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NEWS EDITOR: VIVIAN BELIK SENIOR EDITOR: LEIGHTON KLASSEN NEWS EDITOR: DEREK LESCHASIN UNITER STAFF UNITER NEWS E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] Managing Editor » Jo Snyder 01 [email protected]

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NEWS EDITOR » Vivian Belik Donʼt Ditch Your Old Computer, “E-Waste” is Preventable 03 [email protected]

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HUMOUR EDITOR » Matt Cohen 12 [email protected] 13 PHOTO EDITOR » Wade Andrew [email protected] photo by: Jo Snyder 14 LISTINGS COORDINATOR » Nick Weigeldt [email protected] Whitney Light encompass safe recycling and disposal of the environment. A poll conducted by COPY & STYLE EDITOR » Beat Reporter 15 Melody Rogan [email protected] computers that have reached the end of the POLLARA in March 2005 reported that line. The WRAPP money will go in part 88 percent of Canadians are willing to DISTRIBUTION MANAGER » 16 towards purchasing a weigh scale, to weigh spend more for consumer electronics that Scott McArthur t’s a new year, and maybe you’ve decided and charge for donations appropriately, are energy effi cient, produce less waste, and PRODUCTION MANAGER » and a baler, to shrink and bale plastic parts are made of recycled materials. 17 Sebastian Podsiadlo it’s time for a new computer. But what do making them less costly to transport. In Alberta, the Electronic Recycling [email protected] “To recycle 100 percent, Association, a not-for-profi t private ADVERTISING MANAGER you do with the old one? It’s not broken, transportation costs are 95 percent of our organization, has taken computer recycling » Ted Turner [email protected] I costs,” said Kerr. While the organization one step further by shipping good yet 18 786-9779 really. Whatever you do, don’t take it to the dump. tries to use local plastics and metals unwanted computers to third-world recyclers as much as possible, parts that countries. For people in those places it Used computers are part of the contain harmful heavy materials such might cost $500 to buy a new computer, THIS WEEKS CONTRIBUTORS growing amount of e-waste that includes as lead, cadmium, and mercury must said Paduh, whereas the ERA can supply

Macho Philipovich, Jonathan Davis, Nathan Laser, everything from phones and TVs to fax be shipped them for $5 a piece. Matthew J. Mulaire, Ben Snakepit, Ben machines and monitors. With the rapid to qualifi ed “People always Macphee-Sigurdson, Iain Ramsay, Kenton Smith, advances taking place in the electronics recyclers in ”The only reason we have this want the newest thing. Ksenia Prints, Brett Hopper, Sarah Hauch, Josh Boulding, Daniel Falloon, Thomas Asselin, and information technology industries, the Montreal. industry is because Canada People can be very Tiffany Bartel, William O’ Donnel, Avi lifespan of equipment is getting shorter Currently, inconsiderate of others Braemer, Jesso Puddleduck, Shane Gibson, Matt and dealing with these not-so-dusty techno the province is rich. In the third world, and the environment,” Urban dinosaurs is becoming a pressing concern. has no policy computer recycling doesn’t said Boyan Paduh, Environment Canada studies show or plan in place Director of the The Uniter is the offi cial student newspaper of the University exist.” - Boyan Paduh, Director of Winnipeg and is published by the University of Winnipeg Canadians are generating over 140,000 to raise the Electronic Recycling Students’ Association. The Uniter is editorially autonomous and the opinions expressed within do not necessarily refl ect tonnes of e-waste each year. funds necessary of the Electronic Recycling Association (ERA) those of the UWSA. The Uniter is a member of the Canadian University Press and Campus Plus Media Services. Fortunately, business, government, to deal with in Alberta. “You’d and community organizations are banding electronics Association be surprised by the SUBMISSION OF ARTICLES, LETTERS, PHOTOS AND GRAPHICS ARE WELCOME Articles should be submitted together to recycle as much as possible recycling. type of stuff you fi nd in text or Microsoft Word format to uniter@uwinnipeg. ca. Deadline for submissions is noon Friday (contact and dispose of the rest in environmentally- However, a in Canadian and the section’s editor for more information). Deadline for friendly ways. discussion paper by Green Manitoba American landfi lls.” advertisements is noon Friday, six days prior to publication. The Uniter reserves the right to refuse to print submitted One of the largest computer recycling Eco Solutions on the development of “The only reason we have this material. The Uniter will not print submissions that are homophobic, misogynistic, racist or libelous. We also organizations in Manitoba is Computers for an e-waste stewardship program was industry is because Canada is rich,” said reserve the right to edit for length or style. Schools, a national, federal government-led released in October 2005 and followed by Paduh. “In the third world, computer program, which collects and refurbishes a consultation with industry stakeholders recycling doesn’t exist.” CONTACT US » donations of used computer equipment for to determine the best way to deal with the It appears, however, that IT General Inquiries: 204.786.9790 use in public schools and libraries. On Dec. e-waste issue. Plans are moving forward manufacturers are becoming aware of Advertising: 204.786.9779 Editors: 204.786.9497 22, Provincial Conservation Minister Stan across Canada to manage e-waste on a the e-waste issue. Electronic Product Fax: 204.783.7080 Struthers announced that the not-for-profi t provincial basis. Stewardship Canada (EPS) has the Email: [email protected] organization would receive a grant of In Alberta in February 2005, the membership of 18 consumer electronics LOCATION » $24,900 from the Manitoba government’s province began collecting a fee, ranging and IT manufacturers and is developing a Room ORM14 Waste Reduction and Pollution Prevention from $5 to $45, on electronics at point-of- national electronics end-of-life program. University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue Fund to manage school computer waste in purchase to fund recycling and disposal EPS anticipates that a handling fee for Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9 an environmentally responsible way. efforts. Policy Analyst for Manitoba electronics products will be embedded in Karen Kerr, Executive Director of Conservation Rod McCormick said that the price of products, collected nationally, The Graffi ti Gallery Presents “Archives” An exhibit Featuring Computers for Schools, said that when Manitoba will not necessarily follow suit, and redistributed to provincial and regional documentation of Canadian Graffi ti by railway workers it began 12 years ago, the program was though the effects of the policy in Alberta organizations. and graffi ti writers. Opening night January 26th 8-pm till 12am. Musical Performance by DJ Brace. Exhibit on display believed to be alleviating waste from so far have been positive. “We want to see “I think manufacturers are starting till March 20th.The works are enlarged photographs taken landfi lls by re-deploying equipment to an industry-led solution, and that will entail to jump on board” the e-waste issue, said by local graffi ti writers and Railway workers of graffi ti that other organizations. “What wasn’t thought some costs.” Kerr. “But over the next ten years, it will no longer exists. The pieces only exist now in the pho- tographs. Some of the photos were taken in early 1990s out was the fact that (the computers) are Most Canadians, it seems, will get worse before it gets better.” when Graffi ti in Winnipeg still just beginning to develop. going to expire eventually,” said Kerr. not need much convincing to part with COVER IMAGE COVER The program has evolved to more dollars if it means less impact on The Uniter January 12, 2006

NEWS EDITOR: VIVIAN BELIK SENIOR EDITOR: LEIGHTON KLASSEN NEWS EDITOR: DEREK LESCHASIN E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] NEWS 03 Bolivian Election Brings Hope and Skepticism

photo by: Dustin Leader However, Leader has had a few people tell him “that if [Morales] can’t fulfi ll his promises they will have no more faith in politics.” Jeff Webber, an editor of the The New Socialist Magazine and a candidate for a PhD in political sciences at the University of Toronto, has spent a considerable amount of time in Bolivia and is also somewhat sceptical about Morales’ election. Although Webber concedes that there is a “rising sense of hope and optimism throughout Latin America at the moment,” the optimism in the case of Bolivia “is a little premature.” Webber cites the drastic change in focus of Morales’ party MAS as one reason for his hesitant optimism. “Since the 2002 presidential elections in which Evo Morales came very close [to winning the elections] from Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada, the party has moderated its demands considerably.” Even though the party publicly claims to be looking out for the needs of the poor and underrepresented, Webber says that the MAS party has been ambiguous about the actual steps it will take “Village members listen to left-wing Presidential candidate Evo Morales, 46, of the MAS party (Movement Towards Socialism) to attain such goals as land reform, improved indigenous relations, and during a campaign stop over. Bolivia, Yungas region, 11/25/05 more equitable tax policies. Vivian Belik Webber believes that at the News Editor and who speak out against US neo- of widening the gap between the current moment “MAS is not liberal policies. rich and the poor. committed to socialism” and that Morales began his political “The Washington Consensus if radicalization of the system is edia coverage of career in the mid-’90s as the leader - [which is exemplifi ed by] free to happen in the near future, “it of the Movement Towards Socialism markets and electoral politics - has will not be a consequence of the the mudslinging (MAS), a radical grassroots union not worked in Latin America for benevolent leadership of Evo Morales that aimed to secure political rights the last 25 years…and this has led or vice president Alvaro Garcia tactics of Paul Martin for coca-leaf growers in the Chapare to tremendously gross inequalities, Linera.” Instead, he believes it will M region of Bolivia. As his popularity ” says Robles. This failure is what be a cause of popular grassroots and Stephen Harper during the increased, especially amongst the Robles believes to be at the heart of movements that demand more indigenous people of Bolivia, he the grassroots movements currently radical forms of government and lead-up to the Canadian election gravitated towards parliamentary sweeping across South America. subsequently force the MAS to act on politics. These movements, however, the peasant population’s demands. on Jan 23rd, has overshadowed However, his rise to power are also representative of the long- Jim Sanders, a local fi lmmaker has not been without controversy. standing tradition of socialism in responsible for the acclaimed a recent vote in South America Morales has been labelled a “narco- Latin American culture. Robles documentary The Real Thing, trade unionist” and has been points out that socialism has been a which follows the rise of the MAS that may prove to have wide- publicly blasted for maintaining part of the Andean culture for many movement in Bolivia, is more relations with Cuban leader, Fidel centuries. The Incas, who ruled the hopeful. ranging consequences for Castro. In his platform speeches Andean region before being wiped “[Morales] has no choice but to last fall he spoke of legalizing coca out by the Spaniards in the 16th follow through with his [platform Latin America and even North production in Bolivia, challenging century, were considered to be the promises],” says Sanders, who the Free Trade Agreement of the fi rst socialist economy in the world. believes that as president, Morales America itself. Dec. 28 marked Americas, nationalizing the oil Their communitarian economic will become a “prisoner” to the and gas sector, and rewriting the model was found not only in the demands of the Bolivian people. the fi rst time in Bolivian history country’s Constitution so that it Andes but in other parts of Latin Sanders, who seems to brim better represented the Indigenous America long before the Spaniards with optimism, also thinks that what that an indigenous leader people of Bolivia who comprise colonized the South. is happening in the South will have almost two thirds of the country’s Robles is optimistic about the a positive effect on people here in was democratically elected as population. growing tide of socialism in the Canada and the United States. In his Reaction to Morales’ win has South and says that this movement mind, the South American grassroots president. Carrying more than been mixed; some see his election as should not be compared to the movement “will be a source for our confi rmation of the spreading axis of unsuccessful form of Socialism that liberation [here in North America].” 50 per cent of the vote, Morales’ socialism in the South while others was found in the former USSR. Jeff Webber will be at the consider his policies and promises to “I think there is a hope [among University of Winnipeg on Jan. 26 win signals an increasing trend be mere rhetoric. the Latin American people] that to speak about his experiences in Wilder Robles, a professor the models implemented by these Bolivia. Catch him in room 1L04 at towards left-wing populist politics of International Development at [left-leaning governments in South 7:00 p.m. the University of Winnipeg who America] will succeed.” in South America. specializes in South American However, Dustin Leader, a development, represents the fi rst photojournalist currently stationed With his electoral victory last category. Robles believes that the in La Paz, Bolivia, is cautious month, Morales adds his name election of Evo Morales in Bolivia about Morales’ win and says that to the growing list of leaders in is indicative of a “growing level of “Bolivians in general view politics Jim Sanders and Dada World South America who have moved disenchantment with the status quo with a remarkable scepticism” and Data will be re-screening their fi lm from grassroots labour struggles in Latin America.” that they view this past election “no The Real Thing with a newly added to electoral politics. Morales joins Robles says neo-liberal policies differently.” epilogue at the Cinematheque Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, Nestor in South America have been unable Leader says that Bolivians, onFeb.20 Kirchner of Argentina, and Luiz to create the social and economic having been disappointed by Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil among conditions that the US promised previous presidents, are hopeful More of Dustin Leader’s others, who claim to represent the in the ‘80s. In fact, he says, these that Morales will act in the complete evocative photography can be found needs of poor working class citizens policies have had the adverse effect opposite manner of past leaders. at www.digitalrailroad.net/dleader January 12, 2006 The Uniter

NEWS EDITOR: VIVIAN BELIK SENIOR EDITOR: LEIGHTON KLASSEN NEWS EDITOR: DEREK LESCHASIN 04 NEWS E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] Th e Cat is out of the Bag: Canada in Haiti

Macho Philipovich Recent weeks have shown a marked School of Law on Haiti was nothing more increase in Canadian media coverage of than “propaganda” when a copy was pre- sented to him by Engler in June. AVIS Haiti, poorest of poor countries in the D western hemisphere. Much of this cover- Engler’s arrest last month in Montreal age has been in response to three events: marks the most recent escalation of the The Uniter “Streeter” On Dec. 1, long-time student activist Yves clash over Haiti in Canada. Jean Saint-Vil, ONATHAN a journalist and activist from the Haitian J Engler was arrested for shouting “Paul Martin lies, Haitians die” at a Liberal diaspora living in Ottawa, has become event in Montreal. Then, on Dec. 30, the used to writing letters to Paul Martin on date of the Canadian-backed Haitian behalf of arrested priests in Port-au-Prince, national elections were pushed back for but was surprised to fi nd himself writing the fourth time. Finally, two members of on behalf of a fellow Canadian peace activ- Streeter: Did you give much thought to the upcoming federal election over the holiday the UN force in Haiti died. On Dec. 20, ist. “Apparently, Yves Engler’s crime was break? Who will you vote for and why? ex-RCMP offi cer Marc Bourque was shot to say too loudly and too clearly that the and killed in Cite Soleil, one of the poorest Prime Minister’s Haiti policy is criminal,” Eric Peters – History Major slums of the nation’s capital, Port-au- Saint-Vil said. Prince, and on Jan. 7, Reuters reported Engler’s bail conditions ban him from “I did a little reading on it and watched the news, that the commander of the UN mission, communicating in any way with MPs or but I kind of took [the holidays] off . I’ll probably Lieutenant General Urano Teixeira Da the Governor General, which could be vote for the Green Party because they could use Matta Bacellar of Brazil, had killed himself interpreted broadly enough to include ac- my vote - they’re not the lesser of three evils - but I in his hotel room. tions like chanting at demonstrations. like their environmental policies the best. Actually, For most Canadians, the biggest shock The reasons for the suicide of UN com- as far as it went in the last election - the parties was simply the realization that Canada mander Bacellar are unknown. Bacellar’s getting money for each vote they got - I thought has soldiers and civilian police in the Ca- predecessor, General Augusto Heleno that was a good idea.” ribbean nation in the fi rst place. Canada’s Ribeiro told a congressional commission in presence has been felt since February Brazil last year that “we are under extreme 2004, when they assisted U.S. marines pressure from the international com- Eric Trimble – First Year Student in removing democratically elected munity to use violence,” citing Canada, President Jean-Bertrand Aristide from the France, and the United States. Barcellar country, as reported on CNN. U.S. offi cials had expressed concern with what he called “No, but I ‘ve seen it in the papers and in the news, maintain that Aristide left of his own will, the Haitian “business community’s” desire I know that it’s coming up. Probably vote for Paul but Aristide has consistently denied this, to invade slums in Port-au-Prince, and Martin just because he’s been doing a good job claiming he was kidnapped in a coup last Friday, Reuters reported that the UN running the country right now. The only thing is d’etat. Special Representative for Haiti said that the crime rate that’s going on within Winnipeg Critics were further outraged with two future raids would claim further “collat- and Toronto - fi rst day of the year, a murder in other developments. The fi rst was the un- eral damage.” Bacellar’s duties have been Winnipeg and a murder in Toronto. We need more taken over by the Chilean General Edu- police.” covering of the Ottawa Initiative, a confer- ence that had been held in Canada a year ardo Aldunate Herman, a graduate of the before Aristide’s removal through leaked School of the Americas who was involved information published in the Quebec in the coup against Chilean President Salvador Allende in the seventies. Suzanne Lussier – 5th year Education Major magazine L’Actualite. Canadian, French, U.S. and Latin American offi cials had met, In the last year, ten groups have sprung without inviting the Haitian government, up across the country to oppose Canada’s “I read the paper almost every day... just trying role in what they are calling the occupa- to keep in touch with what the campaign to discuss the country’s future, specifi - tion of Haiti, from Halifax to Vancouver. announcements were for the day. Apart from cally regime change. The attendees were Here in Winnipeg, the Canada-Haiti Ac- that, not really seeking out information, just kind reported to have decided that “Aristide tion Network has demonstrated against of whatever was being given through TV or the must go.” support for elections in an atmosphere newspaper. And I’m going to drag all my friends The second development was, after where they say political imprisonment and out [to vote], because you can only complain if Aristide’s removal, the installation of extrajudicial executions are commonplace, you vote. I don’t want to vote for the Liberals, just an unelected interim government made and against the UN force’s killing of at because I’m tired of it, but I don’t really know what up of business elites, with ties to sweat- the alternative is. I wish they had some new faces.” shop owners, including, ominously, one least 24 civilians in July in Cite Soleil, the producing clothing for Gildan Activewear, same Port-au-Prince slum in which Marc a Canadian company who have been the Bourque was killed last month. The UN Leslie Sawatzky – 5th year Education target of anti-sweatshop campaigns in force had repeatedly denied that there had Major the past. These ties were discussed in a been any civilian casualties up until this book co-written by Engler last year. This international day of protest, but issued a new government is detaining hundreds of press release the following day stating that “I choose to abstain [from voting], because I political prisoners, including Amnesty In- they may have killed some civilians, and haven’t met a party that meets what I want. To ternational prisoner of conscience Girard that they would conduct a full internal tell you the truth, [I’m looking] for some actual Jean-Juste, who has recently been diag- investigation. honesty and some work done with our money, nosed with leukemia, as well as 69-year- The local group has organized a fi lm besides spending it all on things we never see. old folk singer So Anne, who was arrested festival on Haiti that will take place by U.S. marines. Members of the Lavalas throughout the month of February at the party, the previous elected government, University of Winnipeg. Beau Burton of Delf Gravert – 2ND YEAR THEATER MAJOR have been specifi cally targeted. the local group noted, “What are passing As of yet, Canada’s Liberal government as peacekeepers in Haiti are an occupying has not made an issue of the human rights army. As Canadians, we need to force our “I think over the last two weeks I’ve been thinking situation in Haiti. Minister of Foreign Af- government to let the Haitian community about elections. No particular issues come to mind fairs Pierre Pettigrew went so far as to say decide their destiny instead of dictating it really - I’m not very political per say, but as I’ve that a report by the University of Miami to them.” been growing up I’ve seen the importance for it. I am voting Green because they are more in line with what I think is good for running a city. I’m more interested in local politics and building from there.

Chris Willsey – 1st Year Commerce Student

“I was before the holidays - but holiday time is not politics time for me - I believe the holidays are a time for family and not politics, so I haven’t really got back into it yet. My mind is decided for my riding, my vote only really matters there, and that was decided before the election even started. I’m going to vote for Brain Pallister [Conservative]. I feel he’s already done a good job representing us... he’s got things done for our riding, so let’s let him continue to do that.” The Uniter January 12, 2006 NEWS 05 Orgies at swingersʼ clubs on the rise following Supreme Court ruling Family groups ask: If group sex with strangers is not considered indecent, what is?

