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Kate McInnes lot of benefits that come from exer- Staff writer @katemcguineapig cising your democratic freedom,” he said. “If nothing else, (voting will) Ben Kopczynski and Scott Pearson pay off later on, because the earlier — along with hundreds of thou- you’re engaged, the more prone you sands of students across Canada will be to be engaged when you are — remain disillusioned about the older.” value of their vote. “Even if a vote on the 19th doesn’t “We live in an NDP riding, and so amount to that much, doing so we feel like our vote isn’t going to means that you actually paid atten- matter anyways,” Kopczynski said. tion, and that will be worthwhile In April, the Canadian Alliance later.” of Student Associations (CASA) Despite its meager scope, Ander- launched their “Get Out the Vote” son said the “Get out the Vote” cam- campaign, an anti-apathy project paign — and, more specifically, the that aims to “dramatically increase votes of the students they are trying voter turnout on participating cam- to attract — may make a difference puses” for the upcoming federal in certain ridings. He made refer- election on Oct. 19. The University ence to the 2,000 federal election in of Alberta’s Students’ Union is one the United States, in which the pres- of 22 student associations across idency of George W. Bush hinged Canada that are working to get a on 537 votes in a single county in combined total of 250,000 post-sec- Florida. ondary students out to the polls. “If enough (students at universi- Both Kopczynski and Pearson live ties) are mobilized to vote in their in Edmonton-Strathcona, the only home ridings rather than sit it out federal riding in Alberta not held by in their dorms, that’s the kind of the Conservative Party. While Kopc- thing that might have an impact on zynski will be voting for the Liberal … a very close race, (especially) be- Party of Canada, and Pearson, who cause we have a first-past-the-post supports the Conservative Party of system,” he said. Canada, are still debating whether GTFO, GOTV? Students and political expert Greg Anderson weigh in on the student vote in the federal election. illustration by anna campbell “Get out the Vote” does not have voting will be worthwhile. an educational component, and “In our riding, we know how it’s young Canadians. The target audience of CASA’s paigns on campuses were success- concerns that the students the cam- going to turn out either way,” Pear- “When you look demographical- nationwide “Get out the Vote” cam- ful, they only (affect) the margins paign is mobilizing are ill-informed son said. ly, the bulk of Canadian voters are paign accounts for 0.008 per cent of (of the election), so it’s a sad, vicious have yet to be addressed. Still, An- Statistics Canada reported a par- much older than students,” Ander- the population of Canada. If the U of cycle that young folks are stuck in at derson said he believes there is ticipation rate of 38.8 per cent of son said. “There just aren’t enough A chapter reaches its goal of having the present time,” Anderson said. merit in “getting off your couch and eligible voters age 18-24 in the 2011 young people to incentivize politi- 7,500 students pledge to vote, they For Anderson, the practice of vot- casting a ballot.” federal election, well below the na- cians putting things in their plat- will have rallied less than 20 per ing as a student is less about making “You only get to do this every four tional average of 61.1 per cent. forms that affect students.” cent of the U of A’s student popula- an impact and more about develop- years, and the rest of the time all you Greg Anderson, an associate “Unfortunately, politicians in the tion. With two weeks remaining be- ing good habits. can do is pound on your desk and professor in political science, short run only really want votes, so fore the election, the campaign has “You casting your ballot and … de- complain,” Anderson said. “This is attributes this statistic more to the they tailor their messages to people accomplished a third this goal. termining who wins might not hap- an opportunity for you to go out and apathy of politicians than that of who tend to go to the polls.” “Even if the Get out the Vote cam- pen that often, but I think there’s a have your voice heard.” SUBmart to begin stocking, selling groceries at ‘comparable prices’

Mitchell Sorensen In order to accommodate the Staff Reporter @sonofamitchh new products, SUBmart has been rearranged from a “general store” Running out of milk in the middle layout into the aisles of a tradi- of the week used to mean a sepa- tional grocery store. Coolers, bas- rate trip to the grocery store, but kets and produce shelving have a new Students’ Union Initiative also been ordered for the store. aims to change that. “We really wanted to go big or SUBmart will begin stocking a go home with this,” Bondarchuk selection of 105 grocery items as said. of Oct. 13. Ranging from dairy to “We want to see what students vegetables to canned goods, all want, then adjust inventory based types of food are available. For on that.” Students’ Union Vice-President Bondarchuk said prices in SUB- (Operations and Finance) Cody mart will be equivalent to what Bondarchuk, this marks the cul- is found in other grocery stores mination of months of work. near campus, and that the store will run an adjusted profit margin to accommodate increased cost of “We will be playing goods. around with prices in the “We will be playing around with prices in the first month or so,” first month or so. We’ll Bondarchuk said. “We’ll see how see how people respond people respond and if they need to be lowered.” and if they need to be In combination with other ven- lowered.” dors on campus, as well as the Farmer’s Market, Bondarchuk Cody Bondarchuk Vice-President (operations and Finance), Students’ Union said he hopes the grocery store will make student life a bit less “When I was campaigning (in stressful. last year’s SU executive elections), “It can be difficult to plan your students responded really well to day around getting groceries (the grocery store idea) and want- you’ve run out of mid-week,” he ed it,” Bondarchuk said. said. “So I promised myself that “The idea behind this project when I took office, it would be the is to have somewhere on campus first thing I talked about and got at a comparable price, instead of moving.” making an extra trip.” preparing for produce Fruits and vegetables, among other groceries, will soon be available in SUBmart. Christina Varvis news 4 thegateway www.gtwy.ca October 7, 2015

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• Student must have a parent, grandparent or great-grandparent who Cheap cuisine Leanne Brown signing copies of her new book on Friday, Oct. 2 at the U of A. Supplied – Angelique Rodrigues graduated from the U of A Alumna’s new cookbook brings fine fare to tight student budgets TD Insurance Meloche Mitchell Sorensen “I never wanted to be a chef,” items. Coming to a general average Staff reporter @Sonofamitchh Brown said at a talk on Friday. “But for each item, Brown started Monnex Leadership Award I love to serve food to people, and cooking. $1,000 While most Master’s students toil love even more to show them how “I just started making a lot of away at a keyboard for nights work- to make it.” stuff. Stuff that I like to eat,” Brown ing their thesis, Leanne Brown did Brown said she was encouraged said. • Recognizes outstanding hers in grocery stores and kitchens. to do whatever she wanted for her “From there, I focused on creat- Brown, a University of Alberta final project at NYU, so she decided ing meals that could be as flexible leadership in campus alumna who completed the Mas- to write a cookbook based on the as possible, stuff that encourages and/or community service ter’s of Food Studies Program at four-dollar-a-day food budget im- reuse and combats food waste.” New York University, wrote a cook- posed on many Americans by the Brown said that keeping the and volunteerism book titled Good and Cheap for her Food Stamps program. book accessible for everyone was thesis project. The idea behind the important, and she first published book was to create a resource for it online for free under a Creative • GPA of 2.0 or higher people with limited income to be “I just started making Commons license. Paper copies are able to eat well. now available, but the emphasis on is required Brown is currently on a multi- a lot of stuff. Stuff I like to accessibility remains, as for every city press tour supporting her new eat. From there, I focused book sold, one is donated to those book, and stopped by CCIS to give on creating meals that who need it. • Student must have a a talk and share some samples of Through the “Buy One, Give One” parent, grandparent or recipes from Good and Cheap. could be flexible as business model, Brown has given Cookbooks weren’t Brown’s first possible.” away more than 20,000 copies of great-grandparent who calling, as she worked as an Assis- Good and Cheap. When books sold tant to Don Iveson in his years as a Leanne Brown at discount to those organizations graduated from the U of A author, Good and Cheap city councilor. During this time and are also counted, over 71,500 copies after she left City Hall, Brown had a “There are 46 million Americans have been given to 890 organiza- passion for sharing food with those on Food Stamps, and there are 35 tions across North America. around her. Her first few cook- million people in Canada,” Brown Though she didn’t point to any books, sold at farmer’s markets and said. “I really found out how preva- specific future plans, Brown said craft fairs, were made primarily for lent the need was. Cooking is what that she wants to help people get family and friends. You can still I’m best at, and I found out I had past the idea that cheap eats auto- download and buy copies of From something to give here.” matically means Kraft Dinner and Scratch, her last cookbook. Using a New York City ramen. Havig dabbled in writing as a part neighborhood as her test region, “I feel like every single person time interest, Brown decided to Brown went to all the grocery stores wants and deserves to eat well,” enroll at NYU and turn her love of in the area and noted the prices of Brown said. “I hope my book can food into a career. what she considered to be staple help that happen.”

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Jamie Sarkonak ger things. We want to explore, to Staff reporter @Swagonak understand. That’s what we are as human beings.” A University of Alberta professor Pinfold was hired in 1992 to start was part of the discovery of the up the U of A’s particle physics Higgs Boson particle in 2012, and effort. Before that, he worked in now, he’s being recognized with Europe, studying particle physics the university’s most prestigious at the CERN near Geneva, Switzer- research award. land. The Kaplan Award for Excellence Though he’s based in Alberta, in Research is awarded annually to he’s always going back and forth recognize significant contributions to work at the CERN and the LHC to knowledge in science and arts. — currently the biggest laboratory This year, Department of Physics in the world studying fundamental professor James Pinfold received physics. He had started these work the award for his work in particle trips long ago as a student in 1972. physics. Now, Switzerland is like a second home, Pinfold said. Pinfold’s fascination with the “We’re not put on this universe started as a child, he said. planet to eat, propogate Growing up in London, England, he never saw the stars until a trip and die. We want to be to a planetarium around the age part of bigger things. of 10. Pinfold was “flabbergasted” when he saw the stars, he said. He We want to explore, quickly became interested in sci- to understand. That’s ence and the big questions of the universe — on the smallest scale. what we are as human “Instead of going outwards to the beings.” stars, I found I was more interested in going inwards, to the quantum James Pinfold professor, Department of physics universe,” Pinfold said. Pinfold’s career has closely fol- Pinfold’s contributions to sci- lowed the development of quan- ence include his work on the Higgs tum physics, which has made great Boson, the particle that gives enti- progress in the past 50 years due to Pinfold peers into a particle detector Professor James Pinfold sees wonder and excitement in physics. Supplied ties mass. This research was done advancements in technology. at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) As a graduate student, Pinfold discovering, exploring, and finish- ample costs $1 billion to run every beyond the interest of academia, in Switzerland and France, where was on a team that discovered the ing off the Standard Model. year. Armies of people in technol- however. It’s an area that most Pinfold now leads the U of A’s own “neutral current,” which was the “I’ve been there from the begin- ogy, research and mathematics are people find fascinating, Pinfold experiment which is currently first evidence the unification of ning to the end,” Pinfold said of the needed to complete experiments, said. For him, searching for the searching for the particle respon- two of the four fundamental forces Standard model. Pinfold said. answers of the biggest questions of sible for magnetism. of the universe. This ended up be- Now Pinfold is moving outward Pinfold added that he’s glad to the universe is part of what makes Particle research is important coming part of his thesis. into a new physics. He is currently see the university supporting re- us human. for many reasons, Pinfold said. The descriptions of forces and leading a research team working search in his area. Earning the Ka- “There is a wonder and an excite- Just like the space race, many tech- particles are found in the Standard to discover the particle respon- plan Award has shown Pinfold that ment in (physics) …Why do people nologies have been used in every- Model of particle physics, which sible for magnetism: the magnetic the U of A is still interested in fun- find it fascinating? Why do we lis- day life. The Internet, for example, has most recently been updated monopole. The experiment, named damental research and answering ten to music? Your survival does was invented at the European Or- with the discovery of the Higgs MoEDAL, is expected to make big “the big questions.” not depend on you liking music, ganization for Nuclear Research Boson. The Standard Model en- discoveries in the future, he said. “As a university should be,” Pin- but it would be a much worse life it (CERN), the largest particle physics compasses what is known about There are certainly challenges fold said. “When (research) is all if weren’t for that,” he said. laboratory in the world. the universe’s particles and forces. that come with studying subatomic applied, the institution … can be “I think it’s an urge of human “We’re not put on this planet to As Pinfold’s career progressed, his particles, Pinfold said. The technol- a good university, but not a great beings to create and explore. To be eat, propagate and die,” Pinfold work tested and refined the Stan- ogy needed to study these things is university.” involved in the big questions, the said. “We want to be part of big- dard Model. His career has been very expensive — the LHC for ex- Research in particle physics goes beautiful works of art.” New AB budget to be announced by NDP SU looking for increased mental health funding, employment opportunites for students Jamie Sarkonak are two of the six lobby priorities MLAs call us, wanting to set up Staff Reporter @swagonak of the Council of Alberta University meetings with us,” he said. Students (CAUS). CAUS represents Former Minister of Finance Rob- The new Alberta budget will be un- over 100,000 students from five in Campbell and the Progressive veiled on Oct. 27, which will detail institutions across Alberta, and at- Conservative Party of Alberta an- how the post-secondary sector will tempts to use that collective power nounced that the Campus Alberta be funded for the 2015–16 fiscal to lobby for student interest. grant would be reduced by $28 mil- year. lion in 2015–16 and $60 million in Minister of Finance Joe Ceci un- 2016–17 at the budget announce- veiled the date of the Alberta New “I’m looking forward ment in March. Democrat Party’s (NDP) budget to (working with the Current Alberta Minister of Inno- on Monday. The New Democratic vation and Advanced Education Lori Party’s first budget will reportedly NDP) on the budget, Sigurdson announced restoration stabilize public services while out- but at the same time, of the cuts to the Campus Alberta lining a plan for jobs and economic grant, the reversal of market modi- growth. we still need to push fier tuition increases and the enact- University of Alberta Students’ for things like mental ment of a two-year tuition freeze in Union Vice-President (External) Dy- June, which would prevent tuition lan Hanwell said he wants to see two health funding. There’s from increasing with inflation. main priorities addressed for the U always more that we These changes to post-secondary of A in the upcoming budget: cam- think students need to be funding were announced in the pus mental health and the Student weeks following the election of the Temporary Employment Program successful.” NDP. (STEP). Dylan Hanwell The additional funding to post- Current provincial funding for U Vice-President (External) Students’ Union secondary would be “reconciled of A mental health programs will in the Fall budget,” Sigurdson said expire in late spring of 2016, which Mental health funding is back in June. will hopefully be renewed in the the biggest priority for the SU Students and Albertans will now budget. Additionally, the Students’ right now, Hanwell said. The see where the new funding for edu- Union is hoping to see some sort current mental health funding cation will come from at the end of of direction in STEP, Hanwell said. employs professionals working in October. STEP was cancelled in 2013, but had Counselling and Clinical Services “I’m looking forward to (working previously existed to give students and the Community Social work with the NDP) on the budget, but at summer work experience. Last team. To keep its current employees, the same time, we still need to push spring, the NDP announced they Hanwell said mental health funding for things like mental health fund- would restore STEP to create 3,000 can’t wait until the spring sitting. ing,” Hanwell said. student jobs each year with annual Working with the NDP has been “There’s always more that we funding of $10 million “really good so far,” Hanwell said. think students need to be successful Mental health funding and STEP “For the first time, we’ve had at the U of A.” Financial Forecast The NDP will announce the new budget this month. Christina Varvis news 6 thegateway www.gtwy.ca October 7, 2015 U Cup honours sociology prof

