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JANUARY 2014 The Calgary FREE JOURNAL Reporting on the people, issues and events that shape our city For the love of Ramen A guide to the best ramen noodles in Calgary page 24 LOUBARDIAS IS BACK ‘Up to no good’ PROSTITUTION 2.0 Flames broadcaster Keeping up with Harry Why sex workers makes comeback as Potter’s Weasley twins have moved online colour commentator PAGE 12 PAGE 8 PAGE 28 THIS ISSUE JANUARY 2014 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF JENICA FOSTER PHOTO EDITORS PAULINE ZULUETA MICHELLE THOMAS DESIGN EDITOR RIAD KADRI FRONT OF BOOK EDITORS KYLE NAPIER COURTNEY TAYLOR Conquering Blues nights COPY EDITOR leukemia LINDSAY DOUGLAS Page 16 Page 18 CITY EDITORS COLIN MCHATTIE ALEXANDRA RABBITTE ASHELY ALCANTARA OPINION EDITOR ANNA BROOKS ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR JASMINE HAN Olympic James and PROFILE EDITOR hopeful Oliver Phelps DANIELLE SEMRAU Page 30 Page 12 LIVING & TRENDS EDITOR Top left photo by Michelle Thomas/CJ. Bottom left photo courtesy of bobteamhumphries.com. Top right photo by Michelle Thomas/CJ. Bottom right photo by Veronica Pocza/CJ. SHANNON GALLEY FOOD EDITOR City A&E sports DEVON JOLIE SPORTS EDITOR Call for equal engineering Subsidized studio Return of Loubardias COURTNEY URBANI Page 4 | The under-representation Page 14 | Plans for a new Calgary Page 28 | Flames broadcaster film facility of women in the industry returns as colour commentator for SUPERVISING EDITORS Scene support Sportsnet 960 JANICE PASKEY 59% Page 14 | Independent artists PH: (403) 440-8744 find more support in record stores (PRINT AND CITY HALL) Wage disparity than lucrative online markets between women SALLY HANEY January jams (ONLINE) Page 15 | and men in Calgary events listings FOR THE RECORD | Alberta Due to an editing error, a pull PRODUCTION & ADVERTISING TRENDS quote in the article “TVs behind BRAD SIMM Page 5 bars” from the December 2013 PH: (403) 440-6946 edition of the Calgary Journal Internship ethics ”Why don’t was misattributed to Calgary Police Services Administrative Page 6 | Examining the issues of they tell us in Staff Sgt. Jolayne Anderson. In unpaid work terms Pakistan how it fact, it was Supt. Richard Hinse The Calgary Journal who said putting TVs in holding reports on the people, issues ‘Hidden sex trade’ works here?” cells “has been 100 per cent and events that shape our city. It is produced by journalism students Page 8 | The hazards of sex work effective. Before we would have at Mount Royal University. moving online Page 22 four or five brawls a night and now we’re down to nil.” OPINION FOOD In some Dec. 2013 print issues, Wild Rose cleanse Ramen review a pg. 6 story about Carmel Page 10 | The effects of laxatives in Page 24| A cross-analysis of the Christians contained incorrect FOLLOW US ONLINE: @calgaryjournal information and was removed. popular diet pills Japanese dish facebook.com/CalgaryJournal Personal chef calgaryjournal.ca Page 26 | Chef Kat discusses cuisine Cover design by Riad Kadri CONTACT THE JOURNAL: as a form of therapy Cover photo by Pauline Zulueta [email protected] 2 J CALGARYJOURNALAN 2014 .CA THE FRONT Groupon of the Month: Keep yourself warm and happy while it is -25 C outside Laser hair removal 5 specialty coffees and what’s in them For $99 this Groupon gets its user six laser treat- ment sessions on an extra small, small, or me- 1.Tropical Coffee dium area at the Hair Free Laser Institute. Regular Gold rum, coffee, topped with whipped cream and price is $600. As of press day over 100 had been sugar as needed. purchased. Maybe being less hairy is on some Calgarians list of New Year’s resolutions? 2.Monte Cristo Kahlua, Grand Marnier and coffee topped with whipped cream. Sign of the Month: Finding love 3.Spanish Coffee Tia Maria, rum and coffee topped with whipped cream. 4. Chocolate Mint Coffee Peppermint schnapps, cream de cacao and coffee. Mint chocolate coffee is a Topped with whipped cream, chocolate shavings warm winter treat to enjoy and a mint leave for garnish. while you stay in or go out. PHOTO BY COURTNEY TAYLOR/CALGARY JOURNAL 5. Good ol’ Bailey’s and Coffee Maybe some single Calgarians will find Streeters: What is your favourite inside activity someone to warm their hearts during January’s cold weather. Or maybe not. when the weather is cold and miserable? PHOTO BY COURTNEY TAYLOR/CALGARY JOURNAL Fun dates in January January is usually known for being the most depressing month of the year, but there are a few fun dates to honour and celebrate that put some fun back into this month.www Jan. 6 – Cuddle up day. Perfect for when it’s -20 C and there is no desire to go outside. Find someone, or something to cuddle up with and keep warm today. “Watching T.V., especially now when it’s “Sleeping with my dogs.” – Dan Rodgers Jan. 8 – Bubble