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CamerOn maCLeanBeaT repOrTer

Earlier this month, Canadian border officials

detained two leading American peace activ-

ists as they attempted to cross the border

to attend a meeting of the Toronto Stop the War

Coalition. Medea Benjamin and Ann Wright were

refused entry to Canada because their names ap-

peared on an FBI criminal database called the

National Crime Information Centre.

The Canadian Border Services Agency is

charged with the task of protecting Canadians

from external threats. However, in light of this in-

cident, some are questioning the motives behind

some CBSA policies.

Medea Benjamin is co-founder of Code Pink,

a women-initiated grassroots peace movement

opposed to the war in Iraq. Ann Wright is a retired

United States Army colonel and state department

official. She resigned in protest of the U.S. inva-

sion of Iraq, and now works full-time as an anti-

war activist. Both women are outspoken critics of

the Bush administration, and have been arrested a

number of times on minor misdemeanor charges

related to their activism.

Even so, they insist that they are not crimi-

nals. “We have committed very minor misdemean-

ors, we have paid our fines…we don’t have any

reason to be treated like criminals in the United

States,” says Benjamin.

Rather, they say this move by the Canadian

and U.S. governments is an attempt at “political in-

timidation.”

There is a tradition in the U.S. and Canada of

recognizing civil disobedience as a legitimate form

of political protest which has been undermined by

these actions, says Wright.

“I think the message in the United States is

a very chilling one, which is, ‘Don’t get involved in

political activities; don’t get involved in anti-war

activities,’” says Benjamin.

The Bush administration, Wright adds, “is

saying, ‘If we can’t deal with you to our satisfaction

through the U.S. court system, we’ll just…get some

other countries to help make your life miserable.”

The move was met with swift condemnation

from individuals and groups on both sides of the

border, including several Canadian MPs.

“I am alarmed to learn that Canadian border

police are enforcing rules that have been deter-

mined by the FBI and other U.S.-based agencies,”

NDP MP Olivia Chow wrote to the Canadian consul

general in Washington.

“In Canada, peaceful protest is not a crimi-

nal activity, despite how some U.S. agencies may

regard it,” she says.

According to the Council of Canadians, this

incident is simply the result of a series of initiatives

aimed at harmonizing Canadian and U.S. secu-

rity policies as part of the Security and Prosperity

Partnership of North America. Under the SPP,

which began in 2005, one key role of the CBSA is to

“collaborate to establish risk-based screening stan-

dards for goods and people that rely on technology,

information sharing and biometrics” to facilitate

cross border trade and travel.

“The Security and Prosperity Partnership was

supposed to be about easing the flow of ‘low-risk’

travelers across borders,” says Stewart Trew, re-

searcher and writer for the council. “If peace activ-

ists are ending up in the ‘high risk’ category, what

does that say about whose ‘security’ the SPP is trying

to protect?”

Repeated attempts by the Uniter to contact

the CBSA were met with no response.

There has been an outpouring of support for

the two activists. An online petition on the Code

Pink website has drawn almost 14,000 signatures,

including the likes of country singer Willie Nelson,

author Noam Chomsky, and Ben Cohen, co-

founder of Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream, as well as ac-

tivists and average citizens.

Benjamin and Wright say they will continue

to fight to be allowed into Canada, and to have their

names removed from the FBI list. As of press time,

demonstrations were planned for Oct. 23 in front of

Canadian consulates in several U.S. cities. Several

MPs have invited the two to speak before a parlia-

mentary committee about the issue. However, this

would rest on the CBSA granting them temporary

amnesty to enter the country.

“Our concern right now is not just us get-

ting into Canada for just one time,” says Benjamin.

“Our concern is to change the policy.”

American peace activists detained at the Canadian bordermotivES bEhiNd SEcurity policy iN quEStioN

Medea Benjamin is co-founder of Code Pink, a women-initiated grassroots peace movement opposed to the War in Iraq, she was refused entry into Canada.

Courtesy of Medea BenjaMIn

Since 9/11, the Canadian and U.S. governments have collaborated on a number of intelligence-sharing initiatives. According to the CBSA website, www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca, these include:

• Dec. 2001, the Smart Borders Declaration – Signed in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks, this declaration contained a 32-point action plan for identifying and addressing security threats, which included intelligence- sharing and enforcement cooperation measures.

• Dec. 2003, the Canadian Border Services Agency – Amalgamated Canada Customs and Revenue Agency with Citizenship and Immigration Canada and Canada Food Inspection Agency. Created in part to respond to criticisms Canada was not doing enough to ensure the security of North America. Adopted the Smart Borders Declaration, established In- tegrated Border Enforcement Teams with the U.S. to develop a coor- dinated approach to identify and stop the flow of high-risk travelers across the border.

• June 2005, the Security and Prosperity Partnership – A trilateral initiative between Canada, U.S., and Mexico to increase security and enhance trade within North America, this agreement seeks to harmonize security and trade regulations between the three countries and integrate security and

intelligence systems.

October 18,2008, issue no. 06, vol. 62, p. 05 article entitled “ Government legisla-tion seeks to ease immigrants employment woes.” the current head of the ethiopian society in Winnipeg is called mr. Amare shero, not Ali saeed. For further informa-tion, call or visit the ethiopian society Community in Winnipeg located at 595 notre dame, Winnipeg, manitoba.

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NEWSOctober 25, 2007The Unitercontact : uniter@uniter.ca

JOe KOrneLsen

With the cost of living in Canada in-creasing across the board, some prov-inces are taking a proactive stance and

raising the minimum wage. Manitobans are struggling to make a living on minimum wage, says the Social Planning Council of Winnipeg (SPCW), and it argues that the province should be following suit.

The Government of Saskatchewan recently announced that the minimum wage in the prov-ince will be increased to match the Low Income Cut-off Level (LICO), with annual adjustments for inflation.

The SPCW believes the minimum wage in Manitoba remains insufficient, and the province should implement a similar policy.

“Wages are one of the prime aspects in the determinants of poverty,” says Sid Frankel, vice-president of the SPCW.

The SPCW is a non-profit organization in-volved in community planning and providing rec-ommendations for government policies on social issues such as poverty.

The LICO is a measure of a person’s income based on their spending. A person is considered at the LICO level when they spend 20 per cent more of their income than people in their community do on the necessities of life.

The wage a Manitoban would have to receive to be at the single-worker LICO level is $10.65 per hour, states the Social Planning Council’s website. Currently the minimum wage in Manitoba is $8.00 per hour.

Frankel explains that an increase is impor-tant because minimum wage workers are often single parents who lack the time or the mobility to find better paying jobs.

“Children are vulnerable with parents with-out benefits, savings, [and who] can’t take days off,” he adds.

Although only one in 20 workers in Manitoba work at minimum wage, over half of these are stu-dents.

Victoria Moorby is a student at the University of Winnipeg. Her hourly earnings surpass the min-imum wage only by a few cents an hour. She lives at home and is able to save a little bit of money, but she says she would likely have to dig into those savings if her expenses were to increase.

“I have been saving for years,” she says. “I could maybe buy a cheap car.”

Megan Donald, also a student at the U of W, tried living on her own, with less than satisfactory results.

“I was going to school and lived on my own,” she recalls. “It was hunger, strife and greasy hair.”

Donald says she was able to just keep up, but because she was unable to put any money aside she decided to move back home.

Currently the province has no plans to in-crease the minimum wage to the LICO level or to index for inflation annually.

“We had a minimum wage board look at this,” says labour minister Nancy Allen. “Labour representatives and employer representatives have never come to a consensus.”

Although the government has never linked the minimum wage to increases in inflation, the NDP has increased the minimum wage every year

since they were elected.Even those earning above the minimum

wage in Manitoba are lagging behind. According to Statistics Canada, the average wage paid to wage earners in Manitoba was $17.04 per hour in 2006, the second lowest wage in the country and far behind the national average of $18.55 per hour.

James Townsend, an associate professor in economics at the University of Winnipeg, says that economists tend to believe that an increase in mini-mum wage would lead to a drop in labour demand

and will have a negative effect on employment.However, recent studies show that

increasing the minimum wage has no effect on unemployment.

“The question is what you want to achieve,” explains Townsend, “minimum wage is a blunt instrument, and it doesn’t necessarily target who you want.”

Townsend adds it is usually more effective to tax and then subsidize whomever you are trying to help.

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For the participants in the World Food Day conference last week, food is more than a commodity—it is a human right.

The Oct. 16 event brought together three of Winnipeg’s main food-focused organizations and concerned residents to discuss solutions to the lack of food in Winnipeg and the world.

“It’s an issue of relevance for all three in-stitutions in relation to food security and the alleviation of hunger,” says Meagan Peasgood, the youth engagement coordinator for Canada Food Grains Bank.

“The objective of the day is to engage a diverse group of people to think of World Food Day.”

The conference, held at the Broadway Disciples United Church, was organized by Winnipeg Harvest, The Manitoba Food Charter and The Canadian Food Grains Bank.

Jino Distasio, director of the Institute of Urban Studies at the U of W says, “From the work we’ve done here it’s apparent that [the rights to food] aren’t being met right now.” He explains that the rising cost of housing in Winnipeg is forcing many families to take money out of their food budget to pay for rent.

“It’s hard to say we’re making a dent in things when food bank use has proliferated in Winnipeg over the last decade,” Distasio adds.

The right to food would involve: respect, monitoring actions to ensure that no one is prevented from the right to food; protection, ensuring that no one deprives anyone else of the right to food; and fulfillment, an obliga-

tion to step in when someone doesn’t have enough food.

Paul Chorney, the community liaison for the Manitoba Food Charter commented on how poorly food is distributed in the world and how we are ruining our ability to produce food by damaging the environment.

“I think more and more people are be-coming aware that we’re in a type of crisis in terms of food,” he says.

“When everything’s gone, you can’t eat money.”

At the conference, groups discussed who was most vulnerable to hunger, and what needed to change in Canada to fix the situ-ation. Aboriginals, single parents, and stu-dents were three groups that were particularly identified.

Some of the proposed solutions included educating youth about poverty, advertising food as a right, and making food as available

to everyone as Medicare.“The gaps are growing bigger in Manitoba

between the rich and the poor. Something needs to be done to reverse those trends,” says Glen Koroluk, the community organizer for Beyond Factory Farming Coalition and a participant in the conference.

To emphasize their point, conference members signed a giant postcard addressed to Stephen Harper. The postcard encour-ages Harper to honour his promise to address the issue of hunger in Canada and the world.

It was noted that in Quebec and New- foundland the political changes that im-proved the problem of poverty started at the grassroots level. Conference members were optimistic that their lobbying could make a difference.

The conference was a part of a two-day celebration commemorating World Food Day.

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Saskatchewan makes headway on living wage: Manitoba remains undecided

October 25, 2007

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NEWS

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University of Winnipeg administration is

looking to set the record straight follow-

ing a Winnipeg Free Press article that

painted a grim picture of the university’s library.

According to Brian Stevenson, the universi-

ty’s vice president-academic, the Oct. 10 Free Press

story left out a lot of important information.

“It didn’t portray correctly the kinds of things

we do in the library,” says Stevenson.

The article, which relied on information from

a brochure sent to past University of Winnipeg

Foundation donors, depicted a library with over-

worked staff, space shortages and empty shelves.

Stevenson opposes the article’s claim that the

library is suffering from a dire lack of books.

“No matter how big a library is, you could

not fit all the info in the world [into it],” Stevenson

says.

He notes that many students now are very

tech savvy and able to better access the library’s

resources elsewhere. While this may have contrib-

uted to a decrease in students’ physical appear-

ance in the library, the library is working on ways

to be more accessible and user-friendly.

Stephanie Sydney, a second-year history

student, says she was forced to use databases for

her research because there were no books that

suited her needs.

“I think they need to get new books,”

she says.

Jackie Gudz, a second-year education stu-

dent, avoids the U of W library altogether, electing

to go to the Millennium Library instead.

“It’s quieter, and easier to find that special

place (to study).”

She says the public library’s computers are

also easier to use.

Stevenson confirmed the library’s Information

Literacy Program has recently been forced to offer

fewer classes due to staff shortages. However, he ex-

plains they will be hiring for the program shortly.

Stevenson adds the brochure sent out to pos-

sible donors also highlighted the positive things the

library was doing, such as hiring an external con-

sultant to do a strategic review and renovating the

reading room with funds from private donations.

For some, it may seem alarming that financial

concerns about the library should arise at a time of

increasing expansion at the university.

According to Jennifer Rattray, director of stra-

tegic initiatives at the U of W, funds used in the uni-

versity expansion are not spent at the expense of

the library.

The library’s operation budget comes from

the University of Winnipeg’s general budget, which

is financed by provincial government grants and

private donations, some of which are raised by the

University of Winnipeg Foundation.

Rattray explains the Winnipeg Partnership

Agreement funds the expansion and campus reno-

vations, and cannot be used for anything else.

“Nothing that is being developed is being de-

veloped using any academic funding,” she says.

A feasibility study examining possible

changes for the library is planned for the late fall

or early winter. It will address the possibility of ex-

panding the library over Bryce Hall, a concept in-

cluded in the original design of the building.

Dan Hurley, executive director of external

affairs, stresses the university library did very well

in seven categories in the recent Globe and Mail

university rankings. While the library garnered a

B+ in the availability of journals and an A- in the

availability of online resources, Hurley adds that

rankings must be taken in context.

“It is important to see how you are doing and

how you can improve,” he says.

Library woes not so dire, claims staff

By staCy CardIgan sMItH

What area should the university invest in next?

Scott McLeod, 2nd year Biochemistry if the university subsidized healthy options in the cafeteria, i don’t think it would cost a lot of money compared to the duckworth renovations, but it would make a lot of people happy.

Jessica Locke, 3rd year Conflict Resolution i’m satisfied with my faculty.

Kelsey Moeller 1st year, Pre-Physiotherapy A bathroom closer to the cafeteria, the bathrooms in general.

Joel Murphy, 1st year Education i hear the library’s really bad, i read it in the paper… it doesn’t look like there’s a lot of librarians around.

Kome Mofedamijo, 3rd year Business Administration lower the tuition [for international students]. the health plan [fee] should not be mandatory before registration.

Rheal St-Onge, 3rd year Linguistic studies new Chairs. these chairs are all breaking and uncomfortable. Cafeteria food should be cheaper.

