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Homelessness at home
As housing costs rise and the rental market shrinks, concerned
citizens seek solutions for Regina’s homeless

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The panel-led discussion, focused
on solutions to urban homelessness is-
john cameron
sues, was the result of a collaboration
editor-in-chief
between the local Urban Aboriginal
While mayors and other municipal Strategy (UAS) chapter, a national
leaders from across Canada were gath- project that operates under the
ering at the First National purview of Indian and Northern
Infrastructure Summit in Regina to Affairs Canada, and a number of other
talk shop about infrastructure on community groups.
Wednesday, Jan. 26, community mem- While the panel’s five members –
bers from across the city gathered in Rob Deglau of the North Central
the German Club’s upstairs hall to dis- Community Association, Lisa
cuss another local concern – the prob- Workman of the Four Directions
lem of homelessness. Health Centre, Rob Byers of Namerind
Housing, University of Regina justice
studies professor Dr. Hirsh Greenberg,
and Urban Aboriginal Strategy’s Susan
Birley – each represented a different
“ Because the community organization concerned
with issues of homelessness, members
of other organizations such as
problem is we
have a govern- Carmichael Outreach and the Rainbow
Youth Centre were also in attendance.
ment who makes Members of the general public
were in attendance as well, including
Warren McCall, the member of the
their living from
problems, not Legislative Assembly for Regina
Elphinstone-Centre.
U of R social work student Kara
from solutions.”
Poier, who volunteers at Carmichael
Outreach, attended the panel because
it dealt with issues all too common in
Daniel Johnson
“It’s advocacy,” Poier said. “We
talk about that a lot in social work
classes.”
The event was the third in a series
of four public forums on the issue of
urban homelessness in Regina. Host
Cora Sellers pointed out that many so-
lutions had already been proposed at
previous sessions. As a result, many
panelists focused more on why exist-
ing solutions and proven strategies
weren’t being put into action.
Greenberg, the first panelist to
speak, pointed to reports from New
York and Winnipeg on the issue of
homelessness. The reports both point
to one conclusion – prevention of
homelessness by providing more af-
fordable housing costs less than emer-
gency responses. Winnipeg’s 2009
report, “Tip of the Iceberg”, says
plainly that “taxpayers investing in af-
fordable housing would reduce spend-
ing on health care, social service and
policing costs.”
But the problem, according to
Greenberg, is that societal attitudes to-
ward the problem of homelessness do
not reflect these statistics. He called
on the municipal government to lead
the charge in changing these attitudes.
“... In most municipalities that
ness], the city, the municipalities have
taken leadership roles,” Greenberg
said. “It’s not that they’ve funded all
the housing; leadership doesn’t equal
financial commitment. But leadership
is important for the municipality be-
cause it’s about civic engagement.”
The panelists seemed to agree that
what was needed was, first and fore-
most, that civic engagement, on both a
municipal and individual level.
Though the panelists collectively
suggested a number of possible ac-
tions to address the lack of affordable
housing, such as using old rail con-
tainers as temporary housing units,
the problem they seemed to address is-
n’t a lack of solutions – it’s a lack of at-
tention and a lack of action.
“From a community perspective,
we have put forth quite a few things,
but have yet to look at the political
will to it,” Delgau said. “Homelessness
is just a byproduct of some bad busi-
ness decisions that governments have
been doing for the last years. And the
reality is, poor people don’t make as
much noise as business lobby groups.”
The panel discussion was fol-
lowed by a question-and-answer pe-
riod, although several speakers took to
the microphone to provide comment
like Daniel Johnson, were less than
pleased with the committee’s makeup
and approach; Johnson expressed dis-
satisfaction with what he saw as a gen-
trifying attitude on the part of the
panel.
“The solution is always another
set of problems,” Johnson said later.
“Because the problem is we have a
government who makes their living
from problems, not from solutions.”
Greenberg, too, sees problems
with the government’s approach; how-
ever, he said in an interview after the
session, those problems also have their
roots in a larger problem – an attitude
of compartmentalization rather than a
holistic, collaborative approach to
dealing with homelessness. A n d
that’s why this series of discussions is
necessary.
“My hope [for these discussions]
is that there’s enough common ground
to say, ‘We don’t have to argue with
each other about wanting to solve the
problem, or who’s responsible”’ he
said. “That there’s enough common
ground to say, ‘Yeah, if there’s home-
lessness in our province and in our
communities, we all have some level
of responsibility and accountability for
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4 news
Of combat and
peacekeeping
Canadian troops to stay in
Afghanistan through 2014
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Exit strategies have been hard for Canada’s military to find
iryn tushabe
news writer
Despite the 2008 parliamentary reso-
lution to pull Canadian troops out of
Afghanistan by July 2011, over 90,
000 military troops are going to be
remaining in Afghanistan – in a train-
ing capacity – through 2014.
“They will not be active combat-
ants. This is the way the government
puts it and, therefore, they say that
they are adhering precisely to the par-
liament resolution of 2008, which was
to end our active combat role in
2011,” explained Howard Leeson, a
professor in the political science de-
partment at the University of Regina.
The American government arrived at
the decision after realizing that their
military’s mission wasn’t going as
smoothly as expected.
“The American government has
actually increased the number of
troops they have there because the
Taliban’s are so strong. And so they
asked us, and other NATO govern-
ments, to stay longer. The Harper
government felt that it couldn’t dis-
honour the parliamentary resolution,
and so it found, in its eyes, this com-
promise whereby we would stay in –
training in and around Kabul, but not
in Kandahar which the Americans are
taking over,” said Leeson.
Back in 2008, following Barack
Obama’s election as president of the
United States, Afghan president
Hamid Karzai demanded that the
newly-elected president put an end to
the killing of innocent civilians. He
reasoned that a fight against terror-
ism could not be won with air strikes.
Two years later, innocent
Afghans are still being killed during
cat-and-mouse hunts for insurgents
by foreign troops.
Following the 2001 bombing of
the twin towers, Canada has had over
2,500 troops stationed mostly in
Kandahar. As of December, 158
Canadians had died in Afghanistan,
including four civilians: one diplo-
mat, one journalist, and two aid
workers.
There was majority support for
the original involvement because of
what had happened with the United
States as well as the fact that the
Taliban regime was very repressive
for religious reasons.
“Girls were not allowed to go to
school. We felt that we were helping
to modernize and change reprehensi-
ble social arrangements, as well as
getting rid of al-Qaida, who were a
threat to territories around the world.
But we didn’t want this to be an
open-ended matter, and there was a
general consensus that we should
leave at some point. That, at some
point, the Afghan people would have
to take control of their own affairs
and we should leave them to do just
that,” Leeson explained.
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The five years of
Harper
Has Harper overstayed his welcome in
Parliament?
Leeson said he thinks the major-
ity of Canadians support full with-
drawal. “First of all, some Canadians
don’t really understand why we are
there, you know? ‘What are we do-
ing there?’ they ask. They think it’s a
foreign war. We are getting killed in
the middle of nowhere and what is
our business there? Let the people of
Afghanistan sort it out themselves.
“I think a second group of
Canadians say, ‘look, we’ve done our
part.’ It’s been the longest time that
praxistheatre.ca
Canada has ever been involved in a
combat situation, even more than
World War I, World War II, more than
We all just wanna be big rock stars
the Korean War. And we think we
ter. He also credits Harper with de- peacekeeping status we once had.
should bring our people home. It’s
creasing the GST and accomplishing The Conservative ‘tough on crime’
lauren golosky
been long enough, and if this gov-
the Federal Accountability Act. attitude is resulting in prison expan-
ernment doesn’t have support by
contributor
“Harper is the only party leader sion and harsher laws for things like
now, it’s never going to have sup-
For half a decade now, Stephen with really effective policies that ben- drug offences, increasingly similar to
port.”
Harper has been the prime minister efit all Canadians, be it cutting the our neighboring country.”
Leeson believes this to be part of
of Canada. His reign has been like GST by two per cent or lowering As for the issue of proroguing
a larger political question between
much else in Canadian politics: ruled taxes on small and large business, Parliament, something that will be on
Western Liberal democracies and the
by partisan politics, with supporters which creates jobs and encourages in- the minds of many Canadians for
Islamic world, which is generally, in
on one side and haters on the other. vestment in the Canadian economy.” years to come, those on the left and
religious terms, much stricter than
For the past five years, Harper Wilson also openly admires right of the political spectrum per-
what is here.
has been unable to pull off a majority, Harper for how he dealt with other is- ceive it differently.
His personal take on the matter is
leaving him with a minority govern- sues, such as free trade, the Softwood “One could argue that [Harper]
that Canadian troops should be with-
ment, something not unprecedented Lumber Agreement with the United shouldn’t have prorogued Parliament
drawn from Afghanistan.
at the federal level. Harper supporter States, and the war in Afghanistan. last year, but these are the same peo-
“Napoleon Bonaparte, I think has
and Conservative party member Sean “He has been pushing free trade ple who had no idea what the word
the best saying on this. Two hundred
Wilson, a University of Regina stu- in a big way, which is very impor- even meant before it happened,” said
years ago he said, ‘The only thing you
dent, believes that Harper has done tant,” stated Wilson. “By the end of Wilson.
can’t do with a bayonet is sit on it.’ In
the best he could under those circum- February, Harper will have passed Kielly has a starkly opposite per-
other words, you can’t keep a govern-
stances. five free trade agreements into law spective on Harper’s decision to sus-
ment in place by force forever, so
“Harper has had a very success- with more coming, with places like pend Parliament, deeming it
there has to be some political settle-
ful run as prime minister, even India, Japan, and the European “undemocratic.”
ment, which will hopefully take ac-
though he was not able to do every- Union." Both sides will also disagree on
count of all the various factions, so
thing he wanted because of the mi- But not everyone is so satisfied Canada’s future at the federal level.
that all of the foreign troops could
nority situations,” said Wilson. with Harper’s performance over the “I believe that he has a very good
withdraw,” Leeson said.
With last year’s prorogation of last five years. Ian Kielly, another U of chance at winning his majority next
“The situation can only change
Parliament still fresh in some peo- R student, is more than unimpressed time because of regional issues,”
over a long period of time, it seems to
ple’s minds, many cannot think of too with Harper’s Canada. claimed Wilson. He said he believes
me, by different kinds of engagement.
many headline-making policies im- “Harper’s idea of Canadian val- Harper is the best candidate again for
That engagement is cultural and so-
plemented by Harper. But for Wilson, ues do not seem to match those that the role of Prime Minister.
cial and so Afghanistan in a sense has
that is not a reason to write the cur- some Canadians pride themselves of Kielly, however, believes that
to move into the world– not by force,
rent prime minister off. having, such as his view that mar- Canada is overdue for a new prime
but by example,”
“Harper is not a Trudeau or a riage between one man and one minister, asserting that the leaders of
Mulroney who had the Charter of woman is a ‘real, true Canadian oppositions would be better suited
Rights and Freedoms and [the North value,’” Kielly remarked. “The peace- for the nation.
American Free Trade Agreement]. keeping, democratic, and accepting Politics aside, Harper has demon-
Harper has very much been making country we’ve had in the past looks strated his passion for music and his
“ It’s been the small policy changes,” he argued. to be heading in the wrong direc- own talents, performing a Beatles
Wilson, pushing aside his doubts tion.” number at a gala.
longest time the
of Harper’s budget, believes that “With Harper as [prime minister] Love him or hate him, you can at
Harper’s income tax cuts and dereg- for the last five years, I’d classify least appreciate his taste in music.
Canadian combat
ulation of some of Canada’s economy Canada as being more Americanized.
has ever been in-
is a positive note for the prime minis- For example, we no longer have the
volved in a com-
bat situation,
even more than
World War I,
World War II, “ Harper is the only “ The peacekeeping, democratic,
party leader with really and accepting country we’ve had in
more than the
effective policies that the past looks to be heading in the
Korean War.”
benefit all Canadians.” wrong direction.”
Howard Leeson
Sean Wilson Ian Kielly
U of R political science
professor Conservative Party Member U of R student
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A stark reminder
Gay rights activist’s death draws questions in Uganda

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A Ugandan tabloid listed names, pictures, and addresses of homosexual men and women.

