Carillon (Volume 62, Issue 6)

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Ben Schnieder talks with current URSU president Victor Adeolu Oriola and former president Kent Peterson about URSUs role and priorities.

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the manifesto

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In keeping with our reckless, devil-may-care image, our office has absolutely no concrete information on the Carillon’s formative years readily available.

What follows is the story that’s been passed down from editor to editor for over forty years.

In the late 1950s, the University of Regina planned the construction of several new buildings on the campus grounds. One of these proposed buildlings was a beltower on the academic green. If you look out on the academic green today, the first thing you’ll notice is that it has absolutely nothing resembling a belltower.

The University never got a belltower, but what it did get was the Carillon, a newspaper that serves as a symbolic bell tower on campus, a loud and clear voice belonging to each and every student.

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Taylor Balfour discusses the need for youth engagment in politics.

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Campus hosts Regina election forum

Regina-Wascana hopefuls speak their piece john loeppky editor-in-chief On Sept. 23 an all-candidates forum was held for those running for the federal seat in Regina-Wascana. Those involved included Ralph Goodale (Liberal -- incumbent). Michael Kram (Conservative), Tamela Friesen (Green), Hailey Clark (NDP), and Mario Milanovski (People’s Party of Canada).

The forum, hosted by the University of Regina Students’ Union, allowed for questions from the floor, of which there were many.

Concerns from the crowd included Sask. Power’s recent announcement regarding solar energy programs, the proliferation of internet technology and the associated cost, Indigenous issues amid truth and reconciliation, the gender wage gap, the plight of those in foster care, supports for women in federal workplaces, wealth distribution across the country, levels of gun violence, and abortion rights. 338 Canada currently identifies the riding as leaning Liberal. According to CBC’s poll tracker, there is a sixty one per cent chance of some form of Liberal government nationally and a thirty nine per cent probability of some form of a Conservative government, whether it be a minority or majority.

Goodale called Sask. Power’s decision to weaken its solar energy program “very regrettable” and said that its successes “demonstrated that the national climate plan is, in fact, working.” On environmental issues, Kram redirected people to his party’s website document and the conservative’s plan “requiring the heavy hitters to do research and development into clean energy technologies.” Friesen referred to her party’s plan for a “National Energy Grid.” She called rebates a “middle-class upper-class solution.” and said “. . .We want to make sure that you don’t have to be rich or middle class to make the green choice.” Clark pointed towards a need to create new jobs in sectors that impact the elimination of climate change while Milanovski said that the federal government shouldn’t be interfering in the private sector.

Clark said that one of the reasons she decided to run was the “lack of progress” on reconciliation by the government.

“What we need to do is actually show the Indigenous people that we truly do know what they were going through and how to properly rectify it.”

She pointed towards “pouring money” into communities affected “as well as taking responsibilities for the

actions of the Canadian government in the past.”

Milanovski called the situation “sad.”

“We have to recognize the history and all Indigenous people are Canadians, they should be looked [at] as such.”

He also talked about not “stealing the thunder from Maxime Bernier [(PPC Leader]” about a new policy announcement regarding Indigenous issues. Milanovski called the prospective announcement “really exciting” though gave no details on what it would be.

Goodale, meanwhile, talked about the need for truth and reconciliation work.

“This is a huge challenge for our society, we’ve gone 150 years without effective reconciliation and it is long past time to have turned the corner.”

Goodale pointed to funding provided over the term of the Liberal government to address housing, land claims, and water concerns. Kram, meanwhile, leaned into the dollars and cents.

“It’s important that Canada be an inclusive society. The Conservative Party is in favour of reconciliation with our Indigenous persons but that also has to include economic reconciliation. The priorities of a Conservative government will be effective investments in housing, and hospitals, and clean drinking water, and we will also prioritize employment and education opportunities for our Indigenous persons.”

Friesen pointed towards the Green Party’s commitment to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) as well as the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

On the topic of women’s

rights, Clark said, “We are human, we should not be being judged on our sex, our sexuality, anything like that.” Friesen reiterated the Green Party’s commitment to equality for all while Kram spoke about the economics of discrimination.

“It is important that everyone can earn a decent living and it is important that people can do so free from discrimination. If one institution or business is discriminating based on gender that is not acceptable.”

He pointed to the human rights commission as a way to tackle gender inequality.

Goodale called “gender equality a fundamental part of the policies . . .” of the federal government. Milanovski said that “jobs should be paid as the job [sic], regardless of gender. The most qualified person should get it.”

When it came to those in foster care, especially Indigenous children, Kram spoke of “economic reconciliation” for a second time while Goodale said that the government needed to support those in need.

“Those are incredibly vulnerable people and our society needs to show there is a responsibility to make sure those small little kids are properly protected.”

Clark pointed to the 94 calls to action from the TRC’s report, as well as the multifaceted nature of reconciliation, as where the NDP would be looking to support those in foster care. “. . . We need to make that right and that’s our jobs.”

Milanovski said, “Me as a parent, I see it as a big problem. Children are the future of this country.” Friesen spoke to removing poverty and “holding up” Indigenous peoples as

the Green Party’s way of reducing the foster care system.

Goodale pointed to bill C-71 (a bill directed at removing licensing loopholes) as a way to reduce gun violence, along with scrutiny of gun sales at retail locations, and safe transportation of restricted and prohibited firearms as areas of policy already implemented by the Liberal government. Goodale also leant into a popular refrain of the event: the amount of money provided to Canadian communities for various means. Kram said that his right wing party will take a more punitive approach.

“A conservative government will increase the penalties for people who commit crimes with guns and will also introduce mandatory minimum sentences for people who smuggle illegal guns into the country because that is the source of all the illegal guns we have on our streets today.”

Kram provided no source for this claim.

Friesen spoke about who should and shouldn’t have guns.

“Hunters, farmers, collectors, and sports shooters have a right to have guns. Criminals, suicidal individuals, and enraged partners cannot have guns. We haven’t done a good enough job of figuring out how to do this.”

Friesen’s plan includes bolstering border security to prevent smuggling, offering a buy-back program, and spending money to provide an alternative to gangs.”

Clark reiterated Friesen’s point and also highlighted her personal history.

“I’m from a farming community and the farmers down there own, probably, two guns:

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one for hunting and one for their cattle. And, up here in the city I talk to people I work with and they own fifteen guns just for the heck of it, and that’s not something that should be happening because then those guns get out.”

Milanovski said, “Well first, guns don’t kill people, people kill people. The People’s Party are not planning to punish law abiding citizens, we’re planning to punish criminals and to make sure that our open border down in the US is more strict towards importing guns from US for criminals.”

There was one pointed question, sent directly in the direction of Kram, criticizing his previous stated willingness to reopen the abortion debate despite Sheer’s claims that the Conservative Party would not be reopening the topic if elected. Kram once again deferred back to his party’s leader, despite comments to the CBC in 2015 to the contrary when he said: “I certainly have the political will [to reopen the abortion debate]. The problem is that with 338 seats in parliament, I’m only one, and once we see how many pro-life MPs are elected, and if I’m fortunate enough to be elected, I would like to join the pro-life caucus and move right to life issues forward.”

The event closed with questions about climate change with Kram claiming the need to “strike a balance” between the resource sector and environmental concerns.

Canadians go to the polls October 21.

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URSU needs to push back

What exactly does the student union do? ben schneider news writer The University of Regina Student Union (URSU) exists for the benefit of all students. They exist to serve their members by offering a variety of services and supports to ensure – as stated in their mission – “that all students have a fun, safe and healthy University experience.”

Victor Adeolu Oriola, is beginning his first fall semester as the student union’s president. Oriola is an international student from Nigeria currently in the process of completing an undergraduate degree in psychology.

“There was, and there will continue to exist, a need for student leadership that is focused on creating an environment that enables students to be the best that they can be. When I decided to further investigate what I could do to improve my participation in URSU, I started engaging my fellow students on the premise that change is necessary,” Oriola said.

“To that end, one of the things that I’m hoping to accomplish in my very brief tenure is to bridge the gap between all the concentric circles that exist in the university and make the university a significantly more integrated space where students are able to truly have their concerns that they want to express heard by the people who make the decisions that impact the goings on at the university.”

In order to achieve this goal, one of the first steps taken was a joint town hall meeting between URSU and the U of R administration which took place Wednesday, Sept. 25.

When asked about the ways in which URSU is fighting for its members to combat staggering tuition fees, Oriola steered the conversation to a new campaign called Knock Out Interest that URSU is leading in partnership with the British Columbia Federation of Students, the aim of which is eliminating all interest on federal student loans.

