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Editor-in-Chief news briefs Jillian Brown [email protected] Campus Food Bank The campus Food Bank is College to bring every student News Editor located in Trailer L next to the 10 free hours of peer tutoring. Mike Uh rich Friday, September 16 is the West parking lot at the Notre Stop by our offices to find out [email protected] first day of the RRC Food Dame Campus. It is sponsored how to get free tutoring or how . . Bank. by the Students' Association to become a tutor. Students needing extra food and managed by a student For more information con- on a regular or casual basis can Entertainment Editor coordinatOr. tact: jen Zoratti fill out a request form to receive The Food Bank coordinator entertainment@theprojectorca a hamper. Request forms are can be reached at 632-2198 or Notre Dame Campus available at both SA offices. fax 632-7896. Room D104 or call Hampers are available every 632-2251 second Friday, and forms must Peer Tutoring Layout/Photo Editor be filled out by the Tuesday Grant Burr Princess Street Campus [email protected] prior to every food bank day. Your peers at the college can Room P210 or call Applicants must have a valid be a wealth of information, 949-8375 student and provincial medical experience and assistance for card. you. The SA partners with the Layout/Photo Editor Justen Vogt [email protected]

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BY SHERI LAMB as the students' sport of choice, belts, (turnout) will be a little contributing writers & photographers slightly behind basketball. bigger," said Maidment. Students can spike away The college chose volleyball It was unknown on Tuesday school stresses this year as com- Paul Adair Sheri Lamb because the costs are much how many students who came petitive volleyball arrives at Red Kyle Bakx Cara Lytwyn cheaper than hockey to play out were from the Notre Dame River College. Carmen Barnett Alan MacKenzie and get started, and more stu- campus and how many were The college will participate Ashley Bartecki Renata Marsden dents are able to participate in from the Princess Street campus. in the Central Plains Athletic Brant Batters Kathryn McBurney volleyball than other sports. In A quick show of hands on the Conference (CPAC) in men Brenda Boonstra Christa Mariash the survey conducted last year, women's side, however, found Colleen Bready and women's volleyball during 61 per cent of students said only two women trying out Darren Ridgley the 2005 school year. Sara Calnek Laura Ruddock they had participated in the vol- from the downtown campus. Bringing varsity sports to Samantha Charran Avi Saper leyball intramurals at the Notre The biggest concern the stu- the college was one of RRC Megh an Delorme Nicole Shanowsky Dame campus during the school dents from the Princess campus president Jeff Zabudsky's goals Michelle Dobrovolny Krista Simonson year. had was trying to find the time Jessica Friedle since he took over as college "More students play volleyball in their busy schedules to make Carly Thompson president, according to Patricia David Gardner Dan Verville and there are more quality vol- it down to the other campus for Bozyk, dean of student services. Brook Jones leyball players coming out of practices if they made the team. "With (Zabudsky's) interest, I the high schools," said Bozyk, Karly Dyck, 19, is a second- decided to work with my staff to on choosing volleyball over year business administration meeting explore the possibility of intro- basketball. student at the Princess Street ducing varsity athletics here at Tryouts for the teams were campus. While Dyck is confi- Red River and we decided we last week from Tuesday to dent in her abilities as a volley- the next story meeting should start small and volleyball Friday and the teams should be ball player, she's worried about was the sport that was most fea- announced on Monday, Sept. the commute. sible to introduce," said Bozyk. 12, said Ryan Ratushniak, var- "It's kind of a hassle to find for the projector is: By adding varsity volleyball, sity volleyball coordinator and the time to come to Notre the college hopes to attract more men's coach. The women's coach Dame," said Dyck. 12:00 pm, Friday, positive attention from the com- is Mike Maidment. munity and is hopeful the pro- The only requirements for gram will be a success both on players are that they are reg- September 23rd, 2005 the court and in recruiting new istered at the college as a full- students. time student or are taking at in W102 Newsroom. "It builds school spirit and a least three courses in the fall RRC CPAC Volleyball League friendly rivalry between other semester. Schedule colleges can exist and students Ratushniak believes having a October 5: like to have something to cheer sports program at the college is CMU at RRC (W6:30 p.m.; for and to feel proud of," said important for students to get a M8:30 p.m.) Bozyk. well-rounded education. October 11: A market research study was "Having a varsity sports RRC at Providence (W 7 p.m.) completed last year by students program in general adds to the October 15: the projector: in the business administration student life and the atmosphere RRC invitational tournament program at the college to find October 19: Phone: 204.947.0013 of the college and shows a bit out if there was support among more diversity at the college and C;U JB at RR( ( \x't) : -,10 p. m . ; Fax: 204.949.9150 students for varsity sports at the shows the community you're \18. )0 The Projector college. Out of the 350 students not just interested in develop- October 26: c/o Red River College Students' Association surveyed just over half 177 (51 ing students academically," said RRC, at CLJS11 (W7 p.m.; M9 p.m.) P 110 - 160 Princess Street percent) said they'd be interested Ratushniak, who played on October 29: Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3B I K9 in participating on a team. The three national champion volley- A(',C, ai # Z RC (W11 a.m. & 2 p.m.; survey found 65 per cent of ball teams in the 1990s with the M12:30 p.m. & 3:30 p.m For advertising information, contact students who took part would University of Manitoba. November 1: Guy Lussier at: be interested in attending games Maidment was satisfied with Providence at RRC (W6:30 p.m.; 204.632.2070 as a fan. the turnout of students on the M8:30 p.m.) olussier0)trc.mb.ca Not surprisingly, hockey was first day of tryouts on Tuesday, November 9: 0 the sport of choice for students as 25 students came out (18 RRC at CMU (W6:30 p.m.; when they were asked which women and 17 men). M8:30 p.m.) sport the college should look "I think next year with word November 18/19: into. Volleyball finished third of mouth and a year under our CPAC Final Four at ACC

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local activist concerned PHOTO I MICHELLE DOBROVOLNY

BY MICHELLE environmental activist Glenda to reduce the use and impact of be concerned about pesticides Whiteman remains weary of DOBROVOLNY Whiteman. pesticides." because everyone will eventu- the government's official posi- Whiteman is concerned Whiteman is best known to ally suffer the consequences of tion. ed River College began about the synergistic effect of Winnipeggers for her protests exposure. "We really don't understand a pesticide control pro- pesticides. The synergistic effect outside 3 Grey Street, where "From what I understand, a the effects of all of those things. Rgram on Aug. 8 that will is the accumulated impact of the city's Insect Control Branch chemically sensitive person will Malathion is a general endo- continue until Oct. 1. different environmental pol- houses its fleet of fogging react right now to a substance crine disruptor. I had a scientist The college is spraying the lutants. trucks. The environmentalist is that another person may not explain to me that that means Notre Dame campus with the "The combination of chemi- now considering expanding her even notice. But that's not to it will affect future generations, pesticides Malathion, Dipel cals that we're exposed to all protests to include not only the say that it's not affecting that but we don't know in specifi- and Bravo as well as the herbi- the time is what really causes city, but also institutions such other person. A person with cally what way. It could affect cides 2-4-D 600, Prem 3. Way a lot of health problems," as Red River that use herbicides MCS may react right now, sex genes, or it could affect and Round-Up Transoyb. says Whiteman, who founded and pesticides. whereas someone else may get brain genes or some other Although most Winnipeggers the environmental organiza- Whiteman says she has a cancer ten years later." developmental genes, but we probably missed the public tion Concerned Residents of condition called Multiple Health Canada's Pest don't exactly know. But we do notice that was printed in the Winnipeg, Inc. in 2002. Chemical Sensitivities that Management Regulatory know that we're affecting future Winnipeg Free Press on July "Most people are tainted, makes her especially reactive to Agency states that low volumes generations." 22, the college's small notifica- whether they are aware of it or toxic substances. However, she of pesticides such as Malathion tion garnered the attention of not. Our [CROW'S] mandate is believes that everyone should do not pose a health risk.

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The executives from your Students' Association would like to thank you for coming out to the events that we Rex Masesar had during dis-orientation week. It was a great time for us to know who we're representing. President (204) 632-2474 If you are interested in representing the student body or your class, we encourage you to come out and get Involved. You can come down to CM20 at the Notre Dame Campus or our office located next to the Mercantile at the Princess Street Campus to get nomination forms for the Student Advisory Board or Class Rep forms. Just a reminder for those who are interested in becoming a member of the board, the due date for Adam Rogocki nomination forms is September 19th by 10am. It looks good on your resume and is a great learning VP Academic Experience. (204) 632-2477 We have heard great ideas from some of the students at the dis-orientation week events and we are looking forward on further development on these ideas. Remember if you have any interesting ideas that you think would benefit the students of Red River College, we are more than happy to hear them.

