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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Events Meg Crane [email protected] Exchange District Campus NEWS EDITOR Danelle Cloutier Feb. 12 - Meltdown Poker Tourna- [email protected] ment Pre-register to play for free in the ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR Larissa Peck tournament that takes place in the [email protected] cafeteria from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. SPORTS & LIFESTYLE EDITOR Notre Dame Campus Natasha Woloschuk [email protected]

Feb. 10 - Rumble Pack In memory of Guy LAYOUT EDITORS Head to the Cave Lounge at noon for Holly Beraro Braiden Watling an hour of this improve troupe. THE PROJECTOR STAFF [email protected]

Feb. 11 - The Wonderist MULTIMEDIA EDITOR On Friday Jan. 24 the flags at which pages were in colour. Danielle Da Silva Comedian Chris Funk will be in the Red River College were at half- We sometimes made [email protected] Cave Lounge from noon to 1 p.m. mast in remembrance of Guy mistakes but he was always ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Lussier. understanding and helpful. And [email protected] Feb. 12 - Women’s drumming Guy was The Projector he always replied quickly when Elder Mae Louise Campbell is COLUMNISTS advertising director. we had questions to ensure few coming to drum with anyone who Graeme Coleman wants to join in F209 from noon to I heard he had been in the mistakes made it to print. Sara Shyiak Michael Obendoerfer 1:00 p.m. No experience or drum is hospital, but assumed it was We’re sorry that we didn’t get to necessary. nothing serious. work more closely with him or CONTRIBUTORS One morning my instructor get to know him better. Ashley Field Chuthan Ponnampalam Feb. 12 - The Voice came into the classroom to ask Guy worked for the Red River Amber McGuckin Find out if you have a radio voice! if I knew if the Guy Lussier College Students’ Association Michael Obendoerfer Jared and Wes from Red River Ra- Bethany Giroux whose obituary showed up in for 20 years. Before that, he was Stephen Burns dio’s morning show will judge, but the Winnipeg Free Press over a student here. Amy Jean MacLean even if they don’t choose you you’ll the weekend was the same Guy Guy didn’t just work on The Meghan Franklin Adriana Mingo walk away with a prize. Lussier who worked for the Projector. He was also involved college. with the Career Fair, day FRONT PAGE PHOTO Feb. 13 - Metis celebration Bethany Giroux I couldn’t believe that it him planner and hallway vendors. Head to F209 between 10 a.m. and 2 was until I got confirmation. His wife, Wendy, and son, RED RIVER COLLEGE p.m. for bannock, fiddle music and Later, reading the obituary for Cory, work at the college now. P110-160 Princess Street historical and cultural displays. Winnipeg, MB R38 1K9 myself, I learned that he had This year, his other son Tyler www.rrcsa.ca Phone: (204) 947-0013 Feb. 13 - Sean Patton died after a short battle with worked at the Career Fair. Guy’s Fax: (204) 949-9150 The comedian will be in the Cave brain cancer. daughter Janelle wasn’t far, Lounge from noon to 1 p.m. We, The Projector staff, didn’t just down the street from the WHO WE ARE meet Guy in person often. Some Exchange District Campus at The Projector is the official newspaper of Red River College and is published by the Feb. 13 - Picnic Kegger of us never met him at all. the University of Winnipeg. Red River College Students’ Association Head to the Cave Lounge at 3 p.m. But he was always supporting Guy dedicated a lot of his life to (RRCSA) every second Monday. Opinions for four hours of cheeseburger eating us behind the scenes, making this school and this paper. And expressed in The Projector do not necessarily reflect those of the students’ association or with Randy and Mr. Lahey from sure we had a clear picture of he will be greatly missed. Red River College. All material is herein Trailer Park Boys. what ads needed to be in each Thank you for everything Guy. copyrighted to The Projector, its contributors, and the RRCSA. issue, where they had to go and Feb. 14 - V-day gift sale WRITE FOR US Head to the Library hallway to pick Anyone can write for The Projector, and up a last minute Valentine’s Day gift Red River College students are encouraged from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to contribute. Simply pitch or submit an article to the appropriate section editor or join our contributors’ list. Though we Off Campus will consider all submissions, due to space restrictions, The Projector cannot guarantee Feb. 10 - Skating at The Forks that all articles received will be published. If you wish to respond to something you’ve Register at an SA office to get a cou- read in this issue, letters to the editor can pon for a free skate rental between 7 be emailed to [email protected]. To ensure and 9 p.m. your chances of being published, letters should strive to be around 150 to 200 words in length. The Projector reserves the right to Feb. 11 - Speedworld edit all submissions for length, as well as Register at an SA office for a dis- stylistic, grammatical, and legal guidelines. count! Three races for only $15 and The Projector also reserves the right to reprint submissions at any time, in both prizes for the best racing. written and electronic formats. The Projector will not publish content that it deems to be Feb. 11 - Bowling racist, sexist, or otherwise prejudiced. Head to Academy Lanes from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. with a white T- shirt and some highlighters. Register your team ahead of time to get a lane for $30, which includes a large pizza and pitcher of pop. Best team uniform will win prizes. THEPROJECTOR.CA 10/2/2014 NEWS pg.3 Contest Details Mixed reactions to Like us on Facebook, share our posts. Follow @RRCProjector on Twitter, retweet us. Each time you do, mixed races you’ll be entering to win a $15 Tim Hortons card or $15 Red Card. Contest closes March 12, 2013. Two winners will be selected at STEPHEN BURNS, CONTRIBUTOR random.