In the face of skyrocketing tuition here at home, a joint effort to knock out interest on loans seems like a stop-gap that doesn’t go far enough to address the pressures on the student body URSU represents, although Oriola objects to the idea that the union hasn’t pushed as hard as it could. “[URSU has] called for and encouraged the university to possibly investigate other models of funding that aren’t contingent to as large a degree as they are now on student tuition covering any shortfalls in government spending [on] education,” Oriola said, referring to the bi-model funding structure that the university uses, where any

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funding shortfalls from the provincial government are made up for in increased tuition fees.

A good indicator of the uphill battle the student union faces when it comes to getting a fair deal for students is the fact that the issues haven’t changed much since the 2011/12 academic year, when Kent Peterson was President of URSU. Peterson, who works as the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour’s Strategic Advisor, says the financial burden of tuition and fees were central to his campaign nearly a decade ago.

“I ran a campaign on issues like affordability and accessibility in terms of being able to attend post-secondary education institutions like, frankly, the sky-rocketing tuition fees and the student debt crisis that we were experiencing then and has only gotten worse since,” Peterson says.

“Also, because we are really lucky at the U of R to have the First Nations University of Canada, a huge issue for me was Indigenous education and, in particular at the time, a long-standing funding cap on the post-secondary student support program that basically guaranteed fewer and fewer resources for Indigenous folks coming from First Nations communities across the province to actually be able to attend uni-

versity and colleges. I felt the current student union leaders weren’t talking about those things.”

For Peterson, an organization like URSU has potential far beyond organizing social events.

“For me, a student union isn’t about keg parties and fun sports games. Although athletics are important, that’s not all it’s about. I think it’s an important institution for advocacy and lobbying,” adding that an election year – like this one – is an opportunity for the student’s union to press beyond the boundaries of the campus.

“2011 was a provincial election year, meaning that the things that I talked about in the student union election, I could actually now start talking with politicians chasing votes about those same things. We were actually able to influence at least one party’s platform by getting them to include things like a tuition fee freeze and additional childcare spaces on campus.”

Peterson said that it’s the student union’s role to advocate for students, even if that can sometimes mean pushing back against the administration.

“I don’t see it as the student union’s job to help the university administration spread its message or to help the university administration implement any policies or

programs that, quite frankly, aren’t good for students. When I was president of URSU, we worked with administration as much as we could, as long as they were doing things we wanted them to do like put in refillable water bottle-filling stations so that students didn’t have to keep buying single-use water bottles.

“We worked with the university administration and pushed them to create gender-neutral washrooms at the university. If they didn’t do those things, we ran campaigns about it to encourage them to do it.

“In terms of the relationship, work together when you can, as long as you’re making good decisions for students, but when the university administration is not making good decisions for students – like when they jack up tuition fees or ignore that there is violence taking place on campus, then it’s the student union’s job to actively encourage the university administration to do the right thing, and that can take a number of forms like lobbying, campaigning, whatever the case may be.”

But he added that when it comes down to it, the members of the students’ union – the students – have a responsibility to make sure their needs are being addressed.

“The student union is not the president of the student union, it’s not the board of directors, it’s not the staff of the student union. The student union [is its] members. I think student unions are [as] effective as members want them to be.

That means, if someone feels their student union isn’t talking about the things they feel are actually important, then I think individual students have a responsibility to say what [they are] prepared to do about it. That was my experience, I did a lot of complaining about what my student union president was talking about. I ultimately decided that, if I can’t bring myself to vote for him, then I’m at least going to offer folks a choice. It can be through elections like the way I did it, it can be showing up to the AGM, showing up to their office. I know URSU is currently running by-elections to fill a whole number of spots on the board of directors.

If students have thoughts that it could be done differently, then I encourage them to actually do something about it.”

Information about the upcoming URSU by-elections and a complete list of their services can be found at their website: www. ursu.ca.

“The student union [is its] members. I think student unions are [as] effective as members want them to be.” - Kent Peterson

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Grant helps address the unmet needs of people with FASD $1 million for research project

julia peterson contributor Earlier this month, the Government of Canada announced that they would provide nearly a million dollars of funding for a research project at the University of Regina designed to address the unmet needs of Indigenous individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in the justice system. The project, officially titled “Navigator-Advocates: Integrated Supports for Justice-Involved Indigenous Youth and Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder,” will be implemented over the next three years in Saskatchewan and the Yukon.

Federal Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Ralph Goodale spoke at the official announcement on Sept. 6, in the University of Regina’s Research and Innovation Centre.

“Our government is working to help reverse Indigenous over-representation in Canada’s criminal justice system by supporting culturally-relevant interventions by community-based organizations,” he said. “This partnership with the University of Regina will increase FASD-affected Indigenous offenders’ level of engagement and understanding of the system and of their disability, helping reduce their contact with the criminal justice system and making our communities safer.”

Dr. Michelle Stewart, Associate Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at the University

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of Regina and the project lead, expanded on what she hopes the effects this project will have on the people who are able to access support in the justice system through this work.

“The overall goal is to better stabilize people in our communities so that they can have more time in our communities, of course, and ideally better justice outcomes – which means that they’re better positioned to give legal instruction, they better understand the court process as it’s unfolding, and in some ways they might better understand their own disability,” she said. “In the long term, we hope that what that translates to is people spending less time in custody and having more success in the community.”

Indigenous people and people with FASD are both overrepresented in the Canadian justice system – the most recent estimates from the Justice department suggest that Indigenous adults account for over a quarter of prison admissions each year while representing approximately 4 per cent of the adult population, and studies analyzed by the Canadian FASD network suggest that anywhere between 40 to 60 per cent of people with FASD have been incarcerated at some point in their life. In Canada, an estimated 9 infants out of every 1000 are born with FASD, a developmental disability that occurs when a fetus is exposed to alcohol.

Andrea Kotlar-Livingston, the executive director of the

FASD Network of Saskatchewan, noted that many misunderstandings about FASD persist in the general consciousness, and these can be stigmatizing as well as incorrect.

“FASD can impact anybody,” she said. “One of the things we talk about is how a lot of people say that FASD is 100 per cent preventable – and in its most simplistic form, I suppose it is – but that doesn’t account for addiction and trauma. The term is social determinants of health. And there’s so many people who don’t know when they’re pregnant, and 80 per cent of the population drinks.

So FASD can impact anyone, it doesn’t discriminate.”

Some of these stereotypes specifically relate to how and why a person with FASD might come in contact with the justice system.

According to Stewart, moving beyond these skewed perceptions is essential to achieve true justice.

“Often, with FASD, individuals are misunderstood to be only in the justice system as offenders,” she said. “They can be there also as witnesses and victims, and if you’re having a challenge accessing the justice system, it means that we’re not having good justice outcomes for witnesses or victims of an offence as well.”

Along with the Saskatchewan Population Health Evaluation Research Unit (SPHER-U), the File Hill Qu’Appelle Tribal Council, the Regina YWCA, the Kwanlin Dün First Nation and Fetal Alcohol Society of the Yukon, the

FASD Network of Saskatchewan is one of the partner organizations on this project. They have been working with individuals with FASD in the justice system before this research project came about, and Kotlar-Livingston says that they are eager to increase their impact by expanding their efforts with support from the Federal government. “[This project] is going to have a huge impact, because we can work with people from when they incur charges right through until – if they serve time – they are released back into the community,” she said. “There’s not many programs that can work with people at every point in the justice system, and then also when they’re released. Sometimes people graduate out of programs, but that’s not the case with our work.

We recognize that people need support throughout their lifespans. We are able to help people reintegrate into the community and find employment and housing and things like that.”

Since people with FASD can face particular challenges in their interactions with the justice system due to their disability, creating a strong system of supports and advocates can help to remedy some of the pervasive disadvantages and inequities they face.

“Some common areas where people [with FASD] can struggle with is often in the area of executive functioning,” Stewart explained. “The impairment there can often lead to challenges with

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planning and recall. Individuals might not remember the types of conditions they have to remain in the community, so they can have something called a breach. Individuals with FASD – like a lot of individuals in the justice system – are not having their needs met in the community, which means that we need more appropriate supports and services for individuals so that they can have better access to housing, better access to healthcare, better access to mental health supports and services in the community.”

This project is in line with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action #34, which calls upon the government to reform the criminal justice system to better address the needs of offenders with FASD, in part by providing community, correctional, and parole resources.

“Individuals with FASD – like a lot of individuals in the justice system – are not having their needs met in the community.” - Dr. Michelle Stewart

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Student strikers rally for future

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Earth literally dying

ben schneider news writer On Friday, Sept.20, hundreds participated in Regina’s Global Strike for Future, inspired by Greta Thunberg’s declaration of September 20-27 as Global Climate Strike Week.

