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In keeping with our reckless, devil-may-care image, our of-fice has absolutely no concrete information on the Carillonsformative years readily available. What follows is the storythats been passed down from editor to editor for over fortyyears.

In the late 1950s, the University of Regina planned the con-struction of several new buildings on the campus grounds.One of these proposed buildings was a bell tower on the aca-demic green. If you look out on the academic green today,the first thing youll notice is that it has absolutely nothingresembling a bell tower.

The University never got a bell tower, but what it did getwas the Carillon, a newspaper that serves as a symbolic belltower on campus, a loud and clear voice belonging to eachand every student.

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Electioneering!Elections for the 2011-12 students union havealready begun, and voting will begin on March16. URSU has the candidates list online, but

keep yourself posted by following@the_carillon on Twitter, befriending Carillon

Newspaper on Facebook, and visitingcarillonregina.com for briefs and updates.

Dont just rely on us, either. Contactcandidates yourself, and find out how theyll

make your vote worthwhile.And please vote.

Hurdles, shot put, distancerunning, high jump, and longjump. Pentathalons arent ex-actly slight. U of R studentsChelsea Valois and JeremyEckert, two Cougars track andfield athletes, will be testingtheir endurance at the CISchampionships on March 10.And this year, they mightcome out on top.

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As the school year is approaching itsend so too are URSUs student repre-sentatives terms, which brings us toelections. Most students may have al-ready noticed campaign posters plas-tered throughout the school, tables inthe Riddell Centre, and presentationstaking place in classrooms. As a pre-view for the week leading up to theMarch 16 and 17 vote, we have con-ducted a Q & A with the URSU presi-dent candidates to let you get to knowthem better.

The Carillon: Who is (candidate)?Kent Peterson: I am a fourth-yearbusiness student here at the Universityof Regina. Ive been involved in cam-pus life ever since I got to university.Ive been elected to the board of direc-tors at the Carillon; I served two termson the board. Ive also written for theCarillon and was hired as a businessmanager. Doing that job you meet a lotof different people and do a lot of dif-ferent things. Its all created a sense ofpride for me in the University ofRegina campus.Reid Hill: Well, hes a fourth-year his-tory major with a political science mi-nor. Hes been under three presidentshere: Mike Burton, [Jessica Sinclair],and Kyle Addison. Hes seen it all, hes

done it all, and hes been active in artsfor a long time helping out with thearts society and so on whenever hecan.Kyle Addison: Kyle Addison is afourth-year business student at theUniversity of Regina. He is the cur-rent president of the University of

Regina students union, serving hissecond term and looking forward to atleast attempting going on to a thirdterm.

TC: What do you think students wantfrom their students union?KP: Students want a union that advo-cates for them. Last year tuition wentup five per cent and the year before itwent up three per cent. Students wanta union that will advocate for a tuitionfreeze. The financial barrier is goingup and that adversity affects all peo-ple; it certainly affects women, FirstNations people, and low income fam-ilies more than anyone else. I dont

want to see those people have to dropout of school or not be allowed tocome here in the first place. We have ahousing crisis in the city of Regina andthe students union has a central roleto play in that. It can lobby the univer-sity and the provincial government tofund affordable housing projects oncampus.RH: A big one is better communica-tions, thats what I think students re-ally want. They want to know whatsgoing on, they dont want to be left inthe dark or left to last minute onwhats going on; they want to see it ona wall. When a referendum or any-thing is happening they want to knowit right then and there and ask thesequestions: Why is this happeningnow? What is this? Who are the play-

ers?KA: Well, there are three issues con-cerning students right now. Those is-sues are affordable tuition rates,increased sponsorship and[Presidents Advisory Committee]funding, along with that decreasedstudent fees which tie into affordable

tuition, and better parking services.

TC: What are you going to do ifelected?KP: Currently URSU executives getdiscounts at the Owl. We all, as stu-dents, own that bar and grill and there-fore we are the ones paying for theirlunches. I dont think thats appropri-ate, fair, or responsible. If the Voice ofStudents team is elected we will elim-inate those Owl discounts. CurrentlyURSU executives get two free classeseach and every semester. If we areelected we will cut in half the numberof free classes we can get, and thenprobably reduce it to zero once we

know where we would allot thatmoney.RH: I want to see if I can lower tu-ition, or at minimum if I can freeze it.I want to see that the website and allthe communication is upgraded andfixed. I want to bring in a U-Pass. Wetried to bring in a U-Pass [two yearsago]; it was put down but I want to seea U-Pass that has more options for stu-dents; opt-in, opt-out. Give the stu-dents a choice instead of making itmandatory. The students need achoice.KA: With affordable tuition whatwere trying to do and what were go-ing to do is lobby the provincial gov-ernment on a tuition freeze. Well beissuing them a document stating whya tuition freeze benefits students and

how it helps them sustain a positiveeducational experience. If thats nothighly perceived by the governmentwere going to be moving to what wecall plan B and thats a tuition manage-ment strategy which is a strategy thatwould place a cap on tuition increaserates annually to hopefully two per

cent. Were going to increase PACfunding to all the student societies andincrease sponsorship funding for clubsand whatnot simply because we havea much higher amount of clubs thanweve had in any other year. Wevehad a much higher request for spon-sorship so that needs to be addressed.For decreased fees, since being electedin 2009, For Students have taken theOwl from a $190,000 per year deficit tobe in the black and retain a [projected]profit of $40 000. We can reduce stu-dent fees now and save students be-tween $10,000 to $20,000 in theupcoming year. We can also cut in halfthe locker fees, so thats another posi-

tive thing. When students are trying tomake it to class on time its hard tofind a parking spot for two reasons:one is because they oversell the lot,and two is because there are simplynot enough parking stalls. So we needto lobby the university to increase thenumber of parking stalls and elimi-nate the fact that they oversell the lots.

TC: Why should students vote foryou?KP: Students should vote for us be-cause were a fresh voice, some newfaces that not only have alternativeviews and new ideas, but also the ex-perience on campus to implementthose ideas. We have a 10-page policydocument on our Facebook groupthats open and transparent; anyone

can go read it. We really want feed-back and input. We suggest things likecommunity gardens, green roofs oncampus, better public transportation,and more direct bus routes to the uni-versity. Students also want a studentgovernment that involves the commu-nity. Community in a larger sense as in

the University of Regina and the cityof Regina; but community also in thegroups we associate with. Some peo-ple cant go into the bar, yet we rou-tinely hold student events there. Wewould stop doing that because wethink it excludes them. I think thatwere listening to their ideas and pre-senting something that a studentsunion should be doing. The Voice ofStudents team vows that if theres evera referendum, if we are elected, thatwe will not choose one side. We dontthink thats fair and its certainly ismore divisive than its worth. We willfund both sides; we will say: heressome money, go run a campaign I

think this is what should have beendone with the [Canadian Federationof Students] campaigns.RH: Im an arts major and I want torepresent the overall school and notjust business students and their inter-ests. I want to see that the majority isshown every other class of studentsin the school should have a say andneed to have a say. All the collegesshould have a say not to be margin-alized, especially the student groups.Some have been marginalized in thepast and they shouldnt be marginal-ized anymore. They should be put tothe forefront and given a say.KA: I think we represent every stu-dent on campus. Theres something inour platform for everyone and wehave a very diverse team. We included

not only the executives on our teambut we also have members that arerunning for board positions and sen-ate. There is no one philosophicalalignment of interest on our team,theres very different ideologies and Ithink that we make the perfect ballground to represent every student.

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March 10 - 16, 2011

One hundred twenty-seven yearsago, women were considered toodelicate to be so involved in politicsto need a vote.

Fifty-one years ago, the libera-tion movement was just in its in-fancy.

Thirty years ago, a womanneeded a witness to prosecute forrape.

With all the progress thewomens movement has made, itseasy to believe that all of the battlesfor equality have been won. WithMarch storming in like a lion, itsalso a reminder of the fight manywomen still face in Canada. Marchis International Womens month,with March 8 specifically set asideas International Womens day.