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LiberaL Leader taLks to Winnipeggers after throne speech

A crowd of mostly Grit supporters grilled liberal leader Stéphane Dion last Saturday as he took the stage at the Gas Station Theatre. Questions ranged from childcare and poverty issues to the controversial Security and Prosperity Partnership and Canada-US relations.

The roundtable discussion lasted an hour and a half and was also attended by a number of Manitoba’s leading Liberal figures. The stop was Dion’s third visit to Manitoba since becoming the official opposition leader and came days after a throne speech which Dion rebuked, stating it was weak on poverty and environmental issues.

University of Winnipeg stUdent Wins ebay entrepreneUriaL aWard

Whether you are in need of vintage games or a new challenge on your Nintendo Wii, 21-year-old Winnipegger Jade Pearce is the man to call. The University of Winnipeg Business Administration major started PNP Games, a busi-ness selling used games on eBay, back in 2005 from the basement of his parents’ home. Now, he is the winner of the Inaugural eBay Canadian Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

“It started off as a hobby and it grew bigger and bigger from there,” Pearce says.

Pearce plans to use the $3,000 award to buy additional technology for cleaning CDs and increase his stock.

He encountered the competition the same way he started his business—through blind luck.

“[I was] getting a little extra cash, it went well, and I enjoyed it.”

The “little extra cash” Pearce makes is not that small of an amount. To simply enter the com-petition, applicants are required to be making at least $1,000 per month.

Encouraged by his virtual success, Pearce opened a brick-and-mortar store in Winnipeg.

”There’s not a whole lot of competition, which is why I kind of jumped on it now… before anyone else does it,” he says.

Pearce currently has two full-time and three part-time employees. For more info log into www.pnpgames.com.

gULU WaLk raises aWareness to the pLight of Ugandan chiLdren

This past Saturday, some 50 Winnipeggers braved the rain to participate in the annual Gulu Walk to raise awareness about the problems of children living in Northern Uganda.

The walk, a grassroots volunteer-run event, was initiated by Adrian Bradbury and Kieran Hayward, two Canadians who saw first hand the effects the 21-year civil war in Uganda had on its children.

Not only are Northern Ugandan children victims and witnesses of daily violence, but as many as 40,000 are forced to escape their rural communities for towns every evening to avoid abduction by the Lord’s Resistance Army or other rebel groups.

This year’s Gulu Walk in Winnipeg started at the University of Manitoba campus and ended at the steps of the Legislature. Many of the par-ticipants personally experienced the Ugandan civil war.

The evening was concluded with a talk from two Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief representatives. The first Gulu Walk occurred in 2005 in Toronto. For more information go to www.guluwalk.com

Local news Briefs Compiled by James Janzen,

laura Kunzelman & marleah Graff

October 25, 2007The Unitercontact : uniter@uniter.ca

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International news Briefs Compiled by Brooke dmytriw

Mp3s get taxed

TORONTO, Ontario: After pressure from the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada, the Copyright Board will impose a new tariff on downloaded music.

CBC News reported the tax will give 3.1 per cent of each downloaded song from sites like iTunes and other download sites to SOCAN.

SOCAN is responsible for collecting fees from radio and television airplay, dis-tributing the profits to Canadian artists. Out of every dollar a downloader typically pays for their song, half that fee goes to the artist’s record label.

yoUth get tWo years detention for stoning a Man

LONDON, England: Five boys were sentenced for manslaughter and violent disorder after they stoned a man to death.

The victim, Ernest Norton, was play-ing cricket with his son when he was at-tacked in February 2005.

The BBC reported Norton, 67, set up a make-shift game of cricket on a tennis court when he and his 17-year old son were approached by as many as 20 youths. The youths proceeded to throw stones, rocks and pieces of wood at the Nortons.

Two stones hit Norton’s head, and he later suffered a heart attack.

The youths, now between the ages of 12 and 14 were sentenced to two years detention.

greenpeace activists Mobbed for atteMpted tree theft

RIO DE JANIERO, Brazil: Eight Greenpeace members were mobbed by loggers and residents of Castelo dos Sonhos after the activists tried to remove a burnt tree trunk from the town.

The activists were attempting to take the tree for exhibits on global warm-ing in Rio de Janiero and Sao Paulo. Yet after failing to get the community’s per-mission and proceeding with it anyways, they were surrounded by irate community members.

Castelo dos Sonhos is located in the Southern Amazon state of Para. According to the Associated Press, this part of the rain forest has been devastated by logging and clear cutting.

The region has been very tense in recent years, with an American mission-ary murdered in 2005 during a land dis-pute and an ongoing conflict between the Brazilian government, loggers and envi-ronmentalists.

retUrn Laptop, get free beer

WELLINGTON, New Zealand: The owner of Croucher Brewing Co. is offer-ing a reward of beer for life for the return of his laptop computer.

The laptop was stolen during a break-in and contained his company’s fi-nancial statements, marketing plans, and contacts.

Paul Croucher said the lifetime supply of beer was likely worth $20,000, reported the Associated Press.

Coucher Brewery is a microbrewery located on the North Island and exports its three beers to Oceania.

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WOLFVILLE (CUP) – The membership

of the Canadian Federation of Students may

drop significantly in the next year. Three stu-

dent unions have initiated the defederation

process and several others are examining their

options.

CFS national chairperson Amanda Aziz

confirmed receiving requests for membership

referendums from three student societies at

British Columbia universities: Simon Fraser,

Kwantlen, and the University of Victoria’s

Graduate Association.

Concordia University’s Graduate

Students’ Union and Cape Breton University’s

students’ union are also expected to file peti-

tions this year.

The student societies who have initiated

the process of defederation share similar con-

cerns about their relationship to the CFS, in-

cluding a lack of lobbying success, expensive

services, and internal dysfunction.

Yet the University of Winnipeg Students’

Association, which was one of the CFS’ found-

ing members in 1981, is baffled by the con-

cerns.

“Why would you want to remove your-

self from a national organization and from the

experience of other students across Canada?”

asks David Jacks, UWSA’s president.

He believes the CFS provides a network

for individual student unions to learn from

one another. “There are a lot of similarities

in issues [between the campuses], but there’s

also a lot of very specific ones that other cam-

puses might have experienced.”

Ian Lindsey, president of the Cape Breton

University Student Union, critiques the CFS’s

national services and lobby movements.

“Outside of [the Day of Action], we don’t

see CFS winning any battles,” he says.

Lindsey believes that many of the ser-

vices offered through CFS membership can be

supplied by individual unions at a lower cost

to students, including student handbooks and

health insurance policies.

Jacks disagrees, bringing up the issue of

fairly traded merchandise. “An individual stu-

dent union who wants the cheapest deal is

probably going to approach a company that

uses cheap labour, [whereas] the CFS makes

sure our bulk-buying comes from the best

sources possible.”

Derrick Harder, president of the Simon

Fraser Student Society, among the first to file

a petition for defederation, expresses similar

discontent with the quality and cost of ser-

vices offered by CFS, although his complaints

focus more on internal politics and organiza-

tional dysfunction.

“The CFS is not an organization that

takes criticism well,” says Harder. “They seem

to go into lock-down easily or, more specifi-

cally, groupthink.”

He is concerned about the apparent top-

down approach to running the organization,

and accuses the CFS of influencing student

union elections, arguing that the CFS assists

candidates who are considered pro-CFS.

Aziz flatly denies the idea, noting that she

is “not sure where that rumor started from.”

The UWSA is not free of CFS criticism. In

February of last year, Devin King, the director

of education at the association, resigned over

frustration with the organizational structure

at the CFS. He quoted their “top-down men-

tality” in his letter of resignation.

In addition to these issues, Harder ex-

presses concern over the amount of money

that the CFS and its provincial chapters are

willing to spend on litigation. The CFS is cur-

rently involved with legal action against Acadia

University over an attempt to defederate, and

acted as a defendant with the University of

Saskatchewan when they were brought to

court over an attempt to join the CFS.

Aziz defends the CFS’s involvement in

these proceedings, saying that neither situa-

tion has cost the CFS much in lawyer or court

fees.

“Since we only participated through in-

tervener status in Saskatchewan, and at Acadia

the process has mostly just been letter-writ-

ing…there has been very little money spent in

these two proceedings thus far.”

In response to concerns expressed with

the effectiveness of lobbying, Aziz emphasizes

that the CFS’s strength is in its numbers.

“Putting our issues forward as a united

front is how we will get things done,” she says,

noting that tuition freezes in several provinces

like Manitoba and Saskatchewan are a sign

that the message is being heard.

Jacks believes it is CFS’s accumulated ex-

perience with many issues that makes it in-

valuable. “Executive members of student

union often come in fresh, and they don’t

know how to approach things… Having that

larger strength in numbers really gives credi-

bility.”

As several students’ unions have begun

to undertake the process of leaving the feder-

ation, many student societies have expressed

frustration over the defederation process.

They claim that it is designed to make it more

difficult to leave CFS. After an initial petition

and referendum taking at least six months, an

application for withdrawal must be filed with

the head office. The federation’s national ex-

ecutive then has three months to examine all

documents and make recommendations to its

voting members about the legitimacy of the

process. The members of the federation vote

on accepting the application, which Aziz says

would only be overturned if it was proven to

be illegitimate.

Rumours surfaced in September that the

students’ union at Ryerson University was also

seeking to defederate, but according to Nora

Loreto, Ryerson’s student union president,

a motion to that effect served to the union’s

board on Sept. 27 was defeated.

KsenIa prInTsneWs prODUCTIOn eDITOr

The Canadian Alliance of Student

Associations (CASA) has settled its

lawsuit out of court against the

University of Manitoba Students’ Union

(UMSU) over alleged backlogged member-

ship fees. The two recently reached a financial

settlement.

CASA will proceed with similar claims

against the Students’ Society of McGill

University (SSMU), with a preliminary hearing

expected this fall.

“It is very positive that we were able to

settle our dispute in an amicable way for both

sides,” Zach Churchill, CASA’s national direc-

tor, said of the UMSU agreement.

Last week’s agreement followed extended

negotiations outside of court between the or-

ganizations’ lawyers. It includes a cash settle-

ment.

Garry Sran, UMSU’s president, was out

of town and could not comment before press

time. Other UMSU representatives declined to

comment on the agreement.

CASA originally filed claims against

UMSU and SSMU in April 2007, demanding the

remaining membership fees for the fiscal year

of 2004-2005 plus compounded interest, calcu-

lated at a rate of three per cent every 15 days.

SSMU and UMSU were both expected to

pay approximately $40,000 for their annual

membership.

CASA’s claim states UMSU paid $12,346

of its fees around May 12, 2004. After leaving

CASA in February 2005, they were sued for

the remaining amount. The amount of com-

pounded interest owed was not disclosed.

According to CASA’s constitution, the or-

ganization’s fiscal year is May 1 until April 30,

with 30 per cent of membership fees paid by

July 1. The remainder is to be paid in full by

October.

The constitution also stipulates that a

withdrawing member will not be refunded any

remaining fees, and is responsible for full pay-

ment of next year’s fees if the notice of with-

drawal is given on or after March 15.

“We’re a very small organization with a

very small budget; any amount is vital to us,”

Churchill explained.

UMSU responded to CASA’s claim on May

25, 2007 with a request for particulars, stating

that if the fiscal bylaws on which CASA relied

in its lawsuit were constituted after UMSU

joined, UMSU is not mandated by them.

CASA disagreed.

“When all student unions joined CASA,

they signed onto membership,” Churchill said.

“Our members made all of these decisions, so

UMSU would be bound by them.”

SSMU withdrew from CASA in October

2005, having paid $12,000 in fees. It was then

sued for the remaining $28,000.

Unlike UMSU, SSMU offered an $8,000

settlement soon after the claim was filed,

states Max Silverman, vice-president external

of SSMU.

The additional $8,000 would have com-

pleted their payment to a half a year’s worth of

fees, despite the fact the association was not

with CASA for six full months.

“[We] made an offer in good faith to put

an end to this conflict, and they rejected it,”

Silverman said.

Silverman is critical of CASA’s constitu-

tion.

”The second you leave an organization,

you’re not bound by their rules,” he said. “The

CASA bylaws could say the moon is purple, but

it’s not true in reality.”

“We’re a flexible organization,” Churchill

said, “members are allowed to join or leave as

they see fit… All they had to do was pay their

fees.”

He remains hopeful an understand-

ing can be achieved with SSMU in the future,

claiming the union has not approached CASA

after May.

“We’re hoping they will take UMSU’s

leadership example,” he said.

Five student unions expected to attempt defederation from CFS

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ing through the Katimavik program for

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clude biking, social activities and I really

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sean mcmullen:Working with the University’s Off-

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My name is Margaux Miller, I am

a second year student and I am run-

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athletics director. I am personable,

strong-minded and have a desire to be

involved in campus activities and de-

cision making. I have leadership skills

and the drive to maintain a positive

and healthy school environment.

Based on the interest of many

students, I hope to start up an intra-

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As well, I would like to work with the

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ties before and after we play the U of

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the student is heard.

Here’s a little about me: I have

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have been a member of a badminton,

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Hello! We are Chelsea Duszak and

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3rd year of studies majoring in biochem-

istry, and biology respectively. We felt it

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and make a difference.

As your Directors of Science we

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to share personal experiences and advice

in their selected field.

Together we feel we have the energy,

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and the student body as a whole.

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sCIenCe CO-DIreCTOrs

My name is Jonathan Niemczak,

and I want to be your LGBT direc-

tor. Why? Because I want to repre-

sent the LGBT community here at the

University of Winnipeg and promote

our diverse culture.

If elected I will promote LGBT

events and fundraisers, raise aware-

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University, create networks with other

LGBT groups in other universities

and around the city and boast respect

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The plan to deal with the number

of abandoned buildings in the city

can work—but only if the city is

willing to pay to renovate them. Under

the Vacant and Derelict Buildings bylaw,

people are having the buildings they own

taken from them and sold at lower than

cost to improve access to low-cost housing

in this city. The property owners, mean-

while, are angered. After all, don’t they own

the buildings, and can’t they decide what to

do with them?

The problem is that the property owners

aren’t doing anything with them, leav-

ing them unused. From condemned apart-

ment blocks to abandoned banks and facto-

ries, Winnipeg has a dearth of places in dire

need of repair. The only use that anyone has

been able to find for them has been filming

movies inside—like the Metropolitan theatre

downtown, where two films in the past year

have been shot.