ed kapp
news writer
Despite a 2010 report suggesting
Uganda’s overwhelmingly adverse at-
titude towards homosexuality is light-
ening, the murder of David Kato –
Uganda’s most prominent gay rights
activist – serves as a stark reminder
that even alleged homosexuals are still
in a great deal of danger in the East
African nation of Uganda.
Widely regarded as one of the
least homosexual-friendly nations in
the world, a 2007 study of Uganda by
the Pew Research Center (PRC) re-
ported that a staggering 96 per cent of
the Ugandan citizens polled believed
that “homosexuality should be re-
jected.”
Fortunately for Uganda’s homo-
sexual population, a 2010 study by the
same group revealed Uganda in fact
registered as one of the nations with
the highest number of people who “ac-
cepted homosexuality.” With a marked
increase of 11 per cent, there was great
growth from the PRC’s 2007 study.
Uganda has a long history of dis-
crimination against homosexual peo-
ple.
Officially illegal for men since the
1800s, and illegal for women since the
Penal Code Amendment Act of 2000,
sexual activity between members of
the same sex has been an incriminating
act in Uganda since the days of British
colonial rule in the 19th century.
After gaining independence from
the British, the Ugandan government
affirmed their hard-line stance against
homosexual activity by retaining
The law is located under the sub-
category “unnatural offences” of
Uganda’s Penal Code Act of 1950.
“Any person [that] has carnal
knowledge of any person against the
order of nature, [or] has carnal knowl-
edge of an animal, or permits a male
person to have carnal knowledge of
him or her against the order of na-
ture,” is subject to punishment of up to
14 years in prison.
Unfortunately for Uganda’s al-
ready oppressed homosexual popu-
lace, which was estimated by gay
rights activists in 2007 at 500,000 –
roughly one per cent of Uganda’s pop-
ulation – a number of Ugandan mem-
bers of parliament are pushing for
legislation that calls for more stringent
penalties for those who partake in ho-
mosexual activities.
The Uganda Anti-Homosexual
Bill, introduced by MP David Bahati
on Oct. 14, 2009, initially called for the
death penalty for homosexuals in cer-
tain instances. This included men or
women who have previous convic-
tions, are HIV-positive, or engage in
same-sex acts with people under the
age of 18. Since the initial tabling of the
bill, however, Bahati has said that he is
now pursuing life imprisonment in
lieu of the death penalty for those
proven to be involved in homosexual
activities.
At first, Bahati insisted that his bill
had a “99 per cent” chance of being
passed into law. That resulted in out-
rage from politicians, including
Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni,
citizens of Uganda, and members of
the international community. This has
left many skeptical about whether the
be enshrined into Uganda’s penal
code.
When the legislation was initially
announced in 2009, the federal gov-
ernment of Canada was quick to con-
demn the Ugandan parliament’s
ambitions.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s
spokesperson, Dimitri Soudas, said,
“If adopted, a bill further criminalizing
homosexuality would constitute a step
backwards for the protection for hu-
man rights in Uganda.”
Although there are heavy doubts
that Uganda’s newest piece of anti-ho-
mosexual legislation will be passed
into law, many fear that Ugandan cit-
izens will essentially take the “law”
into their own hands. That is the
widely speculated case with David
Kato, the most prominent proponent
of gay rights in Ugandan history, and
one of nation’s very few openly ho-
mosexual men.
In 2009, Kato was among 100 al-
leged homosexuals named by a
Ugandan tabloid, along with photos
and addresses of the suspected men
and women. These were listed under a
banner that read, “hang them”.
Within days, a number of the men
and women listed by Rolling Stone (no
affiliation to the American publication)
had either reported being harassed,
having their property destroyed, or
had gone into hiding in fear of retalia-
tion.
Kato, a teacher and advocacy offi-
cer for Sexual Minorities Uganda
(SMUG), along with two other SMUG
members, subsequently took the
tabloid to court.
On Jan. 3, 2011, High Court Justice
Rolling Stone’s publication of the list,
photos, and addresses – along with the
accompanying incitation of violence –
threatened Kato and the others’ “fun-
damental rights and freedoms.” The
tabloid was subsequently ordered to
pay the plaintiffs 1.5 million Ugandan
shillings, roughly $650 CAD.
In the early afternoon of Jan. 26,
nearly a month after his victory over
the publication, Kato was bludgeoned
to death with a hammer in his home
while speaking with a fellow SMUG
member over the telephone.
Within a few days Ugandan au-
thorities had arrested one man and of-
ficially declared Kato’s murder an
attempted robbery, much to the dis-
may of Kato’s acquaintances and a
number of outside observers. In the
weeks following January’s court battle,
Kato had spoken publically of an in-
crease in the number of threats he had
been receiving from his opponents.
Joe Oloka-Onyango, director of
the Makerere University Human
Rights and Peace Centre in Kampala,
Uganda, worked extensively with
Kato throughout his court battle
against Rolling Stone. He argued that
“[attempted robbery] is a very strange
thing to happen in the middle of the
day, and suggests pre-meditation.”
“ Ugandan officials are eager to distance
Kato’s murder from the issue of gay rights.”
In the wake of Kato’s death, hu-
man rights watchdogs Amnesty
International and Human Rights
Watch both called for the Ugandan
government to provide an in-depth
and impartial investigation into Kato’s
death. They hope to further provide
protection for Ugandan gay-rights ac-
tivists, many of whom having already
dealt with similar threats.
Although it’s too early to tell what
the Ugandan government’s response
to Kato’s untimely death will be, the
Vancouver Sun’s Tara Carman, offered
her opinion of the situation on Jan. 29.
“Ugandan officials are eager to dis-
tance Kato’s murder from the issue of
gay rights because of the overwhelm-
ing international response to the
tabling of the anti-homosexuality bill
in parliament in 2009, for which they
were completely unprepared.”
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Wikipedia wants
teachers to get
involved
Can the online site become a reliable
educational tool?
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We’ve all been warned.
Using Wikipedia for research pa-
pers, essays, and everyday school-
work means trouble in high schools
and universities. The reason is sim-
ple: anyone, anywhere can edit a
Wikipedia article.
Wikimedia, the parent company
of Wikipedia, is working hard to
change all that. Through teaching
aids, instructional videos, incentive
programs, and various projects and
initiatives, Wikimedia is working
hard to change the negative stereo-
types regarding the reliability of their
gargantuan online encyclopedia.
It’s wise for teachers to be skep-
tical of Wikipedia’s potential educa-
tional value. Wikipedia is an
open-source project. Anyone can con-
tribute if they like; as such, it is sus-
ceptible to vandalism. From a
teaching point of view, it’s common
sense to advise your students to
avoid using a source of information
that can be edited by anyone who
feels like it.
Most examples of Wikipedia
vandalism are overt. In 2007, the ar-
ticle for the comic book character
Batman was deleted after every inch
of the page was filled with the phrase
“DUN-NUH-NUH-NUH-NUH
BATMAN!” But, the article was
quickly restored using back-up files
that are kept to prevent such abuse
from having a significant impact.
Even if the vandalism isn’t obvi-
ous, the Wikipedia community often
responds quickly as the website auto-
matically notifies members of new
changes, enabling informed users to
correct the misleading information.
Recognizing that open-source
media is a double-edged sword, the
Wikimedia founders are putting
forth a mammoth effort to educate
teachers on responsible use of their
website, and getting university pro-
fessors involved not only in using
the site, but in contributing to it as
well.
Wikimedia provides interested
teachers with a teacher’s guide. The
guide is a web resource that explains
what Wikipedia is, answers fre-
quently asked questions, and gives
basic information on how to incorpo-
rate the website into their classroom
structure.
Wikipedia encourages teachers
to incorporate articles created by
their students into their database.
Through the correct creation of an ar-
ticle, students not only learn what is
required of an article to be consid-
ered as reliable, they also learn what
to look for in other articles when do-
ing research of their own.
Wikimedia has also held several
meetings and seminars with profes-
sors from around the United States to
educate others about how Wikipedia
can be used in a way that insures
facts are being checked and students
are not being misled.
If a teacher is interested and will-
ing, the Wikimedia outreach pro-
gram provides them with a
step-by-step breakdown of how to
include Wikipedia into the course
material. Once the teacher has de-
cided that working with Wikipedia is
appropriate for their class, they can
educate themselves on Wikipedia’s
key principles and how abuse takes
place. The Wikipedia teacher’s guide
is aimed at informing users about
what the site should and should not
be used for.
After the teacher is educated
about the site, they are encouraged to
create and use their own personal
Wikipedia user account and to con-
tact a Wikipedia ambassador. These
ambassadors are volunteers all
around the world who are commit-
ted to support student learning with
Wikipedia. Ambassadors are used as
a bridge between the Wikimedia
founders and school professors, al-
lowing the exchange of information,
ideas, and suggestions.
Wikimedia also provides tem-
plates for making student clubs in
local universities. The goal of these
clubs is to teach students how to edit
responsibly and peer-review articles
on their own. The student clubs are
also responsible for promoting re-
spectful use of the free encyclopedia
around their school.
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public policy initiative. This initia-
tive is designed to find and create
ambassadors, reward and recognize
teachers that incorporate Wikipedia
into their classrooms, and research
the quality of their own articles, help-
ing to improve the website’s effec-
tiveness.
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tool. But anyone can make contribu-
tions. That makes Wikipedia a vast
body of knowledge, but causes it to
be vulnerable to vandals. Wikimedia
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Putting the emergency
in Emergency Law
Eygptian citizens demand change from
President Mubarak
newstatesman.com
Protests have erupted in Egyptian streets, with protestors calling for Mubarak’s resignation
ed kapp
news writer
For the last week, widespread
demonstrations in opposition to em-
battled Egyptian president Hosni
Mubarak and his government are
threatening the regime’s 30-year grip
on the North African nation.
The protests began on Jan. 25.
They were chiefly inspired by
President Mubarak’s exploitation of
Egypt’s Emergency Law.
Under the controversial law,
power of the executive branch is ex-
tended, constitutional rights of
Egyptian citizens are suspended,
government censorship is legalized,
and the government is allowed to
imprison citizens indefinitely and
without reason. The Egyptian gov-
ernment can impose the Emergency
Law on a nationwide or regional
scale during what it determines to
be a state of emergency.
Egypt’s Emergency Law was
first enacted for 13 years, from 1967
to 1980, before being briefly lifted for
18 months prior to the assassination
of then-president, Anwar Sadat.
Following Sadat’s assassination,
President Mubarak took the reins of
Egypt and re-enacted his nation’s
Emergency Law – allegedly using
the anti-democratic policy to limit
the influence of terrorist groups in
his native Egypt. For the last thirty
years, Mubarak has been in control
of Egypt, and has consistently ex-
tended the Emergency Law every
three years, despite promising to re-
form the controversial measure in
2006 only to once again extend the
policy.
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Many native Egyptians and out-
side observers alike have long ques-
tioned the merit of the Emergency
Law. A 2002 report from the
Egyptian Organization for Human
Rights went one step further. It
claimed the oppressive policy was, in
fact, detrimental to the Egyptian
population.
"With the absence of real justifi-
cations for the Emergency Law – and
a lack of control over its implementa-
tion – we find that its impact is
purely negative, affecting the future
of human rights and democracy in
Egypt," the report stated.
Despite Egypt’s authoritarian
stance towards individual freedoms
and liberties during “states of emer-
gency,” many have accused the
Egyptian government of negligence
during their own imposed “state of
emergency.” The most recent exam-
ple coming after a bomb detonated
outside a church in Alexandria on
New Year’s Day, killing 23.
Egypt’s Emergency Law – in
conjunction with economic woes,
rampant poverty, widespread unem-
ployment, unbridled political cor-
ruption, and countless instances of
abuse at the hands of Egypt’s police
force – sparked the largest demon-
stration in Egypt since 1977.
On Jan. 25, Egyptians flooded
the streets of several cities across the
nation in protest of Mubarak’s gov-
ernment, including thousands in
Cairo. That’s where a police officer
was reported to have died. Another
20,000 protested across Alexandria,
with thousands more on the streets
of Suez – where two demonstrators
were reportedly killed in clashes
with Egypt’s police force.
Feb. 3-9, 2011
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By the sixth day of protests more
than 75 people had been killed, with
an estimated 2,000 more injured ac-
cording to medical officials.
In response to the unrest, the
Canadian federal government ini-
tially issued a travel advisory. It ad-
vised Canadians on non-essential
business leave Egypt on Jan. 28.
Then, on Jan. 30, the government be-
gan putting together plans to send
charter planes to Egypt to pick up
some of the estimated 6,500
Canadians currently in the North
African nation.
On Friday, Jan. 28, Canadian
Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence
Cannon, neither explicitly leaning to-
wards siding with the government
nor the Egyptian protesters, insisted
that Egypt has an important partner-
ship with Canada. He added, “We
urge the Egyptian government to en-
sure full freedom of political expres-
sion for its citizens.”
On Saturday, however, Cannon
told the CBC that the Canadian fed-
eral government would like
President Mubarak to “listen to the
will of the people.” He also said
Canada is “encouraging President
Mubarak and his government to go
forward and put democratic reforms
in place.”
In an attempt to regain control of
his country and restore a degree of
faith in his government, President
Mubarak has appointed both a new
vice-president and a new prime min-
ister, but is still yet to step down him-
self – despite the encouragement of
thousands of protesting Egyptians
and countless spectators around the
globe.
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Going for broke
Students working, borrowing
more to afford education
cupwire.ca
For students seeking employment, there’s always the campus bar
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northern bureau chief
SASKATOON (CUP) — Louis’ Pub
may be known by name only to stu-
dents at the University of
Saskatchewan, but the idea is uni-
versally recognizable: The campus
restaurant or bar is a time-honoured
staple of university life.
Inside, students participate in
another tradition. During the pre-
supper hours when students are fin-
ishing classes and dropping in for a
beer, four servers rush between ta-
bles, the kitchen and the bar, most of
them students themselves.
They are working to pay for all
or part of the expenses they acquire
as students, from tuition to rent to –
for many of them – beer.
One such server agreed to take
a few minutes off between cleaning
tables and taking payments to dis-
cuss her busy schedule.
Erika Klassen has been work-
ing since she came back to school
two years ago. The third-year lin-
guistics major entered university
right out of school, but decided to
leave and “take a few years off.”
When she came back in the fall
of 2009, she began working at
Louis’. Klassen said she works
about 20 hours each week in addi-
tion to taking four classes.
When asked if she ever finds it
difficult to balance school with
work and the rest of her life, Klassen
laughed and said, “Oh, yeah. For
sure.”
One possible benefit for Klassen
is that working at the campus bar
may allow her to feel social while
paying the bills. Unfortunately, she
can’t do her homework at work.
Student employment has in-
creased over time from just under
30 per cent in 1979-80 to a high of al-
most 50 per cent in 2007-08.
Students are overwhelmingly em-
ployed in the service sector – 96 per
cent of post-secondary students find
work there, as opposed to 78 per
cent of the total Canadian work
force.
Their work in the service sector
may explain why student employ-
ment took a bigger hit than most
demographics during the recent re-
cession. Statistics Canada says that
“between October 2008 and October
2009, employment declined by
about 10 per cent among those aged
15 to 24.”
That’s a loss of 225,000 jobs,
which is more than half the jobs
Canada shed in that time. Each one
per cent increase in student unem-
ployment represents a six per cent
increase in student loan borrowers.
While the number of students
working during school has in-
creased, the number of students on
government assistance has also
gone up. Part of the reason for this
likely lies in the fact that tuition fees
have, on average, risen higher than
the rate of inflation since the early
1990s.
In 1995, about 50 per cent of stu-
dents had loans from either private
firms or the government. By 2005,
that number had gone up to nearly
60 per cent, and the number of those
students who were looking to pri-
vate businesses for assistance had
increased significantly. While 70 per
cent of the loans obtained in 1995
were from the government, the split
is now almost even.
Third-year U of S science stu-
dent Andrew Warren is financing
the entirety of his education with
government student loans.
Despite the fact that he will in-
cur significant debt while he attends
school, Warren said he is not con-
cerned about repaying it when the
time comes.
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“They’re government loans,” he
said. “So the repayments aren’t
tremendously steep, and there are
grants and subsidies to help take
care of the costs.
“Also, [there are] benefits for
staying in the province to work af-
terwards.”
Students who obtain their loans
through the Canadian government
can apply for up to 54 months of in-
terest relief and other repayment as-
sistance programs.
In Saskatchewan, the Graduate
Retention Program was instituted
as a way to entice students not to
leave the province after graduating.
Graduates are issued a GRP certifi-
cate, which must be submitted with
their Saskatchewan income tax,
along with the amount of tuition to
be paid.
Graduates in Manitoba are eli-
gible for a tax rebate as well.
Manitoba does not require students
to have graduated there to qualify.
While students today scramble to
fit both work and school into their
schedules, or gather debts in the
tens of thousands, there are some
new options for the children of the
next generation.
One such option is the Canada
Learning Bond, which allows low-
income parents – those who are eli-
gible for the National Child Benefit
Supplement – to set up a Registered
Education Savings Plan that the
Canadian government will con-
tribute to whether the parents do or
not.
With a traditional RESP, the
government matches what parents
put in up to $7,000. If parents apply
for a CLB, the Canadian govern-
ment puts $500 into an RESP up-
front and $100 each year after that
until the child is 15. The CLB is
available for children born on or af-
ter Jan. 1, 2004.
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A down-home
feel
Globe mainstage play provides
balanced entertainment
Globe Theatre
paul bogdan
a&c writer
The latest mainstage production at
the Globe Theatre got underway this
past Wednesday with Having Hope at
Home. It’s low-key, but satisfying.
The plot of the play follows
Carolyn Bingham and Michel
Charbonneau, the father of Carolyn’s
child. They live on a farm with
Carolyn’s grandfather, who built the
farm, and the family is expecting a
baby soon. Carolyn has decided to
have her parents over for a perfect
turkey dinner and a long-overdue
visit.
While this doesn’t seem like any-
thing extraordinarily riveting or ac-
tion-packed, it is much more than a
simple dinner; as Carolyn puts it, it’s
more like a “high-level peace summit
between two warring nations.” This
is quite a fitting description – con-
niving looks and snide remarks fly
around the Bingham homestead. The
family in Having Hope at Home is very
much like a typical dysfunctional
family; every character plays on each
other’s vexations, and everyone
seems to have a feud to some degree
with every other member of the fam-
ily.
As Having Hope at Home is set in
a domestic environment, it’s no
doubt that the play is highly identifi-
able for audience members. It also
plays on two interrelated parts of
one’s life – as a child, striving to
please one’s parents, and as a par-
ent, striving for one’s child to reach
their potential. Although these two
roles would seemingly have mutual
goals, Having Hope at Home demon-
strates they run on two autonomous
agendas rather than a single interde-
pendent one.
The production is made further
relatable with the use of stock and
predictable characters, an asphyxiat-
ing father, a judgmental mother, and
a spiteful and freedom-seeking child;
it’s easy for one to substitute charac-
ters from this play with family mem-
bers from one’s own life.
Arguably the largest theme of the
play would be honesty. It seems too
often that families tend not to express
their discontent with one another,
and it piles up and keeps piling up
until it starts to spill over as is evi-
dent with the Bingham family. The
lack of honest and open communica-
tion is a large underlying cause for
the substantial animosity amongst
the Bingham family, and it’s shown
that it takes a great effort to dispel
this contempt.
Another, smaller motif illustrated
in the play is the struggle for power
within a family – that is, the struggle
between William’s desire for control
and dominance and Carolyn’s desire
for freedom and autonomy. This is
evident throughout the play on many
levels, all the way down to where
family members are seated at the din-
ner table. The tension and agitation
of the events of the play are balanced
out by the comedic nature of the
characters, their interactions, and
their dialogue.
One of the most enjoyable as-
pects of the play was the character
Russell Bingham, Carolyn’s grandfa-
ther. Jerry Franken, the actor that
played Russell, did a fantastic job of
presenting this dynamic character
that could be sad and lonely, bitter
and cantankerous, and amusing and
witty all within short amounts of
time and in such a manner that was
not only realistic, but utterly hilari-
ous. Quite often, the actors would
have to wait for the audience to finish
howling with laughter following
some of Russell’s dialogue.
Another instance that worked
quite well for the play was the use of
parallel storytelling and lighting to
determine which events the audience
sees, and often employs a comical
juxtaposition of events.
Having Hope at Home was a satis-
factory production. There was
enough tension to prove dramatic
but also enough comedic relief to
keep the play light-hearted and fun;
it will surely entertain audiences dur-
ing its run.
Having Hope at Home runs at the
Globe Theatre from now until Feb.
13. Tickets start at $25.
Breaking new
ground
Blackstone creator wants to balance
storytelling with social consciousness
blackstonetheseries.com
Blackstone’s viewers will get to know its ensemble cast better as the series goes on, says creator Ron E. Scott
john cameron
editor-in-chief
The very first scene of Blackstone, a
new hour-long drama series airing on
Showcase and the Aboriginal
People’s Television Network (APTN),
shows a trio of teenagers killing time
at an abandoned rural shack. They
play around a bit with the junk lying
around the property before ducking
into one of the doorways, smoking
something from an improvised pipe,
and huffing something else from a
garbage bag. Sounds become dull and
the camera’s jittery movements be-
come fluid as the teenagers sink into
an empty daze.
Maybe the most shocking thing
about it is how natural it feels – the
teens turn to drugs as if it were just
something else lying around the
abandoned shack, something easy to
do to pass the time.
For series creator Ron E. Scott,
starting with this scene made sense
for a number of reasons.
“I think one of the ways to estab-
lish, you know, a bigger picture is to
look into a focused scenario, if you
will, of where characters start at,” he
explained. “The starting point for
those characters in the show. And I
think what it does is it also, in an-
other way, it provides us with a setup
of what’s to come.”
What’s to come is broad – an in-
depth examination of First Nations
reserve life, focusing simultaneously
on band politics and on the people
those politics affect. And while the
show later focuses on more sober and
adult individuals, the image of the
kids getting high is never far from the
viewer’s mind.
The goal of the scene, Scott said,
is to draw viewers into the world of
Blackstone, a fictional rural reserve
plagued with political corruption,
Arts & Culture Editor: (vacant)
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drug abuse, apathy, and complacency. was never far from the production
What Blackstone’s characters have to team’s mind. While he admitted that
say about those issues isn’t necessar- the pilot required a lot of narrative to
ily upbeat, either, and a number of be condensed into forty-four minutes,
scenes – including a speech on taking he also added that subsequent
personal responsibility for one’s prob- episodes are “more character-driven
lems delivered by Leona, one of the and relational-driven,” allowing
show’s protagonists, to a group of viewers to get more of a feel for life on
teen addicts – deliver messages that the reserve. That way, Scott said, it
audiences might not be used to hear- can hopefully better reach an urban
ing. audience, aboriginal and non-aborig-
“I think one of the things our au- inal viewers alike.
dience has appreciated about To that end, partnering with two
Blackstone ... is that it has a voice networks has been very helpful. Scott
within its own story world that tries said APTN has been very supportive
to really present some authenticity,” of the show, and added that
Scott said. “And whenever you create Showcase’s team brought valuable
or endeavour to reflect on things that perspective to the project that allowed
you see, you’re going to run into peo- them to “finesse the show in a way
ple who maybe don’t fully under- that it would be able to be accessible
stand what the real journey of the to a non-Native audience as well.”
show is. Any content creator that en- And with a larger audience will
deavours to do something ground- hopefully come a second season. Scott
breaking or of any real value is going said that the team was already plan-
to run a risk to some degree.” ning places to take Blackstone’s audi-
But at the same time as Scott and ence in a second season, but that
the Blackstone crew want to deliver a nothing was set in stone.
message and break new ground in “Not yet,” he laughed.
terms of presenting social conditions But even if there were, he added,
on reserves, they also want audiences he wouldn’t be telling.
to be entertained. It’s a tough balance Blackstone airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m.
– the show’s themes and plot points on APTN and Fridays at 10 p.m. on
are at times mercilessly dark. Showcase.
Yet Scott said that entertainment
“ I think one of the things our audience
has appreciated about Blackstone ... is that
it has a voice within its own story world
that tries to really present some authentic-
ity.”
Ron E. Scott
Writer/producer/creator, Blackstone
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Something wicked Montrealers grab