Kate McInnes models — including a professor he and unemployment. Staff writer @KatemcGuineapig had as a student at the University of “It’s fun because we keep discov- Western Ontario and a number of his ering new questions that we want Nestled amongst Chinese checker colleagues at the U of A — Krahn at- to answer,” he said. “You really get boards and ceramic cats in his office tributed his decision to pursue soci- a sense of how they’ve changed on the sixth floor of the Tory Build- ology as a career to his background. and how the lives they’ve lived have ing, an onlooker might be surprised “I went to a Mennonite (high) changed and how the social struc- to discover that sociology professor school, with a lot of social justice, ture has changed.” Harvey Krahn has been recognized and it clicked about ten or fifteen “It’s never quite done. Maybe we’ll as one of Canada’s greatest scholars. years later when I thought, ‘Oh, have to interview them again.” “I like the colours,” Krahn said, ad- maybe this is why I’m doing this. I One of the questions posed to this miring an Edgar Degas replica on his was socialized early on,’” he said. study sample a quarter of a century wall. “They make coming to work According to Krahn, one of the ago was where they see themselves even more enjoyable.” most gratifying parts of his job is in 20 years. When asked if he is On Sept. 23, Krahn was honoured “lighting intellectual fires” in stu- where he would have imagined him- at the Office of the Provost and dents. The three classes he teaches self to be when he started his career, Vice President’s annual “Celebrate! most frequently — Introductory Krahn can’t help but draw a parallel. Teaching. Learning. Research” event Sociology, Research Methods in So- “This wasn’t a planned career. It by receiving the University Cup, ciology and People in Industry — are really kept unfolding (and) doors the University of Alberta’s highest always ones he thoroughly enjoys. opened up,” he said. “I am very for- academic award. The Cup recog- “I really enjoy it, lighting fires tunate to (have been) born in Canada nizes the lifelong achievements of about provocative topics and inter- and to be part of the baby boom gen- professors across all disciplines in esting debate issues, and (teaching) eration so the education system was teaching, research and community the value of research for answering opening up as I was moving through service. questions,” he said. it.” “I was obviously very pleased,” Krahn has published three books, Though most of his career goals Krahn said. “I know quite a few of 40 research reports and 84 research have been fulfilled, Krahn said there the previous winners, and there’s papers in his 32 years at the U of A. is a lot for him to do before he parts some really remarkable people who His favourite project has been a 25- ways with the U of A. have made important contributions year longitudinal study beginning in “There’s still a lot of really inter- in science and humanities and the 1985 with the survey of a thousand esting research to be analyzed from fine arts, so I was a little humbled to 12th grade students in Edmonton the data sets I have, and I’m looking be in the same category.” that aimed to study how individuals’ forward to doing that for the next Though he mentioned several role lives are shaped by higher education few years.”

Author awarded Cover of Greg Bechtel’s award-winning book. Supplied U of A lecturer wins big at Alberta Book Awards Boundary Problems wins title for Best Trade Fiction

Mitchell Sorensen money,” Bechtel said. Staff Reporter @sonofamitchh “But there’s still something in the back of your head that says For Greg Bechtel, winning an Al- ‘now get off your ass and finish berta Book Award for Best Trade the book,’ because you see it being Fiction Book means encourage- done.” ment to keep going in the unpre- Freehand Books, a small press dictable world of fiction writing. from Calgary, were responsible for Bechtel, who splits his time be- the editing, design, and printing tween writing and teaching at the of the book, and Bechtel said they University of Alberta, won the were integral to getting the book HOnouring Harvey Harvey Krahn has been awarded the U of A’s highest academic honour. supplied award for Boundary Problems, a done. In addition, Bechtel credits collection of short stories. Also the editing team at Freehand for winning big was the U of A Press, making Boundary Problems bet- which won publisher of the year at ter than he ever thought it could Diabetes “dimmer switch” sheds September’s award ceremony. be. “It feels good, it’s nice to have “In terms of the writing process, the work out there and being rec- I thought the book was done when ognized,” Bechtel said. “Especially I sent it to them,” Bechtel said. new light on insulin production when I was up against other books “But they ended up helping me that were all so good.” make a lot of changes that I think Yuetong Li Recent estimates from the Cana- The whole research team holds Bechtel has taken a roundabout made the book better. They put a News writer dian Diabetes Association indicate a positive view about what would path to publishing his first novel, lot of attention into their books, that there are more than 10 million this pathway bring to us in the near living everywhere from Quebec which I hear can be rare at bigger Diabetes researchers from the Uni- Canadians with diabetes or pre- future. There are no current drugs City to Jamaica and working as publishers.” versity of Alberta say they have dis- diabetes. Those with diabetes can’t targeting the “dimmer switch” everything from a semiconduc- covered a biochemical pathway that properly produce insulin when their pathway, and the more MacDonald tor laser lab tech to a cab driver. could potentially treat — and even body needs it. and his team learn about the path- Recently, Bechtel has found a “It feels good. It’s prevent — Type 2 diabetes. way, the easier it will be to develop home in Edmonton at the U of A’s nice to have work out The team identified a molecular therapeutic treatments. Department of English and Film pathway that manages and con- “In Type 2 diabetes ‘This finding answers the long- Studies. there and be recognized. trols how much insulin pancreas patients, their pancreas time mystery about how islet cells Lecturing on everything from Especially when I was up cells produce, operating much like work and understanding this mech- Creative Writing to Multimedia a “dimmer switch.” This specific is failing and can’t make anism brings up potential treatment Studies, Bechtel said Boundary against other books that pathway appears to be absent in the enough insulin. We’re to Type 2 diabetes,” MacDonald said. Problems arose from the time were all so good.” pancreas cells of patients with Type “Both Type 1 and 2 diabetes studies crunch associated with construct- trying to study the Greg Bechtel 2 diabetes. have made dramatic progress in the ing a PhD dissertation. Lecturer,Department of English and Film Studies Patrick MacDonald, associate pro- reason for that pancreas past 15 to 20 years, and this discov- “I didn’t have the sustained time fessor in the U of A’s Department of ery would definitely provide a solid to work on a novel, so I decided to Though it may have just won Pharmacology and lead researcher failing.” foundation for future treatment de- focus on writing short stories,” the award last month, Boundary on this project, said it’s possible Patrick Macdonald velopment.” Bechtel said. Problems has been out for almost they could restore the function of associate professor, department of pharmacology But despite the recent medical “It turned out, I had enough of a year and a half, and Bechtel said this pathway by repairing islet cells breakthrough, MacDonald pointed them to make a book.” he is already working on his soph- in Type 2 diabetes patients. MacDonald and his team started out that researchers still have a long Bechtel also pointed to the tight- omore book. This time, a novel “In normal people when blood the research project five years ago way to go in diabetes research. knit group of writers which popu- that he’s been working on inter- sugar increases, their pancreas will and collected pancreatic cells from “We do all our experiments in the late the U of A and Edmonton. mittently for over seven years. make more insulin to store the ex- 100 organ donors with and without cell plates, which is in vitro studies. He said that the feeling of soli- “I have a draft, and I’m happy tra sugar to overcome it,” MacDon- diabetes. He said Edmonton is “fa- The tricky part is how we can apply darity and commiseration within with it for the first time in a few ald said. “But in Type 2 diabetes pa- mous” for diabetic research where such discovery into real people,” that group can help push each years,” Bechtel said. tients, their pancreas is failing and they have the expertise to found the he said. “Now we have human cells other to their best. “So I feel like in about a year, can’t make enough insulin. We’re project. The donated organs are not from patients and non-patients so “It helps to know you’re not the I’ll have it as perfect as I can trying to study the reason for the suitable for transplant, but proved it’s really relevant, but we still have only one trying to do this ridicu- make it, and start sending it to pancreas failing.” “absolutely valuable.” so much work to do.” lous thing, publishing books for publishers.” thegateway www.gtwy.ca Volume 106, Issue 11 news 7 Students set to break the walls of science down in Berlin Kate McInnes Staff writer @katemcguineapig

Innovative, interdisciplinary re- search was showcased last week at the aptly-named Falling Walls Lab (FWL) competition. 16 competitors from across the University of Alberta presented be- fore a panel of eight judges at the second annual Falling Walls Lab on Sept. 30. The prize for the three frontrunners was a trip to Berlin, Germany and an opportunity to present at the finale lab on the an- niversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in front of some of the biggest names in academia and research. According to Mara Simmonds, communications associate at the Office of the Vice-President (Re- search), the purpose of the lab is to showcase research U of A students have done that has the potential to break down barriers across a variety of disciplines. “The idea is to communicate your idea on how to break down walls in society, in medicine, in anything, so it’s not restrictive to any one area,” Simmonds said. Berlin Bound U of A hopefuls are on their way to Germany for the world finals of the Falling Walls competition. Jonah Angeles The FWL, which began in 2011 in Berlin, aims to build international “relevance” as referring to the who will be going to Berlin – Lian the conference,” she said. conferences like the FWL are and interdisciplinary connections extent of applicability, last year’s Willetts, Gem Shoute and Joshua Youssef’s pitch, entitled “Break- important not only for the university between young academics and pro- winning idea in Berlin was a glove Lee – presented on prostate cancer ing the Wall of Type 1 Diabetes,” il- and competing individuals, but also fessionals from around the world. that uses touch sensory technology metastasis, rigid electronics and lustrated a road to needle-free man- for audiences and the public. Though the first FWL was exclusive to assist blind-deaf individuals in genetic medicine, respectively. agement of Type 1 diabetes. Now “It’s a way to communicate what’s to Germany and continental Europe, communicating. Nermeen Youssef, the second- a PhD graduate in pharmacology happening here (in a way) so people it has since expanded to become an “It’s a very small target group, place winner at last year’s inter- from the U of A’s Faculty of Dentist- can understand the importance international conference. relatively speaking, but it’s the fact national finale and a judge on the ry and Medicine, she said the con- and the relevance of it,” Simmonds Though the judging criteria — that nobody’s ever done anything panel for this year’s competition ference opened doors for her. said. breakthrough factor, relevance for them,” Simmonds said. in Edmonton, said she believes the “I got to meet several established “Saying, ‘You can drop your phone and structure and performance — This year, the U of A’s panel finalists will do the U of A proud intellectuals in my field, as well as and it wouldn’t break’ … anyone are outlined by the international judged proposals that tackled when presenting in Berlin. in other disciplines,” Youssef said. can understand that. They may not coordinators in Berlin, Simmonds effective water treatment, obesity “I would only advise them to soak “It also shed light on our project, understand the complex science said the assessment of the proposals management and fatal police and in the experience, network with the which invited constructive feedback behind it, but it’s a way to make a is extremely subjective. Though the mental health interactions. The other presenters and be inspired by to help develop the idea further. connection and show the value of U of A panel last year perceived first, second and third place winners the plethora of ideas presented at Simmonds said she believes the research.” at the Science Centre ADULT NIGHT

