ISSUE 22007/04/05 VOLU5ME 61 INSIDE 02 News 07 Comments 10 Diversions 12 Features LAST ISSUE UNTIL SEPTEMBER! 13 Arts & Culture uniter.ca 18 Listings » HAVE A SUPER SUMMER. 21 Sports N THE WEB O [email protected] » E-MAIL E 25 U SS I L. 61 61 L. vo APR 05, 2007 DENT WEEKLY U INNIPEG ST INNIPEG W F O ERSITY V NI U HE T ♼ April 5, 2007 The Uniter contact: [email protected] 02 NEWS UNITER STAFF NEWS EDITOR: RICHARD LIEBRECHT SENIOR REPORTER: DEREK LESCHASIN NEWS EDITOR: DEREK LESCHASIN E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] MANAGING EDITOR News Jo Snyder » [email protected] BUSINess MANAGER James D. Patterson » [email protected] Addressing students’ NEWS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR Richard Liebrecht » [email protected] concerns, or lack thereof News PRODUCTION EDITOR Derek Leschasin » [email protected] New UWSA EXECUTIVE ON THE HOT seaT COMMENTS EDITOR Ben Wood » [email protected] having an effect. They are just not very visible in much for the freeze. He doesn’t think the tuition JENETTE MARTENS the university. freeze has anything to do with the lack of money DIVERSIONS EDITOR StaFF REPORTER “If we do have events, we have them down in in the university. The lack of government fund- Matt Cohen » [email protected] the Bulman Center, which is extremely hidden,” ing is the problem, he says, and since the gov- says Vinay Ivey, who was elected vice president ernment has recently allocated $800 million a ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR he newly elected University of Winnipeg advocate in the recent UWSA election. year to post-secondary institutions, perhaps the Whitney Light [email protected] » Students’ Association board hopes to The goal of the new UWSA board is to in- situation will improve. address student concerns about issues volve students in the organization. They hope to Voter participation is another important LISTINGS COORDINATOR T Nick Weigeldt » [email protected] like the tuition freeze, voter apathy, and the ref- visit classrooms, give speeches in the buffeteria discussion topic among the new board. Only 8 erendum. and the cafeteria, and advertise more for events. per cent of the student population voted in this SPORTS EDITOR “We want to see people, not posters,” says David Jacks (president-elect), Amanda Shiplack year’s election. Shereen Sabile, a first-year stu- Mike Pyl » [email protected] first-year student Sarah Watkins when asked (vice president of student services-elect), Scott dent says, “I had some people asking me about what the UWSA needed to do to interact more Nosaty (vice president internal-elect) and Vinay when are they making speeches. We wanted to COPY & STYLE EDITOR with students. Students don’t know anything Ivey (vice president advocate-elect) talk of vote but we didn’t know what to vote for.” Jacquie Nicholson » [email protected] about the student association that is supposed things the new UWSA hopes to do next year. Sarah Watkins agrees: “I didn’t even to be representing their views. The new UWSA One of the major issues is tuition fees. The know what was going on or how to vote . PHOTO EDITOR members agree that the current methods of rais- Day of Action was the UWSA’s most advertised we’re electing people, but what are they going to Natasha Peterson » [email protected] ing awareness among students—which consist event this year; however, student turnout was do for us?” mainly of hanging posters and banners—aren’t lower than it had ever been. It has been debated Hanging posters was not enough. Students SENIOR REPORTER Derek Leschasin » [email protected] whether this was because of rarely saw the candidates and many students the weather, apathy from just didn’t care. They didn’t know how the UWSA STAFF RepORTER students, or a general lack of affected them and they didn’t know anything Kenton Smith » [email protected] support. Many students see about the candidates running. how pressed the university Shiplack thinks next year’s elections will be BEAT RepORTER is for money and can’t make better. The goal of the new board is to make the Ksenia Prints » [email protected] the connections with lower- UWSA more visible. If students were involved ing tuition. during the year, they would have more interest BEAT RepORTER A new study on Canada’s long-bemoaned youth obesity problem Michelle Dobrovolny » [email protected] revealed last week that the current generation of young people “We don’t want it (fees) during election time. will be the first on record to die younger than their parents. to turn out like the United Scott’s reasoning behind the low voter States where education be- turnout is the amount of uncontested posi- PRODUCTION MANAGER & GRAPHICS EDITOR How can we motivate children to give up addictive electronic Sarah Sangster [email protected] » activities like video games and online communities and adopt comes a