What is your job? 86 per cent — a level that held con- The U of M is the only university Startbook are designed to give peo- stant until 2001-02, the last year for in Canada that offers the flexible ple some direction, and we aim to do I work for . . . construction. which data is available. first-year programming. that.” How many hours a week do you “I don’t have data past 2002, but “For the last 30 years, the The U of W’s first-year to second- work? I know it’s getting better. I can see Americans have had a focus on first- year retention rate is 77 per cent. [The hours] are very flexible. I it when I look at the recent data,” year students because they realized Russell noted that many first-year U almost get to choose. said Christine Blais, director of U1, that’s the hardest year for students of W students transfer to the U of M Do you think it’s affecting your who led the development of the pre- to get through,” said Blais. “Canada for professional programs. schoolwork? sentation and is compiling the more is just discovering University 1 and At Brandon University (BU), Because it’s flexible hours [my recent data. how important that first year really students are also directly admitted boss] lets me take time off if I need Using data from 2005-06, Blais is.” to their faculty of choice out of high to study. found that a third of first-year U of At the University of Winnipeg, school. Janet Wright, the university M students faced academic difficulty, students choose their faculty straight registrar, said that it’s not unusual meaning that they earned a GPA out of high school and are then for students to change their minds below 2.0 — including 27 per cent directly admitted into either the in their first year of study, but added Flavia Flepp of those who entered with A or A+ faculty of arts, science, business that it is not difficult to transfer First-year Education averages out of high school. or education. Majors do not need credits over. What is your job? “I call it ‘Life gets in the way,’ ” to be declared until second year in Wright said BU also offers a wide said Blais. all faculties except the Faculty of variety of supports including orien- Actually, I have a full-time job at [a She said first-year students tend Education, where the student is tations and seminars to its first-year school] and I’m a Grade 5 teacher to suffer from transitional issues already in a focused program. students. and I go to school on weekends. associated with study skills, work, “I like what U1 does with the “University 1 is a fine program: it How many hours a week do you finances, relationships parental pres- f o c u s e d a n d t h e b a l a n c e d a p p r o a c h e s ,” offers the supports, the workshops,” work? sures, and medical problems. said Colin Russell, the U of W’s reg- she said. “But other institutions do Nine to five [on weekdays]. I go to Blais attributed the success of istrar. “We’re working on that right as well.” school Fridays, like, four to nine and U1 to the variety of specialized pro- now — to try and revamp our mate- “I think it all comes down to , nine to five on Saturdays. grams it offers to support all first-year rials to make sure that we’re helping advisement and students seeking Do you think it’s affecting your students, inlcuding programs for people.” help.” schoolwork? Yeah, it’s really hard. I don’t even Regressive Conservatives: a joke slate? have time to do anything. ‘Is Colbert a joke show? Of course it’s a joke slate’— Singer Chelse McKee, staff the Regressive Conservatives were she said. “Their choice of campaign extremely comedic in their campaign, materials can’t be used against them Nathan Hatton uring this week’s UMSU elec- “Sadly, I think they’re serious.” in this way, you know . . . I don’t think Fourth-year tion campaign, one slate’s post- Cairns vehemently opposed the [the Regressive Conservatives] can be Kinesiology Ders have incurred suspicions idea that the Regressive Conservatives considered a joke slate, at least now.” What is your job? that the party is, in fact, a joke slate. are a joke slate. While other slates can be found Server. A joke slate at most universities is “I’m actually a little offended that campaigning in areas like University How many hours a week do you a slate filed in jest, such as last year’s that would come up,” he said. Centre, the Regressive Conservatives work? fire hydrant UBC presidential candi- Cairns continued on to explain have been largely absent from the date. As defined by UMSU bylaws, a that just because his party was taking action, despite Fera’s confirmations Probably between 10 and 15. joke slate is “any slate who chooses not an unconventional approach, away that the party did participate in the Do you think it’s affecting your to use the legal name or legal names from the “cookie cutter candidates” table lottery and were scheduled to schoolwork? of one or both candidates forming the for campaigning and self-promotion, have a table in the area by the univer- Not too much. Like, obviously dur- slate, or a reasonable derivative of their that didn’t undermine the integrity of sity bookstore and Tim Hortons. ing like exam period a little bit more, legal names.” the party. Cairns explained that the lack of like mid-terms and finals. Yeah, I The Regressive Conservative party, “There is a difference between a physical campaigning, aside from the balance it pretty well. with Pierce Cairns campaigning for joke slate, which I believe is actually postering, has been lack of manpower the presidential position, has posters outlawed by our bylaws, and a cam- in his campaign. promising to remove all services that paign with jokes in it. I like to use After speaking with the Manitoban UMSU provides and the guarantee humour in my presentation of basi- about the possibility of his party being William Bell that if you vote for Cairns you’ll “never cally anything. I’ve been using it since a joke slate, Cairns sent an e-mail to Third-year Science be lonely again.” Day 1 in school.” the paper claiming that the ques- What is your job? The campaign’s humourous Stephanie Fera, chief returning tions of the paper were what justified I do not have a job at the current approach has led to suspicions about officer for the UMSU election and the his decision to cut funding to the moment. Full-time student. the legitimacy of the party, suggest- one responsible for the electoral slates, Manitoban. Why don’t you work? ing the possibility of the group being says that it’s difficult to prove whether “It is actions like this that validate a joke slate. or not a specific candidacy is a joke my promise to grant the Manitoban I’m a full-time student. 30 credit “Is Colbert a joke show?” Ben Singer, slate. full autonomy from UMSU, both hours. candidate for vice-president (external), “There’s nothing that outlines how financially and journalistically.” Do you think it would affect your observed. “Of course it’s a joke slate.” you would go about determining what The Manitoban has been autono- schoolwork if you did? Larry Baille, a candidate for stu- a joke slate, how to find out if some- mous from UMSU since 2001. Sure, yeah. I’m also an athlete as dents with disabilities representa- one’s a joke slate, right? Besides what is Voting in the UMU elections well: swimmer with the Bisons. So, I tive, disagreed, saying that, although a definition of a joke slate in the bylaws,” occurs on March 5, 6 and 7. don’t think it’d really work out. News Editor: Chelse Mckee and Magally Zelaya 4 NEWS Contact: [email protected] / 474.6520 Vol. 95 No. 22 March 5, 2008 WWW.THEMANITOBAN.COM

U of M international UBC, U of T students’ tuition endowment funds comparatively low break $1B A tuition report from around the world U of M endowment fund now $340 M UBC also does an immense Morgan Modjeski, Staff Joanna Bhaskaran, staff Canadian student, for example, has the Faculty of Arts would cost an amount of investing with companies approximately two-thirds of the international student C$17,572.65, all over the world, said Smailes. cost of their education subsidized while at Oxford University, a full Even though a large amount of by the government. course load in the Faculty of Arts he University of British Columbia UBC’s endowment fund is invested niversities around the world To make up for this, some inter- will come out to $30,622.71 per is one of two Canadian universi- in Canadian markets, 58 per cent have many things to offer national students are funded by year. Tties that have broken the bil- of the funds are invested in interna- Ufor international students, their government, some are funded The University of Toronto is one lion-dollar mark — the university’s tional markets, according to a release such as the quality of education by scholarships, but most students of the largest universities in Ontario endowment now totals $1.03 billion. from UBC’s Board of Governors. and a new culture, but the afford- usually pay tuition and other costs and attracts the most international The only other Canadian univer- According to the release, the ability of getting a quality educa- out of their pocket. students, according to Statistics sity that has broken the billion-dollar endowment funds are invested on tion — including the cost of living, Robert Kerr, vice-president (aca- Canada. U of T’s 6,979 overseas mark is the University of Toronto an international basis: “The fund the cost of health care, airfare, and demic) and provost, said that the students pay $31,107 for one year’s with an endowment of $1.8 billion. is invested globally and is therefore other miscellaneous expenses that cost of living is an important factor worth of tuition the Faculty of Arts. An endowment fund is money diversified geographically and by international students incur — are when determining the true cost for The University of Melbourne, donated or given to a university that currency.” all things that need to be taken into of attending university for interna- in Australia, has a tuition cost of the university in turn invests for Here at the University of account before enrolling. tional students. C$18,512 for a full course load in profit. Sheila Brown, chief financial Manitoba, the endowment fund At most universities interna- “Provinces like Manitoba and the Faculty of Arts. officer at the University of Toronto, sits at $340 million, according to tional students are assessed differ- Saskatchewan have a low compara- At the University of Manitoba, said that the U of T’s endowment the University of Manitoba treasury ential tuition fee, because the cost tive cost of living and this also con- international students are look- was $1.8 billion on April 30, 2007. board. of post-secondary education for citi- tributes. The University of Manitoba ing at paying C$18,702 a year on According to Brown, the donor Lance McKinley, the manager of zens is government-subsidized. Each also has some of the lowest fees in University 1 tuition, books, board decides how the money is to be treasury services, said the U of M’s the country except for maybe stu- and miscellaneous expenses. Neil spent. endowment is made up of “mostly dents in Quebec or Newfoundland.” Marnoch, registrar at the University At the U of T, the donations from donors — could be individual could The United States is currently of Manitoba, said that international donors and companies are spread out be funding from an agency, most the top destination for interna- undergraduates are assessed fees on a over four different categories, accord- of our biggest [donations] over tional students, according to “Open credit-hour basis, like domestic stu- ing to Brown: student aid, academic the last five or six years are from Doors,” a report on post-secondary dents. “For example, in the Faculty programs, research and university individuals.” student mobility commissioned of Arts [there’s] a base rate of $100. faculty. The U of M developed the by the Institute of International A Canadian student is looking at The U of T does all of its own University Investment Trust to make Education. paying $90 because of the 10 per investing through an internal sure that funds given to the U of M The University of Southern cent provincial rebate fee.” organization. are properly invested. According to California (USC), located in Los International students at the “They establish very diversified the website, a trust is defined as “seg- Angeles, hosts the largest percent- U of M also pay a differential fee. portfolio structures; [they] make regated accounts that may encroach age of foreign students in the United According to Marnoch, this means the decisions on how the university’s on capital to fulfill the purpose of States, with over 6,881 interna- that “An international student in money should be invested,” said the fund.” tional students. One academic year the Faculty of Arts would pay the Brown. According to a U of M release, (nine months) at USC for an inter- $90 plus a 180 per cent differential At UBC, Peter Smailes, the uni- the trust has “general authority over national student is estimated to cost fee on the base rate, so their fee per versity’s treasurer, said the growth the investment of assets of the trust C$49,569, which includes tuition, credit hour would be $270.” in the university’s endowment — and the endowment fund.” board, health insurance, textbooks The University of Manitoba esti- now over $1 billion — is primarily In contrast to UBC’s interna- and other miscellaneous expenses. mates that provincial grants support due to an increase in funding and tional portfolio, the U of M “[has] an In London, England, City two-thirds of the cost of a domestic smart investments. “The money investment policy where we invest in University, a full course load in student’s education. comes from a variety of sources. The Canadian equities,” according to main ones — [that contribute] to McKinley. He said that this limits the growth of the endowment has the fund’s profits. really been from three primary areas: According to George Dew, senior donations, the endowing of univer- analyst for the Canadian Association sity land revenues, and then invest- of University Business Officers Got Fines? ments,” said Smailes. (CAUBO), the U of M ranked Smailes said that their endow- ninth among Canadian universities ment is constantly growing because in terms of endowment size in their G ive Food! of successful fundraising campaigns 2006 University Investment Survey. that the university has been working In the United States, Stanford on. University’s endowment exceeds $17 UM L IBRARIES & UMSU He added, “Fundraising is an billion and is now being used to pro- enormous part of any endowment, vide free tuition for students from it is something that takes a continu- low- and middle-income families. are holding another ous process. Most universities have At the moment, Harvard significant fundraising — they work University holds the highest endow- Food For Fines Event from very hard at it and over a period of ment in North America at $34.6 time, that is what makes an endow- billion, according to the New York MONDAY - MARCH 24 TO ment successful.” Times. Sunday - March 30, 2008 Collected food will go to the U of M Student Food Bank News writers wanted. 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U of M pioneers new medical master’s program

The first year of the proposed (AAPA). The association reports that Magally Zelaya, staff two-year program will be “didactic, there are currently 130 accredited

