For the week of Thursday, January 10th, 2013 • Volume 46, Issue 16

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VANCOUVER (CUP) — By the onset of fall, many students find that the academic enthusiasm they felt at the start of the year has dissipated. Menacing midterms and tiresome term papers are looming closer and it seems that all those handouts and homework assignments are blending into one giant mess. For those of you who are constantly on the go, we’ve compiled a list of five study apps under $5 to help you get on track.

EvernoteStudent Type: Dude … Where’s my notebook?

Instead of endlessly flipping through your folders while the paper you’re searching for stares you right in the face, sync the notes and documents from your computer to your phone. Then access and share all your notes with one simple click.Platforms: AllCost: Free

DropboxStudent Type: Dazed and Confused

“Why won’t my PowerPoint open? Oh no … no, no, no, no.” If you’ve ever said those words before, then you know they’re not good. Dropbox specializes in

storing extremely large files. Save your notes, group projects, presentations, music, videos and PDF documents here. Best of all, if you mess up, you can revert back to any previous version of the file.Platforms: AllCost: Free

iTunes UStudent Type: The Overachiever

Need more university-level reading material? Or another opinion on a topic? Maybe you need a better source for that term paper of yours? Welcome to  iTunes U, which provides you with access to the New York Public Library and 500,000 lectures on a variety of topics from several other universities.Platforms: iPhone and iPad onlyCost: Free

iStudiez ProStudent Type: The Young and the Organized

Ever wonder what it would be like to be perfectly organized? This app tracks your homework, class schedule and grades. It then presents a complete portrait of all the things you have to do today,

tomorrow and in the upcoming weeks.Platforms: Mac, iPhone, and iPadCost: $0.99

Flashcards DeluxeStudent Type: The Professional

You have less than 24 hours to memorize a semes-ter’s worth of information. Challenge accepted. Whether it’s multiple choice options or open-ended questions, this app automatically turns off a card when you get it right. This way, you have more time to revise the stuff you don’t know.Platforms: iPhone, iPadCost: $3.99

Danielle Piper The Ubyssey (CUP)

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Students and campus folk alike may have noticed the Alcohol Awareness posters and advertisements lingering on notice-boards, or streaming on the televisions around campus. The posters this year depict two girls dancing at a party with large, carefree smiles and even larger naivety about where their attention should be directed: their drinks. The message is short and directed to females everywhere: “Who’s watching your drink? Keep it together. It can happen anywhere.”

The poster acts as a reminder to females that assault is always potential, immediate, and avoidable, but only if the female is able to “keep it together.” In other words, she can avoid assault if she knows better. Only her actions can keep her safe.

The idea that everybody needs to be on constant surveillance about where their drink is at all times is typical. More often than not, people are told to wise-up to protect themselves against sexual assault. When the unthinkable happens and someone gets assaulted after his or her drink is doctored, society is quick to blame the victim. Posters like the ones provided by the Alcohol Awareness committee only help to perpetuate shame and self-loathing rather than working to prevent assault.

Instead of teaching our boys not to rape or assault women, society teaches our girls to be ashamed when they do get assaulted. Sexual assault, like poverty, is unique in that victims are held responsible for their situation. We do not apply the same logic to most other crimes. Victims of hit-and-runs are not finger-pointed with the same sentiment. Accidents happen and bad things happen to good people – but sexual assault victims can spare their dignity if they only “keep it together,” right? In the same vein, society believes that if only people “pull themselves up by their bootstraps” or “keep it together” then no one gets hurt. But I’m willing to call bullshit: it’s easier to blame the victim than to readjust the believed entitlement of other people who take what they want, when they want it.

The Alcohol Awareness committee could begin to make a few adjustments with their message. To start, maybe they can stop with the disturbing posters. Last year’s were arguably worse: a girl in a dress with no shoes left stranded, passed out in a dark alley with the caption, “Last night was so much fun. Does anybody know what happened?” Below, the subtext, “Don’t be dumb and keep it together.”