YouTube fame with
Regina writer’s Manson meetings
make for memorable memoir fodder Epic Meal Time
Monstrous fast food meals garner
over 12 million views
julia horowitz
concordian (concordia)
MONTREAL (CUP) — Your regular
meals probably lack the grandeur, taste
and calorie count of a five-pound
French Canadian sandwich, a quail in a
hen in a chicken in a duck in a turkey
stuffed in a pig or a giant egg roll, but
for the guys of Epic Meal Time, a fast-
paced online cooking show, their meals
are just that and more.
Each week these Montreal locals at-
tempt the impossible and often the
frightening, by combining every ingre-
dient from bacon and ham to Four Loko
and Jalapeno chips, in an attempt to cre-
ate an epic alternative to an ordinary
meal.
What began as a fun activity be-
tween friends, has transformed to an
online phenomenon. Their first episode,
launched in mid-October, was a pizza
topped with fast food’s greatest hits and
covered in cheese. But the 5210 calories
and 286 grams of fat seems like a light
snack when we compare it to the dishes
that have made them so successful.
Their channel sky-rocketed when
they released The Angry French
Canadian, a French-Canadian inspired
French toast sandwich filled with pou-
tine, maple syrup and steamed hotdogs.
Further frenzy ensued with the release
of the 79,000-calorie TurBaconEpic, an
over-stuffed pig for their Thanksgiving
special, as it was shared over every so-
Marlin Marynick cial network imaginable.
Harley Morenstein, the co-creator
and narrator of Epic Meal Time, said it
was their love of food that made them
Marlin Marynick, left, has a complex relationship with infamous cult leader Charles Manson
student Tyler Lemco, as well as David
Heuff, Josh Elkin, and Ameer Atari.
With the help of Sterling Toth, who
films each episode, these 20-somethings
have created an online phenomenon
complete with war-themed music from
inside their family homes.
Their YouTube channel has become
an instant fan favourite, with their
videos receiving over 12 million views
in the last three months. Their genuine
epicness and heavy fanbase made up
of YouTube subscribers, Facebook
friends, and viewers worldwide have
placed the Epic Meal Time sensation as
the second most viewed channel in
Canada this month and the 26th most
subscribed Canadian channel of all
time.
But their rise to Internet fame has
not come without a few haters.
Morenstein has managed “to keep these
haters out” by addressing them numer-
ous times in their videos and by build-
ing a nearly-19,000 calorie bacon-piled
breakfast fortress.
“We don’t really respond to people
that take it too seriously, it is what it is,”
said Morenstein. “When people take it
really seriously, we feel like they’re
missing the point.”
The guys of Epic Meal Time have
been nominated for a Shorty Award in
the food category, an award that recog-
nizes social media and Twitter fan-fa-
vorites. Currently they are in the lead,
putting them ahead of shows like the
Food Network’s Bitchin’Kitchen and
Twitter phenomenon Ruth Bourdain.
“We didn’t know what they were,
and then we started getting nominated
by them, and we were like, let’s win,”

