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Ah, roller derby. What’s not to love about skating in circles and beating the living hell out of your fellow humans?
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That’s not all there is to roller derby, however. Allan Hall gives us some coverage/photos from the Pile O’ Bones Derby on page 10.
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madina azizi laura billett matt wincherauk spencer reid
contributors this week lauren neumann, neil middlemiss, john loeppky, jessie anton, allan hall, bram lerat, charlie macdonald, jason chestney, shayla sayer-brabant
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the manifesto
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 buildings was a belltower 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.
illegitimi non carborundum.
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WTF is URSU? Page 5 As it turns out, there’s a lot of students who have no idea what the students’ union is/ does. John Kapp does some hard-hitting investigative work for all of you on page 5.
Bill C-36 p.4
Homesick. Holy shit, that’s some gorgeous art.
An Ode to Air Canada p.7
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David Zhang’s hauntingly beautiful illustration accompanies an article about homesickness abroad. .571 Page 12 The editor-in-chief had to explain to me that this is a pretty unreal batting average. Read the interview with ‘Bama prospect Mikaila Etheredge on page 12. Sound off. Page 14 John Kapp believes that the military is bribing high school students into enlisting. ...This could get interesting.
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In our Jul. 17 - Sep. 03 issue, we incorrectly credited a photo for the article “More dorms for students staying on campus” from Alexandra Antoneshyn to Alexandra Antones. Our bad. Thanks for the great photo!
Sports Fives Double Header p.11 People Hate Kyle’s Opinions p.14 In other news: The RCMP has been contacted in a federal embezzling case. A prominent MP in Ottawa is being questioned about federal expenses, relating to the purchase of a, “fleet of AMC DeLoreans, for the purposes of time travel.” “If I got my damn DeLoreans,” the MP said in a phone interview, “I could have travelled back in time, and never got caught.”
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Editor: Alec Salloum news@carillonregina.com @carillon_news the carillon | September 11 - 17, 2014
The exploitation of labour How businesses abuse unpaid internships
Haley Klassen Internships should not only be for those who can afford them.
alec salloum news editor You’ve graduated, the summer is over and the search for work has begun. With your degree in hand, you start applying to various businesses in your field of study. The aggregate of four years or more, years of studying, busting your ass and learning has led to the moment where you can now apply for this job. But, there’s one snag in your plan: all of these entry-level positions have an unnerving stipulation: “previous experience required”. For many students this is not currently an issue, but how does one get this experience? Especially given that even the most bottom tier, entry-level positions require previous workplace experience. Unfortunately this will often lead students and recent graduates to an unpaid internship. These internships largely affect students and grads wishing to go into media, fashion, politics and technology. In fact, August of this year saw a prorogation of Bell Mobility’s unpaid internship, The Professional Management Program. The program recruited hundreds of interns annually with no fiscal compensation or pay. In an interview with the Globe and Mail, Albert Lee, a company spokesman with Bell Mobility, stated, “The Profes-
sional Management Program was completed last April and is no longer available.” Additionally, the website that hosted application information for the program is no longer in operation, nor are the phones associated with the internships. However, this may simply be a caveat on the program, as there was no definitive answer as to whether or not the program had been terminated. Part of navigating the world of unpaid internships, especially in Canada, is being familiar with the laws of each province. Granted, there is nuance and a varied legal code on unpaid internships across Canada. Ontario, British Colombia, and Quebec do allow these internships with some regulation. As in there must be some form of education or professional program involved in the process and training must occur during these internships. The remaining provinces do not allow for unpaid internships, citing labour laws and minimum wages as rational for not accepting unpaid internships. At the University of Regina, there exists both the U of R Guarantee and Co-op programs, which offer internships for students. As a rule, Kevin Fiessel, the acting manager of Co-operative Education and Internships, does not accept or post unpaid internships. “I think that its only fair and equitable that students are paid for the work they do. I don’t real-
ly understand the mentality that someone should be working for free. I think that the real difference is that students should be paid a wage and should not have to work full time and then not receive anything and then go work part time at night just to try to keep having a subsistent living. It just doesn’t make sense to me,” said Fiessel. He went on to describe how students who have been on unpaid internship have two scenarios typically thrust on them. Either they work menial useless jobs, grabbing coffee for the office or running errands. These are tasks that don’t further the intern’s education or equip them with skills necessary to succeed later in their field of internship and later career. Or, the intern can be expected to do the work of a paid employee for free. In a nation with a minimum wage, with guaranteed base salaries for all employees, it seems insane for unpaid internships to exist and to exist legally. “We’re seeing in the Canadian workforce that…employers are increasingly taking advantage of paid positions and turning them into unpaid internships and using interns as a source of free or cheap labour and that’s not at all what internships were intended for.” Says Laurin Liu, an NDP MP and the youngest female member of Canadian Parliament. Liu tabled a bill C-620, in May of this year titled the Intern Protection Act. The act states
that “[y]outh unemployment is currently double the national average, and many companies are replacing entry-level positions with unpaid internships. In the absence of federal laws to protect them, unpaid interns are often at risk of being exploited.” Additionally, the bill, also known as Andy’s bill, hopes to help deal with cases like Andy Ferguson. Ferguson was an intern working two jobs, one as a paid internship and the other as an unpaid intern at two local radio stations. Ferguson was overworked and needed two jobs to support himself and was involved in a fatal car crash in November 2011. It is believed that Andy fell asleep at the wheel. Alberta does not have any protection for unpaid internships and his classes at Edmonton’s Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) required the internship to graduate. When asked about Ferguson, Liu described his family and their advocacy as being a critical factor in the bill being pushed forward and expressed regret towards the incident. “Andy didn’t benefit from any protection that the bill proposes, at the time of his accident and we’re looking forward to protecting interns like Andy from abusive practices.” Andy’s bill would give protection to these students and interns, as well as establish rules and regulations in regards to hours worked in a week, unsafe working conditions and will aim
to reduce the number of paid entry positions flipped into unpaid internships. Kevin Fiessel, self-described as “a small ‘c’ conservative” agrees that certain legislation should be in place. “I don’t think governments should necessarily be writing legislation to monitor everything that businesses do, but if they start doing crap like that, then maybe there is a role of government saying ‘listen, you can’t do this anymore.’ You can’t make people crawl over each other to get a job at your location. It shouldn’t happen. And not to get paid for it, I think that’s wrong.” Moving forward in Canada, it seems almost certain that unpaid internships will be phased out or at least, the interns will be given some respect and protection. Cases like Andy Ferguson should not have happened; there is value in work. All internships and workers deserve a wage for the work they do. Regardless of it being for university credit, and regardless of it being an entry-level position, all of us need to make money to survive. Those who can afford it should not be the only ones to take an internship. This is theft and this is slavery of students, interns and workers. Fundamentally this needs to change. Legislation is unfortunately required to coax businesses into treating all their employees with respect.
We’re seeing in the Canadian workforce that ... employers are increasingly taking advantage of paid positions and turning them into unpaid internships and using interns as a source of free or cheap labour. - laurin liu
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Bill C-36 analysis
How will sex workers be affected by recent legislation?
Emily Wright Bill C-36 will address sex workers and the reality of their enviroment.
lauren neumann contributor Sex. We like it, we like to think about it, and we like to talk about it. What we’re sometimes more reticent to talk about, however, is the world’s oldest profession – prostitution. However, for workers in Canada’s sex industry, talking about sex has become crucial in challenging current legislation that is putting sex worker rights up for debate, Bill C-36. To summarize, this bill criminalizes those who “buy sex” or “obtain services,” and anyone who profits from the sale of sexual services other than their own, like pimps or drivers. The bill also criminalizes the advertisement of others’ sexual services, as well as public advertis-
ing by sex workers. Under Canada’s previous prostitution laws, both selling and buying sex was legal, though the means of doing so were heavily regulated through the banning of brothels, advertisement and middlemen. In December 2013, the Supreme Court was challenged by sex workers unable to continue their work due to these laws and the Court found these laws to be unjust, dangerous and constricting, which led parliament to revisit them. The new criminalization of clients – those who pay for sex – seems to be an attempt to minimize the desire of clients to seek out the services of sex workers, and thus, weaken the sex industry. On paper, this new legislation gives the sex workers a degree of agency to independent-
ly continue their work, as they retain some ability to advertise their services themselves, as well as engage in and profit from their services. However, the targeting of the other players that enable the sex industry to function may create a more dangerous industry for the workers themselves. The sex workers’ rights group, Stella, has made its grievances over the harmful effects of this legislation heard. Based out of Montreal, members of this organization have been attending recent hearings in Ottawa, and have been discouraged by the government’s approach to their livelihood and their safety in the streets. Yet, the consequences of the Bill that prostitutes will see seem to be apparent. When the middleman is removed, sex
workers may become more vulnerable to dangerous situations such as rape and violence. It disrupts the entire system that makes the industry function and, though sex workers are still free to continue their services, they become more exposed to situations that they cannot always handle themselves. Criminalizing third parties that advertise on behalf of sex workers, as well as sex workers being unable to promote their own services in public settings, will further marginalize prostitutes. This may lead them to resorting in selling their services directly to clients in settings that are out of the public view, leaving them susceptible to possible dangers that would not be present had there been a more effective, indirect or broad daylight communication for their
services. The government’s intention to hinder the accessibility and livelihood of the sex industry seems to take priority over the situations that sex workers will face when their connections and protections are removed. Whether the workers are in the industry by choice or not, it is clear their security from the potential consequences of the Bill C-36 need to be taken into deep consideration and be acted upon accordingly. The industry will remain, regardless of its legal status. Yet, its future and the wellbeing of its workers are dependent on laws that reflect the reality of the industry, a reality the workers want you to hear.
The government’s intention to hinder the accessibility and livelihood of the sex industry seems to take priority over the situations that sex workers will face when their connections and protections are removed. - lauren neumann
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URSU, what is it?
