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March 28 - June 6, 2013 | Volume 55, Issue 25| carillonregina.com

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Its the last Carillon of Volume 55, and you know what that means - hate and laughter. Check out page 12 for our yearly hate feature, and check out this years spoof, Depot. We hope we are ridiculous enough this issue to carry you through until our summer issue. Well, thats it, kids. Its been swell. Au Revoir!

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contributors this week kris klein britton gray taneal brucks rabiya abdulkadir kay niedermayer nadia akbar rikkeal bohmann michael chmielewski mhmoud essalah raenna gohm jordan palmer

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$$$ 4 The SK budget dropped, and U of R president, Vianne Timmons, announced that the next few years will be a time of lean spending. With continuous cuts to post-secondary education across the country, where does the future of students lay?

Cold nights. 9 Well, there's not much else to do when it's cold as fuck outside other than write a record. At least, this is the motto of Regina band Coldest Night of the Year who, having just started playing together in November, are set to release their rst EP on April 5.

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The Carillon welcomes contributions to its pages. Correspondence can be mailed, e-mailed, or dropped off in person. Please include your name, address and telephone number on all letters to the editor. Only the authors name, title/position (if applicable) and city will be published. Names may be withheld upon request at the discretion of the Carillon. Letters should be no more then 350 words and may be edited for space, clarity, accuracy and vulgarity. The Carillon is a wholly autonomous organization with no afliation with the University of Regina Students Union. Opinions expressed in the pages of the Carillon are expressly those of the author and do not necessarily reect those of the Carillon Newspaper Inc. Opinions expressed in advertisements appearing in the Carillon are those of the advertisers and not necessarily of The Carillon Newspaper Inc. or its staff. The Carillon is published no less than 11 times each semester during the fall and winter semesters and periodically throughout the summer. The Carillon is published by The Carillon Newspaper Inc., a nonprot corporation. In keeping with our reckless, devil-may-care image, our ofce has absolutely no concrete information on the Carillons formative years readily available. What follows is the story thats been passed down from editor to editor for over forty years.

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.

The Dickies. 16 What were formally called The Carillonys have been renamed The Dickies, the most prestigious sports awards of the year. In honour of athletics director Dick White, members of the Carillon staff have given athletes and teams very legitimate and well-deserved awards.

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Wall-o-cycle. 22 The Sask. Party recently intervened to alleviate the anger of motorcycle hobbyists over insurance rate increases because their concerns were heard "loud and clear." Where was the Sask. Party when the Film Industry was speaking loud and clear about the tax credit? Obviously, Brad Wall is secretly a motorcycle. Obviously.

news Cruel, unusual, and inhumane

Transgender women face assault and abuse in Canadas prisions
kristen mcewen
news writer When it comes to breaking the law, people are classied into gender segregated prisons based on genitalia rather than if a person considers themself to be a man or a woman. The U of R Justice Studies department held a screening in January of the documentary Cruel and Unusual which depicted the experiences of transgender women in American male prisons. Transgender inmates face a similar situation in Canada. We dont have anything that would protect those who are going through the transgender process, to assure that they would be placed in the prison which they would be transitioning into, said Alisa Watkinson, professor of social work at the U of R campus in Saskatoon. Watkinson is also a 20-year board member of the Elizabeth Fry Society in Saskatchewan, which advocates for the care and support of all criminalized women. You could have someone thats in conflict with the law whos going through the process of transitioning to a woman, could be on the hormones and so on, but by the time they get sentenced and sent to a prison, if theyve got a penis they go to the mens, if they dont, they go to the womens, she said. Cruel and Unusal revealed how

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Weve got some tough sluggin ahead

University must slash millions from 2013-14 budget

Jail is already bad enough, imagine having to also live with the fear of assault in jail transgendered women - male to transitioning from male to female male, and she might not have sex female transition - are mistreated from interactions with other peo- reassignment surgery because it and sexually abused within ple in public washrooms. With a costs [as much as] $25,000, Cox prison cells by other inmates. In fear attached to men assaulting said. Society will continue to the United States, hormone treat- women in the washroom, Cox view her as male. A transwoman, ments and sex reassignment sur- says the only purpose of the who sees herself as female, will geries (SRS) are withheld from washroom is to urinate. be placed with other men. Thats prisoners undergoing the transiShe imagines treatment of humiliating and embarrassing betion. transgender women in prison cause youre treated as male. You While Stephanie Cox has would be worse, because in may have seen in the [documennever been to prison, as a trans- prison, inamtes arent able to run tary] that hormones are taken gender woman, she has experi- from the abuse. away, so theyve now taken away enced the discrimination and A transwoman will go her your ability to make your body ridicule that comes along with entire life seeing her body as fe- conform with how you view

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yourself. How your brain views yourself. And its also put you in a dangerous situation. The documentary explains that many transwomen become prison wives and are sexually abused, in order to have protection from other male inmates. The lm also explains how these transgender women are placed in segregation within the prison. The isolation prevents the prisoner from being assaulted, however the solitary confinement can be harmful to an individuals mental and physical well-being. An exact number of transgender men and women in prisons in Canada isnt known. We have no idea how many transgender women we have in mens prisons nor do we know how many men are in womens prisons, Watkinson said. Watkinson said the last number she found on the Correctional Services Canada website included 13 prisoners that identified as transgendered. Statistics Canada released a report in 2010 which revealed how many Canadians considered themselves to be gay, lesbian or bisexual. Transgender people were included in the category, however no information was listed for the group.

Julia Dima

President Vianne Timmons discussing the provincial budget with CBCs Sheila Coles

dietrich neu
editor-in-chief The University of Reginas nightmare scenario is now a reality. The provincial government released the 2013-14 budget Wednesday. Post-secondary institutions will receive a 2.1 per cent funding increase to their operating budgets, equaling $9.2 million, and well short of what they hoped for. The U of R alone requested an increase of five per cent; the increase it got amounts to millions of dollars less The funding shortfall will significantly impair the University of Reginas ability to maintain the quality of its programs, according to the U of Rs operations forecast document. Saskatchewan ranks seventh amongst provinces and territories in post-secondary spending, relative to its GDP. Wednesdays announcement means more programs and faculty positions could be cut. We have told post-secondary institutions around the province that this is going to be a lean year, said Don Morgan, minister of advanced education. Resource revenue is down, so there will naturally be a leveling off. We think that this is an appropriate thing that we are doing. U of R president Vianne Timmons expressed measured appreciation for the funding increase

Waste generation on campus

U of R engineering students conduct large student survey about sustainability of U of R
In early March, several environmental engineering students conducted a survey with 509 U of R students, asking them about their thoughts and suggestions on the University's current waste system. Not surprisingly, the most common answer amongst students - 247 responses - was the need for more recycling bins. One way to increase the amount of bins is to increase student fees by $2 per semester, to allow for the funding of a full and functioning recycling program. URSU President, Nathan Sgrazutti, said the idea could work. That would be approximately $26000 a semester, he said. The problem is that garbage bins are more plentiful, and if a garbage is there, students are just going to toss their material in the garbage bin. While some students may not appreciate an increase in student fees, third-year science student, Melissa Berti says $4 is worth it. We have so many students, and if all that money actually goes to properly funding an efficient recycling program, it could be potentially a productive program, she said. Pat Patton is the director of security and operations in Facilities Management at the U of R. When asked if offering an incentive to students would help in producing less solid waste, Patton said its certainly something to consider. We are always open to ideas and different ways of doing things. Thats one of the advantages of working at a university. You have the opportunity to work with students, and with young people, and all kinds of people from different walks of life, Patton said. Ultimately, the U of R will have to closely look at its sustainability plan, and reect on what needs to be done to reduce waste on campus. In the meantime, investing in recycling bins seems like a step in the right direction.

Chelsea Laskowski

Reginas landll, a wasteland that could potentially be reduced or eliminated

rabiya abdulkadir
contributor Solid and hazardous waste management in Canada continues to be a problem, having a detrimental impact on human health and the environment. The composition of solid waste includes organics, paper, glass, metals, wood, textiles, and

minerals. For instance, when you dry your hands with paper towel, or unwrap that sandwich for lunch, youre generating waste. From an environmental perspective, the most ideal approach to dealing with waste is source reduction - that is, to prevent a product from becoming waste. However, today, the most common and unsustainable methods of waste elimination are being

used - incinerating waste, or transporting it to landlls. A recent study by the Conference Board of Canada shows Canada as one of the highest waste generation countries in the world. An average Canadian generates approximately 777 kg of waste a year, or 15 kg a week. This is twice the amount of garbage a resident in Japan generates.

while speaking to a cluster of reporters after the announcement. Timmons said the U of Rs share of the $9.2 million amounts to less than two per cent of the total budget. An increase of under two per cent means that we have to nd ways to save money on our campus, she said. Through attrition, we have been reducing our workforce and will continue to do so. The U of Rs 2012-13 budget already accounted for the lack of funding, which was predicted by university administration long before budget day. Administration eliminated 25 faculty and staff positions in the 2012-13 fiscal year, and cut the universitys budget by $3.4 million. Further cuts this year will allow the university to balance the books, however most faculty budgets will not cover inationary costs for supplies and materials. According to the U of Rs operations forecast, staff layoffs will account for some savings, but will result in enrolment reductions, which compounds the revenue challenge by reducing the universitys income from tuition. What we are going to see is students paying more for less, said Warren McCall, legislative member of the NDP, and critic of advanced education. If the quality of the education is diminished, and the ability for students to access it is curtailed, that is a problem. The U of R has almost com-

pletely exhausted its ability to reduce costs through staff layoffs, and students can expect a higherthan-normal tuition hike next year to make up the difference. For instance, business students can expect an increase of nine per cent. Without a high tuition hike, the university would have to cut over $5 million in 2013-14. Student debt is already at an average of $37,000, that is a lot of money, said Kent Peterson, national representative of CFS Saskatchewan. [Tuition increases] make education even more inaccessible to folks. It will have detrimental effects, especially on Aboriginal learners. The provincial government has told university administration that this level of funding increase will become the norm for years to come; when coupled with the rise of ination, further budget slashing could be in store for Reginas only university. It is getting really tough, Timmons said when asked about the possibility of making additional budget cuts. We have pretty well cut almost everywhere we can in terms of efciencies. We are a very lean institution. If this is a trend, weve got some tough sluggin ahead. The Fallout

Tough times ahead could spell disaster for some programs, and could be a death blow for others. The U of Rs English depart-

ment looks to be in particular trouble if further cuts are made. During the University Council meeting several weeks ago, Susan Johnson an associate prof. of English noted that last year, the English department received enough money to hire 25 sessional teachers, this year, they were budgeted for only ve. In addition, a document sent to administration by English department head, Nicholas Ruddick, outlined that the three per cent cuts they are being asked to make will reduce the number of English 100 courses by 50 per cent. If this happens, English 100 class sizes will balloon to unmanageable levels. Other courses have felt the hit as well. Next year the department of psychology will be offering introductory classes with 600 openings for students in a single class, 400 more than previous years. It is worrisome when we start seeing class sizes get that large, that is a problem, said Mike Young, URSU vice-president of student affairs. The Students Union is always concerned when we see class sizes get that large. For us, we would like to see the stream of finances move away from things that are non-academic and flow back into academics. Because, remember, the academic mission of the university must come rst before anything else. Debates have raged across campuses at both the U of R and the U of S as to what part of university budgets should be cut. At the U of R, most of the dis-

cussion has centred on administrative costs. According to the universitys own budget data, administrative salaries have increased 70 per cent since 2004 . Now the U of R spends the same amount of money on administration as academic staff. In addition, from 2006-2011, only three new academic positions were created while administrative jobs increased by 89. My view is that the government is looking at the University and saying you have ve per cent tuition increases every year, we are giving you two per cent in [increases] to your operating grant. How is it that you guys can have a shortfall? said Young. I think that the government thinks that the university has to spend its money better. This year, student groups such as URSU, Students Against Austerity, and CFS Saskatchewan have campaigned for cuts at the administrative level. The U of Rs president maintains that although administrative costs are high, the University remains below the national average in terms of administrative costs, leading some to believe that the majority of the budget cuts will be to the academic side of the university.