Despite being a country thatprides itself on its mosaic of cul-tures, Meelu Sachdev of the ReginaImmigrant Womens Society hasseen what women immigrating toCanada have to deal with every day.

Women who are immigrants,of course they are marginalized to agreat extent, she explained. Tobring their standards up to par istaking us a long time.

Sachdev works daily withwomen who have made Canadatheir home. One problem these

women often face is losing the com-munity and family that were pillarsin their lives before they left.

They dont have any familysupport because, usually, they arethe support. Theyre the mother, thewife, the everybody. So they losetheir support systems.

Its a problem all too commonfor University of Regina student(and, full disclosure, Carillon staffwriter) Iryn Tushabe. She has beencalling Regina home since leavingKampala, Uganda. Even thoughTushabe found Canadians to befriendly, she couldnt help but feel aculture shock.

It was really, really bad,Tushabe said of her first memoriesof Canada. It was right in the mid-dle of winter, and I had clothes thatI thought were warm enough. But,really, they werent at all. I felt like Iwas naked.

Raising a child and going toschool can be difficult for anyone.However, Tushabe found that ad-justing to a new country withoutthe support shed had in Uganda made it even harder.

Its been hard because I have akid and I am a student. Often times,youll need help because you cantgo to school with a baby.Sometimes, daycares are not readilyavailable, she explained. At home,there would have been people Iknew. That was really hard, and it

was mostly because I was in a for-eign land.

Tushabe is in the process of re-ceiving her degree in film and videoproduction, and has already takenstrides in the documentary industry.Despite this progress, she has runinto another issue that is commonfor international women.

Being a woman in a competi-tive world, especially a woman whois not at home just puts you at adouble disadvantage, shes found.Now, being in a foreign place,where you know no one and youare a woman it is that muchharder.

According to Sachdev,Tushabes difficulties are a commonproblem. The labour market is ... ahuge challenge.

To celebrate the month dedi-cated to women dealing with thesetrials, the Regina ImmigrantWomens Centre will be putting ona production of Far From Home bya theatre group called Sheatre.

Its highlighting healthy rela-tionships. Specifically, by showingus unhealthy relationships like

dating violence so that we cancome to know what healthy isnt,said Sachdev.

The production can be seen atthe Hindu Temple on the closing ofInternational Womens month,March 31. Men and women of allcultures are encouraged to attend.

International Womens Day, andits accompanying month, provide atime for the world to look at how farwomen have come. But, it shouldalso serve as a reminder of how farthings still need to go for equalityfor all women. Sachdev said she be-lieves issues brought up during thismonth of awareness have far-reach-ing consequences that affect morethan just women.

Its funny how those issues wesay are immigrant womens issuesactually are all womens issues.These are human issues. Women arethe backbone of society.

Women whoare immigrants,of course theyare marginalizedto a great ex-tent.

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1909: The first NationalWomens Day was celebratedon February 28

1911: The first InternationalWomens Day was celebratedon March 19, but only inAustria, Denmark, Germany,and Switzerland

1913: March 8 is set as theofficial date

1975: Declared InternationalWomens Year

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After reports surfaced two weeks agothat suggested the federalConservative Party was trying to, es-sentially, rename the Government ofCanada the Harper Government,the response among Canadians hasbeen overwhelmingly negative.

On Thursday, March 3, theCanadian Press revealed that a direc-tive was sent to public servants lastyear, advising them that the termGovernment of Canada should bereplaced in all federal communica-tions with the term HarperGovernment. Public servants fromfour different line departments con-

firmed to the Canadian Press thatthey received instructions from thePrime Minister and the PrivyCouncil Office that serves him tochange their terminology.

Within a few hours, the story hadproven to be a controversial topic, es-pecially among Canadians on the in-ternet.

While there are many who thinkthe Conservative Partys actions areappropriate, and many journalistsand the general public have long re-ferred to the governing party by thename of their leader, many have beendeeply offended by what they believeto be an arrogant Conservative Partyshowing its hubris.

On the social media site Twitter,aside from a select few who defendedthe Conservative Partys actions, theresponse from Canadians has so farbeen extremely negative.

As Canadian Twitter user wil-droselibs (Wild Rose Liberals) put it:It soils our national administrationand governing apparatus to evenconsider referring to them as TheStephen Harper Government.Shabby.

Sorry Stephen, its TheGovernment of Canada, not theHarper Government, wrote lo_fye(Derek Martin).

One more, CoreyTamas, stated,Dear Stephen Harper: You serve theoffice. You are not the office.

On March 3, a petition whichdemand[ed] that all official refer-ences to the Canadian governmentcontinue to use Government ofCanada [and] any official reference toHarper Government should be im-mediately ceased, was put online.At press time, the petition, I Am(Not Stephen Harpers) Canadian,had been electronically signed bynearly 15,000 Canadians.

In an effort to take advantage ofthe publics disapproval, on Saturday,March 5, the federal Liberal party be-gan airing radio ads in Quebec, ex-pressing their disbelief in theConservative Party equating theCanadian federal government withPrime Minister Harper.

Like you, I am profoundlyshocked, Liberal Leader MichaelIgnatieff said in the ad. Its totallyunacceptable. The government ofCanada is not the government of Mr.Harper. Its the government of citi-zens, the government of all the citi-zens of Canada.

Although the ConservativePartys attempts to re-brand theGovernment of Canada have thus farreceived mixed reactions, to say theleast, it is difficult to forecast whatimpact, if any, the ConservativesPartys actions will have on votersminds in the impending federal elec-tion in the coming months.

In an effort to ensure that SaudiArabia doesnt go the way of Tunisia,Egypt, or Libya, the Saudi Arabianfederal government has officiallybanned all public demonstrationsthroughout the Middle Eastern na-tion.

Although the Saudi govern-ments decision to ban all publicdemonstrations was doubtless in-spired by the successful uprisings inboth Tunisia and Egypt, the ongoingcrisis in Libya, and any of the severalother North African nations currentlyon the brink of revolution, the rulingcame in direct response to demon-strations by a number of the nationsShiite population in Saudi ArabiasEastern Province.

On Thursday, March 3, 22 pro-testers were arrested at a rally inwhich an estimated 200 demonstra-

tors called for the release of a numberof prisoners in Al-Qatif.

A day later, several hundredShiites once again demonstrated inEastern Province, calling for the re-lease of a detained Shiite cleric and anumber of other prisoners. On thesame day, a similar demonstrationwas held in Al-Qatif, but was quicklydispersed by Saudi security forces.In response to a week of minorprotests, King Abdullahs interiorministry declared that any type ofdemonstration in Saudi Arabiawould be henceforth considered ille-gal.

It is alleged that the Saudi inte-rior ministry fears such demonstra-tions, although relatively harmless atthe onset, could overflow into the rest

of the country including largercities like Riyadh and Jeddah.

In a statement issued last week,Saudi Arabias Council of SeniorClerics, a group of religious scholars,backed the interior ministrys deci-sion to ban public protests through-out the country.

The council ... affirms thatdemonstrations are forbidden in thiscountry. The correct way in Shariah[law] of realizing common interest isby advising, which is what theProphet Muhammad established.Reform and advice should not be viademonstrations, and ways that pro-voke strife and division. This is whatthe religious scholars of this countryin the past and now have forbiddenand warned against.

In response to the latest crack-

down on demonstrations, pro-democracy activists in Saudi Arabiasay that peaceful protests are withintheir right.

We are really worried by the de-tentions and harassment that peoplewho take part in protests are facing,said a statement signed by 15 promi-nent Saudi human rights activists onSunday. These practices conflictwith the right of peaceful associationthat the kingdom committed to ... atthe U.N. Human Rights Council.

As noted in the Human RightsWatchs 2010 World Report, it ap-pears as if Saudi Arabias Shiite pop-ulation has reason to be less thansatisfied with their current situation.

Saudi Arabia systematically dis-criminates against its religious mi-norities. In particular, Shia in theEastern Province. Official discrimi-nation against Shia encompasses reli-gious practices, education, and thejustice system. Government officialsexclude Shia from employment and

decision making, and publicly dis-parage their faith.