There are quite a few non-profit or-

ganizations in the core that are geared

toward helping people find low-rent hous-

ing in Winnipeg. These organizations are

the target recipients of these seized build-

ings and will use them in this way. If we get

the non-profit organizations that are al-

ready doing excellent work involved, it’ll

work out well. But one must look no further

than our inner-city for an example of the

follow-through our government has towards

these initiatives.

The photo for this article is a build-

ing funded by the government. In 1995, the

Wellness Centre board of directors was facing

a financial emergency. Membership was fall-

ing and almost $500,000 was needed just to

bring the facility up to health standards. In

addition, a long-term subsidy was needed to

fund day-to-day activities. The money never

came and on Oct. 31 of 1995 the centre shut

down for good.

This is what happens when the money

doesn’t come. Seizing these abandoned

buildings downtown is the first step, but

when the government doesn’t fund a project

they start, no one does. Seizing the buildings

will make it less likely that future developers

will want to buy them if this happens.

The Wellness Centre continued to

sit vacant until the 2004 election. Politics

came into play, and the Liberals prom-

ised a $3 million subsidy to finance the re-

furbishing and renewal of the facility. I en-

tered the building late in October 2006—11

years after it was shut down. It had not been

touched, aside from vandalism, since 1994,

and it was showing signs of mould even on

the outside. As I entered, I found out why.

The mould covered almost all of the walls

and ceilings in many rooms and especially

in the basement. The walls, once sheetrock,

now looked like crayon rubbed on paper,

done entirely in black and filling most of

the page. It was obvious that the $3 mil-

lion had never come. The pool had sprung

a leak, and black mould-filled water

flooded neck deep into the basement—

thankfully not corroding into the electric

wires or the heating system, which were still

turned on.

The building was only recently

demolished and to this day nothing stands

on the site of the former health, pool, and

daycare facility, like a gaping hole in the

already-frayed fabric of the North End.

Who will repair these condemned build-

ings, and who will fund the repair, even if the

buildings are sold for pennies on the dollar?

Surely, low-income housing is a priority, but

if there’s no money, and the Wellness Centre

is a good example of how the prior govern-

ments have treated services for the North

End, how do you think this new program will

turn out?

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Canadians do not want an election.

This familiar echo from Parliament, how-

ever accurate, represents just how success-

ful the reigning Conservative party has been

in shaping not only the opinions of the gen-

eral public, but more importantly, those of the

Official Opposition Party. They have not done

this through scare tactics, a constant parade of

propaganda, or through manipulation. They

have done this by simply appealing to the gen-

eral public.

The Conservative Party have prepared

themselves for a possible election (that can be

caused by a vote of non-confidence over the

Throne Speech) by focusing on policy that ap-

peals and effects the majority of Canadians—

the one per cent deduction of the GST, for ex-

ample. With the Bloc and the NDP openly con-

demning the speech, it is now up to the Liberals

to decide its fate. However, being quite aware

of the amount of support the Conservatives

hold, the Liberals realize it is not in their in-

terest to force an election by voting against the

Throne Speech.

All the recent polls tell us that the major-

ity of Canadians do not want an election. To

many it has seemed that over the last while

too much of their time has been spent being

forced to think about elections: campaigns,

promises, support and financial contribu-

tions. In short, it has been an interruption in

their daily lives.

The Conservative party has understood

this and they are playing the game accord-

ingly. They tailored their policies to fit the av-

erage, un-political Canadian. They have not

concerned themselves with the academics or

the unions. They have realized the un-tapped

‘market’ of voters: the ones who revel in the

status quo. People do not want their newspa-

pers and TV programs to be bombarded with

election coverage, broken promises, or parlia-

ment scandals. On top of the stress of work,

their families, and their growing debt, they

do not want to have to keep tabs on politi-

cians. It would almost seem like they do not

want follow politics. What they want is simple:

to continue living their lives the way they did

the day before—except with lower taxes, of

course.

So, while it may be that environmental

concerns seem to be on the minds of every

Canadian, these are not really the kinds of pol-

icies that win elections or maintain support.

Sure, you would be hard pressed to find some-

one who admits to enjoying destroying the en-

vironment. We all like to think we do our own

part (because after all, “we’re all in this to-

gether”) to preserve the land we live on, but

the problem is, we don’t get anything from it.

Once again, the Conservatives have un-

derstood this and have tailored their policies

to say so. They have dismissed Kyoto and have

introduced a new made-in-Canada plan, fit

for Canadians precisely because the general

public does not want the government to waste

our tax dollars on a non-binding international

agreement. In these types of policies, all that

needs to be presented is dialogue; results are

not necessary so long as the public can see

that a plan, however vague, is in the (indeter-

minable) future.

To maintain current support and gener-

ate new support, the Conservatives have un-

derstood that the public needs tangible rea-

sons to vote for them. Whereas environmen-

tal success is hard to measure in anything

but numbers (which are meaningless unless

you understand the science behind them

and what they represent), lower taxes can be

seen on paychecks, grocery receipts, and bal-

ance sheets. They are more than just num-

bers; essentially, they are money in the hands

of Canadians and votes in the pockets of the

Conservatives.

The mass appeal approach to policy and

politics seems too obvious to be used. Other

parties have seemed to overestimate the ded-

ication or interest of Canadians to important

issues. They have attempted to project upon

us responsibilities that the majority of us do

not care to have. In the end, all the majority of

Canadians want seems to be the easiest thing

the Conservatives can give them: a minimal

decrease in taxes and empty dialogue in many

other policy areas.

Now this fact is taunting Official

Opposition leader Stephane Dion. Faced with

declining support, the Liberal leader is now

forced to repeat, in response to the recent

throne speech, the very same line Stephen

Harper has been publicly declaring:

“Canadians (read: Liberal Party) do not

want an election.”

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Radiohead had record executives ner-

vously pulling at their ties as the band

recently made their seventh studio

album, In Rainbows, available for down-

load exclusively through their website. That

is, without the backing of a record label. The

price? You decide. Although that may sound

great to fans, it’s less-than-great news for

emerging artists.

The band chose not to re-sign their

contract with EMI Records after their 2003

album, Hail to the Thief, fulfilled the group’s

contractual obligations. A physical release of

In Rainbows is available (a posh “disc-box”

which includes the album on vinyl and CD

as well as bonus material) but no label is

behind this either.

Why is this such a big deal? When a

band records an album, their record label

distributes it for promotion with a glossy

press kit. Eventually someone, somewhere,

leaks it. This is why you could download the

new Arcade Fire album long before you could

buy it. But because Radiohead are not under

contract, they avoided this whole process

and “leaked” the album themselves. What’s

more, the band has added an ethical element

by letting the public decide how much the

new album is worth. Some may pay nothing.

Real fans of the band, I hope, will pay more.

I paid three British pounds (roughly seven

Canadian dollars). Yes, I could have got it for

free. But the money went directly to the band,

not a corporation; good music is worth it.

This likely isn’t going to have iTunes

shaking in its boots—at least until the num-

bers come in. Pitchfork Media reported that

roughly 1.2 million people downloaded In

Rainbows, though this figure is unconfirmed

by the band. It’s unknown how many people

downloaded for free.

Many will be quick to praise Radiohead

for sticking it to the record industry. But

let’s get real; very few bands could get away

with what Radiohead have. Keep in mind,

Radiohead can reach so many people be-

cause they’ve had commercial success—

credit due in part, though it pains me to say

it, to their record label. Where did you first

hear your favourite band? Whether it was on

TV, the radio, or in a mom-and-pop record

store, chances are you should be thanking a

label.

Meanwhile, underground artists have

been independently releasing records for de-

cades. And since the Internet made the world

smaller, it’s been easier for small bands to

get heard. But would following Radiohead’s

lead pay off? Not likely. The sad fact is, record

labels open doors that otherwise remain

closed. Here’s hoping that Radiohead’s ini-

tiative will help change this.

Despite that hope, I find one facet of the

In Rainbows release really unsettling. Most

artists like to think their art is worth some-

thing. Find me a group of musicians who

spend all their spare time practicing, writing

songs in some crappy rehearsal space, work-

ing dead-end jobs to pay for studio time, mas-

tering, and album art, and when the album is

finished say, “No, it’s cool. Pay me whatever.”

By giving fans the option of paying nothing,

Radiohead seems to send these independent

artists a swift kick in the ribs.

What kind of message does “pay what-

ever” send to the record buying public? Some

might argue it says music, or art, should be

free—a service accessible to everyone. The

problem is that most artists have to make

sacrifices (financial and otherwise) to make

their art. They have bills to pay. Music should

be accessible, but few are going to create it if

it means empty fridges and eviction notices.

Radiohead have clearly shaken things

up. But they could have used their unique

position more responsibly—by encouraging

people to pay for music, to support artists.

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TAKE BACK ThE fEMiniSM

I stand in support of the arguments

made in Bronwyn Jarrett-Enns’ article

“Why feminism is a dirty word.” It is true

that feminism, an ideological standpoint

that can be extremely radical, has been

distorted and highly watered down by

sensationalist media and loud-mouthed

liberals. As Jarrett-Enns writes, “Feminism

has failed to grasp the hearts and minds

of women in our generation.” The Uniter,

a newspaper that presents the news

and views of “our generation,” is a per-

fect case-in-point for her argument: they

did not even cover this year’s Take Back

the Night, which is a traditional and im-

portant event of the women’s movement

in Canada, the United States, and much

of Europe. Although Jarrett-Enns’ criti-

cisms of Take Back the Night are a tiny

bit over the top, I do agree that the march

was too early, too short and had too many

on-duty police escorts.

I call for a ‘take back the feminism’

in the “feminist movement”—a “move-

ment” that appears to be on smoke break.

This current era of feminism is terrified of

being radical; it is even scared of being po-

litical. But feminism, as I love to admit, is

politics; and politics is “dirty.” In the words

of Christina Aguilera (and in the spirit of

Emma Goldman) “[I] wanna get dirty. Its

about time that I came to start the party.”

Kelly Ross

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Chandra Mayor cannot tell a lie.

But that doesn’t make telling the truth

any easier.

Mayor is the poetry co-editor of Prairie Fire

magazine, the 2006/07 Winnipeg Public Library

Writer-in-Residence, and a contributor to the essay

anthology Between Interruptions: 30 Women Tell the

Truth about Motherhood (launched last Thursday

at the Millennium Library), and she says that she

works very hard as a writer to simply “tell emotional

truths.”

The process “of really telling the truth can

sometimes be painful and confusing and upset-

ting, but I feel that that’s how you really connect with

readers,” she says.

It’s not easily done. “I actually find [writing] to

be an extraordinarily painful process,” Mayor says. “I

have to force myself to sit down and actually do it.

“For me, writing is a process of feeling things as

intensely as possible, and really trying to find ways to

communicate that bare-bones, honest feeling.”

Finding the “kernel of truth” at the heart of a

story is one of Mayor’s main goals. For example, one

of her stories focuses on how “many young women

long for a connection with other women,” but that

women of different generations “don’t connect with

each other, don’t talk to each other.” (This theme

also predominates in a short story collection Mayor

is presently working on, All the Pretty Girls.) Mayor

thus turns private observations into public, even

universal, truths.

So how does she find such stories? Mayor says

they can come from anywhere.

Ideas can come from things you read, watch,

or observe, Mayor says. Sometimes she transmutes

episodes from her personal life for her purposes,

while retaining the resonance of her own real emo-

tions. She finds that a useful maxim, in any case, is

anyone’s story “can break your heart.” Getting

inside such stories and helping the reader experi-

ence them from the inside out, from the charac-

ters’ perspectives, is what Mayor strives for: Her

first novel Cherry, for instance, which is about

Winnipeg’s early ‘90s punk and skinhead scene,

examines why some women stay in abusive

relationships and others abuse drugs.

This approach can facilitate empathy, Mayor

says, and help us better understand one another.

A prime motivator for Mayor is her own “desperate

need to communicate with other people, and say

`this is how it is for me.’” On others’ writing, Mayor

says that the works she really loves “are the ones

where I recognize something, and I find that some-

one has expressed something in a way that I haven’t

quite been able to put words to myself.”

That’s the tricky part of the writer’s art—put-

ting into words that which is extremely difficult to ar-

ticulate. A misconception about writing, Mayor says,

is that you

simply “wait

for the Muse to

flow through

you and out

your finger-

tips and you

don’t really

have to do

anything - if

you’re inspired

enough, it’ll

just happen.”

But finding

those elu-

sive words is

a craft. It’s a

set of skills

a writer can

and must work at, simply by writing and writing.

“Nobody’s first poem is any good, no matter

how inspired they are,” Mayor says, “but their 200th

poem will probably be pretty good.”

Between Interruptions: 30 Women Tell the

Truth about Motherhood is the first Canadian col-

lection of its kind, compiling true experiences of

motherhood from across the Canadian geographi-

cal, socio-economic, ethnic, and cultural spectrum.

EMOTiOnAL TRuThSchaNdra mayor tEllS hoW it’S paiNful to WritE thE rEal

DOn mOman vOLUnTeer sTaff

W innipeg’s comic book community is

alive and well, as the scale and

scope of the Manitoba Comic Con

makes clear. October 27 and 28 will see 150 dealer

tables of wonderfully produced comics fill the

Victoria Inn for what promises to be a massive

comic convention.

But in this age of Internet entertainment, from

YouTube to online art networks, how can the lowly

comic book survive? Comic artist Ian Sokoliwski,

who has been working in the comic industry for ten

years, has a few theories.

Sokoliwski is primarily a colourist, a role he

filled for several Conan issues. He has also done

pencils and inking, as well as the comic book artist

mainstay, commissioned artwork. And he has en-

tirely created two comics, Selig: The Second Coming

and Battlewitch, a story about some women who are

the only humans able to resist the psychic assaults

of alien demons who live between the stars. Both

comics are available on the Internet.

The Internet, according to Sokoliwski, is basi-

cally the only reason that a comics industry can exist,

at least to the degree that it does, in Winnipeg. Prior

to the rise of the Net, most people working in comics

had to live in New York, the home of major publish-

ers DC and Marvel. The Net also provides an oppor-

tunity for those who want to break into the comic in-

dustry. Sokoliwski’s advice: “Start a webcomic.”

But as with the music and movie industries,

the Net also poses some problems for the future of

comic books. Of the three industries, however, comic

makers seem to be taking the most proactive and

fan-friendly approach.

“As long as they don’t try to fight it in the same

way that the music industry has been trying to

fight it where that just makes everybody angry,”

says Sokoliwski, the industry won’t alienate its fans.

