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UNITER STAFF Axworthy Presents Plans for Spence Street Development MANAGING EDITOR » James D. 01 Patterson [email protected] 786-9790 peaking to a full house at term growth? How does it respond to our Eckhardt-Grammaté Hall increased enrollment demands? How does it NEWS PRODUCTION EDITOR » on November 1, University promote our academic enhancement in a safe 02 Derek Leschasin [email protected] 786-9497 of Winnipeg President Lloyd and secure learning environment? How does Jacob Serebrin Axworthy outlined his plans to it include the kind of accessibility, NEWS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR » Vivian create a pedestrian mall along inclusiveness, and responsiveness to local 03 Belik [email protected] 786-9497 Beat Reporter SSpence Street. community interests and enhances the SENIOR BEAT REPORTER » Scott de While the “University Town Hall” was reputation, generally, to attract faculty, staff, 04 Groot [email protected] 786-9497 CLASSIFIEDS subtitled an “overview of future plans for the students and research opportunities?” In University, including Spence Street,” little time addition, says Axworthy, all initiatives must BEAT REPORTER » Jacob Serebrin FEMALE ROOMMATE WANTED -DEC 1 also be “feasible, workable and economically 05 [email protected] 786-9497 Move-In To Share 4-Story House in Osborne was devoted to other plans. Instead the meeting Village: Newly Renovated; Dishwasher- served as the first in a series to discuss the sound”. Clothes Washer&Dryer; 5-bedrooms; 2 FEATURES EDITOR » David Pensato plans for Spence Street with students, staff and Axworthy said the school was talking with 06 [email protected] 786-9497 washrooms; kichten; large living room (& fi replace); dinning room; free parking. faculty, as well as the general public. all three levels of government and looking at Rent: $400 +Heat for Bedroom Axworthy began the meeting by briefly public-private partnerships in order to finance ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR » Jo Snyder $500 +Heat for Bedroom and Studio 07 [email protected] 786-9497 outlining the main problems he sees at the the project, saying that it would not be FOR INTERVIEW AND VIEWING, PLEASE University, first and foremost being a shortage University education or operations money CONTACT CATHERINE OR BRIAN AT 772-2139 SPORTS EDITOR » Leighton Klassen of space and facilities. He described a need to funding the project, rather he hopes to get 08 [email protected] 786-9497 ROSENSTOCK LAW OFFICE expand the University’s capacity, while at the government “urban renewal money”. The Injury Claims COMMENTS EDITOR » Daniel Blaikie same time “building the concept of a college, street itself is to be sold to the school for $1. 09 Family Law [email protected] 786-9497 Medical Malpractice which is a community of learning with the Former Winnipeg Harvest director David Criminal Law larger interests and objectives of a university.” Northcott, who is now with the Institute for HUMOUR EDITOR » Janet Mowat 10 Immigration Axworthy also discussed a need to maintain Urban Studies, has also been brought on to [email protected] 786-9497 Telephone: (204) 488-4121 the student-professor ratio and enhance PHOTO EDITOR » Wade Andrew 11 1996 TOYOTA TERCEL, AT,PS,PB,JVC CD academic programs. He then went on to say [email protected] 786-9497 Stereo. Safetied. Excellent Condition, new the University needed to move into “non- tired, no rust. Original Owner. 105,000 kms, “Axworthy traditional programming” and create LISTINGS COORDINATOR » Jan Nelson $6500 — Call Ian (204) 452-6873 12 [email protected] 786-9497 educational opportunities for members of the Room to let in nice home located in surrounding community, with the school Melody intends to COPY & STYLE EDITOR » beautiful area of Osborne Village. Ideally serving as an “educational anchor”. 13 Rogan [email protected] 786-9497 suited for a quiet, non-smoking, non-drinking Axworthy soon moved on to the main focus student. $415 per month, available December of the meeting, namely the Spence Street DISTRIBUTION MANAGER » 15, 2004. 452-9712. create 14 Scott McArthur [email protected] Redevelopment. Saying Spence has the highest 786-9497 Teach English Overseas incidence of jay-walking in the world and that E.S.L. Teacher Training Courses. PRODUCTION MANAGER & “it represents a serious safety issue,” Axworthy residence Intensive 60 hour program. 15 GRAPHICS EDITOR » David C. Tan Classroom management techniques. called for the street to be closed. The plan, [email protected] 786-9497 Detailed lesson planning. which is being considered by the City of Comprehensive teaching materials. Winnipeg’s Executive Policy Committee, and ADVERTISING MANAGER » Ted Turner Internationally recognized teaching certificate. would in fact go beyond that. 16 [email protected] 786-9779 Job guarantee included. Thousands of satisfied students. Axworthy describes his plan as a “pedestrian For more information call Oxford Seminars mall with a transport hub” and intends to parking THIS WEEKS CONTRIBUTORS 1.800.269.6719. create green space through “streetscaping”. Nathan Sawatzky• Jenna Pelletier • Chris www.oxfordseminars.com Noting that just moving the bookstore would Webb • Paul Ryan • Konred Krahn • DG • along Edward Cheung • Josh Grummett • Paul LSAT, MCAT, GMAT, GRE Preparation Seminars. create two new classrooms, Axworthy outlined Ryan • William O’Donnell• Chris Madden • Complete 30 hour seminars. a plan to bring services currently located in the Whitney Light • Danielle Forest • Dan Proven test taking strategies. Huyghebaert • Andrea Collins • Stephen school down to the street. Personalized professional instruction. Spence” Grandpre • Andriy Michalchishyn • Jon Comprehensive study materials. Among those services Axworthy would put Symons • Andrew Pruden • Paul Wedel • along Spence: the bookstore, post office, the project and is talking to community Jonathan Davis • Leia Getty • Devin King • Simulated practice exams. Patrick Faucher • Bartek Rucinski • Mike Free repeat policy. administration offices, as well as student groups in the area. Both Northcott, and Pyl• Sheri Lamb• Rhys Kelso• Brad Personal tutoring available. services (currently located across Portage). He former CBC anchor, now the University’s Pennington • ...and William Blades (1888) Thousands of satisfied students. For more information call Oxford Seminars also intends to create a community recreation Director of Strategic initiatives, Jennifer Rattray are looking for students to volunteer The Uniter is the offi cial student newspaper of the 1.800.269.6719. centre, a restaurant or coffee shop, a health University of Winnipeg and is published by the www.oxfordseminars.com clinic, and retail outlets, all of which would be both to help with the planning and to talk with University of Winnipeg Students’ Association. The Uniter is editorially autonomous and the opinions accessible to both students and the local community groups. To share - One 1800 sq. ft. house with one expressed within do not necessarily refl ect those of community. Rattray is also setting up a working group the UWSA. The Uniter is a member of the Canadian UofW student. Furnished, with one and a half University Press and Campus Plus Media Services. baths, double vanity in the main bath and Axworthy called on both students as well as in order to make the planning process “as SUBMISSION OF ARTICLES, LETTERS, PHOTOS jacuzzi tub. Near St.Vital mall. Great bus community partners to help with the planning inclusive as possible”. A parallel committee, AND GRAPHICS ARE WELCOME Articles should service. Call Kelly @ 255-0318. chaired by Vice-President (finance) Stephen be submitted in text or Microsoft Word format to stages of the project in order to create something [email protected]. Deadline for submissions is “cutting edge”. Axworthy intends to create Willetts, has also been formed by the noon Friday (contact the section’s editor for more Need Christmas Cash? information). Deadline for advertisements is noon 4-8 Week Work Program (Regular size type, residence and parking along Spence by building university administration in order to study the Friday, six days prior to publication. The Uniter all capital letters, bold, centered, one line) feasibility of any proposals. reserves the right to refuse to print submitted multi-story and multi-use buildings. material. The Uniter will not print submissions that Good pay, fl ex schedule, The proposals for Spence call for creating The floor was opened to questions from are homophobic, misogynistic, racist or libelous. sales/ service, will train, We also reserve the right to edit for length or style. conditions apply 949-1828 buildings that are more environmentally the audience and while most people seemed www.workforstudents.com friendly, with a focus on energy conservation. supportive of the project, a few remained Axworthy also discussed skeptical, asking questions ranging from CONTACT US » General Inquiries: 204.786.9790 the possibility of using whether the project would really open up the Advertising: 204.786.9779 the Spence project for space Axworthy thinks it would, to the Editors: 204.786.9497 Fax: 204.783.7080 “pilot projecting” of new economic viability of the project. Several Email: [email protected] technologies. people also brought up concerns over the THE UNITER » The project will environmental impact of the project, Room ORM14 receive a sustainability questioning how energy efficient the buildings University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue audit by the Sunset would really be. Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9 Project, made up of Another meeting will be held in either late University of Winnipeg December or early in the New Year, at which COVER IMAGE students. more concrete proposals will be presented. Axworthy also laid out People wishing to get involved with the the criteria that any project or to volunteer can reach Jennifer proposals for Spence Rattray, Director of Strategic Initiatives at would have to meet: 786-9931 or by email: “How does it contribute to our long [email protected] Image by: PATRICK TREACY SEE Page 19 for story xxx 02 NOVEMBER 11, 2004 » CONTACT News News Editors » Derek Leschasin & Vivian Belik E-mail » [email protected] Tele » 786-9497 privatization of water, spoke at the Bulman Centre of the University of Winnipeg on November 4. BolivianBolivian ActivistActivist TellsTells ofof FightFight With the aid of an interpreter, Olivera modestly told of his experiences fforor WaterWater in mobilizing thousands of people in Cochabamba during the early months of 2000 to protest the privatization of the city’s municipally-run water Vivian Belik system. In 1985, when the country of Bolivia News Editor was forced to implement structural adjustment policies in order to pay off ot everything can its many debts, Bolivians were forced be exchanged to stand by as their railways, roads, for money,” factories, and lands were taken away “N from them. stated Oscar Olivera, addressing a crowd of more than 300 people at “In 1999 just about everything in the kickoff for last weekend’s second Bolivia had been privatized,” said annual Global Justice Film Festival. Olivera, and so it was that “when the
Olivera, a social activist from government privatized water, the public Cochabamba, Bolivia who is credited said ‘that’s enough!’” with leading the world’s first successful In the early months of 2000, Olivera resistance movement against the joined forces with thousands of Photo by: Noah Friedsky D.R. 2004 » » environmentalists, professionals, labourers, and peasants to form a coalition called ‘La Coordinadora’ which for weeks protested what they “ I’m certain saw as the government’s undemocratic decision to bottle and sell a common good. the struggle The law itself was so draconian that “[it] prohibited the collection of rainwater” and caused prices to increase by 300 percent, forcing some families will also have to spend one fifth of their yearly income on the purchase of water alone. Olivera proudly explained that La to be fought Coordinadora had the support of such a large portion of Bolivia’s population that the movement was able to “turn around not only the privatization of in Canada” water but the privatization of decision- that aided his group in gaining victory, Olivera also cautioned that our own making itself”. describing how the indigenous people country may not be exempt from this Olivera’s speech emphasized the acted as the backbone of the resistance threat. importance of solidarity not only in movement whereas the intellectuals “I’m certain the struggle will also third world countries but in the North and professionals gave credibility to have to be fought in Canada,” warned as well. the cause. Olivera, a chilling remark reflecting “I am here because I want your “The magic formula is unity, the fact that about 70 percent of the eyes, your ears, and your hearts so you organization, a good proposal, world’s countries have already let some know what’s happening in the South,” mobilization, and a sound direction of form of privatization affect their water Olivera declared. the social movement so that it is as resources. Throughout his speech, Olivera transparent as water,” said Olivera. The only way to oppose the passionately encouraged the audience In the question period that followed capitalist force that is threatening to to participate in social matters. “We his speech, Olivera explained that the abolish our human right to access need to slake off the weight of apathy governments of many countries in the common resources is solidarity, Olivera and the fear of change and fighting…we world such as Chile, Peru, Costa Rica, believes. For st ory on page 2 have to unite so that our weaknesses Nicaragua and Uruguay are currently “The people united will never be Axworthy outlined his plans to create a pedestrian mall along Spence Street become strong.” in the process of privatizing their water defeated!” he declared. » Photos by: Wade Andrew He outlined the principle elements supply or will be doing so in the future. Negotiations with Safeway Dragging to a Halt
By Josh Grummett
n the near future—as early as Friday, November 15—there may be as many cashiers as carts outside your local Safeway. UFCW Local 832 and SafewayI are in the final stretch of intentions regarding Good Friday; “Yeah, that makes sense…but we’re wage and Northern Allowance jobs in a lower tier of pay (hurting negotiations until the current union and six or seven others. These were not gonna put it in the contract.” The increases; removing the 30-hour cap senior part-time employees who do agreement runs out on November 13. arrived at after negotiations that have official counterproposal to that item? on part-time employees; and job not wish to take a dock in pay). On Sunday November 14, the union been ongoing since July. Robert A letter from one of the vice- security assurance. To each of these, Strike votes were held across will hold meetings with its members Ziegler, the president of UFCW presidents. Safeway has said “No.” Manitoba from October 24-26; the to vote on the company offer currently Local 832, told an anecdote about Among the union proposals that Counterbalancing this are the results came back 97 percent in on the table. Should the offer be the negotiation process with Safeway Safeway has rejected: including Gas proposals from Safeway that the favour of striking if Safeway does rejected, Safeway employees will at a recent union meeting: one of the Bar employees in the main collective union has rejected: removing 2nd not come to the table with an begin picketing on Monday. union proposals was to improve the agreement; increased premiums; assistant managers from union acceptable proposal by November Certain items in the contract have contract’s wording to “ensure that family responsibility leave; doctor’s coverage; nearly tripling the 13. already been agreed upon: employee employees are treated with respect notes (company to pay for the cost of probationary period; reducing the As the pamphlet handed out at numbers on the seniority list; pay and dignity, with the Union given the acquiring one); improved sick leave; ratio of full-time to part-time the strike vote meetings says, “It’s and hour boosts for recently promoted right to grieve any violations”. the addition of various benefits such employees from 25 percent to 14 time to send Safeway a wake-up baggers; 21 days’ advance notice of Safeway looked at this and said, as optical coverage and orthodontics; percent; and the creation of full-time call.” NOVEMBER 11, 2004 03 Derek Leschasin News World News Report News Editor
Spain— The Guardian reports that 01 the Spanish parliament is petitioning the Socialist government to 05 remove all remaining symbols of the fascist Franco regime from public buildings. The 01 02 motion is supported by all parties except for the main opposition, the conservative People’s Party. 03 There are still many statues of Franco in public squares throughout Spain, as well as streets and markets bearing names from the old regime. Many blocks of public housing are adorned with the symbol of the Falange, 04 one of the movements that supported Franco, who died 29 years ago.
Iraq— Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), an 02international aid group that has been operating in Iraq since 2002, is planning to pull out of the country, according to Reuters. MSF has stated that it can no longer continue operations due to the extreme dangers that its workers face on the ground, though there have been no specifi c threats directed against the organization. They currently have 90 staff in the country, most of them Iraqi. The coordinator in Iraq has stated that it is Votergasm Anticlimactic becoming more diffi cult for impartial NGOs to distinguish themselves from groups that work Elect ion Night Party Marred by Lack of Clear Presidential Winner, directly with the US occupation forces.
Attendance and Sex Kenya— The head of Kenya’s medical 03association is calling on artist David Gordon said he went to the doctors to protest the trial of a doctor Jenna Pelletier party because he thought it would be a good being charged with murder for performing The Daily Free Press (Boston University) place to sell his art. abortions. Dr. John Nyamu was charged last “I’m an artist, and I thought this would summer when 15 fetuses were found in a OSTON (CUP) be a good place to put up my work and I garbage bag. His trial begins this week. — Although most voters thought I might get laid, too,” Wehrle said. All abortions are illegal in Kenya, with went to bed unfulfilled A 21-year-old Somerville software massive public opinion behind the laws. Last the night of Nov. 2, few developer named Ben, who declined to give year, Kenyan female members of parliament were as dissatisfied as his last name, said he learned about issued a call for abortions to be legalized, those at the Cambridge Votergasm from Salon.com. He went because noting that men are not required to pay for BVotergasm party. he thought it would be fun, although he did upkeep of children born outside of wedlock. Despite going to illegal lengths to not think the sex-driven campaign propelled About 20 thousand Kenyan women end up in throw the bash, as midnight approached, people to the polls. hospitals each year for treatment of host Ian Wehrle’s 16 guests were left with “I was voting anyway,” he said. “I don’t complications resulting from “back street” their clothing on, idly gathered around the think it actually motivates anyone to have abortions. TV, talking about sex but certainly not sex or anyone to vote, but it seemed like a having any. good reason to have a party.” Australia— The Most of the partygoers, the majority of Two of the three women in attendance Indian novelist and social whom were men, were still in good spirits came with their boyfriends, although they 04justice activist Arundhati despite the low party turnout — Wehrle said said they were open to sexual relations with Roy was awarded the Sydney Peace Prize he had expected at least 50 people — and other people. on November 3, Indymedia reports. At the said they did not regret coming to the party. “I was concerned that there’d be a bunch ceremony, Roy delivered an address entitled Wehrle, a 21-year old Berklee College of of guys showing up to get laid . . . and then “Peace & the New Corporate Liberation Music student, said he broke into the there’d be my girlfriend,” said Berklee Theology”. unoccupied Cambridge apartment in order sophomore Gabriel Mireles. Roy has been an outspoken critic of the war to throw the party after he walked by it His girlfriend, 24-year-old Boston in Iraq, and prominent in opposing neo-liberal several times and noticed it was vacant. resident Liz Boisvert, said she did not think economic policies. “I’ve always had an interest in that whole more people would hook up at this party ‘70s and ‘60s acid orgy scene, so I thought, than at any other college party and people Ontario— ‘Why not try to rekindle that spirit?’” Wehrle AT THE POLLS should not have been upset by the Votergasm Thunder Bay’s Lakehead said. mission. 05University has become the Votergasm is a non-partisan organization Emily Mitchard, 21, said when she first “If you respect people’s right to choose site of controversy due to the Coors Light targeting young voters, who pledge to vote learned of the campaign, she had an the president, you should respect people’s Maxim Club Tour, the Lakehead Argus and have sex only with other voters on “emotionally negative” response to it, which right to have sex when they want to,” she reports. The event is traveling across Canada Election Day. Those who pledge will also caused her to realize she should step out of said. and is scheduled to make a stop at the withhold sex from non-voters for periods as her comfort zone. John, a Harvard University neuroscience university’s Outpost pub. short as 24 hours and as long as four years. “I decided to let go of my ego and have a researcher who also declined to disclose his A number of students, including members of About 35,000 people took the Votergasm good time,” Mitchard said. “I’m just stepping last name, said he thought that even though the Gender Issues Centre, are calling for the pledge, according to the organization’s out of the norm for a bit. It’s my youth and I Votergasm is non-partisan, the party drew event to be banned from campus, claiming website. might as well live it up.” an overwhelming amount of liberal voters. that the tour promotes sexist attitudes that Several guests said they thought coupling Wehrle decorated the “borrowed” “There’s a history of combining have no place on a university campus. They sex and voting was a great idea. apartment with streamers, red and white sex and politics; antiwar protestors got say that objectifi cation of women is directly “People use sex to sell everything, so balloons and pictures of the candidates, as chicks,” he said. “Having the right political linked to violence against women. why not use it to sell voting?” Waltham well as set up rows of air mattresses covered persuasion gets you sex.” However, Lakehead’s student union claims resident Valerie Gorbulov said. “I am with 1970s-era quilts and offered a bowl of Although Wehrle’s party did not turn out that they may be unable to cancel the event disappointed with the lack of the orgy complimentary condoms. like he had hoped, he said he was not despite the concerns. The pub entered into a though.” “This all has to be gone by six o’clock,” disappointed. contract with with Molson in February , and if While most guests were from Boston and said Wehrle, referring to his concern about “If we would have gotten one person here the contract is violated, they may face a Cambridge, some people came from Rhode the apartment’s landlord discovering the it would have been a success because one lawsuit from the tour sponsor. Island and as far as Maine in hopes of covert operation. person would have come,” Wehrle said. experiencing a “votergasm.” Somerville photographer and digital 04 NOVEMBER 11, 2004 » CONTACT News Editors » Derek Leschasin & Vivian Belik E-mail » [email protected] Tele » 786-9497 Play Promotes a “Buy Nothing” Christmas the spirit of this anti-consumer day should find its Chris Webb way into the Christmas season where it definitely belongs. ithin three weeks, The Buy Nothing Christmas initiative was the hysteria and started in October 2001, when Enns was managing pandemonium editor for Adbusters magazine in Vancouver. which some call the Through Adbusters, church groups and sources for “Christmas rush” simple living, he created a movement which spans will be released with the country, trying to make us aware of the Wdevastating consequences for our mental stability, incredible amount of stuff we have, and continue to our relationships with any family member or buy, while others (i.e. third world countries) can’t friend, and most of all, our wallets. even afford to feed themselves. Enns is trying to encourage people to take a stand against an economy which he believes has “Our twisted Christmas into a financial game and Some helpful alternatives marred a religious festival. He is telling people, found on the Buy Nothing particularly Christians, to return to the origin of Christmas website: economic Christmas, and instead of celebrating commercialism, to mark the birth of a man who -Frame some art you have done and give it system is taught the wealthy to scale down their lavish to someone. lifestyle. -Try to make a meaningful, spiritual gift, write “The Buy Nothing initiative pushes individuals a poem or perform a song. based on and families towards a more personal, spiritual, - Donate money to a charity of your choice. political and environmentally friendly way to This is far better than supporting the consumer- spend the festive season,” says Enns. manufacture of plastic toys. He believes there should be a more meaningful - Write your wedding vows and frame them exchange than commodities, something that you brother, Andrew Douglas, the musical A Christmas yourself. driven have to put time and effort into. Karl was born. -Knit socks, toques or mittens for someone “Our economic system is based on consumer- “A musical works even better than a play for with wool from a goodwill store. capitalism” driven capitalism, which, fuelled by corporate this issue; it’s entertaining, it tells a story, but -Purchase gifts at a fair trade store, thrift advertising, distracts from the real Christmas leaves people with a message when they leave,” store, or garage sale. Soon, we will be swamped with offers, message and inevitably ends up ruining a very Enns explained. -Give someone something that you don’t invitations and ads to buy more stuff. Santas will special time of the year for me,” said Enns. A Christmas Karl is a free show, although really use anymore. A great way to get rid of sit in malls across the country, absorbing the Enns proposes an alternative to an economy donations will be accepted. It is being staged Nov. all that clutter. wishes of a generation already indoctrinated into a which is rife with white collar crime and unfair 8 at Crossways in Common, Nov. 12 at St. Ignatius -Make coupons or IOU’s for babysitting, consumer mindset. trade. His organization encourages sustainable Church, Nov. 21 at St. Alban’s Church, Nov. 27 at massages or manicures. The Buy Nothing Christmas Organization local development in communities and through an Bethel Mennonite Church and Dec. 15 at Steinbach -Bake cookies, bread, pies, etc. (www. buynothingchristmas.org) awareness of our unconscious spending, we can Regional Secondary School Theatre. -Make tree ornaments out of old CDs. is trying to find an alternative to this consumer take steps to help the environment and combat a “Imagine if they made a law that everything we -Make a calendar with your own personal art identity which has leaked its way into our huge wave of globalization. bought would have to be reparable, or useful in or photography for each month. everyday life, with radical action against With such a serious issue under his belt, Enns some way,” Enns said, laughing. -Make someone a mixed tape or CD of unneeded consumerism around the festive tried to find a way to deliver his message to the Make a change this festive season, make it a songs that remind you of them. season. public, while providing entertainment at the same Buy Nothing Christmas spent with family and -Do something exciting or challenging Organisation founder, Aiden Enns, believes time. He enlisted the services of Winnipeg friends instead of the shopping mall, and it may be together like skating, hiking, or taking an art that Buy Nothing Day is simply not long enough; playwright Scott Douglas, and with the help of his the best you will ever have. course. U.S. Middle East Propaganda Failing?