Although it is unclear what im-pact the Saudi governments newestpiece of legislature will have on thefuture of the nation, it is clear thatKing Abdullah, who recentlypledged the equivalent of over C$37billion in benefits to many of thecountrys poorest citizens while en-hancing security measures againstpublic demonstrations, has no inter-est in seeing Saudi Arabia becomethe next nation to see its oppressedpopulation overthrow its authoritar-ian regime.

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Exploration is in our nature. We beganas wanderers, and we are wanderers still.We have lingered long enough on the cos-mic ocean. We are ready to set sail for thestars.-Carl Sagan, American astronomer

After 30 years, over 130 successfulmissions, and two very tragic disas-ters, NASAs shuttle program is com-ing to an end.

So, what does the future hold forhuman space travel and exploration?

NASAs successor to the shuttleprogram was to be the Constellationprogram, which had hopes of finallyreturning humans to the moon, aswell as eventually sending them toMars. Unfortunately for the pro-

grams supporters, President Obamaofficially put an end to this programin October 2010, insisting that NASAget out of the budget-eating crewedspaceflight business and allocate theirresources to other scientific endeav-ors, like robotic spaceflight and ex-ploration.

The hope is that the private com-panies with a firm footing in the spaceindustry will take the lead towardsmaking space travel more innovative,successful, and affordable. Many ofthese companies have worked as sub-contractors for NASA in the past, de-veloping and building the variousspacecrafts and rockets seen over theyears. NASA will continue to workwith these companies for both mu-tual benefit and greater innovation.

Dr. Martin Beech, University ofRegina professor of astronomy, is op-timistic for the effects the transitionwill have on the human space travelindustry. He said he believes the pri-vate sector will excel in certain areasof the industry, mainly space touri smand low-earth orbit. Competition be-tween companies will drive the pricedown, generating more and more in-terest in space travel.

Virgin Galactic, headed by Britishentrepreneur Richard Branson, is cur-rently developing a fleet of spaceshipsto carry paying passengers to low-earth orbit to experience weightless-ness. The price tag? A mere $200,000per ticket.

Another big name to look out foris SpaceX, founded by the enthusias-tic entrepreneur Elon Musk. SpaceXmade history on Dec. 8, 2010, by beingthe first private company to send a

manned spacecraft to orbit the earth.Intrestingly, Musk has a family tie toRegina his mother was born here.

Many others have begun taking alead role in specific divisions of spacetravel and tourism.

A company called Orbital special-izes in launch vehicles. BigelowAerospace is in the space habitat busi-ness, with several large-scale spacestations currently in development. Inthe next decade, when you take yourfamily to spend a week in an outerspace hotel, expect to stay at aBigelow.

It may initially seem like a stepbackwards to cancel the Constellationprogram, but Beech says its the firststep on the ladder towards innova-tion.

As for the moon and Mars, itsstill going to be a while, but heres areassuring instance from history tothink about in the meantime.

In 1961, spurred by competitionwith the USSR, President Kennedyannounced the United States goal toland a man on the moon by the end ofthe decade. Eight years later, threemen successfully traveled the entire384,000 km there and back, provingthat humans are capable of just aboutanything. Just think of how fast thingscould move with the space travel in-dustry in the hands of the competitiveprivate sector.

SASKATOON (CUP) TheManitoba chapter of the CanadianFederation of Students has lodged acomplaint with the Canadian JudicialCouncil over sexist remarks made bya Manitoba judge in a recent ruling.

Justice Robert Dewar was pre-siding over the case of KennethRhodes, who was found guilty ofsexual assault. Dewar ignored theCrowns recommendation thatRhodes be sentenced to at least threeyears in prison and instead gave hima conditional sentence of two years;meaning Rhodes would serve no jailtime.

In addition, Dewar commentedthat the victim had been wearing atube top and a lot of makeup, andthat sex was in the air the night ofthe assault.

Following Dewars comments atRhodes Feb. 18 sentencing hearing,the CJC has received a number ofcomplaints and there have beenprotests in front of Winnipegs courtbuilding.

The protests highlight a wide-spread loss of confidence in Dewarsability to administer justice appro-priately, says CFS-Manitobasspokesperson Alanna Makinson.

From the outcry the publicoutcry its very, very clear thatManitobans have lost faith in JudgeDewars ability to adequately pro-vide justice to victims of sexual as-sault and just in general, she said.Makinson says her organizationlodged its complaint with the CJCbecause they would like to see Dewarheld accountable for his pernicious

statements.

The message is that women areresponsible for their own victimiza-tion and that perpetrators of sexualassault will not be punished for theiractions and, frankly, that theyre notto blame for their actions, is incredi-bly damaging and irresponsible, shesaid.

The message that rape is aboutcontrol, domination, and humilia-tion, and not about sex, should bethe one that is coming across.

The numbers of individuals andgroups lodging complaints againstDewar seem to agree. Even the gov-ernment of Manitoba plans to lodge acomplaint once a transcript of thetrial is made available.

Jennifer Howard, who is theminister of labour and the minister

responsible for the status of women,is going to file a complaint with theCJC, said Howards spokespersonRachel Morgan. The complaint isover the words that were used in thesentencing hearing.

Unlike CFS-Manitoba, theManitoba government has not yet de-cided what outcome it would like tosee as a result of its complaint.Morgan said the government wouldwait to see what the council de-cides.

The council, which has jurisdic-tion over more than 1,100 judgesacross Canada, has said it will notcomment until after it has ruled onthe complaints it receives. Accordingto the CJCs web site, most com-plaints are handled within threemonths.

Until then, Dewar will be al-lowed to continue hearing cases.However, he will not hear cases of asexual nature and he will have a re-duced caseload.

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VANCOUVER (CUP) As a younghacker with a track record of crack-ing some of the most well-knownwebsites on the Internet, every daybrings Chris Russo something newand unexpected.

Within the first month of 2011,Russo found himself wrapped up inthe centre of a major publicity storm

that pitted him against the founderof the worlds largest free datingwebsite, Plenty of Fish. In the me-dia, Chris was villainized, describedas a threat to security that had ex-posed Plenty of Fishs 30,000,000members.

But it wasnt the first time he hasstirred controversy with a majorwebsite. Just six months earlier, inJuly 2010, Russo hacked The PirateBay, making a name for himself withhis reported ability to access fourmillion accounts worth of user data.

At his home in Buenos Aires,during a Skype interview, Russopaints a picture of the 23 years thatled up to his worldwide notoriety.

While his youthfulness is frequentlymentioned in the media, reportsrarely note that Russo already hasover a decade of experience. Russogot his own computer when he wasonly eight and began to teach himselfprogramming by reading forums.

I [found] I could communicatewith computers better than I couldwith humans, he said. But his firstintroduction to the world of hackingcame through romance.

I had a discussion with the girlI was dating, so I got interested inhacking her email account. I guessthat was the way I started with secu-rity-related topics, Russo said. Afterthat, he founded and ran several dif-ferent underground communities be-fore heading off to university, where

he studied to become a software en-gineer at Argentinas UniversidadArgentina de la Empresa.

But like Bill Gates or MarkZuckerberg, a university degree was-nt in the cards.

I was wasting my time so Ijust didnt go back [to university] oneday, said Russo.

The years of self-teaching were abig factor. I already had the te chni-cal knowledge in programming thatwas interesting for me in the career,so I decided to quit and focus di-rectly on my own business.

This led him to create Insilence,an Internet-penetration testing busi-ness, which has grown to employfive researchers.

Today, the word hacker has anegative connotation, one thatevokes viruses, information theft andfear. Russo is often portrayed as avillain in the media. For example, a

Feb. 11 article in the Financial Postsaid, Chris Russo must have hadsome bad online dating experiences.Less than two weeks after the self-described security researcher basedin Argentina accessed theVancouver-based online dating web-site Plenty of Fish, it now appears hehas set his sights on eHarmony, asimilar web-based romanceprovider.