By Jeremy Delman Without the threat of legal necessarily have to move to a The McGill Daily (McGill University) construction of these swinger action against swingers, there has room anymore. clubs,” he said. “They could be been a marked increase in the “It doesn’t have to be behind next to high schools.” MONTREAL (CUP) -- Owners number of patrons at Le 1082. closed doors,” Corbeil said. “So it Since there is no exchange of Montreal swingers’ clubs say Corbeil was a manager is possible that there could be sex of money for sex at swingers’ that business is booming after and lawyer of the now-defunct at the bar.” clubs, the court disregarded the the Supreme Court ruled in L’Orage, whose owner was Brian Rushfeldt, the executive initial argument that clubs were December to strike down a ban convicted in 2003 of running a director of the Canada Family essentially brothels, which are on clubs hosting group sex. “bawdy house” and fi ned $2,500. Action Coalition, thinks the illegal. Instead, the ruling was The landmark decision, When the Quebec Court of ruling will lead to a slippery based on whether swingers clubs which noted that orgies among Appeal overturned a similar slope of lewdness and obscenity. are indecent, and asserted that consenting adults in public club’s conviction, both cases went “I wouldn’t be surprised if this was not the case. establishments do not pose a before the Supreme Court. these clubs started springing up Rushfeldt mocked the threat to society, effectively Due to the favourable verdict, all around the country,” he said. Supreme Court for reducing the brought the clubs out of legal Corbeil said that Le 1082 has Derek Rogusky of Focus on case to indecency. limbo. plans to expand its operations the Family Canada, a Christian “For seven judges to decide Bernard Corbeil, a lawyer with a new club on the South organization, also lamented what what’s decent or not for all who has represented several Shore and another one in Laval. he sees as eroding social values. Canadians is ridiculous,” he said swingers’ clubs and is now Le 1082, which is recognized by “In essence, the court said referring to the seven of the nine affi liated with Le 1082, said that Tourisme Québec as a one star that as long as there are no judges who voted to lift the ban. people can now go to the clubs hotel, will also be looking into injuries, then anything goes, Corbeil, on the other without fear of being arrested by lifting the restriction on where so this decision opened up a hand, said that, according police. patrons can have sex, Corbeil bunch of other issues that are to polls he has done, a clear “People were scared before, said. even more problematic,” he said. majority of Quebeckers and but now the police can’t come Currently, patrons can meet at “What stops live sex shows from Canadians believe that group here,” Corbeil said. “As long as the on-site bar and spa but must happening now?” sex establishments should be there’s a sign that says people can take out a room if they wish to Particularly worrisome for legal. He further maintained that expect to see sex when they come have sex. However, according Rushfeldt is the wording of the swinging is a right. in, then there can be sex.” to the new ruling, they don’t ruling, which he said strips the “It’s a fundamental right to power of local governments enjoy life,” Corbeil said. “The to oppose the opening of sex human being needs variety. You establishments. don’t eat the same thing all the “It’s no longer possible for time, or wear the same clothes, Province by province, hour by hour: communities to strike down the why should it be different for New Brunswick decides to extend daylight savings time sex?” New Brunswick to join in U.S. in Daylight Savings Time switch

The U.S. introduced the change By William Wolfe-Wylie in August as part of an energy bill CUP Atlantic Bureau Chief designed to cut the energy consumption throughout the United States. With more sunlight in the evenings, they argued, SACKVILLE, N.B. (CUP) - there would be less need for electric - More Canadians will be getting lighting in those peak hours. an extra hour of daylight as more The rest of the provinces are still look- and more provinces move to extend ing at the possible impacts of the shift. Daylight Savings Time by one month. With major trade relations south of the The province of New Brunswick announced its intention to join border and between provinces, however, the U.S., along with several other it is likely that more provinces will sign provinces, in extending Daylight on to the switch. Savings Time from the beginning The province of Nova Scotia is March until the beginning of currently examining the impacts of a November. change in Daylight Savings Time. But Prince Edward Island, Ontario, since Nova Scotia premier John Hamm and Quebec have already announced is retiring from offi ce next month, no that they will take part in the shift. announcements will be made until after Currently, the Time Defi nition the leadership convention scheduled for Act states that Daylight Savings Time February 11, 2006. is between the last Sunday in October “Nova Scotia is likely to adopt the and the fi rst Sunday in April. The new change,” said Hugh Fraser, with the Nova bill would see New Brunswickers Scotia Premier’s Offi ce. move their clocks ahead on the second Saskatchewan is the only Canadian Sunday in March and “fall back” on province that remains on Standard Time the fi rst Sunday in November. The bill all year round. will come into effect in 2007. But contrary to the environmental reasons cited for the shift in the U.S., New Brunswick is moving ahead with the change for more economic reasons. “Our fi rst concerns are due to our trading relationship with the United States,” said Mathieu Picard, a spokesman with the Offi ce of the Premier. January 12, 2006 The Uniter COMMENTS EDITOR: DANIEL BLAIKIE E-MAIL: [email protected] PHONE: 786-9497 06 AX Comments F : 783-7080 The Possibilities of Proportional Representation

By: Nathan Laser

As Canadians prepare to elect a address the problems associated new government on Jan. 23, it seems with single member plurality. For an opportune time to refl ect on how example, fewer votes are wasted and our electoral system will effect, and this positively infl uences political to a certain extent has predetermined, participation. Most votes are counted the outcome of the election. While towards electing representatives most analysts are predicting either for a party. All parties (small, large, a Conservative or a Liberal minority and regional) would receive seats government, our electoral system and proportionate to their national share our past voting behaviours also mean of the vote. Small parties would be that Canadians will probably get a encouraged to form and provide parliament that is vastly different a voice for under-represented from the one they voted for (even minorities. Larger parties would when strategic voting is taken into be encouraged to appeal to a wider account). range of people in order to increase Canada currently employs a their bargaining power in attempts to single-member plurality system form a working coalition government. commonly referred to as First-Past- In either case, smaller parties would the-Post. It’s a system based on single- have fair representation and large member districts (called ridings) parties with only a plurality of in which the winner needs only to support could not dismiss minority receive more votes than any one other views out of hand. candidate. Proportional Representation Since voting in elections is would eliminate the problems the main way that we as citizens associated with regional bloc voting. participate in our democracy, it is Instead of being able to win most of important that the electoral system the seats in a province or region with

produces a result that refl ects our Illustration By: Tiffany Bartel less than a majority of the votes, large voting intentions as closely as and regionally based parties would be possible. But our current system is government (nor the one we are less to do it. If you want to elect a allocated seats based on their actual biased. Among its many fl aws is its likely to get after Jan. 23), it usually member of the Greens, your obstacles (smaller) percentage of votes. As well, tendency to under-represent smaller does. Nevertheless, there are several are almost insurmountable. smaller parties, such as the New parties and groups, to over-represent equally important reasons against the The over-representation of Democrats, and their voters would larger parties and groups, to reward First-Past-the-Post system that apply regionally based political parties and not be completely under-represented, parties with regional concentrations in both majority and perhaps more their ideological agendas caused by actually electing representatives in of votes, and to punish parties with importantly in minority situations. the First-Past-the-Post system has provinces like Alberta and Quebec. votes spread out across the country. The First-Past-the-Post system negative implications for the future of Further, the Greens would stand a Among options for electoral also systematically limits the the country. Current election polling chance of electing several MPs. reform is a system of Proportional opportunity of smaller parties to indicates the distinct possibility of Opponents of Proportional Representation in which political be fairly represented and in doing a near sweep of the Conservatives Representation argue that in the parties receive a percentage of seats so censors minority views. If, for in the West and of the Bloc in process of forming coalitions, parties proportionate to their percentage example, the Green Party has Quebec even though a signifi cant would compromise party ideals in of the popular vote. The resulting votes spread thinly across a wide majority of people will have voted a process that is not transparent. system would be much more geographic area but they still receive for other parties. This could lead to However, Canada has a tradition representative of the diverse interests 3 percent, it is unlikely they will the dangerous result of a minority of brokerage parties in government in Canadian politics and present a ever receive a single seat. Because it’s government with the decentralist that do not have an ideology in voice for groups whose issues and unlikely that these small parties will Conservative Party being propped the strictest sense and the elected opinions are largely ignored by our receive any seats, few exist. Likewise, up by the separatist Bloc coalition members of these parties regularly current system. since it’s unlikely that these parties partner. compromise party positions. The Perhaps the most noticeable fl aw will receive any seats, voters often One of the main concerns about a necessity of building coalitions of the First-Past-the-Post system is do not cast votes for their preferred switch away from the single member among parties would only bring these that only a plurality (not a majority) of party for fear of wasting them. district is the weakening of voter- decisions into the spotlight, or at least votes elects individual members, and Instead, they vote strategically for member linkages. However, voters put them in the hands of people with therefore governments. This means their next favourite party to prevent may elect their representatives but a wider range of ideas. that a very large number of votes are a third from winning. This lack of if members are lucky enough to be Under coalitions, cabinet “wasted” and do not count towards clear voter choice and chance for a part of the government, they are members would be held accountable election of a representative. Majority effective representation can also lead most often controlled by the strict to the legislature because coalition governments are “manufactured” to depressed voter turnout. party discipline of the party whips. party members would not want to by the electoral system. In this case, Conversely, the First-Past-the- Party discipline prevents the ability compromise their values for fear both the local representatives and Post system also rewards parties that of an elected member to hold the of alienating their voter base (since the national government do not have receive votes concentrated regionally. governing cabinet responsible to party popularity is what they would the support of the majority of voters In Canada, this phenomenon has Parliament (responsible government) owe their election to). The cabinet but still claim a mandate from the manifested itself in the Reform/ and therefore the electorate. In members would not be able to leave people. It is through this fl aw that the Canadian Alliance/Conservative Canada, voters rarely vote for an behind their backbenchers, thereby Liberals have governed our country Party in the West, and the Bloc individual anyhow, but rather for that restoring some of the accountability unopposed from 1993 to 2004 even Quebecois in Quebec. With the individual’s party, their leader, or the originally intended under though they received much less than resulting ‘balkanization,’ the First- ideas of their party. responsible government. Changes 50 percent of the popular national Past-the-Post system has accentuated Another claim made in favour and realignments in coalition vote. the perception that everyone in the of the status quo is that it’s simple alliances and careful negotiations Quite often, supporters of the West is a Conservative and everyone for voters to understand. Though and compromises would mean First-Past-the-Post system argue in Quebec is a separatist. it is simple, the argument that that decisions would be made with that the exaggerated strength of Although the emergence of proportional representation would more of a view to consensus than the leading party and the resulting these parties has allowed the be more complicated insults the competition. majority government is better because representation of the Reform Party/ intelligence of the public. Voter turnout has steadily it is supposedly more stable, more Canadian Alliance/ Conservative If Canada were to adopt a declined over the years to an all-time capable of making tough decisions Party and the Bloc Quebecois at proportional representative electoral low of just over 60 percent in the 2004 and maintaining consistent policies. higher than proportional rates, system voters would vote for a election. Without reforms politicians But this stable government is not both the Progressive Conservatives party rather than an individual risk loosing legitimacy in the eyes of representative of the wishes of the (now defunct) and the New member and seats would be awarded the Canadian electorate and we risk majority of people and does not have Democrats have received a less proportionate to a party’s share of the following our American neighbours to give a single thought to opposing than proportionate number of seats. vote. Voters would choose members into that realm of less than 50 percent views. It can effectively hijack control The result is that depending on from a list of representatives voter turnout, a scary prospect for of the country until the end of its what party you vote for, your vote democratically decided by each any country wishing to call itself a term. While the argument against may be worth more or less. If you political party. democracy. It is time we considered majority governments obviously want to elect a New Democrat your Many of the virtues of Proportional Representation as a doesn’t apply to the current minority individual vote will be worth much proportional representation directly serious option for Canada. The Uniter January 12, 2006 Comments 07 Letter to the Editor Letters to the Editor The Elephant in the Room On the Town with No Poverty Will we see accountability legislation after the election?

It was with great interest that I read the time it was shut down in 1979 this your article entitled “Researchers attempt to improve the condition of Matthew J. Mulaire Act and the Financial Administration Act, Examine the Town with No Poverty”, the poor in general, and the working as well as federal contracting policy and published in the December 1, 2005 poor in particular, had cost almost Treasury Board Transfer Payments Policy edition of the Uniter, concerning the 18 million dollars, a substantial sum nother election eh? Accountability, and transparency thirty years ago borne 80 percent by in particular, is my major issue as a Dauphin part of the guaranteed an- Ottawa and 20 percent by Manitoba. Didn’t we just have citizen watching this campaign, so I nual income project. The project would also end in a did a quick survey of the major parties I had worked on the project, mystery. The vast quantity of data one? Frankly I fi nd websites to see where they stood on the offi cially known as “Mincome which was gathered during the A issue. The Conservatives hold this issue Manitoba”, for several years as a 1970s, stored on magnetic tapes, and elections really boring and kind of at the centre of their platform, proposing Senior Researcher (Statistician) during eventually housed at the University of a Federal Accountability Act, but I have the 1970s, until 1979 when it was Manitoba would vanish mysteriously irritating. to wonder if they are simply stealing the terminated by Joe Clark’s minority without a trace, compared by some Far worse about elections, than actually Information Commissioner’s ideas without Conservative government. Even to the vanishing of the Avro Arrow having to interact with politicians, is the fact considering the ramifi cations of what though the Tories lost the election fi ghter plane during Diefenbaker’s that the politicians aren’t really doing their they are proposing. The NDP also place which followed eight months later, Prime Ministership resulting in jobs. Politicians should be doing what they electoral reform high on their election the returned Liberal government a large waste of public funds and get paid to do, legislating and governing, platform, but they are sketchy on details failed to keep the promise which leaving behind but shreds of evidence but instead we are having another election of accountability, simply proposing to they had made previously to analyze and memories of the individuals and important legislation is going to die on “improve access to information” with out the data, and if the analysis showed who participated in this progressive the order paper. This begs the question, if suggesting what improvements need to be that it was feasible to introduce a venture. Hopefully, Dr. Forget will be there is governing to do, why are we having made. The nomination of Ed Schreyer to minimum guaranteed income as a able to retrieve some evidence of the an election? Has anything really changed for Manitoba Interlake is interesting in this replacement for most of the other impact the project had on people’s since the last election? Canadians still care context. Interestingly, the Liberals state income support programs which lives in Dauphin. about the same things: universal health six major issues viz. the economy, cities existed at the time. Unless the care, protecting the environment, a non- and communities, families, foreign policy, analysis showed a large withdrawal Sincerely, aggressive foreign policy based on foreign the environment and universal health care from the labour force, this would Alexander Basilevsky, aid and peacekeeping, keeping the budget but not accountability. The opposition result in large savings even with balanced, creating jobs, and tax cuts, if they parties all agree that the accountability and Professor, Department of generous income support levels; can be managed without seriously impacting transparency of the federal government and since incomes over and above Mathematics and Statistics the previously mentioned priorities. Even if needs to be improved. Like wise, the Liberal this minimum support would be The University of Winnipeg there was a relatively large proportion of the Party needs to address these issues in taxed at a certain percentage (also population that disagreed signifi cantly with some way shape or form because Ad-scam to be determined by the project) it the aforementioned statements, would these happened under their watch. One would was expected that this would result people changed their minds? If I were a reckon with this kind of consensus in the in reduced welfare levels as well, Increasing Add/Drop betting man I would fi gure that this election opposition and necessity on the governing thus increasing the labour force will largely be a game of musical chairs. party, accountability legislation would be participation. It would be especially date, and patience Seats may change hands but Canadians will a sure thing after the election but when helpful to the working poor who probably have roughly what they had before, it comes to enforcing citizen’s Access to refused to accept welfare payments The winter semester has begun and a Liberal minority government with a strong Information rights there is always reason for and continued to work for low campus life is slowly returning to normal. Conservative/Bloc alliance forming the pessimism. (minimum) wages. A guaranteed As usual, students faced long lineups to opposition and the NDP holding the balance Accountability and transparency is annual income could also be thought pay tuition, change classes and buy their of power. the elephant in the room of this election. of as a negative income tax, whereby new texts. The last day to drop and add So what has changed since the last Most Canadians are aware that the households would receive tax classes without fi nancial penalty was election that necessitates an election now?! Liberals have been very, very bad but payments rather than make them, Monday, January 9th, and it came and Three syllables that English Canadians don’t understand intricacies of “ad-scam”; and the whole program would be went incredibly quickly. pronounce as two; Gomery (Gom-ree). The precisely why the Liberals have been bad. administered by Revenue Canada. Gomery report was damning condemnation Likewise, Canadians have even less of What was the basic concept Considering the long waiting lists, of the Liberal party and exposed criminal an understanding of the solutions to the behind the project, which made stress and fi nancial crises that students acts and the blatant exploitation of problems that the Gomery report exposed. it a necessary preliminary step experience in the fi rst week back, a six taxpayer’s money. In short, the Liberal Very few Canadians know who the before introducing a guaranteed day add/drop period is preposterous. government fell not because of policy or Information Commissioner is and would income to Canadians? In order to Students deserve at least 2 weeks to governance but because of moral issues be surprised to fi nd out that he has long assess the cost of the programme attend classes, meet their professors and and accountability. The issue that should been advocating against the encroaching (as compared to other programs determine if the course is right for them. be discussed before anything else in this culture of secrecy that is eroding the Access at that time), the withdrawal from People who have a Monday night class election isn’t healthcare or the environment, to Information Act and has allowed for the labour force (if any) had to be are at a notable disadvantage because we should be talking about accountability this fraud and corruption to occur. The estimated fi rst since this would they must make their decision without and the moral authority to govern. We just majority of Canadians probably don’t know have a direct impact on cost the attending a single lecture. had an election to fi gure out where the what the Access to Information Act is and more households on a guaranteed parties and the Canadian public stand on why it is important. Likewise, improving income the greater the expenditure: The University of British Columbia these issues. So far this election has been transparency and accountability is never in and since the “generosity” of a has a three week grace period for two about restating points and arguments that a government’s interest because all the little programme could also be expected to term courses and a 2 week period for everyone has heard before. screw-ups and inconsistencies that invariably infl uence programme participation, half year ones. The U of M withdrawal I don’t want to provide a detailed happen when running a nation-state it was necessary to conduct an dates were September 21st and January explanation because that would be long, become exposed to the media and make actual scientifi c experiment by 16th. However, University of Winnipeg complex, and boring (if you are really the government look bad. Ultimately this putting a selected random sample of continues to leave very little time for their curious you can read the Gomery report election will accomplish little in changing households on three income support students. online at www.gomery.ca/en). The “ad- federal government policy. levels and three tax rates; “low”, scam” was able to happen largely due to I personally don’t care how the “medium”, and “high”. This was to Extending the add/drop period the fact that accurate records were not election turns out. What I do care about is be the main part of the Mincome would decrease waiting in line because kept and excessive secrecy allowed massive what legislation is introduced immediately experiment where 3,000 Winnipeg people would have the opportunity to corruption. after the election to deal with problems households were enrolled (over time) come back later. It would allow the school The report’s summary noted two of transparency and accountability in the into the experimental group, with to send a message that it hopes students key problems which allowed for fraud and federal government. If we, as Canadian Dauphin as a secondary “saturation” will fi nd a class that’s enjoyable and “culture of entitlement” to persist. First, citizens don’t get accountability legislation site where anyone who wished and right for them. As university students, there was a veil of secrecy surrounding the after the election we should all become very lived in town would be enrolled. we are willing to pay a great deal for administration of the Sponsorship program concerned. This election was called because Mincome Manitoba was the an education. A longer drop period and the absence of transparency in the of a lack of accountability and transparency fi rst (and last) social experiment ever would help avoid wasting money on bad contracting process. Second, there was in the Canadian government but it is attempted in Canada, made possible professors and overpriced textbooks. deliberate action to avoid compliance with unlikely that this election will seriously by an agreement between the Prime federal legislation and policies, including address these issues. At best, it will wake me Minister of Canada (Trudeau) and the Ian Scott the Canada Elections Act, Lobbyists up on my days off when I could be sleeping Premier of Manitoba (Schreyer). By Registration Act, the Access to Information in.

