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March 22 - 28, 2012 | Volume 54, Issue 24 | carillonregina.com

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This issue drops on the nal day of the URSU election, so if youre reading this before 5 p.m. Thursday and havent voted yet, quit being a chump, get onto ursu.ca and do your job! If you let it pass you by, youre legally barred from complaining about parking or textbook prices for an entire year henceforth. So quit fuckin around. The Carillon is naturally going to be all over the results, being your newspaper and despite them coming out at a weird point in our production schedule. So point your Raspberry Pi at carillonregina.com Thursday night to stay on top of these things. Well keep you apprised.

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In the late 1950s, the University of Regina planned the construction of several new buildings on the campus grounds. One of these proposed buildings was a bell tower on the academic green. If you look out on the academic green today, the rst thing youll notice is that it has absolutely nothing resembling a bell tower. The University never got a bell tower, but what it did get was the Carillon, a newspaper that serves as a symbolic bell tower on campus, a loud and clear voice belonging to each and every student. Illegitimi non carborundum.

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News Editor: Natasha Tersigni news@carillonregina.com the carillon | March 22 - 28, 2012

Criticism of U of S handling of Jan. 1 sexual assault case brings U of R policies under scrutiny

Arthur Ward

lisa schick
contributor University life is stressful enough without having to worry about how safe you are on campus. The recent sexual assault case at the University of Saskatchewan has brought safety into sharp relief. The U of S is being criticized for what is being called a slow and disorganized response to an assault that happened on campus. The victim, not currently a U of S student, told police on Jan. 1 that she had been drugged at a nightclub and brought to the residences in McEown Park, but the university didnt inform students for more than a month and a half after the fact. Elizabeth Quinlan, founding member of the Coalition Against Sexual Assault at the U of S, said the university didnt handle it well. It took six weeks and a meeting of the coalition against sexual assault and the family meeting with David Hannah to issue that alert, she said. David Hannah, associate vicepresident of student affairs at the University of Saskatchewan, said the university didnt release the information about the attack for three reasons: it wasnt given a lot of information, it didnt want to do anything to jeopardize the investigation, and it didnt feel there was any continuing threat to the student body. Quinlan describes those motivations as part of the problem with the universitys response. Thats number one, that the university would listen and take seriously reports of sexual assault, Quinlan said. The problem with not taking them seriously is that it has a chilling effect on victims; theyre reluctant to report if they know their reports arent taken seriously.

She also said the university withholding information to try and protect the investigation means theyre compromising womens safety. Quinlan referred to the Jane Doe story out of Toronto from 1986. That year, a woman sued the Metropolitan Toronto Commissioners of Police. She was raped at knifepoint and later discovered there were four other women who had been assaulted in similar circumstances in her neighbourhood, but the police hadnt devoted adequate resources to the cases and didnt warn women in the neighbourhood. The woman sued and won on the grounds of negligence, that her Charter equality rights were violated and her Charter rights to security of person were violated. The judge ruled that sexist thinking had been part of the police investigators decision to not inform the at-risk women they thought women would panic and become hysterical. Quinlan said the speed of the universitys response to an assault is important as well. The alerting of the report of sexual assault within 24 hours of those reports ... so that people know what has happened ... so that they can take the measures that they see fit to ensure their own safety, she said. The U of S administrations response is even more frustrating, Quinlan says, because an independent audit of the school in 2004 resulted in 45 recommendations addressing several concerns relevant to the Jan. 1 case. The report recommended that trafc services and campus security be separated so campus security could concentrate on policing duties instead of parking infractions. At the U of R, parking and security are already separate.

As was suggested in the report, there are closed circuit television cameras all over the U of R campus, outside doors are locked at night, and there is a campus safe walk program available through campus security 24/7; security usually will only go as far as Wascana Parkway, but ofcers will occasionally go out further. One of the things the Coalition Against Sexual Assault was able to do was create a student advocate position in the U of S Students Union so victims could have a clear person to go to and there would be someone to help facilitate communication between the university administration and the victim. This position was established for a while, but was later dismantled in 2009. Quinlan attributes some of the victims problems in the recent assault to the loss of that position. Because there was no such position, the victim and her family had to fumble around to try to find somebody who would take the information and let them know what procedures were going to be carried out and to keep in touch with the family and the victim, and thats the kind of thing that the victim advocate would have done, Quinlan said. The University of Regina does have a student advocate position, currently filled by Karene Hawkins, but her job is to help students with academic and nancial problems. There is no victims services organization on campus at the U of R, though student counselling services will take care of victim services duties when theyre needed. But most of the controversy in the U of S assault came from the universitys slow response in informing the campus community about the assault, especially because the man accused in the case was still living in residence at the

U of S until he was arrested in mid-February. Specically, under the communication section, the 2004 public safety report recommended the University post alerts electronically by e-mail within 24 hours of the incident being reported to security. And further along, under Institutional Responsiveness, the report also recommended that they develop guidelines with respect to what incidents will be posted (in consultation with members of the university community). We recommend, at a minimum however, that all incidents of a sexual nature such as assaults and aggravated assaults, peeping toms, people exposing themselves, etc. reported to DSS, be posted without delay, the report continued. These recommendations, made eight years ago, seem to be contrary to the U of Ss reaction earlier this year. If a sexual assault were to occur on the U of R campus, its not clear whether the response would be the same. Dave Button, the vice-president of administration at the U of R, said safety is always on the universitys radar and its an important subject for them. Our goal is to make the safest, most secure, most comfortable place to live, work and study possible, he said. Button said the university tries to put a lot of emphasis on prevention but, if an incident does occur, there are certain steps it takes. We would definitely evaluate every incident on a case-bycase basis to determine the nature of the incident and the most appropriate means to ensure safety on campus, he said. And if there was an assault on campus with any ongoing risk, we would denitely inform students and the

campus community by the most appropriate and efcient means. But that means the university wont necessarily inform the student body immediately if a sexual assault does take place on campus; the speed of its reaction would depend on its assessment of the situation, Bolton explained. [We] get a number of different key agencies engaged to make sure we get the right advice before we go ahead and do any moves, he said. Button said the university does feel speed is of the essence when it comes to assessing assault situations: the earlier the better ... our policies have us convene a group immediately to assess the situation as soon as we have any information. But Button said the U of R is well-positioned to maintain safety on campus, and female students seem to agree. It must be pretty safe, because I never thought of it, said student Crystal Holtan. I do have a night class, and now that they changed the parking so that you can actually park closer,it makes it better so youre not walking a mile in the dark anymore that really helps. Despite the feeling of safety, students would still want to be told if there were an assault on campus. Currently there is no information readily available to students or the public relating to sexual assaults on the U of R campus in the last few years. Though the Regina Police Service posts sexual assault statistics on their website, that information is citywide. According to the RPS, there were 141 reported sexual assaults in Regina in 2008, 154 in 2009, and 132 in 2010.

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the carillon | March 22 - 28, 2012

Per cent of a woman

Experts weigh in on city hall representation
sophie long
news writer With Regina Mayor Pat Fiaccos announcement a little over a month ago that he would not seek re-election in October, speculation for the mayoral race has run high. But while those seeking the top civic ofce have so far been exclusively male, experts are expecting there to be an increased number of females running for positions at city hall. Tina Beaudry-Mellor, a political science professor at the University of Regina, believes women will be seen more and more in the position of city councilor over the next few years. Currently, there are two women in city councillor positions, Jocelyn Hutchinson and Sharron Bryce. Given that there are 10 wards in Regina, the demographics of City Council are a bit skewed. They typically run more locally that in municipal elections, and the reason for that is that women tend to gravitate towards positions that require less travel, Beaudry-Mellor said. When you work federally, youre going to spend most of your time in Ottawa. Even if you work in provincial government, youre still going to have to travel for weeks at a time. Running locally allows mothers to balance their work and family lives. However, the reason women and men are not equally represented in government is not purely due to the fact that women have families. After all, as of the 2011 federal election, the current seating plan of the House of Commons features a record number of women. Not all women have families, and the men in Parliament have wives and children, too. The lack of female rep-

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resentation at various levels of government, Beaudry-Mellor says, cannot be explained away with gender stereotypes. What we say about men at sexual assault trials they say, Well, she was dressed provocatively, he just couldnt control himself, and then someone else says, Men are better leaders because theyre more rational. Well, how rational are you? Its a really bizarre hypocrisy, BeaudryMellor said. Ive seen men cry in public ofce. I think thats a good thing. But does that mean theyre less capable at making decisions? No. You want a leader with some

passion. The shift toward accepting women as capable decision-makers has been a slow one. Its been nearly 25 years since Doreen Hamilton, who in 1988 served a one-year term as Reginas rst female mayor following the resignation of Larry Schneider. But Beaudry-Mellor believes we will be seeing more women in power roles throughout the country as time passes. There are so many young women in this city who are starting to be community leaders and its only a matter of time, she said. I sincerely hope that when

that time comes that we look only for the qualities of the candidate. Before we do that, I think we need women to start supporting each other Former U of R student Sarah Etter, one of the candidates running for city council this year. She hopes to increase the representation of women in Reginas city council, along with other minorities. The fact that there are only two women on the council is a huge misrepresentation, along with the fact that there is only one race and age group, Etter said. I think Regina [has] come such a

long way and we should be able to represent all ages, races, and genders. However, Etter said she hasnt been faced with any issues related to her gender, yet. Although the process is slow, Beaudry-Mellor insists things are changing. I think its absolutely undeniable that there will be more women seen in political roles, she said. I think Regina could have a female mayor in the near future.

Students helping students

Tetra Society helps the differently abled through engineering and gizmos
rikkeal bohmann
contributor For the approximately 350 students with a disability who attend the University of Regina, theres now one more group working to make sure its doable. The Tetra Society, a non-prot North American organization that recognizes people with disabilities and tries to make their everyday lives more accessible, has formed a chapter at the U of R. The U of R chapter will aid people with disabilities in overcoming these obstacles by creating customizable assistive devices, endearingly referred to as gizmos, which would be hard for these students to access otherwise. David deMontigny, the engineering professor leading the U of R chapter, sees this as an opportunity for students to get involved. The current society has ve, strongly committed members and would love to welcome more. There is a denite need for a Tetra chapter in Regina, DeMontigny said. It can go both ways; the group can have either too many project requests and not enough volunteers to take them on, or too many volunteers with not enough projects for everyone to work on. Getting word out about the Tetra Society, for both people who want devices made and people looking to help design and build them, is key to helping as many people as possible. Third-year engineering student Jag Singh got involved in the U of R Tetra Society in December. He is currently working on creating an electronic Easter egg hunt for kids who are visually impaired. The egg emits a kidfriendly tune, so they can use their ears instead of their eyes, allowing them to still take part in an Easter egg hunt. Another project the society has taken on includes creating a basket for a wheelchair scooter to be used for grocery shopping, as someone in a wheelchair cannot easily push a normal shopping cart. The projects are all volunteer labour, while the costs to create them are covered by the person requesting the gizmo. Damien Bolingbroke, an environmental engineering undergraduate, saw the Tetra Society as a good way to apply engineering skills to things that are useful. It allows him to use what he knows in a purpose motivated way. Bolingbroke emphasized that anyone who wants to get involved, not just students, is welcome to do so. The Tetra Society is a lot of fun, he said. And the resources are all out there. Bolingbroke hopes this society can open peoples eyes to the benets these devices have and that more people will join so more projects can be taken on. When asked about his future vision for the University of Regina chapter, deMontigny was very positive and clear on what he wished to see. I hope to see a core group of twenty students dedicated to building devices, made in a timely fashion and provid[ing] value for the people who request them. To raise awareness of the issues people with disabilities face. For more information on the Tetra Society, you can contact David deMontigny or visit tetrasociety.org.