Protestors from around the city and province gravitated toward Wascana Park on Friday morning outside of the Royal Saskatchewan Museum. Signs of all colours and shapes were present, displaying messages of existential dread and political frustrations.

Highlights included: “Fossil Fuels are for Fossil Fools,” “Science is not a Liberal Conspiracy,” and Greta Thunberg’s famous quote, “Our House is on Fire.”

Once the marchers had congregated, they began their trek to the Saskatchewan Legislative Building. Chants of “1, 2, 3, there is no planet B!” and “What do we want? Climate action! When do we want it? Now!” could be heard rising from Albert Street as the group quickly caught the attention of local traffic. Honks of support energized those protesting and appreciative cheers would wash over the stream of people.

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The marchers reached their destination and installed themselves on the building’s steps. Feelings of unity became apparent with everyone gathered in close proximity for the sole purpose of immediate climate action at the government level. It also became apparent once gathered that one large, important population was missing from the demonstration: students. While the event was never targeted as being exclusive for young people, the movement across the globe is being led by students, which was unfortunately not the case in Regina.

Speakers included Dr. Eber Hampton, a retired professor from the Paul J. Hill School of Business, who offered prayers for those protesting and Mother Earth, as well as Britt Hall of the university’s Department of Biology. After the more formal speeches, the floor was opened up to all in attendance. Many young students shared their anti-litter statements while several adolescent speakers shared their discontent surrounding their education and the lack of focus surrounding climate change in the curriculum.

A memorable moment in particular was when Federal Green

Party candidate for Regina-Wascana, Tamela Friesen, took the opportunity to campaign for the impending election. Friesen was reminded of the event’s non-partisanship, but only after urging voters to consider Green as a viable alternative to a Conservative or Liberal government. She then doffed her button and stated that today she was just another citizen of the world.

The morning’s speeches came to a close as students of Prairie Sky School sang a haunting song about the Earth’s precarious future. Those observing solemnly clapped and stomped to the chant’s powerful beat.

One attendee from the University of Regina was Mikayla Koronkiewicz, a third-year student in the Politics, Philosophy and Economics program who is an active member of campus.

When asked about what brought her to the Global Strike for Future, Koronkiewicz said, “I am climate striking for the simple fact that our Earth is in a dire position and needs help. Scientists are pointing to climate change being a real issue facing humanity and I can see the effects of climate change on the globe, from

the heat waves to the melting arctic ice. I am striking because the issue is black and white, and we must do something about it.”

Koronkiewicz doesn’t exactly have a lot of experience when it comes to activism, however she remains hopeful that protesting climate change will help to increase awareness and eventually incite structural change amongst government.

“I think, with climate change specifically, social movements are needed to unite the whole world.

We need strikes to show that the world is in on this issue. Not just one area or another, but that we are all united with a common front. I believe politicians care about being elected – at the very least – and thus, need to be concerned when millions of people are protesting, saying that they care about a particular issue.”

“For me personally, my wake up call surrounding climate change and my push to action came with learning about people and animals dying due to the climate issues. Even more so, I became increasingly aware of the dire situation when I began to learn more about the Indigenous worldview. I really began to reso-

nate with this view that we are all interconnected with each other and with nature. I believe that this outlook is essential to addressing climate change. Learning about the Indigenous worldview has helped me become more passionate about the Earth and nature.”

Friday, Sept. 20 saw climate strikes across the globe. Over 300,000 of demonstrators are thought to have participated in climate strikes in Australia while New York City allowed over one million of its students to skip school in order to attend the strike.

In just one year, Greta Thunberg’s Fridays for Future have built into becoming an entire chapter of history that is continuing to grow.

Protestors will meet once again on Friday, Sept. 27 at 10:30 a.m. outside of the museum for what is hoped to be Regina’s largest climate strike yet.

“I am climate striking for the simple fact that our Earth is in a dire position and needs help.”

- Mikayla Koronkiewicz

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Just dandy at Dandy’s

We all scream for ice cream.

holly worby a&c writer Last week I had the privilege of stopping by Dandy’s to talk to ice cream wizard, genius behind the counter, and absolute sweetheart Daniela Mintenko. She first opened Dandy’s in February this year and I wanted to get the scoop (pun intended) on how this gem has been faring since.

Mintenko is from Columbia, where ice cream ranks high on the list of everyone’s favourite treats.

After attending school for fashion and business in Vancouver, she realized she wanted a similar creative outlet without the constraints and routine of that career and took an Ice Cream 101 class at Penn State, learning basics like how to churn and mix. She extended her education further at the North West Culinary Academy, mastering the ins and outs of both fine dining and pastry making. Mintenko combines all three areas of expertise in Dandy’s; the place is truly a testament to her dedication.

You go to Dandy’s for the au-

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thentic artisanal experience, and you stay because of the warm welcomes and beautiful décor. It’s not uncommon to find every seat in the place filled, so they recently added a patio (equipped with beautiful strings of lights) to the front of their shop for additional seating and ambiance. Mintenko used her background in fashion when designing the shop, aiming for something clean and modern, yet rustic. The shop is a wonderful mix of wood furniture and mellow lighting mixed with pops of colour in the forms of plants and backlights. Another recent addition to their business is a transportable cart able to cater weddings, parties, shows, and just about any other event you’d like.

The ice creams themselves are all made in-store, so you know you’re getting the best quality possible with every visit. Mintenko mentioned several times how grateful she is for the community she’s found in Regina as she has the freedom to incorporate local products and flavours in her creations. Collaborating with

other local talents is a great way to avoid a competitive culture in the culinary field. “You always find something interesting,” she mentioned in the interview with a giggle. These collaborations contribute to the unique seasonal flavours featured at Dandy’s as well as their staple menu items.

A pescatarian herself, Mintenko understands the importance of having a variety of options to accommodate dietary restrictions.

While you’ll find many flavours made with their creamy dairy base, they also have a wide variety of vegan options and nothing shy of a dozen gluten-free flavours so every one of your friends and family can find something that fits within their needs. “Always looking for something new,” was another phrase dropped often

by Mintenko while highlighting her seasonals. These seasonal creations are switched out every month and once they’re gone, they might be gone for good. I had the chance to try their Goat Cheese and Fig seasonal blend and was amazed by the complexi-

ty of the flavor. It has the richness of their dairy base, the savoury creaminess of the chèvre sourced through Red Barn Dairy, and the deep sweetness of high quality figs all mixed to perfection so there’s a touch of each flavour in every bite. You can order their creations in cups or waffle cones, make your own custom sundae or milkshake, and the majority of flavours are available to buy in pints at the counter if you’d rather enjoy the handcrafted masterpieces in the comfort of your own home. Mintenko has a vision to sell her pints in grocery stores in the very near future so keep your eyes on those freezer shelves to support this local business instead of just funding some CEO’s sixth vacation house with your purchase.

Any small business owner knows that staff can make or break your business, and that it’s often the treatment of the staff that most impacts their performance. This first summer season has gone so well for Mintenko that she’s had up to 24 employees during the busiest seasons, many

“I feel like everyone can be themselves here.” – Daniela Mintenko

being students, with a large chunk being members of the LGBTQ+ community.

“I embrace everyone however they are,” she commented, “I feel like everyone can be themselves here.” T hat welcoming atmosphere is apparent as soon as you walk through the doors – you’re always greeted with a genuine smile by staff who know the products and want to help however they’re able.

With summer on the way out the door I was curious how business has been fairing, but Mintenko assured me they’re still as busy as ever. They’re open until 10 p.m. every day to accommodate a variety of schedules, and the indoor seating helps ensure the cold weather doesn’t deter customers.

While similar shops experience waves depending on the season, Dandy’s has been positively booming since they opened their doors seven months ago and it’s not looking like that good fortune will slow anytime soon.

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Free FGSR event to discuss student supports

ethan butterfield a&c writer In an effort to improve the experience for graduate students at the University of Regina, the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research (FGSR) is hosting their Graduate Development Conference on Sept. 28. The event includes eight sessions on subjects such as time management, presentation skills, and a primer on Canadian copyright law.

For Benjamin Freitag, the organizer of the event and special projects coordinator for FGSR, the conference is a chance to further support graduate students.

“The goal of it is just to try to put a lot of our professional development sessions into one place so that students who are looking to gain a better understanding of how to do graduate work, or need some skills can get to it.”

FGSR has attempted to make the event accessible by hosting it on a weekend in order to allow for participants to have scheduling flexibility. Freitag pointed to a mental health-related session as one he has circled on his calendar “I’m a big fan of the mental

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resilience workshop. This done through counseling services and graduate students have a higher proportion of mental health issues and so I feel one of the better ways to tackle that is to try to build up your own personal resilience through even identifying early signs and knowing when to get help and when to get help early.”