Marvel, for example, has put back issues on their

website, free, since 2004. Wowio.com, the site that

hosts Sokoliwski’s Selig, follows a format that he

calls “comics as TV.” That is, the reader downloads

comics in .pdf format, which includes two pages of

advertising, at no charge. Unfortunately, at this time,

Wowio only allows downloads from users who have

an IP address from the United States.

Will comics in electronic format replace comic

books? “Whether or not the single issue comic books

will always be around, I’m not sure, [but] at the very

least there will always be graphic novel collections

available in bookstores, which is a huge trend right

now,” says Sokoliwski.

On another recent trend, comic book movies,

he says, “I think it’s a good thing.... anything that in-

creases the exposure of comics is a good thing, es-

pecially the quality the movies have been lately.” He

adds that comic book readership has been up be-

cause of movies and that as a result, the quality of

the artistry in comic books is also on the rise.

Ian Sokoliwski is one of the hosts of “The

History of Comics in Winnipeg” panel at Comic Con

on Oct. 27, 3:30-5:00 p.m. in the Carlton room of the

Victoria Inn, 1808 Wellington Ave. His work will be

available at the convention, and is also available at

Imagine Games and Hobbies at 246 McDermot.

a pin-up of skygirl by Ian sokoliwski for greg Waller’s series Magnitude

COMiCS inTO ThE fuTuRE oNliNE comicS arE WhErE it’S at

Colour by Ian sokoliwski. a james Bond-style pinup of Iron Man and his supporting cast, circa 1965.

Lance Hahn 1967-2007By Jo snyder

Last week punk rock lost one of its most iconic figures of our generation. Over the past few years J Church front man Lance Hahn has been strug-gling with heart problems and kidney failure. His chronic illness kept him in constant pain, debt, and occupied much of his mental space. After a particu-larly bad year, Lance Hahn lost his life last Sunday, October 21, 2007.

J Church formed in 1992 and shook our ideals with their challenging lyrics, pop-hooks, and punk rock truism. For Lance, punk wasn’t a fad or even a

genre. And it definitely wasn’t an ego. It was an ide-ology that allowed him to keep perspective on why making art and music is of value, even when record sales were low, vans were breaking down, and cup-boards were empty. Because of this, J Church out-lasted everyone. Through line up changes and per-sonal tragedies, Hahn kept it going. Even his illness didn’t deter him from planning the next show, the next tour, or the next record. This year J Church re-leased The Horror Of Life, a haunting prediction of what many of us are now feeling.

Hahn contributed more than his fair share over his life. In addition to the bursting J Church cata-logue, Lance played with Hawaii-based Cringer during the ‘80s, the first documented and likely most-talked about project on the island. In 1994, he accompanied Beck on guitar. He owned and oper-ated Honey Bear Records, contributed to Maximum Rock ‘n’ Roll magazine, and put out a zine called Some Hope and Some Despair. Over the past few years Hahn was working on a book about anarchist

punk history called Let the Tribe Increase to be re-leased on AK Press.

The exploding message and punk boards and the kilometre of comments on the J Church myspace page are no doubt only a fraction of those affected by this death. Though his trips to Winnipeg were few, the hue he left in our community is still thick enough to see. Hahn inspired a countless number of people; He is a punk icon in the truest sense.

Lance Hahn (Hawaiian-born) lived his last years in Austin, TX. He collapsed Friday October 12 during dialysis and had been comatose until his death last Sunday.

He was 40.

He will be deeply missed. Our hearts are broken.

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Not even a year has passed since the death

of composer Gian Carlo Menotti. Best

known for his operatic work, Menotti

wrote over 20 operas (most in English) as well as

countless other compositions, poems, scripts and

librettos. The music of this Pulitzer Prize winner,

roommate of Samuel Barber, and schoolmate of

Leonard Bernstein is featured in the Little Opera

Company’s production of The Medium, which

opens this evening.

The Medium centers on the fraudulent

Madame Flora, who is besieged one night while

conducting a séance. She is unable to identify the

perpetrator, and the line between reality and illu-

sion becomes blurred.

“We like [Menotti’s] music,” explains ar-

tistic director Spencer Duncanson, “because his

music speaks to our time and to the human condi-

tion. The Medium is a story about beliefs and what

drives humans and how, when these beliefs become

shaken, it can take apart our entire world.”

If you’re usually put off by the pomp and cir-

cumstance that surrounds opera, don’t dismiss

The Medium just yet. There’s a distinction in opera

between ‘grand opera’ and ‘chamber opera,’ and

The Medium is the latter. Grand opera is the fare

you’ll see everywhere from the Manitoba Opera

to the Metropolitan Opera. Chamber opera, how-

ever, is quite another thing. With as few as one per-

former, chamber opera is designed for intimate

settings, an audience of a few hundred, and is con-

siderably more succinct.

“The Manitoba Opera, you can’t beat them,”

says Duncanson, “[but] I think the two styles of

opera compliment each other. Chamber opera

is more intimate, sometimes challenging, and

it speaks to the individual more. Whereas grand

opera is meant to be larger than life; grand opera

takes you to another place.”

The Medium is chamber opera, Duncanson

stresses, and, like all of the LOC’s productions, is

accessible. “We do all of our operas in English,

and our mandate is to reach out to the commu-

nity. They’re short: if you’re a novice, it’s not pain-

ful. It also allows us to provide an opportunity for

young artists or emerging artists to get their feet

wet, and for experienced artists to do roles that

they’ve wanted to try out.”

The LOC tries to keep most of its artists, as

well as its crew, locally-grown. “We want to ser-

vice Manitobans, and what has really been good

recently is that we have been able to use some of

the emerging artists from the universities,” says

Duncanson. He himself was once an opera stu-

dent and music teacher before he turned to psy-

chology and counseling at Sisler High School. “A

lot of our singers are finishing their music degrees

at the University of Manitoba.”

This year also marks more active involve-

ment in the LOC by the University of Winnipeg.

U of W student Jamie Butler is on board as The

Medium’s set designer. “She’s really very talented,”

Duncanson says. “They’ve come up with a really

interesting set; I think it will be fascinating.”

In its 13th year, the LOC company is not only

garnering more internal attention—from perform-

ers, artists, students and crew—but is succeeding

with audiences, as well.

John Greer, the Winnipeg-born composer

who tailored the LOC’s spring production of The

Magic Flute, retains not only the essence of the

original work in The Medium, but some of the

more challenging arias, too, so that both young

and old should come away impressed.

“Because chamber opera is not as glitzy

as grand opera, it’s hard to get people out,” says

Duncanson. “But for the most part we have people

come to shows and say they love it and that they’ll

be back again!”

The Medium runs Oct. 25-27 at the Collège

Universitaire de Saint-Boniface. More information can

be found at www.littleopera.ca or by calling 452-1017.

Tickets available at McNally Robinson Booksellers.

CHrIsTOpHer HarDer vOLUnTeer

I met the Nods in the parking lot behind the

Royal Albert, helped them load up their stuff,

and then took a position in the captain seat

of their van. They had just played a show and now

they were about to begin a different one: the night

itself, and what a spectacle it would be.

The Nods have been dishing out their hooky,

abrasive rock for about two years now. Prior to a

name change they were known as Castrati, and

before that, Collateral Jammage, a cover band.

The boys are preparing to release their new

album, Static Pop, on Oct. 26 at the Garrick Centre.

Static Pop is filled with tasty guitar sections,

symbol-crashing drums, and tuneful vocal har-

monies, a sound that’s evolved much since their

earlier work, and seems to continue to do so ev-

eryday. Among their influences, the Nods count

the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the White Stripes,

Queen, and a plethora of other performers.

At first, whisking through the incoherence

was an issue. But eventually we got down to the

hammer, set aside our madness, and discussed

issues, including the state of modern music, and

the dishonesty that latches itself to it.

“For the most part it’s a bunch of ingenuine

pieces of shit!” blared guitarist Micah Braun, before

taking a long pull of his cheap beer and throwing

his butt out the window. I felt this statement was

worth being said; there was truth in it. “But I think

there’s some good music out there,” he later inter-

rupted. “There’s emo bands, there’s punk bands,

there’s metal bands, there’s rock n’ roll bands. We

just try to make music that we feel.”

I questioned the Nods about the benefits of

recently added rhythm guitarist, Serge Broeska.

“I think he brought a more cohesive tone to the

band,” said singer John Broeska.

The conversation slid to the new album as

the Nods discussed recording their new album.

“The recording process was much differ-

ent,” explained John. “This time we knew what we

wanted.” That confidence seems to echo in every-

thing they do.

Euphoric stage antics and fiend-like outings

are what the band has become known for. I remem-

ber once seeing Braun, during a face-melting guitar

solo, jump off stage and onto an occupied table,

horrifying the patrons, nearly spilling their bever-

ages, and almost killing himself. These and other

shenanigans have snowballed into a lingo unique to

the band. One of their phrases is “beastin’ it.” Asked

what it means, John answered, “Beastin’ it is just

beastin’ it.” Isaac Simonson expanded: “It’s giving

every last inch that’s in your soul.”

Immediately I heard, “Wow, that was deep,”

from one of the other members, just as Serge pro-

duced his lighter and ignited my notes. I yelled

with surprise, then threw my notes to the ground

outside the van and poured a sip or two of my

beer on it. As my boots hit the ground, I turned to

see Braun with his personal member kissing the

post-show air. He was attempting to urinate in his

own mouth. Sadly, this was not too surprising. He

missed horribly.

“I pissed in my eye,” he laughed maniacally.

“I have tears of urine.”

“Can I print that?” I asked.

“Print it. Paint me as naked as I can possibly

be painted,” he replied. This, better than any literal

answer I could of hoped for, was the definition of

“beastin’ it.”

Having overcome the image, I squeezed out

one last question: what’s in store for the CD re-

lease party? It will be “Chariots of fire,” predicted

drummer Jeff Bruce, “or chariots on fire.” I, for one,

would like to see both scenarios untwine. The show

will most likely be a Halloween costume party as

well. So bring your finest apparel and some danc-

ing shoes, because “it’s gonna be a monster of a

good time.”

Dave aLexanDer vOLUnTeer sTaff

This Friday, the Winnipeg Short Film

Massacre will unlock the gates of hell to

let thousands upon thousands of imps,

demons, and devils out into the world. Either that

or they’re hosting a Winnipeg-made horror film

festival—I can’t tell the difference.

The non-profit Winnipeg Film Group’s festi-

val gives local filmmakers a chance to exhibit their

short horror films. Annually since 2004, the films

have played to a sold-out crowd, or a standing-

room-only group of cultists. The 2007 festival will

take place at Cinematheque on Oct. 26 at 9:00 p.m.

Be sure to bring your black robes and ceremonial

daggers.

Given the opportunity to preview this year’s

films, I can say they’re very well done, especially

considering the time and budget restraints on the

filmmakers. Obviously, the eight 10-minute horror

films aren’t up to Hollywood production values.

Nonetheless, they promise a terrific night of enter-

tainment with friends and are hilariously fun.

The festival standout is Stephen Kostanki’s

“Insanophenia.” The writing is superb; Kostanski

certainly has a way with dialogue. It’ll remind you a

bit of Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange, which seems

very much intentional. The film is about two exter-

minators and their boss, all of who wear facemasks

for the duration of the film (presumably to make

dubbing easier). Without spoiling the ending,

it’s certainly great to see claymation making a

resurgence.

Another film you’ll see at the fest is Adam

Brooks’ “Sebastian and Alan.” It’s a horror film shot

from an unusual perspective, with an altogether

predictable, but very interesting, twist near the

end. We wonder how much of what the two title

characters were saying is false, and how much is

true. The storyline is straightforward, a story we’ve

likely all heard and seen countless times before. But

like I said, perspective is everything. Clearly Brooks

knows how to handle a camera. The cinematog-

raphy and lighting of “Sebastian and Alan” set the

film’s atmosphere well. Especially well done is the

use of a long lens in a car scene, which builds the

claustrophobia inherent in the situation.

If you’re looking for a good scare and a

good time, not to mention to support Winnipeg

filmmakers, the Short Film Massacre is the bloody

place to be.

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the uniter Fashion streeter is an ongoing documentation of creative fashion in Winnipeg inspired by the helsinki fashion blog www.hel-looks.com. each week will feature a new look from our city’s streets and bars in an attempt to encourage individual expression and celebrate that you are really, really good looking. Want to show off your style? Contact arts@uniter.ca

aarOn sTeeLe vOLUnTeer

K undalini Rising refers to the awakening

and handling of your natural energy. It’s

also the title of the current exhibit at Vault

Gallery. The idea for the exhibit was inspired by the

Ashtanga-style yoga class that is held regularly at the

gallery; artistic expression seemed like a

natural extension. Admittedly, I’ve attended only

a few yoga classes in my time, but when I did, I

felt open (though usually pretty sore too). This ex-

hibit generates the same feeling (minus the aches

and pains), capturing the concept of Kundalini—

your spiraling energy.

Much of the art is by Manitoba artists but

some represents artists from New York, Toronto and

Vancouver. Abstract painting, contemporary photog-

raphy and ceramics are just some of the types of work

on show. By the diversity, it’s clear that each artist has a

unique relationship with the theme. And although not

every piece conveys its intention as well as it might, the

exhibit on the whole explores the idea of Kundalini well.

There is a minimalist, Zen-like quality to all the

work, which thrives in its simplicity. And because of its

pared down style and lack of subtext, it seems a rela-

tively easy exhibit to connect with.

The ceramics by painter-turned-ceramic artist,

Alan Lacovetsky, were inspired by his experience of a

Buddhist Tea Ceremony. Lacovetsky is now a professor

of ceramics at the University of Manitoba. His work is

well crafted and elegant.

Chrissy Wood is a stylistic painter who also adds

well to the exhibit. One of her paintings is a simple ver-

tical line, but the movement in its aesthetic enthralls.

What you won’t see here are smiling Buddhas or yogic

figures, but a general congruence of subject matter

there is. Energy, for example, is captured in several dif-

ferent ways.

Curator Charles Johnston is also a contribut-

ing artist. One of his pieces is titled Prana, which is a

concept that has to do with the breathing cycle. The

piece comprises a series of colour field paintings

with a meditative quality and movement reflective

of energy.

Then there’s Debbie Danelley’s work, which uses

tea stains and bags as mediums to communicate about

the cycle of existence.

