The CROWFALL 2014 HOCKEY HAZING CULTURE NORTHERN NEWS NEMESES ASPERGER’S EPIPHANY ROUGHRIDER RECOIL THE CROW is EDITOR’S NEST the annual student publication of the School of Journalism, Faculty of Arts, University of Regina. his fall, the School of Journalism has two reasons to Graduating celebrate. The latest issue of The Crow is taking flight beside a brand new degree program, the Master of Journalism. Together, The Crow and the new graduate program reflect what the School is all about: boosting journalism to its highest level. Inside The Crow, you will experience our School’s signature long- Tform documentary journalism. The stories delve deep into the human this year? Editor: Patricia Elliott experience, combining factual rigour with engaging storytelling. In this Copy Editors: Pat Bell & Mark Taylor issue, you’ll read about the inner strength of everyday people. The life ob- Photo Assignment Editor: Robin Lawless stacles they face—from dangerous workplaces to immigration red tape— Photo Editor: Mark Taylor come wrapped in larger societal issues that deserve our collective atten- tion. It’s the kind of journalism that inspires empathy and social change. In a fast-paced world, we need deep journalism. It’s always been the It’s time to think about a focus of our highly-regarded Bachelor’s program. Now, beginning in Sep- CONTRIBUTORS Eric Bell tember 2015, journalists will have the chance to dig even deeper through Julia Dima a graduate degree program. As Master’s students, they will have access Braden Dupuis to upper level learning in subjects such as economics, political science career in journalism Lauren Golosky and sociology, gaining a firmer grasp of an increasingly complex, inter- Megan Narsing related global landscape. Further, they’ll have a chance to delve into major Dietrich Neu journalism projects of their choice, such as documentary films, photo- journalism portfolios and in-depth writing. There will also be an option Top ten reasons to think about leveraging your liberal arts education into a Chelan Skulski career in journalism at the University of Regina’s School of Journalism: Penny Smoke to pursue community-based media projects that help provide a voice to Iryn Tushabe society’s voiceless. 1. Small class sizes (maximum 26 students) The application deadline for both the Bachelor’s and Master’s pro- grams is January 15. We can hardly wait to meet our new students, includ- 2. A two-year intensive program ing our first ever prospective MJ students. If the stories in The Crow move 3. 13-week paid internships in newsrooms across Canada. 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Photo by Brady Knight for www.facebook.com/urjschool Dietrich Neu’s Rite of Passage. www.uregina.ca/arts/journalism 2 THE CROW Fall 2014 Fall 2014 THE CROW 3 CONTENTS CONTRIBUTORS 8 Navigating Normalcy by Iryn Tushabe 14 CHELAN SKULSKI BRADEN DUPUIS Two Paper Town After graduating from the University of Regina’s School Dupuis went west after graduating to work as a reporter by Eric Bell of Journalism, Skulski was hired as a reporter/producer and photographer at Pique Newsmagazine in Whistler, by her internship employer, CTV2’s Alberta Primetime B.C. While at the School of Journalism he completed 20 in Edmonton.While completing her degree Skulski also two internships, one at CTV Saskatoon and the other Rite of Passage interned at the Edmonton Journal as a city and crime at the Leader-Post in Regina. His story, Swagger, begins reporter. Her story, TranSituation, begins on page 38. on page 31. Follow him @BradenDupuis by Dietrich Neu Follow her @ChelanSki 26 On the Line by Lauren Golosky 32 Swagger by Braden Dupuis DIETRICH NEU IRYN TUSHABE 38 After graduating, Neu set out as a freelancer with plans After graduating, Tushabe was hired by her internship TranSituation to return to Thailand, where he worked as a School of employer, CBC Saskatchewan. Tushabe also interned at by Chelan Skulski Journalism intern at the Bangkok Post. While complet- Regina’s Leader-Post while completing her degree. Her ing his studies Neu also interned at Global Edmonton. story, Navigating Normalcy, begins on page 8. Follow His cover story, Rite of Passage, begins on page 20. her @wordsweaver 44 Follow him @DietrichNeu The Canadian Dream by Julia Dima 48 Good Times, Bad Times by Megan Narsing 53 Scarred LAUREN GOLOSKY PENNY SMOKE While at the School of Journalism Golosky interned While at the School of Journalism Smoke interned at by Penny Smoke at CTV Regina and CBC Saskatchewan, where she was News Talk Regina and CTV Regina. Her story, Scarred, hired upon graduation. Her story, On the Line, begins begins on page 53. Follow her @PennySmoke on page 26. Follow her @laurengolosky 4 THE CROW Fall 2014 Fall 2014 THE CROW 5 CONTRIBUTORS JULIA DIMA ERIC BELL Dima returned to her internship placement at the Moo- Bell completed two internships while at the School of somin World-Spectator to work fulltime after graduat- Journalism, one at CBC Saskatchewan and the other ing. She also interned at CBC Saskatchewan and is the at the Prince Albert Daily Herald. After graduating he recipient of the School of Journalism’s 2014 Kay Rob- was hired as a communications person with Saskatch- bins Assignment Abroad Award, which she is using to ewan Museums. His story, Two Paper Town, begins on report from Arviat, Nunavut. Her story, The Canadian page 14. Follow him @eric_bellSK Dream, begins on page 44. Follow her @JuliaVDima ARIELLE ZERR KRISTEN McEWEN Upon graduating Zerr was hired Upon graduating McEwen was at CBC Saskatchewan following hired at the Prince Albert Daily MEGAN NARSING internships at Global Calgary and Herald. She interned at the Western While at the School of Journalism the StarPhoenix in Saskatoon. Producer, the Moosomin World- Narsing interned at CTV2’s Al- She shot the photos for Chelan Spectator and shot the photos berta Primetime. Her story, Good Skulski’s piece, TranSituation. for Megan Narsing’s story, Good Times, Bad Times, begins on page Follow her @arielle_zerr Times, Bad Times. Follow her 48. Follow her @theniwokeupblog @KristenMcEwen AMANDA SYMYNUK BRADY KNIGHT is scheduled to graduate in Spring 2015. She interned is scheduled to graduate in Spring 2015. Knight in- at CTV Prince Albert and shot the photos for Iryn terned at News Talk Regina and CTV Saskatoon. He Tushabe’s piece, Navigating Normalcy. Follow her at shot the photos for Penny Smoke’s piece, Scarred, and @amanda001 Dietrich Neu’s cover story, Rite of Passage. Follow him @BradyKnight1 6 THE CROW Fall 2014 Fall 2014 THE CROW 7 N a N v o i r g m a a t l i c n y Paul Ostlund was always different. It took 16 years to figure out why. by IRYN TUSHABE Photos by AMANDA SYMYNUK Paul Ostlund, a physics and math g major at the University of Regina, works out a problem on campus. 8 THE CROW Fall 2014 Fall 2014 THE CROW 9 andra Ostlund knew early on there was something different next, earlier scientists blamed autism on everything from sleep depriva- about her son. At seven months, when most babies start to tion to demonic possession to poor parenting. Today we know autism as a crawl, Paul Ostlund was already walking quite comfortably. neurological disorder in which sensory information overwhelms the brain, He was speaking by his first birthday and by his second he making it incapable of correctly interpreting some messages relayed to it. was quite the eloquent little boy. He was different. There was When some people are diagnosed with a type of Autism Spectrum no question about it. Paul didn’t play with toys the way a Disorder, they hate it. They hate the idea of being labeled. Others are neu- typical toddler might. He didn’t take a toy car, for example, and go ‘vroom’ tral—it is what it is.