We have told post-secondary institutions around the province that this is going to be a lean year. Resource revenue is down, so there will naturally be a leveling off. We think that this is an appropriate thing that we are doing.
Don Morgan

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Despite the gloom, there is hope

Students share what inspires them, and pushes them to be better

We are tight right now. This is a very lean institution in terms of administrative costs, Timmons said. We are signicantly below the national average, so every time this happens, it get tougher and tougher. Our administrative costs are very low. I have to credit the faculty for their strategies for cutting costs. However, more cuts will need to be made. Young said that the funding shortfall is the provincial governments way of sending a message to university administration. I think they want the university to do belt-tightening, he said. And I think they want the belttightening to come at the administrative level and not the academic level. So far, we have seen the majority of the impact on the academic side of things. How the university will make the appropriate cuts remains to be seen. However, no matter where cuts are made, public backlash will probably occur, in some form or another. Everyone seems to be concerned about what the provincial government is going in terms of giving us money, Young said. What URSU says is the government is going to give us what the government is going to give us. What URSU is really involved in, and what we are looking at, is how the management of this university spends the money that we have. If they are going to be hiking our tuition, which we believe they are going to do, it is our view that the administration should be very, very, careful about how they spend that money. And we will be watching how they spend every penny. It is not as bad as it could have been

Julia Dima

Despite a funding increase of less than two per cent solidifying a year of hardship for the University of Regina U of R administrators were in an appreciative mood on budget day. It is going to be challenging for us, but I think we are going to have the same problems that the rest of the province is going to have. And we got an increase, said Timmons with excitement.

What Im pleased with is that the province, and the Premier, sees post-secondary education as important enough to invest in, and as an economic driver for the province. I hope that continues. I gotta say, I saw what happened to the University of Alberta, getting a decrease of 7 per cent, said Paul McLellan, chair of the U of R board of governors. Considering all that, I would say that we were very fortunate. The Saskatchewan provincial budget announcement comes just one week after the provincial government of Alberta decided to slash 6.8 per cent equivalent to $147 million from post-secondary funding. The massive cut was unexpected, and University of Calgary president Elizabeth Cannon said she was surprised and extremely disappointed at what the Government of Alberta had done. Although the ultimate effects of post-secondary cuts in Alberta are still unknown as it appears that no one saw them coming the U of C has already said that this will result in massive staff cuts across the board. Faculty at the U of R have expressed their own concerns regarding staff layoffs, as faculty salaries make up the largest portion of the universitys budget, and represent the easiest way to cut costs. Raphael Jacob, a University of Alberta Students Union executive, told the Gauntlet in an interview that students were blindsided by the hard cuts imposed by Albertas provincial government. We cannot speculate how the university will be recouping said costs, but we do know that staff is the single largest budget line that they have, so reduced faculty and staff will result in larger classes and fewer choices of classes, he said. It is certainly unfortunate that we are getting such a cut. It was also very shocking because the cut was much worse than we had projected. Before she was elected as premier of Alberta in 2012, Alison Redford promised students that she would increase funding to post-secondary education by two per cent each year roughly enough to keep pace with the rate of ination. Instead, post-second-

ary got $189 million less. The situation in Alberta is concerning to members of Saskatchewans post-secondary community because of the similar economies both provinces share. Both Alberta and Saskatchewan are heavily reliant on resource income to fuel their economies, and resource revenue is traditionally unstable. Alberta took a $1.4 billion hit to their resource revenue, primarily due to a lack of market access as a result of stalled development of the provinces pipeline projects. Saskatchewans resource revenue is slightly more stable. While almost all of Albertas resource revenue is tied into oil, Saskatchewan pulls its cash from oil, potash, and uranium. With that said,

Saskatchewans own resource revenue is down this year to the tune of about $400 million and in order to balance the books on a provincial level, several sectors are going to be asked to tighten their belts. The jury is still out on what the effects of this are going to be [on post-secondary education], said McCall. I think that the relative context makes it look pretty good, but I think the reality is that you are going to be seeing programs slashed, tuition go up, and sessionals cut. Could it have been worse? he continued. I guess so. But this is not going to do much to turn around the difcult situation that our universities find themselves in right now. While this year, post-second-

ary institutions will manage to sneak by on their tight pocketbook, the provincial government has already told the U of R to expect this every year. I think that is astonishing, McCall said. Post-secondary education has always been one of the great levelers in our society. It is one of the ways to make your economy more innovative and productive, and for families to make a good income. I think for the government to be sending that signal...to what is such a valuable sector of our economy is wrongheaded.

Taouba Khelifa

Inspiration can come from the smallest of things

taouba khelifa
news editor Good things can be hard to come by. Throughout the year, the Carillon has been covering various issues - locally, nationally, and internationally - ranging from politics, to student activism, to economic disparity. From bad to worse, news tends to be the spot to unravel depressing and frustrating stories. But, more than just dark and depressing news stories, the Carillon has also covered stories of this years crucial and unsettling shifts at the U of R. The paper has heard from students who feel that this institution has betrayed them, has left them in the dark, and has forgotten them in the decision making process. Increases in tuition fees, cuts to program funding, possible loss of academic freedom, and many more uncertainties have been the denition of 2012-2013. Yet, amidst these unknowns, students continue to move forward, fighting for their right to education. Students have not lost their raging flame to demand what rightfully belongs to them. And, while at times, apathy seems to have hit hard across the campus, wiping student care with it, there still are a bright and brilliant few who continue to fight back, re-energizing the campus, and relighting the burnt-out ame. For this last issue of the Carillon, let us take a moment to celebrate inspiration. Because, regardless of bad and terrible that happens, there still seems to be that hope, and that light of inspiration - sometimes found in the oddest and most unexpected

places. We asked students to send us a blurb of what or who inspires them, and what keeps them going, despite these unsettling times. Here is what some had to say. As for the Carillon, we dedicate this page to the students - because you are what inspire us to be better and do better.

Kay Niedermayer is inspired by the student-run campus garden, the Green Patch

Kristen McEwen is inspired by an important person in her life, her mother

This is going to sound like a cop out answer, but my mom definitely inspires me. Im originally from Prince Albert, a place with a reputation of high crime rates. My mom used to be a vice-principal at one of the community schools that has a high population of students that come from low-income families. The only way some of these kids get to school is because they take it upon themselves to get to school. Some kids come to school without lunches. The school has a snack and lunch program, but more often than not, my mom would pay out of her own pocket to buy lunch for some of them. She would stay after school to make sure kids got home, sometimes driving them home herself. But she never complained about the extra time she put in. My mom wasnt the only teacher at that school that bought lunches or drove kids home. The effort that my mom and the other staff put in, inspires me to this day. Its a constant reminder that people can be decent and put others needs before their own. Kristen McEwan

Lets face it, this past year was a pretty grim one. Looming cuts to academic programs were mixed with other dark and murky conspiracies of misplaced funding at our institution. Not to mention more omnibus bills, pipelines, and violations of other rights and services. But, you know what was the shining light guiding the way through all this gloom? The RPIRG Green Patch. The Green Patch joined the ranks of other Edible Campus gardens by the First Nations University of Canada and the Institut Francais. Volunteering in the garden last summer was a highlight of my year. It was an opportunity to learn and teach others about food sovereignty and gardening strategies and techniques. The success of the Green Patch goes beyond the number of volunteer hours spent working with the earth, or the pounds of food donated to students and community members. As plans to expand campus gardens in the coming years continue, its clear that this campus is making progress towards achieving food security. And so, despite all the rest of this nancial mess, there is a hidden gem, in it all, that we can be proud of. Kay Niedermayer

Taneal Brucks is inspired by the work of students at UR Sustainability

UR Sustainability formed in the Fall of 2012 when a group of hopefuls sat down at the Academic Green to discuss their visions of a greener world. Fast forward to March 2013 and the club is now a newly approved working group under RPIRG. It is quite fantastic how far UR Sustainability has come in this short space of time. The clubs main objectives are to promote home grown food on campus; encourage efficient waste management and water conservation; facilitate ride sharing opportunities; urge facilities management to invest in eco friendly infrastructure; promote sustainable international development, and most importantly, develop a hub for students, faculty, staff and community members, to work on sustainable initiatives together. Our ultimate plan is to create a "Student Centre for Sustainability" on campus. Through out the years, several environmental clubs have come and gone, and efforts on campus to promote sustainability is often inconsistent. This ofce will act as a central hub to connect students, faculty, staff and community to work together on initiatives. Taneal Brucks

Last year, many University of Regina students volunteered in the World Partnership Walk - a walk dedicated to raising money for the Agha Khan Foundation, which provides social development programs in Asia and Africa. My inspiration is the U of R students who not only strive for success in academic life, but also donate most of their time for the betterment of people around them. Close to $60,000 was raised in the province of Saskatchewan, when Regina hosted its rst walk in 2012. Please come and join us this year to end global poverty on May 26, 2013, Legislative Grounds, Wascana Park at 10 a.m. Please consider visiting the website to learn, become an ambassador or to donate.

Nadia Akbar is inspired by volunteering with the people at the World Partnership Walk

Nadia Akbar

despite all the rest of this financial mess, there is a hidden gem, in it all, that we can be proud of.
Kay Niedermayer

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An overview of changes
A look at the immigration and refugee changes that will impact Canadians
rikkeal bohmann
contributor The federal government has been making many changes to immigration and refugee polices in the past few months. In July 2012, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced major changes to the Interim Federal Health Program. These changes included taking away supplemental health benets such as vision and dental care, as well as prescription coverage for many of Canadas refugees. The changes have left many refugees with minimum health coverage. The impact has been closely monitored by the Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care who have seen large numbers of refugees denied necessary surgeries, immunization, medications and treatments. Only if public health is in jeopardy will refugees receive the necessary care. Despite public outcry, the Conservative government has defended these cuts, stating that the $84 million program will bring equity to the system, and deter unfound refugee claims. The government also stated that the cuts will save taxpayers $100 million over ve years. On June 18, Doctors for Refugee Care partnered with the Canadian Association of Refugee be unclogged until 2017. The new system will end up terminating 98,000 skilled immigrant applications. In India, a group called Back Loggers Pre-2008 Association was formed last year. The group is made up of people whose immigration applications would be eliminated from the new system. Represented under the Campbell Choen Law Firm, the Back Loggers have taken their case to court, demanding that Canada listen. The case is still waiting to be resolved. On to of the changes, public confusion, and frustration, Canadas image was tarnished further when Federal Minister of Public Safety, Vic Towes, endorsed the lming of a Cops-like reality television show on immigration raids. The series will show Canadian border agents making border immigration raids on illegal immigrants in Canada. Documents were leaked days after a raid was filmed in Vancouver, showing Towes approval for the show. The show, Border Security will be aired on the National Geographic Channel, owned by Shaw Media. An online petition has been created to cancel the show.