In these varied ways, Kundalini Rising speaks like

a Haiku—profound, serene, and calm. Whether you’re

interested in art, Zen, or just want a little peace away

from the noise and haste of the day, this show is worth

your reflection.

Kundalini Rising runs until Nov. 3 at Vault Gallery,

2181 Portage Avenue. See fineartamerica.com/pro-

files/vault-gallery.html for more info.

Augusta Stobbe“my style is influenced by my personality, which is loud and enthusiastic. i’ve traveled quite a bit, so i like things that are ethnic; my dress is from mexico. i’m stimulated by new things and ideas.”

HOLLy rOse

It’s official. The sun has gone south and fall has arrived.

Some might say burnt orange, chocolate brown and grey

are among the hottest colours for fall fashion. But the

truth is everyone’s going green.

With concern for the environment on the front burner,

the fashion industry has caught onto the eco-friendly trend.

Clothing and accessories made with organic cotton, bamboo,

milk, soy and corn are being made without the use of toxic pes-

ticides, chemical fertilizers or genetic engineering. This means

your next new garment could be a product by the world’s best

designer (and Folk Fest favorite), Mother Earth.

From sweaters and jeans to delicate dresses, the main-

streaming of eco chic has proven that you can do good and

look good at the same time. H&M, Levi’s Jeans, Lululemon,

Roots, American Apparel, Mountain Equipment Co-op, La

Senza and even Wal-Mart’s George line have gone ‘green,’ of-

fering some eco-friendly clothing.

But just how `green’ is this trend? Eco-friendly does not

necessarily mean worker-friendly. It’s great that sustainable

materials are being used, but some garment industry workers

are still in unfair labour conditions.

“My advice is to buy second-hand whenever possi-

ble, and read the labels of the new clothes you buy,” says Liz

Dykman from the Manitoba Eco Network. “Also, keep in mind

the further the clothing has traveled, the more environmental

impact is associated with its transportation.”

To ensure that you are not `faking’ the new green look,

try out these stores, which carry eco-friendly clothing made lo-

cally or under fair trade practices:

ShOuT CLOThing, 202-99 Osborne St. The funky sister

of popular fashion boutique Hush Clothing carries American

Apparel’s sweatshop free “Sustainable Edition” of environ-

mentally friendly fabrics including thongs, tanks, and tees.

SiLvER LOTuS, 111 Osborne St. Carries the Montreal-

based Matt&Nat line of chic vegan bags and wallets.

STuLKA, 105 Osborne St. Famous for its EMK line, Stulka

also carries locally made clothes as well as re-worked and pre-

picked vintage items.

BRAvE nEw wORLd, 141 Sherbrook St. With funky cloth-

ing, jewelry and gifts imported from Nepal and Thailand, Brave

New World carries a number of fashionable and affordable or-

ganic and fair trade items.

unLiMiTEd SuPPLiES fROM EvERyOnE’S diSCARdS (uSEd), These bags from Morden, MB are made from recycled

seatbelts. See www.reycledseatbelts.com

For more information on eco-friendly clothing, visit The

Manitoba Eco Network website at www.mbeconetwork.org

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CD revIeWs THe WeaKerTHans reunion Tourepitaph

as I Lay DyIng an Ocean Between Usmetal Blade

multi-instrumen-

talist robert Wyatt has

been flirting with jazz

fusion ever since his

time as the frontman of

influential ‘60s psych-

rock band The Soft machine. His latest solo album,

recorded mainly at his home in Louth, england, is an

eclectic jumble of mellow but not melancholy, laid-

back jazz fusion backed by Wyatt’s ethereal voice.

He brings along a small army of contributors, includ-

ing roxy music’s Brian eno and Phil manzanera. “Be

Serious” is a sarcastic finger-snapping take on con-

flicts between religions that manages, somehow, to

channel barbershop influences. “a Beautiful War” and

the instrumental “anachronist” are also standouts, the

latter featuring Wyatt’s mellow trumpet playing. Wyatt’s

voice is a wonderful, versatile instrument, able to take

on a multitude of different characteristics and ranges

that merit a raised eyebrow. overall, the album sounds

very laid-back and lazy, but lacks the confidence that

would turn those qualities into strengths. It seems a

little half-done in parts, but if you’re a Wyatt or Pink

Floyd fan, or would just like to explore the strange

waters of jazz fusion, it’s worth a listen.

Tom Llewellin

3 out of 5

an ocean

Between Us is the

follow-up to met-

alcore quintet

aILD’s 2005 break-

through album,

Shadows are Security. The band produced the

new disc along with Killswitch engage guitar-

ist/metalcore producer du jour adam Dutkiewicz.

The result is an album that features cleaner

vocals and more piano and synth than Shadows.

Don’t think that aILD have softened up though.

guitarists Phil Sgrosso and Nick Hipa still shred

like it’s 1989, including virtuoso leads that would

make eddie van Halen proud. The rhythms pro-

vided by drummer Jordan mancino and bassist

Josh gilbert lock in tightly with the riffs, and on top

of it all, Tim Lambesis uses a deeper, fuller growl

than on Shadows to shout lyrics about redemp-

tion, grace, and learning from past mistakes. Still,

it’s hard to say whether or not an ocean Between

Us is better than its predecessor. either way, it’s a

worthy follow-up, and a fine offering from one of

the more exciting bands in the genre.

aaron epp

3.5 out of 5

rOBerT WyaTT Comic OperaDomino

What more can

be said about the

Weakerthans? These

Winnipeg natives

have taken their so-

phisticated and intel-

ligent indie-rock across North america and built a

dedicated fan base. Their previous two albums, Left

and Leaving and reconstruction Site, offered some

of the most important alternative rock in years—

Canadian or otherwise. Fans will likely not be disap-

pointed with reunion Tour. Still present are John K.

Samson’s beautiful and clever lyrics; Samson once

again takes the point of view of a housecat, with

heartbreaking results, on “virtue the Cat explains

Her Departure.” after a few listens, however, the

album left me unfulfilled. reunion Tour is not a bad

album by any stretch. It’s just that it sounds familiar.

I wanted to hear the boys take some bigger chances.

Nonetheless, reunion Tour rocks pretty hard and will

stick in your head for days, and that has to be worth

something.

Curran Faris

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ChurCh launChes “united for PeaCe” CamPaign

Winnipeg’s Sortie Rèal, Kram Ran, and Broken Orchestra will be joined by touring British cellist Bela Emerson for a concert at Crescent Fort Rouge United Church this coming Sunday. Visual artists Christian Worthington, Andrew Milne and others will display their artwork. CFRUC’s JUST Alternatives program is using the concert to introduce United for Peace, a national United Church campaign ad-dressing the need to work toward just peace in all parts of the world. JUST Alternatives brings social justice issues together with contempo-rary music and art. Sunday’s concert starts at 8:00 p.m. and admission is $7.00 at the door. The church is located at 525 Wardlaw Ave. at Nassau St.

gallery 1C03 Presents PubliCation launCh for two exhibitions

On Nov. 1, the U of W’s Gallery 1C03 hosts a free reception from 4-6 p.m., launch-ing publications for two of its most recent ex-hibitions: Casualty and Show + Tell: Notions of Home and Place by Alumni. Casualty deals with the ongoing social, intellectual and emo-tional losses that are an effect of everyday 21st century North American life. Show + Tell, cur-rently on display at the gallery, includes work in various media by 13 U of W graduates, all on the theme of home or place. One of the artists, Glen Johnson, will deliver his faux lecture per-formance “You CAN Go Home: Thomas Wolfe Was Wrong” during the reception.

lessing wins nobel for literature

Persian-born author Doris Lessing won the Nobel Prize for literature earlier this month. She is the author of dozens of works, including the 1962 feminist classic The Golden Notebook. Lessing won the prize just two weeks short of her 88th birthday, making her the oldest winner in the prize’s more than 100 year history. The Swedish academy that awards the prize was not able to reach Lessing before announcing her win. She found out two hours after, from reporters gathered outside of her house. The Associated Press reported that Lessing later told them, “I thought you were shooting some kind of television series.”

is this the future of musiC?

In the same month that Radiohead re-leased an Internet-only album and Led Zeppelin made their entire catalogue available online, UK rock band Fightstar announced they would release their next single on a disc that is vinyl on one side and a CD on the other. “Deathcar” will be a 3,000-copy limited edition. Germany’s Optimal Media Production created the two- in-one disc, which can hold roughly three minutes of music on the vinyl side and 70 minutes on the CD side. No one knows how the public will respond, but one thing’s for certain: the vinyl-disc should confuse the digital vs. analogue debate for hipster music store clerks everywhere.

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VirtuOsi COnCerts laurence Kayaleh, violin & Paul stewart, piano. sat, Oct 27, 8 p.m. eckhardt-Gramatté hall. Programme: smetAnA Asu der heimat, strAuss sonata in e flat major, op.18, medtner three “skazi” (Fairy tales) (solo piano) medtner sonata in G major, op.44 no. 2 tickets: Adult $29/ seniors $27 / students $14.50. For more information please visit www.virtuosi.mb.ca

tOXiC tresPAss: mFB Film sCreeninG w/ PrOduCer dOrOthy GOld-in rOsenBerG the story of a mother and daughter looking for answers after being part of a Canada-wide study measuring pervasive, man-made toxins in our bodies. it relates the knowledge scientists and community activists have uncovered on these chemicals, and the serious repercussions they pose to human health. executive producer and principle research consultant for the film, dorothy Goldin rosenberg, mes, Phd, will discuss her work, along with local panelists, following the film. mon, Oct 29, 7 p.m. eckhardt-Grammatte hall. Free admission, all welcome.

GAllery 1C03 show + tell: notions of home and Place by Alumni, until Oct 27. Organized in conjunction with the university of Winnipeg’s 40th anniversary, show + tell features art in various media by 13 uW graduates. new work by steve Bates, richard dyck, richard hines, leah Fontaine, Allan Geske, Glen Johnson, Blair marten, Kegan mcFadden, solomon nagler, Freya Bjorg Olafson, Paul robles, donna szoke and racheal tycoles. Gallery hours: mon-Fri: noon-4 p.m. sat: 1-4 p.m. Opportunities

lOOKinG FOr A GreAt ideA FOr yOur term PAPer? the experiential learning Program offers research topics to students based on the needs of our university and local community. We partner with offices on campus and non-profit organizations working towards social justice and environmental sustainability. these projects range from helping refugees settle in Winnipeg, to protecting our waterways from environmental degradation. Current pro-posals are listed on our website for your consideration, at www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/sus-student-initiatives. interested? Contact the sunset (sustain-able university now, sustainable earth together) student group office at 789-1435 or email uwsunset@yahoo.ca.

meAl eXChAnGe VOlunteers WAnted Groups of costumed volunteers will walk door to door on halloween night on pre-assigned streets asking for donations of canned goods and non-perishable food items. students will also help count and sort donations, then visit community organizations to drop off our collections. meal exchange (mX) is a student founded, student run, registered charitable organization that has grown to 48 campuses across Canada. the mandate of the university of Winnipeg Chapter is to promote civic engagement through the development of hunger solutions. mX imple-ments programs and events that transform students from passive contribu-tors to active agents in the fight against hunger. Contact mealexchange@hotmail.com

FrOm OutrAGe tO ACtiOn humAn riGhts WOrKshOP series ses-sions include An introduction to international law, Beyond letter Writing, Corporate social responsibility, refugee Claimants in Winnipeg, racial Profiling in Canada, Activism 101. dates from Oct 30-dec 6. Free admis-sion. space is limited – priority will be given to those who register for all six sessions. to register contact louise at outragetoaction@mts.net or call 475-4565.

WinniPeG Free Press & Writers’ COlleCtiVe nOn-FiCtiOn COntest do you have a story that needs to be told? the theme this year is “i knew i wasn’t in Kansas anymore, when...” and there’s a total of nine hundred dollars to be won. deadline Oct 31. For details, call 786-9468 or email writerscollec-tive.uwinnipeg.ca or visit http://writerscollective.uwinnipeg.ca/nfict.html

Writers COlleCtiVe POetry COntest Attention poets! Over five hun-dred dollars to be won. deadline is Oct 31. For details, call 786-9468 or email writerscollective.uwinnipeg.ca

2008 student entrePreneur COmPetitiOn celebrates the commit-ment, determination and achievements of student entrepreneurs. through this annual program, ACe and CiBC create a platform for young business leaders to network with like-minded students, showcase their business on a regional and national stage to top executives and leading entrepreneurs, receive relevant training and leverage valuable mentorship opportunities to accelerate the growth of their business. nominations and self nominations are being accepted through the ACe website, www.acecanada.ca, and will close on dec 7. the competition is open to full-time students at Canadian universities or colleges who are running their own businesses.

Best student Writer AWArd the national magazine Awards Foun-dation (nmAF) is now accepting applications for the 3rd annual Best student Writer award. Full-time, post-secondary students who have published a non-fiction piece in a Canadian consumer or univer-sity magazine in 2007 are eligible. the winner will receive $1000 and tickets to the national magazine Awards gala next June. Visit www.maga-zineawards.com for more information. deadline is Jan 11, 2008.

mystery WritinG WOrKshOP with Catherine hunter. sat, Oct 27, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. room 3m50. Participants will discuss the basic elements of the mystery novel and each draft a “discovery” scene for their own mystery. each participant will have the chance to come away from the workshop with a plan for a mystery novel of their own. $15 for WC members, $30 for non-members. to register, email writerscollective@uwinnipeg.ca or call 786-9468.

GreAt lAKe sWimmers w/ Justin rutledGe thurs, Oct 25 at the West end Cultural Centre. doors 7:15, show 8. tickets $12 in advance @ ticket-master, WeCC, into the music, and music trader.

JACKs Are Better Feat. Jack semple and Jack dekeyzer. Fri, Oct 26 at the Pyramid Cabaret 176 Fort st. doors 7, show 8. tickets $20 at 219-6004.