Ph o t o b y Ch e l s e McKe e seminar-driven” education accord- programs in the U.S. Cameron Driedger and Stu Boyko, both third-year nursing students, test out s soon as next fall, the University ing to Fleisher. This compares with Mean income for PAs in full- their medical savvy on simulator of Manitoba may begin train- the four-year classroom training doc- time clinical practice was US$86,214 Aing physician assistants (PAs) tors undertake. in 2006, according to the AAPA. in a new master’s program, intended The second year will be “clinical Currently in Canada, the New robotic patients to alleviate ongoing doctor shortages site” education, which can be com- Canadian Armed Forces Medical in the province and create a more col- pared to the two to five years that School is the only institution that give birth to educational laborative health-care system. doctors undertake in clinical train- offers a PA program. Graduates who Once approved by the U of M’s ing after they have completed their practice in Manitoba are called clini- Senate, Board of Governors, and the degrees. cal assistants. opportunities provincial government’s Council The disparity in training intensity The U of M is the first Canadian on Post-Secondary Education, the and extensiveness dictates that PAs university to pursue a PA program. Nursing faculty gets new learning centre Faculty of Medicine will begin will not take the place of doctors. “We’ve taken a very innovative Ashley Gaboury enrolling students slated to begin in At the U of M, requirements for and hopefully visionary look at this, September, according to Wil Fleisher, the proposed program will be com- and I’m looking forward to in two, ear the end of February, the Faculty of Nursing at the University associate dean of medical education. mensurate with all master’s programs three years [when] our first graduates of Manitoba announced the official opening of its Simulated PAs are highly skilled health-care — a four-year undergraduate degree, hit the road,” said Fleisher. Clinical Learning Centre. N professionals who support physicians a minimum GPA of 3.0 in the last Fleisher said, “There’s going to The facility, which includes simulated medical scenes like surgery in a variety of health-care settings. two years of study, and specific be a huge demand across Canada and labour, will offer nursing students the opportunity to gain hands- on experience in a realistic and extremely detailed hospital atmosphere. “The physician assistant is an course prerequisites. — guaranteed.” Through interactions with high-tech robotic simulators acting as ‘extender’ of their physician’s compe- Jay Doering, dean of graduate He said that the program is patients, students will be better equipped to enter an actual hospital tencies and capabilities,” said Fleisher. studies at the U of M, said that the especially important because of the setting. “What they’re able to do is whatever program’s prerequisites would likely current “health-care delivery crisis,” “And when [students] come, they come in their nursing uniforms the physician that they work with is be science related. which he attributed to a shortage of as they would be in a practice setting. So we pay attention to detail, willing and able to delegate to them.” “Basically, you’re looking for doctors and nurses, the aging popu- that it’s as much as is close to being in the real practice environment,” PAs can work in primary care or someone who has a bit of a health lation, a shift in the lifestyle expec- said Sandy Kulka, co-ordinator of the fourth-year baccalaureate nurs- in emergency settings. Their duties sciences background or a life sciences tations of new doctors who want ing program. can include performing physical background,” he said. “It’s not going balance in work and home, and the The idea for the new centre began four years ago, and this past examinations, diagnostic techniques, to be someone from history.” retirement of baby-boomer genera- summer, construction for the project began. The $120,000 facility was therapeutic procedures, and prescrib- Fleisher added that experience tion physicians. funded in a joint effort between the Faculty of Nursing and the univer- ing medication. would be considered. “I think [the PA program] is one sity’s endowment fund, without any government funding. Fleisher added that PAs must “At least initially, we will be of many answers that we have to look The centre will allow students to engage in simulated conflict resolu- practice under the supervision expecting that our applicants have at to solve this crisis,” said Fleisher. tion scenarios, home visits to young families and seniors citizens as well of a doctor and cannot practice completed at least 2,000 hours of “The way we that we all prac- as a staff lounge environment for negotiations, according to Kulka. autonomously. direct clinical and patient care.” tice, the way health care is delivered The delivery simulator allows students to experience different situ- This supervision can be as simple In the United States, the first in a broader sense will also have to ations, which can occur during the birthing process. Students can as one check-in per week, according class of PA entered their program in be looked at over the next five, 10 familiarize themselves with specific equipment, the hospital bed, non- pharmaceutical pain relief, and assessment of a newborn as well as other to William Pope, the registrar of the 1965 with a model based on the fast- years.” key factors in a typical birthing environment,Kulka said. College of Physicians and Surgeons track training for Second World War Situations simulated are fairly simple at this time, typical of what of Manitoba —the future regulatory doctors, according to the American would occur during a normal, healthy birth. body of PAs . Academy of Physician Assistants Plans to develop more complicated situations such as those involv- ing a prolapsed cord, breech birth or the baby’s heart rate dropping will be in the works once students are used to the current simulations. “At this point, it is undergraduate students that are working with the simulators. To have a scenario where you are running a code or where you have a major obstetrical complication would, I think, put [students] over the edge,” explained Tamara Burnham, an instructor at the Faculty of Nursing. As advanced as the technology in the Clinical Learning Centre may be, it is in no way being used to replace the clinical portion of SHAW IS LOOKING FOR YO ! the program. Instead, it is used to support clinical and prepare stu- dents for much of what they will encounter during an actual hospital experience. Cameron Driedger, a third-year nursing student, described the ben- efits to having such a facility available to students. Driedger, who at the beginning of his second year, was put directly CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES - SALES TECHNICAL SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES into maternity assisting in the delivery of a baby, said there are benefits FULL TIME & PART TIME — WINNIPEG FULL TIME & PART TIME — WINNIPEG to be able to gain experience with the birthing simulator first. 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A limited budget doesn’t have to FEBRUARY EDITION Morgan Modjeski, Staff limit savings n the month of February, a total of 24 criminal incidents occurred As tax time approaches, consider your options to save Ion and around the University of Manitoba campus. Joanna Bhaskaran, staff “My parents started this account Errick Sodaymay, an investment students can afford it, they should Twenty of these offences were vio- for me, and it’s definitely useful. I’d specialist from RBC said that there hold both types of accounts. The lations of the Canadian criminal code recommend all students try to save at were two types of ways to generate RRSP account because of the guaran- and the other four were violations of lose to 40 per cent of Canadians least a little bit if they can afford it.” revenue. RRSPs and Non Registered teed returns and the NRA accounts provincial law. polled had started saving before Registered Retirement Savings Accounts (NRA). because of the high rate of interest. Ten of the criminal code infrac- Ctheir 21st birthday, accord- Programs (RRSP) are another sav- “Once money is introduced into Sodaymay explained, “If you tions were classified as mischief under ing to a 2002 report by Canada ings option. A minimum monthly an RRSP account you can simply decide to invest money into saving . $5,000, which Matthew Guyot, the Investment and Savings, part of the payment of $25 is needed to keep choose to leave it there in a normal . . speaking to an investment special- community constable for University federal Department of Finance. the account open. Any money saved savings account, which will generate ist because the same type of savings of Manitoba Security Services Quite a few Canadian banks, in this account is not taxed. Money a very low rate of interest or you can vehicle may not work for everyone.” (UMSS), said consisted of vandal- including CIBC, RBC and can be withdrawn from the account, choose other investment options.” The benefits of a savings account izing and breaking into vehicles on Assiniboine Credit Union, offer stu- but a 10 per cent withholding tax is Any money introduced into an could be that a predetermined campus. dent-specific savings accounts. Most charged on the amount withdrawn. RRSP account will be tax-free while amount could be taken off a -pay The 20 criminal code offences offer less than one per cent annual A student who earns on aver- any money in a NRA, including taxes check bi-weekly without the donor were also made up of seven accounts interest. In addition to this the gov- age $12 an hour and works for 20 earned on the initial investment, will ever missing it, Sodaymay continued. of theft under $5,000 — making up ernment levies a tax on every $100 hours a week is looking at earning be taxed. A new Tax Free Savings Account the second largest category. According earned in the account as it counts as somewhere in the range of C$1,080 “The account option you choose (TFSA) introduced in the federal bud- to Guyot, these seven accounts con- part of your taxable income. a month and C$12,690 a year but depends on your flexibility and what get will allow up to $5,000 to grow sisted of property taken from vehicles Brett Intrater, a first-year sci- paying $690 dollars every year in you’re looking for.” tax-free and withdrawing money in and computer theft from the Russell ence student at the University of taxes. However, if he or she decides to RRSP accounts are longer term case of an emergency will not result Building. Manitoba, has both an RRSP and invest money into an RRSP account and less flexible. NRAs are more flex- in a withholding tax. However, the Three other incidents that a savings account. He said that the at $25 a month, they get a tax credit ible but more risky and the term can public will not be able to use the new occurred on campus included one RRSP account is his most effective of $78 a year and can save $312 at the be set for however long you choose. account until 2009. account of theft over $5,000, in which savings vehicle. end of four years. Sodaymay recommends that if a car was stolen from the P Lot; one act of breaking and entering in Fletcher Argue; and one act of impaired oper- ation of a motor vehicle. Four more criminal offences were Researcher finds the word ‘like’ is, charged through provincial law. Three of the four incidents were instances of careless driving, and the fourth offence was an instance of someone like, here to stay being detained under the Intoxicated Persons Detention Act. Kirsten Goruk, the Gateway functions of the word and how it’s recordings, said Dailey-O’Cain. as a focuser. It says that the next Guyot had advice for the univer- (University of Alberta) used in speech. “The guises were associated with thing that I say after this ‘like’ is sity community: “UMSS would like Her research was three-fold the speakers seeming more attrac- what I want you to focus your atten- everybody — staff, students and vis- DMONTON (CUP) — in design. She used a quantitative tive, cheerful, friendly and, believe tion on,” she explained. itors — to be proactive in deterring Thirteen years after then- approach to look at the actual usages it or not, successful. [But] they also The other is its grammatical func- criminal activity on campus. EUniversity of Michigan of “like,” allowing her to compare seemed less educated,” she said. tion as a quotative; it can be used “I would like to remind students graduate student Jennifer Dailey- instances where the term was used Jessie Loyer, a third-year English before quotes, direct or otherwise. that they must not leave their prop- O’Cain researched uses of the word and where it could be used. She then student, admits to being guilty of Like it or not, “like” is useful, erty unattended. Most crimes on cam- “like” in informal speech, it appears studied perceptions of its use. using “like” around her friends, and and Dailey-O’Cain is confident that pus are crimes of opportunity. Most the term isn’t going anywhere. “It wasn’t about how it was actu- says she notices when others use it as it will continue to be adapted and thefts that occur on campus result Now an associate professor in the ally used, it was how people thought well. endure the test of time. from people leaving their personal department of modern languages it was used, whether people thought “If someone in authority, such as “One of the things that make this property unattended. Leaving valu- and cultural studies at the University women or men used it more, younger a professor, uses “like” too often, I topic so exciting is that language ables in plain view in your vehicle is of Alberta, Dailey-O’Cain has or older people, that sort of thing,” just doubt their authority and look change usually happens quite slowly also not recommended, as this is an found that her research hasn’t lost Dailey-O’Cain said. elsewhere for a professional opinion,” — you compare generations. 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news briefs UMSU Notes Chelse mckee and magally zelaya, Staff UMSU finds Canadian Winnipeg Transit website, along with by [CBS] is known to be homopho- other sources. bic and discriminatory.” IPhone sure beats IClicker Brothel lets student sex Blood Services homophobic UMSU will be sharing the costs of Einarson explained that the First-year students attending workers study between the kiosks with the university evenly. motion, which was sent back to the Abilene Christian University in Texas clients Chelse McKee, staff The implementation of the kiosks was committee last meeting, had since will be provided with an Apple IPhone Rising tuition and cost of living not announced as locations still have been clarified. The line that “UMSU or IPod Touch to be incorporated as fees are driving more female students The University of Manitoba to be discussed with IST. acknowledges that the work of [CBS] part of the learning environment. to prostitution in the Australian city Students’ Union (UMSU) holds open The two motions, inclusive lan- is vital to the Canadian Health Both devices will be used to of Melbourne, according to an article council meetings every second Thursday guage and the Canadian Blood Care system and to the health of all “receive homework alerts, answer in- from the March 2 edition of the city’s at 6 p.m. in 176 Helen Glass. The most Services, which were long debated for Canadians” was also included in the class surveys and quizzes, get direc- newspaper the Age. recent meeting was held on Feb. 28, over an hour at the last council meet- motion. tion to their professors’ offices, and The newspaper reported that 40 2008. ing, were brought to council again During the debate period, Sran check their meal and account bal- per cent of the city’s brothel workers With wavering quorum, the usual after being revised by the policy and told the council that other schools ances,” according to a news release are university students and that many business was reported on by execu- bylaw committee. across Canada have implemented a posted on the private university’s woman can take home up to $1,400 tive but the issue of Canadian Blood The inclusive language policy similar policy and that CBS plans website on Feb. 25. a night. Services and inclusive language, regards the issue of gender identifi- to go across Canada to visit students’ The private university is affili- “Typically, they’re very career- brought up at the last council meet- cation, so that UMSU forms, where unions and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and ated with the Church of Christ, and oriented and know exactly what they ing, was finally passed by council. gender is required, will allow people transgender (LGBT) campus groups. all faculty, staff, administrators, and want to get out of the job,” said Glen The meeting began almost a half to self-identify. He added that, currently, CBS has members of their Board of Trustees Barnes, the general manager of the hour late due to a lack of quorum. Einarson, a member of the com- a meeting with the University of are Christians, according to the uni- Daily Planet, Melbourne’s largest While councillors waited for strag- mittee, presented the difference and Winnipeg Students’ Association later versities online profile. brothel, in an interview with the Age. gling members to arrive, they listened suggestions put forth to the other in March and that a date is still being Abilene Christian University “If it’s quiet and they’re not with a to a presentation by the 2008 curling members of council as well as the pur- discussed with UMSU. offers numerous undergraduate and client, we allow them to get out their brier. pose of the amendment to the existing Kaif Pardhan, representative for master programs to its 4,800 students. laptops and study in a separate room,” Once the meeting was called, policies. the Faculty of Medicine, said that It offers a single doctorate degree — he said. breaking out of the traditional pat- Einarson began with the inclusive the removals of specific questions, doctor of ministry. tern, Rachel Heinrichs, vice-president language policy, saying that other the ones potentially homophobic, are All students are required to attend (student advocacy), who is usually universities, like McMaster and the “not the best course in terms of health,” daily chapel sessions and take bible Law students making last to report, began the meeting University of Alberta, already have according to his research. courses. mark in House of with her report. She mentioned that adopted a similar policy. Einarson He said that a deferral period, a Tuition, fees, and room and board Commons the Welcoming and Supportive addressed past concerns about the period of abstinence, of one to five ran at a cost of $23,050 in 2006-07. The University of Manitoba’s Environment Taskforce (WaSE) met physiological issue of gender asso- years would be a better solution. Faculty of Law student group, Poverty to discuss the implementation of sug- ciation, explaining that there are two “Yes, the question is unfortunate . . Budget replaces Law Society (PLS), has recently gestions in the 2006 WaSE report. approaches to the issue of gender iden- . but it needs to stay for now.” Millennium Scholarship begun making waves in the House of The WaSE report was developed tification on a form: medical (which Sran said that it is not the removal with grants Commons with the submission of its based on the results of numerous does require biological gender associa- of the question that is the issue but Nick Taylor-Vaisey, CUP Ottawa petition on the issue of the funding focus groups of deans, the university’s tion) and counselling (which is more the issue of the behaviour as being bureau chief cancellation for the Court Challenges administrative council and surveys of open to gender identification). He said risky. OTTAWA (CUP) — Finance Program. students. Questions were based on that the UMSU policy do the latter. Pardhan said that the Manitoba Minister Jim Flaherty announced The Court Challenges Program the university, determining strengths, After a short debate period, the Medical Students Assocition, of on Feb. 26 that the federal govern- was a project that funded low-income weaknesses and the individual’s per- motion was passed. which he is a representative, would ment will not renew the mandate of groups who were bringing challenge sonal experience in campus life. The next issue regarded the “not [be] willing to support the the Canada Millennium Scholarship to an existing law that challenged UMSU president Garry Sran dis- relationship between UMSU and motion.” Foundation (CMSF). their charter rights, such as language cussed the recent revelations in the Canadian Blood Services (CBS) and Matt Soprovich, a representa- Instead, it will be eliminated and equality rights. announcement of the 2008 federal questions conducted during the blood tive for the Faculty of Arts, said that replaced by another program. The In 2006, Prime Minister Stephen budget. He spoke about the elimina- donor application process. the motion made the council sound Canada Student Grant Program Harper cancelled federal funding, tion of the Millennium Scholarship The specific questions being “arrogant.” (CSGP), announced by Flaherty when accumulating to $5 million to the and the inclusion of numerous other discussed were whether a man had “What this infers to me . . . sup- he tabled the federal budget in the program. scholarships, saying that the scholar- engaged in sex with another man, porting this seems to say that we can House of Commons, is one of several The PLS was formed in September ships were great but that they were even once, since 1977, and whether make better health policies.” investments in post-secondary educa- 2006 by Meaghan Daniel and Dan income-based rather than needs- a woman had engaged in sex with Draper said that it’s not the policy tion that the government intends to Gilson, both law students at the time. based, which is what UMSU has a man who had done the aforemen- but just the language of the policy. make in the next few years. It was in the beginning of 2007 that been fighting for. tioned. An affirmative answer would Finally, the issue was brought to “The federal government has long the petition, with PLS member Brian Amanda Johnson, vice-president leave the applicant permanently a vote. helped Canadian students finance Monteiro, regarding the program (external), spoke about the First Aid unable to donate. The motion was passed 10-3 their education,” he said. “We must began. for Student Aid program, a project for If the CBS motion were passed, it in favour of the motion with two ensure that the next generation of Late last month, Maria Minna, all Manitoban union members of the would ultimately declare that UMSU abstaining. Canadians has the opportunity to a MP in the House of Commons, CFS, the U of M, the University of believes that the “questionnaire used excel in this increasingly competitive tabled the petition, which had 896 Winnipeg, Brandon University, and world.” signatures from nine law schools the Collège universitaire de Saint- Over $650 million in new post- across Canada. Boniface, which was presented to the secondary spending is allocated “All across the country, people provincial government. PROUD through to the end of 2010, and $132 were speaking out . . . but from the She reviewed the five points that TO BE IPSOS Integrity. Leadership. million is slated to be spent before the [law] profession, no one was speaking were included in the report: students end of this fiscal year. out,” Daniel said. “Either [Harper] INTEGRITY Partnership. being able to borrow money under FOR The CSGP would receive funding doesn’t understand that equality the current student aid system but SUCCESS We are currently hiring for the position of of $350 million in 2009–10; $400 rights are not fully developed in this being unable to earn more money, LEADERS Market Research Interviewer. million in 2010–11; $415 million country, which I can’t imagine, or he lowered borrowing interest rates, FOR Requirements: in 2011–12; and $430 million in just doesn’t value equality rights. I TOMORROW making the application process sim- • Excellent communication skills 2012–13. can’t imagine that you would if you pler, indexing the ACCESS program, WITH • Dedication to professionalism and adherence to our The three federal granting coun- would cut funding to a program.” and the creation of a $250-million PARTNERSHIPS highly specialized research standards cils, NSERC, CHR, and SSHRC — The PLS, with 15-20 members, TODAY capital fund to be used for items such • Proven keyboarding skills agencies through which funding for has no plans, as of yet, on how to fol- as contributing to university budgets We offer: university research is distributed — low up the petition, since MPs still and the elimination of international • Part-time positions and a flexible scheduling program will receive $80 million in additional have 45 day starting from the date of student fees. with the opportunity to work up to 40 hours per week funding. reading to make a decision. “Hand over funding to universi- • Excellent pay rates, performance based premiums, ties and colleges with strings attached holidays, and great benefits only if institutions do not increase • A diverse and vibrant work environment tuition and ancillary fees,” Johnson’s How to apply: report stated. Drop by our office or apply online: During the executive report, Sran Attention: Recruitment Coordinator said that approval for web kiosks 175 Carlton Street, 2nd Floor (Human Resources) has been approved and that UMSU Phone: 204.975.3370 • Fax: 204.949.9371 has already met with U of M’s www.ipsos-na.com/careers Information Services and Technology (IST). The kiosks will be placed around the campus and students can use them to check the Aurora system, access e-mail, the UMSU and the university’s website, and check the Comment Editor: Michael Silicz 8 COMMENT Contact: [email protected] / 474.6770 Vol. 95 No. 22 March 5, 2008 WWW.THEMANITOBAN.COM

The socialization of hate We have much to learn from the innocence of children

Greg McVicker, Volunteer Staff did any of this matter? Socialized continued all these years later: that illustration by ted barker hatred through colour schemes! green, white and orange automati- Grow ing up in t he ’80 s, I wa s of ten cally makes one inferior, whereas red, couple of weeks ago, I accom- involved in collecting material to use white and blue deems one as being panied my six-year-old son to for the “Twelfth Night” bonefire. The superior. A his pediatrician’s office. While Twelfth has been celebrated for over In looking back at the pediatrics waiting for our name to be called, I 300 years by the Protestant majority office, there was no visible sign of watched in silent awe as children in Northern Ireland, recounting the socialized hatred amongst the chil- played together. In this office were Battle of the Boyne which took place dren. They played together and did children from various ethnic and in 1690 between King James II and not disassociate from other children cultural backgrounds, but no one King William of Orange III. At mid- due to their upbringing, cultural pointed this out. There was no racial night every July 11, we would burn background, skin colour, religion or divide. The children did not say how the stacked pile of collected materi- otherwise. They played as one. Their they differed from other children due als. But lighting the fire was not to be innocence was intact, waiting to to skin colour or ask each other what done by an Irish Catholic, and Irish be shattered by the biases presented their religion was. Catholics should never have been in today within the larger society in I found myself looking back at attendance. People from all areas of which they live and learn. where I grew up (war-torn Northern my “peaceful” neighbourhood would In saying that, we can learn a lot Ireland) and reflecting upon where emerge drinking alcohol, speaking from children. We can learn how to the socialization of hate came from. about Fenian bastards, cheers erupt- would tape these same colours along connected to children was quickly interact with one another and not hate For years, I was asked what foot I ing when an effigy of the Pope was the handle, adding a tennis ball to fractured and removed while colours other individuals because of their cul- kicked with, if I was left or right, if recklessly tossed onto the fire to burn. the top in making a baton to practice determined religion. tural background, race, or skin colour. I supported the Pope or the Queen, Children from the neighbour- swinging around their neck, twirl- Returning to Northern Ireland 18 We can learn if we work together in how I recited the Lord’s Prayer, if I hood witnessed these events and ing and throwing high into the air as years later, I was shocked to see that peace and for the same goals, we are knew “The Sash My Father Wore,” learned hatred that very night, as well they lead their parade battalion forth the socialization of hatred still con- able to accomplish so much more. We how I said my alphabet, what football as during the practice marches that on the “Twelfth Day” throughout tinued. While travelling from Belfast can learn that being human does not team I supported or if I were green lead up to this night and in prepa- Belfast. Songs of hatred I heard so to Scotland by ship, I decided to walk mean to oppress someone else for our or orange. All of these terms were ration for the “Twelfth Day.” Those often now ring throughout my mind. through the duty-free area. I watched own benefit and gain, but that we can used as a product of hate and in find- who were not Protestant learned to I reflected upon seeing children as a seven-year-old boy put a jester’s all be equal. As adults, we sometimes ing out whether one was Catholic or hate themselves or call out against no older than five years of age dressed hat on his head; the colours green, feel we have all the answers. Maybe it Protestant. What did it matter? We their own kind in order to protect in their best Sunday suit, parading white and orange, which reflect the is time we listen and learn from our were growing up in a country with themselves while in attendance of along side of their fathers, wear- Irish flag. His sister, maybe 10 years of children, as they may hold the key in people from other nationalities who such fires. ing an orange sash. These children age, shouted at her brother, “Get that ending discrimination, racism and immigrated to Northern Ireland; Curbs would be painted red, were taught what hatred for another Fenian crap off before Da sees you socialized hatred. people from the white race, the black white and blue, signifying the Union human is all about, that anyone who and knocks your head in.” Needless race, the yellow race. But again, race Jack; young boys, having taken the was a Catholic was a Fenian and not to say, I was ashamed that socialized Greg McVicker is a fourth-year under- is a socially constructed term, so why handle from their mother’s broom, to be associated with. The innocence hatred through colour schemes still graduate social work student.  Want to get paid the big bucks to run your student newspaper?

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Editor-in-Chief Tessa Vanderhart VOTE OR . . . squander $10 million [email protected] / 474.8293 Managing Editor Rob MacEachern [email protected] / 474.6535 Tessa Vanderhart, staff The University of Manitoba Food Services responded to my offer of volunteer services Advertising Coordinator Megan Brown — formerly known as food services provider before the Manitoban, I’d probably be UMSU [email protected] / 474.6535 he day this paper hits stands Aramark — has been working hard to provide president and not Manitoban editor-in-chief will be the first day of vot- more “premium” food on campus, in hipness right now. Self-aggrandizement aside, this is ing in the UMSU general and in price; but, with a more open food ser- the most important function of UMSU — and Editorial election for president, four vices contract, it’s up to UMSU to provide best of all, it costs nothing. Students United’s News Editors Chelse McKee and Magally Zelaya more cheap options for students. Archives is (half-baked, but remarkably well-intentioned) [email protected] / 474.6520 vice-presidents,T and three student ugly and inefficient and; the line for bus passes plan of closed-circuit TVs showing UMSU- Comment Editor Michael Silicz community representatives (two other at Answers is ridiculous. These problems have vision (possibly like Wonka-vision?) illustrates [email protected] / 474.6770 positions have no candidates). I easy solutions, and will result in a much more perfectly the potential, if only UMSU could Features Editor Brendan Cathcart know there’s no P. Diddy to tell you satisfied student population. see it through. [email protected] / 474.6770\ to get out and vote, but this much Council The election Culture Editor Evan Johnson Council is the main way that students Unfortunately, for students who vote in [email protected] / 474.6529 should be perfectly clear: the UMSU executive receives $36.38 from you can participate in UMSU, either by being UMSU elections and those who don’t alike, Arts & Entertainment Editor Nicholas MacMahon elected to council, or just showing up. Until this year lacks an election issue — something [email protected] / 474.6529 for each semester you’re enrolled in, a few years ago, students weren’t allowed to to get on one side of. Really, there hasn’t been and controls an annual budget of Sports Editor Romer Bautista speak in council — now the problem is that an issue-based election since 2004, when [email protected] / 474.6770 $10,620,000. It’s a big fucking deal. no one goes, even elected representatives (OK, Amanda Aziz was elected for the first time, Copy Editor Jacqueline Hogue If you’re not bored yet, I will herein most of them go, but a significant number do bringing environmental issues and the CFS [email protected]/ 474.6770 offer you a rundown on what UMSU is not). Council is an important UMSU service to the forefront of UMSU’s agenda. Of course, — something not to be taken for granted. because when it works at other universities Regressive Conservative candidate Pierce Design — notably the University of Alberta — great Cairns thinks that he should be an election Design Editor Kevin Doole Health and dental plan debates happen, university-life-altering ones, issue, but let’s face it — if you can’t even bother [email protected] / 474.6775 Not included in the above “UMSU fees” is and the impetus can be found for great change, to come up with a serious plan for dismantling Graphics Editor Ted Barker the $226 you pay, per semester, to the UMSU such as barring Pepsi from campus or prevent- UMSU, which would be incredibly easy and [email protected] / 474.6775 Health and Dental Plan. Because insurance ing tuition from increasing by $2,000 the year fun to do, you are clearly an unofficial, illegal Photo Editor Karen Asher costs have been rising over the past few years after the freeze is lifted. joke slate. [email protected] / 474.6775 and this number has gone up very little, ser- Events With that said, here are the things that I Online Coordinator Sharyn En vices have been reduced since the plan’s incep- UMSU spends a lot of time and money think should have been election issues — and [email protected] / 474.6535 tion in 2002. Further cuts were made in 2005, planning events. Until this year, they hired a I charge whatever administration is elected on when UMSU switched to a cheaper, Canadian director of programming to do this; now these Friday night to follow through: Reporters Federation of Students-backed plan to pay off duties are split among council and the various — Efficiency audit of current services: how the $3-million debt the health plan racked up part-time staff members of UMSU that never many people actually use the UMSU Living News Morgan Modjeski, Joanna Bhaskaran in its first three years. Some councillors want seem to have a real “position.” Nonetheless, office — enough to bother paying someone Features Leah Werier glasses and full dental work (most is only cov- events like Celebration Week and Orientation to sit there instead of hosting a website? How Culture Ben Poggemiller ered up to 50 per cent) included in the plan are too important to give up. Unfortunately, many blended drinks has Starbucks in the Arts & Entertainment William O’Donnell — but that could cost you lots of money. Celebration Week this year cost about $XXX library served that IQs should have been serv- Sports Ajitpaul Mangat The businesses and Orientation $XXX. This is simply unac- ing? There are wild inefficiencies in any busi- One of the best ideas I’ve heard so far in ceptable, and costs must be cut. ness, student-owned or otherwise, but it would Volunteer Contributors this election is Clean Slate presidential can- Miscellaneous stuff be a huge improvement to work with existing didate Troy Unrau’s claim that he would set UMSU makes a lot of things possible — problems rather than creating new ones.  Greg McVicker, Matt Abra, Jesse Beach, Chantal the businesses up at arm’s-length to UMSU. the student groups, for one, as well as a mini- — Playing campus radio on campus: self- Adolphe, Divna Calic, Marija Glisic, Troy Unrau, Jonathan Sopotiuk, Pierce Cairns, Jessica I’m in favour of this because the businesses van that drives around campus (really, and it’s explanatory. So do it! Stewin, Kailee Grimolfson, Trevor Bekolay, accrue half of UMSU’s total budget, but it’s great), grocery-store runs for residence students, — A food co-op: other universities do it, Anna Murawski, Teghan Beaudette, and of very difficult for UMSU executives, never and much more. UMSU also helps to make the GSA did it for awhile — why can’t we? course the Internet! We love you, Internet. mind the council, to familiarize themselves students feel at home on campus — it’s easy This is my favourite suggestion, and one I hope with the specific necessities of each business. to walk in and be accepted. Heck, if they’d the UMSU executive will take to heart. MANITOBAN 105 UNIVERSITY CENTRE UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA WINNIPEG, MB I’m a curling fan R3T 2N2 General Inquiries & Advertising men’s and women’s national Phone: (204) 474.6535 There, I admitted it championships, curling is on Fax: (204) 474.7651 Romer Bautista, staff the tube for more than a quarter Email: [email protected] illustration by ashleigh westphal of the day, and makes more front- page covers than the prime minister. National & Multi-Market Advertising t happens around this time every year. I can’t Between tournaments like the Scotties Campus Plus Media Services Toll-Free (In Canada): 1.800.265.5372 seem to turn on my television set without Tournament of Hearts, the Tim email: [email protected] Ihearing the loud cries of “Hurry!” “Hard!” Hortons Brier, the Safeway Canadian Publications Mail Product Sales Agreement #589160 and, of course, “Hurry, hard!” Championship, the World It’s curling season — that decisively Championship, the World A “volunteer staff” member is defined as a person who has had three vol- Canadian tradition involving rocks and Junior Championship, and unteer articles, photographs, or pieces of art of reasonable length and/or brooms. every other major curling substance published in three different issues of the current publishing year of the Manitoban. Any individual who qualifies must be voted in by a And usually, it’s around this time every year tournament, it’s safe to say that majority vote at a Manitoban staff meeting. Elected representatives and non-students may be excluded from holding votes as volunteer staff when I take part in some hardcore curling- we Canadians get more than our fair members in accordance with the Manitoban Constitution. bashing with my friends and family. “This isn’t share of curling in the media. or her brain The Manitoban is the official student newspaper of the University of a real sport!” “Can this get any more boring?” Curling is the one other sport, besides — his or her ability to Manitoba. It is published monthly during the summer and each week “Why is there so much freaking curling on?” “I hockey, where Canada is considered one of the plan two or three shots ahead, or even two or during the academic year by the Manitoban Newspaper Publications Corporation. can’t stand it anymore!” best nations in the world. In addition to that, three ends ahead. And while not everyone has a The Manitoban is an independent and democratic student organization, But even though I talked a big game, there the province of Manitoba generally has some of 30-inch vertical, everyone does have a brain. open to participation from all students. It exists to serve its readers as was still a part of me that always yearned to be the top curling teams in the country, as exem- Along those same lines is another reason students and citizens. kept up to date on the curling front. How was plified by Jennifer Jones at this year’s Scotties. why I enjoy the sport — it’s a sport that is best The newspaper’s primary mandate is to report fairly and objectively on issues and events of importance and interest to the students of the Uni- Connie Laliberte doing at the Scotts? Which So it seems only natural for me to get fired up enjoyed with a nice cool beverage. It’s no secret versity of Manitoba, to provide an open forum for the free expression and one of Manitoba’s three top skips would be rep- and root for my home teams. I celebrate every that curling is synonymous with drinking. Hell, exchange of opinions and ideas, and to stimulate meaningful debate on issues that affect or would otherwise be of interest to the student body resenting the province at the Brier? I’d waste Manitoba victory, and curse any Manitoba loss it’s a curling tradition that the winning team and/or society in general. The Manitoban serves as a training ground for students interested in any aspect of journalism. my days watching the afternoon draws and stay during the Scotties or the Brier. And no matter buys the losing team a drink after they play a up past bedtime to catch the late draws. And, which province wins the nationals, I always root game. If there is one sure way of raising a sport’s Students and other interested parties are invited to contribute to any section of the newspaper. Please contact the appropriate editor for all the while, I’d be complaining about being on Team Canada at the World Championships enjoyment level, it’s by adding drinking to the submission guidelines. The Manitoban reserves the right to edit all bombarded with curling coverage to anyone or the Olympics. mix. Much like drunken bowling, drunken submissions and will not publish any material deemed by its editorial board to be discriminatory, racist, sexist, homophobic or libellous. Opin- within earshot. I’m also a curling fan because I feel like curling is an event that should be tried by all. ions expressed in letters and articles are solely those of the authors. Editorials in the Manitoban are signed and represent the opinions of the Well, I can’t keep up the charade any longer. I could compete in it; it can’t be that hard. And so, from now on, I will no longer hide writer(s), not necessarily those of the Manitoban staff, Editorial Board, I have to admit it: I am a fan of curling. Everyone out on the ice looks like a regular per- my infatuation with curling. And for anyone or the publisher. With so many reasons to hate the sport, it’s son and not a world-class competitor, though amongst you who feel that way I used to feel, I The Manitoban is a member of the Canadian University Press, a national student press cooperative with approximately 65 members from St. hard to pinpoint exactly why I had become a they are. It’s easier for me to relate to someone implore you to do the same.