Matt DiUbaldo Your 2005/2006 Students' Association executive, VP Princess Proud Members (204) 949-8466 Rex Masesar, President of C4 4, Adam Rogocki, Vice President Academic Helena Herrera, Vice President Support Services Matt DiUbaldo, Vice President Princess Street Campus Helena Herrera VP Support Services The SA is governed by a Student Advisory Board, (SAB). SAB Meeting (204) 632-2480 The Board is made up of 15 to 20 students representing all 5 Dates October 5, 4:00 Notre Dame Campus divisions of the college. (NDC) CM2o - 2055 Notre Dame Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba The SAB sets the direction for the Students' Association. October 25, 4:00 R211 0J9 (PSC) (204) 632-2375 The SAB meets approx. once a month for about 2-3 hours November 16, 4:00 Princess Street Campus after school. (NDC) P110-160 Princess Street December 7, 4:00 Winnipeg, Manitoba The SAB is a great opportunity to have your voice heard. R3B 1K9 (NDC) (204) 949-8466 January 18, 4:00 (PSC) February 15, 4:00 Up (lic Cominu Class Representatives (NDC) Let your classroom be heard. Become a Class Rep!! Stop March 15, 4:00 Events (NDC) by the Students' Association office at CM20 to pick up your April 12, 4:00 Class Rep Registration Sheet. Or at the Princess Street (PSC) May 10, 4:00 Sept office in P110 PSC) 19 - SAB Nominations Due STUDENT HEALTH & DENTALPLAN iq - Craig Cardiff Food Bank Folk singer Superstar!! OPT-OUT DEADLINE The Food Bank is now available every two weeks. Please register by the 22 - MPI Crash Course 30 Days from Start Date of Program Tuesday prior to each Food Bank day. Fun Games Forms must be dropped off no later OPT IN - RETURNING STUDENTS: And Displays! than 12:00 noon on the cut-off day. 30 Days from Start Date of Program

To find more out about the Hamper pick-up is between 2-4 pm at SA events. Join the SA the Food Bank trailer north/west of Events Email List. Email building F, Notre Dame campus. Be Student Benefits Plan Office ROOM FM 66 - Notre [email protected] with sure to bring your Dame Campus "add me to the list" in the subject line. student card, Manitoba Health # and a Students' Assoc. Office Princess Campus - P-II0 few extra plastic bags. ( 'I IECE )1 . T THE Or call (204)632-2503 STUDENTS' [email protected] ASSOCL ■TION First Day Starts September 16th WEI3 SITE WW W.RRCSA.COM www.gallivan.ca/studentnetworks S 105 september 12 2005 theprojector college ready for year of u of w prof ousted for old age parties FILE PHOTO PHOTO I BROOK JONES BY BRENDA BOONSTRA Tomchuck took the issue into his BY BROOK JONES Twenty-four-year-old Jesse Wilson own hands by filing a claim with the says ile many students and that the students who make up this year's Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench, professors are looking for- Not only does the arrival of autumn event staff are a which was heard Aug. 30. good group of people. ward to the new semester, signify the start of a new school year, but "It's a great way to meet people," said W The university maintains that it is one University of Winnipeg professor it also heralds the beginning of another Wilson. A dedicated group of Red River not eliminating the retirees because is emptying out his desk. year of student events at Red River College Students' Association staff and of age discrimination but rather to Dr. Ed Tomchuck is disappointed College. students from both campuses are on promote renewal and diversity. The after the Queen's Bench refused his Michael Blatherwick, Program Director hand at the many events throughout the institution does not deny the benefit for Red River College Students' Association pleas to overthrow the mandatory of experienced faculty members but school year to serve the needs of those retirement clause in his contract, bar- held an orientation and training session who attend these events. insists that "the cycle of renewal and ring him from continuing to teach at for event staff last week. Blatherwick says Blatherwick also notes that these spe- retirement allows for rigorous aca- the University of Winnipeg. that he likes to work around a student's cial events take place on campus in order demic planning," which is a benefit "I don't understand why the old schedule. to provide a service to Red River College to U of W students. people are just thrown on the junk "I'm very flexible with the schedul- students. The Students' Association and The University is also setting up pile," said the 73-year-old Tomchuck. ing of my staff to their event staff look a Retirees' Office on campus in the "Their minds and bodies are still work an event," says forward to seeing hopes that they will continue to be "it's a gr there, so why throw them out?" Blatherwick. Another eat way as many students as active in the institution. A professor at the university for 44 exciting year of possible embracing "They want me to do the same job to meet people" years, Tomchuck is one of four pro- Campus events was college spirit at their for eighty per cent less," Tomchuck JESSE WILSON fessors who will see his job disappear unleashed last week events. said in reference to teaching contracts in September. This comes as part of as students saw parties dot the landscape Students will have an opportunity to made available to retirees. "They the Faculty Association's Collective of both the Notre Dame and Princess embrace the SA at the Princess Street want me to keep doing the job...and Agreement which imposes the man- Street campuses. Campus on Sept. 19 when the Students' I have to beg for the contract." datory retirement of all professors at Red River College is dressing up for Associations presents a "Nooner" with Bobby Robidoux, a student at the the age of 69, beginning this year. eight months of parties and they're going singer songwriter Craig Cardiff. University of Winnipeg, feels that Mandatory retirement is against all out. Last week students were able to On Sept. 22 students at the Notre Dame there must be a more academic and the law in Manitoba however, special enjoy two keggers and one toga party. Campus will have the opportunity to par- diplomatic way to gauge a professor's exceptions are made for the universi- Disability and Community Supporter ticipate and test their skills in a Manitoba usefulness to his students. ties of Winnipeg and Manitoba. student Larissa Voth, 20, says that her Public Insurance event from 11:30 a.m. to "I have had some young profes- When the clause was affirmed favourite campus events are keggers. 1:00 p.m. This event will consist of sors that just couldn't relate," said in 2003, Tomchuck discussed the "I love people, that's why I'm here," games, awareness displays and a free Robidoux. "Age is not a proper way issue with colleges and his member said Voth. College academics can be barbeque. to measure value." of legislature, but to no reward. stressful and campus events give students Each Wednesday, the Cave Lounge at When asked what it is about his Attempts to contact Lloyd Axworthy, the opportunity to enhance their post the Notre Dame Campus plays host to job that makes him want to stay the university's president, also went secondary educational experiences while weekly movies. at the University of Winnipeg, unanswered. at the same time relieving some of that For more information on cam- Tomchuck replies, "It's just wonder- Claiming himself a crusader stress. pus events, please join the Students' ful. It's like being a quarterback for for victims of age discrimination, These special events provide the perfect Association events e-mail list by logging the Blue Bombers." opportunity to interact with the many onto www.acsa.com. students and staff who make Red River College their home during the school year. pan am pool gets facelift

BY MEGHAN DELORME ing unsafe about the current reational swimmer, Tina Fame and Museum of Canada, The repairs are estimated condition of the pool. Allanson, is happy and excited and in 2003, for the upgrade of to cost about $400,000. The he Pan Am pool closed "There is nothing affecting to hear about the revamping of the weight room facility. The pool is scheduled to reopen on on Aug. 27 due to main- safety, it just doesn't look very the pool area. pool areas, however, have never Oct. 7. Ttenance and repairs. The good." "It is a great facility and a been a maintenance priority pool, which is the largest indoor Other visible and non-visible great pool. I think it's impor- until now swimming pool in Winnipeg, is problems will also be worked tant for the city to upkeep it," PHOTO I MEGHAN DELORME creating a newly renovated pool on during the closure. she states. "I swam there before area for its swimmers. A leaking roof above the the closure and I will definitely Overdue for a facelift, the training pool will be repaired continue to swim there after the pool area of the huge complex and new drip pans will be repairs are finished." has appearance problems such installed to trap extra moisture. Pan Am pool, which hosted as peeling paint and old tiles. The pool's bulkhead, the wall the aquatic activities for A complete retiling of the dividing the shallow end from the1999 Pan Am games and main pool is the biggest con- the deep end in the main pool, was also the aquatic site for cern for the repairs. is also being resurfaced and new the 2002 Indigenous Games Curtis Kowal, the pool super- lockers are being installed to is known as one of the larg- visor at the Pan Am pool notes replace old and damaged ones. est indoor swimming pools in that aesthetic obstacles like Additionally, minor plumb- North America. the paint and tiles affect the ing problems are being recti- The complex has been reno- pool's business, but he assures fied. vated both in 1998, for the Winnipegers that there is noth- Twenty-four-year-old rec- addition of the Aquatic Hall of

106 september 12 2005 the Pr* ctor- cbc lockout city zoning 101 PHOTO I CARA LYTWYN under fire

BY CARA LYTWYN Dan Oldfield commented on BY COLLEEN BREADY ed in 1995, combining seven Developer Mark Olson said the CBC's lockout by calling bylaws dating back to the he was encouraged by the pro- n Monday, Aug. 15, it, "a few corporate socio- he City of Winnipeg 1950s. She said it is time to posed changes and stressed the 5,500 employees paths and the raw exercise of is turning to a US bring the bylaw into line with new system must be fair. He 0 were locked out of power." Tconsulting firm to help other major North American criticized the current structure their jobs at the CBC after The CBC showed that they overhaul its complex zoning cities. for putting councillors, who negotiations over a new con- value keeping communica- bylaw. Clarion's project manager decide on zoning approvals tract broke down. tion open with the public by Clarion Associates, a Don Elliott said the current in their own wards, in a tough Due to the constantly posting the unedited version Denver-based firm, presented bylaw is broken. spot when dealing with resi- changing media environ- of their proposal on their its recommendations at a "There's no one who says it's dents opposed to development ment, the CBC felt that they negotiation website. public open house at the Delta not. The City granted 1500 projects. had an obligation to build a Some offerings included Winnipeg Hotel on Aug. 30. variances last year. That's about "It becomes so emotional. new contract to address new an improved hiring process The report outlines prob- 30 a week," said Elliott. Politicians have trouble issues. The contract exist- and staff development. Other lems with the current structure He said the existing stan- maneuvering," Olson said. ing between the CBC and promises included efforts to and ways to ease the approval dards are weak, and the process He said councillors from the Canadian Media Guild simplify the work week and process. is slow and cumbersome. areas not directly involved in (CMG) fell apart over 40 provide some balance to the Valdene Buckley, the city's "Why are you negotiating applications should make zon- unresolved issues, two of work/life ratio. project manager, said a stream- every time?" ing decisions. which have received a great A promise is made and lined set of rules would give The recommendations gar- Buckley said the next stage in deal of media attention. stressed throughout the developers more flexibility nered positive response at the the process for the consulting The first is about demon- website that the current per- while meeting design standards sparsely attended meeting. firm is to draft the new bylaw. strating occupational qualifi- manent CBC employees will that will hopefully raise the bar University of Manitoba city The public will get to voice cations and the more notable continue to be permanent. for development in Winnipeg. planning student Jessica Roder their opinions on the new ver- issue about the CBC wanting The CBC also wanted She hoped simpler, more said the report is comprehen- sion to councillors at city hall the right to contract newly to disengage negative asso- flexible rules will be easier to sive, but was cautiously opti- at the committee meeting next hired employees. ciations being made with work with than the existing set mistic the recommendations spring. She said council could Many have felt the frustra- the word contract. They dis- critics say have bogged down will be adopted. vote on the revamped bylaw by tion when turning on the cussed at length how some of the approval process for years. "People are set in their ways October 2006. TV or radio to find docu- the most respected journalists According to Buckley, the and developers want things to mentaries, World News from are contracted and the term is existing rules were last updat- be easy," Roder said. Britain, or re-runs of the often misinterpreted with the ever popular Antiques Road term temporary. Show. A temporary employee Sure we love seeing an old is usually one filling in for man hop with excitement a regular employee who is when he hears his old dresser away. Contracts are renewed is worth thousands, but every year and are financially enough is enough. Canadians compensated for any benefit Earn While You Learn are missing the news; however not received from permanent the loss we feel can't possibly status. compare to the shock and The CMG website revealed anxiety that the employees at that what members are mostly the CBC are dealing with. seeking is the right to real Alison Crawford, an inves- careers at the CBC, a healthy tigative journalist for CBC balance between work and life Radio One, has been working outside work, focus to be put POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS for the corporation for nearly on training, and fair compen- ten years. sation. Earn valuable experience & extra money during the school term. "To be locked out of my They posted, "We regret office where a lot of my things the aggressive action taken by are, all of my stories are, and the Corporation (CBC). In its Manitoba Youth Serves Part-time where I've worked really hard unrelenting efforts to get its Mentorships Manitoba STEP for this corporation feels way, management is now put- awful. Like rejection and that ting the very future of public Employers hire students Engage in part-time Part-time employment we're not valued employees," broadcasting in jeopardy." on a part-time basis and community service. within provincial said Crawford. As far as a time frame for offer them mentorship and Students will receive government departments "You know what it was, a some sort of resolution on training. Wage incentives a $50o bursary upon and related agencies. lot of people say that they these issues, there isn't one. expected it, but I never ever in On Wednesday, Aug. 31, of $3.40 per hour are completion of loo hours Students registered with my wildest dreams imagined the CMG and CBC agreed provided to employers. of service. STEP will be considered that this would happen." to have a sit down in smaller for job referrals. Crawford is also surprised committees to ensure a Register on-line at www. how long it has continued focused discussion and hope- "When it did happen I fully a quick settlement. studentjobs.gov.mb.ca thought it would last two or As Canadians wait for For information and applications call or visit: three days, that they would a compromise, so do the Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth realize they couldn't get by thousands of employees who MB4Youth Division, without their highly trained continue to march the picket 310-800 Portage Avenue employees. But they decided line with great dedication, Winnipeg, MB R3G oN4 to buy the BBC and use an ready to fight for job security Telephone (204) 945-3556 awful lot of reruns to replace and the ability to build a long Toll Free 1-80o-282-8069 (ext. 3556) Manitoba the work that we usually do." career in broadcasting. Website: www.edu.gov.mb.ca/index.html Building for the Future CMG's chief negotiator 107 september 12 2005 theprojector challenging the grandmasters winnipeg hosts chess world champions