John Kapp investigates the U of R Students’ Union
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We caught up with VP – External Affairs, Daniella Zemlak and VP – Student Affairs, Luanne Drake during Welcome Week festivities to ask them, “What the fuck is URSU?” LD: URSU is a non-for profit corporation, a strictly membership corporation which solicits funds from its members, which are students. We can’t actually solicit funds from the government or donations from the public. That is where our budget comes from. URSU has a three-part mandate; in what way does URSU work toward fulfilling these standards? Is URSU working adequately toward these goals? DZ: Yeah, definitely. This year, we have done some strategic planning in terms of setting out a vision and we want to take that mandate and bring that into our mission that we can apply over years. It is an orga-
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nization that has turnover every year and there is a possibility that a new executive can come in and change everything. One thing we are working on for the third point – providing as low tuition as possible – we met with the board of governors and came out with a balanced budget without cuts to students and there was reinvestment in scholarships. We are working on an open textbook initiative for students. We know that we can’t likely get tuition lower, that’s a really difficult thing to do. But, finding ways to reduce the cost in other areas is really important for students and we’ve become more successful in that area. In your eyes, what is the most important service URSU provides? LD: Right now, one of the biggest and most important services we provide is the health and dental plan. Student Care does a lot of important work because they tailor this insurance package specifically to the students. The previous health plan was an employee health plan and it didn’t really cater
to students and so now we are able to provide the extended health plan that would usually cost $1,000 and now costs them $200. It really helps while traveling abroad, sometimes they may not help you without coverage. If you have this five million in coverage, they will fly you wherever you need to get the best healthcare. They are creating an app, but we don’t have it here yet because Sunlife is Student Care’s broker and they have not adopted it yet. All students are automatically included in the fall if they are taking at least three classes. Are there any services URSU provides which students may not know about? DZ: URSU has been kind of behind the scenes the last couple of years. This year we are trying to really promote ourselves, promote URSU, because we want students engaged with us. We have an advocacy team that is really important for students. We do printing, we have computer labs, and some new things coming out such as the Community Cupboard. I don’t
think they have ever really advertised what they did in the past so I think we want to do a lot more engagement with students in terms of making them feel like this is their home away from home. We’re trying to do a lot of mental health awareness. We are working on fair trade certification processes so that we feel like we are providing some ethics on some of our campus businesses. We did a huge transfer of funds to the Cougars sponsorship line item and that is because we decided to do a half-court shot for tuition this year. At half-time at basketball games, we are going to do a half-court shot to pay for that student’s tuition for the year. Speaking with students this week, asking what they think URSU does, most don’t really have a clue what URSU does. What’s being done to tell or show people what URSU does? LD: We are having more big events hosted by URSU and making sure people knew we put on the event. These are all things helping build an aware-
ness of who URSU is. We are establishing that brand that people can catch on to. It’s a sense of belonging. We have the V-team, which is building that inclusiveness and helping bring a change. DZ: A problem was, in the past they (URSU) have done events and sponsorship but they never really were vocal about it. It was always, “oh that event is going on, something is happening at the university.” That was the implementation of the volunteer team (V-team) – that is to engage with the community and campus. People see the uniforms and they know it is an official event. As long as people know that we are here to serve them, that we are on their side, that’s what we want to do. We hope this helps illuminate some of the things going on at your students’ union this coming year. All of the services provided by URSU are available to every full-time student and should be used whenever one needs, as university is a stressful place and time.
Editor: Destiny Kaus aandc@carillonregina.com @carillon_arts the carillon | September 11 - 17, 2014
Folk/Pop duo Ash & Bloom come to the Queen City Their music is for the dogs…literally destiny kaus a&c editor
Mmmmm yes, the folk/pop duo Ash & Bloom (aka Matt McKenna and James Bloemendal) seek to share their new full-length album Let the Storm Come, and their love of music with the world. In his younger years, Bloemendal found his niche for music in an odd yet rather awesome situation. Bloemendal states, “I think one of the first things that got me interested in music was that I had a cousin who was playing power chords to some Green Day song out of an amp, and he had it cranked to 11. It looked really cool to me, and I wanted to be as cool as he was, so I pulled my dad’s guitar out of the basement and I started playing it.” Wow, Green Day actually inspired someone. Oh, wait, it was probably the loud amp that inspired Bloemendal, not the Green Day song. Loud amps are way cooler. Anyways, in addition to touring with their new album across Canada and in parts of the United States, such as Boston and Cape Cod (I wonder if there’s actually lots of cod fishies in Cape Cod…), Ash & Bloom have high hopes to tour
even further across the globe. “We may be heading to Australia as well,” says Bloemendal. Dang. That would be sick. Maybe I’ll just drop out of school, become one of their roadies, tour with them to Australia, and get myself a pet Kangaroo…such fun. By mixing certain structures and subject matter of pop music with the instrumentation and vocals of folk music, Ash & Bloom actually make pop and folk go together. To that, I say, “Well done,” because I feel as though if I ever tried to mesh that combo, it would be a complete ear-destroying disaster. To add to their unique sound, Ash & Bloom now include a little bit of percussion magic. Bloemendal states, “We’re also doing some of the foot percussion stuff, which is a little more popular right now in some of the contemporary folk stuff out there.” What on earth is foot percussion? Well, according to Bloemendal, in addition to two acoustic guitars and two sets of vocals, McKenna plays a kick drum with his foot and Bloemendal plays a foot tambourine to “simulate some kick-snare patterns from a drum kit.”
Interesting. Sounds legit to me. Evidently, this type of music by Ash & Bloom seems to appeal not only to human beings, but also to the friendly, frisky, sometimes flappy-eared doggies of the world. While playing a house concert on Bowen Island in British Columbia, some furry friends showed up to encourage the duo. “We found out that a lot of people have dogs there, not a lot of people have leashes, and they all bring their dogs to the concert,” says Bloemendal. “So, we had 5 or 6 dogs doing circles around the stage for 45 minutes while we were playing… and dogs just happen to show their appreciation for music by barking…they must have really loved what we were doing.” I guess you could say Ash & Bloom’s music is for the dogs… literally. But, in my opinion, that is something to be proud of, especially considering McKenna’s and Bloemendal’s love for doggies. In fact, Ash & Bloom will play a show in Regina at the Artful Dodger on Sept. 11 in support of the Regina Humane Society where 50% of ticket sales will go to the Humane Society. Why, out of all the charities out there, do Ash & Bloom want to support the Humane Society?
Emma-Lee Photography Uh oh, someone’s going to get blown up by a rocket ship.
McKenna states, “We’re both big fans of the Humane Society. We are both dog owners…we would love to support that and keep seeing animals find those forever homes.” Wooooo! Money for the puppies! McKenna goes on to say that “James’ dog is a puppy. He’s got a Dalmatian. The Dal-
matians for a while were really involved with puppy mills. His is through a breeder, but I think the cause hits close to home for him. And, my dog is a rescue dog. We really identify with that charity.” Well, isn’t that special? The dawgs, Ash & Bloom, are coming to the Queen City to play for the dogs.
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A.L.S. Ice Bucket Challenge brings on controversy Apparently dumping water on your head is controversial
U of R External Relations Little bit of ice on the President’s head? Priceless.
laura billett a&c writer Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (A.L.S.), or Lou Gherig’s disease, is a neurodegenerative disorder that causes muscle wasting, leading to loss of motor control, but not loss of cognitive function or often even of sensation. Unless genetically linked, the cause of A.L.S. is unknown, and there is no effective treatment. A.L.S., like any life-threatening disease, is terrifying and tragic. This summer, A.L.S. became one of the most popular acronyms in the news and on social media for a more hopeful reason: the A.L.S. Ice Bucket Challenge. You would be living under a rock if you haven’t heard of the A.L.S. Ice Bucket Challenge by now. You would also have to be pretty ignorant to not be aware of the controversy the Ice Bucket Challenge has stirred up. So, what is the deal with the A.L.S. Ice Bucket Challenge? If you already have an opinion on this, I’m unlikely to sway your stubborn mind, but if you are riding the waves of the controversy, waiting to see who says ‘What’s next?’ I hope I can shed some light on why everyone needs to chill out and be happy with some of the good that’s in this world. Countless celebrities have taken up the challenge, with varying motivations and suc-
cesses. Kim Kardashian recently took narcissism to a whole new level when she took a selfie while completing the challenge on national television, whereas Matt Damon used the opportunity to raise awareness about the world’s clean water crisis and dumped freezing toilet water on his head. Regardless, participation has been extraordinary, and the fundraising has been incredible. The A.L.S. Association reportedly raised over $100 million as compared to the $2.8 million they raised in the same time span last year. A.L.S. Canada did well in a comparatively modest Canadian way, raising over $13 million, surpassing their $10 million goal. Still, not everyone is happy with the explosive success of the A.L.S. Ice Bucket Challenge. Check your Facebook feed and there is bound to be someone posting something against the challenge because of the waste of water or the lower percentage of people who are affected by A.L.S. as compared to cancer or heart disease. “Those are real issues, absolute issues. I think they need to be profiled and they need to supported, but that is different than this particular one,” says University of Regina President Vianne Timmons, who participated in the challenge this summer.
