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Nov. 1 - 7 2012 | Volume 55, Issue 10 | carillonregina.com
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editor-in-chief dietrich neu editor@carillonregina.com business manager shaadie musleh business@carillonregina.com production manager julia dima production@carillonregina.com copy editor michelle jones copyeditor@carillonregina.com news editor taouba khelifa carillonewseditor@gmail.com a&c editor paul bogdan aandc@carillonregina.com sports editor autumn mcdowell sports@carillonregina.com op-ed editor edward dodd op-ed@carillonregina.com visual editor arthur ward graphics@carillonregina.com ad manager neil adams advertising@carillonregina.com technical coordinator jonathan hamelin technical@carillonregina.com news writer a&c writer sports writer photographers olivia mason tenielle bogdan kristen mcewen sophie long kyle leitch braden dupuis
On Monday a few students took the Riddell Centre by surprise as they broke out their Gangnam Style in a well choreographed ash mob. Our guess is that it was an unofcial celebration marking the end of midterms. Either that, or weve all nally gone insane. Fine by me! Happy November!
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marc messett emily wright
contributors this week lauren golosky jhett folk britton gray kris klein paige kreutzwieser robyn tocker nicole jacobson michael chmielewski paige kezima dustin christianson
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URSU requests audit . 4 URSU is requesting that CFSSask submit a full audit report of its revenues and expenditures of the past year. , following the embezzlement scandal. Students are left without answers, while transparency and accountability are out of the window
Hot fuzz. 9 We moustache for you help in raising awareness and funds for the Canadian Cancer Society. See how you can help out and also see our predictions on page 9. I promise there wont be anymore moustache puns. (No promises).
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the manifesto
In the late 1950s, the University of Regina planned the construction of several new buildings on the campus grounds. One of these proposed buildings was a bell tower on the academic green. If you look out on the academic green today, the rst thing youll notice is that it has absolutely nothing resembling a bell tower. The University never got a bell tower, but what it did get was the Carillon, a newspaper that serves as a symbolic bell tower on campus, a loud and clear voice belonging to each and every student. Illegitimi non carborundum.
Cougars do stuff. 14 While everyone was getting crazy and wild on the weekend, the Cougars were busy on the rink, eld and court trying not to get embarrassed. Those unfortunate souls had to wait roughly three more hours than everyone else to get drunk.
Study on the roof. 17 Students on campus are steadily losing quiet study space, instead being shoved into pretty chairs in busy hallways. Literally, the most peaceful place to study might actually be the roof.
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Duh-doy: There were a few huge screw-ups in last weeks paper that The Carillon would like to apologize for: First, last week, we ran an incorrect photo on page 7. The photo was supposed to be of Jorge Sandovals MFA graduating exhibit, but we ran a photo of Troy Coultermans MFA graduating exhibit. We apologize for the mistake and regret the error. Also, Michael Chmielewskis last name was spelled Chemeilewski. Were sorry, man. Please still love us.
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News Editor: Taouba Khelifa news@carillonregina.com the carillon | Nov. 1 - 7, 2012
Trying to understand the epidemic of missing and murdered indigenous women
Angela Sterritt
Artists Angela Sterrits artwork details Aborignal womens struggles, titled Your courage will not go unnoticed
lauren golosky
contributor At a young age, girls are taught about safety. They are taught that there are threats everywhere, especially at night. They are discouraged from going out in the dark, sometimes even forbidden from going out alone. These dangers escalate for Aboriginal women, who are vetimes more likely to die as a result of violence than any other women in Canada. In 2010, the Native Womens Association of Canada found that almost 600 Aboriginal women and girls have gone missing or been murdered over the past 20 years. This problem haunts Aboriginal communities across the country. Mothers are worried about their daughters; sisters are worried about their sisters; friends are worried about their friends. Everybody seems to worry. Brenda Dubois is an example of a worried woman. She was only a teenager when her grandmother was murdered in the 1970s, a mere two blocks away from her home. A young impressionable teenager at the time, Dubois learned a lesson about safety and security from her grandmothers death. It made me aware that if you go [out] at night, you may not come home, she said. Now a mother of five, she nds herself worrying about her own children, and she isnt alone. Although it isnt an unusual phenomenon for parents to worry about their children, Aboriginal mothers have an extra lesson to teach their daughters: the daunting statistic that puts Indigenous women at a significantly larger risk of violence and crime.
How does a woman explain to her daughter that she is five times more likely to be in danger than her non-Aboriginal friends? It isnt easy. Jacqueline Anaquod, lead organizer of the Sisters in Spirit Vigil in 2012, is one mother burdened with such a task. It was hard explaining to my teenage daughter, she said. She would ask me why I get so worried. I had to explain to her some of the issues around her being a target. Shell be a target because she is visibly a young First Nations girl and the way that society views our women ... it makes them vulnerable to predators. There are all too many cases to illustrate the reality of such danger. The murder of Regina resident Pamela George in the late 1990s is a disturbing example; as it emphasized elements of sexism and racism, both subtle and overt. George, a 28-year-old mother of two was sexually assulted and beaten to death by university students Steven Kummerfield and Alex Ternowetsky. In court, George was portrayed as a prostitute who consented to the sexual assault. The judge residing over the case, Ted Malone, claimed George was indeed a prostitute. Kummerfield and Ternowestsky wer e both sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prision, for manslaughter. George never got her justice. Kim Karpa, executive director of the University of Regina Womens Centre is researching the issues of missing and murdered indigenous women, particularly the families experiences with the criminal justice system. She explains what the Pamela George case represents. Youve got racism and sexism clearly operating within that
trial. [Judge Malone] tries to justify the actions of the young men involved in her murder, the boys will be boys attitude. This idea that she was disposable and that her life actually didnt matter, but the lives of these two university students who had bright futures ahead of them, thats what mattered. The judges words still haunt the Aboriginal community to this day. Sue Deranger, a volunteer involved with the Sisters in Spirit vigils, remembers bringing her youngest daughter, only eight or nine years old at the time, to the trial. Thats when the judge said, keep in mind she was only a prostitute, and we all stormed out of the courtroom, she said. My daughter started crying. She said why do they do that? I said, in Canada, an Aboriginal womens life means nothing and we cried together. Racism and sexism are not exclusive to the George case. For many people, these two issues are the root of the problem. Its almost like the whole case of Pamela George reeked of racism, sexism, and classism, said Deranger. If you know a system is really not going to do anything to you, than why not target those people? It appears that the system has slowly improved in some ways. The Sisters in Spirit vigil has grown in number and recognition, as more people become aware of the issue effecting Indigenous populations in Canada. The relationship between the Aboriginal community and the judicial system has also improved since the days of the Pamela George trial. The judicial system has made [an] effort, Anaquod said. Theyve built special taskforces
and they do more work in the community. The historically rocky relationship between the Aboriginal community and the police has also improved. From what I understand, the police services are starting to address this issue much better, I think because [of] some of the comments from family members about the difculties theyve experienced, explained Karpa. I know for a fact that Chief Clive Weighill, with the Saskatoon Police, from what Ive heard, this issue is at the top of his agenda. He has taken measures to really address this. But this doesnt appear to be the case for everybody. Deranger has heard mixed reviews from friends and family about the police. I think it is on an individual basis, she explained. Ive heard people say yes, theyve been wonderful and Ive heard people say, no they arent. I think it is luck of the draw. While the police and the judicial system have made some efforts to end the epidemic of missing and murdered Aboriginal women, many people think that the government should do more. I would say the government has made no effort at all, said Anaquod. They proved that when they pulled the funding to the Sisters in Spirit organization. Sisters in Spirit was an initiative of the Native Womens
Association of Canada. It had previously received funding to operate the missing and murdered Aboriginal womens database. Without the funding, the database could not be sustained. Brenda Anderson, a Women and Gender Studies professor at the University of Regina, explains the fate of the database. It is going to be part of the RCMPs database, but the RCMP are not going to look for race as a determinant, therefore you arent able to evaluate the intersections of racism and sexism. Youre not able to look at the racialized and sexualized violence against Aboriginal women. While many people are disappointed by the governments lack of efforts, they count the increased awareness in the community as a success because many believe the only way to end this epidemic is to educate people and change their attitudes towards Aboriginal people. Society and Canadians need to change their attitudes and their views of Aboriginal people, said Anaquod. It will take a transformation of an entire country to make these changes. If we were able to do that, that would be something that, as Canadians and as people, we could [be] proud of. Anderson agrees. This isnt just an Aboriginal issue. This is an issue for all Canadians.
Thats when the judge said, keep in mind

she was only a prostitute, and we all stormed out of the courtroom.
Sue Deranger
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the carillon | Nov. 1 - 7, 2012
URSU requests audit of CFS Saskatchewan bank accounts
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Students want answers and accountablity, but so far, both wants have fallen through. We needed to react immedidietrich neu ately to the CFS not deciding to editor-in-chief not take any action themselves, he said. With forgery and the misappropriation of funds, it is It doesnt appear that the tension important that they look into their between URSU and the CFS is go- accounts and see if anything else ing to end any time soon. URSU has been taken. The CFS nahas formally requested the CFS tional office has remained fairly national office conduct an audit quiet about the incident since the of CFS Saskatchewans bank ac- matter became public. They have count for all scal periods dating not issued a statement outside of from the opening of the account. the address made by CFS URSU president Nathan Saskatchewan, days after news of Sgrazzutti said this is a response Nurs actions were known. to the way CFS has handled We are still trying to work to Haanim Nurs embezzlement of gure out what happened to stutheir money earlier this year. dents funds, Sgrazzutti said. Sgrazzutti believes that they have Why has nothing been done? not dealt with the situation well. [Why] havent they said that
Haanim is paying them back, or that there has been a settlement out of court? What is going on? Nothing. So we are going to try and jump-start them into action. CFS national has not responded to the audit request made over two weeks ago. In fact, URSU has had no contact with them at all since a conference call was held between the two parties shortly after Nur admitted to embezzling funds in an interview with the Carillon. It was a conference call between us, Kent Peterson, Paige Kezima, and their CFS national executive [Adam Awad], Sgrazzutti said. Apparently, the conversation did not go well.
It was an argument that ended in us saying that our job in this is done, Sgrazzutti added. CFS originally wanted URSU to go to the authorities and say that it was our money that was stolen. They wanted us to say that the money needs to be paid back to us, and then after that, we pay it back to them. That way it looks like it was URSUs fault. In recent years, the CFSs standing in Saskatchewan has been fragile, to say the least. In addition to several membership disputes across the country, the University of Saskatchewan Students Union spent over $60,000 on lawsuits disputing their own membership in the or-
ganization according to an article published in the Sheaf last week. The University of Regina held its own referendum on October of 2010, that passed by a slim 88-vote margin to remain members of the CFS. Given the extremely polarized consensus amongst students at the U of R, Sgrazzutti believes that CFS is desperate to avoid further damage to their reputation. CFS has taken so much ack, especially on our campus, he said. They cant take any more hits like this. They have had four separate students unions try and pull out. After the aforementioned conference call, Sgrazzutti claims that the CFS attempted to absolve themselves of any responsibility for further action. Their reaction was to claim the account was not given the OK by CFS. They said that CFS had not received our payments, and that they had gone into some account that was beyond their control, he said. But URSU actually had standing letters and emails asking us to open the exact account, telling us who is going to be in charge of it, and telling us that this is where your funds to us can be paid. As for the audit itself, Sgrazzutti is less than optimistic the CFS will respond to the request. I dont expect them to even do it.
The CFS Saskatchewan national executive representative declined to comment on the audit request or the confrence call with the URSU executive. The Carillon contacted CFS national, but no representative was able to return our calls by press time.
Can we take CFS seriously?