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editorial comment When you dine out, be sure to tip your server

WHAT’S NOT TO LOVE ABOUT DINING OUT? NO GROCERY shopping, no cooking, no cleaning. It’s a time to relax, have a beer and enjoy yourself. Sadly, there’s something that people often forget when they’re out at a restaurant or bar — eating out is a luxury. Let me give you a little industry 101. “Server” or “bartender” are glorified terms for food and drink slaves. For the half hour or however long the customer stays in their seat, our attention is completely their’s and we cater to their every desire. Most of us including myself will go above and beyond what we need to do because, frankly, we pay for you to be there. Every server is actively buying every patron’s time, no matter if you’re in a restaurant, bar, pub or club. For every dollar you spend on food or drink, we tip out around four to seven per cent depending on the workplace. That money is divided among kitchen staff, bussers, hosts/hostesses, expos, managers, secu- rity or whoever else works at that location. If a customer spends $10 on food at my particular workplace, I would pay 40 cents to give them their food. So if I’m getting a 10 per cent tip on that $10 bill, in reality I’m only getting half of that money. This is why industry standard is 15 per cent or above. The majority of the time, we deserve this as long as we’re providing you with decent service. While bad service happens sometimes, remember that your ass could be cooking your own food, getting your own drinks and doing your own dishes. If bad service happens once, it’s usually just a one-off thing. No one wants to work on a weekend, so show the same level of respect that we show you. We have the right to refuse service to anyone so don’t be a dick and don’t think for a second that us waiting on you is your civic right. Tip your server report deviant behaviour to Immigration Minister Chris Alexander. The top number is his office’s in Ajax, ON. adaire beatty & josh Greschner well because we remember who does and who doesn’t. Those who do will get their drinks brought to them before they can order them, those who don’t — I will literally pretend you don’t exist. letters to the editor Servers and patrons walk a fine line to maintain mutual respect. Having been in the industry for over two years serving Perspectives on the terrorists. When the system is built to keep in a restaurant, a pub and a lounge, I’ve seen some people at their Kurdistan Workers’ PKK, and its affiliates in the north of Kurds powerless, yes. The Kurds absolute worst. We know how people can get when they’re eating Syria and Iraq, through misinforma- made it into Parliament for the first Party time EVER this year and this is what out or drinking, so as a collective, we’re constantly on edge. It’s (Re: The PKK is not a terrorist group, tion try to give the impression that they they got in retaliation. This is a downright embarrassing the amount of times I’ve seen people Oct. 3, by Cole Forster) are sincerely fighting against DAESH. snap fingers, make rude remarks and lose their temper, not to It has no relevance to the reality on the modern version of Turkish brutality mention the sexual harassment females face in the industry. I feel obliged to express my objec- ground. The agenda of the PKK’s affili- and human right violations in a Sounds awful right? So why do we do it? tion to several parts of the article on ates such PYD, YPG and others in Syria history full of them. People work late on weeknights and weekends to earn a decent the PKK terrorist organization which and Iraq, and their views with regard to Me amount of money at a job that barely requires a high school are based on false assumptions and is fighting against DAESH and the future via web diploma. Many of us are university students trying to pay off far from reflecting the real situation on of Syria are not compatible with the our thousand dollars of debt, those who aren’t are trying to pay the ground. real owners of the Syrian cause who are Why don’t you speak about how rent and feed their families just like everyone else. A good server The article fails to reflect the the moderate Syrian opposition, and many HDP MP’s have been arrested on an average night walks away with around $100 in tips. That unabated violent nature of the PKK fighting for a Syria with democratic since Erdogan restarted the war? equates to about $20/hour including our wage. Some of my col- terrorist organization. PKK is a terror- integrity. How many have been arbitrarily leagues I’ve seen walk out at the end of the night with hundreds ist organization which is responsible As the PKK’s terrorist attacks con- removed from their positions by AKP of dollars, which brings them closer to $40/hour. However, the for the killings of tens of thousands tinue in different parts of Turkey, kill- judges? money has its drawbacks. of innocent people for over 35 years. Its ing hundreds of people, the approach Why don’t you speak about Cizre In the end, the cash isn’t worth the abuse a lot of the time. Most terrorist activities resulted in the death in the article only serves the interests which was besieged by Turkish forces people can’t last more than a few weeks in the industry. Serving of more than 40,000 Turkish citizens and goals of the opportunistic misin- resulting in the deaths of 21 civilians? is a physically and mentally demanding job with a high burnout since early 1980s, among whom are formation campaign of this terrorist Why don’t you talk about how rate. Workers come off their shift frustrated from having people thousands of women and children, organization which tries to undermine Erdogan is trying to lift the immunity degrade them and exhausted from being on their feet for hours. including those of Kurdish origin on Turkey’s counter terrorism efforts tar- of HDP members including and Many use alcohol and drugs to unwind. This can create a vicious whose behalf the PKK purports to act geting terrorist organizations DAESH especially Co-Chair Demirtas? cycle, as alcohol is so accessible to servers and bartenders. It’s and claims to defend their rights. and PKK. Another Leyla Zana perhaps? not often that we go into a shift planning on drinking through- PKK is included in the foreign ter- Speaking of ‘law’, can you guess out or afterward, but when a large party doesn’t tip and custom- rorist organizations list not only in the Gulcan Akoguz the number of times the word Kurd ers throw verbal insults, frustration ensues and many turn to EU including France, Germany and the Minister-Counsellor (the indigenous people of south- alcohol. Money that should be used to pay off student loans is UK, but also in many countries such embassy of the republic of turkey east Turkey) are mentioned in the instead wasted. I’ve seen burnout first-hand with a particular as Canada, the USA, Australia, Japan. Constitution? Or for that fact, any coworker of mine. It’s a sad reality, but it’s one of the risks of PKK is also included in the EU Terrorist from the web minority, whether indigenous or not? our job. Organizations and Entities List with its Allow me to help you. We also worry that the NDP’s minimum wage increase to $10.70 aliases, KADEK and KONGRA-GEL. Zero. Zip. Nil. 0. from $9.20 may do more harm than good, since many patrons are As no country can stay indifferent to According to statistics in the That number, interestingly, also saying they’ll no longer tip or will tip significantly less. We all such a serious threat to its security and Gendarmerie General Command represents how much faith Kurds depend heavily on our tips to pay for school, rent, or whatever to the lives of its own people, Turkey Report only first seven months of 2015, have in Turkey’s democracy. other bills need to be paid. If people want the continued luxury has been continuing to fight PKK and there were 832 PKK terror actions Torres of having their own individual food and drink slaves, then tip all terrorist organizations with deter- although HDP represented the Kurds via web your goddamn server. mination, and will continue to do so. in the last election most in this year. Since July 20th 2015, around 150 Still do you really think that violence Letters to the editor should be sent members of the Turkish police, gen- is the only options for Kurds? to [email protected]. darmerie and military, and more than Halil Ibrahim Sumerkan Online comments and letters from Jon Zilinski 50 civilians have been killed, around Via web diplomats have not been edited for arts & culture editor 700 hundred (sic) wounded by the PKK grammar or clarity. thegateway www.gtwy.ca Volume 106, Issue 11 opinion 9

supplied Does voting for individual MPs matter? MPs do little more than toe the party line, voting is solely for a PM toeing the party line when a piece of legislation is taken to a vote in the House of Commons. Whether or not the people we vote for are bright, independent-minded policy makers, contributing to the legislative process seems to be an after- thought. Nathan Fung Now some MPs such as Jason Kenney or Rona Ambrose Point matter more than others, but that is all decided by the Prime Minister’s office. While the party leader ought to be at the Are MPs responsible to their constituents? Or are they more mercy of the rest of its members — with coups like the one responsible to the Prime Minister and the party machine? that ousted Australia’s raw onion-chewing PM Tony Abbott Nowadays it seems like the latter. being theoretically possible in Canada — MPs are more In theory, Canadians vote for candidates to represent often at the mercy of an overly-controlling PM. When a PM them in the House of Commons as a Member of Parliament, wants something passed against the will of a few protesting not the party and not for the party leader. Unfortunately, MPs, it’s the MPs that end up getting squashed like bugs that’s not how it works in reality. The way Parliament works under a steamroller in the name of maintaining a functional in Canada, MPs seem to be first and foremost megaphones government. for the same tired talking points parties have been making again and again in the media thanks to overly-strict party The way Parliament works in discipline at work in Canadian politics. Sure, there are quite a few MPs that stand out from the Canada, MPs seem to be first and crowd of trained seals. Unfortunately, not every riding has foremost megaphones for the same an experienced and exceptional politician running in them such as Michael Chong or Brent Rathgeber — people vot- tired talking points parties have been ers can comfortably check off on the ballot knowing that making again and again... such a vote isn’t wasted on some party stooge. Chong and Rathgeber are exceptions, not the rule. Largely, what our vote comes down to is the colour of our backbencher: blue, So when you cast your ballot on Oct. 19 and have a hard orange, red or even one of those fringe parties if you’re feel- time telling if a Conservative community leader, a Liberal ing risky and experimental (though good luck with that be- community leader or an NDP one is better, don’t feel too cause you’ll need it). guilty if you just check off a name just based off the colour What being an MP comes down to for the most part is of their party. Certain MPs maintain freedom and independence within their parties riding, Brent Rathgeber. The lawyer turned politician left the Conservative Party in 2013 to sit as an independent and has never looked back. He enjoys a certain level of personal popularity and though he has fairly consistently conservative values, it’s impossible to view him as a cog in the Harper ma- Cole Forster chine. counterpoint While there may be the general There is a permeating sentiment of late that our MPs have no real agency in the House of Commons. Such a feeling needn’t expectation that party members follow be quantified — one can simply sense it in the apathy and the HQ-approved script, there’s no cynicism of the electorate. I think a healthy level of skepticism reason to think your MP will be actively is required to be constituent in Canada’s democracy, but the wholesale discount of MPs as useful representatives doesn’t coerced or blackmailed into taking a help anyone. The individuals we elect to be our voices in Ot- postion they don’t hold. tawa are still of some utility whether we feel that way or not. When you go to the polls on Oct. 19 and cast a ballot, de- I think most of us would do better to realize the power that spite any misapprehensions you may have, you are voting for MPs have even within the tightly controlled parties. Even if a person, not a party. While there may be the general expec- they don’t outright disagree with a top-down directive, most tation that party members follow the HQ-approved script, people don’t notice when legislation is passed much to the there is no reason to think your MP will be actively coerced or chagrin of stubborn parliamentarians. To be sure this is all on blackmailed into taking a position they don’t hold. Cabinet is a spectrum. There are rookie backbenchers in the two major supposed to stand together, the PM’s Office stands together, parties who almost certainly obey their handlers and then but the rank and file MPs of any particular party technically there are veterans who command their own personal respect have the freedom to vote however they please on any particu- and remain fiercely loyal to the people living in their riding lar bill. The historical precedent for disagreement is there, as rather than their colleagues in Ottawa. is the precedent for crossing the floor or abandoning a party While it may be difficult for us to understand the role of caucus. MPs in such an obfuscated system, writing them all off as A terrific example of an MP being important in and of pawns in a party machine is to resign from the democratic themselves is the incumbent in the St. Albert-Edmonton process. opinion 10 thegateway www.gtwy.ca October 7, 2015 Are parents justified in expecting grandchildren? lies outside of the nuclear family. Our parents should let us nur- ture our nine-to-fives, watch our eyes light up when we tell them Opinion about how our projects are finally Staff learning to walk on their own, and group commentary be thankful when their Facebook feeds are clogged with pictures of Many parents abiding by Western our overseas volunteer organiza- cultural standards will never admit tions and not baby faces. To wish to their children that they want happiness for us, their children, grandchildren, but certainly, it’s is to stop checking the biological many parents’ desire to experience stopwatch and to accept that the another phase of parenthood later definition is different for every- in life. But should parents expect one. children from their own children? Nathan Fung Meghan Cardy Parents that browbeat their off- A demand for grandchildren spring to fire babies out of their could be seen as a compliment. uterus (or their spouse’s uterus) After all, if your parents saw rais- like cannonballs aren’t thinking ing you as a defining joy of their too clearly. lives, it would be easy to assume First, the parent in question they want some more of their ought to take off their rose- genes running around. It’s the colored glasses and realize that natural state of a decent parent to raising us had to have been a wish happiness for their children. goddamned nightmare filled The issue arises, however, when with endless stress and sleepless they start to assume that their nights. It’s already established happiness and their child’s will that all this labour comes with come from the same place. meagre financial compensation, There’s a Western cultural so it’s unreasonable to expect norm that youth, and especially that a parent’s children will reap women, plan their future with the the same emotional rewards as giselle boehm dream of “having it all” in mind. the parent did since not every own narcissism though an endless and the nature of these reasons justifications because rocks do not We’ve departed from the days of family happens to be a perfectly supply of redundant baby pictures may vary quite a bit. For instance, have social lives or moral codes, a standard of stay-at-home par- functional one. on social media, I have plenty of I am justified in expecting some- and that I should consequently enthood only to find ourselves in Second, what are some of the other ways of doing it, like getting thing to fall when I drop it because, not expect rocks to fall, at least for a time when we must strive to be reasons anyone can be expected my name into this issue of The well, physics. I am also justified in those reasons. “successful” in both familial and to bear children? Are responsible Gateway and then posting it on expecting that when I go out in Similarly, there are different professional life. Dreams of mean- citizens expected to help breed a Facebook like a classic egoist. public tomorrow, everyone will kinds of justification we can use ingful careers, personal achieve- new labour force for this country be wearing clothes, because it is a to justify the expectation that ments and crushing a bucket list out of a sense of patriotism? Are Felix Murrle social norm. I might even be justi- parents will beget grandchildren. are all tempered with the logistics people expected to make sure the fied in expecting that no one will Parents might reasonably expect of fitting a family into the mix. family name doesn’t die off? I’m In order to determine whether steal my lunch this week because their children to provide them Many consider their children sorry, but I’ve got too many other parents can be justified in expect- stealing is immoral. with grandchildren on the basis their “lifetime achievement,” and things to worry about. Besides, it’s ing grandchildren, I think it is of evolution: if most people did not those who choose to forgo produc- more reasonable for me to make important to clarify what kind of at some point want kids of their ing offspring are met with pity. sure I don’t tarnish the family justification we are dealing with. (Entitlement) creates own, humanity would have died This shouldn’t be the case. Let name, presuming I cared in the What it means for an expecta- a false moral obligation out ages ago. But it is one thing everyone choose what their own first place. tion to be justified is that there are to justify this expectation with happiness will be, especially if it Also, if I wanted to express my good reasons to expect something, that severely infringes on the balance of probability, and women’s rights to their another entirely to say that the own bodies. fact of having kids entitles you to grandchildren. The problem with The three kinds of justification this kind of entitlement is that it at work here are all very different creates a false moral obligation from one another (the first is that severely infringes on the free- scientific, the second is social, dom of individuals in the same and the third is moral), and it way that anti-choice infringes is important to realize that the on women’s rights to their own kind of justification we use will bodies. Almost quite literally. As have something to say about the such, the expectation justified in legitimacy of the expectation. this way loses a lot of legitimacy. When I justify my expectation So in sum we might say that yes, that a rock will fall when I drop it parents are justified in their by saying the rock falls because of expectation of having grandchil- its ethical principles, or that it falls dren, but I do not think that such because “it is a social phenomenon an expectation extends to a moral of rocks that they fall,” people will or social obligation on the part of rightly think that those are poor the child to provide them.