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URSU executive looks back

Kent and his gang look back on the year that was

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lauren golosky
news writer With the election period in full swing, University of Regina Students Union President Kent Peterson and vice-president of operations and nance Haanim Nur are looking back at their term with a sense of pride. Weve achieved everything we ran on as a platform, Peterson explained, referring to the platform their slate, Voice of Students, campaigned on during last Mays students union election. We either achieved or started a signicant amount on everything we put in our policy document so either accomplished them, started working on them, or did reports on them to nd out some may not be feasible. Weve addressed every single thing in a different way. I feel that the mandate Ive been given from students based on my platform and our policy document has been achieved, so I feel that at the end of the year, I can say it was an accomplishment. Nur agrees. We literally accomplished everything we said we would do, she said. Not in our policy document, but on our platform: everything we had up on posters and on leaets and everything, we accomplished every single one of them. The weightiest item on their platform back in 2011 was to advocate for a tuition freeze, which they did during the provincial election in the fall. Both Peterson and Nur attest that URSUs campaign during that election, called Our Future Is Now, was a momentous success. We had a very elaborate and successful campaign during the provincial elections where we actually saw provincial parties take our ideas and put them directly in their platforms, Peterson explained. Nur also believes the current executive has inuenced provincial politics, not only during the election campaigns, but in provincial policies. The government that was elected in the provincial election

actually started the Saskatchewan Advantage Scholarship, she explained. Every new high school student graduating from the province of Saskatchewan and enrolling into a Saskatchewan postsecondary institution will get $50 every semester until their degree is over. That could be up to $2,000 for every student. Although Peterson is really proud of his executives inuence across the province, he is particularly impressed by some of the changes they made right on campus. He feels the students union played an important role in this past term on campus and that, despite their platform or policy document, rose to meet unexpected challenges. Weve done some things I didnt expect us to do like, for example, when the university de-

would have got that discount whether the Owl made money or not. Why should we have subsidized burgers? Why should we be drinking beer that has been subsidized out of students pockets? Peterson had some other hopes for the university this past year that made their way into the Voice of Students policy document, but found them not quite feasible at this time. He had hopes for a co-operative or students union grocery store on campus, which would allow residence students to do their grocery shopping right on campus at what he called a responsible organization. Peterson also would have loved to see an art installation that would represent diversity at the University of Regina. We should have an art installation somewhere on campus that

ent on the students union. Now, each student will pay a dedicated $1.50 per semester to UR Pride. I personally wanted to make sure that when I left office, that would be stand alone, a studentfunded centre, and that their budget does not depend on the board of directors or students union; it comes directly from students, Peterson said. Thats something Im most proud of. But how Peterson really measures his success is by the feedback from students, including criticisms, which he said are all part of holding office. Recently, URSU has received tremendous criticism for its endorsement of a boycott, divestment, and sanctions motion against companies proting from Israeli apartheid, an initiative which was passed by students at this Februarys annual general

I feel that the mandate Ive been given from students based on my
platform and our policy document has been achieved, so I feel that at the end of the year, I can say it was an accomplishment.
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cided to increase parking tickets by 333 per cent, we had to act on that and we did, he said. For the rst time in the University of Reginas history, the president of the university was forced to hold a public consultation with students about a decision the university had made. Thats historic. Peterson also feels URSU passed a historic budget this year. Up until now, the executive had received free classes on the students dime. We said no more. Were all students; were all struggling to pay for our education. Why should we have an advantage over somebody else? Peterson said. We also eliminated discount food and booze for the executive at the students union. The Owl sometimes makes money, sometimes doesnt, and before, they talks about inclusion of LGBTQ people, that represents the inclusion of international students and Aboriginal people, he said. Some piece of art that is visual; people will see it when theyre on campus and that reminds them we are an inclusive campus and we have to be very, very aware of language we use and the things we say. We looked into it, but we just couldnt get it done this year. It requires quite a bit of capital to do something like that, but it is still a plan for the future. However, Peterson is personally proud of one thing that URSU helped with but didnt initiate this year, the referendum that added an additional student fee for the UR Pride Centre. Traditionally, the pride centres budget came directly out of the URSU budget, making the centre wholly dependmeeting. Some people agree with that motion, some people dont agree with that motion, but the fact of the matter is, it started a dialogue, a debate, and a discussion in the hallways of this university and thats a positive thing, Peterson said. I dont see criticism as a bad thing; I see that criticism plugged back into ... debate, dialogue, and discussion. When I look back at this year as a students union executive, we have engaged our membership and the membership, after this year, is more aware of the operations of this students union, knows more about public issues affecting them in terms of their education and at this university level. When I look back, its really about engagement, dialogue, discussion, and debate. Thats what I think the legacy of this last year

[Full disclosure: Kent Peterson ran uncontested for the alumni seat on the Carillons board of directors, and will be sitting on that board starting in May.]

will be. Nur agreed, stating that debate on issues is something the students union really encourages. Overall, Peterson feels like URSU had a successful term, with time left to complete a few more things, like Mental Health Awareness week. Peterson claims the students union is taking it to a level that it has never been to before. However, because his executive accomplished so much, Peterson is not running for a second term. Part of being a student leader, even though youre a student leader, is knowing when to give someone else a chance, to allow new ideas and a fresh perspective to occupy that ofce, he explained. Though this means Peterson is no longer running for URSU, hes still seeking involvement with student politics. Peterson is currently running for election to a student seat on the U of Rs Senate. I have a role to ll in other places, Peterson said. Its just not on the executive of the student union. Nur, meanwhile, is running for Petersons current position in this years election. I denitely had an open-door policy. If any students came by the front desk, I chatted with them; if any students came with concerns, I helped them out, she said. I did what was in my power to help students. I felt like I met a lot of students this past term, just by talking about issues we bring to the table. Nur also believes URSU created a well-rounded sense of university community this term, by not only working on their campaigns, but by attending sporting events and hanging out at the Owl. I think I learned a lot, she said. It was fun, it was successful, and I think we did what we were mandated to do.

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the carillon | March 22 - 28, 2012

Whose streets? Our streets!

Annual police brutality march in Montreal ends with riot police, arrests
laurent bastien corbeil erin hudson
mcgill daily (mcgill university) MONTREAL (CUP) An antipolice brutality protest on March 15 turned ugly when demonstrators and police clashed in the streets of downtown Montreal. Around 2,000 protesters turned out for the demonstration, gathering at the Berri-UQAM metro station at 5 p.m. before marching through the downtown area. Some demonstrators wore red squares around their right eye in solidarity with CEGEP student Francis Grenier, whose right eye was injured last week when reportedly hit with a ash grenade thrown by a police ofcer. The anti-police brutality demonstration, organized by the Collectif Oppos a la Brutalit Policire (COBP), was marred by small groups of protestors who took part in acts of sporadic violence. Projectiles were hurled at store windows and police vehicles along St-Catherine, after riot police stopped the march in front of McGills Strathcona Music building and demonstrators diverted to St-Catherine. The violence was widely condemned by other demonstrators, however, who responded to most instances of vandalism by booing. After a masked man unsuccessfully tried to force open an ATM machine with a garbage can, he was surrounded by the crowd. At 6:30 p.m., riot police scattered the crowd into several the intersection. Twenty minutes later, between 100 and 150 people were kettled and arrested outside the National Archives and Library of Quebec. The demonstrators were encircled after riot police charged the crowd. Lines of police ofcers, vehicles, and ambulances blocked off the area so no one could get in or out. Riot police charged south down Berri and west on Maisonneuve, further dispersing demonstrators. A hundred demonstrators remained in the northwest corner of the square until 9:06 p.m., at which time riot police charged again, pushing protestors out of the square. The demonstration dissolved a short time later. At around 9:30 p.m., the demonstrators arrested outside the National Archives were read their rights in English and French. According to a police officer on the scene, a mass arrest could take up to two hours to process. Each demonstrator was accompanied by two ofcers to be frisked, have their bags searched, and be loaded onto STM buses to go to a detention centre. The ofcer said that there was no resistance from demonstrators. One demonstrator was lead out of the group to an ambulance by two ofcers. In total, the Service de police de la Ville de Montral reported that over 150 people were arrested and seven ofcers were injured. With les from Eric Andrew-Gee

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smaller groups by detonating flash grenades and repeatedly charging demonstrators. A standoff occurred between a splinter group of demonstrators and police on the corner of Drummond and St-Catherine at 7 p.m. The group, which consisted mostly of bystanders, was later pushed up St-Catherine. A parked police car was smashed and overturned along the way by demonstrators wearing masks. Shortly after 7 p.m., roughly 200 demonstrators, most them masked, flooded down the McTavish steps on to McGills lower campus. The crowd made its way past the Redpath Museum, while one demonstrator stood atop its steps and led a chant, in French, of Whose streets? Our streets! The crowd passed through the

Y-intersection, moving towards Burnside Hall. When the group tried to exit the campus on University, police turned them back. Riot police appeared next to the eastern wall of Burnside; one protestor threw what appeared to be a rock at the ofcers, who did not respond. Blocked from University, the crowd made for the Roddick Gates and exited campus on Sherbrooke. Around 200 demonstrators regrouped in Place milie-Gamelin. Rows of riot police stood along St-Catherine between the metro station and StHubert. Police used pepper spray on demonstrators on at least two different occasions in the square to move the crowd away from police lines. At least four police ofcers arrested Jake Impellizeri at 7:56 p.m.

on St-Catherine. As he was handcuffed, Impellizeri claimed he did nothing wrong and was about to head home. His friend, William Karshaw, stood by and watched the arrest. We were just standing just like everyone else just watching. I guess he didnt get a chance to get out of the way fast enough and he was thrown to the ground and arrested, Karshaw said. We werent doing anything wrong we were moving out of the way. At around 8:15 p.m., more demonstrators arrived at the square, increasing the crowd to a size of about 400 people. The centre of the demonstration and primary site of interactions with riot police shifted to the intersection of Berri and Maisonneuve in the northwest corner of the square. Seven ofcers on horseback held

