DOCSLIB.ORG

The Cord Weekly (October 1, 2008)

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
The Cord Weekly (October 1, 2008) The tie that binds since 1926 The Cord Weekly CANDIDATE MEETING THAI-LICIOUS FASHIONISTAS * Kitchener-Waterloo candidates speak The Cord samples Thai Sun's Looking at style stereotypes on campus, at of Social Work PAGE 4 Faculty ... cuisine PAGE 18 to bro PAGES 14-15 ... classy from hipster ... 1 Volume 49 Issue 8 WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 1, 2008 www.cordweekly.com Campus creatures Wilf's Laurier's pop-fan populous descended upon last Thursday for a night with Montreal's Creature that JEREMY TREMBLAY kind of smell you get proud of, NEWS EDITOR you're like 'this is my blood, sweat and tears and BO!'" said Cowbella. Montreal dance-rockers Creature Meanwhile, bandmate Kim Ho took Wilf's by storm last Thursday described the group's tour van as crowd night, enticing the to get up "a huge, rolling, moving hockey dance the on its feet and to the band's bag travelling across country." "When unique blend of '80s-influenced we do see people on ma- and cowbell. labels and take off in limos pop, rock, rap jor they "We'rereally about freedom, and and they've got hos with them," ex- "we're like 'Shit that's what we want to express mu- plained Cowßella, cooler than We're sically," said singer Cowßella. man, they're us. Despite the fact that the Wilf's leaving in a smelly van again.'" the that the show came at the endof group's Cowßella explains first cross-Canada tour for No Sleep band's mentality is focused fun and at All - its debut album which was on having encour- released in March - they deliv- aging others to do the same. and ered a high-energy show complete "Do what feels good what's with the danceable beats, catchy fun and stop caring what other banter that have think. We want lyrics and saucy people to pro- become the group's calling card. vide a non-judgemental environ- During its most recent tour, ment for people to come boogie." about half of the audiences Crea- Cowßella added that the band's ture played for were already famil- decisions are guided by the idea iar with the group's music, the band of freedom, including Crea- members explained. ture's creation of "Dance Like However, Creature still has No One's Watching - the 12-step which with some ground to cover be- Program," is included fore truly making the big time. their album and available on- "Across Canada was like 120 line as a series of YouTube clips. RYAN STEWART that hours in a van, and van got Laurier's crowd No at All. - Kim Ho ensured that Sleep MASH guitarist got - THE MONSTER Creature funky let me tell you! It was the SEE CREATURE, PAGE 27 Campus club accused ofunfair treatment I think is absolutely fair," said Le auditioned for in Laurier Musical Theatre's new Shermeen a blind Laurier student who a part Khan, Fevre. treated the club the audition and callback "LMT was making concessions musical, is unhappy with the way she was by during process they thought were doing some- thing good, whereas [Khan] took it a callback. On else do their auditions?' as a bit of an which the exact being given Sunday, everyone insult, again is a JEREMY TREMBLAY saw as being opposite. be and dis- she was told she would not were like, 'well do miscommunication," he added. NEWS EDITOR From both sides that I've given they they there a role. them at the front of the room.' So I Kory Preston, of Grand cussed with, I really think that producer felt both Khan that she mem- said I'd like to do auditionwhere Hotel, said that Khanwas not asked student intentions on explains my A disagreement between a were good of LMT her else their audi- attend said Colin Le Fevre, WLUSU bers began treating un- everyone was doing to callbacks because the and Laurier Musical Theatre (LMT) sides," when she first went in for her tion," she committee felt it would has of the fairly explained. production gone to the President president. In interview with Vie was first audition. an be unfair to her to audition Le Fevre explains he Cord, expect Wilfrid Laurier University Students' When she entered Arts Khan said her stemmed she of the situation on IEI, frustration when couldn't be provided Union (WLUSU) office after alle- made aware took