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THE I SSUE The university of Winnipeg student weekly 222006/03/16 VOLUME 60 INSIDE 02 News GET READY TO RUMBLE! 06 Comments 08 Diversions 10 Arts & Culture uniter.ca 18 Listings » UWSA ELECTIONS 2006 21 Features 22 Sports ON THE WEB [email protected] » E-MAIL SSUE 22 I VOL. 60 2006 16, H C R A M ELECTION 2006 02 MAKE YOUR VOTE COUNT MARCH 20 -23 SENSE MEMORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY 12 SARAH CRAWLEY CASTS OFF THE SHACKLES OF REALITY INNIPEG STUDENTINNIPEG WEEKLY W MEDIA DEMONSTRATES DIALOGUE 21 BUT HAS THE IMAGE OF WOMEN IN MEDIA REALLY CHANGED? BOMBERS SPRING CLEAN 23 WILL 2006 BE A BETTER SEASON? HE UNIVERSITY OF T ♼ March 16, 2006 The Uniter contact: [email protected] SENIOR EDITOR: LEIGHTON KLASSEN NEWS EDITOR: DEREK LESCHASIN 02 NEWS E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] UNITER STAFF UWSA Elections in Full Swing INCUMBENTS CHALLENGED ON TACTICS Managing Editor » Jo Snyder 01 [email protected] 02 Business Coordinator & Offi ce Manager » James D. Patterson [email protected] LINDSEY WIEBE bulk food sales, new computer peting for the position of Vice- kiosks to reduce lines at the Petrifi ed President Student Services. NEWS PRODUCTION EDITOR » Sole used Belik’s ideas include free web host- 03 Derek Leschasin [email protected] bookstore, locked compounds bike ing for student groups, an increased foot he University of Winnipeg storage, and an online carpool and patrol presence, and skills workshops 04 SENIOR EDITOR » Leighton Klassen Students’ Association election is [email protected] parking registry. on campus for things like cooking, silk- T under way, and it’s shaping up to Another item on her agenda is ad- screening and bike repair. BEAT REPORTER » Whitney Light be a battle of fun versus funding. vancing the U-Pass program, a program She says workshops like these 05 [email protected] Three members of the current ex- that would offer bus passes to university “would be pretty easy to organize, and 06 BEAT REPORTER » Alan MacKenzie ecutive are running for reelection this students for a mandatory discounted pretty cost-effective.” [email protected] year: President Kate Sjoberg, vice-presi- fee. Whitmore says he wants to see dent advocate Mathew Gagné, and vice- 07 FEATURES EDITOR » Lori Ebbitt Like Blaikie, Sjoberg feels the uni- more student programming on campus [email protected] president internal Tanya McFadyen all versity could use more social activities. and increased funding for student hope to regain their positions with the She’d like to organize a dinner and groups. He’d like to play an active role in ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR » Mike Lewis 08 [email protected] UWSA. social for university graduates and consultations on Spence Street develop- Over the past year, the UWSA ex- invite more lecturers and guest speak- ment, and wants to see student housing SPORTS EDITOR » Mike Pyl ecutive have made tuition costs a prior- 09 [email protected] ers throughout the year. made available for students with ity, but some of their challengers say the Continued consultation on Spence families. COMMENTS EDITOR » executive’s tone has been too political Street development is a priority for both Another contested position on the 10 [email protected] and anti-administration. candidates, who agree that they’d like to UWSA board is that of CFS Liaison HUMOUR EDITOR » Matt Cohen “The students’ association should see a cafe or lounge created for Director - both Tammy Andrejowich 11 [email protected] be about having fun,” says presidential students. and Richard Liebrecht are campaigning candidate Daniel Blaikie. He says he’d 12 PHOTO EDITOR » Wade Andrew The most-contested position in for the role. [email protected] like to see the UWSA do more to encour- this year’s election is that of Vice- Liebrecht, also on Blaikie’s slate, age students to have a good time on LISTINGS COORDINATOR » Nick Weigeldt President Advocate. Mathew Gagné, says he’s tired of the “politics of antago- 13 [email protected] campus, and is advocating ideas such as Jarrett Morka and Ben Wickström are all nism” within the current UWSA, and an intramural sports program, more vying for the position. wants a more positive relationship with COPY & STYLE EDITOR Melody Rogan » public speakers, and a mock parliament 14 [email protected] Wickström, running in a slate administration. between Manitoba universities. alongside Blaikie, is also interested in Andrejowich is currently CFS co- DISTRIBUTION MANAGER » Blaikie says the UWSA has focused an intramural sports program, and Liaison. In addition to working for stu- 15 Scott McArthur too heavily on political activities like wants to start up a multidisciplinary dent rights on campus, she wants to GRAPHICS EDITOR » Sebastian Podsiadlo tuition freeze lobbying, and believes undergraduate journal to give students launch a campaign against mental ill- 