John's to Victoria. The Manitoban recognizes its sister paper, the Gate- fan of a sport that some have compared to chess. like Jeff Stoughton than to someone like LeBron And, to those of you who are stubborn

way at the U of A, whom we love dearly (and yes, in that way). But there seems to be a few key reasons why. James. I’m not saying that I can go out there in your ways and continue to hate all things All contents are ©2008 and may not be reprinted without the express First, it is a difficult task to live in Canada and compete with Canada’s best curlers, but it curling, I say this: you’d better learn to love it, written permission of the Editor-in-Chief.  and not find myself reading, listening to or doesn’t take an extensive set of physical skills because as long as you are in this country, you Yearly subscriptions to the Manitoban are available for $40. watching the latest curling news. During the to play the sport. A skip’s strongest asset is his will have to live with it for a long, long time. Comment Editor: Michael Silicz 10 COMMENT Contact: [email protected] / 474.6770 Vol. 95 No. 22 March 5, 2008 WWW.THEMANITOBAN.COM

Honesty is the best policy Stop downloading music illegally

is something we do not look upon the capacity to hold, well, almost And how about the actual music? true music fans. Those who are so Matt Abra, Volunteer Staff lightly. Most people don’t look at it everyone. By now most people are familiar with unaware — unaware of the econom- this way, but there really is zero dif- There was a recent proposal to Radiohead’s recent ploy to symboli- ics, unaware of the effort, and greatly hose who are unaware — unaware ference between illegally download- charge an extra $80 for every IPod cally turn the tables on music thieves. unaware of the fact that they are of the music business, unaware of ing an album and pulling one off the sold, in an attempt to recoup some By releasing their latest album In aiding in the eventual implosion of Tthe effort, and greatly unaware shelves in a music store and walk- of the lost revenue. The proposal was Rainbows on the Net for the reason- the industry — are those who listen of the fact that they are aiding in the ing out without paying. It is for this denied, and rightfully so. When I first able price of whatever-you-want, they to the music as superficially as they eventual implosion of the industry — reason that I find it kind of peculiar heard about the idea I was intrigued actually caused some people to stop attain it. are those who listen to the music as when people look at me like I’m nuts and supported it. But after some and think about what they were I buy a lot of music. I’d probably superficially as they attain it. after I tell them I still pay for music. reflection, an obvious question came doing, if only for a moment. In their be free of debt by now if I simply gave I wish that I were a successful It’s a problem. It’s a problem to mind: why should honest people words, “We thought it would be an in to the dishonour of piracy. But it musician. Because if I were, I would that continues to grow. The music interesting experiment to see what isn’t much for me to listen to music get asked that obligatory question industry’s global trade body recently Those who are unaware — people think music is worth these that I consider tainted. The money for that is posed to bands in every single announced that despite a major unaware of the music busi- days.” The word “worth” is not one producing music has to come from interview: “What is your stance on increase in received revenue from dig- that illegal downloaders often seem somewhere, and if I was helping to illegal downloading?” ital music sales in 2007, it didn’t come ness, unaware of the effort, to take into account. It is immedi- prevent the future production of great My answer would cut to the chase. anywhere close to offsetting the bil- and greatly unaware of the ately zapped out of their head when music, how could I possibly consider I would not plod on with one of those lions of dollars that were lost to music fact that they are aiding in the word “free” comes into the pic- myself as someone who appreciates in-depth “This is my profession” piracy. In fact, illegal downloads cur- ture. Someone needs to remind them music on a level greater than your answers. In reality, file-sharing can rently outnumber legitimate sales by a the eventual implosion of the that price and worth are not in fact average enthusiast? Sure, some people really be summed up in two words: margin of 20 to one. That statistic is industry — are those who the same thing. In some cases, I agree just use music as a tool; but others will it’s illegal. And by “illegal,” I mean it’s incredible. One person in 20 chooses that music is over-priced, but that by declare themselves true music fans if against the law. And by “against the morality over cheapness. listen to the music as superfi- no means indicates that it is worth- they use it as a cradle, they will claim law,” I mean you could go to jail! I So the question stands: what can cially as they attain it. less. Given the time and perfection- it if music is their soothing place of can’t think of a simpler comment to we do about illegal downloading? Or, ism that goes into creating a music refuge. But a real true music fan is make in a “comment” piece. even worse, what is there left to do like myself be punished for everyone album, I, for one, think that the $10 someone who does all of that on top Of course, one could argue that about it? Plenty of lawsuits have been else’s corruption? It’s like mechanics: I pay per album on ITunes is quite of being a realist. So, get real, people! we break the law all the time in lit- filed, and plenty of Internet sites have the ones who tell the truth are always reasonable. Start paying the people who created tle ways. We litter, we speed, we get been shut down; but in this techno- the ones that go out of business. It all boils down to my ultimate your sanctuary. fined $200 for having an open beer logical age, once the seed is planted, When it comes to music, I, for one, belief when it comes to illegal down- in a parking lot (no bitterness there), it never stops growing. Somehow I refuse to be compromised by other loading, and indeed, my most con- Matt Abra is a third-year Arts student. but you must admit that stealing can’t see our prison system having people’s dirty business. troversial: people who do it are not

The decline of Western civilization How Soulja Boy is threatening our society

Jesse Beach, Volunteer Staff have maintained the illusion that this single “Crank That” became the download it. I could clearly not care wonder, ring-tone-inspiring people scenario was successfully playing out, number one hit in the United States less about the survival of the music that they are destined to be. I cannot, only encountering the catchy beats for seven non-consecutive weeks. It industry. My worries about the cre- in good conscience, allow a second ast night was an all-too-com- while drunk and groping at vari- gets worse. After its Internet success, ation of a virtual world of simulated Soulja Boy title to be posted on my mon period of devout procrasti- ous nightspots. However, YouTube, “Crank That” was nominated for social contacts are, if possible, even wall. And, if there is truly going to Lnation. Heavily weighed down occasionally aided by its gigantic ally best rap song at the 2008 Grammy less profound. Finally, to be perfectly be a virtual world, I will not allow with no less than four upcoming Facebook.com, has robbed me of my Awards, and the kid almost won! honest, I have even, while drunk and the theme song to contain the lyrics essay deadlines, combined with the comforting (albeit somewhat delu- Soulja Boy’s first single, “Crank bemused, shouted out “Youuuuu!” at “Superman that hoe!” unfair stress of a Friday mid-term, I sional) illusions. That,” was one thing. It was a single, the clubs when “Crank That” first found myself performing an all-too- Sheltered though I may be, even a catchy, rhythmic title that was hit the scene. But I cannot soberly Jesse Beach is a fourth-year English familiar task: avoiding my work for clearly a one-hit-wonder, designed stand by while people like Soulja Boy student. as long as possible. As soon as I real- But the cultural phenom- as a quick cash grab and would soon don’t limit themselves to the one-hit- ized I had begun to procrastinate, I only be remembered as an annoying decided to accept the fact that I was enon that is YouTube has ring tone that will disrupt my reading no longer going to do any work. Not gone even further than in the library sometime six months really having anything to do any- allowing rappers like Soulja from now. What bothers me is the more, I decided to call a friend up. So existence of his second album, and my night wasted away, watching my Boy to push themselves the fact that it has already crept its buddy’s favourite TV show that he onto my wall: it has come way into Facebook. uploads on YouTube.com. YouTube has been good to me. It We have all done it; that is, pro- to create these people in really has. It has provided countless of longed our procrastination time while the first place. hours of entertainment that has suc- simultaneously shortening our lives cessfully allowed me to avoid any and uploading and watching the always I can’t escape the linguistic mangling all school work all year long. But it inane but often hilarious clips from of Soulja Boy’s songs when they are cannot be allowed to have this much the video-sharing website. However, posted on my Facebook wall. It seems power. The acceptance and popularity The CMA this time, as I sat in my friend’s base- innocent enough, one of your 200 given by YouTube users, only online Designation ment, I came to realize that YouTube or 300 acquaintances, delightfully to avoid doing anything else, does not has provided an all-too-convenient dubbed your “friends,” sees a video he give fledgling “musicians” the basis medium for not only the short, hilari- or she enjoy and would like to share for a record deal in the real world. 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To me, this kind of “music” should be immense popularity that Soulja Boy through a fictional popularity base. confined to the clubs where drunken garnered on YouTube that he released To be honest, I don’t really care CMA Manitoba and drugged teens need music with his first independent album. Caught about the music industry. I rarely lis- Tel: (204) 943-1538 or (800) 841–7148 E-mail: [email protected] a beat to grope each other to. Living up in an Internet craze, the “Soulja ten to music and, when I feel the rare managementaccounting.ca the confined, sheltered life that I do, I Boy dance” accompanying his first urge to hear something, I illegally Comment Editor: Michael Silicz 11 COMMENT Contact: [email protected] / 474.6770 Vol. 95 No. 22 March 5, 2008 WWW.THEMANITOBAN.COM

Workplace discrimination on campus Pay equity should mean equal pay

Chantal Adolphe definition of a full-time student is in In the course of my grievance basis or after a bargaining motion else in the workplace and abroad? The this situation. Sometimes the defini- with the U of M, I discovered one is passed. Why this discrimination? issue at hand is this: pay equity, equal ecause of a grievance I am tion has changed from regular-session shocking example of a disadvantage Why this maltreatment? work for equal pay. According to filing with the University of basis to a term-by-term basis. It took that a student can face when excluded According to the CAW3007 web- the Employment Standards Code of BManitoba, I’ve learned first- me three months to get a solid answer from the union. With the support of site, the U of M’s position to exclude Manitoba section 82(1), discrimina- hand how labour relations have been from the food service representatives. Frank Wright, a chairperson of Local full-time students in the union dur- tion in the wage scales are prohibited far from satisfactory here on campus. But for years, the human resource 3007, and Brian Kelly, the president ing the October strike is fairly blunt: on the grounds of sex. Reasonably one Specifically, I have been in an ongo- administration stated that for the pur- of Local 3007, I had a meeting with “the university frowns on full-time can infer that this should apply for ing labour dispute regarding my pose of exclusion from union mem- Daryl Lucyk, the general manager students working full-time.” This is any group membership including stu- right to union membership. Further, bership, a full-time student is anyone of U of M Food Services, and Dave not a sufficient response. If a student dent enrolment status. (Keep in mind through my discussions with an who registers for 60 per cent or more West, the human resources staff rela- is paid at the rate he or she should be, that most of the 93 student workers UMSU representative, it’s been con- of a regular session (from September tions officer, this past November. then it would be possible for them are international students as well!) firmed that troubles like my own are to April) course load in their program Frank Wright asked Daryl Lucyk and to work less and study more. The According to the Labour Relations a long-standing problems. Workplace (usually 30 credit hours). Full-time Dave West three simple questions. discrepancy of pay is not between Act of Manitoba, every employee has a grievances at the U of M exist in the students are the only group excluded First, “Do all the students make the part-time or full-time employees, it is right to be a member of a union. Why dozens. There are roughly 93 stu- from union membership. This deal same wage?” to which the U of M between students and non-students. then does a full-time student working dents employed by the university, all restricts their role in the union force, representatives responded, “Yes, min- Let’s be honest here: the U of M’s around campus make an average of of whom are trying to earn a living which means they have less power imum wage.” Second, “Does experi- agenda is to save money at the student $3 less per hour than another person while they pursue their studies. It to dispute a disagreement with their ence within the university workforce worker’s expense. The perks of being working the exact same job? I’m sure was decades ago when the decision employer, that their wage is an aver- count when determining wage?” “No,” a union member far surpass the U of everyone would agree that money is to exclude full-time students from age of $3 per hour less than a union was the U of M’s response. Finally, it M’s so-called rationale for excluding definitely a scarce luxury when you bargaining rights was made by the member’s wage, and that they are was asked that if a full-time student them. Is it not the individual stu- are a student, particularly when it is U of M Food Service representatives not protected by the employment works for 20 years with the U of M, dents’ choice to decide whether he or necessary to support yourself while in conjunction with the CAW3007 standards in the collective bargain- do they still make the same rate of she can handle work while they are pursuing a degree. Workers Union, and it’s this archaic ing agreement. This does not make pay at minimum wage?” The U of in school and to frame their schedule Chantal Adolphe is a third-year Arts decision that I am concerned about. any sense. Why are full-time students M’s response? A resounding “Yes.” accordingly? And if a student chooses student and a U of M Food Services Interestingly, there has been a being discriminated against because To compare, a worker in the union to work, shouldn’t they receive the worker. lot of ambiguity regarding what the of their enrolment status? generally gets raises of pay on a yearly same benefits and rights as everyone The heart of Serbia What’s the big deal about Kosovo?

Divna Calic and Marija Glisic came to represent 74 per cent of the illustration by ted barker population in the Kosovo region. The Yugoslav Federation granted ow many of you can find Albanian immigrants full citizen- Kosovo on the map of the ship and attempted to help them Hworld? Ten points for the integrate into Yugoslav society, all correct answer, five points for the the while recognizing their heritage correct continent, zero points if you by building schools that provided “Googled” it! With the exception of lectures in both Serbo-Croatian and geography majors, most of you would Albanian. In addition, the Albanians probably have great difficulty locat- in Kosovo were allowed to maintain ing this region on the map. Once you their culture and traditions through do find it, you may be disappointed their own media and they were also to realize that Kosovo is the size of an granted seats in Yugoslav parlia- average farm in Manitoba. So why is ment. Resentment grew through such a tiny place the cause of so much the Yugoslav Federation towards the international controversy these days? continuous demographic explosion To understand what the “big deal” of births among low-income, poorly about Kosovo is, it’s necessary to pro- educated Albanians who became vide a quick lesson on the history of dependents of social-assistance pro- the Balkans. grams and who became a financial To begin, it’s necessary to go back drain on the federation. nearly a thousand years, to 1190. In Then, in the mid-1980s, large that year, Kosovo became the admin- numbers of Serbians migrated out istrative and cultural centre of medi- of Kosovo in response to Albanian mainstream Albanians opposed to human (women and children) traf- immigrated? Previously considered eval Serbian state. Over the next 10 intimidation and increasingly aggres- Albanian nationalism, and in 1997 ficking in order to fund their terror- unimaginable, Kosovo’s unilateral centuries, Kosovo became the cradle sive attempts to create an ethnically was sentenced to 10 years in prison by ist activities. It is estimated that the declaration of independence breaks of the Serbian civilization. It also clean Kosovo. With this end in mind, the court in Pristina (the capital city KLA is responsible for transporting every international law, treaty and became the heartland of the Serbian the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) of the region of Kosovo), after which $2-billion worth of illegal drugs into agreement concerning territorial Orthodox heritage and identity and was formed. he went into hiding. Europe every year. It is impossible to integrity and sovereignty that exist. home to the most sacred ancient The 1990s was a tumultuous Towards the end of the ’90s, the know the exact number of girls and Further, Kosovo is now recognized as monasteries and churches. Kosovo time for the entire Balkans region. In situation changed dramatically. In young women (ages 14 to 24) sold independent by the United States and is to Serbs what Jerusalem is to the 1992, the Yugoslav Federation began 1999, the NATO bombing of Serbia into prostitution every year, but con- a few of its powerful allies. Jewish people, or what Mecca is to to crumble. Kosovo remained under was initiated by the United States servative estimates place the figure in And that brings us to Canada. the Muslims. Kosovo is the heart of Serbian jurisdiction. A year later, the of America. Thachi re-emerged as the thousands. Canada has a long and proud history Serbia. American-sponsored Dayton Peace the new leader of the KLA and all This takes us to the present. Last of fighting against injustice and has Jump ahead to 1912, when, at Agreement was signed, putting an charges against him were dismissed. month, backed by the United States, emerged as a champion of human the Conference of Ambassadors in end to the civil war in Bosnia. Kosovo Following the NATO air strike cam- Kosovo unilaterally proclaimed inde- rights everywhere. As Canadians, we London, Serbia was given sovereignty was recognized as a Serbian terri- paign, UN Resolution 1244 formally pendence from Serbia, and Hashim have a responsibility to fight injustice over Kosovo. Then, during the 1940s, tory within Serbian borders and was placed Kosovo under the adminis- Thachi declared himself the prime at home and abroad. This most griev- ’50s and ’60s, the Yugoslav Federation placed under Serbian administrative tration of the United Nations and minister of the self-proclaimed ous violation of the basic rights of a (consisting of Serbia, Croatia, control. reaffirmed the sovereignty and ter- independent Kosovo. This directly sovereign country should not be sup- Slovenia, Bosnia and Macedonia) Meanwhile, throughout the ritorial integrity of Serbia — mean- violated UN Resolution 1244, and ported by Canadians who fight for experienced a time of economic and ’90s, the KLA was fighting against ing that Kosovo was to remain part consequently, the head of the UN justice. Say no to independence for political prosperity. Seeking refuge the legitimate Serbian government. of Serbia and that the KLA and other mission was obligated to annul this Kosovo. from the instability of their own Hashim Thachi climbed through Kosovo Albanian groups became decision but has not done so to this Divna and Marija were both born and country, hundreds of thousands of the KLA ranks, eventually becom- demilitarized. Despite this require- date. raised in Serbia; Divna is a second- Albanians migrated to Kosovo look- ing its leader in 1999. Thachi is held ment, Thachi and the KLA assumed Do you think it’s right for a group year pharmacy student, and Marija ing for a better life. As a consequence responsible for organizing numerous true control of Kosovo, turning it of immigrants to declare indepen- is a fourth-year-honours student in of this massive migration, Albanians terrorist acts targeting both Serbs and into the capital of drug, weapon and dence from a country to which they psychology. Comment Editor: Michael Silicz 12 COMMENT Contact: [email protected] / 474.6770 Vol. 95 No. 22 March 5, 2008 WWW.THEMANITOBAN.COM