she from where auditions place, not getting the same opportu- with the same materials as the oth- gations of discrimination affected Monday evening. Khan auditioned was told she could do her audition nity to audition for a part that other ers because of the lack of the Shermeen Last Thursday, group's audition process of where she was in students in LMT's upcoming pro- from standing, were given, rather than resources. Khan, who is blind andrequires the for a part the doors. did Hotel. front of the fact that she not a duction of Grand get part. assistance of a guide dog. that kind "I think informed she would "I thought was of awk- that she wanted to be She was then "In terms of what LMT thought so I was like where does treated without ward, 'OK, - considered for a part like everybody else, which SEE LMT, PAGE 2 was being accommodating [Khan] be News ■ THE CORD 2 WEDNESDAYOCTOBER 1,2008 WEEKLY The Cord Weekly - Vie tie that binds since 1926 - Future WLUSU elections phone: (519) 884-1970 ext. 3564 fax: (519)883-0873 email: [email protected] The Cord Weekly 75 University Avenue West Waterloo, Ontario to be Board N2L 3C5 regulated by WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 1, 2008 VOLUME 49 ISSUE 8 At a 26 directors voted to remove elections from the control Next Issue: October 8 September Board meeting, president's QUOTE OF THE WEEK should following an elections committee recommendation; change give a greater voice to students "I'm a fucking mutt." Editor - Graphics Julie Marion on hermixed ethnicity clear-cut REBECCA VASLUIANU the Chief Returning Officer (CRO) it already and it's been unofficially pretty idea that elections NEWS EDITOR moved.... should be under the - a to oversee board," said WORD OF THE WEEK position designated already - deter- Lockhart. the conduct of elections report- "[Elections are] how we Turophile - A connoisseur of cheese; a cheese fancier. of the who will students With the At last Friday's Wilfrid Laurier Uni- ing to the chair on behalf mine represent changes made, Bac- the how chus lists his versity Students' Union (WLUSU) Board as opposed to the WLUSU in next year, it's students new duties as "taking CONTRIBUTORS determine how be all of the and Board ofDirectors (BOD) meeting, president, as in previous years. they'll repre- policies procedures Michelle Attard Andrei Kushton- voted thatthe sented in the that the Board is Kovacsik fipni* it was responsibility next currently writing Amber Cordeiro Tieja MueLaughlin Given* Dilkie Natasha Curtis Matlock Trevor Schicdel that and of electionsbe moved from the Of- "THE PRESIDENT IS USUALLY INSANELY year, and type making sure they're enforced, Anne Donahue Lesley Mcßwnn Mara Silvestrl Luke Dotto Andrea Millet AmandaSteiner fice of the President the of with the CRO to Ashley Doodnauth Don Morgenson Wade Thompson to Board. responsibil- working make Keren Gottfried Taryn Orwcn-I'arrisli Greg Whitfield BUSY WITH OTHER JOBS, AND THE Kevin Hatch JenniferHae Nicole Wray The seems fit that elections motion was raised by Direc- ity to sure during those YusufKidwai JonathanRivard Board has more people, more better with rules and tor Michael Lockhart, who is also a lot regulations are followed Elections Re- student and communicated STAFF chair of the Policy repre- properly to RESOURCES AT ITS DISPOSAL TO FOCUS view Committee. sentatives," stated candidates." ON GOVERNANCE." of notice JUST Bacchus. One of the main Copy Editing Manager Meredith Barrett He requested a wave to improvements Copy Editors Caitlin Henderson allow the issue to be raisedwithout Another Bacchus noted was that the Ariel Kroon prob- presi- Gina MacDonald theregular advanced notice dueto - Michael Lockhart, Director lem with the dent will not have any role in IT Manager Kayleigh Leßlanc Distribution Manager Nicole Weber the issue's his or her successor. urgency. previous system choosing of the noted Lockhart on last "After the last meeting by "Drawing year's expe- elections committee it was de- Bacchus noted that the change was the amount of engagements rience, a lot of [who] next year's that needed Board he had the around elec- would cided we input was not unexpected, as facing president president would have been * li ADMINISTRATION and we needed to have it ratified