CrAiG CArdiFF w/ local openers Jacob and lily Oct 29, 8:30 p.m.the Cyrk, 254 young st. tickets $10

tinsley ellis nov 2 silverado’s. tickets $14.15 + Gst by calling 694-shOW(7469)

Jully BlACK nov 7, WeCC. doors 7:15 p.m. show 8 p.m. tickets $14 in advance Available at WeCC and ticketmaster

WintersleeP w/ WOOden stArs thurs, nov 8 at the Pyramid. tickets at into the music, Kustom Kulture and Kitsch on Broadway

CuFF the duKe w/ lAnd OF tAlK thurs, nov 8 WeCC. doors 7:15 p.m. show 8 p.m. tickets $12 in advance on sale now at WeCC, ticketmaster, into the music, and music trader

the mOst serene rePuBliC w/ drAGOnette and mOther mOther Fri, nov 9 at the Pyramid. tickets $12 advance / $15 door, available at into the music, Kustom Kulture and Kitsch on Broadway

A GAlA rOCKin’ FundrAiser FOr Brent “GuitAr” PArKin Feat: swing sonic Jazz, Prairie swing & Good-time Blues w/ Greg leskiw, the swag surf, twang & rock, sensations w/ Chris Carmichael, Ken mcmahon, Bernie thies-sen, the six stringers Blues, Jazz & rock extravaganza fear. terry Barnett, J.P. lepage, Greg lowe, larry roy slidin’ Clyde roulette, Clayton sample. sun, nov 11, Pyramid Cabaret 176 Fort st. doors 7:30 showtime: 8. silent Auction, 50/50, door Prizes. Advance tickets $15 at Windsor hotel, into the music, times Change(d) high and lonesome Club, royal George hotel

CinemAtheQue 100 Arthur st. Oct 25, 26, 28: Get Animated! Oct 27-nov 1: Flying: Confessions of a Free Woman 7 p.m, ten Canoes 9 p.m. GlOBe CinemA Portage Place now playing: elizabeth: the Golden Age, into the Wild, michael Clayton. Call 69-GlOBe for details.

PArK theAtre 698 Osborne st. 478-7275 Oct 25: thin ice Cd release, Oct 26: 92 Kick Fm presents the Original Painkiller, Wormhole, lokus, ends & means, illusive mind Gypsy Crew, Oct 28: Belly dance night. Oct 29: soap scum Presents season 2 “space Quest”. Oct 30: the Asham stompers. Oct 31: Gong show halloween special. nov 1: “2 stroke, Cold smoke # 10” movie Premiere

GitAnJAli KOlAnAd in “A FlOWerinG tree” Presented by india school of dance, music & theatre. enter a magical realm of contemporary dance and theatre with a traditional east indian edge as Gitanjali tells an ancient folk-tale about a woman who turns herself into a tree which blossoms with intoxicat-ingly fragrant flowers. Fri nov 9, 7:30 p.m. at the Centre Culturel Franco-manitobain, 340 Provencher Blvd. tickets: Adults $15, student/senior $10. to reserve call Pamela 256-7812 or Julie 336-0484. www.indiaschool.ca

the need FOr Brussels sPrOuts by murray schisgal, presented by tara Players. directed by linda Kalturnyk and neil Bessette Oct 25, dinner theatre Oct 26 & 27. An engaging, romantic and upbeat comedy about a lonely, down-on-his-heels actor who is visited by a female police officer who not only threatens to write him up for a noise citation, but to change his world forever. irish Cultural Centre theatre 654 erin st.

PAtAnA (ii) with special guest choreographer Patrick Parson (Ballet Creole, toronto) nov 1, 2 & 3, 8 p.m. matinée nov 4, 2 p.m. the Gas station theatre 445 river Ave tickets: Adult $20, student/senior $15, Children under 12 $10, early Bird $5 discount before Oct 26 at ticketmaster 780-3333 or Cash at the door.

stretChinG hide A young métis lawyer introduces his fiancé to the chaotic life of his community one July long weekend. that weekend his law practice and his personal life are threatened when he’s accused by the provincial game wardens of poaching a deer for its antlers. nov 1-11 WCd studio 211 Bannatyne Ave. tickets: adults $20, seniors $17, students $15 at 989-2400.

mAnitOBA theAtre Centre 174 market Ave 942-6537. Oct 18-nov 10: Our town

PrAirie theAtre eXChAnGe Portage Place 942-5483. Oct 17-nov 4: Chimera.

tAlK ABOut stOrytellinG the manitoba Writers’ Guild and FemFest present a discussion on the use of story in east African performance tradition. mũmbi Kaigwa will share her experience in creating stories with and for specific communities and discuss her process as a writer. mumbi Kaigwa is a Kenyan actress, writer and former un advisor. Oct 27, 1-2 p.m. at the Guild’s Burns Family Creative Classroom, second floor (room 218), 100 Arthur st. Free and open to the public.

2007 PrAirie Fire Press – mCnAlly rOBinsOn WritinG COntests Bliss Carman Poetry Award - Judge: Barry dempster, short Fiction - Judge: Bill Gaston, Creative non-Fiction - Judge: mark Anthony Jarman. $6,000 in prizes. First prize in each category $1,250, 2nd prize $500, 3rd prize $250. deadline: nov 30. For information contact 943-9066, prfire@mts.net, or check out our web site for guidelines at www.prairiefire.ca.

FernWOOd PuBlishinG BOOK lAunCh doing Community economic development, edited by Jim silver (professor in the new dept. of urban and inner City studies at the u of W), John loxley ( professor of economics and co-ordinator of research for the Global Political economy Program at the university of manitoba), and Kathy sexsmith (a student at the university of Oxford). nov 1, 7 p.m, at mondragon Café and Bookstore, 91 Albert st. mCnAlly rOBinsOn GrAnt PArK Oct 25, 7 p.m: Arthur motyer reading from the staircase letters: An extraordinary Friendship at the end of life. Oct 25, 8 p.m: Bob mersereau Winnipeg launch of the top 100 Canadian Albums Oct 26, 7 p.m: heather robertson reading and signing measuring mother earth: how Joe the Kid Became tyrrell of the north. Oct 27, 11 a.m: Bill Phipps & Carolyn Pogue reading and signing the Very reverend William Phipps. Oct 29, 8 p.m: lorri neilsen Glenn reading & signing Com-bustion. Oct 29, 7 p.m: harry C. hobbs reading and signing the Princess, the Pelican, and the Big Brass Band. Oct 29, 8 p.m: Agnes Grant reading and signing Gretchen: darkness to dawn. Oct 30, 7 p.m: ron Blicq launch of Choosing home. Oct 30, 8 p.m: harold rhenisch reading and signing return to Open Water. nov 1, 7 p.m: Gary Geddes reading from Falsework

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sOAP sCum PrOduCtiOns presents space Quest, an improvised space comedy on mondays at the Park theater 698 Osborne st. at 8 p.m. tickets are $5 and available at the door.

Art tOmOrrOW: FOrum On the Future OF COntemPOrAry Art institutiOns Plug in institute of Contemporary Art presents a forum ex-ploring the future and role of contemporary visual arts institutions in Canada. All welcome to attend discussions with local and international guest speakers at the Fort Garry hotel on nov 2 and 3. An opening reception will be held on nov 1 at Plug in and a Cabaret on nov 2 at the Fort Garry hotel. For more information and registration, contact Plug in at 943-1043 and visit our website www.plugin.org.

A lABel FOr Artists is currently accepting submissions for our next exhibition homage to Picasso. We are looking to salute Pablo Picasso by showing works by you that have his influence. this can be collages, paint-ings, drawings, sculpture or photos. if you wish to participate please email alabelforartists@gmail.com or phone 772-5165 to make drop off arrange-ments. We ask that all works be labeled with name, title, and contact info. Paper works should be framed.

ACeArtinC 2nd floor, 290 mcdermot Ave 944-9763

GrAFFiti GAllery 109 higgins 667-9960. not-for-profit community youth art centre. until dec 6: drawing Attention.

KeePsAKes GAllery 264 mcdermot Ave 257-0374 non-profit art gallery. handmade art, pottery, candles, cards, paintings, photography.

GAllery lACOsse 169 lilac st. 284-0726 studies in Contrast feat. the work of michael Cox, Jim Corbett, and terry lacosse.

PlAtFOrm Centre FOr PhOtOGrAPhiC And diGitAl Arts 121-100 Arthur st (Artspace) 942-8183

OutWOrKs GAllery 290 mcdermot Ave 949-0274. totem: a member and friends’ exhibition featuring artists’ varied responses to the concept of totem. Opening reception Fri, nov 2 at 7:30 p.m. at Outworks Gallery, 3rd Floor 290 mcdermot Ave. runs nov 2-24, open Wednesday to saturday 12-4 p.m. or by appointment. Contact 949-0274 or email info@outworksgallery.com.

PluG in institute OF COntemPOrAry Art 286 mcdermot Ave scratching the surface: the Post-Prairie landscape feat. 19 Winnipeg artists. until nov 17.

urBAn shAmAn 203-290 mcdermot Ave 942-2674. until nov 10: rock-stars & Wannabes, video and installation feat.Warren Arcand, Kevin ei-ichi deForest, skawennati Fragnito, and Benny nemerofsky ramsay.

VAult GAllery 2181 Portage Ave Kundalini rising, a group exhibition that explores the inner workings of yoga practice and Zen philosophy, until nov 3. Gallery hours 11-5 tues-sat

WAh-sA GAllery 130-25 Forks market rd

WAyne Arthur GAllery 186 Provencher Blvd. until Oct 31: trees inside and outside the box.

WinniPeG Art GAllery 300 memorial Blvd. 789-1760. Warhol: larger than life, until Jan 6. John hartman: Cities. into the Collection: Will Gorlitz, until nov 8. Around here: scenes of manitoba from the historical Collection, until nov 10. inuit Games, ongoing. into the Collection: highlights of historical Painting From 15th century panel paintings to Post-impressionism, ongoing.

ACAdemy BAr & eAtery 414 Academy rd Oct 25: Contrakt with Grubbs Oct 26: the ruffigans Oct 27: halloween with the Fo!ps and Friends Oct 28: Keith macpherson with Greg neufeld nov 1: Kim reimer and inna riddim nov 2: the Playing Cards with richard Brilliant nov 10: Bill dowling, Brenda neiles and marcel desilets

ACAdemy FOOd drinKs musiC 437 stradbrook Oct 25: Greg lowe trio 8-10 then 90s dance party Oct 26: Arbra hill Oct 27: the haste halloween Oct 29: Open mic with little Black dress Oct 31: halloween with those rooks the CAVern 112 Osborne st. downstairs Oct 25: hot live Guys Oct 26: ex-Girlfriends, ex-Boyfriends, Wife Oct 27: halloween Bash with the upsides (theme is super heros & super Villans)

elliCe CAFÉ & theAtre 585 ellice Ave Oct 25: Presentation on fair trade coffee/tea. Oct 26: Circle Productions concert.

KinG’s heAd PuB 100 King st. every sunday: All the Kings men

mCnAlly rOBinsOn POrtAGe PlACe musiC Oct 26: sister dorothy (solo Acoustic). nov 2: Jodi King (acoustic pop). nov 9: Adley (contemporary & folk) shows at 6:30.

mCnAlly rOBinsOn GrAnt PArK musiC Oct 26: marie-Josee Clement (Jazz trio). Oct 27: martha Brooks (jazz) nov 2: the Burtons (jazz). nov 3: dive Knows Best (jazz). shows at 8.

OZZy’s 160 Osborne downstairs Oct 26: helloween massacre (day One) feat. igor & the skindiggers, nailbrick, Amongst the Filth, Of human Bond-age, Krull. Oct 27: helloween massacre (day two) feat. the heatskores (toronto), ramirez, Krotch rawket, the Grim meathook experience. nov 3: Big trouble in little China, the downfall, Jakartah (B.C.), with guests. PyrAmid CABAret 176 Fort st. Oct 26: Jack semple w/ Jack deKeyzer.

reGAl BeAGle 331 smith st. Oct 26, 27: Kathy Kennedy every Wed at 9 p.m. the marlborough men. thurs at 9 p.m. shandra and Jason. rOyAl AlBert Arms 48 Albert st. Oct 25: dog day, les Jupes, Oldfolks home Oct 26: the doers Oct 27: the unwanted, Vile hands, the Knock-arounds Oct 31: sunset rubdown, magic Weapon, Johnny and the moon

shAnnOn’s 175 Carlton st. Oct 25: Ash Oct 26: the Braggarts Oct 27: B.u.m.P. w/ domenica Oct 28: neal Pinto Oct 29: J. Williamez Oct 30: Chris Goertzen Oct 31: halloween extravaganza w/ J. Williamez

the ZOO Osborne Village inn 160 Osborne st. Oct 26: night of the living dread ii feat. dreadnaut, damascus, still Village, Coda - Advance tickets $15 Oct 27: they’re dead & they live in the Zoo feat. the Waking eyes, texas Blood money (edmonton), tdh - Advance tickets $10 or door $10 (with costume) and $15 (without costume). Oct 31: halloween extravaganza feat. damascus, Perdition, igor & the skindiggers, C*nt Punisher, the Cruelty. nov 2: indy nosebone, Broken halo, with guests - Advance tickets $10 nov 3: Civil disobedients, with guests.

times ChAnGed hiGh And lOnesOme CluB 234 main st. Oct 25: the uncas Oct 26, 27: nathan, shuyler Jansen, deep dark Woods Oct 28: Jam w/ Big dave mclean Oct 31: halloween hellraiser feat. the d-rangers and the Poor Choices

West end CulturAl Centre 586 ellice Ave Oct 25: Great lake swimmers w/ Justin rutledge Oct 26: tri Continental Oct 27: elliott Brood, the Acorn Oct 30: Juan martin

Old mArKet sQuAre AutOnOmOus ZOne FAll FundrAisinG dinner Presented by mondragon Bookstore and Coffeehouse, CKuW 95.9Fm, and G7 Welcoming Committee records. sun, Oct 28 at mondragon, 91 Albert st. Pre-pare for a 5 course gourmet meal including complimentary alcoholic beverage,

dessert, live entertainment, and a presentation on the past, present and future of the A-Zone. seating at 5 p.m, dinner served at 6 p.m. tickets $35 or $60/pair in advance at the mondragon 946-5241.

sKyWAlK COnCerts & leCtures A co-presentation of Wpg Public library, the u of W and Virtuosi Concerts inc. All events take place from 12:10 to 12:50 p.m. in the Carol shields Auditorium, second floor of the millennium library, 251 donald st. Admission is free. Oct 25: Guitar/Contrabasso synergy, with ryszard tyborowski, classical guitar and nenad Zdjelar, double bass. Oct 31: Athar Ata, u of W Chemistry, on nature as a source of medicine. nov 1: music of the Americas, performed by la Clave del sol (the Key of the sun) reGiOnAl CAll FOr Artists the Winnipeg Arts Council invites artists to submit expressions of interest to create a permanent Gateway and transit-related public art project developed in conjunction with the university of Win-nipeg/spence st. redevelopment. the selected artist will develop a proposal in consultation with City of Winnipeg, university of Winnipeg and Winnipeg Arts Council staff that will include a transit shelter for the ellice Ave transit stop and associated public art elements at the ellice Ave and at the Portage Ave stops. interested artists must submit a complete application package. Please visit www.winnipegarts.ca for full details. deadline for application is Oct 26.