U.S. government, which pays statistics on how many people fatwa – a religious decree – against ended the interview by telling Sawa’s annual operating budget of watch it regularly, but a Zogby poll watching the channel, stating it Alhurra’s president that he’d done 22 million USD; many Senators of six Middle Eastern countries was staffed by “agents in the pay a “good job.” And in March, when Scott de Groot and bureaucrats expressed concern done this May for the University of of America.” Israeli missiles killed Hamas that taxpayers’ dollars were being Maryland found that Alhurra Several high profile incidents leader Sheik Ahmed Yassin as he Senior Beat Reporter wasted. barely registered as a primary have further cemented Arabs’ emerged from a prayer session, The report also reinforces source of news. doubts about the Alhurra’s most Arab news channels switched draft report growing doubts over the While both the Alhurra Channel credibility. When President Bush immediately to the story; but released by effectiveness of America’s multi- and Radio Sawa claim to provide appeared on the station to discuss Alhurra stuck with its regular the U.S. State million dollar Middle East “accurate, balanced, and the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, he program: a cooking show. Department propaganda program as a whole, comprehensive news,” it is widely last month has which utilizes a variety of mediums acknowledged – even by the U.S. added to the – everything from crude air- State Department – that they Aperception that U.S. propaganda dropped pamphlets to the sleek unfailingly promote a pro- “it is widely efforts are failing to promote pro- “Hi Magazine.” American perspective. Their American attitudes in the Middle The most expensive and reporters are told not to refer to the East. sophisticated of these efforts is the U.S. presence in Iraq as an acknowledged The report examines the success Alhurra Channel – a 24-hour occupation. Those who set off of Radio Sawa, an Arabic language Arabic language television network explosive devices attached to their radio station established by the based in Springfield, Virginia, bodies are called suicide bombers, that they U.S. government in 2002, which which is provided with 62 million not martyrs. And in Iraq, reporters intersperses pro-American “news USD annually by U.S. government focus on positive, human-interest bulletins” between Western and and beamed to the Middle East via stories. For instance, they will unfailingly Arabic pop songs. It charges that satellite. It airs a variety of news, report that electricity has arrived Sawa is failing to fulfill its mandate sports, cooking, fashion, and in a neighborhood, rather than of winning “the hearts and minds entertainment programs, including reporting that a neighborhood is promote a of Arabs;” and that it is not a version of “Inside the Actor’s without electricity. representing the policies of United Studio” dubbed in Arabic. Moreover, both stations have States “clearly and effectively” or Like Radio Sawa, the Alhurra been criticized by Arab pro-American promoting “responsible discussions Channel also appears to be failing governments and widely on these policies.” to “win the hearts and minds of condemned by the Islamic religious When the report’s findings were Arabs” – largely because most establishment. For example, when perspective” made public in Washington, they Arabs believe it is biased and un- Alhurra was first launched, Muslim evoked strong reactions within the trustworthy. There are few reliable clerics in Saudi Arabia issued a NOVEMBER 11, 2004 05 Editorial CONTACT: [email protected] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR And so this is Remembrance Day, CONTACT US and what have you done . . . ☞ BEFORE here is a lot to be For them, Remembrance Day is a time any member of the collective. However, therefore, is not just a moment of gained from war, not to reflect on their own lives, and to maybe the legionnaires’ frequent talk silence and respect for the dead, it is AFTER the least of which is a remember friends no longer with about keeping the past alive is not about reflecting on our actions and sense of community them, some who died in war, and meant to be taken as literally as it may attitudes today. We are asked not only ☞☺ and brotherhood. As some who maybe died only last year. sometimes seem. to contemplate the sadness and the SEND TO: [email protected] people rally against But what does - what should - War brought with it a sense of horror of war, but are called to aT common enemy they’re forced to Remembrance Day mean to us, the identity, togetherness, and solidarity, a remember and celebrate the values of propagation of the market for the identify their own wellbeing with the younger generation? Is it a time to point nicely discussed in Chris brotherhood and sisterhood that market’s sake is not inevitable. There wellbeing of others. After all, the more remember with our local legionnaires, Madden’s “World War One & the emerged out of the war. Those values is another way of doing things. The healthy, productive people a country or a day off to catch up on our Birth of Canada” (PAGE 15) . It helped define Canada, making it one economy can be organized for people’s has on its side, the more likely it is to be studies? also opened up many people’s eyes to of the better places in the world to live sake and people’s good. At the same victorious in war. During the twentieth We cannot remember what we did the untapped potential of collective and a promoter of peace in the world. time, Remembrance Day tells us of century, the First and Second World not experience, and if that’s the goal of action through government. Tommy Today, those same values are at odds the awful events required to bring Wars arguably opened the door for the Remembrance Day then it is bound to Douglas is quoted as saying “Surely if wit h t he va lues of ma rket i nd ividua l ism those ideas to popular light, and calls implementation of socially progressive fail. It will be hard to carry on a we can produce in such abundance in that encourage you to look out for you on us to behave with respect toward policies. Canadian women first gained history, once those for whom that order to destroy our enemies, we can and you alone, and promises that if our fellow human beings so that we do the right to vote out of the First World history is real and alive have passed produce in equal abundance in order you do, things will work out for the not return to a place, an attitude, that War, the Tommy Douglas government on, to carry on the collective memory to provide food, clothing and shelter better. requires a whole new calamity to in Saskatchewan – which eventually of an event that was not witnessed by for our children.” Remembering, November 11th reminds us that the revive the values of solidarity that established the first Medicare program underlie what it truly means to be in the country - was elected in 1944, Canadian. and other examples abound. In fact, Canada owes its international identity and many of its defining values to the World Wars. That said, war is also a terrible thing. It is beyond the powers of imagination to recreate the feeling of living in a trench for weeks and months at a time. Living in mud up to your knees, lice a permanent feature of your body, clothes, and hair. As much as television and video games may desensitize us to the idea of death and gore, it would be quite another thing to go to sleep and wake up with the bodies and faces of the dead lying in the mud beside you. They are the bodies not just of ‘comrades in arms,’ but of friends, and you live wondering when your turn to join them will come. If you survive, you go home to a family that, courtesy of unrelenting government propaganda and censorship of your letters home, believes life on the front, despite a few hardships, wasn’t all that bad and that you and the boys stayed in good spirits. It’s hard to understand the effect that such wars have on individuals and peoples. For the older generation, it was in that time that they made friends, found wives and husbands, and determined their faith and politics. Illustration by: Edward Cheung Edward by: Illustration UWSA Important Dates for elections: In order to be nominated as a Margaret Carlyle, Chief candidate in this election, you must be a Elections Commissioner Nominations Accepted until 16h00 student in good standing at the E-mail: margaret_ Friday 12 November 2004 University of Winnipeg and submit a [email protected] Campaigning Period from 16h00 completed nomination form to the UWSA Election Offi ce ‘Phone: (204) 786-9048 Friday November 12 General Offi ce, Bulman Students’ Centre, UWSA Election Offi ce 0R10 to 16h00 Friday 26 November 2004 Room 0R30, before 16h00 on Friday 12 Voting Period from Monday 29 November 2004. Please see the UWSA Nominations forms are November to Thursday 2 December 2004 General Offi ce for further information on available until Friday 12 specifi c requirements to be met for some November 2004, Monday to Friday Nomination forms are now of the positions. 9h00 – 16h00 in the UWSA General available at the UWSA offi ce in OR30. Offi ce, OR30, located in the Bulman Nominations close on Friday 12 To pick up nomination forms, Students’ Centre. November 2004 at 16h00. UWSA By-Laws and policy, or any other information, please contact Margaret NOTICE OF The following positions are open Carlyle, Chief Elections Commissioner, at for the UWSA By-Election: the UWSA Election Offi ce (Bulman NOMINATIONS Centre, Room 0R10), or visit the UWSA Adaptive Students’ General Offi ce (Bulman Centre, Room UWSA Fall Director 0R30). 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n the evening a couple of little-known facts Democrats, insinuating perhaps that of November surrounding such polls. Gregg said potential Republican voters on the 2nd, every major that exit polls do not provide good west coast should get out and vote in television network samples of the population, and that order to prevent a Democrat-controlled in North America certain built-in biases of those Senate. was, of course, conducting the polls cause inaccurate Some of the awkward silence on coveringO the U.S. presidential election. results. These so-called biases come CNN and CBC was filled with All networks remembered the major up because pollsters are more humour, both scripted and unscripted. mistake that was made during the apprehensive about approaching The CBC sprinkled its coverage with coverage of the 2000 election, when certain types of people (e.g. people in occasional skits, featuring big head, several stations pronounced Al Gore, wheelchairs or muscular looking men small body characters. In a moment then the Democratic presidential of color), most likely, says Gregg, of perhaps unintentional humor, the candidate, to be the next president of because pollsters do not want to CBC showed independent candidate the United provoke an argument. Ralph Nader making a brutal States. After George W. Bush was CBC and CNN also offered concession speech, only to cut him off officially declared the winner, these viewers interesting interviews, as well before even thirty seconds had networks had nobody but themselves as responses to email commentary elapsed. CNN analyzed the geographic to blame for their incompetence in and questions. U.S. ambassador to voting tendencies of certain key states selecting the ‘correct’ winner. This Canada, by way of a telestrator, which I found year, apprehensiveness about making Paul Cellucci, was interviewed by quite amusing, as it was reminiscent the wrong call presented some the CBC. CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer, of Chris Walby diagramming a challenges for ‘horse race’ coverage with help from talk show host Larry crossing route in a CFL game. of the election. King, interviewed Vanessa Kerry At the end of the day, elections just Phrases such as ‘too close to call’ (one of Senator Kerry’s daughters), aren’t like football games and network were bandied about with great and also welcomed former New York coverage would do well to adjust frequency and no station wanted to City mayor Rudy Gulliani to the accordingly. Network producers make a gaffe by predicting the wrong studio for a short discussion. CBC should make great strides in order to president. CNN in particular seemed radio host, Rex Murphy, read a variety enhance coverage of big events such paranoid about the potential of opinions that were sent in via as elections and make them more embarrassment of declaring either email. One such email came from a accessible to the everyday Joe. Expert Bush or John Kerry to be the winner. instance, where the panel was seen To lend content to the election Winnipegger who mentioned that he analysis is good but not to excess. As election night 2004 wore on, every laughing nervously, clearly indicating coverage, news networks fell back on was impressed with President Bush’s Most people don’t care what the channel seemed to have difficulty a general mood of uncertainty in the the ‘exit poll,’ a survey of voters’ efforts to defeat the so-called ‘axis of analysts say, and their opinions only coming up with a new way of looking studio. The uncertainty as to who choices as they exit the polling evil’. Fox may not have been quite as count for so much. Election 2004 TV at things. It got to the point where would eventually be named the station. balanced in their coverage, and even coverage was too much for most even the so-called experts had run out winner seemed to make normally Pollster Allan Gregg, who was taken the opportunity to influence people to take and hopefully four of interesting things to say. There talkative pundits awkward and being interviewed by CBC anchorman results by mentioning early on that years down the road, the coverage were a couple of times on CNN, for uneasy. Peter Mansbridge, helped to illuminate the Senate could end up controlled by will improve. It Takes a Leader to Whack Th rough the Bush Konred Krahn
his week, countless David Tan
people have expressed to me their deep concern over the Image by: Image outcome of the U.S. presidential elections. » Everyone,T from the eighteen-year-old working at my local grocery store, to people struggling to fill the thirty- second silence in the Manitoba Hall elevator, have bemoaned the loss of John Kerry as if he is some gallant protagonist whose defeat was somehow tragic. While at that time I meekly nodded energy costs are dangerously high, the the nineties. While Clinton was, as president. defiant. in seeming approval, I will no longer Clinton-surplus is now a massive usual, charming, articulate, captivating, The Democratic Party, in choosing In this yea r’s election the Democrats bite my tongue. John Kerry deserved deficit, and his policies are enflaming and brilliant, not even he could save Kerry, chose the safe candidate while simply fielded a “not-Bush” candidate to lose this election, plain and simple. traditional cultural and moral Kerry from himself. eschewing the possibility of giving the and it proved inadequate. We need not He did not prove a viable alternative to differences in the United States. In the long drawn-out campaign, country a plausible alternative to Bush. lament John Kerry’s defeat, so much as the immensely unpopular George W. The fact is that the Democratic Kerry’s glaring weaknesses have been While Kucinich, and Sharpton were we need to empathize with the Bush, and the American constituency Party in the U.S. is ill, and John exposed and overexposed. After nearly not real contenders - and Gephart American voter who was presented a judged him inferior to the bellicose Kerry’s nomination was indicative of twenty years as a Senator, no notable would have bored the constituency to vacuous alternative to Bush. The incumbent. Granted, Bush had a few their sorry state. They have relied for legislation bears Kerry’s name or death - Howard Dean could have Democrats need to carve out a niche things going for him heading into the too long on the charm of “the big dog” fingerprints. His desire to appeal to all provided the strong, brash, if impulsive, for themselves; to pick a platform and November 2nd election; he is a war-time Bill Clinton to rescue them from the voters mired him in a quagmire of alternative the Democrats needed. The stick to it; to lead instead of follow; to president, an incumbent, and is depths of ineptitude. Gore relied indecision (or at the very least, the qualities that Democrats saw as faults provide a distinct option for voters who perceived as being a decisive, if erring, almost exclusively on his old affiliations appearance thereof). That he appealed in Dean are precisely the qualities that are concerned with America’s current leader. with Clinton in 2000 and Kerry to neither liberals or conservatives America saw as assets for Bush. The direction. The hope is that Democrats Bush faced many obstacles to his followed suit, although to a much lesser bespeaks the truth about John Kerry: apparently weak, vacillating Kerry will learn these lessons for 2008 and re-election campaign. He is disliked degree. In the last days of Kerry’s he was the wrong choice for a party proved that what Americans want is field someone who will defeat the by the majority of the world, disliked campaign, once again Clinton was that had a real opportunity of defeating not a president that looks good on Republican candidate based on merit at home, the economy is sputtering, paraded around to revive the glory of an unpopular and dangerous paper, but one that is proactive and rather than years of indistinction. NOVEMBER 11, 2004 07 CommentsCONTACT » Comments Editor » Daniel Blaike E-mail » [email protected] Tele » 786-9497 In The House: Questions and Comments by Our Representatives in the House of Commons The following are questions posed by the opposition parties in the House of Commons last week. Hansard for the entire proceedings of the House of Commons can be accessed at www.parl.gc.ca