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The Story of Survival: One man’s account of surviving the 1994 Rwandan Genocide

By Leighton Klassen out in full force in the city of explains. life thus far. One thing Butera does Senior Editor Kigali, slaughtering Tutsis and And he remembers it all so He looks at me with a smile know is that the Rwandan moderate Hutus with machetes. vividly, especially one particular and tells me about the moment genocide can never be repaired. Butera and his family knew incident when he was crossing in which he saw a person they had to fl ee from their the bridge to cross the city’s walking up to him amongst a e sat directly house. border. group of people travelling by “We left the house and hid “We saw a family get foot – his mother. across from in the bushes, just downhill from chopped up,” he says, gesturing “Time – everything stops,” our house,” Butera explains. a chopping motion with his he says of the moment. “She was each other He says he and his family hand. “There was a girl who crying, praying on the ground W spent the next three days lying got hit in the head (with the on her knees and I just froze and in a brightly lit room in the low, evading the military by machete) and she just fainted started crying and didn’t stop slowly moving through the and fell down in the ditch. They crying. It was just unbelievable University of Manitoba’s bushes en route to leaving the didn’t throw her in the river.” and the happiest moment of my city. However, while spending When the militants life so far.” student resource centre, our a night in a catholic primary travelled forward, Butera took a Butera learned his mother school the closer look at was one of the few survivors hands placed comfortably on inevitable the woman. during the catholic school happened. “Her execution and following that the table. “We were “(The Hutu militia) are face,” he event, evaded the military for stopped,” begins, months. However, Butera says Elonge Christian Butera Butera begins. empowered by an indif- squinting his she was taken to the mass graves sported a dressy black “They started ferent society,” he says. eyes at me. on several occasions, but wasn’t sweatshirt, dress pants, and was shooting at “I remember executed because they could not clean shaven. We were strangers, us, and then “Bad things can happen looking at determine whether she was a so we broke the ice by talking the crowd and you can’t repair her and her Tutsis. about university – something dispersed.” face was cut, “They took her to mass we’re both involved in. But I The this or the holocaust the cut was graves 12 times and she still was really there was so he could crowd included or Rwanda – what was so clean, it lived to the next day – she was tell me about something I, and Butera’s entire was white too short to be a Tutsis,” he says. every other university student, family and a lost was humanity.” – like the fi rst It was in August when can’t imagine–running from group of other snowfall. I Butera’s family were reunited people armed with machetes people who were hiding out in remember it looked like she was and could live their lives without trying to slaughter him, literally. the school. actually smiling, but she had no the threat of being slaughtered Butera is a Rwandan “Most ran back to the face.” by the military. His family still Genocide survivor – he was church,” Butera says, adding Butera takes his hand and lives in Rwanda, but Elonge ten at the time it happened, that his mother and sister were brings it to his jaw. moved to Canada four years ago back in 1994. His lazy smile included in the group that “You could see all of her to pursue a university degree at – showcasing his stark white returned to the school. “There teeth,” he says, adding that the University of Manitoba. He teeth – turned to a serious face. was about 10 of us taking cover all the muscle and fl esh had says he’s learned a lot from the He remembers the fi rst night by just lying on the ground.” been cut off. “Every time I experience, but still can’t fi gure vividly. Butera says while they w think about that girl, I think out how human beings can act “We were at home, less ere plastered to the ground, of her as the girl with no face,” in such destructive and immoral than three miles from the one of the military offi cers he fi nishes, shaking his head ways. airport when the president’s approached his father – Butera timidly back and forth. “There’s a lot that I learned plane crashed,” Butera says in knew it would only be a few But they moved on and but I think ‘what was all that a concentrated, severe voice. moments until his father would moved into the city of Nyanza about’ and I’m still trying to “We couldn’t tell if it was a be axed by the offi cer. where his grandfather lived, but fi gure that out,” he says. “I plane crashing or just another “He approached us, and soon learned the genocide wasn’t believe I am happy, peaceful, explosion so we just went to they were going to kill my confi ned to Kigali. and I know that sometimes bed.” father, but then he said ‘I can’t “My father was the fi rst to things can be bad, but now I’m Butera says it was only a kill someone that saved my life.’” go – my father got killed and cautious – I know what people few minutes after his mother, Butera’s father was a doctor then aunties, uncles,” Butera are capable of, but there still is father, brother, and sister went – the offi cer armed with a says. room for happiness and fun.” to bed when they awoke once machete was one of his patients. Butera then moved to a again. But then the threat of death hous he owned by a friend of “We woke up because we shifted from Butera’s father to the family where he and his fi ve- heard on the radio that they his mother and sister, who both year-old sister and brother hid were telling everyone to stay ran back inside the school. out. Like Jewish people during inside because the president’s “They went back to the the Holocaust, they were subject place crashed.” school,” Butera says and pauses, to several inspections by the Shortly after, a distant his eyes grazing the fl oor. “The military. Butera says they would family member fi nished their military went in there and were hide in a small area just above shift at work and arrived at killing everyone – we spent the the roof of the house. Butera’s home in a panic. rest of the genocide knowing “We could see them “He told my father that his that my mother and sister had looking,” he says. “We were so brother had been killed,” Butera been killed.” afraid because if they found us, says, straight-faced. The way in which the they would kill us, but not just And that was when Butera people inside the church were us – everyone in the house.” and the rest of his family executed – and the primary “You have to hold your experienced their fi rst tragic method of the militia executed breath and not move a muscle loss of the genocide. But it for all people – are arguably until they’re gone,” Butera says, wasn’t the last – Butera says he barbaric. Butera says the explaining what it was like lost nearly 100 members of his military used machetes to kill during the inspections. extended family by the end of people, in which they would Butera and his brother and the event. That evening, April literally “chop them up,” as sister eventually moved out of 14, 1994, was when the genocide Butera describes. And the rivers the house and travelled into was brought to the doorsteps of were used as burial grounds. the province of Gikongoro and Butera and the rest of his family. “Bodies would be in August – four months after Within hours, members of the swimming into the rivers, people the genocide started – Butera Hutu militia – the Interhamwe were being chopped up, houses experienced what he considers and the Impuzamugambi – were were being burned,” Butera to be the happiest moment of his The Uniter January 12, 2006

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her goal -- she considers Winnipeg as a venue aul Rusesabagina is travelling of success. “In Winnipeg, we have the Jewish and around Canada speaking the African (student groups) working together and different newspapers as well, so everyone about his role in saving is just really getting together for this project P which is important for the project and its hundreds of Rwandans during the outcome,” Braemer says. She also says that other initiatives 1994 Rwandan genocide, but he’s not involving her organization have also allowed student groups across Canada to work travelling alone. together in educating both within the group Ryla Braemer is his partner in crime. and outside, to other student bodies. In May She travels alongside him, doing everything of last year, Braemer partook in organizing from booking conferences to practically March of the Living -- an event where 120 ensuring his coffee has enough cream and students from across Canada visited Poland sugar in it. to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the The former Winnipeg resident now liberation of the Auschwitz Concentration resides in Toronto and is the director/ Camp -- in conjunction with a national resource services for the National Jewish Paul Rusesabagina is travelling around Canada speaking about his role in student group called Students Helping Others Campus Life – a Toronto-based organization saving hundreds of Rwandans during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. He spoke Understand Tolerance (SHOUT). that provides resources for Jewish campus this past Monday at the University of Manitoba. “It was great because different student organizations across Canada. groups who normally don’t work together do... It was only a week ago when she fi rst ‘regular human being,’ Braemer says. isn’t discouraged and he believes that there we used the (educating about) the holocaust as met Paul Rusesabagina in a hotel in Toronto “He’s just so humble about saving is still good in everyone -- he still has such a a border for the genocide,” she says. where they were about to begin their tour, so many lives,” she said from the hotel in faith,” she says. And these educating tactics can which will visit Vancouver, Winnipeg and Toronto last Saturday afternoon. “He truly But Braemer’s job isn’t confi ned to infl uence people on taking more social action Montreal. is a hero and he has such integrity, morals, ensuring Rusesabagina makes it to every that she says can prevent events like the “When we came into the hotel the and is really how the movie (Hotel Rwanda) conference on time -- she is also responsible holocaust or the Rwandan genocide from receptionist recognized him and said ‘oh, it’s presented him. He said he just acted like any for ensuring university groups are working happening again. a pleasure to meet you’ and then he shook her normal human being would act, as a father, together and furthermore educating students “One of the challenges is that we can hand and said ‘it’s a pleasure to meet you too’ and husband.” on how to make the world a better place. talk the talk but can’t walk the walk,” she and then I just got all teary,” Braemer says of Braemer says Rusesabagina’s optimistic “On a professional level, this is a way to says of today’s society. “I think this can be her fi rst encounter with Rusesabagina. attitude towards life was one of the fi rst traits educate university students on how to better rendered a success if people leave it and The casual and nonchalant nature of his personality she noticed. the world,” she says. join an organization...or write a letter to the of Rusesabagina interacting with people “He seems to have so much faith and And she’s already on track to achieving prime minister so people know that there are is symbolic of his persona of being just a problems and issues.”

attacked and forced to return to the hotel. He went to get his wife, Heroics from Hotel Rwanda and found her “lying in a truck full Paul Rusesabagina speaks to a full house at the U of M of blood.” On May 26, the hotel received a new list of people to be By Avi Braemer evacuated, but again Rusesabagina people turned out to hear him on March 31st. Little did he know became “a small island of fear in a refused to abandon those that There is an old Rwandese speak, and this is why he was given that six days later his world would sea of fi re.” would remain. This time he kept his saying, that “God would move three standing ovations - one before change forever. Soon the hotel was fi lled wife and children with him. Finally around the world during the day he even spoke a word. He is an On April 6, 1994 he was with refugees, innocent people on June 18, everyone in the hotel and come to sleep in Rwanda every ordinary man, who also happens to sitting at his hotel with his brother- trying to stay alive. Many times was granted safe evacuation to a night.” be a hero. in-law and sister-in-law when a Rusesabagina found himself refugee camp. Rusesabagina and Over the last decade, though, Rusesabagina began his missile struck a plane carrying the speaking with the militia, pleading his family were reunited with the many people have begun to wonder speech with an overview of the presidents of Rwanda and Burundi, for them to leave these people alone. children of his brother-in-law. As where God is, not only in Rwanda history of Rwanda. He told of the killing both men. Rusesabagina’s He watched as supplies dwindled, they drove through Rwanda down but in all of Africa. To help answer thousands that lived in refugee wife called and asked him to come wondering how many more days south, he found that “dead bodies this question and to fi gure out a camps, parents without jobs and home, so he said goodbye to his they could last. Water was so sparse, lined the roads...the whole country way to begin to make a difference children without education. He brother-in law and his sister-in-law. people began drinking the water was death.” in Africa, almost 1800 people used the old saying “If god does not Unbeknownst to him, this would from the hotel swimming pool; he Paul Rusesabagina now gathered in the University Centre at take care, the devil will handle the be the last time he would ever see said “a day felt like a month, and lives in Belgium, but he has never the University of Manitoba to listen case,” to explain how many of these them. He would later learn they a month felt like years.” Then on forgotten the horror of what to Paul Rusesabagina speak. refugees became rebels. In 1990 were gunned down in a mass grave. May 2, Rusesabagina took action happened in his country. He travels Rusesabagina is the man these rebels began killing civilians At home the Rusesabaginas that cemented his place forever as the world telling his story, but it whose actions were depicted in the and the government responded could hear people being attacked a hero. The militia had agreed to is the message at the end of his critically acclaimed movie Hotel by creating a militia. However, by and butchered. Soon there were allow some people to be evacuated, speech that is the most important, Rwanda. But more importantly, 1993 the militia had also started 26 strangers taking refuge in their including Rusesabagina and “In Africa, everyday life is what he is the man who risked his own killing civilians in the countryside home. On April 9 militia men his family. However, hundreds happened in Rwanda. Since war life to save the lives of others. and in Kigali. Everyone was living climbed over his gate and entered of people were told to remain broke out in the eastern Congo, In 1994 over 800,000 civilians on edge, threatened by either his yard. In what may have been in the hotel, where the waiting four million people have been were massacred in Rwanda by the rebels or the militia. Many his fi rst act of courage, though it militia who had surrounded the butchered. In Uganda 1.8 million Hutu rebels and militia. At that people fl ed, including many of certainly would not be his last, hotel, would surely kill them all. people have become displaced, lost time, Rusesabagina was a hotel Rusesabagina’s friends. Eventually Rusesabagina went out to greet Rusesabagina made the decision in their own country.” manager in Kigali, the capital city a peace agreement was reached the armed men. They were there not to be evacuated with his family. He told the audience he is of Rwanda. He sheltered over 1200 and a United Nations force of to “escort” him to his hotel, which “If I leave, I’ll be a prisoner of thankful for what many Winnipeg people; saving them from certain 2500 came to Rwanda to maintain had been commandeered by the myself forever,” he realized. He groups did to try and bring death. that peace. Those who had fl ed militia. Rusesabagina insisted on loaded his wife and children on awareness to the situation in When you meet Rusesabagina began moving back home and a taking with him all of the people the UN trucks, and prepared to Darfur, but that it is not enough. and listen to him speak you realize sense of normalcy returned to the who were staying at his house. After stay. Before they could even leave “Worry about all of Africa; it is a that he is an ordinary man thrust country. Rusesabagina attended a a harrowing drive, during which the hotel compound, the radio was shame for mankind,” he said. “So into extraordinary circumstances. hotel general managers meeting in they saw butchered bodies lying on announcing the names of those many voices calling for your help... This is what makes his story so Brussels, and toured Europe with the street, they reached his hotel. being evacuated, including the answer them.” remarkable, this is why so many his family, returning to Rwanda As Rusesabagina says, the hotel name of his son. The trucks were January 12, 2006 The Uniter FEATURES EDITOR: LORI EBBITT E-MAIL: [email protected] PHONE: 786-9497 012 Features FAX: 783-7080 The marketing of cool Teens through the ages

By Tom Peotto Argus (Lakehead University) whose attractions were catchy melodies, The Beatles with psychedelic videos for with the fi lm. Action fi gures inspired by the plagiarization of African American “Strawberry Fields Forever”, for instance, R-rated movies are routinely marketed to music and its repackaging by white or their 1968 movie Yellow Submarine. children today. artists, and the disapproval of parents By the 1970s, entire segments ids talking on cellphones towards either the unintelligible lyrics of of TV shows—or entire programs, the song or the implication that it would like Top of the Pops or Australia’s Birth of the Tween and buying lattes. Twelve- cause “racial mixing”. Countdown—were dedicated to music In the 1940s, crooner Frank videos. If a music video was too salacious year-old girls dolled up Sinatra’s youthful fans had created the to be shown, it would gain a notoriety of The premanufactured pop- K distinctive fashion of combining poodle its own (like the video for “Relax”). And group formula of the 1960s returned like 16-year-old girls. The grade skirts with socks rolled down to ankles. by this philosophy—pushing the envelope with a vengeance in the early These “bobby-soxers” were one of many while providing a voice for youth 1990s with New Kids on eights of today are defi nitely a more youth cultures (and countercultures) counterculture—MTV was born in 1981, the Block. Throughout the which would be deliberately targeted beginning with the tune “Video Killed decade, non-threatening sophisticated bunch than the grade (if not created outright) by marketing the Radio Star.” A moderately-talented boy bands departments. In reaction to mainstream yet ugly artist could no longer get away (specifi cally picked eights of yesteryear—at least, that’s acceptance of what had once been ‘edgy’ with a catchy radio hit. so there was a and ‘dangerous’, disaffected youth would Throughout the 1980s, youth member to the impression they want to give. create new and shocking countercultures, culture continued along the defi ned appeal to which would be abandoned once those trends of its 1950s origin. Teen-oriented Suddenly social commentators ‘edgy’ modes of dress and speech had entertainment increased, particularly gained mainstream acceptance and in the movies; the intelligently-scripted are throwing around phrases like corporate backing. This trend continues fi lms of John Hughes (Ferris Bueller’s to the present day. Day Off, Weird Science, The Breakfast “tween,” 10-year-olds are buying Axe Teen idols like Sinatra were eagerly Club) never pandered to teenagers sought after, either by discovery or or dismissed their concerns, while body spray, and CBC Radio One is creation. Elvis Presley, once a shocking a fl ood of derivative slasher provocateur for his pelvic thrusts and movies (Friday the 13th, playing rap. What the hell is going racially-ambiguous backwoods music Halloween, A Nightmare (part country, part blues), was tamed on Elm Street) were all on? down by his management to become a too happy to do so. Female- sexually-non-threatening teen idol, as oriented male teen idols were evidenced by the following lyrics to his still cute and sexually-ambiguous, song “Teddy Bear”: though male-oriented ones tended to The First Teenager Don’t wanna be your tiger, ‘cause be either the traditional, ultra-macho tigers play too rough, sports stars, or fi gures considered brash Don’t wanna be your lion, ‘cause and intimidating by their parents—Alice The transition years lions aren’t the kind you love enough; Cooper, KISS, and Iron Maiden were all between childhood and I just wanna be your teddy bear. the center of controversies surrounding adulthood have been recognized Other teen idols of the 50s their allegedly-Satanic and defi nitely everyone, in some form or another by almost and 60s included Frankie Avalon, suggestive music. Nor were the squeaky- from “the all cultures, past and present, with Fabian, Ricky Nelson, Tommy Sands, clean female teen idols immune: Tiffany’s tough one” ceremonies, rituals, and initiations. the Monkees, and (during the earlier 1987 cover of a 1967 song, “I Think to “the sensitive After this brief interlude however, phases of their careers) the Beatles and We’re Alone Now,” was assailed by one”) exploded on the youth was shuffl ed into an adult the Rolling Stones. The criteria for parents’ groups as encouraging teen the music charts. Their role as soon as physical development male teen idols was that, to be attractive sex—specifi cally, their teenage daughters female counterparts of permitted: labour, community roles, and to young girls, they had to be both having sex. about 1996 onward were still, property-ownership for men, marriage cute and sexually ambiguous. Female Marching to her own tune was outwardly, the squeaky-clean and domestic duties for women. While teen icons, such as Annette Funicello, Madonna, who has to this day sold over poppers of the 1960s: coiffed and allowance might be made for youthful were mainly selected for cuteness and 200 million records with a combination pretty. But while these young singers inexperience and confusion by one’s wholesomeness—in other words, the of limited talent, skilled songwriters professed wholesomeness—Jessica elders, the young man or woman was approval of young girls’ parents in their and producers, catchy tunes, and Simpson, for instance, is the daughter of now for all intents and purposes an adult, daughters’ media role models. However, a controversial public image which Baptist-minister-turned-star-manager Joe with according responsibilities. female teen icons were also the subject included banned videos. Thanks to Simpson, while both Britney Spears and In the West, particularly post- of older men’s fantasies, a pop-culture heavy rotation on MTV she became Christina Aguilera co-starred with Justin Second World War North America, undercurrent which was never very far a megastar, emulated across the world Timberlake on the Disney Channel’s The the affl uence and privilege of the away (an early Garfi eld strip from the by increasingly-younger girls. When New Mickey Mouse Club from 1989 to Baby Boom generation led to a sort late 1970s has Garfi eld watching reruns the controversies over Madonna were 1994—their outfi ts, lyrics, stage presence, of institutionalization of youthful of The Mickey Mouse Club, in which the considered alongside the controversies and music videos all had lurid, Lolita- rebelliousness, particularly among punchline is him muttering, “Shake it, over Iron Maiden, Ozzy Osbourne, and esque undertones. middle-class youth with leisure time. Annette”). Judas Priest (just to name a few), it was As Janelle Brown stated in a 2001 This acceptance of the “teen” years (from clear: controversy is free publicity. essay, “Sluts and Teddy Bears,” “…the thirteen to nineteen) – romanticized as Also, the 1980s relaxation of teenage pop starlet boom of 2000 has a period of self-discovery, transition, I want my MTV certain broadcasting laws—specifi cally given rise to a passel of virginal sluts and confusion – was so great that a new those related to advertising—meant – navel-exposing divas who proclaim phrase had been coined by the 1950s: The next great change in teen that entire television series could be that they are saving themselves for “teenager.” And with parental generosity, marketing-slash-pop culture was to come created with the express purpose of marriage while they shimmy across economic prosperity, and part-time with music videos, a sort of contraction selling toys, and not vice versa. The stages in second-skin white leather and jobs stuffi ng teenagers’ pockets with of the teen-oriented music movies such fondly-remembered programs of our spangled sports bras and the tiniest of disposable income, marketers sat up and as 1955’s The Blackboard Jungle. After youth (well, mine, anyway) fall into this belly chains. Crooning their come-hither took notice. the success of the Beatles’ 1964 fi lm A bracket of “half-hour commercials”: G.I. lyrics from behind bleached-out tresses It was noticed that teenagers got Hard Day’s Night, they began shooting Joe, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and and blackened raccoon eyes, Spears, a cheap thrill from questioning their short promotional fi lms for their songs Masters of the Universe. Interestingly, Christina Aguilera and their ilk have parents’ values: ideology, affi liations, which were to be used as fi ller on the latter program was apparently become style icons for a generation taste in clothing, music, and fi lm. American television. This practice had created after Mattel executives, of teenage girls who acquire – before Teen-oriented versions of pre-existing been done since the 1950s (look up the screening a preliminary cut of Arnold they’re even ready for training bras – a entertainment genres were launched, Snader Telescriptions), but now the Schwarzenegger’s 1980 Conan the somewhat misguided education about like drive-in horror movies with youthful videos were incorporating storylines Barbarian, feared public backlash over fashion’s sexual message. The world protagonists whose monster sightings and camera effects to communicate the marketing action fi gures inspired by an according to these painted pretties is a were disbelieved by ‘square’ adults (such song’s message. This was copied by The R-rated movie and thus changed the place in which good girls can pretend as 1958’s The Blob) or teen pop songs Monkees, The Doors, and repeated by character enough to avoid affi liation to be bad girls without having to worry The Uniter January 12, 2006