However, Russo explained thathe has come under fire because of astereotype fabricated by Hollywooddramas in the 1990s. He insisted that,unlike the movies, there are distincttypes of hackers.

A hacker is basically a personwith advanced technical knowledge.This doesnt mean that everyone

whos into hacking is a criminal, heexplained. You, as a hacker, can pro-vide services to companies seeking ...security solutions, release public ad-visories, create tools in order to ex-pose a certain vulnerability or sell

services to underground communi-ties, develop malware or viruses, sellstolen information or even stealmoney from others.

This isnt something related tothe profession itself, but the ethicsand education of the person. Itsmostly like the difference between apoliceman and a thief. The fact thatyou have skills aiming a gun or ana-lyzing weak points in a structuredoesnt mean that youll necessarilyuse such skills to cause harm.

So where does Russo stand ishe a cop or a robber?

While the Pirate Bay hack stirredallegations that Chris profited fromselling information about users

downloads on the site, he publiclyde The Pirate Bay hack was closelylinked to a government, thats all Ican say.

In the case of Plenty of Fish,Russos actions take a wildly differ-ent plot line, depending on thesource of the information.

When asked about the incidentin person one month later, he said, Ididnt hack into Plenty of Fish. Whatwe did was reporting a security vul-nerability to its owner, just like weregularly do when we find some-thing vulnerable on the web manypeople [think] that hackers like usbreak into the security of the site, butthe reality is that we never broke intoit, we just informed about the poten-tial risk of a website running like

that.If you were a firefighter, andyou saw a fire on the street, youwould stop to put it out, wouldntyou?

alicia woodsideubyssey(university ofbritish columbia)

Chris Russomust have had

some bad onlinedating experi-ences. Less thantwo weeks after ...[he] accessed theVancouver-basedonline dating web-site Plenty of Fish,it now appears hehas set his sightson eHarmony, asimilar web-based

romance provider.

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Monday, March 14

11:00AM 2:00PMSoup kitchen & pressconference (Multi-Purpose Room, Riddell

Centre, U of R)

Tuesday, March 15

8:00AM 11:00AMPancake breakfast(Multi-Purpose Room,Riddell Centre, U of R)

Wednesday, March16

11:00AM 2:00PMDowntown donations(F.W. Hill Mall)

Thursday, March 17

11:00AM 4:00PMSt. Patricks Day Party(5th floor EducationBuilding, U of R)

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Poverty (The Owl, U ofR)

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the carillon, March 10 - 16, 2011a&c

Essex CountyJeff LemireTop Shelf Productions

Unfaithful nuns, betrayal, ice hockey,and aliens all are part of JeffLemires Essex County, a collectionof three graphic novels that was oneof the finalists in CBCs CanadaReads competition. The three indi-vidual books, Tales From the Farm,Ghost Stories, and The CountryNurse, each tell a di fferent story, but

as collected in Essex County, they col-lectively tell a larger, and quite tragic,story of a southern Ontario commu-nity struggling with loss, anger, andregret.

The entire story of all three bookstakes place over roughly a centuryand moves through many charactersfrom various generations and set-tings; throughout, Essex Countymaintains a sense of continuity that ismore-or-less straightforward and rel-atively easy to follow. The differenti-ation of panel shape and size alsohelps to set the pace of the story andgives the reader clues to the signifi-cance of each scene.

The heavy involvement of icehockey and the rural, agricultural set-ting connect with the Canadian mind-set, and readers (especially ones that

are familiar with a rural setting suchas Saskatchewan) can easily identifywith the characters and each of theirmotivations.

Essex County is almost more sim-ilar to a film than another piece of lit-erature. Because of the limited-textnature of the graphic novel, EssexCounty relies heavily on the use of itsillustrations to imply actions, events,and meanings. Lemire does a fantas-tic job of conveying vast amounts ofinformation with very little dialogueand narration. Each line is packedwith implications about the charac-ters histories, mental state, and rela-tionships with the other characters inthe novel.

The use of subjective points of

view cause the reader to questionwhat they are reading; the story oftentakes the reader deep into a charac-ters mind and dramatically flowswith the characters thoughts, in andout of dreams and reality. Scenes flowfrom the mundane life of an old manin a care home through the depths ofhis mind into the regrets of his youththat haunt him generations later, all inthe space of a single page turn.

One of the advantages of agraphic novel over a traditional one isthat the writer doesnt have to rely onimagery in their language, but rathercan employ the use of actual imagesto explicitly display important as-pects of the narrative process, namelysetting and characterization.

Jeff Lemire proves that graphicnovels are different from superherocomics filled with explosions andfight scenes. Essex County is a highlydramatic and tragic graphic novelwith themes of isolation, family, andregret. Even though the amount ofactual written text is nothing particu-larly great or elaborate, Lemire suc-cessfully communicates the story tohis reader in an interesting way. Its

evident why this was frontrunner inCBCs Canada Reads campaign; iteasily could have taken first placewith its uniqueness amongst the can-didates in terms of presentation andwith Jeff Lemires deft ability to con-vey a message to the reader throughhis illustrations and concise dialogueand narrative text. Its a superb pieceof literature that is uniquelyCanadian.

Hitchens vs. BlairTony Blair and Christopher Hitchens

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Tony Blair, in the debates capturedfor Hitchens vs. Blair, trots out theboring clich of how great debatesare and how essential they are to so-ciety.

If I had taken the time to godown to Toronto to watch the debateback in November, or even if Im tak-ing the time to read the transcriptthats recently been published, I dont

need to be convinced of how greatthese dialogues are.What the former British prime

minister should have been using hisstage for was convincing me that hewas on the right side of the resolu-tion. Be it resolved religion is a forcefor good in the world, it read, withBlair on the affirmative side andnoted atheist Christopher Hitchenson the negative side.

Why these two? Hitchens in-volvement should be no surprise.Hes been a vocal opponent of the-ism, most notably following the re-lease of his 2007 book, God Is NotGreat. Blairs credentials are a littleless well known. After his stint asprime minister ended, he convertedto Catholicism and started the TonyBlair Faith Foundation, a group ded-

icated to fostering better relations be-tween faith groups.

Also, the person running the de-bate mentions a few times that Blairno doubt developed expert rhetoricalskills after years in the British parlia-ment. No doubt this aids him whenhe sets out right from the start to in-validate the question of the night.

So what I say to you is, whatwe shouldnt do is end up in a situa-tion where we say, Right, weve gotsix hospices here and one suicidebomber there and how does it allequalize out? Thats not a very pro-ductive argument, said Blair.

But isnt that the question of thenight? Deciding if the good that reli-gion has brought is worth the evilsthat its brought along with it? Blair

never goes far from this line ofthought. His vision of religion thatit consists of a basic belief commonto all faiths in serving and lovingGod through serving and loving yourfellow human beings is so per-sonal and specific that debating thebroader crazy broad, some mightsay question becomes impossible.

In this way, Blair is almostagainst the resolution himself. It al-most seems that in his mind, youcant decide whether or not religionis a force for good. Seemingly, that itdoes some good things in the worldis enough.

Again, Hitchens has been morethan vocal enough over the years thatanyone who has even casually fol-lowed should know how he reactedto all this: religions have had a his-tory of stunting womens rights; theycreate unending conflicts; et cetera.

Blair rightfully points out thatHitchens ignores the context formany religious practices, butHitchens core message hits home:religion isnt necessary for people todo good in the world.

We dont require divine permis-sion to know right from wrong, hesaid.

Blairs only answer to this is thatsome people would only be com-pelled by religion to do right. Thatsnot quite enough to make a convinc-ing argument. Like a lot of this de-bate, the participants dont go for theheavy hits, preferring cordial oneswithout bite or revelation.

OOnnee hhuunnddrreedd yyeeaarrssooff iiccee hhoocckkeeyyJeff Lemires Essex Countytells a uniquelyCanadian story

Every year, CBC Radio holds the Canada Reads compe-tition, a multi-part event in which five notable Canadianfigures each choose one piece of Canadian literatureand then square off in debates against each other, witheach figure championing the merits of their chosenbook. The panelists slowly vote off books until onlyone remains, and that remaining book is supposed to bethe book that every Canadian should read that year.