discussed it with WLUSU Presi- tion time. have come on the shoulder of the President Sacks before dent Colin after "The in- Greg at least in principle we Le Fevre releasing president is usually current president and that's not VP: Advertising Angela Foster VP: Brantford Gibson could Lockhart the end of the with other and fair... I think this Holly go any further," a report at summer sanely busy jobs just gives us one Chair ofthe Board Bryn Ossington the alteration be the Board has more more more in sure that Vice Chair Janice Lee explained. recommending people, step making Board of Directors BrendanMcGill Asif made. fo- According to BOD Chair resources at its disposal to elections maintain a high sense of Luay Salmon it's he added. Bacchus, the change will result in "Colin and I have talked about cus just on governance, so a integrity," ADVERTISING All should be directed advertising inquiries to VP: Advertising Angela Foster at 884-0710, ext.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Showcase PEI 2010: Delegate & Artist Guide
    Showcase PEI 2010: Delegate & Artist Guide International Delegates: The United Kingdom Graham Anderson Newcastle-upon-Tyne www.jumpinhot.com Graham Anderson is the Co-Director and Head Programmer of Northern Roots (Jumpin’ Hot Club). Northern Roots, a company with charitable status, is one of the UK's premier promoters of all kinds of roots music. Based in Newcastle Upon Tyne, it specializes in country, singer songwriter, soul, folk, blues, rock and roll, and reggae. The organization was formed in 1985 as an acoustic music club & is celebrating its 25th anniversary in early December. As well as promoting over 70 concerts a year, the club also programs “The SummerTyne Fest Outdoor Stage”, which is part of the Americana Weekender, The Evolution Festival Ballast Hill stage, and the Boss Sounds Reggae Festival. The club operates out of a number of venues in and around Newcastle and Gateshead, including The Cluny, Cluny2 Theatre, Gateshead Town Hall, Live Theatre, and The Studio in Live T. Graham Anderson is also a musician. Ro Cemm Line of Best Fit End of the Road Festival: www.endoftheroadfestival.com Oh! Canada: www.thelineofbestfit.com/tag/oh-canada Canadian Blast: www.canadianblast.com Ro Cemm is one of the team members behind the award winning End of The Road Festival in the UK. The festival has been supportive of new Canadian talent over the last 5 years and this year has 12 Canadian acts performing. End of the Road also have a record label (End of the Road Records), and have released records by Woodpigeon, Charlie Parr, The Low Anthem and The Young Republic.
    [Show full text]
  • Apollo Ghosts Caribou / Babe Rainbow / Ryan Walter Wagner / the New Pornographers / Sxsw / Bison B.C
    FREE! MAY 2010 // THAT EAZY-DUZ-IT MAGAZINE FROM CiTR 101.9 FM // SUPPORTING VANCOUVER'S INDEPENDENT MUSIC COMMUNITY FOR OVER 25 YEARS APOLLO GHOSTS CARIBOU / BABE RAINBOW / RYAN WALTER WAGNER / THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS / SXSW / BISON B.C. / HOW TO BE A DJ PT. 2 EDITOR EDITOR'S NOTE Jordie Yow ART DIRECTOR Dear Discorder: Lindsey Hampton With spring just around the corner, this is time to Now, getting back to this issue: We've got some of make plans for summer. This is the time of year when Vancouver's heaviest hitters talking to us: Carl Newman PRODUCTION MANAGER all the planning for local festivals and concerts are hap- from the New Pornographers dropped Dan Fumano a line Debby Reis pening and I have a challenge for them. Over the last few to chat about his new album on page 14, James Farwell COPY EDITORS years members of Discorder and CiTR have been playing from Bison B.C., who's music is heavy in a different sense Alison Atkinson, Liz Brant, Debby a number of friendly softball games against groups like of the word, discusses the maturation of their music with Reis, Miné Salkin Megaphone, Adbusters and CBC Radio 3. This year we Scott Lyon on page 18, Polaris award winner Dan Snaith would like to extend the challenge to the entire Vancouver of Caribou talked with our Jackie Wong about his newest AD MANAGER music community. This is a personal challenge, but it is on endeavour on page 12, Sancho McCann met with some David Stansfield behalf of Discorder and CiTR.