Show us your Projector selfies and enter to win an RRC Government plans to double international students sweatshirt. Take a picture of or with the paper and share it with us on Facebook or Twitter . Make sure you use the hashtag The federal government’s plan to nearly Canadian and international students. #ProjectorPrizes. Take as many (different) pictures as you like double the number of international “International students come here to get a and be entered to win once for each. Your selfies could be printed students in Canada has some Red River better education, a better job and a more in the March 17 issue of The Projector. Get creative and show us College (RRC) students praising the plan secure future,” said Santos. where you read the paper. Find your favourite article or picture! and others worried about finding jobs. “Canadians will have more competition Contest closes March 12, 2013. One winner will be selected by The plan aims to increase the number but more international students means random draw. of international students studying at more money for Canada, which will post-secondary institutions in Canada to benefit them. It’s still the same, they’ll Find the answer to “4 down” in this issue’s crossword puzzle. Tweet 450,000 by 2022, up from 265,000 in 2012. have to compete for jobs either way. It’s a the answer at us @RRCProjector. Check out the February 24 issue The plan will focus on emerging great opportunity for both.” to find out if you’re the winner of an autographed copy of Luke economies with increasing demand for The plan, however, has been met with Reimer’s CD, Miles On This Truck. international education including Brazil, mixed reactions. RRC graphic design China, India, Mexico, Vietnam and the student Kristofer Salfert thinks that when Middle East-North Africa. it comes time to finding jobs, there could “We’re excited about this because it will be inequalities. allow us to welcome more international “It will help the economy for sure but students and gain from the Canadian some Canadians may be displaced for government’s marketing,” said Christine jobs if the employer doesn’t want to seem Crowe, vice-president of community discriminatory,” said Salfert. development at RRC. “I don’t think anyone should get “It will help contribute to the Canadian preferential treatment or hired because economy and help fill the labour market they’re a minority. Whoever does the best shortage as well. It’s a win-win.” work should get the job, whoever they The college has already begun plans to are.” accommodate the upcoming influx of The government anticipates the plan international students. will create 86,000 new jobs in Canada. “We’re talking with our partners overseas The plan costs $5 million per year but about bringing in more students and the government estimates that it will working with our instructors to show add $8 billion to the Canadian economy. them how to work with different cultural Full-time Canadian born students pay on backgrounds,” said Crowe. average $5,700 in tuition every year, while “The addition of more international international students pay on average students addresses a need to respect and about $19,500 per year. honour different cultural traditions and “International students pay a higher meet different cultural needs within our tuition which means more money for the school.” college,” said Crowe. Yani Santos, an international student from “We’ll see an expansion of old programs the Philippines who is taking graphic giving more opportunities to our communications classes at RRC, thinks international and domestic students.” PHOTO BY: STEPHEN BURNS that this plan will be positive for both Out on campus Homophobic reactions to “Same Love”

The mass marriage at the Grammys comparing us to pedophiles. practically an ideology of the past. made history. Christian singer Natalie Grant spread Twitter was booming with anti-gay Queen Latifah wed 33 couples in the her wings and left the Grammys comments about the Grammys too. middle of Macklemore, Ryan Lewis early. She denied it being because of One of the most aggravating tweets and Mary Lambert’s performance of the marriages, but a Facebook post I saw was from Fox News’ Todd their equality anthem “Same Love.” leads me to believe otherwise. Starnes. Madonna joined them on stage to “We left the Grammy’s early. I’ve “I’ve never seen such a display of sing “Open Your Heart.” many thoughts about the show intolerance, bigotry and hatred. The crowd stood and applauded as tonight, most of which are probably #Grammys #antichristian,” tweeted they witnessed the beautiful cer- better left inside my head,” said Starnes. emony that brought stars like Keith Grant. In reality, the inclusive ceremo- Urban to tears. Actor Kirk Cameron also took to ny—which had a mix of LGBT*, But the ceremony also summoned Facebook to voice his opinion in a straight and probably some reli- some deeply homophobic reactions. now deleted post which called the gious couples—was simply promot- GRAEME COLEMAN, The worst had to be Christian rapper Grammys “an assault on the tradi- ing love and equality. Bizzle’s recorded version of “Same tional family.” What’s your opinion? Tweet me at COLUMNIST Love,” where he viciously tries to Good thing family has been rede- @instagraeme_ to let me know! demean gay people, going as far as fined and the “traditional family” is pg.4 NEWS 10/2/2014 THEPROJECTOR.CA