When you are profiling one cause, it does not imply that you are diminishing other causes or even competing with other causes to be the most “worthy” of donation. Sometimes, it would be helpful to step back from the temptation of criticism and look at the good impact such initiatives have. The A.L.S. Ice Bucket Challenge is not without its darker side; however, there are substantially greater things that can come out of this campaign, like a cure or symptom-delaying treatment. Cancer, heart disease, and whatever you choose to advocate for are all worthwhile and important issues, but A.L.S. differs greatly from these diseases that are often caused by unhealthy lifestyles because it has an unknown, thus unpreventable, cause. “One of the challenges with A.L.S. is that it is so severe, so quick, and so devastating to the family. ... A.L.S is a debilitating condition and this [Ice Bucket] Challenge has definitely made people aware of it and aware of the need to support funding, in particular, [for] research,” says Timmons. “So many people I saw doing it did it for people they knew that died. 90 per cent die within two years, 95 per cent die within five years. It is a very quick and devastating condition, and I think that more awareness about it is really
good.” On Wikipedia’s A.L.S. Ice Bucket Challenge webpage, it is reported that the A.L.S. Wikipedia page’s hits increased from a daily average of 8,000 hits to a peak of over 430,000 hits on Aug. 21. This isn’t solely a fun challenge. The A.L.S. Ice Bucket Challenge has caused a major increase in both fundraising and awareness, which we can only hope will lead to breakthroughs in research that wouldn’t have been possible without the funding and momentum caused by increased awareness. When big social media campaigns erupt like the Ice Bucket Challenge did, a lot of people forget about the people who are on the receiving end of the research. For many, like Timmons, the challenge is personal. “I participated in the challenge because I have a brotherin-law with Lou Gherig’s Disease, A.L.S, and I’ve seen the impact on his family. It’s my baby sister, and I am very close to them, so any opportunity to profile A.L.S or raise money is a very personal thing for me,” says Timmons. When you see the impact the disease has on families, on healthy people, and on people’s daily lives, there is no denying the good of the Ice Bucket Challenge. However, the controversy surrounding the A.L.S Ice Bucket Challenge raises some deep-
er concerns surrounding the purpose and the efficiencies of charities in general. Benjamin Hognestad, a law student at Osgoode Hall, voiced his concerns with the purpose of charity when asked about the Ice Bucket Challenge. “‘Charity’ is just giving money to whatever you want, and picking and choosing is not going to solve the [world’s] problems,” Hognestad says. Extending the issue of charity onto the bigger picture, Hognestad argues that donations are unlikely to make changes. “Instead, if people want to fix poverty, cure illness, and make the world a better place, voting and political activism is the only way to make big changes. Changing policies and funding allocations so they target social programs will help eradicate poverty, illness, disease, and help fund research that can save lives,” says Hognestad. “That’s the only way that [we] can actually address everybody.” For those of us who saw the A.L.S. Ice Bucket Challenge as a fairly focused campaign, Hognestad may be ahead of all of us in his vision of a better place, but he has a good point. The A.L.S. Ice Bucket Challenge has done real and valuable good. I am happy with and proud of the many, many people who donated money, got dumped with, or even dumped themselves with ice-cold water, but all this controversy exists for a reason. While not discounting the good that this campaign has done for those affected by A.L.S., this discourse is what leads us to continue to find better ways to try to fix our problems, be they poverty, disease, or clean water. “We need to check some of these warm fuzzies about how great humanity is until we do a heck of a lot more,” Says Hognestad. So get real everybody. It is possible to recognize the great things that the A.L.S. Ice Bucket Challenge has done, and will do, for those with A.L.S. and their families, while at the same time, to work towards solving other problems in the world. Pick your battles if you must, but don’t forget that just because you aren’t fighting one, it doesn’t mean others aren’t on its front lines.
I participated in the challenge because I have a brother in law with Lou Gherig’s Disease, A.L.S, and I’ve seen the impact on his family. It’s my baby sister, and I am very close to them, so any opportunity to profile A.L.S or raise money is a very personal thing for me. - vianne timmons
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Useful study tips for students
‘Cause nobody wants to get overwhelmed and flunk out neil middlemiss contributor
Whether you’ve got work due or you need a break, every student wishes they had more time. Sadly, time machines and speed-of-light travel seem about as distant now as they did 100 years ago. Still, technology can help you make the most of the time you do have, and this is especially true for students. Whatever your goal, there are electronic tools to help you get there. Notes A couple of years ago, I got tired of flipping through pages of notes. I couldn’t find a margin note if I didn’t know exactly where it was. I also like to reread, modify, and compliment my notes with later research, and this was cumbersome with paper: either I’d have several sheets with way too much blank space or several sheets with nowhere near enough space. I needed more flexibility.
Then, I took my notes online. Even if I handwrite my notes, I transcribe them to Evernote afterwards. This has the benefit of memorization through repetition, but also lets you search your notes and, most importantly for me, study them no matter where I am via my phone and modify them however I see fit. You can also compliment Evernote by using Skitch: a PDF markup and image-editing tool. Also, Evernote saves automatically on a regular interval, so you don’t risk losing your notes. This is also true for Google Docs or even a Microsoft Office document saved on the University’s shared drive (available on campus computers). Papers Writing your paper can be a painful experience. For me, the most frustrating part of the process is going through my citations and references, which always seems to happen in the last hour before a paper is due. Why stress yourself out
when Zotero can manage your citations for you? Zotero allows you to easily build a library of relevant documents from which it pulls key details like date, author, title, etc. It also integrates with Microsoft Word, OpenOffice, and LibreOffice, so you can very easily add your footnotes and endnotes or export a bibliography. Studying The biggest difference makers for me have been the flashcard tools that I’ve started using. Too lazy to make hundreds of flashcards for myself, I was happy to discover that, in most cases, someone has already done my work for me. These tools are especially useful for memorizing lots of details, such as vocabulary lists, key terms, equations, or dates. Evidence has repeatedly shown that repeat interaction over a long period of time is more effective than cramming before a test. The next time you’re stand-
Allan Hall Biology? No thanks.
ing in line waiting for coffee, you can bang through a few flashcards to keep yourself sharp. Memrise.com has better aesthetics, Ankisrs.net has better repetition control, StudyBlue integrates nicely with Evernote, and there are countless others.
These tools have combined to reduce my stress, increase my performance, and give me back some of the lost time I’m always searching for. Maybe this semester they can do the same for you.
Poetry Corner A comparison between the Air Canada Security Video and real life john loeppky contributor
Word: Borborygmus Not the Definition: (noun) a large, hairy monster often known as the “Borbo”; (noun) the name of the plague that will arise during the end times right before the world ends; (onomatopoeia) the noise one makes when gargling salt water
Air Canada Security Video – A Truthful Comparison We are pleased to invite you aboard Air Canada. Your safety and comfort are important to us. We ask for your attention as we outline the safety features of this aircraft. We are pleased that you have ignored our exorbitant prices and chosen Air Canada. Please pay attention as we outline what could be a part of your obituary. In preparation for takeoff you should be comfortably seated with your chair back straight and tray table stowed. Fasten your seatbelt and adjust it around your hips. Fasten your seatbelt around your skinny hips (eat something), Or your fat hips (no in-flight snacks for you). We require the use of your seatbelt at all times while you are in your seat. We are supposed to require the use of your seatbelt at all times, But if we can’t see it under your stomach, we are not going searching. Should you be away from your seat when the seatbelt sign lights up, an announcement prompting you to return to your seat and fasten your seatbelt will be made. Should you be away from your seat when the seatbelt sign
The Real Definition according to Oxford Dictionaries: (noun) a rumbling or gurgling noise in the intestines
Haley Klassen Time to crash and burn, little airplane.
lights up, an announcement prompting you to return to your seat and fasten your seatbelt will be made. Don’t hurry, we like to see people fall during turbulence. Please check with a crewmember before using any electronic device. Please check with a crewmember only if you are dying. If there is a need to evacuate a seat mounted lighting system will guide you to the nearest emergency exit. If there is a need to evacuate, it is every man for himself. The illustrated card in front of you describes the many safety features of this aircraft, and
it should be reviewed prior to take off. The illustrated card in front of you describes the many elements of this aircraft that may malfunction when they are most needed. During the flight, if the cabin pressure changes, an oxygen mask will drop automatically from the panel above you. Remain seated, pull the mask towards you, use the support strap to hold the mask above your mouth and nose, and adjust accordingly, breath normally. During the flight, if the cabin pressure changes, an oxygen mask will drop automatically from the panel above you and will remain there while you choke and try desperately not
to think about your impending doom. In the unlikely event of a landing on water, retrieve the life vest from the pouch under your seat, below your armrest, place the life vest over your head, fasten the waist clip, and tighten the belt. In the unlikely event that this Boeing goes surfing, enjoy the tropical experience before you drown. Thank you for choosing Air Canada your security is our top priority we hope you enjoy the flight. We are continually confused as to why you choose Air Canada, but thanks for helping our cheques clear.
Well, that was an interesting little tidbit of knowledge, wasn’t it? Now that we know what that silly, rather lengthy, word means, let’s use it in our daily lives shall we? If you ever hear an odd, rumbling noise coming from an unknown culprit’s intestinal region in the middle of class, simply exclaim “I hear a borborygmus!” Other exclamations include “Listen to that borborygmus!” or “Dang, that person just sounded off a large borborygmus.” Additionally, if you hear a burbling noise that slightly resembles the sound of flatulence, do not fret; it is likely just a borborygmus. Anywho, that’s all I got for ya. I will end with this snippet of advice: be proud of your borborygmus whenever it rears its head. Later gators.
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The homesick blues Being homesick sucks, but never getting your degree would suck more jessie anton contributor According to Merriam Webster, the adjective “homesick” refers to the longing for home and family while absent from them. Some examples include: “He was homesick when he went to college,” as well as “She was homesick for her mother’s cooking.” With that being said, old Mr. Webster was spot on with how our fellow students feel whilst being away from home. For Honours History student Kelsey Comeau, finishing her degree at Nova Scotia’s Acadia University versus back home at the U of R makes her especially homesick when she often craves her mom’s legendary corn scallop at family dinners. “I actually made it myself my first year away because I just couldn’t have a Thanksgiving without it,” Comeau admits. As for two of our second-year U of R students, Navit Asres and Tristen Duchak, who are currently taking a semester abroad at L’Université de Caen in France, homesickness occurs when they realize that ketchup chips and Tim Hortons are nowhere in sight. “I miss not having to wor-
David Zhang Don’t get run over by that train while you’re running home to mommy.
