19 11 / / 12 2009 VOLUME 64 Stony Mountain Blues Ex-gang member scares kids straight with classroom presentation NEWS page 3 Lifestyles of the rich and the gracious Local activist moves into McFeetors Hall CAMPUS NEWS page 7 Graffiti treat Diverse collection of local art makes up Legends, Heroes, Myths and Such ARTS & CULTURE page 17 02 The UniTer November 19, 2009 www.UniTer.ca "It's hard to decide which is more MMILF LookInG For LIStIngs? Cover Image offensive: The ignorance of the CAMPUS & CoMMUNiTy ListiNgS ANd statement or the evident lack of Someone beat these Vancouver volunteer oPPortuniTies page 9 true commitment to the north, rockers with the sexy stick MUSiC page 16, FiLM page 19 "Basquiat" 'healthy living' and children." Galleries page 17, Literature, by nereo eugenio, acrylic. Theatre, dANCE ANd CoMEdy page 18 See story on page 17. awardS ANd FiNANCiAL Aid page 22 news page 4 arts & culture page 15 UNITER STAFF News ManaGinG eDitor Aaron Epp » [email protected] BUSiness ManaGer Maggi Robinson » [email protected] Canada needs an autobahn, organization argues PrODUcTiOn ManaGer Melody Morrissette » [email protected] cOPy anD styLe eDitor economy suffers country," said John Thorpe, com- Chris Campbell » [email protected] munications co-ordinator for the because of Photo eDitor province. Cindy Titus [email protected] inefficient highway "We've done numerous signifi- » cant projects to improve the flow newS assiGnMenT eDitor system of traffic on the Trans-Canada Andrew McMonagle » [email protected] "Canada is the Highway … east and west," he newS PrODUcTiOn eDitor said, adding that all Manitoba gas Cameron MacLean » [email protected] largest developed tax revenue is put back into the nation that does not transportation system. arts anD culture eDitor SamUel SwaNSoN have an advanced Rapid transit advocate Kaj Sam Hagenlocher » [email protected] BeaT reporTer freeway system." Hasselriis opposes the idea. He cOMMents eDitor believes the money can be better Andrew Tod » [email protected] —wenDeLL Cox, spent elsewhere. Listings cOOrDinator A recent report published by the TranSPOrTaTiOn cOnsultanT "No one except fringe, right- J.P. Perron [email protected] Frontier Centre for Public Policy wing think tanks are advocating » proposes that Canada should for this," said Hasselriis. "We've caMPUS BeaT rePOrTer change its national motorways got a perfectly good Trans-Canada Courtney Schwegel » [email protected] to a system more similar to the highway. Commerce takes place BeaT rePOrTer European Autobahn. The report ar- in Canada at pretty good speeds Caitlin Laird » [email protected] gues this would provide economic every day." benefits that would ultimately out- Cox argues that advanced BeaT rePOrTer weigh the multi-billion dollar con- highway systems pay huge div- Ethan Cabel » [email protected] struction costs. idends and says the Trans- BeaT rePOrTer Wendell Cox, a transportation Canada Highway is not up to par Samuel Swanson » [email protected] policy consultant who wrote the with first-world transportation culture rePOrTer report, believes some parts of the standards. Vacant Trans-Canada highway are ineffi- "Canada is the largest devel- cient and others outright neglect oped nation that does not have certain regions of Canada. Jon an advanced freeway system," CoNTrIBUTORS: The study singles out Manitoba atha Cox said. Jonathan Dyck, Sonya howard, and Ontario as particularly trou- n Dy Hasselriis said Cox has a self- Jon Sorokowski, Brooke Dmytriw, C bled areas because of the “long, k serving agenda and that the pub- Kirsten edelvang-young, naomi crowded, slow, two-lane stretch of lic ought to consider the source of Simiyu, Mark reimer, ryan Janz, roadway.” system to get from Canadian point Manitoba department of infra- the research. Janessa nayler, Jill Brown, Sarah The study also says that “Canada A to Canadian point B. structure and transportation agrees "[Cox] is a transportation con- reilly, Shorsh K. Palani, rob holt, pays an economic price for this lack "If you're to drive to Toronto, the country's highways are in need sultant who counts on big busi- Matt rygiel, natalie Dyck, Lee of a world-class highway system." you'll save time driving through the of improvement. ness to prop up his research. This repko, courtney Brecht, ryan Cox said our motorway system U.S. from Winnipeg," Cox said. "The Province of Manitoba is a guy who has written books on Suche, crystal Laderas, alexander is so inefficient that it's often faster Though not commenting supports an enhanced national why urban sprawl and Walmart are Kavanagh, Karlene Ooto-Stubbs, to cross the border and use the U.S. on Cox's specific proposal, the highway system initiative for the good." James culleton, Sagan Morrow, Lisa Moore, Miguel McKenna, J. williamez, Kathleen cerrer, amanda Lefley The Uniter is the official student newspaper of the University of winnipeg and is published by Mouseland Press inc. 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Then people Winnipeg, manitoba r3b 2e9 wouldn't have to travel so far; they could experience it closer to home." Mouseland Press Board of directors: Michael rac (chair), Shawn coates, courtney Berthelette, clayton winter, Devin King, alex Freedman, Shannon Sampert, rob nay, Brian Gagnon, Meg McGimpsey, Kelly ross (UwSa representative). For inquiries e-mail: [email protected] NEws 03 www.UniTer.ca November 19, 2009 The UniTer Ex-gang member scares kids straight local P H o all the way from the drug sales to the armed T Things changed for o S robberies, until a rival gang shot him, land- u News Briefs James Lathlin as he lay ing him in the Stony Mountain Penitentiary pplied compiled by Sonya howard hospital. Lathlin spent two years in jail for in a prison hospital bed, his gang activity. shot by a rival gang "I began writing a journal and that journal became my life," he said. LessenInG wInnIpeG’S LanDFILL IMpaCt After his stint in jail, Lathlin realized how winnipeg’s water and waste department his gang life had affected his home life. will seek proposals on landfill gas capture SamUel SwaNSoN "My family didn't like me. No one liked and resource reuse at the Brady road BeaT reporTer me. I was too dangerous." Landfill. reusing landfill gas emissions and Lathlin took courses at Red River recovering compost, wood waste and other Community College and began taking his recyclables is the city’s most effective option James Lathlin's story is enough to frighten message to the community. in combating climate change, stated the just about anyone. "I beat it with education," Lathlin said. department’s request for proposal report. He moved from the Opaskwayak Cree Scared Straight is the name of Lathlin's Up to 97,000 tonnes of the city’s greenhouse Nation reserve in The Pas to Winnipeg when program. He presents it in schools, using his gas emissions could be reduced by a well- he was a young child. While his mother pur- life story to scare kids away from gangs. He designed landfill gas recovery project. The sued an education as a nurse's aid, Lathlin does so through his stories and his scars from report will be submitted to city council for had to take on the parenting role for his being shot and stabbed. review after it has been approved by the younger sister. "If I could beat it with education, they can executive policy committee. "I had to be like a father to [her]," he beat it with education," he said. "I went from said. being cracked out on the streets to speaking This parental role directed Lathlin's focus to these kids." CItIZen Input SouGht on away from school. Lathlin began dealing Dakota House is an aboriginal actor and The work James Lathlin does sharing his life story route 90 optIonS marijuana small-time until the demand be- founder of Going Miles, a non-profit organi- has been described as outstanding.