BY KATHRYN MCBURNEY Tournament held Sept. 3 to 5 Vincent, adding that tradition- ters use computer programs to at the University of Winnipeg. al chess is slower, taking more prepare prior to tournaments, On Tuesday, Aug. 3o the Three grandmasters were thought and planning. helping them analyze strong University of Winnipeg was scheduled to attend this year. Gibbons adds that, and weak moves and poten- the venue for a chess blitz In addition to the Russian pair "Normally a game could go up tial openings in other player's FILE PHOTO hosted by the Manitoba Chess was Mark Bluvshtein, the latest to five hours; each player has moves. Association. Canadian Grandmaster. 90 minutes to get the first 30 "It's a sport," states Shipov, Even kids can get in on The main attractions were The Aug. 30 blitz, plus a moves in". "to hold concentration all the the action. Both Shipov and two top grandmasters from simultaneous exhibition with A blitz, like the one on Aug. way... you can make 39 good Matveeva agree starting young Russia: top men's grandmas- Matveeva on Sept. 1 at Portage 30, however is five minutes per moves and one bad move and is important. Both began play- ter Sergey Shipov and top Place shopping mall was set up player for a 10 minute total lose the game." ing before age seven and now women's grandmaster Svetlana so that players outside the tour- game. It's not only a sport, but a job travel all over the world for Matveeva. nament could meet and play Samuel Lipnowski, a that Shipov takes very seriously. chess. Thirty players paid their the Russians. University of Manitoba phi- Not only has he become the top They add that 15 to 25 is still $10.00 entrance fee and waited According to Dwight losophy major and chess player grandmaster in Russia, but he c`a good age to develop skills". for a chance to challenge the Vincent, junior coordina- since age nine, came out to play also writes books and commen- For information con- skills of the two grandmasters. tor for the Manitoba Chess in the blitz. tates for chess as well. tact the Manitoba Chess Lorne Gibbons, tournament Association, chess is fairly "In the last three days Anyone interested in chess Association via their website director, says the association popular in Winnipeg. (I've prepared) a lot," says can attend a free chess club www.chessmanitoba.com . invites at least one grandmas- "In general a lot of people Lipnowski. at the University of Winnipeg For kid's chess try ter every year for the Annual play over the internet, it's usu- It may not have been enough most Saturdays from 1 to 3 www.chess-math.org Abe Yanofsky Memorial ally oriented to fast chess," says though, since both grandmas- pm.

Aboriginal Students We are looking for Resource Crew members You volunteer 100 hours and earn a $500.00 stipend. The beauty part is that it is considered volunteering on your resume. This is a great opportunity to be involved in the College Community.

Please submit your current resume at if you have F209 at the Notre Dame Campus Or P407 at Princess Street Campus any article Deadline September 20t h, 2005 or column

Notre Dame Campus ideas that Office Assistant you would Special Events Assistant like to Pow wow Assistant Operations Assistant share, feel free to Princess Street Campus Student Coordinator contact us at: For more information call Sara at 632-2106 or email [email protected] or editor@ theprojector.ca Rhonda at 632 - 3773 or [email protected] Check our website for more events and information at http://wwwsrc.mb.ca/aboriqinalcentrei

Aboriginal Resource/Student Centre Upcoming events Teaching Circle with Elder Jules Lavallee Wednesday October 5 th, 12-1 in F209 Watch out for drumming circles this year!

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avoid botch piercing; noire dame campus choose artist carefully 5,943 princess street campus 1 377 LAURA RUDDOCK, ings. "There's something like COLUMNIST 26 shops in the city and only main street campus 1,074 one other shop that I'll even C C As far back as prehistory recommend, which is Soul we have found humans Survivors." regional campuses 913 have painted and adorned Kay, who works at Soul themselves." Survivors says, "I can't really stevenson training centre 223 H.G. Wells is painted in talk about it, but some of the the front window of Soul things I've seen, the piercer louis riel centre Survivors, a tattoo and body should be in jail." 99 piercing parlor located in "I know one guy who was Osborne Village. closed down and now he's total # of full-time students 9,629 Some call it self-mutilation, piercing out of his basement. others see it as art, but no one People keep going to him avg. age of students (day programs) can argue that body piercing is because he's cheap and doesn't 27.4 a cultural phenomenon. ask for ID." Reference to nose piercing Christian says clients should % of female students 40.7% can be found as early as bib- make sure their piercer is spore lical times. In Genesis 24:22 testing their autoclave (tool % of male students 55.2% Abraham gives a gold shanf, or sterilizer). nose ring, to his servant. "If it's not working properly, The oldest mummified hepatitis can still live on tools body, found in an Austrian for up to two weeks. And glacier in 1991, had pierced unless it's being spore tested statistics provided by the RRC Research & Planning Dept. June 10, 2005 ears. Tests showed the body to with an independent lab, you be over 5,000 years old (www. don't know if your autoclave is painfulpleasures. com). working at all," Christian says. Today, people get piercings Luckily, The City of done all over their bodies. Soul Winnipeg has just passed a Survivors pierces approximate- new bylaw to protect potential ly 100 people a week. Their piercing clients. most popular requests range "It was passed in August from navels, nipples and nos- and will be put into place in trill, to tongues, genitals and January, then there will be lips. You can get any one of some standards as opposed these places pierced for $40.00 to now where all you need to $80.00. is a city license and no train- OUTLAilitBOONSE ERS Their competitors, The ing. There's going to be some Crypt, located just across the courses put into effect to make New and Used Textbooks at Discount Prices street, pierces approximately sure people know what the hell Save 10-15% !! 3000 people a year. they're doing," Kay says. When looking for a place Both shops send clients Books for most Courses to get your piercing done, home with an instruction Christian, The Crypt's piercer, guide detailing how to care for recommends finding someone their new piercing. However, with experience. it's up to the client to protect 19 Stevenson Road "The person 'should have their health. ■ been doing it for more than "It's your body, so take care a year. Most shops require no of it!" is written in The Crypt's training. You don't need to aftercare instructions. Only know anything about anato- you can make sure your pierc- my, cross contamination, ster- ing is done safely. ilization, all you have to do is ONLY 1 BLOCK SOUTH OF 11110111 pick up a needle and say your a piercer." Continuing Education Books: Christian, who boasts 67 piercings, has 15 years of expe- ➢ Business Mathematics ➢ Nursing

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BY CARMEN BARNETT people buy it because it's popular or to switch from pop and other sugar Are we an underdeveloped nation? Is beverages." there a cholera epidemic? Like all trends, bottled water caught The answer to both, obviously, is no, on and boomed. As soon as we started yet bottled water consumption is all the to consider bottled water as a health