I am not advocating that men and women should neglect their beverages in social settings, but let’s be proactive about how we deal with sexual assault. We can start with how we think about victims, and our choice of words. For example, when did it become socially acceptable to say an exam “raped” us rather than say it was difficult? But who am I ruin someone’s fun and declare that their choice of words is poor? Well, who am I not to?

If society continues to place the onus of sexual assault and rape on the victim, then we collectively fail to protect and support victims, and prevent rape more appropriately. Victim blaming operates to control and keep people obedient and helpless. Victim blaming does nothing to solve problems – it does everything to keep victims silent.

Leyland BradleyCampus Beat Op-Ed

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Test tubes, beakers, Erlenmeyer flasks, vacuum lines, Liebig condensers, Kugelrohr bulbs, custom-built glass doodads and thingamajigs... let's face it, if you wanna do science (and especially chemistry), you're gonna need some glassware. The University of Lethbridge is no different – our science depart-ments compare pretty favourably, pound-for-pound, with any other university in the world. This of course means that we need our fair share of glass to do our experiments in.

So where does it come from? Simple stuff like beakers you can go buy at the store, of course. But it seems to be a little-known secret that the U of L's department of chemistry and biochemis-try has its own scientific glassblowing facility here on campus. I'm the glassblower – I build custom apparatus and repair broken pieces of glassware for the various labs around campus, as well as being a fairly decent chemist myself. And this semes-ter, I will be teaching 14 senior chemistry students the basics of scientific glassblowing in a six-hour workshop as part of the laboratory component of Chemistry 3830.

A lot of my students ask me “why do we need to do this?” After all, most of them want to be chemists, not glassblowers. And I'll admit, the odds that one of my students will have both the aptitude and the desire to become one is pretty small. I usually give them three answers to their question: first, it gives a scientist an appreciation for where their equipment comes from. There are only a few dozen scientific glassblowers in Canada. Nobody is sure about the exact number, but there aren't many – so anything I can do to raise our profile in a positive way is a good thing. If you don't know a glassblower exists, how are you going to find the nifty glassware your lab might need?

Second, a lot of scientific glassblowers started out as chemists – chemistry and glassblowing have been intertwined since the days of alchemy many, many centuries ago. If I give my students a chance to try their hand at glass, maybe a few of them will like it enough to become glassblowers themselves. If just one of my students does go on to become a glassblower before I retire, I will have managed to at least do my part in keeping the popula-tion of scientific glassblowers steady. If two of them do – bonus! Even if they don't want to become glassblowers, they will at least have the knowledge they need to make some basic repairs to their own glassware, which will help them reduce down-time in the lab.

Third (and this reason is kind of lame compared to the first two), if nothing else, it's six hours of playing with fire and hot glass and getting a grade for it, instead of slaving over a reaction flask or studying chemistry textbooks. It's another part of your degree, and it involves fire – think of it as a potentially fun alternative to being in the regular ol' chemistry lab.

Fire and molten glass. I bet you didn't know you could learn that in chemistry...

Kris FischerFeatures Contributor

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Recently, the question "How can the U of L student experience be the best in Canada?" got posted around the campus where many students wrote down their wishes like writing a list for Santa. However, the only thing I posted on that board and deeply wished for was better food options at CJs that are not overpriced. Honestly, I cannot imagine how students living on campus survive by just eating at CJs! I know that this may be coming out a little strong, so let me elaborate.  Most of us students have a part time job (or two or more) to pay for school and independently support ourselves with little or no help from our parents. This essentially means that just to be able to enrol in the university, sit in class to listen to the professor speak, to be given assignments/projects to complete and to be allowed to appear in exams, we put in our mental and physical  labour so that we are able to afford these "privileges." The rent, groceries, utilities, car gas/in-surance/maintenance or bus pass. Even though I see a lot of people surprisingly managing school, gym, cleaning, cooking, laundry and little bit of social life if time permits, I suck at it!  This all means that when school gets really busy like right before finals, this place becomes my second home even though I live off campus. CJs has the same menu every day and there are only so many food items that