bath day. If you want to keep so cold out. As I get older, I get colder.” PHOTOS BY COURTNEY TAYLOR/CALGARY JOURNAL warm and get clean why not take a bubble – Stella Litterick bath? Fill the tub with hot water, pour in your favourite bubble bath and relax for a little while. Jan. 13 – Rubber duckie day. Made popular by Ernie’s song on Sesame Street, the rubber duckie is a tried and true bath time friend. To- day is the day to honour your rubber duckie. Jan. 21 – Send a hug day. Give lots of hugs, to your family, to your friends, hey why not a stranger or two? Jan. 27 – Chocolate cake day. The perfect day to stay inside and make a chocolate cake. Almost everybody loves chocolate cake so why not have a day to honour and celebrate it? “Curled up on the couch watching my “Eating hot Campbell’s Chunky soup.” favourite movie.” – Halie Parisien – Alex Kirby CALGARYJOURNAL.CA JAN 2014 3 CITY tive vice president of Western Access at Enbridge and the project lead on the Northern Gateway Calling for more women Pipelines Project. Post-secondary engineering programs offer an array of specialization options to students such as automotive design, aerospace engineering, in engineering architecture and nuclear engineering. And Engineers Canada said in 2012 that spe- Misconceptions about STEM careers discourage women cialized engineers are in demand as more baby boomer engineers retire. Camille Zimmer, a fourth-year civil engineering student at the University of Calgary, specializing in Energy and Environment, also says that while many people may think engineering is mostly a monotonous, solitary and office-confined job, there can be quite a bit of field work too. “It is actually quite a bit more team-based than I thought it would be. It does become important to be okay with associating and collaborating with men on a daily basis,” Zimmer says. Holder adds that positions of management and leadership are also possible areas of engineering. “You can become a teacher in a different way,” Holder says. Diversification Besides missed opportunities, Holder says wom- en are needed in STEM fields to generate diversity in the workplace. “The more diversity you have in an organiza- tion, the more creative you are. Therefore, the organization is more successful,” she says. Nasim agrees, saying that women may offer alternative viewpoints and a broader perspective. High school students test the ping-pong ball launchers they built at the Women in “You need that diversity around the table. Engineering Day at the University of Calgary’s Schulich School of Engineering. The event Women can bring a different set of solutions to will be held in May this year. PHOTO COURTESY OF DAVID MOLL problems that are really important when you’re trying to solve big, complex problems.” PAULINE ZULUETA Preconceived ideas Raising awareness [email protected] One of the reasons for the under-representation Nasim, Holder and Zimmer all agree that the key he under-representation of women in sci- of women in engineering is that there are mis- to increasing women’s interest in engineering is ence, technology, engineering or math- conceptions attached to the profession, Nasim to raise awareness and present examples of suc- ematics fields, commonly referred to as says. cessful engineers, especially at a young age. STEM, results in many missed opportuni- For many women, engineering is not typically Holder says: “I think there is a lack of exposure Tties for women, says Elena Nasim, former man- chosen as a career because it is not perceived as to (positive role models). I think the engineers ager of the Women’s Advancement Office in the the kind of profession that is meaningful and is who work, both male and female, are positive Schulich School of Engineering at the University able to contribute value to society, Nasim says. and very good role models. But I don’t think we of Calgary. But by not breaking these misconceptions, many are exposed to them enough at a younger age.” Careers in STEM fields are probably not the women may miss the opportunity to work on in- She says it is important to showcase positive first options for many women entering universi- novative engineering enterprises. role models for young people since they are at ty, but more should consider them, Nasim says. “It’s actually an extremely socially relevant field. a stage where they are developing opinions and “It’s a great career choice for a lot of reasons. You can have a huge, positive impact on soci- weighing options about their future careers. You can make a lot of money, it’s a good solid ety as an engineer if you want to,” Nasim says. Nasim says: “Our media does not represent career and you can be a leader in your society “Virtually everything that is in our lives has been women well in (science and engineering).

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