kevin menz
The Sheaf (University Saskatchewan) of SASKATOON [OPINION] The Saskatchewan branch of the Canadian Federation of Students recently revamped its chequesigning procedure, but that isnt enough to convince me that the University of Saskatchewan Students Union should rethink its position on membership in the national student lobbying group. CFS simply gets into too much shit to be taken seriously. After the widely publicized embezzlement debacle last month, CFS SK national executive representative Kent Peterson says financial procedures have changed. The new procedures are much more vigorous, Peterson wrote in an email. To make a payment, proper receipts and invoices will be sent to the national treasurer, and a cheque will then be issued and signed by two national signing authorities and sent to the appropriate vendor. Prior to the incident, CFS-SK had its own bank account separate from the national organization. According to CFSs national chairperson, Adam Awad, the Saskatchewan chapter should not have had its own bank account in the rst place, because it is not a separate body from the CFS. While Im glad that these new procedures ensure a stronger system of checks and balances for the CFS, the national body never foresaw a problem with an account run by two students with no national oversight which is obviously worrisome. CFS National Chair, AdamAwad said the account was started by URSU on behalf of the federations Saskatchewan chapter a few years ago, though he couldnt give an exact date. Now, ironically, URSU has led an audit request with CFSSK. The entire situation illustrates why the CFS is not worth the USSUs time and money. According to the University of British Columbia student newspaper, the Ubyssey, the CFS requested over $100,000 from three separate student unions as they attempted to leave the organization. On one occasion, they told the Concordia Student Union that they owed over $1 million, and when asked to explain, produced a signed agreement with the CSUs past president that said the student union should be responsible, the Ubyssey wrote. The USSU, which was a founding member of the CFS in 1981 but left in 1993, went through its own legal battle with CFS in 2005 after former USSU president Robin Mowat challenged the results of a referendum to rejoin the CFS. Students had voted to rejoin the CFS, but according to Mowat, the results were skewed because the referendum did not follow USSU or CFS bylaws. For instance, the referendum question was not verified two weeks in advance of the ballot and the question did not notify students that their fees would increase with membership into the CFS. Mowat won the case and the judge ruled the referendum invalid. At the time of the ballot the USSU was nearing the end of a one-year trial membership with the federation. The CFS insists that because no referendum was technically held, the USSU is still a prospective member of the CFS. The USSU argues, however, that they separated entirely from the organization when their trial ran out and that they, in fact, were never actual members. I think weve spent over $60,000 on lawsuits to not be a part of it, USSU president Jared Brown said. They say that they represent [students] yet you see them spending a lot of that money on lawsuits from students unions trying to get out of the CFS. CFS-SK is too small and requires too much supervision from the national body to be more effective for U of S students than the USSU. Aside from representatives from each of the provincial chapters three members, which are the URSU, the First Nations University of Canada Students Association and the U of S Graduate Students Association (there are four members if you count the USSU), the Saskatchewan arm only consists of a chairperson and a national representative, both of whom are students working on one-year terms. There are no full-time staff members working out of the Saskatchewan office to keep the likely inexperienced workers in check and as Nur showed, sometimes when students are handling thousands of dollars, they need supervision. The senior managers at the USSU, unlike the staff at the CFS national offices, are in the same ofces as their student executives every day. They can keep a close eye on spending and can keep the executive, which changes nearly every year, up-to-date on what was effective and ineffective in years past. They provide continuity. CFS Saskatchewan is simply does not have the numbers (both in terms of staff and members) or the structure to signicantly benet U of S undergraduates. I dont see any point in the USSU reconsidering its position that it is not part of the CFS. The original article was edited to t the dimensions of our pages.
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Labour legislation fears

Provincial meddling with labour laws has some nervous about workers rights
kristen mcewen
news writer Workers will have their sights set on the Saskatchewan fall legislature during the next few months as 15 pieces of labour legislation will become one law. In May, the Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety released the Consultation Paper on the Renewal of Labour Legislation asking the public for feedback about how current labour laws needed to be xed. Many people became concerned about the possible changes to the laws, as the consultation paper questioned everything from including farmers in the Labour Standards Act to putting limitations on the number of hours someone can work. The public was given until July 31, 2012, to respond to the paper. Labour unions such as the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) submitted 232 pages addressing their concerns about the proposed changes. Whether or not youre in a union, well all be impacted by changes to labour laws and so we deserve much more input, said Nathan Martwart, CUPE executive assistant. What we [did was] not only identify the short comings of the consultation process that the government was providing, but we also responded to each question thoroughly and tation shows questions such as What limitations should there be on hours of work, if any? Are the overtime provisions appropriate, adequate and clearly set out to ensure compliance? and Are there situations where employees should be able to opt out of the union for reasons other than religious grounds? among others. The paper has brought up many concerns amongst various groups about the future of labour legislation in the province, but it is still unclear what changes and suggestions will be imposed in the new legislation. Despite this, some people found the questions asked in the consultation paper to be troubling, especially with regards to unions. They question everything from the ways that dues are collected to whos included ... in a union, Markwart said. Too many big changes in the way unions operate and the way unions represent their members. With those changes a big concern for us would be union rights. Just implementing changes, quite frankly, in a quick manner without really consulting. Bourgoin affirmed that the legislation will be introduced this fall, however, Stakeholders are encouraged to share feedback with the Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety before the legislation is passed in the spring session.
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made some recommendations [on] increasing standards and increasing rights. Markwart said the timing of the consultation paper meant certain groups did not have adequate time to prepare responses. That put a lot of pressure on groups of workers that would be affected and dont have the ability to make submissions, he said. Its complex to say were going to go through every piece of legislation theres 15 of them that will affect work one way or another you need to have a written response to us in 90 days. Not everyones going to be able to re-
Labour legislations are being discussed inside the provincial legislature
spond. According to spokesperson, Richelle Bourgoin, the Ministry received more than 3,800 submissions from organizations and individuals across the province, which indicates the consultation period was appropriate and sufficient. A Facebook group and website, titled The Saskatchewan Way, was created by the Saskatchewan Government and General Employees Union (SGEU) to raise awareness and concerns about what changes might happen to workers and union rights. One ad on the Facebook page asks, Are you counting on a 40-
hour work week? Would you expect pay for overtime? Do vacation days matter to you? What if you are sick or injured at work? Do you deserve protection? ... Do nothing and you may nd yourself with less time off work, less pay and benets, and fewer workplace protections than your grandparents. While the consultation paper raises such questions, there is yet to be any indication that any changes will take place. In addition to these questions, the paper also questions working hours, employee time off, and union dues. A look at the consul-
Food desert in the middle of the city

North Centrals lack of grocery stores forcing many to turn to unhealthy options
sophie long
news writer For residents of North Central Regina, nding fresh food can be a bit of a struggle. There are several grocery stores on the outskirts of Regina, but for one of the poorest neighbourhoods in the city, getting there can be difcult. For this reason, North Central is being referred to as a food desert. According to Alison Hayford, a former Sociology Professor from the University of Regina, there are several reasons for the absence of a grocery store in the area. The rst issue Hayford cited was that the supermarket chains want to be able to have large stores, and nding land in North Central Regina can be difcult. When locations are being determined, there are a couple of factors that the big chains take into consideration, she explained, One is the cost of the location, but there may have been tax breaks for those on the peripheral areas of the city. All cities have encouraged that kind of new development. In addition to this idea, Hayford also said the lack of supermarkets in North Central was because of the low incomes of most residents in the community, meaning less money to spend on groceries. Basically they dont want to only often bad quality, but are also very expensive. He noted a 4-litre jug of milk bought at a North Central convienience store would cost $7.50, while the same jug bought at a regular grocery store would cost $5.00. Residents of North Central are beginning to see some progress as the issue works its way into the public eye. [Theres] what is called a mobile food store, so they put that up in the Albert Scott Community Centre on Mondays, Parker said. Now, the hours are really short and its mostly because of funding, and were having trouble getting the word out. They carry the basics at a non-profit price, and they do the same thing at the Rainbow Youth Centre on Thursdays. Residents of North Central are having less difculty getting fresh food, but until a permanent grocery store is available, health issues will persist. According to Hayford, the issue is much deeper than just providing fresh food, as many do not know how to cook healthy meals or have the facilities to store and prepare food. When people buy fresh fruit and vegetables, theyre still going to fast food joints. Its not a quick and easy solution, Hayford said. People dont automatically gravitate to a healthy diet once its accessible.
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7/11 is the grocery store of the North Central community

go into areas where people are poor because they dont have money to spend, Areas like North Central are perceived as being dangerous, and they want to avoid robbery, she said. Even when supermarkets have a good produce section, poor people might not have the money to buy those things. Things like soda pop are often cheaper.
A primary concern of forcing residents of North Central to turn to junk food is the obvious health concerns that arise from a consistently unbalanced diet. A lot of the health problems for inner-city people have been attributed to their lack of access to good quality food, Hayford said. Poor neighbourhoods have a fair number of fast food places and
convenience stores that sell what we perceive as junk food. Where there are supermarkets selling fresh fruit, meat and vegetables, in poor neighbourhoods they tend to be poorer quality. Michael Parker, a resident of the area and employee of the North Central Community Association, states that available groceries in North Central are not
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Crossing the line from comedic to offensive