Students threatened with arrest for leaetting

UBC students handed out leaflets protesting military presence in Libya near Canadian Forces booth
arshy mann
ubyssey (university of british columbia) VANCOUVER (CUP) A small protest elicited a strong reaction from security at the University of British Columbias Alma Mater Society (AMS) Students Union Building (SUB) last week. A group of about half a dozen students were told they would be arrested if they continued to hand out leaflets protesting the Canadian military presence in Libya. I feel like our perspective is really being actively silenced by security, said Arielle Friedman, one of the students at the protest. The protest was taking place in front of a Canadian Forces booth at a job fair being held in the main concourse of the SUB. An AMS security guard at the scene conrmed they had told the students to stop handing out the leaets or else face arrest. If you dont stop doing it, thats when I said, You have to leave the building and if you do not leave the building and stop handing out leaets then we will have to use other force to get you to stop, she said. The security guard went on to say that, because of AMS policy, if the protestors wanted to hand out leaets, they would have to make a booking with the AMS. Its not about their cause, we have nothing against that, she said. Its [the] policies right now. According to one of the recruiters, the protestors were handing out leaflets to people who were trying to get information from the booth. This made it difcult for people to get to the booth itself and also clogged up the hallway for people that were trying to pass by. We told them, basically, that if they didnt give us space for people to come to our booth, that we would talk to security, said Corporal Evan Clark. So we did. Friedman said the protestors had told AMS security they would move elsewhere in the SUB in order to be less intrusive, but that security insisted they could not hand out leaets anywhere in the building. They clearly said anywhere in the Student Union Building. We offered to accommodate, to make the hall passable for people, she said. AMS security declined to comment on the event or their policy around leaeting. Clark, a bachelor of arts student at UBC, said this was his rst time recruiting for the armed forces. Were not by any stretch of the means professional recruiters, he said. Were just parttime soldiers. He said that the protestors were peaceful, but not pleasant, to the recruiters. They werent really aggressive, he said. They werent shouting or pushing, they were just a little antagonistic, trying to say things to get emotional responses. Clark went on to say that, although this was his rst time recruiting, he wasnt surprised by the protest. When the Canadian Forces is in the public, we do come up with people that protest various things and were the target of that sometimes, justly or unjustly, he said. When youre wearing something like this, he added, referring to his uniform, youre a target, for good or bad.

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a&c editor Now You See It Fifth Parallel Gallery March 12 30 Free admission The four-year cycle of a university student is a fairly common theme that runs through anything that goes on in the university. Institutional memory dies fast when students cycle out. If you think thats frustrating, try being in a masters program. Rushed through in two years, students at the masters level are here for a minute and then gone the next. Its the kind of thing that only a group of MFA candidates would think to make the subject of an exhibition. Now You See It... showcases the work of seven MFA candidates and the very ephemerality of not only their work, but their very being in the program. Its kind of a theme in the MFA program, said Troy Coulterman, one of the candidates. Coultermans hollow-case Aqua-Resin molds deal with the ideas of the gurative and are influenced by cartoons and comic books. Coulterman believes that, regardless of the content of the work, each work represents that particular moment that the artist is at in the MFA program. I just look at it as all of us going through this program together, Coulterman said. This sort of transition of exploring what were really sort of passionate about and where we want to interact with the viewer. Keith Bird is the only Aboriginal artist in the show, and he believes his pieces dont have anything to do with the theme now you see it at all. Actually, all they are is a glimpse into Aboriginal spiritual culture, Bird said. I dont think it [ts into the show], because its completely different, theres nothing like it. So, like all Aboriginal people, its out of place. And, in some sense, each piece is out of place, as each piece is very much unlike the next and will be very much unlike the thing that came before it and the thing that comes after it. We were originally thinking about ephemeral artworks and artworks that were in transition and progressing, said Jesse Goddard, So were basically developing it. So its a now you see it, now youll see something else, now you wont see this, maybe youll see something completely different. Its a rst introduction for a lot of us to the school and vice versa, said Edward Bartlett. The school is kind of being introduced to us as each piece is pretty representative of what we do. So its an eclectic mix and you kind of get an idea of the personalities ... and what kind of stuff we like to do.

A&C Editor: Jonathan Petrychyn aandc@carillonregina.com the carillon | March 22 - 28, 2012

Here today, gone tomorrow

Now You See It ... gives a glimpse into the ephemeral process of MFA student

Marc Messett

And being that this is only a rst glance, we should be seeing a lot more of the MFA students in the next year. That or were red, Bartlett joked. At first glance at Bartletts piece, you may be uncertain with what it is, or what to do with it. Its an interactive piece. Its one of those money grabbers, Bartlett said. Its a collaborative piece I made with ve other printers. I made the box and the hundred [dollar bill], but people from the printmaking department made the 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50 [dollar bill]. The low drone of a vacuum blowing the money around in Bartletts bright red box whenever someone comes near sounds throughout the entire gallery. People are invited to stick their hands into the box and take out and take home with them some of the printed money. Each bill is a little bit different from the one it is based on. Instead of featuring the Queen, the $20 bill features an image of Stephen Harper and a cat, while the $10 bill features Louis Riel in the place of Sir John A. MacDonald.

Does this kind of look like a metal bat to you too?

So its a comment on value and where we nd value in artwork, Bartlett said, and where we nd value in life as we work with other people. As for how this fits into the larger scheme of the show, Barlett said his piece comments on that ephemeral kind of transitory nature of value and how its evershifting. It comments even in just currency exchange, how different currencies are constantly changing in their value even though the bill itself doesnt change, he said. It could have been printed in 1974 and the value of that particular bill was printed at a certain value and at a certain cost at the time. But at the same time its constantly changing and evolving and different promises are being kept or not kept between different countries. ... Its value and how we determine value as a society and where that value may lie in a piece of art work. Goddard has the only piece of kinetic art in the show. He plans to develop further over the summer into a larger piece to be displayed at the Artful Dodger in the near future.

Ive been commissioned to do a work for that, Goddard said. So, Im doing a piece for cost thats going to be a kinetic mural on a big curved 23-foot wall this is where Im sort of testing out how my design translates into the work itself. Goddards piece is an intricate series of metal bars controlled by a single motor that moves nearly imperceptibly. The piece casts a shadow that never looks the same twice. This piece is really about the line and shadow and the slow movement thats just perceptible, he added. The largest, but most unnoticeable piece in the entire show is Andrea Kowalchucks self-portrait in chalk drawn directly onto the gallery wall. Kowalchuks work deals with trauma and psychology and. like Goddards exploration of design, her large chalk drawing which reaches nearly from the oor to the ceiling is an exploration of the sorts of scale she wants to use in her work. Im currently working with my own body and trying to come up with poses that sort of represent the psychological happenings that go on after experiencing

We were originally thinking about ephemeral artworks and artworks that

were in transition and progressing. So were basically developing it. So its a now you see it, now youll see something else, now you wont see this, maybe youll see something completely different.
Jesse Goddard

trauma, Kowalchuk said. Right now, this ones looking towards being internalizing or shying away from the problem. Kowalchuk added that, because her piece is done in chalk, It will wash off the wall and never be seen again. The same can be said of April Fairbrothers clay bed. While some parts of it are made of red clay the castors the bed stands on and the Afghan on the bed the bed is made entirely of unred clay. Its very ephemeral, its very temporary, Fairbrother said. If you took a hose and melted it down, all that would be left is the blanket and the feet underneath and the armature underneath. So as a piece, its something that breaks down over time. Its all about transformation. Fairbrothers work deals much with the domestic and feelings of security and insecurity within the home. For her, the clay bed is like another one of those safe zones, but one that is unstable and liable to break down. Its simultaneously solid and not solid, much like how she sees her position in the university. So, I mean, within the institution this is the solid in life, she said, and looking at how we move through the program and how we come out of it. The other two MFA students, Rowan Pantel and Rob Hillstead, were unavailable for interview. The shows reception is scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m. on March 22 and features a performance by John Trinh.

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the carillon | March 22 - 28, 2012

A different Descalsos big move plan to pack kind of theatre Regina pop-rockersrelease of newtheir bags for Montreal after the album
Fusion Project provides students with a unique opportunity to use their creativity
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features editor Fusion Project: By Candlelight, will feature the use of multimedia techniques, such as projections and a live video feed, alongside the more traditional acting that you would expect from a piece of theatre. Although both Wensel and Danaher were reluctant to give up details on the show itself, they did reveal that the production will have an element of hypnosis to change and affect the way that the cast members act and how the audience views them. While in previous years the production has essentially been a collage of different scenes centred on an overarching theme, this year Wensel and her directing partner Daniel Maslany have encouraged the students to create a cohesive narrative. According to Danaher, both directors provided the students with a starting block of ideas and key words that they then used to create the plot and theme. This year, the students have created a tale that focuses on a town completely shrouded in darkness, forcing the residents to use candle sticks at all times to illuminate the world around them. According to Wensel, something sinister is taking place in the town and several people have gone missing. Im really excited to see what the audience takes away from it, she said. Although from the audiences perspective, the Fusion Project is simply a piece of theatre, for the production team it is a teaching and learning experience that Wensel hopes will have a lasting impression. Daniel and I were both Fusion ensemble members when we were teenagers, she said. For us it was such a shaping experience, and it really launched us into the work that we are doing today as professional artists. I have every hope that it will continue that trend for [our students]. As far as Danaher is concerned, his experience with the Fusion Project has had an impact. It has taught me a great deal about different forms of drama, he said. It is a lot different than anything I had taken in high school, such as improve or school productions where you are handed a script. So this is a different way of performing and acting. Fusion has taught me a lot and I do consider myself to be a better actor because of it. I think that if there are other people who are looking to pursue this type of thing, they would really benefit from working in Fusion.