Conservative Party of Canada Bloc Quebecois New Democratic Party of Canada
Hon. Stephen Harper (Leader of the Mr. Gilles Duceppe (Laurier—Sainte- Mr. Jack Layton (Toronto—Danforth, Opposition, CPC): Mr. Speaker, I am sure the Marie, BQ): Mr. Speaker, during the election NDP): Mr. Speaker, Canadians woke up this morning Prime Minister will join with us in offering campaign, the Prime Minister promised to give Quebec sharing a deep concern that many of us feel about the congratulations to President Bush on his re-election, its fair share of federal funding for child care, with no future. The American people have an absolute right to and to Senator Kerry on the strength of his campaign. strings attached. Now the election is over, the ministers make their choices, but Canadians have a right to are having a meeting. Quebec simply wants the Prime ensure that our values are protected. Unfortunately, the Liberal government has repeated the Minister’s to keep his promise, but still there is no same mistake as the last time, not just allowing cabinet agreement. Why not? Because Ottawa wants to impose The star wars missile defence program is the next ministers to pick sides in the American election, but to conditions on Quebec. initiative of George Bush’s values, and is based upon pick the losing side. them. Will the Prime Minister seek guidance from Because he made this promise during the recent Canadian values or George Bush’s values? Will he say Why did the Prime Minister permit his cabinet members election campaign, is the Prime Minister prepared to no to missile defence right now today? to so recklessly jeopardize our relations? confi rm that, in the matter of child care, Quebec will have the right to opt out with full compensation and no Right Hon. Paul Martin (Prime Right Hon. Paul Martin (Prime strings attached? Minister, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, the American people Minister, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, I already have have chosen their president. We on this side of the expressed my congratulations to President Bush on his Right Hon. Paul Martin (Prime House, we as the government will work with the re-election,Q as I have expressed to Senator Kerry my &Minister, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, fi rst of all, I wouldA administration as we have worked with it in the past. congratulations for his campaign. I also said that like to congratulate the minister and the provincial publicly after caucus this morning. ministers who have been working for the past two days If I could just take this occasion, I would like to say to on this issue. the member for Elmwood—Transcona that I congratulate I also said that I look forward to sitting down with the him on his 25 years of parliamentary endeavour. He is President to deal with very important issues, from mad I must also say that Quebec’s minister Béchard said known in this House as the member for Elmwood— cow to softwood lumber to wheat, that we in this that this was a start. It is very important to truly Transcona. In my family he is known as the father of the country have with the United States. I look forward to understand the goals we want to reach. very dynamic NDP candidate who ran in the riding of doing that forthwith. LaSalle—Émard. I would also like to tell the leader of the Bloc Québécois that the model we will be using is the Quebec model. Bloc Heads Your Attention Please: If a piece ever appears in the Comments section – or any other for that matter – that you feel deserves a Daniel Blaikie response, do not hesitate to Comments Editor pick up a pen. Contact me, Daniel Blaikie, at [email protected] s some of you and have your view may have already represented in the pages of heard, last week the Uniter as well. a Bloc Quebecois MP, Andre Bellavance, refusedA to provide Canadian flags to veterans in his riding. Perhaps Transport Minister Jean Lapierre, David Tan
Daniel Blaikie a former separatist himself, put it Comments Editor, Uniter best in saying that this MP’s actions demonstrated a “total lack of class.” Image by: Image What’s worse is that Gilles Duceppe, leader of the Bloc, has not refused to » condemn Bellavance’s behaviour. think it is a tribute to Canada’s protected. argue for separation, such is his I’ve always found it a bit commitment to democracy that the But this isn’t a debate about right, but being elected to the federal disappointing that there are people in Parti Quebecois are able to form Quebec separatism. It is about an parliament carries with it certain Quebec who would rather leave governments in Quebec, and that a MP, elected in good faith to Canada’s responsibilities. If he is too stubborn Canada altogether than try to improve separatist party is able to obtain a national legislature, who was given to acknowledge that there is good it, but nevertheless, I also understand strong influence in the national box-loads of Canadian flags to cause to be proud of Canada, and there is a history and a culture behind parliament. In some countries, distribute to his constituents, and accept that there are proud Canadians the separatist cause that cannot, and voicing such sentiments would be who refused a request for a few across Quebec and Canada, then will not, be ignored or forgotten outlawed as treasonous. Despite their Canadian flags from some of maybe he should have thought twice overnight. There is little incentive open disdain for the country and Canada’s veterans. I don’t care what before swearing allegiance to the for people to improve a country that their desire to cut out a large and his politics may be, as an MP he has Canadian Queen and collecting pay they see as threatening their very important part of it, their right to a duty to make Canadian flags cheques from the federal sense of nationhood. That said, I speak and organize is well available upon request. If he wants to government. 08 NOVEMBER 11, 2004 ListingsCONTACT » Listings Coordinator » Jan Nelson E-mail » [email protected] Tele » 786-9497 Fax » 783-7080 ON-CAMPUS
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These grants, of up to to see and hear a recording in progress! 12:30 - 1:20, in Eckhardt- University of Winnipeg invites you to attend an Advent Service $500, will be used to purchase materials related to the project (e.g., Gramatté Hall. FREE! Thursday November 25th, 2004 Bryce Hall Chapel 5:30 - 6:15pm. wiring, circuitry, lamps, database access, paints, art supplies, Reception to follow Faculty of Theology Lounge, First Floor Bryce THE WAKING EYES Nov 19th The Zoo w/ Matt Mayes & El wallpapers, publications etc.). In addition to monetary support, Torpedo, Knuckleduster. Hall. Please join us as we enter mindfully into the Season of Advent there is also the possibility for consultative support, as well as the and share with us as we anticipate the season with students, colleagues, family and friends. loan of specialised instrumentation. 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A “Concert With Commentary” featuring the Artists of Prairie Debut. THE ENGLISH STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION is pleased to announce interior or exterior design and justifi ed. The outcome of such a call for papers for its upcoming Colloquium Series. Submissions projects would generally be a model and/or drawings.(c) light/colour aspects of theatre, literature, and the visual arts. (d) the JANA TING, “Roses In Winter” piano, Nov 28th, 2pm Eckhardt- should be in the form of completed essays or detailed proposals that Gramatté Hall, UofW. Part of VCI’s Emerging Manitoba Artists. would make up a 15 to 20 minute presentation. Submissions should understanding of, or attitudes toward, lighting projects in energy conservation. (e) promotion of energy effi cient lighting use in Adult $15, senior $10, student $5, call the Ting residence at 489- be in MLA format, of any topic relating to English Studies (we 4128. welcome submissions from any department), and be appropriate for domestic and business interiors. (f) light and/or colour effects on the perception or evaluation of architectural spaces or visual art. (g) a scholarly forum. Submissions can be made to dpalson@iam. RUSSKIFEST! Aggasiz Chamber Players presents...December 6th, uwinnipeg.ca or by dropping them off at the ESA mailbox in the the role of lighting in urban safety. Accepting proposals for student 8th, & 12th at 8pm, featuring Paul Marleyn, Oleg Pohkanovski, and English Department Offi ce (2A46). We would like to emphasize the projects at any time. See http://winnipeg.iesna.net. Alexander Tselyakov, cello, violin, and piano. Emerging Artist Recital performative aspect of the Colloquium, which engages an audience Dec. 6 @ 7:15pm. Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall, UofW. Free parking in active debate and conversation. Information regarding the series behind CBC. Call 786-9000 or 475-1779 for tickets. can be obtained by e-mailing Derek Palson at dpalson@iam. uwinnipeg.ca. All students are encouraged to take part. Events INFORMATION SESSION: WHAT IS OCCUPATIONAL HOBBIT OR HUMAN? EXPLORING HOMO FLORESIENSIS THERAPY? The Anthropology Department hosts this discussion about the Wednesday, November 10, 3D04, 12:30 - 1:20 Occupational Etc. recent archaeological fi nd in Flores, Indonesia. Presented by Drs. Therapists can work with people when an injury, illness, or disability Meiklejohn and Silcox, University of Winnipeg. Friday, November CANADIAN PARKS AND WILDERNESS SOCIETY presents ‘True limits their ability to take care of themselves, participate in paid or 12th at 12:30 in room 1L11. North Wild and Free’ - an evening of stories, songs and images unpaid work, or enjoy leisure time, by helping people to develop celebrating Canada’s boreal forest. Hosted by master storyteller new “skills for the job of living”. Please join Lisa Mendez, BMR (OT), PHILOSOPHY COLLOQUIUM SERIES Nov 17th 12:30 - 1:30pm James Raffan w/ special guests Ted Longbottom and Ian Ross. Based OTM, Outreach Developer and Instructor in the Department of 1L12 Brad Levett (Carleton University) will speak on “From on new book: Rendezvous with the Wild featuring contributions from Occupational Therapy, for a presentation on the Master of philosophical tract to philosophical process: the historical relevance David Suzuki, Cathy Jones, Sarah Harmer, David Schindler, Justin Occupational Therapy program at the University of Manitoba. Lisa of Gorgias’ On Not-Being”. Anyone on campus with an interest in Trudeau and many more. Nov 13th, 7:30pm (doors 6:30), Winnipeg Art Gallery. Tickets $10 advance at MEC and McNally Robinson, will provide an overview of the profession of Occupational Therapy philosophy is invited to join us for this, the fi fth talk in our special including the variety of options and opportunities within the career $15 door. Call CPAWS MB at 949-0782 or visit www.cpaws.org/ Colloquium Series! For information on upcoming lectures, contact boreal. as well as current job trends.For more information contact the the Philosophy Offi ce at 204.786.9878. Career Resource Centre ([email protected]) at 786- THEATRE PROJECTS MANITOBA presents God’s Country : Tales 9863. UNITED WAY FUNDRAISER Wednesday Nov 17th 12:30pm of Doom from the North End. Written and Performed by Devin Bulman Student Centre. Award-wiining singer and song-writer from McCracken Ragpickers Performance Studio 216 McDermot Fri Nov Calgary Danielle French http://www.daniellefrench.ca/press.html. 26th and Sat Nov 27th 8pm Tix $12 Reserve 989-2400. 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Check out website at www.aucc.ca Look under reminder that the fi nal payment of $280 is due on the 26th of programs and services. Deadlines: Various November. Email: [email protected]. Film WINNIPEG ABORIGINAL FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL Nov 18th - UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG BURSARY APPLICATIONS WHERE THE WILDE THINGS ARE II The English Students’ Association presents...A Fancy Dress Social Evening, Thursday 20th Ramada Entertainment Centre, 331 Smith St. Info & workshop Application forms are now available in student services in Graham registration 774-1375. Hall at the front counter. A bursary is a grant normally made to a December 2nd, 2004 at the King’s Head Pub (120 King St.) The student proving fi nancial need who holds a satisfactory academic Event starts at 8ish with a live DJ from 9-12. Tickets $5 in advance Cinematheque 100 Arthur St. Nov 12th: ‘Godzilla’ - the original, record. Many of our bursaries are available to University of or $7 at the door and are available at the ESA Common Room Nov 13th - 18th, 7pm: ‘Broadway’, 9pm: ‘Luck’. Winnipeg students in any year or their program. (2A46), from any ESA member or by e-mailing dpalson@iam. Globe Cinema 393 Portage Ave. Nov 12th -18th: Vera Drake/The uwinnipeg.ca. Take/Ray Call 694-5623 for showtimes. Towne 8 Cinema 301 Notre Dame Ave. Nov 12th - 18th: The Incredibles/Polar Express/Alfi e/What the Bleep Do We Know?/After the Sunset/Napoleon Dynamite/Shark Tale/The Grudge/ Advertise your group or event to the university community... Shall We Dance/Saw. Call 947-2848 for showtimes. [email protected] Deadline: Sundays
NOVEMBER 11, 2004 09 ListingsCONTACT » Listings Coordinator » Jan Nelson E-mail » [email protected] Tele » 786-9497 Fax » 783-7080 ARTS BARS/VENUES Academy Bar and Eatery 414 Academy Rd. Sundays Jazz Osborne Freehouse 437 Stradbrook at Osborne Mon Jazz Composers Forum, 3pm. Hang Nights feat. Steve & Anna, Lisa Kerby and various jazz artists. galleries Barca Club 423 McMillan Ave. Billiard hall and cabaret in Pyramid Cabaret 176 Fort St. Popular downtown venue, live Osborne Village. Nov 12th: Death of the Butterfl ies: a music and acts. Nov 11th: The Sadies. Tickets $12 Into the Music, Pyramid, $14 Ace Art Inc. 290 McDermot Ave. To Nov 13th ‘3 Objects’ multimedia event featuring: Ham, Absent Sound, National Monument, door. sculpural works by Christian Giroux and Daniel Young. DJ Squint. Stage show, light show, video, and atmosphere. $7 door. AlbertHub 200-52 Albert St. contemporary art. Regal Beagle Pub 331 Smith St. Wed’s Open Mic Nights w/ Annex Gallery 2nd fl r - 290 McDermot Ave. To Dec 3rd: ‘Have Belgian Club 407 Provencher Thursdays Open Jam hosted by Michael Cook. Nov 12th: Guy Abraham w/special guest Serena Postel, I Been Here Before?’ works by Roewan Crowe, Lori Fontaine, Dana Mojo Mechanix, 8:30pm. Nov 13th: The Antigravity Project w/ Tim Butler and special guest Suss. Kletke, Sasha Kucas. Artist’s talk Nov 13th, 2pm . Shows 10pm. No cover. Nov 17th: “Open Mic Marathon” Musicians, Franco-Manitoban Cultural Centre 340 Provencher Until Bella Vista 53 Maryland St. Wolseley neighbourhood pizzeria w/ songwriters, spoken-word artists and comedians that have material Nov 14th: Paintings and sculptures by Aimé L’Heureux live rock, roots, blues on weekends. about Winnipeg or want to share a little history are encouraged to Gallery 1C03, University of Winnipeg (515 Portage Ave.) Patrick Treacy ‘And’. Adult perceptions of childhood are questioned come and celebrate with us, 9pm. No cover. through multi-layered, narrative paintings and drawings that employ Collective Cabaret 108 Osborne St. Punk and alternative. fairytale characters, toys and art historical referents. Royal Albert Arms 48 Albert St. Punk, alternative and cheap Graffi ti Gallery 109 Higgins urban/street-inspired art. Club Desire 441 Main St. Multi-level ‘straight-friendly’ glbt beer in the Exchange. Label Gallery 510 Portage across from the U. dance club. Nov 13th: ‘Foam Party’ (open til 4am) $5. The Lion and The Rose Gallery, 1-875 Corydon Ave. To Nov Times Change(d) High and Lonesome Club Main St. @ 25th: “glimpses”, recent photography by Julie Epp. Dregs Cafe & Gallery 167 Osborne St. Weds Open mic/jam. St. Mary Blues and roots live music. Nov 12th-13th: The Platform (Centre for Photographic and Digital Arts) 218- Nov 11th: ‘Angels & Rock Stars’ music & gallery by Michael Ledda, Perpetrators, Nov 18th: Dave Lang, John Wort Hannam, Nov 24th: 100 Arthur St. To Dec 10th: ‘Rhopography’ Joachim Froese. Nov 12th: Jenn Jozwiak & Friends, Nov 13th: Mike Petkau, Nov 15th: The Swiftys, Nov 25th: Schuyler Janzen (from Old Reliable) Photography and the still life tradition. Brandy Zdan & Dave Quanbury w. Matt Epp & Melissa Plett. Shows Plug-In ICA 286 McDermot Ave. Until Nov 13th: ‘Cheap Meat, 9pm or 9:30. West End Cultural Centre 586 Ellice St. Nov 12th: Ya Dreams and Acorns’ - Ken Gregory since 1993. Ketchose CD Release 8pm, Nov 14th: Accepting Silence CD Release w/
CBC LITERARY AWARDS COMPETITION Deadline November 15th, 2004. CBC Radio and Radio-Canada invite you to enter your short stories, poetry, and travel writing. Awards totalling $60,000, courtesy of the Canada Council for the Arts. Winning entries On November 16th the University of Winnipeg’s Campus SUSTAINABILITY GROUP, published in EnRoute magazine, and broadcast on CBC Radio. All S.U.N.S.E.T., will be launching its vision of a more sustainable future for our campus. entries must be original and unpublished works. Entries must be written in English or French. All entries must fall within one of the following categories: Short story (2000-2500 words) Travel literature (2000-2500 words) Poetry (1500-2500 words) Poetry Lloyd Axworthy AND OTHER NOTABLES WILL BE ON HAND TO SPEAK entries may take the form of a long narrative poem, a sequence of ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS PROJECT. connected poems or a group of unconnected poems. Travel Literature entries may take the form of a personal essay or memoir, an autobiographical essay or a travel sketch set in Canada or abroad. More details at www.cbc.ca/literaryawards. Celebrations begin at 2:30 outside of the infobooth on the fi rst fl oor of Centennial Hall.