AttentiOn Artists OF All disCiPlines And COmmunity GrOuPs the Winnipeg Arts Council Public Art Program invites applications for With Art, a program for collaborative art projects between community groups and artists in Winnipeg. Artists working in all art forms such as visual, performing and literary arts, and community groups from diverse sectors who have a history working together are welcome to apply. Please see our website for full eligibility criteria and application requirements and for any further information. deadline is dec 3. Call tricia Wasney at 943-7668 or visit www.winnipegarts.ca. for full details.

GOrdOn Bell hiGh sChOOl Alumni ChOir Practices are monday evenings at 6:45 in the Gordon Bell music room. Contact don Askholm at 489-5584 for more information.

100 minutes With An AuthOr the Writers’ Collective and the millennium library are pleased to offer tuesday night lectures with different authors. Oct 30: non-Fiction author Chris rutkowski. All events are free and open to the public and are being held from 7-9 p.m. in the Carol shields auditorium at the millennium library. Call 986-4294 for more info.

Free internAtiOnAl students ClAss An opportunity to meet with other students and Canadian friends while learning english and the Bible. elim Chapel 546 Portage Ave at spence st. (enter from rear parking lot) sundays noon-1:30 p.m. For information call Val & Veda Chacko 257-1670.

trAns dAy OF rememBrAnCe tues, nov 20, 7 p.m. the red road lodge, (formerly the new Occidental) 631 main st (the corner of logan and main). A day to remember and commemorate those who have been killed because of their gender expression. Following the Candlelit Vigil, there will be refreshments and a celebratory Gender F*#! dance Party! this is a free all ages event. All are welcome!

needs Centre FOr WAr AFFeCted FAmilies is looking for volunteers to work with immigrant and refugee children and youth. the needs Centre provides accessible services and programs to children/youth from the ages 5-18. Programming includes arts, crafts, music, computer skills, employment, educational and eAl activities. For more information, contact Jodi Alderson, Volunteer Coordinator at 940-1265 or email volunteers@needsinc.ca.

teen tOuCh manitoba’s youth focused helpline teen touch is accepting appli-cations for online/telephone helpline volunteers. We provide training that equips you with skills to answer confidential calls on our 24 hour helpline. this op-portunity provides a flexible schedule and allows you to work from your home. For further information or to apply contact Christine at 945-0088, cporpiglia@teentouch.org or visit our website www.teentouch.org. Our next training will be held on: nov 24, 25 and dec 1, 2 at our offices, 800 Portage Ave from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. due to confidentiality concerns you must be 18 to apply.

lOOKinG tO WOrK With Children/yOuth? the international Centre (406 edmonton st) needs volunteers to work with recent newcomer children and youth from the inner-city in the following programs: 1. sports Club - tuesdays from 5-7 pm @ Victoria Albert school/Central Park 2. After school education (esl) – Wednesdays from 5-7pm @ 511 ellice Ave. 3. youth empowerment (cooking/art classes) – Fridays from 5-7:30pm @ international Centre 4. youth leadership training (team games, volunteer/job skills) – saturdays from 1-5pm @ uofW For more info, contact si il: siilp@international-centre.ca or 943-9158 ext. 285 to apply contact marsha: marshap@internal-centre.ca or 943-9158 ext. 260

CAnAdiAn diABetes AssOCiAtiOn October is residential Campaign month. this campaign is an annual event where Canadian diabetes Association volun-teers canvass door-to-door in neighbourhoods to seek and collect donations for Association research, education, service and advocacy. if you meet one of our canvassers in your neighbourhood, please give what you can for a better tomor-row. For more information, contact michelle Perera, development Coordinator, individual Giving at 925-3800 (ext. 240) or email michelle.perera@diabetes.ca

Be A VOlunteer literACy tutOr With FrOntier COlleGe! Work with children, youth and adults in schools and community centres around the university of Winnipeg. the commitment is one hour per week through the school year. Call 253-7993 or email cgartside@frontiercollege.ca for more information. literacy is an essential skill in today’s world. At Frontier College, we believe it’s a fundamental right. 42% of adult Canadians have trouble with everyday tasks that involve reading. through a network of thousands of volunteers, Frontier College is helping people to realize their potential and seize the opportunities that come their way. see www.frontiercollege.ca.

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ThE univERSiTy Of winniPEg TuiTiOn BuRSARy PROgRAM 2007-08

this bursary program has been developed for the 2007-08 academic year to assist students, primarily those in their first year of university study, who are experiencing financial difficulties because of tuition costs and books and supplies expenses. Financial need caused by living expenses may also be considered in exceptional circumstances.

the maximum award will be equivalent of tuition and books/supplies costs for the

current academic year. to be eligible the student must meet the following criteria:

must be registered in an undergraduate degree program or pre-professional program in Arts, science, or education at the university of Winnipeg during the 2007-08 academic year. registration may be on either a full-time or part-time basis. student should have financial need. student should be making satisfactory academic progress. Applications are available in the Awards office located in Graham hall and at student Central in Centennial hall.

deadline date: december 3, 2007.

univERSiTy Of winniPEg gEnERAL BuRSARy APPLiCATiOnS

General Bursary Application Forms are now in the Awards office located in Graham hall or at student Central in Centennial hall.

Bursaries are small, supplementary financial assistance awards, normally $300 - $750 in value. in order to be considered, you must prove financial need and you must be making satisfactory academic

progress (i.e. maintaining a “C” average). Because funds are limited, not everyone who qualifies will receive a bursary. these university of Winnipeg bursaries are available to our students in any year of their program.

deadline date: January 31, 2008.

eXTerNaL aWarDS:

AuCC AwARdS:

the Association of universities and Colleges of Canada provides 150 scholarship pro-grams on behalf of the Federal Government, domestic and foreign agencies, and private sector companies. Check out website www.aucc.ca look under the heading scholar-ships open to the public.

deadlines: various

MAniTOBA CO-OPERATOR SChOLAR-ShiPS:

these scholarships are given annually via an essay contest for manitoba students in journalism and communications. the contest is open to any manitoba resident enrolled full-time or part-time in a post-secondary program in journalism, communications or broadcasting anywhere in Canada. First prize includes a $1000 scholarship and a paid one-year member-ship in the manitoba Farm Writers and Broadcasters Association. second and third prizes of $150 will be awarded. Applicants must submit an original essay of no more than 1250 words on the following topics:

- What does the agriculture industry - including farming, research, agribusiness and other sectors - need to do to attract and maintain young people in its professions?

- to what extent is the hog industry to blame for lake Winnipeg’s current state of water quality?

- Farming is a business, not a way of life, and should be treated that way. do you agree or disagree, and why?

submit essays by either mailing it to “manitoba Co-operator scholarships”, Box 9800, Winnipeg mB, r3C 3K7 or fax it to 204-954-1422 or email to news@fbcpublishing.com

deadline date: november 1, 2007.

MARin MOSER SOCiETy fOR ThEOLOgi-CAL STudiES

this new bursary is available to lay men and women who are studying theology in preparation for ministry within the Canadian Church. to be eligible the student must meet the following criteria:

- be a lay man or woman of any Christian denomination who is enrolled in a recognized Canadian theological school

- pursuing a graduate or undergraduate degree in theology or theological studies in preparation for ministry in the Canadian Church

note: this bursary is not intended for those preparing for ordained ministry.

Applications are available in the Awards Office in Graham hall.

deadline: november 15, 2007

JOuRnALiSM SChOLARShiP fOR nATivE CAnAdiAnS:

the Gil Purcell memorial Journalism scholarship for native Canadians is now being offered by the Canadian Press. Valued at $4000, the purpose is to encourage aboriginal Canadians to enter the field of journalism through study at a Canadian post-secondary institution. in addition to the monetary award, there is a possibility of summer employment. eligibility require-ments are as follows:

- native Canadian (status or non-status indian, métis, or inuit)

- registered at a Canadian university or community college

- enrolled in a journalism program or actively involved in a volunteer capacity with a student newspaper or broadcast station.

- Open to both French and english speaking native Canadian.

Applications are available from schools of journalism, native organizations or from deborah mcCartney, hr, the Canadian Press, 36 King street east, toronto Ontarion, m5C 2l9. her email address is dmccartney@cp.org

deadline date: november 15, 2007.

uKRAiniAn RESOuRCE And dEvELOP-MEnT CEnTRE SChOLARShiPS:

Applications are now being accepted for the following awards offered by the ukrainian resource and development Centre (urdC).

the international initiatives in deaf studies Award ($500) to enable a post-secondary student (full or part-time) to pursue his/her interest in deaf studies and/or hearing impairment as it relates to an international context.

the roger Charest sr. Award for Broadcast & media Arts (two awards of $500 or one award of $1000) to create create a special program or series which may later be suitable for broadcast and may further the cause of multiculturalism in Canada.

the roman soltykewych music scholarship ($500) is available to applicants (individual or group) determined to pursue further studies in the field of ukrainian choral or vocal music.

the Anna Pidruchney Award for new Writ-ers ($1000) is available annually to a novice writer for a work on a ukrainian Canadian theme. submissions for this year’s award must be in english.

Wm. & mary Kostash Award for Film and Video Arts ($1000) is offered to a novice writer for a work promoting ukrainian Canadian identity through the medium of film, video or multimedia (i.e. d.v.d)

Applications are available from urdC. Phone (780) 497-4374 or email chumera@macewan.ca

deadline: november 30, 2007.

nEAdS: EQuiTy ThROugh EduCATiOn AwARdS:

the BmO Capital markets, and the national educational Association of disabled students is proud to introduce the neAds equity through education Awards Program.

these awards are being offered to encour-age full access to post-secondary education for persons with disabilities. Awards will be granted to outstanding applicants who meet the criteria of the program. Visit www.neads.ca for full details.

deadline: december 1, 2007.

SOROPTiMiST wOMEn’S OPPORTuniTy AwARdS:

do you find yourself going back to school later in life? do you need financial assistant to complete your education? Women’s Opportunity Awards are cash awards that assist women in obtaining the skills and education they need to improve their employment status. recipients may use the awards for any expenses related to their educational pursuits.

to be eligible you must meet the following criteria:

- be a female head of household (single or married, with the primary responsibility of supporting yourself and your dependents)

- attend an undergraduate degree program or a vocational/skills training program.

- have financial need.

if you have further questions, contact heather menzies, 1204 - One evergreen Place, Winnipeg mB, r3l 0e9 or phone 475-2526. Applications are available in the Awards office located in Graham hall.

deadline: december 15, 2007

fOREign gOvERnMEnT AwARdS: Countries- Chile, Colombia, Korea, russia and Philippines

Awards are available to Canadian citizens for graduate studies or research abroad at the master’s, doctoral or post-doctoral level. For most countries, applicants must have completed a first degree or, for post-doctoral fellowships, a Ph.d., by the beginning of the tenure of the award. Applications must be submitted on-line via the website, www.scholarships.gc.ca Please note that the governments of italy, Japan, the netherlands and spain also offer awards to Canadian graduate students. the embassies of these countries in Canada are responsible for the administration of their respective scholarships.

deadline: January 28, 2008 for awards beginning academic year 2008-2009

MAniTOBA STudEnT Aid PROgRAM (MSAP)

did yOu KnOW..... you can still apply for a 2007/2008 government student loan online at website www.manitobastudentaid.ca

did yOu KnOW..... you can check the status of your student aid application, find out what documentation is still outstanding, update your address information and much more on line? Go to www.manitobastuden-taid.ca mysAO to log into your existing account.

did yOu KnOW…. if you are a student who has had past Government student loans and you are currently a full-time student, please fill out a schedule 2 document to remain in non-payment status. Please come to student services in Graham hall, were front counter staff can help you with this form.

did yOu KnOW.... manitoba student Aid staff is on campus on Fridays from 1 - 4p.m. to set up an appointment time, phone 786-9458.

the Awards and Financial Aid staff at the university of Winnipeg will continue to keep you informed of available awards, scholarships and bursary opportunities.

Other Award websites

Canlearn site www.canlearn.ca

manitoba student Aid Program www.manitobastudentaid.ca

Surfing for dollars? Try these two websites.

www.studentawards.com

www.scholarshipscanada.com

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Sports sports editor: kaLen QuaLLye-mail: sports@uNiter.ca

nICOLe TImKO vOLUnTeer

The recent actions of Steve Downie and

Jesse Boulerice of the Philadelphia

Flyers have the NHL finally crack-

ing down on hits to the head. Unfortunately,

this is not going to stop unless more is done.

Even 20-plus game suspensions just aren’t

enough.

The NHL doesn’t take prior junior hockey

incidents into account when determining

suspensions. Both Downie and Boulerice had

discipline issues in the OHL, and this should

have affected the NHL’s decisions in disci-

plining them. While playing for the Plymouth

Whalers of the OHL, Boulerice swung his

stick like a baseball bat at a player’s head and

was suspended for the entire season. Then

in the Ryan Kesler incident, Boulerice used

both hands to crosscheck Kesler across the

face. In both instances, it was clear Boulerice

intended to injure the other player. It was

not a reactionary act of stupidity like some

hockey analysts have said. The NHL needs

to look at prior offences in junior leagues be-

cause players need to know the NHL will not

offer a clean slate to players with a checkered

past. The AHL recognizes NHL suspensions,

so why shouldn’t the NHL recognize suspen-

sions from the OHL and other junior leagues?

The NHL needs to do this in order to keep

players like Downie and Boulerice in check,

and at least try to prevent them from con-

tinuing their dangerous actions.

Aside from curbing the number of hits

to the head, the NHL can also soften the hits

that do happen. The NHL needs to disallow

equipment companies from producing hard

capped plastic products. The amount of con-

cussions would go down with softer elbow

and shoulder pads. Although you may see a

rise in other types of injuries, most of those

injuries are nowhere near as life threatening

as a brain injury. Does a player have to die

before the equipment is made differently?

Don Cherry has said many times on Hockey

Night in Canada, elbow and shoulder pads

need to be softer.

