ISSUE 2007/11/08 0VOLU9ME 62 INSIDE 02 News 07 Editorials 08 Comments 10 Features uniter.ca 12 Arts & Culture » 19 Listings 22 Sports EB W HE T N O [email protected] » E-MAIL . 09 . ss I L. 62 VO NOV 8, 2007NOV EEKLY W T DEN TU FOOD OR FUEL? THE PROS AND CONS OF BIOFUEL F WINNIPEG S F WINNIPEG 05 O Y THE POWER OF THE PUBLIC HEART T 10 ONE ON ONE WITH STEPHEN LEWIS ERSI V Can’T WAIT FOR FOLK FEST? A Bird’s HILL VIEW SHOULD TIDE YOU OVER TILL SUMMER NI 13 U BISON BEAT DOWN CLASSIC CAMPUS RIVALRY COMES TO A HEAD THE THE 22 ♼ November 8, 2007 The Uniter contact: [email protected] 02 NEWS UNITER STAFF NEWS EDITOR : STACY CARDIGAN SMITH NEWS EDITOR : KSENIA PRINTS E-MAIL : N EWS @U N ITER .CA E-MAIL : N EWSPROD @U N ITER .CA MANAGING EDITOR News Jo Snyder » [email protected] BUSINESS MANAGER James D. Patterson » [email protected] Ex-hostage encourages students PRODUCTION MANAGER Melody Morrissette » [email protected] to promote peace PHOTO EDITOR Natasha Peterson » [email protected] JAMES JANZEN COPY & STYLE EDITOR BEAT REPOrtER Jacquie Nicholson » [email protected] NEWS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR Stacy Cardigan Smith » [email protected] aving spent four months as a hostage NEWS PRODUCTION EDITOR in one of the world’s most volatile Ksenia Prints » [email protected] regions, James Loney knows better Hthan anyone that nonviolence can be dangerous. COMMENTS EDITOR Still, he recommends that students and other Ben Wood » [email protected] peace-loving citizens get involved. The Ontario peace activist visited Winnipeg ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR Whitney Light » [email protected] two weekends ago to talk about peacemaking and his experience as a hostage in Iraq. Loney LISTINGS COORDINATOR spoke before a packed house at Augustine Kristine Askholm » [email protected] United Church, after the Catholic-sponsored social justice conference that initially welcomed SPORTS EDITOR him to the city rescinded their invitation on the Kalen Qually [email protected] » grounds that Loney is openly gay. In an interview with the Uniter, Loney offered further insight BEAT REPORTER JAMES JANZEN Jenette Martens » [email protected] into his life as an international peace activist. “It was a journey into it,” said Loney. “It Imprisoned in Iraq for 118 days, Loney remains undeterred from peace activism. BEAT REPORTER was largely a result of my university studies that I Cameron MacLean » [email protected] came to see that the world wasn’t exactly the way Even though Loney has experienced the beliefs who will support you, he said, “to share it was presented on the NBC nightly news.” dangers that accompany such radical peace the joy and sorrow and the pain that sometimes BEAT REPORTER He also pointed to his Christian upbringing Dan Huyghebaert » [email protected] activism firsthand, as one of his three co-hostage come along with it.” as the groundwork for his nonviolent beliefs, colleagues was tragically murdered before their Loney explained that this type of work is which pushed him to believe in the possibility of BEAT REPORTER release, he cautiously encourages others to take unlike war-making, which requires the strong a “radical solidarity with outsiders.” These ideas James Janzen » [email protected] up the task. and able bodies of young people. landed him a job with Christian Peacemakers “This is something that needs come out “Peacemaking can be done by everyone Teams, an international organization that of a person’s deepest freedom,” he said. “Yes, from all walks of life,” he said. attempts to counter violent activity simply by it can be scary to do something like CPT . The options also do not end with on-the- THIS WEEK ’ S CONTRIBUTORS “getting in the way.” CPT has sent teams to many but unless we’re willing to take risks, we cannot ground peace activism. of the world’s most unstable places, including C. Jordan Croswaite, Graham Podolecki, Brad Penninton, make changes.” “If you’re a writer you can write for peace. Chechnya, Columbia, Palestine, and Iraq. Jo Villaverde, Patrick Faucher, Aaron Epp, Tom Llewellin, Loney offered words of support for If you’re a singer, sing for