“How would you make UMSU more accountable to students?” All three candidates for UMSU president were given a chance to respond to this question — and here's what they would do to make UMSU more accountable to you. Pierce Cairns Jonathon Sopotiuk Regressive Conservatives what they perceive to be the student a symbiotic and synergistic relation- Students United — Keep the open-door policy and hold interests in mind, but no one seems ship. When students accept their UMSU open houses: UMSU space is ow would you make UMSU to notice when they take cushy CFS responsibilities and become account- person may cause evil to others your space. Walk into the office, see more accountable to jobs afterward. One could call it able to UMSU by participating in not only by his actions but by what’s going on, ask questions, give “Hstudents?” turning a blind eye; but frankly, stu- the election process, it requires the “A his inaction, and in either case UMSU your ideas. I would do nothing. Absolutely dents face the other direction right candidates to become accountable as he is justly accountable to them for — Maintain and improve UMSU nothing. from the start. well. By increasing this aspect of stu- the injury.” budget consultations. Year after year around election So, while accountability itself dent involvement, it will serve to cre- — John Stuart Mill — Treat the UMSU council like the time we hear the same mindless is a pleasant buzz word to throw ate a stronger sense of accountability When I was asked by the democratic decision-making body it droning of greater accountability around, honesty and integrity are at the appropriate time: during the Manitoban to submit a piece on should be. and greater transparency to the stu- what students should be looking for. electoral process. UMSU’s accountability to students, — Keep an elected UMSU executive. dents. Regardless of whether or not It is unfortunate but true that student With this in mind, it is import- I certainly didn’t expect to be quot- — Keep reporting to students, in per- steps toward this end are taken by the politics at UMSU has become noth- ant to remember the point of elect- ing John Stuart Mill. However, his son and online. elected executive, the students simply ing more than a series of buzzwords ing a president: the president is the thoughts on accountability help start Students United is not satisfied with do not care. With voter turn-out — accountability, tuition freeze, head of the students’ union, one who the discussion of how UMSU can the status quo. We will work for an abysmal low, it only follows that diversity, community — these are serves as a figurehead of the public constantly push the bar higher in UMSU to meet its full potential student interest in the government is all things that sound great but are trust. A president must possess both answering to students. with: similarly low. While any democratic- repeated to the point of utter useless- honesty and integrity. There is a very Students are busy people. — UMSU Vision! TVs around cam- ally elected government needs to be ness. If I may take Shakespeare out of good reason that every decision we Between classes, studying, working, puses providing both UMSU and accountable to the people it repre- context, buzzwords like accountabil- make is not held as a referendum; and maintaining networks of family university updates. sents, the case with UMSU is like the ity are “tale[s] told by an idiot, full of the president is elected by students and friends, it is hard to find time — A new UMSU website that is boy who cried wolf: we keep hearing sound and fury, signifying nothing.” to make decisions on their behalf. for anything else. Knowing that stu- dynamic interactive. about improving accountability like But enough criticism of our Students have the opportunity — dents are so busy, it worries me that — More UMSU open houses and there is some sort of imminent risk to semantic state of affairs. The account- have always had the opportunity — there is little collective memory at the public forums on hot topics. the public. But the wolf is dead. It ability process should be proactive; it to ensure accountability by attending University of Manitoba today of what — A review of all UMSU fees to has been for years. happens during the election cycle, council meetings. UMSU used to be like. Many students ensure they are still relevant and work Students are free to attend gen- when my platform and those of my The president is the judge, jury, may not even realize that other slates for their intended purpose of serving eral meetings. The doors of UMSU adversaries are laid out for the voting and executioner of the UMSU coun- in this election want to turn back the students. are open to anyone, and informa- public. It is at this point that we are cil. When students elect a president, clock for UMSU and the University — Work with the new university presi- tion flows freely like urine from accountable to students, and students they know that. The real question is: of Manitoba. I don’t want to go back dent to get students more involved in an inebriated Agriculture student. are accountable to the union. Thus, who do you want holding the axe? to the bad old days of UMSU, with campus decisions. Accountability is not even a concern. it is not a question of how to make resumé-stacking executives award- — More detailed reporting on lobby- The real problem with UMSU is the UMSU more accountable to stu- Pierce Cairns is a third-year Pharmacy ing themselves gold rings at students’ ing efforts with all levels of govern- politicians themselves. And bless dents; it is of how to make students student and the Regressive Conservative expense and an UMSU with closed ment and the U of M. their hearts, they generally act with more accountable to UMSU. This is candidate for UMSU president. doors and no accountability. “Causing evil to others” is clearly I have heard and read some of not one of the objectives Students the awful truth: just five years ago, United has for UMSU. We are com- UMSU was unaccountable, despised mitted to keeping up and expanding and irrelevant: the new tradition of UMSU account- — UMSU had a closed-door policy. ability. One major goal of Students Troy Unrau You couldn’t even see the UMSU United is to get students involved with president without an appointment, let our students’ union so that UMSU Clean Slate tation to work out, this will help to more than information sessions for alone walk into the UMSU offices. is more accountable to members. lower the barrier to voters, allowing those few students who are already — UMSU used to provide very little Students pay significant membership t is a travesty that we have some money that is currently spent on pay- “in the know.” I find these general budget information to its council, let fees into UMSU, and the UMSU departments on spring break ing for poll clerks to be better spent meetings to be terribly important alone to students. They spent your executive needs remember this when Iduring the UMSU elections and on marketing the vote itself. for accountability and, if in office, UMSU fees with impunity: they sold making decisions. I strongly urge that these students do not get a real Additionally, we can reuse this I can assure that these meetings themselves UMSU goods at cut prices, students to bring forward to Students opportunity to vote. This applies online-voting infrastructure to bring will meet quorum. I am willing to bought themselves thousands of dol- United your concerns and ideas and equally to distance ed. students or forward referenda on important top- implement a number of measures to lars in “class rings” and sunk tens of to get out to vote. UMSU’s account- those that are otherwise unavailable ics more frequently throughout the ensure this, such as voting by proxy thousands of dollars into renovating ability policies and practices are only or ignored during UMSU elections. year. Right now, a council cannot (within reason), online streaming of spaces that few students had access to. as good as students make them! UMSU elections are (outside of the really do anything major while serv- the meetings with live Internet vot- — UMSU used to lobby government I have a hard time believing that Manitoban) poorly advertised and ing their one-year term should these ing on motions, or whatever it takes to raise tuition fees. UMSU council has a mandate from almost invisible to thousands of stu- changes require a referendum in order to make these meetings a valid tool — The UMSU executive used to be the students these days, given the turn- dents. Part of this is due to the small to be implemented. Allowing mid- that works towards UMSU council more than half unelected and, thus, out at elections and lack of quorum at budget that the CRO gets to run term referenda would permit UMSU accountability. unaccountable to you. the general meetings. And once in the elections, but it is also a problem to actually bring forward some major Lastly, UMSU budgets used Now, all five UMSU executive mem- office, recent councils have simply not with some internal culture within changes while they are still in office to be available in their entirety to bers are elected. done enough to engage the students UMSU. — changes that can be implemented all students, via the website or oth- Students United has an action plan that they were elected to represent! The first thing that I’d bring in is right away without having to wait on erwise. This last council did a very for maintaining the gains in account- Jonathan Sopotiuk is a second-year online voting to improve turnout. the next year’s council. poor job with this, posting no more ability that have been made over the University 1 student and the Students Voter turnout is key to giving There is another mechanism than two pie charts on the website. past few years: United caniddate for president. UMSU council a mandate, and which is already in place to permit I like pie! I’d like a budget more! given a single-digit voter turnout last students to pass motions: UMSU There are reserved UMSU bulletin year, I find it offensive that the cur- general meetings. With a meet- boards around campus that ought rent UMSU council believes that it ing turnout of only a few hundred to see all internal UMSU informa- Vote at the polls! properly represents the students. The students, motions could be passed, tion published for all members to see, recent high for voter turnout is 18 and the will of the students can be and students will start seeing UMSU per cent, in 2005, which was mostly imposed upon the council. The internal information on these boards March 5, 6, and 7 related to the CFS referendum. Even problem is that the councils of past in my first week in office. There is the CFS with their huge PR machine really haven’t wanted students to more to UMSU than a poster with running at full steam can only gather be able to do this; so, due to poor head-shots of the council members. For polling locations, an 18 per cent voter turnout! advertising, the turnout has failed Troy Unrau is a fourth-year geo- Online elections will help, and to meet the required quorum. These physics student and the Clean Slte can- while there are details of implemen- meetings of late have been nothing didate for UMSU president. visit umsu.ca/elections Comment Editor: Michael Silicz 13 COMMENT Contact: [email protected] / 474.6770 Vol. 95 No. 22 March 5, 2008 WWW.THEMANITOBAN.COM LeTters to the Editor Send your letters to [email protected] or drop them off at 105 University Centre

‘Thinking Africa?’: students in the form of providing Bloody right ol’ chap! carefully consider patient needs in complain all the time about how the Ignorance to the rescue support for faculty councils and their Dear University of Manitoba making your decision to be a blood tuition freeze is bad and then they I wish to commend Jacinthe Blab events (such as supporting Ditchball), Students, donor! complain that not enough is being for his sound piece in the February campaigns, events, businesses (such Recently, you may have heard Ian Mumford, done about the freeze. Good to see 6 issue. Having written about the as IQ’s), scholarships and bursaries about Canadian Blood Services’ pol- Chief Operating Officer the Toban has no clue what they’re stereotypes about Africa during my (because not everyone has parents icy regarding the deferral of men who doing…as per usual. With all the tenure as comment editor of the that can pay their tuition), and many have had sex with other men (MSM) My mom and dad only typos and grammatical errors, it’s Manitoban to the point where I felt I free services, such as GoSA (UMSU’s even once since 1977 being debated warned me about candy… always hard to know what they’re might be labeled a communist — to Gallery of Student Art), which Nils in the media and at your university. talking about. Am I the only one be sure, a terrible label these days — Vik should be very familiar with as Canadian Blood Services understands In response to ‘Of Hotdogs and that is embarrassed that our students I have come to the conclusion that his work has recently been featured that this is a complex and sensitive Men’ it appears to me that Michael fees go to pay for such a lackluster everyone reserves the right to be igno- there. This service is provided free issue and we would like to provide Silicz is unaware of what he is actu- publication? rant, if they so desire. to students, and encourages students you with some information to better ally talking about. As a veteran U Dike Ukome There is abundant evidence that from ALL faculties to participate understand this safety policy. of M student, I have been around Third-year Engineering student we all understand the world in terms expressing themselves in various dif- Why do we have the MSM defer- for a number of years and would like of categories and ideal types. To con- ferent forms and mediums. ral policy if we test all donated blood? to point out that the UMSU Day tinue to differentiate between the If students have a problem with Because our state-of-the-art test for of Action is relatively new to the U “Third World” and the “First World,” the suggested “mediocre generic HIV has a limitation. In the early of M. Also, it appears that Chelse Africa, as an analytic category has to rock bands” that play on campus, we stages of infection, known as the McKee has her facts wrong…yet be conceived as a monolithic place encourage them to submit their ideas ‘window period’, the virus is unde- again. UMSU did not participate in LSAT MCAT of wars and famine and the devel- to us to help make events better. I tectable. What this means is that the Day of Action in 2004. It wasn’t oped world must be the place of bliss also encourage students to come and without a screening process, there is until 2005, when the event was held GMAT GRE devoid of problems. Never mind the talk to us – they will often realize that the potential for an infected unit to at the U of M, that UMSU officially individual debts and other social ills; UMSU does a lot more for them than get through the system and be trans- endorsed the event. The next day of Preparation Seminars we all are just fine. they realize. fused into a patient. And recently action wasn’t until 2007. So I’m not Complete 30-Hour Seminars Clearly laying down the true Amanda Jonson released reports from the Public sure where the Manitoban staff get Proven Test-Taking Strategies picture about Africa as Jacinthe Vice-President External, UMSU Health Agency of Canada indicate their facts from – they always seem to Personalized Professional Instruction clamours for is capable of disrupting that MSM continues to account for be made up! Didn’t Michael Silicz’s things held very dearly and sincerely Science should not be the highest rate of HIV infection. parents ever teach him to not take Comprehensive Study Materials believed to be true. How else can fucked with The MSM policy, as with most of free hotdogs from strangers? Simulated Practice Exams parents frighten their children into Dear Editor, our policies, renders anyone whose Edwardo Famakin Free Repeat Policy gratefully eating their veggies? There I was very impressed with Dean blood could pose an increased risk Personal Tutoring Available has to be an Africa where everyone is Jensen’s passionately argued article to patients ineligible to donate — Thousands of Satisfied Students hungry. (irreverently titled “Don’t Fuck regardless of their sexual orientation. The fourth estate There are indeed problems deserv- with Science, Steve”) about recent In fact, there are many well intended Well, it’s good to see that the ing of attention in Africa as every- cutbacks to environmental moni- individuals who are ineligible to Manitoban is back to its old tricks Oxford Seminars where. However, in countries like toring agencies, including an aston- donate blood for many different rea- of constantly complaining about Nigeria (as well as most sub-Saharan ishing 80% budget reduction for sons, such as persons who have lived UMSU and the CFS. Are they in 1-800-779-1779 / 780-428-8700 countries); malaria kills more people the Environmental Monitoring and in the United Kingdom during a support or against the campaigns than HIV/AIDS. Hence, those who Assessment Network, which moni- specified time frame, or those who of these organizations? First they www.oxfordseminars.com honestly believe everyone is dying tors changes in ecosystems, at the were born or lived in Africa since of HIV/AIDS are those whose next time when we need this information 1977, or individuals with a history of pay cheque depends on believing the most! malaria – to name a few. No matter so. While not meaning to downplay This is sad news that should what action we take or what policy genuine efforts in some quarters, the have been publicized much more is in place, it is with the safety of Graduates earn reality is that the HIV/AIDS industry broadly than it was, and I hope The patients as the overriding principle. has become a path to a good interna- Manitoban can publish Dean Jensen’s Having said this, Canadian tional career and a smart way to retire. sources for this information. We Blood Services continually reviews its $100,000 So, everyone in Africa has to have shouldn’t have to be getting our most policies to ensure they remain in the HIV/AIDS at least statistically. significant news from student news- best interest of patients. As a result of Let me end with a popular joke papers and late night talk shows now, a recent review of this policy, we have about two friends. The first asks his but such seems to be the case. Bravo begun an active research agenda to buddy who happens to be from a to Dean Jensen and The Manitoban inform our decision-making on this country in Africa: “Is it true that you for this important information, and issue. Is there a better way to screen tax free guys live on trees?” Totally amused, the reminder to all of us to be vigi- for risk of HIV? It is quite possible his friend answers: “Yes, that’s true. lant and outspoken in our care for the that there is, but we won’t know that In fact, your ambassador lives on the beleagured environment, and protest until we complete the research. As next tree to my family’s.” against bad decision-making by our we conduct this research we will con- Finally, a friend was asked in the political leaders. tinue to work with groups such as U.S. in 2006 if people were connected Thank you very much, the Canadian Federation of Students to the Internet in Canada! People will Di Brandt and Egale Canada, as well as keep always have accurate information Canada Research Chair in English the public informed on our prog- about whatever they desire, if they Brandon University ress. Ultimately, it is not up to us to look closely enough, but there is no make a final decision as that respon- harm in being pleasantly ignorant. Punching Back sibility lies with our regulator, Health Tope Oriola I’d like to respond to Jesse Beach’s Canada. Ph.D student in criminology, University article “The leadership of a punching In closing, I would like to stress of Alberta. bag”, regarding the debate over our the importance of campus clinics. role in Afghanistan. Maybe I miss Maintaining an adequate supply is Following the money trail your point, but how can you say that an ongoing challenge for us, because the liberals are responsible for the on average, every minute of every day In response to Nils Vik’s letter to direct premeditated actions of others? someone in Canada needs blood or the editor last week, I must clarify That attitude absolves the murderers blood products. Canadian Blood that the “$140” he suggests does not of their responsibility for murder. It’s Services has had a long, rewarding only go to UMSU. It also goes to, in the same thing if I tell a rape victim relationship with the students and his case, his faculty council Students she is responsible for being raped. It faculty at the University of Manitoba, Architectural Society, as well as many takes the focus off the disgusting act resulting in a very impressive average different student services that were of violating another human for your of 1,185 units of blood each year, thus HealthyCareers.ca initiated by referenda. These referenda own sexual gratification, and makes helping a potential 3,555 patients. asked students if they were in favour the victim answerable for the crime. No matter what your point of view is Up to $20,000 Signing Incentive of contributing money annually to You are aware that Mr. Dion is bring- regarding the MSM policy, while we the various services: a few of them ing this up because some Canadians undertake the research to inform our include UMFM, the Manitoban and are in agreement with that position? decision-making on this issue, please U of M Recycling and Environmental In our small attempt at democracy in remember that patients rely on your Group. this country, that is his job; to bring support to save and improve their The other portion of the fees which points like this to the forefront. lives. does go to UMSU goes right back to Adam Hayward Thank you for taking the time to Comment Editor: Michael Silicz 14 COMMENT Contact: [email protected] / 474.6770 Vol. 95 No. 22 March 5, 2008 WWW.THEMANITOBAN.COM

Paying to be pirates How the Songwriters Association of Canada wants to make consumers walk the plank

JESSICA STEWIN, VOLUTNEER STAFF Unfortunately, ITunes does not break- illustration by ted barker down their sales by country, but they have reportedly sold over four billion ast week, the Songwriters songs worldwide, and a report by Association of Canada pro- Nielsen Soundscan stated that overall Lposed a $5 monthly tax for all digital album sales in Canada rose “Internet subscriptions” to compensate 93 per cent in 2007 to 1.98 million the music industry for illegal music units. Regular music downloaders, sharing. Monies raised by the levy, who purchase songs from legitimate which still requires federal approval, sites like ITunes and PureTracks.ca, would be used to reimburse Canadian likely spend more than $5 a month music creators for losses due to piracy. downloading their music. But if they However, the proposed levy would are forced to pay a levy to download fail to correct years of plummeting from legitimate file-sharing websites, with the number of legitimate music — more often than not Canadians be in the neighbourhood of a billion music sales, and may simply encour- consumers would have little reason to downloaders growing by five million, are listening to more American art- dollars annually. However, before age users of legal file-sharing sites to continue downloading “legally.” The or 20 per cent, to 29 million in 2007. ists than any homegrown musicians. record sales began to drop, the total jump ship and join the ranks of the Canadian music industry’s sales num- Just when it seemed that some of the However, the Songwriters Association value of all recorded music (from any music pirates. bers include the purchases of these pirates were starting to download of Canada proposes to reward only country) sold within Canada totalled The $5 fee is about half of what legitimate music listeners, but many legally, a short-sighted proposition is “Canadian music creators” with rev- only $1.3 billion. Sales in Canada it would cost to download one full are likely to join the ranks of music advocated that will simply encourage enue from Canadian Internet users, have dropped from this $1.3 billion album off of ITunes.ca, which is in pirates if this tax is put in place. more pillaging of artists. who may be downloading very little in 1999 to $704 million in 2006. The no way an accurate representation of The number of consumers who Further, Canadians do not lis- Canadian content, if any at all. The amount the songwriters are demand- how much music is truly downloaded. buy digital music legally is on the rise, ten exclusively to Canadian artists anticipated income of the levy would ing seems much higher than the actual damages that piracy caused to the music industry. In fact, the proposed fees could see the songwrit- ers’ association collect between $500 million and $900 million annually. Looks like they’re doing a little pillag- IF ONLY EVERYONE GAVE STUDENTS SPECIAL TREATMENT. ing of their own — from the pockets of Canadians. Moreover, what defines an “Internet subscription,” anyway? In one household you may have upwards of four people using the same Internet connection, each downloading their own music. Should these Internet subscribers pay $5 each? And what about coffee shops, schools, and oth- ers places that offer wireless Internet access? Should they charge users this fee each time they log on? Now, if one of your neighbours has a strong wire- less Internet connection that you can connect with when you’re in certain rooms of your house, should they be charging you? Will the Songwriters Association of Canada really be mon- itoring things so closely? I doubt it. So as pirates, why not band together and share one wireless network on each block, open for all to share and pil- lage at their leisure? A $5 monthly tax would only encourage “illegal” downloading by consumers and is unrealistic as a solu- tion to the music industries loses due to piracy. The $5 merely becomes the fare we pay to board the ship so we can pirate the digital seas. 'ET5NLIMITED4EXT-ESSAGING Jessica Stewin is a University 1 student. Unlmtd txt mssgs? :)

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The viral spread of Two Girls, One Cup Evolutionary disgust helps humans get over viral scat porn