you can mix and match at a time. Only this summer I was told by one of the employees at CJs that they were going to give a "makeover" to improve the menu. In my eyes what essentially happened was just rearranging the interiors and the prices further going up. For instance, a simple vitamin water bottle which is $2.40 each is sold at CJs for $2.85. Another question I would like to pose is why aren't bridge bucks accepted at other outlets in the food court? Is that intended to confine a student living on residence to just buy food from CJs and Tim Horton’s?  If yes, then why aren't we given different options at CJs which are both tasty and healthy? I am really sorry to say, but the food provided during an aeroplane flight is better than what CJs has to offer. Recently, what fueled my anger and compelled me to write this was when I saw that one of the ham and cheese sandwiches in the vending machine located at the U Hall atrium was expired four days ago. As you all know, consuming expired food, especially meat and deli, can have serious implications to the health of an individual. It seems to me that this issue needs to be raised enough in order to bring change. Combo meals could be sold containing a healthy balance of nutrients which might include salad, meat, bread and dessert for

instance. Or I would also prefer a different menu every day just like homemade food that could add the element of unpredictability which is exciting. CJs is not entirely insufficient in the food it provides; it has some special offers occasionally on holidays and festivals but the everyday menu could be improved a great deal. I believe that the amount we pay could well enough cover the expenses that might incur to provide a healthy and tasty diet to everyone. If the U of L really wants to be the best in Canada for student satisfaction, then it really needs to pull up its socks and radically transform the food they provide on campus. I ask for a student discount everywhere I go; if the university doesn’t support the spirit of being a student, then who will? I think we have every right to expect warmth and a cosy environment from our temporary home. I am confident that there are many other universities that U of L can take inspiration from. I’ve heard that Sodexho’s contract is coming to an end soon. I sincerely hope that the university chooses someone better this time. I don’t hate you, CJs… I just believe in you and feel that you can do way better! So, no hard feelings? I loved the strawberry parfait you made once… planning on making it again anytime soon?

Navreet Kaur Dhillon | Features Op-ed

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Prior to the end of last semester, the Idle No More protests began in Ottawa and attracted national media attention. Now entering its second month of protests and demonstrations, the movement has created headlines all over the world, with the hunger strike protest of Chief Theresa Spence as the forerunner to any further information on the protest or what it was originally about.

I will not deny that Theresa Spence makes headlines, or that I think what she’s doing and why she’s doing it are well-intentioned. She has garnered national and international attention through the publicity of her protest, and the demands of her supporters. From hunger strikes to railroad blockades, and from solidarity fasting to massive marches on parliament hill, the movement has spanned the nation. What worries me as a citizen is the lack of response from the government.

Spence has demanded a meeting with Prime Minister Harper and Governor General David Johnston. She says she will continue her strike — during which she subsists mainly on fish broth — until the meeting takes place, and just until one is

promised. A spokesperson for Spence has indicated that meetings have been promised in the past and then cancelled.

With the world watching, the average thinking Canadian citizen has to wonder what the government is thinking. Spence isn’t located in Northern Ontario; she’s on Victoria Island which lies in Ottawa just a few blocks from parliament. There is no distance to travel, but despite this there has been no movement from the government to acknowledge the request of this citizen.

I say citizen deliberately, as Chief Spence is a Canadian citizen and therefore worthy of the attention of our prime minister. After all, as a voting citizen Spence is technically Harper’s boss, and therefore warrants his attention. Is it reasonable to expect the prime minister to meet with every voting Canadian individually? No, but with a movement this large, and a number of chiefs wanting to meet with

Harper, a response is necessary. Conflicting reports exist between the validity of

the meeting announced on Jan. 4 to take place on Jan. 11. Some reports indicate that this meeting has been planned for a long time, and that it has nothing to do with the Spence protest. At the time of printing this article, this confusion has not been resolved.

The entire issue of the Idle No More movement, Bill C-54, and the rights of First Nations within the Canadian mosaic is a complex issue, but not one that should be shied away from. Solid policy needs to be put in place to protect the rights of all Canadian citizens, as well as our natural resources — something C-54 clearly threatens. As the meeting planned for this Friday approaches, it will be

interesting to observe how the national unity of chiefs, citizens, and non-traditional allies sways the government.

Kelti BoissonneaultEditor-in-Chief

Our truth and effortThe world watches as Harper idles

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a Canadian citizen and therefore worthy of the attention of our prime minister.

