Downtown student assualted 3 I Take your vitamins 9 I Music 18 'PROJECTOR 11,331,101111E rrc s ulen newslale Vribate enu Members ;nests Welcome! • Can apply for membership at t door Starting October 13th - Jazz Wednesdays Oct. 13th - Papa Mambo * Oct. nth - Jazzy Joe and the Alls ars 2 THE PROJECTOR I OCTOBER 11,2004 :PROJECTOR Bookstores face backups BY RHIANNON LEIER bookstore. receipt of the book order," said Editor-in-Chief Coordinator for electronic Olson. Shannon Martin ith only a few weeks technology program, Bryan Another reason for the prob- [email protected] to go until midterms, Crandell, admitted that the rea- lems at the bookstore is that it's W many students don't son the students in his program the first year both stores have have all the books they require don't have all the books they need been running together. News Editor because the Keith Penhall Alana Pona bookstores are [email protected] currently out of a first-year busi- stock. ness administra- The lack of tion coordinator, Entertainment Editor books is appar- who has dealt with Ryan Hladun ent at both the missing books in [email protected] Notre Dame and his faculty, explains Princess Street that the centralized ordering for both Layout/Photo Editor campuses, but locations causes Trevor Kuna most evident at problems. [email protected] the Princess Street location. "If logistics go Pat Hiatt, a awry it is very Layout/Photo Editor sales person noticeable. It hap- Lindsay Winter at the Princess pened in this case," [email protected] Street bookstore said Penhall. has dealt with While the book- store scrambles to Advertising and Sales Manager disgruntled stu- PHOTO I RHIANNON LEIER dents for the past find books, many Guy Lussier month. Bookstore clerks says it's the worst year ever students have [email protected] resorted to other "This year is is partially his fault. means to finish their assign- worse then any other year ever," "I didn't place the order on ments. said Hiatt. time," said Crandell. Contributing Writers and Photographers John Sheppard, a first-year According to Hiatt, the lack Rob Olson, Red River's direc- Kyle Bakx Alan MacKenzie electronic engineering student is of books is due to a number of Sarah Morton tor of auxiliary services says that Grant Burr things; the store has experienced currently missing a report writing Ryan Caligiuri Matt Packwood some instructors forget to send book. Lindsay Payette difficulties with their suppliers, Davide Capone their book orders to their coor- Stacy Cardigan Smith Jean-Marc Prevost the shipments have not arrived "The instructor has had to pho- dinators before they go away on Jordan Chalifoux Laura Ruddock tocopy the assignments for the on time, and the booklists have summer holidays. Melanie Davidson Elizabeth Soto class," said Sheppard. been late. Shawna Forester Heather Steele He says coordinators are then "It is not always the bookstore's Mark Kowalski, a part.—time Mike Uhrich forced to submit the book lists Elizabeth Holmstrom student at the Princess campus, Julie Horbal Nuo Yang fault, some of the instructors do when the instructors return, is also frustrated because he still Chris Kitching Jen Zoratti not get their booklists in on time," which may mean books aren't hasn't been able to buy one of his Rhiannon Leier said Hiatt. always in stock at the beginning books. "This year has been a night- of the school year. "You would think the bookstore mare. The departments are just "To deal with this problem Contact the Projector at: would have it at the beginning of totally forgetting to send in their we are moving towards a more the term. There is no point in hav- Phone: 204.949.8466 lists. This is the worst registra- electronic format for next year ing it two months down the line." Fax: 204.949.9159 tion I have seen in 13 years," so the instructors can send the The Projector says Eileen Zuke, manager of the order online and we can confirm c/o Red River College Students' Association 110 - 160 Princess Street Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3B 1K9 For advertising information, contact Guy Lussier at: Manitoba officially smoke-free 204.632.2070 Students share mixed reactions about ban LINDSAY PAYETTE On July 1, 2003, Winnipeg was anywhere from $500 to $3,000 officially told to butt out. for their first offense and up to ammy Seymour isn't happy He said the government has $15,000 for additional violations. about the province-wide seen results since the ban was The government announced T smoking ban that took introduced. In 2000, 26 per cent smoking will be permitted on affect on Oct. 1. of Winnipeggers smoked com- patios which