sophie long
news writer Halloween is a favourite holiday among both children and adults. For the young, the holiday is an opportunity to receive enough free candy to last until January. For adults, it provides an opportunity to publicly play dress-up and relax during one of the busiest times of the year. However, there are those who take All Hallows Eve as an opportunity to wear as few clothes as possible, hide their identity during a night of mischief, and those who use their costumes to make others laugh. People who see Halloween as a comedic opportunity usually have some of the most entertaining costumes, but very few consider the implications of what they dress as. Unfortunately, many comedic costumes come at the expense of some ethnic groups, or religious beliefs. Barbara Dedi, director of Spring Free From Racism Regina explained where this comedic relief possibly comes from. Once upon a time, Halloween costumes were quite simple. Witches and ghosts and goblins were the most popular getup, she explained. People have now taken it to where they want to make statements with their costumes, and people have that should say something about that. It just shows [how] far we have to go. Dedi believes that this idea of using costumes for comedy comes from the idea of using racism jokes in stand-up comedy. While it may get a few laughs, Didi says that it leaves many groups feeling isolated. It is not okay, it is pure racism. I have walked out of shows because of comedians. It is not funny. You cannot continue to use racial discrimination as a joke, she said. The problem is not just a national one, but a local one as well. Dedi explained that there are several groups in Regina that have expressed their concern about the issue, including those from Saudi Arabia and Latin America. Exchange students have told me that theyve had their burqas stolen from their dorms for Halloween. Theyre not costumes; thats their culture, she said. Both Dedi and BeaudinHerney believe that the best way to avoid causing problems with Halloween costumes is to think before deciding what to wear. Really think about what youre doing before dressing up for Halloween, because so many [costumes] are based on stereotypes. Were not always aware of cultures around us, Dedi said. Wendy Brown from The Costume Emporium in Regina
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taken it to where these statements can be quite racist. For most people, seeing someone dressed as a Mexican, Indian Princess or Geisha Girl is just harmless fun. However, Dedi believes this brings about a huge contradiction. We cant work all year and say that we respect cultures, and then one day of the year on Halloween decide that its OK to dress up as a Muslim, for example. One of the most notorious costumes in the west is the Native Princess or the Pocahontas image. Julianne Beaudin-Herney, a student activist in Regina, ex-
plains why this is especially offensive. [the costume is] based off the savages in Peter Pan, and it fantasizes and romanticizes the image of [Aboriginal people], she said. When we look at that and relate it to the subjugation of women, we can look at it as an injustice. Beaudin-Herney further explained that the issue becomes worse when students choose to wear the Sassy Squaw costume to go out and party. Theyre portraying a drunken Indian, essentially, she said. I [have] never seen an Indian girl wear this costume, and
gave a list of the top costumes this year, which have mostly included TV and movie characters. The most demanded costumes sold at Costume Emporium so far have been The Flintstones, Super Mario, The Dark Knight and other superheroes. But, just because Halloween costumes should be appropriate and culture sensitive, it doesnt mean that celebrations have to be boring or that costumes cannot be funny. Dedi gave a few suggestions for altering costumes and plans to ensure that they are not offensive and still fun. While its not okay to dress as a black person, for example, Ive seen someone dressed as Barack Obama, and I dont see a problem with that, she suggested. Other suggestions included having group costumes or having themed parties. Halloween is a time where people should be able to become something that theyre not, but it should be more related to fantasy, Beaudin Herney continued. For students who want to have a fun Halloween weekend without being offensive, Dedi gave one piece of advice: just be respectful when you consider what you want to wear.
B.C. government to make some textbooks available free online

veronika bondarenko
The Ubyssey (University of British Columbia) VANCOUVER (CUP) The B.C. government wants to offer online textbooks for free to university students, but theres still a fair bit of homework to do before the project becomes a reality. The B.C. Ministry of Advanced Education plans to commission textbook authors or developers to put together online textbooks for popular undergraduate courses. As a condition of funding, theyll be available through a Creative Commons licence that makes them free for anyone to use, reuse and revise. A nonprofit called BCcampus, acting as an agent of the government, will store the textbooks online. The ministry has promised to offer free online textbooks for 40 of the most popular post-secondary courses in the province, but its up to professors to decide what textbooks are assigned within specic courses. If all goes according to plan, some of the books will be available by September 2013. After looking at data from B.C. schools and similar projects in Washington and California, the ministry will decide which courses will get free books. They expect to commission books for first-year courses like English,
ordination with post-secondary institutions is essential to the success of this system. Mahal also stressed that the quest to make higher education more affordable should not end at textbooks. More needs to be done around funding of higher education in a more consistent and holistic way, from student loan reform to increasing the block grant provided to public institutions like UBC, Mahal said.
psychology and calculus. The BCcampus organization, a 10-year-old publicly funded group, exists to create online shared services and resources for universities and colleges in B.C. CUPE locals across B.C. have railed against any shared services plans promoted by the province, arguing that they may result in lost jobs. The government argues that the free textbooks will save over 200,000 students hundreds of dollars per year, but Debbie Harvie, managing director of the UBC
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Bookstore, said shell wait and see whether this plan will cut into Bookstore sales. We dont yet know the effect of this announcement, except to say that there are not a lot of free materials available at this point, said Harvie. I am waiting to hear more specics so that I can understand how this could affect the Bookstore. In the meantime, we are, of course, selling e-textbooks when we can get them, as well as new [and] used [textbooks], custom course packs and renting
books too. Kiran Mahal, vice-president academic and university affairs of the Alma Mater Society AMS at UBC, agreed that free access to online textbooks would help make post-secondary education cheaper. Different institutions, and even different professors within the same institution, use different textbooks for courses that cover the same broad subject matter, said Mahal. The exact textbook choice is up to the professor ... This is why collaboration and co-
Different institutions, and even different professors within the same institution, use different textbooks for courses that cover the same broad subject matter. The exact textbook choice is up to the professor ... This is why collaboration and coordination with post-secondary institutions is essential to the success of this system.
Kiran Mahal
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Drunk boxer in West Africa. Three hot girls. Zombie killing.

U of R J-School alumni Danny Kresnyak discusses his new book, Different Drummer Vol. 2
on New Years Eve ... I was sitting there writing this thinking theres so much more we could do to tell people stories. I felt like I could do more. I felt like I needed to do something more substantial, and I mean, thats what we all hope for in life, to do something that will be remembered and be substantial, right? Maybe not. Maybe we all hope for cake in the break room and Rider Friday. Not really me. Kresnyaks time spent in Africa he describes as an adventure, but really, anything that he covers in Different Drummer Vol. 2, let alone his life is an adventure. Before I went back to school, I spent years in a van touring with buddies and playing in bands, or I worked as a bouncer and boxed, and did all this other random shit. It was different adventures ... why does anybody get out of bed? Theyre looking for something ... sometimes you wanna do more than try new drinks and look at things, said Kresnyak. But, the more you travel, the more you meet people, the more you begin to ... acknowledge their motivations, the more youre like, These people are exactly like me. Thats the thing that keeps us from getting involved and trying to make a difference in the world-we dont identify. A release party for Different Drummer Vol. 2 will be held Nov. 8 at 8 p.m. at Lancaster Pub, and will feature a photo exhibit, charity auction, and musical entertainment by Indigo Joseph and Chris Tiny Machett.
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paul bogdan
arts editor If youve met Danny Kresnyak, you know he does his own thing. Hes played in metal bands. Hes seen the Mexican drug war. Hes been to beard championships. Hes been shot at in Ghana. Hes sparred with WBO African LightHeavyweight Champion Braimah Kamoko. Believe me; he hits like a tank, Kresnyak conrmed. His newest book, Different Drummer Vol. 2, follows these adventures in 1000 to 3000 word feature articles and photo essays. Theres places, but theres no central focus as to what it is other than its the last year of my life. Its what Ive worked on over the last year ... drunk boxer in West Africa. Three hot girls. Zombie killing. Theres no real rhyme nor reason to it, said Kresnyak. Despite focusing on a wide variety of people and places, a large portion of Different Drummer Vol. 2 deals with Kresnyaks time working in Ghana with Journalists for Human Rights (JHR).
Our mandate as an NGO is to work ourselves out of business ... you want to be able to go there and give people the right skills, the right tools, and the right training to help them present human rights issues, said Kresnyak. While he was there, he worked with local journalists to get people telling their own stories in places that people dont talk about ... My stories were always connected with what we were doing with the local journalists, but for the most part, the focus is to get them to tell the story. As well, JHR has been working on educating people in citizen journalism, which Kresnyak described as how to tell your friends these stories in effective ways. This is increasingly important in a world that is becoming increasingly connected every day. With that element and that new connectivity, having a mobile phone puts you on the Internet, and you can publish whatever the fuck you want, Kresnyak said. They can get that out, so thats the new focus of what were doing, the citizen journalism. People are more apt to trust things if they
I felt like I needed to do something more sub-
stantial, and I mean, thats what we all hope for in life, to do something that will be remembered and be substantial, right? Maybe not. Maybe we all hope for cake in the break room and Rider Friday. Not really me..
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know the people who are telling it to them ... We have the right to the transparency of government, and thats what strong media does. But, its not distant parts of the globe where we need to be working on citizen journalism and getting stories heard by the public. Pelican Narrows has a higher teen suicide rate than it does a high school graduation rate. Six hour drive from here. Thats fucked. Thats proper fucked. To get these stories told is what were trying to do. Kresnyak has come a long way from his first journalistic goals: to write like Hunter S. Thompson and get into concerts for free (this is definitely not a common motivation behind arts writers). His decision to get involved with organizations such as JHR and do more than write stories about his conversations with strippers was inuenced by some time Kresnyak spent in Tijuana. Im sitting in this place, a little deck thing to eat tacos and drink cervezas. Ive got my laptop, and Im doing some writing, and I hear this guy get dragged out of a bar with a dude screaming in his face, spitting on him, beating the shit out of him. One guy walks up to him and smashes him in the face with the base of a bottle, over and over again, caves this dudes face in. Im 20, 30 feet away from him. If I was standing on OHanlons deck, it would have happened at Michi. Its close, and I can hear every thud; I can
hear the guy trying to breathe with his caved in face, and its like, Holy fuck. This shit happens in the world ... It affected me. I had seen a dead body, but Id never seen someone murdered essentially. The first time you see someone in a real bad state, you never forget that shit. I was sitting there on that deck writing a funny story about a stripper I met
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Lets do the time warp again and again and again and again
im not angry
kyle leitch
arts writer This weekend, I had the great fortune of winding up at Do It With Class production of The Rocky Horror Dont-You-Dare-Say-Pictureat-the-Live-Performance Show. My history with the Rocky Horror Screw-Everyone-Im-Going-toSay-Picture-Because-Thats-HowI-Remember-It Show has been long and storied. My love and emphatic hate relationship with this production aside, and my feelings about this particular production aside, I couldnt help but wonder just why it is that we in the western world and particularly around here have developed such a Rocky Horror fetish around Halloween. I mean, where else are you going to see burly, hairy dudes in frilly panties, and women who look like they have applied their faces with Homer Simpsons Make-Up Gun? And the other people in the crowd wearing their frilly pink tutus and their parents favourite BDSM outts dont bat an eye? But its not even really that. Its that we all seem to love the hell out of this every year, and the problem is that I end up being the bad guy, the Halloween Scrooge for pointing this out.
Questionable attire aside, what about the actual Picture Show itself? All I have to say is wow. Do It With Class theatre troop certainly have outdone themselves. Themes of violent pornography, polyamory, cockbulges, and Nazis were the rule of the evening. At the intermission, The Narrator read fan questions that clearly were not lled out by the actors at all. One of the
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questions was, why are you all such bad actors? The Narrator threw up his arms and emphatically declared that they werent bad actors, they just didnt give a shit. Message received loud and clear, kemosabe. The big problem is there are other very viable options that can replace the Rocky Horror Picture Show as a staple Halloween production. 2008s Repo! The Genetic
Opera is, as its name halfway implies, a rock opera with dark subject matter that suits itself perfectly to Halloween. Live productions of the lm occurred regularly around the Halloween season as a part of the annual Repo Roadshow. These performances relied heavily on audience participation, and they were encouraged to dress up as their favourite characters. Things were
going great until Miguel Sapochniks 2010 film Repo Men exercised creative licence, and released the exact same movie with all of the charm, music, and Anthony Stewart Head removed, thus destroying most of Repo!s popularity. 2003s The Room was another perfect example of an audience-dependent production that would make a fine substitution. Yet, like a whole ock of whorelooking sheep, we are herded into auditoriums to watch some dude in a sparkly banana-hammock sing Sweet Transvestite off-key. And you know, I do believe Ive gured it all out. The reason people have such an unnatural xation on this particular show is the same reason theres a Conservative majority, and is the same reason Michael Fougere is the new mayor. We are afraid of change. We elect for the sameness, and we go to the theatre to view sameness to try to distract ourselves from elected sameness. Difference scares us, and if you dare try to be different around here, youre going to get wiped out. Wow, a review and a political statement encompassed in one Im Not Angry? Thats efciency, my friends. But Im not angry. Honest.
Back in black
The Little Black Book Project gets going for its third year
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contributor Its that time of year again. Stress over projects and tests are crashing down on the fair students on campus. Luckily, there is a shining light to save us from the dreary October weather, The Little Black Book Project. For a third year, creator Angel McDowell, is starting the collaborative art project once again. For those new to campus, or who simply havent heard of it before, the project consists of going to visit McDowell in the Riddell Centre lower level visual arts room 022 and purchasing a little black book. With said book, you have a theme hidden inside, and with that theme, you create your own book. Anything goes. It does not have to look like a book when nished, said McDowell. Participants have until the end of February to nish their book. This year, people who return their completed books have a chance to win a tablet. McDowell hopes that this initiative will convince more students to submit their books to the Arts Store in February. Since last year, interest in the project has grown on campus. Anyone who is interested can participate, which makes an excellent outlet for those who are starting to feel the mid-semester blues and stead of offering a black book, a sketchbook is used and they are free. Instead of a feud boiling, McDowell is encourage[ing] people to check out both ... The great thing about creativity is that there is always room for more. Having multiple opportunities for people to become involved at the community level is fantastic.
The great thing

