/28 J/a 2012 / 06 volume 66 FESTIVALFESTIVAL SEASONSEASON ISIS HERE!HERE! 5 pages of folk, fringe and more arts page 5 TTHEHE CULTCULT OFOF CCROSSFITROSSFIT CULTURE pagE 3 WHATWHAT WINNIPEGWINNIPEG CANCAN LEARNLEARN FROMFROM DETROITDETROIT COMMENTSnews page pagp3ageE 4 FERRO DANGERCAT MELVINS LITE FEDERAL LIGHTS JENN MIERAU arts pages 10-11 02 News The UniTer July & August 2012 www.UniTer.ca Looking for LiStingS? Cover Image CaMPUs & COMMUNItY LISTINGs aND Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Natalia Zukerman is one of more than VOLUNtEEr OPPORTUNItIEs PaGE 2 Six movies to see Monsters take over 60 musical acts scheduled to perform this summer the Winnipeg Art Gallery MUsIC PaGE 10 at the 2012 Winnipeg Folk Festival. FILM & LIt PaGE 12 Read our five pages of summer festival GaLLErIEs & MUsEUMs PaGE 12 arts page 12 arts page 13 coverage starting on page 5. tHEATRE, DaNCE & COMEDY PaGE 12 Photo by Asia Kepka News UNITER STAFF University of Winnipeg budget maintains faculty cuts Managing ediTor Provincial Bill 2 makes no move to address funding disparity, says faculty association Aaron Epp » [email protected] BUsiness Manager Geoffrey Brown » [email protected] entirely. eThaN CaBel Gazel Manuel, president of the PRODUcTion MANAGER volUNTeer STaff Sociology Society, said that many Ayame Ulrich » [email protected] introductory sociology courses have been moved online as a result Over a month after protests of department cuts. CoNTrIBUTORS: exploded at the University of Win- “That online intro course, I just nipeg around projected cuts to ten- think it's so wrong,” she said, add- rod Beilfuss, ethan cabel, Melanie ure track faculty positions, the uni- ing that the quality of education versity's board of regents approved has taken a major hit. dahling, Kent davies, Timothy dyck, the 2012-2013 operating budget; a Pauline Pearson, president of Britt embry, robert galston, amy spending blueprint that retains all the University of Winnipeg Fac- the controversial cuts. ulty Association (UWFA), argues groening, carson hammond, dylan “It seems to me that the univer- long-term budget planning, with hewlett, stephen Kurz, Mark Mcavoy, sity is balancing two rather noble rigorous faculty consultations, is causes,” said Gabriel Hurley, pres- necessary in order to avoid the sud- Lauren Parsons, stefan Tkacz, eva ident of the U of W History Soci- den departmental cuts seen in the ety. operating budget. wasney “We are spending a lot of money “When they knew how much bringing people into university money was coming in, and when The Uniter is the official student newspaper of the that couldn't afford to do it oth- they knew what their expenses University of winnipeg and is published by Mouseland Press inc. Mouseland Press inc. is a membership erwise … However, if you spend were … I don't understand the based organization in which students and community that money and aren't able to offer justification that was given for the members are invited to participate. For more them the quality of education you cancellation of the faculty hires,” information on how to become a member go to promised, they start to wonder she said, adding that the adminis- www.uniter.ca, or call the office at 786-9790. whether you're actually benefiting tration had essentially confirmed sUBMISSION oF ARTicLES, LeTTERS, GRAPHICS AND PHOTOS ARE WELCOMe. articles must be submitted in them.” which positions would be filled text (.rtf) or Microsoft word (.doc) format to editor@ The history department is one before news of the cuts started roll- uniter.ca, or the relevant section editor. deadline for KAitlyN EmsliE Farrell/UNiter ARchivEs of several arts departments facing ing in in March. submissions is 6:00 p.m. Thursday, one week before cuts to tenure track faculty posi- According to Bill Balan, vice gazel Manuel, president of the U of w sociology society, is concerned about what the publication. deadline for advertisements is noon Friday, university's latest budget means for the quality of education it offers. six days prior to publication. The Uniter reserves tions, with the retirement of pro- president of finance and adminis- the right to refuse to print submitted material. The fessors Garin Burbank and David tration at the U of W, the budget Uniter will not print submissions that are homophobic, Topper. process works on a schedule con- BU and the U of M receive $12,000 ability for University Students Act, misogynistic, racist, or libellous. we also reserve the Hurley, who sat on the hiring ducive to proper hiring practices. per student, the U of W receives by the province makes no move right to edit for length and/or style. committee to select a replacement “When those positions are just $6,500 per student from the toward such a system. CONtACt US » for professor Burbank, said the