This years was the 10th competition, so it was a bitdifferent, in that it was restricted specifically to booksfrom the previous decade and it ran for three days infront of a live audience. But the process was no differ-ent, and there was still a winning book: Terry Falis TheBest Laid Plans, a comedic novel about Canadian parlia-mentary intrigue that won the 2008 Stephen Leacock

Medal for Humour.Intrepid journalists that we are at the Carillon, how-

ever, weve decided that were not going to take theCBCs word for it. Instead, were going to read them al land see which ones if any were real contenders forthe crown. Well be publishing articles covering the restof the books over the next few weeks, but feel free to joinin on the conversation by visiting carillonregina.com,and check out cbc.ca/books/canadareads for more in-formation on Canada Reads.

john cameroneditor-in-chief

paul bogdana&c writer

Lemire does a fantastic job of conveyingvast amounts of information with very lit-tle dialogue and narration.

james brotheridgecontributor

... The partici-pants dont gofor the heavyhits, preferringcordial oneswithout bite orrevelation.

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video game reviews

Originally released in 1994, Dragon Quest VI:Realms of Revelation was the final game in theDragon Quest series on the Super Famicom (theJapanese Super Nintendo). North Americans,however, hadnt had a Dragon Warrior game (thename of the series everywhere but Japan up un-til 2005 yes, this gets a little complicated) sinceDragon Warrior IV on the NintendoEntertainment System, and wouldnt see oneagain for ten years. For fans of the series, thismeant an agonizing wait for those two SuperFamicom games to make their way here Dragon Quest Vwas eventually remade for theDS, and Dragon Quest VI is the final, formerlyunofficially translated main series Dragon Questgame to make its way over to North America.

What anyone who is getting into this gameshould know is that despite the beautifully re-made graphics and the same cheery atmosphereand witty writing that the Dragon Quest gamesare known for, Dragon Quest VI is a frighten-ingly difficult game. Battles are handled in thetraditional Japanese role-playing game (JRPG)

turn-based, menu-based paradigm that has beenthe norm since the original Dragon Warrior, andplayers expecting a gentle difficulty incline aregoing to be in for a real shock

This predicates the need for that staple of theJRPG: relentless and endless grinding, whichentails fighting as many randomly-encounteredmonsters and raising your experience pointsenough to be able to survive. While this is per-

haps a bit of a modern game design taboo, it isa hallmark of the Super Famicom era of gamedevelopment, and I was glad that it wasnt wa-tered down.

What sets any JRPG apart from another oneis the story, and in that area, Dragon Quest VIissolid, if not particularly amazing. The game im-plements a similar light world/dark worldsetup as the classic Zelda game, A Link to thePast, and another JRPG staple, the amnesiachero, is in full swing here.

What saves it, though, is the writing andthe scenario planning, and at that, the game suc-ceeds beautifully. This is, as has become customwith the Dragon Quest series, a pun-filled, wittyand sometimes surprising adventure.

All in all, Dragon Quest VIis nothing if nottraditional but thats not a criticism. This is byno means the best JRPG ever made, nor is iteven the best Dragon Quest game, but it is cer-

tainly invaluable for the connoisseur of theDragon Quest series.

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Dragon Quest VI:Realms of Revelation

Square Enix

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Ilomilo is possibly the most huggable game onthe planet. While some of its whimsy feels a lit-tle contrived the loading screen texts obses-sion with garlic and hats being the worstoffender much of it comes across as effortless,from the games gorgeous and cheerful envi-ronments to its mustachioed apple-munchingcube creatures to the main characters, Ilo andMilo, themselves. And considering how brain-busting ilomilo can get, the games casuallyadorable nature is a good thing.

The premise of every level is simple Iloand Milo, two tiny oblong creatures wearingfull-body hoodies, are separated, and have tomeet, and the player switches between the twocharacters in order to bring them together. Every

level is made up of cube-based constructionsfloating in the sky, and where the game getstricky is when it asks you to start thinking aboutevery side of those cubes. See, Ilo and Milo dontnecessarily start on the same side, meaning theycan wind up walking right past each other. Butif a cube has an arrow on its edge, you can walk

toward that edge and bring whichever characteryoure controlling onto a different side of thecube in question. There are other obstacles, too,like gaps that you can fill with portable cubes, asock puppet-like creature that will steal any cubeyoure carrying, and a cube where a path-block-ing creature can pop up on only one of the cubesfour available sides at any given time.

Where the game really shines is when it

throws most or all of these at you at once, andyou have to balance your knowledge of how todeal with them with advanced planning andproblem solving most of the game, yourethinking three or four actions in advance.Getting every levels collectibles, some of whichunlock new levels, requires even more planning.But despite how convoluted ilomilo might sound,its really quite intuitive most of the game,youre just moving the characters, switching be-tween them, and pressing the A button to pickup cubes. To its credit, ilomilo never loses sight ofhow fundamentally simple it actually is; likeany good puzzle game, if you stare at any levellong enough, the solution will eventually stareback at you. Of course, it helps that what yourestaring at is so goddamn charming.

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Its incredibly heartening to see a bizarre, quirkygame not get crushed under the weight of its

concept something that seemingly happensfar too often with games of this sort. Stackingneatly avoids this trap by focusing on providinginteresting gameplay that complements, ratherthan distracts, from the world the game creates.

And that world an industrialized, alter-nate-universe turn of the 20th century popu-lated entirely by matryoshka dolls and heavilyindebted to the language of silent films is per-haps what sold me so quickly on Stacking. TimSchafer (the head of Double Fine) has had somedelightfully bizarre settings in his games beforebut Stacking is perhaps the most bizarre and themost delightful of them all.

The game casts you as Charlie Blackmore,the smallest of the Blackmore clan of chimney-sweeping matryoshka dolls, and quite possiblythe smallest nesting doll in the world. After thenefarious Baron kidnaps Charlies siblings toput to work in various child labour positions,

Charlie sets out to rescue all of them and put anend to child slavery.

If all the game had was its setup, itd prob-ably still be worth playing if only to witness thesheer strangeness of it all. Thankfully, though,Double Fine was generous enough to also makeStacking a pretty brilliant puzzle game. Charliesspecial ability being able to enter any ma-tryoshka doll one size bigger than him allowshim to be able to find solutions to the variousproblems the game throws at him. Each doll thatCharlie inhabits has a special ability of theirown, which can range from silly little time-wasters like being able to slap people around, toabilities tailor-made for the solution of any given

puzzle. Its never done in an obvious way,though I often found myself smacking myself onthe forehead and thinking why didnt I think ofthat before?

If I had one criticism of the game, its that onoccasion, the solutions are just a little toostraightforward. This isnt so much the case to-wards the end of the game, but I think thatDouble Fine figured that since Stacking doesntreally play like any other game on the market,gamers would have a tougher time figuring outits nuances.

There are only a few games that I wouldwholeheartedly recommend to anyone, butStacking fits that bill as long as youre able tohandle sheer delight.

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cd reviews

Telekinesis

12 Desperate Straight Lines

Merge

Telekinesis 2009 self-titled album was a perfectslice of power-pop, instantly catchy and a reallyfun summer listen. 12 Desperate Straight Linesmight require a bit more work, but its no less re-warding. Michael Lerner (who, well, isTelekinesis) has stripped away some of the moreornate moments of his first album, and the resultis a propulsive, less overtly poppy album

shades of 80s post-punk and new wave maketheir way into his signature sound, as seen ontracks like Please Ask for Help. Thats not tosay that the old sound has been abandoned; 50Ways and Car Crash cement the Weezermeets the Shins sound that has been Lernersstock in trade thus far. And while 12 DesperateStraight Lines might not seem as immediate asone might come to expect from Telekinesis,thats not to say that the album isnt absolutelyjam-stuffed full of pop hooks, or that Lernerssongwriting has taken a hit. 12 DesperateStraight Lines simply adds new textures to an es-tablished and frankly awesome sound, position-ing Telekinesis to be heir apparent to thepower-pop throne.


