Obsessed with Texting the Emotional Impact of Social Media

21 StatuS upDate Special fOcuS On social meDia beginS On page 9 Obsessed with texting Why you can blame the '70s for your Don't worry, you're not getting stupider The emotional impact of social media dependence on social media We've got proof NEWS page 9 ARTS & CULTURE page 11 COMMENTS page 12 02 The UniTer March 4, 2010 www.UniTer.ca Why doesn't anyone More, more, more from looKinG foR listinGs? Cover Image want to talk about safe Rebel Yell CAMpUS & communiTy ListiNgS ANd volunteer OpportuniTies page 5, injection sites? Local hip-hop duo drops some MUSiC page 14, fiLM & LiT page 17, "Vampyres" knowledge on new eP Galleries & museums page 16, Theatre, dANCE & comedy page 16, by Delf Gravert news page 3 arts & culture page 13 awardS ANd fiNANCiAL Aid page 18 News UNITER STAFF ManaGinG eDitor Aaron Epp » [email protected] BUSiness ManaGer Cold canvass for a cause Please contact [email protected] Jon PrODUcTiOn ManaGer Two canvassers’ ah ple who don’t necessarily care,” Melody Morrissette [email protected] o » n Deforest continues. “Sometimes ei fight against the l it’s one or two [nice] people that re- cOPy anD styLe eDitor ally keep you going.” Chris Campbell » [email protected] freeze When faced with the harsh cold, Photo eDitor sometimes all canvassers need is a Cindy Titus [email protected] big smile and for people to show » appreciation for what they do. newS assiGnMenT eDitor Kalaya WIChaCz “We feel like we’re doing a real Andrew McMonagle » [email protected] volUNTeer good thing for the world … we’re newS PrODUcTiOn eDitor doing a really respectful thing,” Karen Kornelsen » [email protected] says Lecocq. “When people pat No one likes standing in the cold my back and tell me, ‘You’re doing arts anD culture eDitor when it’s -30 C and frostbite is something really good. Thank you Sam Hagenlocher » [email protected] nipping away at your nose. But for your work,’ those kinds of expe- cOMMents eDitor for people like Justin Lecocq and riences are amazing.” Andrew Tod » [email protected] Sabrina Deforest, two canvassers But not every knock on a strang- Listings cO-OrDinator for the Western Canada Wilderness er's door gets answered by a smil- J.P. Perron [email protected] Committee, the biting cold is a ing face. » harsh reality they face each day. Laughing, Lecocq recalls one of caMPUS BeaT rePOrTer Lecocq and Deforest combat his worst canvassing experiences. Courtney Schwegel » [email protected] unforgiving Winnipeg weather for “I knocked on a guy's door and BeaT rePOrTer 15 to 20 hours a week, going door- he swung it open and said to me, Ethan Cabel » [email protected] to-door to promote the Wilderness 'What are you selling?' He screamed Committee’s work to protect vari- at me ... and said I’m taking away BeaT rePOrTer ous western Canadian wilderness jobs from all the loggers, and I’m Samuel Swanson » [email protected] areas. just a left-wing fundamentalist.” BeaT rePOrTer The committee has accom- Fortunately for Lecocq and Kristy Rydz » [email protected] plished various environmental Deforest, that kind of negative ex- culture rePOrTer feats, including the protection of perience is rare. For the most part Vacant over 40 wilderness areas and their “apathy is the biggest obstacle to wildlife inhabitants. overcome.” Canvassers speak to about At times canvassers find it hard CoNTrIBUTORS: 60,000 people each year through to get people involved in environ- thick and thin. The winter is one mental issues, even ones in their Jon Sorokowski, Jonah Oneil, Kalaya of the toughest elements canvass- Justin Lecocq, a canvasser for the wilderness committee, braves the cold to educate own province. Their conserva- wichacz, Julian ward, antoinette ers face. winnipeggers about conservation. tion efforts can be overshadowed Dycksman, John Gaudes, Brooke “The cold matters,” says Lecocq. by worldwide environmental con- Dmytriw, David Seburn, casandra “Your fingers are numb, your toes rable, respectable and heroic thing doing,” says Deforest. cerns. But Bryan believes the anderson, Matthew rygiel, are numb. You’re just hoping some they’ve done,” canvassing director Canvassers have a short win- Wilderness Committee and can- Jack Duckworth, Joe Kornelsen, nick very, very nice person lets you Robin Bryan explains. dow to convey their message about vassers are “here to stay through- Ternette, Jill Brown, Mark reimer, robert J. holt, ryan Janz, Lee repko, into their house to talk for a few For Lecocq and Deforest, the Manitoba conservation. Just a out the years … and increase the Karlene Ooto-Stubbs, ian Mcammond, seconds.” kindness of strangers is one of few more seconds to speak with knowledge people have access to.” Lynnette McLarty, ryan Suche, Mike “[Canvassers] overcome quite a the most treasured aspects of potential donors makes all the Duerksen, Suzanne Pringle, Sagan