    [Show full text]
  • Fos Tering Emer Ging Artists and Musica L Diversity
    ANNUAL REPORT 11 20 - 10 20 OR CT FOSTERING EMERGING ARTISTS FA AND MUSICAL DIVERSITY TABLE OF CONTENTS ANNUAL REPORT - FOR THE FISCAL PERIOD COVERING APRIL 1, 2010 - MARCH 31, 2011 4 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR 5 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEO 7 WHO WE ARE 8 NATURE OF FACTOR FUNDING 8 OVERVIEW OF 2010-2011 9 CULTURAL DIVERSITY 12 PROGRAMS 22 AWARDS 29 CERTIFICATIONS 31 BOARD OF DIRECTORS 32 FACTOR STAFF 33 NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD 34 CONTRIBUTING RADIO BROADCASTERS 35 REQUESTS AND COMMITMENTS BY PROGRAM 36 APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED AND APPROVED BY PROVINCE 37 APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED AND APPROVED BY MUSICAL GENRE 38 PROJECT EVALUATION PROCESS 39 JURORS 40 FINANCIAL RESULTS 41 PROJECT REQUESTS AND FUNDING COMMITMENTS FOR 2010 - 2011 41 OUTSTANDING COMMITMENTS AS OF MARCH 31, 2011 42 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS We acknowledge the financial support of the Government through the Canada Music Fund. We also acknowledge the financial support provided by Canada’s Private Radio Broadcasters. Vancouver-based Hannah Georgas began receiving FACTOR funding in 2008 with an Artist Demo Grant and a FACTOR Loan. Hannah’s most recent release This Is Good received support through the Emerging Artist program. The album has sold over 11,000 copies in Canada and FAC- TOR has continued to support the release with marketing and promotion, video, showcase and tour funding. “FACTOR HAS OPENED UP SO MANY DOORS FOR ME AND HAS HELPED MY MUSICAL CAREER GROW SIGNIFICANTLY. WITHOUT THEIR SUPPORT I WOuldn’T BE WHERE I AM TODAY. FACTOR IS VItaL FOR ASPIRING ARTISTS IN THIS DAY AND AGE AND FOR SUPPORTING CANADIAN CULTURe.” HANNAH GEORGAS 3 MESSAGE FROM CHAIR This is my last message to you as Chair of FACTOR.
    [Show full text]
  • 34825871.Pdf
    A Welcome Welcome to the 20th annual SummerWorks Theatre Festival. Toronto’s Indie Theatre and Arts Festival. Over the past three years, SummerWorks has evolved from an indie-theatre festival to an indie-arts festival. I believe that it’s important to continue to explore the necessity and relevance of the theatrical form: how can it contribute, reflect and parallel the world we’re living in? I became interested in what happens to the form when directly paralleled with other forms. Call it a social experi- ment, if you will – a laboratory on relevance and learning. Where do our forms intersect, and how can we use this to our advantage? We’ve been really excited by the results of this evolution, and this year’s Festival continues to build on these principles. Our Theatre line-up is very exciting. The work is strong, diverse, and brave. We also welcome four very impressive shows from outside Ontario in our National Series. See them all if you can. You won’t be disappointed. What are the ingredients that enable certain musicians to fill rooms and create that rare, emotional electricity? There are some obvious answers like: alcohol and rowdy behaviour – but there are also layers to this question that are connected to the visceral nature of the form. This year’s Music Series is the best yet. I hope you’ll take it in. The new Performance Bar brings three different art forms together on the same stage nightly over the course of the Festival. The glue? The National Theatre of the World.