Presenters include Dr. Kathryn Ricketts from the Faculty of Education, the library’s Cara Bradley, and the Student Success Centre’s Dr. Alexis McQuigge, Freitag pointed to the interdisciplinary nature of the event as one of its selling points.

“It’s meant to be for every student and not discipline-specific. We try to provide a broader envelope of support for graduate students.”

Undergraduate student Katelynn Kowalchuk, is someone interested in what other university’s are doing in terms of conferences.

“So generally speaking, this is kind of something that happens across the board is that disciplines tend to stick to their own, we don’t really talk to people outside of our immediate groups. So you might have a bunch of Poly-Sci majors,

who are doing really incredible research, who aren’t talking with people in the Econ department, people who are in Women and Gender Studies, and vice versa.

So, I feel like there’s a lot to be gained by having those open avenues of communication… specifically in regards to research.”

Freitag hopes to have a research-focused conference in place for January.

Kowalchuck provided examples of what kind of avenues she would like to see explored and stressed that its a need that is as true for undergrads as it is for those in graduate work.

“So there are two specific examples that come to mind, one of them is M.U.R.C that happens at the UBC. The abbreviation is Multi-Disciplinary Undergraduate Research Conference, and it’s a conference that happens at the UBC for all undergraduates both in a presentation format and also in poster format, and that’s one event I’m a really big fan of. I feel like conferences not only get the research out there for discussion and for contemplation, but they also open those casual conversations you would have at supper

time and that sort of thing. The second example I’m a big fan of is the UJPPS at U-Ottawa, which stands for the Undergraduate Journal of Politics, Policy, and Society, and, even though the title might only suggest that it’s for Poly-Sci or Ecom majors, it’s all Arts undergraduates, as well as Social Sciences and the like. And they’ve published some, really, really cool stuff in the past from a variety of voices all across Canada, and I feel like there’s definitely room at the University for both a conference type event, as well as a journal publication. I feel like both of those would be really beneficial to the undergraduate research community.”

Freitag said that the main focus of the event is to highlight the work of FGSR and create common ground for graduate students “The number one thing is that the Faculty of Graduate Studies is here to support students. If I can get that kind of attitude and message across is number one. Number two, the reason we’re paying for lunch and having an hour for lunch is to try to create some connections between people and get people talking to each other, espe-

cially interdisciplinary, to try to get students who may not have had a chance to meet each other a social opportunity to feel that sense of community . . . The spark that could create that sense of community later on.”

The Graduate Development Conference runs from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in ED 312 and 3:15.

The event is free, but students do need to register. Zoom and registration links are available at the event’s website, https://www.uregina.ca/gradstudies/current-students/ProfessionalDevelopment/ GraduateConference.html

“…I feel like there’s definitely room at the University for both a conference type event, as well as a journal publication.” – Katelynn Kowalchuk.

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Rambo: Last Blood Review It had better be the last ethan butterfield a&c editor

“I’m gonna take my horse to the old town road, I want to ride till’ I can’t no more.” This lyrical opening from Lil Nas X’s smash hit “Old Town Road” (a song used in the film’s teaser) is an apt description for the latest addition to the Rambo franchise. The horse, in a metaphorical sense, would either be Rambo or Sylvester Stallone’s career, the old town road would be the bank (keeping with the metaphor), while the ride would be the draining of every last penny from its cold, hollow corpse.

This series, much like the Rambo character himself, is now on the same level as fertilizer. One that feeds the multi-million-dollar corporation that it supplies one essential nutrient at a time.

This film franchise is dead. It passed away 11 years ago with the last one and is now a meat suit for people who are okay with a white protagonist gunning down Mexicans by the dozens, so basically this movie is a Republican’s wet dream. Now, with that being said, (and I realize this is one hell of a backpedal after that comment) Rambo: Last Blood is a jarring picture for me as it does exactly the opposite of what one would expect a Rambo film to do.

In Rambo: Last Blood, there are two different types of movie going on. Whenever it tries to be Sicario (a much better film by the way), it becomes a gritty drama that, weirdly, tackles dark tones (e.g., PTSD, drug use, prostitution) head-on and doesn’t stray away from them, using its R-rating to really paint a picture of how terrible those things are.

However, whenever it becomes a Rambo movie, it does things . . . poorly. For example, when it becomes a Rambo movie, it has a scene (spoilers) where Rambo tears the heart out of one of his enemies – like, the fuck? I guess Rambo was taking tips from Millennium Films, the production company that took the heart of this franchise.

The most positive note I can muster about this film is that there are hints of a more interesting movie in Last Blood that would make for a much better Rambo film in the long run. The grittiness makes for the most interesting stuff, which is pretty sad considering this is a film where (spoilers again) a dude gets his heart torn out. But again, if they hammered those positive points home, they’d more or less just be making Sicario for a second time – well, third time technically.

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When it all comes down to it, what this film should have been is a curtain call for the character.

Much like how Rocky evolved into Creed and how those films are fantastic coming-of-age sto-

ries, so too should Rambo: Last Blood have put Sylvester Stallone in a position where they could retire his character with some form of respect. Ending as we began, Rambo: Last Blood should have

ridden off on its horse to the old town road, until it couldn’t anymore, cementing the legacy of the characters own battle where he fights until he can’t anymore.

Instead, we have to watch 40 min-

utes of a terrible movie to see 50 minutes of a good one. I’d say it was fun Rambo, but lying’s a sin.

“Rambo: Last Blood should have ridden off on its horse to the old town road, until it couldn’t anymore, cementing the legacy of the characters own battle where he fights until he can’t anymore.” – Ethan Butterfield

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Covet: A collective A mix of all trends holly worby a&c writer Like many students, I like to listen to music while I study, but sometimes tunes with lyrics can take me away from the material to the point where I’ll have read the same textbook page a dozen times and still have no understanding.

This is where instrumental music comes into play, my favourite this year being a band named Covet.

A three-piece group hailing from coastal California, their music is a blend of classical, metal, and jazz influences fused with math rock-style writing. No one instrument overpowers another, yet it’s some of the most intricate composing I’ve found and I’m completely floored with every new release. Covet is currently touring the United States and Canada with Veil of Maya and Periphery; they played in Saskatoon on Sep. 21 and I had the honour of sitting down for my first band interview with guitarist Yvette Young and drummer Forrest Rice to get the skinny on their sound, past projects, and future plans.

Rice, the newest member of the group, initially became involved by selling their merch at shows and is the self-titled “worst merch guy ever,” but makes an absolutely incredible addition to the band in his current role. In any music video of theirs you can spot him on the drums with the widest of smiles on his face for the video’s entirety. When I asked about his ceaseless grin, he said he genuinely enjoys their music so much that he can’t help but smile. “Everything could be going wrong and Forrest will still be smiling,” Young joked, later stating that everyone really appreciates it and that the crowd always gets so much more engaged when they can see the musicians aren’t taking themselves too seriously. Rice takes his inspiration from ’70s fusion and jazz drumming, doing a beautiful job of blending with the other instruments. Rather than just hammering the ride like some heavier drummers, he uses every piece like an accent and brings drumming to a near-melodic level by colouring their songs with warm tones.

Young grew up playing piano and violin which helped in the development of her current finger-tapping style of playing.

“Some people compare me to shredders but I don’t think that’s accurate,” she mentioned, and I’d absolutely agree. While the skill and intricacy could be likened to

shredding, the constant novelty and precision in her writing and playing points more towards orchestral arrangements or math metal. Though she amazes crowds on guitar during shows, she adds in her piano and violin skills during many songs. It’s especially apparent in their acoustic pieces like “Glimmer,” where she improvised the piano and violin on the spot during recording.

While normally categorized as adventure rock or math rock, Young and Rice refer to themselves as ambient or atmospheric. More along the lines of post rock, they referred to their sound as “colourful and moody” while also telling a story, and they emphasize how fluid their style is by touring both with indie bands like Tiny Moving Parts and heavier metal or hardcore groups like on their current tour. They brought back their song “Ares”being that it’s one of their heavier songs, and Rice selected clips from the anime Akira to be projected behind them as they played for added narrative. “It’s kinda cool playing with so many different cats,” Rice mentioned while on the topic of the band’s versatility. Young especially talked about how much she’s enjoying this current tour; they’ve loved this opportunity to widen their fan base in the heavy music scene and hope to continue pushing genre boundaries in the best way possible for years to come.

Their latest release was a trio of acoustic songs in July and they have plans to begin tracking an album in December with hopes for a release in the summer of 2020.