great deal of obstacles standing in canvassing. difference. Visit www.wildernesscommittee. Morrow, Tim Penner, Kathleen cerrer, -30 C, talking to people who aren’t “People are generally nice … if “It can be discouraging because mb.ca/. J. williamez, will Gibson, Lisa Varga. really receptive. It’s a really admi- [they] see a value in what you are you are talking to a lot of peo- The Uniter is the official student newspaper of the University of winnipeg and is published by Mouseland Press inc. Mouseland Press inc. is a membership based organization in which students and community members are invited to participate. For more by SAMuEl SwAnSon information on how to become a member go to www. Q: HoW Has social Media affected YouR life? uniter.ca, or call the office at 786-9790. The Uniter is a member of the canadian University Press and campus Plus Media Services. SUBMiSSiOn OF ARTicLeS, LeTTERS, GRAPhicS AND PhOTOS ARE WELcOMe. articles must be submitted in text (.rtf) or Microsoft word (.doc) format to editor@ Garret Harman olga oliynyk dylan Gyles uniter.ca, or the relevant section editor. Deadline lifeguard/swim instruc- third-year, sociology third-year, theatre and for submissions is 6:00 p.m. Thursday, one week tor, selkirk community "[Social networking sites] film before publication. Deadline for advertisements is Pool bring people together, "It's made meeting noon Friday, six days prior to publication. The Uniter reserves the right to refuse to print submitted "I don't really use any but face encounters people a lot easier. I've material. The Uniter will not print submissions that [social networking disappear. There's online cut down the amount of are homophobic, misogynistic, racist, or libellous. we sites] except Hotmail dating and people spend phone calls I make by also reserve the right to edit for length and/or style. for communication for more time online." about 75 per cent." work. Facebook stalkers scare me." cONTACT US » General Inquiries: 204.786.9790 advertising: 204.786.9790 Editors: 204.786.9497 Fax: 204.783.7080 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.uniter.ca felix Martinez Kurt stephan delaney Huybers LOCATION » lab technician, univer- third-year, geography collegiate student, room OrM14 university of Winnipeg University of Winnipeg sity of Winnipeg "[Social media] revolution- 515 Portage avenue "It [connects] you to "It affects me in many ized global communication. Winnipeg, Manitoba r3B 2E9 aspects. It changes the we can access people all people all over the way I eat, they way I around the world at an world, which wasn't pos- dress. For me, everything instantaneous speed. At sible five years ago." has to be visual. you the same time, it's almost tend to buy what you concerning because it's Mouseland Press Board of directors: Michael rac (chair), Shawn coates, courtney see. I see things on the controlled by multi-national Berthelette, clayton winter, Devin King, Internet that could be groups and allows them to alex Freedman, Shannon Sampert, Brian healthy for me ... so I target specific groups with Gagnon, Meg McGimpsey, Kelly ross (UwSa try it." advertising." representative). For inquiries e-mail: [email protected] News 03 www.UniTer.ca March 4, 2010 The UniTer Insite in winnipeg: To be or not to be... local Mum's the word Although Winnipeg does not age costs in the health-care system,” News Briefs have an injection drug use problem said Mowat. compiled by John Gaudes on potential safe- on par with Vancouver’s down- Dr. Lindy Lee, an authority on town eastside, there is still a great addiction medicine, agrees that a dRaGons’ den auditions injection site in need according to those who work supervised injection site would be to Hit WinniPeG with drug users in Winnipeg. The beneficial to the community but The canadian invention show winnipeg Province does not agree. argues that funding is needed else- Dragons’ Den is scouting for “[The province is] currently where first. season six and the audition tour working with the WRHA and “[Funding] should first go to- is stopping in winnipeg later this JUlIaN Ward AFM by implementing needle ex- ward creating a strong assessment week. The show gives inspiring entrepreneurs an opportunity to volUNTeer change and methadone interven- clinic that follows up that support hawk their latest inventions to a tion programs. Maybe if there with more abstinence and metha- panel of tycoons, all in order to was littering in the streets like in done treatment programs,” she earn real cash or investments to The only safe-injection site in Vancouver then we would look said. “Supervised injection sites get their product out to a wider Canada is still up and running into it,” said a spokesperson for the are for people who aren’t ready for audience. in addition, an inventor but no one knows for how long.

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