about creativity is that there is always room for more. Having multiple opportunities for people to become involved at the community level is fantastic..
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for people who want to be involved in something creative and collaborative on campus, McDowell said. Because of the fantastic support of the Fine Arts staff and participants in past years, there are now 50 new themes being added, which McDowell is excited to see interpreted. With the expectation
For your information, Angel McDowell will always look at least 95 per cent more hip than you on any given day. of more participants this year, there are going to be some changes. This year there is a limit of 150 books for sale until the end of November. Also, besides the prize of a tablet, there will also be workshops offered to keep participants motivated during the months the project is running. Participants
can learn techniques for how the creatively design their books. The workshops will be held in the Art Store with dates and times to be announced on their blog, www.littleblackbookproject.blogspot.org This year, in a similar light to The Little Black Book Project , the Dunlop Gallery is doing their own collaborative art project, but in-
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end of the month moustache predictions
May the best Moustache win

Welcome once again to the most manliest and moustacheful of the months: Movember! Your friendly campus newspaper has decided to engage in a full display of unchecked manliness by engaging in a moustache-growing contest for charity please, hold your applause. So, weve thrown our nose neighbours into the ring. These four brave men and one brave woman have forgone social constructs and have embarked on a spiritual journey during which they will sport the cheesiest of moustaches for a couple of weeks until they grow back in (in the absence of moustache-growing capabilities, leg hair is substituted). To atone for past sins and causing general unrest, weve pledged that all of the donations these brave participants raise over the course of their hair-growing saga will be donated directly to the Canadian Cancer Society. Ladies and gentlemen, start your fuzz!
Pauls facial hair was so embarrassed when it was shaven in October that it isnt sure how to make an appropriate comeback, so itll just come back like the text message you get after you send a really dumb message to someone.
paul
THE CONTESTANTS
He predicted his facial hair will look like John Wilkes Booth--not like John Wilkes Booths facial hair, but John Wilkes Booth. Ive seen that man grow face hair. Its not out of the question.
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Dietrich Neu
Paul Bogdan
Neil Adams
HOLY SHIT WHEN DID THAT HAPPEN?
dietrich
Julia Dima (s leg)
How much do you anticipate raising for charity? NA: A lot. PB: I dont have a signicant other to blackmail. Hopefully more than fty cents. Id like ten bucks. JD: Im gonna charge my boyfriend ve dollars any time he wont have sex with me because my legs are too gross, so enough. ED: I fully expect to raise almost nothing. People dont wanna bet on this horse. DN: One million dollars. What do you think your moustache will look like in one month? NA: Like John Wilkes Booth (We asked. Not like Booths moustache, but literally like John Wilkes Booth) PB: Like Julias leg hair JD: My leg hair will look like Pauls moustache ED: I wanna say as glorious as Wilhelm IIs, but itll probably end up looking more like Freddie Mercury DN: In one month? Like the end of one of those plastic brooms.
Whos your pick to win the moustache-growing contest? Neil Adams: Me. Paul Bogdan: Uh, me. Julia Dima: Neil is my pick. I know he can grow a good beard. Edward Dodd: Thats tough...Ive heard if you shave constantly, your hair grows back thicker and darker. I think Neil is gonna blow us all away. Dietrich Neu: Im going with the dark horse; Ill pick Ed.
Edward Dodd
Lord of the Rings watcher in the water, clinging to her leg With European descent, Julia will soon become so hairy that her leg hair will begin trying to eat hobbits when disturbed. Jeans for the month of November, it is.
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Readers can vote on a winner over the course of November. Each vote costs $1, which the Carillon will donate on their behaf to the Canadian Cancer Society. If you would like to make a donation, please contact the editor-in-chief at carilloneic@gmail.com
This guy is so classy, his moustache will grow into a monocle. Take that, any gentleman who ever gentlemanned.
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movie reviews
Frankenstein and Dracula( 1931)

Frankenstein
Directed by: James Whale, Todd Browning Starring: Colin Clive, Boris Karloff, Mae Clark Starring: Bela Lugosi, Helen Chandler
Dracula
Directed by: Karl Freund
Arts Radar
Nov. 1 Brandi Disterheft Creative City Centre $15 advance/$18 door Doors at 7:30 Nov. 2 Fiddle and Banjo Creative City Centre $10 door Doors at 7:30 Dan Mangan w/The Rural Alberta Advantage KnoxMetropolitan Church $25 advance/ $30 door Doors at 7:30 The Lost Fingers The Exchange $23 advance Doors at 7 Nov. 6 The Wilderness of Manitoba Creative City Centre $10 door Doors at 7:30 James Keelaghan The Exchange $15 advance/ $20 door Doors at 7:30 Nov. 7 Delhi 2 Dublin The Exchange $15 advance/ $20 door Doors at 7:30 Nov. 8 Plants and Animals w/Rah Rah The Artful Dodger $15 advance/ $18 door Doors at 7 Take Me to the Pilot, Fighting For Ithaca, Seventh Rain, and Crash Chorus The Exchange $10 advance/ $12 door Doors at 7
Well, thank Christ someone working in a theatre somewhere cares about something that isnt the Rocky Horror Picture Show around Halloween I was starting to get nervous. Turner Classic Movies (TCM), in their quest to help people brush up on some truly great cinema, brought a monstrous double bill to Cineplex Odeons across Canada this Halloween week. If you were fortunate enough to attend the double bill of the 1931 features Frankenstein starring Boris Karloff and Dracula starring Bela Lugosi, then congratulations, were now best friends. If you didnt, well, in the words of Bela Lugosi himself; I tear the torture out of myself by torturing you. As mentioned before, the double feature is sponsored by TCM. The films were even hosted by
TCM mainstay Robert Osborne. Before each show, Mr. Osborne would offer a bit of preamble, and then show snippets of interviews taken with the likes of Sara the daughter of Karloff, Frankensteins monster, Bela Lugosi Jr., and multiple awardwinning make-up artist, Rick Baker. These folks, who certainly have the horror pedigree, imparted some serious wisdom on how these two particular movies defined horror, and about how horror movies today stack up with the classics. The Coles Notes version of their answers to each of the questions was by being scarier than everything else, and not very well. If you havent had the fortune of viewing these quintessential horror classics, then shame on you. No doubt, youve sat
through countless viewings of Paranormal Activity and Michael Bays Texas Chainsaw Massacre, yet never wondered how it was possible for these modern filmmakers to cock up the genre so badly. These were the lms that helped initiate the genre as a legitimate form of lmmaking. Not being aware of these lms, like I fear many people arent, would be like not knowing that rap music ultimately nds its roots in the slave music of the early 19th century. It becomes very hard to appreciate works of the present if you dont at least have an elementary understanding of the roots of the work itself. Youll find that up to this point, this article has very little to say about the movies in question. That is not an accident. What more can be said about the two
seminal monster movies of 1930s cinema? Set down this paper after reading it cover to cover, of course and find your way to watching those films. If you missed out on the double bill, then all youve done is deprived yourself of an entirely unique theatre experience. Keep your eyes peeled next year, and watch for a similar event to take place. Missing this two years in a row might be the scariest thing that happens to you next Halloween.
kyle leitch
arts writer
music review
July Talks self-titled album begins in a really frustrating way, with the song The Garden, which is an upbeat blues rock song. Its catchy, upbeat, and a seemingly enjoyable tune, but frankly, blues rock just needs to die. I understand its historical necessity to modern music, but seriously, we need to stop writing songs around the 12 bar blues progres-
July Talk July Talk White Girl Records
sion. Id argue that playing blues rock in 2012 is far more banal than anything on Z99. The only difference is stylistic preferences. Both are incredibly formulaic even an improvised guitar solo in a blues rock song can be more or less predicted as to where its going to go. Its a cop out. Anyone can write an infinite amount of songs around this structure. Any blues lick on this album has been played countless times before by countless different artists, and the same is true for blues rock in general. This albums actually pretty alright when it stays away from heavily leaning on the bands blues inuences. Its ne to be inuenced by the blues, but when influence becomes doing the same thing thats been done since the early part of the twentieth century, your music becomes expectedly boring. Another qualm with the album is Peter Dreimanis voice at times. We get it. You drink
whiskey. You probably smoke. Youre a big, burly dude. But, Im calling bullshit that you sing in the shower like that. Sometimes it sounds like hes about to go into a really awesome scream, and Im sure his voice would actually work well with something like that, but he never quite goes all the way. For example, if he really pushed his voice its not like singing as he does is doing his vocal chords any favours anyways and went up the octave at the end of Guns + Ammunition, the song would benefit greater than merely repeating the vocal melody especially since the melody is simply quarter notes that dont change pitch. The albums highpoint comes with the fth song, Someone; its much more driving and engaging than any of the tracks previous to it, and July Talk does improve after this song, but none quite match the energy of Someone. With that said though, the albums closing track, Ive Rationed
Well, is probably the best song on this album. This is how you utilize a scratchy male voice and indulge a blues influence without being boring. Dreimanis clearly has a vocal style that is best suited to low registers, so play to those strengths; the notes that he sings in that song are frighteningly low, and its pretty haunting. July Talk does a few interesting things, but there are far more boring songs than really interesting ones. It nishes in a nice way, but a solid closing song and a few in the middle cant prop up July Talk from the rest of the mediocrity that brings this album down.
paul bogdan
arts editor
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bum is String to the Sun, when the chorus kicks in, and Nyssa Rosaleen really shows some attitude in her vocals. Its this attitude that seems to have affect the quality of songs; when Rosaleen just lets it rip, the songs seem to improve drastically, but songs like Bandits seem lacking because they seem to be sung with less purpose or passion. Modern Superstitions is a great pop-rock album. With that, you can expect to grasp onto the songs easily, but it can also be a predictable at times. bit Nonetheless, there are some killer choruses on what is denitely a solid record from these Toronto rockers. ally interesting parts, but as a whole are not spectacular songs. Its like Angry is the sweetest, heavy high school band. Where the album excels is in what it does rhythmically. Wild Ox Shangri-La may not be an easy album to get into melodically, due to its atonality and dissonance, but the rhythms used on songs like Umbrella Fight are a refreshing way to keep things interesting. Whats strange about Wild Ox Shangri-La is its inability to hold my attention, and thats saying something considering Im literally being screamed at. Interesting ideas do surface on the album, but as a whole, Wild Ox Shangri-La seems like it needs restructuring in a way that the songs dont sound like they were haphazardly thrown together.
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Modern Superstitions Modern Superstitions Last Gang Records
Modern Superstitions self-titled album, the bands second fulllength release, begins with infectious hooks which permeate the entire album. Youd have to challenge yourself not to tap your foot to Last Nights Dress; in fact, this is true for most of the songs. The album goes along smoothly until it gets to the fourth track, Bandits, which feels a bit predictable. Its not an inherently bad song, but it feels unoriginal and a bit boring, especially when juxtaposed with some of the other material on Modern Superstitions. The real high point of the al-
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arts editor but a few little Easter eggs come up through the album, like the pedal steel guitar or meter changes on Givin Up Too Easy and Sweet William. All the songs on the record are short, to the point, and easily digestible, but Desires Despair really hits its stride three songs in, and doesnt relent until the albums finished. Picking out a highlight of Desires Despair is difcult given that all of these songs are great. Its one of those albums that you find yourself saying, Oh, this song rules to every song that comes on. sometimes Admittedly, Stefanie Blondal Johnson sounds like shes holding back a bit with her vocals, but thats really nitpicking and searching for something bad to say about whats really a great 30 minutes of indie rock.
Angrys Wild Ox Shangri-La seems to have a few cool ideas, like on songs such as Right Loose, Shoot the Messenger, and Rock Sword, but the execution was mediocre. Colony of Murder starts off with a riff and drumbeat that makes avoiding nodding your head in heavy metal glory near impossible, but it slows down halfway through and goes into this weird progressive part. Keeping things interesting and doing things that the listener wont expect is certainly valuable in music, but it shouldnt just be done haphazardly, which is sort of how the structures of these songs feel. Wild Ox Shangri-La is lled with songs that have some re-
Angry Wild Ox Shangri-La Deled Under Music
paul bogdan
arts editor
Maiden & Voyage