Their music videos thus far have been nothing short of absolute art, showcasing talents of every type. From scattering glitter, coins, and silly string across the drum kit in their play-through video of “Falkor” to spending three 12hour days editing layers of animation over their bodies in their video for “Shibuya,” they’ve never disappointed and I doubt they ever will. Next time you’re in need of ambiance of any kind give these cool cats a listen, or watch their music videos for a burst of inspiration.

Special thanks to Young and Rice for making time for me before the show for the interview, and for helping me pop my band interview cherry; you’ll always be my first!

“. . . they’ve never disappointed and I doubt they ever will.” – Holly Worby

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Musicians making it happen

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Club teams providing increased sporting opportunities It’s not just U SPORTS or bust brian palaschuk sports writer While most of the university’s eyes follow the escapades of the Cougar and Rams varsity athletic exploits, the University of Regina is home to 10 club sports teams – namely, curling, cheerleading, dance team, rowing, men’s and women’s rugby, women’s softball, triathlon, ultimate frisbee, and synchronized swimming. Club sports exist to fill the role of varsity athletics in sports that are not part of the official Canadian interuniversity sport league, U SPORTS. The sports vary in terms of competitiveness and structure, but most offer conference and national championships, much like the U SPORTS athletic programs.

Also, unlike varsity athletic programs, club teams are student-run organizations. They do have a governing body called VCAB and some teams have coaches, but ultimately the teams are student-organized. VCAB is

important, because they distribute funding to the club teams, that supports competition uniforms, travel, and other administrative costs.

Kim Tran, who plays for the women’s ultimate frisbee club, explained why she thinks club teams are important to campus life.

“Ultimate is a sport for anyone. Whether you grew up playing every sport or never having played a sport in your life, there’s a position for anybody. The Ultimate community is extremely open and accepting to everyone.”

Tran jokingly stressed the motto that many other club teams boast. Anyone can play.

“Even though we are competitive, we are also laid back.

Once you start playing, you’ll understand.”

For Kelsey Buettner of the dance team club, it is the team environment and community aspect that makes club sports an integral part of the university experience.

“Club sports are important because they make people feel included, especially coming from highschool, you can feel like you

are part of a community joining a sports club team. Being able to come to meet all these women and make friendships during my university career makes it much more enjoyable.”

Her teammate Arianna Doucet also appreciates the ability to maintain high level athletics as a student.

“For me, I am in a really busy degree so being able to continue dancing in university is really great. I can continue doing what I love even if its in less of a big way.”

Club sports are not just about community though. Like varsity athletics, club teams are there to compete, and Doucet said dance Team is no exception.

“When we go to Nationals, our goal is to impress people with what we do here. Showing people what Regina dance is like is always a big deal.”

Whether you are interested in picking up a new sport after high school, continuing your athletic career through university, joining an awesome community, or trying to compete at the highest level,

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there is a club team for you.

If you are interested in joining one of the many club teams at the U of R. You can get more info at online under U of R Recreation Services.

Cougars face lowly competition in two landslide wins Cougars feed on Rustlers and Rattlers tyler meadows sports editor The women’s basketball team was in pre-season action last Friday and Sunday. On Friday they took on Lakeland College Rustlers in an absolute drubbing 85-46. Honestly, the final score is extremely flattering as Lakeland scored eight points within the last two minutes, essentially averaging less than 10 points per quarter.

Needless to say, the Cougars defense was in mid-season form and this is with balancing minutes for everyone on the team so that each player got some run in the first pre-season game. The Cougars competed extremely hard on defense all night, which likely made coach Taylor very happy.

The Cougars nailed a barrage of 3s going 12-34 and shot 41% from the field. The Cougars also dominated on the boards 56-32 led by Emily Dewey and Macaela Crone with eleven and nine, respectively.

Faith Reid led the team in points as she knocked down 6-11 from beyond the arc and finishing with 24. The entire team contributed with a balanced attack with 12 points coming from both Macaela Crone and Emily Dewey; eight points coming from Michaela Kleisinger and Zoe Hartmann; and seven points coming from Alexi Rowden and Madeleine Tell.

The Cougars played a second game on Sunday morning against Medicine Hat College and had essentially the same amount of competition as they had in the first game. The Cougars destroyed Med Hat 82 to 33 in a game that everyone just wished counted in the Can West standings. The Cougars top-notch defense was on display again as the Rattlers scored as many points in the first quarter (13) as they did in the entire second half.

The offense was a bit different in this game relative to the first because the Cougars decided to dominate the paint. They scored 50 of their 82 in the paint and out-rebounded Med Hat 5628, as Emily Dewey and Faith Reid led the team with 12 and 10 boards, while Micaela Crone and Alexi Rowden grabbed 7 each as well. The balanced offensive attack continued as everyone who played in the game scored and Emily Dewey poured in 21 to give her a double-double with 21 and 12 on a super-efficient 9 of 12 from the field and 3-5 from the line.

Ultimately games like these are glorified scrimmages for the regular season as there is not much competition provided by teams like Lakeland and Medicine Hat. They give the team an opportunity to run through the offensive schemes, get comfortable on the court together and gain some confidence heading into the 2019 Cougar Classic Tournament on

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the first weekend in October and the Cougar Thanksgiving Invitational the following weekend. The Cougars have 3 games scheduled for the Cougar Classic: the first on Oct. 4, they play Concordia at 6:00 p.m.; they play up-province rival the University of of Saskatchewan on Oct. 5 at 7:00 p.m.;

and lastly, they play Lethbridge in an afternoon game at 1:00 p.m. on October 6.

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Rams playoff hopes take another hit in Calgary The Dinos extend their win streak against the Rams to 16

brian palaschuk sports writer The University of Regina Rams travelled to Calgary, Alberta on Sept. 28to challenge the undefeated University of Calgary Dinos. In many ways, the game went how it was expected to go; Calgary pulled away with another win 20-7. They extended their home win-streak against the Rams to 16, going back to 2003. Despite the result on the scoreboard, the Rams once again had some bright spots and actually outscored the Dinos in the second half. Notably, the Rams also played with third-year Seb Britton in place of Josh Donnelly.

Donnelly has been on fire in his rookie season, passing for over 300 yards in all three of his starts.

Britton had an admirable 218 passing yards, albeit with a poor 13-36 completion ratio.

He also didn’t get enough help from the offensive line. He was

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sacked three times, a testament to Calgary’s strong defence. His favorite target in the game was second-year Bennett Stusek, who had a solid 133 receiving yards on seven receptions. This brings the receiver to the front of the Rams offence in both categories, with 21 receptions for 313 yards on the season. Despite this, for Stusek, his individual performance is secondary to team success.

“Obviously performing individually is good, but you’d like to see it translate to wins more.”

Riley Boersma continues to earn the moniker “big play Boersma.” The second-year standout nabbed another 53 receiving yards, including one reception of 32 yards to bring his season total to 306 with only 13 receptions. As has been the narrative all season long, this passing offence is dangerous, especially when led by the able arm of Donnelly. Stusek sees the future looking bright for the young Rams roster.

“It’s a young crew, we have a lot of young talent on the team offensively and especially defensively. We have a ton of young guys contributing. It’s promising going into the future.”

Another young player, Semba Mbasela started once again at running back and wasn’t able to pick up many yards against a strong Calgary defence. He rushed for only 29 yards to his counterpart Rodrigues’ 43. It was a passing and defense-dominated game.

The Rams defence was a mixed bag, but probably their better side of the ball. They allowed two touchdowns including a big one on the opening drive of the game, an 88-yard march down the field. Notably, this is the second time in two games that the Rams have allowed their opponent to score a major on the opening drive. The defence has proven able to settle down, but they will need to be better out of the gate

against Manitoba. The defensive highlights for the team came from Ryder Varga who generated one sack in seven tackles, as well as from Jaxon Ford who caught an interception for a 29-yard swing.

With regards to his team’s overall performance, Stusek thinks the team played well.

“I think we played well, obviously they are a really good team.

We made some mistakes at crucial times but overall I don’t think we played too bad. It’s nothing to hang our heads about.”

This game is one that the Rams were supposed to lose on paper, but the rest of their games are quickly becoming do-or-die.

If the Rams are going to make a run this season, they will need to pick up some convincing wins against weaker Canada West competition, starting with the 2-2 Manitoba Bisons next week.

Despite the mounting pressure, Stusek is confident in his young team.

“We are kind of in the playoffs now – every game is a must win, but we have four beatable teams so if we can stick to our game plan, we will be fine.”

“We are kind of in the playoffs now, every game is a must win, but we have four beatable teams so if we can stick to our game plan, we will be fine.” - Bennett Stusek

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Cougars hockey teams both split pre-season games against Manitoba

Seven different Cougars score for the men in pre-season brian palaschuk sports writer Both the men’s and women’s hockey teams were representing the Cougars in Manitoba this past weekend in pre-season action. Both teams ended up with a split 1-1 result. For the women, this marks the middle of their pre-season campaign after sweeping Minot State two games to none. The women split their games in polarizing fashion. They lost on Friday night 0-6 but came back on Saturday and picked up a 1-0 win against the Bisons.