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COMMUNITY PIANO & STRINGS MASTERCLASSES Learn from the experts at WOMEN WITH VISION LECTURE SERIES Crescent Fort Rouge the Manitoba Conservatory of Music and Arts masterclass series. United Church Nov 17th, 7:30pm: Jane Burpee, ‘One in Five - Volunteer Opportunities Play for our expert adjudicators, and hear other students perform. Recovery is Possible!’ The ups and downs of schizophrenia and Upcoming masterclasses include strings with WSO violinist Laura mental illness. $12 at the door FRONTIER COLLEGE is looking for volunteers to read with Chenail and piano with Marlene Pauls Laucht on November 27 at children who are struggling with literacy in the community. One the Conservatory, 211 Bannatyne at Main. For details or to register, UNITED JEWISH PEOPLE’S ORDER presents Prof. William hour a week committment; near the University of Winnipeg. call the Conservatory at 943-6090 or email [email protected]. Nevilles, Political Science, University of Manitoba, speaking at a Gala Contact 253-7993 or [email protected] for more Annual Luncheon: ‘Refl ections on the US Presidential Elections’, information. COMMUNITY CONFERENCE ON MALE CHILDHOOD SEXUAL Sunday, Nov 21st, 12 noon, Na’Amat Hall 1727 Main St. $10 ABUSE, November 20th - 21st, Klinic and the Men’s Resource luncheon fee. Info Fred 334-0650. IMMIGRANT WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF MANITOBA is Centre are holding a free conference to create community dialogue seeking mentors to share their stories about fi rst or second- around issues concerning male survivors of childhood sexual abuse. CANADIAN DIMENSION BENEFIT DINNER November 13th generation immigrant life and the personal challenges and choices This conference is open to survivors, their friends and family, Guest Speaker: Jack Layton, federal leader of the NDP, will be faced to a variety of differente audiences. Sharing your personal professionals, and all interested in the issue. There will also be a speaking on the topic “Pushing a Grassroots Agenda - The NDP and story will involve talking about specifi c issues such as: experiences workshop for service providers (cost $100) on Working with Men Who Minority Government” 6:30 - 9pm, Eton Ballroom, Ramada of childhood, school and extra-curricular activities, parental Have Experienced Childhood Sexual Abuse, on November 18th and 19th. Marlborough Hotel, 331 Smith St. Tickets: $25.00 expectations and cultural baggage, discrimination, obstacles and For more information, or to register for either events, please call opportunities. Mentors are granted a small honorarium for two John at 784-4015 or email [email protected] CELTIC MUSIC FOR BEGINNERS Learn to play Celtic Music at the hours of their time. Car is an asset. Call 989-5800 or email Manitoba Conservatory of Music and Arts. Introductory courses for [email protected]. LITE’S 8th ANNUAL WILD BLUEBERRY PANCAKE BREAKFAST Celtic whistle and drum with instructor Susan Hammer. These 6- Kick off winter with Winnipeg’s hottest inner-city celebration.... week courses are especially for beginners - no musical experience is ENGLISH LANGUAGE PARTNERS needed at the Language Partner Friday November 26th, 7 - 10 am, Indian and Metis Friendship required. For ages 11 and up, it’s musical fun for the whole family! Program , U of W Continuing Education Campus, 294 William St. Centre, 45 Robinson St. Enjoy warm pancakes and syrup with great For more information or to register for Celtic whistle or drum Language partners are native (or fl uent) English speaking volunteers inner-city entertainment, craft and art fair, and door prizes. Live art classes, contact the Manitoba Conservatory at 943-6090 or email who give ESL (English as a Second Language) students an demonstration and exhibit from Grafi tti Gallery. New this year-- [email protected] opportunity to practice their English outside of the classroom and muffi ns and fruit as a second breakfast option! Tickets $7 or $3.50 to learn more about the Canadian way of life. The day and time low income earners (children under 12 free if accompanied by THE WRITERS’ COLLECTIVE provides help and encouragement to partners meet is fl exible. Time commitment 1 - 2 hrs./week. adult). Tickets and information contact Karen Schlichting @ 942- new and emerging writers through various programs. For more Contact Rina Monchka, 982-1151, email [email protected]. 8578 or email [email protected]. information contact Lindsey Wiebe, Programming Coordinator, The Writers’ Collective, 4th fl r Library, University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9 (204) 786-9468 writerscoll [email protected] 010 NOVEMBER 11, 2004 WE WANT
CONTACTHumour» Humour Editor » Janet Mowat E-mail » [email protected] Tele » 786-9497 Rantings of a F irst Y ear Liberal Arts Student
And I Still Don’t Have My Jacket Back Why not to get on the party bus DG
he whole thing Grandin and Pembina. So not only the bar rocks from side to side. Not was, I should’ve did I have to get a ride back to my your head exactly, but the whole had dinner first, or own vehicle, I had to drive back past establishment. Then I remembered at least somewhere my neighbourhood and then some. that whole lack-of-food-thing again. along the way. But But that’s okay, cause I was the slow I’m not trying to model, why haven’t I didn’t. When it poke, and it sounded like they were I eaten anything? Many liquids, comesT to Saturday nights, I like to having fun, so what the hell? I would sure, but no solids. I try to think of take things easy. I would take every just leave my truck in the Perkins the last meal…Life cereal at around day easy if I could, but on Saturday parking lot instead of my parent’s two in the afternoon. ‘Oops. This it just seems a little more possible. driveway. could be a problem,’ I recall thinking. So I got off to a late start in the first That whole process took about an People were talked to, more drinks place, and, in hindsight, I probably hour (parents) and by the time I got were had, I saw a fight, but I’m a shouldn’t have watched Cops. But, to the second bar, I was feeling pacifist, so I just cheered. Then, THE UNITER is always on the look-out for your there are a lot of things about this pretty damn hungry. I had to after a lengthy discussion with an stories, ideas, humour, and commentary. story I would change if I could. negotiate my way in the side door to ATM, I heard a faint announcement I had to involve my parents, for avoid the long line-up at the front from the DJ: “Last call for the Whether you want to write, draw, or snap photos, example. That whole scenario should door. It went something like: “Yeah, [moron] bus…last call.” Well, I had whether you want to cover a story, or know of a story have been avoided. They never help I was supposed to be on that crazy already had problems with this bus that you think we should cover, we want to hear from one out when it comes to speed and bus in the front, but I missed the tonight, so I figured, better make you. agility. While I sat impatiently in the pick-up.” Bouncer- “Well, do you some tracks. I ran outside…no bus. passenger seat, my dad drove slowly have the pass?” “No, I missed the I asked security, “Have you seen the CONTACT US: with your ideas, and cautiously, telling me about bus.” “So you don’t have the pass?” [moron] bus?” “Oh sure,” he says. recomendations, and feedback at whatever crap movie he was about to “No, I missed the bus.” “Well I can’t “Left about five minutes ago.” I [email protected] watch on cable. When we finally let you in without the pass.” “Why looked around some more. He arrived at the drop-off point, the cars would I have the pass if I missed the appeared to be correct in his in parking lot seemed a little thin, bus?” Finally our little game of logic assessment (he is, after all, a but I was late and glad to be there, so came to an end and I got inside, professional). So it was true, I had don’t have to bother with coat check.” shivering and waiting for a cab and off I went, and my dad drove away. wherein my friends appeared missed the goddam bus, again. “Excellent,” I said, “I’ll do that,” as I eating a microwaved burrito, I You see, I joined up for one of intoxicated and joyful. From that Unfuckingbelievable! had just been holding onto my jacket pondered…and concluded that these those party buses, the ones that drive point on, things were celebratory and Then my mind, instead of at that point. So there I stood, sans party buses are not really a good around to different bars in the city gay. becoming agitated or angry, went jacket, sans pride, in Transcona- the thing, and that, quite honestly, I while passengers heartily imbibe on That is, until the third bar. After instead to the conversation I had with one neighbourhood no one wants to would have been much better off malty beverages. It was a friend’s a very enjoyable bus ride from my friend Darren inside Coyotes. be in- nowhere near my own place. eating dinner somewhere other than birthday, and she got all these people Coyotes to the next bar, many things “Don’t worry,” he said, “you can As I stood in front of Sev, that parking lot. together for what sounded like a fun took place. None of which should be leave your jacket on the bus, so you evening. It sounds good enough in committed to theory, but reality can be quite paper. But once different, as I was reminded on this inside the third night. The first problem was making bar- which I so ADD CENTRE the meeting point in the far north end call because I of the city. Not that north end; North don’t know Kildonan, at Triple B’s to be precise. what it was The problem with that is, I live off called or how Problems Paying Attention and Corydon, a fair distance from N.K. we got in- Concentrating? So I drove to my parents’, to drop-off things went the truck, where I could retrieve it downhill a Difficulty Managing Your Stress Level? under more sober conditions the little. Not for following day. I know, “Take a cab me really, I was We can help with two targeted training programs: you cheap fuck!”, but no, I was going still having fun. to save some money. I already paid But some of the Neurofeedback for Attention & Concentration. thirty bucks to be part of the bus- little soldiers aganza. started to go Biofeedback Training for Stress Management. As I entered the bar, I realized down, poor that the twenty forty-somethings in bastards. Shoes Research Proven Ability to Increase GPA. there were not forty friends and were dirtied. well-wishers, but strangers. I had Sensitive stuff missed the bus. A quick phone call really. to a friend on the bus revealed that, By the in fact, the bus and all onboard had fourth bar, well, 701 Pembina Highway tele: 897-4493 you know that set-off for Coyotes, or as I remember addcentre.mb.ca it, Chuck E. Cheese at Bishop feeling when
NOVEMBER 11, 2004 011 YOUR WEEKLY HOROSCOPE CONTACTHumour» Humour Editor » Janet Mowat E-mail » [email protected] Tele » 786-9497 Madam Janet (who’s sick of wallowing in anonymity)
Aries – You will eat way too much junk food this week. While you sit around feeling guilty about it, a bizarre chemical process inside your body, involving glucose and ‘cheez,’ will fi nally work to clear up that weird Top 10 Reasons fungus that’s been growing on your hands. Why Drinking Taurus – Indulge your inner nerd by joining an Before Noon is a historical reenactment society. You get to make your own Good Idea clothes, speak in some sort of quasi-Middle English, and Andriy Michalchyshyn & Andrew Pruden be ridiculed relentlessly by your loved ones.
Gemini – You will go out for sushi this week. . Nothing wakes you up Instead of sticking to your usual ‘comfort’ sushi, try better than a tall cool something new, like octopus or eel. I tried those the other 10 glass of warm vodka. day. The eel was surprisingly good, but the octopus was too rubbery. Live and learn. . Drinking before noon makes everyone in Cancer – You lazy, lazy person, you left 09your afternoon classes everything to the last minute again! I hope you’re happy attractive (and I mean everyone!) when you’re stuck working your ass off in a mad panic while everyone around you sits back and relaxes. You’ll . Guaranteed A from your be so busy, in fact, that you won’t have any time to eat or prof when you tell them sleep and you’ll be grumpy all week. 08you love them for the 8th time. Leo – Your dormant super powers will manifest themselves this week. Don the yellow spandex and buy . Guaranteed F when you matching gloves and boots – you’re now a superhero! Or tell them for the 9th. possibly super villain. As you save Winnipeg from crime 07 and corruption, or, alternatively, cause it, you will make piles of money. Congratulations! . Every ass becomes an ass for grabbing. Virgo – Your massive head will reach critical 06 mass and collapse into itself. The resulting black hole will spell the end of mankind. Way to go, jerk. . Vomiting in class is an acceptable form of Libra – People will stir their coffee with a spoon, 05critique. then put the spoon back in the sugar bowl. Since it’s wet, Illustration by: Edward Cheung it will make the sugar all gross and chunky. You will exact . You have been your revenge upon these knaves. Also, beware of opening neglecting that ulcer for up CDs near the toilet. 04a while…. Scorpio – You will have a very satisfying . This way, sitting and shower this week. It will be just the right temperature, it listening to some moldy won’t turn cold on you, the water pressure will be 03old grandpa with tenure soothingly strong, and no one will be around to rush you becomes slightly less painful. or to hear you singing. Afterwards, you will feel refreshed and clean, and you will smell Spring Fresh. . Because your life is so fucking hard and Sagittarius – You have a prodigious talent 02unbearable after your for playing the drums. You’ve always felt that you had a girlfriend dumped you. Come back greater sense of rhythm than others around you, and as baby please….Oh God I need you you develop your skill, you will be ‘discovered’ by a hair back now!...... (sobbing and drinking metal band. noises) Capricorn – A well-meaning loved one will . I love you man….. leave a squash among your personal belongings, Seriously, you are the assuming that you will fi nd it by day’s end. However, 01 &%#45@*ing man….You being the unobservant cad that you are, you will fail to Da Man !!! Yeeahh he’s my boy!! notice it for several weeks, until it is a pungent liquid that Who wants a piece of dis??!! You, permeates everything you own. This smell will cling to mutha %@*a?? What! What!..... your nostrils and latch onto your brain. When you exact Oh god I am so sorry…..but I still your revenge, remember that a stink bomb is easier and love youinhg.. gkgj.. gurglef…f almost as effective. f,rfrf,,/@3213s……. Aquarius – You will see bums all over the place. This is strange, and it may slowly drive you mad if you let it get to you too much. I suggest that you just sit HOW TO DEVELOP A SENSE OF HUMOUR TIP OF THE WEEK: back and enjoy the ride. Really – who doesn’t want to see lots of rear ends?
xcessive use of puns may amuse you, but it annoys Pisces – All of your musical idols will come to the people around you. There’s just something town in the next month or so. Ticket prices will be infuriating about watching someone say something fabulously expensive, but you can use your good looks totally unfunny and then sit around thinking about how and charm to get backstage for free each time. clever they are. Don’t worry, Mike, this doesn’t apply Janet Mowat E to you. 012 NOVEMBER 11, 2004 » CONTACTFeatures Features Editor » David Pensato E-mail » [email protected] Tele » 786-9497
CLASSIFICATION:NOUN TRANSMISSION : BRAVE NEW WAVES DAVID PENSATO
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n the summer between for lunch, and was treated to putting a face grades 6 and 7, my older to the BNW voice. When Brent’s voice brother got me to start was absent, a female voice filled in, and, listening to The Cure, The eventually, Brent bought a suit and tie, Jesus and Mary Chain, hey. and became the host of Midday. The Love and Rockets, and The female voice, that of Patti Schmidt, Pixies.I Previously, I had listened to became the new voice of Brave New Q94 FM, The Beach Boys, and Dr. Waves. It’s funny though, because I Demento. This new music served to remember thinking: this is the same voice, disconnect me somewhat from my but female. In fact, the voice’s gender was peers when I started Junior High. My not relevant– all qualities remained the peers had spent the summer being same, except for this minor detail. It was turned on to Aerosmith, Guns n’ this is never about the host; it was always about Roses, and 2 Live Crew. This fact what the voice was delivering. may come across as an elitist and Somewhere along the way, I stopped cliché outsider portrait, but let me listening to BNW regularly. At first, it tell you the truth: I wanted to belong. bravenewwaves was because I found other people who I tried to get into their music, but my shared my musical interests, and so I summer transformation had been as started going out late at night instead of complete as theirs. Having heard the sitting in my room in the darkness. After Jesus and Mary Chain, I could not that came a respect for sleep. When I did enjoy Aerosmith. That last statement listen, though, I was always treated to may indeed be elitist. what I had come to expect– the pleasantly As I started Junior High, my unexpected and unheard of. brother started University and moved In the past year, I’ve been in a bit of a into his own apartment, leaving me musical slump– picking up on what I can to fend for myself after distorting my from better connected friends, revisiting perception of life by feeding me the classics, and just generally lacking in what, at that time, was obscure and anything fresh– all the time thinking subversive music– it was called where have all the really good music “alternative.” This, and a healthy magazines gone? If only I could get myself dose of unhealthy literature– Camus to stay up late enough, the Ceeb will save and Salinger. Staying up late into the me. And then something happened. night listening to the few cassettes he left behind and the Waves. Each weekday night, I tuned in and listened to Brent Armed with an iPod and a computer application that occasional mix-tape he tossed my way, I scrawled into a Bambury as he spun records, conversed with guests, and allows me to record streaming audio, I have begun recording book what might be expected from a middle-class suburban laid out musical profiles. The information was thorough and BNW and listening to it as I walk to school in the morning. youth trying to be angst-ridden. Somehow, in these late fluid, the music ranged from the best in easily palatable Patti gives me what I want to hear. She feeds me music to night sessions I stumbled upon a radio transmission; in the styles, to grinding, throbbing, layered cacophony that look into, profiles legendary underground bands, and talks darkness of my room a disembodied voice spoke to me. challenged my ability to keep my headphones on. BNW was to me in that voice. A voice that evokes night-time, but is The voice was smart, cool, unwavering, and it brought also the trojan horse that brought the rest of the Ceeb to me. equally pleasant at 8 a.m. A smart, cool, unwavering voice. me sounds I had never heard. This transmission from the Friday and Saturday nights brought me David Wisdom’s It is the voice of Brave New Waves. CBC in the night-time was perfectly named: Brave New Nightlines. I started tuning into Midday when I came home
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NOVEMBER 11, 2004 013 Features feature article eating grin. Shut up. I go for another beer. I’m waiting for Degradation & allegations of massive voting fraud. I’m waiting for the army to come shut down the polls; I’m waiting for Bush to declare himself President ththee U.S. Election for Life. None of this seems to be happening. Everyone who screamed that it would happen seems like an idiot right now. midnight. The votes have been counted, with All they’re talking about are line-ups. decide everything, and Ohio apparently likes Bush. (I Bush winning 19 of 26. People waiting in line for hours and hours to will never stop thinking that the phrase “I support “Hopefully our vote will be a sign of the vote. I think back to when I voted in the Bush” is inherently funny). Some networks are course of the election,” one of the residents is Canadian election in June. Five minutes, in predicting Bush will win the state, but that seems Derek Leschasin quoted as saying, or something along those and out. premature. News Editor lines that sounds equally as cocky. But despite these line-ups, everyone is I realise that I’ve been sitting on the sofa, staring at Throughout the day I get invited to saying the youth vote doesn’t look like it the television for the better part of six hours, and wake up on November 2, numerous election parties; I decline them all. increased significantly, which makes no sense nothing has yet been resolved. Dirty plates, empty beer knowing that John Kerry has It’s not so much that I’m thinking I can’t to me. A bazillion rock stars went on tour to bottles and wrappers from leftover Halloween candy been elected president. I lie on because I’m writing an article, it’s more that I bring out the vote, there was Punkvoter.com, surround me, and I come to the conclusion that I must my back in my bed, blinking feel like I need to watch what happens by MoveOn.org, etc, etc. What the hell is going get away from this. heavily and thinking about myself. At the time I’m not particularly sure on? I throw on a sweater and go for a walk around the this fact. why I’m being such a withdrawn ass, but in As the night progresses I feel like I’m block. The stars are out, big and bright– the way they II know John Kerry has been elected retrospect, I tend to think it’s because I already dreaming again. The United States isn’t turning always look when the air starts to turn cold. It’s quiet because I’ve spent the night before watching expected that there wouldn’t be much to Democrat blue; it’s turning Republican red. enough to believe that nothing important is happening the election on television. I’ve even written celebrate. After bussing home, I head to the Little pockets of resistance in the northeast, the anywhere at all. But when I glance at some of the an article about it for the Features section of grocery store to buy some food for dinner. The West Coast, and around the Great Lakes, but windows of the cloned suburban homes around me, I the Uniter, something that Dave and I agreed grocery store is quite conveniently located straight red throughout the Midwest. Of course see lights on… not everywhere, but here and there. on weeks in advance. close to a liquor mart, where I pick up a six of most of these states are relatively empty, but What time is it? Late. Go back inside. I remember watching the coverage on smooth, smooth Fort Garry Dark Ale. Shades it’s disturbing to see that kind of regionalism. I fix some more burritos, crack another beer, and television, flipping from channel to channel. of alcoholism, to be sure. Switching back to The Ceeb, it appears that I’m back where I’ve been all night. As professional “No contest, no contest,” all the Get home, flick on the television. There’s a they have all but predicted a victory for pundits drone on and on, refusing to make any commentators were saying. “Democrat blue bunch of talking heads on CNN, jabbering on Bush– as long as things continue the way they predictions, I feel foolish. This is no spectacle; it’s a is sweeping the country. Bush and Cheney about nothing because there’s really nothing to are. Florida, oddly, is voting Republican, and it complete gong-show that I can’t do anything about. I’m may pick up a state or two, if they’re lucky.” talk about yet. None of the other networks have looks like Ohio, a state that most Canadians staying up in hopes that I’ll see Kerry win, but I’m not Then Kerry appeared onscreen, making a started their coverage yet, but I plan to coast rarely think about, is going to take Florida’s particularly sure why it matters, other than because he speech about how glad he was the American from channel to channel throughout the night. place as the American election’s gong-show. isn’t George W. Bush. And yet, all night I’ve heard people had chosen him, and blah blah blah. I Wolf Blitzer reminds me of Charles Adler, People are still voting there, hours after the pundits on The Ceeb saying it makes little difference remember feeling confused after a while though his voice isn’t quite as annoying. polls were supposed to close. for Canada whether Bush or Kerry wins. And Kerry about who was actually speaking… was it At about 6:30, ass meets couch– I park a I go for a drink. I’m taking notes as all this has spouted pretty much everything Bush says, just Bush, or Kerry? Did it matter? plate of black bean burritos and a bottle of Fort happens, hoping to prompt my memory the phrasing it in a different way, perhaps coming off more I lie in bed, still thinking about all these Garry