forgotten, maybe lost mouth trailing aimlessly 'cross whatever junctures, whatever planes I could cross for you out there & all out of breath looking not nding smell of dustgrass in your hair tapered little ankle bones little, you laugh lost ain't forgotten somewhere in the drophills, around the kneebend it's there, I know it in land-lines & bruise-lakes catastrophic & dramatic, more than marring talk me out of it the view from the head, the hairline it speaks, sound of locusts & lush stopped by the break, the esh-folds I was being quiet strange ts of passion just drifting nicole jacobson
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Mise En Scene Desires Despair Pipe & Hat
This Winnipeg duo proves that people who think good Canadian music doesnt come from the prairie provinces are terribly mistaken or idiots. Mise En Scenes second release, Desires Despair, is like an indie rock soundtrack to driving through prairie landscapes; it almost feels like youre doing the album an injustice by not going for a drive in the country while listening to it. The album is more or less a no-frills, fun, prairie-rock album,
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ROUNDTABLE
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braden dupuis, britton gray, kris klein, paige kreutzwieser

this weeks rountable The Cougars womens soccer team has advanced to the playoffs for the rst time since 2006. Who has been the teams MVP so far this season? Dupuis: With eight goals and ve assists, Meagan Cormier is this teams runaway MVP on offense, but everybody knows that defense and great goaltending wins championships. Stephanie Possberg and Kacey McFees combined seven shutouts are the real story behind this teams newfound success.
Ending it with a diving save always looks clutch. Have you been following TSNs Engraved on a Nation series? If so, what were your thoughts on The 13th Man?
Dupuis: I really enjoyed The 13th Man, but it was hard to watch. I could have gone without re-living that moment again, TSN. You dicks. Aside from that, I watched some of The Kid From La Puente last night and it was laughable. Terrible title, terrible story and a terrible subject with a terrible moustache. Fuck you, Calvillo.
Dupuis: Im going to go ahead and agree with this, but its not really his fault. I think its only fair that we put at least half of the blame on Tebows good friend Jesus, for helping him out with all those fourth-quarter comebacks. Klein: I agree 100 per cent. I dont care if you have God on your side, you still cant throw a ball. I know I cant really talk shit because Im never going to make it professionally anywhere but you got lucky once in the playoffs and suddenly everyone thinks your the shit. No youre still terrible and you will always be terrible.
Dupuis: Irrelevant franchise moves 40km west. In all honesty, I could not care less. Its understandable that Islanders fans will be mad, but Im not one of them, so Im just going to let this news float peacefully out of my brain and replace it with something more relevant to my interests, like hating Anthony Calvillo.
but the ironic handlebar thing is kinda douch. Come to think of it, ironic moustaches in general are pretty douch. Im going to go with a retro vote for a real mans man moustache: Lanny McDonald.
Klein: I dont think you can give the MVP to just one person on that team. They play a complete team game and they battle for every inch with the ball. Take, for example, playing against the Huskies on Sunday when they almost got screwed over because the ref went too long on injury time. It was like the Canada Vs. USA soccer game all over again.
Kreutzwieser: MVP would have to go to the goalkeepers. Both Stephanie Possberg and Kacey McFee deserve credit for their numerous shutouts throughout the season. However, if I had to choose one Id go with Possberg because of her amazing showing at the Canada West quarternals.
Gray: The MVP so far has to be the coaching staff. They have been able to keep the team on task and have kept them focused all season, which has led to them being able to put together enough victories to get into the playoffs this year. Congratulations coaches!
Gray: I thought it was really well done and showed Rider pride to its fullest extent. While some people may have hated it because it brings up the incident that happened during the Grey Cup it showed that no matter what happens, we are always there for our Riders.
Klein: I watched The 13th Man and excuse me if I freak out a little bit here. Dear TSN, thanks for twisting the knife even more! I thought the documentary was going to be on the fans of the Riders not the god damn game where we suddenly forgot to count. Thanks for making me crawl into a corner and cry like I did after that game you fucking pricks.
Gray: Id have to disagree. All Tebow does is win, and that ticks some people off because hes not a good quarterback. He just gets the team around him pumped up and everyone performs their best as a result. These people who made the list said Ray Lewis was overrated as well so they cant be the smartest bunch. Kreutzwieser: Tim Tebow was an overvalued player with an overrated ability to play. If his skills were as godly as the fans put them out to be, then I think he probably would be starting for the Jets but hes not. He was a fad, just like Tebowing. What do you think about the New York Islanders relocating to Brooklyn?
Gray: Gives them a chance for a fresh start. The Islanders have not been good and have made some really bad decisions. Maybe the change of scenery will help get some success. Plus, Im sick of New York having two teams.
Klein: Well, it doesnt matter. With an NHL lock out or not, the building will never be lled, so it doesnt matter where they move to; no one will go see Rick Dipietro get hurt for the one thousandth time in three years.
Kreutzwieser: Im probably going to get shunned from the roundtable and probably Canada as well after saying this, but I dont really care where this team came from or goes to. At least Im being honest right? Don't hate me hockey fans! I'm trying to learn. Which current athlete has the best mustache? Dupuis: Definitely not Anthony Calvillo. I would say Biz-Nasty,
Gray: Well the man who always has the best facial hair in hockey has to take the cake. George Parros always has the best moustache in hockey and he continues to set the bar high when it comes to facial hair in sports.
Klein: That is a tough one, but despite McDowells guidelines, Im going to go with a moustache of the past: Lanny MacDonald by far. George Parros comes in a close second but when you cannot see the mans mouth because his cookie duster is so long, your argument is invalid. I swear in an interview I saw food trapped in there. And it wasnt even crumbs it was a legit piece of food.
Kreutzwieser: Its on my PVR, and Ive been meaning to watch it, but havent gotten around to it. Honestly, I havent heard much about it though. So, not sure if that is a good thing or not? Tim Tebow was recently voted the most overrated player in the National Football League by his fellow players. Do you agree or disagree with this?
Kreutzwieser: Does Tom Selleck in Mr. Baseball count? Best Nice Effort For a Mustache: Derek Holland. Best Mustache I Would Never Want To Have a Ride On: Lanny McDonald. Best Dont Ever Grow a Mustache Again: Michael Phelps. And nally, best Doesnt Know His Mustache Belongs Above His Lip and Not Above His Eyes: Anthony Davis.
sports 13
Next stop, playoffs

Someone tell the Huskies to start the bus
Regina Rams Headlines

Veteran quarterback Marc Mueller went 7 for 12 and threw for 77 yards in his rst game back at signal caller since Sept. 28. Offensively, third-year slotback, Landon Buch, and fth-year slotback, Connor Haas, had touchdowns for Regina, while secondyear wide receiver, Addison Richards, led all players with 72 yards. Jared Janotta also pitched in on offense, grabbing a game-high four receptions. Defensively, fifth-year back, Steve Famulak, and fth-year lineman, Benton Gieni, registered sacks for the Rams. Logan Brooks had a game high 4.5 tackles including two for a loss while Ryan Wellman registered a fumble recovery.
Marc Messett
Nice bum, where ya from?