Leah Werier, Staff is a sign of society’s declining mor- man behind the Two Girls, One Cup illustration by ted barker als, but there is more to be discussed video seems to experience the exact about being disgusted. opposite. Fiorito and his wife began a “Disgust” is a human emotion that fetish film business in 1996 featuring sually when I am forwarded is normally activated in response to a videos that were appealing to those e-mails containing video con- situation that is deemed unclean or with foot fetishes. As their film busi- Utent I instantly delete them, potentially infectious. Actions con- ness inexplicably continued to grow, however, the other day, feeling a sidered as being morally unclean can they expanded their horizons, creat- quea s y sensat ion of cu riosit y, I decided trigger the same response. In 2004, ing videos involving feces and vomit to watch one entitled Grandma’s the London School of Hygiene and prior to making Two Girls, One Cup. Reaction to ‘Two Girls, One Cup’ Tropical Medicine published a study In a legal declaration made after his hosted by YouTube.com and filmed demonstrating that “disgust,” consid- films came under censure in the via webcam, the video starts with an ered as a product of human evolution- United States, Fiorito admits that not elderly woman sitting in front of a ary history, acts to protect humans all of his actors were always comfort- computer monitor alongside what is from potential disease. The study sur- able with the idea of eating feces. “I said to be her granddaughter. veyed more than 40,000 people using have already made fetish movies with The granddaughter clicks on web-based photo stimuli. Images that scat-feces using chocolate instead of some sort of video, a burst of elevator suggested a higher potential disease feces. Many actors make scat films music begins, and then the real fun threat were rated in every instance as but they don’t agree to eat feces.” starts. The grandma clasps her hands significantly more disgusting. It is unknown what percentage of over her terror-stricken face and One such image comparison the world practices the activity, as they begins to gag. She then proceeds to involved comparing a photograph of are rarely polled. According to the swear at her granddaughter, who has a white towel that had a blue stain Online Medical Dictionary, “copro- burst into hysterical laughter so hard on it with another photograph of the philia” is a psychiatric term that refers she cries. My curiosity got the better same towel, but the liquid on the sec- to “a morbid attraction to, and interest of me and I decided to see exactly ond one resembled blood and other in (with a sexual element), faecal mat- what it was they were reacting to. bodily secretions. The latter image ter.” The word itself comes from the Two Girls, One Cup, or Cup Chicks, depicted a potential health threat and Greek words “kópros,” which means was created by Marco Fiorito, a was chosen as being the more disgust- “excrement” and “filia,” which means Brazilian scatological pornography ing of the two. In an image compari- fondness. The term “coprophagia” director. If you are not part of the son between a louse and a wasp, the refers to the eating component of this millions of Internet users who have louse was rated as significantly more fetish, demonstrated lustfully in Two already seen this video, spare your disgusting. Girls, One Cup. eyes. This short “pornography” video The study argues that disgust may The Marquis de Sade, famous for is aptly titled because it features two have evolved to prevent humans from his sexual perversion, was a practi- girls, and one of them literally shits eating potentially diseased or danger- tioner of coprophagia. Sade wrote into a cup. The second girl eats the ous materials. Patterns of response primarily on the topics of sexual feces from the cup and then spits among the study participants were exploration and political freedom, and vomits the contents into the similar regardless of place of birth. advocating eating fecal excrement at other girl’s mouth. They continue to The facial expression that a person some point along the way. He said, regurgitate this mess into each other’s makes when disgusted is said to “No habit is more easily acquired mouths for longer than I could watch. be universally recognizable. When than mard [excrement] savoring; eat Whether actually pornographic or watching one of the thousands of Two one, delicious, eat another, no two just plain horrific, this clip is arguably Girls, One Cup response videos, it is taste exactly alike, but all are subtle the most disgusting and discussed clear that all the viewers are express- and the effect is somewhat that of an video of the past year. ing complete and utter disgust. olive.” Somehow this video has become So why would tens of thousands Anyone in the field of health care a cultural phenomenon, spawning of viewers draw together to watch a can comment on the obvious dangers thousands of response videos. These disgusting video? Disgust has devel- of eating human excrement, namely response videos capture the experi- oped from a reflex to avoid poten- that it can transmit diseases like hep- ences of first-time viewers watching tially diseased or dangerous materials atitis. Another danger associated with the “cup chicks” doing their thing. into something much more complex: consuming human excrement is E. Grant’s Tutoring There are are over 11,500 different human emotion. As an emotion, it is coli, which is a harmful type of bac- response videos posted on YouTube, both abstract and complicated. Like teria that lives in the intestines and is as well as spoofs on the original clip guilt, disgust is a uniquely human expelled in the feces. When fecal-oral 489-2884 from bloggers, celebrities and child- characteristic that acts as a mecha- contamination occurs, E. coli can be hood icons like Kermit the Frog. nism for socialization. Once some- transmitted and can cause extremely FINAL EXAM PREP SEMINARS John Mayer did a parody on his blog, thing is disgusting, it is considered severe food poisoning, as well as uri- X showing himself and a male coun- socially reprehensible, and then it nary tract infections. The two stars in LINEAR ALGEBRA & terpart enjoying some frozen yogurt, should stop occurring. this viral video must have missed out which replaced the feces in the origi- Andras Angyal, a psychologist on any sort of lesson in safe sex. MATRICES ON APR. 5 nal — they also skipped out on any who pioneered research in the area The video Two Girls, One Cup X vomiting. The thousands of reac- of disgust, argued that our ability brings a new meaning to the term STATS 2 ON APR. 6 tion and parody videos, placed on to be disgusted reminds us that our “viral video.” Its rapid spread through X YouTube, are incredibly popular; one emotional lives remain deeply influ- the Internet mimics the way that CALCULUS ON APR. 12 of them has been viewed more than enced by “primitive, archaic mean- sickness and disease spreads through X 9,049,350 times. ings.” Our capacity for disgust signals populations. The fact that millions STATS 1 ON APR. 13 The popularity of the “cup chicks” our continuing denial of our animal have watched the video and declared GO TO THE WEBSITE FOR MORE INFO & TO REGISTER. video is astronomical. VH1’s tele- instincts. This tug-of-war between it to be a sign of moral decline might Bring this ad to any of Grant’s one-day exam prep seminars for vision program Best Week Ever has animal instincts and socialization just paradoxically be a sign of moral picked up on it, too. On this show, results first in fascination with base growth. When a virus passes through $10 off! (Limit one per seminar.) hosts regularly discuss the previous behaviours — the likes of which can an otherwise healthy human body, week in terms of popular culture, be seen in Two Girls, One Cup — and the body reacts first by being sick and HELPING STUDENTS FOR 20 YEARS gossip and entertainment. In a recent secondly in our disgust and com- then by learning how to neutralize Dates and times for weekly sessions and exam prep episode, Two Girls, One Cup was munal rejection of them. So maybe the offender and build up defences seminars, and more details are on the website. Get reported to lead to extreme moral the number of viewers is not proof against its return. Like getting an FREE help with your homework on-line, too! decline, and the show’s hosts felt that, of moral decline but rather of moral annual flu shot to help prevent more because of the video, “moral bank- growth. serious outbreaks, it might be a good ruptcy” had the best week ever. In Although most people that see idea to have an occasional dose of the their opinion, the video’s popularity the video react with disgust, the disgusting to stay healthy. grantstutoring.com Features Editor: Brendan Cathcart 16 FEATURES Contact: [email protected] / 474.6770 Vol. 95 No. 22 March 5, 2008 WWW.THEMANITOBAN.COM

Click at your own discretion Witnessing the horrific on the Internet

few weeks after a video appeared on of communication, entertainment, dissemina- both murderers and spectators of murder. The there. I’m real. It happened.” Adler remembers a the Internet in 2002 that showed Wall tion of information and social networking, every overwhelming sense that I get from reading the man named Al Feurerstein just arriving in the AStreet Journal reporter Daniel Pearl being single form of violence listed on the fact sheet has individual accounts — of what happened and United States in 1946 and having a friend say to beheaded in Pakistan, a co-worker of mine said, been made readily available for public (private?) why people did what they did — is that I don’t him, “Don’t worry. We have a constitution. It can “I really thought I wanted to see it, but after I viewing. For anybody with a few minutes of extra understand what happened and why people did never happen again.” Having just experienced a did, I wish I hadn’t.” His response was word-for- time and curiosity that won’t be observed or cen- what they did. nation crumble under his feet to reveal a mass word identical to another I heard from a friend sured by anyone, it’s easier to find a video of an Reading about death, seeing it firsthand or grave, Feurerstein responded, “Germany was a who, while filming for a skateboarding video, actual beheading than it is to file a tax return. watching it later through a video, will not neces- democracy. It had a constitution, too.” witnessed a radius bone break and come right On one site, Theync.com, there is a video sarily get a person closer to an understanding of Violence is wound inextricably through the through the skin of another guy’s arm. Designed of a 12-year-old Pakistani boy wearing camou- what it is they’re becoming witness to. Likewise, fabric of all human history; its intensity rising by nature to be hermetically sealed to keep our flage combat clothing, a white bandana with asking why people are willing to watch murder and falling in both expected and unexpected lives safely inside, the sudden rupture and violent Arabic writing on it, and holding a long knife. is roughly equivalent to asking why people com- times and places. The obsessively repeated maxim tearing open of a human body was more uncom- Surrounded by men dressed just like him, as well mit murder in the first place. Not that the two — those who forget the mistakes of the past are fortable for both of them to witness than they as by other villagers that are there to watch, he activities are equivalent, but that the reasons for doomed to repeat them — sounds like cliché out assumed it would be. looks straight at the camera and speaks a mes- both seem to be hidden in an unquantifiable of almost anybody’s mouth because it reflects an Ambulance attendants, police officers, sol- sage that I can’t understand. Emotionally sung recess of human nature. So what exactly is the ideal that sounds profound but doesn’t seem to diers, doctors, pathologists and morticians regu- recorded music starts playing. Then the man point of intentionally becoming witness to hor- have much purchase on the way that things actu- larly see the results of broken bodies. To avoid laying at his feet gets held down tightly by other, rible events? Trevor-Roper makes a compelling ally work in the world. Every nation with a history breaking down emotionally and psychologically, older men, and the boy bends down to do his job. suggestion:“This is a horrible book to read, and book knows that there have been wars in the past they have to develop professional calluses so as to As he starts cutting through the man’s neck, the yet one that should be read — not in order to over politics, religion, resources, race and power be able to continue with the daily work. Other spectators all begin shouting riotously, “Allahu revive old enmities (after all, it has been compiled that destroyed people, empires and civilizations, than what gets shown on the evening news, the Akbar!” It takes a good three minutes of work to by Germans and published in Germany), but and that these were devastatingly bad experiences average person going about his day does not very get through the vertebrae and fully detach the in order that we do not forget the most somber for those involved. Yet war and violence contin- often come into direct contact with scenes of man’s head. This particular video has already lesson of the Second World War: the fragility of ues today for almost all the same reasons. severe injury or violent death. been viewed 205,362 times. civilization, and the ease and speed with which, Maybe people don’t understand what it is The United States Department of Veteran Other videos on the site, as well as on simi- in certain circumstances, barbarism can break they’re hearing about or seeing on the news. This Affairs website posts a fact sheet for the National lar sites like Extremefuse.com, Nothingtoxic. through that thin crust and even, if backed by might the case because of the fact that when vio- Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) com and Rotten.com, include instances of rape, power and sanctified by doctrine, be accepted as lence is discussed publicly it’s usually coming from on the effects of witnessing community violence, swarmings, firing squad executions, necrophilia, the norm.” the mouth of someone being paid to talk about it, defining community violence as, “a complex term messy vehicular deaths, and just about any other Violent death, as Trevor-Roper asserts, is noth- so the representation of violence gets embedded that has been used to describe a wide range of unpleasant thing imaginable. Amazingly most of ing new to human history. Until recently, in most into stories that are actually about other things, events including riots, sniper attacks, gang-wars, these videos, particularly the ones that first warn Eastern and Western nations alike, executions like the failure of compassion in individuals or drive-by shootings, workplace assaults, terrorist “EXTREMELY GRAPHIC,” have been viewed had almost always been a matter of public spec- about the results of oppressive political systems attacks, torture, bombings, war, ethnic cleansing, between approximately 15,000 and 200,000 tacle. Anthropologist Nancy Schepper-Hughes and religious intolerance. Maybe what’s missing and widespread sexual, physical, and emotional times. Nobody is being forced to watch, but con- points out in her essay “Bodies, Death and is just the experience of witnessing the thing itself, abuse.” sidering the numbers of people that do, it seems Silence,” that although today in North America death, the finality of which ends all individual According to the fact sheet, kids tend to dis- important that we should ask the question: “why open violence appears to have largely disappeared compassion, political ambition and religious play disorganized, agitated behaviour, become do so many people want to watch this stuff?” — save for that related to gangs, drugs, theft, dominance. withdrawn, fearful, aggressive, and suffer from Unfortunately, the jury is still out on the sports, road rage and infidelity — it has actually In the same essay that expresses anxiety about nightmares of monsters, separation anxiety and answer to that question, though there are many just become such a routinized and integral part of the tenuous stability of political systems, Adler regressive social development. Adolescents may ideas about it, which come as varied as the people our very foundation for peaceable living that we makes the claim that, “average citizens in coun- also have trouble with nightmares and intrusive who watch the videos. Whether it’s intellectual don’t even notice it. tries not overrun by Germany may have had only thoughts: they experience depression, anger, dis- interest, morbid curiosity, vicarious excitement, “The military is not an educational, charitable, a vague knowledge of what was happening. But trust, fear, alienation and betrayal, all of which inner compulsion to know what’s going on in the or social welfare institution; violence is intrinsic in April 1945, when photographs of the victims can lead to acting out, risk-taking and substance world, or meditation upon the moment of death, to its nature and logic,” writes Schepper-Hughes. filled newspapers and magazines and were shown abuse. Adults can experience many of the same it seems that, throughout history, people have She also points out a much more profound exam- on newsreels, the world truly understood the hor- symptoms as both children and adolescents, with always wanted to see. ple of tacitly accepted and nationally validated rors of the Holocaust.” the added struggles of negotiating “(1) how to “In Kaunas, Lithuania, where violence, which is couched in the terminologies So what’s better? To see or not to see? The build trust again (which includes looking at issues Einsatzkommando 3 operated, the Jews were of science and the rhetoric of national security. vast majority of violent death videos found on of power, empowerment, and victimization); (2) clubbed to death with crowbars, before cheering “Nuclear scientists,” she says, “have created a the Internet are totally devoid of context or are how to find meaning in life apart from the desire crowds, mothers holding up their children to see soothing and normalizing discourse with which in languages other than English; the sole purpose for revenge; (3) how to find realistic ways to pro- the fun, and German soldiers clustered round like to discuss our government’s capacity for blowing seems to be to show the singular, excruciating tect themselves, their loved ones, and their homes spectators at a football match. At the end, while up populations of bodies to smithereens.” Canada moment. and community from danger; and (4) how to the streets ran with blood, the chief murderer has no nuclear missiles of its own but is still under Is there something valuable to be gained by deal with feelings of guilt, shame, powerlessness, stood on the pile of corpses as a triumphant hero NATO’s nuclear umbrella and as such could have watching these videos? Should people even have and doubt.” and played the Lithuanian national anthem on an nuclear missiles used in its defence if threatened unregulated access to such images in the first Regardless of age, experiencing any one of accordion.” Historian Hugh Trevor-Roper wrote nationally. place? I posed these questions to Adam Muller, the special forms of trauma listed under the head- this in his foreword to Ernst Klee’s The Good Old The thin crust of civilization that Trevor- an associate professor of English at the University ing “community violence” can knock a person’s Days: The Holocaust as Seen by Its Perpetrators and Roper talks about, under which is hidden the of Manitoba and research fellow with the Centre emotional feet out from underneath them. As the Bystanders, which is a collection of letters, diaries, boundless possibilities of barbarism, is what for Defense and Security Studies specializing in Internet becomes increasingly ubiquitous in mod- confessions and reflections, all of which are an David A. Adler, a Holocaust survivor, acknowl- representations of war and genocide. ern technologically developed societies as a means attempt to give access to the private thoughts of edges with anxiety in his essay “Tell them I was Features Editor: Brendan Cathcart 17 FEATURES Contact: [email protected] / 474.6770 Vol. 95 No. 22 March 5, 2008 WWW.THEMANITOBAN.COM

Click at your own discretion by Brendan Christopher Cathcart

Manitoban: Why are so many people see an accident on the street, or you may know interest; a vile, invasive spectatorial attempt to deep psychological uneasiness we have about it watching these videos of violent deaths on the a relative. Death for me is the last horizon of negotiate the inner reaches of another’s privacy. — that if it goes, then what finally is our claim Internet? mysterious privacy. A singular moment. M: Because viewers have a total and com- to privacy going to consist in? What’s left to Adam Muller: Often when these images What we see is an intrusion of this tech- plete inability to understand the direct experi- protect? are talked about its some kind of schadenfreude nology into one of the last remaining spaces ence of extreme and violent death, is it damaging M: There seems to be varying degrees of that’s appealed to that explains how it is that denoted as private. And what makes us deep to witness it? removal between experiencing the thing in people become fascinated by them. Why do down uncomfortable about these representa- AM: It might be, but people’s psychologies front of your eyes, watching a video of it, or people watch stuff like this? Schadenfreude, the tions, in addition to the fact that it’s hard to are different, it might be thrilling. As limited watching a fictional representation of it. Copy idea that through watching other people harmed watch, is the sense that it’s not right to be watch- events, they defy description. The language in of a copy of a copy, but aren’t they all still about you come to be feel better about yourself, that ing. I think our sense of it not being right to art that’s typically attached to these events is of the same thing? your happiness in some perverse psychological watch has to do with our vestigial sense we have the sublime. The language of the sublime is all AM: The funny thing is that it’s the thing in way, depends on other people’s misery. of the moral necessity of our own privacy. We about evoking the mysteriousness of the thing itself that we really care about. The representa- M: Because you’re not experiencing that need that space still. If we don’t have that space, being described. The kind of verité style of these tions we care about in different ways. The stuff kind of suffering? amongst other things we’ll be obliged to con- images is all about trying to make it so that we that gives us the thrill and makes deep moral AM: Yeah, and because you’re not, lucky you, front our own mortality, and we don’t like that. understand them as fundamentally non-myste- demands on us is the original representation. Of isn’t that great? That’s often given as an explana- M: What’s the difference between watching rious. The extent to which you’ll be damaged course when we’re dealing with the stuff on the tion. But I don’t think that’s right; I don’t think Hotel Rwanda and a beheading video? by witnessing these events will amount to an Internet, precisely because what we’ve taken is that’s what’s going on with these images. Bear AM: [Hotel Rwanda] is a film, a fiction film. idiosyncratic response, private to you, to this something historically and contextually located in mind there were other precursors to this, par- The edits are smooth, the angles are conducive demystification. within an individual and then made it available ticularly and notoriously a film called Faces of to a maximum awareness, the performances are M: You said that these videos are decontex- to multiple contexts of presentation, we actually Death that was actually banned in Canada. I to some degree mannered. I might fear for a tualized, but in fact they are typically situated in end up putting huge distance between us and saw a bootleg copy in the ’80s that was brought character, but my fearing for a character is radi- the middle of the screen, surrounded by images the thing itself. And to the extent that we do into the country by British soldiers stationed at cally different than sort of fear from the fear I of pornography, other forms of gruesome death that, we have less obligation to act, less obliga- the base near Medicine Hat where I grew up. To would have for an individual who is real in the and advertising. What is this frame? tion to respect, less awareness of where to draw watch that the first time was horrific, watching world. It wasn’t non-fictional in the sense of a AM: It seems to me on the one hand, it the line between the public and the private and scenes of suicide and animal death, it was very documentary. There were many codes of perfor- creates an implicit equivalence between those so on and so forth. I think this ends up being a unpleasant and weird. Seems pretty banal com- mance, conventions of dress and accent and so forms of representation and the representation really messy and dangerous phenomenon. pared to what you can see right now. forth that drew attention to the fact that Hotel of death. There’s also this other sense in which M: At the university, you teach people M: Is there something wrong with watching Rwanda wasn’t real. the crass, two-dimensional juxtaposition in this about genocide. What’s the difference between these videos? M: What then is the purpose of representing rectangular field that is your computer screen what you teach and what can be found on the AM: I think in a lot of ways the kinds of genocide in the film? suggests that it’s really no different in kind from Internet? technologies we’re in bed with right now have AM: We see atrocity occurring in the film; all that other stuff. And what I’m suggesting is AM: I’m witnessing, but reflecting on the severely contracted the space formerly denoted the film isn’t about those atrocities per se. The actually that’s true. That as it’s being presented mechanism of the witnessing itself. by the term “the private.” Whereas, in the 18th film is about two things: it’s about the failure to us it’s precisely part of the demystificatory M: Can’t witnessing without reflecting be century, the establishment of some kind of dis- of Western powers to do what they needed to project that has rendered so much else that we considered a valuable experience? tance between the public and the private was do to prevent those atrocities; and secondly it’s took to be specifically unique to us, private to us, AM: It’s valuable but it’s naive. It leaves you vital to the creation of a political subjectivity on about the courage of a single man, separated and rendered that banal. open for exploitation by all kinds of agencies the one hand because you needed people to feel from, divorced from, any higher authority, who M: Is it more real to see something in person and institutions that have a vested interest in like there was some part of their life [or] world on the strength of his own character protected than on a computer? shaping memory . . . without that level of criti- that they had a unique and particular claim to and saved hundreds of lives. It’s difficult to say AM: Let’s say somebody we can’t get to on cal reflection, I think the image is little more that didn’t belong to anybody else, that had a that a film of somebody committing suicide on the other side of the river hangs themselves, right than a kind of porn. kind of value to them that they felt obliged to the Internet is about anything other than that in front of your eyes. You’re left at some level M: Some countries, including Pakistan, represent politically. You needed privacy for particular moment. In other words, it serves no contending with the idea that maybe there was Iran, Morocco, Brazil, China, Myanmar, Syria that. Additionally, the idea of the individual gets other rhetorical purpose, whereas I think there something you could have done. When you wit- and Thailand, have chosen to regulate and block announced in the 18th century and defended is a deeper and morally worthwhile purpose ness this thing on the computer screen, you’re certain aspects of the Internet that they believe philosophically and politically, that kind of served by something like Hotel Rwanda. focalized through someone else’s eyes. And you to be dangerous for their respective countries. individualism revolves around a conception of M: What about the Taliban video of the can always displace some of the responsibility Since the Internet is a publicly shared space, privacy, because what is the individual but in a 12-year-old beheading another man? for seeing onto someone else, because it’s their should it be regulated so that people in general sense an organism private unto himself? Vital. AM: What’s being served by some decon- perspective that’s capturing your perspective don’t have free access to disturbing images? These technologies are amenable to an inser- textualized death on the Internet? From the and that makes you at once removed from the AM: Different cultures draw the line tion in spaces that would formally have been Taliban’s perspective, maybe there’s a purpose, thing itself. For some people, that’ll matter between the public and the private in very considered off-limits, thereby contracting the but in terms of my own engagement, I can be hugely, and that’ll make it possible for them to different places. What might be considered space of the private. Now, death is really an nothing but appalled by it. It means nothing to feel nothing when looking at those images on acceptable or unacceptable is going to be a very intimate and mysterious moment. Our own me because it’s just a spectacle. We should know the screen. For other people it’s going to be an different order of thing. Although I’m not a deaths are a source of anxiety and mystery to that they were killed, and in a sense somebody insignificant difference because we’re all human deep cultural relativist, obviously you have to in us because there’s a sense in which we both has to witness this for us, but without the rel- beings. That someone could have seen that some sense acknowledge that other cultures do experience them and don’t experience them. evant contextual information, without being individual in that way and had the presence of things differently in ways that aren’t necessarily We undergo them, but it’s not clear that we prepped and located — remember, in a fiction mind to film it, would be horrific enough, and better or worse than the ways we do them. So experience them, as experience has a cognitive film there’s point of view, narration, text on the devastating. again, I think the imperative is to analyze where dimension to it. We have to process what we see screen that tell you when and where something’s My worry about the death thing — given the line is drawn and not assume that we have and feel to have experiences. And we don’t get to happening, you’re always positioned — the death as a limit case, as one of the last myste- historically or notionally drawn it in the right witness the deaths of others very often. You may watching of them becomes a matter of prurient rious phenomena we still have and given the place. Features Editor: Brendan Cathcart 18 SCIENCE Contact: [email protected] / 474.6770 Vol. 95 No. 22 March 5, 2008 WWW.THEMANITOBAN.COM Talking to Trolls How the Internet isn’t destroying the way we communicate