The Globe Theatres Fusion Project is combining innovative multimedia and directorial techniques to provide viewers with a unique theatre experience, while also providing young actors with distinctive learning opportunity. Fusion, which started Wednesday and is scheduled to run until Saturday, is a yearly offering by the Globe Theatre that highlights the creative talent of a seven 16- to 19-year-old drama students looking to ex their creative muscles in the realms of acting, directing, and playwriting. Diverting from the structure of a typical play, the Fusion Project provides young creative talent with the opportunity to create their own show from the ground up, writing scripts, blocking scenes, and working to create a cohesive narrative while pooling all of their ideas together. What collaborative creation is about is everyone having ownership over the work, said Judy Wensel, a former Fusion cast member and co-director of this years production. The script is not coming from a playwright, the whole show is not coming from the directors, so there is certainly this wonderful sense of confidence that the Fusion process builds in young artists. The ideas are coming from them, the words are coming from them, and as directors we just take those ideas and ne tune them. The Fusion cast is a collection of drama students who auditioned for their roles and were selected based on their ability to pool their talents and work as a group. One of those cast members is Dalton Danaher, a rst-year education student at the U of R with a minor in drama. Danaher has been involved in drama and theatre for most of his life and this year will be his second go-around in the Fusion Project. As he puts it, the Fusion Project is something new and exciting to the Saskatchewan drama scene. I think it is really unique and something that is new to acting and contemporary theatre, he said. It is our own creation, our own play, that we are attached to. We have all put out lives together and put our heads together to create a good play. This years the production,

Fusion Project: By Candlelight Globe Theatre March 21 24 7:30 p.m. $20

Denique LeBlanc

This town aint big enough for us and Descalso Canada. None of us speak French, except for Cristian [Moya, guitarist/vocalist], so its kind of a weird place to go right away ... [but] theres a big music scene there ... Its an adventure as well, Malloy said. Montreal wasnt the only place Descalso considered moving to. Malloy said the band also considered moving to Vancouver due to its music scene. What then of Reginas music scene? Is it possible to be a successful musician in the prairies? Notwithstanding his bands decision, Malloy feels that musicians can be successful in Regina. There are a ton of good bands whore doing really well in Regina ... Theres nothing wrong with Regina, Malloy said. Nonetheless, he feels Descalso will be able to hit a larger fan base and play more shows in Montreal than in Regina. Malloy said people in Regina may become jaded to Descalsos music and if you play every weekend [in Regina], you lose hype. The larger population will allow Descalso to play more shows to more people at more venues. [Montreal] is just bigger. There are more labels, more venues, a bigger crowd, Malloy said. Theres nothing wrong with Regina. [Montreal] is just a bigger location. Being a successful band is not only something thats hard to attain, but also something thats hard to dene. What does success mean to Descalso? I dont know. Every member has something different [in mind], Malloy said. For me, Id like to play super big shows or get on a summer tour or festival, like those big shows in Europe where you see big flags and crowds of people. Once we get that, Id consider that success. Malloy is unsure of how the move will impact Descalsos music, but hopes that. if it does, it does so positively. Maybe well add some more French lyrics, Malloy chuckled. Between the On My Feet release show and the big move, Descalsos main plans are to perform as often as it can before it leaves. Weve played very little to gain some hype ... after [the release] were going to try to play as much as possible, Malloy said. Were playing in Saskatoon and were going to see if we can get some other out-of-town shows. As for their show on March 23 at the Artesian, Malloy encourages those attending to go early because he anticipates that its going to pack up really quickly.

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Fusion has taught me a lot and I do consider

myself to be a better actor because of it.
Dalton Danaher

Its a lot faster and a lot cheaper, said Descalso drummer Gaelan Malloy. No, hes not talking about the differences between microwave and stovetop popcorn; Malloy is talking about recording his bands new album, On My Feet, which you can pick up at the release show at the Artesian on March 23. Its live off the oor. We did some overdubs, but the bass and drums are all one take, Malloy said. Most of the guitar is, too, and a lot of the vocals are as well. Its got a real nice groove to it. Malloy said Descalso chose to record the album live off the oor as opposed to tracking every part individually, which is a route many artists choose to record, because it makes for a more lively feel and the group was condent enough in their abilities to do so. We like to think of ourselves as a live band, Malloy said. We play really well live ... Its harder to get that feel or groove when youre tracking it because youre in different rooms at different times. If youre tight enough to do it live, you can [record live] without it sounding bad. Despite the bands praises of Regina, the Queen City cant seem to curb Descalsos appetite for success and they plan to relocate to Montreal this coming summer. Descalso takes what they do seriously and Malloy said this is their chance to make it big. Its the music capital of

Descalso The Artesian March 23 8:30 p.m. $10 door; $20 door and CD

[Montreal] is just bigger. There are more

labels, more venues, a bigger crowd. Theres nothing wrong with Regina. [Montreal] is just a bigger location.
Gaelan Malloy

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The long road home

Finding solo inspiration with John K. Samson
colin harris
link (concordia university) John K Samson with Shotgun Jimmie The Exchange March 28 7:30 p.m. $17 advance; $20 door

Id like people to recognize themselves and the place that theyre from. Its the thing that we all have in common, that were all from somewhere. Those places are all both universal and unique and those unique things about a place are really important; I think they allow us to relate to other places.
John K. Samson

MONTREAL (CUP) Though hes been in the Canadian music scene since the late 80s, this spring marks a first for John K. Samson: this will be the rst time the Weakerthans frontman will tour with his name on the marquee. Hes crossing the continent in support of his new solo LP Provincial, a record that started out as a series of seven-inch demos about stretches of road in Manitoba. The demos soon took on a life of their own, tied together by the strange self-published history of a forgotten sanatorium in Ninette, Man. Samson uncovered the stories at the library in his hometown of Winnipeg, where hed been writing more and more as his years with The Weakerthans went on. For the last Weakerthans record, I spent a lot of time writing at the library, just because I found I couldnt focus at home with the Internet there, he said. I think this was just a natural extension of that. I started reading about the things I was writing about, doing research in that way. On Provincial, Samson takes this research-heavy writing even further, travelling to small towns in the province to hear the stories of the people who live there, transcribing memories, and weaving them into folk-rock frames with the care and intimacy hes become known for. He reaches in by telling histories, lifting important places from our past; he appeals to nostalgia, adventure, and solace throughout the record. But, while this may sound just like the formula for a great Weakerthans record, his fellow

Jason Halstead

members are nowhere to be heard on this LP. To be fair to the other Weakerthans, I would have had to bring them in at an earlier date for their full input to be heard on the songs, Samson said. I dont think it was terribly conscious, its just kind of the way it happened. I feel like the project dictated the way it should be handled. Samson pieced together demos from the last two years and re-recorded them for Provincial last April, arranged with the help of producer Paul Aucoin. The resulting work nds slow, stringsand-piano-backed songs alongside the up-tempo rockers and acoustic ballads. Theres nothing radically new, but theres growth here and it is denitely his most pensive record to date. I took a different approach for each location musically The varying instrumentation and arrangements give a sense of travelling to the record, Samson said. I feel Ive stretched myself on this

John K. Samson, not to be confused with Homer J. Simpson

record. Some people wont feel that at all, but I can only judge myself against myself as a musician. For those itching for a new Weakerthans record, Provincial isnt that far off. But fans shouldnt fear once this tour wraps up, hell be back with the band, where he still nds great comfort and inspiration. Theres some kind of strange math going on, he laughed, in reference to the increasing number of years between Weakerthans records. I dont think thats going to change, it might get even slower as we get older and all have different interests in different things in our lives. Its family in a way you dont always want to go to Thanksgiving dinner, but there are great and rare things about it, that you can only get with the accumulation of time and experience with other people. Samsons words have always been at the heart of his music and

thats no different on the album, whether its in the form of a petition to induct his hockey hero Reggie Leach into the Hall of Fame or in a matured reprise to his infamous anti-Winnipeg anthem, One Great City! Often, the music acts as a hook to hang the words on, and Ive always been grateful for that as a writer, Samson said. I think Ive always been a thwarted short story and poetry writer; both of those things seem forebodingly difcult to me because that structure isnt there. You can invent structures, but its not like a song, where you have a frame laid out and you stretch things across it. I think thats one of the great traditions of folk music, which I guess is the tradition that I come from. Folk music that kind of turned into punk rock is where I learned to appreciate performance and communication through the arts. Samson played bass in Manitoban political punk band Propagandhi

in the early 90s before leaving to pursue work in publishing, and soon after combined his love of music and poetry with The Weakerthans. While its been more than two decades since his anarcho-vegan days on the fourstring and while the bpm is markedly lower now he still has a lot to say. [With Provincial] Id like people to recognize themselves and the place that theyre from. Its the thing that we all have in common, that were all from somewhere. Those places are all both universal and unique, and those unique things about a place are really important; I think they allow us to relate to other places, Samson said. I hope the record makes people think about their own house, their own city, their own town in a way that they hadnt considered before.

Its all about the Benjamins

Straight-friendly establishments are an economic paradise, progressive hell
cant think straight
jonathan petrychyn
a&c editor A few weeks ago, my partner, upon telling one of his friends that he was gay and in a relationship, was asked the question, So which one of you is the boy and which one is the girl? My partner responded aptly with, There is no girl. Were both boys. You could almost see the light go on in his friends head as she realized how much sense that made. In a culture so inundated with heteronormativity and the idea that the heterosexual union is the norm upon which all other unions will be compared, its easy to forget that not everything is based on the notion of heterosexuality. Take straight-friendly establishments and spaces, for example. On the surface, its a really interesting idea and one that seems incredibly progressive in every sense of the word; it aunts the seeming normativity of heterosexuality and starts from the premise that queerness is the norm at these establishments and that straight folk, being the minority in the situation, are allowed on the premises. Seems pretty cool, huh? There are loads of straight-friendly establishments in North America. The OUT NYC hotel just opened up in New York City and Saskatoon has been host to the 302 Lounge and Discotheque, Saskatoons only straight-friendly bar, since 2010. Regina doesnt have any venue that proclaims itself to be straight-friendly. though its not like the GLCR to deny any potential straight patrons entry. Money is money, after all. And this is the problem with straight-friendly establishments: they tie queerness inextricably with economic prosperity. Straight-friendly establishments create positive spaces for queer folk theres no denying that. Its just unfortunate that these have to be consumerist spaces and that queer identity becomes linked with consumerist culture, a culture that is arguable single-handedly destroying what is left of our free and democratic society in favour of more wealth and more material goods. Perhaps surprisingly, many of the only spaces queers can meet in North America are spaces that are connected to markets. Wheres the only place in Regina queer folk know they can meet other queer folk in the city and know that the majority of folk around them will be queer? The GLCR, the citys only gay bar. And how do queers express their queerness to the world in public? Well, if its not just by holding the hand of your queer partner, its by buying lots of goods and material items so you can show the world that you dont t into their essentialist notions of sexuality and that youre queer. Its great admirable, even that folk are exploiting heteronormativity. Its just too bad they have to fall squarely into an economic system that has propped up heteronormativity for as long as we can remember.