To the editors of the Meliorist

As a member of the GFC Library Committee, I would like to comment on your article about the proposed redevelopment of the U of L Library in the Dec. 6 issue of the Meliorist and add some background information. The committee is not in charge of the redevelopment plan for the library, as stated in the article. In fact, I and the other members I know on the committee were unaware of the plan until we were informed by Dean Nicol of some of the proposals, including emptying the library of 50 per cent of its print collection, at the committee’s first meeting on Oct. 25.

At the committee’s second meeting on Nov. 20, we discussed the document containing the Library and Learning Commons proposals and decided to ask all of the departments across campus what they thought of the document and what impact its proposals would have on their individual disciplines. On Nov. 26, the university highlighted the document in the U-Weekly. On Nov. 28 a notice about it appeared on Academica, a Canada-wide e-mail news service for higher education. Again, the project was highlighted as one of the “Top 10” news headlines on the site. Then on Dec. 2, an article on the Library and Learning Commons project and the redevelopment of U Hall was published in the Lethbridge Herald, based on an interview with Chris Eagan, executive director of facilities at the university. The article stated that “given

technological developments have led to more electronic resources, the need for books and shelves is diminishing.” It went on to say that “the library’s physical collection would shrink by about 50 per cent,” with the materials being stored elsewhere while the “vacated space will be redesigned to allow group study, places to socialize and a choice of quiet and noisy study areas. The design could even incorporate a food service outlet.”

Reaction in the Herald to these reported proposals has been uniformly negative, beginning with a U of L student’s letter to the editor complaining about the resulting threat to quiet study space in the library. Numerous tweets on the Herald website have followed, including one from a community donor to the original LINC project deploring the “move away from the fundamental mission of the library.” On Dec. 10, VP Academic Andrew Hakin announced at GFC that the Herald article was premature in that the Library and Learning Commons document was a “high-level document” that was intended for further discussion. This point definitely needed clarification considering that the Herald article gives the false impression that the Library and Learning Commons plan is more than an initial idea by stating that it has a “price tag” of “several million dollars from start to finish.”

The document upon which the Herald and Meliorist articles are based is itself seriously flawed. It assumes that books are less important than electronic media — something that is not true for

many disciplines at this university. My students, for instance, still depend heavily on print sources for their research and study and will be at a disadvantage if they have to wait for the material to be retrieved, rather than being able to browse the stacks. The document and the Meliorist article also give the impression that students do not come to the library very much. Quite the contrary — according to library statistics, on an average day during the 2011-2012 academic year, 3,351 students visited the library. That represents roughly 46 per cent of the total student population of 7,270 — a very substantial number. Use of the collection within the library, in fact, has grown over the last five years. Finally, the Meliorist article talks about “the narrow-passaged dark libraries of old.” Our 10-year-old library is a far cry from that. Its design already follows a learning commons approach with many group study rooms, open areas with tables and a lounge beside the reference collection on level 10 with comfortable chairs, two computer work stations and a beautiful view across the campus. The main reason certain parts of the library seem crowded at times is due to the many study carrels on all levels. And these are absolutely necessary for our students, because the library is the only refuge for quiet study in this university.

Yours sincerely,Dr. Brian BlackB.Mus., Ph.D (McGill)A.R.C.M., L.G.S.M. (London)

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Overall a pretty good movie, I enjoyed watching The Hobbit. It was not until afterward that certain elements of the film began to tarnish my impression of the movie. Although I felt that the movie was well paced and that there was a good balance between action and dialogue, there was quite a bit of film, especially near the beginning of the movie, that could have been left out. I understand that the task of turning a 350-page book into three films calls for some extreme milking, scene extrapolation, and scene elongation, but watching dwarves eat out Bilbo’s house for what felt like half an hour was a bit much. Furthermore, the scenes near the beginning of the film that included a cameo from Elijah Wood as Frodo felt a bit needless to the story. However, this cameo served to directly connect The Hobbit to The Lord of The Rings, and it is in this attempted connection that most of my problems with The Hobbit lie.