posted, they are posted subject to provincial government. This fund- Instead, the Council on Post- general Inquiries: 204.786.9790 Advertising: 204.786.9790 committee poured over the appli- budgetary approval,” he said, add- ing is not based on enrolment. secondary Education (COPSE), Editors: 204.786.9497 cations of 100 individuals, antici- ing that most hires are made in the Over the past 10 years, the U is required to let university's know Fax: 204.783.7080 pating a tenure track hire to teach fall and winter. of W's student body has grown how much funding they will receive E-mail: [email protected] United States history. Faculty cuts for 2012-2013 were by 55 per cent, outpacing the U in operating grants over three-year Web: www.uniter.ca “The day before the history made largely in departments faced of M, which saw only 29 per cent periods. lOCAtION » Room ORM14 department was set to approve the with shrinking or stagnant enrol- growth. It also gives COPSE the author- university of Winnipeg recommendations of the commit- ment, Balan added, citing the dis- As enrolment goes up, the ity to approve or cancel a course- 515 Portage Avenue tee, we got an e-mail from the dean sipating class sizes in German stud- funding gap widens, according to fee increase based on the univer- Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9 of arts saying the position was can- ies as one example. Balan. sity's costs. Additionally, the bill celled,” he said. “We've been growing at a much mandates that universities can only Funding woes and Bill 2 The history department is not faster rate … and part of it has to increase tuition by the rate of infla- Mouseland Press Board of directors: alone in facing cuts. Other affected Pearson and Balan agree there is do with the great emphasis we've tion. Ben wickstrom (interim chair), Peter departments in the $110 million a severe funding disparity between placed on accessibility, so it's not “It should be noted that the ives, robert galston, sara Mcgregor, operating budget include sociol- the University of Winnipeg, Bran- an easy issue for us to say we're problem Bill 2 proposes to fix by Justin Leblanc, Lindsey wiebe, Melissa ogy, modern languages, classics don University and the University going to change feet and now we're limiting tuition increases does not Martin, emily guttormson, chris hunter and criminal justice. of Manitoba. going to shrink, although finan- exist. University tuition in Mani- and shannon sampert. Overall, the university is add- Balan argues that this dispar- cially it does make sense for us to toba is among the lowest in Can- For inquiries e-mail: [email protected] ing 11 tenure track positions, five ity has in part precipitated the cuts consider shrinking,” he said. ada,” Pearson wrote in a UWFA of which are going to the faculty of seen in the 2012-2013 budget. “They (the provincial govern- press release in May. arts. The operating budget has also Since receiving its charter in ment) should be looking at some “It makes sense to leave the added 11 term instructors, nine of 1967, the University of Winnipeg sort of enrolment-based granting authority to set tuition fees with which are going to the arts. These has been given a comparatively low system, like other provinces have.” those who actually deliver the www.UniTer.ca figures do not include positions rate of funding among Manitoba The recent passage of Bill 2, also goods.” that were cancelled or not renewed post-secondary institutions. While known as the Protecting Afford- LISTINGs cOMMUNITY EvENTS day, July 28 at 2 p.m. in omand’s creek Park. Tie die your from diverse backgrounds and reside in the Maples, with tion fill out an application on their website, The WSAU .ca or t-shirts, paint your face and listen to music all day. the supports and encouragement needed to graduate high or grab an application from their office in Bulman center. school, and make a successful transition to post second- THE WOLSELeY FARMER’s MARKeT is open to the public CHALK 4 PEACE will be on saturday, august 25 at Vimy To volunteer for University of winnipeg students' associ- ary training or education. wayfinders is looking for indi- every Tuesday and Thursday at the r.a. steen community ridge Park from noon until 4 p.m. Live bands, speakers ation Foodbank email [email protected], or grab an viduals who would like to use their educational and/or pro- centre until september. The market offers the fresh pro- and, of course, chalk messages for peace. application from the UWSA. duce, artisan food and homespun local crafts. fessional training to tutor high school students in social vOlUNtEER OPPORtUNITIEs studies, history, math, physics, geography and other high cKUw 95.9 FM is seeking volunteers for the music and The MAIN sTREET FARMERS MARKeT will run from June 2 school subjects.