FEATURES EDITOR: LORI EBBITT E-MAIL: [email protected] PHONE: 786-9497 FAX: 783-7080 Features 013 about bad boys. And while these In 2003, Abercrombie and called “Extreme” sports. “The CBC naturally feels pressure to dingy divas sport a lot of modern Fitch became the target of parents’ To retain its position as an edgy, attract a larger rather than smaller “attitude”, their message is as old as groups when its summer collection innovative force in media, MTV audience. This impulse is detectable their mothers’ mothers: It’s all about (aimed at 7- to 14-year-olds) was embraced these new movements, on television when our national gettin’ yourself a man and, girls, he is found to include thong underwear and began pushing programming broadcaster disgraces itself by airing gonna looove what those stretch bell- with messages such as “eye candy” which emphasized crude behaviour, one-star Kung Fu movies during bottoms do for your butt.” or “wink wink” written on the front. abusive language, and self-abusive prime time . . . Of course the CBC Spokesman Hampton Carney told or degrading pranks: The Tom must operate in the real world as well Big businesses have increasingly The Milwaukee Journal that the Green Show (bought by MTV from as within its understood mandate. To focused on the young in recent years, thongs were supposed to be a latter- Canada’s Comedy Network in 1999), drive its audience away with non-stop particularly attempting to build what day version of Underoos, “cute, Jackass (and its spinoffs, Viva La esoteric programming would be folly. is called “brand loyalty”: if consumers fun, and sweet.” Critics dubbed it Bam and Wildboyz), The Osbournes, But it is worse by far to alienate those can be “hooked” while they’re young, pedophilic, and the “tween thong” Punk’d, and pioneering reality show loyal radio listeners for whom CBC the company will have them for life. was discontinued under massively The Real World (viciously satirized functions an oasis of intelligence in a In response to market research which negative publicity. by Dave Chappelle). In 2001, two desert of pop, rap, pap and crap.” suggested Camel cigarettes were For decades, mothers have 14-year-old girls were unwittingly “an old man’s” brand, the company watched their daughters for symptoms showered with human feces during created Joe Camel to attract young of eating disorders. Now eating the fi lming of the pilot for an MTV Questions & Concerns men age twenty and up. Controversy disorders are on the rise in boys, too, prank show called Dude, This Sucks then ensued when Camel was accused as is a new disorder dubbed muscle and then sued the network in a of targeting underage smokers, who dysmorphia or “bigorexia”;the belief heavily-publicized case. In the pursuit of the youth supposedly requested Camels more that despite constant exercise and audience, marketers by necessity than any other brand. The campaign even use of steroids, the individual is American cable television, must provide what the youth was discontinued in 1997. Whether or not muscular enough. unhindered by many of the content audience seeks: something their not the furor was accurate, it is clear restrictions of the major networks, parents won’t like. But many that advertising aimed at children has has made great strides in seeking out observers, and not just parents’ steadily increased. the elusive youth audience. Leading groups, are concerned for the In the late 1990s and early 2000s, ʻEdgyʼ and ʻXtremeʼ the way have been such networks as messages that are being sent to concerned parents became aware Comedy Central (with South Park, children. Firstly, what message of the phrase “tween,” coined to the massively-popular Daily Show, is being sent to young girls by describe children aged eight to To remain “cool” is to remain and equally-infl uential Chappelle’s the likes of Britney or even 12. Increasingly media-savvy outside acceptable mainstream. Show) and The WB (Buffy the the Drew Barrymore Charlie’s and self-aware due to a With traditional rock-and-roll Vampire Slayer, Dawson’s Creek, Angels gang—that you can have steady diet of worldly considered stale, Generation X Felicity, Charmed, Gilmore Girls, everything you want, but should television and movies, turned increasingly to alternative Smallville, and 7th Heaven). The still dress and act a certain way industry research has rock with controversial and heavy attractive teen stars whose careers so boys will like you? determined that subject matter (war, suicide, and begin in these programs are then many Western alienation) as well as punk rock, or hired by movie studios to give their Secondly, what messages 11-year-olds hip-hop and rap. The recording blatantly-derivative youth pictures a are being sent to young boys by no longer industry was quick to respond, chance at legitimacy—in particular, boorish rappers or that Juicy consider ignoring the better elements of those remakes of old horror movies which Fruit commercial—that women musical genres (social criticism) rely on stunt casting and ‘Xtreme’ are cattle, money is everything, and emphasizing the most saleable, scenes of torture and mutilation and the weak are to be attacked controversial elements. On their (such as 2003’s The Texas Chainsaw without pity? Third, why are heels were lifestyle magazines, VHS Massacre, starring Jessica Biel, or parents tolerating their children’s videos and DVDs, and sporting 2005’s House of Wax starring Paris viewing of R-rated movies or events. For rap and hip-hop, it Hilton). M-rated videogames without was freestyle mixtapes, rap analyzing them fi rst? Fourth and battles, and streetball (i.e. In case you, the reader, feel a fi nal, can parents be on the alert basketball with only a smug twinge of Canadian pride at for media’s mixed messages and token adherence to Hollywood’s recent crapshoot, let guide their children through rules). For punk rock, me remind you that the CBC is the intellectual and emotional it was skateboarding, similarly attempting to pander to a minefi eld of adolescence? snowboarding, and the so- youth audience. As stated in a Nov. 14 editorial in the Montreal Gazette,

ILLU ST R AT ING themselves children. The Toy Interested in RITING Manufacturers of America have changed for the Uniter?W their target audience accordingly, from birth to 14 to birth to 10. Furthermore, a 2003 Federal Trade Commission ONT RIBUTING report stated that Hollywood screenings of commercials, trailers, C story concepts and rough cuts for R- rated movies are routinely evaluated by tweens—some as young as nine. To prove themselves to be self-aware consumers, tweens must therefore shop. And who’ll hype the products? Why not discover or create tween icons such as megastar Hilary Duff (dubbed “the 2002 version of Annette Funicello” by the New York Daily News) or Raven Symone, who’ll then preside over their own clothing and cosmetics lines? And where will advertisers draw the line at the selling of sexualized clothing to children? Short-shorts? Tube tops? Belly-baring shirts? Lowrider pants which require, and emphasize, a hairless pelvic region? January 12, 2006 The Uniter 014 Arts & Culture Arts & Canadian to the Core On her new album, singer songwriter Karla Adolphe pays her respects to Canadian icons, and our national game

Mike Lewis Arts and Culture Editor

“You’ve gotta do it because you love it,” she says as we exchange war-stories of life on the road, and life in the music world. Karla Adolphe has only been at this a couple of years now, but she’s learned the most important lesson in music. Many have crumbled in the hands of education as they fall short of full comprehension of that lesson; it can leave one bitter and angry and tired. Karla has come through it all with nothing short of boundless enthusiasm for her art and a kind of optimism that leaves this writer feeling good about life in general for hours after the interview. Karla began her journey in 2000, when she began to write her own material. She spent the following years Karla Adolphe will be at the Park Theatre January 12, 2006 refi ning her work, distilling it down into something she felt was worth sharing. In felt it necessary to step away from that life for a minute. That’s an addictive early 2004, she began to play out to an with her own music. feeling. To just bring that to people’s audience that has been steadily growing. “I felt that the music I wanted lives for just a minute, to take them With a couple of small tours across to record that was true to me, was out of a shitty situation, or to take western Canada, and one well-produced more general, lyrically more broad, them beyond themselves, make them album under her belt, the singer feels not necessarily a spiritual message,” think about something they’d never she is ready to go at this full-time and she explains. “I didn’t want it to be thought of before, even just a moment, that means more touring. This coming something that people would only listen is awesome. And if that moment lasts February and March, Karla will be to on a Sunday morning. I didn’t feel all night, one song, or one line, that’s hitting the road out west again, playing comfortable with that.” Karla is able to great. I strive for that,” she answers. headlining slots across the prairies and write in a folk style, but avoid the usual “I think that was the original intent the far side of the mountains on a tour clichés that come with the genre, focusing of art. The original purpose for music she’s booked herself. It sounds like a lot of less on story and more on emotional was structured around the spiritual and work, but, according to her, the only bad content. It is this that helps her stand social dynamic of a culture. They used thing is that the Olympics are on at the out from many of the self-described music and art to maintain the things same time that she’s out on tour. singer/songwriters that currently occupy that aren’t tangible, like their spiritual “I watch every hockey game that coffee houses everywhere. Come Home life or their relationships, those things I can watch,” she proclaims. “I love has the kind of feel that suits highway that can’t be spent. They used art and hockey. I’m hardcore! (laughs).” driving, or quiet afternoons at home. In music to transport that into the next Her passion for the sport is only that way, Come Home sounds a lot like generation. I think it’s important and outdone by her passion for music. She Neil Young’s latest album, Prairie Wind, valuable. You can put on a song and you took formal music training in Edmonton though while the vocal delivery is closer have a memory attached to it. It also where she honed her chops, learned her to Jann Arden than Young, it still carries requires you to respect and honour your theory, and spent time singing in the the sincerity of both aforementioned audience.” school’s gospel choir. She learned how to singers. While that may seem more profound lead a band while in the choir, including It is this sincerity that seems to be than most answers, it is nonetheless borne how to improvise as a band. This Karla’s greatest strength. She credits her of a simple love of the art; something training has proved invaluable to Karla vocal coaches from school with helping Karla has in common with so many of as improvisation is one of the key factors to understand the importance of sincerity the musicians in this city. Karla loves in her music and her live show where she in music. what she does, but she also loves the and her partner-in-crime, percussionist “I had an instructor who said ‘Karla, people involved in the whole process. In Caleb Friesen, set about trying to have as if you don’t feel it and can’t communicate keeping with that, she’s hosting a show much fun as possible. the meaning of the number, I don’t even at the Park Theatre, Thursday, Jan. 12, “Caleb and I change things up all want to hear it.’ A lot of times I’d be where the inauguration of her street team the time, just to try it,” she explains. singing in Latin or French, and so I had will take place. She’s even managed to “Every show is different. That was the to feel it based solely on melody.” fi nd a way to combine her love of hockey point. When people come, they’re not While on the subject of honesty, with the music: each member of the street sure what to expect.” The live show is Karla describes the theme behind the team gets a puck with her logo on it. always Karla and Caleb, but others do album as being based on the “feelings Odds are, there won’t be many left after get involved on a regular basis, with a and thoughts behind the songs, but the show; she’s been selling out nearly bass player joining them for most shows not the music. It’s about returning to every show she’s played since September. around town, and a cello player by the something happier, more pure, peaceful With the accomplishments of the last name of Sarah Hanan who played on the or restful. In your early 20s you’re forced two years behind her, Karla has modest album. out into the world and that can be very hopes for the future. “We did a show in September with disheartening and very disillusioning. I “I want to be respected for my accordion and banjo, and it was really wanted to give something to people that, songwriting and playing,” she says. “I rootsy. For my album release party we when the shit was hitting the fan, they don’t want to be on MuchMusic. I don’t had more of a rock show; two guitars, big could have an hour long break from it. care about that sort of stuff.” sound. I like that. I like doing different It’s not just peaceful music though, there That having been said, even she arrangements. It keeps us challenged and are aggressive moments.” isn’t completely free of the trappings of interested. If I had a fi ddle player come In every interview, the question potential fame. in, I’d say this is the song, this is the key, is asked, ‘Why do you do this?’ The “I’d like to have the level of success go nuts.” answers can range from simple ‘I don’t where I could have a pink tour bus,” she Though Come Home is Karla’s fi rst knows’ to deep, ontological discussions muses. “Cherry Life Saver pink.” album, it sounds as though she’s been on the existence of God moving through For more information on Karla doing this for years. The album as a them in the form of song. Karla, however, Adolphe, visit www.karlaadolphe.com whole has a warm feel, and despite the has a more interesting and unique theory and go check out the show at the Park power coming through from the vocals, it as to her motivations. Theatre on Osborne, Jan. 12. is not intrusive; just the opposite in fact. “Music, art, and the creative Although her musical training is rooted aspects of our life, those moments are fi rmly in her church background, Karla transcendent; they take you out of your The Uniter January 12, 2006

ARTS EDITOR: MIKE LEWIS E-MAIL: [email protected] PHONE: 786-9497 FAX: 783-7080 Arts & Culture 015 TEDIOUS MINUTIAE Or: Ineffectively Detailing One’s Cultural Consumption A Mafi a Trip to New York for the Uncaring Guys & Dolls comes to the MTC Installment #12 By Ben MacPhee-Sigurdson

By Ksenia Prints and composer as the play sparks an amusing courting Lamented: for themselves. was launched on Broadway ritual between the two, the Arrested Development A plethora of stars have made in 1950. It was a smashing ending of which we of course cameos on the show; regulars success, raking in over 1,200 shall not reveal. include Liza Minelli, Henry ramps, criminals, wild performances, expanding How was it that I came to start Winkler, and Scott Baio, as well as unto London’s stages and In the meantime, watching Arrested Development? sporadic drop-ins by Julia Louis- chases, gambling, and even inspiring a 1955 movie Nathan’s own attempts to I wish I could remember. It was Dreyfuss, Ed Begley Jr., Charlize with Marlon Brando and avoid romantic problems are likely word of mouth, I suppose. Theron, Dave Thomas and Martin bustling night clubs. Frank Sinatra, the perfect shown as he keeps trying to Regardless, once I had seen an Short. In “S.O.B.” guests included T cast for a mafi a movie. All elegantly squirm out of his episode, I knew this show was Judge Reinhold, John Laroquette, Sounds like the credentials this, of course, was only a engagement to Adelaide, a different than most. Ben Stiller, Zach Braff, Andy preview for the musical’s true cabaret dancer. The couple Richter, and others. Each in their for any good action movie, goal – appearing live before has been betrothed for the last First of all, an attempt at a own way has been self-deprecating us Winnipeggers in freezing 14 years, and this extended synopsis: Michael Bluth (played and hilarious. doesn’t it? Combine all that winter. So without further ado, period is not surprisingly with deadly timing by Jason let’s welcome the plot. beginning to weigh on the Bateman) is a man trying to hold Hollywood loves the show. with heartfelt romance, lady. All throughout, the play his family and the family company Critics love the show (it won fi ve The story centres around is sprinkled with comical together in the midst of criminal Emmys at the 56th installment of midnight trips to Havana and Nathan Detroit, an unlucky interruptions by Benny investigations into the business the awards show). Why isn’t this petty criminal who runs the Southstreet and Nicely-Nicely practices of his father (played by show absolutely gigantic? missionaries, and you’ve got oldest established permanent Johnson, two gambling crooks Jeffrey Tambor) that may or may fl oating crap game in New who cause the audience to not involve Saddam Hussein. Fans blame the network. yourself a healthy dose of York, and his attempts to burst with laughter upon each Critics blame the viewing public organize a gaming session appearance. Corporate problems aside, (the show is fast-paced and clever— Manitoba Theatre’s newest under the police’s watchful eye. Michael’s siblings are problems in by their accounts, maybe too clever Apparently, a fl eet of heavy The play runs for about and of themselves: a washed-up for the average viewer). The show’s production, Guys & Dolls. Oh, gamblers is coming to town, two and a half hours, which at magician (Gob), a pseudo-activist writing is self-referential and the and if Nathan does not get the times does seem like a bit too (Lindsay) and her husband (Tobias, pace is nothing short of breakneck, and we mustn’t forget the game on the go quickly, he much. Some parts, especially portrayed by the hilarious David so someone tuning in for the fi rst might miss a weighty amount the Havana dance, are bizarre Cross), and a panic-riddled grown- time could, in theory, be left in the songs. of cash. to say the least, but if taken up child (Buster). Their mother dark as to just exactly what the hell with humour they too can be Lucille is a frigid, pill-popping is going on. In all fairness, MTC did Alas, it seems as though accepted. However, these sour alcoholic. not invent Guys & Dolls. The fi nding a place to play is now parts fade as you slowly sip a Now it appears as if the show original was written in 1932 virtually impossible, and the cup of hot chocolate during There is no laugh track, will, by some reports, move to under the title of The Idyll of only available venue requires recess, looking at all the other which is by no means unique or either Showtime or ABC, if it can Miss Sarah Brown by Damon a thousand dollars in advance. neatly dressed spectators, revolutionary, but at least gives the survive at all. An ideal pairing for Runyon. A chap with an To earn that money, Nathan and hum the musical’s viewers the benefi t of the doubt as this show would be with The Offi ce extensive history of gambling decides to strike a bet with unforgettable tunes. And when to judging what is and is not funny. on NBC, as the humour and style and drinking himself, Runyon Sky Masterson that there is a the performance ends, and you It’s also shot in a documentary of the shows would complement wrote often of New York’s gal the latter could not take to leave the theatre into the cold style, with Ron Howard narrating. each other brilliantly. underworld, the colourful life Havana. Confi dent of his skills, night, surrounded by century- Howard’s quips help ground the on Broadway and even various Sky agrees, but is quick to old downtown buildings, a viewer as to what exactly is going I only watch two television sports events. Abe Burrows regret his words when he sees strange feeling of excitement is on. shows on a regular basis (if you was the one who adapted the the ‘doll’ Nathan has picked, bound to hit you too. After all, Admittedly, FOX took a bit of don’t include hockey), and it story into a musical, and Frank Miss Sarah Brown of the New York is rumoured to be a risk on AD, and in the fi rst season appears as if one of them is in Loesser became the lyricist ‘Save-Our-Soul’ mission. This fabulous in the winter. the show followed the long-running serious trouble, and the other (The and incredibly popular The West Wing) has an uncertain future Simpsons, which would seem like a (R.I.P. John Spenser, who played sure-fi re bonus. However, Arrested Leo McGarry on the White House Development wasn’t bringing in the drama). If both of these shows are ratings the network hoped it would, not long for this world, I may sell and by season two the show was my television in February. being shuffl ed and pre-empted like nobody’s business. If you don’t watch Arrested Development, start now. Both FOX also reduced its the fi rst and second seasons are order from 22 to 18 episodes, available on DVD. This show may something the show incorporated go the way of other greats like My into its storyline when the Bluth So-Called Life, Freaks and Geeks, Company’s order for houses was and Firefl y and end up as cult faves also reduced from 22 to 18. When whose chances were cut short by 95.9 FM CKUW CAMPUS/ it appeared that the show might be the bottom line. COMMUNITY RADIO cancelled, viewers took to the good old internet in an attempt to save In the meantime, I’ve got a TOP 10 CD - ALBUMS the Bluths (see www.the-op.com for great mix of dry comedy, parody, NOVEMBER 18 - 25, 2005 the most comprehensive fan site). self-deprecating slapstick and ! = Local content * = Canadian Content *NB: RE=Re Entry NE = New Entry political intrigue to keep me Now in its third season, the busy—the federal election! show has been in fourth place in eek eek t W its Monday night time slot, and Wanted: clever, smart Las This W LW TW Artist Recording Label once again FOX has reduced their television. Serious inquiries only: order, this time from 22 to 13. [email protected] 1 1 Various Artist Northern Faction 3 Balanced Records Thanks to the most boring sport Forthcoming: tediousminutiae. 2 2 !Propaghandi Potemkim City Limits G7 on Earth (yes, baseball), the show blogspot.com 6 3 *Ladytron Witching Hour Ryko wasn’t on the air for over a month. NE 4 !The Hummers Modern Entrance Sisyphus 3 5 !The Quiff s The Quiff s Independent It appears the show is in its fi nal 7 6 !Fascade@137db Character of the Moment Balanced Records days, with (if my math is correct) 4 7 !Albatross The Art Lodge Tapes Evil Evill four episodes remaining. Again, the 5 8 *Wolf Parade Wolf Parade Sub Pop show refl ected its current reality, 17 9 King Django Roots Tonic Jump Up! 11 10 Various Artists Impulsive Impulse and the episode that aired on Jan. 2 (“S.O.B.,” or Save Our Bluths) had the family organizing a fundraiser January 12, 2006 The Uniter ARTS EDITOR: MIKE LEWIS E-MAIL: [email protected] PHONE: 786-9497 016 Arts & Culture FAX: 783-7080 Alone on the Lanscapes of Forever: You’re all I ever think about. . . New Experiments in Prairie First Photographer Meera Margaret Singh shares the spotlight with her subjects Person Cinema By Mike Lewis Arts and Culture Editor

