Big Balls The High & Other The Coen’s Latest Lonesome Fun Page 24 Sound Stuff of Doug Page 14 & Jess Page 22 VolumeUniter 58, Issue 26 april 1, 2004 THE Uniter THE T HE O FFICIAL W EEKLY S TUDENT N EWSPAPER OF THE U NIVERSITY OF W INNIPEG See Ya in September! page 2 april 1, 2004 the uniter uniter the news Volume 58, Issue 26 April 1, 2004 S T A F F Jonathan Tan Editor In Chief [email protected] New Aboriginal Student Michelle Kuly Managing Editor [email protected] Centre Long Overdue A. P. (Ben) Benton News Editor [email protected] BY SCOTT DE GROOT Cheryl Gudz inally, after years of anticipa- tion, the Aboriginal Students Features Editor Centre is relocating, to the [email protected] F delight of the U of W’s aboriginal Jeff Robson students. A&E Editor The centre’s new digs on the [email protected] second floor of Lockhart hall will provide more space, accessibility Leighton Klassen and, perhaps most importantly, Sports Editor greater visibility to the U of W [email protected] community. “I think this will create more Stu Reid awareness of aboriginal people on Production Manager campus and give non-aboriginal [email protected] people a chance to see what we rep- resent,” said Lavern Bunn, an abo- Julie Horbal riginal student in her 2nd year of a Listings Editor History and English major. “It’s [email protected] been a long time coming for abo- riginal students to have a new cen- Chandra Mayor ter, and hopefully we can meet ironic that the aboriginal center is the whole 2nd floor of Lockhart on and registration, personal one-on- Copy Editor some new friends.” located underneath the theology the Ellice side, was made possible one academic advising, help find- Computers and other equip- department,” said Raymond by a $ 50 000 grant from the UWSA ing employment, and serves as a ment have been damaged repeated- Sinclair, a 2nd year psychology which was approved on February liaison between faculty and staff Ted Turner ly by flooding and break-ins in the major “Our elders wanted us out of 9th by its board of directors. with aboriginal organizations. It Advertising Manager current location, and the space is no the basement. There are more abo- “Students across this also offers Transition year pro- [email protected] longer adequate to meet the grow- riginal students who are coming to University stand with Aboriginal grams to help students from a rural ing number of aboriginal students. university and [the new centre] will students,” said an enthusiastic reserves adjust to an urban post- Scott deGroot Currently, over 600 of around 8000 make the transition easier for UWSA President Chris Minaker. secondary institution. Beat Reporter students at the U of W are aborigi- them.” “It shows the rest of Manitoba that The University of Winnipeg’s nal, a number that is expected to Joseph Ouellete, the vice presi- we are working for each other, Aboriginal Students Association grow significantly in the coming dent of the aboriginal student coun- together.” (ASA) is one of the larger student Kent Davies years. The new centre will have an cil, describes the new centre as “a The Aboriginal Student Centre groups on campus with 135 mem- Diversions Coordinator increased capacity to deal with step in the right direction,” and first opened four years ago to bers. The group puts on a series of growing demand for services. views the most important function address the needs of aboriginal stu- cultural events including monthly M.D.Cohen The move also has a symbolic of the centre as “helping first year dents on campus and to forge sweat ceremonies and weekly Diversions Coordinator importance to many students. students from the reserve stronger links with the aboriginal potlucks, as well as an annual Pow- “Having us in the basement is sym- who…need to be among people community. The centre offers a Wow, which was held at the bolic to the way aboriginal people from their own environment.” variety of programs including indi- Bulman and Duckworth centre on Joe Myles have been treated. And it’s kind of The centre, which will take up vidualized assistance in admission March 26th. Distribution Manager Profits of Criminal Notoriety Act A THIS WEEK’S CONTRIBUTORS Ed Cheung,Jeanne Fronda, Sledgehammer Approach to Justice Dan Huyghebaert, Christine Esselmont, Sara Loftson, Sheri Lamb, Sarah Hauch, A.P. (BEN) organization with a mandate to pro- fore the Province shouldn’t be for- restrict journalists from getting Jan Oakley, James Paskaruk, BENTON mote respect for and observance of warding the bill. This is one compensation for writing about fundamental human rights and civil avenue by which it may be chal- such issues. Lindsay Brown, Daniel Blaikie, News Editor Julie Moore, Gregory Hebert, Mr. Wallace, liberties and to defend, extend and lenged. If authors under any of these Brian Chaze, F. Mushrifa Mubarak Ali, n early March, foster the recognition of these Another problem is that the situations wanted remuneration for Attorney General rights and liberties in the province legislation may be in breech of their efforts, it would be up to a Jude Kasas I Gord Mackintosh proposed legisla- of Manitoba. MARL reviews every Section 2b of the Canadian judge to review an appeal that the Cover Photo : Daniel Larson tion that would prevent criminals piece of proposed legislation to see Constitution, which guarantees all author would have to file against The Uniter is the official student newspaper of the University of from profiting from their crimes by if it has any human rights or civil Canadians the right to freedom of the Profits of Criminal Notoriety Winnipeg and is published by the University of Winnipeg recounting their crimes (writing of liberties issues. “We reviewed the expression. Under this section Act. As far as Mandziuk is con- Students' Association. The Uniter is editorially autonomous and books and/or screenplays or other bill and everybody agreed that it alone, the bill evokes several con- cerned, it is not for courts to decide the opinions expressed within do not necessarily reflect those of the UWSA. The Uniter is a member of the Canadian University profitable delivery of the informa- may be an in violation of freedom tradictions. whether a person should profit Press and Campus Plus Media Services. Submission of articles, tion), and from the sale of memora- of expression,” recals Mandziuk. “If a criminal wanted to write a from something, it is up to the pub- letters, photos and graphics are welcome. Articles should be sub- bilia that would be worth more The board of MARL, which book as if to say ‘look, this is the lic. “If the public disapproves, then mitted in text or Microsoft Word format to [email protected]. Deadline for submissions is noon Friday (contact the section's edi- because of its notoriety. But a local consists of lawyers, business exec- terrible thing I did and this is what it is up to the public not to buy the tor for more information). Deadline for advertisements is noon human rights organization says the utives, and university professors happened to me,’ as an example to book, not for a judge to decide,” he Friday, six days prior to publication. The Uniter reserves the right from psychology and conflict reso- others, the Profits of Criminal said. to refuse to print submitted material. The Uniter will not print sub- proposed law is flawed. missions that are homophobic, misogynistic, racist or libelous. We While the intent of the legisla- lution studies, identified several Notoriety Act would prevent them Mandziuk notes that MARL also reserve the right to edit for length or style. tion is noble, the bill’s language and key problems with the act. The from doing so,” Mandziuk said. will be voicing its concerns and for- approach to this issue is far from Division of Powers Act of 1867 The bill would also prevent a warding recommendation for the Contact Us precise enough, charges Ken sets forth that certain responsibili- wrongly accused person from writ- bill, as will various journalist’s General Inquiries: 204.786.9790 Mandziuk, lawyer and President of ties such as Criminal Law, fall ing about their experiences. Cases associations and members of the Advertising: 204.786.9779 the Manitoba Association for under the Federal Government’s such as Reuben “the Hurricane” public, when the bill enters its sec- Editors: 204.786.9497 Rights and Liberties (MARL). “It’s regulation, while others fall to the Carter or David Milgaard readily ond reading. Once amendments Provinces. Mandziuk says that the spring to mind. Mandziuk says that are made, the bill will be reintro- Fax: 204.783.7080 a sledgehammer,” he said. 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