Two years later, still ghting for freedom

Syrias uprsing hits its second anniversary

Taouba Khelifa

Many hopeful immigrants and refugees may be denied access to the country, with new laws and policies Lawyers, to hold a national Day of Action. The Day of Action led to the two organisations, along with three patients to take a legal action against the governments changes on Feb. 28. An application was filed to the federal court asking for judicial review of Kenneys cuts to the Interim Federal Health Program. Along with changes to refugee health care, a new immigration system will take affect May 4. This new points system involves a larger emphasis on youth, work experience, and English or French language skills for the Federal Skilled Worker Program. Immigration applications will also be capped, at around 240,00 to 265,000. While immigration rates from the Philippines, India, China, France and Iran remain high, families may nd it difcult to bring their loved ones to Canada. The changes will also eliminate the old waiting for skilled immigrants, affecting any individuals who have applied previous to Feb. 2008. In November, Kenney said he hoped the changes will help diminish the backlog of immigrants in the system, making the process move a lot quicker. Prior to the changes, the backlog would not

Taouba Khelifa

Regina residents gathered in Victoria Park on March 16 for the Global March for Syria.

rikkeal bohmann
contributor On March 16, a Global March for Syria was held in Victoria Park in support for those ghting against the oppressive Assad regime. This march marked the second anniversary of the Syrian uprising, which began on March 16, 2011. Syrias dictator, Bashar alAssad has been in power since 2000, when he succeeded his father, Hafez al-Assad, who had ruled the country since 1970. Both father and son have been accused of numerous human rights abuses during their rule. Tens of thousands of people have been eeing Syria since the fighting began. Refugee camps have been set up in neighbouring Turkey and Jordan. As of March 2013, the UNCHR has registered 776,008 refugees, with the UN estimating more than 70,000 causalities. Cheghaf Madarati is a Syrian student who is studying health studies at the U of R. While Madarati and her family live in Canada, she left many relatives behind in Syria. One of my uncles is in a refugee camp in Turkey. The conditions are really bad there because this refugee camp doesnt get all the benefits the other refugee camps do, she said.

Apartheid doesnt exist?

Guest professor Alan Dowty chats with the Carillon about his research and work in the Arab-Israel conflict
michael chmielewski
contributor Alan Dowty, professor emeritus from the University of Notre Dame, came to the University of Regina on March 21 as part of his Western Canadian speaking tour on the topic of The Fourth Stage of the Arab-Israeli Conict. Dowtys lecture in Regina was hosted by the Canadian International Council, the Political Science Students Association, and the Center for Israel and Jewish Affairs. The lecture presented an overview of what Dowty calls the Arab-Israel conflict, which he sees as having four distinct stages. First from [the] 1880s until the formation of Israel in 1948. [The second] an inter-state conflict between the new state of Israel and the neighboring Arab states...[This] gradually gave way to [the third,] in which the Palestinians reemerged as a major party opposite Israel in the 80s and 90s. The last stage, said Dowty, has been taking place since the turn of the century a shift in the power balance of the region, as opposition groups in Palestine emerge. Publishing widely on both international relations and this conflict, Dowty has not fallen into some of the same dire straights some of his fellow scholars share. Most notably is the case of group of persons and systematically oppressing them. However, according to the Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa, a 15month based research and exhaustive review of Israeli policies found that Israels laws and polices in the Occupied Palestinian Territories fit the definition of apartheid. Israeli law conveys privileges to Jewish settlers and disadvantages Palestinians in the same territory on the basis of their respective identities. A policy of apartheid is especially indicated by Israels demarcation of geographic reserves in the West Bank, to which Palestinian residence is confined and which Palestinians cannot leave without a permit. The system is very similar to the policy of Grand Apartheid in Apartheid South Africa, in which black South Africans were confined to black Homelands delineated by the South African government, while white South Africans enjoyed freedom of movement and full civil rights in the rest of the country. Despite this, Dowty argues that apartheid does not exist in Israel. Theres nothing vaguely comparable to South Africa there, which is where the term apartheid comes from ... in Israel itself, it simply doesnt apply.

professor Norman Finkelstein, a polemic writer on the conict. His book, The Holocaust Industry, explores his reections on the exploitation of Jewish suffering, and caused much outrage leading to his subsequent tenure denial at DePaul University. When asked about Finkelsteins case, Dowty himself said he hadnt felt any repression when he spoke about the conict. I think if you write scholarly articles or books, and they are judged by scholarly standards, then that shouldnt enter into it. I certainly have not had [repercussions], Dowty said. Another famous book on this topic, The Israel Lobby and U.S Foreign Policy, written by John

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Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt, which had been endorsed by Osama Bin Laden, also garnered a lot of criticism that affected the authors lives. At a lecture in Montreal in 2008, Mearsheimer pointed out that Finkelstein was denied tenure because of his views. Mearsheimer added that he and Walt did not get into as much trouble specically because they had tenure at their respective institutions. According to Dowty, however, The Israel Lobby and U.S Foreign Policy was awed. I happen to think that that particular book was not very carefully done. I mean, there are many flaws with it from a scholarly

point of view. [The book was] designed to attract publicity and notice in a very dramatic way, he said. Dowtys lecture came only a few days after Israel Apartheid Week (IAW) had ended at the U of R. I find the analogy [of apartheid] sort of extremely inappropriate ... I think anybody who sees Israel as an apartheid state either doesnt know much about South Africa, or much about Israel or both, he said. The United Nations denition of apartheid is inhuman acts committed for the purpose of establishing and maintaining domination by one racial group of persons over any other racial

Madarati explained that these conditions are due to lack of funding and that the camp is close to the border where a lot of ghting occurs. While the uprising began in search of freedom, a year and a half into ghting, the international community deemed it a civil war. Madarati, like many Syrians and activists, disagree with this label, calling on the community to call it a revolution for freedom and justice for all Syrians. When it started, it was a civil war. There was a division between the Shias and the Sunnis and people wanted to call it a civil war for that reason. The international community was very slow at calling it a civil war though, and by time they called it a civil war, it wasnt a civil war anymore, Madarati explained. When you bomb a city or a village, everyone is involvednow everyone suffers from the regimes atrocities. Originally, the Alawite minority, a sect of Shia Islam, have supported the Assad regime. They make up about 12 per cent of the population. The small Syrian Christian minority has also supported Assad, due to the belief that he is more secular. In Nov. 2012, Syrias opposition to Assad formed a unified group called the Syrian National Coalition. Mouaz al-Khatib was chosen as the rst prime minister. In December, most of the interna-

tional supporters of the revolutionary forces have ofcially recognized Khatibs group as the true representation of the Syrian people. Canada has not yet ofcially recognized this. However, in a turn of events, Sunday, March 24 saw al-Khatib resign from his position as leader of the coalition out of frustration over the international communitys inaction towards Syria. I announce my resignation from the National Coalition so that I can work with a freedom that cannot possibly be had in an ofcial institution, al-Khatib said in his resignation statement. For the past two years, we have been slaughtered by an unprecedentedly vicious regime while the world has looked on. Syrias uprising has left an economic toll on the country, along with the destruction and loss of many homes and livelihoods. Along with the economic stress, the cruelty of the Assad government weighs heavily on the Syrian people, both emotionally and physically. I have a childhood friend, she is probably now 22. She went missing last year and was kidnapped by the Assad forces. Normally when the women are kidnapped they are raped. We hear a lot about raping of women. There are roadblocks everywhere you go. Every five minutes of walking you will be questioned. If

they decide they dont like you, they will shoot you. Bodies are lying everywhere...the free Syrian army hasnt had a chance to move them because of the ghting, and sometimes they are left to rot. My family members have to witness that. It is pretty emotional. The setbacks of everyday life in Syria are coupled with the horrifying prison system that survives under the Assad government. Syrian prisons are known for their torture and how cruel they are My cousin was protesting in Syria and was captured about two years ago. He went in and they started torturing him, and he witnessed other people being tortured. But, his dad had so much money that he bought him out of prison. This is a new trend in Syria, where they kidnap young people and they harass their families for money this is another way to fund the regimes activities. The international community has been divided on what to do about the conflict. The UN Security Council has remained split, with China and Russia blocking western countries from pressing hard sanctions on Syria. Specically, Russia has been a major ally of Syria because of the relationship the two countries have in international arms export Syria is one of Russias top customers.

Madarati believes more international help needs to be taken. While the United States, for instance, is providing food and nonlethal aid to Syria, Obama has stated that American would not be providing military help unless Assad crosses the red line and begins using chemical and biological war weapons on his people. I think [an] international effort needs to be made to help the free Syrian army to outpost [Assads Regime]. They need to have the capability to take out the ... Assad without spilling anymore blood, Madarati said. This inaction is causing many doubts for the Syrian people and creating more conict. Because of the inaction, Syrians are believing the international community is siding with Assad and they want their death. Its a problem because a lot of Syrians are upset and hopeless now. I guess they appreciate any international help. We do recognize there has been a lot of help for the refugee relief funds. But thats about it. Especially after they started labelling our freedom fighter groups as terrorists, the Syrian people have lost hope in the international community because instead of helping they have started labelling.

I have a childhood friend, she is probably now 22. She went missing last year and was kidnapped by the Assad forces. Normally when the women are kidnapped they are raped. We hear a lot about raping of womenThere are roadblocks everywhere you go Every five minutes of walking you will be questioned. If they decide they dont like you, they will shoot you...Bodies are lying everywhere...The free Syrian army hasnt had a chance to move them because of the fighting, and sometimes they are left to rot. My family members have to witness that. It is pretty emotional.
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Coldest Night of the Year to release self-titled EP April 5

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Moshing a circle pit of friendship

Sometimes shoving means loving
michael chmielewski
contributor Moshing is a misunderstood phenomenon. As with most unfamiliar practices, such as religions, sub-cultures, or other such movements, the behaviour of those groups is alien to people on the outside, and this is the case with metal and its rituals. The normal culture looks at metal and shrugs its shoulders with a confused stare, and this mystery is personified in the mosh pit, metals most important ritual. Why are a group of people, who are almost always men wearing black, running around and smashing into one another? Whats the point? In an article by National Geographic outlining moshing and some scientic and anthropological work that has been done on the ritual, Nicholas Mott likens it to spirit possession and to herd behaviour found commonly in animals, including you, me, and that guy in line and Hendersons mammals. Although moshing may only be familiar to our culture from the last few decades, the practices roots lie deeper in human behaviour and history. As a metalhead myself, Ive been going to shows in Regina and the surrounding area for ve years, but I never moshed until a year ago. For four years mosh pits never particularly enticed me. Truthfully, it seemed a little immature, and I was there to learn things on guitar that I could apply to my playing and just to enjoy some loud music. Yet, it always had my curiosity, and there was a physical element to it too; five years ago I was 15, and those dudes moshing were big men, so for life and limb I stayed away from the front middle part of the venue. Eventually, I got over my original apprehension, growing to a mighty six feet three inches and 230 pounds, and I felt more condent to throw it around with the best of them. My first mosh pit was last year at the Metal Alliance tour, which came to the Riddell

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One big, happy, metal family Centre. Three Inches of Blood was playing, and towards at the end of their set they played The Goatriders Horde which is not only my favorite Three Inches of Blood song, but one of my favourite metal songs ever. So, I was suddenly compelled to mosh. Everything was set in place. It was primal, and almost felt like a religious experience. I ran in and started the ritual. When the song finished I felt amazing. I hadnt sustained any injuries (beginners luck, I know), and I honestly felt like I had got a lot of stress off my mind from what was then a brutal semester. Every metal show Ive been to since Ive moshed, which has led to many bruises and a couple minor injuries, cuts here and busted knees there. Youre thinking, this sounds fucking stupid. But would Christian prayer and ritual look stupid to the Atheist? Does not western over excess appear vain to rest of the world? Everyone thinks their practices, their beliefs, and their rituals, are the ones that are logical and the natural state of being but there is always someone else that thinks it is irrational. In general this phenomenon is rooted in a sense of belonging, or guidance, which underpins all religions, quasi-religions, and subcultures. This feeling, and the rejection of counter beliefs, has been with humans for longer than recorded history. As for myself, my journey throughout metals spirituality has evolved, because now I play and write music in a metal band. When I play shows, I see people moshing to songs that my band and I wrote, and seeing that evokes in me a feeling better than moshing itself.