down in front of me. next day. At this point, my notes become open to compromise. facts, which are for some reason seeming “Hey look,” I say, in between chomping distinctly sloppy and sporadic. Maybe night-time breeds cynicism. One of them somewhat more dubious as wakefulness stirs. through my dinner, “My dream’s coming true! I come back to hear that eleven states are doesn’t publicly announce that he’s guided by someone Slowly, a different recollection of the previous The whole eastern seaboard is turning blue.” voting overwhelmingly to amend their named God, at least. night filters into my head. It doesn’t occur to me at the time that I’ve constitutions, thereby banning homosexual What seems significant to me, though, is that What had I been doing? Reading been slightly deluded by the American friends marriages. This ties into the fact that many are Americans know exactly who they are voting for. Machiavelli for a politics course, wasn’t that I’ve picked up over the past few years of voting on the basis of each candidate’s “values”, They’ve had four years to find out, and while most of it? I hadn’t been watching television at all. internerdism. A mixed bag of Democrats, and that most of these people are voting for the world has grown to detest the man, apparently more Today is November 2, isn’t it? The election is socialists and anarchists– all agree that Kerry Bush. This is incomprehensible to me– my and more Americans have taken a liking to him. today, is that right? is going to win the election, no problem. Why brain dulled by beer and cynicism. I can’t Anyone can see the numbers; there’s no difference in “Fuck,” I mumble, and roll out of bed. I not? He’s plainly smarter than Bush, he can understand, and while many will say “it was popular vote and Electoral College votes, no huge dreamt the American presidential election. speak English, and he seems determined to their democratic choice,” I can’t seem to accept scandal in any state. Perhaps there was no substantial Truly, my name is Nerd. Where the hell did stick to secular governance… most Americans it. difference in the two main choices, but one of them my sex dreams go? want that, don’t they? I realize that there really seems to be a seemed different, at least. Over the past weeks, most people I’ve And so at this point in the night, I’m fundamental difference in attitudes between It’s 2:45 AM. Everyone on television looks brain- talked to, have expressed a helpless confident that sanity will prevail, and that the Canadians and a good many Americans. It’s dead, more so than usual. I’ve had enough. I wake up on fascination about the events south of the little nagging doubt in the back of my head can quite possible that many of us don’t really November 3 at about eleven o’clock, not sure what to border. It’s safe to say that whatever happens go choke on some chads. understand what they’re thinking at all. We believe, but it doesn’t take long to find out. While I’ve will have a significant impact on the world as Meanwhile: “We don’t want to jump the just assumed that they would vote the way we been rolling around in my bed, thankful that the hot sex a whole, but there is little if anything that we gun.” I’m sick of hearing this, over and over would have in their position. dreams have returned, Kerry has conceded the can do to determine what the outcome might again, from the mouth of Wolf. It’s pretty clear Dan Rather keeps saying the presidency presidency, Bush is set to make some kind of smug be. that CNN has learned its lesson from the 2000 “…is still out there for someone to have,” but speech in a few hours, and the internet has become When it comes to Canadians and domestic election, and are loathe to project victory states as the night progresses (is that the word I something akin to a fractured hornet’s nest. American politics, we’re wraith-like for either candidate until it’s absolutely want?) it looks increasingly like Ohio will I stumble into the kitchen and make a fresh pot of creatures, able to observe but never intervene. impossible for things to change. A little coffee. I feel terrible. If only that lack of influence were mutual. disgusted by what seems nevertheless to be Everyone’s an unpaid, unsolicited and undue wussiness, I flip to CBC Newsworld. sometimes less-than-insightful The really boring guy who always covers commentator: politics is hosting the coverage, but one notable “Kerry is a pawn, but Bush is more of a thing is that The Ceeb has jumped the gun. pawn.” Bush already has a considerable lead, the “Bush is a robot.” southern states already given to him by “If Bush wins we’ll send people to Iraq.” whoever it is, exactly, that crunches the “If Kerry wins we’ll send people to numbers. The apparent oddity of having a Iraq.” foreign network devote an evening to covering “It’s creepy.” the American election doesn’t escape me. “We need to diversify trading partners. I change the channel to CBS, where Dan Stop relying on the US.” Rather, that dastardly liberal (whatever “So that’s what Kerry looks like!” “liberal” even means anymore), has just “He’s gonna win, you know.” finished announcing a similarly less-cautious I spend most of the day in the Uniter electoral vote count. Commercial time, and I newsroom, obsessively wandering through change the channel again. the Internet as the first election coverage The boys on CNN are saying that voters in comes in. There’s talk of armies of lawyers, Ohio line-ups are waiting as long as seven set to launch lawsuits at the push of a button. hours! Unbelievable, and surely another nail in There’s talk of election fraud before any Bush’s coffin. Now they’re asking a campaign votes have even been counted. manager at Republican HQ by how many CBC reports that a little hamlet with a electoral votes he thinks Bush will win. hillbilly name has a special law that allows “The number I’m forecasting is four more the residents to vote at one minute past years,” the man announces, with a smug shit- 014 NOVEMBER 11, 2004 » Photos by: Wade Andrew » lest we forget CONTACT Features Editor » David Pensato E-mail » [email protected] Tele » 786-9497
photo from: www.fi rstworldwar.com World War One & the Canadian» soldiers going up to the fi rst line in Winter (CNP) Chris Madden Birth of Canada n 1914, the Dominion of Canada was no line directly in to French positions. Soldiers of more than a colony – a dependant of Great the 1st Division suffered terribly; the gas Britain. In contrast to the dominion’s vast irritated their eyes, choked them and burned size, Canada’s population numbered an their lungs. The entire Canadian left flank was insignificant 8 million people and its regular left wide open: the gas had decimated French army stood at only 3,110 men. Canadians defences and had opened up a four-mile gap in hadI no real sense of national identity and often the front line. The Canadians were alone. Not identified themselves first and foremost as British only did the CEF hold their position against subjects. At the outset of World War One, Canada insurmountable odds– they also launched an was the first nation to help, offering a division of unexpected counterattack that bought enough 20,000 men on 1 August 1914 when Sir Sam Hughes, time to seal the allied line. Canadian Minister of Militia, saw the likelihood of Outnumbered and outgunned, the Canadians Britain entering the conflict. When Britain moved to suffered a direct gas attack the following day– war with Germany on 4 August, her Empire followed, and held fast. To make matters worse, and Canada’s contribution by the end of the conflict Canadian soldiers enjoying a holiday behind the Western Front (CNP) ammunition was jamming in the chambers of would be beyond what anyone could have thought forces had earned the respect of enemy and ally volunteers were in no short supply. Sir Sam those Ross rifles at such a rate that by the end possible; nearly one in ten Canadians answered the alike. And what’s more, their sacrifices and Hughes had asked for 25,000 enlistees to form of the nightmare at Ypres, one in every three call of the armed forces. True, Canada’s contribution valour spawned a nationalism that transformed the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF), and surviving Canadian soldiers had scavenged a to the Great War was small, numerically speaking, Canada from a backwater colony to a fledgling, on October 3rd, 1914 the force set sail for proper Lee-Enfield rifle from British casualties. when compared to greater powers involved, but by the industrialized, independent country respected England 31,000 strong. There were more than With orders to “hold the line at all costs,” the the war’s end it wasn’t numbers that mattered. With by all. enough volunteers to meet Canada’s pledged Canadians did just that, proving to be amongst unwavering spirit and innovative tactics, the Canadian Upon the declaration of war, Canadian contribution, but the reality of an inexperienced the best soldiers of the war in their first major and under-funded military soon set in. In encounter. The fighting proved terrible, and by England, the CEF was immediately put under the end of this two-day battle, over 6,000 the command of British officers and was Canadians had died in the fields of Belgium. It trained into fighting form for the next few was the carnage experienced around Ypres months upon Salisbury Plain. Within the over these 48 hours that inspired Major John British Empire there was a principle of McCrae to pen his now-famous poem, ‘In uniformity of armament that ensured the Flanders Fields.’ This is why we wear poppies compatibility of weapons. During the past on Remembrance Day. South African War, the Canadian government Back in the Dominion, enthusiasm and had thought it best to produce its own rifles volunteer support for the allied cause was so that would be compatible with the standard intense that a second division was formed in British .303 Lee-Enfield rifle. The result was May 1915, arriving on the shores of France in the Canadian-made Ross Rifle. Highly September. At the insistence of Canada’s regarded for its accuracy, the Ross was also leaders, the Canadian Corps was formed and notorious for its defects, as it had undergone wouldn’t be divided. Major-General Arthur nearly 100 modifications even prior to the Currie– a Canadian– was given command of outbreak of war in 1914. Both the Canadian the 1st Division. Currie would eventually press and Parliament had expressed concern become sole commander of the Canadian over the use of the Ross in Canada’s armed Corps, distinctly referred to as the “ablest forces, but the Minister of Militia insisted that Corps Commander in the British Forces.” the weapon was satisfactory. Amidst complaints Between December 1915 to October 1916, at Salisbury that the rifle was inadequate, the Canada formed an additional three divisions: Canadian 1st Division sailed to France equipped the 3rd and 4th were sent immediately to the with the Ross in February 1915, and began front, while the 5th was stationed as a reserve participating in minor operations. April of that force in England and never made it to France. same year would leave the ill-equipped The Canadian Corps, consisting of four full Canadians at a desperate disadvantage. April divisions and with reinforcements waiting 1915 was also when these citizen-soldiers of behind the lines, had begun to represent the the colonies attracted the attention of the entire Dominion formidably. world. On January 1st, 1916, Canadian Prime The Belgian town of Ypres was the epicentre Minister, Sir Robert Borden, announced to the of an enormous amount of bloodshed people of Canada during his New Year’s throughout the entire war. In October and Message that the Dominion’s target was to November 1914, British soldiers faced off maintain a Corps size of 500,000 soldiers– a against the Germans for weeks, managing to surprise to most in his government. Borden hold their positions at heavy costs. By the end had apparently not consulted anyone before of the first battle of Ypres, the minimum making the announcement, and even the combined British/German figure for casualties Canadian Governor General expressed concern was 350,000. April 1915 saw the Canadian 1st about the country’s ability to raise an army of division move into position amongst its allies, such size without implementing conscription. and on April 22nd the the soldiers’ mettle was In a message sent out on January 4th, Borden tested. The German army brought the atrocity expressed displeasure towards the British of the war to a new level, releasing 160 tons of Government due to the fact that it rarely ever chlorine gas – a yellow cloud estimated to have consulted Canadian officials about war policies, been one hundred feet high and three miles procedures or decisions. When considering long – into the wind in the allies’ direction at Borden’s obvious dissatisfaction, and that there 5 o’clock in the evening; the most concentrated volume of gas drifted to the left of the Canadian » Continued on page 18 NOVEMBER 11, 2004 015 FeaturesPUBLIC DOMAIN SERIES THE ENEMIES OF BOOKS"¤" THE ENEMIES OF BOOKS the bookworm
WILLIAM BLADES 1888
Dorast on.– Not so dest ruct ive as of yore.– Worm won’t eat parchment.– Pierre Petit’s poem.– Hooke’s account and image.– Its natural hist ory neglect ed.– Various sorts– Attempts to breed Bookworms.– Greek worm.– Havoc made by worms.– Bodleian and Dr. Bandinel.– “Dermest es.”– Worm won’t eat modern paper.– America comparatively free.– Worm-hole at Philadelphia.
insect enemies. Th ere is a sort of busy worm Th at will the fairest books deform, Among the paper-eating By gnawing holes throughout them; species are:– Alike, through every leaf they go, Yet of its merits naught they know, 1. Th e “Anobium.” Of this beetle Nor care they aught about them. there are varieties, viz.: “A. pertinax,” “A. eruditus,” and “A. paniceum.” In the larval state they are grubs, just
Th eir tasteless tooth will tear and taint Image Pensato Dave by: like those found, in nuts; in this stage they are too much Th e Poet, Patriot, Sage or Saint, alike to be distinguished from one another. Th ey feed » Not sparing wit nor learning. on old dry wood, and often infest bookcases and Now, if you’d know the reason why, shelves. Th ey eat the wooden boards of old books, and Th e best of reasons I’ll supply; so pass into the paper where they make long holes quite ‘Tis bread to the poor vermin. round, except when they work in a slanting direction, when the holes appear to be oblong. Th ey will thus Of pepper, snuff , or ‘bacca smoke, pierce through several volumes in succession, Peignot, And Russia-calf they make a joke. the well-known bibliographer, having found 27 volumes Yet, why should sons of science “Quid dicam innumeros bene eruditos wonderful to behold. Certainly R. Hooke, Fellow of the so pierced in a straight line by one worm, a miracle of Th ese puny rankling reptiles dread? Quorum tu monumenta tu labores Royal Society, drew somewhat upon his imagination gluttony, the story of which, for myself, I receive “cum ‘Tis but to let their books be read, Isti pessimo ventre devorasti?” here, having apparently evolved both engraving and grano salis.” After a certain time the larva changes into And bid the worms defi ance.” description from his inner consciousness.1 a pupa, and then emerges as a small brown beetle. J. DORASTON. while Petit, who was evidently moved by strong personal feelings against the “invisum pecus,” as he Entomologists even do not appear to have paid 2. “œcophora.”–Th is larva is similar in size most destructive calls him, addresses his little enemy as “Bestia audax” much attention to the natural history of the “Worm.” to that of Anobium, but can be distinguished at once by Enemy of books has been the and “Pestis chartarum.” Kirby, speaking of it, says, “the larvae of Crambus having legs. It is a caterpillar, with six legs upon its bookworm. I say “has been,” But, as a portrait commonly precedes a biography, pinguinalis spins a robe which it covers with its own thorax and eight sucker-like protuberances on its body, because, fortunately, his ravages the curious reader may wish to be told what this “Bestia excrement, and does no little injury.” Again, “I have like a silk-worm. It changes into a chrysalis, and then in all civilised countries have audax,” who so greatly ruffl es the tempers of our often observed the caterpillar of a little moth that takes assumes its perfect shape as a small brown moth. Th e been greatly restricted during eclectics, is like. Here, at starting, is a serious its station in damp old books, and there commits great species that attacks books is the Œcophora the last fi fty years. Th is is due partly to the increased chameleon-like diffi culty, for the bookworm off ers to ravages, and many a black-letter rarity, which in these pseudospretella. It loves damp and warmth, and eats reverenceA for antiquity which has been universally us, if we are guided by their words, as many varieties of days of bibliomania would have been valued at its any fi brous material. Th is caterpillar is quite unlike any developed–more still to the feeling of cupidity, which size and shape as there are beholders. weight in gold, has been snatched by these devastators,” garden species, and, excepting the legs, is very similar has caused all owners to take care of volumes which Sylvester, in his “Laws of Verse,” with more words etc., etc. in appearance and size to the Anobium. It is about year by year have become more valuable–and, to some than wit, described him as “a microscopic creature half-inch long, with a horny head and strong jaws. To considerable extent, to the falling off in the production wriggling on the learned page, which, when discovered, As already quoted, Doraston’s description is very printers’ ink or writing ink he appears to have no great of edible books. stiff ens out into the resemblance of a streak of dirt.” vague. To him he is in one verse “a sort of busy worm,” dislike, though I imagine that the former often disagrees Th e monks, who were the chief makers as well as Th e earliest notice is in “Micrographia,” by R. and in another “a puny rankling reptile.” Hannett, in with his health, unless he is very robust, as in books the custodians of books, through the long ages we call Hooke, folio, London, 1665. Th is work, which was his work on book-binding, gives “Aglossa pinguinalis” where the print is pierced a majority of the worm-holes “dark,” because so little is known of them, had no fear printed at the expense of the Royal Society of London, as the real name, and Mrs. Gatty, in her Parables, I have seen are too short in extent to have provided food of the bookworm before their eyes, for, ravenous as he is an account of innumerable things examined by the christens it “Hypothenemus cruditus.” enough for the development of the grub. But, although is and was, he loves not parchment, and at that time author under the microscope, and is most interesting Th e, Rev. F. T. Havergal, who many years ago had the ink may be unwholesome, many grubs survive, and, paper was not. Whether at a still earlier period he for the frequent accuracy of the author’s observations, much trouble with bookworms in the Cathedral Library eating day and night in silence and darkness, work out attacked the papyrus, the paper of the Egyptians, I and most amusing for his equally frequent blunders. of Hereford, says they are a kind of death-watch, with a their destiny leaving, according to the strength of their know not–probably he did, as it was a purely vegetable In his account of the bookworm, his remarks, “hard outer skin, and are dark brown,” another sort constitutions, a longer or shorter tunnel in the volume. substance; and if so, it is quite possible that the worm of which are rather long and very minute, are absurdly “having white bodies with brown spots on their heads.” In December, 1879, Mr. Birdsall, a well-known to-day, in such evil repute with us, is the lineal blundering. He calls it “a small white Silver-shining Mr. Holme, in “Notes and Queries” for 1870, states that book-binder of Northampton, kindly sent me by post a descendant of ravenous ancestors who plagued the Worm or Moth, which I found much conversant the “Anobium paniceum” has done considerable injury fat little Worm, which had been found by one of his sacred Priests of On in the time of Joseph’s Pharaoh, by among books and papers, and is supposed to be that to the Arabic manuscripts brought from Cairo, by workmen in an old book while being bound. He bore destroying their title deeds and their books of Science. which corrodes and eats holes thro’ the leaves and Burckhardt, and now in the University Library, his journey extremely well, being very lively when Rare things and precious, as manuscripts were covers. Its head appears bigg and blunt, and its body Cambridge. Other writers say “Acarus eruditus” or turned out. I placed him in a box in warmth and quiet, before the invention of typography, are well preserved, tapers from it towards the tail, smaller and smaller, “Anobium pertinax” are the correct scientifi c names. with some small fragments of paper from a Boethius, but when the printing press was invented and paper being shap’d almost like a carret. . . . It has two long Personally, I have come across but few specimens; printed by Caxton, and a leaf of a seventeenth century books were multiplied in the earth; when libraries horns before, which are streight, and tapering towards nevertheless, from what I have been told by librarians, book. He ate a small piece of the leaf, but either from increased and readers were many, then familiarity bred the top, curiously ring’d or knobb’d and brisled much and judging from analogy, I imagine the following to be too much fresh air, from unaccustomed liberty, or from contempt; books were packed in out-of-the-way places like the marsh weed called Horses tail. . . . Th e hinder about the truth:– change of food, he gradually weakened, and died in and neglected, and the oft-quoted, though seldom seen, part is terminated with three tails, in every particular Th ere are several kinds of caterpillar and grub, about three weeks. I was sorry to lose him, as I wished bookworm became an acknowledged tenant of the resembling the two longer horns that grow out of the which eat into books, those with legs are the larvae of to verify his name in his perfect state. Mr. Waterhouse, library, and the mortal enemy of the bibliophile. head. Th e legs are scal’d and hair’d. Th is animal moths; those without legs, or rather with rudimentary of the Entomological department of the British probably feeds upon the paper and covers of books, and legs, are grubs and turn to beetles. Museum, very kindly examined him before death, and Anathemas have been hurled against this pest in perforates in them several small round holes, fi nding It is not known whether any species of caterpillar or was of opinion he was Œcophora pseudospretella. nearly every European language, old and new, and perhaps a convenient nourishment in those husks of grub can live generation after generation upon books In July, 1885, Dr. Garnett, of the British Museum, classical scholars of bye-gone centuries have thrown hemp and fl ax, which have passed through so many alone, but several sorts of wood-borers, and others gave me two worms which had been found in an old their spondees and dactyls at him. Pierre Petit, in 1683, scourings, washings, dressings, and dryings as the parts which live upon vegetable refuse, will attack paper, Hebrew Commentary just received from Athens. Th ey devoted a long Latin poem to his dis-praise, and of old paper necessarily have suff er’d. And, indeed, especially if attracted in the fi rst place by the real had doubtless had a good shaking on the journey, and Parnell’s charming Ode is well known. Hear the poet when I consider what a heap of sawdust or chips this wooden boards in which it was the custom of the old one was moribund when I took charge, and joined his lament:– little creature (which is one of the teeth of Time) book-binders to clothe their volumes. In this belief, defunct kindred in a few days. Th e other seemed hearty conveys into its intrals, I cannot chuse but remember some country librarians object to opening the library and lived with me for nearly eighteen months. I treated “Pene tu mihi passerem Catulli, and admire the excellent contrivance of Nature in windows lest the enemy should fl y in from the him as well as I knew how; placed him in a small box Pene tu mihi Lesbiam abstulisti.” placing in animals such a fi re, as is continually nourished neighbouring woods, and rear a brood of worms. with the choice of three sorts of old paper to eat, and and supply’d by the materials convey’d into the stomach Anyone, indeed, who has seen a hole in a fi lbert, or a very seldom disturbed him. He evidently resented his and then– and fomented by the bellows of the lungs.” Th e picture piece of wood riddled by dry rot, will recognize a confi nement, ate very little, moved very little, and or “image,” which accompanies this description, is similarity of appearance in the channels made by these changed in appearance very little, even when dead.