The tone of The Hobbit (the book) is that of an exciting but lighthearted adventure story. The Hobbit is after all, a wonderful children’s story. On the other hand, Peter Jackson’s take on The Lord of

the Rings is appropriately a very serious one (I feel I cannot speak for The Lord of The Rings books as I have only read the first, long long ago). Now, in Jackson’s take on The Hobbit, he seems to attempt to retain the lighthearted adventuring tone of the book through the silliness of the dwarves and through the portrayal of their exciting adventures, yet Jackson throws in various elements that tie The Hobbit directly to his Lord of The Rings films and place a juxtaposing political seriousness from The Lord of The Rings within the adventures of The Hobbit.

Again, making a 350-page book into three “epic” movies requires a certain amount of creative license, and Peter Jackson takes full advantage of this by changing certain scenes, and by extremely expanding on the backstory of some characters from the book. However, Peter Jackson also brings in characters from The Lord of The Rings, Saruman and Galadriel, and turns the Rivendell scene – which in The Hobbit book was simply a lovely scene where everyone had the chance to rest and eat – into a serious Lord of the Rings-type scene. This type of

intrusion somewhat confused the tone of the movie for me. The Hobbit is supposed to be the grand adventure of a hobbit. To Bilbo Baggins, the grand politics of Middle Earth don’t matter for now; all that matters to him is making it back to his cozy hobbit hole nice and alive after his adventure.

In this sense, I feel that if The Hobbit movies are going to attempt to completely elevate the adventur-ous tone and the simple, elegant story of Bilbo Baggins into grand epics that match the grandeur of The Lord of The Rings, then the charm, the simple sense of adventure, and the notion of telling a good story for the sake of telling a good story will be lost in all the grandeur, epic-ness, and extreme amount of money that the three Hobbit movies will undoubtedly make for Peter Jackson.

Now that I’ve politely illustrated my issue with The Hobbit, I will controversially maintain that I still enjoyed this movie. The scenery was visually stunning, the performances were very good, and those dwarven beards were something else – I think spectacular is a good word for them.

Maggie KogutEntertainment Editor

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** Submit your TLFs at www.themeliorist.ca. All TLFs must be submitted via a valid uleth e-mail account. Keep in mind that libelous or offensive TLFs may be edited or omitted. The TLFs do not reflect the view or opinions of The Meliorist Publishing Society.

Library girl i think u fibbed to me.no boyfriend in his r ight mind would let u leave the l ibrary by urself after my last tlf. Give me a chance,just one cup of coffee.distracted guy

Dear Red-head Lifeguard Girl,You are Gorgeous.Drowning in your radiance,Your Pool Gallery Admirers

Why can’t funny girls with cool personalities get more attention than… fuckin bread

Distracted guy, l ibrarygirl is taken and has zero interest in you. Back off.

Distractedguy, you need to back away from librarygirl. it is

impossible for guys to talk to girls in the l ibrary because of you.

Distractedguy, l ibrarygirl has a boyfriend she is head over heels for. You have no chance with her.

I sti l l say that the renovation to the 24-hour study lab in U Hall is the most useless renovation in the long, pitiful history of useless renovations.

I’m not the first person and definitely won’t be the last person to say this; swim team, kindly STFU in the quiet section.

Dear lesbians on the 5th, or 8th floor,Where are you? Thats

a pretty vague description.-Lonely lesbian

Lesbians,Lets get together on Thursday, January 10th at The Zoo!Meet up for some drinks, hang out?

Thank you men who have kept up moustaches and beards! With all of you walking around, you make studying in the l ibrary a bit more bearable.

Dear Anonymous Fightstarter:I agree, being able to hit men and not women is unfair. My proposed solution is to not hit men. What’s yours?

Just a thought..there should be an officer in the l ibrary that

hands out fines for jerks who freely talk in the l ibrary.

dear swim team, you have full permission to walk around campus in your swim suits. keep it up, you are all sexy!

Am I the only one who wants to have an orgy with the girls swim team? You’re all complete babes!

