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September 25 - October 1, 2014 | Volume 57, Issue 06 | carillonregina.com | HOTW: #UofRArt

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advertising manager neil adams advertising@carillonregina.com marketing manager arthur ward carillontechnical@carillonregina.com

Thanks to some helpful PhDs, we found out what the hell this mural in the classrom building is.

multimedia editor brady lang multimedia@carillonregina.com copy editor michelle jones copyeditor@carillonregina.com news editor

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Reap the fruits of our investigative labours on page 11. You can also see our graphic spread on the art of the campus on pages 22-23.

a&c editor destiny kaus aandc@carillonregina.com sports editor matt wincherauk sports@carillonregina.com op-ed editor taras matkovsky oped@carillonregina.com visual editor haley klassen graphics@carillonregina.com

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taylor sockett john kapp

Also in this issue

madina azizi laura billett suzanne barber

Vox populi.

Page 7 The issues of one are the issues of many, so says staff writer John Kapp. Find out how the revolutionary winds blow on page 7.

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contributors this week lauren neumann, derek cameron, trey lansdell, sydney mcwilliams, britin cote, melinda nagy, liam fitz-gerald, john loeppky, shayla sayer-brabant, harrison brooks, jordan ubbens, patrick malone, neil middlemiss

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Eden the Cat. Page 11 That’s pretty much the best promotional picture ever taken. Eden the Cat is also a pretty great artist, too. She was kind enough to grant us an interview on page 11.

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THE CARILLON BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Michael Chmielewski, Shaadie Musleh, Kyle Leitch, vacant, vacant, vacant, vacant

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the paper

The Carillon is published no less than 11 times each semester during the fall and winter semesters and periodically throughout the summer. The Carillon is published by The Carillon Newspaper Inc, a non-profit organization.

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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Torontoh-no.

Page 14 The Argos are in some pretty dire straits at the moment. Either MLSE will be buying them, or there’ll be another offer considered. One way or another, the future of Toronto’s CFL team is a little uncertain.

It could be worse.

Page 18 We do enjoy hating on the campus, but the fact of the matter is, a lot of us secretly like it here. Remember, things could always be worse.

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Alec Salloum Eden Rohatensky John Griffiths Haley Klassen Arthur Ward

errata In last week’s paper Vol. 57 Issue 5 Sept. 18-24 we ran an article by Sarah Luyendyk entitled “FIFA World Cup from Brasil.” A couple of mistake were put into the article during the editing process. $175 was actually the amount for the most expensive tickets, not the cheapest as we published. Also, for some reason, we published that fans at Ghana v. Germany were “secretly” cheering for Ghana. This was not true.

We attribute the mistakes to weary eyes during production.

Apologies.

Minimum wage p. 4

The strange & the terrible p. 12 The geography of the NHL p. 16 Weird science p.18 In other news: It was a tumultuous day on Parliament Hill. A llama had wandered in to the parliamentary assembly, and began working as a federal Green Party MP. That in and of itself, is not the point of controversy. The problem is that, no one noticed for the entire sitting year.

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Editor: Alec Salloum news@carillonregina.com @carillon_news the carillon | September 25 - October 1, 2014

Bill C-36: Round-table discussion Continued coverage on the polarizing bill

Lauren Neumann Left to right: Darlene Juschka, Const. Josh Potter, Crystal Giesbrecht, Diane Delaney

lauren neumann contributor Bill C-36 continues to be contested with debates taking place all over Canada this month – from Ottawa to our very own university.

Last Friday, the community research unit, the Provincial Association of Transition Houses and Services of Saskatchewan (PATHS), and the faculty of arts held a round-table discussion at the University of Regina, where the panel explained the implications of Bill C-36 and the controversy surrounding it. The goal of the round-table was to inform students on the bill and for them to see how different members of the community are responding to it.

In brief, Bill C-36 is a proposal to rewrite Canada’s prostitution laws after they were struck down last year. The current laws allow sex to be bought and sold, but with many restrictions. The changes proposed by the Conservative include targeting pimps and johns by making buying and selling sex, as a third party, a criminal offense. Advertising sex from a third party, as well as in public places, will also be illegal.