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paul bogdan
arts editor Half a year ago, Regina band Coldest Night of the Year didnt exist. Yet, since their inception in November, theyve become one of the most talked-about bands around town, and they have a record ready to be released. On April 5, the six-song, self-titled EP will be made available at the bands record release show at the Exchange. While still a relatively new band, the idea is something guitarist/frontman Chris Matchett and bassist Wolfond have been thinking about for some time now. Me and Jon had been talking about getting a band together for a long time, and it just never really worked out ... then, one night, I was playing a show opening for

Everlast at the Pump, and I wanted to get a band together, said Matchett. Wolfond also said the band has been able to churn out material as quickly as they have because its really easy to write with these guys. Although, not everyone in the band has found it to be as easy as Wolfond. It hasnt been easy. Its been manageable, but I think its just chemistry. Were all good friends and have known each other for years and years. It was something we were all looking for; Carl [Johnson] wanted a break from what he was doing with Library Voices, and I just wanted to do something with somebody else, said Matchett. Along with the inevitable hard work that goes into playing in a band and writing a record,

Matchett said the collective experiences of the members playing with different groups throughout the years has also made things come together as smoothly as they have. Weve been working really hard getting the songs down, working hard in the studio. Weve all been doing this separately or together for a long time, so we know whats up. We took all of our combined experience and put it towards a single goal, said Matchett. Save one song Matchett had written prior to the bands existence, every song on the EP is the product of us writing together as a band over the last couple of months, said Matchett. Most of the songs on the record are the first songs we wrote, the first couple of jams, Wolfond added. Weve only been

a band for ve or six months, but we havent had to toss a song away yet. Everything we write we feel strongly about. Even during the interview, both Matchett and Wolfond seemed a bit surprised with the pop hooks permeated in the bands tunes. We want to move units, Matchett said with a laugh. Art for its own sake is good, but... We never had that in our minds when were writing. We never thought we were going to write something for a specific group of people or anything, but thats how it turned out, Wolfond added. It seems terribly far away with the amount of snow thats still outside, but Coldest Night of the Year already has some plans for the summer, including more shows and prepping their next re-

lease. Were going to spend the summer doing gigs and writing, and we want to do a full-length in the fall, said Matchett. Were hoping to go out west, hoping to do some festivals, Wolfond added. Coldest Night of the Years EP release show is at the Exchange on April 5, with Nick Faye & the Deputies and Gunner opening the show. Tickets are $10 and will be available at the doors, which open at 8 p.m.

When the song finished I felt amaz-

ing. I hadnt sustained any injuries (beginners luck, I know), and I honestly felt like I had got a lot of stress off my mind from what was then a brutal semester.
Michael Chmielwski

Canadian University Press ruins Christmas

Horror villains tory votes are no laughing matter, CUP
im not angry
kyle leitch
arts writer This being the final issue of the year and, as such, the last edition of Im Not Angry, I decided that all of the rage I have left in my twisted, black heart should be well directed at one specic body. A couple of weeks back, I wrote about how horror movie villains have been perpetuating Conservative political paradigms by slaughtering drugged-up, sexcrazed adolescents. Satised with my work raising social awareness, I let the matter rest. Let it rest until last night, that is. See, the Carillon is a part of a larger governing body, the Canadian University Press (CUP). As a service to its member newspapers, CUP operates what it calls the newswire, a collection of some of the finest writing from the member papers across Canada. I was pleased to see that particular story made lead Arts news for the week. Good, I thought. Now, thousands of students have the potential to recognize this problem! I decided to celebrate with a jolly good laugh from CUPs humor section. What I saw literally smacked my gob. There was my story about Conservative-minded horror villains as the lead story in humor, too. I sat seething in silent fury before throwing this article together. I dont think the editors at CUP realize the gravity of the situation that has been unfolding since the early 1970s, and I nd it appalling that it was taken as a joke to some people. What sort of motherfuckery is this?! I roared, jumping up from my chair. That wasnt a joke! Nothing about that article was remotely funny! This is serious business! By reducing my article to a mere mockery of sociopolitics, youve removed all of the strength of the argument! Well, I hope youre happy, CUP. Not only can I now never show my face at a comic convention ever again, but now my pariahism is all for naught. The Conservatives will continue pulling on the leashes of their chained dogs, and many liberalminded politicians will be slaughtered senselessly. And all because you at CUP wanted a laugh. Well guess what? Im actually angry, now.

A WEE ARTS ROUNDTABLE

kyle leitch, paul bogdan, michael chmielewski
this weeks roundtable 1. Do you pay attention to the JUNOs? Will you this year because they are in Regina? PB: I dont care as long as I get some red-carpet seles. 2. Who would you like to see win some awards? Who do you hope goes home empty-handed? PB: Tons of the people on the JUNOfest roster could be. KL: For the amount of artists attending JUNOfest events, there seems to be a pretty shallow pool of actual nominees. MC: I can't really think of anyone. 5. Is there a place for awards shows in art? PB: I generally dont, but I saw there were a few acts I enjoy on the nominee list, and not to mention Ill be covering the JUNOs for the Carillon, so Ill be paying attention this year for those reasons. MC: I'd like to see The Sheepdogs win some awards, I dig those guys. I hope Bieber goes home empty-handed. What he wore when he received the Diamond Jubilee Medal made me lose more respect for him then I thought possible. Punk. KL: I would be all right if the Sheepdogs won something. Ditto for The Deep Dark Woods. Other than that, I really dont wish for anyone to not win, I guess. 4. Will you be going to any of the JUNOfest shows? MC: I think there is for sure, it's just a matter of how it's done. Whether or not the JUNOs are done well I can't really tell you. KL: I suppose so. It always seems to help artists out when their work is recognized. PB: I dont know. Its nice to recognize good works (not that all awards shows do), but what I like is the events leading up to it that do showcase a lot of solid musical talent.

MC: No, and no I won't. I think it's good that they're in Regina this year, that's pretty cool. KL: Not generally, but I too am working for the JUNOs this year, so I should probably start.

PB: This is probably the best thing about the whole JUNO ordeal, even if most of the bands Im planning to see are from this city. Good music is always good times. KL: Unlikely, Im afraid. If I get the chance to attend, Ill gladly go, but its more likely Ill be working. MC: No.

Kyle Leitch

3. Is there anyone not on the list of nominees that you think should be?

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Its everyones favourite time of the year: the hate issue. Here are the things at the U of R that we most hate.

URSUs stance on tuition

paul bogdan
arts editor Tuition should be URSUs rst priority, and it shouldnt take some sort of visionary genius descending from the academic heavens to come to this apparently opaque conclusion. Instead of ghting for a freeze, the solution URSUs come up with is to work on managing tuition increases. Well, given that were facing yet another increase next year of ve per cent, on top of a four per cent increase last year, and consistent years of tuition increases since the freeze ended, weve got to evaluate just how fucking well this is working out. I understand the political landscape here isnt the same as the mid-2000s, but our students union has been successful in getting a tuition freeze in the past, so completely ruling out the solution would be foolish. And whos to say we cant ght for a tuition freeze and then settle on actual manageable tuition increases? Because currently, managing tuition increases has thus far been analogous to saying, please sir, dont while the governments foot comes crashing down on our collective tuitionballs. If we havent been getting manageable tuition increases (that is, giving URSU the benet of the doubt that theyve actually been working hard on this), dont just turn back to us and say, Well, thats how she goes, I guess. URSU is a union; need I remind you? You have 13,000 members. Use those numbers to your advantage to work out a reasonable tuition price and that can be tied to ination.

THE HATE

Board of Governors meetings are still closed paul bogdan

arts editor I wrote about this a few weeks ago, but Im not going to stop hounding this until this its xed because this is some serious bullshit. They dont have to follow the recommendations from University Council, and they dont have to give a reason why. This is where the decisions happen at this university, and youre excluded from them, from hearing the rationale behind them, from seeing who votes in favour or against them. But, I guess if I think about it, I can see the concerns of the Board of Governors; I mean, someone attending a meeting, likely not even speaking during it, and taking notes and reporting on what happened! The horrors of transparency! The nerve of those 20-somethings! Sometimes I forget how big and scary students can be.

faculty hate
julia dima
production manager When things go to shit on this campus we tend to blame each other instead of our administration or board of governors. It`s easier to blame the shithead playing bejewelled beside you in a lecture than a bunch of faceless people making decisions with your money. We tend to turn on each other`s faculties. Arts students blame business students, engineers blame science students, ne arts students blame education students, etc. Every education has value. No education should be more valuable than another, and that`s what we need to tell our university. We need to stop screaming at one another, and start screaming at who`s refusing to hear us.

no access campus
julia dima
production manager This has been a soapbox of mine for a while, but why dont students have 24/7 access to this campus? Im ne with doors being locked, as its a safety thing, but even with a valid student ID, if you call campus security to let you in after 11 p.m. they can deny you access. Never mind that we pay some of the most expensive tuition in the country to attend this university, we dont even have the right to use it whenever we need it, and our right to access it is based on the judgement call of whoever is working security that night.

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ROUNDTABLE
Cougars and Rams put their gear away for another season
braden dupuis, kris klein, britton gray, autumn mcdowell
What was your favourite U of R sports moment this year? this weeks roundtable Dupuis: Rampage wins based on name alone. Reggie sounds like the name of a creepy old pedophile. Come to think of it, Reggie sure does spend a lot of time hugging small children. Im also pretty sure I saw him masat the CIS turbating Championships the other weekend. Im on to you, Reggie. bring the cup home to Canada after disposing of the Blackhawks in five games, and I proceed to party naked in the streets. You heard it here rst. Klein: This is too tough to call, to be honest. Winnipeg is starting to come together; Montreal came out of nowhere and surprised us all. Vancouver is as good as always. Its too tough to call right now. The only thing Im concerned about is Iginla getting traded to the Bruins so he can nally win his Stanley Cup. Gray: I dont see it happening this year, with the way the Ducks and Blackhawks have been playing, I see it going to one of them. Klein: Well since I get in trouble for EVERYTHING I say in the Carillon I cant technically say beer darts. So Im going to go with summer hockey. I cannot go without playing hockey for more than a couple months before I go crazy. And yes, summer hockey is considered a summer sport every though its indoors. Gray: Beer darts and beer pong are the way to go, especially on those hot summer nights. For those sport purists out there, beer league softball is always a good choice. of energy. Honourable mention goes to swinging leisurely back and forth in a hammock. Dupuis: The Rams season pretty much had it all: big plays, huge hits, comebacks and upsets, but in the end Ive got to go with the womens b-ball team hosting nationals. The atmosphere was unreal, and it was great to see that many fans come out to support Cougars athletics. interest or usable knowledge. How should I approach it? An irrelevant, profanity-laced rant? A self-deprecating non-sequitor? A half-assed movie pitch starring Kobe Bryant? Any of those would do, but it appears Im out of room. Youll just have to use your imaginations, friends. Klein: A cougar or a ram? Well in the animal kingdom a cougar could very well kill a ram. But a ram could also stick its foot up a cougars ass and send him packing so Im going to say both are awesome. And if I get in trouble for saying ass in the school paper I think I might lose it. Klein: Well theyd better, because the goal of mine this year is to actually go and watch a couple games. Go support our Red Sox, people, if your willing to spend $20 to go watch the Pats lose you can cough up $12 to $15 to go watch some championship baseball. Gray: Yes, they have proven time and time against that they are the best team in the league and should have no problem winning a championship again.