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the carillon | March 22 - 28, 2012

movie reviews

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Monsieur Lazhar
Starring Mohamed Fellag, Sophie Nlisse and milien Nron
If anyone needs convincing of the awesome, raw, and untapped potential that lays dormant in Canadian cinema, one needs look no further than Monsieur Lazhar. In many ways, Canadas entry for Best Foreign Film at the 84th Academy Awards is a perfect movie. From the grandest acting to the minutest musical cue, everything in the movie has its place. Nothing is done in excess or arbitrarily. Monsieur Lazhar is no doubt a crowning achievement in Canadian cinema and should be seen by everyone. The film was adapted from the also excellent one-man play Bashir Lazhar, and stars Mohamed Fellag in the titular role. Fellag is

a comedian by trade, but it is hard to glean any traces of comedy from his heartbreaking performance. After the suicide of an elementary school teacher, Algerian immigrant Lazhar is called in to replace her. Lazhar, however, is attempting to cope with the death of his wife and children in a sociopolitically charged criminal arson attack. As Monsieur Lazhar attempts to bridge the cultural gap between himself and his FrenchCanadian class, he also lives in constant fear of deportation because of his refugee status. The beauty of the lm is not in how much tragedy it encompasses, but in how much of that tragedy is internalized by the films lead. Fellag convincingly plays a man who is being torn apart from the inside, and yet is able to suppress it in order to help his emotionally disturbed class move past the death of their teacher. Deep and profound sadness is the order of the day for this film and by the credits, all

that is left is a great sense of pity; these feelings are amplified by Lazhars superb supporting cast, spearheaded by child actor Sophie Nlisse. Oftentimes, it seems that the young girl isnt acting at all. Her genuineness of emotion, as well as her inability to grapple with the nality of death, leads to some of the lms most breathtaking moments. The underscore has the delicate task of complementing the melancholy tone of the lm without being melodramatic. Martin Lon certainly had his work cut out for him. The score manages to carry the film beautifully, being soft-spoken and almost unnoticeable at times, and at others wields the full power of a grand orchestra. The soundtrack coupled with the beautiful cinematography makes this lm a treat to behold.

The Women on the 6th Floor

Starring Fabrice Luchini, Sandrine Kiberlain and Natalia Verbeke

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Rounding out the trifecta of lms at this years Fransaskois Film Festival at the Regina Public Library was the 2010 feature The Women on the 6th Floor. The lm was co-written and directed by famed French director Philippe Le Guay. It stars Fabrice Luchini and Sandrine Kiberlain as Mr. And Mrs. Jean-Louis Joubert. Jean-Louis is a starchy stockbroker and the wife of an equally starchy socialite wife. However, with the help of his familys new maid, Jean-Louis discovers the wonders contained in his own luxury tower. He gains a new perspective on life and civilization and ultimately becomes a more likeable protagonist. The Women on the 6th Floor was screened out of competition at 2011s Berlinale Film Festival. Some critics wrote that Luchini

and Kiberlain were two of Frances best stars. Others wrote that the screenplay was lazy and the dialogue choices were poor. Both camps of critics have good points. There is no denying that Luchini and Kiberlain are wonderful actors, however, they are working within the connes of a tired and clichd narrative structure. Any time you have brilliant acting stied by poor writing, the overall production will always suffer. It is a shame because the aforementioned actors are truly wonderful to watch. So, thats the film in a nutshell. The Women on the 6th Floor has moments of brilliance that can only be glimpsed briey through gooey layers of caked-on tripe. It is most unfortunate that Luchini and Kimberlain arent given more freedom to fully explore their characters. A heavier focus on their dynamic might have saved the lm. As it stands, Le Guays ambitious production crumbles under the weight of tedium.

kyle leitch
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Caf de Flore
Starring: Vanessa Paradis, Kevin Parent and Hlne Florent
I have nothing against independent lms and nothing against experimental lms. Im just saying that the combination of the two is generally disastrous. As sad as I am to admit it, Caf de Flore is no exception. The film cuts between two seemingly unrelated stories: one that follows DJ Antoine in present-day Montreal and another that focuses on Jacqueline, the struggling single mother of a child with Downs syndrome in

1960s Paris. Antoine, acted by Kevin Parent, is torn between his feelings for his current girlfriend and his ex-wife. Jacqueline, the ever-exquisite Vanessa Paradis, is extremely protective of her child who has a crush on another child who also has Downs. I say that the stories are seemingly unconnected, because the editing and cuts between the two are disorienting at best. The film builds to a swerve ending that ultimately reveals that the stories are quite connected, if in the most ridiculous fashion imaginable. Ignoring the predictable narrative, the editing must be remarked upon. Abrupt editing is ne, but jarring cuts from scene to scene, especially when the story jumps forward and backward 50

years with little to no warning, is just inexcusable. If your narrative is going to jump around in time, your editing should help the audience seamlessly through the transition, not alienate them from it. I tried to like Caf de Flore. Really, I did. The experimental genre just isnt cut out for timejumping narratives, I suppose. Instead of a beautifully-crafted lm with a neat idea, we get the French-Canadian equivalent of The Lake House with worse acting and editing. In the time it takes to watch Caf de Flore, you could just watch Monsieur Lazhar twice and be all the better for it.

Kay My Name is Kay EP Dumptruck Unicorn/Universal

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contributor

Imagine every female pop star you have ever been exposed to. And now extract everything that you ever hated or found just uninspiring about them. Mash that together in an industrial blender, sprinkle in some attitude, and you have Kay. The My Name is Kay EP the result of some ill-begotten marriage of Katy Perry, Gwen Stefani, and Nicki Minaj is such a mess from start to nish that it makes Madonnas Give Me All Your Luvin look like a Pulitzer Prize winner. The Canadian singers debut has all of horribly heterosexist lyrics of Katy Perrys music, has borrowed some of Nicki

Minajs most uninspired raps, thrown in some Sweet Escape-era Gwen Stefani and the Ting Tings, and then has let it all ferment in one horribly infected womb of bubblegum and Lana Del Ray-esque style. The whole album is baffling to me: the title track is just an update of the Ting Tings Toni Basil update, Thats Not My Name. M.A.J.O.R. is obviously trying to be M.I.A.s U.R.A.Q.T. And Going Diamond sounds like Stefanis Cool. While on another record this pulling from various sources might mean something, My Name is Kay manages to strip what little emotional gravitas these songs had, leaving an uninspired mess of drum machine beats and singrapping. Lines like Lets get crazy, yo / Let the rhymes and the drinks ow seem like something Rebecca Black would attempt a decade from now, just after getting out of rehab. Its messy, its bland, and its offensive in its inoffensiveness. Its only redeeming factor is that its not a Lindsay Lohan album.

jonathan petrychyn
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sports
ROUNDTABLE

Sports Editor: Autumn McDowell sports@carillonregina.com the carillon | March 22 - 28, 2012

So how drunk was everyone when they were watching March Madness on Saturday?

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Being hungover doesnt mean Im drunk, it means I was drunk yesterday pretty fun to watch during some kind of tournament or nals. Like I said, I didnt go and see any, I just heard this from a friend of a friend of mine. What drinking games did you play on St. Patricks Day? on any green beer, though. Who is your pick to win March Madness?

jon petrychyn, jhett folk, britton gray, colton hordichuk

this weeks roundtable

What was your favourite University of Regina team to watch this year?

Folk: To be honest, I have a tie. I really enjoyed both the football and basketball this year. Both teams had a lot of heart and determination, which Im a big fan of.

Petrychyn: Starcraft League. Those guys know their video games. It is actually just like the NFL or the NHL, which is weird, because its basically just two dudes behind their computer screens with their ngers on their joysticks. Which, if you remember Autumns encounter with the Penguins, might not be too far off from how hockey or football is actually played.

Petrychyn: Interview the artists. So you get six artists in a circle in a gallery and talk to them one by one about their pieces. Its like a drinking game of musical chairs, except theres no drinking, no music, and no chairs.

Gray: The football team, and its for the simple reason that its my favourite sport to watch. Theres nothing like watching a great football game between a bunch of great players.

Gray: Well, of course you have to play the classic game of beer pong. Its a game that embodies all that makes sports great. Beaks, beers, and hardcore celebrations. Plus, its one of the few sports where getting drunk can actually help you get better at it.

Folk: Two words. Beer Pong. But, since I need around 50 words I'll say this: beer pong, beer pong, beer pong, beer pong, beer pong, beer pong, tetris, beer pong, and thats about all.

Folk: My picks were Duke and Michigan and they both got upset, so it shows what I know. I think Kentucky would have to be my next pick.

Petrychyn: The Vancouver Grizzlies. Full stop. No one can beat that team. They might be the best team in the league, what with their basketballing, and their shoes, and their hoop things, and running, and synchronized shooting movements and trick shots.

Petrychyn: With a montage of his best moves set to Sarah McLachlans I Will Remember You, the montage ends with a soft focus image of him looking optimistically upwards and to the right as a uttering American ag moves in the background. The words Well Miss you, Sean Avery! then appear on the screen with a typewriter effect in red Comic Sans. Folk: As a loser who screened Brodeur and got a rule made, just for losers like him. I dont see him getting too much respect in the long run.

bered?

Petrychyn: BOOOOOO WINNIPEG SUCKS. (Thats the reaction Im supposed to have, right? We hate Winnipeg in Saskatchewan, right? Please tell me if Im doing it right. For the sake of my fragile ego, I need to be reassured that I do sports commentary right.) Folk: I sure hope so! Imagine how difficult it would be for a first round team to step onto the ice in Winnipeg in the Jets first return to the playoffs! Yikes!

Will the Winnipeg Jets make the playoffs?

Hordichuk: Can I say the Weekend Warriors again? I didnt make it to any games this year, but I heard through the grapevine that the volleyball team was

Hordichuk: We played the How Fast Can You Drink Whatever Is In This Cup? game. Telling from the condition Im in right now, I definitely won. I couldnt even guess what was in the cup. Tequila, maybe? Im really disappointed that I didnt get my hands

Hordichuk: I dont really watch NCAA basketball, but I remember as a kid I always liked Duke because their name was cool. So, based solely on the raw epicness of Dukes name, theyre my pick to bring home the hardware this year. If Sean Avery retires from hockey, how will he be remem-

Gray: Well, my heart bleeds orange, so Im going to have to go with the Florida Gators. They can usually put out a competitive basketball team each year, and with some top teams already out, they better pounce on this opportunity. Of course, I wouldnt be disappointed if the Tar Heels won it all.

Gray: He will be remembered as the asshole the NHL needed. The NHL is the only real major North American sport without a real prick to re things up and Avery was that guy. Guess we better get used to the generic The team did great. It was a team effort interviews. Hordichuk: A hero. A man. An icon. An Olympic gold medalist. Sid the Kid. Wait oh, you said Sean Avery! In that case, hell be remembered as the man who truly revolutionized the game of hockey in the worst way possible. Hell forever live on in the heart of Martin Brodeur.

Hordichuk: I absolutely love this question. I really want them and Calgary to squeak in there. Winnipeg is already buzzing with hockey fever, let alone playoff hockey. What a story that would be, eh? But now that Ive kissed the Jets fans asses, I have to answer this question honestly, and I think that the Washington Capitals will claim the nal spot and not Winnipeg.

Gray: Yes. The way that city has rallied behind them, it goes to show how big of an impact the fans have. This is pretty much the same Atlanta team that didnt get anything going and now they are on the verge of the playoffs.

