THE ISSUE 15 THE UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG STUDENT WEEKLY 2006/01/12 VOLUME 60 » INSIDE 02 News 06 Comments 08 Diversions 12 Features uniter.ca 18 Listings » 21 Sports ON THE WEB [email protected] » E-MAIL VOL. 60 ISSUE 15 ISSUE 60 VOL. JANUARY 2005 12, ADD ANOTHER ITEM TO THE BLUE BIN 02 HOW HARD IS IT TO RECYCLE COMPUTERS? WITNESS TO GENOCIDE 10 A YOUNG MAN RECALLS HIS CHILDHOOD IN RAWANDA BECAUSE SHE LOVES IT 14 KARLA ADOLPHE SHARES HER SECRET TO MAKING GOOD MUSIC ONE ON ONE WITH BOB IRVING CJOB’S BOMBER BROADCASTER VISITS CKUW’S ULTRA MEGA SPORTS SHOW THE UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG STUDENT WEEKLY WEEKLY STUDENT WINNIPEG OF UNIVERSITY THE 23 ♼ January 12, 2005 The Uniter 02 VOL.60 ISS.15 CONTACT: [email protected] JANUARY 12 2006 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] Business Coordinator & Offi ce Manager 02 » James D. Patterson [email protected] NEWS EDITOR » Vivian Belik Donʼt Ditch Your Old Computer, “E-Waste” is Preventable 03 [email protected] NEWS PRODUCTION EDITOR » 04 Derek Leschasin [email protected] SENIOR EDITOR » Leighton Klassen 05 [email protected] BEAT REPORTER » Whitney Light 06 [email protected] BEAT REPORTER » Alan MacKenzie 07 [email protected] FEATURES EDITOR » Lori Ebbitt 08 [email protected] ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR » Mike Lewis 09 [email protected] SPORTS EDITOR » Mike Pyl 10 [email protected] COMMENTS EDITOR » Daniel Blaikie 11 [email protected] 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.