By Kenton Smith Telling a story without dialogue is diffi cult. Telling a story without clearly defi ned imagery is even more he fi rst exhibition of 2006 at Winnipeg’s diffi cult. Yet somehow, the fi lms presented in Alone on the Landscapes Platform Gallery, you’re all that I ever of Forever seem to tell stories that sit in your psyche, etching away at think about, a series of 12 large-scale a meaning in the grey walls of your T brain. colour photographs, is the fi rst solo exhibition by Presented by Sol Nagler, this collection of work features short fi lms Meera Margaret Singh, whose roots and close ties whose focus is on hand processing. The images are processed in chemical to Winnipeg have compelled her to make it the baths that leave each frame tinted and discolored, haunting yet beautiful. Each stage for her one-person debut. image is carefully placed to create a sort of ambience that is rarely achieved Although she currently resides in fi lmmaking. Each scene is like a car in Montreal and is attending crash victim, disturbing and alluring all Concordia University’s Master of at once. Fine Arts photography program, The fi lmmakers presented are from Saskatchewan, Winnipeg, and Montreal. Singh obtained BAs in Anthropology Meera Margaret Singh’s “ I Knew you Were A Truth”, seen above, Their works have been shown at festivals and Fine Arts from the University will be showing at the Platform Gallery until Feb. 17. See listings of Manitoba, and was recently around the world. Each fi lmmaker was involved in a MAWA mentorship with taught by Sol, or by his successor, Mike ceramicist Grace Nickel. She fi rst ultimately selected on a consistent to head off contrivance. But Singh Maryniuk, to use fi lm itself as art and submitted her proposal for the present thematic basis, with the titles taken views this as a gift, not a pity: “I like creative expression. show to the Platform Gallery a year- from songs, poems, and movie to surrender control. I think that The fi lms from the Winnipeg and-a-half ago. dialogue. makes better images…I don’t feel contingent of the showcase are simply Since its initial inception, Singh says that her overall like I actually have control until I’m stunning. however, the content and nature of style has changed considerably printing.” Embowered, by Danishka Esterhazy, the show has undergone considerable since she fi rst started doing serious When I ask Singh if there is is the most disturbing. Using 16mm, the change, as Singh experimented with photographic work: whereas she anything she would like people fi lmmaker provides a brief glimpse into different photographic styles in the began as a street photographer, now to take away from this show, she the tortured mind of a woman. The effect interim. She began looking more her work involves far more controls, takes a long pause, and then fi nally is unsettling, and will leave you jumping towards painting, especially the and she feels that to a far greater replies: “I may direct my subjects, at shadows in your own home afterwards. work of Caravaggio, with its harsh extent she now makes, rather than but I don’t want to direct my Why Are You So Sad? by Heidi lateral lighting and stark chiaroscuro. takes, pictures. viewers as much.” Singh defi nitely Phillips is a stroll through the realms of Whereas she had previously used When she fi rst started visiting has an expressive goal in mind and regret and resolve to try again tomorrow. strobe lights to replicate daylight, people’s homes to photograph seeks to provide the viewers “clues” The fi lm has the effect of watching the Singh started photographing at night, them, Singh tells me, she’d touch as to what she had in mind when world dissolve and coalesce repeatedly using spot-lighting to focus upon nothing, and her images were near- constructing the image but she while you try to come to terms with her human subjects. This tendency portraitures. Over time, however, she doesn’t want to divulge too much regrets you didn’t even know you merged with the Caravaggesque began to incorporate more external about the intended narrative. “It’s had. infl uence when trying to simulate elements such as costumes and too much like guiding the viewer,” Cecilia Araneda, current the strong, high-contrast look of car props, and “direct” subjects as if they she says, “and it ruins some of the president of the Winnipeg Film headlights. The look of the lighting were actors playing a part. Singh’s mystery of encountering the images Group, provides a few moments of from fi lm noir was another infl uence degree in anthropology fi gured into on one’s own.” suspense in her short fi lm Memory. in the mix. this equation. She is interested in Singh’s compositions behold We see the life of a woman fl ash Singh also mentioned recently exploring aspects of material culture open-ended mystery that suggests before her eyes as she lies dying in watching the DVD of the fi lm through the way people express situations and latent actions without a fi eld. The concept of memories Jacob’s Ladder, and being struck by themselves through their possessions. spelling out the backstory, like a being what and how we choose to a statement the writer, Bruce Joel It was this approach that she took painting by Edward Hopper. This remember a certain event or person Rubin, made on the commentary in taking the photographs featured can be seen in pieces such as You our way instead of what is actually track: “The greatest adventures are in the present show. It allowed her Can’t Begin to Get It Back, where reality is well represented with the the ones that take place in the dark.” to play with the balance between Singh’s aforementioned use of empty use of tinting, over-exposure, and “The dark,” Singh tells me, truth and fi ction – how much is space is used to suggest the presence other effects. This fi lm begs to be “facilitates a turn inward.” honest portraiture and how much is and infl uence of another person, watched again and again. To this end, Singh has contrivance? -- with the ambiguity even when only one fi gure is present Rob Hancke’s Bahley Kehley is deliberately left much of the space created being central to the intended within the composition. But Little like a video travelogue from Africa. in several of her large-format effect for the viewer. Did I Try, featuring Singh’s own The only sound coming from hand compositions as empty -- even dark Some of Singh’s subjects are mother, presents us with a lone drums, the fi lm depicts daily life -- voids. While on the one hand the literally strangers she has encountered fi gure apparently lost in thought, in an African village with dancers, empty space serves an expressive on the street and subsequently with whatever preoccupies her workers, markets, etc. The colors are end, suggesting the tension and lack approached. She says that this remaining undisclosed. distorted throughout in such a way of fulfi llment that can be involved in has occurred based purely on gut Or consider the couple that it seems like computer animation human relationships, it is also a void reaction, and that she tries not to pictured in So Will We Endure, a rather than real, live, honest hand that is meant for the viewer to fi ll analyze such reactions too closely. It is personal favourite of Singh’s. Note processing. themselves, with the raw material of from the gut that Singh says her work the ambiguous gaze of the female The impact Sol Nagler had on their own emotional experiences. originates: she wants to thematically subject, which, as does that of many these fi lm-makers is huge. Known for Singh had been photographing explore a given emotion or emotions. of Singh’s other subjects, directly his own work the world over, Nagler friends and family during the fi rst Working with her subjects, engages the viewer. What does her is in town to host this event and to term of her Master’s program at however, has produced surprising gaze reveal about the relationship pay tribute to some of his former Concordia during the fall of 2005, results, with the x-factor of any given between them? Defensiveness? students and contemporaries at the and many of the fi nal photographs individual human subject adding Affi rmation? Possessiveness? Winnipeg Film Group. These fi lms, were taken only in the past few so much unexpected content to Manipulation? plus several more, will be presented months, using a large-format process the fi nal image. Whatever initial You will have to decide for by Nagler at the Cinematheque on that is also new to Singh, but has conception Singh may have had may yourself. Jan. 14, at 7 p.m. He will be on hand allowed her to achieve pleasingly end up going right out the window You’re all that I ever think to introduce the fi lms and to tactile results. The fi nal images for or signifi cantly altered in situations about is showing at the Platform answer questions about the process you’re all that I ever think about were that have demanded improvisation Gallery until February 17. involved in making the fi lms. The Uniter January 12, 2006

ARTS EDITOR: MIKE LEWIS E-MAIL: [email protected] PHONE: 786-9497 FAX: 783-7080 Arts & Culture 017 left-wing politically active youth who The Rebel Sell buys an anarchy t-shirt or wrist-band, Joseph Heath & Andrew Potter another dollar is fed into the corporate machine. Corporations have taken the Harper/Perennial ideals set out 40 years ago and used 374 pages CD Reviews them to sell the idea of counter-culture Reviewed By Mike Lewis to our generation under the guise of Arts & Culture individuality. Heath and Potter go on to Blackalicious explain that this need for individuality Controller.Controller The Craft is what is doing the greatest damage in X-Amounts So, have you western society today, and that the race 2005 Quuannum Projects 2005 Paper Bag Records ever ‘stuck it to the for individuality does in fact achieve man?’ I bet it felt the opposite effect. For every person pretty good. But have who wants to be different or unique, you ever stopped then others must go without. This goes to think about why against one of the primary ideas in it felt good, or why hippie culture that no one should have you felt the need to more than anyone else. It would seem do it? As a student that the hippies and punks and goths attending a fairly are in fact the biggest hypocrites on the liberal campus, one can be bombarded planet. with left-wing ideologies almost non- The authors single out Naomi Klein stop; some make sense, others do not. It on a regular basis, citing her work seems as if counter-culture has become in No Logo as the basis for what is I became curious about Toronto- I was fi rst introduced to Blackalicious the standard against which it was once wrong with counter-cultural thinking. group Controller.Controller when I about three years ago after seeing an rebelled. This is the central theme to Klein complains about the fact that her heard a quick interview with lead singer uncharted video on Much Music. The Joseph Heath and Andrew Potter’s book neighbourhood, once deemed ‘cool,’ Nirmala Basnayake on CBC radio 3. video in question was “Make You Feel The Rebel Sell: Why the Culture Can’t is now becoming a haven for yuppies Her quirky, playful personality hooked That Way” off of 2002’s Blazing Arrow. be Jammed. with too much money. Klein is upset me as did the supercharged song, It was the fi rst time in a long while that Inspired by Adbusters editor Kalle because she is no longer special. That’s “Poisons/Safe” from their second album, I had seen a hip–hop outfi t rhyme about Lasn’s decision to use his magazine’s funny coming from someone who X-Amounts. I couldn’t get enough – I something other than money, or “bitches, popularity amongst the counter-culture is frequently heralded as one of the had to listen to their CD. Enough I got, hoes, and pimps.” I was a little awestruck to sell his brand of running shoes, The ‘leaders’ of counter-culture in North however, when I spun the CD more than at the fact that Much Music would even Rebel Sell examines in great depth the America. This is the same person who a couple of times around. At fi rst drop play something of this genre that had a ‘co-opting’ of the beliefs and values of endorsed the socialist idea of factories I could hardly believe my good luck at little more of a conscious mindset than today’s rebels. What happened to the without managers as seen in her movie fi nding such a danceable indie-pop album the norm. Fast forward to 2005. After seemingly boundless enthusiasm for The Take. but soon found subsequent listening a three-year hiatus from each other to change that erupted in the ‘60s? While all this must seem experiences to be not as kind. Only a pursue solo projects, Blackalicious (rapper Heath and Potter go step by step depressing to anyone currently on a couple of the songs really jumped out at Gift of Gab, and producer Chief Xcel) through the numerous aspects of campus somewhere, waving a placard me (“Poisons/Safe, “Straight in the Head” collaborate once again on The Craft, a counter-culture, exploring its origins, indicating their distaste with the and “Magnetic Strip”) - the rest seemed to darker, more musically complex record its evolution, and ultimately its death current state of whatever, it’s not that run together into one soupy dance-punk than their previous works. A heavier at the hands of the very people who bad. There is hope. Change can happen. medley. Not as spectacular a CD as I once beat, mixed with lighter musical cues created it. The authors argue that Heath and Potter simply want to show thought but still a decent listen. (www. dominates the upbeat opening track: counter-culture has become the you that there is a far more sensible controllercontroller.com) -Vivian Belik “World of Vibrations,” which sets the standard of today. The hippies of the way to go about initiating it. tone for the rest of the album. Exploring past who rallied against capitalism have It sounds crazy, doesn’t it? Pick themes of monetary corruption, breaking changed sides. up a copy and fi nd out for yourself. Sometimes free from certain stereotypes that are The heart of counter-culture is This book should be required reading City and Colour visible in our society, and living life to the desire to be different, to stand for all fi rst-year university students 2005 Dine Alone Records the fullest extent, Blackalicious continue out as unique. But for every so-called throughout North America. to attempt to shed the negative attention rap/hip-hop has garnered over the years with this latest release. If you’re a fan of the group and the genre, I recommend picking this one up. Gab and Xcel continue to break ground both musically and lyrically without bringing too much attention unto themselves, perhaps to uphold some integrity in the hip-hop culture and preserve the music they’ve created for what it’s worth. (www. blackalicious.com)

Dallas Green, most recognizable as the mild-mannered vocalist and guitarist for the post-hardcore band Alexisonfi re introduces his alter ego with the release of Sometimes. The record is a collection of 10 songs that reincarnate Green’s character to that of a lovelorn poet. Comparable to the early work of Chris Carrabba (a.k.a. Dashboard Confessional), the album essentially features a single guitar accompanied by Green’s soft unmistakable voice as he bares his soul in song while wearing his heart on his sleeve. Some will inevitably label Sometimes as emo, while others will simply describe it as depressing, but it is what it is-- beautifully crafted, well-written songs that will undoubtedly speak to a generation of people who can relate on some level. Although, it remains to be seen if it will spark a similar movement as Dashboard Confessional once did. However, die-hard fans of Alexisonfi re can fi nd reassurance in the fact that this is only a side project for Green and he will continue to perform his duties within AOF. (www.myspace. com/dallasgreen) (www.myspace.com/ dinealonerecords) -Brett Hopper January 12, 2006 The Uniter Page 18 LISTINGS COORDINATOR: NICK WEIGELDT E-MAIL: [email protected] @uniter.ca PHONE: 786-9497 018 Listings FAX: 783-7080

