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Red River College’s Student Newspaper October 22, 2012 Visit us at theprojector.ca Roller chicks Winnipeg rolls out roller derby league >> PAGE 16 Only in Winnipeg The med issue(s) WAG debuts Winnipeg-centric exhibit. Oh yeah, there are deer. Flu shots, HIV legislation and mental health - oh my! >> PAGE 2/3/7 >> PAGE 11 >> PAGE 5 pg.2 NEWS 22/10/2012 THEPROJECTOR.CA EDITOR-IN-CHIEF NEWS | pg. 7 ARTS | pg. 9 SPORTS | pg. 16 Katherine Dow/[email protected] NEWS EDITOR + Browser wars + Get spooky + Roll with it Alana Odegard/[email protected] ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR Matt Williams/[email protected] Firefox takes on rival Plan your Halloween Local roller derby league SPORTS & LIFESTYLE EDITOR browsers with Pheonix weekend from pub throws down at the Kyle Jahns/[email protected] 0.1 crawls to haunted Winnipeg Convention LAYOUT EDITORS Jackie Doming houses Centre Corinne Rikkelman [email protected] MULTIMEDIA EDITOR Jenna Friesen/[email protected] ADVERTISING DIRECTOR NEWS Guy Lussier/[email protected] BEAT REPORTERS Dave Baxter Lauren Parsons Allison Bench Mark Schram COLUMNISTS Brandon Logan Amanda New HIV ruling stirs Sterling Shanski Thorsteinsson CONTRIBUTORS Holly Abuda Andrew McCrea Matt Allen Danielle Da Silva Marianne Megan Douglas Champagne Megan Funnell up mixed reaction Taylor Cole Alex McKenzie Sarah Corley Erika Miller Meg Crane Larissa Peck Stefanie Cutrona Eden Ramsay Samara Funk Samantha Brendan Sommerfield Macgranachan Alex Wenger DESIGN Bryan Neufeld COVER PHOTO Supplied by the Winnipeg Art Gallery RED RIVER COLLEGE P110-160 Princess Street Winnipeg, MB R38 1K9 www.rrcsa.ca Phone: (204) 947-0013 Fax: (204) 949-9150 WHO WE ARE The Projector is the official newspaper of Red River College and is published by the Red River College Students’ Association (RRCSA) every second Monday. Opinions expressed in The PHOTO SUPPLIED Projector do not necessarily reflect those of the students’ association or ALLISON BENCH, NEWS BEAT REPORTER Red River College. All material is herein copyrighted to The Projector, its contributors, and the RRCSA. Prevention and legal experts dismayed at Supreme Court decision WRITE FOR US Anyone can write for The Projector, On Oct. 5, the Supreme Court of Can- Although the new clarifications of and care, said local response has also and Red River College students are ada made a major decision regarding the law at first seem forward think- been mixed. encouraged to contribute. Simply HIV health and prevention that has ing, many HIV-prevention experts “The response that we’re generally pitch or submit an article to the appropriate section editor or join been met with mixed reaction. and health advocates aren’t support- hearing is that the ruling didn’t say our contributors’ list. Though we The court ruled that HIV-positive ive of the decision. enough, especially in regards to giv- will consider all submissions, due individuals must disclose their status In a statement released from the Ca- ing more guidelines for people with to space restrictions, The Projector to their sexual partners with two nadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, the HIV, “said Sane Dube, the member- cannot guarantee that all articles received will be published. If you wish exceptions: if a condom is used, or organization stated it was ‘shocked ship coordinator for Nine Circles. “In to respond to something you’ve read if the HIV-positive partner has low and dismayed’ that there still re- a sense it still seems very criminal- in this issue, letters to the editor can virus levels in their blood. mains any potential for criminal izing.” be emailed to editor@theprojector. Essentially this means that the HIV- charges for HIV carriers. Elizabeth, who agreed to be inter- ca. To ensure your chances of being published, letters should strive to be positive partner can withhold their “People living with HIV need more viewed under the condition of ano- around 150 to 200 words in length. infection as long as there is zero risk health and social supports; they don’t nymity, lives with HIV. The Projector reserves the right to of HIV transmission, such as when need the constant threat of criminal “The new conditions don’t really edit all submissions for length, as well as stylistic, grammatical, and properly using a condom. accusations and possible imprison- change anything,” said Elizabeth, legal guidelines. The Projector also The decision is a clarification from a ment hanging over their heads,” who has so far only told her close reserves the right to reprint submis- previous law made in 1998 that stated said the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal friends about her HIV condition. “It sions at any time, in both written and all HIV carriers had to reveal their Network in a press release. seems like there’s still a chance that electronic formats. The Projector will not publish content that it deems to be status to their sexual partners or face Nine Circles Community Centre, a could be