Mens swim team, you are the best eye candy on campus

sorry blue-sweater girl I ended up having to leave this weekend so I won’t be at pulse! maybe drop me an email instead? greentanktopguy@hotmail.com I just made it

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Distracted guy. Back the F*** off. Your advances are far past creepy. Sincerely, every self respecting woman at the university.

Guys its gone on long enough, stop impersonating me in the TLF’s. Distracted Guy.

I like how people right vague descriptions of people and a TFL could basically be about anyone

Flying Ice-cream!~Chipmunk

Dear h8ter. If having taste means liking repetitive+boring 3-chord songs about sniffing glue… Well then I’m glad I don’t have any. Keep

rocking out to your awful sacred cow. -YSS

Ryan Thornley, seeing you at the pool made my day Hope to see you there more often, you make studying worth it Pool Gallery Admirer and distant acquaintance.

The University uses premium John Wayne toilet paper: It’s rough, it’s tough, and it won’t take sh*t from anyone!

Am I the only one who thinks the feminists at this school give the real feminists a bad name? You are to your cause what Bill O’Reilly is to the right.

Taking Women’s

Studies 1000 apparently qualifies one as a feminism expert. I took an astronomy class once, I must be a rocket scientist.

The Library’s Stress Free Zone runs from 6–10:30pm until Monday, December 17 in L1114. Relax, enjoy free coffee and snacks, play a game, watch a movie or just chill out!

ULeth needs a Shotokan Karate club.Any others out there who agree?- 4th Kyu

Don’t be shy, rush Kappa Pi Chi! Check out our website: kappapichi.com

To —spy master—

Spying would be a great life. Traveling the world and it would put use into ones ability of being invisable.Invisable girl

To Not quite invisible guyWhy so glum? How does one answer such a question? Glum from being an outcast maybe? Glum.. A word to ponder on how one might answerInvisable girl

Are you a Seventh-Day Adventist Christian? Or are you simply interested in Christianity? Want to start studying the bible together? I booked L1178 Tuesdays from 3:30-5, swing by.

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To start the New Year off in sartorial splendour, I present the 10 most uncon-ventionally dressed, but still dapper, men in the public eye. Unconventional style can mean many things, but in the context of this list, the men below seem to be able to pull off looks that one rarely finds.

Banhart

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Hince

Deadline for application is January 15th

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Jobs, jobs, jobs!Let us introduce you to CES (Career & Employment Services). CES is a student service office dedicated to assisting you with your career and job search needs. We’re within the Career Co-op Services office in AH154, along with Applied Studies and the Management and Arts & Science Cooperative Education programs. CCS office hours are 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. – 4 p.m., Monday to Friday.

Go to our website for more detailed information on our services: www.uleth.ca/ross/ces.

Upcoming information sessions:

DECO information boothFeb. 12, 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.Sport & Wellness Building

Workshops to Jan. 18 (to see full schedule and sign up go online to www.uleth.ca/ross/ces/workshops)

CES resume/cover letter workshops:* Thursday, Jan. 10, 3 – 5:30 p.m.* Monday, Jan. 14, 3 – 5:30 p.m.* Thursday, Jan. 17, 10:50 a.m. – 1:20 p.m.

CES interview workshops:* Friday, Jan. 18, 12 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Career exploration 101 workshops:* Tuesday, Jan. 15, 10:50 a.m. – 12:50 p.m.

Job search & networking workshops:* Friday, Jan. 11, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.* Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Visit our website www.uleth.ca/ross/ces to find the CES online job board!

Full time• Agribusiness Assistant,

Various Locations ~ Richardson (Jan. 31)

• Underwriting Associate, Cgy ~ Catlin Canada (Jan. 15)

• Sun Life Financial Advisor ~ Sun Life Financial (Jan. 12)

• Project and Administrative Coordinator, Cgy ~ Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada (Jan. 15)

• 2013 Finance Early Development Program, Cgy ~ ConocoPhillips (Jan. 25)

• House Parent, Strathmore ~ Wood’s Homes (Jan. 11)

• Field Scientist, Cgy ~ Terra HDD Solutions (Jan. 30)

• Commercial Account Executive, Edm ~ Patron West Equip Group (Jan. 12)