For the men, they close their pre-season 1-3 after beginning with losses to Calgary and Saskatchewan. For men’s hockey veteran Tristan Frei, the results in Manitoba were encouraging, especially in their first game.

“I thought we played really well. We scored first and striking first is one of our goals. This year we want to have a really good first period. Second period we kind of let off the gas, but we scored with a minute left to tie it up and the team showed a lot of character winning in a shootout.”

The Cougar men are looking

more dangerous than they have in a long time this pre-season. In four games, they had a goal differential of -5, largely coming from a 2-6 loss to the powerhouse University of Calgary Dinos. Their offensive presence was also deep, they had seven different goal scorers across the four games, including two from rookie forward Turner Ripplinger. They also have extra help between the pipes from rookie goaltender Curtis Meger who played in three of the four games, backing up starting goaltender Brandon Holtby. For Frei, the contributions that some of these rookies put together will be instrumental for the Cougars to put together a winning season.

“They all come from programs that demanded winning and effort every night. I think we have five or six new guys who have made great effort in the last couple weeks and have made contributions to the team. They are taking their role and accepting it as of right now they are doing a great job.”

For the men, the team’s ultimate goal is to make the playoffs, and that will start with a good performance against Calgary on Sept. 27.

“Our goal is to make playoffs;

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we want to have a really good start. The teams we play and the games we play are very winnable. We want to focus on the first weekend and pick up a few wins to set us up.”

Frei understands his role as a veteran in the team’s success.

“I am going to do what I have always done and lead by example.

That isn’t just on the ice but off the ice, in the classroom and in the community. My goal for myself is to be the best person I can be, and I want to set an example for my teammates to do the same.”

Frei and his team will play a double-header on the weekend against the dangerous Dinos and will look to avenge their pre-sea-

son loss. The Cougar women continue pre-season action over the border in back-to back-action against Bemidji State and St. Cloud State.

U of R Soccer goes 0-1-1 in West Coast action The Cougar women did enough to retain playoff position brian palaschuk sports writer The University of Regina women’s soccer team continued a strong 2019 campaign in British Columbia Sept. 20 and 21. The women faced the number one ranked UBC Thunderbirds and the number four University of Victoria Vikes. Against this tough competition, the women came home with a 0-1-1 result and picked up another all-important point in the Canada West playoff race.

In their first game against the Thunderbirds, the Cougars played a strong game. In the first half, they outshot UBC 4-2 and generated some good scoring chances. UBC came out strong in the second half and dominated shots and possession, 14-2. This pressure generated a free kick that opened scoring for the Thunderbirds. They built off of that pressure and put in two more goals late for a 3-0 win.

For rookie Jessica Gaudet, this confidence that the team has built over the season has helped the team to succeed.

“For UBC we definitely came out with composure. I think that’s been a huge thing for us, especially being composed for the big games. I think we showed we can really deal with adversity” “We realized that we are in this game and it wasn’t going to be quite as overwhelming as we originally thought. We realized that we are a good team and we can compete with these tougher

teams.”

Against UVic, the Cougars played very well, despite shots being recorded 23-4. This was partly thanks to an incredible performance by keeper Savannah Williams who stopped seven shots. Another great performance came in the way of a quick offensive play by Kirsten Finley. The fifth-year veteran intercepted a pass in the UVIC zone at the 13th minute which she put in for the opening goal. Natalie Cavallin tied it up for the Vikes in the 71st minute.

The U of R soccer team has been steadily improving this season, culminating in holding their own against some of Can West’s top teams this weekend. For Taylor Bubnick, one of the keys to the soccer team’s improvement this season has been a strong batch of rookies “I think we’ve had a lot of really good first years come in this year they are definitely pushing the upper years and that’s really great to see.”

The Cougars come home next weekend for another double-header against the University of Manitoba Bison and University of Winnipeg Wesmen. These games are big for the fifth-ranked Cougars who will need to maintain a top six ranking in order to qualify for Canada West playoffs.

The Bisons and Wesmen fall in at fourth and sixth respectively, so some wins here would go a long way to move the Cougars up the standings. For Bubnick, this weekend is big for the team’s success in the rest of the season, and there is

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only one option.

“We want the six points.

They are coming to us. It’s home turf, and we are not dropping points to them.”

The Cougars hit the pitch Sept. 28 and 29.

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Sports funnies have returned john leoppky editor-in-chief With the Faculty of Kinesiology and Health studies having commandeered the space that used to be the home of the campus’ only medical centre, the leadership of the Rams and Cougars have decided that their players will be trained as medical practitioners.

The decision was made, according to one totally real not at all fabricated source, because the University of Regina figures they can kill two birds with one feline.

“The U of R really decided to go all-in on their image as a health-hating university and what better way to reinforce that than to replace the only medical supports with athletes whose average hovers dangerously close to the U SPORTS cut off. Why not utilize the space, give back some semblance of health support, and give the Cougars more room to stretch their legs?”

Volleyball players will be in charge of injury prevention, the Rams will be taking on concussion protocol (having sustained so many they have become the control group for brain damage), the men’s basketball team will conduct anything that involves international intervention, the swimming team will hold aqua therapy sessions, and the men’s hockey team will do absolutely nothing.

The puck buddies have been shut out because, apparently, they can only be trusted to lose things.

One group angry about the decision is VCAB who, once again, feel hard done by in this astonishingly predictable arrangement. One athlete on the basketball team said that the entire operation is a sham.

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Because basketball is more important than health

“First we aren’t taken seriously as a movie-inspired sport, then we’re denied funding for God knows what reason, and now they won’t even let us touch patients. I mean, what next? Are they going to tell us we aren’t athletes or that Trey Parker isn’t a very serious actor?”

One softball athlete said they think their team has far more experience with concussions than any of the Rams. Said athlete also claimed that faith-based healing could be a way of supporting those in need.

“The Rams think they have it

tough, but a football doesn’t cause a concussion nearly as easily as a damn softball. They tell us to get our heads out of the way of the pitches, but realistically we’re not on scholarship so we need a tangible excuse for having bad grades that isn’t a talent at slamming into each other.”

“The whole team has come together and prayed about it.

We’ve talked to Briercrest, we always pray together too. They think we can come together with God and really change lives. We think it’s the devil’s work that the campus hasn’t considered the Bi-

ble approach in its medical practices. Anything’s better than having your only doctor’s office across the street next to a McDonalds.”

One Cougars athlete, who we are not naming for safety reasons, is excited to be part of the new medical training program.

“I’m hoping they experiment on me like some version of Captain America. I could play on every team and then we might actually be able to win games. I could be the dude bro that resurrects the wrestling and men’s volleyball teams. Hell, if they filled me up with some serum I might actually

be able to dunk.”

The athletic department is cautiously optimistic that the approach will work. With growing scandals in the Saskatchewan medical community, the U of R views this as a risk-free proposition and a valuable use of the useless (read: not income producing) space in the Kin building.

“The U of R really decided to go all-in on their image as a health-hating university and what better way to reinforce that than to replace the only medical supports with athletes whose average hovers dangerously close to the U SPORTS cut off. Why not utilize the space, give back some semblance of health support, and give the Cougars more room to stretch their legs?”

because its so damn important a picture is going in sports aswell

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The world should follow in Greta Thunberg’s footsteps

Jeremy Davis

I remember seeing a picture floating around the internet a few weeks back that caught my eye. It was a photograph of a student at a protest holding up a sign that read “why should we go to school if you won’t listen to the educated?” While the picture didn’t follow any elaboration on what the protest was for, a part of me thinks it’s best that way.

That statement could flow into any variety of social justice issues in the modern day, but what I would argue is the most fitting is the environment. It is because of that photograph, and because of the growing number of global protests, that I’ve grown more interested in the work of Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old Swedish environmental activist who’s making headlines across the globe.

In an interview Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez conducted with Thunberg, Ocasio-Cortez stated “often people say, ‘Don’t politicise young people.’ It’s almost a taboo.

That to have someone as young as you coming out in favour of political positions is manipulative or wrong. I find it very condescending . . . I’m interested in how you approach that.”

Thunberg replied: “The most common criticism I get is that I’m being manipulat-

ed . . . and I think that is so annoying! I’m also allowed to have a say – why shouldn’t I be able to form my own opinion and try to change people’s minds?” This is where my admiration for Thunberg predominantly lies: in her ability not only defended her own right to speak, but to defend the right of other young people to voice their opinions as well.