charged.” racist, sexist, or otherwise prejudiced. a potential charge of aggravated Winnipeg non-profit organization sexual assault. that specializes in HIV prevention THEPROJECTOR.CA 22/10/2012 NEWS pg.3 City to add free veteran parking program ALLISON BENCH, NEWS BEAT REPORTER Municipal program offers veterans 20 hours of free parking per year On Oct. 12 Winnipeg mayor Vimy Ridge), and June 6 (the Sam Katz announced a new anniversary of D-Day). city program that will allow “Veterans who served in the veterans to receive compli- Canadian Forces are deserv- mentary on-street metered ing of our respect and admi- parking. ration,” Katz said in a state- Although the program ment released Oct. 12 by the still has yet to be officially City of Winnipeg. “This is one approved by the city’s Ex- way for the City of Winnipeg ecutive Policy Committee, if to acknowledge the sacrifices passed, those with an issued of veterans as they go about veteran license plate will their daily lives.” also be eligible for 20 hours Dennis Harvie is a Winnipeg PHOTO BY ALLISON BENCH of free parking per year. veteran of the Royal Cana- a heck of a great idea,” said The idea came forward from Canada. Saskatoon, Brandon, This will be in addition to dian Navy, and said that local Harvie, who joined the navy a citizen who called and sug- Prince Albert, Red Deer, Sur- complimentary parking for veterans will appreciate the in 1958. “We served the coun- gested it to the mayor during rey, Richmond, and London veterans on Nov. 11 (Remem- new parking plan. try for everybody, and it’s a radio show call-in. all have parking programs brance Day), April 9 (the “I was surprised when I nice that the mayor is trying Similar free parking policies for their veterans. anniversary of the battle of heard about it, but I think it’s to put this through for us.” are already in place across Mental Illness Awareness Week gets people talking MARIANNE CHAMPAGNE, CONTRIBUTOR MIAW working to spread awareness, remove stigmatizations of mental health issues From Sept. 30 to Oct. 6, they are rarely talked about confusion, and misinforma- by RRC students are anxiety selling and Accessibility Canadians were encouraged because of the stigmas sur- tion will continue—only and depression. “For some, Services offers a variety of to talk about mental illness. rounding them. perpetuating anxiety, creat- this anxiety can feel debilitat- resources such as personal Mental Illness Awareness According to the Canadian ing stereotypes, and further ing,” she said. Other diagno- counseling support, same- Week (MIAW) is an annual Mental Health Association, as promoting stigmas.” ses such as bi-polar disorder, day crisis services, referral educational campaign that many as one in five Canadi- Janzen said MIAW coincides obsessive-compulsive disor- services, and academic ac- seeks to promote awareness ans will experience a mental with one of the busiest times ders and eating disorders are commodations for students about mental illness and the health issue at some point in of the year for Counselling also common, among others. suffering from a documented associated stigmas. their lives. “The more we can and Accessibility Services. To support students, Coun- mental health diagnosis. For Real Cloutier, chief oper- de-stigmatize, the more we Students are not only dealing ating officer at the Winnipeg can treat people at a human with the stress of midterms, Regional Health Author- level. Generally, if people but also with the reality of ity, MIAW is about getting don’t understand something, college. people to feel comfortable it’s hard for them to feel “By October, students would talking about mental health compassion,” said Cloutier. have some idea as to how issues, not just physical ones. Laureen Janzen, coordina- well they are doing,” said “We talk a lot about people tor for the Counselling and Janzen. “Perhaps they are not who have cancer, or other Accessibility Services at Red living up to the expectations diseases like heart disease River College, agrees that it they had of themselves, or and diabetes,” said Cloutier, is important for the public, feel they made a mistake by “But how often do you hear especially young people, to choosing the program they people say ‘I wasn’t feeling gain a better understanding did, or feel like taking a full very good last week, I was of mental illness. load of courses is too much feeling depressed’?” “Mental illness is a reality but don’t know what options Cloutier says he supports ini- in our society, in our world,” they may have.” tiatives like MIAW because said Janzen. “If young people According to Janzen, the although mental illness do not increase their aware- two most common mental issues affect so many people, ness of mental illness, myths, health problems experienced PHOTO BY MARIANNE CHAMPAGNE MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVES Hey everyone! We hope that midterm exams went well and that you had a chance to relax a bit after they were over! For the rest of the month, we have a few exciting things for you to participate in.