peace. If you’re a Loney was on his third trip to Iraq with Mikale S. Fenton, Kenton Smith, Kathleen Gallagher, university students interested in conflict and mother or father, teach your children about CPT when he and three others were kidnapped Renee Lilley, Stephane Christie, Dennis Vrignon-Tessier, peace studies. peace. There are as many ways to make peace as in Baghdad in 2005 and held for 118 days. David EisBrenner, Alex Garcia, Curan Faris, Ashley Buleziuk “It’s an amazing choice of work,” he said. there are people.” His first visit was in 2003, before the “The work of peacemaking, of trying to make Loney, who has publicly forgiven his captors The Uniter is the official student newspaper of the University of American-led invasion had begun. Winnipeg and is published by Mouseland Press Inc. Mouseland change in our world, is vital, exciting and and refuses to testify against them because he Press Inc. is a membership based organization in which students “The war was coming and I felt sick about and community members are invited to participate. For more meaningful.” does not want them to face the death penalty, information on how to become a member go to www.uniter. it,” he recalled. “I felt going to a peace rally just ca, or call the office at 786-9790. The Uniter is a member of the Yet it is a long struggle and significant is the program coordinator for CPT Canada. Canadian University Press and Campus Plus Media Services. wasn’t good enough.” SUBMISSION OF ARTICLES, LETTERS, GRAPHICS AND change is not going to happen overnight, he He plans on taking time off from work in the PHOTOS ARE WELCOME. Articles must be submitted in He explained that if those who believe in text (.rtf) or Microsoft Word (.doc) format to [email protected], added. near future to work on a book that will deal with or the relevant section editor. Deadline for submissions is violent means to solving conflict are willing to 6:00 p.m. Thursday, one week before publication. Deadline for “It’s going to take millions of actions to his time as a peace activist, his experience as a advertisements is noon Friday, six days prior to publication. The risk their lives, those who believe in nonviolence Uniter reserves the right to refuse to print submitted material. undo [what is going on].” It is also important hostage, and issues of forgiveness. 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It gives me inspiration to war and those who participate fight for my rights and values in my COVER IMAGE in it. own way. Brenden Sommerhalder, Tom L., Ashley Buleziuk, 4th yr Psychology 2nd yr International 4th year degree of intro courses DAN DONALDSON Since I’m too young to Developmental Studies A fashion statement: The poppy, remember the event, the day is It has become a tokenized that’s all. I think the true meaning from the series Art Imitating Life a historical tribute to remember celebration where nobody of the day is becoming more and Imitating Art now showing at Ace Art that we are free and we don’t actually thinks about what more lost amongst our generation, experience war in our country. war really means. who haven’t experienced sentimental losses themselves. photo courtesy of the artist contact: [email protected] The Uniter November 8, 2007 NEWS 03 UWSA refuses voter apathy review despite low by-election turnout movement, costs and benefits associated with CAMERON MACLEAN continued membership in the Canadian BEAT REPOrtER Federation of Students, as well as the overall political culture of the UWSA. According to Jacks, the commission he votes have been tallied and the was unnecessary, because there are already results are in! mechanisms in place which are designed to After an almost invisible election engage students and to evaluate the UWSA Tcampaign with no contested positions, 219 and the CFS. out of a possible 9018 voters cast a ballot in Also, the new board of directors had a last week’s UWSA by-election, once again number of strategies to raise the profile of the raising the issue of student apathy. UWSA on campus which they wanted the But the UWSA recently voted down a opportunity to try. suggested review of campus elections.