Student Executive Nominations Contact Us!

Do you think you have what it takes to be the next President of the Students’ Association? Or perhaps the Vice President Academic, Internal, or External? Nomination Notre Dame Campus period is now open – nominate yourself or a friend! To find out more information on the nomination process or executive positions, please stop by your Students’ Association (204) 632-2375 office or contact one of the executives! Room CM20

Meltdown Week Events Exchange District Campus (204) 949-8475 The Students’ Association has been working hard to put together some events for you to Room P110 meltdown before Reading Week. Meltdown Week runs from Monday, February 10th to Friday, February 14th with events during the noon hour and in the evening. We have anything from ice skating at the forks, to glow bowling, to a poker tournament, to a President move marathon. For a full list of events and more information, pick up your Meltdown Jocelle Cuvos Week guide now! [email protected]

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Food Bank

The Food Bank is sponsored by the Students’ Association and is operated by a student Vice President Academic Food Bank Coordinator. Students, along with their dependents, who need extra food on Kiera Mirza a regular or casual basis can fill out a request form to receive a hamper. Hampers are [email protected] available every two weeks. Request forms can be found at the Students’ Association (204) 632-2477 office and must be filled out by the Friday (for the Exchange District Campus) or Tuesday (for the Notre Dame Campus) at 12 noon before the food bank date. Vice President Internal The next food bank pick-up dates will be: Eddie Sapnu th th Exchange District Campus – Wednesday, February 12 and 26 at The Massey Building [email protected] th th Notre Dame Campus – Friday, February 14 and 28 at the Food Bank Trailer (204) 632-2480

Although Winnipeg Harvest supports the food bank, donations of non-perishable goods can be donated in the wooden box across The Ox Store (NDC) or in the SA office (EDC). Cash donations are also accepted at the SA offices. For more information, please visit Vice President External your Students’ Association Office. Lauren MacLean [email protected] (204) 949-8466 Teaching Award of Excellence

Do you have an instructor who goes above and beyond to make your experience in Facebook: RRC SA the classroom enjoyable? Is your instructor enthusiastic when presenting the material? Is your instructor knowledgeable about the subject content? If you have an instructor who deserves the Teaching Award of Excellence, show them how much you appreciate Twitter: @RRCSA them and nominate them today! Nomination forms can be found in your Students’ Association office. Deadline is Friday, April 4th at 4:00pm!

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Canadian schools trailing For the first time, no business schools in Canada ranked higher than 50 in the Financial Times top-100 list of global MBA programs. Financial Times, a prominent business news organization, ranks the business programs based on two surveys sent to the business schools and their alumni. The surveys evaluate the career progression of the program’s alumni, the school’s idea Building a sense generation and the diversity of students and faculty, reported the Financial Times. All the Canadian schools ranked lower from last year while Harvard Business School has of community ranked first for the second year in a row, according to the Globe and Mail. The average salary of Harvard MBA alumni three ASHLEY FIELD, BEAT REPORTER years after graduation was $178,000 (U.S.) while the average salary of graduates from Canadian schools on the list ranged from RRC students aims to create LGBTT* club $88,881 to $99,072 (U.S.).