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the burlap wasn’t the gist. There was no school of Hope wasn’t just inspiring, it was three day I hated more than the Terry Fox a terrible idea. Nobody should be sack Run, and for good reason. If you told forced to run so people throw money lines Terry Fox that in 30 years, his mem- at cancer, and that was kind of the COMPILED BY Stefan Makowski ory would be reduced to a bunch of point. Terry’s whole premise re- #3LF free tired schoolteachers cursing him as volved around the idea that running Got something that you need to get off your mind? Either email us at threelinesfree@gateway. Terry Fox Run they stood in the rain and pretended sucks: “Hey, cancer is the worst. So is ualberta.ca, tweet @threelinesfree, or message us at www.thegatewayonline.ca/threelinesfree to cheer on a pack of children they running. Watch me run until people No one is saying Terry Fox isn’t a secretly hated, he would have hit stop getting cancer and stop having goddamn she’s cute I like big butts and I cannot lie. ( )( ) hero. But since his death, the man himself over the head with his own to run.” For every mile we jog in his Fuck the SU Health/Dental Plan That’s why I’m going to be a liar one has suffered the cosmic misfortune leg and ended it all right there. memory, we ignore the anti-fitness opt out policy. You miss the dead- day. of having his name attached to an An event dedicated to Terry Fox values he fought so hard to uphold. line that is before tuition is due? Calling a busker a panhandler is event that’s spent 35 years tarnish- should at least celebrate his accom- So next September, if you really Too bad, you have to pay us money like calling a photographer a kiddie ing everything he stood for. I’m plishments, but today’s Run does want to honour Terry Fox, do some- for a plan you might not ever use. porn monger. referring, of course, to the annual him no such favors. It fuels the idea thing he spent 143 days and 5,373 Is there any way to set your prefer- Isn’t it a bit hypocritical to have gauntlet of faux-inspiration and that by half-assing a 5K, Terry Fox kilometres wishing he could do, and ence to automatically opt you out? a “Beer Bracket” competition as half-hearted participation medals somehow lives through us. If we run stay the hell home. Nope! Just another reason I won’t Gateway’s main feature - then bury colloquially known as the Terry Fox together, we’re all Terry. Well, do you donate as an alumni. a serious article about student alco- Run. have both your legs and a function- The Burlap Sack is a semi-regular DId the bBluejays win the man holism in the back pages? I don’t know what Terry Fox’s dy- ing respiratory system? Then no, feature where a person or group game? No. There’s a clear difference ing wishes were, but I can guess that you’re not. Pretending our efforts at who needs to be put in a sack Why do you think most politicians between alcoholism and drinking “force chubby eighth graders to run all compare to his undermines their and beaten is ridiculed in print. were once lawyers? responsibly. laps for quarters so that my name enormity. No sack beatings are actually Because they can’t produce coher- goddamn she’s just so ducking might live on forever” probably We’ve forgotten that the Marathon administered. ent arguments. cute thegateway www.gtwy.ca Volume 106, Issue 11 opinion 11

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of-the-mill generic wife-beating. this tip line will encourage Cana- Money will also be sent overseas to dians to snitch on their neighbours organizations working with girls in when they suspect women may be Syria and Iraq; Alexander mentions “at risk” of becoming victims — Mim the brutal attacks these girls under- without addressing the millions of Fatmi go by ISIS, but fails to let Canadians current domestic violence victims. opinion writer know that Assad’s regime has killed Why is it only Muslim women that more than 125 times the number of need saving? My fellow Muslim women, we have children that ISIS has. The most mind-boggling aspect a new hero. He takes the shape of a of this Muslim alienation campaign seniors weekend cowboy hat-donning middle-aged I’m curious as to how is that somehow, horrifically, it’s man with skin the colour of potato working. Conservatives are leading salad that’s been sitting out in the Harper is making a name in polls as of week nine, after consis- vs UNBC TIMBERWOLVES sun too long. He looks out for our for himself as caring tently bringing identity politics and best interests, working day and so-called “Canadian values” to the SATURDAY | 12:00 PM night to rip off our un-Canadian for Canadian women front of the table every time. Natu- SUNDAY | 12:00 PM face veils, free us from our oppres- while ignoring the 1,200 rally, they deny pushing the agenda FOOTE FIELD sive religions, and inform us of the missing or murdered of xenophobia at every press con- barbaric nature of our own cul- ference, even after multiple hate pandas soccer will recognize their tures. Aboriginal women that crimes against Muslims are sprout- While I’m flattered, I don’t quite ing up across the country, even graduating players on sunday. understand why Muslim women he publicly dismissed as after Quebec had to legislate that have suddenly become pretty much unimportant to him... Islamophobia is, indeed, not nice. the entire focus of the Conservative I am slowly watching the climate of Party’s campaign. I’m aware that If you’re wondering how exactly this country change to that of fear- Harper has felt sufficiently threat- the suffering of Syrian girls is rel- mongering and xenophobia before ened by the niqab for a few years, evant to the discussion of the up- my own eyes. The welcoming Cana- but last week Immigration Minister coming federal election, well, so dian attitude on which we prided Chris Alexander announced seem- am I. Closer to home, I’m curious ourselves has suddenly taken on a ingly out of nowhere a newfound as to how Harper is making a name distinctly America-post-9/11 vibe. urgency to tackle barbaric cultural for himself as caring for Canadian It is downright nauseating to @BearsandPandas practices such as child marriages, women while ignoring the 1,200 watch Harper capitalize off real is- female genital mutilation, and so- missing and murdered Aboriginal sues that actually do affect Muslim For advanced tickets and information called honour killings — things that women that he publicly dismissed women, as well as women of all rac- have been illegal in Canada for quite as unimportant to him right now. I es and religions, only to further his call 780.492.BEAR or 780.451.8000 some time now. The new RCMP tip also wonder if he is aware of the dire lead amongst similarly intolerant www.bears.ualberta.ca line will be a resource for immi- status of women’s shelters in Cana- citizens. Most irritating of all is that grant children and women who are da, or if he thinks regular old do- he is doing so under the extremely “at risk of being victimized” — but mestic violence is not a big enough thin veil of caring about women’s only if they are victims of culture- problem to deserve a hotline or issues. Or, wait, am I still allowed to derived practices, not your run- funding. It’s a little jarring that talk about veils?

groceries that aren’t simply con- The Marble Pedestal is a semi- the marble venience store confections or beef regular feature in which a person, UofA jerky. Vice-President (Operations group, concept, animal, restaurant pedestal and Finance) Cody Bondarchuk chain, social construct etc. deserving seemed to have surprised many of praise is placed atop a metaphori- COMPILED BY Josh Greschner attending the Sept. 29 Student cal Marble Pedestal as if said person, Students Council meeting when he recited group, concept, animal, restaurant The Students’ Union a very long list of soon-to-be-avail- chain, social construct etc. was the able items. Getting a daily intake bust of a white man who died before get FREE The SU has been doing good of vegetables that aren’t wrapped there was such a thing as “race” as lately. in a $10 burrito, stuffed into a $10 we undertand it today. If anyone is The Get out the Vote cam- sub or processed however HoHo’s interested (and they must be if they paign — led by Students’ Union processes its vegetables will be a are reading such fine print (pun abso- admission to Vice-President (External) Dylan refreshing change. lutely intended)), The Gateway and Hanwell — is running from Oct. There is concern about items the Student Union have had a rela- 5-8. Bringing voting booths to being priced unreasonably high, tionship that could be best described campus is an effective means of but if the SU can maintain the as ‘bilious.’ Occasionally, we are Conference combatting voter apathy. When mindset that food is a public good angry at each other. Occasionally, I went to vote at around 1 p.m. on and worthwhile so as to not con- we drink together. Inebriated prom- Oct. 5 , the line moved quicker sider profit of utmost importance, ises are still promises. The SU Execs Home Games than in any other voting line I’d a project like campus groceries still owe The Gateway editors a slo- ever been in. could be as important to students pitch match. We’ll do it in the snow, *Valid ONEcard must be presented And finally, SUBmart will have as UPasses. WDGAF. at the gate upon entry to the event. feature 12 thegateway www.gtwy.ca October 7, 2015 THETHE BASICSBASICS OFOF CODINGCODING Written by Kevin Schenk with Design by Adaire Beatty

Not a month goes by without someone writing Why Learn? a thinkpiece stating that kids need to learn It’s easy to think of coding as only being useful for programmers, software developers, engineers, to code. Even Obama said, “everybody’s got and other high-tech jobs. But coding should be viewed like writing. Sure, there are professional to learn how to code early,” in an interview writers, but many other jobs can benefit from writing skills. If you’re applying for any office with Re/code. But why do people need to learn job, adding programming skills to your resume can help you stand out. They imply that you know to code? How can they get started? And, more your way around computers and that you can solve unique problems to speed up the work process. importantly, what is code anyways? As an example, when I was The Gateway’s photo editor, I found that I was repeating the same steps for every photo I edited. This could be 40 or more photos per press night. Editing them for print required a specific series of steps for every shot to look great on the page. The process didn’t just take long, but was prone to errors if I missed any of the steps, which was bound to happen due to interruptions at our busy What is Code? office. Luckily, you write scripts for Photoshop, tiny pieces of code that run within other pro- grams. I wrote a script that stepped me through It’s hard to learn how to code if you don’t even every part of the editing process, improving my efficiency and decreasing the amount of errors know what it is. Code is what makes a computer I made. do things. If you’re reading this online, there Apart from job skills, you might also just find that you like coding for fun. Tinkering with is code that makes the text show up on the web- things is satisfying, and programming is no dif- ferent. You’ll learn a lot about computers and page. There’s code that runs the browser you’re the new, modern world we live in. You’ll start using, whether it’s Chrome or Firefox. There’s code to realize why programs you use sometimes crash, or why they get slower the longer you have them telling your operating system – OS X, Windows, open. Or you could just pick up an Arduino or iOS, Android, etc. – what to do. There’s really Lego Masterminds kit and build your own robots. low level code telling your computer’s processor how to handle the information it’s receiving from everything else. People wrote that code. They wrote code for your computer, phone, car, watch, TV, and probably a million other things you interact with daily that Why Not? you don’t even think about. Code is everywhere. Of We’ve heard all about how everyone needs to code, and like I said before, I think it’s beneficial course, when someone says everyone needs to know for a lot of people. But it’s not a necessary how to code, they’re probably not talking about life skill. Some people don’t like or aren’t good at writing, taking photos, music, etc. The same coding your car. Please don’t try to mess with goes for coding. Nobody should feel pressured to get into it, or inadequate if they can’t, just your car’s computers. because Obama said they should. thegateway www.gtwy.ca Volume 106, Issue 11 feature 13 GETTING STARTED How do I begin? Tutorials Setup First you should decide what kind of programming Following through the rest of Learn Python the To actually start writing code, you’ll need a you want to do. A lot of people get stuck here Hard Way is a good way to get started and really text editor. I don’t mean Microsoft Word; you because they’ve never done it before, so they learn to code. But if you just want to give the need a program that saves only the text, not can’t decide where to start. I don’t recommend coding a try without any of the other overheard, any of the formatting. Your computer probably starting with Java, C, or C++ because they can you can try the tutorials on Codecademy http:// comes with one, whether it’s TextEdit on Mac or be overwhelming for beginners. Instead, you can codecademy.com. Their tutorials don’t just cover Notepad on Windows. These aren’t the greatest, learn the basic concepts and branch out when Python; you can learn basic to advanced web so I recommend downloading Brackets or Sublime you feel the need to. That’s why I would recom- development skills by following them. Text. A good text editor will make coding much mend Python, which is also what the University It’s easy to find tutorials by using Google. more enjoyable, can sometimes catch mistakes you of Alberta’s Computing Science department starts But whenever you follow them, make sure you type make, and most importantly, colours the text with in their introductory course, CMPUT 174. the code yourself instead of just copying and based on what it does. pasting. You’ll be able to remember what you Now you can start writing Python scripts. But typed better than if you just read it. you won’t be able to run them without knowing Also, if you ever get stuck, just search the how to use the Terminal in Mac, or PowerShell If you’re interested in taking language and how you got stuck. You’ll likely in Windows. You’ll also need to install Python find a link somewhere, but more often than not, itself if it’s not already on your computer. you’ll end up on Stack Overflow. This site is a The online book called Learn Python the Hard a course at the U of A, CMPUT good place to ask questions, but make sure you’ve Way at http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/ex0. tried everything and looked everywhere else first html has a good tutorial on getting set up with 174 is a good place to start. — otherwise, the community will tell you to go Python. find out yourself.

