Red River College’s Student Newspaper February 10, 2014 Visit us at theprojector.ca NEWS ARTS & CULTURE sports & lifestyle A space for LGBTT* students.....P.5 Unemployed but hard at work....P.9 Rebels update...............P.10 RRC CONTEST Want a free shirt? Tim’s card? CD? Go to page 3 to find out how you could win! Hump day laughs P. 6 pg.2 NEWS 10/2/2014 THEPROJECTOR.CA EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Events Meg Crane [email protected] Exchange District Campus NEWS EDITOR Danelle Cloutier Feb. 12 - Meltdown Poker Tourna- [email protected] ment Pre-register to play for free in the ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR Larissa Peck tournament that takes place in the [email protected] cafeteria from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. SPORTS & LIFESTYLE EDITOR Notre Dame Campus Natasha Woloschuk [email protected] Feb. 10 - Rumble Pack In memory of Guy LAYOUT EDITORS Head to the Cave Lounge at noon for Holly Beraro Braiden Watling an hour of this improve troupe. THE PROJECTOR STAFF [email protected] Feb. 11 - The Wonderist MULTIMEDIA EDITOR On Friday Jan. 24 the flags at which pages were in colour. Danielle Da Silva Comedian Chris Funk will be in the Red River College were at half- We sometimes made [email protected] Cave Lounge from noon to 1 p.m. mast in remembrance of Guy mistakes but he was always ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Lussier. understanding and helpful. And [email protected] Feb. 12 - Women’s drumming Guy was The Projector he always replied quickly when Elder Mae Louise Campbell is COLUMNISTS advertising director. we had questions to ensure few coming to drum with anyone who Graeme Coleman wants to join in F209 from noon to I heard he had been in the mistakes made it to print. Sara Shyiak Michael Obendoerfer 1:00 p.m. No experience or drum is hospital, but assumed it was We’re sorry that we didn’t get to necessary. nothing serious. work more closely with him or CONTRIBUTORS One morning my instructor get to know him better. Ashley Field Chuthan Ponnampalam Feb. 12 - The Voice came into the classroom to ask Guy worked for the Red River Amber McGuckin Find out if you have a radio voice! if I knew if the Guy Lussier College Students’ Association Michael Obendoerfer Jared and Wes from Red River Ra- Bethany Giroux whose obituary showed up in for 20 years. Before that, he was Stephen Burns dio’s morning show will judge, but the Winnipeg Free Press over a student here. Amy Jean MacLean even if they don’t choose you you’ll the weekend was the same Guy Guy didn’t just work on The Meghan Franklin Adriana Mingo walk away with a prize. Lussier who worked for the Projector. He was also involved college. with the Career Fair, day FRONT PAGE PHOTO Feb. 13 - Metis celebration Bethany Giroux I couldn’t believe that it him planner and hallway vendors. Head to F209 between 10 a.m. and 2 was until I got confirmation. His wife, Wendy, and son, RED RIVER COLLEGE p.m. for bannock, fiddle music and Later, reading the obituary for Cory, work at the college now. P110-160 Princess Street historical and cultural displays. Winnipeg, MB R38 1K9 myself, I learned that he had This year, his other son Tyler www.rrcsa.ca Phone: (204) 947-0013 Feb. 13 - Sean Patton died after a short battle with worked at the Career Fair. Guy’s Fax: (204) 949-9150 The comedian will be in the Cave brain cancer. daughter Janelle wasn’t far, Lounge from noon to 1 p.m. We, The Projector staff, didn’t just down the street from the WHO WE ARE meet Guy in person often. Some Exchange District Campus at The Projector is the official newspaper of Red River College and is published by the Feb. 13 - Picnic Kegger of us never met him at all. the University of Winnipeg. Red River College Students’ Association Head to the Cave Lounge at 3 p.m. But he was always supporting Guy dedicated a lot of his life to (RRCSA) every second Monday. Opinions for four hours of cheeseburger eating us behind the scenes, making this school and this paper. And expressed in The Projector do not necessarily reflect those of the students’ association or with Randy and Mr. Lahey from sure we had a clear picture of he will be greatly missed. Red River College. All material is herein Trailer Park Boys. what ads needed to be in each Thank you for everything Guy. copyrighted to The Projector, its contributors, and the RRCSA. issue, where they had to go and Feb. 14 - V-day gift sale WRITE FOR US Head to the Library hallway to pick Anyone can write for The Projector, and up a last minute Valentine’s Day gift Red River College students are encouraged