launch this tremendously viewed said Morenstein. “But whether or not

caitlin brezinski
contributor
Charles Manson.
The name itself is enough to
generate a response. Manson has
been associated with evil and mad-
ness since 1969, when he was linked
to the gruesome murders of five
people, including actress Sharon
Tate, who was pregnant at the time.
The media reported that
Manson was a cult leader who per-
formed mind control on his follow-
ers and convinced them to commit
the murders.
In 1971, after a lengthy trial,
Manson was sentenced to death, but
a 1972 Supreme Court halt on capi-
tal punishment led to his sentence
being commuted to life in prison.
He remains incarcerated today.
If you were somehow given the
chance to meet one of the world’s
most notorious figures, would you
take it? Regina psychiatric nurse
yourself,” Marynick said. “... I never
expected this kind of response.”
When Marynick started talking
to Manson, he felt compelled to
meet him, having been afraid of him
since childhood. However, getting
past that fear, “getting past who he
was was difficult, ’cause as soon as
you speak to him, his voice, it’s un-
deniable. This is Charles Manson ...
Fear is a big part of what Charlie’s
about.”
Manson is an extremely com-
plex character. “He’s always said, ‘I
am whatever you want me to be,’”
Marynick said. “He’ll just tell people
whatever he thinks they want to
hear. So for some people, he’s the
most evil person in the world, for
some people, he’s a victim, he’s a
genius, he’s a philosopher.”
In between the chapters are dia-
logue from actual phone conversa-
tions that Manson and Marynick
had prior to meeting. Marynick said
the responses to these dialogues
have been varied. “... They’ll say,
see yourself in anybody and mysti- YouTube sensation. we’re winning, we’re giving them a run
cally or philosophically or what- “We’re foodies, all of us. We always for their money now, and we’re just
ever,” he said. “I think that’s a pretty have crazy ideas, we only decided to dudes.”
heavy thing.” film them and let everyone watch re- Their hopes are high for this cook-
Manson is an extremely cently.” ing show without cooks, and under-
guarded and paranoid individual, Aside from Morenstein, the group standably so. Things have snowballed
said Marynick, but that revealed includes Alex Perrault, or as Morenstein rather quickly for these Montreal locals
surprising elements of his character. likes to call him, Muscles Glasses, a per- who are hoping things will get even
“Knowing how hard it is for him to sonal trainer known in the videos for more epic.
trust anybody was kind of an eye wearing reflective aviators and using a “Epic Meal Time Imax 3D, directed
opener ... he’s actually vulnerable” paddle instead of a fork. by James Cameron,” said Morenstein.
Subsequently, Marynick found There is also Concordia University “That is where I see it going.”
himself in something of a “thera-
pist-client” relationship with
Manson. “Because I don’t judge any-
body, I’m open to whatever they’re
sharing with me, [if not], people
would feel threatened or they
wouldn’t share anything ... I try to
bring the most out of those people”
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Manson’s psyche. As a result, he
said, “there is a theme of mental ill-
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cd reviews
The first Rural Alberta Advantage record was
rooted in a deep nostalgia for the province that
gives the band its name. The wintry cover for
their newest record, Departing, evokes that nos-
talgia, but also suggests the way the band twists
and explores it. Instead of bright and clear, it’s
covered with a snowy haze, reflected dimly in
the rearview mirror of a car nearly lost in drift-
ing snow. And while nostalgia might be trendy
in the aftermath of 2010’s chillwave explosion,
The Rural Alberta Advantage explore it with a
gorgeous sparseness and clarity, their low-rent
keyboards, simple drumming, and earnest gui-
tar strumming all recorded in a way that make
the band feel extraordinarily present. It’s simple,
direct, and powerful – whether it’s uptempo
numbers like “Under the Knife” and the sur-
prisingly post-punky “Stamp” or quiet, slower
numbers like exquisite closer “Good Night,” the
band seems confident enough in their songwrit-
ing that they don’t need to clobber you over the
The Rural Alberta Advantage
While riding the bus recently, I heard an elderly
man across from me complain, “Youth is wasted
on the young.” If you added the age of each
member of the Smith Westerns, it would possi-
bly equal the age of my fellow bus rider. But it’s
the youthful reverie and the easily recognized
influences – think T.Rex, the Beach Boys, Beatles,
or Bowie – that made the band’s self-titled debut
so acclaimed. In the nearly two years since their
debut, they’ve been busy. Not only did they
graduate from high school, they wrote Dye it
Blonde. On the new album they have improved
their sound, written stronger lyrics, and mas-
tered the art of the slow song. They certainly had
access to a larger budget, and it shows. Yet they
do not succumb to an overproduced sound. The
album is well-rounded, with epic masterpieces
and classic foot-tappers. “All Die Young” espe-
cially projects the aptitude and maturity that
Smith Westerns the last two years has brought them. It is in this
track that the Smith Westerns show my crusty

head with one idea for too long. The only draw- old bus companion the innocence and beauty in
Departing Dye it Blonde

back to this is that some of Departing’s ten songs youth when they sing, “Love is lovely when
Paper Bag Fat Possum

rush by too quickly. It would be nice to gain you are young.”

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Ebonics, and whatever “Jack Nicholsoning” is.

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editor-in-chief

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 sports
Revenge served on the mats
Cougars men’s wrestling team defeats visiting Minot State 30-11
Marc Messett
The Cougars dominated the Beavers on Jan. 26
autumn mcdowell
sports writer
Last time the University of Regina
men’s wrestling team went up
against the Minot State Beavers,
in early December, the Cougars
were embarrassed 47-6 by their
arch-rivals from across the
boarder.
In that road meeting, only
two wrestlers were able to register
wins for the Green and Gold.
Steven Schneider was able to
squeak out a decision victory,
while Gaelen Malloy was
awarded an overtime win.
Coming into the rematch on
Jan. 26, the Cougars had revenge
on their mind. The end result was
a 30-11 blowout as a total of eight
wrestlers were able to register per-
sonal victories.
“Everyone wrestled really
solid from top to bottom,” said
Cougars head coach Leo McGee
of his team’s performance.
Schneider was able to keep his
winning streak going against
Minot and helped the Cougars get
off to an early lead. Cory
“ I like this team. This is
a young team. They’re
neat, really tough and
fun to coach.”
Leo McGee
Horsburgh was then able to make
relatively short work of his oppo-
nent, thus earning the home team
another victory.
The U of R’s Mark Ballon was
one of the few wrestlers who had
to truly work for his victory.
Despite a shaky start, Ballon
showed true Cougar heart and
was able to crawl his way back
against his opponent Coby
Carson, eventually getting the pin.
The only bump in the road for
the Cougars in the dual came at
the hands of Minot State wrestler
Luke Michaelson, who was able
to register the only victory for his
team, defeating Regina’s Lendvoy.
“I think that we lost that one
match because Lendvoy just came
out of position,” offered McGee.
“A mistake like that is really ele-
mentary – it’s like having a goalie
in hockey who skates to the other
end of the ice after the puck.”
Minot’s Sean Small, who iron-
ically wrestles in the heavyweight
category, joined the team at the
start of the semester and was able
to get his first career MSU victory
at the meet. However, it was by
forfeit.
Besides the one loss and one
match given up by forfeit, McGee
was extremely impressed overall
with how his team preformed that
night. Everyone came out men-
tally and physically prepared, and
it showed.
“It was a very, very good per-
formance,” said McGee. “I like
this team. This is a young team.
They’re neat, really tough and fun
to coach. It’s an exciting pro-
gram.”
Minot’s coaching staff be-
lieved that the rule changes, as
well as passport issues, con-
tributed to the poor performance
of the team. It is possible that
Regina faced the same problems
when they travelled to Minot,
which would explain the drastic
difference in scores between the
team’s first and second meetings
with each other.
The Cougars will now be out
of action until the Canada West
Championships, which take place
in Saskatoon on Feb. 11. It is any-
one’s guess as to how the team
will do on the big stage, although
numerous members of the
Cougars have the potential to do
Sports Editor: Jonathan Hamelin
sports@carillonregina.com
the carillon, Feb. 3-9, 2011
quite well. However, even the
coach doesn’t want to jinx things.
“I do not have any predic-
tions,” claimed McGee. “The only
expectations that I might have are
The tale of
that I want us to be really pre-
pared and wrestle really well. If
we do that, then we will be in
the match
good shape and we will qualify a
lot of kids for nationals.”
The Cougars will be looking 54 kg. – Gilbert Musonza (UR)
to better their second-place finish
at last year’s conference champi- won by forfeit
onships. The strong finish in 2010
was thanks, in large part, to the 57 kg. – Steven Schneide (UR)
performances of Musonza (54
kilogram) Schneider (54 kg) and def. Matt Ruby
wrestlers both took home the
gold. Those two golds, combined 61 kg. – Marlin Legare (UR)
with four silvers and one bronze
easily, secured the silver medal for
def. Brandon Smith
Regina, but still left them 12 points
out of first place.
65 kg. – Cory Horsburgh (UR)
Going into the champi-
onships, the Cougars sit second in
def. Jon Wilson
conference standings, and pose a
large threat to not only take home
68 kg. – Mark Ballon (UR)
numerous individual titles, but are
also a strong contender for the
pinned Coby Carson
team top spot.
72 kg. – Gaelen Malloy (UR)
def. Marcus Wilson
76 kg. – Connor Malloy (UP)
def. Cristian Molina
81 kg. – Luke Michaelson (MSU)
John Lendvoy
90 kg. – Benji Martin (UR)
def. Wade Weppler
HWT – Sean Small (MSU)
won by forfeit.