business; we want it tions. “The year before there was more turn- healthier lifestyles? to be reasonable and afford- out because there was more contestation . it able, but just like anything forced people to go out and campaign more vig- else, you have to pay for orously,” he says. THIS WEEK ’ S CONTRIBUTORS what you get,” says second- The referendum for the new gym was an- Graham Podolecki, Julienne Isaacs, year student Dylon Buhr. other big issue in the UWSA this past year. The Tanya Zeghers, 1st year International Ben MacPhee-Sigurdson, Scott Christiansen Development/Religious Studies Lief Norman, a fifth-year massive amount of student support for the ref- Renee Lilly, Jonathan Oliveros Villaverde, Aaron Epp, student says, “I don’t think erendum after the UWSA’s reluctance to release Kalen Qually, Erin McIntyre, Jess Hassard, Vivian Belik “In schools, they need mandatory they’re (the UWSA) reading it is a volatile issue. Students have suggested it is phys. ed. from grades kindergarten (the students) at all. I think a sign of the UWSA being out of touch with the to 12. [The programs] also need to they have their own agenda . student body. The Uniter is the official student newspaper of the University of Winnipeg and is published by Mouseland Press Inc. Mouseland focus onlife sports, not just running . not everything should be for “The referendum is an excellent example Press Inc. is a membership based organization in which students laps around the gym. In grade 11, we and community members are invited to participate. For more free; if everyone gets a degree of the UWSA making massive assumptions,” information on how to become a member go to www.uniter. went skiing, golfing, we even learned ca, or call the office at 786-9790. The Uniter is a member of the for free then it’s not worth says fifth-year student Leif Norman. Canadian University Press and Campus Plus Media Services. first-aid. Those are sports they’ll SUBMISSION OF ARTICLES, LETTERS, GRAPHICS AND continue with.” anything.” The new UWSA board hopes to be in touch PHOTOS ARE WELCOME. Articles must be submitted in Though students are with students if another such issue arises. They text (.rtf) or Microsoft Word (.doc) format to [email protected], or the relevant section editor. Deadline for submissions is concerned about the afford- hope to go out and talk to students and see what 6:00 p.m. Thursday, one week before publication. Deadline for advertisements is noon Friday, six days prior to publication. The Kelly Oleski, 1st year Education ability of university, they they want. Ivey mentions how easy it was to talk Uniter reserves the right to refuse to print submitted material. The Uniter will not print submissions that are homophobic, don’t want to sacrifice qual- to students in the buffeteria and the cafeteria misogynistic, racist, or libellous. We also reserve the right to edit “The only way they’ll be forced to be ac- for length and/or style. ity education. every day. Shiplack says that they will perhaps tive is by being at school. Parents don’t President-elect David have a panel in the buffeteria to discuss the force them [to be more active]. They are CONTACT US » Jacks explains that the new issue so that students can ask questions and be General Inquiries: 204.786.9790 busy with jobs, and are not taking their Advertising: 204.786.9790 kids out skiing or camping.” UWSA board is still very aware of the issues. Editors: 204.786.9497 Fax: 204.783.7080 Email: [email protected] LOCATION » Room ORM14 Justin Neufeld, prospective student CORRECTION University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue “All the emphasis is on new videos, new Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9 games. There’s no emphasis on outdoor CORRECTION: activity. Its all about electronics.” MOUselAND PRess BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Mary Agnes Welch, Rob Nay, Nick Tanchuk, Ben In the March 29 Issue of the Uniter, we wrote in the article “Blaikie Wickström (chair), Dean Dias, Daniel Blaikie, Vivian Belik, Brendan Sommerhalder, Brian Gagnon steps out of the house and into the U of W” that Bill Blaikie was joining For inquiries email: [email protected] the Religious Studies department. He is in fact joining the university Tara Bhamra, 2nd year Psychology as a professor of Politics, and Theology, not Religious Studies. The two COVER IMAGE “I work at 7-11, and [the problem] is departments are often confused, though distinctly different. terrible. I see parents coming in and letting their kids choose the worst THIS YEAR’S UNITER COVERS things possible; it’s insane.” We apologize for our error. (Volume 61) They want use on the internet for free, indefinitely… it just won’t wash.” – ROB MACKLIN, ACTRA contact: [email protected] The Uniter April 5, 2007 NEWS 03 Government support for students with disabilities falls short Program.