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the carillon | March 22 - 28, 2012

Lets start a riot

The original womens tackle football league in Regina the one with clothes
autumn mcdowell
sports editor Before the emergence of the scandalous and controversial Lingerie Football League (LFL), the Regina Riot were first on the scene of womens tackle football in the Queen City. While Regina has had womens touch and ag football leagues for many years, the idea of a womens tackle football team dressed in full equipment took some work to find a home in Regina. For Melissa Park, general manager and player for the Regina Riot, the idea of a womens tackle football team immediately sparked her interest. We had heard about some camps that were happening in and around Saskatoon and a gentleman by the name of Steve Mazurak with the [Saskatchewan Roughriders] organization was contacted by a girl in Winnipeg so it is kind of crazy how it came together, Park admitted. We had a meeting in January of 2011 where he said he really wanted to bring this team to Regina obviously not spearhead it. We had six women that took it on that day in January, because we all really believed that this was something that we really wanted and we wanted to make it happen. Park has been playing touch football for years, but admits she was always curious about trying tackle football. I had been hoping to go to the camp that was going to be put on in Saskatoon, Park said. The year before that was the world nationals and we had heard about it, but it was too late for anyone to try out. We were really disappointed that we missed this opportunity to just try tackle, let alone try out for the very first womens world team. Although Parks aspirations to be a part of a tackle football squad were put on hold for another year after she learned she was pregnant, she quickly jumped into the role of the clubs general manager in order to help the Riot get off the ground. taken some hits and I have given some hits and I would have a real concern for my safety out there. Its proven, when you look and you hear a lot of players talk about how many injuries they have had and how dangerous it is.A lot of girls dont last more that one season because of things like that. With the LFL here to stay at least, for now the Regina Riot have become known around town as the league with the clothes. While more attention has been shown on womens tackle football, it has not always been bright. Its a double-edged sword, Park admitted. So many more people have heard about us because of the lingerie league, but it is unfortunate that that is the way they had to nd out about us. The thing that sucks is that people will confuse us. We are really trying hard to make our identity our own so that people wont get confused. While members of the LFL apparently have to have a six-pack in order to make the squad, Park once again stressed the importance that the Regina Riot puts on including everyone, with every body type. It is absolutely open to anyone, she said. People who you would think would be interested arent. We need every single type of body type thats out there. We have got every body type that we need, we have every single walk of life. We have girls that are students, carpenters, electricians; it is open to every single type of women out there, experience or no experience. For people who are interested in getting involved from playing, or sponsoring, to volunteering with the Regina Riot, Park believes the best way is to try it out rsthand. If people are curious about coming out to play, we are a quarter into our spring training, but we will let people come out and practice with us if they want to come out and try it, she said. More information on getting involved with the Regina Riot can be found at reginariotfootball.com.

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Most of the Carillon staff would get killed in tackle football The timing for me was unfortunate, so I took on the operations of the team, she said. Just making sure that we could get up and running. While she may not have been on the eld for the rst season of Regina Riot football, Park was very pleased with how the inaugural season went. With any rst year there is so much that you learn, Park admitted. Its not like you are just a team, it is an organization, it is a large group of people. The team itself, we took footage of our rst practices and oh my God, it is embarrassing. Even a week later, you could see the difference. The saying on our team is, We dont get better every day, we dont get better every week, we get better every down. Obviously, it would have been better if we would have won, but the way we evolved throughout the course of the season, I was extremely happy with it. Just as the Riot were recover-

ing from their loss to the Saskatoon Valkyries in the Prairie Conference final and making preparations for a sophomore season, another contender emerged in the womens tackle football circuit in Regina But Park is skeptical about how the LFL will fare. Its something that is very different, it is a business and we are a sports organization, Park said. I wish them the best of luck, but I honestly cant see it ying. As an entertainment venue, maybe it is all right, but as a sport, I dont support it. When you discriminate against players because you want someone who is marketable, you dont always get the very best. You are discriminating against a body type and you arent always going to get the best players. The type of tackle football we play, we promote womens health. We promote and celebrate every body type and there is a place for you to play because it is essential to the

game. While the Regina Riot are strong believers in promoting a positive atmosphere and lifestyle, Park argues the message that the LFL is sending is questionable at best. Its not a positive message, she said. I can understand when they say, Its the confident women. Thats one way you can look at it. When I was telling my 12-year-old daughter about it and I was showing her some stuff online, shes like, Thats awful, I would never do that. We give young girls a place to aspire to be; thats what we want to do, we want to be aspiring role models and I dont think the lingerie league can really do that, I dont think it sets a positive example. Apart from the message that the LFL is sending, Park is also quite skeptical of the safety of the players. I dont think its safe when you look at the type of equipment they wear, Park said. I have

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sports 13

The scenic route

Akiem Hicks road to the NFL has been long and drawn out
ed kapp
sports writer To say that Akiem Hicks has taken a unique route to the NFLs doorstep would be something of an understatement. Hicks has anchored the University of Regina Rams defensive line for the past two seasons, but rst took to the gridiron in the ninth grade in his native California. After an impressive high school campaign, Hicks agreed to take his talents to Sacramento City Community College after graduation. Following a pair of standout seasons in Sacramento in which time he established himself as one of the junior college systems most enticing prospects Hicks was recruited by Louisiana State University, an outfit that has played in three national-championship matches during the past decade. But due to minor recruiting violations that came to light, before Hicks ever played a down for the Tigers, a widespread investigation ensued and he was deemed ineligible to play in the NCAA. After spending ve months in Colorado Springs where he was under the employment of DirecTV and completely removed from collegiate football Hicks was invited by Frank McCrystal, the long-time head coach of the U of R Rams, to suit up for his football squad. Following a pair of dominant seasons in Regina, the two-time

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Insert corny, Its not the journey, its the destination caption Canada West all-star defensive lineman was invited to the EastWest Shrine Game an annual high-level all-star game in the United States that has featured future NFLers Tom Brady and Brett Favre. After Hicks performance at the East-West Shrine Game in January, he was invited to travel to Indianapolis to showcase his talents at the 2012 Scouting Combine a yearly event in which more than 300 of the NCAAs top draft-eligible players have the opportunity to work out and meet with personnel from teams across the NFL. Over the past few months, Hicks on-field performance has gotten him attention from various

front offices around the NFL. Representatives from 17 squads oversaw his recent pro day and the six-foot-five, 313-pound defensive lineman got a workout with the defensive line coach of the Carolina Panthers. But Hicks journey to this point has arguably gotten him more attention than his performance on the gridiron. Although Hicks claimed unlike many other prospects with unique backgrounds he hasnt been asked any truly bizarre questions by decision makers across the NFL. However, his path to the pinnacle of the sport has nevertheless been a topic of conversation in recent months. To be honest, I cant say that

there were strange questions, because I have so much stuff in the past that they go over, explained Hicks, 22. Its not character-stuff, its just more so they want to understand how a young man went from Sacramento to Louisiana to Colorado Springs to Regina, Saskatchewan. Hicks story not surprisingly has also drawn interest from several of those a little bit closer to the young defensive lineman. One of my coaches told me that I should make a diary or a journal, because its such a captivating, long, interesting story, you know what I mean? Hicks said. ... I dont feel like anybody would waste their time reading about what I did [laughs], but

some of my mentors and coaches said that I should really write it down, because its interesting. Its something not a lot of people have done. A lot of people have switched schools, but who has switched schools and switched countries at the same time? According to Hicks who said he will be at home with his family when the NFL holds its draft in April he isnt ready to pen his memoirs just yet. Its still unfolding, said Hicks, who hopes to play football until the wheels fall off. We still have another half a book to write, you know what I mean?

Changing the game

U of R student Adam Chomos puts referees under the microscope
taylor shire
contributor Athletes are analyzed from every angle. There are thousands of statistics kept on them and countless hours of research done on how their bodies work. But rarely do we hear anything about ofcials and referees in sports. Adam Chomos is changing that. Chomos, a University of Regina student, is developing a biofeedback protocol to help hockey ofcials deal with tough situations. He believes this project will help officials make better split-second decisions and give them condence to make the appropriate call. Its more-or-less going to better prepare them when they are on the ice when certain situations come up that they see as stressful, said Chomos, 32. This project is part of Chomos masters degree in kinesiology. He decided to think outside the box and take a look at referees of a sport, instead of athletes. Biofeedback is something that is really gaining popularity in the sports psychology realm, he said. Theyve started to deYou got some looks from players out there, Giannoulis said. [They are] wondering why the heck this referee is wearing a camera on his helmet. Itll give us a better understanding of what our body is actually doing when we are on the ice and we get in these pressure-lled situations and we have to react quickly. Chomos will capture segments of video in which an ofcial has to make a split-second decision. Whether its a penalty, an offside, or a conversation with a coach, a variety of segments of video will be put into the software. Once the protocol is developed, Chomos said ofcials will come in for about 10 half-hour sessions. These sessions will require a referee to go through a set of cognitive tasks and make splitsecond decisions. The researcher hopes that, ultimately, this software will make a difference in development of ofcials. If we see noticeable improvements, it leads the way for more research, Chomos said. More protocols to be developed for other ofcials in different sports.

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Finally we will have proof that your least favourite ref is terrible velop a lot of sport-specic protocols but there is nothing that has ever been looked at with ofciating. Reality is that a lot of the decisions and a lot of the things that the ofcials are doing on the ice are impacting the game substantially. I think that theres denitely a need to develop a similar tool for the referees of various sports to be able to train. Chomos is partnering with the Saskatchewan Hockey Association (SHA) for the project. Part of this research includes attaching a helmet camera to an official that they wear during the course of a game. The camera will collect first-person footage and then Chomos will take the video back to the lab and screen it. SHA referee Alex Giannoulis was one of the ofcials who used the helmet camera. He said it was a bit heavy at rst, but also kind of neat.

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the carillon | March 22 - 28, 2012

Future on the eld

Stefan Charles is working towards a career kicking ass and taking names
ed kapp
sports writer Ever since Stefan Charles first stepped on the gridiron in the 10th grade, the Scarborough product has wanted to someday make his living in the world of professional football. It was everything that I liked, said Charles, who is now an important member of the University of Regina Rams defensive line. It was aggressive, you had to work hard ... I liked it from the very get-go. Though Charles played basketball and soccer in his youth, it soon became clear to those around him that his aspirations of one day playing in the highly competitive world of professional football may be within his reach. My coaches told me that I had the fastest rst step that they had ever seen and, if I worked hard enough, I could probably go pretty far, recounted Charles, who spent a season under the tutelage of former CFL all-star defensive lineman Daved Beneeld while playing in the British Columbia Football Conference. More than half a decade since Charles who is to play his nal campaign as a Ram this year rst tried his hand at football, the 2011 first-team all-Canadian is closer than ever to making his living in the world of football. According to Akiem Hicks who has spent the past two CIS campaigns helping hold down the Rams defensive line the future

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appears to be quite bright for Charles. He is going to anchor the Regina Rams defence, said Akiem Hicks, a teammate of Charles and a two-time Canada West all-star who will most likely hear his name called at this years NFL draft. He has the ability to be something amazing and I know that right now hes grinding. Hes in the gym, hes hitting the weights, hes running.