[1] Not so! Several correspondents have drawn my attention to the fact that Hooke is evidently describing the “Lepisma,” which, if not positively injurious, is often Continued on the next page found in the warm places of old houses, especially if a little damp. He mistook this for the Bookworm. » »016 NOVEMBER 11, 2004 I have been unmercifully “chaff ed” for the absurd idea that a paper-eating worm could be kept a prisoner in a paper box. Oh, these critics! Your bookworm is a FeaturesA Winnipegger in New Zealand-08 shy, lazy beast, and takes a day or two to recover his appetite after being “evicted.” Moreover, he knew his own dignity better than to eat the “loaded” glazed shoddy note paper in which he was incarcerated. elections and homes In the case of Caxton’s “Lyf of oure ladye,” already referred to, not only are there numerous small holes, but A WINNIPEGGER IN NEW ZEALAND some very large channels at the bottom of the pages. Th is is a most unusual occurrence, and is probably the New Zealanders, Canadians, Americans work of the larva of “Dermestes vulpinus,” a garden PAUL WEDEL beetle, which is very voracious, and eats any kind of dry ligneous rubbish. Paul Wedel is from Winnipeg and is now living in New Zealand for one year. Each week, he writes about it for Th e scarcity of edible books of the present century us. Last week, he was wandering the countryside; this week, he has found a home. Th ough in his fi rst inst alment, has been mentioned. One result of the extensive he promised not to gloat about New Zealand’s summer weather during our winter, the reader may detect a hint adulteration of modern paper is that the worm will not of smug satisfact ion this week– even if it is off set by somewhat weightier matters. touch it. His instinct forbids him to eat the china clay, ummer decided to arrive this wonder if our journalists exercised more the bleaches, the plaster of Paris, the sulphate of week. Overnight, the southern discretion than their New Zealand barytes, the scores of adulterants now used to mix with wind reversed and a warm north counterparts. It must be easier to speak the fi bre, and, so far, the wise pages of the old literature breeze eased into our window in freely when your border shares its lines with are, in the race against Time with the modern rubbish, Kaikoura, a small coastal town no one. heavily handicapped. Th anks to the general interest on the South Island. Stepping out And they do speak: one Kiwi told us that taken in old books now-a-days, the worm has hard intoS the car park, I was surprised by the warm she is travelling to Canada, but has no times of it, and but slight chance of that quiet neglect air. I retreated into our room, discarded my interest in getting a U.S. stamp on her which is necessary to his, existence. So much greater is sweater and told Leigh, “You’ll only need a t-shirt passport. The super of our new Wellington the reason why some patient entomologist should, today.” What a strange and wonderful feeling. apartment told us that when we telephoned while there is the chance, take upon himself to study The part of my brain that acknowledged New for our appointment, he assumed we were the habits of the creature, as Sir John Lubbock has Zealand’s reversed seasons was still not prepared American. He said he was relieved when we those of the ant. for summer in November. arrived and explained our heritage. I have now before me some leaves of a book, which, Two days after the election – sorry, I mean, But every American we have met in this being waste, were used by our economical fi rst printer, “election” – and still reeling from the results, we country does not deserve their country’s Caxton, to make boards, by pasting them together. drove alongside the east coast of the south island, reputation. I’ve asked each one if they voted Whether the old paste was an attraction, or whatever up the winding black road that hugged the hills beforehand and which candidate they chose. the reason may have been, the worm, when he got in and kept an eye on the blue horizon line as we It did not surprise me that they all had there, did not, as usual, eat straight through everything made our way north. We arrived in Picton at ensured their early ballots were cast and that into the middle of the book, but worked his way eleven in the morning, returned our rental car – we the unanimous choice was the inevitable longitudinally, eating great furrows along the leaves named it Terry, or Terence when it wasn’t behaving loser. And these are kind and friendly without passing out of the binding; and so furrowed are Photo by: Paul Wedel – and checked in at the ferry terminal. On the people, not unlike any other traveller we’ve these few leaves by long channels that it is diffi cult to three-hour trip over rolling waves between islands, » met. The general sentiment was that they raise one of them without its falling to pieces. I read. This was to avoid the thoughts that pursue reporter commented as votes were tallied that it wanted to be far from their home country Th is is bad enough, but we may be very thankful me still. looked like the Americans “would have a repeat during the election. I can’t say I blame them. that in these temperate climes we have no such enemies It is difficult to keep the results of the of the embarrassment of four years ago.” Another It has been comforting to watch the outcome as are found in very hot countries, where a whole Presidential election away from our minds. Even referred to the “big bully on the block” taking of that surreal election from such a distance. library, books, bookshelves, table, chairs, and all, may on the opposite side of the world, we are seized by what they want, when they want. It was refreshing And though New Zealand can always distract be destroyed in one night by a countless army of ants. uneasiness. The Kiwi journalists do not hide their to hear these observations on their mainstream my attention from the real world, it is not a Our cousins in the United States, so fortunate in disdain for the American electoral system – one network. Though I saw no Canadian coverage, I vacuum. many things, seem very fortunate in this–their books are not attacked by the “worm”–at any rate, American writers say so. True it is that all their black-letter comes Continued from the previous page described. in shape. At folio 71 they are still neck and neck, and at from Europe, and, having cost many dollars, is well » Th e “worms” have attacked each end. On the fi rst folio 81 the same. At folio 87 the oval worm gives in, looked after; but there they have thousands of Th is Greek worm, fi lled with Hebrew lore, diff ered in leaf are 212 distinct holes, varying in size from a the round one eating three more leaves and part way seventeenth and eighteenth century books, in Roman many respects from any other I have seen. He was common pin hole to that which a stout knitting-needle through the fourth. Th e leaves of the book are then type, printed in the States on genuine and wholesome longer, thinner, and more delicate looking than any of would make, say, <1/16> to <1/23> inch. Th ese holes untouched until we reach the sixty-ninth from the end, paper, and the worm is not particular, at least in this his English congeners. He was transparent, like thin run mostly in lines more or less at right angles with the upon which is one worm hole. After this they go on country, about the type he eats through, if the paper is ivory, and had a dark line through his body, which I covers, a very few being channels along the paper multiplying to the end of the book. good. took to be the intestinal canal. He resigned his life with aff ecting three or four sheets only. Th e varied energy of I have quoted this instance because I have it handy, Probably, therefore, the custodians of their old extreme procrastination, and died “deeply lamented” by these little pests is thus represented:– but many worms eat much longer holes than any in this libraries could tell a diff erent tale, which makes it all his keeper, who had long looked forward to his fi nal volume; some I have seen running quite through a the more amusing to fi nd in the excellent “Encyclopaedia development. On folio 1 are 212 holes. On folio couple of thick volumes, covers and all. In the of Printing,”2 edited and printed by Ringwalt, at Th e diffi culty of breeding these worms is probably 61 are 4 holes. “Schoeff er” book the holes are probably the work of Philadelphia, not only that the bookworm is a stranger due to their formation. When in a state of nature they “ 11 “ 57 “ “ 71 “ 2 “ Anobium pertinax, because the centre is spared and there, for personally he is unknown to most of us, but can by expansion and contraction of the body working “ 21 “ 48 “ “ 81 “ 2 “ both ends attacked. Originally, real wooden boards that his slightest ravages are looked upon as both upon the sides of their holes, push their horny jaws “ 31 “ 31 “ “ 87 “ 1 “ were the covers of the volume, and here, doubtless, the curious and rare. After quoting Dibdin, with the against the opposing mass of paper. But when freed “ 41 “ 18 “ “ 90 “ 0 “ attack was commenced, which was carried through addition of a few fl ights of imagination of his own, from the restraint, which indeed to them is life, they “ 51 “ 6 “ each board into the paper of the book. Ringwalt states that this “paper-eating moth is supposed CANNOT eat although surrounded with food, for I remember well my fi rst visit to the Bodleian to have been introduced into England in hogsleather they have no legs to keep them steady, and their Th ese 90 leaves being stout, are about the thickness Library, in the year 1858, Dr. Bandinel being then the binding from Holland.” He then ends with what, to natural, leverage is wanting. of 1 inch. Th e volume has 250 leaves, and turning to the librarian. He was very kind, and aff orded me every anyone who has seen the ravages of the worm in Considering the numerous old books contained in end, we fi nd on the last leaf 81 holes, made by a breed facility for examining the fi ne collection of “Caxtons,” hundreds of books, must be charming in its native the British Museum, the Library there is wonderfully of worms not so ravenous. Th us, which was the object of my journey. In looking over a simplicity. “Th ere is now,” he states, evidently quoting it free from the worm. Mr. Rye, lately the Keeper of the parcel of black-letter fragments, which had been in a as a great curiosity, “there is now, in a private library in Printed Books there, writes me “Two or three were From end | From end. drawer for a long time, I came across a small grub, Philadelphia, a book perforated by this insect.” Oh! discovered in my time, but they were weakly creatures. On folio 1 are 81 holes. | On folio 66 is 1 hole. which, without a thought, I threw on the fl oor and trod lucky Philadelphians! who can boast of possessing the One, I remember, was conveyed into the Natural “ 11 “ 40 “ | “ 69 “ 0 “ under foot. Soon after I found another, a fat, glossy oldest library in the States, but must ask leave of a History Department, and was taken into custody by fellow, so long –-, which I carefully preserved in a little private collector if they wish to see the one wormhole in Mr. Adam White who pronounced it to be Anobium It is curious to notice how the holes, rapidly at fi rst, paper box, intending to observe his habits and the whole city! pertinax. I never heard of it after.” and then slowly and more slowly, disappear. You trace development. Seeing Dr. Bandinel near, I asked him to Th e reader, who has not had an opportunity of the same hole leaf after leaf, until suddenly the size look at my curiosity. Hardly, however, had I turned the examining old libraries, can have no idea of the becomes in one leaf reduced to half its normal diameter, wriggling little victim out upon the leather-covered dreadful havoc which these pests are capable of and a close examination will show a small abrasion of table, when down came the doctor’s great thumb-nail making. the paper in the next leaf exactly where the hole would upon him, and an inch-long smear proved the tomb of I have now before me a fi ne folio volume, printed on have come if continued. In the book quoted it is just as all my hopes, while the great bibliographer, wiping his very good unbleached paper, as thick as stout cartridge, if there had been a race. In the fi rst ten leaves the weak thumb on his coat sleeve, passed on with the remark, in the year 1477, by Peter Schoeff er, of Mentz. worms are left behind; in the second ten there are still “Oh, yes! they have black heads sometimes.” Th at was Unfortunately, after a period of neglect in which it forty-eight eaters; these are reduced to thirty-one in the something to know–another fact for the entomologist; suff ered severely from the “worm,” it was about fi fty third ten, and to only eighteen in the fourth ten. On for my little gentleman had a hard, shiny, white head, years ago considered worth a new cover, and so again folio 51 only six worms hold on, and before folio 61 two and I never heard of a black-headed bookworm before suff ered severely, this time at the hands of the binder. of them have given in. Before reaching folio 7, it is a or since. Perhaps the great abundance of black-letter Th us the original state of the boards is unknown, but neck and neck race between two sturdy gourmands, books in the Bodleian may account for the variety. At the damage done to the leaves can be accurately each making a fi ne large hole, one of them being oval any rate he was an Anobium.
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Continued from page 15 (WW One and the Birth of Canada) was no prior request from Britain for such» an consultation with regards to war policy. Sir Allies were nearly upon them. spearheaded the closing campaign against the immense commitment, it becomes clear that Robert Borden, incidentally, was the individual The winter of 1917 was the first time that all remnants of the German army. Set at the the Prime Minister’s pledge of 500,000 troops responsible for the name change from British four divisions of the now infamous Canadian centre of the British front, the Corps advanced was a political push for Canada to have a more Empire to British Commonwealth – insisting Corps were stationed together. They spent that 14,000 yards: the record for the deepest advance pronounced and independent responsibility in that the Dominions be recognized as winter planning and preparing for what was to in 24 hours of any army in World War One. In the war room of the British Empire. Within the autonomous nations. be Canada’s most glorious military victory in what came to be known as ‘Canada’s Hundred same message sent on January 4th, Borden Canada’s four divisions grouped together as history. Vimy Ridge had fallen to German Days,’ the Canadians under General Currie penned his now-famous quote that stands a distinct corps and avoided separation from forces in October 1914, and previous French were responsible for the capture of 31,537 representative of Canada’s wartime campaign the time of their union up to the end of the war, efforts to recapture the ridge involved twenty- troops, 623 heavy & field guns, 2,842 machine of equality: “It can hardly be expected that we further distinguishing themselves as an seven divisions and 140,000 casualties. For all guns and 336 trench mortars. Canadians also shall put 400,000 or 500,000 men in the field independent force. The commanders of her efforts, France made virtually no gains on managed to liberate 228 cities, towns and and willingly accept the position of having no Canada’s army became familiar with one the ‘impregnable position’. Knowing full well villages as well as over 500 square miles of more voice and receiving no more consideration another’s strengths and weaknesses– increasing the difficulty of the task ahead, Sir Arthur territory, leading the assault against 47 German than if we were toy automata.” the overall effectiveness and teamwork of the Currie planned the attack on Vimy down to the divisions. While the Canadian presence was most Corps. Australia, in contrast, allowed its smallest detail. Well behind the front lines, By the end of the Great War, Canada’s definitely felt at St. Eloi, Mount Sorrel and divisions to be shuffled and attached to various Currie had a full-size replica of the ridge participation in the conflict had transformed it other battles, following Ypres, The Somme was formations within the greater British army, not constructed so that his forces could practice from dominion to nation. Not only did this the next large-scale operation involving allowing its troops to form as strong of a battle manoeuvres and strategy. Once again young country of 8 million people punch far Canadadian soldiers. Thankfully, after the national identity. using innovation on the battlefield, Currie above its own weight, but its soldiers assumed conflict at St. Eloi, the Ross Rifles were finally After the mayhem experienced at the provided each unit with a detailed map so that the indispensable role of elite offensive shock recalled and replaced with the superior British Somme, it became evident that the platoon upon the commencement of battle, every last troops who accomplished the impossible time Lee-Enfields. The Somme was also the turning (35-40 men) was the largest possible grouping soldier would know exactly what was expected and time again. Thousands of allied lives were point where Canadians could stop engaging that could be commanded by one man. With of him. Canadian air reconnaissance had spared through the use of tactics innovated by defensively and go on the offensive. Battles this new realization in mind, the Canadian located eighty percent of German guns Canadians– volunteers who fought for freedom, leading up to this engagement had transformed Corps were the first of the Allies to reorganize defending the ridge, and by the time the Allies and who had broken seemingly impenetrable the veteran battalions into efficient and their numbers into a more balanced and capable had finished shelling their positions, much of lines. The Canadian Corps led the charge in dangerous ‘shock troops.’ They would need all fighting force. Instead of having every infantry the German defence had already been taken the final days of the war; they had been the experience they could get: in the previous platoon consist solely of four rifle sections, out. The battle waged on from the 9th to the unbeaten since their victory at the Somme in months, the Somme battlefield had been a each was reorganized to contain a rifle, rifle- 12th of April, 1917 and casualties were recorded 1916. A total of 619,636 men had enlisted into slaughter. On July 1st alone, the British army grenade, bombing and Lewis gun section in at 10,602 – 3,598 were fatal. When compared an army that once stood at a mere 3,110. had lost nearly 60,000 men, and 91 percent of order to improve the flexibility and capability to casualty rates of other major assaults on the Outside of the Corps, there had been 10,000 the Newfoundland Regiment was decimated in of the unit. western front, Canada’s assault on Vimy Canadians in the Royal Navy and 24,000 half an hour. While marching to the front in Canadian tactics were both innovative and registered very low. After the war, Canada’s enlisted in the Royal Air Force. The political September 1916 the Canadians, from time to celebrated; they proved extremely successful. finest memorial for her fallen was constructed demands of Prime Minister Robert Borden time, would come across French soldiers The Canadians used air reconnaissance very atop the highest hill at Vimy. afforded by the sacrifice of 60,661 dead and warning them of the trials ahead when it was effectively: they would fly over enemy lines, Later that year, the Canadian Corps 172,950 wounded opened the door of learned that they were headed for the Somme. map out positions, and dig models of enemy assaulted Passchendale under the command of sovereignty that eventually all British Still, with new tactics such as the ‘creeping trenches that could be practiced upon prior to Sir Arthur Currie – who had recently been Dominions would step through when they artillery barrage’ and the introduction of tanks, trench raids or raiding parties. Meticulous promoted to General. Currie had attempted to signed the Treaty of Versailles. In four short the now-three-division-strong Canadian Corps planning and rehearsal allowed soldiers to talk his superiors out of the offensive in the years, Canada transformed its international was able to attack successfully, albeit with know exactly what they would be facing and mud, as he had predicted 16,000 casualties, but standing from humble colony to respected massive casualties in the knee-deep mud. The where they should attack in order to be the to no avail. Between 30 October and 6 nation; and, prior to those four years, no one in arrival of the 4th Canadian Division relieved most effective. Another tactic implemented by November, 80% of the attacking force had the world could have guessed the valiant role the rest of the Corps from the front in October. the Canadians was the offensive use of the been killed in action, proving General Currie’s that Canada would play in the Great World By November 18th, the Canadians had achieved machine gun. Originally hailed as a solely tragic prediction correct. War. their objectives and once again proven defensive weapon, the machine gun was In the period between August 8th and themselves amongst the best soldiers in the implemented in offensive manoeuvres for the November 11th, 1918, commencing with the 2nd field. Canada suffered 24,029 casualties at the first time after Raymond Brutinel – a French- battle of Amiens, the Canadian Corps Somme; it was remembered by Germany as Canadian engineer from Calgary – came up ‘the bloodbath.’ Owing to the extraordinary with the idea to use it to provide cover for role the Canadian Corps played at the Somme, advancing Canadian troops. Each Canadian British Prime Minister David Lloyd George division made use of sixty-four machine had this to say of their performance: “The guns– far more than the originally recommended Canadians played a part of such distinction that British standard of twenty-two guns per thenceforward they were marked out as storm battalion. By sweeping over the German lines troops; for the remainder of the war they were during an attack, the machine gun fire provided brought along to head the assault in one great a ‘curtain’ for advancing troops that forced the battle after another. Whenever the Germans enemy to stay low in the trenches until the found the Canadian Corps coming into the line they prepared for the worst.” Prime Minister Borden’s push for autonomy through the contribution of Canada’s soldiers worked exactly as he had hoped. In March of 1917, he was invited along with the leaders of the other Dominions to sit at the Imperial War Cabinet on equal terms with Britain. Prior to the formation of this cabinet, Borden had been the champion for all of the Dominions– not just Canada– maintaining that they be subject to