The bill is scheduled to potentially pass in December of this year. Whether it passes or not, it’s a sure bet that the de-

bate around sex workers’ rights and securities will not die down.

The round-table consisted of three parties whose arguments took vastly different stances on the bill, the sex industry and prostitutes’ rights.

On the panel sat Diane Delaney and Crystal Giesbrecht from The Provincial Association of Transition Houses and Services of Saskatchewan (PATHS), Det. Const.

Josh Potter of the Regina Police Service, and Darlene Juschka, professor with the women’s and gender studies department and religious studies department at the University of Regina.

Delaney and Giesbrecht of PATHS were firm in their belief that prostitution should never enter the labour market and that sex work cannot be regulated.

“Decriminalizing prostitution would increase the demand for women in prostitution and therefore decrease women’s equality,” said Giesbrecht.

She argued that those who purchase sex for profit off of the avails of workers should be criminalized and those who sell should never be prosecuted – a stance that lines up closely with that of Bill C-36.

She shot down the views of the 10 per cent of sex workers who enter the industry out of personal choice and enjoyment by saying that laws need to be put into place to work for “those who do not have a choice, who

cannot advocate for themselves, who face the most violence and who represent the majority of women in prostitution.” She added that they want more meaningful career choices for sex workers and for them to find a way out of the industry.

According to Delaney from PATHS, profit is what drives this dangerous industry.

“Once we are removed from the constraints of capitalism, we are free to make decisions unencumbered by the demands of an inherently oppressive system,” said Delaney, “we no longer have to make choices which are based on maximizing profits. We are free to enact laws which are based, then, on our moral beliefs.”

She acknowledged that the concept of morality does tend towards religious fundamentalism and is unpopular in a progressive society. However, she believes that there is logic to maintaining a moral code in protecting others from harm when humans are fundamentally interdependent and drawn to pleasure.

“Moral codes serve as a framework to keep our pleasure-seeking nature in check.

It would be foolish, if not catastrophic to abandon all notions of any kind of moral code,” she said.

Const. Potter spoke on behalf of the police. He described

the current laws to be equivalent to a “slap on the wrist,” and that offenders had to go to court six or seven times before punishments became more serious than a fine. According to Potter, there are “two entirely different worlds” when it comes to prostitution.

Prior to the Bedford decision in December 2012 – the reason the laws are now being re-written – Regina police primarily dealt with visible, lowend prostitution that happens at the street level. Since Bedford, gathering intel into high-end prostitution rings has become the main focus for police, as sex-for-hire websites became more widespread. Potter said that the police force was reporting their findings to their chiefs of police, where they then put together a document to inform the government of their stance. The chiefs of police’s position was that “[prostitution] shouldn’t be legalized in any way, shape or form. They wanted to take the law and make it a little more strict,” stated Potter. They rejected the Nordic model, the model that C-36 is trying to implement, in fear that it would bring about more human trafficking in response to increased demand in sex workers. The government’s response

was that they wouldn’t make the laws stricter and would rather shift their focus to targeting pimps and johns.

Potter commented, “On a given night, now that there is no enforcement, you go from seeing maybe five or six girls a night to maybe 30. A lot of crime has increased now due to the fact that we’re not out there doing any enforcement anymore.”

Juschka asked the assembly to think about prostitution as sex work, like construction workers or police officers, and to locate sex work within a discourse of labor. Her position was that this allows us to address the stigma associated with this kind of labor.

“To my mind, it is necessary to fully legalize sex work, to use our labour laws to protect those who engage in sex work and to ensure that coercive underage sex work is stopped dead in its tracks,” said Juschka.

She argues that the danger associated with the work is the result of the stigma, rather than the work itself. She opposes the language of victim and victimizer.

“As a feminist, who adheres to a harm-reduction approach in regard to sex work, I cannot endorse Bill C-36, as it continues to stigmatize sex work and sex workers and in the process, disenfranchises them, even as it purports to rescue them.”

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All glitter, no gold

Minimum wage increase for whom? derek cameron contributor

Earlier this week, NDP leader Thomas Mulcair brought to the house a resolution that would bring back the previously dissolved Federal minimum wage.

The motion would introduce a $10 an hour wage and increase it to $15 an hour over five years.