12 sports
Making the
adjustment
Cougars men’s hockey forward
Matt Strueby jumped from the
WHL to the CIS this season
Kelsey Conway
Strueby has two goals and six assists in 20 games this season
autumn mcdowell
sports writer
He began playing hockey at the age
of two, was named the Saskatchewan
Midget AAA Hockey League’s most
valuable player in 2007, and then
went on to play three seasons with
the WHL’s Regina Pats. While play-
ing for the Pats, he was able register
127 points in 206 games.
This season, Matt Strueby has
been proud to call the University of
Regina Cougars his team. Although
the transition from the WHL to the
CIS can sometimes be a difficult one,
Strueby has made it look easy.
“It’s been good,” he said of his
first year playing CIS hockey. “I
mean, it’s a different game then the
WHL, but it’s been really fun. We
have a pretty close group of guys
which is nice.”
Surprisingly, one of the biggest
differences that Strueby has noticed
when comparing the two leagues has
been the size of his competition.
“They’re bigger and stronger
guys” said Strueby. “I recognize
many of them because a lot of WHL
guys come to this league, but they
are all just bigger and stronger now.”
It wasn’t the playing that had
Strueby worried coming into his first
year of university, but rather the jug-
gling act that he knew he would have
to perform in order to balance a
heavy class load while still playing
hockey.
“I was very nervous,” Strueby
said. “It has been tough, but you’ve
got to do it.”
At the moment, Strueby is regis-
tered in five classes at school, while
practicing nearly every weekday and
playing almost every weekend.
According to Strueby, the busy
schedule may be affecting his play.
“Personally, I haven’t been as
good as I should have been,” he said.
“I think I have been OK. It’s just been
a bit of an adjustment for me this
“ It’s a different
game then the
WHL, but it’s
been really fun.”
Matt Strueby
Feb. 3-9, 2011
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Familiarity
breeds comfort
Meagan Onstad has enjoyed a long
involvement in Cougars volleyball
year. I would have wanted to con-
tribute more.”
Although his statistics are not ex-
actly where he wants them to be,
Strueby sits fifth on the team in scor-
ing with two goals and six assists in Marc Messett
20 games.
Unfortunately, the team sits dead
This season, Onstad leads Regina in kills, kills per set, points and points per set
last in the standings with a 7-13-2
record, but the future still looks
Saskatchewan at the 2009 Canada Championships.
bright for the Cougars.
Summer Games in Prince Edward “It feels really good to be playing
jonathan hamelin
“As a team, we all want to be
Island and has earned berths on better as a team,” said Onstad.
better than we are right now, but
sports editor
Saskatchewan’s under-16 and under- “We’ve been working really hard in
were young,” Strueby noted. “We
Meagan Onstad is right at home on 18 teams. practice, so we’ve just got to trust that
have all made really big strides, so
the volleyball court. A lot of Onstad’s success can be it will work out in the end. As long as
hopefully we can build on that.”
This high comfort level comes credited to her well-rounded play. we’re getting better every week that’s
The Cougars are poised to miss
from having spent a lot of time in- Through 14 matches this season, all we can really ask for. The team be-
the playoffs this year, a situation to
volved in the sport. The University Onstad leads Regina in kills (148), lieves they can get back to nationals
which Strueby is no stranger, who
of Regina Cougars women’s volley- kills per set (2.96), points (174.0), and this season. We have the capability to
hasn’t made the playoffs since his
ball outside hitter’s introduction to points per set (3.5). She is second in do it. However, we’re taking it one
first season with the Pats back in
volleyball came in Grade 7 in her assists (13), assists per set (0.26), digs game at a time.”
2008.
hometown of Weyburn. Onstad, who (139), and digs per set (2.78). Whether In Friday’s victory over Brandon,
“I’ve had a couple of long off-
is also the Cougars’ co-captain, has it means hitting the ball, blocking it, Michelle Sweeting led the Cougars
seasons. I have a playoff curse,” said
since played for the Weyburn setting up a teammate, or diving for a with a career-high 14 kills, while
Strueby jokingly. “But, in the off-sea-
Comprehensive Eagles, the Cougar loose ball, Onstad can do it all. Roxanne Olynyk chipped in with 12
son, I am mainly going to focus on
Volleyball Club (CVC) and numerous “That comes with the position kills and Solveig Nilson and Meagan
school.”
provincial squads. she plays,” said Cougars head coach Onstad had 11 each. Tiffany Herman
Strueby will be back next year
“I just love competing in sports,” Melanie Sanford. “She touches the had 55 assists for Regina, which was
for another season with the Green
said Onstad, whose Cougars earned a ball a lot. Generally you need to be the most in a match by a Cougar in
and Gold, during which he plans to
split (23-25, 25-15, 31-29, 25-20/15-25, well-rounded to play that position.” several seasons, and Rebecca Rink
be able to “balance school and
20-25, 23-25) last weekend in Canada Standing only 5-foot-9, Onstad had 22 digs. Kaitlyn Hughes had 10
hockey better, and try harder at
West action at the Centre for has to work that much harder to excel kills and 12 digs for Regina in
school.”
Kinesiology, Health and Sport against in all of these areas. Saturday’s loss. Herman added 32 as-
There is no doubt that Strueby
the Brandon Bobcats (8-6). “I like vol- “I have really good hops,” she sists and 13 digs for Regina, which
has a long career of hockey ahead of
leyball in particular because it’s a said. “I’m definitely smaller, but I got nine kills from Roxanne Olynyk,
him. His willingness to battle in the
team sport. You can’t win the game make up for it in jumping ability.” Onstad, and Sweeting.
corners and nose around the net
by yourself. You have to a good team Onstad’s well-rounded play ex- The Cougars travel to British
make him a valuable player on any
to win the game, not just a star pands outside of the volleyball court. Columbia this weekend for a game
team’s roster. If Strueby has his way,
player.” She was named an academic all- on Friday and Saturday against the
in ten years he plans to still be doing
Another driving force behind Canadian in 07-08 and 09-10. UBC Thunderbirds (11-3).
what he loves to do.
Onstad’s passion for the sport is her “Academics are very, very impor-
“I want to still be playing
family. tant to me,” said Onstad, who is hop-
hockey,” he said. “I want to go over
“All of my family members are ing to become an accountant. “That’s
to Europe and get a contract to play
involved in sports,” said the Cougars a base for the rest of my life, so it’s
somewhere, but we’ll see what hap-
co-captain. “My dad went to Denver definitely a huge factor. My grades
“ I just love com-
pens.”
University on a hockey scholarship, have always been good.”
Although Strueby was out of
my mom played volleyball and bas-
peting in sports. I
Onstad is not the only one of the
commission for the team’s weekend
ketball all throughout high school team achieving on and off the court.
matchup against the visiting
like volleyball in
and my brothers played lots of sports: “We have several athletes on our
Manitoba Bisons (11-5-4) at the Co-
hockey, baseball, basketball, and vol- team who are all-Canadians,” noted
particular be-
operators Centre, the team still man-
leyball. I would say we’re definitely a Sanford. “I think that’s a very im-
aged to split the weekend series.
cause it’s a team
sport family." pressive thing – to train at the level
Dillon Johnstone scored the lone
Of course, excelling at a sport is a we do an be successful academically.”
sport. You can’t
goal of the night to give the Cougars
good way to have more fun playing Clearly a smart team, the
a 1-0 win on Friday. Adam Ward was
win the game by
it. Cougars have calculated a way to
impressive in net for the Cougars,
Onstad has enjoyed a lot of team fight back this season after some early
yourself. You have
making 34 saves. Late heroics by the
and individual success in her career struggles. After starting off 3-7,
Bisons led them to a 2-1 shootout vic-
to a good team to
so far. The fourth-year business ad- Regina has won three of its last four
tory on Saturday. Again, Johnstone
ministration student won a provin- games. At 6-8, sitting seventh in the
win the game, not
scored the only goal for the Cougars,
cial championship with the Eagles in conference, the Cougars are still in
who got 32 saves from A.J. Whiffen
just a star
2005 and was a two-time provincial playoff contention. They are starting
The Cougars will now make the
championship with the CVC. to play like the team did last season,
player..”
trip to Edmonton to take on the
Individually, Onstad was named the when Regina posted a mark of 13-7
Alberta Golden Bears (13-5-2), before
most valuable player of the Eagles in and finished third in the conference
they play their final home games of
2006, served as the captain for Team championships and fifth in the CIS
Meagan Onstad
the season on Feb. 11-12.
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Canada West standings

U of R Sports As of Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011

Roundup Men’s Basketball

UBC
Trinity Western
Saskatchewan
Alberta
W
16
17
14
14
L
2
3
4
6
PTS
32
34
28
28
Regina 12 6 24

Jeremy Eckert is jumping for joy Victoria

Manitoba
Calgary
UFV
13
9
6
6
7
9
12
12
26
18
12
12
Lethbridge 5 15 10
Brandon 4 14 8
TRU 4 16 8
Winnipeg 2 16 4

Men’s Hockey
W L OTL PTS
Alberta 13 5 2 28
Saskatchewan 13 7 0 26
Manitoba 11 5 4 26
Calgary 11 8 2 24
Lethbridge 9 8 4 22
UBC 9 9 4 22
Regina 7 13 2 16

Men’s Volleyball
W L PTS
Calgary 14 0 28
Alberta 13 1 26
Manitoba 11 3 22
Trinity Western 10 4 20
Brandon 7 7 14
Thompson Rivers 5 9 10
UBC 5 9 10
Regina 2 12 4
Winnipeg 2 12 4
Saskatchewan 1 13 2

Women’s Basketball
Martin Weaver
W L PTS
Saskatchewan 16 2 32
Regina 15 3 30
The Cougars failed to win a set against the visiting Brandon Bobcats last weekend Alberta 15 5 30
Victoria 15 5 30
Winnipeg 14 4 28

19 points from Kris Heshka 16 points Tuesday, Canada dropped its opening
UBC 13 5 26

and 15 rebounds from Marek game 8-4.

Calgary 8 10 16
jonathan hamelin UFV 8 10 16

Downarowicz. The next day, Gareau As of press time, these are the
Thompson Rivers 7 13 14
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led the way again with 21 points and most current events for the Canadian
Manitoba 6 12 12

eight rebounds. Darius Mole (16) and squad. To keep up to date on the
Lethbridge 4 16 8
Trinity Western 1 19 2

Lukomski (13) also had big game for team’s matches, visit erzurum2011.
Track and Field Brandon 0 18 0

the Cougars. gov.tr/curling/competition-program.

Jeremy Eckert led the Cougars at the
Lukomski is now within five
Women’s Hockey
Sled Dog Meet last weekend in
points of Glen Nelson’s all-time
Saskatoon.
W L OTL PTS

school record (1422). Regina is fifth in

Alberta 14 3 3 31
Women’s Hockey
The high jumper finished first in
Calgary 14 5 2 30

the conference at 12-6. They host UBC

his event, clearing the bar at 2.09 me- Lisa Urban was on her game, but it
Manitoba 12 5 1 25

on Friday and Saturday, each game

Saskatchewan 12 7 1 25

tres. Eckert broke the University of was only enough to earn the Cougars
starting 8 p.m. at the CKHS.
Regina 7 10 2 16

Regina record in high jump. Thanks a split against the host Manitoba
UBC 7 12 1 15

to his performance, Eckert is ranked Bisons (12-5-1) last weekend in

Lethbridge 4 15 3 11

first in Canada West and third in the Canada West action.

Swimming Women’s Volleyball
CIS in high jump. On Saturday, Urban turned aside
Eckert was not the lone Cougar to Jessica Winter accounted for 14 of the 27 shots to give Regina a 2-1 victory.
W L PTS
Trinity Western 12 2 24

have success. Amanda Rueller (first, Cougars women’s 32 points last Rianne Wight and Rae-Lynn Somogyi
UBC 11 3 22

women’s 300m sprint), Mason Foote weekend at the Canada West scored the goals for the Cougars.
Manitoba 9 5 18

(first, men’s 60m sprint), Ethan

Alberta 8 6 16

Swimming Championships in Manitoba earned a 3-0 victory over

Brandon 8 6 16

Gardiner (first, men’s 300m sprint), Vancouver. Regina the next night. Urban made 19
Calgary 8 6 16

Melissa Margetts (first, 60m hurdles), The women placed seventh. saves.
Regina 6 8 12
Winnipeg 4 10 8

and Chris Pickering (second, shot Winter finished ninth in the women’s The Cougars are fifth in the con-
Saskatchewan 2 12 4

put) all had solid meets for Regina. 800m freestyle (nine minutes nine 1/2 ference at 7-10-2. They host the
Thompson Rivers 2 12 4

The Cougars travel to Manitoba
on Friday for the Bison Classic.
Women’s Basketball
Regina took care of business last
weekend.
The Cougars swept the visiting
Fraser Valley Cascades (8-10) in a pair
of Canada West games. Regina was
victorious 83-79 on Friday and earned
a 74-66 victory on Saturday.
Lindsay Ledingham led Regina
on Friday with 18 points and nine re-
bounds, while Joanna Zalesiak scored
16, Anne Mercer and Carly Graham
added 14 and Danielle Schmidt
scored 11 while going 7-for-8 from
the free throw line.
On Saturday, Joanna Zalesiak put
up 21 points, eight assists and four
seconds), 14th in the 200m butterfly
(2:30.00) and 15th in both the 200m
freestyle (2:07.03) and 400m freestyle
(4:30.78). Winter is the only Cougar
athlete who will compete in the CIS
Championships, Feb. 23-25, in
Calgary
Also kicking in for the women’s
team was Erika Brown (11th, 50m
butterfly, 30.07; 13th, 100m butterfly,
1:06.53; 15th, 200m individual med-
ley, 2:35.86) and Maggi Pettit (14th,
100m freestyle, N/A; 16th, 50m
freestyle, 28.11).
The Cougars did not have
enough qualified athletes to send a
men’s team, but Hector Fukushi and
Craig Soutar competed individually.
Curling
Alberta Golden Bears this Friday and
Saturday. Each game starts at 7 p.m.
at the Co-operators Centre.
Men’s Volleyball
It was more of the same for the
Cougars last weekend, who failed to
win a set in a pair of Canada West
games against the visiting Brandon
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the next day.
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Barking up the right tree

Jim Barker deserves to be named the CFL’s head coach of the year

CFL off-
Five season
headlines

5 Changing
coaching staffs
A number of teams overhauled their coach-
ing staffs this off-season. The Edmonton
Eskimos, fresh off the disappointment of not
making the Grey Cup as a host team, hired
Kavis Reed as their head coach. He soon
added Marcus Crandell as the team’s offen-
sive coordinator. The Saskatchewan
Roughriders were also in the market for a
head coach, and decided on Greg Marshall.
Jim Daley, the struggling special teams coor-
dinator, was released.