ry about what I’m going to eat for supper, but most of all not having the option to hop in my car and grab a bite to eat somewhere,” Asres confesses. “In terms of eating, I miss that I can’t cook anything here because we don’t have space for ovens in our tiny dorm rooms, and we can’t figure out how to work our stoves,” Duchak adds. Although food is top priority for many, these homesick students do tend to (sometimes) miss their families amidst their
busy schedules. Jessie Shirley, a third-year Education student here at the U of R, believes that her first year away was the worst for homesickness. “Because all of my siblings are younger than me and still growing up, I felt as if I was missing out on a lot of things,” Shirley shares. “Now, in my third year, I feel as though the distance has brought me closer to my family, and we appreciate
the time spent together more than ever. I truly believe that distance makes the heart grow fonder,” Shirley says, reassuring all those who are newly living on their own. Sure, there is food and family to miss, but how about shorter lines at the grocery store? For second-year Pre-Journalism student, Alex Antoneshyn, smalltown living is something that is certainly much more appreciated. When asked what she misses most about back home in small town Kelliher, Saskatchewan, Antoneshyn teasingly lists “roads that never experience a traffic jam unless a combine or some other piece of farm machinery is to blame, line-ups at the single grocery store in town that (even on a holiday) maxes out at six people, and—most of all—the unlimited free parking!” Finally, after asking each of these (and many other) homesick scholars how they cope with homesickness, they all replied by saying that texting and FaceTiming/Skyping play a major role in staying connected with their loved ones back home. Then, after being questioned if they will stick it out for the semester or if they will cave, give up, and go home, they all
replied claiming that the latter it is out of the question. Temporarily being abroad, Tristen Duchak assures the Carillon that “being on your own (especially for the first time) allows you to discover yourself, and everyone should have that experience; to turn back now would defeat this purpose.” A little closer to home, Alex Antoneshyn agrees that homesickness would not make her move back, as the distance has reinforced her idea of how “home is made special by the people who live there, and no matter where [one] ends up, [one] will always have their love and support.” There you have it: there is no amount of lacking ketchup chips, missed soccer games, or long line-ups in the grocery store that can deter these homesick intellectuals from achieving their educational dreams, nor will it hinder their personal growth as human beings. So, if any of you are reading this and are feeling the homesick blues, just remember it gets better in time, and you moved away for a reason—to better yourself (and to be that knowledgeable person at your twenty-fifth high school reunion with a good-paying job and a degree).
Super odd art hangs in the classroom building Clumps of ceramic + skulls = weirdest art of life laura billett a&c writer
For a university that prides itself on its various arts programs, there is little visual art on campus. Some works of art can be sporadically found, and the Riddell Centre has a great gallery to showcase students’ work; however, many of our halls are quite bleak. “There’s not a huge presence of art,” says psychology major Mia Bell, who would like to see more art in our university halls and classrooms. “Including art in any space can make it more diversified, and give it a little bit more interest.” Out of the little permanent artwork that does adorn the university halls, the strangest I have ever noticed is an installation above the second floor landing in the Classroom Building main staircase. You may not have noticed it before. In fact, if you have noticed it, I would be surprised. This piece asks to be ignored; it boasts neither engaging colours, nor engaging content. The mural is composed of small square tiles covered with what looks like ceramic molded into three-dimensional shapes. What seems like a pale-blue river flows across the work, spanning the width of the staircase. The bulk of the piece is gray and brownish, with some random
Laura Billett What on earth is that?.
pale green and orange circles. “What is this a picture of?” you may be wondering. Well, that is what I was set out to discover. Since a plaque with the artist, title of the piece, and materials used was nowhere to be found, I figured I would take my question to those who are experts in the world of art interpretation: The MacKenzie Art Gallery. There I ran into Bell, who has been working for the gallery for two years. She kindly explained the MacKenzie’s method of art interpretation in an
effort to help me work through my own interpretation of this very unique and mysterious work of art. “It’s called the MacKenzie Method, what we use here to analyze and process any art. It’s something that anyone can do,” explains Bell. “When you are looking at any piece of art, especially one that is abstract or something that you are not sure about, it can be pretty intimidating to absorb the art right away. The first thing you can do is get any impressions.” My first impression was confusion, but as I studied the work,
I noticed the small grouping of what seemed to be human skulls at the bottom of the piece. Bell had a similar impression when I showed her an image of the mural. “For that one, the part that kind of looks like a skull makes me a little uneasy, so that could be my first impression.” So, with uneasiness and confusion, we moved on to the second and third steps in the MacKenzie method: find what provoked your first impression and why the artist might have wanted to give that impression, if in fact they did.
Bell explained, “The fourth bit, which we would definitely have trouble with, is finding context for the piece. ... That’s where the unlucky part is, with the context.” Unlucky is right. Who created this, and why? I am a devout art lover, and will normally defend the most abstract of work, but this one has me stumped. I could go on an interpretive rant, but you would likely find it neither enlightening nor entertaining. Luckily, Bell had a little more insight. She states, “I think in Saskatchewan, [it’s about] pottery or ceramics, which I assume that this is. There is a pretty big culture of ceramic art and pottery art in Saskatchewan. So, it would be important to include that in the space. This one is a little bit weird because it’s not something I’ve noticed myself, looking in the classroom building.” A little bit weird is the understatement of the week. Perhaps the university was having a rough batch of student artists at the time that they decided to adorn the classroom building staircase with this work of art. I apologize to the artist, but until you come forward to defend yourself, or someone does on your behalf, this work will remain an impressively odd piece of work.
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ROUNDTABLE In glorious monochrome!
Haley Klassen Ya get it?
kyle leitch, michael chmielewski, brady lang, matt wincherauk, john loeppky
Carillon sports hall of fame 1. NFL season is upon us! Tell us who your favourite team is, if they won their first game, and how they’ll do during the season. Kyle: I know I still catch my fair share of shit for this, but I have to stand behind the Minnesota Vikings. I am proud to say, however, that they crushed the Rams 34-6, so there’s that. Michael: Fly Eagles fly! They beat out the Jacksonville Jaguars this last weekend 34-17. I think they’re going to have a great year. I still wear my T.O. jersey with pride. Brady: I’m part of Niners Nation and Kaep and the boys came through this week! I’m guessing a Super Bowl Championship. It seems to be the Niners’ time. They also thankfully beat the Cowboys 28-17. Matt: My favorite team is the New England Patriots (insert chorus of boos), and unfortunately they lost their first game. However, like any good homer, I know they’ll bounce back and win 12 games like most seasons. It’s Super Bowl or bust.
John: The San Diego Chargers, because I am a tortured soul. I feel as if the Chargers will do what they do every year: struggle their way to the playoffs, and then implode spectacularly.
and the 49ers have a ton of offfield issues.
(They already imploded spectacularly. Congrats on 0-1, Chargers! - PM)
John: That’s a tough one. I’d love to see Seattle repeat, but having watched Payton Manning continue his run of dominance at the helm of the Broncos, I wouldn’t bet against the QB from Tennessee.
2. Another NFL question. What team is going to take the Super Bowl this year and why?
3. What U of R sports events are you most excited for attending and why?
Kyle: In a shocking move, the surviving players from the ‘72 Miami Dolphins season will stage a bloody coup d’etat, taking the places of the current roster, and no one will have the brass to stop them; however, tragedy will strike when they lose the Super Bowl single-handedly to “Macho Man” Randy Savage. Michael: I honestly have a good feeling about the ‘49s this year, as much it pains me to say it. You’re welcome, Shaadie and Brady. Brady: The Niners. It’s their turn. Seattle last year, San Fran this year. Matt: The homer side of my brain says the Patriots, but the informed NFL analyst side of my brain says otherwise. I’m going to pick the Seahawks to repeat, because the Broncos have a perennial choke artist at the helm,
Kyle: I’m looking very forward to staying at home and mocking the Access 7 feed of the U of R sports teams. I can’t be bothered to attend events that I want to go to in person, never mind the university sporting events. Michael: If I actually had time, I’d go check out some Rams games. Sadly, I don’t, and will probably graduate without ever seeing any sort of U of R sporting event. Can’t believe it’s been four years. Brady: Any hockey games. I honestly miss watching hockey so much right now it isn’t even funny. Hockey season should be all seasons. Matt: The sport that I’m most excited to attend is the football games. The Rams are a much-improved team this season, and have an incredibly fun offense to watch.
John: As a basketball junkie, the basketball team could consist of the administrative staff of the Student Success Centre and I’d still show up. 4. Of all the glorious Carillon office sports, which is your favourite? How good are you at it? Kyle: I do enjoy Throwball, only because of its “Simple to Learn, Impossible to Master” nature. I’m proficient at it (being one of the sport’s originators). I’m also quite a fan of Fearball, which is merely golf played in the close confines of the newsroom. Michael: I really enjoyed playing floor hockey against Brady… and winning. Throwball is a classic for sure. Any game that ends up in productive staff members becoming pissed off is good enough for me. Brady: Hockey with Mike has to be my number one office sport. Although Mike did take the only recorded Office Hockey game, I’m ready for the rematch any day now! Matt: Well, I have not been able to play any of the office sports just yet, ironic for the sports writer, so I’ll have to pass that off to my colleagues. Maybe one day they’ll pass down their wisdom in Carillon office sports to
me. (See answers above, Bubba. - PM) John: I don’t play any of them. Probably throwing the ball at random people. Simplicity is the mother of all boredom. 5. Last week, Bram Lerat’s article detailing the lack of a golf team on campus picked up significant attention. What sport do you wish we had here that we don’t? Kyle: Having grown weary of my infatuation with a full-contact chess club, I am instead suggesting that the U of R develop a bear-wrestling team. Michael: Beer pong with Wild Turkey. Take that bros. Brady: Lacrosse! How badass is that sport? I’d be first in line to try out for that team! Matt: I feel like its criminal that baseball is not a sport that we offer. Baseball has become such a big thing in Canada with numerous great players in the MLB, and I don’t like seeing them all being shipped off to the US to play. Plus, ball games are always fun to watch. John: I’d like to see Wheelchair Basketball, because I’d love to see inclusion on campus branch out to the hardwood.