The motion failed, but Mulcair has promised that if his party is elected, he will reintroduce the bill and pass it after the 2015 election.

To be clear, this does not mean that every minimum wage job in Canada will have a starting wage of $15 by 2019. Federal minimum wage applies to minimum wage workers in government jobs and federally regulated industries like railways, banking, etc. This amounts to one per cent of the Canadian workforce or about 40,000 to 100,000 people.

Many students reacted with enthusiasm saying, “He’s got my support!” as they mistakenly assumed it applied to all minimum wage workers. This is seems to be the response the NDP was hoping for. This motion gives the illusion of helping low-income families when, in fact, it affects a population so

small as to be negligible. Not to say the 40,000 won’t be helped, only to say that the vast majority will remain unaffected.

The stated reason of this resolution is to reduce economic inequality. Dr. Jason Childs, an economics professor at the University of Regina, is unconvinced.

“The NDP wants to bring in a carbon tax if elected, so why would they think that increasing the price of carbon will result in less carbon emissions, and then make the claim that increasing the price of labour will not result in less people being hired.”

Federal employees are paid through taxes, so then taxes simply need to be raised. In theory, to raise these taxes the NDP will tax the rich, in practice, the rich have tax lawyers to help them evade taxes, and in the global economy, it is simple enough to move capital into more tax friendly countries. So it falls upon the middle-class.

“They are the easiest to tax, and they generally sit still for it.”

The hope is that by enacting a federal minimum wage other companies will raise their starting wages to attract employees.

“It’s such a small number, there’s no pressure for other companies to raise wages.”

Michael Chmielewski Take heed, this does not apply to all minimum wage workers.

Dr. Childs thinks it will lead to an increase in unemployment, asserting that people will pass over lower-wage jobs, holding out for a chance at one of the new higher-paying federal jobs.

In short, the NDP’s move to enact a Federal minimum wage will not change the wealth inequality gap. A select few will get higher wages, with a trade off of more people being unemployed; the rich will avoid higher

taxes, and the burden will fall on the middle-class.

“It’s a trade-off, if you are okay with increasing the quality of life of some while causing others to be unemployed, then I guess it’s okay, but there is no way this is going to decrease inequality.”

Mulcair’s motive is to please the left-leaning by providing a low-risk motion that will not substantially affect the majority of Canadian workers.

In short, the NDP’s move to enact a Federal minimum wage will not change the wealth inequality gap.

- derek cameron

The life of Rob Ford

A look at the world’s most famous mayor

Taxiarchos228 Toronto city hall, a den of scum and villainy!

trey lansdell contributor On Jan. 2, 2014, the registration of candidates for the Toronto mayoral election began. This drew a wave of fascinating candidates, including high-school students, neo-Nazi political leaders, musicians, comedians, and finally, Rob Ford.

The Toronto mayoral elec-

tion tends to be a dull topic to many, and understandably so.

However, even those who have not kept up to date with Toronto’s politics will recognize the name Rob Ford. Through his public outbursts, drug-fuelled escapades, and often-hilarious controversy, he has managed to shine a spotlight on himself, his family, and the city of Toronto.

With his announcement of running for re-election, it seemed

that for better or worse, Rob Ford was here to stay. However, on Sept. 12, Mr. Ford shocked many, claiming that he was dropping out of the race and leaving it to his brother, Doug Ford.

Though his announcement left many confused, and possibly relieved, the announcement on Sept. 17 sheds some light on the situation. It was revealed that Rob Ford is fighting a bat-

tle with cancer. Though doctors remain optimistic, it explains his withdrawal from the running.

However, there are still many candidates left within the running for mayor of Toronto.

Two promising candidates are John Tory and Olivia Chow.

Tory, former leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, has taken to the campaign with the claim that a downtown relief line is his top priority; for those unfamiliar with the term, the relief line will be a subway line.

The second candidate, Chow, was a former NDP member of parliament for Trinity Spadina, an electoral district in Ontario.

Those are only two of the candidates from a pool of dozens. The number can seem staggering, though fortunately, political science professor Dr. Jim Farney was able to share his views on the election.