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the carillon, March 10 - 16, 2011features

With the URSU elections just 6 daysaway, candidates are mobilizing, in-terested students are informing them-selves, and the debates are wellunderway. We are in the preliminarystages of a new union leadership beingformed. And like every year, I find my-self in an all-too-familiar position, aposition of total ignorance towards theupcoming election.

Every year the elections come andgo, and each year I pay them littlemind. I just dont really care aboutstudent politics, I would say to oth-

ers. I dont even know what I wouldbe voting for.

Last year, around 10 percent of thestudents voted in the URSU elections,and I have to believe that the other 90percent of students, who are still mem-bers of the union regardless of whetheror not they vote, are in the same posi-tion as me. Year after year, I had no in-terest, fueled by a lack ofunderstanding.

Maybe I was just too lazy to in-form myself, and that manifested itselfas I dont really care, or maybe I justthought it didnt matter who I votedfor. Whatever the reason, I had nevertaken the time to appreciate what thestudents union does, and more im-portantly, I had never taken the time totell them what I wanted. I guess I al-

ways thought that the students uniondidnt matter; I didnt think they actu-ally did anything important. I felt likeI would never notice if they were gone.

I couldnt have been more wrong.It wouldnt be a pretty picture

without a students union, KyleAddison told me during a Monday in-terview. If there wasnt a studentsunion, theres a huge chance of tuitionbeing catastrophically high. And not tobring down the university, becausethey treat us very well, but they couldwalk all over us without representa-tion. Addison is one of three presi-dential candidates this year. He hasalso been our URSU president for thepast two years.

During my time at the U of R, Inever considered that Addison mayhave a point. Without representationthere is no one there to make sure stu-

dents arent getting screwed over. Wewould have no voice, and no power inthe institution that we support. As Ispoke to Kyle, I began to understand,piece by piece, how important the stu-dents union is, and how different ourschool would be without it.

But the union cant be effective ifits not accurately representing the stu-dent population. They need the feed-back and opinions of the people thatthey are trying to represent. They needstudents to get involved. Apathy aboutvoting is a feared problem in federalpolitics, and there is the same prob-lem in student politics. If you haveproblems with how the school is run,then the union is your only avenue tomake change happen. Its the only av-enue to share your voice.

After years of not being a part ofstudent politics, I decided that thisyear I was going to inform myself. Onmy mission to learn about this myste-

rious entity called the students union,I connected with some of this yearscandidates to see if they could shedsome light, any light, on what I hadbeen missing, in the hopes that Iwould not be in the dark any longer.

A huge contributor to my apathytowards the URSU elections was theresult of how little I knew about theunion itself. I knew that I had to payfees, and a gazillion other littlecharges. But I never really understoodwhat they actually did; I never under-stood how much the union does tomake my time at the U of R a positiveexperience.

When I started to reach out tosome of the current union executives,

who were also running in the election,I was pleasantly surprised to see thatthey all responded to my interest inURSU with enthusiasm and an eager-ness to educate. As I spoke to Addison,it was clear that education was the firststep to getting the most out of mymembership.

Well, ultimately the studentsunion is here to represent its mem-bers, he told me. Its a very diversecampus with students that have verydiverse needs. The students unionneeds to acknowledge the needs ofeach type of student and provide themwith the services that benefit their stu-dent experience and make their aca-demic experience at the U of R a muchbetter one.

Finding the motivation to vote has

always been a problem for me, andnot knowing anything about the or-ganization I was voting for didnt helpthings. As I found out, a little educa-tion goes a long way.

URSU is here to work for us asstudents, they are here to look out forour interests and represent us at vari-ous levels of government and othercommunities, not only provincially,but nationally as well. But withoutparticipation from the members theyare trying to represent, the union lead-ership becomes unrepresentative, andtherefore, less appealing to participatein. Its a snowball effect, and its some-thing that needs to change if the unionis going to get better.

The people who are going to berepresenting you are going to have no

idea about how to represent you un-

less you can let us know how youwant to be represented, Kyle notedduring our interview. The studentsunion would be much more effectivearound campus if we could get stu-dents opinions and feedback. If stu-dents would vote and give us theirfeedback on what they want to seehappen, then the students union canbe an effective organization.

And one of the biggest ways to dothat is to vote. Thats the first step, atleast. My journey to learn about theimportance of the union lead me into aconversation with Kaytlyn Barber, anURSU executive for the last two years.And, as she pointed out to me, elec-tions are one of the biggest steps that

the union takes to understand whatits members want.

The students are the owners ofthe students union just like the stu-dents are the owners of the Owl, shetold me. Elections are a really impor-tant piece of generating feedback fromstudents and what they want the or-ganization to be in the future.

If the union is the voice of the stu-dents, then not participating meansthat you have no input in what thatvoice is going to say, or what they aregoing to do. As Barber pointed out, ifyou dont exercise your voice comeelection time, you are giving up achance to shape your representationinto what you want.

The repercussions of not votingare that the students union wont be

guided by its members. If the studentsdont vote, theyre not having their sayin what they want to students unionto be. By not voting, youre forgoingyour opportunity to have input, so youdont know if the students union is re-ally going to be what students want itto be

As representatives of students, itsimportant that the union executivesnot only get feedback and opinionsfrom the people they represent, butalso that they connect with the peoplethey represent. Forging relationshipswith students on campus, and gettingto know all of the people they repre-sent is a priority for all union execu-tives provided that the students arewilling to give them a chance.

As Barber mentioned during our

conversation, the URSU executives try

to be as open to students as possible.We love being invited to various stu-dent events around campus, and welldo our very best to go to as many aswe can. We love it when studentgroups come and let us know what isgoing on and were certainly here togive a hand.

Our offices are always open, shecontinues. You can talk to the frontdesk, and we are certainly willing tomeet with students anytime they like.We do our very best to be accessible tostudents whenever they are in need.

When speaking to Barber, it wasclear to me that the union was here tolisten to what students wanted. Theyare truly invested in the interests of

students, and its clear that theywanted me to have the best experienceat the U of R that I could.

Now I understood what the unionwas here to do, to be our voice. Thenext thought that entered my mindwas concerning the power of thatvoice. Sure, the union was here to rep-resent students, but how powerful isthat voice? How much of an impactcan they really have? Can a union ofstudents really make a difference on alarger scale?

Its one thing to walk around asthe face of the student body, but its an-other to actually make a difference onissues like tuition increases. Before thisyear, I always thought that URSU did-nt have that much power as an or-ganization. Again, I was wrong. And

as Kyle explained to me, URSU hasseveral connections within the provin-cial government, which they use to ad-vocate student interests on a provinciallevel.

Two years ago, we met with theUniversity of Saskatchewan StudentsUnion executives and we reenactedwhat is known as the SaskatchewanStudents Coalition, a provincial lob-bying group which consists of all twouniversities and SIAST, he told me.Then we took that through theprovincial government, and fostereda strong relationship with the ministerof advanced education and even ex-tended it to the other cabinet minis-ters.

Building and maintaining relation-ships is a necessary part of any healthy

students union. In order to get things

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like a tuition freeze, student benefits,and funding from the government, theunion needs to form connections withpeople in office.

I think that its important thatwhoever is going to lead URSU in thefuture can foster and have a positiveworking relationship with the provin-cial government, Addison noted.And [right now] we do have a greatrelationship with the current ministerof advanced education. He is veryopen to us; we can book meetings withhim, and voice our concerns. He isvery accessible to us and we can reach

out to him. All the positive amend-ments to post-secondary educationthat we received over the last budgetcycle were achieved because of the re-lationship we have with the provin-cial government.

Not only does the union have theears of government officials, theyrealso responsible for spending thou-sands upon thousands, of its mem-bers dollars. Using our money toinstall things like sponsorship pro-grams and student services creates anengaging environment for students.Thats a good thing, because ourschool experience should be a littlemore than just studying for tests andstressing over term papers.