Python Code Example # Any line of code that starts with # is a comment, so you can write # whatever you want in it.

# Variables let us represent values. Wherever we write “a”, it’ll be # equal to 1. a = 1

# Unless we change it to something else. Now it’s 2. a = 2 What’s the difference between computer science and programming? # Functions let us do the same things over and over again whenever we FAQ # “call” them. Computer Science – or Computing Science at the U of # This is an example of a function that multiplies whatever number we # put in brackets by two. A – also teaches logical concepts beyond practical def multiplyByTwo(toMultiply): # It’s important that everything in the function is indented, programming skills. It’s like the difference between # so that Python knows what’s part of it and what isn’t. math and accounting. return toMultiply * 2

# Here’s an example of how we use the function to multiply a by 2. multiplyByTwo(a) Do I need a comp sci degree? You don’t need a degree for anything to learn how to do it, but if you want to # We can show the number in the terminal by using print. print a do something professionally, a degree will help you

# We can also add a “string”, or text, to the output. But then we prove you can. Coding is no different. Get a degree # need to convert a to a string as well because they’re different # “types”. Luckily, it’s pretty easy. if you want a job as a software developer. print “Our number is “ + str(a)

# Now the hard part: a still equals 2. The function “returns” a new Can I get a programmer job by just knowing how to program? It # number. It only used the number we “passed” to it to find out what # it should return. depends. Many jobs will have a technical interview component to determine if you know what you’re # If we wanted to change the original number, we can do this. a = multiplyByTwo(a) doing beyond just hammering out code. So you’ll have print “After we multiply by two we get “ + str(a) to know some basic algorithms and then be able to # a now equals to 4, since it was originally 2 and we multiplied by 2. apply them. # We can check if it’s four by using an if statement. # Note that we use two equal signs to compare the values. if a == 4: What are some resources to learn about those algorithms? Cracking print “The number is 4.” else: the Code Interview and Programming Interviews print “The number is not 4.” Exposed are good books to learn from. I also recom- # To multiply the number a few times, we can use a while loop. mend going to reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions to get while a != 32: a = multiplyByTwo(a) career help. print “We’re looping! a is “ + str(a)

# Instead of checking when a equals 32 to leave the loop, we can multiply How do I get into game development? Coding is one way # it a set amount of times by using a for loop. # This one will do so 5 times. to get into game development. The U of A offers a for x in range(1, 5): a = multiplyByTwo(a) great course called CMPUT 250, which is part of the Computer Game Development certificate. Also check print “Finally, a is “ + str(a) out GameCamp Edmonton for their hackathons, where people come together, form teams, and build games in a few days — or even a few hours. arts & culture 14 thegateway www.gtwy.ca October 7, 2015 A & C Editor Phone Jonathan Zilinski 780.492.5168 Email Twitter [email protected] @jongirlxcx rts & ulture Volunteer A C Arts meetings every Wednesday at 4pm in SUB 3-04 fashion streeters compiled & photographed by christina Varvis

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Spencer nichols Deadmonton comes alive at the Paramount spooky PREVIEW film has been played in the theatre, fear, tremors, screams and at certain so there’s definitely something about points, nausea. Tons of live actors an old, abandoned theatre that’s are hiding in every dark corner with Deadmonton creepy.” sometimes even more terrifying Kozar shares the legend of the Wil- ones in plain sight. The farmhouse House liam’s Farm — this year’s theme at theme is clearly evident throughout Deadmonton House: the William’s while navigating through scenes like WHEN Thursday, Oct. 2 - Sunday, family ran a pumpkin business that a kitchen, living room and bedroom. Nov. 7 faced devastation when a flood wipes Impressively long and intricate, the WHERE Paramount Theatre, Jasper Ave. out their farm and deteriorates their haunted house concludes, leading HOW MUCH $20 at the door $25 business. Afterwards, weird things patrons to a gift shop and feedback Halloween week began happening, such as locals go- station. ing missing in town. A local film Kozar’s passion for the Deadmon- Alyssa Demers group decided to turn it into a movie, ton House is clearly articulated arts & culture writer so they turned it into a film and rent- through his prior knowledge about ed out the town’s local abandoned the art of haunted houses, and his Deadmonton House continues to set theatre to screen it. willingness to engage with patrons the bar in Edmonton’s Halloween “I originally based the legend off that walk through the creepy scenes. scene in it’s second year of existence the Water’s Family in Edmonton. Standing at the exit, he immediately with frightening themes, immer- They originally ran a lumber busi- asks for feedback, aspects patrons sive techniques and high-quality ness, so that’s where the idea origi- enjoyed or feel can be improved. set and costume design. Deadmon- nated and grew from,” says Kozar. When reflecting on what inspires ton founder Ryan Kozar has moved Walking into the Paramount, one him to continue Deadmonton House, Edmonton’s professional haunted is instantly reminded that the theatre he humbly replies that he is most in- house from the converted warehouse is usually solitary and uninhabited as spired when people are happy and space behind Grant MacEwan, to the the chilly air creeps in and clings to have a good time. abandoned Paramount Theatre on your skin. The haunt begins. Patrons “When people come out laughing, gateway: Describe your outfit. Jasper Avenue. Usually boarded up, sit in the dark, sparse theatre, as the screaming, crying, that’s awesome,” and covered with haphazard posters Curse of the William’s Farm begins Kozar says. “I love seeing people’s re- song: [My suit jacket] has an Italian style fabric, and graffiti: the Paramount Theatre’s screening. When the projector begins action; that’s my favorite part of scar- it’s extremely light, but structured. Sometimes large street sign is uncharacteristi- to falter, things go astray. Patrons are ing people. I know I’ve done my job.” cally lit up, casting a golden light encouraged to exit the theatre out To help infuse Edmonton with an people say that only suit jackets with heavy struc- onto the bustling strip. of the basement—the dingy, twist- extra dose of creepiness, the house ture can make you look better, but it all depends “We were lucky enough to get the ing hallways create the perfect space is open all month, and then every on the cut. The slim fit is the best cut to show off Paramount Theatre this year,” muses for the haunt, and high quality set day from Sunday, Oct. 25 to Sunday, owner, Ryan Kozar. “Every horror pieces, costumes and design induce Nov. 1. your body. The suit jacket is from Suitsupply. I love it because it’s suitable for all the seasons and it’s lined and silk-blended. In the winter, it will keep you warm and in the summer it will keep you cool. [As for] my shoes, they are from Ecco. Most people think Ecco shoes are ugly, and I think so too, but they are extremely comfortable. For me, comfort is the first priority. gateway: Talk to us about the layering that you chose to do. song: This ascot tie I bought online along with the matching pocket square and the shirt is from Liberty of London. The ascot is something that is disappearing nowadays, because most people think they are useless. The ascot is even more formal than black tie or white tie, and they are functional too, because they can keep you warm. Spencer nichols thegateway www.gtwy.ca Volume 106, Issue 11 arts & culture 15 Looking back at our all-time favourite retro video games

Arts & Culture Staff graphically sleeker. We’re also group commentary introduced the all important “spin jump.” When paired with the Remember simpler times when cape feather, Mario essentially there was no difficulty levels, becomes a helicopter, ripping annoying 12 year old kids through enemies like . But wait- screaming on Black Ops and no there’s more! Super Mario World DLC bullshit? Campaigns and marks first appearance of Yoshi ­— storylines were what mattered, Mario’s dinosaur pal. Why bother and what glorious times they stomping on Koopa Troopas when were. This week, The Gateway you can feed them to the dinosaur takes a look back at our favourite you’re riding. I usually replay the retro video games. entire game every summer and it somehow gets better every time I Spyro do. - Jonathan Zilinski

Spyro the Dragon has not only Duck Hunt strongly influenced the fate of the Playstation, but has also Duck Hunt is hands down the become an icon in his own right coolest game of all time because throughout video game culture. it was a shooter game without that Spyro is an ironically tiny purple pussy double-joystick controller reptile that charges through the shit. There was an actual gun that magical worlds of the game with you shot actual ducks with. How his sidekick Sparx the Dragonfly. hardcore is that? No, I don’t want The plot is simple. All he wants to to use two separate hands to focus do is save his species after Gnasty in on a 12-year-old beaking me Gnorc decided to crystallize over headphones. I just want to every dragon in the world. The point and shoot at stuff. Is that too only reason Gnorc missed Spyro much to ask? in his attack was because of our Couple the complete brilliance hero’s height difference from his of the gun controller with a cute companions. It’s then up to him to puppy pal who picked up the fruits risk life and limb to defeat Gnorc of your labour after you shot it, But Spyro wasn’t able to sell and you have the makings of what millions of copies of his game is definitely the best game ever. on charm and good looks alone, The fact that Duck Hunt came seeing as the game was lauded with a copy of Super Mario Bros. for its groundbreaking graphics, built right into the game didn’t and being one of the first ever hurt either. -Kieran Chrysler full-3D platform games. This was illustration by ashley truong a major boost for Playstation, There’s something beautiful about Perfect Dark to aim, not auto-aim. Health Banjo Kazzoie & Tooie showing how far their system’s the deep simplicity of a video regenerated instead of being a performance could be pushed in game where all that happens is When it comes to N64 shooters, finite health bar. Only two guns I love games with good sound the late 90’s. Anyone who has a ball bouncing between two Perfect Dark is often overshadowed could be picked up instead of effects and catchy music, and played Spyro can attest to how it sliding bars. Graphic design? by the popularity of Goldeneye. twenty. To be honest, I think all of this exactly what Rare did with has influenced their life. From the Who gives a shit. There’s a much Makes sense — Perfect Dark these were great improvements to the Banjo series. These games are creativity of the magical realm in greater joy in experiencing raw was the spiritual successor to FPS games. But if you ever want to really easy to play controls-wise, which he lives, to the adventurous mechanics as opposed to flashy Goldeneye, and it came out at the go back, Perfect Dark is the perfect but still have an interesting and spirit that he exudes, Spyro will aesthetics anyway. In 2015, there tail-end of the N64’s life. But what choice. -Kevin Schenk somewhat challenging storyline always live on in the hearts of has been way too much focus on we often forget is that it improved full of puzzles and random crap those who have played his game. hyper-realism in games. I don’t on pretty much everything that Super Mario World that can keep you entertained -Alex Cook care if the grass in FIFA sways Goldeneye introduced then added for many hours at a time. Even if with the wind. I don’t even care even more fun features. It’s a Super Mario World is practically you don’t care for the game, the Pong if there’s enough resolution to significant game because it was synonymous with the Super witty dialouge, cheeky humour, see the players’ muscle tone. Give one of the last great console first Nintendo. It’s one of the best and brilliant sounds make Banjo According to my dad, Pong me stick men and colourless, person shooters before Halo came video games all-time, period. It games great — especially when is a great game to play in your textureless schemes. -Jamie out. Halo changed everything; plays similar to it’s predecessor you’ve taken multiple bong rips to internet-less 70s dormroom. Sarkonak now, we used dual control sticks Super Mario Bros 3, but is the dome. - Cam Léwîs

vino bitches brew crew Black Cellar Malbec Merlot WRITTEN BY Rachael Phillips Mountain Crest Blonde WRITTEN BY Jason Timmons