“The election has actually been less interesting than I would have expected. There seems to be a consistently strong break on the right. I am fairly shocked with Olivia Chow, however. I thought she would have been stronger for longer.

But, no, it seems fairly normal, with a strong focus on the topics of taxes and transit.” said Farney As ever, when dealing with Toronto civic elections Rob Ford is the focus. But as Farney says, “there’s very little to say about him that hasn’t been said. He didn’t have an opportunity to do much, and his reasons for dropping out are fairly self-explanatory.”

With his thoughts on Rob stated, Farney went on to discuss his thoughts on Doug Ford, Rob’s brother.

“I always thought he was the more competent one,” he says, laughing. “He is definitely less charismatic, but he seems to get things done. Even so, I don’t think he has much of a chance.”

For Farney, there is only one real contender in the election – John Tory.

“He has been the front runner since the start. He has a strong political background, and with Chow falling behind and Rob dropping, out he seems to have the best chance.”

The election takes place on Oct. 27 2014.

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Scotland rejects independence The “No” side prevails in historic vote sydney mcwilliams contributor

The 307-year-old union that is the United Kingdom remains intact today, as Scotland rejects independence in a historic referendum. On Sept.18, Scottish citizens began lining up at the polls before they opened at 7 a.m.

4.2 million Scots were eligible to vote and almost everyone wanted a say in their potential country’s future. The polls closed at 10 p.m. and the counting of the ballots began – an entire nation, and much of the world, held their breath.

After the much-anticipated vote, the world finally had an answer. Scotland will remain a part of the United Kingdom.

The Scottish National Party won a majority in Scottish Parliament in May of 2011. It was then that serious talk about independence began. In October of 2012, the leader of the Scottish national party, Alex Salmond, and UK Prime Minister David Cameron, along with others, signed the Edinburgh Agreement, which set up the outline for the referendum. The agreement also granted constitutional legitimacy to the vote, so no one could disregard the final outcome. So began two years of campaigning.

The Yes and No sides both put forth convincing arguments as they tried to win supporters.

The ‘yes’ side assured the people of Scotland that if they became independent, they would have the resources to support themselves economically. Such resources included their vast wealth of oil, predominantly in the North Sea. Having control over this oil was a major selling point for the Yes side. The Yes side believed that an independent Scotland would create more jobs for people and they already started making plans for better healthcare and improving situations for people on pensions and people with children. They believed that Scotland and England disagreed too much politically and they would be better off as just neighbours.

They wanted to be able to take Scotland’s future into its own hands, and to be able to choose their own government.

Even though the Yes side had made a convincing case, the No side prevailed by invoking a fear campaign similar to the one that the no side used in the Quebec Referendums.

They played on the fear of the unknown and all the bad things that could happen if their country decided to become inde-

Jingyu Zhang The temporary victory of the “No” vote

pendent. They would need to have a currency Union to use the pound and it did not seem like that agreement was going to be made. People were convinced that separating would throw their country into depression because they would not have the recourses to support themselves, and major businesses and banks were threatening to leave.

So what helped No prevail? The No side was successful for many reasons, the first being that people are scared of the unknown. Unfortunately, as often is the case in these situations, undecided voters air on the side of caution; voting

for what they already know and swinging the final result. Another factor that helped no prevail was that their voters actually voted. The Yes side was expecting a huge turnout in Glasgow and although they won in that area, not enough people voted to turn the tides into a Yes victory across Scotland.

For the first time in UK history, 16 and 17 year olds were given the chance to vote, allowing a younger demographic to have a say in their country’s future. But, allowing them to vote did not have a dramatic impact on the outcome. Although they were the most pro independent age group with 71 percent of

them voting Yes, in the end it wasn’t enough to change the majority.

Even though the vote was No, there will still be side effects seen from the referendum.

The union between Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland that makes up the United Kingdom will never be the same again. In the last weeks of campaigning, the Westminster government promised to devolve more power to Scotland that would allow them to have complete say in issues that only affected them. In turn, some English citizens are demanding that Scottish MPs not be allowed to vote on matters that

only concern England. Making agreements will take many months.

Have we heard the end of the pro-independent movement in Scotland? Absolutely not.