braden dupuis
sports writer Following a major upset win over Canadas top-ranked CIS football team, the Calgary Dinos, the Regina Rams are gearing up to host their rst home playoff game since 2007. Adding to the good news, quarterback Marc Mueller is back in action after missing two games with a shoulder injury. Its feeling as good as it could be, all things considered, and its not going to hinder my play at all, Mueller said, before the Rams faced off against the University of Alberta Golden Bears in their last regular season game of the year. I can take hits, I can land on it and things like that, so as long as I can do that and it doesnt hinder any of my throws, thats the big deal. While the game against the Golden Bears was essentially meaningless, Mueller said it was important for him to get back on the eld and take some snaps. Its been kind of left up to me, and I thought I needed to get back into a groove before playoffs, he said. I cant just expect to show up on a Friday night or a Saturday afternoon against a playoff contending team and expect to play the way I was before the injury. I need to get back out there, I need to get my feet wet again and hopefully theres not a drop-off at all. Taking over starting QB duties in Muellers absence was third-year Zach Oleynik. The former slotback took his rst snaps as a CIS signal caller last season, when injuries decimated the Rams at QB. Theres a lot of pressure to go in there and make the offense move, but I was just happy to take the role and try and make something happen, Oleynik said. Last year, it was a little bit different because I just kind of flew in there from receiver and Marc was out for the year, but this year weve got a lot of good things going for us, so theres lots of pressure to step in and keep the team winning. During Oleyniks two starts as QB this season the Rams went 1-1, including the Oct. 19 upset over No.1 Calgary. However, the experienced team around him has made Oleyniks transition a smooth one. As a veteran group, I think we have a few more leaders that are kind of taking the grasps this year and leading this team to some victories, he said. But it wasnt the veterans who proved to be the big difference makers against Calgary. First-year defensive back, Joey Dwyer, in just his second game lling in for injured veteran, Kirby Kezama, scored what would turn out to be the Rams only touchdown after picking off a pass from Calgary QB, Eric Dzwilewski. I was just the low man in the zone, and I turned around and the ball went over the receivers hands and right into my chest, and I squeezed it and took off, Dwyer said. I wasnt taking any chances on getting caught on my rst interception. The rst-quarter interception gave the Rams an early lead that they would hold for the rest of the game. Calgary hasnt trailed all year, and we know that they dont play as well when theyre behind so it was really big to take that first-quarter lead, Dwyer said. Its just a great feeling to beat a top team like that. We know we contend with the best in the country, and now were looking to go on a big playoff run. Dwyers efforts against Calgary, which included two pass breakups, five solo tackles and two assisted tackles, earned him the honours of Canada West Defensive Player of the Week. I was a little surprised when I rst heard about it, Dwyer said. I never really thought about it. Some guys around the locker room were telling me that they think I should win it, but I wasnt taking it too much into consideration ... It was great to win it though, and get my name out there. After the Rams ended the 2012 regular season with a 19-0 shutout of the Golden Bears on Oct. 26, all eyes are now focused on Nov. 2, when the University of Saskatchewan Huskies come to town for the first Rams home playoff game in ve years. It takes away all the distractions of playing on the road and the bus ride or the flights, Mueller said. Its a big deal to have that, and its big for the program. Its way better playing at home than it is on the road. Before the regular season wrapped up, it wasnt known for sure if the Rams would be facing off against the Huskies or the Manitoba Bisons, but the uncertainty wasnt getting to Mueller. Weve played them both once. Both really good games, both really tough teams with really good players on them, so its not going to matter, he said. Whatever team comes to town, weve got to strap the horns on and get going for the playoffs. The 2012 CIS postseason kicks off Friday, Nov. 2 when the U of S Huskies come to town and resume their provincial rivalry with the hometown Rams. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium.
With their 19-0 victory over Alberta on Oct. 26, the Rams (6-2) ties a school record for the most Canada West victories in a single season. The victory over the Golden Bears also marked the first shut out victory for the Rams since 1999, when they joined the CIS. The winners of the Canada West semi-nal match ups will go on to compete in the Hardy Cup on Nov. 10.
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Hockey vacation
Gary Bettman is trying to steal the NHL
what the puck?
autumn mcdowell
sports editor All I want for Christmas is hockey. Its hard to believe that next month its Christmas wow, that sounded like a tweet from @shitgirlssay but all Im saying is that there better be NHL by then. And if there isnt, then I better see the NHL commissioner, Gary Bettman, brought from his happy house with all the other rich people to underneath my tree with a ribbon on his head and shackles between his ankles, and I want to look him straight in the eye and tell him what a cheap, lying, nogood, rotten, inbred, dog-kissing, dickless, spineless, sack of monkey shit he really is. On Thursday, Oct. 18 it was announced the NHL cancelled all games until Nov. 30 and it will not have a full 82 game season this year, if a season at all. It has become increasingly obvious that Bettman is the Grinch, determined to ruin the hockey season by stealing the NHL from all of the goons down in Hockeyville. And if canceling the games throughout November wasnt already a huge punch in the face, the Grinch has taken it one step further by threatening to cancel the Winter Classic as well. up and running by then. Second, without the current NHL these types of problems are all I have to consume my thoughts with seriously, this column gets harder and harder to write every week how do you have a hockey column without any real hockey? I hope to God that by some Christmas miracle, the NHL is back and the Winter Classic and 24/7 are playing on my TV. And if anyone is looking for any last minute gift ideas for me, I would like Bettman to be red.
I want to look
gazetteblog.com
So true.
This year the Winter Classic was set to feature an original six match up between the Detroit Red Wings and the Toronto Maple Leafs. The real devastating part of this is that, if there is no Winter Classic, then there will be no HBO 24/7 special. For those of you who havent seen 24/7, we are officially no longer friends. But for those of you who have, you will be able to understand the pain that I am go-
ing through. 24/7 is responsible for giving hockey fans such memorable moments as Sidney Crosbys pregame rituals, or Ben Lovejoys hilariously swollen face after he collided with a slapshot; and who could forget that it was 24/7 who revealed what a nutcase Ilya Bryzgalov truly is. Im sure there are at least one or two devils advocate jerks reading this right now and arguing that it was the Winter Classics
fault that Crosby was seriously injured and missed many hockey games. To those people I say: its not the Winter Classics fault that David Steckel is a blindside-hitting idiot. If you are not a devils advocate, then by now you are surely wondering why the hell I am so concerned with a game that isnt scheduled for another two months. First of all, I really dont trust that the Grinch will get the NHL
[Gary Bettman] straight in the eye and tell him what a cheap, lying, no-good, rotten, inbred, dog-kissing, dickless, spineless, sack of monkey shit he really is.
Cougars highlights
Halloween weekend
autumn mcdowell
sports writer While most people were out getting drunk dressed as the sexy version of a regular thing last weekend, the Cougars teams were hard at work getting Ws. The debate for which school has the better Cougars team in Canada West is yet to be solved. After registering a 2-1 victory over the visiting Mount Royal Cougars on night No. 1, the Regina Cougars mens hockey team fell to the visitors 6-3 on night No. 2, leaving the weekend with another split. Goaltender Lucas Gore got the start on Friday night and stopped 28 of 29 shots that came his way. And goals by Tyler Henry and Tyler Murray helped Regina roll to an easy victory. Unfortunately, the next night wasnt so kind. According to the U of R Cougars, everything that could go wrong did go wrong on Saturday night. Mount Royal built up a 4-0 lead in the first period, and although the Cougars scrabbled together three goals, they could not crawl out of the hole from the rst period. Before taking on the Mens hockey Cross Country In their final competition before the CIS championships, the Cougars mens and womens cross country teams boasted impressive results at the Stewart Cup on Oct. 27 even after battling the snow and sub-zero temperatures. The mens team nished at the top of the pack, literally, as they earned the top three spots in the race and dominated the podium. Kelly Wiebe finished first, obviously, while Iain Fyfe and Matt Johnson finished in second and third, respectively. The mens team nished a full 19-points ahead of second place Calgary, and with the impressive performance now rank seventh in the CIS. The womens side also had a strong weekend. Although, due to injuries, the Cougars were not able to nish a full team of ve runners, standouts Karissa LePage and Avery Westberg took home third and fth place at the meet. Wiebe, Fyfe, Johnson, Michael Middlemiss, Adam Strueby, Sean Hooper, Marc Beaton, LePage and Westberg will travel to London, Ont. on Nov. 10 to represent Regina in the CIS championships.
Emily Wright
Mark Schneider (left), will be setting it off during bye week

University of Saskatchewan in a home-and-home series on Nov. 910, Regina will enjoy a bye week. You know what that means: bye week, booze week. Womens soccer With their shootout victory over the visiting Saskatchewan Huskies on Sunday, the womens soccer team has advanced to the Canada West Final Four for the rst time in the programs history. The marathon game in the freezing cold October weather showcased the Cougars talent on both sides of the ball, and somehow managed to get roughly 600 fans huddled together to attempt and enjoy the icy game. Fourth-year forward, Meagan Cormier who scored in regulation, naturally as well as Kayla McDonald, Adriana McCullough and Molly Glass who scored in the shootout, and goaltender, Stephanie Possberg, were the heroes for the Cougars on Sunday. Sure, the other team members did their part, but everyone knows the players that actually get points on the board and stand in front of the ball not the ones cheering them on from the bench are the real winners here. The Cougars will take on Trinity Western this Friday in hostile territory.
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Houston, we have a problem