Somewhere in here, Stefan Charles is ready to mess up someones whole day

I think that when he gets his chance, hes going to make the most of it and hes going to be an unstoppable force. So, my predictions for Stefan Charles for next year: I say all-Canadian, J. P. Metras winner, straight to the league ... Either [the CFL or the NFL]. Although he is closer than ever to entering the professional game at this point in his career and is, by all accounts, ready to

take the next step in the sport Charles, who is studying to become a social worker and currently works as a youth-care worker with the Ranch Ehrlo Society, has aspirations outside of the sport, too. I want to be able to help kids, said Charles, who grew up in a single-parent household with his older brother. I havent had that role model or even that person that would take that much

time to make sure that youre on the right track, you know? For the kids that grew up in Toronto, I can relate to that. ... The community that I come from is different. I just feel that I could give back more and make sure that kids are on the right track and not going down the wrong road.

Teacher by day, shotputter by night

Chris Pickering considers his future career options
autumn mcdowell
sports editor While it may be common for kids to enroll in basketball or football, it isnt often that you hear kids asking when the sign up date for shot put is. That is, unless your name is Chris Pickering. Pickering, a fourth-year member of the University of Regina track and eld team, admits that body type had a lot to do with him being thrust into a shotputters shoes rather early in life. I started in track when I was 12 years old. I was really young and I was a relatively big kid, Pickering said. I have been the same relative height since the sixth or seventh grade quite a bit lighter then but in track and I was a big kid so I tried [shot put] out and I was decent at it. Decent may be a rather large understatement considering that Pickering recently won a bronze medal at the CIS championships on March 10 in Winnipeg. Although he was one of only two Cougars to reach the podium, Pickering still feels his performance has room for improvement. I was relatively happy, I have think I could have done better and there is room for improvement. I know they say a lot about having to compete against yourself; I know a lot of guys that are better than I am, but you still have to have that drive to want to improve on your own, he said. Shot put isnt like basketball or football where there [are] hundreds and hundreds of guys, you dont have a whole team of dudes around you. It is still an individual sport so you have to have that drive to get better yourself. Although all the pressure is on Pickering when it comes to performing, the support that he has from the rest of the track and eld team is unbelievable. We have a really tight-knit, good group of guys and girls on our team, he said. Just being a part of that, going to meets and competing and having 10 or 15 other athletes on your team cheering for you, it would be very different to not have people there cheering for you. With the competition season over for now, Pickering will finally have some time to rest and, more importantly, time to heel an ever-growing list of injuries. A typical off season is about three weeks to heel, Pickering explained. This collar bone, luckily I dont need surgery, the pain is almost all the way gone. Then I have a partial tear on [my] pec, which is almost back to normal again, but it is going to be a couple more weeks. Then I have bursitis in the right elbow, which needs to get heeled, and I have two ribs out in the back that need to get xed. My knees from squatting three times a week need to get back to normal so I get about a month off and then back to training. Once Pickerings multiple injuries return to prime condition, he can start planning his future, for both his first choice and his back up plan. I know not next year but the year after there is a world university games here and I would like to qualify for that and then my last year is the year before the next Olympics, he said. I would definitely like to try and give it my best shot over the next three years to become an Olympic level thrower. If it comes to the fact that I dont become an Olympic level thrower, then I know that I have given it my best shot and I can move on and I can be a gigantic kindergarten teacher.

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been going through a few injuries this year, Pickering admitted. At the beginning of the season, I broke my left collarbone throwing weight so I more or less had to stop doing upper body stuff. So I am happy, but I really think I could have done better. Pickerings throw of 17.32 metres on the nal day of competi-

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tion was good enough for third place and the throw came within just one centimetre of breaking the U of R record, which Pickering set earlier in the season. Its kind of funny, in warmups that day I threw 18m and the day before I threw 18.47m, Pickering said. So, I was happy with how I did, but I definitely

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sports 15

Its even better in person

Regina Pats fans confirm that playoffs do exist
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autumn mcdowell
sports editor Its a bird! Its a plane! No, its the playoffs! Hockey fans in the Queen City didnt know what hit them on March 9. It was something so shocking it made you want to shed tears from your eyes while simultaneously piss your pants with excitement. That night, the Regina Pats clinched a playoff spot after earning a 5-4 win against the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors. When the nal horn sounded and the postseason berth was made official, fans didnt know what to do with themselves. While some wandered around the rink as if they were in the Twilight Zone, others drove wildly down Saskatchewan Drive honking their horns as obnoxiously as if someone had just been married. I suppose it was a wedding of sorts. After all, the Regina Pats were nally able to commit to the playoffs after a three-year relationship with a swamp donkey. Fans now have the right to rub success in opponents faces and, my God, they have earned that right. Pats fans have had to deal with the ongoing ridicule and constant chirps from opposing ond-place Moose Jaw Warriors in an epic battle that is sure to renew their highway rivalry. Even a few years ago, battles between the Warriors and Pats were almost always sold out. I remember being forced to be one of the losers with a standing room only ticket in my hand, just so I could take in a piece of the rivalry. The players and fans used to be so involved in the rivalry that even I was about ready to dummy an annoying Warriors fan that I was fortunate enough to have to stand beside. Hockey fans in Regina should take the opportunity while it is here to dabble in a little playoff action, even if it means gritting your teeth while some annoying Moose Jaw fan is kicking your seat, yelling the wrong calls at the ref, or awkwardly spilling popcorn on you. It is worth putting up with all of that crap just to see what the playoffs actually look like. The Regina Pats making the playoffs could be compared to a total solar eclipse. It only comes every few years, but there is always one jackass that misses it and consequentially has nothing to contribute to the conversation when everyone is talking about it later. Dont be that jackass. The playoff puck will officially drop in Moose Jaw on Friday.

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Playoffs, also known as ploffs

fans since the 2007-08 season, also known as the last time the Pats made the playoffs. Back then, the Pats sat second place in the Eastern Conference during the regular season, but went on to suffer a disappointing

conference quarterfinal playoff loss, even with the likes of future NHLers Jordan Eberle and Colton Teubert on the roster. This year, lets hope things are different. This year, the Pats are entering

the 2012 playoffs after a seventh place nish in the regular season. With the rst place Edmonton Oil Kings yes, you read that right, the Oil Kings are in rst getting a bye to the conference seminals, the Pats are set to take on the sec-

Ryerson has a historic season

The underdogs of the CIS made large strides this season
harlan nemers
eyeopener (ryerson university)) TORONTO (CUP) Since Ryerson was accredited as a university in 2001, the Ryerson Rams have been the laughingstock of Ontario University Athletics (OUA) ranks. However, with the recent resurgence of the mens basketball team, it seems as though a new era of winning has been ushered in. Last weekend, the Rams mens basketball team did something its never done: it captured sixth place in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) national championships. This was a season full of historic moments. For the rst time ever, the Rams won a game in the CIS championships. For the second time in the schools history, it reached the OUA nals and nished second in the OUA East for the second time ever, as well. The last time Ryerson was in the national championships was 1999 when it went 0-2, losing rst to the University of Alberta then Bishops University. I think the win just continues to set expectations I mean, we dont come here expecting to lose games, said head coach Roy Rana. We came here looking to win every game we play. Rana took over as head coach created a contending team in the CIS. Before Rana was here, we barely made the playoffs, said team captain Luke Staniscia. Now, were at nationals. Its a big reection of him as a coach. Despite the departure of their captain to graduation, the Rams have a lot to look forward to in the future. With Jahmal Jones ability to control the pace of the game, the Rams have a pointguard to anchor them for at least three more years. Surrounding Jones are a plethora of complimentary players, including Gauthier and Best, who are both elite scorers already. The Rams biggest weakness is their lack of size in the front court, but coach Rana will be looking to address their weaknesses during the off-season. Were going to be upgrading our roster and continuing to get better, he said. Few would have expected that a team that started the season 3-5 would produce one of the best seasons in Rams basketball history: a trio of individual awards, an upset of number two-seeded Lakehead in the OUA semi-nals and a win at the nationals. Whenever you get to the national championships, its a huge success, Rana said. For others, it wasnt as important, but for us, it was.

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in 2009 and led Ryerson to three consecutive playoff appearances, going 34-32 in that span. In 2010, Rana scouted what was considered Canadas best recruiting class when he selected Jahmal Jones and Jordon Gauthier. This year he

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added rookie Aaron Best to the Rams arsenal. Our recruiting classes are just amazing, said Rams fourth-year guard Ola Adegboruwa. Weve got a lot of good recruits and its good that theyre learning from

us [the veterans]. Saturdays win wasnt just a win for the team, but a win for the entire athletic department. The Rams performance in Halifax put Ryerson on the national radar. In his three years, Rana has quietly

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Op-Ed Editor: Edward Dodd op-ed@carillonregina.com the carillon | March 22 - 28, 2012

Dont drop the economy!

Careful! By reading this editorial, you might topple the fragile economy! OK, perhaps thats a little over-the-top, but the way the Conservative government falls over itself legislating people back to work, youll forgive me for thinking that if Nycole Turmel sneezes violently enough, the entire country will collapse into a nancial hell-storm from which no one will escape unscathed. Every time a union even makes a peep about striking, Labour Minister Lisa Raitt is there with a pen and paper to scribble down a law criminalizing taking collective action to improve workers benefits or salaries. In every case, be it Canada Post or Air Canada, unions are endangering the feeble economic recovery the Conservative government has cobbled together. And what a feeble recovery its been, based heavily on reinvigorating the signmaking industry by putting up Canadas Action Plan billboards everywhere while playing too coy about buying extremely expensive airplanes from foreign companies. The most recent Conservative strategy to put people back to work by cutting 30,000 jobs in the civil service is, to hear them tell it, a move that will inexplicably create more jobs. This right-sizing of the Federal civil service coincides with what is speculated to be a shockingly austere upcoming federal budget, one which will probably introduce spending cuts to everything from health care to the arts, a barebones budget that is a testament to our economic recovery and the competency of the government. However, an austere budget makes sense when you consider that in conjunction with spending cuts, the government has lowered taxes to a ludicrously low level for corporations, ensuring that once money ows into corporate coffers, there is no way to pry it back out. Combined with that, the reckless slashing of the GST from seven per cent to ve per cent has eliminated an estimated $12 billion from government revenue, a huge chunk of change that would go a long way towards eliminating the deficit without laying off thousands of Federal government jobs or maiming services that Canadians rely on. The rst problem with severe austerity

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and continually blaring on about the fragile state of the economy is that it creates a climate of fear that makes strong economic growth nearly impossible. How does scaring people into thinking the economy is fragile going to encourage them to spend their money? Fear will make people hoard their savings rather than invest them, creating a slow downward spiral that will eventually end in another severe recession, if not a depression. Its mind-boggling to see how illogical the Conservative strategy is from an economic standpoint. This leads into the second problem. I dont claim to be an economist, but I do know one of the rst things that they teach you in economics is that an increase in government spending provides far more economic stimulus than any lowering of taxes. While many try to discredit this idea as returning the government to constant decits, a concurrent increase in taxes, com-

bined with the increase in tax revenue from the economic growth stimulated by higher spending, will deliver a balanced budget with much less pain, suffering, and austerity than slashing funding and slashing taxes. This isnt Greece, where there is no money left to spend so the government shouldnt act like austerity is the only option. If Canada is really serious about stabilizing the economy, it should increase spending, not impose austerity. It should continue to provide excellent services to Canadians such as health care and old-age security rather than forcing them to wait longer in emergency rooms that are already overcrowded or work much later into their lives. While unpopular, raising taxes will be required to pay for an economic renewal. Rather than fear-mongering and ending collective bargaining rights, the government should clearly show it will not aban-

don the economy by hamstringing the country financially with lower taxes and lower spending. It is true that smaller government is the goal of the Conservative government, but frankly, smaller government is not the direction this country should go if we want stable economic growth. The government didnt become so large unnecessarily it entered into the economy in response to the failure of the free-market economy during the Great Depression. Unless we want a return to the economic conditions of the depression, its time the government stepped up and took a leadership role in stimulating the economy.