Andy Pham, a hospitality and Winnipeg (U of W). for centre member meetings,” said tourism management student, is RRC’s LGBTT* Initiative, which Helms. Sugar daddies pay tuition making it his personal mission was launched in September 2010, “We will talk about different events An increasing number of female stu- to create a LGBTT* club for Red has helped to make the college a and it’s easy to have a space to call dents from the University of Manitoba River College (RRC) students safe environment that welcomes your own—in a sense—to host (U of M) are using a dating website to within the next month. diversity. It offers many resources these kinds of things.” find men willing to pay for their educa- “I got inspiration from LGBTT* such as LGBTT* awareness Aside from being a meeting place, tion, according to Global News. The web- concerns, because in my country workshops, an online educational Helms acknowledges that it’s site, seekingarrangement.com, ranked [Vietnam] it’s strict and traditional website on RRC’s portal and it a great way to foster a sense of the U of M as number 17 as one of the and it’s not open-minded yet,” said has created five gender neutral community. fastest growing “sugar baby” universities Pham. washrooms—two at the Notre “I know that a lot of people will in Canada, with 53 new sign-ups this year. Pham said he wants a safe place Dame Campus, two at The Roblin come to the centre because maybe More than 129,000 of the 425,000 Canadi- for students to hang out and to Centre and one at the Paterson they don’t know of any queer ans registered to the website are univer- make friends, which wouldn’t GlobalFoods Institute. identified people—so building sity students. “Sugar daddies” on average be exclusive to the LGBTT* “The response from staff, faculty relationships,” said Helms. pay $3,000 a month to the student they community. and students has been really “A lot of people in first year will are engaged with. Some university of- “If you’re straight and you want good, with more and more people come down to the centre and ficials have criticized this website saying to know more about LGBTT* getting involved with the initiative aren’t out yet, so just kind of a that it could put the people involved in feelings, we can talk about it.” every day,” said Nora Sobel, RRC’s space where they can truly feel danger. Despite the benefits of the LGBTT* diversity initiatives co-ordinator. comfortable with being themselves Initiative, RRC still lacks an Jodi Helms, a U of W LGBT* and not keeping that secret LGBTT* student club, such as the Centre co-ordinator, said that always.” More Pride Rainbow Resource Centre at the having a safe place for students to Pham hopes that RRC’s new Pride Winnipeg organizers recently an- University of Manitoba and the feel comfortable is very important. LGBTT* club will be similar to the nounced that the LGBTQ* festival at the LGBT* Centre at the University of “Having the physical space allows LGBT* Centre at the U of W and Forks will be two days instead of one, has high hopes for what it according to Metro Winnipeg. Last year can become. 30,000 people came out to the festival “I want to spread this on the Sunday. This year the festival will club really big, like a big accommodate the large crowd by having community for Red River the festival on Saturday and Sunday. College students.” Along with adding an extra day, the Pham wants to have a club organizers announced that they are ex- at the Notre Dame Campus panding and upgrading the Queer Beer and The Roblin Centre. He’s Tent. The festival aims to promote and looking for more students to celebrate diversity in communities with become club members before a focus on lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, trans- he can go forward with his gender and queer people. The 2014 Pride plans. Festival takes place May 23 to June 1. To become a member, email Pham at andypham0703@ gmail.com pg.6 ARTS 10/2/2014 THEPROJECTOR.CA

PHOTO BY: MEGHAN FRANKLIN Hump Day Prank #1

The first Hump Day Pranks on Wednesday, Feb. 5 at the Exchange District Campus was a success! The Red River Radio team put a scary mask that Gags Unlimited donated to good use. The prank involved one of the team members wearing the mask, hiding behind a plant in the Atrium and jumping out at people as they walked by. All of the people who we pranked walked away with a prize for being good sports!

Some of the prank ideas that have been tweeted to @rrcradio so far include:

Stefanie Cutrona, @stefspeaks @rrcradio Tooth paste between the It’s a Wednesday thing Oreos. #HumpDayPranks BETHANY GIROUX, CONTRIBUTOR Riley McDonald, @rileydmcdonald @rrcradio Filled an entire office to the roof with balloons. Red River Radio introduces Hump Day Pranks #HumpDayPranks Red River College’s (RRC) Internet Pranks are super exciting. I hope River Radio campaign includes Luke Filipowicz, @FlipCreComm radio station, Red River Radio, we get lots of new listeners but promotions like Silent Dance Parties, @rrcradio spent months kicked off February with a bang. even if we only get a few, I’d say it’s Double Lollies and The Voice switching a friends things with As part of a new promotional mission accomplished,” said Keeley. Competition. miniature versions,to convince campaign, a team will be going to Red River Radio wants students to Keeley thinks all students should get him he was turning into a giant. the Notre Dame Campus and The enjoy college life and ensure that involved with the station. #HumpDayPranks Roblin Centre to motivate students they take some time out of their “Tweet us some ideas for pranks, join to listen to the busy schedules to have fun a silent dance party or you can even Jacob Marks, @jacobstea station and give rather than solely focusing start your own show if you want.” @rrcradio Replaced a co-worker’s them a chance to on deadlines, practicums To help with Hump Day Pranks, “PRANKS ARE glass of water with vinegar and win prizes. and papers. tweet your best prank ideas to coaxed her into taking a huge swig One of the station’s HILARIOUS AND Amanda Colbourne, a @rrcradio using the hashtag new campaign IF YOU DON’T student in the applied #HumpDayPranks. The pranks have promotions is accounting program, to be clean, safe and creative. You can Hump Day Pranks, LIKE THEM, THEN enjoys a good prank every also win prizes, which is enough to an initiative that YOU’RE NO FUN.” now and then. put a smile on any student’s face! aims to increase “Pranks are hilarious and if awareness of the you don’t like station among students while them, then you’re no promoting on-campus optimism fun. They can boost and positivity. It’s also a bid to ward morale, especially off the notorious mid-week slump when students are that is all too common among feeling stressed out,” students. said Colbourne. “I’m Wesley Keeley, host of The interested to see what Morning Show with Wes and the pranks people come up Goat, is looking forward to getting with!” the word out about the station. In addition to Hump “Promotions like Hump Day Day Pranks, the Red