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Whitney Light enough and each ‘pointillist’ dot is revealed. This quality exemplifies the ucked in the artist’s self-described “painterly lower level of St. approach to photography”. John’s College Crawley’s project began in Europe, at the University where she developed an interest in of Manitoba is waterfowl photography. Returning to The Quiet Room Winnipeg, she began photographing Gallery,T now featuring works from pigeons in the Exchange District, but IMAGE » Sarah Crawley is Sarah Crawley’s recent series terga was dissatisfied with the results. a Winnipeg artist and graduate vertere. Ten beautiful photographs Turning instead to the Canada Goose, of the Fine Arts program at the of waterfowl hang peacefully here. Crawley moved to the wetlands of University of Manitoba. terga The white walls are chipped, the Manitoba. terga vertere is the result of vertere will be on display now lighting is fluorescent, and old experimentation over four autumnal through December 16, 2004. shelving units clutter the space. A seasons – prime-time for the observation Call St. John’s College at bit of plastic greenery adds a touch of migrating waterfowl. Each season 474-8531 for gallery hours. of colour. Crawley’s work captures the artist worked with different one’s gaze, creating an atmosphere aesthetic intentions. Shooting hundreds familiar to any prairie-dweller - the actions, and written language as riot-inspiring content here to find of meditative calm. of photographs, Crawley underwent an graceful migration of geese. Crawley pattern,” says Crawley. Considering offensive. But there is no lack of The rich purple-blue of the extensive process of elimination in has selected representations of varying this, terga vertere is an apt title for the sophistication. Crawley’s exhibit photographs inspire the mood. Each selecting less than fifty works for the focal length. Where the geese are series. From Latin, it means ‘to represents a fresh approach to nature work depicts the silhouette of its series. captured at a distance and reduced to interpret’ or ‘to translate’. Framing the photography; subtle, intellectual, and subject(s) – various waterfowl – and Entering the gallery, the right wall black flecks, they appear like writing waterfowl sans habitat lends the works evocative. Visit The Quiet Room to the play of light at twilight on the features three images of ducks gliding in the sky. universal appeal and enables one to experience a little of the serenity of the immediate surroundings – sky or water. through calm water. Their forms are Upon reflection, Crawley began to consider their shapes outside the natural world that surrounds us, What draws the viewer in for closer blurred by motion, but remain draw associations between this context of conventional landscape. beautifully photographed and inspection of the photographs is the unmistakable. Of greatest interest in ‘writing’ and the languages of morse- Terga vertere offers relief for sore artistically realized. high-contrast and coarse grain, these photographs is the play of light on code, shorthand, and hieroglyphs. eyes continuously bombarded by the achieved in the development and the V-shape wake of each bird. These images “provoked investigation overly self-important and shock-valued enlargement processes. Stand close The opposite wall features an event into physical memory, repetitive works of contemporary art. There is no Patrick Treacy Tells Stories
Danielle Forest dream-like qualities creating a make- Fallen Down clearly reveals the amount believe-like setting within the painting. of work that Treacy has put into each hile Barbie In many of his works, such as Barbie’s individual work and shows how dolls, Dream, Fall Down and Forever important it was to allow his painting Pinocchio, Funland, the images of dolls are drawn to be an open door to be revisited and and Van at different scales and are given life- reworked. These duelling forces, boy/ Gogh like, large shadows. One must wonder girl, child/adult, real/make-believe and aren’t three if the use of shadows throughout the past/present, exemplify the themes of Wsubjects you’d normally place together, works represents the impact that these time and youth of the exhibit. local artist Patrick Treacy has dolls and storybook characters have on Through his imaginative paintings, masterfully intertwined these themes of a child. Treacy’s concern with how and Treacy gives an adult perspective on childhood, fairytales and art history in what messages are dictated to children childhood and creates a magical story his majestic works currently exhibited through media is evident in his work. of all things that have impacted him in in Gallery 1C03. His paintings are filled He explains that his works embody the past and present. See Treacy’s with contemporary and past images of three narratives: telling self-story, exhibit, if not to appreciate his majestic childhood toys and stories, but are retelling children’s stories and works, then to revisit your childhood. stylistically reminiscent of nineteenth referencing art history. As a child who century art. With the focus of the exhibit grew up learning of Western European AND is currently being presented primarily an examination of childhood, art, Treacy notes the influence that the at Gallery 1C03, located in the the theme of time prevails through Victorian era had on him as an artist. University of Winnipeg, until Local Artist: Patrick Treacy “ Telling Tales” his allusion to historical figures and The Victorian era, he describes, was December 4. Drawings #60, 2003 mixed media on paper artists. The title of the exhibition, AND, where many tales, such as Alice in further reiterates Treacy’s concern with Wonderland and Peter Pan began. time and the influence that children’s Furthermore this period housed many stories had in the creation of his works. feminist movements; he explains that Densely coated with layers of paint these stories were “feminist before that reveal how the paintings have been their time,” and were filled with reworked and thus been layered with powerful female characters. meaning, Treacy notes that he wants to These narratives are evident in his keep his paintings an open door, giving work Fallen Down. The painting them a sense of circular time. The title, depicts a small doll beneath a large AND, a reference to the last stanza chair in the foreground with a door in of the poem, Why We Tell Stories by the background. At the top of the Lisel Mueller, aligns itself with this canvas are floating figures playing theme of time. Treacy explains how the violins and mourning the fallen doll. word ‘and’ in the last stanza represents The bottom corner of the painting recurring styles and repeating time. depicts a battle scene alluding to the Upon looking at the large 60” x 60” work of Spanish master, Francisco de canvases, the viewer is immediately Goya. Treacy explains that this subject struck by the artist’s strong use of refers to a Victorian era children’s story colours, specifically primary colours in titled Grandmother’s Wonderful Chair. their richest form. Furthermore Treacy The story tells the tale of a troubled has given his paintings a sense of lost little girl who is rescued by her magical composition and irrational lighting, chair. The chair and door, Treacy notes, most likely achieved through the are a direct reference to Dutch master paintings’ constant reworkings. These Vincent van Gogh’s many interior elements help give the works elusive or room paintings. The many motifs of NOVEMBER 11, 2004 019 Culture ArtsCONTACT » Arts Editor & » Jo Snyder E-mail » [email protected] Tele » 786-9497 music review music. This ups the technical ante; however, Faulds assures us that her classical experience only rubs off in her ability to keep up with the rest of the band on such a unique instrument. “I don’t bring a lot of classical stuff to the band except that I can play at that level. I think it would be really, really hard to play French horn in a band like this unless you were at Jo Snyder least at the University level. We do a lot of technical, weird stuff that Arts and Culture Editor would be really hard if you were The Democracy of Music: dmonton’s Fractal self-taught.” Pattern has been Aside from being an intense band around now for musically, with many layers of four years. In 2003, sound, the band is also politically Fractal Pattern the band signed to conscious. Politics may seem like a Edmonton’s Method challenging thing to convey for a ERecords. They released a live EP, band that has no lyrics for people to Fract al Pattern will be playing in Signs of Life. Starting out as a abide by. However, the members Winnipeg on November 11 at the two-piece, drums and bass, the band remain dedicated to living in a way Barca Club, 423 McMillan Ave at blossomed over the years to the that reflects what they believe. Osborne, with RedSayNo. It is an all full five-piece it is today including “Well, because we don’t have vocals, ages show. Tickets are available for drums, bass, guitars, harmonica and we don’t have lyrics so it makes it $7 at Dreg’s Café, Into the Music, French horn. This morphing led not difficult for [our politics] to come Mondragon, and Music Trader. For only to less space in the tour van, but across in our music, but we all try to more information check out the band also to a more progressive, ambient live our lives politically, we are all site www.fractalpattern.com or their sound. vegan, a lot of us are involved in label www.methodrecords.com The band is instrumental, relying volunteer work, we work with Food on the absence of a singer to create a Not Bombs. We try to live in a way dynamic of equality in the band that people can look at and say ‘Oh where no single member monopolizes this is a way that I can live my life.’ the spotlight, with everyone receiving We also hand out information at our the same amount of attention. shows, play benefits for causes that However, the French horn behaves, it we believe in and sometimes we rant seems, like a ghost vocalist. “The on stage, but we are all really bad at French Horn is similar to the human talking on stage,” laughs Faulds. voice in its range,” says Jordan When they return to Edmonton next Faulds, who plays the instrument in week, the band plays a ‘Rock Against the band. “[It] acts as something the Ralph Klein’ show to prepare for the listener can grab onto. I don’t know upcoming election in Alberta. how enjoyable our music would be Hopefully their politician-ousting without that kind of thing because so concert will be successful, unlike, much is going on at once.” Faulds is sadly, the campaign from which they a graduate of McGill University got the name. where she did a bachelors degree in Fractal Pattern
DOC SHOTS: Th e Take – a fi lm by Avi Lewis and Naomi Klein President. Crafting Argentina into a Focusing on a movement that was living that kept the food on their are for change. JONATHAN DAVIS star student for the International once thought impossible, the film tables and the clothes on their Overall, the film provides a Monetary Fund, Menem quickly shows us workers running the factory backs. direct insight into a problem long outh America has sunk the Argentine public into an by themselves successfully despite Not only do we see the efforts of overdue, and gives it its turn in the always been the land unemployment rate as high as 40 numerous government interruptions, this determined bunch of workers spotlight. In combination with the of opportunity. Its percent. And with that, the national police barricades, and above all else, play out in its entirety, we bear play other films shown at last weekend’s rich heritage, culture, debt rose too. And what did the IMF nonsense elections. witness to other success stories and Global Film Festival, better and vast resources do? They continued to turn a blind Concentrating on the actions of little miracles that have happened awareness of struggles happening have been a veritable eye towards the corporate scandals one factory in particular, Forja San along the way, including the Zanon around the world is brought about. goldmineS waiting to be picked away, occurring on a monthly basis and Martin, Lewis and Klein show us Ceramics Plant. Unfortunately, this scraped together and processed into provide loans that totalled in tens of how much power those three words is overshadowed by another problem If you missed the festival, you money; money that lines the pockets billions of dollars. can have in liberating a factory from Argentina is experiencing─its will still be able to see The Take as of society’s elite─The Factory Owners. Which brings us to the present, its self-styled millionaire owner and political process. Offering only a it begins its run at The Globe And through the privatization of the 21st century; a century of change placing it firmly back into the hands Coke and a sandwich to the voters, Cinema November 12. www. natural resources this has become represented in whole by three simple of the people. Working alongside we see just how desperate the people TheTake.org a shocking reality. It wasn’t always words. Occupy. Resist. Produce. other this way. In Argentina (specifically), expropriated during the presidency of General These three words created a factories, we Peron, the nation experienced a social movement of worker co- are surge in national ownership and operatives unlike anything ever seen introduced control when it came to producing before in Argentina. It was a new to Freddy natural resources, rather than foreign form of socialism that started from Espinosa and investors capitalizing on the labour the bottom and went up. It rose from his dedicated of its people. Over time, however, the ashes and ignited a unity among band from the political climate became very its people to ensure that the jobs the Forja unstable. Coup after coup, the nation remained where they were, in the Factory drifted away from the Peronist hands of the people, the campaneros. Movement as era and its values allowing multi- And this is represented nowhere they strive national corporations to swoop in better than in the documentary film, towards and finally sink their claws into The Take. regaining what the Argentineans held on to The Take is the first production control of the so strongly- their campaneros, their from the husband and wife activist factory. The workers. team, Naomi Klein (renowned factory that In 1989, things became columnist, and author of the anti- at one time progressively worse when Carlos globalization bible, No Logo) and provided Menem – who won on a traditionalist Avi Lewis (producer, and former them with a Peronist platform – became host of CBC’s Counter Spin). standard of 020 NOVEMBER 11, 2004 Culture ArtsCONTACT » Arts Editor & » Jo Snyder E-mail » [email protected] Tele » 786-9497
Remembering Broadway: Filmmaker Rick Mackay documents the hist ory of Broadway
The first distinction made is of Dan Huyghebaert course, LIVE theatre. When actor Tony Roberts tells the story of ay Wray, Carol catching a feather after Orson Welles Channing, Ben ‘shot a bird off’ a chandelier in one Gazarra, Kim show, you realize how intoxicating Hunter, Angela live theatre can be. You breathe the Lansbury, Shirley same air, and, in some cases, feel the MacLaine, Eli sweat fly off the actors. Wallach,F I can go on and on.…. We catch accounts of the This film features so many performers first coming to New legends I found myself over-saturated York with nothing but the shirts on and numbed at all the stars, and in a their backs, trying to live the typical recruited by Hollywood for good performing seem like a spiritual for a step back in time before cats, couple of instances, their egos. But American Dream by moving to the reason. Ben Gazarra was one of the exercise. hippies and Jesus Christ ruled the enthusiasm they showed for their big smoke and becoming a star. most frank people in the film, and Spoken in the same breath as Broadway this was a worthwhile craft and the history of Broadway is Carol Burnett, for instance, living his voice still rates as one of the Brando, however, were Laurette trip. The film is a gem, if only for what is really special about this out of a cardboard suitcase and most characteristic around. There Taylor and Kim Stanley. Every film and theatre buffs, who will find documentary. This is after all, sharing a dress with 5 of her was some nice archival footage of performer praised them and cited this movie a gold-mine of writer/director Rick MacKay’s roommates. Another aspect of the him and Barbara Bel Geddes in Cat them as influences for becoming a information. If you are not, this film personal love letter to the golden age American Dream is the unknown On a Hot Tin Roof, which shows his performer. Neither became very will probably turn into a montage of of Broadway. He grew up hearing of getting the ‘big break’ and never Brando-esque performance. famous, but film critic Rex Reed older people yearning for “the good the legend of Times Square, only to looking back. Shirley Maclaine, Speaking of Brando, everyone in cites Stanley’s performance in the old days”. And it was, for anything move to New York and find the likes much to my ignorance, was a chorus the film was in agreement. Marlon film The Goddess the best he has can happen live on stage, and not of Andrew Lloyd Webber ruling the girl in one of the plays until the lead Brando was in a class by himself. He EVER seen. Marilyn Munroe lip-synched like a cheap Saturday Broadway with plays featuring broke her ankle and she got the role. was so “unbelievably believable” practically copied Stanley’s stage Night Live performance. That is “people in cat suits”. So with no The rest is history. that his co-star in Streetcar Named performance in the play Bus Stop for something the actors yearn about money, he ventured out to find the There was a lot about this film Desire, Kim Hunter, (who was Zira the big screen. most : keeping it real and true. Broadway stars of old to find out that was very educational. I had an in Planet of the Apes by the There are some segments I can Broadway: The Golden Age runs what it was like to live the dream of idea a lot of big name Hollywood way) became extremely do without, such as the celebrities’ November 13-18 at 7:00 PM at dreams back in the glory years of stars got their start on Broadway, but metaphysical on him, citing “truth” nightlife, and the whole West Side Cinematheque Broadway. not to this extent. They were all in his acting, making the craft of Story story (yeah I am not a fan), but »
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Whether you want to write, draw, or snap photos, whether you want to cover a story, or know of a story that you think we should » JOE LOVANO cover, we want to hear from you. (Bluenote) CONTACT US: with your I’m All For You ideas, recomendations, and feedback at Joe Lovano’s recent release, I’m [email protected] TEGAN All For You, features an excellent supporting cast who complement one another AND SARA superbly. Hank Jones, who
» (Universal) celebrated his eighty-sixth birthday this past summer, So Jealous displays his elegant touch to Under the great effect. Jones is truly a After listening to the new Tegan piano giant who offers and Sara album, So Jealous, I wonderful accompaniment for Radar am offi cially their newest fan. (Happy Cargo Lovano while also producing The Doers The twin sisters produced a solos that seem simple in Enterprises) (Red Cat Records) polished indie rock album, concept but are actually quite which will please current fans sophisticated in a harmonic Colour of Bliss Ready, Set...Do! and attract a new audience. My sense. Lovano and Jones are in Contest favourite song on the CD is particularly fi ne form throughout Win free passes to the Under the Radar is a band that Ready, Set...Do! is the Walking with a Ghost. The the entire album. Lovano advanced screening of caters to a relatively small motivational title track of this track’s repetitive lyrics were transforms standards like Stella Sideways (new fi lm from the percentage of people – the record. It starts off the recorded totally appealing. It defi nitely by Starlight and Don’t Blame director of Election) by people who like mostly with poppy positivity, but in a makes you want to groove. The Me, displaying an originality in answering these three kind of demented-but-oddly- instrumental techno-jazz. This drumbeat makes you want to concept that shows his high questions: might sound weird, so let me tell appealing way. I’m not sure if I bounce around and the song regard for tenor saxophone you, it is. That doesn’t make it have heard anything that has an old scratchy quality to it legends John Coltrane and bad, necessarily. Some songs, reminds me as much of No that creates an awesome sound. Warne Marsh. The bass and like Another Day is Done or Means No as this band (check Many of the songs on the album drums combination of George Savannah Dancers (which was out track two One End Snaps). have a pop-punk girl quality to Mraz and Paul Motian actually recorded at the West Picture the Wrong Brothers with them, which grants an easy respectively, offers solid support End Cultural Centre), are pretty acoustic guitars, plugged in and listen. The album is full of guitar- along with an occasional solo. good, musically. Another Day is turned up. The Doers present a based power-pop and each Done, though lyrically nothing to unique brand of throbbing song is no longer than 3 minutes This ballad album is comprised brag about, is a nice mellow jazz Vancouver rock. Their 12-song long so it’s not a boring listen. of standards as well as tunes tune. Intarsia, on the other CD comes with a fi ve-song EP So Jealous is much more written by Thad Jones, Coltrane, hand, is an eight minute song titled I Can Enjoy Almost complex than its predecessor If Thelonious Monk, and Dizzy 1. What year was the almost entirely comprised of Anything featuring none other It Was You. Tegan and Sara’s Gillespie. Lovano contributes cork screw invented? electronic beats. Songs like this than Mike Watt, who plays on song writing abilities continue to one original, the title track, on the album seem repetitive four of the songs. All of these grow from album to album. I which has changes that sound and uninteresting. Under the songs are sharp and driving. highly recommend So Jealous not unlike those of Body and 2. What is the average Radar seem to be torn in two But, while bursting at the to anyone interested in a CD Soul. Most of the tunes work number of grapes it takes directions – one that wants to seams, they maintain a smooth that will get you up on your feet, quite well in a ballad mode, but to produce a bottle of play jazzy folk, and another that 90s, coastal indie rock feel. This while maintaining a certain “chill the one thing that stands out in wine? wants to play electronic music. CD is defi nitely a collector’s out” quality. particular is the overall cohesion In attempt to keep in this vein of item. of the quartet, the way in which What do you call mixed genres they stretch too -J.S. -Andrea Collins 3. they put their egos aside to someone who has an far, and it ultimately limits them. produce a beautiful album. -Devin King irrational fear of wine? -Paul Ryan The screening takes 95.9 FM CKUW Campus/Community Radio place Wednesday November 17 at 7:00 pm Top 10 CD - Albums at the Globe Cinema on October 14 – October 19, 2004 Portage. Email your ! = Local content, * = Canadian Content answers to [email protected] LW TW Artist Recording Label