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LISTINGS COORDINATOR: NICK WEIGELDT E-MAIL: [email protected] PHONE: 786-9497 FAX: 783-7080 [email protected] 019 19th at 9pm: The Dark Hours, 2005, Hairy Ape’. January 19th - 21st, 25th meets for storytelling once a thealberthub.com Artist-run evenings 6-8pm. Until January 22nd: a creepy fi lm by Canadian Paul Fox. - 28th, February 1st - 4th at 8pm. month on Saturdays at 7:30pm. All multimedia gallery. “Arthur Adamson – A Celebration”. January 20th at 7pm, January 21st at Admission $10. Call 952-1533. are welcome. Next get-together 12pm: As part of MTC’s O’Neillfest is on January 14th. ideaExchange: THE ANNEX GALLERY 594 MANITOBA CRAFTS COUNCIL continued 2006, Eugene O’Neill: A Glory of PRAIRIE THEATRE EXCHANGE Aqua Books, in conjunction with Main St 284-0673 Tues-Sat 12-5. EXHIBITION GALLERY 214 Ghosts by Peter Miller Adato, 1986. presents ‘Girl in the Goldfi sh Bowl’ St. Benedict’s Table, is pleased to Contemporary art. McDermot Ave 487-6114 Tues-Fri Jan 21st – 26th at 7pm: Manitoba- by Morris Panych. Winner of the present our award-winning monthly 11-5, Sat 11-4. Until January 15th: produced documentary Seeds of 2004 Governor General Literacy conversation series dealing with ART CITY 616 Broadway Ave 775- Michael Astil Drums Exhibit. Change: (Farmers, Biotechnology, Award for Drama. Until January issues of faith, life, theology and pop 9856 Mon 5-8 ,Tues-Fri 4-8, Sat and the New Face of Agriculture) by 29th. Tickets $22.47 - $32, or $18.19 culture. Come early as seating and 12-4. Featuring high quality artistic MARTHA STREET STUDIO 11 Ian Munro, Stephane McLachlan and on Wednesdays (rush seating). Call parking will be limited. Admission programming for kids and adults. Martha St 772-6253 Mon-Fri Classifi eds Jim Sanders. Jan 22nd – 26th at 9pm: 942-5483 or visit www.pte.mb.ca. is free. January 21st at 8pm: ‘In 10-5. Showcasing the fi ne art of Deborah Garcia’s 2004 documentary Through The Wardrobe: Why C.S. CREAM GALLERY 944 Portage printmaking. ADVERTISE YOUR The Future of Food. WINNIPEG CONTEMPORARY Lewis Created Narnia, and What He Ave 957-7367 Tues-Fri 10-5, Sat LOCAL BUSINESS DANCERS present former WCD Found There’ - Rev. Jamie Howison, 11-5. Emerging and mid-career MEDEA GALLERY 132 Osborne St HERE PARK THEATRE 698 Osborne St dancer Christine Medina and St. Benedict’s Table. contemporary art. 453-1115 Mon-Sat 10:30-5, Sun 1-4. 478-7275 Neighbourhood theatre C.Medinadance and her solo ‘Long Until January 14th: Young Village and venue. Daily U-Pick Matinees Dis/Tanz’ on January 12th – 14th STORY TELLING/STORY THEATRE GALLERY 1C03 Centennial Hall, Artists. A Community Outreach Room & Board for female at 1pm and 4pm. $2. Films: Jan 13th at the WCD Studio Theatre, 211 at Bread & Circuses 238 Lilac St. University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Project featuring the Original Art students in a Christian 8:30pm, Jan 15th 3pm, 7pm, 9pm: Bannatyne Ave. Tickets available Audience participation in creating Ave 786-9253 Mon-Fri 12-4, Sat of six emerging Artists with ties Faith and Vocation House ‘Side Effects’, a fi lm about love by calling 452-0229 or email wcd@ characters, fi nding costumes and 1-4. Non-profi t public gallery to Osborne Village. January 15th of Discernment in Windsor and the American pharmaceutical mts.net. getting involved in the action. providing everyone opportunities to – 28th: ‘Small Works for Those Park; $450.00 per month; industry by Kathleen Slattery- 6:30pm Friday evenings. learn about visual art. January 19th Tiny Places’ Paintings, Photographs negotiable according to Moshkau starring Katherine Heigl. MANITOBA CHAMBER – February 18th: David McMillan and Sculptures by Gallery Artists. computer, phone and ORCHESTRA presents guitarist WORDS PERFORMED A monthly – ‘Mexico’. January 29th - February 11th: related needs. Easy access ELLICE CAFÉ & THEATRE 585 Ellice Daniel Bolshoy with the orchestra event of Spoken Word where ‘Winter Pastels’ Paintings in St 975-0800 Neighbourhood theatre on January 17th at Westminster open-mic and slam poetry are GALLERY LACOSSE 169 Lilac St Watercolour & Pastel in the Colours to public transportation and restaurant. Monday, Tuesday United Church, 745 Westminster re-invented. Calling all Spoken 284-0726 Tues-Fri 10-6, Sat 10-5. of Winter by Maureen Johnson. downtown Wpg & to U and Wednesdays – free movies. On Ave, 7:30pm. Tickets $23 for adults, Word artists (and those that love Small neighbourhood gallery. Closed Manitoba. No pets, no weekends, local musical acts. $21 for seniors and $7 for students, them). Spoken Word is: * theatre until January 15th. MILLENIUM LIBRARY 251 Donald alcohol, clean, non-smok- plus GST. Call MCO at 783-7377 or pieces * monologues * story telling St 986-6450 January 12 - February ing environment, Call Sr. THEATRE, DANCE pick up tickets at McNally Robinson * performance art * group pieces * GALLERY ONE ONE ONE Main 8th: Text Art 2006 - The Millennium Elaine at (H) 253-9786 or & PERFORMANCE or Ticketmaster. rap * poetry *. Words Performed Floor Fitzgerald Building, School of Library presents a visual arts show (W) 474-9784 or email is a monthly event where open mic Art U of Manitoba 474-9322 Until with a twist! Photos, drawings [email protected] THE GRIND Every second Thursday WINNIPEG SYMPHONY and slam poetry are re-invented. Jan 27th: An exhibition of the 1970s and sculpture will be accompanied at Ellice Café & Theatre (585 ORCHESTRA January 13th-14th The fi rst half of the evening is work of Gordon Lebredt. This by poetry and prose created by the Ellice Ave) The Grind, a venue to at 8pm: WSO Special at the open-mic style, where participants exhibition will include paintings, writers and artists themselves. The IS YOUR BIRTHDAY IN encourage and develop performers Burton Cummings Theatre Silents can ‘sign-up’ prior to the event via drawings, prints and three- show features works by Winnipeg March? First March-born U and their ideas through the with Orchestra – The Mark of email or at the door the night of dimensional pieces borrowed from Public Library Writers’ Circle of W student to e-mail us presentation of scenes, sketches, Zorro. January 20th-21st at 8pm: the event. If you want to use props the artist, the Canada Council Art members Brenda Sciberras, Sandra winsTaste-the-World “all- monologues, spoken word, short Masterworks/Choral Series ‘Voice of or read/perform pieces written by Bank, the Winnipeg Art Gallery Stechisen and Ron Romanowski, you-can-eat” buff et for fi lm, stand-up and music in front of a the Prophet’ Mandelssohn’s ‘Elijah’. someone other than you, go right and the collection of Gallery One with special guest Writers’ Circle live audience. 7pm, $4 per person. January 26th at 7:30pm. Musically ahead. Anything Spoken Word is One One that were produced in alumnus Agatha Grant. Check it out two ($30 value) plus $25 Speaking – Go for Baroque. January possible within 5 minutes (for longer the 1970s, and will be the fi rst at the main fl oor Reader Services. betting voucher to spend MAGIC N’ MIRACLES ‘Illusions’ 27th-28th at 8pm, January 29th pieces contact the organizer). The critical examination of Lebredt’s in our Las Vegas-style big- featuring North America’s premier at 2pm: WSO Pops Salute to the second half of the night is feisty, early attempts to deconstruct the OSBORNE VILLAGE CULTURAL screen horseplaying area Illusionists. Jan 13th at 2pm, 5pm Oscars. competive original Spoken Word! grammar and syntax of the visual CENTRE 445 River @ Osborne St at Assiniboia Downs. Five and 8pm. In aid of the Winnipeg The time limit is three minutes and image. 284-9477 Now showing: Works by others win $10 betting Firefi ghter’s Burn Fund. Tickets MUSIC ‘N MAVENS SERIES January you can use props. There are no Yisa the Artist. vouchers. $10-$20, with family pricing available 19th Klesmer on the Fringe, an score cards or time penalties, but GRAFFITI GALLERY 109 Higgins contests@assiniboiad- through Ticketmaster. 8-piece band led by Eli Herscovitch. there is still a prize and a ‘winner’! Ave 667-9960 A not-for-profi t OUTWORKS GALLERY 3rd Floor owns.com. Watch this January 24ht: Good Sax/Crazy Prizes sponsored by Sugar Vintage, community youth art centre, using 290 McDermot Ave 949-0274 space each issue for new THE BLACK HOLE THEATRE CO. Sax featuring Shane Nestruck. Winnipeg’s newest vintage shop. art as a tool for community, social, Artist-run studio and exhibition presents, as part of O’NeillFest January 26th: Jazz Demystifi ed, a There will only be one round economic and individual growth. space in the Exchange. birthday 2006 ‘Ah, Wilderness!’ by Eugene whirlwind musical tour of jazz in so come prepared. For more months! O’Neill January 19th – 21st, 24th the 20th Century with Steve Kirby additional info or to ‘sign up’ for KEN SEGAL GALLERY 4-433 PLATFORM (CENTRE FOR – 27th at the Black Hole Theatre, and students from the U of M Jazz either half of the evening, contact River Ave 477-4527 Tues-Fri 10-6, PHOTOGRAPHIC AND DIGITAL LSAT, MCAT, GMAT, GRE basement of University College Studies Program. All shows 2-3pm [email protected] or Sat 10-5. Showcase of original ARTS) 121-100 Arthur St 942-8183 Preparation Seminars. at the U of Manitoba. The classic at Rady Jewish Community Centre, [email protected]. contemporary art. Until January Tues-Sat 12-5. Until February 17th: Complete 30 Hour Semi- coming of age story: high school 123 Doncaster St. Tickets $5/$7 21st: Remembering Ernie Wilson Meera Margaret Singh – ‘You’re All nars. Proven test taking senior Richard Miller toys with available at 477-7510 or www. OUT LOUD is an open mic (1933-1987), Paintings and Drawings. That I Ever Think About’. Opening communism, love and alcohol on radyjcc.com. opportunity for you to give your January 6th with an artist talk at strategies. Personalized the Fourth of July. Directed by Dr words voice. Every two weeks a LA GALERIE at the CENTRE 7pm and Reception at 8pm. professional instruction. William Kerr. Tickets $11 adults LITERARY special guest will kick off the evening CULTUREL FRANCO- Comprehensive study and $9 students and seniors. Call after which the mic is open for your MANITOBAIN 340 Provencher PLUG-IN ICA 286 McDermot materials. Simulated 474-6880 or visit www.umanitoba. McNALLY ROBINSON words of any genre in fi ve minutes Blvd 233-8972 Mon-Fri 8am-10pm, Ave 942-1043 Until Feb 11th: practice exams. Free re- ca/theatre. BOOKSELLERS (GRANT PARK) or less. Runs every second Tuesday Sat-Sun 12pm-10pm. January ’VOLCANA Icelandic Panorama’ peat policy. Personalized January 12th: Maria Harden will read at the new Millenium Library after 12th – February 2nd: ‘Nature Drawing upon his frequent travels in tutoring available. Thou- THE CERCLE MOLIERE THEATRE and sign from Chicken Soup for the that. Sign up is at 7pm. Free. Morph’, recent works about the Iceland and the relationships he has sands of Satisfi ed Stu- SEASON The dramatic comedy Grandma’s Soul, 8pm. January 16th: transformations nature goes through cultivated here, guest curator Kevin dents. 1.800.779.1779. ‘Visites à M. Green’ by Jeff Baron. Drew Hayden Taylor will present AD LIB is an evening of improv over the year, by Don Reichert. Kelly explores lingering traces of www.oxfordseminars. January 13th – Feb 4th at Theatre Me Funny, a far-reaching exploration style word games. Every night is this mysterious land in the work of de la Chapelle 825 Rue St Joseph. of humour and wit among the First guaranteed to be different and full of LABEL GALLERY 510 Portage Ave fi ve female artists dividing their lives com. Tickets $11-29.50. Call 233-8053 Nations people of Canada, 8pm. laughs. From round stories to fridge 772-5165 Tues-Sat 12-5. Currently: between Reykjavik and New York. or email reception@cerclemoliere. January 17th: Orion Alexander magnet poetry, from opening lines Snaps: an exhibition from disposable Teach English Overseas. com. and Kristin Gebhardt launch their to creating new endings, there’s no cameras. Snaps is a two-part URBAN SHAMAN 203-290 E.S.L. Teacher Training children’s book The Adventures of limit to the places these games – or photography show. One part is a McDermot Ave 942-2674 Until Certifi cation Courses. MANITOBA THEATRE CENTRE Captain Sox, Book I: Mysterious your writing – can go. Runs every display of photos from 12 disposable January 13th: ‘Land as History, Land Intensive 60 hour presents one of the greatest Stranger, 7pm. January 18th: Launch second Tuesday, alternating with camera that where handed out as Power’, a photographic exhibition program. Classroom musicals of the 20th century, of Robert L. Peters’ book on Out Loud. 7:30pm. Free. to unsuspecting Winnipeggers exploring the unique landscape management tech- ‘Guys and Dolls’ directed by Robb designers Worldwide Identity, 8pm. to shoot snapshots. The second and history of the Prairies. Arthur niques. Detailed lesson Paterson. Until January 28th. Tickets January 19th: Stephanie Staples GALLERIES & part is a collection of Winnipeg Renwick. January 20th – March 3rd: planning. Internation- available at 942-6537. presents and autographs Your Life EXHIBITIONS photographers showcasing their ‘Sacred Feminine’, a photographic Unlimited: A Guided Journal at 8pm. skills. Together the exhibitions show testament to the ancestral lands of ally recognized teaching MANITOBA THEATRE CENTRE ACE ART INC. 290 McDermot St the accessibility of snapshots and the Dakota people by Lita Fontaine. certifi cate. Job guarantee WAREHOUSE presents, as part SPEAKING CROW OPEN-MIC 944-9763 Tues-Sat 12-5. January the quality of a good eye. The goal included. Thousands of O’NeillFest 2006, ‘Long Day’s POETRY First Tuesday of the month 20th – February 25th: Brian Flynn of Snaps is to encourage people VIDEO POOL MEDIA ARTS of Satisfi ed Students. Journey Into Night’. January 19th at Academy Bar & Eatery. 8pm. Free uses carpet underlay and his fi ngers to share what they see behind the CENTRE 300-100 Arthur St 1.800.779.1779. www. – February 4th. Tickets available by admission. to produce these huge portraits by camera. 949-9134 Contemporary media oxfordseminars.com. calling 942-6537. removing the black bits in ‘Belfast art. January 14th: Art’s Birthday. AQUA BOOKS 89 Princess St The Portraits’. THE LION AND THE ROSE Video Pool joins artists and arts PARK THEATRE presents, as part Stone Soup Storytellers’ Circle, GALLERY 2nd Floor 70 Albert St organizations around the world in of MTC’s O’NeillFest 2006, ‘The veteran Winnipeg storytellers, THE ALBERT HUB www. 452-5350 Mon-Fri 11-5, Thursday celebrating creativity, collaboration, January 12, 2006 The Uniter LISTINGS COORDINATOR: NICK WEIGELDT E-MAIL: [email protected] @uniter.ca PHONE: 786-9497 020 Listings FAX: 783-7080