16 [email protected] their overall approach is too antagonis- more chances for publication. ness stigma, and plans to help organize 18 PRODUCTION MANAGER » Sarah Sangster tic to the university administration. Gagné says he’d like to use the a graduation party. [email protected] Presidential incumbent Sjoberg knowledge he gained over the past year Non-executive positions on this disagrees. She says the UWSA has a good ADVERTISING MANAGER » Ted Turner to develop an academic policies hand- year’s ballot include Community Liaison 19 [email protected] working relationship with the adminis- book for students. Director- contested by Jodi Alderson 786-9779 tration, but that some confl ict is un- He also plans to channel an addi- and Anne Oserin. And two students are avoidable for a group working on behalf tional $25 thousand into student groups running for Director of Student Living - THIS WEEK ’ S CONTRIBUTORS of students. - money he says will be available to the Vassan Aruljothi and Matthew Heintz. “It’s an issue by issue relationship,” UWSA once the Uniter becomes A number of other candidates are Daniel Falloon, Ben Snakepit, says Sjoberg. “We approach each issue autonomous. running on yes/no ballots: Shaguna Ben MacPhee-Sigurdson, Erin McIntyre, Kenton with respect.” Tanya McFadyen is running un- Mathur (Science Director), Devin King Smith, Jill Johnson, Lindsey Wiebe, Jaya Beange, While Sjoberg says fees and fund- contested for Vice-President Internal. (Education Director), Amanda Davis Iain Ramsay, William O’ Donnell, Leif Gobeil, ing are “the bread and butter issues of McFadyen was voted into the relatively (Environmental Ethics Director), and Matt Urban, Yinan Max Wang, Adam Scalena, student union politics,” her election Patrick Faucher, Thomas Asselin, Jocelyne Hirose new position during a by-election in late Marika Olynyk (Status of Women platform is more focused on student 2005. If reelected through a yes/no vote, Director). services. she hopes to hold UWSA budget consul- Campaigning will wrap up on The Uniter is the offi cial student newspaper of the University of Winnipeg and is published by the University of Winnipeg Sjoberg’s plans include an ex- tations for students, and create a student Friday, March 17. Voting will take place Students’ Association. The Uniter is editorially autonomous panded info booth to allow for limited and the opinions expressed within do not necessarily refl ect housing lobby group to push for more from March 20 to 23. those of the UWSA. The Uniter is a member of the Canadian University Press and Campus Plus Media Services. accessible housing.Vivian Belik - also running with Blaikie - and Steven SUBMISSION OF ARTICLES, LETTERS, PHOTOS AND GRAPHICS ARE WELCOME Articles should be submitted Whitmore are com in text or Microsoft Word format to [email protected]. Deadline for submissions is noon Friday (contact the section’s editor for more information). Deadline for advertisements is noon Friday, six days prior to publication. The Uniter reserves the right to refuse to print submitted material. The Uniter will not print submissions that are homophobic, misogynistic, racist or libelous. We also reserve the right to edit for length or style. CONTACT US » General Inquiries: 204.786.9790 Advertising: 204.786.9779 Editors: 204.786.9497 Fax: 204.783.7080 Email: [email protected] LOCATION » Room ORM14 University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9 COVER IMAGE KATE SJOBERG AND DANIEL BLAIKIE RUN FOR UWSA PRESIDENCY. VOTING TAKES PLACE MARCH 20 - 23. COVER DESIGN BY SARAH SANGSTER. PHOTOS BY DEREK LESCHASIN. GRAPHIC: JILL JOHNSON contact: [email protected] The Uniter March 16, 2006 NEWS 03 UWSA Nailed With Hefty Phone Bill LEIGHTON KLASSEN University of Winnipeg. dent life services in adminis- understand how people are ac- The dispute was resolved SENIOR EDITOR “Sometimes they add a 15 cent tration, who is the acting con- cessing it,” she says, adding early Wednesday morning charge, but this (charge) is tact for MTS at the university. that any charges in the past when MTS agreed not to charge unprecedented.” She says the UWSA will haven’t exceeded a few dollars. the UWSA for the mysterious hen UWSA business The high price is attrib- likely have the charges re- But in this case, an inves- phone charges. manager Tom uted to long distance calls that versed, due to an agreement tigation should be launched, W Brown read the were made on the phone. A with MTS that states the phones she says. UWSA’s phone bill last total of 17 calls were made to are designed to only allow for “There hasn’t been a Wednesday afternoon, no Pakistan, two of them alone to- local calls to be made. whole lot of investigation for one would have blamed him taled $115 each. “We will be insisting the when we get charges of 50 for making a contribution to All four phones are free to charges are reversed,” Jones cents, but I’m quite sure this the swear jar afterwards.