Trevor Bekolay, Volunteer Staff their character’s appearance, talents illustration by ted barker and abilities, their role in battle, and other factors. As people play through the game and have new and exciting he Internet is changing the way experiences, they become attached to we interact with people. E-mail their digital analogue. Tlets us contact someone instantly, Don’t believe me? In December yet asynchronously. Instant messaging 2007, a new venture called lets us maintain a dialogue between FigurePrints began selling custom two or more people across great dis- figurines fashioned from a player’s tances. Social networking sites con- World of Warcraft character. Despite a nect us with friends from years past. $100 price tag, the demand for these How does our personality manifest physical embodiments of online itself in these forms of communica- personas is so great that monthly tion? Since early in the Internet’s draws have to be held to determine evolution, one of the ways that people who has the privilege to purchase a have been instilling personality into FigurePrint. their messages is through the use of Even more than these physical per- avatars: graphical representations of sonifications, the attachment players people in a computer system. feel towards their avatar can be seen Though avatars began as small pic- in the role-playing community. To tures accompanying posts on Internet clarify, despite the moniker of “role- forums, they have grown to include playing game,” the majority do not complicated three-dimensional actively play a role consistent with the models, such as those found in mas- mythology of the game they are play- sively multiplayer online role playing ing. Despite the fantastical surround- games (MMORPG). There are now ings and motifs in the game, most around 16 million people with active give their characters their own voices. subscriptions to an MMORPG, 10 Role players, on the other hand, give million of whom are subscribed to their avatars a personality separate Blizzard Entertainment’s game World from their own and consistent with having less control, and losing a sense exercise has produced a number of [and] a dangerous reason for doing of Warcraft. Like other MMORPGs, the world that they are interacting of belonging. In a later study, ostra- studies documenting psychological just about anything at all.” players in World of Warcraft control in. World of Warcraft gives players the cized participants were more likely to benefits — and I should say these are Though I cannot vouch for every- an online avatar within a persis- opportunity to play only with other conform on a subsequent task. immediate benefits to mood or well- one, my personal experience has tent game world; players engage in role players; out-of-character discus- Jessica Cameron, a psychol- being, occurring within 10 minutes been that online games are simply exploring the landscape, fighting sion in public channels is against the ogy professor at the University of of starting to exercise,” said Bailis. an escape from the reality and mun- monsters, performing quests, build- rules of role-playing worlds. Manitoba, reinforces the idea that “So, I don’t buy the argument that dane routine of day-to-day life. I will ing skills, and interacting with both The attachment between players online interaction is not necessar- people are choosing sedentary activi- concede that always escaping to the computer-controlled characters and and their avatar can have downsides. ily fantasy. “Lots of sites have real- ties like online role playing over exer- same place can make one dependent, other players. An avatar’s statistics (how strong they world implications. In addition, lots cise because exercise will only benefit but online gamers are far from alone Articles in mainstream media are, how far they are in the game, of chat rooms are not fantasy: these them in the long run (so to speak). in this behaviour. A disturbing num- on MMORPGs invariably contain and so on) are publicly viewable. In are real interactions with real con- “Any role-playing game is going ber of people believe in supernatural shocking tales of addiction and other words, one’s in-game status can flicts. The difference with the online to have a highly satisfying creative beings that care about them person- neglect. Recently, Yahoo! Games ran be easily determined from a quick world is that you can dump the chat aspect to it, which might be miss- ally. Too many people believe in the a story about a 28-year-old woman glance at an avatar. For this reason, room and move onto another one ing from exercise, and if people are glorified view of love that Hollywood who divorced her husband of six people spend exorbitant amounts of with relative ease, whereas in the real indeed choosing online activities, I perpetuates. Most believe in this years because his addiction to World time and effort to improve their ava- world, switching groups can be very hope that is why. Otherwise, I sus- idea of a traditional family that just of Warcraft ruined their marriage. tars. In some cases, these upgrades difficult.” pect the reason is that these online doesn’t happen that often. The key “I’m real, and you’re giving me may be purely cosmetic — evidence Yet, there are unmistakable dif- activities are easy to start when one is is to separate fantasy from reality, up for a fantasy land,” she said in that the drive to create the best pos- ferences in the way people present bored and difficult to stop when one and to keep a solid balance between an interview with Yahoo! Games. sible avatar is at least in part socially themselves online. One of the main is tired, which is the opposite of most enjoying diversions and living a pro- “You’re destroying your life, your six- motivated. Players feel compelled to differences is crudely summed up health-promoting physical activities, ductive life. year marriage, and you’re giving it up keep their avatars on par with others by the popular gaming webcomic for something that isn’t even real. . . . in their social group. In psychology, Penny Arcade. John Gabriel’s Greater [Blizzard] built it in such a way that the “drive within individuals to look Internet Fuckwad Theory states, you have to keep putting more and to outside images in order to evalu- “Normal person + anonymity + audi- more time into it to maintain your ate their own opinions and abilities” ence = total fuckwad.” More pedantic status. I remember thinking when is described by social comparison sources call this “the online disinhi- I was married that it was downright theory. bition effect.” The basic idea of this exploitative to people who couldn’t Dan Bailis, a University of effect is that the only things that oth- control themselves in that way. It’s set Manitoba psychology professor, com- ers on the Internet know about you up like a drug.” ments on the role of social compari- are the things that you make avail- Powerful statements. However, it son in MMORPGs, “The more the able for others to see. One can remain could be argued that her husband has players are inventing their world as almost completely anonymous if one an addictive personality, and were it they go, and a shared understanding so chooses. That anonymity can cause not World of Warcraft, it would be of that world is needed for them to many to loosen up and express them- drugs or porn or daytime soap operas. be able to operate successfully within selves more openly; they reveal secret Most addictive behaviours afflict it, the greater a role I would expect emotions, fears and wishes or show around five to 10 per cent of people, to see for social comparison in the unusual acts of kindness or generosity. and there is no evidence to suggest way people play the game. And in On the other hand, disinhibition can that MMORPGs affect a larger pro- that respect, I would draw no sharp lead to people being nastier than they portion than that. These examples distinctions between fantasy and real would normally be, attacking others of MMORPGs causing the break- life. For all its physicality, real life with harsh criticisms, anger, hatred down of relationships or the neglect still demands a lot of invention and and threats. of personal responsibilities are not shared understanding to be negoti- So yes, there are some differ- the norm, despite the publicity they ated successfully from day to day.” ences in online interaction, but in receive; most people see these games In the end, perhaps the drive to the end, there are far more similari- simply as a hobby. What separates improve oneself in a game is not so ties than differences. Why then are MMORPGs from other hobbies is different from in real life. Both can MMORPG players criticized for how integral a person’s avatar is to have social benefits and both can satiating the human need for social their enjoyment of the game. influence one’s mental and emotional contact in a virtual world? I can see When one first begins an state. One study showed that subjects only one valid reason, and that is the MMORPG, they create a character who were ostracized by computer- health risks associated with living a that becomes their identity within the controlled characters in a simple sedentary lifestyle. game. Players are able to customize online game reported feeling bad, “The last decade of research on Culture Editor: Evan Johnson 19 CULTURE Contact: [email protected] / 474.6529 Vol. 95 No. 22 March 5, 2008 WWW.THEMANITOBAN.COM

Surface vs. Substance

A Simple Desultory Philippic “Coming of Age.” Even though he uments at work only to find that after did end up as a transcendental being a satisfying pump of the Swingline Ben Poggemiller Staff illustration by ted barker later in the series, he was punished or Bostitch that your papers are as for altruism. Fans hated Wesley any- unmarked, unbound and anarchic as Q: How do you get things done in a way, and it was with no small amount ever? Perhaps there could be a group bureaucratic society? of satisfaction that we got to see that goes into offices at night and A: Don’t tell anyone what you’re doing. Captain Picard instruct him to “Shut refills all the staplers so that the own- Here is the story according to up, Wesley” in the episode entitled ers never run out of staples. It would the Globe and Mail: The Pantheon, “Datalore.” Well, you’ve caught me save a lot of time and anger. a French national monument and rambling again. I guess the point is Clock-synch purple memorial in the Latin Quarter of that I must feel pretty strongly about monkey dishwasher Paris, has not had a functioning clock something if I’m going to defend This group would be a clandes- in over 40 years. The 19th-century Wesley Crusher. tine group of university students who clock needed refurbishing, but bud- The stealthy sects of the UX are undertake the tedious task of syn- get problems and the usual rigmarole still largely mysterious to police, chronizing the clocks throughout the employed by countless workers across which gives rise to the issue of the U of M with accurate time. This way, the world to get out of work pre- potential for other, more dangerous some professors wouldn’t end late and vented its repair. In late 2005, a group organizations to secretly exist. These others wouldn’t start early, causing a of intrepid individuals took action. groups could be like Fight Club, only mad dash by students from St. Paul’s For nearly a year, they snuck into the more destructive. With my glass half to University College. Pantheon every night and cleaned While its activities are illegal, the ernment is incompetent.” full, though, there could be other Group three and refurbished the parts under the UX is like Fight Club, only construc- To attempt to punish people positive groups out there. Whatever these guys do, it’s ultra- supervision of a trained clockmaker tive. My perception may be skewed for helping is like in that episode of Here are some ideas for other secret but it’s for the good of the to make the clock work again. When by my what-I-want-to-be-when-I- Star Trek: The Next Generation in underground groups that could be city. They could be quite productive, they alerted the building adminis- grow-up drawings of Batman in Mrs. which Wesley Crusher is denied from created right here in Winnipeg: although I suggest they come up with trator that the clock was in working Lazaruk’s Grade 1 class, which reflect Starfleet Academy for helping and The staple frustration a more imaginative name. order, they were put before a judge my natural attraction to anyone who encouraging his competitors on the liberation movement There are places other than Paris on charges of damaging government roams the streets at night under an entrance exam in episode 19, entitled Have you ever tried to staple doc- that are stuck at 10:49. property. Thankfully, the case was alter-ego and performs good deeds thrown out, but the clock is still per- where the system will not. Batman petually stuck at 10:49. somewhat abides by the legal system, The people who fixed the clock though; that is, his enemies are put Fair trade: Making the Connection call themselves the Untergunther and on trial and sent to the easily-escap- Kailee Grimolfson it is a sect of a larger organization able Arkham Asylum. Untergunther illustration by kevin doole called the UX, which is still function- did not, but it’s difficult to be angry ing, despite efforts by police to track with people who devote their time, them. According to the Globe and energy (remember that they still have hen you take that first satisfy- Mail, Untergunther has devoted its day jobs) and money towards pride in ing sip of coffee in the morn- time to other secret restoration proj- their city. To quote Hippocrates, they Wing, its warm aroma filtering ects, while other sects of the UX like “make a habit of two things — to help, through to your senses, you are prob- The Mexican Perforation, built a func- or at least to do no harm.” To quote ably not thinking of the impoverished tioningGRADSTUDIES_Discovery_ad_4x7.5:Layout cinema theatre underground everyone’s 1 father 2/19/08 at family 2:14 gatherings, PM Page southern 1 coffee growers who have which was discovered by police. there are certain areas where “the gov- made it possible. Today that connec- tion is being made through fair trade. There ha s been a lot of hy pe a round here lately regarding the concept of “fair trade” (FT). It can be heard in ads for Starbucks or Robin’s Donuts, it’s the focus of Fair Trade Manitoba’s (FTM) “One Month Challenge,” and here at school Engineers Without Borders (EWB) has organized a FT awareness campaign. So what is FT all about? The idea of fair trade originated ducers in the South are guaranteed passed, if you are up for the challenge, over 40 years ago in Europe as a grass- a minimum price (1.26/lb) for their there is no problem in trying it out on roots movement. The goal was to crop, despite what the world market’s your own. alleviate prevailing poverty in south- price is. Engineers Without Borders is a ern countries by building direct, sus- The actual term “fair trade” is Canadian development organization tainable long-term relationships with used to describe the certification and that aims to promote human devel- Edward Diaz producers. FT is an alternative way labelling system regulated by the opment and end extreme poverty. to fight poverty rather than the use not-for-profit Fair Trade Labelling Currently, EWB is raising awareness B.Sc., Ph.D(iscovery) of foreign aid, which is only a short- Organization (FLO). FLO sets spe- about the importance of FT here term fix. cific standards for certification and at the U of M. Look for upcoming The coffee industry brings in $5 they are the ones who certify and EWB events to learn more about FT. billion a year, making it one of the monitor the co-operatives in the Purchasing fair trade is becoming most important commodities in South. The organization includes easier every day, as its popularity and the world economy. Under the con- 21 national initiatives including the demand increases. All coffee shops on With over 2,300 graduate students, ventional free-market system, four Canadian Transfair Canada. campus have a fair trade blend except Memorial University of Newfoundland major corporations have managed Though it is the most popular, cof- for Tim Hortons. All you have to attracts seekers of adventure, discovery, and knowledge from many walks of life. Attractive to buy nearly half of the world’s cof- fee it is not the only FT product sold do is ask for “fair trade.” Outside of funding packages, renowned faculty members fee harvest. Those corporations are in Canada — others include cocoa, campus, you can get FT coffee and and facilities, and highly affordable tuition Nestle, Kraft, Sara Lee, and Procter sugar, tea, bananas, sports balls, roses, chocolate at most Sobeys, Safeway and living costs make Memorial the ideal & Gamble. cereals, spices, wine and cotton. and Superstore outlets, and the FTM place to study, to live and to become. To This conventional system distrib- Fair Trade Manitoba (FTM) website has a thorough guide to retail- discover a great opportunity at Memorial, utes the generous benefits from the and Engineers Without Borders ers that carry FT in Manitoba. To be visit us online or contact us for details. coffee industry to the corporations (EWB) are two organizations that sure you are buying legitimate fair while leaving the southern farmers in are informing Manitoban’s about FT. trade products, look for the symbol. poverty because they do not receive FTM is a group of Manitobans work- The beaut y of purcha sing fa ir trade become an expert. fair prices for their products. This has ing together to increase awareness coffee on campus is that you can get obvious implications for their educa- of FT principles and products. Fair a quality cup of coffee, for example tion and general well-being. Trade Manitoba is currently running Kicking Horse sold at Degrees or the Under the FT system, import- the “One Month Challenge,” which Daily Bread Café, without the line ers in the North purchase directly encourages participants to drink ups of Timmy’s and for a better price. from small-scale farms organized only fair-trade coffee and eat only Although FT is not the com- SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES by co-operatives in the South. This fair-trade chocolate for one month. plete answer to alleviating poverty, it MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND eliminates the “middlemen” in the It challenges consumers to begin does make that essential connection ST. JOHN’S, NL | A1C 5S7 | CANADA conventional system that tends to thinking about their purchases and between the consumer and the pro- www.mun.ca/sgs | [email protected] | T. 709 737 8847 | F. 709 737 4702 take a large portion of the profits. the ultimate implications involved. ducer. It is a small choice that can Under the fair trade system, pro- Although the deadline to sign up has have a positive impact. UMSU El ect i ons VOTE MARCH 5,6,7 at ANY POLL LOCATI ON It doesn’t take much to make your voice heard on campus- just a few minutes of your time! Students can vote at any poll station with their Student Card. Cast your vote for the new UMSU Student Executive and Community Representatives. VOTING HOURS 09:00h-18:00h POLL STATIONS Agriculture Atrium Armes Tunnel Brodie Centre Drake Fishbowl Fletcher Argue in front of tunnel Frank Kennedy corridor Inner City Campus* Pembina Hall University College University Centre across from Tim Hortons *Inner City Campus voting day is March 5, from 09:00h-18:00h, at the William Norrie Centre. www.umsu.ca/elections Candidates by POSITION seeking: PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDENT ADVOCACY Troy Unrau (Clean Slate) Jackson Duong (Clean Slate) Pierce Cairns (Regressive Conservative) Mitch Tripple (Students United) Jonny Sopotiuk (Students United) VICE-PRESIDENT EXTERNAL VICE-PRESIDENT INTERNAL Ben Singer (Clean Slate) Christina Brine (Clean Slate) Rita Bruce-Nanakeain (Students United) Leanne Rajotte (Students United) VICE-PRESIDENT STUDENT SERVICES Serena Heska (Clean Slate) Shawn Dingwall (Regressive Conservative) Sid Rashid (Students United) Candidates running for the following COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE positions are: ABORIGINAL STUDENTS’ REPRESENTATIVE: Jordan Wilson (uncontested) LGBTT* STUDENTS’ REPRESENTATIVE: Denis Courcelles Daniel Draper STUDENTS’ WITH DISABILITIES REPRESENTATIVE: Larry Baillie (uncontested)

My name is Daniel Draper, Hello, candidate for the position of LGBTT* My name’s Ben Singer and I’m Community Representative in the running for V.P. External in the upcoming UMSU General Election upcoming elections. There are on March 5, 6 and 7. I have been in many issues in student life I feel this position for almost a year now, need to be addressed with caution and I believe that I can continue and thought. From the tuition serving my community well over freeze to commuter concerns, the the next year. I’m going to work right answer is all in the questions you ask, the people you talk to. I for you towards the promotion of will ask all the right questions to your rights as a community. If you make this a much changed – and want a candidate who is not afraid better – campus. If you wish to to ght for your community on the hear what my ideas are, or contact issues that impact you, vote Daniel me with your vision of what UMSU Draper as LGBTT* Community or your student group should Representative… because we all become, please contact me at deserve to be treated equally. [email protected]. Vo t e Ma r ch 5,6,7 Culture Editor: Evan Johnson 21 CULTURE Contact: [email protected] / 474.6529 Vol. 95 No. 22 March 5, 2008 WWW.THEMANITOBAN.COM

The Diary of A Facebook Addict

the bathroom. I look at the computer and a slight Matt Abra, volunteer staff My sponsor insisted that over smirk crosses my face. “I don’t need the period of my rehabilitation it you,” I say aloud, and I walk right y name is Matt, and I am would be beneficial for me to keep past it. It is one of the most satisfying a Facebookaholic. About a a diary to document my progress. snubs I’ve ever administered. This is Mmonth ago, I decided to do Now, being 30 days clean, I feel it is going to be easy. the righteous thing and quit, once and only fitting that I publish said diary. Day 3 for all. It has been a grueling 30 days, Perhaps my journey will be the stuff In a bit of a haze, I attempt to but lo and behold, I have not fallen of inspiration, whereby all you other read a book. Upon opening the front off the wagon. I am still attending my Facebookaholics out there can see cover, I am immediately nonplussed weekly meetings Faceless Facebookers that you are not alone, and truly, by the fact that there are zero notifi- (FF), and things are going fairly well. there is a light at the end of the mes- cations, just some other strange gib- My addiction appears to be subsid- sage board. berish called “acknowledgments.” I ing, but I assure you all, this has been Day 1 get a chapter in and find the clean among the hardest things I have ever Upon retuning from my first FF composition to be utterly confusing. done. I liken it to quitting going to meeting, I feel a calm crawl over me. This freak writes the word “u” all weird, spelled “Y-O-U.” I am, how- ever, introduced to a seemingly cool guy named Ponyboy. I try to send a Computer world friend request to him. It doesn’t work. In my fury, I stuff the book in my garburator. Nostalgia for the year 11111001110 Day 7

Ben Poggemiller Staff the song is taken from the Disney Trying to keep myself occupied Illustration b y Ri c a r d o La w r e n c e version of Robin Hood, the word with puzzles and old re-runs of Dallas, he Internet: creator and destroyer “infringement” is unknown to you. I find my interest wavering after only a bunch of random numbers. I find he asks if I would like some break- of worlds. Elegant. Shocking. You finally remember that you only a few short hours. Simply watching myself talking to someone who calls fast. Food! Now why didn’t I think TEvolving. Hyperbolic. As long have a certain amount of hours left Dallas won’t suffice, I want to be himself Serge. He asks where I live. I of that? as there has been the Internet, there on your monthly Internet plan, so answering trivia questions about it can’t remember what I tell him. Alas, that is my daring story. Now have been Internet fads. However, I you move on. as well. Slowly, I feel the craving seep Day 20 that I’m over the hump, I can start constantly have a strange nostalgia You sign into ICQ to see if any- in. At first it is just a few minor hand I must have blacked out. I awake working on my 12 steps. I’m nervous for four years ago, before some new one you know is on. You are greeted twitches. I think my arm has con- on my hardwood floor and take a look about step seven. There are a lot of fad or technology changed our lives. by only one green flower, one of your ditioned itself to reach for a mouse at the computer. It is on. Oh no, did drunken pictures to apologize for. Remember 2004? It was a simpler friends from school. After you talk every few minutes or so. Eventually I succumb to the temptation? I can’t time then, before Facebook.com and for a few minutes about how cool it my mind starts to play tricks on me. remember a thing. This has gone far YouTube.com. That was when it was is to instantly message one another, Visions of zombies and pirates begin enough. I pull out my phone and great to be a nerd. But what happens you get a game of Jedi Knight: Dark to invade my psyche. It’s only been a manage to call my sponsor. I ask him if we go back in 10 years in “nerd- Forces II going. It is the best game ever week. Am I really this weak? to come over, but, for some reason, dom”? made. Day 13 only Dr. Phil shows up at my door. I The year is 1998. You come home You quit ICQ to conserve band- It suddenly dawns on me, I have don’t let him in. from school and you’re ready for width and you log on to the MSN not spoken to any of my friends in 10 Day 29 the World Wide Web. “Mom, do Gaming Zone. You find the game days and I have not compared them. I can’t believe I’ve made it this far. you need to use the phone?” you ask your friend has set up. He has I have no idea about their current Things have actually been OK the last as you plug the line into the phone the game password-protected so status or their relationships. I know couple of days. I can feel that calm jack. You open the dialer for your nobody else can join. The password that my friend Will was dating some- coming back to me but I still haven’t Internet service provider and type is “STARWARS.” You load the game, one, but for all I know, he could be been out of the house in a while. It is in your user name and password. but it crashes. You and your friend engaged now. In my panic, I fumble hard to find a reason to leave with no “Ewwwuweeeuheeee-chkkkkkkkkk,” decide to try playing by direct IP around in my pocket and produce “events” page to guide me. I wander says your 56k modem. instead. You input his IP address and my old cellphone. Problem! I forget into my bedroom to find someone in First, you check your Hotmail. everything works fine. how to work it. Terror-stricken, I hit my bed. He calls himself Serge and com account. After 30 seconds of Your sister picks up the phone loading, you enter your username and and instead of a dial tone, she hears password, which is “STARWARS.” “KCCHHHHHHH.” Nothing new. None of your six con- “I need to use the phone!” she yells tacts has electronically mailed you. downstairs. Apparently her social life You make a quick trip to is more important than yours. You UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA Hampsterdance.com. You don’t are forced to tell your friend “I gtg. know why, but the hypnotic rhythm My sister needs to use the phone.” of waves of rodents entrances you. You go and listen to music in your The nine-second loop of “Whistle room for the rest of the night. You Stop” should be irritating but it’s not. hate every song on a CD you bought This is the frontier of new media. This except for one or two. If only there is the best you have, unaware of the was a way to get just those songs for dance mixes to come. Even though free.