community and the generative BELLA VISTA 53 Maryland St the Poor Choices. Sundays: Blues with Danny Kramer. Thursdays: Saturday morning in the Ski Dept. photography for the beginner or power of art. Featuring a hands-on Wednesdays: Scott Nolan. Jam with Scotty Hills and Curtis Power Thursdays – various bands. Find out how to prep, wax and intermediate photographer. Part I installation of early video editing Newton. Jan 14th: River City Hum, Jan 12-13th: The Attics. Jan 14th: maintain your x-country skis from will cover photographic equipment, technology, streaming performances BILLABONG AUSTRALIAN BAR Funk Dubois. Jan 21st: Trouveres, The Perms. Jan 19-21st: Telepathic our knowledgeable staff. Call the with an emphasis on digital cameras from networked centres around the & BISTRO D-121 Osborne St. First The Reception, Castrati. Jan 28th: Butterfl ies. Jan 25th: Robbie Burns Member Services Desk at 943-4202 and technology. Also included world, the Cake Cam live web cam, Monday of the month: Open Mic. Banchee’s Wail, B.Sc. Day with the Dust Rhinos. Jan 27th: for more info. Saturday mornings, will be security and care for your contests for the best Real & Surreal The Dust Rhinos. Jan 28th: The 9am at MEC, 303 Portage Ave. equipment while traveling. Part Cakes, dancing with DJ Bikini, and CENTRE CULTUREL FRANCO- INN AT THE FORKS – THE Wind-Ups. II will cover creative aspects of selected artists performing a new MANITOBAIN 340 Provencher Blvd CURRENT LOUNGE 1 Forks SKYWALK CONCERT SERIES photography including elements of concept in DJ-ing ... DJ 5 Records. Mardi Jazz, Tuesdays in Salle Antoine Market Road Thursdays-Saturdays: TIMES CHANGE(D) HIGH AND AND LECTURES Co-presented a good photo, and tips for shooting Gaborieau (2nd Floor) at 8:30pm. January 12th-14th: Jodie Borlé. LONESOME CLUB Main St @ St. with the University of Winnipeg, people, landscapes, nature & wildlife, WAH-SA GALLERY 302 Fort St Free admission. Upcoming shows: January 17th-19th: Rosmarie Mary Ave Sundays 9:30pm: Jam with the Skywalk Concerts and Lectures cityscapes, special events and 942-5121 Contemporary Aboriginal January 17th: Keith Price. January Tomaschuck. January 24th-26th: Big Dave McLean. Jan 19-22nd: 5th series is held every Wednesday for more. The seminar will conclude art. 24th: Jay Harrison. January 31st: Paul Jodie Borlé. Anniversary Celebrations with Matt lectures and Thursday for music with a short session on storing, Balcain. Every second Thursday: Monsoon and the Riff-Riders CD from 12:10 until 12:50pm at the cataloguing and showing your images WAYNE ARTHUR GALLERY 186 Keith Price Trio and Invitees jam KING’S HEAD PUB 100 King Release (Jan 19th), Sue Foley (Jan Carol Shields Auditorium, 2nd fl oor, back at home. Part I: Photographic Provencher Blvd 477-5249 Manitoba- session, 8:30pm. January 12th: Paul St 1st three Wednesdays of the 20th), Righteous Ike, The D.Rangers Millennium Library. Bring your bag Equipment for the Travel based art gallery. Until Jan 24th: Balcain. January 26th: Zandra Cross. month: Filliment Funk, 8-11pm. Last (Jan 21st), and “The Whiskys” lunch and be informed, entertained Photographer Wednesday, January ‘Paintings of love of the garden’ by Wednesday of the month: Papo hosted by Big Dave McLean and enlightened! Free admission. 18th & Part II: Creative Aspects of Walter Veito. COLLECTIVE CABARET / DIE Mambo Latin Jazz Night. Sundays: All and guests (Jan 22nd). Jan 26th: Seating is limited. Upcoming events: Travel Photography January 25th, MASCHINE CABARET 108 The King’s Men. Jan 13th: Godspeed. Righteous Ike. Jan 27th: Stony Point January 12th: Concert: Bolero both at the Sport Manitoba Building WINNIPEG ART GALLERY 300 Osborne St Thursdays: ‘80s and Jan 14th: The Original Painkillers. Bluegrass Band and Romi Mayes. Jan Dance Theatre – From Flamenco 200 MainStreet 7-9pm. Advance Memorial Blvd 786-6641 Until ‘90s Night. Fridays: Goth/Industrial. Jan 20th: Jodi King. Jan 21st: Rubber 28th: Andrew Neville & The Poor to the Tango. January 18th: Hinton registration is recommended. The Mar 5th: Selected Works 1980- Saturdays: WinnipegJungle.com Soul. Jan 26th: Men In Kilts. Jan 27th: Choices. Bradbury, U of W Psychology. 2-part series is just $15, or $10 per 2004 of Nancy Edell, including presents DJs Dexx, Whupass, Guy Abraham Band. Jan 28th: D. Lecture: Clever Malice: Couch individual session. This seminar, rug-hooking, paintings and prints. Krisco, Gumby Buzblaze and guests. Rangers. TOAD IN THE HOLE / THE Cartoons That are True to Their and others, is Free to Hostelling Until Mar 19th: ‘Aliyah Suite by Jan 13th: Of Human Bondage, CAVERN 108 Osborne St Sundays: Source. January 19th: Concert: International Members. (Two-year Salvador Dali. Commissioned to Nagasaki, Skull Fuck, Sleipnir, and McNALLY ROBINSON Vinyl Drip w/ Uncle Albert. Romanian Inspiration – performed memberships are available at commemorate the 20th anniversary more. Jan 27th: The Ruffnecks. BOOKSELLERS – PRAIRIE INK Mondays: Improv Supper Club by the Winnipeg Duo, violin & the door for $35.00). For more of the independence of the State RESTAURANT: Portage Place Jan hosted by Steve McIntyre. Jan piano. January 25th: Jeff Martin, information, call 784-1131. of Israel, these works combine DYLAN O’CONNOR IRISH 13th: Rik Leaf, alternative music, 12th: Little Buddies. Jan 13th: The UW Physics. Lecture: People Are biblical texts with references to the PUB 2609 Portage Ave Mondays: 6:30pm. Jan 27th: Celtic fi ddle with Adventures. Jan 14th: The Afterbeat Strange. January 26th: Concert: MANITOBA NATURALISTS’ Second World War, creating images Open mic night w/ The St. John’s Eric Ross, 6:30pm. Grant Park: Jan CD Release Party with JFK & The Canadian Mennonite University SOCIETY INDOOR PROGRAM at once both tragic and hopeful. Jammers. Tuesdays: Pat Alexander. 13th: Those Two Guys, folk/easy Conspirators. Jan 17th: Trivia w/ Student Classical Guitar Ensemble. “The Digital Naturalist: Global Beginning Jan 14th until April 2nd: Wednesdays: Guity Pleasures. Jan listening, 8pm. Jan 20th: Jennilee Spencer the Sound Guy. Jan 18th: Information Systems in Species ‘Early Masters’ a collection of Inuit 12th: Michael Jones. Jan 13th: After Martineau, a bluegrass quartet, 8pm. MAC’s Improv Players. Jan 19th: HOSTELLING INTERNATIONAL Conservation” with Dr. David Sculptures. January 27th – Mya 14th: All These Years. Jan 14th: Dust Jan 21st: Soft Rock & Blues with Love City Overdose. Jan 20th: MANITOBA PRESENTS Travel Talks Walker (Asst Professor, Clayton ‘supernovas’, an eclectic explosion Rhinos. Jan 15th: Scott Place. Jan Dem McLeod & Jan Smith, 8pm. Jan The Rowdymen. Jan 21st: National 2005/06. Slide show presentations H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, of art by Winnipeg’s emerging new 19th: Jenn Joziawk. Jan 20th: Jodi 27th: Jazz with Eddie Goertzen. Monument. Jan 24th: Dringo. Jan and travel talks featuring a world of Earth and Resources, U of M). artists--performance, video, audio, King. Jan 21st: The Black Aces. Jan 26th: D.Rangers. Jan 27th & 28th: travel opportunities. January 12th: January 23rd at the Pauline Boutal installation, sculpture, painting, 22nd: The Hamsteaks. Jan 25th: OSBORNE FREEHOUSE 437 The Perpetrators. Jan 31st: Trivia w/ ‘Pub to Pub in Ireland’. Travel Nights Theatre, Franco-Manitoban Cultural drawing, and craft. Thoughtful Funk Dubious. Jan 26th: Joanna Osborne St Mondays: Jazz Hang Spener the Sound Guy. are held at the Sport Manitoba Centre, 340 Provencher Blvd, and provocative with a distinct Colledge. Jan 27-28th: Quinzy. Jan Nights with Steve & Anna Lisa Building, 200 Main Street 7:30- 7.30pm. Admission $2 for members Winnipeg sensibility. January to 29th: Scott Place. Kirby and various other artists, WEST END CULTURAL CENTRE 9PM. Everyone Welcome! FREE with valid membership card and $6 March: Ione Thorkelsson ‘Arboreal 8-11pm. Wednesdays: ‘Why Not Ellice Ave @ Jan 13th: Subcity Admission. Donations gratefully for non-members. For information Fragments’. Manitoba’s leading glass ELEPHANT & CASTLE PUB 350 St Wednesdays?’ Live local and touring Dwellers w/ the Farrell Bros. and accepted.For more information call call MNS offi ce at 943-9029. artist, positions familiar objects in Mary Ave Fridays: Jazz guitar and music. Jan 18th: The Attics. Jan 25th: Dead City Disease. 784-1131. unexpected contexts, thus removing vocals by Lawrence Patzer. Sundays: Mystery Formula. 8pm, Tix $8 @ Into the Music. Jan BOLIVIA IN REVOLT On December the familiar and suggesting new Student Night. Jan 15th: Jo Snyder. 15th: The Afterbeat CD Release. See AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL 18, 2005, Evo Morales, the leader possible meanings. Jan 22nd: Sean Buchanen & Doug PARK THEATRE 698 Osborne St Concerts for more details. Jan 19th is holding a public meeting on of the MAS (Movement Towards McLean. Jan 29th: Jenn Jozwiak. Jan 12th: Karla Adolphe Street Team and 20th: The Duhks. See Concerts “Prisoners of Conscience in Eritrea”. Socialism), was elected president WOODLANDS GALLERY 535 Kickoff Party feat. Caleb Friesen, for more details. Jan 21st: Doug & Two families from Eritrea will be of Bolivia. The election of an Academy Road 947-0700 Jan 12th ELLICE CAFÉ & THEATRE 587 Sarah Hanan, Mike Gavrailoff. 8pm, Jess CD Release. 8pm, Tix $10/$13 presenting their experiences. Please indigenous leader as president has – Jan 28th: Featured Artist Hugh G. Ellice Ave. Neighbourhood café $5. January 22nd: ‘Seize the Day’ @ Ticketmaster. Jan 27th: Bluebird call Louise at 475-4565 for more raised hopes for radical change. Will Rice, ‘Flatness of the Prairie’. Feb and theatre showing fi lms and Musical Cabaret featuring songs North Tour. See Concerts for more information. Thursday, January Morales fulfi ll popular hopes? What 2nd – 18th: Art works by emerging showcasing local talent. from ‘Little Women’. An original details. Jan 29th: Sick City w/ The 12th, 7 - 9 pm. Welcome Place, lies ahead for the social movements artists from the University of Canadian musical by Jim Betts. New Aesthetic and the Alibi. 8pm, 397 Carlton St. Free admission, all that drove the two previous Bolivian Manitoba School of Art. FINN’S PUB 210-25 Forks Market January 24th: Bob Watts Live on Tix $7 @ the door. welcome. presidents from offi ce in less than Rd Johnson Terminal Tuesdays: Ego Stage. two years? Jeff Webber, an editor BARS, CAFES & Spank – Jazz w/ Murray Pulver, Marc WINDSOR HOTEL 187 Garry St U OF MANITOBA DEPARTMENT of New Socialist, returned in late VENUES Arnould, Gilles Fournier, Daniel Roy, PYRAMID CABARET 176 Fort St Mondays: Jams with Tim Butler. OF RELIGION COLLOQUIA ‘The August 2005 from his fourth visit to 10:30pm-2am. Wednesdays: Open Thursdays: The Mod Club w/ DJ Tuesdays: Latin Jazz Night featuring Act of Writing and the Myth of Bolivia. Jeff’s talk will be followed ACADEMY BAR & EATERY 414 Mic w/ Guy Abraham. Sean Allum and the Invisible Man, Jeff Presslaff, Rodrigo Muñoz, Julian Narcissus’ by by presentations by local activists Academy Rd Mondays: Student doors at 8pm. Jan 13-14th: 2006 Bradford, 10pm. Wednesdays: Jams Samantha Pascoe, Chair: Dr. Lisa refl ecting on indigenous oppression Night. First Tuesday of the month: GIO’S 155 Smith St Mondays: Freezer Fest – Nine Pound Hammer. with Big Dave McLean. Saturdays: Alexandrin. January 13th, 2:45PM, and resistance in Bolivia and Canada. Speaking Crow poetry night. Jan Student Night. Wednesdays: Jan 20th: Lynch Night: David Lynch The Perpetrators. Jan 12 – 14th: JP 111 St. John’s College in the Quiet Open discussion to follow. January 12th: Academy Idol playoffs with Karaoke. Thursdays: DJ Perry. Birthday Celebration w/ Querkus, Lepage. Jan 19-21st: B-Man and The Room. 26th, 7pm in Room 1L04 at the Keely Xavier and Philly and the Fridays: DJ Chris. 1st and 3rd Zublotnicks, Smallgirl, Slattern, and Chickenhawks. Jan 26-28th: Big Dave University of Winnipeg. Blunts. Jan 13th: MB Songwriters Saturdays of each month: Womyn’s many more. $4.99, 9pm. Jan 21st: Mclean. THERE HAVE BEEN GRAVE Circle. Jan 14th: The Church Choir. Night. 2nd Saturday of each month: The Morning After CD Release DISAPPOINTMENTS: Anglican IS THERE A PLACE for Aboriginal Jan 15th: Funday Night. Jan 16th: live lounge music. 2nd Sunday each Party. Jan 25th: Jordan Knight, $15 WOODBINE HOTEL 466 Main Missions to the Inuit - Reading Inuit Traditional Knowledge In Native Mike Gavrailoff. Jan 17th: Tim Butler month: Prime Pages book club, 5pm. through Ticketmaster. Jan 27th: St Tuesdays: Karaoke and 3Ball Agency Through Missionary Texts. Studies? Dr. Rice will talk on his jam night. Jan 18th: Jason Bernstein Jan 19th: Mardi Gras Cruise Night. UMFM Party featuring Novillero, Tournament. Jan 13th & 14th: D. Dr. Chris Trott, Department of experiences as an Aboriginal person Quartet. Jan 19th: Academy Idol Jan 21st: Bad boys fashion show American Flamewhip and guests. Jan Rangers. Jan 20th & 21st: Billy Joe Native Studies will speak on the who taught in a Native Studies Finals. Jan 20th: Ashley Carter. Jan plus the Underwear or Hot Buns 28th: Ham 10th Anniversary CD Green. Jan 27th & 28th: Cal Richard Anglican Missions to Cumberland Department for six years. Upon 21st: The Monty Yanks. Jan 22nd: Contest. Release Party. & The Big Stone Band. Sound 1894-1913. He will consider graduating from an Aboriginal Funday Night. Jan 28th: Arbra Hill. how, from the missionary point of Traditional Knowledge Doctoral HEMP ROCK CAFÉ 302 Notre REGAL BEAGLE 331 Smith THE ZOO / OSBORNE VILLAGE view, the mission was a disaster. Program, he lost his position in BARCA CLUB 423 McMillan Dame Ave Jan 21st: Liberte, St Tuesdays: Hatfi eld McCoy. INN 160 Osborne St Tuesdays: Nevertheless Inuit became Native Studies. Since then, he has Mondays: Live hip hop/R$B/soul & Senseless Destruction, The Wednesdays: Open Mic Nights. Heavy Metal & Draft Night. Fridays Christians in their own terms and never been short listed for a Native open mic with Breeze and the Nu Exception, No Hope, FTS, Lacka, and Saturdays: Stripfest. Jan 14th: their own way and expanded the Studies position outside of the Funk Federation. Wednesdays: Back Johnny Sizzle, Angel Lust. Feb 3rd: ROYAL ALBERT ARMS 48 Albert Saucerman w/ Tommy (from mission themselves throughout University where he once taught. to the Lab DJ Night. Attire Optional, Public Fallout, St Mondays: Karaoke. Saturday Edmonton) and guests. January 21st: the region. January 18th 12:30-1:20 This is in spite of having written Cunt Punisher, TNF, Ab-Negative, Afternoons: Blues Jam, 4-7. Jan Pretty Train Crash w/ guests. Feb pm, Room 125 St John’s College, numerous peer-reviewed articles, BAR ITALIA 737 Corydon Best Foot Forward, The Manhattan 178th: Castrati, Katelyn and Callahan 4th: Domenica, Devoid and TMF. University of Manitoba. Everybody manuals and books in the area of Wednesdays: Joints & Jam w/ Project. (Vancouver). Jan 27th: Misanthropik Feb 18th: F*ck Winter Reunion and Welcome. Free Admission. Native Studies. January 27th 12:30- Hot Sauce Duo. Thursdays: D- Deity, Igor & The Skindiggers. Dinner Bash. Tickets $7. 1:20 pm, 307 Tier Bldg., University LO. Fridays: DJ TwentyTwenty. HOOLIGAN’S NEIGHBOURHOOD COMMUNITY EVENTS A TWO-PART TRAVEL of Manitoba. Everybody Welcome. Saturdays: My Generation featuring PUB 61 Sherbrook St Mondays, SHANNON’S IRISH PUB PHOTOGRAPHY SEMINAR Free Admission. djharrychan. 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A fun-fi lled evening intended to learning new skills, making new honour Nick Ternette and his life contacts and meeting interesting long commitment to making the people. Please call the Immigrant world a better place. Entertainment Women’s Association of Manitoba’s AWARDS & FINANCIAL AID: INFORMATION will be provided by Danny Schur, offi ce at 989-5800 or email iwam@ Hugo Torres-Cereceda and others, uwinnipeg.ca. as well as some toasters and of AWARDS & FINANCIAL AID: Lynch scholarships are awarded to ORGANIZATIONS OF interest in pursuing a banking career course some roasters. There will CONVERSATION CIRCLES Practice INFORMATION UPDATED outstanding undergraduate students AMERICAN STATES are considered for summer and also be a number of chances for speaking English, make new friends WEEKLY majoring in information technology FELLOWSHIPS: postgraduate employment at RBC. you to win wonderful prizes in and visit the library. The Library’s related curriculum programs. Fellowships are available to Canadian Apply on-line at www.rbc.com various raffl es. Tickets for the English as a Second Language (ESL) UNIVERSITY OF WIN- Application Process:The Datatel citizens or permanent residents and send your documentation to: raffl es will be available at the event. Conversation Circles program NIPEG INTERNAL Scholars Foundation online of Canada who hold a university RBC ROYAL BANK ABORIGINAL Tickets: $25.00, available at the returns this winter. The program AWARDS: scholarship application process is degree, to pursue graduate studies STUDENT AWARDS RBC Royal Winnipeg Press Club (Ph. 957-1188) is intended for adults who can as follows. 1. A student attending or research in any fi eld, with the Bank 330 Front Street West, and the Winnipeg Labour Council understand English spoken at an an eligible Datatel client institution exception of the medical sciences 10th fl oor, Toronto, Ontario M5V (942-0522). For more information, almost normal rate and who can UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG may apply via the online application and introductory language studies. 3B5 Fax: (416) 348-6455 More please call Derek Black at 256-9818 speak in short sentences. Join others BURSARY APPLICATIONS: form between September 1, 2005 Countries where tenable: Antigua information can also be found by or e-mail [email protected]. who are interested in improving Application forms are now and January 31, 2006. (NOTE: and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, emailing aboriginalstudentawards@ All proceeds will go to the Nick their English conversational available in student services applicants must complete and Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, rbc.com Deadline: January 31st Ternette Trust Fund. January 27th, skills. All meetings are led by a located in Graham Hall, and at the submit an application in order to Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, 2006. 7pm, The Winnipeg Press Club, trained ESL volunteer from the Student Central Kiosk located in be considered for nomination.)2. Dominica, Dominican Republic, 331 Smith Street (lower level of the International Centre of Winnipeg. Centennial Hall. Bursaries are small, The scholarship administrator from Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, MACKENZIE KING Ramada Marlborough Hotel). Millennium Library Meeting Room 1. supplementary fi nancial assistance each participating Datatel client Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, SCHOLARSHIPS:Open Wednesdays, January 11 - March 8 awards, normally $300 - $750 in institution reviews, evaluates, and Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Scholarship: One scholarship of VOLUNTARY SIMPLICITY The from 6:30 -8pmpm. To register call value. In order to be considered, nominates applicants between Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, $9,000.00 is awarded to a graduate Winnipeg Public Library, in 986-6475. you must prove fi nancial need and Feb. 1, 2006 & Feb. 15, 2006.3. Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, of any Canadian University who partnership with the Simplicity you must be making satisfactory Nominated student applications are Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, engages in postgraduate study in Practice and Resource Centre, VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY academic progress (i.e. maintaining forwarded to the Datatel Scholars Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, any fi eld in Canada or elsewhere. invites you to discover the principles Manitoba Artists in Healthcare a “C” average). Because funds are Foundation review committee United States, Uruguay and Traveling Scholarship: Four and practices that increase our is looking for musicians willing to limited, not everyone who qualifi es for fi nal evaluation and award Venezuela. Please note that a scholarships of approximately quality of life while reducing debt, volunteer to play in hospitals. For will receive a bursary. Many of our determination in the spring. permanent resident of Canada is not $10,000.00 for graduates of any stress, rush, and environmental details please call Shirley Grierson University of Winnipeg bursaries are Submit your application online at eligible for a scholarship tenable in Canadian University who engage is damage. Find out how less can be at 475-8085 between the hours of available to our students in any year www.datatel.com/dsf the country of which he/she is still postgraduate study in the United more. Buchwald Room, Millennium noon and 6pm. of their program. Return completed DEADLINE: January 31 2006. a citizen. States or the United Kingdom in the Library. January 30th at 4:30pm. To applications to the Awards offi ce. Apply on-line at website, www. fi eld of international or industrial register call 986-4294. 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Return all completed connections and passions in the arts volunteers to act as tutors to work APPLICATION EXPENSES graduate students in Canada to The Canadian Foundation for the applications to the awards offi ce with visual artists, dancers, poets, with children, youth and adults who BURSARY: This bursary assists assist them with university studies International Space University located in Graham Hall by Deadline: fi lm makers, musicians, dramatists, want to improve their literacy skills. students with respect to the high that will qualify them for careers (CFISU) is a private, non-profi t January 31, 2006. teachers and students through Frontier College aims to strengthen costs associated with applying to that will improve the quality of charitable organization, which workshops, performances, panels communities by enhancing the pride, Graduate and Professional Schools. women’s lives (Masters or PhD). promotes the International Space TERRY FOX and stimulating conversations. self-esteem, and confi dence in Applicants must meet the following Examples include but are not limited University Program in Canada. 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Programs are one hour of an honours or four-year degree women entering or re-entering as follows:•be a Canadian citizen or level students and those currently Thursday evening February 16th once a week and run from October program in Arts or Science, or the labour market, counselling permanent resident.•be profi ciency studying towards a fi rst university and all day Friday, February 17th. through to December and January in the fi nal year of the Integrated women in crisis, counselling in English and at least conversant degree or diploma in a Canadian Luncheon and refreshments through to April. Training and on- B.Ed program. 3) have documented and training women for non- in a second language, preferably post-secondary institution. Award provided. Fee for members: $125; site support are provided. 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For more information at www.frontiercollege.ca or contact Student line of credit at a banking More information can be found with the exception of students who humanitarian work •be a Canadian contact Sylvie Cottee at scottee_ us at 253-7993 or wpgcoordinator@ institution.4) both full-time and part- at www.soroptimistfoundation. are currently in Medical or Law citizen or landed immigrant•be an [email protected]. hotmail.com. time students may apply.Applications ca Applications are available in the School and were accepted without undergraduate student studying are available in the Awards offi ce Awards offi ce. fi rst obtaining an undergraduate towards their fi rst university ANNOUNCEMENTS BHAKTI YOGA: Kirtan and located in Student Services and will Deadline: January 31 2006. degree, but have at least completed degree or diploma at a Canadian & OPPORTUNITIES Karma-Free Feast: Sundays at 5:30, be accepted beginning October four years of university.•the post-secondary institution in 11 Alloway Avenue. 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WE WANT the governments of Italy, Japan, in need of fi nancial assistance to in value from $1,000 to $2500 to OUR COVERS TO BE AS UNIQUE AS YOUR ART! FOR FURTHER INQUIRIES, The Netherlands and Spain also pursue your education Process: An students from our institution. • KIN CANADA BURSARIES: PLEASE EMAIL SEBASTIAN POSIADLO AT [email protected], OR offer awards to Canadian graduate independent committee of aboriginal Returning Student scholarships HAL ROGERS FUND: CALL US AT 786-9790. students. The embassies of these academics reviews all applications assist current outstanding students Kin Canada Bursaries, a program of countries in Canada are responsible and makes its fi nal selections based who have returned to higher for the administration of their on each individual’s fi nancial need. In education after an absence of fi ve respective scholarships. addition, recipients who indicate an years or more.• Nancy Goodhue Continued >> pg22 January 12, 2006 The Uniter 022 Fund, provides fi nancial assistance to eligible •show ability to conduct independent persons in their quest for higher learning.” research and write reports Applicants to the Kin Canada Bursaries must •applicants invited for interview will be asked Youthful Bobcats no match for savvy Wesmen be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants. to do a short written assignment following Also, applicants must be full-time students in the interview•demonstrate evidence of By Mike Pyl the process of graduating from high school, involvement in extracurricular activities. would be an understatement. his unorthodox serve. Standing or currently studying or registered at a A complete application must include 7 After staking claim to an nearly against the back wall of post-secondary institution. All applicants copies of each of the following: •a completed Surely, the game played out early 10-3 lead in the fi rst set the Duckworth Centre, his fl oat for a bursary must complete the current application form •a statement of motivation like any other big brother-little that saw the Canada West assist serves seemingly dipped as soon application form and submit it to a Kinsmen, of not more than 250 words •three letters brother relationship. leader, setter Dustin Addison- as it crossed the net, reminiscent Kinette or Kin Club nearest your permanent of reference from academics •copies of the The little brother comes Schneider, effectively distribute of a baseball pitcher’s slider. He residence. 2006-2007 application forms are university transcripts of the applicant •one out scrappy and fi ring on all the ball to all of his hitters, also provided the offense with a available at www.bursary.ca Additional page résumé Applications available online cylinders, hoping that this some strong serving by Joel boost from the middle, fi nishing information is available at 1-800-742-5546 at www.gov.mb.ca . You will have to go to could fi nally be his day. In Small and excellent defense by with six kills. Ahow chipped in ext. 215 Deadline: February 1st 2006. the Legislative Assembly link: About the turn, the older brother relishes Riley Philips brought the score with four himself. Assembly – Internship programme. Deadline: his enthusiasm and naivety, to a tie at 16. By the 21st point, However, McKay insisted CIBC YOUTHVISION Feb 14, 2006. but as the outcome starts to however, a Wesmen net error, their contributions extended SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: come into question, he quickly missed attack, and a poor serve beyond the stat sheet. Candidates must meet the following EPILEPSY CANADA SCHOLARSHIP leaves no doubt in affi rming his receive saw Brandon reach set “They brought a new criteria:•be enrolled in an approved AWARDS: These $1000.00 scholarships superiority. point. Even though Winnipeg energy. They hadn’t been mentoring program with Big Brothers/ Big are open to students aged 16 to 29 years The Winnipeg Wesmen fell fought through six Bobcat playing and they had seen that Sisters of Canada. •maintain a minimum of age who are Canadian citizens or who quickly behind to the Brandon set points, it was to no avail, the game was more as a result of 60 percent average until and including have landed immigrant status and who are Bobcats, who were led by the dropping the fi rst set 28-26. of our own errors and if they graduation• must be Canadian citizens or currently under a Canadian physician’s freshman tandem of Neil Shaw The second set played played relaxed and with some permanent residents. The values of these care for the treatment of epilepsy. Please and Joel Small, the younger out similarly to the former, as excitement then they would be 30 awards are $4,000 or actual tuition fees, note that visa students are not eligible brothers of Wesmen Trevor and the Wesmen saw an early lead fi ne. And they did that.” plus paid summer employment with YMCA for this award. The application form will Jarrod respectively, in losing evaporate as a result of their The next two matches Canada. You are eligible if you attend also require a resume, and a 600-1200 the fi rst two sets of the match. own errors. After Al Hart, who would see Ben Schellenberg and any approved post-secondary Canadian word essay, Theme: “How I can personally Ultimately, though, no. 5-ranked led Brandon with 15 kills, put Jarrod Small begin to assert educational institution in recognized help increase epilepsy education in my Winnipeg eventually emerged as the set away 25-22, a visibly themselves offensively, notching programs. The duration of this award is community”. Applications forms at www. the national power that they are, dejected Winnipeg squad were 18 and 17 kills respectively. four years or until fi rst degree/diploma epilepsy.ca toll-free 1-877-734-0873 or toppling the Bobcats 3-2 (26-28, in desperate need of a boost. Brandon had no answer for is obtained, whichever occurs fi rst. email Epilepsy Canada at epilepsy@epilepsy. 22-25, 25-18, 25-15, 15-11). Enter Alan Ahow and Paul Small in particular, who was Applications forms are available from Big ca Deadline: February 25, 2006 With the win, the Wesmen Kjos. seemingly the hitter of choice Brothers/ Big Sisters of Canada member improve to 7-4 on the season, The decision to insert the for Addison-Schneider during agencies or by phoning the toll-free number ROBERT KAUFMAN MEMORIAL good for second in the Great two, who had played sparingly clutch situations. He fi nished 1-800-263-9133. Deadline: Feb 1, 2006. SCHOLARSHIP: These 20 undergraduate Plains division of the Canada up to that point, for Marty with an impressive .727 kill scholarships are valued at $250.00 West Conference. Meanwhile, Rachon and Richard Wiebe percentage. POST SECONDARY - $5,000 for students studying in the area fourth-place Brandon drops to paid immediate dividends. By the fi fth set, momentum AMBASSADORS: of accounting, attending a recognized 3-7. The crispness of the Wesmen had swung so radically that the The Millennium Foundation is interested accounting program. Selection is based on Despite their opponents’ performance was clearly visible outcome was never really in in employing post-secondary ambassadors monetary need. For more information underwhelming record, head upon their inclusion. McKay doubt, with Winnipeg going on starting in September 2006. PSA’s will contact: Independent Accountants coach Larry McKay was still insisted he had no reluctance to a 7-3 run to end it at 15-11. The be compensated with an honorarium of International Educational Foundation, 9200 cognizant of the talent on the dip into his bench. difference in experience between $3,000 per year, paid out in installments. South Dadeland Blvd. Suite 510, Miami FL, Bobcat roster, who are in their “They’re good players,” the veteran-laden Wesmen and Applicants should already be enrolled in at 33156 Deadline is February 28, 2006. fi rst season of CIS play. he said of the two second-year the Bobcats, whose four of six least the fi rst year of their post-secondary Surfi ng for more Dollars?Try these websites “Brandon is a good team players. “I have no hesitation starters are in their fi rst year, program of study within Manitoba. Travel for more possibilities! These two sites will and we knew that coming in,” in putting those guys in there. was palpable. within the province will be required. A lead you through Canadian based scholarship said McKay. “But you make They are excellent players who “Experience defi nitely strong sense of work with adolescents and searches. www.studentawards.com that many mistakes against any would be starters on most other played a role,” said McKay. a committment to pursuing post-secondary www.scholarshipscanada.com team and you’re going to be in a university teams.” “Experience gets you to relax in education are paramount. For an application tough situation.” Kjos quickly caused diffi cult situations if you’ve been form and more information go to www. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: To say the Wesmen made Brandon some problems soon in those situations before.” futuretodiscover.ca Deadline date: mistakes, especially early on, after entering the third set with February 3, 2006. Top of Form Bottom of Form UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA Wesmen Spend New Yearʼs with Mickey team from Canada, they may have GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS: MANITOBA STUDENT AID SECOND expected to meet them in Nationals Application forms for University of Manitoba DISBURSEMENT: When you receive your By Josh Boulding at some time. With that in mind, Graduate studies are available on the web Manitoba Student Loan document in the mentioned by McKay were timing there would have been a little more www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_ mail, the University of Winnipeg will have How did you spend your and contact with the ball. The on the line, rather than a simple studies You can fi ll out the necessary forms electronically confi rmed your full-time New Year’s Eve? Perhaps a social, month without practice during exhibition game. directly on-line. Hard copies are available enrollment and deducted fees that you owe or maybe with family, right? exams hurt the team’s ability, but in The games were made in the Awards offi ce. Applications must be to the University of Winnipeg. Bring this Wouldn’t you have liked to spend displaying a tremendous amount of more diffi cult in that both a received in the Faculty of Graduate Studies document to the Manitoba Student Aid it in Disneyland, with the Wesmen effort, they managed to fi nish their different ball and a different court by Deadline: February 10, 2006. offi ce located on the fourth fl oor of 1181 men’s volleyball team? fi nal set within two. were used. Nevermind the fact Portage Ave. for processing. That’s a fair reward after “It’s something you can’t UCLA is perennially an NCAA THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY traveling over 3000 kilometres rush,” he said on the team’s powerhouse, having won numerous OF MANITOBA INTERNSHIP You will need to bring the following and playing two exhibition performance during the games. championships on their home court PROGRAMME: documentation: •your SIN card games against the University of “You need reps, you need training before. Nevertheless, McKay felt The Manitoba Legislative Assembly •some photo ID •bank transit information California–Los Angeles Bruins and time, and we just didn’t have that.” that, with proper preparation, the Internship is open to individuals studying the University of California-Irvine Just being down in the States, Wesmen would stand a fair chance in any discipline at one of the Manitoba Please note: if you have reduced your course Anteaters. Unfortunately for the though, was exciting for the team. at winning one or both of the universities and permanent residents of load, these changes will affect your Manitoba Wesmen, they were swept in both Few teams from Canada travel games they had played. Manitoba studying outside the province Student Loan assessment. games 0-3. down to play exhibition games. The Wesmen were led who have graduated or will do so before “It was a great time,” said McKay said it was not diffi cult to by Richard Wiebe and Ben September 2005. Six Interns will gain fi rst DID YOU KNOW..... you can check the Trevor Shaw, a veteran of the arrange, and that it seemed odd Schellenberg in the game against hand experience of the legislative process status of your student aid application, fi nd Wesmen team who has switched that more teams don’t take the UCLA. Each garnered 14 and 13 and provide research assistance to Members out what documentation is still outstanding, positions this year, from left side to opportunity. kills for the Wesmen, respectively, of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly and update your address information and much libero. “They were very in the loss. Against Cal-Irvine, their caucuses. The program includes a more on line? Go to MySAO to log into your The head coach, Larry McKay, accommodating,” he said. Schellenberg led once more with 10 month Internship, bi-weekly stipend existing account. Go to www.studentaid. said their experience was a good Previously, McKay had 12 kills. of $1033.74, study tour of the House of gov.mb.ca one, despite the losses. In the fi rst traveled with teams to Chicago, Merit should be handed out Commons, Ottawa, study tour of the game, against UCLA, the team was Indiana, Utah and Santa Barbara for to Dustin Addison-Schneider, too, Minnesota State Legislature, and regular DID YOU KNOW.... Manitoba Student Aid defeated in successively shorter exhibition matches. The experience for his performance while nursing special interest seminars. Applicants should staff is on campus regularly on Fridays 1 spans, 30-18, 30-25, and the third set has never been the same twice. the fl u. The setter played very well meet the following criteria:•have a university - 4p.m. You can book an appointment by 31-29. The next day they were again “The experience is not for being under the weather, not degree with academic excellence in any coming to student services or phone Tanis swept by Cal-Irvine 3-0 (26-30, 20- so much more diffi cult as it is showing his ill-fated circumstance discipline by the time of the start of the at 786-9984. 30, 19-30). different,” he said, referring to the during either game. internship year •have facility in written and “They competed pretty hard,” play against an international team Of note was that coaches at oral communication in English said McKay. “They wanted to do versus a team from the Great Plains UCLA and UCI expressed interest •knowledge of written and spoken French well and there was plenty of effort.” division or even from another in travelling north in the future. will be considered a strong asset The two biggest errors part of Canada. If it had been a The Uniter January 12, 2006 SPORTS EDITOR: MIKE PYL E-MAIL: [email protected] PHONE: 786-9497 FAX: 783-7080 Sports 023 Uniter Sports Sits Down with CJOBʼs Bob Irving