    [Show full text]
  • Corpus Antville
    Corpus Epistemológico da Investigação Vídeos musicais referenciados pela comunidade Antville entre Junho de 2006 e Junho de 2011 no blogue homónimo www.videos.antville.org Data Título do post 01‐06‐2006 videos at multiple speeds? 01‐06‐2006 music videos based on cars? 01‐06‐2006 can anyone tell me videos with machine guns? 01‐06‐2006 Muse "Supermassive Black Hole" (Dir: Floria Sigismondi) 01‐06‐2006 Skye ‐ "What's Wrong With Me" 01‐06‐2006 Madison "Radiate". Directed by Erin Levendorf 01‐06‐2006 PANASONIC “SHARE THE AIR†VIDEO CONTEST 01‐06‐2006 Number of times 'panasonic' mentioned in last post 01‐06‐2006 Please Panasonic 01‐06‐2006 Paul Oakenfold "FASTER KILL FASTER PUSSYCAT" : Dir. Jake Nava 01‐06‐2006 Presets "Down Down Down" : Dir. Presets + Kim Greenway 01‐06‐2006 Lansing‐Dreiden "A Line You Can Cross" : Dir. 01‐06‐2006 SnowPatrol "You're All I Have" : Dir. 01‐06‐2006 Wolfmother "White Unicorn" : Dir. Kris Moyes? 01‐06‐2006 Fiona Apple ‐ Across The Universe ‐ Director ‐ Paul Thomas Anderson. 02‐06‐2006 Ayumi Hamasaki ‐ Real Me ‐ Director: Ukon Kamimura 02‐06‐2006 They Might Be Giants ‐ "Dallas" d. Asterisk 02‐06‐2006 Bersuit Vergarabat "Sencillamente" 02‐06‐2006 Lily Allen ‐ LDN (epk promo) directed by Ben & Greg 02‐06‐2006 Jamie T 'Sheila' directed by Nima Nourizadeh 02‐06‐2006 Farben Lehre ''Terrorystan'', Director: Marek Gluziñski 02‐06‐2006 Chris And The Other Girls ‐ Lullaby (director: Christian Pitschl, camera: Federico Salvalaio) 02‐06‐2006 Megan Mullins ''Ain't What It Used To Be'' 02‐06‐2006 Mr.
    [Show full text]
  • October 16, 2008
    www.TheReflector.ca FREE October 16, 2008 Sensing, thinking, learning, emotion, consciousness, voluntary movement Incoming, outgoing signals Emotion, aggression Information transfer Hunger, thirst, temperature control Learning, memory Movement, balance Simple reflexes Breathing, circulation Sleep, arousal …See pg. 8 Harper wins Calgary Splitting Peas Local boarding another zombies turn ain’t what it company ready Arts News Conservative downtown into used to be to hit the minority ‘dead mile’ Sports slopes Features 2 7 11 17 Photo by Rachel Maclean After winning 143 seats and a minority government, Prime Minister Stephen Harper gives his victory speech to a crowd at the Telus Convention Centre. Below: Mount Royal College policy studies student Josh Traptow shows his support for the Conservatives. NEWS EDITOR: Alan Mattson [email protected] Same as the old boss October 16, 2008 Calgary students support Harper’s new government by Rachel Maclean now works as a car salesman. He has been a “blue-hearted” The Reflector (The Conservative supporter since As the votes rolled in he started following politics, Conservatives) on election night across and believes they offer good BRIEFS Canada, an anxious group of long-term solutions. encourage you Conservative party supporters “When you’re in your career to get involved, held their breath at the Telus and making money, they are ith just a few Convention Centre on Oct. 14 to the obvious choice,” said and your opin- Wweeks to go in the see if their party would clinch a Jackson. “I work for everything American election, polls majority. that I have and I don’t need the ions are heard.
    [Show full text]
  • 2010 Long List
    For Immediate release Toronto, ON (June 17, 2010) The Polaris Music Prize Long List was revealed today by Steve Jordan, Prize Founder and Executive Director. This year marks the fifth anniversary of the prize, which awards $20,00 to the best full-length Canadian album, judged solely on artistic merit, without regard to genre or record sales. This is the second year Polaris has made the Long List public. The Long List consists of the top 40 full- length Canadian records released from June 1, 2009 to May 31, 2010, according to an initial vote by the 198 members of the Polaris Music Prize jury. The jury consists of music journalists, broadcasters and bloggers from across Canada. No music industry personnel with direct financial relationships with artists vote for Polaris. “This year we are experiencing a growing excitement for the Long List. To see why one need only study the breadth and quality of the various records on this year’s edition,” said Jordan. Jordan also announced that the Long List is once again being presented by the Canada Council for the Arts. The Head of the Council’s Music Section, Russell Kelley, said "the Polaris Prize is given to the best album of the year based solely on artistic merit, a key criteria the Canada Council for the Arts uses in its decisions in funding the arts. Given this connection, it is a natural fit for the Council to support the Polaris Long List." The Polaris Jury will now vote on the Long List titles to determine the 10 album Polaris Music Prize Short List which will be revealed July 6 at the Drake Hotel in Toronto and broadcast live across Canada and the U.S.