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URSU poster policy

michael chmielewski
contributor Of all the seemingly insurmountable problems to hate at this university, I hate one that is really easy to solve, or at least it seems that way. The poster policy here is ridiculous. I dont know how it is at other universities, and I dont care. If I wanted to advertise the show my band had at the German Club a couple weeks back, I would get a reduced amount of posters approved and a fee for the ones that were approved, all because it isnt at The Owl. Its not me who sunk The Owl into the red last year, and Ive done my fair share of beer drinking to help the cause. The poster policy is not what hinders The Owl; its mismanagement.

sustain what?
taouba khelifa
news editor Isnt it odd that whenever our students union thinks of sustainability, they only ever mention recycling programs as the basis of what they hope to implement and improve on their platforms? Dont get me wrong, recycling is important, but we really need to be implementing more to create a sustainable campus. Why not encourage students to compost by providing compost bins in Riddell? Why not drop the price of beverages for students who use their own mugs and bottles? We dont need leaders who will repeat the same line of we will improve recycling on campus when asked about campus sustainability. We need leaders who are willing to think critically, engage in the discussion, and educate themselves and the student body along the way.

copyright laws in university

ethan stein
There is no reason why a prof should not be allowed to distribute excerpts from a novel to their class. Unless literature classes became the dangerous new front for illegally sharing copyright material, professors should receive legal and university protection to share material with their students for the purposes of study or analysis. That's a reasonable line of reasoning, right? That's why deranged legal policies get in the way. This isn't a problem that reared its trademarked head recently; this was a problem years ago when a prof told the class that he would love to share a novel excerpt with students But I can't give you handouts because copyright law forbids it. I paraphrase but that was the sentiment, and I remember it vividly. It's incredibly worrying when professors are no longer able to do their job because the myopic policies and laws (that come from a failure to understand piracy's nature) prevent it. Imagine cases where professors have had to adjust their syllabus because they couldn't share a video or excerpt with their class; copyright laws are not inconvenient, they may be doing major damage to our education. Piracy is a rampant issue, but current haphazard laws don't curb the theft of copyright works; they force students to scour YouTube for clips from a documentary. Copyright laws act as a nice microcosm of the problems developing in the relationship between leaders' reactionary decision making in spite of opposition and outcry from an ostensibly acknowledged public (or "subjects"). contributor

Klein: Ive got to say that my favorite U of R sports moment was the playoff soccer game against the much-hated University of Saskatchewan. It had it all - pink onezies, dance, crying girls, terrible refs, and an epic finish that you could only be a part of to understand. Gray: My favourite moment of the school year was seeing the Cougars perform at the CIS championship. While they didnt win, it sure was exciting to watch.

course ambiguity
kyle leitch
So, your class syllabus only states what the assignments are and when theyre due, huh? Well, youd better just try your hardest, and gauge what the professors marking on. Whats that? You nearly failed? The professors comments said that the criteria for marking were clearly stated in the syllabus? But didnt the syllabus just say what the assignment was and arts writer when it was due? Well, model your next assignment after those remarks. Surely, youll get a better grade this go around! You nearly failed the second assignment too, huh? Well, Ive got nothing. A wise man once said that Ds get degrees. You better hope that old adage holds as true, Bubba.

dirty washrooms
taouba khelifa
news editor Come on guys, we are all adults. We can keep the washrooms clean, right? Apparently not. Yesterday, I walked into a washroom only to nd it decorated top to bottom with toilet paper. Literally - toilet paper was hanging from the toilet seats, from the wall, and from the garbage. Other times, the washrooms are much worse off. Lets make Facility Managements job a little easier, and keep the washrooms clean. And, lets also keep it a common courtesy, to the next person using the stall after you, to leave things somewhat presentable? Can we agree on that?

McDowell: Seeing teams actually make the playoffs this year was great, but I think as a single moment, the semi-nal game of the CIS womens basketball championships was awesome. Everyone was drunk and having fun, with hilarious overrated chants. Not to mention, we won that game, and I got to enjoy it with some good company.

McDowell: I really like the look of Rampage, what with his little horns and hooves and whatnot. However, as far as performance, the choice is easy and Reggie wins hands down. Reggie has much better dance moves, I think he might shake his booty better than I do, which is saying something. All Rampage does is ex. The rst time it was funny; by the eighth time, I was ready to rip his head off. Also, secretly I have always wanted to be the mascot. The Stanley Cup hasnt been on Canadian soil since the Montreal Canadiens won their 24th Cup in 1993. Do you think the Stanley Cup will finally be back in Canada this year?

Gray: Ive gotta go with Rampage. The man has the sicker name though, but in a prison rules ght I think Reggie would manage to win that one.

McDowell: Im going to go with a resounding no. Chicago looks so dominant, almost too dominant, and they are probably setting themselves up for a first-round upset loss. While I do think the Jets will make the playoffs, they are hardly championship worthy. All that said, go Pens!

Dupuis: Its a toss-up between horseshoes and croquet. I like anything that I can play while drinking copious amounts of beer and exerting a minimal amount

What is your favourite sport to do in the summer? Yes, beer darts is a sport.

McDowell: Im always up for a rousing game of catch; football, not baseball, obviously. Little do you people know that I have a killer arm and was once the quarterback of my co-ed touch football team. I also played receiver and caught the rst touchdown of the season. Football: Teacher, mother, secret lover. The Regina Red Sox have won back-to-back WMBL championships. Do you think they can make it a three-peat this year?

McDowell: Yes, I believe they will. Probably the best thing going for this team is that only two of its members are actually from Regina. Most of them are college ball players, and the vast majority are not Canadians, which according to the players last year, the less Canadians, the better. Yay, for the Canadian baseball program.

Dupuis: There it is. The last roundtable question Ill ever have to dodge due to a severe lack of

Which mascot do you like better: Reggie or Rampage? Life or death, pick one.

Dupuis: Twenty years removed from their last Stanley Cup victory, the Montreal Canadiens

the U of Rs senior administration

edward dodd
op-ed editor Weve been picking on Timmons and Chase this year for good reason because they are doing a poor job of handling the funding crisis at this university. From the secretiveness surrounding the APR to somehow turning record enrolment numbers into a reason to cut the budget by three per cent, the senior administration did not show much concern for the people they should have cared about most students and faculty. Its time to get serious and be critical of the government, or at least bring the students and faculty directly to the government so they can advocate for themselves. I get not wanting to bite the hand that feeds you, but seriously, the hand is not feeding us enough to survive. The town halls were a good start, but if you dont want to be mentioned in next years hate feature, youre going to have to keep consulting, preferably before you make big decisions instead of three years after.

Chartwells
michelle jones
The worst place to eat on campus is easily anywhere owned by Chartwells. The food is terrible! Ive bought mufns on more than one occasion where the centre was still batter. And, this isnt the only problem with the food quality. BYOB buns are usually stale and fall apart, the sweet potato fries are barely cooked some of them still cold and limp, and the salads are usually full of lettuce that is about to go bad. And the worst part about all this is that they charge exuberant amounts of money for half-assed shit that my dog wouldnt even eat. The sad part is students need to eat especially those who live on campus and Chartwells knows this, so they completely gouge us for food that they know is shitty quality. But, why not serve crap and charge a fortune when you know you can get away with it? Bon appetite. copy editor

academic advisors
autumn mcdowell
sports editor The academic advisors on campus and I have never seen eye-to-eye, and to be honest, I think that I come out of every meeting with them knowing less. It is due in part to their lack of listening ability that I have ve extra classes that I cannot use towards my degree. Last year, they tried to convince me not to go into a program by telling me that it was no longer accepting students, however; once I began to cry it was amazing how quickly the program became available and how much more they could suddenly do for me.

All Photots taken by Arthur Ward

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Junior versus CIS

A comparison of the top amateur football leagues in Canada
autumn mcdowell
sports editor While the CIS is largely considered as the top amateur football program in the country, with more and more players making the transition from junior football to professional ranks, people are beginning to realize the potential long-term benefits of spending time in junior. When a player graduates high school, he is faced with the tough decision of whether to play junior football or make the jump to university, with arguably bigger, stronger and faster athletes. One of the biggest elements that attracts young football players to play junior football as opposed to making the jump to CIS, is that they can spend more time working on their football skills, while not having the added stress and pressure of a full university workload. The Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL) gives players exibility with their careers and education, said Brin Werrett, president of Regina Thunder. About 50 per cent of our players are pursuing secondary education. Some are SIAST students, many are U of R students and many are working while going to school as well. Junior football players have the flexibility to choose, unlike CIS players who must be full time students. Besides the increased exibility, another benet to playing junior football is that it can provide a player with more time to develop their playing ability. Although many players do elect to play CIS football directly out of high school, this often results in sitting on the sidelines as a red shirt for the first year, time that may be used more valuably with a year of hands-on playing experience in junior. I think the benet for any player that elects to take that [junior] route is to grow as a player in regards to not having to jump right into the CIS ranks right away, said Mike Thomas, technical director of Football Saskatchewan. For some players, they would like to make sure that they are prepared physically and mentally for the leap to univer-

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Thunder jerseys should have name plates. Just sayin. sity. However, while it is clear that junior can be used to further develop a players talents, according to Jim Donlevy, Convenor for Canada West football, he believes that playing junior football may be detrimental to a player. I think that if good-quality players stay too long in the lower level, which is junior. Lets not kid ourselves here, they develop bad habits because they are superior athletes at that level and then they start taking short cuts and arent as disciplined as they have to be to play at the next level, he said. If they are ready to make the move, they shouldnt stay as a big sh in a small pond. Thats not good for their development. Many players elect to use junior football as a stepping-stone to prepare them to eventually transition into CIS football. Because the two leagues offer a combined seven years of football eligibility, it allows many players take advantage of the increased playing time. The CJFL allows players to play up until they are 22 five years after high school. CIS Football allows players to have ve years of eligibility, however, this must be done in 7 years of

Werrett said. graduating, Combined, you are allowed to play up to a combination of 7 years between both leagues. For example, if a player plays in the CJFL for five full years, they would still be eligible to play another two years in CIS or any other combination. This career path gives a player more opportunity to play football and transition to a CIS league with more experience. Its a path that many of our players take. If executed correctly, players can gain valuable experience and knowledge from both leagues, which they then hope to carry into a career in professional football. For CFL prospect Kolton Solomon, he is reaping the benets of spending time at both the junior and CIS levels. Kolton was a classic case of a kid that was very talented but being an 18-year-old kid coming into the CIS he was denitely able to play at that level on the eld but its the off the eld part that is sometimes difficult and I think that is where it caught up with him, Thomas said. Having the fall back option to being able to play junior I think really helped him in terms of maturing both physically and mentally to be able

to better prepare himself for when he did return to the U of R. The University of Regina Rams product spent time with both the Vancouver Island Raiders and Regina Thunder before returning to CIS, and recently signed his second contract with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL. Kolton is a great example of a player who has played in both leagues and had the opportunity to move into the professional level under both systems, Werrett said. The CJFL gave Kolton an opportunity to gain additional playing time and develop an initial relationship with the Roughriders organization. He was able to continue to develop and create opportunities by playing with the Rams as well. For players like Solomon, who are eventually looking to take their talents to a professional football career, both leagues have the ability to get players there, but the route players take will be slightly different. Whats unique about the CJFL is that CFL teams have territorial rights to players within the system, Werrett explained. For example, the Saskatchewan Roughriders have the rights to

any player currently playing for either the Saskatoon Hilltops or the Regina Thunder. Once a player plays one game in the CIS system, they now must go through the CFL Draft where any team can draft their rights. In recent years, the Regina Thunder has sent many players directly to professional football without spending any time in the CIS, including Dan Clark, Zack Evans, Stu Foorde, Clay Cooke, and more. However, they have also sent products to the CIS for further development, like Chris Getzlaf, Jason Clermont, Rory Kohlert, Paul Woldu, and Bryce McCall all of whom spent time in both leagues before making their professional debuts. As Thomas points out, whatever path a player chooses, it will be their determination and work ethic that is the biggest factor for whether they play at the next level, not the path in which they choose to get there. Kids see that there is an opportunity for them and going either route will get you there; it just depends on the time that it is going to take.