4 Calling it a
career
The most notable player to retire this off-
season was Ben Cahoon, who spent his en-
tire 12-year career with the Montreal
Alouettes. The slotback is the all-time leader
in receptions (1,017), sixth all-time in receiv-
ing yardage (13,301) a three-time Grey Cup
champion, and a two-time most outstanding
Canadian. His departure will leave a hole in
Montreal’s offence. Also retiring has been
receiver Ryan Thelwell, an ex-British
Columbia Lion and Calgary Stampeder, and cfl.ca
Alouettes offensive lineman Skip Seagraves. Barker will have plenty of more reasons to smile if he is named the CFL’s head coach of the year

Bell, who had outplayed Lemon only won a total of six games in the the starter, Lemon was sour early in

3 Ottawa’s quest
for a team
The last team Ottawa had in the CFL was the
Ottawa Renegades. The team was sus-
pended in 2006. However, there is hope in
the nation’s capital. The team is tentatively
set to return for 2013 and Frank Clair
Stadium would be redeveloped by then.
Recently, a new plan for an expansion draft
when Ottawa returns to the league has been
set out. The expansion draft is formatted to
give Ottawa a competitive team from the
start.
the 13th man
jonathan hamelin
sports editor
They were in command of two of
the most dominant teams in the
CFL during the regular season, led
their respective teams to the Grey
Cup yet again, and managed to
forge a paternal bond with their
players and staff all the while.
With Saskatchewan
Roughriders head coach Ken Miller
and Montreal Alouettes head coach
Marc Trestman being named two of
the finalists for the CFL’s head
coach of the year award, which are
being announced Feb. 25 in
during the preseason. I went on to
criticize the Argonauts for not hir-
ing a proven candidate like Scott
Milanovich. I felt the offensive ge-
nius that is Milanovich would help
bolster Toronto’s on-life-reserve of-
fence. I also thought the Argonauts
were unwise getting rid of stellar
rusher, and Toronto’s top offensive
player from last season, Jamal
Robertson.
So naturally, after I laid it all on
the line in letter form, Barker pro-
ceeded to lead the Argonauts into
the playoffs, Lemon played re-
spectably for most of the season,
and Cory Boyd emerged as a dom-
inant running back for the Double
previous two seasons. Then, the
Argonauts strolled into Hamilton
and knocked of the Tiger-Cats in
the first round of the playoffs. The
Double Blue was subsequently de-
stroyed by Montreal in the East
Final, but the team already had rea-
son enough to celebrate.
Much of the team’s success this
season can be attributed to Barker.
When he joined the Argonauts,
one could sense that he knew things
wouldn’t change overnight. It was
clear that Barker was willing to be
patient.
After Toronto’s lacklustre Week
1 loss to the Calgary Stampeders, it
appeared like the Argonauts were
the season. Throughout the first
several weeks, he rarely threw for
over 200 yards and had more inter-
ceptions than touchdowns. But
Barker remained adamant that
Lemon was his starter.
Barker realized Lemon was in
his first season and might need time
to develop.
For a coach, especially a coach
in his first season with a struggling
team, it must be so tempting to
change quarterbacks at the first sign
of a struggle. Barker didn’t, and
Lemon ended posting decent num-
bers for a young quarterback – 3,433
passing yards, 15 touchdowns, 19
interceptions and a 78.1 rating.

2 The Hamilton
fiasco
Will they agree to build a new stadium? Will
they fold or relocate? These have been the
big questions surrounding Hamilton this off-
season. However, things are looking good as
it was recently determined that Ivor Wynne
Stadium will be rebuilt. While it has not yet
been determined where the Tabbies will play
during construction, the important thing is
Hamilton will stay in the CFL. Now if they
can only start winning big games.
Vancouver, one could assume it will
be a two-horse race for the award.
But, with all due respect to two
talented coaches, the award this
year should go to the third and final
candidate: Jim Barker.
Vouching for Barker to be rec-
ognized above all other coaches is
certainly something I would have
never imagined doing heading into
the season. When Barker was se-
lected to fill Toronto’s head coach-
ing vacancy, I was stunned.
In fact, I wrote an article online
titled “An open letter to Jim
Barker”. In this letter, I criticized
Barker’s early decision to name
Blue.
The fact that I, and many other
critics, could be proven so wrong
about Barker is reason enough that
he should be named the coach of
the year. Everyone knew there was
a very good shot Miller and
Milanovich would lead their team
to the Grey Cup, but almost no one
even gave Toronto a shot to make
the playoffs. Barker, who had
posted a 5-13 record during his last
head coaching stint in the league,
didn’t seem like the main to right
the sinking ship.
The Argonauts finished 9-9 this
season and earned a berth into the
playoffs. This was very good for a
in for another long season.
However, there was no evident
panic from Barker. Then, Toronto
stunned basically everyone by win-
ning three straight, riding the legs
of Boyd and a steady defence. In
Week 7, the Argonauts beat the
Alouettes (with Anthony Calvillo
starting) 37-22. It was a huge state-
ment game for Barker and the
Argonauts.
The team’s rapid pace would
slow down in the second half of the
season, but Barker’s patience had
paid off – Toronto had made the
playoffs in what was deemed a re-
building year.
Barker’s patience was most ev-
More importantly, by sticking
with Lemon, Barker sent a message
to his players that he had faith in
them. Many people think of Miller
or Trestman when discussing play-
ers’ coaches, but Barker’s players
undoubtedly wanted to play for
him. This respect Barker has gained
will help the Argonauts keep play-
ers and wrangle other ones in.
Now, there is a chance that
Toronto will revert back to their
struggles next season. Maybe 2010
was nothing more than a Cinderella
run. Perhaps Lemon is not the start-
ing quarterback Toronto is looking
for.
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ROUNDTABLE
jonathan hamelin,
edward dodd, autumn
mcdowell, joseph grohs
this week’s roundtable
The Saskatchewan Roughriders an-
nounced that special teams coach Jim
Daley will not be returning to the
team next season. How are you plan-
ning to celebrate?
Jonathan Hamelin: I’m planning to re-
move the machine that has been
strapped to my body after I suffered
several heart attacks last season due to
Daley’s special teams’ shenanigans. I
can live again!
Edward Dodd: Huzzah! I have no real
plans to celebrate, but this is surely
something worth getting excited
about.
Autumn McDowell: Oh, tough call. I
suppose I could look back on his high-
light real of great moments. Who am I
kidding? He hasn’t had any. I suppose
I’ll celebrate by thanking the football
gods for finally getting his ass out of
here.
Joseph Grohs: I plan on celebrating
by fixing the shelf that I broke during
one of the too many men calls.
Sticking with the Riders, Ken Miller
has been nominated for the CFL’s
coach of the year award. He is up
against Marc Trestman (Montreal
Alouettes) and Jim Barker (Toronto
Argonauts). Will Miller take home
the hardware, or are one of the other
coaches more deserving?
Hamelin: Jim Barker should and hope-
fully will take home the prize. He took
a completely useless team and made
them un-useless. The last transforma-
tion I saw that was that impressive
was when Lisa Simpson transformed
Groundskeeper Willie into a proper
gentleman.
Dodd: I sure hope Miller takes home
the hardware. His emotionless scowl
and crossed arms make him the best
coach in the CFL, hands down.
McDowell: Miller won’t take it home.
Sorry if I crushed anyone’s dreams by
stating the obvious, but I mean Miller,
really? Generally they don’t give the
coach of the year award to a guy
whose team continuously chokes in
big games.
Grohs: While I would like Ken Miller
to take home the award, I feel the more
deserving candidate is Jim Barker. He
led the Argos to a 9-9 record last sea-
son with no real quarterback, and
managed to make it within one game
of the Grey Cup. This doesn’t even in-
clude the fact that he managed to
bounce the Argonauts back from a dis-
mal 3-15 campaign just one year prior.
The NHL all-star game took place
this past weekend. Thoughts on the
game? The new fantasy draft format?
Stan Lee’s comic book creations? Do
you even care about the game?
Hamelin: The NHL can try and doll
up the all-star game anyway they like
and I still wouldn’t watch. The players
could play the game on stilts while
suspended on tightropes and I would-
n’t care. The lack of hitting is too hard
to watch ... Wait, that tightrope idea
sounds pretty cool.
Dodd: I honestly don’t care about the
NHL all-star game, or any other all-
star game for that matter. I don’t really
understand what the point of them is.
Obviously you get to see super teams
battle it out, but I just don’t find that as
entertaining as a regular hockey game.
Call me crazy.
McDowell: Yes, I most definitely care
about the game. In fact, as I write this
I am incredibly enraged that curling is
on when they claimed the game would
be. The new draft format is unreal!
Since Kessel got a car for being picked
last, the real loser here is the second
last pick, which I find hilarious.
Grohs: I love the new draft format,
but the game itself is still unappealing
“ [Jim Barker] took a completely useless team and made
them un-useless. The last transformation I saw that was
that impressive was when Lisa Simpson transformed
Groundskeeper Willie into a proper gentleman.”
We’re split on
Super Bowl commercials
for most fans. This has been the only
all-star game I have ever paid attention
to, because of the excitement sur-
rounding the draft. The actual game it-
self is just a scoring onslaught that gets
boring within the first 10 minutes.
The Green Bay Packers and
Pittsburgh Steelers are battling it out
this weekend in Super Bowl XLV.
Who will win the game?
Hamelin: Is the Super Bowl like the
CFL’s Grey Cup?
Dodd: This year, I think Green Bay
will take it. Don’t ask me how or why,
I just feel it in my bones.
McDowell: To be honest, I don’t like
either of these teams, and don’t want
to call either of them the champion.
But I suppose I would rather Green
Bay won than Mr. Sexual Assault. I say
this very reluctantly, go Packers.
Grohs: Even though Aaron Rodgers is
playing like a beast, I’m going to have
to go with the Pittsburgh Steelers. If
Steelers running back Rashard
Mendenhall can have an effective
game running the ball against the
Packers defence, they will have little
opportunity to rush Big Ben. If the
Packers are unable to pressure the al-
ready two-time Super Bowl champion
quarterback, he will easily carve them
up.
sports 15
Many people watch the Super Bowl
merely for the excellent commercials.
What are some of your all-time
favourites or most hated?
Hamelin: I usually end up seeing the
commercials the day after, as they
aren’t played on my TV. There are
none that really stand out for me too
much, though I thought that adver-
tisement with the baby by the com-
puter was pretty trippy.
Dodd: Oh man, I loathe Super Bowl
commercials. They are so overblown
and try way too hard to be funny.
Some succeed, but most just end up
being ridiculous. I hate commercials
in general, so why would I love them
during the biggest football event of
the year? I don't understand.
McDowell: Commercials are my time
to go to the kitchen and get more
snacks, so I rarely watch them. I am
definitely not the person who watches
the game purely for the commercials.
Call me crazy, but I watch the Super
Bowl for the football.
Grohs: The commercials are quite ex-
cellent (not that I would really know, I
watch the game on Canadian TV). My
favourites have to be the Budweiser
commercials: everything from the
“Clydesdale Donkey” to the “Secret
Fridge”, it’s all golden.
Jonathan Hamelin

