/ 25 24 2010 / 03 Why you shouldn’t run for mayor COMMMENTS page 8 orthodontic art The tormented world of Kris Row ARTS & CULTURE page 15 Who’s Watching out for you doWntoWn? NEWS page 3 02 The UniTer March 25, 2010 www.UniTer.ca Syvixay re-elected You know that lookinG for listings? Cover Image movie 8 Mile? CAMpUS & communiTy ListiNgS ANd ...and other results volunteer OpportuniTies page 7, “Tower of Babel” by Kris Row from this month’s UwSa These guys lived it MUSiC page 12, fiLM & LiT page 14, Galleries & museums page 15, from the exhibition Tormented Dentist, on general elections display at Medea Gallery until March 27 Theatre, dANCE & comedy page 15, See story on page 15 awardS ANd fiNANCiAL Aid page 18 campUS news page 7 arts & culture page 11 Photograph by Cindy Titus News UNITER STAFF ManaGinG eDitor Aaron Epp » [email protected] BUSiness ManaGer will Earth Hour 2010 make a difference? Please contact [email protected] PrODUcTiOn ManaGer M Melody Morrissette » [email protected] E lo Global effort dy cOPy anD styLe eDitor Mo Things you can do Chris Campbell [email protected] happens Saturday, rrissette for The envirOnMenT » Photo eDitor March 27 every Day Cindy Titus » [email protected] choose energy-efficient newS assiGnMenT eDitor appliances. Andrew McMonagle » [email protected] LaUra KUNzeLmaN Switch to energy-efficient light bulbs. newS PrODUcTiOn eDitor volunteer Karen Kornelsen » [email protected] Plug the electronics that don’t need to be on all the arts anD culture eDitor Earth Hour 2010 is a global effort time into a main power bar and Sam Hagenlocher » [email protected] led by the World Wildlife Fund to switch it off before you head to cOMMents eDitor get people to turn off non-essen- bed at night. Andrew Tod » [email protected] tial lights and appliances for one walk, bike, carpool or take Listings cO-OrDinator hour to draw attention to climate public transit to school or work. J.P. Perron [email protected] change. This year, millions of in- turn their lights off. As other cities » dividuals and businesses world- Things to do have done, they may film the lights Take care of your trash: com- caMPUS BeaT rePOrTer wide will honour Earth Hour on DUrinG earTh hOUr being turned off at some locations post and recycle. Courtney Schwegel » [email protected] Saturday, March 27 from 8:30 to to put on the Earth Hour website. choose foods that are local Go for a walk. BeaT rePOrTer 9:30 p.m. A representative from the and organic whenever possible. Ethan Cabel » [email protected] Here in Winnipeg, The Fairmont have a bonfire. Winnipeg Police Department ex- Make the most of seasonal will shut its lights off for the hour Sing or play your guitar or pressed their support for Earth foods. BeaT rePOrTer Samuel Swanson » [email protected] like last year, and hotel guests will harmonica. Hour, but they are “unable to Start a garden in your back- dine by candlelight. Play games. hide and seek shut off lights due to operational yard and grow some of your BeaT rePOrTer Patti Regan, acting director in the dark will be 10 times requirements.” own food. Kristy Rydz » [email protected] of public works for the City of As for the University of more fun. Don’t just turn out your culture rePOrTer Winnipeg, said the city is getting Winnipeg, the lights are already Vacant involved for the third year in a row host a poker tournament. low in the evening as there are “only lights for one hour a year, do it with four civic buildings confirmed Paint or knit. security guards in the building.” every time you leave a room. to turn out non-essential lights. Do some yoga. Taking to the streets, however, CoNTrIBUTORS: These buildings include City Hall it was hard to find Earth Hour and the Confederation Building at Take pictures. supporters. student at the U of W, is also not Jon Sorokowski, Laura Kunzelman, 457 Main St. Take a nap or snuggle. “Turning your lights off for one too optimistic and said he won’t be David Seburn, Brooke Dmytriw, Next week the city will release a Prove that you can go one hour isn’t going to make a huge dif- observing Earth Hour. chris hunter, emily a. Ternette, public service announcement mak- hour without youTube and ference. For a real change to occur, “It does not achieve anything. antoinette Dyksman, Paul Figsby, ing people aware