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opinion

Greedy students
Last week, thousands of Qubcois CEGEP and university students went on strike. Unsurprisingly, the issue is tuition hikes. As it is, average annual university tuition in Qubec is the lowest in the country. In fact, the province has had a tuition freeze for 33 of the past 43 years. However, while student costs have remained artificially low, university operating costs have increased and the province is no longer capable of shouldering this excessive burden. I believe the student bodies, and the students themselves who are militantly resisting tuition hikes, are deceiving themselves and sabotaging the future of their state nances. The government plan is to increase tuition by $325 per year, for ve years. This means an increase of the average tuition of $2,168 per year to $3,793, which would still be among the lowest rates in the country. As the Quebec Minister of Finance pointed out, student tuition today represents only 13 per cent of the universities revenue, as opposed to 26 per cent back in the 1960s (after which point the freezes largely came into effect). It is unrealistic to expect Qubec, one of the most socialist and taxed regions of North America, to further sustain what amounts to university student subsidies. The government simply cannot afford it, and it is indeed taking a brave step by prioritizing the fiscal health of Quebec. Indeed, $3,793 per year in tuition is but a token investment in your own future. The striking students believe that government should be the full provider of everything. What the students dont understand is that the government cannot cough up money out of the blue and that at this point its simply impossible for the province to keep up its spending. The strikers have grown up to believe that government can and should provide for everything that they need, a psyche born out of a long history of cultural revolution. Is it really surprising that Quebec is now one of the most scally unstable provinces? It is not a coincidence that last year saw the founding of a new fiscally conservative party in the province (Coalition Avenir Qubec). Whether or not you are rightleaning, it is impossible to deny that this party has a point when it says Quebec cannot sustain its current expenditures. The math is undeniable. The Qubcois students are renowned for their complaining attitude, accusing the government of withholding student rights and money indeed, these current strikes have had precedents as recent as last year. These students are like Canadas Tea Party movement, but in reverse: government is actually not big enough, nor does it spend enough. Its amazing that the grieving students cannot grasp that Quebec underwent an economic downturn, as did every other Western state.. University tuition hike is never a desirable option, but given the unfortunate facts on Quebecs nances and the virtually negligible student tuition fees, it is a necessity to see students take on a greater burden for their education.

sbastien potvin
contributor

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the carillon | March 22 - 28, 2012

The party was a riot

Ah, St. Patricks Day: a day to act as if you are Irish even though you are not and perpetuate stereotypes about the drunken Irish fellow with his smashing accent while consuming large amounts of Guinness. What a wonderful concept if you are the brewer of Guinness. This year, the holiday had the added benet of warm weather, no snow, rain, or wind, making it perfect for an early spring BBQ. If only that were the only thing going up in ames. Students in London, Ont., decided that the normal festivities were just too unCanadian and spiced things up Canuck style. Someone started playing Three Days Graces Lets Start a Riot and someone who had consumed copious amounts of Guinness took the song to heart and did just that. Once again, Canadians made international news, and its not for their peacekeeping abilities. I guess when you play hard and party hard, you have to blow steam off hard as well. Nearly $100,000 in damage was done and at least 11 people have been arrested so far. It must have been a cold night in London,, unlike on the Prairies, because the rioters started a bonfire using a TV truck and TV sets. When police tried to contain this happy expression of utter stupidity, the rioters decided to throw projectiles at the ofcers. If you thought Harper was damaging our peacekeeping reputation, these guys were aiming to challenge him for supremacy in that area. Lets be serious here, though. It is a bloody shame that Canadians have managed to get themselves in the headlines once again for starting a riot in a Canadian city. This is not some totalitarian state, at least not yet, where violent protest is going to achieve some type of political goal. London doesnt even have an NHL team to lose the Stanley Cup finals for heavens sake! There was no good reason for this random expression of destruction. To be honest, I dont know nor do I care what motivated this. Blaming alcohol is unacceptable. Everything is a choice. These idiots deserve to get hit with paying for the damage they caused to the community, and then a little extra. If their parents complain that such a punishment is too harsh, we could always let Stephen Harper and Vic Toews have a crack at them. I have a feeling these rioters would spend the next two years or so behind bars then. Hell, if the parents complain, they can join their moronic kids in cleaning the mess up. This behaviour is utterly pathetic. Im sure that somewhere in Saskatchewan a party got a little out of hand as well over St. Patricks Day, but no one started a riot because of it. Im not saying that folks here are better than in B.C. or Ontario, but we are slowly starting to narrow down the provinces where people do and dont start riots. Lets take bets on where the next one is.

sebastian prost
contributor

thedependent.ca

Pictured: the power of a Three Days Grace song

Unfriend the elderly

EDMONTON (CUP) People say you should respect and listen to your elders, as though old people are Yoda, dripping with wisdom they should dispense every chance they get. Thats bullshit. Old people are some of the least sophisticated and knowledgeable people on this planet. If you want proof, you need only look to Facebook. For the sake of this argument, Im going to consider anyone over the age of 50 elderly. We all have old people on our friends list and theyre usually family members or someone otherwise closely related to us. Yeah, we love them in real life, but they are a plague on Facebook that needs to be deleted. Old people have no idea how to use the Internet. How many times have you logged onto your Facebook only to see your news feed clogged with stupid status updates and crappy Facebook game notications from your elderly friends? Its bad enough when I have to put up with shit from people in my cohort, but when I see old people doing it I start to seriously doubt the supposed wisdom of our elders. Did you know that 99 per cent of people wont have the guts to repost a status about some stupid bullshit about some stupid faux-activist cause? I know that they wont have the guts. I know that because old people post that stuff all the time. But 100 per cent of me doesnt give a shit. Posting a status about breast cancer awareness or human rights crises accomplishes nothing. Keep that crap off my newsfeed. Even worse is when they post supposedly funny images from the 90s and all their other old-people friends comment on them, explaining how they are so amusing and relevant to their lives. Give it a rest. Its nice that you nally found your way onto the Internet, but the rest of us saw it years ago. The elderly can also wreak havoc on Facebook statuses. Nothing diminishes your cool status like having an older relative comment on it. I mean come on, Grandma: Im stealing quotes about atheism from Richard Dawkins and George Carlin and claiming them as my own so I can show my friends how witty and edgy I am. I dont need you liking or commenting lol or Thats nice, dear Love Grandma, on my status. And old people love Facebook games like they love going to bed early, complaining about new music, and eating mashed vegetables. I dont really have a problem with that. Sure, Facebook games are stupid and pointless, but to each his own. What pisses me off is the ood of invites I get telling me to join these games. I dont need to know how many points youve accumulated in Farmville or Mob Wars. Save my ngers the effort of ignoring your invites and dont send them to me. If you really need to brag about it that badly, you can tell me about it in real life. And even then Ill probably ignore you. Facebook is an amazing modern invention thats being ruined by a bunch of old dinosaurs. Im not suggesting old people should be kicked off Facebook, because that would be mean. Instead, they should have limited Facebook options. Log on, wish me a happy birthday. and then log off. No statuses, no game invites, no comments. Get off my Facebook, you damn oldies.

Democracy, not robocracy

VANCOUVER (CUP) When it was announced that the rst conviction had been doled out to a culprit of the Stanley Cup riots, people rejoiced. The general sentiment seemed to be that justice had nally been served. Yet when the story broke early last week suggesting that the last federal election had been littered with fraud, many labelled it as typical dirty politics instead of what it actually was: potentially illegal. This is simply a smear campaign, without any basis, said Prime Minister Stephen Harper in the House of Commons on Feb. 29. He was referring to accusations against the Conservative party that suggested they were responsible for a series of robocalls during the last federal election. The phone calls were made to potential voters, asking if the residents would be voting for the Liberal or NDP candidate in their riding. In some circumstances, the caller impersonated Elections Canada and told the would-be voter that their polling station had been moved. The Conservatives soon began arguing that the whole situation was concocted by a bunch of sore losers. They went on to suggest that there was not enough evidence to support these claims while voters from at least 38 ridings were simultaneously reporting they were victims of these robocalls. Soon, they stopped trying to deflect questions and instead began trying to put the blame on the Liberal party. The Conservatives claimed that the Liberals had been using a phone company in North Dakota to make these calls, but the NDP was quick to point out that there were two companies, the other one in Canada, who were unrelated but had similar names. Liberal MP Frank Valeriote told CBC that it is ridiculous to think that Liberals would try and suppress their own voters from coming out to vote. The robocall issue is going to be on the table for a while, particularly as Elections Canada decides to what extent they are going to investigate given the fact that some 31,000 people have now come forward to complain about robocalls during the election. In the meantime, nearly 40,000 Canadians have signed an online petition demanding that a full public inquiry is conducted. Although many MPs have also expressed their anger and frustration regarding various facets of the scandal, we still dont know precisely what happened. People are angry, and with just cause. Something is going on, but the only way were going to nd out is if the authorities take charge. Instead of initiating a rapid inquiry, as Rex Murphy pointed out on CBCs The National, Mr. Harper is wearing his injured, angry face. Politicians need to be held responsible for their actions, just like everyone else. They are Canadian citizens, and should be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law after all, they are the ones making those laws. The robocalls affected individuals' ability to vote, and no one should be allowed to take away that most fundamental right that is the basis of democracy. Politics are integral to the way we live in Canada. Certainly, they can be trying at times, but that is no reason to ignore them altogether. Why are we able to celebrate someone being punished for destroying physical property, yet are only mildly irritated by the robocalls that could amount to destroying our democracy. This cant be reduced simply to dirty politics. As Rick Mercer aptly pointed out, We have always agreed that voting is a fundamental right. This is not a left or a right thing, this is just a thing. If we dont believe in that, what else do we have to believe in?

darcy ropchan
gateway (university of alberta)

samantha thompson
capilano courier (capilano university)

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