It’s no secret that tensions have emerged between generations. The ever-growing debate surrounding Baby Boomers versus.

Millennials has been ongoing for years. Article headlines like “Why baby boomers’ grandchildren will hate them,” “The 2020 Primary Is Millennials vs. Boomers,” and “The baby boomers have wrecked marriage – no wonder millennials detest the idea” all but scream it. Maybe this is why Thunberg’s voice is exactly what we need right now.

Because of the conflict between generations, it’s understandable to see why millennials speaking out against the common practices of another generation may prompt some hostility. I would argue that that is where much of Thunberg’s criticism comes from: she’s young, she’s loud, and she’s challenging the world baby boomers, among others, have curated.

But Thunberg is unapologetically vocal. Earlier this week, she delivered a scalding speech at the UN, claiming: “I shouldn’t be up here. I should be back at school on the other side of the ocean . . . yet you all come to us young people for hope. How dare you! You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words.”

Thunberg is exactly what the world needs right now: someone who lays out the facts exactly as they are. Her statement is horrifyingly true: the previous generation continuously ignores the pleas and cries of a younger generation, and yet continuously looks to them for hope and answers. Why look for hope in a generation that you silence? Why should a generation give you hope when, at every turn, they are ignored or belittled?

The world needs to follow in Thunberg’s footsteps. In specific, our younger generation must. We will remain stagnant if we don’t call out hypocrisy and lack of action wherever we spot it. We will change nothing if we refuse to acknowledge how our generation is expected to be educated and yet silent: complicit and yet revolutionary. How is a generation that is routinely dismissed and ignored simultaneously ex-

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pected to change the world in a magnificent, brilliant new ways?

An unfair pressure is being placed on our shoulders. We are expected to change the world in new ways despite generations who refuse to adapt with it and us. We are expected to provide hope for a world that refuses to listen to our desires for change and growth.

We need to be as loud as Greta Thunberg, as angry as Greta Thunberg, and as unapologetically honest as Greta Thunberg. The world should be following in her footsteps, but specifically, we, the younger generation, need to.

Because what do we gain if we don’t listen to educated? If we don’t listen to the generation who will be carrying our aching planet forward when previous generations are gone? If we don’t listen, we lose. We all will lose, not just the generations you choose to ignore.

So, it further prompts the question, why should we go to school if you won’t listen to the educated? Because if you refuse to listen, we will only grow louder.

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Japan’s “Olympic Flag Dispute” matters to all of us The Tokyo 2020 Olympics may very well be coming with an unwelcome helping of Japanese far-right nationalism, and we all need to know where we stand.

As the 2020 Olympics draw near, relations between Japan and South Korea are worsening – and they were strained before, to put it lightly. For those readers not familiar with the history of the two countries, in WWII Japan pursued imperialism and the Japanese military colonized a then-unified Korea, among other territories. Korea was part of Japan’s empire from 1910 to 1945, when the war ended. During that time, the military engaged in horrific war crimes against the Korean people, including forced labour, sexual slavery, and human experimentation.

Now, there are still debates going on concerning the nature of the Japanese government’s apologies and reparations for these crimes. These debates have been the source of much public outrage in both countries – including South Koreans boycotting Japanese products, according to Simon Denyer of the Washington Post – as well as contributing to the severing of trade partnerships.

Now, in the first few weeks of September, any sign of mutual trust the relationship might have had was lost again. In anticipation of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, as reported by several news outlets, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in South Korea made a formal request to the Olympic organizing committee that the “Rising Sun” flag – flown during the war as a symbol of Imperial Japan – be banned from display during the Olympic games.

The Olympic organizers refused.

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organizing committee said, “the [flag] is widely used in Japan and we think the display of [it] is not a political statement.” An Min-suk, the head of the Sports Ministry, doesn’t think so – he thinks that flying such a flag would violate the spirit of the Olympic games and be “the most shameful event since the 1936 Nazi Olympic[s]” (reports Julian Ryall in The Telegraph.)

Koreans – and, for that matter, Japanese and the rest of the world – are right to be frustrated with the organizers’ statement. It is true that the rising sun flag has often been used at sporting events in the past, and even shows up on commercial products in Japan, but iconography being common does not make it apolitical even if it is used with seemingly apolitical intentions. Japanese officials do not have the final say on whether a symbol undeniably connected to their imperialism is unoffensive.

Mr. An’s reference to the 1936 Olympics in Berlin is also very important, because Korea was actually colonized by Japan when those Olympics occurred. Indeed, the rising sun flag flew beside symbols of the Nazis.

Not only that, but Japan won a gold medal at that Olympics because of a Korean athlete. An article in The Guardian

by Andy Bull tells the story of Sohn Keechung, who received his medal as a marathon runner under the name “Son Kitei,” which he was ordered to use by officials in Tokyo. This name erased his Korean identity, and the article describes his humiliation at having the rising sun flag on his chest when he won – a symbol of the empire that looked down on his people. There are, then, some very good reasons for South Koreans to want to enjoy these Olympic games without seeing that flag again.

The flag’s damage also does not exist only in the imperial past. Ultra-right groups in Japan, extreme nationalists who in large part hold very racist views towards Koreans, feature the rising sun flag extensively in their demonstrations. There was very recently such a demonstration in Tokyo which I was privy to through twitter (posted by @ martfack, an author living in Tokyo), where such nationalists were walking through the streets with about a 50-50 display of Japanese national and rising sun flags.

It is also worth noting that in Japan, public demonstrations require permission, so this was a protest that was actually protected by a police force. One protest that did not receive permission was the protest against those nationalist marchers, consisting of Japanese anti-racist and anti-war activists who held signs with slogans that said “racists, go home” and “say no to hate speech.” The flag is then, politically, a symbol of a hateful ideology both inside and outside Japan. Koreans living in Japan are, of course, always implicated by this rhetoric.

Dr. Philip Charrier, a professor of History at the U of R who teaches a course this semester on Japanese Imperialism, agrees that the flag is harmful. He summarizes, “the rising sun flag is offensive to many victims of [Japan’s imperial] history – both outside and inside Japan. Out of respect for the victims and their families, and also because of its association with the Japanese ultra-right, the flag’s deployment in Japan should be strongly discouraged.”

He also believes, however, that the South Korean government making an official request for the flag being banned is a “regrettable” development. “At a time of

escalating tensions between Seoul and Tokyo over . . . Japan’s colonial past, such a request inevitably raises the political temperature. It could have the damaging consequence of encouraging some people to display the flag as a gesture of defiance.”

Indeed, the recent Tokyo demonstration captured by @martfack seems to give evidence to this anxiety. This is no surprise, really, when we consider how alt-right movements develop here as well.

Strongly condemning hate speech does inevitably lead you to discover who’s willing to be more public about their views. And when you escalate those conversations to a legal level, with a request to ban a flag, it becomes a lot more contentious. Making this all play out on the world stage, with everyone watching in anticipation of the Olympics, that raises the stakes even higher. (I have a pretty big problem with the Olympics in the first place – as do many activists in Japan, actually – but that’s another article.)

However, I believe our role in this situation – especially since the Olympics involves all of us – is to support those who are harmed by the rising sun flag and be appropriately wary of what might play out if it is openly displayed. As someone who has studied, lived and played in Japan and reflects on that time with great love, I continue to be severely disappointed by statements like those of the organizers. I send solidarity to all those harmed by this “apolitical” claim, and to the Japanese activists refusing to accept a legacy of imperialism.

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Music is essential to our everyday lives. Not only does it provide us with enjoyment, stories, motivation, inspiration, but it helps us cope with difficult situations and lift us up when we are feeling down. It is also a significant and powerful medium which brings attention to various political, psychological, and social issues. Unfortunately, controversy has risen due to the increase of this type of content within recent songs.

Some individuals are upset with musicians expressing their thoughts, opinions, and attitudes towards current situations and events within their songs, and believe that music should simply be a popular entertainment form. However, I strongly disagree, because songs effectively spread awareness, important ideas and information throughout society.

Political, psychological, and social issues have always provided inspiration for the songs of various musicians and bands. Two early examples of this from the 20th century include the controversial songs “Strange Fruit,” written by Abel Meeropel and performed by Billie Holiday in 1939, and Neil Young’s 1989 hit, “Keep on Rockin’ in the Free World.”

Although these songs didn’t create change, they still powerfully affected society. With dark, symbolic lyrics like, “blood on the leaves and blood at the roots /black bodies swinging in the southern breeze,” “Strange Fruit” not only brought significant attention toward it, but also criticized the horrific practice of lynching that occurred during the up until the mid-20th century in the southern United States. Young’s song criticized the political policies of the first George Bush and the societal problems that existed as a result of his poor and ineffec-

tive governing.