Arthur Ward

Its been quite a year for Cougar athletics at the University of Regina.Some teams got better, others got worse, and some stayed about on par with last year. It was a year lled with highs and lows; with heartbreak and triumph; with sports clichs of every make and model. While some of our athletes may have been upset with the perceived negative coverage they received from certain publications that may or may not be this exact publication, to them I would say: better luck next year. To those who dont take themselves so seriously, we present you now with the 2012-13 Dickies: The awards article so meaningless and meandering you would think that we just made it up as we went along. We totally didnt though. So without further ado, here it is. The article youve been waiting for all year. The last one.

I may or may not have stolen the name for this.

Im still laughing at my awesome joke. My neighbours must be pissed. Brightest shoes: Ledingham Lindsay

At the CIS championships someone pointed out to me how bright Leddys shoes were. I was pretty drunk, and Im also colour blind, so Im just going to have to take their word for it. From what I hear though, they were pretty damn bright. Cleanest shave: Paul Gareau After more than a year of being that big, tall guy on the basketball team who also happened to sport a massive beard, Gareau did the unthinkable and shaved his epic face bush. Now hes known as the big tall guy who is no longer on the basketball team and no longer has a massive beard. Way to go, Paul. Now youre just tall. No, this doesnt mean that Jasmine Slinn has the toughest mom of any of our student athletes (though that may be as safe a bet as any). It means that she IS the toughest mom. After taking most of 2011 off to have her rst child, Slinn nished off her U of R career this year by helping lead the womens wrestling team to a respectable sixth place finish at the CIS championships in London, Ont. Most undervalued Cougars Handball team: Toughest mom: Jasmine Slinn

with a lot of heart this year, but you wouldnt know it by checking their attendance numbers many times I felt like I was the only one watching their matches. The Cougars website has no mention of stats or even their starting roster. This team is so undervalued, the university wont even spring for uniforms or a regulation handball. How do you sleep at night, Vianne? Best new U of R sports writer: Braden Dupuis

Best dance moves: Womens hockey

braden dupuis
sports writer

Ive read most of the things Ive written this year, and I have to admit that, damn, Im good. I really feel that I deserve this award that I just now made up and awarded to myself. Im also mildly good looking in low-light situations, and Im a heck of a bowler when nobodys watching. Congratulatory phone calls and letters of admiration can be directed to my moms house. She loves that shit.

This year, the womens hockey team released a Harlem shake video to stir up excitement for the playoffs, and boy did it work. The Cougars got tons of fans out for their semi-nal matchup against UBC, but more importantly, I must ask the question that is burning in everyones minds: who was rolling around inside the hockey bag? Classic. Best hate mail: Sylvain Pineau swimming coach

team defenceman Friedel had one of the sickest flows to walk the halls of the U of R in a long time. However, Friedel made the horrible judgment to cut that ow into a respectable haircut. This one doesnt even stick out of his helmet on the ice, what good is that? This award may be transferred to teammate Sanfred King, as he seems much more committed to keeping his ow. Most likely to succeed: Stefan Charles Rams defensive lineman Charles is projected to go rst overall in the CFL draft. He recently participated at the combine, where he was somehow able to levitate his 65, 324 lb body 37 inches off of the ground. Scouts were so impressed by this magic trick that they made him measure his reach again. Become friends with this kid now, so that he can forget about you when hes rich and famous.

autumn mcdowell
sports editor

Throughout my years as sports editor, I have received many touching articles of hate mail, but by far the best one was the threepage email I received from the swimming coach. I apparently learned nothing from this piece, as he sent me another one roughly one week later. They look incredible in the frames I bought for them. Most overworked staff member: Braden Konschuh sports information director

paul bogdan
a&c editor

Freak of Nature award: Kelly Wiebe

Does Kelly Wiebe ever stop running? I got an email today telling me hes competing for Team Canada in the World Cross Country Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Once my brain recovered from trying to sound out that hideous name, I wondered aloud how long it took him to run there. Five hours later,

Most hate for the Carillon: Womens basketball

c a n a d a i n f e d e r a t o i n o f s t u d e n t s s a s k a t c h e w a n s t u d e n t s c o a t i l o n m c i h a e a j lc k s o n m o v e i a l y t o n u n d e r r e t h a t s p e e c h s t e p h e n h a r p e r c a n a d a it n e e l c t o ic n t w t i e r t i u n e s k a n y e w e s t a l d y g a g a t p a n i a u t o since 1962. the carillon :t legitimizing your cause with fake awards t u n e r e c e s s o i n a f g h a n s i t a n a s e r s d o m e b a o l i u s h e a t l h a r e b a n k r u p t c y s w e a t e v r e s h t p i s t e d r o u c h e b a g s t h o s e a s s h o e l s w h o g v i e y o u t c i k e t s w h e n y o u p a r k n i t h e w r o n g p a l c e o n c a m p u s a t l h n i g s c a p t i a s i l t g a y m c a n a d a in f e d e r a t o in o f s t u d e n t s a s k a t c h e w a n s t u d e n t s c o a t i l o n m c i h a e a j lc k s o n m o v e ia ly -

Dirty Mike and the boys fought

Certain members of the womens basketball team have always had it out for the Carillon, often complaining that we didnt cover them enough and then complaining about the coverage that we did give them. Im sure they will tweet a picture of this they love that.

Between making an appearance at roughly every Cougars home game and putting up timely recaps, Konschuh is surely the most over worked and I assume under paid staff member in the athletics department. Ive seriously been wondering if he was part of some cloning experiment; hes everywhere. Best ow: James Friedel During the season, mens hockey

Most seled athlete: Lex Ewen

How Lex has even managed to find the time to win two CIS Canada West gold medals in between Instagramming countless seles is pretty astounding. Still waiting on the mid-record-breaking-jump sele though.

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This is my life
what the puck?
autumn mcdowell
sports editor Last year at this time, I was strongly considering actually, I was positive that I would not be returning as sports editor this year. But here I am, suckers. When we were required to write a page for our legacy binders last year, describing what our job entails and what our jobs were actually like, so that the successors of our positions would know what they were getting into, I wrote you are about to start hating your life. Then I decided to re-apply, because I must be stupid. Originally, I did not want to return because I was putting in an insane amount of work, often writing four to six articles per week, while only getting paid for writing one of them. Im sure many of you can understand why that frustrated me and are probably scratching your heads right now, pondering why on earth I would agree to what would work out to an hourly wage of $3. While I did, and still do, have a passion for sports I was not sure that it was mentally safe for me to continue with that work load, did I mention I was also in four classes and working another job at this time? Still, while I was certain that I

Nothing beats the smell of hate mail in the morning

en franais
Un nouvel album pour Caroline Savoie
karine martel
Front Le Moncton) (Universit de MONCTON (PUC) La et tudiante chanteuse lUniversit de Moncton Caroline Savoie a lanc hier, mardi 12 mars, un mini-album de six chansons intitul Laisse-moi rver. Le lancement a eu lieu la Salle Empress du Thtre Capitol. Afin de prsenter la totalit des chansons de son nouvel album, Caroline sest entoure de plusieurs musiciens, soit Danny Bourgeois, Christien Belliveau, Robin Anne Ettles, Philippe Desjardins, Roland Bourgeois et Andr LeBlanc. Jai vraiment hte , expliquait lartiste, quelques jours avant le lancement. Cest mon premier EP en franais. Jai hte de voir comment le monde trouve a. Les six chansons de lalbum sont crites, composes et chantes par la musicienne. Elle explique faire un mini-album pour offrir un produit de qualit suprieure. Ces six chansons sont les meilleures chansons que jai crites en franais. Avant de faire un album complet, je veux prendre le temps dcrire plus. Je veux avoir du temps pour travailler mes chansons. Elle prcise tout de mme vouloir faire un album complet ventuellement. Malgr son jeune ge, la chanteuse en est dj son deuxime album. En octobre 2011, elle faire le plus de spectacles possible. Cest ce que jai fait lanne dernire, et jaimerais faire assez de spectacles pour avoir a comme un emploi dt, expliquet-elle. Quel quen soit lavenir, pour le moment Caroline largie son auditoire et se fait connatre en prenant part de nombreux vnements culturels tels que la Semaine de la musique de la cte Est et les ECMAs, qui ont eu lieu Halifax cette n de semaine. Avec les ECMAs en fin de semaine, jai pas vraiment eu le temps de penser mon lancement partage lartiste trs sereine, quelques jours avant son vnement. Mais en mme temps, aux ECMAs, jai jou avec trois des musiciens qui seront avec moi au lancement. Cest une petite prparation. Suite au lancement, lalbum de Caroline Savoie sera disponible sur iTunes. Lalbum Laisse-moi rver est une ralisation de Jesse Mea, enregistr au studio Pumpkn Patch Memramcook, et il est le premier album paratre sous le tout nouveau label acadien Le Grenier musique, lance par la grante dartistes Carol Doucet.

Natasha Tersigni

was not going to be returning, I simply could not sit back and watch the sports section crumble, which could have very well happened had I not decided to return. At one point the option of not having a sports section if I didnt come back was a very real possibility, but I simply could not let that happen. I worked too hard to see it disappear. In all actuality, once I got used to receiving hate mail on a weekly basis, almost getting to the point of enjoyment upon its arrival, my

Me and my boy Wheeler

job became much more tolerable. People often wonder why I dont promote University of Regina sports to an almost obsessive and disgusting level, congratulating them, no matter how well or how terrible they do; but that is just not my style, folks. While I do try to give every team some coverage in the paper, and I do enjoy going to as many of the Cougars and Rams games as I can, I am a reporter, not a cheerleader. I also wrote into my legacy

binder, at least three teams hated me because I pointed out that they sucked in a rather sarcastic way. You will learn to love that feeling. The way I see it, if a team loses by hundreds of points, it is my job to point that out. Perhaps I can get carried away with sarcasm sometimes, but thats just my sense of humour. Sorry, but I cannot congratulate a team for losing by such a hideous margin, and I dont think teams should be OK with being given mercy articles

and participation awards. Its not my fault you suck. Im sure the hate mail will be streaming in after that one. I dont want to be like the other sports writers out there. That possibility went out the window the minute I was born a girl. From that moment on it became obvious that I was not going to be your average, run of the mill sports reporter. Besides the obvious, I also believe that I have a rather unique writing style. I have recently learned that people know me by my writing, which is slightly terrifying. If you saw me in the hallway, Ill bet you would never guess that this little girl came up with such sarcastic articles. I hope that I have turned the sports section into something that is fun and interesting to read, and if it evokes emotions in some of you, be that positive or negative, then I feel I have done my job. Having said all of that, although this job can be frustrating, it can also be very rewarding and barring anyone coming in and taking my job which many teams are probably hoping for I hope to return to give more adequate and realistic reporting of campus teams. See you next year, kids.

Le Front

Harder, better, faster, stronger...smarter?