of Earth Hour and we have to change our lifestyles. It Raising awareness is hardly nec- Jonathan Dyck, Matt austman, Facebook. Katerina Tefft, Brittany Maria climate change. There will also be Debate whether one hour is really up to what you do every essary,” he said. “The world is al- outdoor signage on buildings and a day that counts,” said Red River ready aware about climate change, Thiessen, alana westwood, can trigger change. rachael hosein, Lee repko, wide range of posters at civic facili- College student Nicki Dola. so switching off the lights is almost Marshall Birch, Karlene Ooto-Stubbs, ties encouraging Winnipeggers to Kyle Jahns, a communications meaningless.” cassandra anderson, Sagan Morrow, James culleton, courtney Brecht, J. williamez, Kathleen cerrer, will Gibson. by Andrew MCMonaglE The Uniter is the official student newspaper of the Q: Given ThaT There are So many people paTrollinG downTown, University of winnipeg and is published by Mouseland Press inc. Mouseland Press inc. is a membership do you Think downTown iS Safe? based organization in which students and community members are invited to participate. 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The Uniter The issue was brought up St. Matthews & Agnes by reserves the right to refuse to print submitted about having police cadets someone with a baseball material. The Uniter will not print submissions that bat wrapped with barbed are homophobic, misogynistic, racist, or libellous. we patrol. They’d better be also reserve the right to edit for length and/or style. trained.” wire.” cONTACT US » General Inquiries: 204.786.9790 advertising: 204.786.9790 Editors: 204.786.9497 Fax: 204.783.7080 kaylyn rheault Cadry williams leah Borchert E-mail: [email protected] first-year psych nurse third-year industrial first-year general Web: www.uniter.ca “I’ve never felt education “I don’t think it makes LOCATION » unsafe downtown. I’ve “I don’t really think a huge difference. I room OrM14 never encountered the so. There are a finite live around here and University of Winnipeg patrols or seen them number of people to am not especially 515 Portage avenue engage anybody.” patrol downtown. It scared.” Winnipeg, Manitoba r3B 2E9 doesn’t necessarily make it safer.” Mouseland Press Board of directors: Michael rac (chair), Shawn coates, courtney Berthelette, clayton winter, Devin King, alex Freedman, Shannon Sampert, Brian Gagnon, Meg McGimpsey, Kelly ross (UwSa representative). For inquiries e-mail: [email protected] News 03 www.UniTer.ca March 25, 2010 The UniTer A creative co-op in the Exchange District Local C I n dy Businesses at 91 T News Briefs it u canaDian Co-OPS albert work toward S compiled by ethan cabel around 9,000 co-ops exist in canada, providing services buying the building former winnipeG Blue BomBer and products to over 17 million wants meTh CharGeS lifTed members. eddie Blake, a former winnipeg Blue Kristy rydz co-operatives have ap- Bomber and nightclub owner, wants proximately $275,000 in assets, his drug conspiracy charges lifted BeaT reporTer because the case has taken too long to owned by the members and get to trial. Blake was one of 17 people communities they serve. arrested in 2004 for allegedly buying The Old Market Autonomous in the late 19th century, large amounts of ephedrine – the key farmers in Quebec, Ontario ingredient in methamphetamine – Zone (A-Zone) is taking activism for sale on the black market. he was to a new level by establishing the and atlantic canada developed charged with two counts of conspiracy framework for the first co-opera- co-operative creameries and to produce methamphetamine. On tive building ownership model in cheese factories to meet the March 19, 2010, he argued that the Winnipeg. needs of the growing dairy unreasonable trial delay should result “In some ways we’re creat- industry. in the charges being lifted and his name Mondragon Bookstore and coffeehouse is one of the businesses currently occupying 91 cleared. Blake formerly had stakes ing something new,” 12-year albert St. a variety of sectors of the in local hip-hop radio station, Flava Mondragon collective member economy, from agriculture, 107.9 FM, and once ran Phat Daddy’s, Eton Harris said. “We might be retail and financial services a McDermot avenue nightclub.