In recent years, more musicians and bands are writing songs which directly and indirectly express their attitudes and opinions towards current political, social, and psychological issues and problems. For example, Pinks’ 2006 hit “Dear Mr. President,” explicitly criticizes multiple ineffective political policies of former U.S. president George W. Bush, including No Child Left Behind, the lack of support for the LGBTQ community and middle-class families, as well as the United States’ involvement in war. Other songs such as “Bigger Than Me” by Katy Perry and “People’s Champ” by the Arkells indirectly express disappointment, ange,r and disgust towards having Donald Trump as U.S. president.

A second issue within popular music is psychological health. This issue is evident in Foster The People’s 2010 hit, “Pumped Up Kicks,” inspired by the frequency of mass shootings around the world. Despite this songs upbeat and catchy sound, it depicts a darker story of an isolated, outcast teenager plotting revenge.

Social issues are also frequently embodied in today’s popular music. A great example of this can be found in numerous Tragically Hip songs, including “Looking for a Place to Happen” (1992), “Now the Struggle has a Name” (2009), and “Goodnight Attawapiska” (2012), which highlights the lack of effort being done to improve the unfair conditions Indigenous communities face.

A similar theme is also expressed in Gord Downie’s solo album, The Secret Path, that contains ten songs about 12-year-old Chani Wenjack, an Indigenous boy who died fleeing from his residential school.

Unfortunately, although these songs have

brought significant attention towards important issues and situations which are often ignored within society, some individuals feel that musicians lack adequate knowledge about these issues and therefore should refrain from singing about them. However, to me, that is complete bullshit.

While many musicians aren’t political, psychological, or social experts, to quote P!nk, “[they’re] not dumb and [they’re] not blind.” It does not take a rocket scientist to see that anyone with a compassionate heart would want to make an effort to improve problems which exist in society. While some may think that musicians and bands release songs containing potentially controversial content to increase their publicity, this is not always true.

For example, P!nk released “Dear Mr. President” as a single only in Canada, Australia, and Europe, but not in the United States because she wanted her song’s message to be taken seriously, rather than viewed as a publicity stunt. Similarly, “Pumped up Kicks” was also not written to be a catchy meaningless single. Instead, the song was written with the hope of both initiating a stronger discussion about mental illness, a frequently ignored problem which had drastically increased in the last decade, especially among youth, and encouraging better anti-gun legislation to prevent future gun violence.

I believe it is essential for musicians to release songs which centre around a serious topic, since music is one of society’s most effective communication mediums. U of R music professor Helen Pridmore also shares this view.

According to Pridmore because “pop culture music is so widely disseminated,” it can

reach a wide range of people. “We listen to artists as we don’t [with] activists. (The ideas and opinions of musicians and bands) penetrate our thoughts because we hear the message in their song over and over again.”

While these songs may not directly lead to change, as Pridmore further elaborates, “they do, [generate awareness towards multiple] important issues, inspiring discussion or even action.”

I have always firmly believed that those with the power to speak out not only should, but also have a responsibility to do so. This belief is also expressed by Foster The People’s lead singer, Mark Foster, who stated (in an online article with CNN Politics) “There’s a difference between being an entertainer and being an artist. Artists [give] a voice to public culture [and being one], comes with responsibility.”

Given the current global situation and context, it is likely that these types of songs will continue to increase rather than decrease over time. The way I see it, there are two options: discourage musicians from artistically and creatively sharing their ideas further ignoring serious problems which currently exist, or encourage and support the production of music that raises awareness of serious political, psychological and social issues, sparking discussion and potentially leading to positive and essential change in the world.

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“Music is a significant and powerful cultural medium which brings attention to various political, psychological and social issues.” - Elisabeth Sahlmueller

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In defense of melancholy Find your bliss. Live, love, laugh. Don’t worry, be happy. Stenciled on the living room walls of ten million middle-aged moms, or superimposed over pastel prints of serene beaches, or croaking out of the gaping maw of a wall-mounted rubber fish, affirmations about the importance, the absolute necessity, of seizing joy and nailing it down like you’re a Jane Austen heroine and bliss is a man with 2000 pounds a year, are everywhere.

But what of melancholy, that strange and almost dreamy state of lonesome introspection? That feeling the dictionary calls “a pensive mood,” or “a sadness without reason.” To be clear, we are not talking here about depression, or grief, or even misery.

Just run-of-the-mill sadness. The low, slow feeling of being blue. That experience of “having a day.” We live in a world where sadness is something to be gotten rid of, a sensation to avoid at all costs. It can even be considered a failure, a tragic and shameful expression of our inability to reach out and seize the day like that magnet on the break room fridge told us to.

When we talk about our emotions, we think of them as a dichotomy. Happiness is good, and sadness is bad. But emotions have no morality. They don’t need to be judged, they can simply be felt. Most of us grind through the days, working, going to school, having a life, and there is a general sense that the purpose of that grind is the pursuit of happiness, and that the moments when we are happy are the moments we have succeeded, and the times when we are not are the times when we have fallen short

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But there is a beauty in sadness, and there is a necessity for it. Not because it helps us appreciate times of joy more, or because its presence indicates a well that has been, and will be again, filled with happiness. But for its own sake. Moments of sadness and drizzly grey days are opportunities to be still. To be tender with ourselves and to draw inward for a moment. To press gently on our spirits, and feel the places where we ache. Sadness is not the absence of happiness, and to attempt to “conquer” it is to do an injustice to ourselves.

Sadness is a feeling that invites examination in a way that few other emotions do. It is a universal experience that is also wholly our own. Happiness can be intense, even frenetic. Something that spills over, that craves to be shared. A cup that runneth over. We embrace happiness as we should, because it is pleasurable, enjoyable. But we should embrace those days of inexplicable blues in the same way. We should look at them as a chance to slow down and look deeply within ourselves, to see what we are needing, to identify the places where we hurt.

The next time you feel downhearted, just let yourself be. Seize your sad. Put that on a poster.

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Driving to Alberta means a lot of blue signs There’s nothing like a trip to Alberta to remind you why you’re glad you live in Saskatchewan. I travelled westward this weekend and it made me abundantly more thankful for those I’ve surrounded myself with here. During my 18-hour extravaganza I saw zero signs for anyone that hasn’t signed themself up to the hellscape that is western conservatism.

We had an article in this section last week that decried those who don’t vote.

While I agree with most of the article – surprise, voting is important – I do think that homeless individuals and our incarcerated population need to have the barriers to their democratic rights examined.

The NDP seem to be losing ground, the Liberals are a trash heap of controversy and woke-inspired transgressions, and the Greens continue to be remarkably unimpressive (with May’s abortion stance gaffe being the latest reason to look skeptically at their platform).

MacLean’s has an election primer that mentions everything except disability, which means it has something in common with most of the candidates. Today (Monday’s) on-campus debate does little to dissuade constituents in the riding that it is anything other than a red versus blue race – the nerd part of my brain really wishes Rooster Teeth was in charge of the Canadian parliamentary system. The brashness of Bernier’s cronies has done precious little to galvanize the left and so here we are: staring a conservative government in the face as a distinct possibility.

From what I could tell on my little jaunt, the realities of a Kenney government – one that introduced earplugs as a political protest device – have not yet sunk in. That, my friends, will happen at next month’s election. Teachers, always good for some much-needed complaining, have sounded the alarm on the UCP’s education platform and now it’s come to light that trans healthcare is at risk. Eastward, we see Ford trumping around as if he’s something

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other than a protest vote against the provincial Liberals. A snapshot of a premier’s meetings reveals that their only diversity is in terms of the group’s height and we have a swing province that is unabashedly racist.

Good thing western Canadians don’t have a bias against the French – oh, wait.

Rome (read: democracy) wasn’t built in a day but, if the US is anything to go by, it can be torn down in about four years.

Saskatchewan needs to reckon with the fact that it has produced a man that many are frightened will reopen the abortion debate and obliterate social programs for all. In order for those nightmares not to come to fruition we have to strengthen the provin-

cial parties.

The NDP needs to realize that they are the alternative in the province and stop peddling a lessened version of conservatism. A pro-pipeline NDP is not going to work here like it did in Alberta. If our premier having a criminal conviction for an incident where someone died isn’t going to stop him, then pandering to his voters isn’t going to either.

The Greens need to throw their flower shirts and dresses in the garbage and build an actual platform with nuance. The Liberals need to, well, exist. If anything, I’m hoping that a satirical party re-emerges. After Trump’s space force, the Rhinoceros Party’s pledge to move the Rockies to Moose

Jaw to boost tourism/give Calgary a better ocean view seems quite sensible.

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