Smart and athletic? Well thats not fair.
Dan Leroy
The Fulcrum (University of Ottawa) OTTAWA (CUP) The stereotype of the dumb jock has consistently been perpetuated by mainstream media. Some people cant help but wonder, All these people do is skate around a rink or kick a ball, so how smart can they really be? According to a recent study by Jocelyn Faubert of the University of Montreal, professional athletes actually learn more quickly than the average student population. The study showed that professional athletes get to where they are not by being big, athletic powerhouses, but by possessing high biological motion perception or, the ability to track multiple fastmoving objects simultaneously. Think Wayne Gretzky or Sidney Crosby: they are not necessarily the biggest players, but their ability to anticipate the play and know where the puck is going sets them apart from the rest. Biological motion perception involves the visual systems capacity to recognize complex human movements when they are presented as a pattern of a few moving dots, Faubert states in his study. In his research, Faubert happened upon a trend, which indicated that athletes tended to be quicker and become adjusted to new patterns at a faster rate than school and if doing sports makes me happy, then exercise is clearly positive, said Morin. As to whether being a strong athlete on the ice makes a person a faster learner, Morin was skeptical. I dont know if I am a fast learner or not, he said, laughing. I think I am quicker in some elds, but not as much in others. Fauberts study highlighted that professional athletes as a group have extraordinary skills for rapidly learning unpredictable, complex dynamic visual scenes that are void of any specific context. It also found that athletes tend to learn quicker than the average student in kinetic intelligence, as well as in classroomlike settings where the athletes process random information. Now this is no reason for us non-athletic university students to despair. Crosby or Alexander Ovechkin would probably prove quite unable to carry out scientic experiments or lead a political debate in the same way many U of O students can. However, if they faced off against us in a test of processing multiple events in a small period of time, these two guys would most likely put us all to shame.

avait sorti un premier mini-album anglophone intitul Just Sayin. Cest pas plus dur crire en franais quen anglais , explique lartiste qui avoue aimer chanter dans sa premire langue, le franais. Avec mon premier album, je ne savais pas vraiment o je men

allais musicalement. Javais juste 16 ans. Depuis, mes gots se sont dvelopps un peu. Je sais plus o je veux men aller. Jai fait plus de spectacles aussi, je connais plus le son que je cherche. En plus de quelques spectacles dans la rgion, Caroline se rendra Montral en avril pour faire une

vitrine seule, et une avec Les rencontres qui chantent au Festival vue sur la relve. Elle protera de son sjour dans la mtropole pour faire un deuxime lancement de son nouvel album. Le tout se fera le 11 avril au Divan Orange sur la rue Saint-Laurent. Pour cet t, Caroline espre

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I is so smart, S-M-R-T the average individual. This led Faubert to conduct a study with CogniSens Athletics, a lab that has access to professional athletes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the National Hockey League (NHL), and Major League Soccer. Fauberts study found, with almost no ambiguity, that athletes do learn more quickly than the average university student. This doesnt mean that athletes are smarter than students in every way to be smart can mean many things. Einstein was a brilliant physicist, but might not have been a 50-goal-a-year scorer in the NHL, had he laced up his skates. Some intelligence relies on quick, instantaneous learning and hyperfocus, while other intelligence requires long-term concentration and rational induction. An NHL player, though, will generally be able to focus intently for the ve to eight seconds necessary to make that outstanding play nobody else could have seen. Flix Morin, a masters of science student at the University of Ottawa and a member of four intramural hockey leagues, said being an athlete has a positive impact on his schoolwork. Although [sports] takes time away from school work, I think it has a positive effect. If being happy makes me more efcient at

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Plus vite, plus haut, plus fort plus cher?

vincent rgis
Le Collectif Sherbrooke) (Universit de bien. SHERBROOKE (PUC) Pierre de Coubertin doit tre en train de se retourner dans sa tombe. Le rnovateur des Jeux olympiques de lre moderne doit bien se demander quest-ce que se passe avec ses Jeux. Aprs le succs de cet t Londres, les nouvelles controverses se multiplient, avec les Jeux de Sotchi qui seront les plus chers de lhistoire, le retrait de la lutte qui ne fait pas du tout lunanimit et laccusation pour meurtre dune figure emblmatique des Jeux paralympiques. Dj que le CIO en avait plein les bras avec Lance Armstrong Au dbut du mois, on a lanc le compte rebours des Jeux dhiver de Sotchi, en Russie, qui se drouleront lhiver prochain. Le comit organisateur russe, pas peu er, a annonc que ce seront les plus grands Jeux de lhistoire, rien de moins, et quil avait investi une somme record pour y arriver. Le vice-premier ministre a annonc quils coteront 50 milliards de dollars amricains. 50 milliards pour deux semaines de comptitions sportives. Pour des Jeux dhiver en plus, qui sont moins populaires que les Jeux dt, moins achalands et qui prsentent moins dpreuves. 50 milliards, cest 25 fois le budget des derniers Jeux dhiver, au Canada. On le trouvait lev le budget, imaginez la population Le monde de la lutte (la vraie lutte, pas Hulk Hogan) sest soulev lorsque le CIO a annonc son intention de retirer le sport en vue des Jeux dt de 2020. La lutte, un des sports fondateurs des Olympiques modernes et mme antiques, pourrait ne plus faire des comptitions partie olympiques. Pour y rester, elle devra lutter (sans faire de jeu de mot plate) avec 7 autres sports qui tenteront dentrer aux Olympiques : le squash, lescalade, le karat, le wushu (art martial), le baseball/softball, le wakeboard et les sports de roller. Je verrais trs mal la lutte se faire vincer au prot du roller. Il y a peu de chances que a arrive, mais imaginez la face du gars qui apprend que son sport est exclu et quun autre prend sa place en faisant des ronds en rollerblade. Pour le sport, a serait une catastrophe. Le squash est probablement le plus srieux rival de la lutte. Roger Federer, vedette du tennis et ancien numro un mondial, a annonc quil ferait campagne pour lentre du squash au JO de 2020. La dcision nale sera prise en septembre, en mme temps que le choix de la ville hte. Dici l, les organisations de lutte promettent de mettre de la pression pour sauver leur sport. La lutte olympique en peril

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Op-Ed Editor: Edward Dodd op-ed@carillonregina.com

Education before prots

What in the world does Big Rig Bounty Hunters have to do with history? The History Channel thinks it has a lot to do with it. It also thinks that the tenuous connection between Pawn Stars is good enough to merit numerous marathons of that show. Never mind a historical exploration of the origin of the word marathon, we can watch the manufactured drama of Ice Road Truckers and ignore history completely. Sadly, the only thing of historical value that History Channel really offers anymore is a cultural record of how vapid the general public is when it comes to anything educational, and that wont even be valuable until historians look back on this time period and analyze our popular culture. The sad truth is theyll probably nd a society dedicated to mindless entertainment for the sake of prot at the expense of education. The worst thing is, history is not boring by any means. So why does the History Channel strive so hard to do away with it? Even the recent turn of the History Channel back to things that are arguably historical is not really a return to the original goal of educating the population about history. Its widely-touted new historical drama Vikings still entertainment first and education a distant second, with several historical inaccuracies that can potentially misinform the casual viewer as to what is historical and what is purely imagined by the writers of the show. This is obviously not limited to the History Channel, as Discovery, National Geographic, and the very inappropriatelynamed Learning Channel broadcast things that are anything but educational. The one time I watched Honey Boo Boo I could feel my IQ dropping. National Geographics biggest hit currently is Doomsday Preppers in which crazy people are featured planning for the supposedly imminent apocalypse. This sort of television adds nothing to education, simply looking to play off humanitys basest existential fears. It also encourages people to fear the world rather than embrace it with curiosity. It is obvious that History Channel and the other formerly-educational channels value ratings and thus advertisement profits over legitimate education. But this sort of decline of education television channels is not simply a unique problem of television, but a sad result of determining that prots are more important than education in general. History, Discovery, National Geographic, and TLC have all abandoned their position to teach rst and prot second and the result has been a slew of mindless entertainment at the cost of creating things of education value. How is this different than the government capitulating on its responsibility to fund universities properly and forcing them to go begging to private industries for funding? The educational mission of the university will necessarily be subverted to the pursuit of prot which is only attainable by operating not for the best interests of students and society, but for the best interests of industry. If we decide that the university must operate like a corporation funding itself on exorbitant tuition fees and catering to every whim of industry in the hopes that they will provide additional funding then we are on the dark path to a shared future with the History Channel. Well have to continue to draw funds that used to go to academic work to market our university to draw people in. Well have to create

russe. Cest 3 fois le budget annuel de la sant en Russie. Jusqu prsent, 37 milliards ont t dpenss, dont 25 proviennent des fonds privs. Le reste provient des contribuables. On est loin du Colise de Qubec, mettons. Je pensais quon avait atteint lapoge du ridicule lors des Jeux de Pkin en 2008, qui avaient cot quelque 44 milliards. Dpenser autant dargent pour

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une comptition de deux semaines demeure un non-sens, mon avis, peu importe les retombs conomiques, le prestige ou la ert que a peut apporter une ville. Bref, ces Jeux risquent de faire parler beaucoup dici fvrier 2014. En plus des importants retards de (qui rendent construction Vladimir pas trop content), le climat de Sotchi commence peu

peu soulever des questions. Voyez-vous, la moyenne de temprature pour Sotchi ce temps de lanne est de 9 degrs. Il peut neiger Sotchi, mais ce nest pas la norme, quon dit. Des Jeux dHIVER. La cerise sur le sundae : lorganisme Human Rights Watch a dnonc les conditions de travail horrible des travailleurs des chantiers de Sotchi. Bref, tout va

Edward Dodd

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larger and larger class sizes to maximize the tuition we bring in while placing prot ahead of education. Eventually, the original goal of educating students will fall to the wayside (if it hasnt already). We must not be willing to simply manage the decline of our university as it goes from Turning Points of History to Pawn Stars. We have to clearly articulate an alternative vision of university where education comes first, and profits are not a consideration. That means we need stable funding from the government the only place that can guarantee such funding. If we dont restore proper funding to this institution, and if we dont break out of the idea that the university is simply a place to get a piece of paper to get a job,

then get ready for a required fourth-year course on advanced resume padding. Maybe well be able to lm each class and create a new show for History Channel.

edward dodd
op-ed editor

Congratulations, but dont feel too good

For this particular URSU election, I see a double-edged sword. On one hand, I think it is great that we had an URSU campaign period that wasnt ridiculous, petty, politically partisan, or crass; and none of the candidates had an ulterior motive to abuse the privileges that comes with being elected to URSU. On the other edge of that sword, the expected lower voter turnout this year it is also a bad thing. The voting numbers have not been released yet, but of a few things we can be certain. The voter turnout will be far less than half of the student population and that most positions were won by acclamations while others remain vacant. Apathy has, unfortunately, struck again. Apathy sucks (it really does), but I think I understand why people dont take part in voting. Like any other trend, interest in voting or being a part of an activist movement (be it social, political, or human rights) comes and goes in sharp spikes and steep declines. For example, interest in student politics and activism increased in 2011 when URSU attempted to separate from the Canadian Federation of Students. The separation attempt ended up being a catalyst for participation in student politics. However, many students, voters and non-voters became polarized by the implied partisan stances afliated with each ondary students dont care about how their university community functions to the point of living by the philosophy, I dont care. Someone else will step up and take care of it. Which now brings us full circle. If no one does step up in becoming involved with URSU or any other sphere in politics, that leaves our political apparatus susceptible to abuse of tyrants-in-waiting and horrifying results. While the results of this year will probably be benecial for URSU for the next year, that does not mean URSU is safe from what we saw happen two years ago, if students continue to be apathetic.

Maybe we'll even get tossed out for punching Ben Mulroney. Who knows?