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Sens-less
The Ottawa Senators have suffered
through a painful decline in recent
years
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martin weaver
contributor
On June 6, 2007, the Ottawa
Senators were getting ready to
play Game 5 of the Stanley Cup
Finals against the Anaheim Ducks.
Down 3-1 in the series, this was
one of the franchise’s biggest
games in their short history. There
was a feeling in Ottawa that the
team could win this game and
force a Game 6. With just three
wins away from the big prize, this
was the peak of Sens-Nation.
Of course they went on to lose
that game after a disappointing 6-
2 performance in Game 5.
This seemed to be the pinnacle
moment of Ottawa’s downfall, to
where they stand at the 2011 all-
star break: 27th place with just 17
wins and a total of 42 points, just
seven ahead of the league’s worst
New Jersey Devils. What could
have possibly happened in just
four short seasons for the Senators
to have slid so far down the stand-
ings?
Following the loss to
Anaheim, Ottawa parted ways
with general manager John
Muckler, who was a key reason
why the team did so well. Sens
fans weren’t particularly upset
with this move seeing as Bryan
Murray was going to take over the
GM job. Many felt that he had a
good track record in Anaheim and
that kind of success could easily be
replicated. Murray’s contract ex-
pires at the end of the 2010-2011
season, and it’s almost safe to say
that there’s already a job posting
for his position.
The anger many fans feel to-
wards Murray has a lot to do with
some of the moves he made. First
off, he took a lot of slack for the
Dany Heatley trade after the 08-09
season. Ottawa sent over Heatley
and a fifth-round draft pick in ex-
change for Milan Michalek,
Jonathan Cheechoo, and a second-
round draft pick (which eventu-
ally got traded away). In all
fairness to Murray, Heatley is the
one who wanted to get traded, but
this deal was so one-sided that it
makes you wonder why it was
necessary to even send a fifth-
round draft pick to San Jose on top
of that. Other key players the
Senators have let go through free
agency are Mike Comrie, Wade
Redden, and Anton Volchenko.
They also traded away young de-
fenceman Andrej Meszaros to the
Tampa Bay Lightning.
It’s not fair to pin all of
Ottawa’s struggles on the GM. The
Senators are a team that has been
known for sub-par goaltending,
and this year it’s more evident
Feb. 3-9, 2011
the carillon
Fun all around
The NHL all-star weekend was great for
the league
NHL.com
Cam Ward and Steven Stamkos were taken one-two respectively in the NHL’s new fantasy draft format
Staal’s team a chance to win at all. was named the game’s MVP with three
The skills competition was held on points.
colin buchinski
Saturday. Some of the most notable All weekend, the media coverage
contributor
events included the hardest shot, was fantastic. TSN and CBC gave you
The NHL all-star weekend is a fantas- fastest skater and accuracy competi- an inside look at the game and showed
tic display of the league’s talent that tions. The real highlight, though, was the players for the people they really
than ever. They have a goalie that’s gathers the league’s most marketable the Breakaway Challenge. Similar to are, not just the players. In-game inter-
making almost $5 million this year, players into one place to show their the slam dunk competition in basket- views and an inside look at the draft re-
who is always injured, and their skills off. The 2011 festivities were held ball, the players were judged on their ally showed off the great personalities
in Raleigh, North Carolina last week- creativity. As well, the fans were given of our game. Viewers got to see that the
current number one is ranked 57th
overall in save percentage. On a end. the opportunity to vote for their players are just like you and me. They
good night, he lets in less than five This year’s edition featured a favourite shootout moves. This year, are out there because they love the
goals. Besides the goalies, every- brand new format in which the players Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin game and they are having loads of fun
one on the team seems to be hav- would decide who played on what won once again, but all eyes were on playing it.
ing an off year. team. Eric Staal and Nicklas Lidstrom Canadiens defencemen P.K. Subban, The all-star game is a great part of
All of this mediocre play can were named captains and a draft was who Hurricane fans gave rave reviews NHL history and absolutely belongs in
only negatively affect the atten- held on Friday night. The captains had after snagging forward Jeff Skinner’s our game. The entire weekend is all
dance and the future of the club. It a task of picking players schoolyard jersey and wearing it in the shootout. about interacting with the fans and
has happened before. The Ottawa style. Some other winners included Michael having fun. It’s a great marketing tool
Lynx, a triple-A baseball club, used As a result of the new format, the Grabner in the fastest skater competi- for the league and allows the players to
to get over 10,000 fans a game in game was widely publicized – it got tion, Zdeno Chara with a record blast get more involved with the current fans
the mid-1990s, their heyday. Fast people talking about the game of of 105.9 MPH in the hardest shot event, and possibly attract new fans to the
forward to 2007 and you could hockey. The NHL needs this type of and Daniel Sedin winning the accuracy game.
count the number of people in the publicity, especially in the U.S. This competition. Some people say we should get rid
stands, and still have eight more year’s game did the trick. It was more The skills competition was ab- of the all-star game completely, but
grueling innings of baseball to than a game; it was a showcase for the solutely fantastic this year. It gave the why? What is it really hurting? It gives
watch afterwards. When it comes NHL and a treat for all fans of hockey. fans a chance to see just how good the league’s players a much-needed
to maintaining a CFL franchise, the As the weekend unfolded, many these guys really are. They are amazing midseason rest, while at the same time
nation’s capital has had no luck. story lines arose. Henrik and Daniel with the puck and extremely talented moving hockey to the front page of the
While Ottawa sports fans may Sedin were drafted on separate teams offensively. This was apparent in the sports section and showing the general
be known to stop following losing and forced to play against each other all-star game on Sunday, where as public what our great game is all about.
teams, this case should hopefully for the first time in their hockey lives, usual, the goalies had a very tough I say keep the all-star game and
be different. Ottawa may not be a Phil Kessel of the Toronto Maple Leafs time and there wasn’t much displayed continue building on it. Over the last
sports city, but it’s definitely a was selected last in the draft, and in terms of defensive prowess. On few years it has been awesome and it is
place where hockey thrives. The Lidstrom was praised for his fantastic Sunday, Team Lidstrom came away only getting better.
Senators’ attendance numbers are drafting skills. Nobody really gave with an 11-10 victory and Patrick Sharp
better than last year’s and the
Ottawa 67’s attendance is always
among the best in the CHL. As
football has an impact on
Saskatchewan, hockey does in
Ottawa. Many kids plays hockey
and people will keep showing up
to NHL games.
Still, looking forward, things
don’t seem to be getting better for
the Senators. Long-time team cap-
tain Daniel Alfredsson is ap-
proaching his 40s and likely won’t
play for much longer. The Senators
will have to work a miracle if they
want to find someone that can fill
his shoes.
There are still positives if one
chooses to look hard enough. The
Senators are a team with a billion-
aire owner, Eugene Melnyk, who
has a passion for hockey. There’s
nothing Melnyk would like to see
more than a Stanley Cup in
Ottawa and he’s not ready to settle
for less. They already have great
young players like Erik Karlesson,
Peter Regin, and Jason Spezza,
who will be key players in the
team’s new era. Ottawa has 19-
year-old prospects like Jared
Cowen and Robin Lehner, who the
Sens look to hopefully. All these
players should be the faces of their
next good team. Also, with the
way the season has been going,
the Senators will most likely be
getting a top-three pick in the draft
this year.
In a few short years, Ottawa
will re-establish themselves as a
winning team and Sens-Nation
will once again have something to
cheer for.
 op-ed Op-Ed Editor: Cheyenne Geysen
op-ed@carillonregina.com
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editorial
If we only had
some brains
NYtimes.com
New York senator Carl Kruger wants
to make texting and walking illegal.
The proposed law would make using
electronic devices such as cell phones,
iPods and the like illegal while crossing
a crosswalk in a city with a population
of one million or more.
This proposed law comes after sev-
eral recent incidents: three texting-re-
lated deaths in New York’s Brooklyn
district, a Manhattan man backed over
by a semi he didn’t hear because of his
iPod, a woman in Pennsylvania falling
into a mall fountain, and a Staten
Island teen falling down a manhole
while text-walking. Two individuals
are even threatening legal action.
While this law has yet to be pro-
posed in Canada, it likely won’t be too
long before someone’s MP drafts some
variation of it. But even if we remain
able to legally text and walk, this law
will affect Canadian tourists in New
York.
The recent deaths are senseless and
sad, absolutely. The possible lawsuits
must be frightening for the states and
cities they are being threatened in.
But when did society start needing
laws to follow common sense prac-
tices?
Not so long ago, walking into a
manhole while texting would have
been the stuff of blonde jokes and
stand-up comedy. We were all taught
to look both ways before we cross the
street, because our parents and grand-
parents knew that getting run over was
a very real danger.
Look where you’re walking. It’s
that simple. If you have to answer that
urgent text message immediately, do
so before walking across the street.
Drivers are required by law to stop
for pedestrians using crosswalks.
Crosswalks were created to keep peo-
ple on foot safe, similar to red lights
and stop and yield signs to protect
other motorists. When did we get in
such a hurry that we feel we don’t have
time to follow the laws put in place for
our own good?
We complain about not having any
rights, yet we consistently prove we
require more laws to prevent the same
dangers that have always been pres-
ent in some form or another.
Cell phones and other electronics
may be new, but distractions are not.
Common sense and law-abiding
shouldn’t be phased out with the in-
vention of new and better technology.
Many comments on the news stories
discussing this proposed law are angry.
People are upset about losing more
freedom. But apparently society has
been given too much rope and is just
hanging itself with the excess.
Is this proposed law ridiculous?
No. What’s ridiculous is that we need
a law to know we should walk around
potentially moving vehicles with our
heads up, eyes ahead, and ears open.
cheyenne geysen
op-ed editor
opinion
The never-
ending question
On Monday, Jan. 24, Athletes in
Action and Campus for Christ
held a formal debate at the
University of Regina arguing the
existence of God. The debate was
held in the Classroom building
where atheist Dr. George
Williamson squared off against
Micheal Horner, who argued in
favour of the existence of God.
Arriving to the lecture I ex-
pected few people, and to be
preached to by those who were
there. However, the lecture the-
atre was completely full, even
though I was 15 minutes early.
This intrigued me enough to ask
a few students whether they were
there on their own time or for a
class they were taking. Almost
every single person I spoke to
was there on his or her own time.
It makes sense; we all want to
know – as students, as individu-
als, even as a society, – who or
what to believe in.
The debate was run in a tra-
ditional format, giving both
Williamson and Horner the
chance to present a persuasive ar-
gument and a rebuttal. This was
followed by an open questioning
period moderated by fourth-year
student Brad Aspinal. Aspinal
provided comical relief between
arguments that broke the tension
in the room.
Both speakers provided great
evidence for their respective side;
however, I personally believe the
result of the debate was a stale-
mate.
I went into the lecture with
an open mind, in hopes that
Horner would be able to shed
new light on my beliefs in God.
That did not happen. I found
Horner’s mathematical and sci-
entific evidence to be even more
discouraging to my beliefs in a
God. I thought believing in God
While Horner’s evidence was
persuading, I found Williamson’s
argument to be intriguing. If there
is a God, why is there so much
suffering in the world? Why did
God let others write down His
standards we are to abide by?
Why is the Bible just another ordi-
nary book? These are questions
we will never know the answers
to, just like the existence of God.
Once the questioning began,
you could tell both speakers had
put both of their messages into
everyone’s heads; leaving most
confused as to what they should
believe. As people asked ques-
tions, things began to get heated.
The confusion and the unknown
brought many students to the mi-
crophone to ask questions they
were dying to know.
Unfortunately, some ques-
tions turned out to be rants on
personal perspectives, but most
questions were well thought out.
Leaving the lecture, I still felt
confused about which side to
pick, and I still do now. Nobody
can tell us what to believe in, and
I feel no one can truly argue the
existence of God. Who actually
knows? Like our morals and be-
liefs, isn’t God just another thing
we are raised to believe in?
Horner did mention that
“Lacking belief is not enough to
not believe in God,” which makes
sense; but lack of evidence makes
me uncertain, and it’s hard to be-
lieve in something/someone you
don’t know.
Though I personally was still
conflicted as to who actually won
the argument, students voted on
whom they felt had won the de-
bate. Twenty per cent felt the
atheist had won, 54 per cent
voted for the existence of God,
while 26 per cent thought it was a
stalemate – at least I’m not the