• Corporate Sales Rep, Edm ~ UPS (Jan. 31)

• Regional Sales Manager, Cgy ~ Erico (Jan. 16)

• Quality Assurance Technician, Moose Jaw ~ Thunder Creek Pork (Jan. 16)

• New Grad Business Analyst ~ AltaGas (Jan. 31)

• Housing Follow-Up Worker, Leth ~ Canadian Mental Health (Jan. 28)

• Technical Account Manager, Cgy ~Divesto (Jan. 19)

• Associate Sales Representative ~ Cargill (Jan. 28)

• Associate Grain Marketing Advisor ~ Cargill (Jan. 28)

• Associate Agronomic Advisor ~ Cargill (Jan. 28)

• Associate Production Advisor ~ Cargill (Jan. 28)

• Junior Graphic Designer, Cgy ~ Blacksheep Marketing Group (Jan. 30)

• Agronomist(s), Taber/Vauxhall/Brooks ~ Crop Production Services (Feb. 1)

• Market Analyst, Leth ~ Economic Development Lethbridge (Jan. 18)

• Claim Representative (Bodily Injury), Cgy ~ State Farm Insurance (Feb. 2)

• Analyst, Cgy ~ Simmons Financial Holdings Corporation (Feb. 1)

• Trainee Territory Manager, Edm ~ Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (Feb. 3)

• Environmental Technician; Hydrologist ~ Navus Environmental (Feb. 6)

Temporary• Business Games (Tax &

Consulting), Cgy ~ PwC (Jan. 7)

• Municipal Intern, AB ~ Municipal Internship Program (Feb. 1)

• Collections Assistant, Claresholm ~ Town of Claresholm (Jan. 28)

• Disability Services Worker, Leth ~ Quest (Jan. 26)

• Technical Writer, Cgy ~ Canadian Natural Resources (Feb. 3)

• Marketing & Communications Manager, Leth ~ U of L (Feb. 1)

• Contract Environmental Technician ~ Navus Environmental (Feb. 6)

• LakeWatch Technician, Edm ~ ALMS (Feb. 22)

Summer postings• Research Assistant/

Tutor, Deep River/Chalk River ~ Deep River Science Academy (Jan. 30)

• Agriculture Research Assistant, Taber ~ Ag-Quest (Jan. 31)

• Dining Hall Steward, Beaver Mines ~ Bert Sheppard Scout Reserve (Mar. 31)

• Agribusiness Student; Agronomy Student, Various Locations ~ Richardson (Jan. 31)

• Agricultural Research Assistant, Westlock ~ Gateway Research Organization (Feb. 1)

• Agronomy Summer Student, Leth ~ Viterra (Jan. 15)

• Seasonal Park Interpreter, AB ~ AB

Tourism, Parks & Recreation (Jan. 18)

• Seasonal Park Ranger, AB ~ AB Tourism, Parks & Recreation (Jan. 11)

• Student Employment with IDRC, Ottawa ~ IDRC (Feb. 3)

• Primary Inspectors ~ Canadian Food Inspection Agency (Jan. 13)

• Temporary Technicians ~ Alberta Conservation Association (Jan. 15)

• Technology Development Assistant/DEKALB Assistant ~ Monsanto (Jan. 18)

• Human Resources Student, Cgy ~ Cenovus (Jan. 20)

• Agronomic Intern ~ Cargill (Jan. 28)

• Production Intern ~ Cargill (Jan. 28)

• Park Workers/Park Patrollers, Vancouver ~ MetroVancouver (Feb. 28)

• Field Summer Student ~ Harvest Operations Corp. (Feb. 17)

• Vegetation Management Personnel; Weed Inspectors; Horticulturist ~ Parkland County (Feb. 4)

• Summer Production Assistants, Leth ~ DuPont Pioneer (Feb. 6)

Part time• Youth Worker, Cgy ~

Boys & Girls Club (Jan. 2)• Appliance Sales

Associate, Cgy ~ Head2Head (Jan. 28)

• World Vision Charity Ambassadors, Edm ~ Donorworx (Feb. 18)

• Mystery Shopping Opportunities, Leth ~ Premier Service Inc. (Jan. 20)