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MIND YOUR OWN BY KRISTA SIMONSON BY MIKE UHRICH BUSINESS FIRST he Greeks had philosophers elcome to the 2 l st Century. A drawing students to the dark time when people bitch all they KYLE BAKX, COLUMNIST Tside with their new-fangled ideas want about how much they about society and the universe. Then the f your car engine isn't working, do you give hate the government, big business, gas government caught on and began cull- your car a new paint job? prices, polka dots, pajama parties, or any What if you are behind at work, do you ing the problem with shots of hemlock, other thing big or small that they can put I straight up. less than two seconds of thought into. voluntarily give a co-worker a hand finishing their work? A few centuries ago, artists were tossed This is the age where celebrities can go in the clink, or worse, if they possessed a During the recent premiers' meeting at the on whatever forum they want, be it talk annual Council of the Federation, Gary Doer pair of tights. Historians assumed it was show, awards show, or variety telethon because they were wayward, albeit pretty, poised the same type of question to other premiers and say whatever they have been discuss- and the federal government. In the wake of Live bums. But a new theory from Britain's ing with their friends over a few cold 8 and all of the attention paid to sending foreign Clare Asquith suggests Shakespeare was ones. aid, Doer wanted equal attention to problems at jabbing at the government through This past week Kanye West became the home. elaborate codes and cues, continuously latest blip on the uneducated celebrity infuriating the ruling class. Doer told the Winnipeg Free Press, "Here we dumbass radar screen as he threw in his have a situation where Canada is very effective at From the soap box at Hyde's Park in two cents on the Hurricane Katrina relief going to G8 meetings and talking about poverty London, to Speaker's Corner on Yonge efforts. But lets not put all the blame on on the international stage and I applaud them for Street in Toronto, citizens in every Kanye's shoulders; he's just another one it. But we have some real challenges in aboriginal democracy have the right to spout off. of many sheep following the rest of the communities and I think really we should spend In a society where only a third to a half herd. the same time and effort to get real results, real of the citizens vote, we should be happy Celebrities, just like everyone else are objectives, real investments and real accountability anyone is willing to run off at the mouth, entitled to their opinions, but as celebri- in aboriginal communities." controversial or not. ties they have a certain amount of respon- Doer is pulling attention away from all the Live It's ironic that this hippie is defending sibility to themselves to put thought into 8 and foreign aid media to focus on Canada's own a garish, narcissistic rap guy, but it's just their statements (Tom Cruise should take problems, of which aboriginal health care is a one of many wacky things that can hap- note of this fact). The real problem is not prime example. But let's go beyond Doer's sugges- pen in a functioning democracy. Sure, with democracy or freedom of speech, but tion of having equal attention paid to internal and Kanye West's comments were ill-timed, with the idea that just because you think external issues. and he's heaped untold damage on his something, it doesn't make it appropriate Instead of having a dual-focus of funding foreign cause. But it's nothing new. Through to say in public. aid and fighting problems inside of Canada, why McCarthyism, Jane Fonda, and Michael If you want people to hear it so doesn't the government narrow their focus to fix- Moore, Hollywood and celebrities have badly then put it up on your web page ing strictly their domestic problems? If you needed always jumped off the stage and into the (everyone's got one nowadays), or better to wash your car and mow the grass, but were short trenches. Stars understand the power yet, research your arguments and write on time, would you half-ass do both jobs or would of celebrity: if the masses don't know a column about it. I'm sure any editor you do one of those jobs really well and then just the face talking about the tragedy, they would enjoy the publicity involved with save the other task for tomorrow? change the channel. publishing a piece by a bonafide, know- Let's be honest, Mike. There are Ineffectively doing two jobs doesn't make any it-all celebrity. sense, especially if one of the tasks is internal. If plenty of people reading this column It's not fair to all those watching to there was a massive earthquake in Canada and who wish we'd shut our cavernous yaps, unexpectedly bombard them with what- another simultaneously in Mexico, should Canada too. But haha! Democracy and freedom ever you've been thinking lately, no matter send aid to Mexico? No! Canada needs to help of speech wins again! how correct you think it may be. Sadly, it's itself and get all of its own ducks in order before not up to celebrities to think for the rest going out and slapping on the Good Samaritan of humanity, at least not yet. That job is hat. for people who host morning shows. The same issue faces some churches as well. In- home problems plague many churches that face dilemmas with finances, local community affairs, attendance, and so on. Yet some will put fourth money to support a few loyal church goers to explore foreign locations in the name of the church as missionaries. Spreading the word of the church is meaningful and very well could be included in the mission of the specific church, but why not direct all resourc- es to straightening out the turbulence back home PPL Legal Care of Canada Corporation before sending church members abroad. Serving North American Families since 1972 And it's not only the churches that are at fault, the missionaries themselves are equally to blame. 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Cultural & Language speat o Mentor Program

BY SAMANTHA CHARRAN

Interested in It is said that in order to be truly happy in your chosen career you should actually love what you do. After all, learning a new language your job makes up a large portion of your life. Contrary to and culture while sharing your own? popular belief, careers should not be chosen based solely on monetary gain; however we all have to make a living and we ** Immigrant/ESL/International Students ** inevitably give in to this need and make the financially cor- Join in on the program that pairs immigrant, ESL, and rect career choices. Now that we are all back to school and hard at work in our international students with Canadian born students. respective programs, the projector felt it fitting to ask: gain friendship and support; orientation to Canadian customs "If you could have any career, what would it be?" and College culture; an opportunity to practice English and meet another student to talk to about academic, social, and Derek Mohammed personal matters. aviation management

** Canadian Born Students and Staff ** "I wanna be a professional basketball learn about another culture, another language, and player. Doesn't matter which team." develop cross-cultural skills important in today's working environment, all while providing valuable support to a fellow student. For more information: Drop into Building D 0 Room 105, Notre Dame Campus or

a. call: 632-2404 Ganesh Goorcharran international business & trade

"I want to own my own business ■ which deals in international trade." Diversity & Immigrant trei RED RIVER Student Support COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 0

Jamie Isfield two red digital multimedia technology "I would love to be a director on a 2-D animated feature length film. The Incredibles movie is 3-D so 2-D sense • is something else." rrc aboriginal student 0 resource centre Jenna Coutu computer accounting RENATA MARSDEN, out how to tap that cash... ing themselves with her. technician laptop COLUMNIST known as scholarships and Aboriginal Resource Centre other financial support, ASRC Coordinator, Sara Mclvor- "I'd be a Certified General he other day I was at the staff support Aboriginal stu- Prouty is the one who keeps it Accountant; a CGA." Notre Dame campus to dent life with choices like all together over at the Notre Tattend class, and real- finding the right program, Dame Campus, let her know if ized I had not yet been to the tutoring, support while in your there is something you'd like to Aboriginal Student Resource program, and a graduation help with or see. Centre (ASRC) on the second powwow when you're done. And last but not least is 0 floor of the F Building. So I ASRC has also been there Aboriginal Liaison Officer, decided to check it out. for us 'homeless' Aboriginal April Krahn who will back Leah Sweetland Luckily, I didn't miss the students downtown at the with the team shortly. Library & Information Technology Meet and Greet luncheon for Princess Street Campus. Craft All students can stay informed staff and students. Rhonda workshops and sharing circles through email alerts for schol- "I think I would like to be a children's Klippenstein, RRC's Aboriginal are just some of the things arships, job/volunteer oppor- author." Student Support Representative students can do stay sane and tunities, cultural speakers/ greeted me and gave me a tour meet others, all by visiting presentations, and professional of the centre; that is after I room P407. development workshops by enjoyed my stew. ASRC also has two Elders signing up on ASRC's bulletin Besides the large study/ in Residence, Jules Lavallee board or phoning the centre at meeting room, there is a and Mae Louise Campbell 632-2106. 0 computer lab, resource library, who bring great experience to So Aboriginal scholars at kitchen facilities, and staff everyone. Students can speak RRC, get involved and don't who are the greatest resource. to them for guidance and cul- be shy, make this year yours. Josh Humphreys These people are very commit- tural support. And for all the non-aboriginal electronic engineering technology ted to supporting students on Students should not feel students out there, you should their educational journey, and alone in their lives while learn- know that everyone is welcome "Hmmm, the job of having no job indeed it can be a challenging ing with people like Jay-Lynne to visit the Aboriginal Student would be my ideal job, so basically I'd one. But how exactly do they Desilets-Makinauk, who is the Resource Centre. have time to do whatever I want." help? ASRC counselor. Students can Well, not only can you find also feel comfortable acquaint- 112 september 12 2005 theprojector muslim man challenges federal security act: supreme court to listen

BY MARIA ABI-HABIB "That the Supreme Court Security certificates are a to equality before the law." He their life or well-being Many agreed to hear the case, when product of the heightened state should be able to walk freely in seek asylum in Canada because MONTREAL (CUP) -- Adil they could have declined, makes of security in Canada and the Canada until [the state] accuses of its high rate of immigrant Charkaoui will have his day in me optimistic," Charkaoui United States after the events him of a crime." absorption. court, but this time he'll be the said at a press conference last of September 11. From their Charkaoui and four other The Supreme Court's deci- one making accusations. Thursday. "We have much sup- inception, they have come men were incarcerated using sion to hear the contestation After being arrested in 2003 port from lawyers, professors under fire because they allow security certificates between marks the first time anti-ter- and detained for almost two and human rights groups, so the government to indefinitely 2000 and 2003. Charkaoui was rorism legislature will be scru- years under an Immigration how could we be wrong?" detain non-citizens without released in February 2005, two tinized by the state. Act security certificate, he is The challenge to the charge without releasing the years after his arrest. The other "Our justice system is on challenging the constitution- Immigration and Refugee evidence against them. four men remain in prison and trial, to see if it's resilient and ality of one of the Canadian Protection Act's security cer- "We hope that the Supreme face possible deportation to also can change and improve government's most well known tificate was first launched in Court will bring about more countries where they could be itself to establish justice—an anti-terrorist measures and September 2003, when the wisdom in decisions and tortured or killed. equal one—for our commu- existing security legislation. Federal Court dismissed it. laws [created] in Parliament," Under UN law, asylum nity," El-Memywai stated. Last week, the Supreme Court Charkaoui then took the case said Salam El-Memywai, countries such as Canada agreed to hear Charkaoui's con- to the Federal court of Appeal, of the Muslim Association. cannot repatriate a refugee or testation, though a hearing date which declined to hear the "[Charkaoui] is a Canadian immigrant back to their home has not been announced. case. citizen who deserves the right country if there is a risk to

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114 cui'''september 12 2005 the projector students heading relief efforts