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The Dames and Bombshells battle for derby gold Some of the hardest hits you’ve ever seen allan hall contributor
One of the most freakishly entertaining things that you can do in Regina is to watch a Pile O’ Bones Derby Club bout. On Sept. 8, five hundred enthusiastic roller derby fans had the pleasure of witnessing an epic showdown between the Bone City Beaver Dames and the 306th Bombshell Battalion for the House Team Championship IRON Beauty Inc. Cup. For those that aren’t familiar with roller derby, it’s a fast-paced physical team sport played on a flat track with roller skates. The best way to visualize it is to imagine a sport combining speed skating with the physicality of hockey and a DYI punk aesthetic. While initially confusing at first, the rules for roller derby become straightforward after watching a few jams. In a nutshell, the point of the game is to score as many points as possible by passing your opponent on the track. Each team has five players on the track, one jam-
Allan Hall What it all comes down to… the Iron Cup!
mer, one pivot and three blockers. The jammers score points by passing their opposing players. A regular game has two
30-minute halves, and each half is broken into shifts called jams that can last up to two minutes. The Pile O’ Bones Derby Club is Regina’s premier derby organization. There are two travel teams (All-Star Sugar Skulls and Gravediggers), three house teams (Lockdown Lolitas, Bone City Beaver Dames and 306th Bombshell Battalion) and two junior league teams (Prairie Dolls and Sassy Lassies) within the Pile O’ Bones Derby Club. The organization has been around since 2008 and has over 70 skaters. The House Team Championship is the most epic derby event of the year. Throughout the year, the house teams play each other six times to determine which teams are featured in the championship event. The Bombshells led the league with a 5-1 record and the Dames were close behind with a 4-2 record. “These are the games that we love the most that I would say, because we all practice together 4 times a week and its really fun when you can go on
the track and play against your friends, and with all of our families watching as well. These are usually our best and loudest crowds… These games can get even scrappier than the travel games because people really want to win,” said Collette Parks – who goes by the derby name “Parks ‘n Wreck” – a blocker for the Lolitas. The championship bout between the Dames and Bombshells had a really hard fought first half. This was best articulated when the league (@PileOBonesDerby) tweeted, “Anna Filactic appears to have broken her finger (unless fingers bend that way?). No problem, she taped it up and kept skating.” The Dames started off the game strong, but the Bombshells managed to cut their lead down to 77-55 to end the first half. In the second half, the Dames took over the game. They went on an impressive 77-1 tear in the beginning of the second half. The Beaver Dames eventually won and officially became the IRON Beauty Inc. Cup winners, overcoming the Bomb-
shells 193-124. “I’m super proud of my team. We’ve worked really hard. We came from last season where we lost every game expect for the last game where we beat the Lolitas once. So we came from that season and worked really hard the whole season and we finally took back the championship,” said Danielle Belliveau – who goes by the derby name “Bazinga” – a jammer and blocker for the Beavers. The Lolitas also had a derby bout that night as well. They played the Prince Albert Outlaws is a barnburner of a match. The Lolitas were behind for most of the night, but through sheer grit and determination they managed to tie up the bout with 7:07 left. Unfortunately, the Outlaws called a timeout in the final minutes of the bout that seemed to slow down the momentum of the Lolitas, and they managed to win the hard fought bout 161-140. The House Team Championship capped off another great year for the Pile O’ Bones Derby Club’s house teams.
Step right up to the coaching carrousel
Toronto F.C has a higher turnover rate than the Carillon john loeppky contributor
A nice and round 600 days. That is how long now-former-coach Ryan Nelsen’s tenure lasted at Toronto F.C. 600 days, the difference between the (seemingly) indomitable hope that comes with a new signing, and the inevitable demise that characterizes the majority of coaches’ careers. In that span, the club has brought in high profile players Michael Bradley, Julio Cesar, and Jermaine Defoe; played well enough, at least earlier in the season, to reach the playoffs for the first time in franchise history; and had seemingly changed the “woe is me” narrative that has been a mainstay of T.F.C’s existence. Now the situation is murkier. Nelsen’s exit, quickened by a spat between himself and GM Tim Bezbatchenko, ignited when Bezbatchenko challenged his team to “take it up a notch,” a comment which Nelsen felt put undue stress on his team. A few more comments made in the pressure cooker that is postgame interviews, and a new man was put in charge. The quick exit of soccer managers is nothing new. In fact, the premature exits for coaches exist in every sport, which usually are preceded by issues with their superiors. One need only look at what has happened with the Brooklyn Nets in the NBA. Coach Jason Kidd, ever the diplomat, asked for more control over basketball operations and is now the coach of the Milwaukee Bucks. Statistics compiled
by Sportingintelligence.com indicate that the average tenure of an English Premier League manager, considered by some the pinnacle of the profession, is 665 days. In comparison, a piece by SB Nation puts the current average tenure of an NBA coach at 2.4 seasons, USA Today put the average of an NFL coach’s time with one particular club at 4.39 seasons in 2012, and our beloved NHL had an average life span of 3 seasons according to the same article. Nelsen’s firing comes at a time when the leadership of its parent company (Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, the owners of the Leafs, Marlies, and Raptors) is in a definite state of flux. Current CEO Tim Leiweke has a plan in place to leave by June 2015 and, along with removing Nelsen, his entire coaching staff has also been let go. This all comes as TFC was shut out for the third game in a row on Sept. 6 against the Philadelphia Union. As of press time, Toronto F.C could not be reached for comment. With Toronto’s sports teams under the most intense pressure of any of the other Canadian franchises, it is no wonder that their miscues (along with their misplaced hope) are magnified in the press. With the changes occurring at MLSE, one has to wonder if it is possible for all four of the franchises to function well at the same time. The Leafs may not have won a cup since ’67, but at least they are doing better than their soccer playing coworkers.
Haley Klassen Maybe hire the fired coach as a goalie?
The quick exit of soccer managers is nothing new. In fact, the premature exits for coaches exist in every sport, which usually are preceded by issues with their superiors. - john loeppky
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And this week, into the Banjo Bowl It was, in fact, a huge loss view from the cheap seats
brady lang multimedia editor
The annual Labour Day/Banjo Bowl series has now come and gone, yet not without a huge loss by the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Even though the Riders did not lose a game, the team did lose their most valuable asset aside from defensive end and beast John Chick. The Riders’ pivotal Darian Durant went down with an elbow injury that, from first glance, looks to be quite serious. Durant was hit on a broken play by Winnipeg Blue Bombers defensive end Bryant Turner. As an avid Riders fan – and an owner of MaxTV – I slowed down the play and, from just a journalist’s standpoint, the man they call “Doubles” will be out for a long time. His arm was jolted back to the extent that looked as if his forearm was pointing a way in which the human body should never point. Even though the Riders were able to pull out the 30-24 victory over the Blue Bombers, this injury will affect the team
to have to look at backup quarterback Tino Sunseri for the foreseeable future. Sunseri has played very well when called upon, so this may be a test for the 25-year-old pivot out of Pittsburgh. Even though Sunseri has played well while Durant has gone through injury problems, he is not Darian Durant. Durant has the experience of three Grey Cup games under his belt with one Championship on his resume. Durant has been able to stabilize the quarterbacking situation in Saskatchewan since 2008, when he was named the starter over former Riders QB Michael Bishop. Durant’s solid numbers of 24,503 passing yards, 133 passing touchdowns, and average 2,600 rushing yards put him at a higher echelon of quarterbacks in the CFL. It is nerve racking to think that the team could lose such an integral part of the organization in a guy such as Durant. Yet, as the team has seen in recent games, Tino Sunseri can handle the workload of being the fill-in starting quarterback of the team until Durant is fully healed. He played well enough
Courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders Bomber players give out statistically less high-fives to fans.
to get two big wins for the football team. Also, with the emergence of the three running back tandem in the Riders backfield in Anthony Allen, Jerome Messam and Will Ford, Sunseri will be able to lean on the trio to get the job done. Sunseri’s arm is also very
strong and, although his accuracy has been scrutinized, it will come in time with the Riders bolstered receiving core. The receiving core has been average thus far in the year, but has looked much better with the addition of veteran wide out
Weston Dressler from the NFL. Will this help Tino? As Rider fans, we can only hope. With the Riders star quarterback going down, Rider fans will have to trust in Tino as the CFL gets into their stretch drive leading up to the playoffs. In Tino, we must trust.
Why don’t students attend games here? Compared to other schools, the U of R has no sports culture bram lerat contributor
Arthur Ward He wants you...to come to the next Rams game.
Sitting back on the weekend and watching University/College Sports is something quite regular for fans whether they live in the United States or Canada. Watching the camaraderie between fans, hearing the sheer noise level during the game or witnessing a play that electrifies the stadium are all examples that make college sports interesting and exciting. In the United States many NCAA sports have massive support from students that can, for example, fill up Michigan Stadium, which can roughly hold 110,000 people. While their budget and support is much larger compared universities north of the border, there is still a sense of pride and love for their teams that can be unmatched. Putting NCAA aside, one can find this energy level and excitement at a Queens University football game or a Carleton University basketball game. So with this in mind, why does it seem that this energetic and supportive atmosphere is completely absent during University of Regina Cougars games? Of course, one must come to the realization that the U of R is smaller, has a lower budget, and may not have as large of a fan base as other Canadian universities. This, however, doesn’t
excuse the miniscule attendance at Ram football games or lack of pride in other U of R sports. What happened to calling yourself a Cougar, a Ram, or dressing in school colors during game days? This is the type of atmosphere the University of Regina is missing, which is seemingly causing a lack of fans to attend games. Maybe the answer is in the roots of your university experiences? With Welcome Week just finishing up, I started to reminisce on my first experiences of university in Ontario. While Welcome Week was strictly your team against many others, the main theme that always came back was that you were a Raven, for example. This meant learning school cheers, learning cheers against the other rival school and wearing the school colors everywhere you went. These are a few examples that stuck with me all throughout my years at Carleton that I have yet to see at the University of Regina. Perhaps the answer lies within the burden of location? After asking students about attendance, a popular answer was simply the lack of on site sports like football or hockey. To be fair, a hike or ride to Mosaic Stadium or the Co-Operaters Centre is quite out of the way for some, which doesn’t help the situation.
After poking for more answers, one student simply said, “I don’t have a reason to support the players, the level of competition is bad, we aren’t competing for anything huge and we don’t have the atmospheres like colleges in the US.” The positives? Speaking to first-year business student Kevin Haines, he explained his excitement and willingness to participate in athletics: “I am very interested in attending sports events. Once I’m settled into the university routine I plan on attending at least a few throughout the semester. I’ve heard a bit about the Rams upcoming games and heard that going to them is an awesome time.” To add to that, the Rams had quite a large attendance for their home opening win on Friday night. Hopefully, this attendance and attitude from firstyears is contagious this year. There is no easy answer to lack of attendance or sports culture at the University of Regina. Could our university simply just not be known for this type of atmosphere, or do we have the potential to change things and start growing? It seems that this is completely on the onus to current and future students. From one sports fan to another, hopefully the students and school can improve and act like a supporting sports family to all of the athletics.