Regardless of what the NHL does or

doesn’t do, players also need to take some re-

sponsibility for their own protection. Why do

players turn their backs when they’re about to

be hit? People will say Downie and Boulerice

are stupid, but turning your back to someone

who is about to hit you can be pretty stupid

in itself. Mathieu Roy of the Edmonton Oilers

was in hospital after turning his back to the

Vancouver Canucks’ Rick Rypien right before

Rypien hit him. The NHL does nothing to

stop players from doing this. When you learn

how to body check in peewee you also learn

how to receive a hit, and this doesn’t involve

turning your back to another player about to

hit you.

The NHL is clearly trying to send a mes-

sage with lengthier suspensions. One would

hope the players are listening, but the league

must also learn how to deter these dangerous

hits before they happen.

Dan vervILLe vOLUnTeer sTaff

Like most Canadian kids growing up, I

was immersed in the world of hockey

at a young age. I can remember being

six or seven years old, watching the older kids

play and feeling unable to wait until I could

start hitting like them. When I finally turned

12 years old, my dream of playing “like the

pros” finally came true. And, despite attend-

ing hitting clinics, I spent the majority of my

first few seasons laying on the ice and star-

ing up at the ceiling of the arena. But, as you

learn to play a physical game, you learn how

to take hits and roll with them. Another thing

happens when you get a little more comfort-

able with body checking. You start looking for

the big hit.

Now hockey is innately a physical game.

You need to separate the man from the puck.

And while rubbing out an opponent on the

boards and stealing the puck from him may

help your team out, there’s nothing quite like

the feeling of delivering an open ice hit; or

taking one for that matter. We’ve all seen the

play before: the pass to the centre is just a little

behind, he looks back for that half a second,

and by the time he looks up—impact. Now,

the physics of the play are simple. The shoul-

der of the guy delivering the hit should hit

the other guy in the chest. The crowd cheers

and both players get up and keep going.

When both players get up you know it was a

clean hit. But sometimes, they don’t always

both get up, especially when the shoulder or

elbow hits the other guy in the head.

Everyone who’s played hockey has

seen a variety of versions of headshots. I re-

member my friend getting the worst suicide

pass ever and everyone screaming heads up

before the defenseman jumped up at him at

the red line, elbowing him in the head. He

went down hard. Even though minor hockey

throughout Manitoba is played with manda-

tory cages, those hits still rattle your brain. By

the time we got him onto his feet, he didn’t

know where he was, who he was, or what he

was doing.

You can’t take headshots out of hockey.

Sometimes shoulders and elbows will get

up above the shoulders and do what they

will. But you can educate players and offi-

cials about headshots and take the neces-

sary actions needed to prevent them. And be-

lieve it or not, it has been getting better. In

my final year in the Winnipeg Minor Hockey

Association I saw more hit to the head calls

than ever, letting players and coaches know

that it won’t be tolerated and they will be

punished.

In the end I guess all we can do is edu-

cate new players and punish those who over-

step the limits. In the meantime, I guess all

we can really do is keep our heads up.

SportSOctober 25, 2007 The Uniter contact : uniter@uniter.ca

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hiTS TO ThE hEAd in ThE nhL

hiTS TO ThE hEAd in MinOR hOCKEy

BrITTany BUDzen peer sUppOrT

Stress is an unavoidable part of our lives,

and with midterms lurking everywhere

you turn, it’s not always easy to deal

with. A little bit of stress is fine, but according

to the Canadian Mental Health Association,

chronic stress may lead to depression and can

activate anxiety problems. Twenty-five per

cent of us will suffer from an anxiety disor-

der at some point in our lives, (Source: Anxiety

Disorders Association of Manitoba), so let’s

work hard to keep you in that other 75 per

cent, shall we?

5 TiPS On dEALing wiTh STRESS:

1. Breathe! When you feel over-

whelmed, stop and deep-breathe. Stretch

your arms straight up above your head

and breathe in through your nose. Slowly

exhale and bring your arms back down to

your sides. This will clear your mind and

allow you to better focus your thoughts.

2. don’t dwell on things you can’t change. Freaking out over an exam

date won’t cancel it or push it back a

week, so accept the facts and go with it.

3. Take care of yourself! This means

exercise, eat right (put down the junk food

and go eat carrots!), and get plenty of sleep.

You’ll feel less stressed, and your mood

and energy levels will increase as well.

4. don’t procrastinate. If you know

this is an issue for you, start studying early

to avoid cramming and stressful late nights.

5. Laugh! Laughter is a sure way to get

rid of stress. Watch a funny movie, or the

Colbert Report, or spend 10 minutes doing

something stupid.

Good luck with exams everyone! The University

of Winnipeg Career and Resource Services are offering

a workshop on managing exam anxiety on Wed, Nov.

21 at 12:30. For more information or to pre-register,

call 786-9231 or email ccs@uwinnipeg.ca

If anxiety is a serious problem for you or someone

you know, contact the Anxiety Disorders Association

of Manitoba at 925-0600 or www.adam.mb.ca

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contact : uniter@uniter.ca The Uniter October 25, 2007

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Therma Blades will “revoluTionize The game of hockey”

A new skate blade technology claims to

improve performance by melting the ice. The

“Therma Blade” maintains a temperature of 5°C

with a rechargeable battery and a micro proces-

sor in the skate. The warmer blade increases the

thickness of the water layer between the blade

and the ice surface. Therma Blade Inc. says that

tests have shown this reduces gliding friction

and starting resistance for skaters. According

to TSN.ca, a select few NHL players will begin

trying the new skate blade, developed by the

Verdun, Quebec based company. Wayne Gretzky

has invested in the company, and after testing

the blades three years ago, was thrilled with the

product, saying that Therma Blades will “revolu-

tionize the game of hockey.” (tsn.ca)

Tiger one sTep closer To world dominaTion

Likely inspired by Michael Jordan’s “Special

Stuff” in Space Jam, Tiger Woods will soon have

his own sports drink. According to golf.com,

Gatorade is launching a line of sports drinks

called Gatorade Tiger. Woods even picked out

the flavours, which unfortunately will not include

“Tiger’s Special Stuff.” Woods is already the face

of Nike, Buick, Gillette, and EA Sports’ bestsell-

ing golf video game, and with this new project

will expand his career endorsement earnings to

over $700 million. Gatorade will pay him $100

million over five years, according to Golfweek

magazine. (golf.com)

ToronTo To hosT Bills’ game

Looking to expand beyond their western

New York market and into the strong Canadian

football market, the Buffalo Bills are seeking ap-

proval to play a pre-season and at least one reg-

ular season game in Toronto. The team plans to

play a pre-season game next summer and hopes

to play a regular season game in Toronto as

early as 2009. The team needs to gain approval

from their local county and state to play outside

of their home Ralph Wilson Stadium. There has

been speculation about an eventual relocation as

owner Ralph Wilson, 89, has no plans of keeping

the franchise in the family, and Toronto has been

a rumoured destination for the team.

The Bills will also require permission from

the NFL to play in Toronto, which is almost

guaranteed considering the 2005 regular season

game between Arizona and San Francisco. Also,

on Oct. 28 the Miami Dolphins and New York

Giants play at Wembley Stadium in London,

England. (espn.com)

paying Big for puBlic urinaTion

Baylor University has suspended an assis-

tant football coach after he was cited by police

for public urination. According to espn.com, Eric

Schnupp urinated on the bar of Scruffy Murphy’s,

a tavern in Waco, Texas, Oct. 14 at 2:20 a.m. He

was given a citation that included a small fine,

but was not arrested. According to bartender

Danny Severe, the incident occurred during

closing when security was moving patrons out

of the building. Schnupp apparently didn’t think

anyone was looking and began relieving himself

against the bar. A staff member spotted him and

informed police, who were present for an unre-

lated incident. Baylor, for whom Schnupp is a

first-year offensive line/tight ends coach, is the

world’s largest Baptist university. (espn.com)

nfL PiCKS 2007 GridirOn Gurus

Tom Asselin is the co-host of the Ultra Mega Sports Show and is also the defending NFL Picks champion.

Kalen Qually is the Sports Editor at the Uniter, appears regularly on the Ultra Mega Sports Show, and is a former NFL Picks champ.

Steven Kotelniski is a regular contribu-tor to Uniter Sports, a rookie to NFL Picks, and a former Fantasy League Champion.

Jonathan Villaverde is a long time foot-ball player, first year NFL Picks member, and regular contributor to Uniter Sports.

Dan Verville is a contributor to Uniter Sports and is making his first appearance in NFL Picks this season.

Scott Christiansen is a rookie to NFL Picks and is also a contributing member of Uniter Sports.

Game #1: Philadelphia Eagles @ Minnesota Vikings

“Neither of these teams look very good at the moment. The Eagles are in the cellar of the NFC East and lost a heartbreaker last week at home against the Bears. The Vikings are in the cellar of the NFC North. Last week they put up a fight against the Cowboys in Dallas but couldn’t keep up for four quarters. I like Minnesota’s chances of limiting Brian Westbrook better than Philadelphia’s chances of limiting Adrian Peterson. The Vikings with home field advantage should win this one.”

—Steven Kotelniski

Tom picks: Vikings Kalen picks: VikingsSteven picks: Vikings Jo picks: VikingsDan picks: Eagles Scott picks: Eagles

Game #2: Pittsburgh Steelers @ Cincinnati Bengals

“Oh, well here’s a classic: offence versus de-fence. The Bengals are coming off their second win of the season and Pittsburgh lost a game against a Bronco team they should have beat. There are a lot of possible scenarios for this game; it’s almost a coin flip. I think though, Ben Roethlisberger has a breakout game against this lowly defence while I feel bad for Carson Palmer as he is trying SO HARD to win games for his team. Steelers win 31-24.”

—Jo Villaverde

Tom picks: Steelers Kalen picks: Steelers Steven picks: Steelers Jo picks: Steelers Dan picks: Steelers Scott picks: Steelers

Game #3: Jacksonville Jaguars @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers

“I’m not too sure about this match-up, to

be totally honest with you. Even though the Bucs are coming off a great game against the Lions that saw Garcia throw a minty 37 of 45 and help the Bucs generate 422 yards of of-

fence, they still managed to lose the game. If that doesn’t you make you nervous, I don’t know

what does. The Jags have quietly looked good all year (4-1 going into MNF against the Colts)

and should make quick work of the Bucs.” —Dan Verville

Tom picks: Buccaneers Kalen picks: Jaguars Steven picks: Buccaneers Jo picks: Buccaneers Dan picks: Jaguars Scott picks: Jaguars

Game #4: Buffalo Bills @ New York Jets

“The Jets are in desperate need of a bye week. They’re sitting at 1-6, and to put it lightly, they’re spiraling out of control. The Bills, coming off an impressive win against the Baltimore Ravens, are only 2-4 but have lost to New England, Pittsburgh, Dallas, and Denver (combined 20-6). They’re a much more competitive team than their record indicates and will always show up for a division rival like the Jets. Whether it’s J.P. Losman or Troy Edwards at QB, the Bills will get it done.”

—Kalen Qually

Tom picks: Jets Kalen picks: Bills Steven picks: Bills Jo picks: Bills Dan picks: Bills Scott picks: Jets

Game #5: Detroit Lions @ Chicago Bears

“You have got to like the Lions’ spirit, hold-ing off the Bucs last week at home. But their im-pressive run should come to an end as they head into Soldier Field to play Chicago on Sunday. The Bears, with Brian Griese now their quarter-back, seem to be a hungry team that still has a chance to make the playoffs at 3-4. Detroit has lost their last two road games by a combined 66 points. This could be a breakout game for the Bears, a chance for them to salvage their season, and I can’t see them passing up that opportunity. Chicago by a whole bunch.”

—Scott Christiansen

Tom picks: Bears Kalen picks: Bears Steven picks: Bears Jo picks: BearsDan picks: Lions Scott picks: Bears

Scott c 21-9 .700 Jo V 20-10 .666 tom A 19-11 .633 Kalen Q 18-12 .600 Steven K 17-13 .567 Dan V 15-15 .500

DanIeL faLLOOn vOLUnTeer sTaff

Apparently we can’t all be as smart as paid NHL analysts (like Nick Kypreos?!) but that doesn’t mean we don’t know the NHL inside and out.

It may be a month into the season, but the Uniter’s hockey prognosticators already have the rest of the season solved. See for yourself as Steven Kotelniski, Nicole Timko, Kalen Qually, Dan Verville, and Jo Villaverde break it down for you:

ThE MOST undERRATEd PLAyER in ThE nhL iS…Steven’s take: Niklas Backstrom Nicole’s take: Mattias Ohlund Kalen’s take: Zach Parise Dan’s take: Paul Stastny Jo’s take: Saku Koivu (and Tim Thomas)

CALgARy fLAMES + MiKE KEEnAn =Jo’s take: sinking ship + fall guy

Nicole’s take: massive trades and the end to Iggy and Kipper in Cowtown. Dan’s take: SUCCESS! Keenan has fired up the Flames dor-mant offence. Kalen’s take: some kind of nu-clear reaction. Either way it isn’t good. Steven’s take: play-offs and early exit

SuRPRiSE TEAM Of 2007-08 iS ThE…Nicole’s take: Philadelphia Flyers

Kalen’s take: Minnesota Wild Steven’s take: Montreal Canadiens Dan’s take: Philadelphia Flyers. Can you say Broad Street Bullies? Jo’s take: Los Angeles Kings…Anze Kopitar is the man!

JOnAThAn TOEwS iS…Kalen’s take: Joe Sakic reincarnate. Dan’s take: the future captain of the Hawks, a dura-ble, Trottier-esque player. Steven’s take: the best player on the worst team. Nicole’s take: Chicago’s dream come true. Jo’s take: the future captain of the Jets when they return.

ThE LEAfS wiLL…Nicole’s take: continue to think they’re good and miss the playoffs. AGAIN! Steven’s take: blow it like they always do. Dan’s take: have another terrible year, like they always do. Jo’s take: do nothing, like they always do. Kalen’s take: get no love from the Uniter sports team.

ThE ___________ wiLL win ThE CuP.Dan’s take: Montreal Canadiens (Carey Price will have seven shutouts and win the Conn Smythe) Steven’s take: Ottawa Senators Jo’s take: New York Rangers (they just might buy it, literally) Kalen’s take: San Jose Sharks Nicole’s take: Ottawa Senators

nhL EARLy SEASOn PREdiCTiOnS our takE oN thE 2007-08 SEaSoN

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