BY KIM BREAUX alone in orchestrating hurricane "If it's not safe...we won't go," in Louisiana and other states the top priority. relief efforts. he said. "We won't go until we after Katrina," said Pat "If you don't have a shelter, Oxford, MISSISSIPPI While Katrina was still ravish- are needed." McCrummen, American Red what good is a can of beans?" (SPECIAL TO CUP) -- As ing the Mississippi Gulf Coast Stewart said he hopes the vol- Cross disaster spokesperson. she said. the Red Cross mounts what it and surrounding New Orleans unteers will be able to work in "We are looking at a long term, According to the Red Cross is calling the largest mobiliza- regions, Scott Stewart, a fresh- conjunction with the Red Cross 'very significant response to this Web site, "The Red Cross is tion of resources for a natural man from Biloxi–a Mississippi or the individual cities of Biloxi storm." launching the largest mobili- domestic disaster, students, Gulf Coast town– decided to and Gulfport; cities he said are Volunteers are currently zation of resources for a single faculty and community mem- organize a trip to the Coast for most accessible at the moment staffing shelters for tens of natural domestic disaster, in bers at Ole Miss University people interested in helping the and most heavily damaged. thousands of people in five part because the extent of the have joined forces to combat clean-up effort and rebuilding Sleeping arrangements will be states— Florida, Louisiana, damage is so widespread over a the devastation left behind by processes. The response has finalized soon, he said. Mississippi, Alabama and large geographical area. Hurricane Katrina. been astonishing, he said. Meanwhile, the Red Cross Texas, the site said. New Orleans Mayor Ray On the Ole Miss campus, "I am truly overwhelmed at is mobilizing for their largest "Red Cross will do every- Nagin is sending nearly 1,900 located approximately 500 the response," Stewart said. disaster relief ever. thing possible to help," said staff and volunteers into the km inland, several organiza- "We're just looking for people According to the American McCrummen. "We will try to field, and more than 250 tions, including the Associated to help." Red Cross Web site, within help people get back with their Emergency Response Vehicles Student Body, Student At least 25 people have the next few days, at least friends and family as best as we (ERVs) out to provide food and Programming Board and responded with an eagerness 2,000 volunteers are expected can." water to affected residents." Student Media Center, Among to either donate or travel to the to respond to the aftermath of McCrummen said the Red Online contributions to the others, are collecting monetary Coast and physically help out, the storm. Cross is collecting toiletries, Disaster Relief Fund can be donations and goods for vic- he said. "We are calling on volun- clothing and monetary dona- made at www.redcross.org. tims of Hurricane Katrina. The trip's date is pending teers now by the thousands tions, among other things. She But organizations are not safety concerns, Stewart said. to help support relief efforts said finding shelter for people is Campus doubles as hospital after Katrina

BY THE DAILY REVEILLE her mother and sister in five days. As of 2 p.m. Thursday, 75 STAFF She and Williams sat on the curb LSUPD officers—most of who are alongside a garbage bag and book- working overtime—are patrolling Baton Rouge, LOUISIANA bag carrying all their belongings. the campus. (SPECIAL TO CUP) -- Waves of "It's been depressing," she said. Universities throughout the New Orleans evacuees, volunteers "But you gotta do what you gotta country have offered to accept the and disaster relief workers contin- do." students from Tulane, University ued to swarm the Pete Maravich Williams said he is thinking of New Orleans, Loyola and other Assembly Center and Carl primarily of those left in New Universities who are not able Maddox Fieldhouse on Lousiana Orleans. to return to class because of the State University's campus. Both "There's so much death every- storm. Many Universities, includ- facilities have become temporary where," he said. ing LSU, have offered to not only hospitals and a triage area for sort- Bob Johanneson, communica- accept stranded students, but also ing patients. tions coordinator for the state to waive any tuition from these "They're getting a lot of patients Department of Health and students. that have evacuated out of the Hospitals, said there were about Universities as far away as New Orleans hospitals," said a vol- 1,100 evacuees in both facilities Texas, Georgia and New York unteer with the state Department this morning. have offered to let students enroll of Social Services, who has been "They're bringing buses, until they can return to their New working throughout the week in ambulances and more people," Orleans area universities. the PMAC. Johanneson said. "They're being "A lot of patients are recovering separated according to if they from surgery - transplants and need a special needs shelter, hospi- things like that," she said. talization or general shelters. We're She said about 19,000 people trying to triage them in and out so had been processed through that it's a steady flow." the triage by 2 a.m. Thursday, Meanwhile evacuees outside the September 1. PMAC without immediate medi- Lakisha Brown, 27, and Shawn cal needs waited for transportation Williams, 29, of Metairie, La., elsewhere. were attempting to find a rental She said relief workers began car at 1 p.m. to get to Lafayette. sending evacuees from the PMAC After fleeing Hurricane Katrina to the Houston Astrodome after Sunday, they returned Monday to she ended her shift at 2 a.m. find their homes had only received Tempers did flare at the PMAC wind damage. But after the levee Wednesday night. A verbal dis- broke and the water level began to turbance, which LSUPD Major rise, the National Guard brought Mark Shaw called minor, occurred them to the PMAC. among arriving evacuees who "I'm feeling down, depressed expressed frustration and concern and sad," Brown said. "I've been about where they would spend the crying as I pray." night. LSUPD officers were able Brown said she hasn't spoken to to control the situation. disclaimer

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an nfl preview WITH AVI SAPER The leaves are starting to change colours, NFL in recent years, it is to expect the the playoffs. the air is brisk, school is back in session, unexpected. It shouldn't surprise us when This is simply the way life works in a and grown men can be found wearing a team that won five games last season league that uses a salary cap, free agency, Darth Vader costumes and eating dog wins its division and makes a run at the and unbalanced scheduling to create as biscuits. This can only mean one thing: Super Bowl this year. Nor should we be much parity as possible. So with these fac- football season is once again upon us. shocked if the Patriots or Eagles, last year's tors in mind, here are one man's guesses If we have learned one thing about the Super Bowl combatants, struggle to reach about the season to come.

AFC East AFC North AFC South AFC West 1st) New England Patriots 1st) Baltimore Ravens 1st) Indianapolis Colts 1st) Kansas City Chiefs Forget everything I just said about The Ravens have always had a good The offense will still be unstoppable The Chiefs will have no trouble scor- parity. This franchise is the one excep- enough defense to beat anybody. This (for everyone except for the Patriots), ing points in bunches, but will this be tion to the rule, as it has proven on a year Kyle Boller and Jamal Lewis will and the defense added a force in the the year that the defense actually stops yearly basis. Bill Belichick's club won't provide Ed Reed and Ray Lewis with middle in Corey Simon. The key will somebody? It will be if Kendrell Bell, miss a beat despite losing its offensive some support. be securing home-dome advantage Sammy Knight, and Patrick Surtain and defensive coordinators in the off- 2nd) Pittsburgh Steelers against New England in the playoffs. have any say in the matter. season. Rookie sensation Ben Roethlisberger's 2nd) Jacksonville Jaguars 2nd) San Diego Chargers 2nd) New York Jets sophomore season may not go quite as The Jags were the only team to win The Chargers came out of nowhere Jets fans are worried about quar- smoothly as his 15-1 debut last year. in Indianapolis last season. A more to win 12 games last season. This terback Chad Pennington's throwing Health concerns for Duce Staley and mature Byron Leftwich and an under- year opponents will cover tight end shoulder, which required rotator cuff Jerome Bettis will make Big Ben's life a rated defense will make some noise and Antonio Gates. surgery in the off-season. Assuming lot less comfortable. challenge the Colts for the division. 3rd) Oakland Raiders the shoulder is fine, this team can 3rd) Cincinnati Bengals 3rd) Houston Texans No player can break open a football challenge the Patriots for the division The Bengals' young players will be Texans fans are starting to grow game like Randy Moss, and Kerry with above-average units on offense better with another year under their impatient as their franchise enters its Collins throws one of the league's pret- and defense. belts, but they are still a year away from fourth season having not been in a tiest deep balls. This connection will 3rd) Buffalo Bills catching the division's frontrunners. playoff game. They better get used to make the Raiders competitive. The Bills will be placing a heavy bur- 4th) Cleveland Browns it. 4th) Denver Broncos den on their first round draft pick from Romeo Crenel may have three 4th) Tennessee Titans Only a weatherman can be as bad at last year, quarterback J.P. Losman. For Super Bowl rings from his days in The Titans are in a period of transi- his job as Jake Plummer and not get the team to succeed, running back New England, but Vince Lombardi tion from the team that played in the fired. Willis McGahee and the very stout wouldn't be able win eight games with Super Bowl in 2000. Steve McNair's defense will need to do most of the this roster. body is finally starting to break down, heavy lifting. Lore dolore del ut ad magnibh and so is this team's window of oppor- 4th) Miami Dolphins erostrud to vullametum do odiamco tunity. New head coach Nick Saban has ulputpat atue verit dolorero doloboreet, some work ahead of him to rebuild this venis adiametue tisim dit alit accummy once proud franchise. Running back num essit nonsent loborper si. Ricky Williams is back from retire- ment and figures to create a locker- room disturbance before long. Kansas City Chiefs 37 Carolina Panthers 34

NFC East NFC North NFC South NFC West 1st) Dallas Cowboys 1st) Minnesota Vikings 1st) Carolina Panthers 1st) Arizona Cardinals It took five years, but the Cowboys If Mike Tice's team can't win this After winning six of their final eight The Cards have quietly built an have finally found Emmitt Smith's sad division this season, it never will. games in an injury-riddled season, the offense capable of making serious replacement--Julius Jones. The run- The Vikings may have lost Moss, but Panthers are poised to challenge for a noise. If the offensive line can protect ning game and Bill Parcells's hard- five new defensive starters should be second Super Bowl appearance in three Kurt Warner, Arizona will be this year's nosed defense will 'surprise many enough to get them past the Packers. years. Defensive end Julius Peppers is biggest surprise. people, including.... 2nd) Green Bay Packers worth the price of admission alone. 2nd) St. Louis Rams 2nd) Philadelphia Eagles Once again Brett Favre, Ahman 2nd) Atlanta Falcons The Rams still have most of the The Eagles will experience the Green, and Javon Walker will be asked Until Michael Vick proves that he core players that have made them a post-Super Bowl hangover, and wide to overcome a defense with as many can throw the ball to his wide receivers consistent winner over recent seasons. receiver/team punk/insolent child holes as Wisconsin Swiss cheese (I had the Falcons will have trouble winning The problem is that other teams have Terrell Owens will be a major dis- to, I'm sorry). a big game against a good defense. As gotten better. traction. The honeymoon between 3rd) Detroit Lions exciting as he is, Vick needs to learn 3rd) Seattle Seahawks Donovan McNabb and T.O. is over. Joey Harrington now has three first- that the Philadelphia Eagles are not the The Seahawks have one the best 3rd) Washington Redskins round picks at wide receiver and one at Boston College Eagles. running attacks in the league thanks Joe Gibbs gets reminded every week running back. There will be no excuses 3rd) Tampa Bay Buccaneers to Shaun Alexander, but the passing why he went from coaching football left if he fails to produce some wins. The Bucs' once dominant defense is game will struggle again this season. players to coaching racecars in the first 4th) Chicago Bears a shadow of its former self. Add Brian The defense is also a work in progress. place. The Bears have the distinction of not Griese to the equation, and you can 4th) San Francisco 49ers 4th) New York Giants only being bad, but also being snake expect to see some entertaining facial The Niners had to deal with the Eli Manning may be the quarter- bitten by injuries. Rookie Kyle Orton expressions from Jon Gruden. death of teammate Thomas Herrion back of the future, but the key word is being asked to someone lead an 4th) New Orleans Saints in the preseason, and are looking at six is future. Peyton's little brother still has offense with only one legitimate weap- Understandably, the Saints will have wins as a successful campaign. some learning to do. on, receiver Muhsin Muhammad. much more than football on their minds this season. No team can be expected to play an entire season on the road and remain competitive. 1 A rri s c september 12 2005 the projector pearl jam scores perfect 10