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Book about gaming to riches is fascinating Culture

Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One takes place an epic game that will require players to uncover 30 years in the future, in a society shaped by three keys to unlock three gates. Only worthy players Briefs environmental catastrophe, who are well-versed in the music, economic recession, war movies and video games of and poverty. The novel tells Halliday’s youth will have a chance LARISSA PECK, the story of Wade Watts, a at finding the egg. ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR socially awkward American Ready Player One takes readers/ teenager who, like most players on a whirlwind adventure people, spends most of his through D & D dungeons, vintage time hiding from his bleak arcade games and ‘80s cult films. Fab Fem Fundraiser Catch some fantastic female entertainers reality in a digital fantasy Fans of Firefly, Blade Runner, D for an excellent cause on Feb. 19. The world called OASIS. & D, Rush, Kurt Vonnegut, The Fort Garry Women’s Resource Centre Watts lives in a trailer Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, (FGWRC) is hosting their 5th Annual Fab park complex known as Midnight Oil, ‘80s sitcoms, John Fem Fundraiser at the West End Cultural the “stacks,” where mobile Hughes, World of Warcraft, Centre Wednesday Feb. 19 at 7:30 pm. This homes stack on top of each Pac-Man, the Oculus Rift or all annual event celebrates the wonderful other, some twenty high. of the above, will love this book. artistic contributions women bring to our Each day he puts on his Anyone looking for a fun, fantastic community and provides a magnificent virtual reality headset and adventure, similar to Charlie evening of entertainment in the depths logs into OASIS, where he and the Chocolate Factory or the of the Winnipeg winter. Everyone is attends school, hangs out Harry Potter series should be quite welcome! The night will open with talented with friends and has access satisfied. young musician Sydney Kurbis. Artist, to all his favourite music, PHOTO BY MARSHAL FRIES Ready Player One is not only published author and winner of a Women books, games and movies. a great story, but a fascinating Entrepreneur of the Year Award Kal When billionaire James Halliday, creator of OASIS, commentary on our digital society and the direction Barteski will speak, followed by a dynamic dies he leaves behind his fortune to the player it may be headed. As virtual technology continues to and entertaining performer, nicknamed who can uncover an Easter egg he has hidden advance in an age of economic and environmental “The Aretha Franklin of Country,” singer/ somewhere in the world. A master of riddles, uncertainty, only time will reveal just how on-the- songwriter Sol James. Sabrina Carnevale, puzzles and ‘80s pop culture, Halliday has created money Cline’s dystopian vision really is. announcer from 99.9 BOB FM, will emcee the event. Tickets are $20 and are available through FGWRC or at the West End The Show with Shyiak Cultural Centre. On Valentine’s Day Genderfest Genderfest is underway! From Feb. 3 to 16 events that touch on the topic of gender are happening all over Winnipeg. On Saturday, I think romance is when your they want to. Feb. 15 at Frame Arts Warehouse (318 Ross partner remembers how you Also the entire premise of Ave.) from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Let’s Talk like your coffee. Romance is Valentine’s is ridiculous. St. About Porn will have Cherrystems.com when you spend a night out Valentine was marrying people owner Kate Sinclaire, Cherrystems model laughing. Romance is when Catholic-style even when the Arachnia Terrorize and queer porn icon he tries to make you chocolate emperor of Rome was a pagan Courtney Trouble sharing their knowledge covered strawberries, runs out and forbid it. So we decided to and experiences about working in the of chocolate chips and tries celebrate him by giving each porn industry. Bring your questions and a to melt M&Ms instead (actual other cinnamon hearts (okay donation (pajamas, makeup, pillows, mitts, thing that happened in my real those things are delicious) and hats, scarves) for S.N.O.W – an event for SARA SHYIAK, life. Note: M&Ms are not for eating pasta dishes designed women in the sex trade to have a fun, safe melting). for two. I would really like COLUMNIST evening together. Film screenings and dance Romance is not a cardboard a play-by-play of how that parties will also be apart of Genderfest 2014. Valentine’s Day is bogus and I box full of chocolates. Don’t get evolved in history, because I For the full listing of events find Genderfest do not like it. I don’t like pastel me wrong I like chocolates, I can’t connect the dots. Winnipeg on Facebook. pink with cherry red or crowded just don’t like them in a crappy I love an excuse to go out for restaurants or unrealistic velvet-covered case. dinner. I really do. If I could expectations. Valentine’s Day has all these have a five-course Italian meal Valentine’s is like New Years. rules. The rule is you have to every night I would. I like Food & fun Matters Kick off Reading Week with an evening of When you’re in a relationship make it special. The rule is you candlelight and a sweet jazz great music at everyone’s favourite watering it’s supposed to be magical, all have to make a big gesture. The mix. I do not like those things hole, The Kings’s Head Pub, for a great sparkling lights and jumping rule is you get to be mad when more on Valentine’s Day cause. On Feb. 13, catch Red Moon Road, unicorns. The more you build you don’t get diamonds. because it’s “more romantic.” Luke Jacob and Towodo in support of Food something up like that the further I’d much rather get a romantic I like them just as much on Matters Manitoba (The Northern Healthy you have to fall. surprise on any other day of the Valentine’s Day as I do on Food Initiative). Tickets are $13 at the door. I sound jaded. I know I do. The year. I never want someone to the second Tuesday of every truth is I’ve had some perfectly do something for me because month. What really makes a romantic Valentine’s Days. I just they’re supposed to; I want night more romantic is who don’t care. them to do it because you share it with. THEPROJECTOR.CA 10/2/2014 ARTS pg.9 Hell of a Year