Contributors Jhett Folk and Britton Gray talk Texas
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britton gray
contributor Going back to the rst debate Jhett and I had, I predicted that the Houston Texans would make it to the Super Bowl, and they starting to prove that I may have made the right choice. The teams that once dominated the NFL over the past decade are slowly becoming less of a threat to win championships and the Texans are proving they are a team that can get the job done. The New England Patriots are no longer running away with games like they used to. The Indianapolis Colts lost their franchise quarterback, not to mention the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburg Steelers have aging, injury-prone defences. The Houston Texans are built to win now and could be the top team in the AFC for several years to come. The Texans top-scoring offence and explosive players are proving difcult for opposing teams to deal with. One of the Texans strengths is their ability to balance out their attack. They can carve up defences with the run or the pass, a rarity in todays pass-happy NFL. Arian Foster, is leading the league in rushing yet again and continues to prove that he is the best running back in the game. If teams do manage to stop Foster, the Texans just unload their passing game, which includes quarterback, Matt Schaub, and wide receiver, Andre Johnson. On the other side of the ball, the defence has slowly been built from scratch into one of the best defences in the league. Even after losing Mario Williams, who was considered one of the best pass rushers in the league Houston has proven they do not need him on their roster in order to succeed. Despite losing perennial pro-bowler Mario Williams to the Buffalo Bills in the off-season, the Texans defence hasnt
skipped a beat. Wade Philips is the best defensive coordinator in the league and has turned these football players into defensive warriors. The Texans have allowed the secondfewest points in the AFC and lead the league with a +88 point differential. Defensive end, JJ Watt, is arguably better than Williams and may even be the best defensive end in the NFL. He has an astounding 9.5 sacks through seven games and gives any QB a reason to fear the Texans defence. Despite their short history, the Texans have remained a stable team. As the youngest team in the NFL, they havent gone through the growing pains most teams experience in their early years. One of the hardest jobs in sports is being a head coach in the NFL and the Texans Gary Kubiak has seen some tough times. Kubiak inherited a team with a 2-14 record. Six years later he is still with the team and now leads one of the most talented squads in the NFL. The Texans are a prime example of why you shouldnt give up on a coach after just a few years. They are one of the most well rounded teams in the league and may be the only legitimate threat left in the AFC. The Patriots are no longer the same team they used to be and are getting old. Houston is a great team with a stable coaching staff and thats often a recipe for success. This is why they were and still are my pick to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl this year.
jhett folk
contributor The Houston Texans are unquestionably one of the best teams in the National Football League right now. They hold a 6-1 record and show no signs of slowing down. Their defence is impeccable and there offense is keeping up with if not outdoing the best offenses the NFL has to offer. Star running back, Arian Foster, is in top form and remains a very key cog in the Texans engine. Wide receiver, Andre Johnson, poses an incredibly deep threat that is rivaled only by the likes of the Arizona Cardinals , Larry Fitzgerald, or Detroit Lions Calvin Johnson. Not just that, but the team is collectively playing well together. However, Im still not convinced that the Houston Texans are the best team in the American Football Conference. My problem with considering the Texans as numero uno in the AFC begins with the consideration of other stellar teams in the conference. The Baltimore Ravens though embarrassed by the Texans already still pose a possible big threat in the future. The Pittsburgh Steelers, whose defence is still in the upper echelon of the NFL, might be one of very few teams that can go blow for blow with this intense Texans D. Another big question mark in the AFC comes out of Denver, as you can never truly count out quarterback, Peyton Manning. The nal very big threat is as Im sure you could have guessed the New England Patriots. For starters, in Baltimore, the Texans would have to fear quarterback in Joe Flacco who, while on his game, can throw with the best of them. Theyd also have to take into account the ever-dangerous Ravens running back, Ray Rice, who is one of the most versatile players in the NFL.
Once the Ravens can establish their style of football, they have proven to be almost unstoppable. The next big name threat is the Pittsburgh Steelers. These guys are perennial Super Bowl contenders, and they are a team with great leadership as well as coachQuarterback, Ben Roethlisberger, ing. is a character that can steal a game all on his own with extremely unorthodox plays. Linebacker, James Harrison, and the rest of the Steelers defence can beat a team senseless, which often leads to victory. Threat number three comes from the Peyton Manning-led Denver Broncos, which, in my opinion, should be the Texans biggest fear coming out of the AFC. Peyton, for those of you wondering, has quite the history of making the Texans look like his water boys and Denvers defence, when at the top of their game, is the best in the league. Add to that characters such as Broncos wide receivers, Demaryius Thomas and Eric Decker, and the Broncos can steal a game with some huge yards after the catch. But, the nal threat in the AFC for the Texans need no introduction. The New England Patriots have been one of the strongest and most feared teams in the NFL since the introduction of quarterback, Tom Brady, to the league. He is basically the exact reason for that fear. Brady is a cerebral assassin that very rarely is denied his victory. If the Texans think they need a challenge, theyll receive more than enough from Brady and his offense. The main issues that worry me about the legitimacy of the Texans number one ranking are the injuries issue, the quarterback position, and their inexperience. The nal reason that really sticks out to me is that the Texans have never really been the top dog before. Can they handle the pressure of number one?
The final reason that really sticks out to me is that the Texans have never really been the top dog before. Can they handle the pressure of number one?
Jhett Folk
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Visual Editor: Arthur Ward graphics@carillonregina.com the carillon | Nov. 1 - 7, 2012
op-ed
opinion
Anyone who has been going to this university for more than two years has likely seen the rapid decline of quiet places to study. Anyone who has just started at this university is likely wondering why they cant nd any quiet places to study. The fact is, university administration has taken away nearly every quiet study space on the university campus to make new common areas, ofces, and, generally, things that really do not benet a student who is serious about their education and needs to study in silent solitude. But, we must acknowledge that while the university administration revoked the majority of quiet study rooms from the students, they were kind enough to replace them with other alternatives. Most of these, of course, were placed in loud, high-trafc areas, which have proven to be of no benet at all to students. The newest one is the study lounge in the RIC building being shut down and basically moved into the main hallway of the Education building. The lounge is going to become the new Aboriginal Student Centre. While I have no problem with the Aboriginal Student Centre moving into that particular space, the university failed to provide another quiet study area in lieu of this. Instead, students are left to endure the trafc, yelling, and genuine mayhem that ensues between every class in that particular hallway a sure way to help a student stay focused on their studies. They have equipped the main oor of the Archer Library with a multitude of soundproof study rooms. Has anyone actually used one of these rooms? There is better soundproofing between bathroom stalls than in those rooms. Not to mention,
Op-Ed Editor: Edward Dodd op-ed@carillonregina.com the carillon | Nov. 1 - 7, 2012
Silence, please
they are time-sensitive, and you can only book them for three hours per day. Who, when hunkering down to study for an exam or write a research paper, can manage to do it in three hours? Having to move in the middle of studying or writing a paper is extremely disruptive to the thought process, and students are then left with the nearly impossible task of nding another quiet place to go. And, ideally, these rooms are supposed to be used for group study, and some librarians will not even let you have the room if there are not at least two of you. And, while there are red zones with no time limits in other parts of the library, students are not allowed to have food there. I dont know about you, but when I have a paper to write, Im there for the long haul. Therefore, I need sustenance, but dont have the time to take a full food break. I need to eat while I work, and the library doesnt allow for this. Not to mention, even though these particular areas are meant for silent study, the constant sound of the elevator doors opening, students walking through to find books, and employees re-shelving books can be very disruptive to students. The University of Regina seems to have forgotten its most valuable resource amongst all these changes the students. We provide this university with the most money through our outrageously high tuition costs, yet we arent even given the right to decent, quiet study space on campus. Instead, we are shooed into main hallways and common areas to do our homework without even a thought that it might be detrimental to our education. What was the university administration
Arthur Ward
thinking when they decided that these spaces were no longer required? Have they forgotten that this is supposed to be an institute of higher learning? Instead, they seem to be doing everything in their power to take our university away and turn it into a corporation. The sad part is students arent even questioning this. Sure, we all complain about it, but who has actually considered really doing something about it? If the students banded together and told the university that they cannot have our study space, they would be forced to listen because without us, they dont have a university. Apparently, its been so long since Vianne Timmons was in university that shes forgotten what tools students require
in order to do well in their education. Quiet study space is one of the most important things a university can offer, yet it doesnt seem to be high enough on the priority list at the University of Regina. Instead, the administration is busy turning our muchneeded quiet study space into meeting centres, offices, and general hangouts while we are all paying to be pushed out into the hallways to do our homework. Does no one else have a problem with this?
michelle jones
copy editor
Wear whatever you want
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Every year, I get upset at the revealing Halloween costumes that emerge every October. Sexy cat, sexy hippie, sexy cookie monster. I used to get mad at the girls who would wear these costumes. How dare they take this consumerist holiday and use it as an excuse to express their socially repressed sexuality to get laid and get free drinks and whatever. Then I realized how stupid that sounds. Halloween is a consumerist holiday, taken from some other cultures traditions
and adapted to be marketed as a product to North Americans. Halloween as we know it was designed by a bunch of fat, white, rich guys smoking cigars and screwing underage prostitutes in a decadent high-rise. Probably. Dont fact-check me on that. The point is, the guys marketing revealing costumes to girls as young as seven or eight are the same men holding all-male panels about womens reproductive rights; Rush Limbaughs calling you a slut for using contraceptives. This feeds into the slutvirgin dichotomy propagated by
patriarchal societies. You cant talk about being sexy, you cant show your breasts in public Im looking at you, assholes who walk around without a shirt, because youre so high on your male privilege you cant go home with a cute guy at the bar without thinking about what people will say the next day. But, heaven fucking forbid you say youre not interested. Why would you wear that skirt and heels if youre not going to put out, you prude bitch? This applies when were talking about the Halloween costumes.
The issue isnt that women are wearing these costumes that are so tasteless, the issue is why a woman who wears jeans and Uggs on Oct. 30 is wearing 5-inch heels and a thong at the bar on the Oct. 31. If you want to show your body, you go for it. Whenever you want, wherever you want. But when youre only doing it on one specic day of the year, set aside specically for you by patriarchal corporations, youre feeding into a repressive state of society. Youre basically behaving like a welltrained dog that waits to shit until his owner lets him into the yard. Its a behavior that says, yes, Ill dress exactly the way a male dominated culture expects me to dress, and only express my sexuality when I get the green light from someone else. So ladies, if you feel comfortable wearing next to nothing, do it. I mean, be aware that the patriarchy is going to insult you and shame you anyway, but hell, thats the point. Dont let that stop you from dressing how you feel most comfortable, but dont do it just on the day that some asshole tells you that you can. And if youre terribly uncomfortable and cold in those stockings and corset, but youre wearing that because you really believe this is your only chance to express your sexual self in a public space without being ridiculed or judged, dont worry. When you kick the patriarchy in the balls, youll get plenty of chances to be sexually comfortable with yourself. Like, every day of your life. Happy Halloween.
julia dima
production manager
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Keep t, have fun

