What's inside Shamrock Summer : Horns ntramural Hope Dr. Hook Hockey Career and Stats News Entertainment Si Employment Services Rec Services STUDENT NEWSPAPER OFTHE UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE n MELIORIST VOLUME 31, ISSUE 11, NOVEMBER 14, 1996 VV, H A 1 WHAT WHAT U P WHAT U P • W H A T W U P WHAT U P • W H A T w iff n ift ut i • SHJP . \|j\r sU P W H A U P • W H A W ] U P W H A U P • W H A November 22 80,000 Canadians a year die from heart Volunteer Opportunities attack and stroke, 70% of these people die The Jessica Languages Centre, LCC: The Languages Centre is within the first two hours. Schoenberg Band part ofthe division of Continuing Sudies at LCC +The Canadian Red Cross Society can teach you at the ZOO offering a wide variety of full and part-time learning opportunities in second or other languages to adult tickets available at the Service the skills needed to help someone who has students from all backgrounds. Volunteers are needed as Centre and the ZOO for $2 suffered a heart attack, possibly saving their life. conversation parners to be matched one-to-one with a The Canadian Red Cross Society offers a complete line Jiaveyou travetted student of english as a second language. The student of First Aid and CPR courses. other roads and volunteer would meet at a place and time which is contact 327-7117 or drop by 1120 7th Ave. S. 6efore entering the mutually convenient to them to practise english. The Lethbridge for more info. University of LetfiBridge? volunteer must have a good knowldge of english Then join us Jriday grammar and language skills. Ifyou would be intertested in befriending a student of english to help afternoons Some Assembly Required with language acquisition, please call Hilda Walker at XpJZ.'D'S 382-6973. by Eugene Stickland Lethrbridge AIDS Connection: This organization directed by Ches Skinner SCMOLAfRS is a nonprofit society which provides information to Take a break from the steady diet of television Christmas specials (mature students) educate and increase awareness of HIV/AIDS infection and share in this delightful crazy look at the holiday season with (Backsreet Restaurant, in our community and about people living with HIV/ AIDS. It also provides support services to individuals an "al! Canadian dysfunctional family" as they gather around the 4:30 Jriday affectd directly or indirectly by AIDS or HIV infection. tree at gunpoint, under the mistletoe hung on barbed wire,and sip for more info catC At least one volunteer is needed to record minutes at the eggnog made without milk! Sharon 381-7574 or CaroC monthly meeting ofthe AIDS Connnection Board of 329-6443 Directors. Meetings are the third thursday of every month from 7:00pm to 9:30pm Duties would include Antonio)s Line recording the minutes at the meeting and typing them ZNjpvemSer21 *76e/4tU onto disk. A laptop computer would be provided for use in this task. Ifyou would like to help the Lethbridge A ninety-year-otd 'Dutch ivoman reminisces about the IU*K 3Wt Rccuajum.'tSiuK, TOSSO) AIDS Connecton in this way or any other, Please call events of her tumultuous past,incorporating the stories of Val Watts at 328-8186. her entire family's forthright ruraleprptence into a *U&(£/4>U CUUixu ZxArtitauu (74/600) The YWCA of Lethbridge & District: The "V" modestly personal But vAde-reaching narrative. A nUv. 14 26: ScAool 9^ P<t*U is committed to providing programs and services that commentary on human nature that pays attention to the 7UwSA*(4dH&£tctwttSeAieAl12H6*H. 70731) benefit women. One ofthe special fundraising events is the "Together Running ForWomen" run/walk that is lives of ordinary zuomen as well as an exceptionally sfqllful 7t«v f5: j4Uct£tU&e>i A S**a Stattttf • @«wt P<U&i u held each year in April. Volunteers are needed now to cultural history. 