81,9(56,7<2)&$/*$5< 92/80( _ ,668( 12 _ -81( _ I WWANTANT OOUTUT hen Josh Stieber to separate out the people he was supposed to 5,000 miles by foot and bicycle, and expects was deployed in be fi ghting from civilians. to take eight months. February 2007 as “You don’t know who’s going to attack you “If I’m saying the military is the wrong way a part of the surge and a lot of times, when you get hit or attacked, to solve problems, then I need to show what in Iraq, he was un- you don’t even see who did it,” said Stieber. the right answer is,” he said. “So this trip is aware that what he “Oft en times you end up attacking and hurting about visiting a lot of diff erent organizations Wwas going to experience would change who the people who had nothing to do with it. that focus on bringing people together and he was and how he saw the world. He came “I learned a lot more about people and being proactive and dedicated to solving back transformed, an advocate of non-vio- that it doesn’t matter what country you’re problems in the world non-violently.” lence and opposed to the surge he had been from or if you have a uniform on or not, it’s As Stieber travels across the U.S., he plans a part of. about how you treat people,” he continued. to showcase 12 charitable organizations. He Stieber joined the U.S. Army thinking that “I guess the idea of trying to force everyone selected organizations with goals ranging he was going to prevent terrorism and liberate into liking you or agreeing with you is not from childhood cancer fundraising to recy- the Iraqi people. the way to go about things and often cre- cling old bicycles to micro-lending. “I saw things very black and white, like I ates more enemies and more problems than “My first focus was illustrating the power thought that pretty much whatever my coun- it solves.” of individuals and showing that it’s not only try decided to do was going to be the right Stieber was in Iraq for 14 months. Dur- the government or the president or the gen- answer and thought that, you know, because ing his deployment he was an infantryman erals — or whatever — who make decisions of 911, any action that we took would be justi- working as a Humvee driver, gunner, de- and who affect things, but that common fi ed,” said Stieber. tainee guard and radio operator. ordinary people can change things,” said Stieber’s experiences in Iraq made him Stieber’s tour, which started May 27, is to Stieber. “I tried to look for organizations question such beliefs. He found that the promote non-violence and alternatives to that brought people together.” asymmetrical nature of the war made it hard force. 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The Gauntlet is printed on recycled paper and a couple hundred dollars. working with such a limited time in work during the precious months Editor-in-Chief uses policy vassel-based ink. We urge you to recycle/be next door to the Gauntlet. GAUNTLET JUNE 11.09 3 news Editor: Katy Anderson—[email protected] Canadian students discuss education policy Post-secondary kids meet at the U of C to decide what to lobby the government for Ryan Pike that goes to our policy committee, Opinions Editor where our policy committee chair is elected and any member can sit on tudent leaders from across the policy committee to formulate Canada descended on MacE- all the policies about it.” S wan Student Centre this week As the organization has grown, it to plot out the direction of Canada’s has tackled the challenge of balanc- second largest post-secondary lob- ing the advocacy priorities of di- by organization. verse members. Sharma noted that Th e University of Calgary’s Stu- the nature of federal governance dents’ Union hosted the Canadian makes CASA’s size an asset rather Alliance of Student Associations than a liability. annual policy and strategy confer- “People say that it’s harder be- ence. Th e week-long event saw pre- cause we’re a national organiza- sentations on post-secondary issues tion, but I actually think it’s eas- as well as meetings setting the tone ier,” she said.