Originally intending to bottle guarantees notes of plum, At $11 for a six-pack of tall boys, guess is as good as mine but I’m make a batch of sangria, liquorice, and cherry and, as I thought I had stumbled upon operating under the assumption I bought Black Cellar you first sip the wine, all three my own personal holy grail that someone accidentally car- Malbec Merlot on a whim, become distinctly noticeable, when I picked up Mountain Crest bonated a seven dollar bottle of appreciating its stark, which begs the question: who Blonde. It seemed like the perfect wine and just said, “fuck it, we’ll mature label and $9.99 decided these things should be combination of low price, large sell it as cheap beer, no one will price tag. Of course laziness paired together? The wine is dry volume, and decent ABV. I don’t notice”. This beer has only one took over and the idea of w it h low acidit y, however prepa re think I’ve ever been more wrong redeeming quality: sangria was scrapped in yourself for the taste to be about a beer in my life. the complete lack of favour of drinking the somewhat burned into the back I’ll preface this review with an aftertaste. With wine as intended: straight of your throat for a while after one short statement: This beer no noticeable finish, out of the bottle as a fast each sip. On the bright side: this blows, it’s terrible; if you want you can quickly way to pre-drink and do burning will go away the more to stop reading here and never forget you ever my eyeliner at the same wine you drink, so don’t give buy this beer you would be per- wasted your hard time. up just yet! Take comfort in the fectly justified. But, if you want earned money on As promised, the wine gorgeous ruby color of the wine, to find out exactly why this beer this pathetic, and offers both “depth and but tread lightly: if you spill it, is the alcoholic equivalent of somehow wine-like, intensity,” but not exactly you’ll end up with a permanent your dysfunctional Aunt having excuse for a beer. in the pleasant form reminder of why bottom-shelf a public meltdown at thanksgiv- If you want your that the label seems to Merlot is a bad idea. ing dinner, read on. beer to taste the imply —more in a vicious Perhaps the most delightful Exquisitely coloured like urine way giving up feels, assault on your taste buds thing about Black Cellar Merlot after a day of chugging yellow rush out and buy sort of way. When you is the little story on the label, Gatorade, this brew gets off to this beer. If, instead, unscrew the cap, you will describing how the winemaker a great start. Continuing onto you prefer beer that notice immediately on went through 13 different blends the nose and taste, we somehow isn’t intrinsically the nose the sharp smell before settling on this one. have the overbearing presence of horrid, try literally of berries, cherry, and— Clearly they never heard the old shitty white wine. Now, I know any other type of beverage, I can what’s that? Hardwood adage: if at first you don’t succeed, what you’re thinking, how does a guarantee it’ll be better than shellac, perhaps? The winemaking isn’t for you. beer smell like a wine? Well, your Mountain Crest Blonde. arts & culture 16 thegateway www.gtwy.ca October 7, 2015

illustration by anna campbell Here’s to you, Kojima & Company: The iconic history of Metal Gear Noah Toth satisfaction of filling in the blanks with The series has sold 39 million copies was a newspaper report from earlier claiming that the corporation is still arts & culture writer each successive game is an experience worldwide and MGSV is poised to sell this year that uncovered the compa- committed to the console sphere. Metal Gear Online 3, the multiplayer very few franchises can claim to several million itself. ny’s reprehensible treatment of its em- The latest piece of this blunder was portion of last month’s Metal Gear provide. Perhaps its most notorious With such a historically revered ployees. It was found that Konami has uncovered on Monday — a trademark Solid V: The Phantom Pain, released this characteristic, though, is its amount game, fans’ expectations are demand- created and Orwellian-like structure in for “Big Boss” was recently filed by week—it could be the last we see of the of cutscenes—Metal Gear Solid 4 has ing. This was the scene on the eve of its development studios — hopefully Konami Parlour Entertainment, nearly thirty-year-old game series. For eight hours of cutscenes. Metal Gear Solid V’s launch. Once play- the irony is not lost on them. Develop- Konami’s pachinko manufacturing the uninitiated, the Metal Gear series With this magnitude of content, a ers managed to work through the forty ers are subject to camera surveillance, subsidiary. is a third-person, action-adventure, distilled synopsis doesn’t do it any jus- plus hour experience, many hardcore restricted access to internet and email, Many fans would prefer for the se- stealth video game. tice, however, this is an attempt: The fans felt the game’s story didn’t live up as well as disciplinary demotions — ries to be left alone, lest it be dispar- Hideo Kojima, the series creator and story revolves around Big Boss, the to its predecessors’. Some players have on one occasion a staff member was aged, re-emerging as a phone game, head of Kojima Productions (a sub- greatest soldier to ever walk the battle- faulted the game for a lack of story demoted for liking a colleague’s Face- or worse, a Japanese slot machine. sidiary of Konami), has maintained a field, and his three clones. They live in content and a rushed ending. book post about finding a new job. Some have been scathing in their leading role in the franchise’s devel- a world that is run by all-controlling Convinced that there had to be What does this all mean for Metal response to Konami’s business prac- opment since its beginning, serving organizations that operate in the shad- more, fans began to dig around in the Gear? Firstly, it’s not hard to infer that tices in defence of their beloved fran- as writer, director and game designer ows of the most powerful countries. game’s files. Evidence of a third chap- this situation might have negatively chise. on all of its canonical releases. In this Each entity tries to create a world in ter was found, except it is nonexistent affected MGSV. In terms of Konami’s However, I offer another approach, time Kojima and his team have devel- their image. The power struggle be- in the game. On top of that, a deleted potential future in video games, how- one that celebrates the storied history oped nine installments of the Metal tween them usually revolves around scene on the bonus features DVD has ever, it’s hard to say because their of Metal Gear. If any more Metal Gear- Gear Series. Just like Mr. Kojima, com- building-sized, nuclear robots known prompted further speculation that the statements have created a cryptic related content is released, it seems it mercial and critical success have been as metal gear. game is incomplete. mess. won’t have any bearing on Kojima’s a part of each release. Why was so much content potential- works. Fans should put down their Metal Gear V is no exception to With such a historically ly cut? Some explanation might come pitchforks, pick up a drink and pour critical acclaim, residing among the from behind the scenes, and as often Many fans would one out for Kojima Productions — a top reviewed in the series, with many revered game, fans’ happens in the video game industry, prefer for the series to recognition of the legacy it has left reviewers claiming it to be the best expectations are the development process is just as fas- on the world video games. Either Metal Gear ever. Particularly in terms cinating as the fictional narrative. be left alone, lest it be that, or just down a drink and throw of gameplay and mechanics, this is demanding. Konami’s activity in the video games up their hands. Passionate players undoubtedly the best Metal Gear has medium has been waning over the disparaged, re-emerging often forget that the videogame in- ever felt. The open world and player Despite sounding like a campy an- last several years. In response to the as a phone game, or dustry is a business. Sometimes it freedom make this the most fun I’ve ime, the games have explored several increasing cost of triple-A game devel- worse, a Japanese slot can be cruel, like Konami’s treatment had with the series. The absence of severe themes, such as the implica- opment, the company has reigned in of its employees, which it should be the clunky, tank-like controls of Metal tions of nuclear proliferation, the it’s traditional video game operations machine. condemned for. Nonetheless, pro- Gears past, however, is not missed. traumatizing effects of war, govern- while expanding its gaming casinos, tecting shareholder interests is the That’s not to say that up until this ment control information, and racial or pachinko parlours, and fitness club Early this year, the corporation reality of business, and condemning point the controls were defective. violence. This is juxtaposed by the enterprises. stated that mobile gaming was the a corporation for acting like a corpo- They got the job done, served their series’ pervading Japanese peculiarity The past year has been particularly future. Around the same time, they ration is a naive perspective. purpose—that is, they acted as a ve- and distinct sense of humor. This for- turbulent for Konami. An apparent said they were staffing up for a new Enough trudging through the hicle for delivering an intoxicating mula culminates in a world that begs power struggle between Kojima and Metal Gear project. Recently, an ex muck left in Konami’s wake. What- narrative full of flawed and fascinating investigation. Konami resulted in Kojima being employee stated that Konami is ever happens to the franchise, I’ll al- characters. The first 3D outing for the series, pushed out of the company. Konami ceasing triple-A game development ways remember my experience with Metal Gear is infamous for its Metal Gear Solid, spawned a series that had his name removed from the game’s except on its soccer franchise, PES. the series. So here’s to Kojima and seemingly unnavigable story and would go on to be one of the best sell- promotional material and box art, as a Soon afterwards, a Konami PR everyone who helped craft the capti- nonlinear, episodic storytelling. The ing video game franchises of all time. result. Perhaps even more troubling representative refuted such claims, vating world of Metal Gear.

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Jonathan Zilinski SmartyPantz escape rooms offer Edmontonians puzzling challenges

Kieran Chrysler where players have a short amount from other escape rooms is that The live actors aren’t just people room. managing editor @chryslerrr of time to solve a puzzle in which they have live actors to help players off the street either. Most of them Civiero and his team are current- the clues are hidden in a room with fully experience the story of each are either U of A or Grant MacEwan ly working on play-testing for the You and six of your closest friends an immersive storyline. Escape room. The actors are the element drama grads. One of the actors rooms, to ensure that they aren’t are standing in a 50s style living rooms have been gaining popular- that Civiero is most excited about: has been nominated for a Gemini too difficult or easy. The simplest room, when suddenly a man in a ity in Edmonton over the last year, after noticing in market research award, and most of the actors have rooms have a 50 per cent success bowler hat and a long trench coat with a new option for gameplay that other escape rooms take extensive improv experience. rate for players, while tougher ones beckons you up a flight of stairs opening every six months. Smart- away from the experience by giv- Set design and story creation are look at a 20 per cent success rate. and into a well-decorated hallway. yPantz Escape Room is not the first ing players context for the rooms also major parts of Smartypantz’ As they aren’t completely ready to He informs you that he’s a detec- of it’s kind, (it will be the third es- by just having staff members read model. The sets are intricate due open, Smartypantz is working on tive, and you and your friends have cape room-style game in the city), a canned script, him and his team to the fact they’re working with making certain rooms easier or been recruited to gather intel about but it is definitely striving to be the saw an opportunity to make the designers who have had a hand harder, depending on how testing a suspected ex-Nazi who is illegally best. Cody Civiero, the Edmonton escape room experience more im- in Hollywood film and television goes. bringing his guilty Nazi compan- Branch Manager is not worried mersive. projects. They have an acting coach When they open, Smartypantz ions into Canada. You have 45 min- about the fact that they are a little “We love the concept, but we who has done writing for the char- will have three rooms that play- utes until he will be back, so you late to the escape room game. thought there was a lot that could acters and story lines, and they ers can try and solve. First time need to find proof that this man is “We’re wanting to set the bar for be done better,” he explains. “Part have a team of writers on staff to visitors, be ready for a strenuous guilty — fast. what an escape room should be,” of that is the interactive theatre el- creatively come up with ways to in- 45 minute brain workout. Expect to This is the premise for Spies and Civiero says. ement. It’s something other people corporate the clues seamlessly into have fun, but don’t think that the Lies, a 50s-themed escape room What differentiates Smartypantz aren’t doing in the same way.” the conceptual story lines for each puzzles are going to be easy.