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022 NOVEMBER 11, 2004 CONTACTSports» Sports Editor » Leighton Klassen E-mail » [email protected] Tele » 786-9497 View From the “Kop” An insider look at the English Premier Soccer League Stephen Grandpre reputation as a club who picks up free mentioned something about Mutu not agents or players on loan, letting them being a positive role model. This comes or those of us who play however they want on the pitch. at the same time Mutu’s striking partner hoped for some Primarily, Gary Speed, Les Ferdinand, Didier Drogba was ruled out after a leg diversity in the English and El-Hadji Diouf come to mind. injury, while the club was lucky enough Premier League table Everton and Middlesbrough have to pick up some easy goals to tie this season -- we were finally confirmed my particular Arsenal at the top of the table. not disappointed in the rantings, and have climbed to third and Finally, Liverpool, under new boss earlyF stages. fifth place, respectively, with Everton Raphael Benitez, has not lived up to Okay, the Gunners from north still having the equivalent of $70 expectations. Barely clinging on to London appeared to have secured the million Cdn coming to them for the sixth place, mostly because they have title after the first few games, but after January transfer window after selling been able to get away with more draws these last few weekends, our prayers wonderboy Wayne Rooney. than losses, Benitez’s reputation on seem to have been answered. Although relying on a few select Merseyside has cooled to Arsenal’s record unbeaten streak players -- which could give them injury lukewarm. Home-grown midfielder was broken, United still has to harness worries -- Portsmouth has been Steven Gerrard is out until mid- their potential in an effective way, and repeating the upset victories they November with a broken toe, while Liverpool have been playing, well, previewed last season, overcoming Djibril Cisse, the club’s most expensive positively awful. Manchester United this weekend 2- player, was ruled out for the rest of the Of the giants in British football, 0. Although it is only just past the first season after he broke his leg at Ewood that leaves Chelsea, who under former quarter of the season, the Premiership Park a couple of weekends ago, where FC Porto manager Jose Mourinho has finally been proving to be the best the club held Blackburn Rovers to a remain tied for first place. But during competitive league in the world. draw (for those of you who missed the the week, they lost their star striker and So, we’ve established that a few match, Cisse’s leg literally snapped have been suffering from “not-scoring- smaller clubs may have broken the liked a toothpick. One wonders if he’ll Photos Tan Dave by: any-goals deficiency”. So, what can us deadlock, at least so far. What about ever recover...). So, if Liverpool mid-table supporters hope to achieve the big guns? » continues playing the way it has, and if so far? Arsenal -- to the fury of us Spurs amateurs when their forward line Red Devils then went on to lose to Benitez doesn’t pick up another striker The most obvious thing for us to supporters -- still hold the reins to the moves up the pitch. Unfortunately, Portsmouth. by the January transfer window, they observe has been the great performance title, even though they are coming off while north London rivals Tottenham, Probably the most bizarre may have to say goodbye to of smaller clubs, most notably Bolton, their first domestic loss and a draw hold the best British keeper and a development in the last two weeks took Gerrard. Say, does anyone know why Middlesbrough, and recently after a 49-game unbeaten record. Thiery competent defensive line, set-pieces on place at Stamford Bridge, where they sold Michael Owen? Portsmouth. Along with Manchester Henry shows no sign of either fatigue the other end of the pitch are pretty Chelsea fired star striker Adrian Mutu Whether we can expect some City and Everton, these are clubs who or injury, while manager Arsene much non-existent. Manchester United after he tested positive for cocaine diversity or not is a hard question. But have been holding some serious talent Wenger this past week signed a three- were the ones who handed them their use. Oh yeah, and before that he was if the smaller clubs continue to repeat for some time, who have been revealing and-half year contract extension. The first defeat, however, the goals came in caught back home with a Transylvanian their performances and dodge the their potential collectively in past question, therefore, is who has the the form of a penalty shot the second prostitute. When asked to comment, threat of injury, we just might be in weeks. ability to break through their solid just before full time. As previously Chelsea manager Jose Mourihno luck. Bolton has been living up to their midfield line, and not look like mentioned, the
NOVEMBER 11, 2004 023 CONTACTSports» Sports Editor » Leighton Klassen E-mail » [email protected] Tele » 786-9497 BringBring outout thethe BroomBroom WesmenWesmen CompleteComplete TwoTwo GameGame SweepSweep VersesVerses ReginaRegina –– StartStart seasonseason 2-02-0
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The Wesmen dominated them again in the Rhys Kelso second half out-scoring them 30-18, taking the win. he Wesmen never forget The Wesmen’s defence was unquestionably anything from the past, and the most important factor in the game, as they with this past Friday marking were able to hold last year’s second place team in the season opener for the club, the national championship to only 34 points -- facing the University of Regina less than 20 points a half. And when your Jonathan Davis long-range shots in only a matter of plays from Cougars who knocked them defence is playing that good you almost always just outside the three-point line. Defence was outT of the national championship game last year win. he Wesmen women’s another important factor in the first half, and by defeating them in the semi-finals was the “It was a huge game on defence for us basketball club appears the Wesmen were not afraid to use their size perfect platter to get revenge. tonight,” Mckay said of her team’s ability to shut to be on form early in the underneath the glass. Forward Heather And on this night, the revenge was sweet. down Regina’s offence. The Wesmen were able Canada-West conference Thompson notched up ten rebounds early on The Wesmen came to play with memories of to keep the Cougars on the perimeter for most of this season, after an easy while on her way to a near double-double last year’s painful loss in the playoffs, and played the game, and deny them the inside. handling of some wild showing of 9 points and 15 rebounds. But a near perfect game. They went on to steam-roll Another key factor for the Wesmen victory oppositionT – the Regina Cougars – over the some rough contact in the first half sent post- the Cougars in their first game of the regular was that they played as a team and fed off of weekend. The Cougars, a shade of their forward Jae Pirnie to the locker room after season with a 64-34 victory. each other’s energy. former selves, were unable to withstand the taking a hard charge from a Cougar player. “We remember everything, and we “They really play off one another, and they barrage of three-point plays being rained This hard style of ball carried into the second remembered them kicking our asses last year in really enjoy each other and it shows,” McKay down on them from four different Wesmen portion of the game. the semi-final,” said head coach Tanya McKay said. players, with five of those baskets coming in The second half showcased much of the after the game. “(It was) something that obviously This notion was brought into context when the first half. The Cougars bench eventually dominance that the Wesmen showed in the didn’t go over very easy with our team.” the Wesmen’s bench went crazy after first-year succumbed and gave the Wesmen a 72-47 first half. With room to move, Ezrim didn’t McKay was very happy with her team’s players Ronalyn Olaes and Christina Thys got win. hesitate in chasing after the ball, notching up performance that only allowed Regina to score a their first regular season baskets of their young Showing the way forward, veteran guard 4 steals in total, attributable to her quick total of 34 points. CIS careers. JoAnne Wells showed no difficulty in posting footwork and knowledge of the court which “It was a great win, we got everybody in, and “It’s important to the team to get everyone a game-high 33 points. Following closely also provided some excellent highlight reel it was an excellent way for us to open the involved in the game, so they know what the behind, the combined talents of Uzo footage. Ezrim was also introduced to the pine season.” game is about,” commented coach McKay. Asagwara and rookie point guard, Jenny floor after coming in for a messy rebound The start of the first half was a real battle, as “That way, if in the next game they don’t play Ezrim matched Wells’ performance in netting attempt where a foul was called, and the two both teams exchanged buckets and defensive stops very long, they still feel part of the team.” a combined 33 points. Head coach Tanya shots were counted. In desperation, the for the first 7 minutes. Then the Wesmen started Uzo Asagwara finished the game with 16 McKay couldn’t have been happier with Cougars continued their sloppy ways, awarding to get into a groove, as their defence virtually shut points, JoAnne Wells registered 14, Heather those stellar individual approaches, but in the 19 fouls in total for the night, accounting for down the Cougars offence for the rest of the half. Thompson knocked in 12 points and pulled end it’s all about how far the team has come 17 of the Wesmen’s points from the line. They ended the half leading 34-16. down 13 rebounds, and rookie guard Jenny together as a unit. Looking forward to the rest of the season, The first two minutes of the second half were Ezirim finished with 9 points. “We’re really proud of our kids…we had a the Wesmen’s next opportunity for dominance looking good as they opened with a 6-0 run. Then The Wesmen play the Cougars again on great week of training, and we wanted to will come Wednesday night (November 10) at the Cougars woke up and looked like they were Saturday, a game that is expected to be much come in here and play hard,” she said after the Duckworth Centre when they play host to going to turn it into a game as they went on a huge tougher. the game. cross-town rivals, the University of Manitoba 15-2 run. At 13:45 of the second half, Wesmen “They (Cougars) are going to come out to The Cougars may have notched the first Bisons. Coach McKay, however, shows concern guard Uzo Asagwara came up with a monster play tomorrow,” said coach McKay. “We have to basket of the game, but they were quickly put for one thing only. block that JoAnne Wells took down court to hit a be ready for a much tougher game tomorrow.” back in their place by a well-timed steal “We’re playing for standings…we want to three. The momentum swung the Wesmen’s way, After Saturday’s game the Wesmen face cross- courtesy of Ezrim, who completed the lay-up make playoffs, we want to make it to the final as they were able to feed off that play and hold the town rivals the University of Manitoba Bisons at with style. Wells also managed to find her four in Canada-West [and] we want an Cougars to only 3 points for the rest of the game. home on Wednesday, November 10. sweet spot early on in the half, landing two opportunity to win Canada-West.” 024 NOVEMBER 11, 2004 CONTACTSports» Sports Editor » Leighton Klassen E-mail » [email protected] Tele » 786-9497 EXPRESS YOURSELF/WRITE/DRAW/THINK/DESIGN/THE UNITER
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Manitoba def Wesmen 3-1 (23-25, Images David by: Tan 25-23, 19-25, 20-25) » NFLPICKS ith Fantasy Football Rhys Kelso (14-11) some big yards against a Mike Pyl (10-15) moving into the mediocre run defense and give UPCOMING Wcolonization status of fan friendly Detroit over Jacksonville the Jags a “W”. Detroit over Jacksonville sports gambling, any bit of -Without Leftwich I don’t like -Jacksonville has won information and resources the Jaguars chances. The Kansas City over New Orleans countless games in the last HOME will give you an edge on Lions must rebound from a -Coming into the season, this few minutes. But with predicting the likely outcome tough loss to the Redskins last would have been a sure thing for comeback orchestrator of a football game. So, the Men’s volleyball (0-2) vs Trinity Uniter sports team have week. KC. Now, I dont know. Ive gone Byron Leftwich on the mend, Western (1-1) decided to offer our voice against the Saints all year and the Jags won’t be so on what team will come out New Orleans over Kansas City they havent let me down yet, so clutch. Womens volleyball (1-3) vs Trinity on top of every week of NFL -The Chiefs lost a close one to I’ll go with the Chiefs. Western (2-2) football. We’ve structured the Bucs, more importantly Kansas City over New Orleans it in a format where we’ve handpicked what we think they may have lost Homles for Seattle over St. Louis -The Saints season is going are the top fi ve games of the a few games. The Saints aren’t -The Rams won the fi rst game in the same way as last week’s week, which we’ll then apply great, but they are due for a the series this year, but the Aaron Brooks’s AWAY our expert opinion on who good game. Seahawks were falling fast until highlight pass: 20 yards Women’s basketball (2-0) vs will be victorious and why. venting their frustration by backwards. Here are this weeks top fi ve Manitoba (0-0) games. St. Louis over Seattle putting up 450 yards against the -This game will be a close one Niners. It’ll be close but Seattle St. Louis over Seattle Men’s basketball (0-0) vs Manitoba as the Rams try and get into a should take at last one from the -The obvious thing to say (0-0) tie for top spot in the NFC Rams. would be that the Seahawks Detroit @ Jacksonville West. I cannot see the Rams will be out for losing two staright games at Green Bay over Minnesota revenge after falling apart Kansas City @ New Orleans home. -Green Bay is back into the late the last time these two swing of things after a rough teams met. But Seattle @ St. Louis Green Bay over Minnesota start while the status of Randy given my record, I’ll have to -Another important divisonal Moss is still up in the air for the go against my gut feeling. Minnesota @ Green Bay match up. Favre is old, but I Vikes. This could be one of the think he still has something left best games this year, but the Green Bay over Minnesota Baltimore @ NY Jets in the tank. Pack has the advantage at home - The mercury is dropping. and coming off a bye week. The ground is getting harder. Baltimore over Ny Jets The ghosts of -A team that cannot beat the NY Jets over Baltimore Lambeau Field come out to Bills, doesn’t have much of a -The Bills? How could you lose to play against an offense Picks chance over one of the top the Bills!? Oh right, Willie missing several key defenses in the league. As long McGahee. The Jets make for a pieces. as Boller does not screw up tough opponent after a loss to the Ravens should win. the Bills, especially if Pennington NY Jets over Baltimore is hurt. But the Jets have been -Both defenses are sound. Jon Symons (17-10) fi nding ways to win all year and Jets linebacker Jonathan are unbeaten at home. Vilma could be the Jacksonville over Detroit future of the position, as he -The Jags are coming off a bye steps out on the fi eld against 5 week, and are at home against the present, Detroit, who suffered a tough Ray Lewis. New York gets loss against the Skins last the edge because of a far week. Frd Taylor should put up superior offense. NOVEMBER 11, 2004 025 » CONTACTSports Sports Editor » Leighton Klassen E-mail » [email protected] Tele » 786-9497 To the Arena we all
Loved to Hate anticlimactic shootout (did the Mike Pyl Winnipeg Warriors ever decide games like this?). The Utah Grizzlies’ I can’t say I had planned on Jeff Taffe scored what would be the going. last goal ever at the arena on the first kate blades and shot, with little dismay to those in hockey sticks would attendance. It was clear why everyone graze the ice of was there. Winnipeg Arena for The Winnipeg legends, after the final time last being introduced in a pre-game Saturday. And I, like ceremony, were brought out one Smost apathetic Winnipeggers, was more time for a photo-op with current fairly indifferent. It was only at the Moose players following the offer of my editor that I begrudgingly shootout. For the second time of the accepted the free pass. If anything, I night, they were greeted with a figured, it would be an opportunity boisterous reception. to rub shoulders with local media, Once they were shuttled out of as well as with former Jet greats, sight, so were the fans, off to although most of whom were before contemplate their final memories
my time and unrecognizable anyway. Illustration David by: Tan into the chilly Winnipeg night. Any significant personal interest Granted, there were many reluctant. migrated south to Phoenix in ’96. Twenty minutes, half an hour after Upon arrival, though, I could not their final memory of the “Old of “Go Jets, Go”. resurrected a blundering franchise the puck would last touch arena ice, deny the palpability of the nostalgia. Barn”. Many were excited to see players from obscurity with a rookie die-hards remained entrenched in Winnipeggers young and old, Blue vinyl Jets jackets with red, of bygone eras, themselves just as campaign that should not require their red or blue wood seats. Small from those who once cheered the white, and blue trim, reappearing sentimental as the rest of the 13,985 further explanation. “One is the groups huddled around the entrance Winnipeg Braves, to baby-faced after being banished from the face of sell-out crowd. From Lars-Erik white house. It was an unbelievable gates, broken hearted at the building’s Moose fans who had only heard of the earth, were dug out of storage. Sjoberg, to Dave Ellett, to Bob feeling. This building was so, so loud demise and subsequent big box Dale Hawerchuk, Teemu Selanne, 1991-era sweatshirts – the type with Essensa, all were eager to share their and the intensity level was so high.” destiny. and Thomas Steen from their dads, really overwhelming, firework-like fondest stories. The other? Just some record he For the rest of us, though, it was had packed the well-trodden streaks of neon – were commonplace, “I have two,” boasted the immortal broke, or something like that. time to move on. The Winnipeg concourses to witness what would be all personified by dispersed pockets Teemu Selanne, who single-handedly “Everybody was right on top of Arena had become dilapidated and you,” reminisced ex-Jet and current worn – a symbol of the city’s Pittsburgh Penguins coach Ed Olczyk stagnation of the 1980s and 90s. when asked what made the Winnipeg Sure, there were some good times, Arena so special. “The fans were but they were matched, if not right there. It was a smaller, older exceeded, by heartbreak. As a local type building that made you feel sportswriter recently wrote, it was good. It’s what hockey’s all about.” where the Jets were put to rest. In fact, it was the arena’s The anticipation of the state-of- atmosphere that sticks out in the the-art MTS Centre is now beginning minds of most. From that Game Six to crest. Instead of a limited loss to the Red Wings, to those gold concessionary choice between stale medal World Junior bouts, the noise popcorn and hotdogs, we have our was deafening. With that, of course, choice from many established came the White Out, the Winnipeg eateries such as TCBY and Gondola institution that has been attempted Pizza. Instead of an extraordinarily- elsewhere, but has just been the pixilated, 64 bulb x 64 bulb same. Many ex-players spoke of its scoreboard, we can enjoy a power seeming synthesis with the ice, as bar of video that travels the though it never ended, and how it circumference of the rink. And men, simply engulfed you. instead of the infamous troughs, we The loudness of what Teemu will have separate urinals. Imagine spoke of was resurrected Saturday, – it’s almost unfathomable! albeit briefly. It would not have been But this excitement is not only a proper farewell without it. With ten felt among the ticket buyers. It goes minutes left in the third, The Wave all the way through to the major began. While I am normally not a big tenants of the new arena, as well. fan of what has become little more “I think everybody in the than a cliché, this one sent shivers organization (is looking forward to down my spine. Once a staple at Jet it),” said current Moose Jimmy Roy, playoff games, I could feel the wall one of the honored Winnipeg Arena of noise travel circles around the legends. “It speaks volumes about stands – in one ear and out the other the direction this city is headed.” – as it went through me. Doesn’t it, though? This was what the Winnipeg No, the Winnipeg Arena just Arena was all about, I thought to won’t cut it anymore. There’s no myself. denying its closing is long past due. With all the hoopla and festivities, There’s simply no use for a 50-year- it was easy to forget that there was a old entertainment venue and hockey game going on. As though resigned rink. to the fact it could not compete with “(And) unfortunately for Jets fans such nostalgia, it turned out to be and the NHL, it’s probably about 15 kind of a dud. years too late,” Olczyk said. Scoreless through the second But that doesn’t mean we can’t be intermission, the loudest ovations a little sentimental, right? were reserved for a playing of Van Halen’s “Jump” – the unofficial Jets fight song. The contest ended in an 026 NOVEMBER 11, 2004 CONTACTSports» Sports Editor » Leighton Klassen E-mail » [email protected] Tele » 786-9497 Jenny Ezerim: The Next Big Thing
Jon Symons mentally. That’s basically the difference.” irst Year Wesmen Ezerim has also learned about guard Jenny Ezerim the university game by watching isn’t the tallest the veterans at work in practice. member of the “Everyone’s been an influence on women’s basketball me. Different positions...you can team. In fact, at just just learn from each one and 5’6”,F the only teammate Ezirim mostly, I’m kind of just watching towers over is 5’5” Mel Talastas. the guards -- the 2’s and 1’s. Uzo But if you add into the equation (Asagwara) and Jo (Wells) and speed, heart and determination, Mel, mostly just learning from she could probably take on Shaq. them and seeing how they work Recruited out of Vincent (and) do stuff.” Massey this past summer, the So, how’s she handling the wickedly fast Ezerim impressed pressure of being one of the hottest right off the bat. She recorded 15 recruits in years? points with Player of the Game “There’s nothing to be so honours in her first game with the panicky about but, I don’t know, Wesmen, October 8 against Ottawa. there’s good pressure and there’s She followed that up with an bad pressure,” says Ezerim. identical performance the next day. “Sometimes you can just strive off Not bad for a freshman. different kinds of pressure. It’s not “I just want to get to know the like ‘Oh no, pressure to do well, team,” Ezerim says of her and go really nuts and be the expectations for this year. “I know greatest!’ But no, there’s like no the team pretty well now and stuff, pressure really, you know. It’s just and in terms of transitioning from go-with-the-flow kind of thing and high school to university, at first I just see how it is, there’s no want to transition it smoothly and pressure really -- not yet we’ll see how it goes from there I anyways.” guess -- just to adjust.” Jenny attributes most of her Of course, Jenny’s just like any success to those around her who’ve other U of W student pursuing a help get her this far. “There’s degree, with her plans geared coaches in high school and now towards becoming a forensic who help my confidence and stuff. scientist. Just like people around you just Ezerim’s early success is no helping you get through everything surprise to those who followed her it makes you want to set more high school career, which goals and get better.” culminated last year in her being Jenny could be ready to step named the top player in the into the lineup earlier than province and a Provincial All-Star, expected, as she’s currently battling while also earning a berth on the it out for a shot at the starting Manitoba Provincial Team with guard position vacated by Sally Taurasi-like accolades. Jenny says Kaznica, who graduated last year. her experience on the provincial With her quickness on the court, team coached by Tanya McKay has Jenny’s the front-runner for the helped ease the transition from spot right now, but the modest high school to university, and she Ezerim says if anything, her says the biggest changes are all transitional skills will help her about mentality. land the job. “The mental part of it and just “I think it’s probably because being able to be stronger physically, I’m quick on transition, like quick to handle everything much better, going from defense to offense” it’s mostly mental stuff, you know,” Ezerim says. “That’s how I usually Ezerim says about the difference played in high school, mostly I between high school and university play a fast-paced kind of game.” ball. “You’ve gotta be strong Right now though, Jenny just wants to focus on settling in with the team and getting herself adjusted. “It’s mostly just adjust and see my role, and the team and see how everything fits in you know, what everyone does and what you have to do, just stuff like that.” Even if Jenny doesn’t start this year, she’ll still provide a substantial boost off the bench, and will be a fixture in the lineup for years to come. Keep an eye out for her, because at 5’6”, Jenny Ezerim may very well become the next big thing in Wesmen sports. Women’s Basketball NOVEMBER 11, 2004 027 ISSUE CONTACT US: [email protected] EXPRESS YOURSELF/WRITE/DRAW/THINK/DESIGN/THE UNITER 10
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