from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to contribute. Simply pitch or submit an article to the appropriate section editor or join our contributors’ list. Though we Off Campus will consider all submissions, due to space restrictions, The Projector cannot guarantee Feb. 10 - Skating at The Forks that all articles received will be published. If you wish to respond to something you’ve Register at an SA office to get a cou- read in this issue, letters to the editor can pon for a free skate rental between 7 be emailed to [email protected]. To ensure and 9 p.m. your chances of being published, letters should strive to be around 150 to 200 words in length. The Projector reserves the right to Feb. 11 - Speedworld edit all submissions for length, as well as Register at an SA office for a dis- stylistic, grammatical, and legal guidelines. count! Three races for only $15 and The Projector also reserves the right to reprint submissions at any time, in both prizes for the best racing. written and electronic formats. The Projector will not publish content that it deems to be Feb. 11 - Bowling racist, sexist, or otherwise prejudiced. Head to Academy Lanes from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. with a white T- shirt and some highlighters. Register your team ahead of time to get a lane for $30, which includes a large pizza and pitcher of pop. Best team uniform will win prizes. THEPROJECTOR.CA 10/2/2014 NEWS pg.3 Contest Details Mixed reactions to Like us on Facebook, share our posts. Follow @RRCProjector on Twitter, retweet us. Each time you do, mixed races you’ll be entering to win a $15 Tim Hortons card or $15 Red Card. Contest closes March 12, 2013. Two winners will be selected at STEPHEN BURNS, CONTRIBUTOR random. Show us your Projector selfies and enter to win an RRC Government plans to double international students sweatshirt. Take a picture of or with the paper and share it with us on Facebook or Twitter . Make sure you use the hashtag The federal government’s plan to nearly Canadian and international students. #ProjectorPrizes. Take as many (different) pictures as you like double the number of international “International students come here to get a and be entered to win once for each. Your selfies could be printed students in Canada has some Red River better education, a better job and a more in the March 17 issue of The Projector. Get creative and show us College (RRC) students praising the plan secure future,” said Santos. where you read the paper. Find your favourite article or picture! and others worried about finding jobs. “Canadians will have more competition Contest closes March 12, 2013. One winner will be selected by The plan aims to increase the number but more international students means random draw. of international students studying at more money for Canada, which will post-secondary institutions in Canada to benefit them. It’s still the same, they’ll Find the answer to “4 down” in this issue’s crossword puzzle. Tweet 450,000 by 2022, up from 265,000 in 2012. have to compete for jobs either way. It’s a the answer at us @RRCProjector. Check out the February 24 issue The plan will focus on emerging great opportunity for both.” to find out if you’re the winner of an autographed copy of Luke economies with increasing demand for The plan, however, has been met with Reimer’s CD, Miles On This Truck. international education including Brazil, mixed reactions. RRC graphic design China, India, Mexico, Vietnam and the student Kristofer Salfert thinks that when Middle East-North Africa. it comes time to finding jobs, there could “We’re excited about this because it will be inequalities. allow us to welcome more international “It will help the economy for sure but students and gain from the Canadian some Canadians may be displaced for government’s marketing,” said Christine jobs if the employer doesn’t want to seem Crowe, vice-president of community discriminatory,” said Salfert. development at RRC. “I don’t think anyone should get “It will help contribute to the Canadian preferential treatment or hired because economy and help fill the labour market they’re a minority. Whoever does the best shortage as well. It’s a win-win.” work should get the job, whoever they The college has already begun plans to are.” accommodate the upcoming influx of The government anticipates the plan international students. will create 86,000 new jobs in Canada. “We’re talking with our partners overseas The plan costs $5 million per year but about bringing in more students and the government estimates that it will working with our instructors to show add $8 billion to the Canadian economy.