Pearl Jam w/ The Supersucker MTS Centre September 8th, 2005 a review from a diehard fan

BY JEN ZORATTI Eddie and the boys covered Swigging from his usual jug with 8 minute solos and lyric awkward, exaggerated slow a little of everything, mak- of wine, and dressed simply changes. Daughter went into dance. 've said it before, and I'll ing for an in depth, eclectic in a t-shirt and cords, Vedder a nice tag of Pink Floyd's And just when you think say it again. A Pearl Jam performance. With particu- relished sharing his music, Another Brick in the Wall. it can't possibly get better i show is better than sex. lar attention to the album No and a bit of himself with They put the jam in Pearl than Alive and the night's It's just as emotionally and Code, we were given the the crowd. Switching from Jam, making good songs surprise, Jeremy, Pearl Jam physically exhausting, but it grown up Pearl Jam tunes his trademark baritone to even better. rounds out the night with two lasts for three hours and cli- paired with the angst and soaring, beautiful falsettos The crowd was just as Neil Young covers, the last maxes many times. And this energy they had in 1991. to throat searing screams, amazing as the show, amaz- of which being Rockin' in the particular Pearl Jam show In fact, the set list was per- Vedder's voice carried all ing enough for Vedder to Free World, played under the was so good it was surreal. fect. With enough obscure the angst, heartache, joy, comment. house lights. Playing to an epic crowd tunes like Sad and Lukin to confusion and love of his lyr- "Winnipeg, you're f*cking I have seen Pearl Jam of 16,000 (the largest for keep the die hards happy and ics. The sheer energy being amazing, and I mean that," before and they were nowhere the MTS Centre), the grunge enough of Ten to keep every- but into his voice made it an awestruck Vedder said to near as good as they were at veterans finally brought their one happy, Pearl Jam knew almost an ethereal, surreal the crowd. Everyone was on this show. It was truly the groundbreaking music to what their audience wanted. experience. The result was their feet, everyone was sing- concert of a lifetime, and I Winnipeg. And break ground, From pretty slow songs like a truly moving, sincere per- ing and everyone was there dare say, the show of the tour. they did. the heartbreaking Indifference formance. It's music that is for them. Pearl Jam did something that Paired with a minimal to the devastatingly beautiful made to be live. During the last encore, a many bands can't. They stage and bare bones light- Immortality, to dramatic, But it was Vedder's signa- privileged fan got to join played a perfect show. ing, the focus was entirely soul bearing rockers like ture Waaaaaaaaaaah! that got Vedder for the tune Smile she on Pearl Jam and their huge Blood and Do The Evolution, the crowd going during Even apparently had be requesting sound. Going through a gen- Vedder's voice took on it's Flow. Hits such as Jeremy (via t-shirt) for quite some erous two and a half hour set, own role as an instrument. and Alive were revamped time. Vedder treated her to an gowan styx it to old school fans Styx w/ The Tubes Canwest Global Park Sept. 1st, 2005

BY MIKE UHRICH tonight?" Some were probably skepti- Young, Ricky Phillips, and as maximum zane as they Half laughing, he said, cal on whether or not Gowan Todd Sucherman in a RCMP came out on stage dressed as eptember 1 had the ben- "You're going to Styx?" could pull off the outstanding jacket. cowboys. They cleared things efit of being a night when I informed him that despite vocal harmonies and vibra- Throughout the night they up when they explained that two top concert acts came Mr. Idol's rough and tumble tos that made both Styx and played all their hits includ- they were now a country band, to looks, Styx always has, and DeYoung so famous, but for all ing Blue Collar Man, Fooling and they've reworked all their Winnipeg: '80s rocker Billy always will, kick Billy Idol's the naysayers out there, Gowan Yourself Come Sail Away, Babe, hits with new and improved Idol and '70s rock superstars ass. delivered... and then some. Lorelei, tracks from their new country lyrics. They proceeded Styx. They were not, however, Styx, no longer fronted By the end of the night, the album, and covers of I Am The to play a verse of their biggest on the same bill. by Dennis DeYoung, is now 3000 plus people in the audi- Walrus and I Don't Need No single, She's a Beauty, with all Someone, who I will leave fronted by Lawrence Gowan. ence had begun to ask Dennis Doctor. cowboy lyrics. unnamed to protect them from Yes, that's right, THE Lawrence DeWho? And for the Gowan loyal- Apparently joking around is looking like a shmuck, asked Gowan. Styx appeared on a simple ists, they even played Criminal what The Tubes are all about, me if I would be going to see Gowan was a Canadian rock metallic stage with one of the Mind which got one of the big- as they quickly reverted back Billy Idol at the MTS Centre. staple who lent more than one greatest rock entrances I have gest ovations of the evening. to their old selves after play- I promptly looked at him, of his songs to the good people seen: as they ascended from the The Tubes featuring Fee ing a clever little joke on the semi-confused and semi- over at Degrassi High. Anyone back of the stage in a cloud of Waybill opened up the double- audience and delivering a solid shocked, and said, "Do you ever remember a little song dry ice fog, Gowan lead band header concert experience with opening set. realize that Styx is playing called Moonlight Desires? mates Tommy Shaw, James a set that can only be described I17 september 12 2005 the projector cd reviews

The Perms Better Days

If you are one who requires a good from song to song, the listener truly beat to accomplish anything then con- experiences a variety of sounds. Lawsuit sider purchasing The Perms' latest, The songs on this album vary from Stoned to Death Better Days. Exhausted from a long a perfect mix of hard rock guitar rifts day, I popped this disc in my Discman and blasting horns to softer bluesy and I can honestly say that it changed chords accompanied by smooth trum- Get out the acid wash and cut your Def Leppard, you might want to give my physical being. pet and saxophone. What seems to be hair into a mullet for the newest these dudes a listen. Although the An incredible surge of energy the most popular song on the album, album from Lawsuit. lead singer, Joey Saltel, can't hold overcame me. The delivery and A combination of a few new tracks Let's Not Fight is a funky treat to the a flame to Vince Neil or Joe Elliott, sound of this album are upbeat and ears describing love's many perils. I and their greatest hits, these twenty- Lawsuit can definitely wax a guitar. uplifting. Think of a softer version was more drawn to the cool sounds year vets are still ready to rock. The Tracks like Living for the Night and of Goldfinger and a tougher version of Versus, the lyrics on Saturday disc is entitled Stoned to Death, You Kill Me defmitely brings one of Weezer, with an undenialable pres- Night, or the rocking beat on Bring which can mean high as a kite or back to the Guns N' Roses era with ence of horns in every song. pelted with rocks, depending on the You Down. the desperate need to find a Firebird Originally formed by brothers If it is a funky mix of sounds with context. Either way, it's not the most and crank up the rock. Shane and Chad Smith, The Perms pleasant experience. a pure rock base that your heart beats But as far as Stoned to Death goes, began in Brandon in 1997. Previous for, Better Days Even though I couldn't help but feel is due out in October. leave classic rock up to the pros. It is albums include Tight Penn and Clark Can't wait? Check out the bands the nostalgic glow of a wet T-shirt a comfort, however, knowing that I Drive. This particular album features contest from hearing website ThePerms.com to give them Skin to Win, it will have something else to listen to Chad Smith (guitar and vocals), Shane a listen. The Perms' CD release party was the weakest song on the entire when I'm a cougar. Smith (bass and vocals), Scott Perry album and a terrible opener. is Oct. 27 at the West End Cultural In the simplest terms I will leave (saxophone, keyboards, and vocals), Centre. The second track Guilty as Charged it to a quote from Lawsuit's website, Marty Chapman (drums), and Craig was much stronger, featuring obscene "Wind'er up. Give' er a round. Then Bonnett (trumpet). With a prominent - SARA CALNEK drum rolls and some definite punk get the f''')/0# out. Always leave 'em switch on vocals, beats, and guitar undertones. Although they did change wantin' more." tempo with Love Song in F#, most of If this gets you pumped Deaner and the album was at a much faster pace Terry-style, pick up this disc. with hard guitar riffs like in Too Young to Die. - CARA LYTWYN If you're digging Motley Crue and