As Dr. John Conway, a professor at the University of Regina, said, “There will always be another referendum as long as the Scottish National Party continues to believe in independence”.

For now, the answer is clear, though; the United Kingdom still stands. Only time will be able to tell how a rejection of Independence, right now, will truly affect Scotland’s future.

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the carillon | September 25 - October 1, 2014

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Question authority!

Masters of Journalism coming to the U of R john kapp staff writer

In the current atmosphere of austerity on-campus, the journalism school is expanding while many programs are contracting or disappearing altogether. A masters of journalism is slated to begin in the fall semester of 2015.

“We have been diverted and delayed in our pursuit of this program by years because of the climate of austerity. We have, of course, suffered our own cuts and our colleagues in other departments have also suffered from cuts, so we have a great deal of empathy for other units which are not expanding but contracting in this period.”

Said Dr. Mitch Diamantopoulos, head of the journalism department. “That is a problem for all of us, because our students go through those programs, and when those programs are weakened, it also weakens our program and that is why we have tried so hard to make the numbers work.”

Diamantopoulos went into the goals behind expanding the scope of Regina’s journalism school.

“We are living in a state of scholarly emergency in a way, with the attack on science in the country, the underfunding of universities, with universities

Michael Chmielewski Learn how to question everything here.

being pushed into corporate partnerships – there are very many reasons for the public to be very concerned about what is going on in public education.

Our hope is that by reorganizing and by launching new options for journalists, they will have the tools they need to illuminate that issue as well.”

Diamantopoulos is hoping the new masters program will appeal to both academics and professional journalists.

“Different people need different things at different stages

in their career. Some people do two years of pre-journalism, they come into the program, they do a bachelor’s degree, and they are eager to get in the field and gain experience as a result and that’s the appropriate fit for them. After they have been in the field for a while, if they want to take a break and are outraged about something in their community that needs to be reported on but just don’t have the time or tools to be able to tackle it – they will be able to come back and take a sabbati-

cal in their career. About one quarter of our applicants in the past decade have already completed their first degree and are ready to work at an advanced, graduate level.”

Diamantopoulos went into some of the challenges his department faced in trying to expand the journalism school in a political climate hostile to it.

“Of course, journalists are always marked. In democratic societies, they are the messengers who often bring news that the corrupt and the vested in-

terests that have something to hide do not want to hear from.”

Appropriately, bookmarks stating in bold red “Question Authority” have been handed out – the command seems to have become the unofficial motto of the program.

“Journalism seldom makes friends; that’s not the business we are in. We are in the business of informing and empowering publics to take democratic action in the public interest.

Those are journalism’s roots.

Its roots are in the democratic revolutions. Without democracy, you can have no journalism and without journalism, you can also have no democracy. I think we struggle against critics and foes, a vast apparatus of groups which conspire against the public interest regularly to distort their understanding of public issues.”

The new program will not add new seats to the journalism department, whose maximum enrollment will remain at 26, creating increased competition for potential students. The program will add one full-time broadcast documentary specialist and a part-time position shared with FNU’s INCA program. People wishing to apply for the masters of journalism program will be eligible to do so beginning in January 2015.

Harvest at the U of R!

A bountiful crop yield for Carmichael Outreach britin cote contributor

At some point or another, every student has walked by the garden patch behind the library and probably just walked on by, not realizing what exactly that plot of land is doing for others. On Sept. 16, RPIRG hosted their green patch harvest celebration, where on- and off-campus volunteers gathered under the blazing sun to collect this year’s yield. The gardeners where assisted by the program’s main recipients, the Carmichael Outreach, an organization that continues the cycle of goodwill by providing free meals and services to the public.

Anna Dipple, executive director of RPIRG, was present at the harvest. The garden has been harvested for the past three years. The plot consists of three vegetable patches, in which basically anything that can grow in Saskatchewan is planted.

When asked what they grow, Dipple lit up and started to list off all their produce.

“Cucumbers, lettuce, kale, chard, carrots, zucchini, cabbage, broccoli.” The list continues with “potatoes, brussel sprouts, squash, sunflowers, beets, artichokes, corn, peas,

beans, tomatoes, hot peppers and bell peppers; pretty much anything you could think of”.

