the meliorist Thursday, February 7th • Volume 41, Issue 19 University of Lethbridge student newspaper • The official paper of gettin' you off • www.themeliorist.ca 2 February 7, 2008 Editoria the meliorist mel • io • rlsm (mtel's rit'm, m.-i. %.\, n the doctrine that the world tends to become better or may be THE MELIORIST IS NOW HIRING FOR made better by human effort An autonomous body, ...partite from tho U of 1 Student*' Union SU-166, 4401 University Drive West, lethbridge, Al T1K 3M4 Phono: 329-2334 THE 2008/2000 SEMESTERS www.themelioritt.eo The Meliorist is the student newspaper of All positions are paid, with little to no experience required. the University ot Lethbridge, published most Thursdays throughout the academic All positions are part-time, requiring 10-20 hours/week. year by The Meliorist Publishing Society, Stay tuned to The Meliorist, www.themeliorist.ca, and CKXU 88.3 FM in the following weeks an autonomous incorporated body. 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Production Manager performance of The Meliorist staff The Business Manager: Sarah Fulchor The Production Manager must: [email protected] The Editor-in-Chief must: • Is responsible for a budget of approximately $135,000 and all related book­ • Be a University of Lethbridge student en­ News Editor • Be a University of Lethbridge student en­ keeping; including accounts payable and rolled in one or more classes Keith McLaughlin [email protected] rolled in one or more classes receivable, payroll and expenses • Have a keen eye for detail and a • Be able to deal with a certain amount of commitment to quality Entertainment Editor stress, and be personable and easy to The Business Manager must: • Work well under deadline pressure Amy Dowar / approach • Have excellent computer skills, including [email protected] • Have an affinity for the English language • Be a University of Lethbridge student en­ a working knowledge of Mac OS-X, Adobe Sports Editor • Have experience using word processing and/ rolled in one or more classes Creative Suite Kris Kantrud or design software • Be accountable, responsible, and reliable • Be able to work independently and with little [email protected] • Be able to learn/use Simply Accounting or supervision. other similar accounting software programs • Be able to work with a variety of people and Features Editor While prior newspaper work experience and/or personalities Martine Menard [email protected] journalism-related classes are strongly recom­ Prior experience in business operations and or mended, they are not required. education is essential. As such. Business and/or Photo Editor Previous work in a management capacity and/ Management students are strongly encouraged Graphic design and layout experience is Rod Leland or team environment is an asset. to apply preferred, but not essential [email protected] Copy Editor Melanie Gattiker The opinions expressed on The Meliorist editorial page are [email protected] expressly those of the author(s) and do not necessarily letters, Distribution Manager reflect those of The Meliorist or The Meliorist.ca. Allan Hall Send your letters to [email protected]. [email protected] editor Production Assistant Cam Dixon To the Pronghorn Women's you attend a Pronghorn home game at first glance this may be an article They found Canada's answer to p. assistant 1 (qHhemeliorist.ca Hockey Team, and the visiting team has a bigger worthy of consideration, I would be unacceptable and released the cheering section. Show a little team ask if the author also feels that other following decision on November 1, Production Assistant / I would just like to thank you for spirit and come out! countries should elect not to watch 2005: "The State party (Canada) Creative Designer allowing me to drop the puck at Anyways, thanks again to the or send their athletes to the 2010 should make every effort to resume Kat Friesen [email protected] Friday night's game against the 'Horns women's hockey team for Winter Games in Vancouver. negotiations with the Lubicon Bisons. I have always wanted to do many tense moments and thrilling I put this query forward because Lake Band, with a view to finding Webmaster that and I was thrilled to get the goals. If I'm still in Lethbridge next Canada is also a violator of human a solution which respects the rights Chris Morris opportunity before I graduated. I year, you'lll probably see me, just rights. One of the most blatant of the Band under the Covenant, as [email protected] would like to thank the Horns (past underneath the press box! examples of this is the Government already found by the Committee (in and present) for five years of great If I'm not still in town, good luck of Canada's treatment of its 1990)." Printing Southern Alberta Newspaper Group hockey action. Whether the team next season...here's hoping for more indigenous peoples. I will use the On October 22, 2007 UN one-timers and a few breakaway Lubicon example to highlight this. won or lost, it was always worth Special Rapporteur, Mr. Miloon Cover illustration by Sarah Fulchor coming for. goals. On March 26, 1990, the United Khotari made the following Photo by Rod Leland I had no idea women's hockey was Sincerely, Nations Human Rights Committee recommendation: "The Federal so skilled and exciting, until I came Sarah Macklon ruled and reported the following: Government should resume Contributors: here and saw my first Pronghorn Pronghorn Hockey Fan since 2003 "Historical inequities and certain negotiation with the Lubicon game five years ago. I was hooked. more recent developments threaten Lake consistent to the Human Kendall Yamagishi Now if only the rest ofthe university the way of life and culture of the Rights Law instruments including Garret Ford community would take some notice Dear Editor, Lubicon I^ake Band, and constitute the Declaration on the rights of Aditya Chhihara and come out once in while. THERE a violation of article 27 (of the indigenous peoples." Ainsley Doty Chris Jappert ARE TWO HOCKEY TEAMS In the January 3X, 2008 issue of International Covenant on Civil Ultimately the point is this, if we April Matisi PEOPLE! Get out there and support the Meliorist, news contributor, and Political Rights) so long as they expect people to boycott China's Jenn Prosser the men and women. Even if you Paul Govenlock has urged readers continue." games based on their human rights Cody Sharpe only go to one game, I'm sure the to consider boycotting viewing the On October 18, 2005, the UNHRC track record, maybe Canada should players appreciate the support and 2008 Summer Olympic Games in demanded a written response from correct our own. Clean up your own cheering! And don't just support the Beijing, China. the government as to why they had backyard before you point fingers at Fool free to email any concerns, hockey teams, check out our other The reason the author gives is yet to do anything to correct the your neighbor. questions, letters, comments, that China is guilty of human rights Lubicon situation that was ruled complaints, story ideas or teams too. Sincerely, contributions to: I can't tell you how sad it is when abuses against their citizens. While upon in 1990. Garrett Tomlinson [email protected]. Doadlino for ALL submissions is "The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization." - Ralph Waldo Emerson Sunday at noon.