When I asked Kyle about some ofthe ways the union looks out for the

economic interests of the students, hewas quick to bring up the Owl, sayingthat partnerships with suppliers andmarketing work has helped the barwork its way out of debt and toward aprofit. He added that URSU created agrowth initiative that rewards students

with dividend checks if they hostedevents at the Owl, entitling them to aportion of the Owls monthly revenue.

This all gave the student societiesand our university leaders a reason tobe at our campus bar and contribute tothe economic well-being of it.

By this point, I had learnedenough, and I was convinced. It wasclear that the students union was amuch larger part of the school, and theprovince, than I had originallythought. I never suspected that theyhad the amount of influence that theydid, and that is partially what con-

tributed to my apathy.Unfortunately, voter apathy is

huge, and voter turnout last year wasbarely 10 per cent, which is minuscule.It is very unfortunate that happened.And I think students should talk tothe candidates, I think that by askingthe questions that you want an answerfor you will be much more inspired togo out and cast your vote, because atthat point, you are more involved.

The students union is here towork for us, the students. But if theyare going to do that with any effec-tiveness they need the students to getinvolved with them, tell them whatthey want and vote for whom theywant. Ten per cent of the student bodyisnt representative of the university

population. And as Barber pointed outto me, the only way to improve that isto cast a vote, and share your voice.

The students on campus, theURSU members, are owners of theunion. Its a non-profit and like anyother non-profit we are run by our

members, and the voting is your op-portunity to have input on the organ-ization. By not voting youre givingup an important opportunity to haveyour say in what you want us to be,she commented. URSU is just that, aunion of students, that work togetherto make everyones time on campusbetter, and so elections are an opportu-nity to have your say. To give that upand not even take the opportunity, itsa shame.

I left both of my conversationswith Barber and Addison with a newunderstanding of the importance of a

students union, and a new sense of re-sponsibility to become a part of theprocess by casting my vote and shar-ing my voice.

Before I finished my conversationwith Addison, he left me with one finalmessage to students.

I want to send the message topeople who dont vote. This is themost important thing you can do atthe U of R to make sure that your uni-versity experience is the best that itcan be. We are suffering a severe cul-ture of apathy towards politics rightnow, and if it continues to go the wayit is we are in trouble. I just wanteveryone to come out and vote, tomake an educated vote. And first andforemost, I want this to be a fun eventfor students. Were all at the prime

years of our lives, we all want to havethe best times of our lives, we want tobe one university, one community.Without the students union, thatwould be would be in jeopardy.

With the online system voting is so simpleand easy, there is no reason why you donthave the time, or you cant get there. Youcan go on your computer with U of R self-serve and you can vote. Its not a difficulttask.

Kaytlyn Barber

Speaking with candidates is a great way to educate yourself about candidate platforms and

strategies. It takes only a fraction of your time and can be very informative. Candidateslove to talk to potential voters.

Candidate posters are a quick and easy way to find out who you are voting for. Most of the

candidates can be contacted through e-mail or Facebook as well.

We are suffering a severe culture of apathy towards politics rightnow, and if that continues to go the way it is, we are in trouble

Kyle Addison

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the carillon, March 10 - 16, 2011sports

For many students, the prospect ofcompeting in a university track andfield event is daunting.

Competing in one event thats

made up of five events? Impossible.However, there are some athletes whotake on this difficult event. It is calledpentathlon, and tests a competitorsspeed (60-metre hurdles), strength(shot put), endurance (800m forwomen, 1,000m for men), and jumpingability (high jump and long jump).

University of Regina Cougarstrack and field athletes Chelsea Valoisand Jeremy Eckert are two such indi-viduals who compete in pentathlon. Itis an event they will each be takingpart in at the CIS championships,which begin March 10 in Sherbrooke,Que.

[Pentathlons] a really gruelingevent, said a chuckling Valois, a fifth-year science student. I always feel likeIve accomplished something aftercompleting it. I believe it shows a lot ofcharacter. Not everybody can do it, orwould do it if they could.

Pentathlon is certainly not a sportfor the faint of heart. The five eventsare usually spaced out in a competi-tion over several hours. For some ath-letes, they also have to compete inother individual events while battlingit out in the pentathlon. While pen-tathloners do not have to be perfect ineach event, they still need to do thebest they can in each if they are to fin-ish strong. It is pretty easy to see howtrying to clear hurdles at a fast speed,jumping as high then as long as possi-ble, tossing a heavy weight, and run-ning a long distance can get tiring.

Ive always been a high jumpermostly, so going from one event to fiveevents is a pretty big difference, said

Eckert, a third-year Campion science

student. By the end of that 1,000 m[the last event in mens pentathlon]youre pretty dead for sure. Its a lot offun though, because you get to com-pete against the same people all daylong and if you have one bad eventits not the end of the world."

With more events come greater

training responsibilities for those inpentathlon. Instead of training for justone or two events, athletes need tohone their skills in multiple areas.

It keeps things interesting, saidValois on the training required. We'llhave one day a week for hurdles, the800m, some speed workouts, andsome more technical training for highjump and long jump. Sometimes, wedon't train for shot put every week.But, most of the time, we do eachevent every week.

Valois and Eckert have each ap-proached pentathlon d ifferently.

For Eckert, he took it up to helpout the Cougars. The Regina productstarted last year, aiming to help theCougars mens team win their firstCanada West title ever. Pentathlon andrelays are conducted under a 10-8-6-4-2-1 point basis, giving athletes a shot atearning more points for their teamthan in other individual events (7-5-4-3-2-1 point system). Before joining thepentathlon, Eckert had primarily com-peted in high jump and long jump.The 2009 CIS and conference rookie ofthe year won a gold medal at the con-ference meet in 2009.

While Eckert admits he is still notreally a fan of the pent, it would behard to argue that his decision hasntpaid dividends for both him and histeam.

At the 2010 conference meet,Eckert won a silver medal in pen-tathlon. He also won another gold inhigh jump and proceeded to pick uphis first CIS medal ever, taking homethe bronze in high jump. That year,

Eckert helped the Cougars capture

their first conference title ever. Theyfinished with 101.5 points, 12.5 aheadof the second-place SaskatchewanHuskies.

This year, despite the fact that hehad not planned to compete in pen-tathlon at first and had not trained alot for it, Eckert upped the ante by fin-

ishing first in high jump and pen-tathlon, guiding the Cougars to theirsecond consecutive and second everchampionship last month. It was byan even more impressive mark thistime around, as Regina (106) finishedwell ahead of the Calgary Dinos (79).

Its pretty exciting, Eckert noteson the teams two consecutive titles.This year, we were expected to loseby ten points or something like thatand we ended up beating Calgary by27. Its pretty ridiculous

When asked what the reason hasbeen for the mens success, Eckert did-nt take too long to respond.

Bruce [McCannel], he said witha laugh, referring to the Cougars trackand field head coach. What moreneeds to be said. Hes done a ton of re-cruiting. Weve always been solid inthe jumps, but weve never really hada lot of depth in other events likethrows, distance running, and sprint-ing. It all kind of came together thisyear.

As for Eckert, the only thing thatseems to be missing from his distin-guished university track career is a CISgold medal. Hell get that chance atnationals, where he is also competingin long jump. Eckert is joined by fellowCougar men Tait Nystuen (300m,600m, 4X200m relay), ConnorMacDonald (high jump, long jump,4X200m relay alternate), Mason Foote(60m, 4X200m relay), David Walford(triple jump, 4X200m relay), MikeBarber (pentathlon), Ethan Gardner(4X200m relay), and Chris Pickering(shot put).

I really want to win the pent,

said Eckert. I think I should have agood chance at that. I would love toget second or first in high jump tomove up from last year and long jumpis literally 20 minutes after high jump,so its just going to be harder. A goldwould be very nice, but it wont be theend of the world if it doesnt happen.

If I can get two medals, Ill be ecstatic.Theres also the field athlete of the yearaward, which Im hoping for. Thatwould be a huge accomplishment.