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The NHL may soon have more teams Probably not in Saskatchewan
Arthur Ward Still no NHL franchise for Saskatchewan.
matt wincherauk sports writer It has been widely reported by several major news sources that the NHL is in talks with a number of cities to potentially expand the league and create new teams. This brings up three important questions, starting with… Why the Desire for More Teams? Well that’s a simple question to answer. It’s all about the money. Like the NBA, NFL, and MLB, the NHL’s revenue has gone up big time in the last decade or so, dating back to when they last brought in new teams in Minnesota and Columbus. Those teams cost about $80 million each, but prices have soared drastically thanks to new collective bargaining agreements (CBA) and broadcasting deals. These NHL franchises may not fetch the exorbitant prices of an NBA or NFL team, but expansion fees would be huge money for the league and the owners.
So if you’re thinking that they might bring back your precious Quebec Nordiques because of the huge fan interest, you might end up disappointed. Professional sports teams may claim to be about their fans, but when millions, if not billions, of dollars are involved, fan loyalty goes out the window and the money becomes the driver. And trust me, that money is definitely coming from the west, where the NHL would most likely look to expand. This brings up the next question…
of casinos and other luxury attractions, who is going to see a hockey game? What would keep this team from becoming another Arizona Coyotes or Florida Panthers? What Does this Mean for the NHL? Finally, here are a couple of
thoughts as a fan of the NHL, taking money out of the equation. Why is expansion necessary? Creating new teams does one of the worst things you can do to a pro sports league – it dilutes the content. This would mean stripping teams of a number of their players and hurting the overall competitiveness of the league. Any new teams are
going to end up being beaten around for years, which does nothing good for fan interest. So I ask the NHL to refrain from creating more teams, and if they’re really itching to expand to new markets, then look to move a team. Just don’t water down the quality of the game we all love.
Where Are These Teams Going to be Located? While nothing has been confirmed yet, the NHL is looking at a number of cities in the United States, including Las Vegas, Seattle, Houston and Kansas City. Three of the cities that really pop out to me are Vegas, Houston and Kansas City, mostly because those aren’t particularly great hockey locations. Do they even have ice in Vegas or Houston? However, the NHL has two holes to fill in its Western Conference, which could make the hotly debated cities of Seattle and Vegas the most enticing options. Seattle certainly offers some good qualities. It’s a great city, has a new multipurpose arena under construction, and only has one other team close to its market in the Vancouver Canucks. It makes a great deal of sense to at least consider a new team there. As for Vegas… It would become the only major professional sports franchise in town, but who says they would have success? In such a thriving city
The lady from Alabama
Mikaila Etheredge bats .571, and does it for us
Elma Kaus (Destiny’s Mom) That pitcher didn’t stand a chance.
john kapp staff writer Mikaila Etheredge is a new addition to the University of Regina’s Women’s Softball team. She hails from Trinity, Alabama and was attracted to the U of R with the prospect of completing her masters in Kinesiology and playing as much CIS softball as
possible during her time here. After placing an ad with the International Softball Federation searching for opportunities for education overseas, Etheredge was contacted by Mike Smith of the U of R team, who informed her of her eligibility for play in the Canadian system. Etheredge completed her undergrad in physical and
health education in the American college system while playing softball for Columbia State Community College. Coming to the U of R will allow Mikaila to play up to five more years of collegiate-level softball, if she chooses. This was enough to convince the Alabama-born Etheredge to take up the green and gold and brave the frozen Canadian tundra. Mikaila is dreading her first Saskatchewan winter, having been told a number of horror stories. In addition to adjusting to the harsh winter of the Canadian prairies, Mikaila is also making adjustments to city living. Etheredge is from rural Alabama and, as such, Regina is the first urban space she has called home. In moving to Regina, Etheredge has had to adjust to using public transit, but is enjoying having the ability to walk from one place to another.
“I’ve always lived in places that, anywhere you want to go, you have to get in your car and drive ten minutes,” she said. Trinity is a growing town with a population of 2,095 people and is part of the Decatur Metropolitan Area in northwest Alabama. Prior to attending the University of Regina, Etheredge spent a year coaching softball and teaching, and hopes to return to this following the completion of her masters. Etheredge has not played softball at the collegiate level for two years, but is ready for the challenges presented by playing in a new league and with a new team. Etheredge’s work in her masters program is focused on sports psychology; Etheredge states that she is more than capable of teaching players the physicality and rules of softball and hopes to apply her grow-
ing knowledge of psychology in helping players adjust to the mental rigors of playing competitive sports. Etheredge has some advice for students. “I am kind of living the dream. I know a lot of people say, ‘if I knew then what I know now’, I am getting to go back and do it again. In undergrad, I was so stressed about keeping my scholarship, about my stats, out-working the person next to me and being the best; it put so much stress on me. I’ve come here and I have been so relaxed. Have fun, enjoy school; you only get to do this for X amount of time. Try not to stress so much and enjoy it.” The Cougars softball team will be playing their next home game on Sept. 22 against the University of Saskatchewan Huskies at Kaplan field following a four-game trip across Montana.
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sports
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2. Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk and other international youngbloods Good basketball players are found everywhere, including the great land of Ukraine. Sviatoslav was born in 1997 and will be playing for Kentucky next year. Check him out on YouTube and be amazed. These tournaments all have a handful of guys from small countries that are serious prospects. There is no better time to determine if your favourite team’s new draft pick is Dirk or Darko.
Top 5 reasons why you should have watched the FIBA World Cup of Basketball, which most of you probably never have. Enjoy! 5. Basketball is taking over This was the first worldwide basketball tournament to be dubbed the “World Cup of Basketball”. I believe that this rebranding of international basketball the sport will continue to grow at an exponential rate. The NBA is starting to talk about earlier tip offs to accommodate Asian markets. With all of these changes it is not hard to guess that basketball will soon become as popular across the world as soccer, and as a fan of the sport you can’t help but be excited. 4. Underdogs abound I found myself rooting heavily for teams like Senegal and Philippines during the tourney. Especially the latter because of how basketball crazy Philippines has become despite little im-
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1. You could have assessed whom Canada will be going up against in the near future
Haley Klassen For all you know, they could be using a net like this.
pact on the international stage. As with any international tournament, plenty of joy can be had cheering for the underdogs. 3. It’s always fun to make fun of James Harden’s defense When the Team USA ‘powers
that be’ came out saying James Harden was now going to be Team USA’s defensive stopper because of Paul George’s horrific injury, many people were skeptical. We were skeptical because, you know, we actually watch basketball. It’s not the fact that he can’t play defense
because no perimeter player on Team USA can play defense. It’s that James Harden doesn’t look like he knows how to play D nor does he want to learn. Fear the Beard except when you have the ball.
As Canada’s young talent begins to emerge in the NBA I found myself playing medium attempting to figure out how far we could go in international competition. Watching Mexico (a team that is only ranked 1 spot higher than Canada currently in the world rankings) make it past the round robin stages (losing to the Americans by 20, but still) adds to my optimism that many medals are in store for Canada.
Sports Fives Double Header!
C-Mac on FIBA and Matty Win on the Cougars
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The University of Regina Cougars athletic teams are about to get right into the swing of things, and there are plenty of reasons for you, the good students of the U of R, to be very excited. Here are five things you should look forward to this year: 5. Women’s Basketball Team Set for Big Comeback Year It might seem odd that a team with a 29-6 record last season is set for a comeback, but the women’s basketball team ended the year with two heartbreaking losses in the Canada West Championship. Although last year’s team leader, Nicole Clarke, has moved on, the likes of Janine Guijt and Charlotte Kot are more than ready to continue to lead this team. The Women’s Basketball team is the pride of the University of Regina’s athletics program, and I expect even more success from the team this season. 4. Rams Receivers Primed for Breakout Year The only thing that will be more exciting than Frank McCrystal going all out in his final season, is watching the way the Rams receivers dominate games. They have what I’d like to call the “Fearsome Fivesome” in Addison Richards, Jared Janotta, Riley Wilson, Landon Buch and Mitch Thompson, who proved themselves in game one on
Friday. Addison Richards says the team has “five number one receivers, which is a nice problem to have.” Do not miss out watching what these guys can make happen on any down. 3. Cougar’s Softball Team is on a Roll Led by our very own Arts and Culture Editor Destiny Kaus, the Cougars softball team has been rolling of late, and is 7-0 as the Carillon heads to press. Whether it’s the addition of catcher Mikailia Etheredge, who’s been tearing the cover off the ball with a .571 batting average, or pitcher Alyssa Taylor, who is 3-0 with 24 strikeouts and a ridiculous ERA of .036, these girls have been phenomenal, and deserve your attention. 2. Matt Johnson Looking to Repeat as Canada West Champion Last season, Cougars cross-country runner Matt Johnson won his first Canada West individual title. Entering his final year of eligibility, Johnson is going to be looking to not only repeat this performance, but also to help lead his team achieve even greater heights. Along with the likes of Michael Middlemiss, Wyatt Baiton and Adam Strueby, the men’s team has high hopes this year. Keep an eye out for these guys, as they are destined for some big things here at home and internationally as well, when they travel to Minnesota for the Roy Griak
Arthur Ward Right in the numbers!