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Jack Johnson Sleep Through The Static Brushfire Records, 2008 ★★★★ Aloha, Jack Johnson fans and followers! Pop music’s alternative hero has once again penned a folk-acoustic album which oozes with honesty and down-to-earthiness, filling a lacking niche among mainstream musicians. Perhaps that’s why Johnson is gaining popularity, confirmed by his humble face charming us on the cover of this month’s Rolling Stone Magazine and his rise to fame after his debut album release only seven years ago. This is one trendy musician that is worth investing in, even on a paltry student’s budget. While this album proves to be quite enchanting, that spark is missing. My somewhat ambivalent feelings provoke me to suppose that Jack has much more potential than this album can attest to. For those who are keen to download a few tunes, check out Neil Watson and the Winnipeg “Sleep Through The Static,” which recounts the obvious mistake made by America in waging the “War On Terror.” Other favourites of mine include “If I Had Eyes” and “They Do, They Don’t,” evoking cool and laid-back scenes of his native Hawaii. While these tracks Jazz Orchestra shine, others fall short; so on the whole, you may be disappointed. Jack Johnson still undoubtedly hits the spot with his wispy, comforting vocals, which weave in and around the notes of his simple, yet seductive acoustic guitar, Unlocking the mysteries of jazz appreciation and devotion making this a perfect feel-good compilation. — Anna Murawski Nick MacMahon, Staff collaborated with the world’s finest, audiences . . . the trick is finding your including the legendary jazz pianist, own artistic integrity but remember- Dave Brubeck, and the late Bob Hope. ing that that rhythmic element has to The Mars Volta n 1997, The Winnipeg Jazz His mastery of pop, rock, funk and be there.” Although Watson is the PR Orchestra (WJO) declared a covert big band is evident in modest medleys guy for the WJO, he’s genuine — I’ve The Bedlam in Goliath Iwar on the arts scene. After 10 posted on his website. Another versa- seen him countless times churning Universal Records, 2008 years of guerrilla warfare, it’s time for tile veteran, B.C.-based trumpet sen- out vibrant solos, swaying to and fro, ★★★★ journalists everywhere to expose the sation, Mike Herriott has also tagged possessed by the swing (unlike most With song titles like these: heroic cause of these brave freedom along for the ride. A multi-instrumen- of the stiff-as-rods jazz musicians on “Ouroborous,” “Metatron” and “Wax Simulacra,” the Mars Volta fighters. Armed with a tape recorder talist, maybe he’ll pull out the trian- the scene). Encouraging experimental set a high bar for themselves, and some naive optimism, I crossed gle this time (tuned to F#, of course). boundary-pushers with a wise sum- raising the expectations of the treacherous grounds of U of M’s Completing the death-squad trinity mation, he concluded, “You can play newcomers and their loyal fan crumbling campus to meet with the is Winnipeg’s own Janice Finlay — whatever you want, if that groove is base. Along with the alluring, spokesperson for the WJO, Neil one of Winnipeg’s top saxophonists there, people are going to enjoy it.” eccentric cover art, alas, their music doesn’t reflect the image Watson, regarding future attacks. and the artistic director of Manitoba Ultimately, there’s another force they have created for themselves. Bathed in graffiti and permanent Conservatory’s Jazz Institute. at play in the life of a jazz musician, The Mars Volta’s style is easy to mimic, just follow this musical marker, the entrance was a test of One might think that a big band which goes beyond a few delayed regimen: absorb the rawness of early progressive rock, trip out strength. Snapping my fingers and performance would shy away from claps, interrupted by a shattered plate to an extended psychedelic jam, take up the mindset of a lazy scatting in a polyrhythmic swing, I the chaotic spontaneity prevalent in and laughter, after a heart-wrenching garage-rock band (without getting too comfortable), get your funk on, challenge yourself with air-tight factory rhythms, reconnect crossed my fingers of my one free smaller ensembles due to the diffi- sax solo. “The appreciation from an to your Latin roots, and convince John Frusciante to join — it’ll hand, hoping to gain entry with my culties of co-coordinating a 16-piece audience, it’s in the background some- boost your credibility. It’s not easy to define their sound, yet all of impeccable performance . . . fade to ensemble; apparently this is not the where, but it’s not what’s driving you. the defining elements have been present since their ’03 debut. black. As I regain consciousness, the case. According to Neil Watson (gen- There’s something about learning the The Bedlam in Goliath suffers from the same disease as any live doors of perception flung open, illu- eral manager and saxophonist for the craft and learning the art that pushes metal concert: a wall of cancerous sound swallows the melodies, textures and subtle intricacies within it. Some company downsizing minating the word of jazz. Operation WJO), we should “expect the unex- you forward.” Watson, who recently would be a wise decision — that’s what the keyboard is for, nine “Triple Threat” was revealed. pected.” He reminisced about a past completed his master’s degree in jazz instruments is too much! Occasionally, there are contrasting With six concerts per season at the gig, where the rhythm section locked performance at the U of M, reflected moments that allow you to detoxify from the madness that ravages Winnipeg Art Gallery, “Triple Threat” in with the trombones paving a groovy on his devotion to the craft. “I’ve the rest of the album, with clean guitar, piano, flute, sax, and is one of their final assaults and you path to a new tune altogether. always been drawn to improvisation “Radiohead-ing,” but these moments are too few and far between. On a more compassionate note, this album has evolved their sound, still have time to take up arms ($15 Reflecting on the complexity of [and the sound of the saxophone] for especially production-wise, with the use of new vocal effects and for students) in preparation for their big band jazz, Watson enlightened me as long as I can remember. . . . You sampling. For example, on the Rage Against the Machine-influenced March 16 attack. The concert will fea- on his jazz philosophy and the quest start to experiment with it a little bit “Goliath,” a doubling effect on the vocals creates a harmonica-human ture three guest musicians alongside to reach more people. “If it’s got that and then you start to hear the levels hybrid. On “Soothsayer,” the album’s eeriest track, a fuzzy sample the 16-piece big band — Sammy K., thing that makes you dance a little that some of these guys are doing opens up the tune, with a faint “Allahu Akbar” calling Muslims to pray. Closing with an exotic violin solo, another fuzzy sample fades a Los Angeles-based drummer, has bit, it’s going to be listenable to mass it at and I want to reach that level.” in — a hymn being sung by a tone deaf congregation in a church. Awestruck from an inspiring Count “Soothsayer” should be the closing track, as it points to the cover Basie big band performance, he art and the themes of intolerance (East and West) that, perhaps, pledged himself. “Whatever it takes, run through this album; most of the lyrics are indecipherable, but I I’m willing to do it.” Indeed, he’s now heard “pigment casing,” so I’m running with that. If you’re confused about the album’s message, refer back to the song titles. Good luck. living it. Juggling the responsibili- — Nick MacMahon, staff ties of fatherhood, marriage, gigging, managing and educating, he still sets time aside for four hours of practice a Babyshambles day, like any obsessed jazz musician. Up the Shambles DVD With three years of WJO expe- David Kay/ 2008 rience, Watson’s insights and phi- ★★★ losophy speak volumes about the jazz The unofficial music DVD scene and they can help you place full captures Babyshambles prior to trust in these audacious vigilantes. the release of their first album If you can’t make it out to “Triple — with a different lineup and Threat,” check out the “Flip for Jazz” a not-yet-sober Pete Doherty — at a 2004 performance in gala fundraiser on April 15 at the Inn Manchester. Disappointingly, the at the Forks. The WJO, along with footage offers a rather subdued students and faculty from U of M’s portrayal of an otherwise jazz studies program, will dot the first interesting band and an otherwise compelling Doherty. two floors. A little big band, a quartet The 17-track set, which includes tunes by the Libertines (Doherty’s former band), unreleased Babyshambles numbers, and a guest and a trio will play in various “themed appearance by Scottish songstress Dot Allison is only mildly rooms,” each ensemble playing a dis- entertaining. Either the charmingly unpredictable nature of the band tinct jazz style along with the appro- and its frontman were missing during the concert or the professional priately themed food and drinks to amateurs that shot the gig failed to capture it. Apart from Doherty’s match. If that’s not good enough for topless flailing, vodka-drinking, chain-smoking and stage-diving, the shots and editing do little to create a sense of excitement. you, you can save your money for Any insight into the band is gained only from the proximity of the season finale, “The Best Is Yet To the cameras, as the bonus material does not include any band Come,” featuring ace-saxophonist, interviews. The special features do, however, provide a more Miguel Zenon on April 27 at the intriguing portrayal of the band through black-and-white clips WAG. Also,you’re your jazz-bluegrass and haphazard backstage solo performances by Doherty. That being said, Up the Shambles was nominated for Best fusion fix (with Neil Watson) on Music DVD at the NME awards show held recently in London. March 9 at the Park Theater. — Magally Zelaya, staff Illustration b y Te d Ba r k e r Arts Editor: Nicholas MacMahon 26 ARTS Contact: [email protected] / 474.6529 Vol. 95 No. 22 March 5, 2008 WWW.THEMANITOBAN.COM

Shakespeare’s Dog Is this a delightful retelling of history, or a dog just following its own tale? William O’Donnell, staff canines are knowingly being muti- lated and killed in his stead, forcing he novelty of seeing an interpre- Hooker to “do the honourable thing” tation of William Shakespeare’s and turn himself in to stop the suffer- Tyoung life holds little water with ing, only to be easily convinced oth- me after watching MTC’s Shakespeare’s erwise not minutes later. Why is this Dog. Not that all portrayal’s of the lack of concern for honour and life all bard need to be painfully accurate right when the resurrection of a dog, (Shakespeare in Love certainly got whom Hooker stabs, goes unques- away with its hefty fictional spin on tioned? (Yes, they all carried daggers his life), but stretching it to include an . . . I could not decide if they were anthropomorphised canine compan- meant to represent their claws). In fact, ion named “Hooker” is a risky venture that same dog rises to defend Hooker that, to me, often seemed more like a from his pursuer. Are we meant to concept that may be more appropriate think that Hooker is allowed to be a for a children’s production. murderer indirectly, but cannot kill Not that such a tale is inappropri- anyone with his own hands (paws)? ate for all ages, but the text could not Hooker owns up to his responsibility keep my mind from questioning it. A in speech (after much baiting), which climax with these thoughts on my famous works, such as Romeo and the text’s delivery. Throughout the sloppy mixture of callousness towards seems to be just enough for everyone mind and blood on Hooker’s paws. Juliet and Hamlet. To these, the audi- play, the text attempted to imitate life during the second act, particu- else onstage, but not for me. This is all Also, during the climax, there ence responded well, but this seemed the lyrical sensibility of Shakespeare’s larly, was the most disturbing to me. just theory, but it still unnerved me. I was some peppering of popular more at the pleasure of sheer recog- writing but mixed it with crass mod- Hooker is a wanted dog, and other could not enjoy the romp of the play’s Shakespeare quotes from his most nition, not in any sort of wit within ernisms such as loud exclamations of “Shit!” and such. It almost seemed that author, Rick Chafe, knew he might lose the audience if the dialogue were too veiled in his own poetry, there- fore injecting both his modern quips and familiar quotes to rejuvenate the crowd; he should have thought better of us. The performances were good on the whole (the dogs were fun to watch most of the time) and the set was inventive, enhancing the perfor- mances, as the players moved around in it. Despite the fact that everybody knows that Shakespeare succeeded in becoming a famous playwright, the added fiction could have offered more surprises; the play was too safe and wound up becoming too predictable for its own good. I referred to a children’s produc- tion before, not in the sense that this play is appropriate for that sort of crowd, but that children’s shows tend to play things safer than most, and often for good reason. A play cannot STOP FAST START ride on novelty alone, be it historical IN AT H&R BLOCK TAX PREP SPENDING figures or anthropomorphism. The use of Hooker’s point of view for telling the story never seems to be crucial to Shakespeare’s journey as a writer, so which tale are we really fol- lowing? This sort of writing needs to mature a touch more and really think about what it means to tell this type of story or else the audience might begin to think about how unnecessary Shakespeare’s dog might be. Shakespeare’s Dog runs until March 8 at the MTC Warehouse Theatre. LIVE AREA: LIVE TYPE SAFETY: 8" X 10 TRIM: BLEED: BW NA # OF COLOURS: FOLDED SIZE: Teach English Students, come in for your tax preparation and get Overseas instant cash back in just one visit. DOCKET/AD#: 07-HRB-041-BWE-03

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An honourable mention Local rock outfit, A New Honour, on the fast-track to fame

William O’Donnell, staff ably excited. I had a chance to speak to William Prince, the band’s lead vocalist and guitar player, as well as or A New Honour, what started the primary song composer for the as simple online promotion group. Fturned into charting on two I asked him about the band’s “Top 10 unsigned rock bands lists,” plans for after the album debuts. including the number one position, “We’re hoping to shoot a video. That from 2006 to 2008 (on MySpace. way we can tackle more of the mar- com and Purevolume.com). What ket of the YouTube generation . . . started as a contest to appear on the then maybe a spot somewhere on radio turned into several singles being Muchmusic. Just one spot on Much released on three local radio stations could reach 10,000 people which daily rotations compilation (Power helps when you can’t tour all the time 97, Freq 107 and CHVN) as well as . . . but it will help us get a chance two compilation CDs. What started to tour when people can recognise us as a jumble of U of M students play- from the video.” ing a free show outside our very own Three out of the four members of Manitoban office has turned into a this group are students at the U of M, rock band that not only placed as a and all have busy lives outside of the runner-up in the first ever Hard Rock band. Prince is in the midst of medi- Café/ EMI Great Canadian Band cal school while plans for a tour are Challenge contest (with over 500 in the works. most all the major cities a few times. achievements they’ve met after only and if people wish to investigate entrants) but garnered nationwide “It’s a back-and-forth battle some- “You’ve always got to return to a town existing as a band for a year-and-a- their lives further, they are free to do attention, sparking them to record times. I always put school first . . . you’ve played . . . for once the word half, Prince does not mind the idea of so. As Prince said, “They can always their debut album. but there’s an itch I’ve got to scratch, of mouth spreads . . . we made some success coming after some time. “I’m check out our thank you notes in the With their debut album The about what might happen if I put full good friends in Toronto during the all about paying my dues. I’d rather album.” Untitled Truce launching, their attention into the band.” Prince went (Great Canadian Band) competition, make a gradual climb and have a When asked further about Prince’s March 14 CD release party (then on to talk about how a cross-Canada so we know that we can play many career with some longevity.” I asked musical inspirations and aims, “I try onto CD Plus and other such record tour is being proposed for some- clubs there.” the inevitable question about tapping to take in everything I can from every stores), the whole group is indescrib- time in July, with hopes of hitting Despite the excitement over the into the American market and Prince angle . . . I might write a country seemed realistic about it; “America is song then try to make it more ‘rock kind of a Goliath. Even major signed anthemy’ . . . so many bands put out bands from Canada have a hard time stuff about gloom and suffering . . . I THE MANITOBAN RECOMMENDS making it there. We’d rather sew write about a hope of climbing back what’s up this week in winnipeg Tessa Vanderhart some roots in Canada before think- up . . . about a good side to life. The ing about the U.S.” antithesis to emo,” He replied. THE LIPTONIANS A New Honour has been labelled Prince and the rest of the band 1 March 9, 7 p.m / / WECC as a “Christian rock band” on many are coming from humble beginnings, This promises to be one of the best CD release parties of the / / $10 year. Feat. Patrick Keenan and the Exploited Labour Choir. occasions, and I asked about what but, with such leaps and bounds this means to the group. “That more being made already, who knows what GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS! GAS STATION FUNDRAISER represents who we are as people than is on the horizon? Prince tells me he 2 March 9, 7 p.m. // Gas our music . . . it’s not preachy . . . it’s is not striving for fame, “I’m kind of Started to save the Gas Station from shutdown four years ago, Station Theatre / / $20 like bands Switchfoot or Underoath. shy to even have my picture taken.” this gathering Winnipeg’s best female artists features a cabaret! These guys are Christians, but play But he is setting out to have his regular rock music.” Prince also dream of having an audience sing his ESCAPE FROM HAPPINESS March 8, 11-15, 7 p.m. revealed that a well-known Christian music back to him come true. Simple 3 // Black Hole Theatre music label offered to sign them, but dreams and humble beginnings may The last in a string of black comedies from the Black Hole. Hav // $9 they been saving the best for last? expressed that this band does not just spawn big things. want to get pigeonholed with that The Untitled Truce premieres at NU SOUNDS: WATSON AND MLODZINSKI March 9, 8 p.m. // sort of reputation of being exclu- the West End Cultural Centre on 4 Park Theatre // $13 sively Christian. A New Honour has March 14, where A New Honour will Alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones face off against guitar and (students) bass. More on pg. 25. hopes of touching the mainstream, play along with the Kamin Project.

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It is the illustrious month of my birth, Interesting tidbit: the film was so instead of doing the typically clever shot in only 36 days and it is only one themes I usually group my films in, I of two films to win three Academy chose to work off pure sex appeal. So awards for acting (Karl Malden, welcome to “the men of Chelse!” Vivien Leigh, Kim Hunter). John Garfield The ( Postman Bonnie and Clyde Always Rings Twice) originally turned down the role of Stanley (ultimately (1967) played by Marlon Brando) because Director: Arhur Penn McDonagh brings charm He is shortly thereafter banished to these moments in the same way we he felt that he would be outshined by Bruges, Belgium with his partner Ken are invited into the politically incor- Faye Dunaway (Bonnie) is of female costar Leigh (Blanche). to the mobster/comedy (Brendan Gleeson) by their chronically rect, amusing world of a small group of course beautiful and very talented, Leigh outshines Brando, but he profane boss, Harry (Ralph Fiennes). people from all over Europe. but Warren Beatty (Clyde) is the carries his own. Teghan Beaudette, Ray is immature and impatient, while Martin McDonagh not only takes sexy focus of the film to which I am Despite playing an abusive hus- volunteer staff Ken is a wise and weathered hit man; drawn. More than that, though, his band, Brando’s famous “Stella!” I’m sure you can see the potential for skilled acting is admirable and defi- sequence is remarkably subdued. n Bruges, written and directed by formulaic comedy here. In Bruges nitely enjoyable. Brando delivers the role compassion- Martin McDonagh, advertises The typical plot setup and Colin The film, based around the famed ately without attempting to overact Directed by: Martin McDonagh Iitself as an action-comedy set in the Farrell’s play-it-to-the-bleachers approach bank robbers from the ’30s (Bonnie the role, even though he apparently “fairytale” town of Bruges in Belgium. to comedy could potentially combine ★★★★ out of 5 Parker and Clyde Barrow), created a detested Stanley’s character. While it is funny, it is rarely witty and, to create another throwaway block- giant stir with the public even before while there are guns and thugs, there buster. In Bruges is anything but. The its release date, due to the sympa- Butch Cassidy and the is rarely action. Colin Farrell plays film, despite its obvious flaws, charmed a fresh look at violence and the mob- thetic treatment of the murderous Sundance Kid Ray — a hitman who botches his very my pants off. The usual methods ster genre, but also at comedy. There is protagonists. Penn creates a strong (1969) first job and ends up firing a round of providing sweetness and hilarity rarely an occasion in the movie where relationship between the audience Director: George Roy Hill into the head of a six-year-old boy. are not employed by the film and its a laugh is elicited by a clever joke, ripe and Bonnie and Clyde, and, as any charm endures through unglamorous with wit. It is more often the case that critic will tell you, the audience is I’m not generally a fan of westerns, drug abuse, murder, suicide, discrimi- happenstance, an awkward pause or rooting for the anti-heroes to win in but this film seems to mask the genre nation and prostitution. brutal honesty will prompt laughter. the end. behind quick wit and humorous one- The movie is not for family viewing, McDonagh isn’t above using physical As well, this is the premiere of liners. despite the good-natured jokes and comedy, either — a shot to the face funny-man Gene Wilder, who would The two anti-heroes, Butch gentle tone the movie begins on. The with a gun full of blanks and a per- go on to star in Blazing Saddles and Cassidy (Paul Newman) and the violence is far from stylized; shootings fectly timed karate chop are two rather Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Sundance Kid (Robert Redford) are are awkward and realistic. Death and effective moments in the film. The the men who make me most detest murder seem less commonplace than laughs may be ill-timed and inappro- A Streetcar Named Desire the current Hollywood men, just the action genre would have us believe. priate but they are unavoidable. because they don’t make men like (1951) When there is violence, however, the The film is not one that you can that anymore. Director: Elia Kazan viewer is privy to more than they’d attend with expectations of high octane It’s an exciting western, yet hardly like to be. The moment the camera action, sexual chemistry or uproarious The story revolves around Blanche a western at all. There are train rob- cuts away in most films is the moment comedy. Without those expectations, DuBois, who goes to visit her sis- beries and horse chases in the desert, Martin McDonagh goes in for the though, you can enjoy a movie which ter, Stella and her abusive husband, but still, it doesn’t evoke the feel of close-up. In this film we are invited offers a novel experience for the viewer. Stanley Kowalski in New Orleans a western. Weird. However, I would into the messy moments — the shots In Bruges plays with the boundaries of before she goes insane. Frankly, this definitely classify it as a comedy. that ring through a skull (of a child) a genre and uses those boundaries to is before Brando lost his looks and Another awesome feature, and the blood that sprays when a body help construct a funny, violent and stuffed his cheeks for The Godfather, Newman pulls off nifty bicycle tricks, hits the pavement. We are invited into honest theatrical experience. and he is amazing to watch. with no stunt people whatsoever.