    [Show full text]
  • Liberated Punks Accelerate China’S Musical Evolution
    About blogs Just another WordPress weblog Liberated Punks Accelerate China’s Musical Evolution From Pigface and Ministry to PiL and Killing Joke, drummer Martin Atkins has pounded the skins for some very loud punks. But he didn't realize that China's underground sound would throw him into a time machine and dial it back to the '70s and '80s, when bands were pushing the envelope on conventional rock and not really caring how you felt about it. Atkins shot 80 hours of video from his 2006 trip into Asia's 21st century powerhouse, and chopped it down into the recently released documentary Sixteen Days in China . Listening Post caught up with him to talk about China's greatest bands you've never heard and more. Wired.com: How did your experiences with Ministry and your other bands match up to the scene you witnessed in China? Martin Atkins: I think time and location has more relevance, like London in 1977, New York in 1980 or maybe Chicago 1989. These were cities that had exploding scenes that I managed to be a small part of. Add to that some entrepreneurial what-the-fuck-ness, and there you go! The backdrop is different, but the immersion, the focus on just the music and attitude feels like a definite ripple from those times. It doesn't feel strategized in a careerist way. The guys in D-22, who now have a label called Maybe Mars, and their venue reminded me of the vibe of CBGB's. While I was over there, I saw the club on CNN, and that rang a bell for me.
    [Show full text]
  • HAI Ukbamy MAGAZINE Ftomcnf
    HAI UkbAMY MAGAZINE fTOMCNF savelO% on on-air ads v/hen you buy an advertisement 121 13ISCORJOER on-air ads are as Cheap as $10 each for more info: eitrmgr@»ms.\ibe.e» 604.822.1242 CO>0 Slllyl PM THE BEST DEALS IN TOWN FOR A MEASLY 15 BUCKS. Anti-Social Skate Shop The Bike Kitchen Hitz Boutique Puncture Haus Scratch Records ami Gallery UBC, AMS, 6138 Student Union 316 W. Cordova 2228 Broadway E. 726 Richards St. 2425 Main St. Blvd. 604-662-3334 604-708-8100 604-687-6355 684-708-5678 604-822-BIKE The Kiss Store Red Cat Records Slickity Jim's Chat and Burcu's Angels 2512 Watson St. 4307 Main St. Chew 2016 Commercial Dr. 2535 Main St. 604-675-9972 604-708-9422 2513 Main St. 604-253-7453 604-874-9773 604^73-6760 Lucky's Comics The Regional Assembly Beat Street Records The Eatery 1 3972 Main St. of Text' Spartacus Books 439 W.Hastings St. 3431 W.Broadway 604-875-9858 3934 Main St. 319 W.Hastings 604-683-3344 604-738-5298 604^77-2247 604-688-6138 Magpie Magazin 1319 Commercial Dr. R/X Comics Vinyl Records 604-253-6666 2418 Main St. 319 Hastings St. West 604454-5099 604-488-1234 i People's Co-op Bookstore 1391 Commercial Dr. 604-253-6442 www.citr.ca/frlends A Friends of CiTR Card scores you sweet deals at Vancouver's finest small merchants and supports CiTR 101.9 FM. Show it when you shop! 2 March 2008 TVIfcRCH editor's notes Editor Regulars Dreams are a necessity to life.
    [Show full text]
  • CULTURAL THEORY, POPULAR MUSIC, and the CANADIAN STATE by JOSEPH LEIGH TERRY B.S., University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 2000 M.A., University of Georgia, 2004
    POLICY FOR CULTURE’S SAKE? CULTURAL THEORY, POPULAR MUSIC, AND THE CANADIAN STATE by JOSEPH LEIGH TERRY B.S., University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 2000 M.A., University of Georgia, 2004 A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School of the University of Colorado in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Journalism and Mass Communication 2013 This dissertation entitled: Policy for Culture’s Sake? Cultural Theory, Popular Music, and the Canadian State written by Joseph Leigh Terry has been approved for Journalism and Mass Communication Dr. Andrew Calabrese Dr. Janice Peck Date The final copy of this thesis has been examined by the signatories, and we Find that both the content and the form meet acceptable presentation standards Of scholarly work in the above mentioned discipline. IRB protocol # ____________________0507.11 iii Terry, Joseph Leigh (Ph.D., Journalism and Mass Communication) Policy for Culture’s Sake? Cultural Theory, Popular Music, and the Canadian State Dissertation directed by Professor Andrew Calabrese At the conclusion of his seminal essay, “Culture is Ordinary,” cultural theorist Raymond Williams intones that “the ordinary people should govern; that culture and education are ordinary; that there are no masses to save, to capture, or to direct.” Williams’s passage captures the heart of his intellectual project and the central conflict in the development of cultural policy: the hierarchical separation of culture seen as a “whole way of life” and as “arts and learning.” Within cultural policy, this split is constructed at times as the democratization of culture (culture as civilizing) or cultural democracy (better access to the means of cultural production and distribution).