Invitational later this month. 1. Frank McCrystal’s Last Season with the Rams Ever the fiery personality, Rams head coach Frank McCrystal is heading into his 31st and final
season. This means that we’re going to see the very best of Coach McCrystal and his Rams this year. As evident by their win last Friday over the highly touted UBC Thunderbirds, Coach has his boys playing at a very high level. But beyond
his coaching skills, we will miss his sideline antics and obvious passion for the game. Coach McCrystal is a lively and electric character, so make sure you witness him calling a game one last time before he takes his leave.
op-ed
Editor: Taras Matkovsky op-ed@carillonregina.com @carillon_oped the carillon | September 11 - 17, 2014
Rape culture exists The Carillon recently published an article written by production manager Kyle Leitch (Vol. 57, Issue 3 (September 4), p. 16) calling for the end to using the term “rape culture.” The conclusion itself, dubious as it is, was not the only problem. After giving a brief history of the coinage of the term “rape culture,” Kyle asks that one call someone out as a rapist rather than critiquing them for participating in rape culture. This is a misleading request. First, many people will gladly call a rapist a rapist. Rightly or wrongly, many people have no qualms about hurting the feelings of someone who has raped another human being. Second, is it possible to contribute to rape culture without raping someone? I think so, and I think this is precisely what Kyle’s friend seems to be claiming of Robin Thicke. Now Kyle introduces the weakest part of his argument: the false premise that any culture is valuable; that attaching the word ‘culture’ on to any other word eliminates negative connotations. This is a ludicrous assumption that extraordinarily few people will grant. How could he, in a serious tone, honestly suggest the prospect of a rape pavilion at Mosaic?
term altogether? The general effect is to diminish what I take to be a real problem worthy of the name given it. I don’t take much pleasure in issuing such an emphatic rebuttal of a fellow student of whom I know practically nothing. Yet, my motives are clear, given a final sobering thought: Kyle notes that there seems to be a recent resurgence of rape culture. What if it is not the underlying behaviours that have changed, but only the long-needed recognition of them? Imagine in such a case how tragically overdue the use of this term might be and, conversely, how dangerous it would be to expunge it from our vocabulary now on such dubious grounds. Michael Chmielewski
Building from this absurdity, he then takes an essentially Harperian point: all incidents are particular and there are no relevant sociological facts. Yet, this is even more ridiculous. Why must we assert that these are the actions of individual rapists when we see an ongoing pattern beyond particular individuals? Kyle himself seems to acknowledge that rape is
“prevalent and, unfortunately, relatively normalized.” Relative to what, we’re not sure, but it is hard to understand how Kyle both accepts this point and denies the validity of the term “rape culture.” Lastly, I ask: is he upset with the academics that use the term or with the Millenials and Gen Y’ers that use it? By the end of the article, you might think that
his concern is with the term “rape culture” in general, but it begins with what appears to be a criticism of the usage of one particular group. Why get into the whole “value of culture” nonsense if this is a matter of misuse? If the academics can use “rape culture” correctly, why can’t we simply issue a corrective to Millenials that does not involve abandoning the
exercise in authoritarian control in which students are taught what to think rather than how to think. Allowing the military to have this privileged position within the school allows them early and regular access to people who may need this money. This was demonstrated by the American experience of the 1960s in which high school aged children were lured into war by the prospect of striking it rich and seeing the world. Voluntary military service programs
are traditionally aimed at the most impoverished members of a society, offering them an above-average wage to gamble their lives in service to the state. Making the military an official stakeholder in Regina’s public education system puts at-risk youth even further in harm’s way. Regardless of a child’s economic background and need, this is incredibly immoral. No child is capable of making a rational decision on matters such as military service. Students from impoverished backgrounds who receive this money will feel incentivized to join the military after leaving high school, exposing them to the fate of so many people who have given their lives for states that have given them nothing in return. The education ideological state apparatus exists to socialize the young into our society’s racist and violent practices. Giving immediate access to students with an in-built $2,000 bribe guarantees the military a full classroom of potential recruits. Whatever one’s views of the military, it has historically led to the slaughter of the poor in great numbers while the rich amassed more wealth and did not lose family or friends. Modern capitalist liberalism requires a constant state of war to expand its markets by the gun. Do not allow Brad Wall’s friends to
War for credit
Haley Klassen
A low minimum wage, a high cost of living, and low-quality public services. These factors create a municipal situation that is hostile to the people of this city. The financial precarity of Regina citizens has now created a situation in which the military is offering to collude with the Public and Catholic school boards. The Regina Public and Catholic School Boards have voted in favour of starting a joint program with the Canadian Armed Forces. This program
would pay students $2,000 for a semester of doing military training and studying with the Forces and would count as a Canadian Studies credit on the students’ transcript. We see that Brad Wall has personally met with the new head of the military reservists over this very matter, as expressed in a recent school board trustee meeting. Keynesians and free-market advocates both agree that war is good for the economy. High school is already an
neil middlemiss contributor
send any more of Saskatchewan’s children to die in a pointless foreign war. Wall is a friend to capitalist and warmonger alike and is conspiring to set more of Regina’s poor on the path to military service and war. It’s no secret that Regina is a difficult place to live if you are poor. Minimum wage increases cannot sustain a young person in an increasingly costly city and, as such, one will look for other options. These options are now increasingly tied to the Canadian repressive state apparatuses that have traditionally been used to enforce state capitalism at home and abroad.
john kapp staff writer
the carillon | September 11 - 17, 2014
Off-Putin
op-ed
Putin’s aggression and support of the separatists in eastern Ukraine should come as a surprise to no one. Since becoming president of Russia in 2000, Putin has adopted a very simple goal: to return Russia to the world power status it previously enjoyed before the disintegration of the Soviet Union. Inevitably, this means reacquiring the Soviet Union’s former territory, often through the use of military force. The reason for this, I believe, likely stems from Putin’s career path. He was a member of the KGB and director of its successor the FSB, and the topdown style of governance was infused into him. This would also become apparent in his relations with his subordinates in his government. Putin, upon taking power, made it clear that he was the person that ultimately controlled every aspect of government policies, demonstrated most notably in 2012 when he fired Defence Minister Anatoliy Serdyukov over charges of negligence and corruption. As if Putin, who is rumoured to have a vast secret fortune, has the right to accuse anyone of corruption. On the domestic front, Putin was not idle either. In his vision for an autocratic Russian state, he systemically turned all mainstream media outlets into gov-
Kyle Leitch
ernment propaganda broadcasters. Journalists who openly criticized Putin and his policies turned up dead with alarming frequency. In typical autocratic fashion, Putin has also dramatically decreased the power of the Russian parliament and engineered fraudulent elections to ensure his party maintained a majority. As a result, the opposition has no real power to oppose the government, making parliament a rubberstamp for Putin’s policies. Democracy in Russia is only skin-deep. While protests are allowed, such as the voicing of opposition to the most recent Duma election results, active direct criticism of Putin and the Russian state is quickly stamped out. For those few who have courageously spoken out against Putin and the corruption in Russian society, such as Alexei Navalny and the band Pussy Riot, have found themselves arrested and jailed on “hooligan” charges, which I believe is Putin’s favourite word of political doublespeak in order to justify imprisoning anyone who disagrees with his policies. However, the area in which Putin is still the most active is foreign policy. In my opinion, the fact that Putin is making intrigues into Ukraine should
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come as no surprise as it is merely a continuation of the policies that Putin started over fourteen years ago with the Russian conquest of Chechnya in 2001. The territorial acquisition has increased in speed, especially since the war with Georgia in 2008 that showed Putin that Russia once again had military superiority over its immediate neighbours. This has also convinced many of the smaller countries on Russia’s southern or eastern borders, which do not have the economic or military strength to resist a Russian invasion, to join with Russia into the Eurasian Union. Destined to formally come into being on Jan.1, 2015, this will likely result in these territories losing the political independence that they gained in 1991. In Putin’s vision of this Union, Ukraine likely plays a key role. Historically, Ukraine was the second most powerful Soviet republic, as well as a key agricultural region. The idea of a Ukraine supporting the west, or even a member of NATO, is one that Putin cannot tolerate.
jason chestney contributor
Put Rice in the rearview The Silenced Women Ray Rice’s career in the NFL is officially over. After a video surfaced that showed Rice’s horrific assault of his fiancé, the team released the Baltimore Ravens running back. The NFL also suspended him indefinitely. The NFL was scrutinized earlier in the season when they handed Rice a two game suspension, which was way too short considering players with charges of possession of marijuana were getting entire seasons in retrospect. The NFL screwed up, yet TMZ Sports gave the league a second chance when they released the video of the NFL star committing the gruesome crime. With his suspension being extended and Rice released, his career in the NFL and all of professional football is now over. Now, this is still a pretty sensitive topic, but at the same time, it’s pretty much certain that Rice will be flippin’ burgers pretty soon. With the CFL backing the suspension of the NFL player, Rice doesn’t have that much of a choice other than playing in the Arena Football League – and I don’t even think they would take him at this point. Rice is a great running back; there is no question in that regard, but we have seen players lose their careers due to horrible life choices in their personal lives – see Tiger Woods. As the NFL season progresses, this story may just dissolve but we could see it escalade as it did in the Donald Sterling case. The Sterling case dragged on way too long and it became something that was media-filled and a waste of time. In Rice’s case, larger media outlets will take this story into something that is just another large waste of time for the viewer. If Rice’s suspension is publically lifted and we see him back in the NFL at
some point in time, there will be, without a doubt, a huge public outcry for not only Rice’s head, but also NFL commissioner Robert Goodell’s head. Due to the context of the story, one must have to wonder that, because he is such a large, relevant talent in the NFL. A team may someday take a chance on Rice, but the public really shouldn’t forget about why Rice was suspended in the first place like they did with Tiger Woods’ infidelity. The context of this story is heavy, and shouldn’t be taken lightly. It has taken on a life of it’s own and will just be getting worse because of the constant media coverage. The thing we should do now is just forget about this and put Ray Rice in the rear view mirror, yet we all know that objects in the rear view mirror are always closer than they appear.