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letters
URSU’s inaction on tuition “a mockery”
I’m writing to decry the lack of action
by the University of Regina Students’
Union with regards to tuition increases.
The current provincial government has
recklessly thawed a tuition freeze, and
since then the price we pay to go to
school has skyrocketed. This irrespon-
sible policy by the provincial govern-
ment negatively affects students and
parents of students, and further raises
barriers to post-secondary education
for those who cannot afford it in the
first place.
Even in face of these facts, our stu-
dents’ union has done virtually noth-
ing to stop tuition increases. The
current URSU executive has made a
mockery of what the organization they
represent is mandated to do. During
the Canadian Federation of Students
referendum, they denounced the effec-
Addison’s blog post hypocritical
I found Kyle Addison's most recent
blog post, in response to the Carillon
article “Ivory Tower Awards” (Vol. 53,
Issue 12, Jan. 6-12, 2011), quite interest-
ing.
From what I can tell, he accuses
your own Kent Peterson of not want-
ing "improvement or progress" in the
University of Regina. Mr. Addison
completely ignores that the piece is
clearly a work of satire, but that is be-
sides the point.
The point is that if Mr. Addison is
so intent on accusing Mr. Peterson of
being motivated by his allegiance to
the New Democratic Party, perhaps he
should first consider another analogy,
one that is relevant, perhaps not as
trendy or modern as Kid Cudi, but im-
portant nonetheless: "Let he without
sin cast the first stone."
Now, I am not a religious person
by any means, but even I recognize
that this passage should be considered
in almost any situation when criticism
comes into play.
Perhaps, Mr. Addison, you should
take a look in the mirror, or your own
Twitter account, before you accuse any-
Addison’s blog post misses point
I am writing in response to University
of Regina Students’ Union president
Kyle Addison’s most recent URSU blog
post, specifically regarding his appar-
ent distrust of our newspaper.
I am pleased to see that Mr.
Addison reads the Carillon. Not nearly
enough students read our student
newspaper, and whatever the reason
for that may be, every student reading
our newspaper counts. And it is, in
fact, our newspaper. It’s run by stu-
dents, for students.
Mr. Addison being a student him-
self, and recognizing that students’ ed-
ucation are indeed of utmost
importance to Dr. Timmons and the
administration, I’m sure he – and our
newspaper – wouldn’t begrudge me a
simple question:
Does Mr. Addison know what
satire is?
The reason I ask this question is
because he doesn’t seem to recognize it
in Kent E. Peterson’s “Ivory Tower
Awards”. He claims they were written
to spread “negativity”. Missing the
satire, he responded to it exactly as he
should have as someone in his posi-
tion: angrily.
[It’s probably important to give our readers
some context – URSU president Kyle
Addison’s latest blog post as of this writ-
ing, titled "Gotta Terminate The Hate,
Spread The Positive”, takes Carillon busi-
ness manager Kent E. Peterson’s Jan. 6 ar-
ticle, “Ivory Tower Award nominations”,
to task. Addison originally sent his article
to us last week, and some organizational
problems on our end led to us not publish-
ing it. We take full responsibility for the
oversight, and we further feel the need to be
honest about that; Addison did want to
publish his letter through us, and we appre-
ciate that.
We should also point out that we don’t
mind – though some members of our read-
ership certainly seem to – that Addison
was critical of the piece. In fact, it’s good
Feb. 3-9, 2011
the carillon
Plastic on the outside
tiveness of federal lobbying, and yet I
fail to see any effort on their part to ef-
fect change, provincially or otherwise.
Why are they not lobbying politicians
to freeze tuition?
URSU President Kyle Addison de-
scribes URSU as “an organization ...
which effectively advocates student
needs and interests to the university
and all forms of government.” Did I
miss the part where they advocated
my need for lower tuition? At best the
current URSU executive is incompe-
tent; at worst I fear partisanship may
be the real reason they sit idly by.
sonia stanger
contributor
one of political motivations. At one
point last year, Mr. Addison's Twitter
feed was primarily messages to, mes-
sages from, or retweets about mem-
bers of the Saskatchewan Party. Some
of Mr. Addison's more recent posts
seem to be more directed at insulting socialitelife.com
or arguing with NDP candidates.
If Mr. Addison wishes to begin a
Joe McCarthy-esque hunt on all poten- It’s disgusting. It’s perverted. It’s surface lies something much larger. Each of those brides is loved.
tially politically motivated criticism of everything that’s wrong with the At its core, it is a Petri dish of our Someone, somewhere, cares for
himself, Mrs. Timmons, or the admin- world. And I can’t look away. society. Sped up and exaggerated, them, flaws and all. And, right after
istration in general, perhaps he should Bridalplasty. An Extreme yes, but the underlying values are that person decided they wanted to
put himself on trial first. Makeover-esque reality show that still there. wake up next to those A-cups for
If not, then Mr. Addison needs to exploits the unrealistic body expec- Each woman runs to meet each the rest of their life, those women
accept that there is now a vocal contin- tations placed on women and our bruised and bloated “winner” when decided to change the face and
gent of students that miss having a cultures’ materialistic obsession. In they’re hazily wheeled in after sur- body their loved ones fell for.
University of Regina Students’ Union
short, good watching. gery. The bride looks like she’s just Sure, it’s exaggerated. Most
administration who, while possible
It’s not even that it’s necessarily been in a car accident, and the oth- people walking down the street
motivated by support of the NDP or
any other party, managed to still re- entertaining. More ... fascinating. I, ers fall to pieces wishing it were don’t have ten surgeries to check
main critical of decisions their political like any woman – like anybody – them who was heavily medicated off a list before they feel good about
party of choice made concerning our have my body woes. They vary and carved to perfection. themselves. But it’s where we’re go-
education. from day to day, and despite what it The thing is, these women are ing.
says on my Facebook, I am not per- beautiful. They even get mad at Perfect seems attractive. But
fect. each other because they feel the oth- what if you end up changing the
But this show is like looking ers are perfect, only they are dis- exact thing that you never realized
into a funhouse mirror of neurosis. gusting and, therefore, need these made you special, made you ... you?
joel yeomans
contributor Like those warped mirrors pull and surgeries. The window we’ve left for
stretch its reflections, Bridalplasty I’ve done that. Not to the ex- pretty has become smaller and
distorts those body woes to their treme, but I’ve gone out and com- smaller. The ironic thing is that the
most extreme. pared myself to woman X, Y, or Z. pressure to attain it has become
In it, women compete to win How could I not? That’s what I’ve stronger and stronger.
plastic surgeries off their ever-grow- been trained to do. If Bridalplasty has taught me
Mr. Peterson is writing in a satiri- ing list. Three nose jobs, a couple of In today’s society, with all the anything, I’ve learned I can’t keep
cal tradition dating back to Jonathan
boob jobs, and a tummy tuck later, means available, if you’re not per- brow beating myself when I don’t
Swift’s A Modest Proposal. Note his
description of Dr. Timmons’ trip to the end game is to become, as the fect you’ve chosen to be flawed. fit a certain mould. Because when
India: “She could have went all the show likes to pound home, the And why would anyone want that? you’ve decided that you’ll be beau-
way to China, like she did last year, “perfect bride.” Why would you want a nose tiful by any means necessary, the
but opted instead for the relative Perfection is only a few painful with any ethnicity? Or the crooked results aren’t pretty.
thriftiness of India.” Indeed, Mr. surgeries away. smile you got from your mom?
Peterson’s criticism may be filled with The show might seem like Why would you keep the laugh
some malice, but therein lies the point harmless reality, for lack of a better lines that represent years of having
of this literary device: it is meant to
kim elaschuk
word, entertainment, but under the something to smile at?
convey personal invective and indig-
news editor
nation. An apology, as Mr. Addison
calls for in his blog post, would lessen
the impact of the satire and undermine
its purpose of taking a critical look at
its subjects.
Mr. Peterson makes an excellent
point: why is Dr. Timmons travelling to
India and China on the university’s
dollar while tuition is on the rise? I
could ask the same of Mr. Addison:
why is he spending nearly $100,000 of
the students’ dollars on the executive
honoraria, tuition, and benefits while
tuition and fees are on the rise?
jonathan petrychyn
contributor
that he is. The op-ed section exists prima-
rily to start conversations, and those con-
versations will not and should not
necessarily be about how right we are.
We do, however, take exception to
some of his claims. With all due respect to
Addison, URSU, and the U of R’s admin-
istration, we’re not mandated to publish ar-
ticles on a basis of whether or not they’re
critical. We’re mandated to publish articles
in the students’ interest. Sometimes, the ed-
itorial staff feels that includes publishing
critical pieces.
For a slightly longer piece, check out
the Carillon’s blog; otherwise, we’d like to
thank Addison for his opinion, and we’d
also like to thank everyone who wrote in a
letter this week on our behalf. ––Ed.]
Feb. 3-9, 2011
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The Carillon needs
you at URSU’s AGM Hello, Carillon readers.
You may have noticed, in the motions
published underneath the Declass last is-
sue and on posters all across campus, that
the Carillon has submitted a motion re-
questing a fee increase.
The last time we asked for an increase
in funding, students had a lot of concerns.
We lacked a viable online presence. We
seemed to be printing more papers than
we could distribute. Students wondered
if there were ways we could cut costs.
And we listened.
This year, the Carillon has moved its
website to a separate domain, carillon-
regina.com, and in addition to re-design-
ing it we’ve worked to fill it with
additional content, including podcasts,
blogs, and online-exclusive multimedia
stories. Students wanted news delivered
in a new format, complementary to the
paper, and we’ve worked to provide that.
We’ve taken a hard look at distribu-
tion on campus and pared down our
printing to try and reflect the papers be-
ing distributed. Where in previous years
distribution would leave us with stacks of
papers cluttering up the office, the left-
over papers from the current volume are
less than a bundle per issue, meaning our
costs for printing aren’t exceeding the de-
mand.
And we’ve worked hard to streamline
our work process. We’ve worked hard to
ensure that we meet the deadline set by
our printer, avoiding late fees and addi-
tional costs incurred as a result, while si-
multaneously making sure that our hired
staff are truly earning their pay. You can
see this in the content that we put out on
a weekly basis, but you can see this in
other ways, too – take a look inside busi-
nesses on Kramer Boulevard or the Scarth
Street mall, and you’ll find copies of the
Carillon there, delivered by our distribu-
tion manager. That way, your news
reaches the wider Regina community.
We’ve also tried to find ways to in-
crease revenue, including taking a hard
look at our advertising policies. We’re
currently working on solutions to in-
crease revenue from our website, includ-
ing a plan to offer advertising packages
that combine print and online ads.
We’ve accomplished a lot, and we’re
extraordinarily grateful to our readership
as a result. You’ve given the staff indica-
tions of how to better serve the diverse
needs of the students, staff, and commu-
nity of the University of Regina, and
we’ve responded by trying even harder
to fulfill those needs. You’re our reader-
The Carillon Revenue Major expenses
receives $4 from
every full-time Student fees $65,110.00 Salaries/wages $48,143.04
student each
semester.
Advertising $45,770.03 Publishing $41.882.16
Other $1,848.37 CUP fees $7,653.57
Here’s what $112,728.40
Revenue Canada $5,041.70
we do with Legal/
accounting $2,280.52
it:
$112,023.80
All numbers from the last completed fiscal year: May 1, 2009 to April 30, 2010
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ship, and we’re meant to be your voice.
We take this job seriously.
And that’s why we’re bringing this
motion to you. Despite the effort to re-
duce our overhead, we still have costs to
meet and bills to pay. And those costs
have only gone up since the last time the
Carillon’s student fees were increased,
while revenues have effectively remained
the same. As well, our student fees are
well below average fees for other student
newspapers across the country. You can
see how our finances work on the bottom
of this page.
There’s nothing particularly sexy that
we need to spend this money on – we
just need it to continue operating. But we
do need it, especially if we’re to not only
provide the calibre of paper that we cur-
rently provide but also if we expect to
provide an even better one in the future.
We’re not a profit-driven enterprise;
money that students invest in us will be
spent on making this paper happen.
And with what I’ve heard from you
this year, that’s important to you. Readers
and staff alike joke about flipping to the
Declass first thing every issue, to find out
who’s talking shit about whom this week.
We don’t blame anyone who does that, ei-
ther – it’s fun to watch people bicker and
debate and dis each other, whether it’s
playful or crazy harsh.
But more and more, watching people
pick up the paper, I’ve been observing
some different behaviour. I’ve watched
students and staff sit down with issues
and, rather than flip them over, flip them
open. I’ve watched people take up our
paper and instantly start reading it.
Papers across campus, from the ones left
on benches to the ones left in restrooms,
are open to articles that their readers
found interesting.
I can’t tell you how rewarding that is,
but I can tell you that it sends me a clear
message: that you’re interested. That
you’re engaged. That you, like us, find
the idea of an independent, student-run,
student-owned newspaper to be some-
thing of extraordinary value to this cam-
pus.
At noon in the Lazy Owl on
Thursday, Feb. 10, we’re asking you to
help us continue bringing you the paper
you appreciate. And we’re confident that
you’ll vote “yes.”
john cameron
editor-in-chief
Total surplus
$704
which means we’re
starting the fiscal year off
with less than 1/3 of
even just the printing
costs for a single issue
 Feb. 3-9, 2011
the carillon
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Vianne Timmons got another Dear cute girl in Conservation

award, presumably.
To whoever keeps leaving cigar
butts in the ashtray outside
College West: you keep living
that dream.
Not moving to Alabama since
2011.
@Matt Steen ... where in the
world are you? Your students
need to talk to you in Regina.
name student number
If all the biology profs were in a
email address
room on fire and I could only
save one, it would be Dr Weger
message
Girl in my afternoon class: how
did I catch you scratching the
roof of your mouth with your
index finger? Who does that.
@URSU execs ... please do some
work.
Please Note: The special needs
bathroom in Riddell is for indi-
Karissa stop staring at my chest
Studio 54 was really rad! Fifth
Parallel, you guys rule!
Walking down the hallway is
much similar to driving a car.
Stay on the right side of the hall,
don't stop suddenly, and if you
need to stop, move to the shoul-
der of the hall.
Hendy’s chick-nood soup is
best served being dipped into a
cheesebun.
Not quorum, quorum, not quo-
rum, I’m the URSU board meet-
ing.
I’m finding myself drinking
alone on Sunday afternoons
more than usual these days.
So the UofR is sponsoring Z99's
shallow "Bachelor" contest?
Way to be a respected institu-
tion
Bio. Keep on rockin :)
If every work day ends up like
this one there’s gonna be a lot
more whiskey in the building at
9am from now on. I ain’t even
give a shit.
Ha haha ha. Perfect!
To the girl in front of me in
PSYC 101, I can see your doo-
dles and your text messages. It’s
distracting. Signed, Annoyed.
Re: microwaves? because if you
looked, UR Pride, the Women’s
Centre, and Fine Arts lounge all
have one, and that’s just Riddell
Centre.
URSU -- where’d the paper bins
go? Other campi have compost,
paper cups, lids, battery, food
trays, etc. We could at least do
paper again.
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private place to poop.
Congrats to UR Pride for beat-
ing McGill to host the 2012
CUQSC.
Let all student groups just for-
give each other for the various
sins they’ve committed.
@ URSU website ... why don’t
you work yet? How much did
I have to get groceries on
Thursday. This declass is merely
a reminder to myself.
If you haven’t seen it in a while,
you owe it to yourself to
YouTube Pingu.
All I want is coffee after 5:00
pm.
Snap a tag. Live the dream.

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