meet required regu- The business administration this just in we need pared to the 21 per cent who now lations. student is one of many cus- smoke. That decision may be just tomers who had been driving what local businesses like the to Headingley to dine after an King's Head Pub need. Owner Jay indoor smoking ban took effect Khanuja said that after Winnipeg in July 2003. Second-hand smoke businesses were told to butt out, Peter Dalla-Vivenza, spokes- has a devastating health he lost 25 per cent of his custom- person for Healthy Minister Jim ers. He has since tried to rid the Rondeau said the idea for the impact on workers and stigma of a smoke-filled place by long-term smokers. A The next et ng ban began in 2002 when Ontario focusing more on food, which he waitress Heather Crowe was diag- smoking ban would help for the Projector 12 is noon, noon says has helped a little. Tueiday, t nosed with lung cancer. She was protect workers from sec- "The decision to let people c 2004. not a smoker, but she worked in ond-hand smoke smoke on patios won't help this places that had smoking sections. year. Patio season is over," said "Second-hand smoke has a 11 Khanuja, although he hopes it will Room W102 (newsroom) devastating health impact on bring back some of his customers workers and long-term smokers. - PETER DALLA-VIVENZA next year. A smoking ban would help pro- is a bumpin` place where The Manitoba government's However, students like Tina St. tect workers from second-hand website outlines fines for non- Godard aren't upset about the stories come to life. Bring smoke," said Dalla-Vivenza. compliance. Individuals who are smoking ban. The Manitoba government your ideas and you will caught smoking in a public place "It's nice to go to the bar and formed an All-Party Task Force to will be fined between $100 and not have to walk through a cloud also be bumpini. get people's views on an indoor $500 for their first offense and of blue smoke." smoking ban. They held public up to $1,000 for additional viola- hearings and found that the tions. Corporations will be fined majority was in favour of a ban. THE PROJECTOR I OCTOBER 11, 2004 ne s 3 College kickoff week a bust Advertisers! SA re-evaluates student interests after low turn-outs BY KYLE BAKX throughout the night from the SA, the had worn off by the third week, ulti- Molson Canadian Rock Squad and mately resulting in the cancellation of he Red River College Students' Coca-Cola. the social, the week's main event. Association is re-examining SA president Ryan Mariani says First-year business administra- students interests after expe- T they will have to adapt to the recent tion student, Lorraine Brooks, feels riencing record low turn-outs during drop in participation among stu- Kickoff Week this past September. the social was not much of a suc- dents. The move comes after the SA was cess because it was at the end of the "The recent events hosted by the SA Over 6000 • forced to cancel their annual Much Kickoff Week. have unfolded a unique message that Video Dance Party due to low ticket "I was looking forward to the beach students' interests are changing and eyes took sales. party on Friday, but was tired from require careful examination of these SA program director Michael going to all of the other events (prior changing trends," he says. Blatherwick says this type of cancel- to the social) during the week." this space. The social was the final straw dur- lation has never happened before, in Some students may have avoided ing a week plagued with lower than fact, the cancellation of any sched- the social because of the precon- expected attendance levels. Normally uled event during Kickoff Week is ceived notion that a Much Video the Kickoff Week is held either during unheard of. Dance Party is a dry event, because the first or second week of school but "This is the fourth year in which I the students had already attended because college started before the have been responsible for the plan- one of these parties in high school. long weekend, the event was held ning of Kickoff Week. Every other year Alcohol was planned to be served Contact Guy W. sier during the third week of classes this we offered the social during the sec- and students should assume alcohol year. to advertise w ond week and every year it has sold will be served at all college socials, us. By the time the third week came out... except for this year," he says. unless noted. around, many students had already The Much Video Dance Party But Blatherwick promises a better become busy with their courses, glussier*rro.mb.co offered a social evening, equipped end result next time.