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Zach Borutski their home opener against the Leth- sports editor @zachsprettycool bridge Pronghorns. “I think we just have to remind the The University of Alberta Pandas girls of what helped us find success hockey team opened their season in that second game,” Draper said. with a loss last Friday, something The Pronghorns were last in Can- they haven’t done since 2010. ada West last year, posting a meager The loss was a tough one, as the 6-21-1 record, including four losses Pandas and their opponents, the to the Pandas where they were out- Manitoba Bisons, were locked in scored 17-2. Despite this, they have a 1-1 tie late in the third period, found success early this year, beat- when Bisons forward Lauryn Keen ing the UBC Thunderbirds in both of pounced a rebound in front of the their opening games this weekend. Pandas net, putting home the even- This was no small feat, as UBC only tual winning goal. finished three points behind the Pandas head coach Howie Draper first place Pandas last year. said it was a sloppy game to open Draper spoke about not letting the season. this become a trap game for his “That game really could’ve gone team. either way, I think both teams were “Obviously they’re serious about still trying to find their feet,” Draper competing this year,” Draper said. said. “I think it would be detrimental Despite the loss, the Pandas re- for us to think that it was going to sponded well in their second game be easy, particularly considering of the weekend, winning in con- the results of the weekend.” vincing fashion, 4-0. Goaltender The Pandas now return home for Lindsay Post picked up right where their home opening games against she left off last year, recording her the aforementioned Pronghorns, first shutout of the season. She ac- and Draper spoke about how that cumulated ten in total last season. could provide an energy boost for Draper said he was pleased with his team. how his team responded. “There will be a lot of parents in “I think we upped our tempo and the stands, and I think the girls will our intensity,” Draper said. want to show them what they’re “We played fast, and smart, and been working on,” Draper said. stuck to our system.” “Hopefully we’ll be right where The Pandas came out a different pandas ready to play Pandas hockey opened the season by splitting their first two games against the Manitboa Bisons. randy savoie we need to be in terms of our level team on Sunday, building a 2-0 lead of activation, and take care of after the first. Early in the period, There was no scoring in the their advantage in the third, getting assists, and defenceman Natasha business.” after a Bisons tripping penalty, for- second period, but the Pandas were an early goal from Erin Braddock, Steblin also tallied an assist to go The Pandas games against the ward Tess Houston was able to con- able to hold the Bisons to six shots in and then put the game beyond along with the lone goal in Friday’s Pronghorns will take place on Fri- vert on the power play to give her the frame, still controlling the play doubt with an Allison Campbell game, giving her a two-point week- day, Oct. 9, and Saturday, Oct. 10. team the early advantage. Janelle despite not being able to increase goal with just over a minute left in end. The Bisons meanwhile, will head to Froehler added another goal nearly their lead. the third period. The Pandas will now look to build Regina to play the Cougars on those ten minutes later on a deflection. The Pandas really pressed home Deanna Morin finished with two off their win on Sunday going into same dates. Bears hockey looking for third consecutive CIS national title

Christian Pagnani and Johnny Lazo. Luke Siemens This Season: The Golden Bears sports staff @chrispagnani played twelve games last season, can become the first team to win but may be relied on for a more three consecutive national cham- Overview: The Golden Bears hock- prominent role after starting goal- pionships under new head coach, ey program has been one of the the tender Kurtis Mucha graduated. Serge Lajoie. Lajoie fills the posi- University of Alberta’s strong suits Mucha departs from the Bears af- tion left by last years’ head coach in recent years and that continued ter backstopping them to two na- Ian Herbers, who moves on to fill throughout the 2014-15 season. tional championships. Siemens an assistant coach position with The Bears have lost players to had a 10-2 record with the Bears the Edmonton Oiler’s coaching graduation, pro leagues, and even last season. staff under Todd McLellan. After their head coach to the NHL, but Last Season: The Golden Bears an incredible 72-12 (.857) record the team hopes to continue that continued their hockey suprem- in the regular season and 20-2 success into the 2015-16 season. acy boasting a 24-3-1 record and (.909) in the post-season, the Overall, the Bears hockey team another banner-raising season. Bears look to continue the same was won 15 CIS National Cham- The Bears placed first in their di- kind of success under Lajoie as pionships in its history, and is vision and featured a CIS-leading they did under Herbers. The Bears looking for its third consecutive 49 points on the year. The Bears open the 2015-16 season with national title this year. generated the most shots for and their first seven out of eight games Key Players: After being a key allowed the fewest of any team in on the road, so a strong start is part in the Bears championship the CIS, reflecting just how domi- possible given their success on the win, Jordan Hickmott will again nant they were during the 2014-15 road last season (12-2). Key dates be heavily counted on for offen- season.They also lead the league on the schedule for the Bears this sive production as the Bears’ lead- in goals scored with 125, and tied season include a Nov. 13 and 14 ing scorer, T.J. Foster, moves on for the league low in goals allowed matchup against the Calgary Di- to professional hockey. Hickmott with 56 — giving them a league nos, who finished second in Can- was just two points behind Foster, best goal differential of +69. Af- ada West last year, and handed the who signed with the Toronto Ma- ter a first place season, the Bears Bears their only consectuive losses ple Leafs American Hockey League rolled through Canada West play- of the season last year. Anonther affiliate for the upcoming season. offs, defeating the UBC Thunder- key matchup comes in the form of Stephane Legault, a former Ed- birds in the semi-finals, and the a season ending home-and-home monton Oil King had an impres- Calgary Dinos in the finals without series against the Mount Royal sive rookie season with the Bears, losing a game. That trend contin- Cougars, who finished third in the scoring close to the point-per- ued at the CIS National Champion- standings last year. game rate with twenty-one points ships, as the Bears won all three of Prediction: The Bears retain- in twenty-eight games. Although their games in the championship ing the majority of their offensive five of the Bear’s top scoring for- tournament, defeating the UNB leaders will help lead to another wards are returning, Legault will Varsity Reds 6-3 in the gold medal dominant season, with a strong help replace the offense lost by the game to capture their second con- push for their third consecutive departure of forwards T.J. Foster secutive national title. championship. championship quest The hockey Bears have won the last two CIS titles. joshua storie thegateway www.gtwy.ca Volume 106, Issue 11 sports 19 NHL storylines to watch in 2015

McEichel Watch: Of course there the Calgary Flames likening them- forever, or he’s going to return home will be the season long McEichel selves to the Springfield burning pile and become the saviour of the To- watch.. McEichel, a man who may of tires from The Simpsons, but the ronto Maple Leafs, who haven’t won not be related by blood to Houston most comedic thing regarding the a Stanley Cup since 1967. I’m guess- Astros ace Dallas Keuchel, but will Flames this season is the fact people ing it’s gong to be the latter. — Cam perhaps see a similar level of success actually believe they’re going to re- Lewis in their 2015 seasons. peat their fluke performance from The Canadian Dollar and the McEichel may have an unfair ad- last year. Not a chance. The Flames cap ceiling: The fall of the Canadian vantage since he’s actually two men, were actually a pretty horrible team Dollar over the past calendar year has but it was just a terrible joke anyway. last season. They rode a really high had a tremendous effect on the NHL. The first and second overall picks shooting percentage all the way to the Since a good chunk of the league’s from this year’s draft will be pitted second round of the playoffs, where teams and fans are Canadian, the head to head their entire careers, but they were steamrolled by a real team NHL’s hockey related revenue de- the eye’s of the hockey world will be in the Anaheim Ducks. “Intangibles! creased due to the weakening dollar. most attentive for their rookie cam- Heart!” Nope. Their underlying stats The most noticeable result of this to paigns. Aside from international tell the story. Like the Colorado Ava- the casual fan who doesn’t take an tournaments, this NHL season will lanche, Toronto Maple Leafs, and oth- interest in the league’s finances was be the first time that Connor McDavid er overachieving playoff teams before the lower-than-expected salary cap and Jack Eichel will compete on the them, you can’t be a successful team ceiling. If the Canadian Dollar doesn’t same playing field and thus become in the NHL with an even strength Cor- rise in the near future, the cap ceiling fairly comparable. si For percentage of 44.5 (for those will remain around the $73 million After dominating the USHL, Eichel who don’t know, that’s really bad) for figure it’s at right now, and we’ll see posted an NCAA best 71 points in 40 long. I’m sure the numbers will catch top-heavy teams like the Chicago games with Boston University be- up to them and the Flames’ luck will Blackhawks and Los Angeles King coming only the second freshman to run dry, resulting in a finish towards squirm to try and piece together a win the Hobey Baker. As impressive the bottom of the Western Confer- legitimate NHL roster. If you’re a fan as that may be, McDavid put up 285 ence standings. — Cam Lewis of bad players getting paid like good points in 3 years with the Erie Otters Steven Stamkos is probably go- players, you’d better hope the Cana- and took CHL player of the year hon- ing to be a Leaf a year from now: dian dollar goes up, otherwise we’re ours. Through six preseason games The first overall pick in 2008 and going to have to witness NHL Gen- Eichel totaled two goals and four as- arguably the best sharp-shooter in eral Managers have another summer sists, while McDavid notched five the NHL, Steven Stamkos, is set to loaded with smart and shrewd moves assists in five games and will have to become an unrestricted free agent in free agency. I want more David wait for the regular season to find the on July 1, 2016. He’s spent his entire Clarksons, dammit! — Cam Lewis back of the net. seven-year career with the Tampa By Exciting endings to games!: The longer season and more NHL- Lightning so far, massing 276 goals With everyone calling for the removal like playoff format of the CHL would and 222 assists in 492 games. So when of the shootout, The NHL responded argue that McDavid is more ready for he does hit the market this summer, by meeting the public’s demands, the big leagues, and the frontrun- he’ll be one of the most sought after sort of. Instead of axing the shootout ner for the Calder trophy, but you free agents in recent memory, and altogether, all overtime periods will just know that Eichel will give it the unlike other big-name UFAs like Da- now be 3-on-3, followed by a shoot- ol’ college try. It may also be worth vid Clarkson and Stephen Weiss, he’s out. The idea being that more games researching the percent increase in actually a really good player who’ll be will end sooner if players have more viewers of Oilers vs Sabres games worth the salary he commands. I see open space on the ice. Eventually, from last year to this year, might be a one of two scenarios here. Either he’s the NHL will turn into a utopia where big number.— Dan Guild going to sign an extension with the games will be ended by one-on-one The Calgary Flames tire fire: I’m Lightning, and enjoy a casual, tax- overtimes, which are the true test of illustrated by adaire beatty sure there’s a joke to be made about free lifestyle on the beaches of Florida skill and teamwork.- Zach Borutski

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Varsity sports roundup pandas soccer 2 - 0 3 - 0

After five consecutive matches against teams from B.C. to open the season, the Pandas soccer team faced their first opponents from Alberta this past Bears lose to T-Birds, fall to 2-3 on season weekend and were able to win both of their games to snap their four game losing streak. Zach Borutski he threw the ball well, he ran the favour. They beat the Calgary Dinos 2-0 on Friday, buoyed by goals from Kristin sports editor @zachsprettycool ball well, we’ve got to look at our Kopczynski was 10 of 15 for Livingstone and Madeline Smith-Ackerl, and repeated the feat on Sunday, defensive schemes to see if there’s a 109 yards before his injury, while beating the Lethbridge Pronghorns 3-0. The offensive outburst on the It was a cold day at Foote Field on Sat- way we can contain him a little bit Baker completed 20 of 33 for 207 weekend nearly matched the Pandas goal total from the entire season, urday, and the Golden Bears football better the next time we play them.” yards with two touchdowns in the and 2013 Canada West MVP Julia Ignacio also notched her second goal team had a start that matched the The Bears looked to gain a little air and one on the ground. Run- of the season in the win against the Pronghorns. The Pandas will stay at weather, allowing 21 consecutive momentum in the second quarter, ning back Ed Ilnicki turned in an- home for back-to-back games against the University of Northern British points to start the game, en route to but rookie quarterback Ben Kopc- other solid performance, rushing Columbia Heat this upcoming Saturday and Sunday. — Zach Borutski their third straight loss. zynski left the game with an injury for 92 yards on 18 attempts. The Bears looked tight to start after falling victim to a horse collar On UBC’s side of the ball, the game to say the least, amassing tackle from a UBC defender. His O’Conner spread the ball around to only 63 yards of total offence in the status remains up in the air for the his receiving core, with Will Wat- bears soccer first quarter, while surrendering 18 Bears Oct. 17 rematch against the son leading the receiving attack points. Thunderbirds. with a modest 54 yards on five re- The Thunderbirds built a 5-0 ceptions, but did most of him dam- lead early in the first quarter on a age on the ground, racking up 72 safety and a field goal, while hold- “We were flat at the yards on just two carries. Running ing the Bears at bay. Their first big beginning, we really back Brandon Deschampes rolled 4 - 1 score came in the form of an Alex didn’t give ourselves a for 88 yards on 16 carries. Morrison 20-yard touchdown re- Morris said the Bears would have ception. Running back Brandon chance to play today.” to make some adjustments if they Deschampes followed that up with a chris morris hoped to beat the Thunderbirds in 5 - 1 five-yard touchdown run to stretch golden bears football coach the back end of their home-and- the lead to 18-0. home series. Head coach Chris Morris spoke Fellow rookie Brad Baker stepped “We need to get a little bit more 3 - 0 about his team’s slow start, and how in and promptly shoveled a pass of a pass rush,” Morris said. it ultimately cost them the game. to running back Ed Ilnicki, who “If we let (O’Connor) sit back all The Bears soccer team continued their excellent play early this season, “I was shocked at how we came scampered six yards for a touch- day long and throw the ball it be- ending a rare three game week undefeated, tallying a win against the out,” Morris said. down, getting the Bears on the comes very difficult.” MacEwan Grif fins on Wednesday, and a pair of wins against the Winnipeg “We were flat at the beginning, we board and making the score 21-7. Morris also said his offence Wesmen on the weekend. The Bears handled the Griffins easily, winning really didn’t give ourselves a chance Baker said he was excited to get would need to be better. 4-1 on the back of two goals from midfielder Mohamed Teliani, netting to play today.” some game time. “We need to start moving the head coach Len Vickery his 200th career CIS win in the process. Many of the Bears defensive woes “On my behalf, it was exciting to ball offensively, it’s been a game The Bears then rolled over the Wesmen on the weekend with a 5-1 win were due to Thunderbirds quar- get in (the game),” Baker said. and a half where we haven’t done on Friday night, and a 3-0 win on Saturday evening. The Bears also sport terback Michael O’Connor, who “I’ve been waiting for an op- much,” Morris said. the two top scorers in Canada West so far this year, as Teliani leads the seemed to be able to pick apart his portunity to get into games, and I “We can make excuses for guys league with six goals, while Tolu Esan and Shamit Shome are both tied opponent’s defence at will, throw- found an opportunity and took it.” we’ve got hurt, but that doesn’t with other players with five. A rematch with MacEwan next week is up ing for 203 yards and two touch- The Bears couldn’t build off that change anything, and we need to next on the schedule, with the Bears looking to separate themselves downs while completing 21 of 32 however, as the Thunderbirds re- be more productive on the offen- from the Mount Royal Cougars for top spot in the Prairie Division. — passes. sponded with two field goals be- sive side of the ball.” Zach Borutski O’Connor, who transferred from fore Baker scored on a quarterback With the loss, the Bears fall out Penn State after red shirting in his sneak to make the score 27-14. of a four-way tie for second in Can- first year, showed the pedigree that O’Conner struck back with a touch- ada West, and into a tie for third had him ranked as the sixth best down pass of his own to Ben Cum- with the Saskatchewan Huskies. pandas rugby quarterback of ESPN’s entire 2014 mings to push their lead to 34-14 The Thunderbirds meanwhile, recruiting class. heading into the fourth quarter. move into a tie for second place Morris spoke about O’Connor’s Baker passed for his second with the Manitoba Bisons. success against his defence. touchdown of the day in the fourth, All teams will be off for the “You can’t leave him unaccounted a 15-yarder to Jimmy Ralph, but thanksgiving weekend, and the for, he’s a very good player,” Morris by then the game was well in Bears will be back at it against the said. UBC’s hands. The final ended up very same Thunderbirds, this time “He did a lot of things to us today, being 39-21 in the Thunderbirds’ at UBC, on Saturday, Oct. 17. 41 - 21