putting up big money in the CFL free reasons why he never had a chance at great character - the word eccentric By Thomas Asselin agent market. It’s been done before... success. You can’t win in this league doesn’t apply to him, but he was a real it was done by this team just fi ve years or come close to winning without a character and an entertaining guy. I ago. good quarterback and he never had would just basically sum that question n November of 2005, Bob Irving, Uniter: Is the talent there in the one. Yeah, it became a circus, no doubt up by saying they’re too numerous to secondary, and is it simply a matter of about it. mention because there’s been a lot of CJOB’s voice of the Winnipeg Blue continuity? Uniter: How did the players them. Bob: I don’t think it’s all there. perceive him? Uniter: The most valuable to his Bombers, stopped by the CKUW I think there’s three or four players Bob: Well most of them liked him! team? I back there though who are good They were very fond of him. I found Bob: Well, Tom Clements would studio for an interview for the Ultra enough to play. And then it’s a matter very few players who didn’t like Jeff. rank up there, when he came here to of continuity and coaching. I think Jeff was a charismatic guy and it was quarterback the team in ‘83 and then Mega Sports Show. While there, he was they do need to add a couple defensive hard not to like him, he had a way led them to the Grey Cup game in backs but they have some players back about him that just won you over very ‘84. You have to look at quarterbacks kind enough to take extra time out of his there who can play, they just need to be quickly. I think a lot of his players to when you talk about that, you really properly schemed up. this day still swear by him and feel he do. That’s the most important position always busy schedule to answer some Uniter: In fi ve years time, where was just a victim of bad luck here. in football, that’s why they get paid ten do you think Kevin Glenn will be? Do Uniter: Late in his tenure, it times more than everyone else (laughs). questions for the Uniter. Please note that you think he will evolve into an elite appeared as though the Bomber locker Dieter Brock in the time he played was QB like an Anthony Calvillo, or will room began to tune Dave Ritchie out. very valuable, when he wasn’t in there the interview took place before Doug he fall into the journeyman mould of a Do you feel this assumption is justifi ed, it was a completely different team. So, Marcus Crandell? and if so, why did it happen? I think if I had to pick one it would be Berry was named head coach. Bob: I don’t know if he’s going Bob: Yeah, I think some of them Clements. to become an elite quarterback. I’m did tune him out, and that’s just a Uniter: The biggest “Terrell Uniter: You’ve clearly spent a not sold on that. He’s got some innate natural evolution, I believe, in pro Owens” (biggest locker room lot of time with the team. Did it ever talents, though, that the really good sports with a coach who’s been with disruption)? feel, by the end of the season, that the quarterbacks have, you can see that. a team for fi ve or six years. It doesn’t Bob: (Laughs) On the Bombers? Bombers had given up on Jim Daley, But at 26, to predict that he’s going to always happen, but there’s all sorts Well they had nobody that I can recall that all of his “rebuilding” talk wore on be one of the greats… no, I couldn’t do of examples of it where, for whatever that was in Terrell Owens’ league in them, like so many fans believe? that. I’m not convinced of that - I hope reason, the coach in question loses the that regard. There’s been some players Bob: In the last two or three games I’m wrong, but I’m not convinced of ability to get the best out of his players. over the years that maybe were not it felt like maybe a few of the players that. Maybe it’s just that the message gets the most popular in the locker room had given up to some degree. I don’t Uniter: Why do you feel as old or his methods become ones that but I can’t think of one off the top of know if Jim Daley’s rebuilding talk got though Khari Jones was never truly the players no longer buy into, I don’t my head that fi ts into that category. I to them or not - I know it certainly got embraced as the starter in Winnipeg? know. It happened here with Dave and suppose back in the early ‘70s Mack to some of the management people and It seems as though fans were always it’s happened in all sorts of sports with Herron and Jim Thorpe got into all they’ve said that since they let him go… making excuses for his success, saying all sorts of teams and managers. All sorts of legal trouble. As a matter of fact but I’d say that after a losing season like things like “it’s only because he had coaches have a shelf life, they have a Mack Herron went on to spend many this, it doesn’t matter if it’s the Bombers great receivers; any QB could succeed shelf life in my view, and some it’s a lot of his latter years in jail; I think he’s or any team, the players are just fed up. with those weapons.” Given that a longer than others. still in jail. Those guys were bad apples. They’re fed up with everything, that Most Outstanding Player wasn’t fully Uniter: Of all the Bomber players Uniter: The one player you would includes the coach, the management embraced, what is it going to take for you’ve ever been around, who would be give anything to watch? everybody else, even their teammates. Bomber fans to truly get behind their the most naturally, freakishly athletic? Bob: I’ve said this many times, Uniter: Did rebuilding become an quarterback? Has it happened in the Bob: Alfred Jackson, who was a but I think we in Winnipeg have excuse for Daley? history of you covering the team? receiver here and then went to BC, was been blessed to have the chance to Bob: I don’t think Jim designed Bob: Well they loved Tom a phenomenal athlete. Perry Tuttle, watch Charles Roberts play. He’s a it to be an excuse. I think he started Clements. Tom was only here for who was a receiver for the Bombers phenomenal player, you know, he’s using it fairly early in the season when four or fi ve years and I think the fans during the ‘80s, was a fi rst round draft defi ed all the odds with his size. He lifts it became obvious to him that the were not universally, but fairly close pick for the Buffalo Bills of the NFL you out of your seat. You’re asking me turnaround was not going to be as to universally, behind him. There’s a and it didn’t work out for him down what players would lift you out of your easy as maybe he though it was going common denominator here and that is: there. He was just a terrifi c athlete. seat and there’s not that many of them to be, and that’s when he started using if you’re winning, the fans are behind Man, the moment he stepped on the in any sport but he’s certainly one of the word “rebuilding.” I don’t believe you in every respect. Now, they would fi eld up here you could see the fi rst them. Milt Stegall’s always been one he initially used it as an excuse, but it get down on Khari whenever he had a round athletic ability that he had. He of my favourite Blue Bombers. You’re certainly started to sound like that as bad moment, and I thought unjustly so. wasn’t tough enough to play down asking for one, I’m gonna name three the year went on. But my theory on that was this and I’ve there and he was the fi rst to admit it or four. Leo Lewis was a player who Uniter: Can rebuilding be done said it many times. Khari Jones was but on this wide open fi eld up here, would lift you out of your seat, he was without having to throw obscene not a pleasing quarterback to watch. it was easy for him to excel. Those that good. I think those three would amounts of money? He didn’t have the big arm, he’s not a are two that stand out with their pure be at the top of my list. Lewis, Charles Bob: Sure it can. Let me give great athlete, he’s kind of clumsy and athletic ability. Leo Lewis, who was, I Roberts, and Milt Stegall. you an example. In 1997 and ‘98, he’ll stumble around sometimes, and don’t want to say before my time, but the Bombers were brutal under Jeff he just did not look athletically pleasing I grew up watching Lewis as much as Reinebold. In 1999 - Dave Ritchie’s when he went about his business. And you could watch back in the ‘60s on fi rst year - they were 6-12, ok? Then I think it always came back to that TV. As a matter of fact, Bud Grant they found Charlie Roberts, Arland with the fans. “Yeah he threw for 375 called him the best football player he Bruce, they acquired Khari Jones in a yards, but God, he didn’t throw any ever coached, and this was when he trade, they acquired Dave Mudge in a spirals…” Khari just never looked like was with the Minnesota Vikings in the trade, they acquired Doug Brown in a a thoroughbred athlete. All he ever NFL. I don’t know if there’s been a trade, and there’s many more players did was throw touchdown passes and better athlete on the Bombers than Leo who became the core of that team, throw for yards and win games. That’s Lewis. Milt’s up there too but in terms none of whom were purchased with big my theory on why he was never fully of pure natural athletic ability, I would free agent money. Drafts picks, trades appreciated. rate Lewis, Tuttle and Jackson ahead of and fi nding guys in the States, there’s Uniter: You had more of him. Milt’s got a mental toughness to no science behind that, that’s a matter an insider’s perspective; were the go with his athletic abilities that’s pretty of getting down there. Charlie Roberts Reinebold years really as much of a special. is a classic example of just getting circus as it appeared? Uniter: Had the most eccentric down there and fi nding them. And that Bob: Not initially, but very early personality? The biggest clown? Bomber team went on to win more in his tenure, yes it was a circus. I don’t Bob: They’ve had lots of eccentric games than anyone else from 2001 to know what more to say about it than guys. Rod Hill was eccentric; you’d 2002. And that was not a team built that. Jeff was not very well organized; never call him a clown. Biggest clown? on big money free agents. Brian Clark he did some very unorthodox things, Probably a guy named Pete Catan is another player who was a free agent, but they just didn’t work. He didn’t who was a defensive end who played a nobody wanted him. The point is you have a quarterback, too, which in few years here in the early ‘80s. Lots can put a good team together without fairness to him, is one of the major of characters… Chris Walby was a January 12, 2006 The Uniter SPORTS EDITOR: MIKE PYL E-MAIL: [email protected] PHONE: 786-9497 024 Sports FAX: 783-7080

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