brady lang multimedia editor
The death of fifteen-year-old Tina Fontaine has caused a national issue to come to light. The amount of cases of murdered and missing Aboriginal women in Canada is truly astonishing. However, despite these numbers, Prime Minister Stephen Harper refuses to call an inquiry into the deaths of these women. Personally speaking, I feel that our prime minister is not treating this issue with the respect it deserves. Tina Fontaine’s body was found around 1:30 pm in the Red River in Winnipeg. Harper has waived off the need for a national inquiry because, according to him, his government needs to treat the death of this fifteen-yearold First Nations youth as a crime, rather than a “sociological phenomenon.” Many people, including myself, believe Harper would much rather not address the deaths of Tina Fontaine, and approximately 1,200 other cases of murdered Aboriginal women in Canada. According to Justice Minister Peter MacKay, the “government is apparently addressing the issue through Aboriginal justice programs and a national DNA missing persons index.” Even though this is good, more action needs to be taken. Federal Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau has a much firmer grasp on how disturbing of an issue the cases of missing and murdered First Nations women are. Trudeau truly excels in the areas that Harper lacks. Trudeau is able to see that even though the death of Tina Fontaine is a devastating, heart wrenching crime, it is also part of a pattern that has been continuing for years. Like Justin Trudeau, I fully believe that this issue needs to be addressed by a national inquiry. Countless numbers of people are confused by Harper’s refusal to call an inquiry. This inquiry would not be a solution in itself, but rather a step for greater government
action in the years to come. An inquiry would possibly take years, and it could get messy, but the pros outweigh the cons. An Indigenous woman is five times more likely than her non-Aboriginal counterpart to meet a violent death at the hands of another person, according to a recent RCMP report. This inevitable inquiry might possibly bring up instances where First Nations women were treated differently by authorities. However, this is something that needs to be addressed immediately. Cases where our Aboriginal women were obviously mistreated need to be exposed, rather than covered up. Families of the missing Aboriginal women, authorities such as child welfare authorities and the police would be called as potential witnesses. Thanks to social media, an online campaign has started to try to renew the pressure on Harper’s government to call a national inquiry. Aboriginal women are spreading awareness by posting a picture of oneself on social media with a sign that asks a very important question: “Am I next?” How many more families have to be put through the same grief that Tina Fontaine’s, and 1,200 other families, have been put through?
shayla sayer-brabant contributor
letters
the carillon | September 11 - 17, 2014
Kyle Leitch Just like kids’ letters to Santa, only these get read by more than disgruntled postal workers!
Believe it or not, we here at the Carillon get some pretty nasty emails from time to time. In our never-ending quest to engage the student body more fully with our fine product, the Carillon staff has decided that we will begin publishing some of our favourite pieces of correspondence from folks like you. Since we expect all of you to be like, “Ye Gods! I must write to the student newspaper straight away!” we’ll take this opportunity to lay down some ground rules. Correspondence can be emailed, mailed, or dropped off in person. Please include your name on all letters. Anonymous submissions will not be published. Letters should be no more than 350 words, and may be edited for space, clarity, accuracy, and vulgarity. And of course, the opinions expressed in published letters are those of the author, and do not necessarily represent those of the Carillon, or The Carillon Newspaper Inc. Letters to be considered for publication should be submitted by Monday at 12:00, noon. Emails can be submitted to: op-ed@carillonregina.com Nec Pluribus Impar, The Staff
Dear Editor, I would like to begin by commending Harvey Michael for their beautifully written and thoughtful piece on the barbershop incident. With just the right amount of sass and historical detail, Michael clarifies, or perhaps enriches, some important aspects of this whole affair. Often, tradition is utilized as if it is something that was always in existence and is unchangeable, when in fact traditions do change and in the case of the original Ragged Ass Barbershop (which I learnt from one of my amazing students), cutting women’s hair was part of their traditional service from the get-go. Privileged groups in society often declare that something is a tradition that can’t be
changed as a way to hold on to their privilege. As Michael so articulately wrote, the comparison to women’s gyms is simply not viable because of the reasons why they came into existence: discrimination and objectification of women, as well as to respect religious rights of Muslim women. Men’s spaces are important - and some that are needed in society, for example, are for trans and gay men, men of colour and Indigenous men as well as for men trying to ‘unlearn’ and heal from dominant masculinity, among others. I hope the Ragged Ass barbershop will have the courage that Michael has had in reflecting on their policy and actions. I hope they can explain what their policy actually means; is it intended to highlight a particular skill set or is it to provide ser-
vice only to men, and in particular bio men? If they need some assistance trying to navigate the distinctions of the sex/gender/ sexuality relationship, I am sure there are many folks who would gladly volunteer. Some clarity on this would certainly be of benefit. Michael also identifies that even if one is specialized in a particular skill, that doesn’t mean we can’t or aren’t on occasion required to work outside of that comfort zone. I am sure the barbers at the shop are more skilled than their sentiment suggests, aka only being able to do one type of haircut. I am deeply saddened and angered by the homophobia, transphobia and sexism that the barbershop felt was valid in service of their ‘tradition’. However, I am moved by the courage and community that has ensued in the wake of what happened. Thank you to Evie for speaking out and standing up, to Harvey Michael for their eloquent piece and to many, many others who have come together around this issue.
Sincerely, Claire Carter
the funny section
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Shit the Carillon Says
“Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.” - Voltaire the staff, for better or for worse
Every once in a great while, our phrenetic, booze-addled minds will focus on one topic for more than half of a second. Often, this leads to some of our more philosophical and thought-provoking conversations around the office. This is a snippet of some of those conversations. From philosophy to parenting, our trusty Shit Scribe (and his trusty writing utensil) was there to record it all. Sit back, relax, and try not to take it all too seriously. This is another edition of Shit the Carillon Says! On being criticized/philosophy: Staff Member 1: Well, if they want to keep slamming me for being right, that’s fine. People also hated Socrates for being right. Staff Member 2: Didn’t they kill him? Staff Member 1: If you really want to get shitty about it, he actually killed himself. On other staff member’s hab-
its: “Are you watching donut porn? If so, that’s wrong.”
“You’re a hell of an ambassador, y’know that?”
On the martial arts: “Every time I see a kid in a Tae-KwonDo outfit, I think, ‘no matter how good you get at that, I could just push you over and win the fight.’”
“Who’s writing this down?” “I am! No one else will…maybe I never asked anyone.”
On secret identities: “I am the drummer’s missing arm!” On graffiti: “You just have to accept that there’s going to be a dick on your fence until the day you die.” On depiction of the Tsar: Staff Member 1: “It’s Vladimir Putin!” Staff Member 2: “See, I was confused because he was neither shirtless nor riding a bear.” On foreign diplomacy: “I was Burma in the model UN…I lasted a day.” “There was a pentagram on the bathroom stall… Pretty sure it was painted in human blood.” On parenting: “All the kid wants to do is eat and smash shit.”
“Of course, we would have to provide spyglasses to everyone, but I think we can incur the cost.” “How do I communicate with you? Every time I talk, you don’t listen.” On journalistic sources & girlfriends: Staff Member 1: “Yeah, she was pretty sweet, but our relationship did end well, in fact.” Staff Member 2: “So you asked her out like I said?” Staff Member 1: “What are you talking about?” Staff Member 2: “Remember, I told you should ask out that one from that coffee shop.” Staff Member 1: “No man, she was my friend’s girlfriend.” Staff Member 2: “But you said your relationship ended well?” Staff Member 1: “Dude, I don’t think this is a good time to talk about this!”
Haley Klassen Not entirely inaccurate.
Mario overthrows Crystal King Elite Bowser minion KO’d ice-cold! taras matkovsky amanitas In a shocking development across the Mushroom Kingdom, Koopa authorities report that the Crystal King, the powerful monarch who ruled from the Crystal Palace atop Shiver Mountain with a crystal fist, died today after being violently attacked by plumber and known anti-Bowser partisan, Mario. Further reports suggest that the plumber, supported by approximately eight other fighters of various races, defeated the Crystal King in a series of vicious hammer and jump attacks. Reports suggest that upon defeating the monarch, Mario immediately went to liberate the Star Spirit Kalmar, thus freeing all seven Star Spirits. The attack on the Crystal King comes on top of previous trouncings Mario gave to other Star Spirit guardians. According to Toad Town’s wise man Merlon, Mario is releasing Star Spirits in order to gain sufficient power to defeat the Koopa King, who is currently located in Bowser’s Castle, which is currently in the sky after uprooting Peach’s Castle.
shadowkirby2007 (from Youtube video) A scene from the brutal assault.
“After Bowser invaded Star Haven and stole the Star Rod, it was only a matter of time before he would try to kidnap the princess again. Given that he defeated the Star Spirits and Mario in this attempt, it was only natural that these two would join forces to defeat him,” said Merlon. Various eyewitnesses claimed to have spotted Mario with such beings as a Boo, a pink Bob-Omb and a Paratroopa working with him across
the Mushroom Kingdom, solving dire problems wherever he went. However, the Koopa Troop immediately called a press conference at Bowser’s Castle, denouncing Mario’s actions and vowing to repel his anticipated assault on the castle. “This is a serious tragedy for Lord Bowser and the Koopa Troop as a whole,” said senior Bowser aide Kammy Koopa. “The Crystal King was one of Lord Bowser’s most prized min-
ions and provided invaluable assistance in the confinement of the Star Spirits. We mourn his passing.” Kammy reiterated that Mario would pay for the Crystal King’s death, as well as for the desecration of Tutankoopa’s tomb, the willful destruction of the Lava Piranha, a particularly endangered vile species, and the shocking defeat of renowned military commander General Guy. She also claimed, “the Koo-
pa Bros. are intent on filing a lawsuit for assault and damage to their fortress.” When pressed on more troubling issues such as Princess Peach’s escape attempts from Peach’s Castle, as well as allegedly providing covert aid to Mario despite being held captive, Kammy turned two reporters to toads and shrunk another before shrilly insisting that “these events have been dealt with appropriately and no further mention of them is needed! Any suggestions that Koopa Troop guards have been serially incapable of keeping the Princess confined to her cell are false! False! Bleeaaahhhh!” “We are united behind Lord Bowser and are more than capable of crushing that miserable red plumber! The mere thought of him even penetrating the castle’s defenses, let alone managing to defeat Lord Bowser is so laughable as to be…” Kammy boasted before spotting a star-shaped boat flying towards Bowser’s Castle, upon which could be seen a mustachioed figure dressed in red. “Aaaackk! Lord Bowser! HE’S COMING!” she screamed as she ran back into the castle.
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