Vendetta Red Sisters of the Red Death Epic, 2005

guitar solos, all the while managing to uphold the album's overall melan- Vanderveen After releasing a stellar major-label choly appeal. The album's first single Vanderveen debut in 2003, Seattle's Vendetta Red Silhouette Serenade, is marked with an has moved a step further in the right impressive string section, creating a direction with its latest release. truly symphonic number while show- Studded with great hooks, well- with the sharp and serious, both lyri- The album, which takes its name ing off the band's high level of musi- performed vocals, catchy melodies, cally and melodically, Vanderveen pres- from an 18th century cult formed in cianship. lyrical style and musical variety, ents an effective, musically balanced Japan but later adopted by a Russian While the band's last album seemed Vanderveen's self-titled debut is ambi- album. Although there are intermittent delegation, brings light to the most to meander from soft to heavy tunes in tious. Employing originality and more lyrical weaknesses, all tracks are gener- darkest of issues, including the apoca- an unnatural fashion, each song here than able talent, Vanderveen makes an ally well assembled. lypse, mass suicide, drug abuse, torture, flows effortlessly into one another, admiral attempt at refining generic Songwriters Matthew Thomas and and even gender wars. Such doomful making the transitions from mellow to rock standards, resulting in an original Phil Deschambeault's best work is stories are shared through hypnotic screamo seamless. and well-rounded album. present in the album's more intense, guitar riffs and infectious grooves With a charismatic singer, songs A Winnipeg product, Vanderveen heavier-set tracks. Best demonstrating that become instantly tattooed in the exuding teen angst, and an almost has attracted most attention for their the bands collective musical abilities, listener's head. guaranteed future in the mainstream, independently released first single, Weekends, Red Moon and My Dear, Led by singer Zach Davidson's Robert Vendetta Red could easily be compared the high-charged and catchy Weekend along with the ambitious Hush, are the Plant-like wails and impeccable vocal to such MTV darlings as The Used and Full of Weekends. The track is definitely album's definitive tracks. delivery, Vendetta Red has perfected My Chemical Romance. Their defining among the album's best, but is only a Musically the group is strong. Lead the art of taking listeners on a journey factor, however, remains their mature small sample of what the entire album singer Matthew Thomas' edgy, raspy, that begins with soothing vocals and subject matter and appeal to a wider, has to offer. well-stylized voice is multifaceted, ends in thunderous sing-a-long shouts. non-pubescent audience. Featuring a range of song types unconstrained by range or style. Strong This is no more apparent then in The With Sisters of the Red Death, Vendetta and styles, the quartet uses the appeal melodic guitar work, distinguished bass Body and the Blood as well as Banshee Red is able to take gloomy imagery and of variation throughout the album. lines, concentrated rhythm work, and Ballet, where Davidson repeatedly transform it to harmonious songs per- Following a general lyrical theme of highly structured background harmo- screams "the site of my grave" as the fect for a sunny afternoon, which will romantic angst, Vanderveen balances nies from Thomas' bandmates confirm song reaches its dramatic conclusion. be sure to keep the emo kids sad and the darker tones of tracks like the mel- Vanderveen's talent. Other examples of shining brilliance rock purists joyful. ancholy My Dear and Red Moon, with A well-produced, impressive first include Shiver and Gloria, both of cheeky, rockier fare present in Weekends release, Vanderveen is an entertaining which are marked by memorable and - DAVID GARDNER and Asian Girl and effective album designed to satisfy. uplifting choruses, laced with furious In matching the dejected with the energetic and the seemingly effortless - ASHLEY BARTECKI I18 september--- - 12 2005 theprojector

notes JEN ZORATTI, ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR 724.50. That's how much I have spent on concerts, in six months. That's a lot of money. That's a term of sc ool. That kind of makes me want to throw up a little. But I have to say, it's worth every cent. Many of my upcoming shows (which include Coldplay, The White Stripes and Franz hardcare band Ferdinand) are out of town. And not just the hop-in-the-car kind of out of town. Some are of the plane ticket variety. comeback to winnipeg One of these airfare worthy shows is Pearl Jam. I love Pearl Jam. I'm going to come right BY DAN VERVILLE for American distribution, while Technology plays a big role out and admit it. Yes, I've seen them before. keeping their ties with local label in the genre, but nothing beats Instead of studying for my grade 12 exams, I espite existing for only Smallman Records. touring and connecting with your was rockin' out in Fargo in 2003. And I saw three years, Winnipeg's Their debut album, Turn It fans, something that Comeback them here on Sept. 8 and I'm going again on D Comeback Kid has estab- Around, was released on Southern Kid is relentlessly doing. Sept. 15 in Montreal. Playing a date in Siberia? lished themselves as a heavyweight California's Facedown Records, "As far as. I'm concerned, we're I'm there. That, my friends, is love. It's a kind in the ever-populated hardcore marking the band's transition to a not touring enough, we should of love that is shared by anyone who has a scene. major label. be out there more than we are," favourite band, and will see them no matter They have created a unique "Going from a small label to a Hiebert explains, despite the fact where they may be playing. These fans are sound that sets them apart from big label has its advantages and that they will be kicking off their Touring Fans. their cohorts, something not eas- disadvantages," explains Hiebert. latest tour on Sept. 19. My seeing Pearl Jam twice in one tour is ily accomplished in a genre of "You lose part of your crowd that The tour will take them through nothing. Amateur, really. Pearl Jam is cur- music that tends to lack variation. feels they have an allegiance to a Canada, parts of the U.S., and rently in the midst of a 16-date Canadian tour, Laden with heavy guitars and certain type of record label, but it finally Europe in November. and one visit to their message boards, you'll meaningful lyrics, their sopho- helps you get out there." Comeback Kid's live show is a quickly see die hards that are attending the more release Wake The Dead With the advent of websites like force to be reckoned with: bodies entire thing, right down to both nights in St. has turned many heads. It builds purevolume.com, which allows flying off stage combined with a John's. (St. John's gets two pity nights because upon their aggressive technical artists from all over the world to background chorus of fans. nobody plays there, it smells like fish and they style, transforming it into a more connect and to share music, the Comeback Kid feels right at have that weird half an hour time zone thing mature "straightforward melodic hardcore scene has been drasti- home on stage. "If the music is happening). hardcore," according to guitarist cally overhauled over the last few energetic on the CD and when This behaviour is just madness to some peo- Jeremy Hiebert. years. the band plays live they play like ple. It's difficult to understand why somebody "We definitely had more time "The scene is way different now robots, what's the point?" says would spend money to attend multiple shows with this album and were able to than it used to be," says Hiebert. Hiebert. "The live show is impor- by the same band probably because it's, well, go back and make changes if we "There's more bands and more tant to express that energy." the same band. Crazier still are the people who wanted." says Hiebert. media coverage. In ten years it's Comeback Kid plays the have seen Pearl Jam six times, are seeing them The band inked a deal with completely changed, for better or Ramada Entertainment Centre another four times on this tour, and own 23 of Major American record label worse, but there's more oppor- Sept. 25 with Strung Out, Bane ;he 72 live bootlegs (I wish). And I understand Victory Worldwide Records dur- tunity for hardcore bands to get and The Reason. why. There are people that are struggling to pay ing the fall of 2004, allowing noticed." for school and rent and see concerts as a highly frivolous way to spend money. But even though I'm in debt, make $7.45 an hour and exsist primarily on Kraft Dinner, live ASTANGA VINYASA YOGA shows are worth it. I love it when the lights go in the tradition of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois down and the surge of adrenaline when people Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday Night at go crazy. I live for the ringing in my ears the next day. I crave the noise and the rush. MNaGS HALA Even better if it's your favourite band. When THE CORRAL I saw Pearl Jam play in 2003, and 10,000 Ongoing Level I Drop In Classes people sang Betterman in perfect harmony Mon. to Fri. : 5:15 - 7:00pm amidst a shining constellation of lighters, I & Sat. : 9:30 - 11:15am LIVE COUNTRY BANDS was in absolute awe of the sheer beauty. And Continuing Benner Course Hosted by that moment is still one of the most powerful Six Mondays - 7:15 - 8:30pm DJ DICKIEZ moments in my life. starts: September 26 & November 7 (Thursday & Friday) Ticket prices, seating arrangements and all Introcluctor9 Course and DJ SOX (Saturday) the other crap that comes along with being a Six Tuesdays - 7:15 - 8:15pm concert goer seems so meaningless compared starts: Septemer 27 & November 8 Or visit our to the actual experience. I never once thought MORNING VLT Lounge and about how I paid over $200 for my ticket and MYSORE CLASSES Shenanigans Pub the trip to Fargo. It was the furthest thing from COMING SOON my mind. So while my concert habit may be on the 201-175 McDermot Ave. THE CORRAL pricey side, it's money well spent. 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BY BRANT BATTERS in his notebook. Damon and Ledger balance each other nicely in this ancient-set buddy flick. what's up for the fall en I went to The Brothers Grimm, I Unlike some of their peers today who are con- had no illusions that it wouldn't be a stantly in the tabloids, Damon and Ledger suffer ALAN MACKENZIE, COLUMNIST Wdark movie. I actually found it to be no outside interference and are perfectly cast as even darker then expected but was also surprised the fabled story telling brothers. They lose them- ypically once summer is over, fun-loving popcorn at how funny and enjoyable it was. I found it to selves in the movie and never wink at the camera. cinema is replaced by more serious films. Studios be some of Terry Gilliam's best work. Whether Although I have a tough time remembering Tknow people have short attention spans, and or not Terry Gilliam enthusiasts agree is another my bedtime stories, I found it easy to pick up on Academy Award voters have even shorter ones, so the last story. all the fairy tale innuendos. Gilliam does a nice part of the year is usually dedicated to the release of mov- The Brothers Grimm centres on Wilhelm (Matt job of working them into the film and making ies that are geared toward the more serious movie-goer, or Damon) and Jacob (Heath Ledger) Grimm, as some of them an integral, entertaining part of the Movies that win awards. they journey through the European countryside, story. Of course, 2005 is shaping up to be a less than typical vanquishing evil spirits and witches along the After seeing Gilliam's Brazil Fear and Loathing year for movies; The summer was the worst since the begin- way. They soon become too big of a legend, and in Las Vegas, and all of the Monty Python collec- ning of the 1990s in terms of box office revenues, and the a French General learns of their tales. They are tion, I wondered if Gilliam's style would be muz- biggest success story was a nature documentary, March of then sent to help a small village that has a problem zled in this, his attempt to gain financial backers the Penguins. losing their children to the enchanted forest. The for his long awaited Don Quixote epic. There was It should be no surprise then that the most interesting Grimm brothers then have to risk their lives to definitely an intention to tone down his fantasies, fall releases appear to be the kind of films that should have solve the vanishings or face the General's devices and make it easier for the average person to fol- played during the summer. Go figure. for failure. low. Not that there isn't still a little something for One thing about Gilliam films is that there is Gilliam faithful. But I found his tone-downed Movies to watch for this fall include: never a shortage of acting talent. style eliminated some the gloominess that crept Damon plays the older Wilhelm and the more into his previous pictures. The Exorcism of Emily Rose (September 9) — Even the trail- grounded of the brothers, who handles the busi- The Brothers Grimm is a lighthearted romp er is scarier than any of the Exorcist sequels were. Could it ness aspects of the Grimm's activities. Ledger's through our favourite childhood stories. But spark the return of the demonic possession genre, or does Jacob is the more idealistic of the two, and spends there's still enough of Terry Gilliam's footprints to most of his time recounting their fairy tale stories it only have two effective minutes? give it a bit of an edge.