Remember rule number one about how dirty your hands are? If you are using your hands to cover your cough please dont be the rst one to run out of class smearing your throat bugs all over the door for the rest of your classmates to put their hands on. Another good idea is to carry around hand sanitizer. One little container of it is about one dollar at a drug store, and that could last you until the end of the semester. Its a great investment even on a student budget. Because, once you become sick, having to buy 6 boxes of Nyquil can really put a dent in your wallet. One last piece of advice, stay healthy. Basic stuff here, like eating right, getting lots of sleep, drinking lots of uids. With winter season approaching, I know we all wish we could sit around the re, eating smores and drinking hot chocolate every day, but remember to include time to stay active. Having an active lifestyle will help you keep those u bugs away. Not to mention, with this being the season of Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners, working out can help you keep that unfortunate winter weight off, which is always a bonus. Preventing the u can be easy if you follow simple steps to keep yourself healthy and germ free. So, in the words of Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod: Keep Fit and Have Fun. Oh yeah, Body Break!
Tenielle Bogdan
Wash your hands, buddy
With flu season upon us, proper health practices are a necessity. Its nice to see the university cleaning staff doing their part in sanitizing and cleaning things like handles, rails, and faucets but sometimes that just isnt good enough. It comes down to the efforts of the thousands of students to do their part to keep our school as germ and bacteria free as we can. The rst thing that you should all do is wash your hands after you use the wash
rooms. This may seem like common sense, but I have encountered a handful of people while in the washroom who have not done this. I dont care if you dont think you need to wash your hands because all you think you touched was the toilet paper. Think about all the other things you have had contact with throughout the day; your cell phone, your pens, door handles, used textbooks, the list goes on.
I know I am not the only one who does not want to be touching the door handle after you just wiped your soiled extremities all over it. Be courteous, because that is the foundation of defending other people from the u. So wash your hands. Secondly, cover your mouth when you cough. Once again, another fundamental but valuable tactic in preventing the spread of germs. I dont need you sitting behind me in class, hacking up a storm, and spitting all over the back of my head. And cover your mouth with your elbow.
paige kreutzwieser
contributor
Ending stigma
The latest incident started off with an assumed lapse of judgment when a few individuals were using the r-word (retard) on Twitter as an insult to someones political choices. I kindly responded with, Please don't use the r-word...Its very offensive to people with disabilities, like myself. Thanks. Seems straightforward enough, right? That any reasonable person would reevaluate their use of an offensive word and not repeat it? Apparently not, as these were some of the responses I received. I had no idea being hyper-sensitive was a disability now-a-days. Thats retarded. Please dont follow me on Twitter. It offends people with a goddamned sense of humor I dont care about you making a personal mountain out of a sarcastic molehill. The attitudes that surround those who identify with mental disability are still rooted in ignorance and cruelty. The above responses show that we have a long way to go before people with mental illnesses feel safe, accepted and empowered. The thing is, though, that we dont have time for a gradual evolution of political correctness. Suicide is the second highest leading cause of death in Canadian youth, and even though 1 in 4 youth need mental health services, only about 25 per cent of those who need them receive them. Thats why a new campaign by a national organization called Partners for Mental Health is a vital tool to the conversations we need to be having. The Lets Call Bullshit campaign aims to have youth challenge the ways that society talks about mental health and to take on the responsibility to change it. It has to be our generation that truly starts the discussion, because it is our generation that is suffering most. I call bullshit that the reason that I sometimes cant get out of bed is because Im lazy or just not trying hard enough. I call bullshit that I use my disability as an excuse or crutch. I call bullshit on the fact that mental health is consistently ignored in our health care system. That a person has to wait for hours in the emergency room in the midst of a panic attack, screaming, crying and thinking that theyre dying, before they become important enough to pay attention to. That the only way a person can receive psychiatric services in a timely matter is if you try to kill yourself or kill someone else. So I invite you to join with many youth across Canada in taking on the stigma of mental health head on. There are many ways to get involved. Most of the campaign can be accessed online at callbs.ca where you can sign a declaration, share your own story of BS, and read what others have to say on the BS wall. Then, social media the heck out of it yes I just used social media as a verb! On campus, check out the posters for the campaign and catch us tabling in the Riddell Centre to get more info. Stay tuned for a possible coffee house for people with lived experience/psychiatric survivors on campus that will hopefully turn into a regularly meeting support group. If youre reading this and want to help out, please do! Shoot me an email at p.kezima@cfssk.ca.
paige kezima
contributor
It makes me sad that people so often feel the need to revel in their own ignorance. Take, for example, Ann Coulter; a prominent conservative commentator in the United States, recently used the rword to describe president Obama after his performance in the last debate, tweeting, I highly approve of Romneys decision to be kind and gentle to the retard. This sort of language is in no way acceptable in an inclusive society. However, there is no way to force people to stop using this sort of language. The only method available to us if we want to effect real change is education. Unfortunately, education only works if people are receptive to learning. Most people are obviously not receptive to learning and Coulters response, in which she summarily refused to apologize for her remarks, demonstrates that she is not only ignorant, but proud of that ignorance. Look, no one would refer to a Down Syndrome child, someone with an actual mental handicap, by saying retard she told Fox News, totally missing the point that using the r-word to describe someone you dislike inherently belittles people with mental disabilities. Its this refusal to listen to the concerns of others that makes the initial ignorance inexcusable. Another example happened to me on my way back to Saskatchewan a few weeks ago. Some men in their late 20s were commenting on how getting stuck at the back of the plane all the time was and I quote gay balls. Gay, gay balls. This sort of subtle homophobia is mostly overlooked, and I know that a lot of young people like to describe anything they dont like as gay. Someone in my position realizes this is just a silly, ignorant phrase used by people with limited vocabularies to discuss things they dont like. However, a younger version of me always felt bad about being gay when
Proud ignorance
people described a shitty situation as gay. Gay was bad. It was wrong. It was shameful. Fortunately I could t in fairly well and pass as straight, so I was never bullied to the extent that some other people are, but by ignoring these problems and telling children who are bullied that it gets better is not good enough. There needs to be a shift in society towards a more understanding and compassionate attitude; one in which people are willing to step back and learn how powerful the words they speak can be. Sticks and stones might break my bones but words can never harm me is a nice but misguided trope that society likes to repeat to people who are upset by language that belittles them. It would be wonderful if words could never harm people, but the fact is they leave deep and lasting scars on the psyche of the person you direct them towards. Just look at Amanda Todd, the girl who took her own life because of the cruel words her peers directed at her. Look at Jamie Hubley, a young man who killed himself because he was bullied for his sexuality. Words obviously hurt. Yes, you have a right to free speech that you can exercise. But the people you offend have a legitimate right to speak back. They have a legitimate right to ask you to stop being insensitive. Requesting that you stop being a jerk does not make you a victim of some sort of reverse-oppression. And, if you are a decent, understanding, self-reective, and empathetic human being, you might be able to act like a mature adult and make an effort to improve yourself.
edward dodd
op-ed editor
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Unfair elections
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Our electoral system has some problems, obviously. One could write a whole book on the problems and then go on to continue appending it with additional volumes for the all of time and never run out of things to say but in reality, in practice, people want solutions. Now, we cannot outright solve the fact that we are continually electing politicians however problematic they may tend to be. They are invariably a necessity, it seems, within the system. Nonetheless, we should resist dismay;
Those would be some kick-ass mayors
things have indoubtably been far worse in history than at present, but there are certainly some issues that should be addressed. We have ourselves a new mayor, and some sharp looking new members of council. Together, perhaps, they will be keen to tackle some pressing community problems besides the stadium proposal. One must remember not to hold their breath in these situations, of course; they, too, are human. A fresh regime change is prime time for promising new ideas on all fronts, I hear.
Besides regularly electing politicians and not other types of people, there is at least one other large problem with our current electoral system, which runs on what the sophisticates call a rst-past-the-post basis. The problem is that exact premise. What results, more often than not, is a regime in power that explicitly has not received a majority of the vote. We see this, repeatedly, on the national scene particularly now with Harper's precious majority Parliament. We see this, likewise, on the local scene. The majority of voters did not want Fougere to be elected. However, he is, nonetheless, the new mayor-elect and we have already had a chance to admire his
smiling face on the front page of major news publications. So how does this work? What is the solution? One question at a time now, folks. Election results show that Fougere received 42.2 per cent of the vote (out of 33 per cent eligible votes actually cast). As one who has even just a basic understanding of arithmetic can see, this obviously falls short of half the total ballots cast (about 14 per cent of total eligible voters support). This means that 57.8 per cent of the votes were cast explicitly against Fougere; meaning almost 60 per cent of voters did not prefer Fougere. This means, according to our electoral process, that he gets the big chair. Solutions might reside within a redened electoral process, one which does not operate on the rst-past-the-post premise. There are fairer alternative processes available, the chief of which is called proportional representation for the national case and another potential option (for civic cases) is multiple balloting. Today, more than 80 countries use these fair voting methods. Canada is not yet one of them. See FairVote Canada. We are limiting ourselves and the general efcacy of our electoral processes by relying upon systems that do not translate results into democracy. We are living in a state, and also a city, governed by regimes which, as shown in the electoral results, werent (and likely still arent) actually supported by a majority of Canadians.
dustin christianson
contributor
Voting power
Reginas recent mayoral election, and the current American presidential race, has resurrected the age-old democratic debate about voting, and the perennial issues that surround it. Firstly, let it be said, that voting is obviously an important part of being a democratic citizen. Suffrage means that an individuals voice can be heard amongst many, and this makes a democracy what it fundamentally is, a rule by the people. Even so, many Canadians do not turn out to vote. Take, for example, the last Canadian federal election in which only around 61 per cent of the electorate turned out to cast their ballot. Why is voter turnout so low? Why arent people making their voices heard? Statistics like this tend to lead to the argument that since the other 39 per cent of Canadians didnt vote, then they cant complain about what happens. This erroneous statement is made often, yet of course someone who didnt vote in the last federal election or Reginas recent election could complain. They could have chosen not to vote for many reasons: these non-voters can be apathetic to the system or none of the parties might appeal to them. They also might not feel like voting in a first-pastthe-post system where, unless their candidate wins, their vote means nothing. Finally, if someone were totally against the government, then why would they ever have to support it with their vote to challenge and or complain about it? They may see the government and the system as the problem, and voting is an exercise of electing the lesser of two evils. If this is the case, then perhaps political parties should expand themselves to actually attract these non-voters. This dont complain statement is the same as saying someone who doesnt drive a car cant complain about global warming because they dont contribute to it. Generally, when it comes to voting there are three types of people: rstly, those who vote, then those who dont vote because they are willingly uninformed and dont care, and the aforementioned people, who might not like any of the parties. Just because they didnt cast a vote doesnt mean they are inept and cant complain about the government. Anybody who is affected by the government has the right to complain and the challenge the government. In fact, those brave democratic citizens who only vote every four years for the right to complain dont realize that voting is not the be-all end-all of democratic participation. They can do many other things: they can protest, they can tweet, blog, write, sign petitions, email MPs or local politicians, join parties, and further educate themselves in the inner workings of politics. Malcolm X, in his speech entitled The Ballot or the Bullet, says, a ballot is like a bullet. You dont throw your ballots until you see a target, and if that target is not within your reach, keep your ballot in your pocket. His point was that a vote in a democracy is not something to just use without consideration but something that should be used wisely. If people choose not to participate in the political realm, for whatever reason, then that is their democratic right. But they also share any rights as any voters and this is the essence of democracy. If these non-voters were forced to vote, is that democratic?
Work sucks
NEW WESTMINISTER (CUP) If theres anything that we can all agree on, its that life is hard. Jobs dont pay enough, rents too high, and groceries are getting more expensive every year. The experience of Canadians denitely seems to be reecting this trend. In a recent Ipsos-Reid poll, it was discovered that one in five Canadian workers experience depression. In a similar vein, a September 10th Macleans article titled Campus crisis: the broken generation proles depression and suicide at US and Canadian campuses. Both the Macleans article and the CBCs coverage of the depression poll focus on ways that campuses and workplaces can support people living with mental illnesses like depression and anxiety. Sure, employers can offer comprehensive mental health benets such as access to counselling and good extended benets, but does that really solve the root issue of our cultures malaise epidemic? Whats so bad about being depressed anyway? I can see a lot of other things that there is to be upset about. Take, for example, the pressure to be happy itself. A quick perusal of the Craigslist jobs section tells me that employers are looking for a positive attitude and enthusiastic outlook, a fun-loving employee who can work well under pressure while keeping a smile. This is all ne and good in service and hospitality (if you hate people, its probably in your best interest to steer clear of these industries anyway), but youre expecting me to have a get-up-andgo attitude in my job scraping barnacles off the underside of Rosie ODonnell? Happiness, that nebulous, hard-tograsp concept, seems to be the number one requirement to find employment these days. But I think all our problems could be solved if we focused on attaining happiness
through avenues that arent tied to our livelihood. Think about what youd do if you didnt have to work 40 hours a week. I like to think if I had an extra day off I would read more, or spend more time with friends and family, maybe devote more time to my personal writing. If I worked a six-hour day instead of an eight-hour day, I might use that extra two hours to prepare a wholesome lunch for the next day or divide my time between domestic duties and social engagements. I know Id sleep more, feel less rushed, and apply a clearer head to the work that I do. When your identity is wrapped up in your employment, and that employment is underpaid and loaded with awful Illtake-all-your-bullshit-and-thank-you-for-it expectations, its no wonder Canadians, workers, and students alike are depressed. Perhaps instead of pushing people to work 50 hour weeks, instead of overtime being the norm, instead of subtly penalizing women in the workplace for taking maternity leave, society should evolve to work less. Why else have we created all this wealth in the Western world if not to reap the benets of prosperity? What would be a better benet than the freedom to develop an identity separate from your work, to have the time to foster a strong community? Maybe Im an idealist, but I hope that the next generation of Canadian society can open their minds to the idea that the 40hour workweek is damaging our health, both mental and physical.
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