    [Show full text]
  • A-TEAM WINS ANNUAL WHITEMUD CREEK CROSSING CONTEST, Page 3
    HOW TO ... SKATE BEGINS OCT. 10 THE Please recycle this Thursday, October 4, 2012 newspaper when you are NAIT Volume 50, Issue 6 finished with it. YOUR STUDENTNUGGET NEWSPAPER FOR 50 YEARS, EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA BUILDING BRIDGES A-TEAM WINS ANNUAL WHITEMUD CREEK CROSSING CONTEST, Page 3 Photo by Fletcher O’Grady A contestant hits the drink in Whitemud Creek on Saturday Sept. 29 as he attempts to build a bridge with his team. 2 The Nugget Thursday, October 4, 2012 NEWS&FEATURES Students staying at home By CONNOR CORSARO Assistant Issues Editor You know what they say, home is where the heart is – even if it means you have to commute an hour every day to get to school. According to recent Canadian census data, I’m not the only young adult who thinks this way. More and more Canadian young adults are living at home for longer. According to results, approximately 43.2 per cent of people between the age of 20 and 29 are still living at home. It’s all part of what Mary Anne Murphy, a UBC professor, calls part of “delayed adulthood.” Compared to even 20 years ago, more people Photo by Jesse Kushneryk are going to school for longer in pursuit of a career. OUR CITY Typically, while going to school it is easier to live at City artist Samantha Williams-Chapelsky puts some finishing touches on her participatory painting, which she home than to have to pay rent every month and buy showed at the Alberta Culture Days party on Friday Sept.
    [Show full text]
  • Trudeau Government's Climate Announcement Puts Federal Grits on Spring Election Footing, Say Political Players
    pp. 17-21 The Hill Times’ 100 Best Books in 2020 & more The Hill Times’ next issue is Jan. 11, 2021, but we’ll be online until then. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year, to all! THIRTY-SECOND YEAR, NO. 1790 CANADA’S POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT NEWSPAPER MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2020 $5.00 News News News Kenney’s ‘All my life, I’ve political woes Trudeau government’s been a leader’: and Maverick Perry Bellegarde Party could put at climate announcement on leaving the least four Alberta AFN, and what ridings in play comes next in the next puts federal Grits on federal election, BY PETER MAZEREEUW ssembly of First Nations say veteran AChief Perry Bellegarde says spring election footing, he hasn’t decided on his next political players steps after he leaves the AFN in July—but leadership is on his mind. BY ABBAS RANA Mr. Bellegarde spoke with say political players The Hill Times last week about lberta Premier Jason Ken- his time leading the AFN, which Aney’s unpopularity and the upstart right-of-centre Maverick ‘It’s a major plank in our platform, and it’s a plan that I can tell that the Continued on page 27 Party running candidates in the Liberal caucus is very proud of,’ says Liberal MP Francis Scarpaleggia. Continued on page 4 Prime News Minister Justin Trudeau Pitch to ‘build News announced a $15-billion back better’ plan to reduce Amid ongoing greenhouse gas emissions carries broad ethics along with several other partisan appeal, investigation ministers on Dec. 11. The say experts against Ratansi, Hill Times photograph by BY PALAK MANGAT some Liberals Andrew Meade he call to “build back better” eyeing coveted Tthat the Liberals have latched onto carries a “seductive” appeal nomination in for all federal parties as they plan for the next election campaign, Publications Mail Agreement #40068926 Don Valley East say politicos and experts, who expect the pandemic to frame for next election politicians’ messaging.
    [Show full text]