For Valois, on the other hand, pen-tathlon has been an event she has fo-cused on throughout her track career.She obviously enjoys helping out theCougars with the event, but Valoisstarted competing in pentathlon be-fore even coming to the U of R. TheZenon Park product started in thesummer of her Grade 11 year, compet-ing in a similar outdoor event calledthe heptathlon.

This past experience has helpedher flourish in pentathlon, and otherevents, at the university level. At the2007 conference meet, she won abronze in the pentathlon. The nextyear, she improved her bronze to a sil-ver and added a bronze in long jumpat the conference meet. In 2009, shehad an impressive medal haul at theconference meet (gold, pentathlon; sil-ver, long jump; bronze, 60m hurdles;bronze, high jump; bronze, 4X200m re-lay). She won a silver medal in pen-tathlon at the CIS meet that year.

Last year, Valois could have takenhome even more medals if not for aninjury. Valois suffered a bruised rightheel after falling in a hurdles race,which sidelined her for a large chunkof the season.

It motivates me even more, saidValois of the injury. I dont want thatto happen again.

This year, Valois was all too closeto picking up another gold medal inpentathlon at the conference champi-

onship.

I was leading up to the 800, thelast event, by about 100 points, shesaid. Thats one of my weaker events.The girl that got first place ran 15 sec-onds faster than me and ended upbeating me.

I was happy with my perform-ance at Canada West. I improved my

score by 140 points from two yearsago. The competition was really strongthis year in the pentathlon.

Like Eckert, Valois is chasing thatelusive CIS gold medal. She will alsobe competing in long jump, the4X200m relay and the 4X400m relay.Valois will be joined on the womensside by fellow Cougars MerissaMargetts (60m, 300m, 4x200m relay,4x400m), Amanda Ruller (60m,4x200m relay), Adrea Propp (4x400mrelay, 4x200m relay alternate), ShalaneHaselhan (high jump), Nicole Breker(triple jump), Kelsey Bohachewski(4x200m relay), Chantelle Labrecque(shot put), and Julia Hart (4x400m).

Its possible that I can get thegold [in pentathlon, said Valois. Itsgoing to be a really close competition.Im kind of nervous, but I now its pos-sible. My only concern is that 800. Inthe 4X200m relay team we have achance at medaling. Im also in thelong jump, an event Im ranked sev-enth in, but if I get a good jump inthen who knows. If I improve myscore, I wouldnt be disappointed if Ididnt get a medal..

While Valois is looking to breezeby the competition at nationals, she iswishing the same wouldnt have hap-pened with her university track career.This is Valois last year with theCougars.

Its gone by too fast, she saidwith a laugh. My experience has beengreat. I wouldnt change it if I had achoice.

jonathan hamelinsports editor

Ive always been a high jumper mostly, sogoing from one event to five events is apretty big difference By the end of that1,000 m [the last event in mens pentathlon]youre pretty dead for sure.

Jeremy Eckert

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It was likely the happiest AlexandraWilliamson has ever been after check-ing her voicemail.

On Saturday, Feb. 26, whileWilliamson was curling with her jun-ior squad at the Callie Curling Club,she received a message on her phonefrom her university coach DavidMiller. The message informed her thather University of Regina womenscurling squad was heading to the CIScurling championships, at MemorialUniversity in St John's, Nfld. Thechampionships began on March 9and end on Sunday.

The Williamson's rink -- also con-sisting of third Kelsey Michaluk, sec-ond Stephanie Gress, lead Jade Ivan,and alternate Chantel Martin hopesto go to nationals was on thin ice.

Competing at the Canada West cham-pionships last month in Edmonton,Regina finished third at 1-2 in thefour-team womens division. Sinceonly the top two teams in the confer-ence were to advance, it appeared as

though Alberta (3-0) andSaskatchewan (2-1) would advanceout of the womens side.

However, there was some uncer-tainty around whether the QuebecAthletic Conference would send anyteams. Since the QAC did not haveany regional playdowns, they werenot allowed to send any teams to na-tionals and this opened the door forthe third place finisher in the mensand womens division at CanadaWest to advance. This helpedReginas womens team, but not themen, who finished last at regionals(0-5). Manitoba (5-0), Alberta (4-1),and Saskatchewan (3-2) advanced outof the mens side. There are eightmens and womens teams compet-ing at nationals, also including threeteams in each division from Ontario,one from the Nova Scotia, P.E.I., andNew Brunswick area, and the hostteam.

[David] left me a message andtold me to start packing my bags be-cause wed be leaving in a week orso, said Williamson, a first-year so-cial work student. It was pretty ex-citing, but at the same time its nerve

racking because youre missing awhole bunch of school. But you cancatch up on school.

We knew there was a chance wecould be going if we got third place[at Canada West], so we definitelyhad to make sure we got third placejust in case Quebec decided not to go.We had our fingers crossed for a cou-ple of days hoping they would notgo.

This year, for the first time inCanada West and Atlantic Canada,regional playdowns were used to de-termine which teams would advanceto nationals. In the past, the best teamfrom each school could go. While thisnew format almost led toWilliamsons squad not going, she isstill happy with the new format.

I think its good, she said. Youhave to compete to get anywhere.Thats what its like in junior compe-tition too. You have to win at every

level to keep going up and up to otherlevels.

Though they have reached thenext level, Williamson and her teamdont have much time to revel in theirsuccess. The club has had to focus onthe top-notch competition they willbe facing at nationals. The team hasonly been together for around a year each curling in the SaskatchewanJunior Curling Association ranks be-fore that so they have been trying toget in sufficient practice time.Regionals had been the first majoruniversity competition for any ofthem.

We certainly havent had asmuch practice as the other teams haveand we havent really played a lot to-gether because we have other com-

mitments, said Williamson. Now,our commitment is to this team sowere looking to do better at the na-

tional competition. Since we are un-derdogs, were hoping to use that toour advantage.

There could be some added pres-sure on Williamsons rink, due to thefact that they will be trying to defendthe U of Rs titl e from last season. Atthe 2010 nationals in Edmonton, Alta.,Brooklyn Lemons U of R womenssquad topped the Saint MarysHuskies 6-5 in dramatic extra-end ac-tion to finish first. It was the U of Rwomens first national curling title.Lemons team then advanced to theWorld Universiade in Erzurum,Turkey, in late-January/early-February, where they placed sixthoverall with a 4-5 record.

Its mostly comforting [know-ing Regina has had success at nation-als] and theres not so muchpressure, Williamson commented ontrying to defend the title. We knowBrooklyns team has been here, so we

feel we can do pretty good here too.Weve just go to play our best.

And, though they almost didntqualify for nationals, it is not likeWilliamsons team limped in. Theyfinished comfortably in third at re-gionals after earning an 8-3 victoryover fourth-place Manitoba (0-4).Regina fell to Saskatchewan andAlberta by close 7-5 counts.Williamson was happy with herteams performance at regionals andis looking forward to nationals, winor lose.

Were happy just to have the ex-perience of going, she said. It was agoal that we had set at the beginningof the year. Youve got to look for-ward to the experience theres abanquet and well get to meet new

people. We werent exactly supposedto be going, so getting the chance togo is awesome.

The team

looking todefend U of Rstitle

Alexandra WilliamsonPosition: SkipYear: FirstMajor: Social Work

Kelsey MichalukPosition:ThirdYear: FirstMajor: Science

Stephanie GressPosition: SecondYear: SecondMajor: Education

Jade IvanPosition: LeadYear: FourthMajor: Education

Chantel MartinPosition:AlternateYear: FirstMajor: Science

David MillerPosition: Coach

it was pretty exciting, but at the sametime its nerve racking because youremissing a whole bunch of school. But youcan catch up on school.

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The road to a national championshipjust became a little bit tougher forthe University of Regina Cougarswomens basketball team.

After earning themselves a spotin the Canada West Final Four, theteam headed to Saskatoon last week-end with hopes of coming awaywith a conference title and, more im-portantly, an automatic berth in

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