'Winner of the Oscar for 'Best foreign sit on a committee to initiate planning for this event. film. WUcUnM./txciiUctwit & T>c4i4*l6-9iuK, 70731) The various duties of this committee include obtaining 7tw 14: "Sitl06*mit: "IHUVKUU***" presented by the Lethbridge Film Society. Tickets are sponsors and donors, organizing the run, planning the available at The Mill, or at S.U. Service Station (SU- course design, marketing and promoting the event and 240). Season's tickets are $36 or $26 for students, or generally assisting with the event itself. Meetings in this available in four- packs for $24 or 18$ for students early stage of the committee's work will be once a month. Ifyou have some time to spare and would like LETHBRIDGE FAMILY SERVICES is offering support groups for healthy relationships, self-esteem/ to participate in any way with this event or with the personal development, bereavment/grief/loss, and adults with attention deficit disorder. We are also YWCA in any other capacity, please call Liz Allen at offering support groups for surviviors of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Family Violence, and Anger Man­ 329-0088. agement. Support groups provide a safe environment for surviviors to share common concerns and Salvation Army Family Services: urgently requires to explore solutions. Groups are led by trained support group facilitators. volunteers for their annual Christmas fundraiser. Proceeds If you are dealing with some of these issues, perhaps a group would be helpful. For more informa­ go directly back in to the community for Christmas toys and tion, or to register call Sandra at: 327-5724 tood hampers. Two hour shifts are available. Pleade contact Rande at 327-8084. NOVEMBER 14,1996 the Meliorist 3 N E W S • N E w s • N E W s • N E w s • N E w S^ %- tv^t %-^% F^"W s * N E W S • N E VV S • N E W S • N E W S • N E W s • mm W wml x^ • N E N E W S • N E W S • N E W s • N E w s • N E w s 1 ^1 J \ ff 'iu& E W S • N E W S • N E VV s • N E W S • N E VV S • IT r? Vv^T • N E Vv*=? • N E Top Honor ot Model UN By James Harder a particular country. Rob Allan under the banner of a club from Reporter was placed on the Policy and their university. However, at the Security committee for North time of the conference there was Rob Allan,a student at the Korea. He actually won two no such club here at the U of L. University of awards. He First won the award for This is part of the reason why Lethbridgc.received top overall top delegate on his committee Hunter and Allen have taken the delegate at the Model United through overall public speaking initiative to begin a Model UN Nations conference held at the skills,caucasing,and maintaining club here a the University of University of Manitoba between his country's foreign policy. His Lethbridge. October 24 and 27. award as overall winner was then "There are so many Model UN "It was good for our delega­ selected from the winners from conferences in Canada and the tion to win some awards so each committee. United States that we think there people knew that we took the Jeff Hunter.President of a should a club for just that pur­ conference seriously", said Allan. newly forming Model UN club pose" said Allan.adding that "As Several Model UN confer­ here at the University of well,if we come as a club we can ences are held every year Lethbridge was very happy with represent the U of L,rather then throughout Canada. At the the involvement those delegates just ourselves." conference in Winnipeg this year from the U of L showed at the One point that both Hunter and there were around 100 students conference.but was dissapointed Allan stressed was that you do not "Being involved in the involved in the Model UN club involved in the weekend. 5 of that the awards received by have to be a Political Science conference(Model UN) is some­ here at the U of L you can get in those came from the U of L. At individuals at the conference major to be involved in the club. thing extra-curricular. It is a very touch with Rob Allan via E-mail the conference delegates were couldn't really be understood as Delegates at the conferences come good experience and looks good at; [email protected], or keep placed on one of 4 committees recognition for the U of L. Most from a wide spectrum of academic on your resume," said Allan. your eyes open for notices advis­ where they had to play the role of delegates for the conference come backgrounds. Ifyou are interested in being ing on their next meeting. Rez report By Jeff Maser as follows. K 1/2 is in 1st place, fol­ The Meliorist would like to extend its sincerest Reporter lowed by P 1/2 and D/E 3. If you want to get more points for your condolences to the family and friends of Tomoyuki Hoshino. I write this weeks report as a section, penny wars are still going. Mr. Hoshino was an English as a Second Language student member of the University of Get the competition going and bring at the University of Lethbridge. He unexpectedly passed away Lethbridge's newest club, the Or­ all of your extra change up to C410 on November 8 at the age of 21.