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side of the issue. Since then, total voting percentages have increased, but now that there is no longer a threat of a politically partisan fanatic running for any of the

URSU exec positions this year; perhaps some students felt there was no need to vote. Maybe the next generation of post-sec-

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Canada feels so betrayed

omy, rstly by being concerned about the environment in which we live. Thats a no brainer the environment must be disregarded, or at least given lip service to keep the hippies at bay, so that the economy continues to grow, as it has in Alberta. Next, Mulcair said he wanted to produce jobs in Canada by keeping the pipeline here, west to east. This, too, is treasonous, because any consideration other than giving oil over to the United States is a betrayal of Canada and her interests. Lastly, Mulcair pointed out that exporting raw oil to the States is neither good for producers nor job creation. That, too, is a betrayal of Canada. If the United States demands oil from Canada, Canada must hand it over. Its the only way. For Canada to do otherwise would be similar to British North America not exporting furs back to the United Kingdom. Colonies have little choice when it comes to the economy. So, what in the Redfordian sense, is not a betrayal to Canada? Firstly, according to the National Post, Alberta is finally joining the ranks of its fellow Canadian provinces by running a decit, borrowing $12.7 billion. Perfect! This hearkens back to when Mulcair warned of Canadian Dutch Disease, a phenomenon where an increase in the resource exporting sector directly impacts the industry base of the economy because the dollar rises in value, making industry less competitive. It seems this has, in a sense, heightened since Mulcair rst prophesied it, because, again, according to the National Post, a decline in bitumen prices brought on by decreased pipeline capacity has thrown the provinces nances off the rails.

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This may shock many of you, but working for the student newspaper doesnt exactly make one a millionaire. In order to pay all of the bills that such an unremitted badass as myself inevitably accrues, it is often essential to hold down two or even possibly three jobs. One such job happens to be at a local insurance agency. As such, I found myself on the unfortunate frontlines during what will forever be known as, That One Time SGI Planned to Jack up Motorcycle Insurance Rates, Like, 200 per cent. See, the way SGI currently operates, motorcycle rates are ridiculously low. So low, in fact, that every time a motorcycle claim was submitted to SGI, they operated at a loss. A recent internal study found that loss to be something to the tune of $9 million per year. Any government agency that operates at a $9 million a year loss is bound to make some drastic changes. Enter the proposed motorcycle rate increase. As any drastic increase to what people pay for is wont to do, the more vitriolic and vocal (read: fun) citizens took to the streets to voice their concerns. No one will be able to ride motorcycles! the angry bikers roared. This is unfair! Of course, the people who dont ride motorcycles, the people who operate standard four-wheeled vehicles, were okay with this proposed rate hike as theyve been subsidizing the cost of motorcycle insurance for years, now. But whats that? Off in the distance, just on the horizon? Hes riding a motorcycle fashioned out of mangled Bolex cameras, vening to squash a viable solution to a problem, despite mounting evidence that the current way of doing things is not working? Why is it that Brad Wall is slapped on the back and called the best premier in Saskatchewans history for slitting the throats of Saskatchewan Film and the universities of Regina and Saskatoon, even going so far as to ban people from the Legislature for disagreeing with him based on existing evidence? We wouldnt condone or tolerate such stubborn behaviour from a two-year-old. Yet here we are, giving Brad Wall more and more of our adoration and support. In reality, thats all Brad Wall is; a stubborn child, crossing his arms and sticking his tongue out at you until he gets what he wants. So, I say give the baby his bottle. Let him have his fun while he can. Just put all the breakables up on a higher shelf and in 2015, maybe responsible babysitter Cam Broten can put this entitled little shit down for a long nap.

Julia Dima

Mulcair, seen here betraying Canada by talking to a student newspaper, is a traitor to Canada for not supporting the Keystone XL pipeline. What constitutes a betrayal of Canada? To most people it would be the radical things, such as treason, homegrown espionage, etc. But Alison Redford, the current Premier of Alberta, called NDP leader Thomas Mulcairs visit to Washington to lobby against the Keystone XL pipeline a funda-

mental betrayal of Canadas long-term economic interests. This is a serious accusation, for Mulcair to jeopardize, let alone betray, Canadas economic prosperity would be an act betraying Canada itself. On his trip to Washington, Mulcair outlined his plan to sabotage Canadas econ-

So that was it, a very small change has done enough damage to merit deficit financing and a $12.7 billion loan. Were there no ways this could have been prevented? Is there no way in which the Canadian and Albertan economy could have had capital invested in other sectors? No, because that would be a betrayal of the Canadian way. Indeed, Redford and her government exemplied the Canadian way by taking out an ad in the New York Times that highlighted the similarities between Alberta and the United States, costing $30,000 to make the comparison. Fundamentally, none of this is a betrayal to Canada, and Redford only uses this term to smear a potentially powerful opponent merely on the grounds of ideology and party lines, and not on pragmatic policy making for what is truly best for this country. Character assassination of this sort is all too common in Canada, and in politics around the world. This Westminster bickering is what effectively chokes this country, and prevents it from nding the best policy in situations such as this. Imagine if Mulcair and Redford could sit at the same table and discuss this matter like adults. Unfortunately, this would not be the Canadian way, but probably would be the best way.

Edward Dodd

This action on SGI can only be explained by one thing Brad Wall is a motorcycle fuelled by the hopes and dreams of postsecondary students. His balding head is aame, like a shining beacon of deceit and petty squabbling. Why, its Ghost Wall! Or is it Brad Rider? The Right and Honorable spirit of mediocrity comes burning down the highway, xing to punish SGI for their reason-

michael chmielewski
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able suggestion. With a quick whip of the legislative assembly, SGI is forced to cap their proposed motorcycle increases. Wall rides off into the distance, and the wallets of literally every other motorist in the province commit honorable seppuku. What I dont get is why. Why is Brad Wall allowed to and applauded for inter-

kyle leitch
arts writer

Do you know anything?

Did you know that the school is undergoing an Academic Program Review? Did you know that the university is being audited for its commercialization of research? Do you know how much the administration gets paid? Are you aware of the budget cuts that the faculties are taking? Heck, do you even know how much your tuition costs? You may be up to date with respect to the different and innovative ways this school is screwing us over, but chances are that you arent. You live under rock, hoping to get into med school, or studying business or something. It seems to me that no one goes to university to get an education anymore, but rather people come here for the degree, the marks, or because of parental pressure. University used to be an open forum for the sacred transmission of knowledge from scholars to eager students, a platform for community and global activism, an opportunity to grow as an individual. But as with everything in the world, graduates are mass-produced and knowledge now has a hefty price tag. Whats more is that the equation remains unbalanced. Tuition rates are rising, the university gets funding increases, yet the level of education has not improved. If anything, it is sinking to a level that should be unacceptable. And thats the problem. Very few people care, or even know. Weve lost the ability to be critical and vocal. Weve succumbed to the powers that be, willingly being screwed by a system that serves the elite at the cost of 99 per cent of us. I should be honest with you. I come from a privileged background. My tuition is paid for and I drive one of the nicer cars in the M lot. People regularly draw penises on my car, but they do not realize that I actually appreciate what I have

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and I respect those who have to work three nearly full-time jobs to sustain their lives and education forever bound by the systems chains of nancial debt. In addition, Im aware that some people in the world have to walk miles in scorching heat in order to realize a very basic and crude education that will never grant them a higher education or a job. In a way, I envy those people. They are living a real life, and what little they have makes their day, while the rest of us live fake lives, where we only dress to impress and are never sat-

ised with what we have. My point here is that if you dont have to work to pay for school and such, then you have more time than others to care about the issues that affect all of us. Whether you drive a BMW or a Civic, you should read into the issues that affect our university and the global community. We should talk about ideas, innovations, real issues that affect real people and not about ourselves in an egotistic fashion. Its sad that people would rather talk about some stupid party they had last weekend,

or gossip about others rather than discuss modern day slavery or how much we consume and waste as a society. Every student should be an openminded activist, whether you are in premed or business. We must kill our selsh way of thinking and push for a world that is just for all.

mhmoud essalah
contributor

More! Give Me More! Mars, Kit Kat, OHenery, gummies, chips, yumm! All of the delicious sugars you can eat! Just because you can eat them, though, doesnt mean we should have them all the time. Yet we do! We reach for a bag of chips over an apple, we put gas in our vehicles and walk out with candy. Its an addiction! We just cant help it. Why bother running to the store for fruit when the gas station with chips is closer? Because candy is delicious! Chocolate gives us sugar and instant energy that gives us that last push we need. Chips are something we can continually eat when we are bored. Many people do that, just eat and eat and eat because they are bored. But if you are not hungry, why keep eating junk food? Why not continually eat grapes or strawberries? Dont get me wrong, some people do, but the majority would grab the chips rst. Junk food tastes good and satises quickly. But, in the long run, it gives you exactly what you do not

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want or need. All of the chocolate has tons of sugar which, when your body doesnt need it, is just stored away. Same with all of the sugar in gummies. All of the chips you eat contain tons of salt and sugar in them, layered on top of carbohydrates. All of that gets stored in your body if your body doesnt need it immediately. All of that sugar, salt, and carbs know what it becomes? Fat, plain and simple. The more you eat of it the bigger you will get eventually, unless youre one of those lucky people that can eat whatever they want and never gain weight. The more candy you eat, the slower your body will get because it wont have what it needs. Try eating as little junk food as possible for a week, and see the effect it has. I can bet it will be positive.

raenna gohm
contributor

Macleans recently put out an article a few weeks ago, titled Man Up with a photo of a beautiful woman shaving her face. The header on the front page is extremely provocative, which seems to be Macleans gimmick since they stopped actually striving for high quality journalism. It reads, Stop blaming the glass ceiling. Or the kids. High-powered female execs now say women should be more like men if they want to get ahead. Now, bear with me. I havent read the article, in all honesty because I misplaced the magazine, so I wont go too in depth into what I think it might say as thats not fair, but the cover itself with worthy of critical examination. My issue before I even had a chance to open the article was that Macleans is still using gender-based language to make reference to character traits that have absolutely nothing to do with biological sex or perceived gender. The headline suggests that the article is calling for women to show more manly characteristics to achieve success in the workplace, and stop blaming female issues, like the glass ceiling or children. So, Macleans is telling us that success is manly. But success, as far as I understand it, involves an element of determination, hard work, having a tough skin, being organized, balancing responsibilities, and handling stress. You dont actually need testosterone or a penis to do this, interestingly. If we want to talk about working hard and balancing responsibilities, we have to remember that most women who enter the workplace are dealing with earning about 25 cents less on the dollar to men, an overburdened childcare sector, misogyny, a higher rate of workplace sexual harassment, and the social stigma of being a bad mother if they put work rst. Somehow, though, women deal with those setbacks that men do not deal with and still succeed. This has nothing to do

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with manliness, this has to do specically with the fact that women are not men and as such have additional issues to overcome to be successful. Manliness is a social construct in this context, and it is offensive for Macleans to run an image of a woman shaving her face to show manliness. Testosterone, and the bodily tendencies associated with the hormone like facial hair growth have nothing to do with being successful, and its a brash way of saying that success is inherently tied to hormones and chromosomes, not personality, social structures or gender stereotypes. As a woman, I know that my success doesnt come from being manly: it comes from challenging stereotypes. Learning to deal with the barriers a male-dominated culture and eld of journalism has placed in front of me for being a woman, and for telling my fellow women they need to be themselves, not some constructed concept of men. We simply need to be hardworking, smart, and achieving. I dont shave my face, and I shouldnt have to wear a suit and tie to be taken seriously, nor should any man. These social constructions of gender hold us all back by implying that we can only be successful if we live up to the concepts of manhood, concepts that have been entirely socially fabricated. To be successful, men and women alike need to human up to let go of gender as a social denition and move out of the past where girls wear pink, boys wear blue, and man is all powerful.

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