Making a promising rebound from their opening game loss to the Calgary Dinos, the defending Canada West Champions Panda’s Rugby celebrated a 41-21 win against the Lethbridge Pronghorns this past weekend. The Pandas started strong in the first half with an Amanda Smith try just three minutes in. Keeping the momentum going, the Pandas scored five tries in the first half, and were able to build a 27-7 lead going into the second half. The‘Horns mounted more pressure in the second half, with Lethbridge’s Kara Loewen scoring a try in the 42nd minute. However, the Panda’s con- tinued to play strong, racking another 3 tries to make the final score 41-21. The Pandas now head out to the West Coast to play the UBC Thunderbirds and Victoria Vikes Friday, Oct. 16 and Sunday, Oct. 18. — Alyssa Demers triumphant t-birds UBC rolled over the Bears this past weekend. joshua storie thegateway www.gtwy.ca Volume 106, Issue 11 sports 21 The wacky and weird in this year’s MLB

Zach Borutski loss season, many had the Astros the reliever had his hands around sports editor @zachsprettycool pegged to compete for a playoff Harper’s neck, a scene which will spot in 2016, but they shrugged off probably get played on an overhead Another year, another long and dif- the naysayers and got off to a blis- projector when Matt Williams get ficult MLB season draws to a close. tering start, led by Dallas Keuchel’s fired in the offseason. Worse still, And as always, there were a fair magnificent and mystifying beard Papelbon came into the game in share of surprising teams, players, powers and league-leading 20 the Nationals’ half of the inning, and incidents. The Gateway takes wins. Houston’s success comes and gave up five runs in an eventu- you through the year that was in with one of the stranger offences al 12-5 loss to his former team, the MLB. in recent memory, having a very basement dwelling Philadelphia A position player pitched to a low team batting average (.249) Phillies. pitcher in the American League: but a very high home run total Ichiro pitched: We had to wait The Oakland A’s had a tough sea- (230), while also ranking second in until the last game of the season son to be sure, so an 18-2 loss the MLB with 1378 strikeouts as a for this gem, but it was well worth wasn’t a surprise. When your team team. Second baseman Jose Altuve it. Considering the way the Marlins gives up 18 runs, a position player also became the shortest player season has gone, I’m surprised it pitching isn’t really a stretch ei- since Willie Keeler to have consec- didn’t happen sooner. Ichiro had ther, but what happened on Aug. utive 200 hit seasons. For those of actually pitched before, in the 16 between these two teams was you that are curious, Altuve is 5’6, Japanese all-star game in 1996. downright bizarre. Thanks to a while Keeler was 5’4. Apparently, this was something nine run fifth inning, the Orioles Jonathan Papelbon literally Ichiro wanted to do when he was HOME OPENER WEEKEND had built up a 16 run lead by the tries to kill Bryce Harper in the with the Yankees, but because the eighth inning, and the A’s had in- dugout: It was a tough year for Yankees are the Yankees, I can vs LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS serted first baseman Ike Davis into the Washington Nationals to say see why they would be hesitant to the game as a pitcher. On the other the least. Their status as top dogs bring in a position player to pitch, FRIDAY | 7:00 PM side of things, the Orioles decided in the NL East was usurped by this despite how good he says his slider SATURDAY | 2:00 PM to give literally all of their regular year version of the miracle Mets, is. Ichiro wasn’t just all talk how- CLARE DRAKE ARENA players a day off, so they forfeited and trading for noted rabble rouser ever, consistently hitting 88 MPH the Designated Hitter’s spot to al- and acknowledged consumer of with his fastball, and mixing in a low pitcher Jason Garcia to hit. clubhouse pornography Jonathan few of the aforementioned sliders, RALLY TOWEL NIGHT | friday What happened next was border- Papelbon didn’t help matters. Pa- even getting a swing and miss. As line comical, as the first baseman pelbon was supposed to bring sta- it stands now, Ichiro only needs 65 Free Rally Towel to the first 400 fans! Davis proceeded to walk the pitcher bility to a shaky bullpen that had to hits for 3000 on his career, and I Garcia on four consecutive pitches. rely on Casey Janssen far too much, would not be opposed to him being Despite the walk, Davis pitched but instead just decided to attempt both a pitcher and a position player a scoreless inning, and actually to beat up the team’s best player for next year, the way the Marlins are managed to strike out O’s second not running to first base after he going, he’d probably be one of their baseman Jonathan Schoop, as if his hit a pop up. After Harper returned better relievers anyway. outing wasn’t weird enough. to the dugout, him and Papelbon The Colorado Rockies finished The Astros were actually good: exchanged words, and before any- the year with a .420 winning per- Two years removed from a 111 one knew what was happening, centage: Enough said. seniors weekend vs UNBC TIMBERWOLVES SATURDAY | 12:00 PM SUNDAY | 12:00 PM FOOTE FIELD pandas soccer will recognize their graduating players on sunday. Most disappointing first overall picks

1. Patrik Stefan: The Atlanta goals in the first half of the 1997- iour of the Oakland Raiders. Now Thrashers took Stefan first overall 98 season, he was traded to Phila- that you’ve finished laughing, Rus- in 1999, ahead of the Sedin twins delphia. Daigle scored only 21 NHL sell is seriously considered one of who went second and third to the goals over the next five years, partly the biggest busts in NFL history. A Vancouver Canucks. He would play because he spent two years in Hol- Heisman trophy winner in 2006, @BearsandPandas six seasons of at least 59 games with lywood pursuing an acting career, the year before he was drafted first the Thrashers achieving a career which also failed. After playing overall, Russell came into the NFL high of just 14 goals and 40 points, for six NHL teams and never scor- with high expectations, and im- For advanced tickets and information set in the 2003-04 campaign. Ste- ing a playoff goal, he would spend mediately started letting everyone call 780.492.BEAR or 780.451.8000 fan does have one highlight that a few years in the Swiss pro league down. After three disappointing continues to appear in top ten reels before walking away from the game seasons to start his Raiders career, www.bears.ualberta.ca year after year, and it happens to in 2010. Perhaps what Daigle is Russell showed up to 2010 mini- be a fond memory for Oilers fans. best known for is stating, “I’m glad camp 30 pounds overweight, and While visiting Edmonton with the I got chosen first, because nobody was promptly cut. He hasn’t played Dallas Stars, Stefan found himself remembers number two,” who in in the NFL since. - Zach Borutski on a breakaway with an empty net. his case was none other than Nor- 5. Brien Taylor: It’s weird to The puck ended up bouncing over ris Trophy and Stanley Cup winner, think of the Yankees even having a his stick and into the corner, and Chris Pronger.- Dan Guild first overall pick, but that’s exactly the Oilers went back down the ice 3. Greg Oden: The story of Greg what they used to select Taylor in UofA and tied the game, cementing the Oden is a borderline heartbreaking the 1991 MLB draft. Taylor was an defining moment of Stefan’s - lack one. Once described as a “once in a electrifying high school prospect, luster career. His contract would decade player” by Steve Kerr, Oden often hitting 99 MPH with his fast- not be renewed at the end of that starred with the Ohio State Buck- ball, and in his final year of high Students season, and in the fall of 2007 he eyes before being selected by the school, he posted a 29-6 record retired from the game, just eight Portland Trail Blazers first overall with a 1.25 ERA, and 213 strike- years after he was drafted. - Dan in the 2007 NBA draft. What fol- outs in 88 innings. He looked to Guild lowed was an absolute cavalcade be a star, but in 1993, Taylor got get FREE 2. Alexandre Daigle: Cited as of injuries. Oden underwent five into a fistfight, and severely in- being the next Mario Lemieux af- different surgeries on both of his jured his should trying to throw ter an impressive junior career that knees, playing just 82 games in his a punch. Taylor ended up miss- admission to saw him average more than two five seasons with the Blazers orga- ing the 1994 season due to a torn points per game. Laval, Quebec na- nization. After being in 2012, Oden labrum, and when he came back, tive Alexandre Daigle was selected played 23 games in 2013-2014 with he wasn’t the same pitcher. He first overall in 1993 by the Ottawa the Miami Heat, before eventually lost most of the zip off his fastball, Conference Senators. At first, the Senators ap- moving to China to play for the Ji- and his pitch commanddeserted parent ‘tank’ the season prior for angsu Dragons. Apparently, his him completely. In his last season the chance to draft Daigle appeared goal is to return to the NBA for the with the Yankees organization in to pay off. His rookie campaign re- 2016-2017 season. - Zach Borutski 1997, Taylor pitched 16.1 innings Home Games sulted in 20 goals and 51 points, a 4. JaMarcus Russell: Stop me if at single A, posting an 0-5 record, *Valid ONEcard must be presented point total he would match twice you’ve heard this before: JaMarcus with 43 walks, and an 18.73 ERA but never pass. After just seven Russell was supposed to be the sav- in nine games. - Zach Borutski at the gate upon entry to the event. diversions 22 thegateway www.gtwy.ca October 7, 2015

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From far and wide by Kathy Hui Email [email protected] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Results will be posted online the following week! Twitter 14 15 16 @adairejean Across 42. Hybrid skiing, sledding sport 1. Heterogeneous green mixture 43. Set of probability outcomes 17 18 19 6. Respectful motion 44. Yucky 9. Leading actor of Mr. Robot 46. “_ would love __” 20 21 22 23 14. Lawful excuse 47. Popsicle verb 15. Their aliases (abbr.) 48. _____ Lama 16. Opposite of write 50. Williams or Zimmer’s album 24 25 26 17. The lion Hamlet 51. Big brother (abbr.) 18. Parry Sound’s hockey legend 52. Natural logs 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 19. Window, middle, or _____ 54. Pass through this city to access 20. National Park in Yukon Flowerpot Island, ON 22. Northwest passage explorer 59. Stored data 37 38 39 40 24. Companies’ yearly meeting (abbr.) 64. Buddhist state of being 26. America’s treasury (abbr.) 65. Murphy in Beverly Hills 41 42 27. London bank with Asian roots 66. Dodge 31. Quebec city known for snow 67. Silent “T”? 43 44 45 46 33. Green space (Fr.) 68. Ice bucket cause 37. Both hello & goodbye 69. One of the Chinese emperors 39. Brain to body connection 70. Southernmost part of Canada with 47 48 49 50 40. Aging photography tone 72 down 41. Ontario lake, also an ice cream 71. Common adverb 51 52 53 company 72. See 70 down

Down 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 1. First prov. with Medicare 33. Prov. with Green Gables 2. “Just _ ___’” 34. Academic science class (abbr.) 64 65 66 3. Hawaiian algae 35. Happens after Stanley Cups 4. Swedish pop group 36. Famous Trail on Nova Scotia 5. The People’s Princess 38. Depends on the beholder 67 68 69 6. Chinese steamed bun 40. Land’s opposite 7. “Lady finger” plant 42. Largest organ 70 71 72 8. Stretching and jogs 45. Fell in love with Davy Jones 9. Intended 48. German cathedral 10. Desert climate 49. Hass, for example (Fr.) 11. Scottish girl 51. Research money 12. Ultimatum word 53. Between hair and skull 13. Perceptive 54. Baking unit (abbr.) 21. Before the chicken, arguably 55. US state meaning “great river” 23. Take drugs 56. Indonesian island 25. Speed/speed of sound # 57. Balanced 27. Turkish referee, rhymes with optical 58. Truncated cone shaped chocolate company 60. “C’est l’_ ___” 28. Lake northwest of Edmonton 61. Fossilized carbon 29. You want this daily movement 62. Peasant or farm laborer 30. Rhythmic mantra 63. This word’s position 32. Armored slug

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