• Disability Service Worker, Leth ~ Quest (Jan. 26)

• Registered Nurse, Banff ~ Covenant Health (Jan. 12)

• Barn Help, Leth ~ Naomi Gruber Horsemanship (Feb. 2)

• Features Editor, Leth ~ The Meliorist (Apr. 30)

International• English Teacher, Various

Locations ~ EF Changchun (Jan. 22)

• ESL Teacher ~ KNS Language Institute (Jan. 30)

• Teach English in South Korea ~ Eagle Consulting (Feb. 15)

• Teach, Travel and Earn Money, Various Locations ~ Aclipse (Jan. 13)

• Travel. Teach. Save!, Korea ~ Adventure Teaching (Jan. 18)

• China Internship Program, Beijing/Shanghai ~ CRCC Asia (Feb. 7)

• Attn. Alumni: Teaching Options in South Korea ~ KORJOB CANADA RECRUITING (Jan. 30)

For details of the postings and information on the application processes, go to www.uleth.ca/ross/ces/job-board.

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meliorist

By “frosty” I don’t mean icy, I mean cool. Jokes. This year to welcome all you beautiful stu-dents back we are hosting a spe-cial event called Frostbite. On Jan. 11 (that’s tomorrow!) we are bringing you a day full of su-per awesome fun times! Do you like food? Do you like

activities like bouncy castles? If you answered yes to any of these questions the early afternoon events are for you! From 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the U Hall Atrium we are hosting a free BBQ catered by LA Chefs. If you have ever had LA Chefs’ catering before you will know that it is delicious! During this BBQ if you take two

fun. We have three great activi-

ties: an obstacle course, an in-side/outside combo (a bouncy castle with a slide- it’s pretty dang cool), and the G-rock and slide! So, if you have 10 minutes between classes or three hours, make sure you check out Frost-bite’s afternoon fun!But wait...there’s more! In the

evening of Jan. 11 we are host-ing a concert in The Zoo. That’s right, a concert! If you enjoyed Fresh Fest you won’t want to miss this. Tickets are only $5, and you will see three wonder-ful bands, two of which are your fellow students. Doors will be opening at 7:30 p.m. with The Ruby Plumes hitting the stage at 8 p.m. At 9 p.m. you can witness the awesomeness that is Jesse

our big headliner this year is

Daniel Wesley, who puts on a wicked show! Make sure you get your tickets quick as they are limited and will sell out fast. Where can you buy these tickets, you ask? There will be a table set up in the SU Atrium from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday and Friday. If there are any tickets left they will be sold at the door.Everyone here at the Students’

Union hopes you had a great winter break and wants to give you the opportunity to start your semester off with a bang! All the executives and I hope to see you at all of the events but if you can only make it to one, that’s cool too! I’ll be on the inside/outside combo for the full three hours if you want to say “hi!” After all, it is Spider-Man themed!

Y e a r i n R e v i e w , a n d T h a n k s t o A l l o f Y o u !

Who wants to get frosty? Shuna “Jedi Knight” Talbot - VP Internal

On behalf of the Students’ Union Executive Council, I would just like to start by wel-coming everyone back from their Christmas break. For those who are brand new at the Uni-versity of Lethbridge, welcome! You will have a great time here!Currently, we have an opening

on our General Assembly for one of our Arts & Science Rep positions. If you are interested in joining our council for the remainder of the year, head to

nomination forms starting to-day until January 22nd at 4:30

p.m. and the by-election will be held at our General Assembly meeting on January 23rd.The Students’ Union is always

here to help you and to advocate on your behalf. If you ever have any questions, you can stop in

the Students’ Union Building in

semester are as follows:

Armin Escher – President:Monday 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.Tuesday 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.Friday 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Julia Adolf – VP Academic:Tuesday 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.Wednesday 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.Thursday 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Shuna Talbot – VP Internal Affairs:Monday 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.Tuesday 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.Friday 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Brady Schnell – VP Operations and Finance:Monday 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.Wednesday 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Welcome back studentsArmin Escher - President

Y e a r i n R e v i e w , a n d T h a n k s t o A l l o f Y o u !