2046 (September 16) — Probably the most anticipated international film of the year. The great thing is that direc- tor Wong Kar Wai (Chungking Express) can make North Americans care about an Asian film that is a romance, not a martial arts epic.

Tim Burton's The Corpse Bride (Sept 23) — Johnny Depp joins Burton for the fifth time, in the director's first foray into animation since the classic The Nightmare Before Christmas. If the trailer is any indication, this will be the most visually satisfying film of the year.

Wallace and Gromit• Curse of the Were -Rabbit (October 7) — If this full-length claymation feature is half as good as the W and G short The Wrong Trousers, we are in for treat.

-While I'm sure the film will be family friendly, it is likely grown-ups will best appreciate the British humour and Bastard movie references. Cinemateque Now Playing Where the Truth Lies (October 14) — Canadian director Atom Egoyan likely won't see mainstream U.S. success with his latest work since the film has been rated NC-17 BY NICOLE SHANOWSKY (such as when Denis relays that Stella's boyfriend, (adults only), due to a three-way sex scene. Then again, Peter, whom Denis never met until after his it could be a hit. I mean, who doesn't love a little• contro- astard is a quiet documentary about film- mother's death, accepts Denis as a son the way versy? maker Ryan Stec's father, Denis, and his his mother never could) that get the audience B chiefly estranged relationship with his pondering the meaning of family. Saw II (October 28) — Just kidding. birth mother, Stella. The film echoes common But the film also lags in spots, and uninterest- Canadian themes such as identity, loss and isola- ing, drawn out interviews make the 60 minute tion. It's a gentle film that deals with family sub- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (November 18) — Will documentary seem much longer. There are also J.K. Rowling's 636-page book work on screen, or will it be ject matter that probably isn't as interesting to me moments of insincerity where Bastard seems less as it is to the Stecs and their friends and family, like a documentary and more like a staged perfor- the end of the franchise? Hopefully British director Mike but it was worth the watch for insights into the Newell can make one of the best books of the series into mance as Stec tries to elicit emotional responses meaning of family. from his father that just aren't there. one of the best action-adventure flicks of the year. The film takes on the form of a road trip as But the way the film is sewn together with old filmmaker and father journey back east to where photographs and home movie clips makes it a Walk the Line (November 18) — What is a fall movie sea- Denis grew up. As the two travel, Ryan interviews beautiful chronicle of the Stec family history and son without a bio-pic? Joaquin Phoenix stars as one of his father along the way, discovering more about a cathartic release for Denis as well. In essence, the greatest American singer-songwriters of all-time, and his father's past and the inadequacy of Stella as a the film becomes a bonding moment between someone who deserves to be the subject of a major motion mother. father and son. picture, Johnny Cash. We learn that Denis is the product of Stella's What I liked best about Bastard is that it does affair with an already married man, and that more than just share the Stec family secret with although Stella wouldn't put Denis up for adop- King Kong (December 14) — It will be interesting to see outsiders. The film explores the idea of family and tion, she wasn't there for him as a typical mother. works to abolish the traditional concept formed how Peter Jackson follows up the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Denis describes how he grew up with his impov- around it. Bastard proves that family is based especially with an A-list cast that includes Jack Black and erished foster family, while receiving infrequent on meaningful relationships, whether they are Naomi Watts. Didn't Jackson say he was going to go back visits from Stella and her secret lover, Charles. between a boy and his foster parents or between a to making smaller films after his trip to Middle Earth? The film has shining, bittersweet moments man and his deceased mother's lover. 122 september 12 2005 theprojector STYLET

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uition, books, school supplies, locker fees, rent, credit card bills, Tphone bills, bus passes, parking, BY JESSICA FRIEDLE of this year thanks to the donations and a musician to keep the mood going and the list goes on and on. These are sales raised by patrons. Unfortunately, between sets. After the featured per- the days where you feel more like an nnipeg's Writers' Collective Dregs still had to close due to financial formances, open-mic night begins for automatic teller machine then a college no longer has Dregs Cafe & reasons two months later. those eager to share their words. student. WiGallery to call home for it's Keyboardist Michael Johnston Other events organized by the WPH Right now there isn't an abundance of poets and writers. says,"[Dregs] was a haven for young include Poetry Slam and Vibes and money at our disposal and shopping for The Speaking Crow, a literary event artists, bathroom poets, and touring Verse. Poetry Slam is not your typi- a back-to-school wardrobe might be a run by the Collective's Winnipeg Poetry musicians." cal poetry reading. It is a competitive distant thought. Consider this my guide House (WPH) to create exposure for Soon to be The Bramer Pit Stop event. Emphasis is given to the spoken for creating a fall wardrobe that doesn't the spoken word, held open-mic events Lounge & Eatery, Dregs used to be a word of poetry and bringing it to life off have to cost a fortune. every Tuesday night at Dregs. great venue for acoustic musician Reid of the page. Vibes and Verse night is all Thank you, thank you, thank you to Dregs, formerly located in Osborne Jamieson as well. about collaborating. It is where music WINNERS for "brand name fashions at Village, closed its doors in June of 2005 "Fellow musician and Dregs booker and poetry meet and great. every day low prices." There is a huge much to the disappointment of the Matt Epp took personal responsibil- However, Poetry Slam and Vibes and selection of men's, women's and chil- artistic community. ity in making sure... [gigs] went well Verse have been put on hiatus. dren's fashions with 10,000 new items Lindsey Wiebe, programming co- and that folks made donations," says "This isn't due to Dregs closing, arriving weekly. I've been known to set ordinator for The Writers' Collective Jamieson. but to a lack of volunteer organizers," aside a Winners day where I go to each says it was a great venue for the artistic People can now attend and/or par- explains Wiebe. of the four locations across Winnipeg: and writing community in Winnipeg. ticipate in The Speaking Crow event at If you're interested in volunteering or 2127 Pembina Hwy, 1522 Regent "It's a loss," Wiebe says. the Academy Bar & Eatery, the original want more information regarding The Avenue West, 1320 Ellice Avenue, and According to the WPH web site, location for the open-mic event. Writers' Collective's WPH, visit the 2305 McPhillips Street. Dregs narrowly missed eviction in April The event features a poet/author and web site at www.winnipegpoetry.ca. Keep an eye on your favorite depart- ment store or boutique. Back to school and major holidays warrant excellent reductions on selected merchandise. Also, watch for end-of season sales which usually occur in January and July. • keys locked in the car? Stock up on the basics (socks, under- • car won't start? wear, t-shirts and button-down shirts) by taking advantage of promotions • got a flat? that offer discounts on multiple-item • ran out of gas? purchases. Try the Bay, Sears, Old Navy stuck in the ditch? or the Gap. Go vintage with consignment and secondhand shops in your area. Be prepared to dig and sift through racks and bins to find well-priced and unique pieces for your wardrobe. I suggest Value Village, the Salvation Army or Ragpickers Antifashion Emporium in the Exchange District. no worries... The weather is still nice enough for garage sales. If you happen to spot one in your area, check it out. You never •one number know what you'll, find. One man's junk •one call is another's treasure. Be sure to examine •24/7 secondhand merchandise for stains, bro- ken zippers, and missing buttons. Update your wardrobe with what you already have. I suggest taking everything out of your closet and trying it all on. Get rid of the clothes that are worn 262-6055 out and don't fit. Hold onto a forgot- ten piece or items that, with a little updating, can be wearable. Try adding just accessories to your wardrobe such as shoes, handbags, brooches, jewelry, hats, scarves and belts. There are so 24- hour toll free 1-8 -jotn-caa ( -800-564-6222) many fun, fashionable, colorful and inexpensive accessories that can change 870 Empress St. • _.‘DO St. Anne's Rd. • 2211 McPliti the look of an entire outfit. september 12 2005 23 the projector Dear Paul and Carly... Introducing The Princess rill Breakfast & Lunch Daily Monday to Saturday

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I have been friends with this girl for a My girlfriend is super pissed at me right while and we're kind of exploring the idea now. It was our six-month anniversary last of something more. Until last night. week and I forgot all about it. We were both at a party and I got ham- But that's not why she's pissed. mered and made some drunken advances She's furious because I told her that there VoluntlErs Needed towards her. was no such thing as a six-month anniver- She was not impressed, especially after sary and that celebrating one is stupid and I ended throwing up all over myself and that there is no reason to be so pissed at For MPI Crash Course still tried to make out with her. me. She's not returning my calls and I think Can you tell her that I'm right on this? I've ruined the friendship. September 22, 2005 Have I? Dog House The Vomit Rocket Fun Games and Displays! Call Michael at 632-2081 Carly says: Carly says: or email saevents _jrrc.mb.ca Well, you clearly have no chance of a You dug your own miserable hole here, romantic, relationship now. If she ever doggy. I highly doubt your girlfriend didn't does pick up the phone, make it clear that mention that your six-month was coming friendship is the only thing you have on up. If you had an issue with celebrating, your agenda. Calling to apologize over you could have told her before the day-of. and over will only make her feel more What did you expect? You forgot about uncomfortable, so a brief (but sincere) something that was important to her. You sorry via email will be suffice. Then leave should have immediately rolled out that "I it to her. If there is no response, don't fret. care about you" speech, but instead, you Someone who is going to write you off went with the infantile "you aren't allowed over a bit of vomit probably isn't much to be mad, you're stupid." If it's special of a friend at all. In the future, advances to her, you could have sprung for a single should be made prior to intoxication. flower (cost: no more than $2) to make her happy. If she isn't worth the toonie, then get out of her life.

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