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in unison! sex’s cooties have become a distant The sport should embrace imperfection Literally! No longer would children be memory. They are replaced with more allowed to listen to all that flippity- profuse sweating, hairier limbs, and Matt Abra, volunteer staff night, the one that actually generates Ajitpaul Mangat, Staff flip. Instead, the soundtrack of their an expression of the “choch-gene,” or the majority of the pessimism among lives would consist of men and a squattier frame, whinier voice, and fans and commentators. I am, of f I were to build a Republic of my women screaming “Harder! Faster!” an expression of the “Do-I-look-fat- anging across from my bed is course, referring to that one burning own, Plato-style, it would look as big, hard rocks rubbed up against in-this?” gene, which are somehow an old poster of the Winnipeg question: how do we make the game Ia lot different than the world we one another. simply irresistible. HJets. It’s one that I acquired better, or in most people’s words, live in right now. Won’t somebody No longer would children be What is an embarrassed parent to about 15 years ago. Every night, it “more entertaining”? please think about the children? Yes, taught that life is harmonious, all do? Send their children to the curling puts me to sleep in a very figura- Low-scoring games, a lack of scor- Mrs. Lovejoy, that is exactly where cute bunnies and true love. Instead, rink, of course. tive embrace of nostalgia, as I stare ing chances, too many infractions I would begin the construction of they would learn the truth that the It may not seem like it at first longingly at several legends from — everything is unacceptable to the my gay, magical, East High-esque acne-ridden Easter bunny makes you glance, but curling is the sexiest of all my youth: Dale Hawerchuk, Teemu cynics and everything must be dealt wonderland. fat and that one is more likely to end sports. To achieve the climax of vic- Seleanne, Randy Carlyle and others. with to keep the game fresh and lively, No longer would a child’s first up like Pacey Witter, in a relation- tory, one must work with a teammate, Oh, how I miss the good old to keep it marketable. You’ve got to communal experience involve some- ship with a loony scientologist, than or a group of others (if you are into days. feel sorry for goalies. Everything that one exclaiming, “Yo, pass that ganja, Dawson Leery, up a creek with Steven that type of thing), to hit the spot, I don’t just mean the glory period people want out of the game is every- bro.” Instead, their lives would be Spielberg. by vigorously rubbing and pound- when the Jets were still around, but thing that makes their job harder. cleaner than Emma Nelson, as they In my Republic, children would ing sticks as hard and fast as possible. also the days when the naiveté of my Yet at the same time, that very would learn to get high off of the learn about life, love and liberty the Forget talking, in my Republic, chil- youth allowed me to gaze upon the same hostility towards mistakes is commonplaceness of life: by throw- proper way: by curling. Because curl- dren will learn about the great mys- sport of hockey with a magical sense what makes hockey such a conserva- ing rocks and sweeping with brooms ing rocks! And children are, after all, tery of love by curling. of purity. Unfortunately, due to the tive game to watch in the first place. the pillars of our future. One of the most difficult lessons outright cynical regard that overshad- There we sit, every single night, listen- Living in a Western culture, of life is that it hardly ever ensues like ows the NHL nowadays, that age of ing to people plod on about each and children are socialized to think first one hopes and dreams it will. Or as innocence is lost forever. every error, perhaps ones that lead to and foremost about themselves. Murphy expressed it so pithily in his Naturally, as you get older, the life scoring chances; then minutes later, Philosophy tries its best to teach law: “Whatever can go wrong, will of being a hockey fan becomes some- we hear similar griping about there children about the positive aspects of go wrong.” If you dream of being a what more complicated. You become not being enough scoring chances. community and altruism. There is the pop star, you will be born without a more engrained in the strategies and The hypocrisy is, well, unacceptable. “tragedy of the commons”: the good of beautiful singing voice. If you dream the showmanship and become much People want bigger nets, people want community should come before one’s of being a woman, you will become more sensibly aware of the real high- smaller goalie pads, people want a own individual interests. The “prison- trapped in a bizarre purgatory of lights and foibles. It’s simply an inevi- banning of the trap, and people want er’s dilemma”: the greatest individual being not a girl not yet a woman. If tability that comes with maturity. anything they can find to enhance reward only comes as a result of co- you dream of having a family, you However, what you also get is a the quality of their game, but people operation. And the A.C. Slater royal will accidentally marry a rat and end better perspective of business side of also want supreme faultlessness. quandary: the only way to get with a up losing custody of your children. the sport, and therefore, the callous Me, I think that everyone needs princess is to rely on the accomplish- The capricious nature of existence condemnation. to loosen up and embrace one single ments of others – one’s parents. Even is personified in the sport of curling. Every night, I turn on TSN to get underlying piece of humanity: imper- so, the average child is still extremely Every match is a novel experience, as that day’s scores and hopefully some fection. A game that is less tight and likely to become a selfish little bug- the conditions of the ice are never worthwhile highlights and usually I less criticized is a game that’s more ger addicted to MTV (“more tits and the same game-to-game. Because of am not disappointed. But, at the same fun to watch. Imperfection creates violence!” for me) and Facebook.com this unpredictable playing surface time, I am also subjected to the criti- scoring chances, imperfection creates (look how popular I am). brushing becomes a guessing game. cisms and disparagement of the hosts goals, and basic emotional imperfec- In my Republic, children would As a result, drawing, hit-and-rolls, who always have a hard time finding tion leads to all those fights everyone learn, first and foremost, about the and tap-backs are made and missed anything jovial to say about the play- seems to enjoy. By holding teams in philosophy of curling. For curling is, by the slimmest of margins. Even at ers and the game in general. It is often contempt for their imperfection, it in all senses of the phrase, a “team” the highest level of the sport shots are a wave of player bashing, where they is only scaring them into playing a sport. No player can win individually, regularly missed, resulting in exciting discuss each and every mistake that more boring brand of hockey. as on every shot the team, as a whole, games, and unpredictable outcomes. is made on the ice. I find it all rather Unfortunately, I’m a little bit out decides on a strategy, and the shooter By playing curling in my Republic, a disheartening. They may be hockey of my league here because, at the end needs the help of the sweepers to suc- child will soon learn that, although players, they may be padded up like of the day, it’s all just business. In ceed in placing the rock accurately one is born with liberty, this liberty is elusive Iron Men, but they are still business, apparently there is no room in and around the rings. From lead controlled by a whimsical world. human beings. for mistakes. At times like these, at to skip each player is equally signifi- There are many ways to teach That, however, is just the tip of the least I can return to my poster and let cant and influential. The philosophy children about the world they live in, iceberg. Anyone who watches hockey it remind me of the days when “busi- of curling truly is a philosophy of but in my Republic they would learn to a measurable degree is exposed to ness” was just a big word. co-operation. by curling. Because there is no better the same endless debate night after That time comes in every child’s way to discover that life requires co- life when they want to learn about operation, the birds and bees of love, the birds and the bees. The opposite and that liberty does not really exist. 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Romer Bautista, staff never before. The latest free-agent of fantasy sports, the likes of Jose signings, who my teams were looking Calderon, Charlie Garner and Shawn at drafting, and other insider team Marion gained significance in every- y life changed the day that news were now available with the day life. Their underrated play was no my parents decided to get an click of a mouse; prior to the Internet, longer going unnoticed. MInternet connection in our I would have never been able to access And now, with YouTube.com and home, and no, I’m not talking about that type of information. other forms of streaming video, the the copious amount of porn that was Sure, there was tons of NHL Internet has made life for a sports now at my fingertips. I’m talking news on television, but I wasn’t one fan even better. Daily highlights are about my life as a sports fan. With to sit through half an hour of Maple available online if I happen to miss the introduction of the Internet came Leafs coverage to see and hear 30 sec- them the night before. American a whole new realm of the sports world onds about the Coyotes, if they even networks such as ESPN, whose tele- that I was unaware was even possible. decided to show Phoenix highlights. vision content was once unavailable First, let me say that I was born And despite being the only Canadian to Canadians without satellite dishes, and raised in Winnipeg, and let’s team in the NBA, the Raptors were now has shows available for viewing face it, the local sports scene hasn’t never a high priority for any media online. But what’s even better is that been the greatest in the past 20 years. outlet. And while Sundays during with the Internet, all of sport’s great- The Winnipeg Jets were great, but the season were saturated with NFL est (and worst) moments can now they flew south more than a decade coverage, there were six other days of be watched by someone, like myself, ago. The Manitoba Moose and the the week and seven other months of who didn’t witness them the first time Winnipeg Goldeyes are minor-league the year that were crucial in the NFL around. Things like the 1987 bench- teams, plain and simple. And as much that I didn’t know much about. The clearing brawl between Team Canada as I love them, there is only so much Internet gave me my needed sports fix and the USSR at the World Hockey of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers that like no other. Junior Championships, Secretariat’s I can take. The Internet continued to get big- 31-length win in the 1973 Belmont So, with no local team to give my ger and more complex. I was soon Stakes, or highlights of Len Bias allegiance to, I had to become a fan of introduced to fantasy sports and I before his tragic death. teams outside city limits: the Phoenix was hooked. Checking my fantasy So, while the Internet can be Coyotes in the NHL for obvious rea- teams became a staple of my daily blamed for society’s sedentary life- sons, the Toronto Raptors in the NBA routine and helped my knowledge style, people being desensitized to Bison briefs because of their Canadian connec- and appreciation for sports and ath- death and violence, and Two Girls, Romer Bautista, Staff tion and the Green Bay Packers in the letes grow. No longer was I just fol- One Cup, it cannot be blamed for NFL because of the remarkable play lowing the players on my favourite hurting the world of sports. Sports of Brett Favre. And with the Internet teams; I, like everyone else who was have evolved into an integral part of Klassen and Ansah available 24-7, I could now follow my playing fantasy sports, began follow- our lives, and it would not have been represent Bisons as favourite teams on a daily basis like ing players from every team. Because possible without the Internet. conference second-team all-stars Tessa Klassen of the Bison The Internet and its ignorant fans women’s basketball team and Isaac Ansah of the Bison men’s basketball Ajitpaul Mangat, Staff fantasy for the ignorant sports fan. No ence, or inside sources with leagues or team have each been selected to the longer are athletes appreciated for their franchises have been given free reign Canada West second all-star team for heroics on the court and the intan- to spew uninformed, biased opinions the 2007-08 season. he age of the Internet has given the gibles they bring to their team. Instead, and start completely untrue rumours. This is the first such honour for the high school graduating volleyball sports fan many things to cherish: a player is now solely judged on his or Take for instance the always-frenzied Klassen, who is only in her second player of the year. He was also named Tan improved ability to play fan- her statistics because that player is start to the NFL’s free-agency per- year with the team. After a terrific to the All-Manitoba team and a grad- tasy sports, immediate access to sta- only worthwhile if she or he helps fans iod. Fans await breaking news about run in the playoffs last season, Klassen uating all-star this past season. tistics, greater availability and sources win their fantasy leagues. Even Tom which players their teams have signed stepped into a starter’s role this year “[Dane’s] had a great career in vol- of news, the ability to interact with Brady, New England Patriots quarter- or traded for and for how much money and continued to play great. She fin- le y ba l l a l re a dy, w i n n i n g t h re e n at ion a l other fans from across the globe, and back, was often ridiculed in the past and compensation, respectively. There ished the year second on the team in championships as a player. I’ve had highlights galore of any team and any for not being a great player because are a few websites with connections scoring (12.7 points per game), first the opportunity to coach him for the player from any sport. These Internet- his statistics were sub-par. Many fans to the league office that can actually in three-point scoring (1.6 made last five years in club volleyball. He’s created rewards have seemingly cre- failed to see that his greatness — evi- break stories because they have inside per game), and second in steals (1.8 a six-foot-six right side player who ated a utopia in which the voracious denced by three Super Bowl rings and information. However, these connec- per game). Her play helped lead the jumps very well and possesses a very sports fan can better appease his or her two Super Bowl Most Valuable Player tions are very limited. But that did not Bisons to the playoffs. quick arm swing, which is going to hunger for continual stats, news and awards — arose from non-measurable stop numerous blogs this year from For Ansah, this is the second bode real well at the university level,” highlights than ever before. No longer characteristics like leadership, poise posting untrue, made-up informa- consecutive season that he has been commented the coach on his son. do fans have to wait a whole evening and an ability to make his teammates tion about which players were signing named a second-team conference Goertzen is a six-foot-seven mid- to read the next day’s paper with its better. Things changed last year when with which team. In a time period all-star. His 21.8 scoring average in dle hitter, who was also named to convenient box scores and news or the he set amazing statistical passing rec- when fans want news quickly, but conference play easily led the team the Manitoba high school graduat- few hours for the well-prepared high- ords, which won many fantasy players even more important, accurately, the and was also the second highest scor- ing all-star team. He started for the lights on that evening’s SportsCentre. their leagues. Only then was his worth blogosphere does nothing but harm ing average in Canada West. Ansah Team Manitoba that won gold at this No, in this age of entitlement every- appreciated. If it takes the average the sports fan. also led the team in assists, steals and past year’s Western Canada Summer thing needs to be at one’s fingertips. sports fan that long to understand the For all the talk about how the minutes. Games. However, this instantaneous greatness of a sure-fire Hall of Famer Internet has made life easier and bet- “What I like about Steve is that he gratification has created a sports fan like Brady, one can only imagine how ter for the sports fan because it makes Men’s volleyball to have is a very athletic individual. He hasn’t more ignorant of the sports he or uninformed they are of the worth of them better informed about the play- father-son connection played much club volleyball, but he she apparently loves than ever before. non-star athletes. ers, teams and leagues they love, there next season is just learning the game, and I think Whereas fans once actually watched The sports blogosphere, another are many reasons to believe it makes The Bison men’s volleyball recruit- that the level that he’s going to be whole games, many are now content creation of the Internet, has done them more uninformed. In what ment class for the 2008-09 season playing at the university is very excit- with viewing extended highlights or nothing to slow this increased ignor- should be an age of enlightenment, continues to get better. A week after ing for me. He touches over eleven shortened airings and assuming they ance. Average sports fans with no we seem to be experiencing an age of announcing the commitment of feet and he’s very quick and strong. can still appreciate the nuances and journalism experience, playing experi- Internet-fuelled ignorance. Chris Voth, one of the top recruits in He’s going to develop very fast for us,” ebb-and-flow that play out over the Canada, Bison volleyball head coach Pischke said. course of a whole game. Even worse, Garth Pischke, announced two more many sports fans — represented by great recruits, one with a very familiar Bisons honoured with CIS an increasing number of empty seats last name. awards at arenas, stadium and ballparks — This past week, the Bisons Samantha Loewen, Ashley Voth are content to follow their teams over announced the commitments of and Amy Matthews of the Bison the Internet rather than by actually Dane Pischke out of Winnipeg and women’s volleyball team were hon- attending games. Not only does this Steve Goertzen out of Winkler. oured by the CIS for their terrific play further depreciate their understand- Dane is the son of Garth. But during the 2007-08 season. ing of the sport, it also reduces their make no bones about it, this recruit- Loewen was named the CIS team’s home field advantage and the ment was all about his skill and rookie of the year and a member of exciting communal experience of potential. At six foot six, the younger the CIS all-rookie team. Voth was attending a game. Pischke was named the number- named a first-team all-Canadian. This unawareness is further solid- seven-ranked Manitoba high school And Matthews was named a second- ified through fantasy sports, a creation volleyball player and was the recipient team all-Canadian. of the Internet age, which truly is a of the Dennis Nord Award, given to Sports Editor: Romer Bautista 32 SPORTS Contact: [email protected] / 474.6770 Vol. 95 No. 22 March 5, 2008 WWW.THEMANITOBAN.COM

Preview: CIS national women’s hockey championship

in women's hockey. After a dominat- crop of first- and second-year players. return to the big dance, looking to March 7-10 ing regular season that saw them go Opposing teams will have to work improve on their career 2-16 record 6. University of Ottawa 18-0, McGill has breezed through hard to shut down first-team all-star at the national championships. St. Gee-Gees rom March 7 to 10, the the playoffs with a pair of 2-0 sweeps rookie Alana Cabana and second- Francis is coming off an impressive Conference: University of Ottawa will play against the University of Concordia team all-stars Leah Copeland and regular season that saw them go 21-0, OUA Fhost to the CIS national wom- and Carleton University to win the Rayanne Reeve. which was followed up with an AUS Record: en’s hockey championships. Six teams QSSF conference. With their only — Robin Collum championship. Up front, the number- 10-8-0 regu- from across the nation will converge loss against Canadian competition four-seeded X-Men are led by Brayden lar season, 0-2 in Ottawa to vie for the right to be this year coming to the University of 3. Wilfird Laurier Ferguson, who led the entire CIS in playoffs crowned the top CIS women’s hockey Alberta in the final of the Gryphon University Golden Hawks scoring with 25 goals and 51 points. The program in the nation. Invitational, the Martlets have to Conference: — Boris Korby University of Ottawa Gee-Gees are Back to defend their title will be considered heavy favourites this OUA hoping to improve their showing be the University of Alberta Pandas, weekend in Ottawa. Record: 23-2-2 5. University of Manitoba as the host team in this year’s CIS who enter the nationals in as the tour- — Boris Korby regular season, Bisons women’s hockey championship. Last nament’s number-two seed. They will 4-0 playoffs Conference: year, the Gee-Gees were unable to put headline pool B of the two-pool tour- 2. University of Alberta The Canada West together a win, finishing with a 0-3 nament. Joining them in that pool Pandas Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Record: 20-4-2 record and a last-place finish in the will be the five-time defending OUS Conference: Hawks, OUA champions five years regular season, tournament. champion, number-three-seeded Canada West in a row, enter the CIS nationals on a 2-2 playoffs For Ottawa to have a successful Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Record: 21-2-1 hot streak. Bringing a five-game win Despite their run at the championship, there are Hawks, and the host, number-six- regular season, streak and undefeated in the playoffs, fifth-seed start a number of elements that need to seeded University of Ottawa Gee- 4-0 playoffs the Hawks main threat will be their in the national work for the team. Goalies Jessika Gees. By now, speed and endurance. The Hawks championships, the University Audet and Melissa DiPetta both need Pool A will see the University every other hope to use their team depth to wear of Manitoba Bisons could be this to continue their generally strong play of Manitoba Bisons come in as the team in the down the other teams, along with hot year’s dark horse to win it all. After from the regular season. Audet posted number-five seed. They will meet the country knows to be on the lookout goaltenders Liz Knox and Morgan a bronze-medal showing at last year’s a .914 save percentage, while DiPetta number-one-seeded and undefeated for the Pandas. With 10 Canada Wielgosz keeping the puck from the nationals, this year’s rendition of the was not far behind with .909 during McGill University Martlets and the West banners and six of the past net. Allowing only 24 goals in 27 Bisons have played at an even higher the regular season tournament. number-four-seeded AUS champion eight national titles under their belts, regular season games, the Hawks also level, even handing the defending During the regular season, St. Francis Xavier University X-Men they've always been a force to be reck- add 10 shutouts to their record. The national champions one of only three Ottawa’s points came mainly from in round-robin play. oned with. Though they lost the top Hawks offense continued stellar play losses this year. forward Kim Kerr, who finished the The winners of each pool will four scorers in Canada West at the netting 97 goals for the season, good For the Bisons, everything starts year with eight goals and four assists, move on to the gold-medal game. end of last season, this year has been enough to be third best in Canada. between the pipes, with goalten- and Kayla Hottot, who had six goals no less succesful. — Lauren Millet der Stacey Corfield. The first-team and no assists. Since it will be easy 1. McGill University The Pandas are a high-scoring, Canada West all-star has been solid to shut down just two players on the Martlets aggressive team that plays fast and 4. St. Francis Xavier all season long, playing in 20 of 24 Ottawa lineup, the Gees will need Conference: spread its points around. With a University X-Men regular season games, and all four to try to spread the offence around. QSSF 21-2-1 record in the regular season, Conference: AUS playoff games. During the regular Players like Mandi Duhamel and Record: 18-0-0 the Pandas are also ver y experienced at Record: 21-0-0 season, Corfield led the conference Érika Pouliot, who had three goals regular season, winning. In addition to veterans like regular season, in a number of statistical categories, and three assists apiece, will be called 4-0 playoffs defender Alanna Donahue and for- 2-0 playoffs including games played (20), goals- upon to step up their game. Ranked wards Lindsay Robinson and Jennifer A fter a year against average (1.55), wins (14), save If all these elements come together, first in the Newton — who was named confer- away from the percentage (.927), and shutouts (4). Ottawa could genuinely compete in nation, the ence MVP after leading Canada CIS national If she can play up to her potential, the championships, but they remain McGill University Martlets head into West in points, goals, game-winning tournament, the Bisons stand a good chance of very much a long shot. the CIS championship looking to goals, hat tricks and shot percentage the X-Men improving on last year’s results. — Ben Myers win their first national championship — the Pandas have an outstanding from St. Francis Xavier University — Romer Bautista ScoreBoard Mar 5 Romer Bautista, Staff

Men’s hockey Friday, Feb. 29 Canada West semifinals, Game 1 @ the University of Alberta Golden Bears Bisons 2, Golden Bears 4 Key Bison: Kip Workman — one goal Saturday, Mar. 1 Canada West semifinals, Game 2 Bisons 3, Golden Bears 4 (2OT) Key Bison: Krister Toews — 31 saves Alberta wins the series 2-0. Record: 15-15-2 (13-13-2 regular season, 2-2 playoffs) Up next: the Bisons conference season is now over. They have failed to qualify for the CIS national championships.

Women’s hockey The Bison women’s hockey team was not in action this week. Record: 20-6-2 (18-4-2 regular season, 2-2 playoffs) Up next: the Bisons have qualified for the CIS national championships and are ranked fifth in the tournament. The tournament will be hosted by the University of Ottawa March 7-10.

Track and field Feb. 29-Mar. 1 Boeing Indoor Classic Max Bell Fieldhouse Results not available at press time. Up next: Bison track and field team members who have met CIS standards will compete in the CIS championships March 6-8 in Montreal, Que.