This season saw the introduction of hops to its variety, a wall climbing plant used to flavour beer. Could this potentially lead to our own U of R alcoholic beverage? This writer is hopeful. If anyone can remember what the beginning of September was like temperature wise, it’s understandable that since school has started pre-semester life feels like a distant past, frost was a threat to all plants and produce.

“We lucked out. We were able to harvest most of our kind of more tender vegetables, so our tomatoes, our lettuce, and everything like that”, said Dipple.

She even went on to give us a fun fact of the day.

“Any root vegetables are fine with frost, often carrots even sweeten.” The more you know.

Some might ask what the educational values of the garden are.

Better than any lecture, a sociology class drops by for a “fieldtrip” to give a more handson experience while learning about food systems.

Very special young helpers came by this year from Awasis daycare on campus and

Alec Salloum Volunteers picking vegetables and working the patch!

learned all about where their food comes from and even helped plant the onions. Better get them in the sun before they have cellphones.

Two-thirds of the crop is given to Carmichael. They will go on to distribute the vegetables as warm meals for those who need it most. The other

third is given to the volunteers themselves. Nick Olson is the food recovery program coordinator, and his main mission is to be as creative as possible when planning future meals. A wide menu of nutritious dishes can be created with the organic produce ranging from tomato sauce and zucchini pasta dishes,

but the most popular dishes are soups that usually feature the garden’s potatoes. Nick goes on to mention the increasing need for the program, as many Regina residents find themselves in tough financial positions due to high cost of living, and that any donations are going to a good cause and are appreciated.

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Saskatchewan people’s social forum An issue for one is an issue for all john kapp staff writer

Activists from across Saskatchewan made their way to the University of Regina campus this past weekend to discuss and formulate solutions to some of the major issues facing the people of the province.

Tria Donaldson, one of the social forum’s organizers, discussed the event and how it came to be.

“I had been at the national social forum strategizing session in Ottawa that happened in Jan. 2013 - we had been organizing for over a year and wanted to start regionalizing the efforts. We started organizing in January and the main focus was trying to get folks to come to the Ottawa forum but we really identified that we wanted to create capacity for change in Saskatchewan. And while sending people to Ottawa is good for creating dialogue, it does not a movement in Saskatchewan make.”

Dr. Michelle Stewart of the justice studies department went into some of the challenges behind organizing an event repre-

senting as diverse a community as the People’s Social Forum, “One of the things that people are talking about is the need for us to be thinking more critically about how we work together and how we include people in a meaningful way so that an issue for one is an issue for all.”

Groups within the forum focused their discussion on community building, labour issues, poverty, environmental issues, and governance. These groups were given two hours to craft a statement of what they would like to see change within the province and ways to work toward these ends. The results of the social forum are presently being compiled and are set to be available online by Oct. 1.

When asked about organizing such a diverse group of people and interests, Stewart told us, “A lot of these groups have spawned groups who want to continue to work together.

People have said they want to work on a sanctuary city/solidarity city campaign in Regina and Saskatoon.”

Solidarity or Sanctuary Cities are municipal areas in which access to social services is made universal, regardless of one’s im-

migration or legal status – especially relevant locally given the recent struggle to keep U of R students Victoria Ordu and Favour Amadi within the country.

The forum was also home to a radical book fair, which featured Regina’s Briarpatch magazine, Saskatoon’s Turning The Tide Books, Edmonton’s Thought Crime Ink, and more.

The discussions held over the weekend have already begun to materialize in plans for more events and a public unity march to be held Oct. 30 in Regina. Among the aforementioned plans is a plan to hold another installment of the forum in Saskatoon with the possibility of smaller groups traveling to rural centers to discuss issues with people local to those regions.

The weekend ended with a rally at the Regina legislative building, which occurred alongside 2,800 similar ‘Defend Our Climate’ events around the world. Speaking with organizers and attendees of these events, it becomes clear there are overarching, shared, and structural problems faced by these activists and the people of Saskatchewan.

Alec Salloum A book fair for activists and organizers!

Solar windows

The future of green technology melinda nagy contributor

Have you ever looked at a building with multiple solar panels and then looked at the building next to it with coloured glass windows and thought, “someone should invent a solar window that could do both things at once?” Someone has.