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MARSHAL FRIES, BEAT REPORTER Local comedian to release one song per week in 2014

J. Williamez might be the only would be too embarrassing.” put all my effort into the Williamez ambition. comedian in town who likes it when His inspiration stems from a passion thing. I know it will take off if I work “I don’t want any of my songs to be people heckle him. for music and comedy so strong that hard at it.” just a funny idea, but then the music The crowd-antagonizing, it has caused him to stray from a So far things are looking good for sucks. I’ve been doing music and moustachioed, musical-comedian, career in digital media. Williamez has Williamez. He has cruised through comedy for so long that they are whose real name is Jeremy Williams, an honours degree in philosophy and the first four weeks, producing such intertwined for me.” has been subjected to everything creative communications diploma instant classics as “Elk vs. Coke As if 52 stand-alone songs wasn’t from being pelted with rotten from Red River College. After Machine”, “National News” and “No enough, Williamez is planning to peppers full of yogurt to having working Pants Ranch”, as well as make the entire project an artwork in pickles dumped down his pants at Shaw “THE FUNNY THING IS, NOT attracting the attention of itself. This way it will have a special and hot sauce squirted in his eyes. for several ONE PERSON THINKS I WILL local and national media. meaning for people who tune in each Recently, he even received hate- years, he ACTUALLY SUCCEED.” Drawing upon some of week or listen to all the songs as a mail from a disgruntled Regina decided to the skills he picked up unit. citizen, after appearing on the Global focus all his attention on at Shaw, he even produced a music “I want the whole thing to be self- National to promote his latest brand doing what he does best. video for song one of 52, aptly titled, referential. There are going to be of musical-masochism, 52 Songs. “I love being creative, I love writing “52 Songs”. In the ballad Williamez songs about songs, songs about The project is a promise to the world songs and I love being funny. My sings, “You might think this is overly people’s reactions or lack of reactions that in 2014 Williamez will write, reward is that at the end of each ambitious / to commit myself to a to songs.” record, produce and release one song week I have a new song I can play.” project of this scope and magnitude As the late, great Townes Van Zandt every week. Williamez has a regular Monday / I know it’s going to take a lot of once said, “I don’t think you can ever “All my friends and family know night gig at Shannon’s Irish Pub effort to do this right / but it’s not do your best. Doing your best is the that this is what I am doing. The where he performs his material. like I have a girlfriend or even a job.” process of trying to do your best.” funny thing is, not one person thinks “I just got tired of splitting my Making music that is funny, but Love him, hate him, no one can say I will actually succeed. This is my creativity in two directions. If I have that people actually like “once the that J. Williamez isn’t doing his best motivation. Not following through to, I’ll get a job at a gas station and joke wears off” is Williamez’s real right now. pg.10 SPORTS 10/2/2014 THEPROJECTOR.CA Rebels improve but still lose AMY JEAN MACLEAN, CONTRIBUTOR

Women’s volleyball play with half a team

Six girls behind the net, no extras on “Considering our issues, we did points, then we kind of die down and “I would say it’s going to be just as the bench and a back-up coach on pretty good. We stayed with them for the talking stops and the passing isn’t hard or even harder because you the sidelines. That was what the court the most part… I think we probably as great as we want it.” know everyone wants to fight to looked like for the Red River College played our best game so far.” Over the December break the girls get a good position for playoffs,” Rebels women’s volleyball team on Team captain Kaelyn Laurencelle had a chance to practice with a team Laurencelle said. their Jan. 26 loss to the University of also said it was one of the best games from Lakehead University. They also “I think we just have to keep up Winnipeg College Wesmen. they played, because of good serving trained once a day after Jan. 1 until communication and just stay on our The game was the Rebels’ third and improved communication. classes began. toes,” said Forsythe. “When we do consecutive loss in the second half “Communication was really good “Our record does not show our true communicate, we are an awesome of the season, and because they were during this game,” she said. “We’re level of development and growth,” team.” missing almost half of their players, definitely working on it, we all know said head coach Chris MacLennan. Heading into the second half, some of the women were playing in we need to talk.” “These girls compete hard each and the Rebels’ roster hasn’t seen any unfamiliar positions. Looking ahead to other games, the every single practice and game.” changes, despite other teams in the “We were all pretty much out of our women still need to improve their After finishing the first half of the league obtaining new players. But zones. Our middles were playing consistency, said Laurencelle. season losing seven of ten games and with some key wins, they could make back and I was playing power “Sometimes we’ll go out on the court returning from the break with a loss a playoff spot. and then right side,” said Jennifer and we’ll be talking and loud and be to Providence University College, Forsythe, who is usually the Rebels’ able to pass. And then if the other they still have a lot of work to do libero. team gets on a roll with a couple before the finals in February.

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Rebels hope to break another record

AMBER MCGUCKIN, BEAT REPORTER RRC basketball team prepare for finals

The Red River College (RRC) Rebels team and he’s pushing himself to the University of Winnipeg College and is getting ready for finals. men’s basketball team is preparing finish the school year with another Wesmen, Singh said there is more “Like the old saying, practice how for finals in March. championship and a new record. work to be done if the team wants to you play. If we work hard in practice, Last year the men’s team won the “It would mean I won the most finals win the championship. we will play hard on the court.” championship for the fifth year in a out of any RRC sports athlete in “We find new things to work on after Finals are at Providence University row. It was the first time a Manitoba history. Most people don’t play for each game. Right now, we’re turning College, located in Otterburne, MB, Colleges Athletic Conference team five years, so no one else has had the the ball over too much. We also need and take place on March 7 and 8. won five straight titles in any sport. opportunity, but it would mean a lot to focus on making good passes When that time comes, Singh hopes This year head coach Sukhvir Singh to me if we won.” under pressure,” said Singh. students will cheer the team on. thinks the team can make that six. Singh said the team’s strength come The team practices three times a “We would love to have more “If we commit to working hard we from the players and the strategies week for two hours at each practice. people out. It’s part of the fun of definitely have a chance. Ourselves they work on during practice. “We constantly focus on defense in playing college basketball. When and the University of Winnipeg have “Our strength would have to be our practice for about half of practice. lots of people are in the stands the best teams and it will probably be inside. We have two of the biggest Then we focus on specifics from the the team can feel the energy. It’s a the two of us in the final game.” guys in the league and that gives us previous game. We just lost to the great atmosphere. It would be great Corey Neufeld, a student in the a clear advantage.” University of Winnipeg twice; losing to have more support from the greenspace management program, The team is going into the finals with to them has been our first losses in students.” has played on the team for the last seven wins and two losses. Holding almost two years,” said Singh. four years. This is his last year on the second place in the league behind Neufeld plays centre for the Rebels THEPROJECTOR.CA 10/2/2014 SPORTS pg.11 Obie’s Corner Sports & Is it OK if Canada does not win hockey gold at the Olympics? Lifestyle most evident is goaltending. American teams. While traditionally it is one of According to The Globe and Canada’s greatest strengths, this Mail, the Olympics will be Briefs time Finland, the United States changing its woman’s hockey and Sweden all have better format to separate the stronger ADRIANA MINGO, goaltending than Canada. teams from the weaker teams CONTRIBUTOR The passion Canada has for until the elimination rounds. hockey can be seen in the This should help prevent fans every year at the World games such as Canada’s 18-0 Junior Hockey Championship, embarrassment of Slovakia in Winter bike to work day Freezing temperatures are no excuse but Canada has not won that the Vancouver Olympics. In for being inactive in the winter. MICHAEL OBENDOERFER, tournament in five years. Vancouver, the United States On Feb. 14, celebrate the season COLUMNIST When Canada looses we seem and Canada outscored the and raise awareness about winter to blame the coach, the player other teams they played 88-4. cycling by choosing to bike on your It is probably best for the sport selection, the size of the ice, the This lack of competition led morning commute. Though this is of hockey if Canada does not win style of play or the egos of the to talk of removing women’s an international event, Winnipeggers gold at the Winter Olympics in players. It never seems possible hockey from the Olympics. registered 338 participants last year. Sochi. This will be a hard thing the other team was just better. I desperately want to see the End the day at The Forks Historical for me to keep in mind as I cheer As hockey continues to grow Canadian men and women Port with cider and snacks from for both the men’s and women’s as a sport the talent pool is win hockey gold in Sochi, but 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. To register visit teams in my Team Canada jersey. becoming deeper and the level it might be better if they don’t. winterbiketoworkday.org. While the Canadian men’s team of play is better. The Olympics The Winter Olympics feature is probably the favorite to win present an opportunity to some of the best hockey in the the tournament, Sweden, Russia showcase the best hockey has world, and I will do my best to Set a pact, earn cash? and the United States are not to offer, and Canada winning enjoy it even if Canada doesn’t Do you need external motivation to far behind. With each Winter every time does not help that win. meet your goals? 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ASHLEY FIELDS, BEAT REPORTER

Activities for the seven-day break Each winter students look forward to Take advantage of the outdoors travelling a little farther, you can Start a new hobby the five-day break from school called Winnipeg has some nasty really experience the great outdoors Now’s the perfect opportunity to Reading Week. Some students will temperatures in winter, but as long at Birds Hill Park, Grand Beach learn to knit, cook, paint or fix that take the time to get out of Winnipeg as you bundle up, a day outdoors in Provincial Park or Whiteshell chair that’s been needing fixing. It’s and bask in the sun in some far-away the sun can be just what you need. Provincial Park. Some of these places also a great time to try out a new place. Others will stay closer to home. The Forks is always a good place have rental shops, but if not, some work out like running, hot yoga, If you’re in the latter category, here to go. Rent skates or bring some places in the city, such as Woodcock weightlifting or zumba. They are all are some suggestions on how to from home. Head out on the Red Cycle Works, offer ski rentals at great ways to get you refreshed and spend your week free. River Mutual Trail and then admire pretty decent prices. ready to come back to school. the Warming Huts v2014: An Arts Play catch-up + Architecture Competition on Ice. Netflix Although there are plenty of things It’s a great time to catch up on life, After skating think about walking If you want to stay indoors, get you can do with your time off, the and not just sleep—although that’s over to Festival du Voyageur. Netflix if you don’t already have it. most important thing to do is unwind very important. See friends you Five days is a perfect amount of time and enjoy yourself. Be productive, maybe haven’t been able to see in a Try cross-country skiing or to relax on the couch and binge- but have fun. Sleep, but stay active. while. Go to the movie theatre, check snowshoeing. Winnipeg has some watch a television series. Breaking Regain that balance in your life out local entertainment or enjoy a nice trails, such as Harbour View, Bad, Orange is the New Black, and prepare your mind and body to nice meal. Do the things you aren’t Assiniboine Park and Windsor Homeland and Suits are all great return to school, ready to excel for able to do while in school. Park Golf Course. If you feel like shows. the final stretch until summer break.

Raman Sangha - Tereza Benevides - (Business Administration) (Applied Accounting) “I’m going to spend it with my son. He’s always in daycare, so “Well I’m new here, so I I’ll probably keep him home for a couple of days and spend don’t know anything about it with him and take some me time. Probably visit friends Reading Week but I’m really Megan Brown - (Digital Media Design) that I haven’t visited and kind of snubbed off being busy with looking forward to it. I’m “Probably sleep in. I’m not getting together with anyone school.” really excited!” special in particular, just clients. It’s my only time to do freelance, to really commit to it, because I have so much homework with my program.”

Jordan Day (left) - (Business Information Technology) “Not wake up at 6:15 in the morning. That’s my first plan. Haven’t planned that far ahead yet, I’ll just do a lot of non- PHOTOS BY NATASHA WOLOSCHUK school work. I’m going to be spending most of the time with my girlfriend.” David Sikorski - (Technical Communication) “What I’d like to do, what I’m trying to do is make the most practical use of that time and Brendan Weiner (right) - (Business Information Technology) work on assignments that will hopefully make the second half of the term a little lighter. “I’m looking forward to working, just hanging out with What I will probably do is pour myself a big bath and set up a little TV next to the bathtub friends and going to the outdoor rinks. I’ll definitely be and watch a movie.” playing hockey.”