There are multiple companies posting on Facebook about new solar-powered window projects looking for development funds. There are so many places that could use this new source of energy: the University, workplaces, rec centres, homes

and office buildings, to name just a few.

This is a fairly new technology. Solar-powered windows were invented in 2012 by UCLA researchers. Their new polymer solar cell “can maintain around 70 per cent,” according to an article posted on Buildings.

“It can be produced in high volume for a low cost because it’s made from lightweight, flexible photoactive plastic,” according to the article. This helps with transparency of the windows while still functioning as a solar panel.

However, other solar-powered technologies are avail-

able. Additionally, many grants are available for Saskatchewan homes and rec centres for solar hot water heaters, eco-energy retrofit, and solar and wind program grants.

Multiple companies around the world are working on this technology. From Canada to the Netherlands this technology continues to be researched.

Several of them have developed transparent aluminum windows and many have developed solar coating for windows.

Apparently these windows are ready for installation on buildings, but not for homes yet.

Currently, a Saska-

toon-based company has seethrough solar window technology. The company, Winning with Solar Energy (WSE) Technology is exploring this new field of research.

According to their website, “WSE was Incorporated in 2008 with the goal to develop Alternative Energy Solutions that make sense.”

Vic Ellis from Sustainable Concepts Inc. (SCI) said that Solar power windows are electrical conductors that have a 20 per cent conduction capacity compared to traditional thermal solar collectors which have a 40 per cent conduction capacity.

Ellis also stated that Canada receives 13 times the amount of solar energy needed for consumption but it is very important to have the right storage system to sustain that energy for use long term. For example, energy storage can be used in winter

months, when sunlight is scarce.

He also said the industry leaders are companies in Scandinavia, Sweden and Finland, where they have less sunlight hours, and to some extent in Germany.

The reason why they’re so prolific with solar technologies is their ability to store the energy and use it later. The ability to do this helps their cause and allows solar energy to be a more feasible source of energy.

Vic said he is willing to order products if he knows who the manufacturer is and can design an efficient system to support the energy needs of his customers in Saskatchewan.

As solar power develops and improves the world over, Saskatchewan will be contributing to new technologies. Solar-powered windows could very well revolutionize power systems across the globe.

Have you ever looked at a building with multiple solar panels and then looked at the building next to it with coloured glass windows and thought, ‘someone should invent a solar window that could do both things at once?’

Michael Chmielewski Imagine if these windows could generate power.

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Don’t date in University 8 reasons why you shouldn’t date in University

Michael Chmielewski Twoo wuv.

brady lang the real love guru As the University year begins to finally get into the swing of things, there is another side of University that everyone makes the mistake in doing: getting into a relationship.

Now, I’m not trying to scare you into staying inside your undersized dorm rooms for the entirety of your University days, just watch out for a few simple things: 1.

Dorm life sucks

The beds are undersized, the rooms are undersized, and the dorms are just generally undersized, if you catch my drift. The dynamics of being in a relationship in University while you live in the dorms just ends up being awkwardly close. You end up having to get creative when it comes to sleepovers and the like, so watch out for that deathtrap.

2. Geographic inconvenience Now, if you’re not living in the hell hole that is the dorms of the University of Regina, you probably live somewhere close to the University. This may be an issue if your partner lives in residence with all of the security reasons, and it just makes it awkward as

hell with all of the roommates and drama that may ensue in the future. On the plus side, it does give you a pretty solid place to nap in between classes if needed.

3. Don’t shit where you eat If you do end up making the mistake we all make in University in trying to date while you’re going to school, you best be staying together until marriage, or it’s going to get awkward.

The U of R is a smaller University when compared to others in Canada, which makes a simple walk down the hall turn into a shitty, awkward encounter with an ex or an old hookup. Another borderline issue that always ends up happening to the best of us is the dreaded “class with them.” You start off the semester saying, “You know what would be awesome significant other? Taking the same class together!”

Wrong. Never do that. Because as great as it is at the start, you get into a fight or break up, and that 50-minute class ends up feeling like it is never going to end. You’ll be able to cut the tension with a knife, so just don’t do it. Don’t ever shit where you eat.

4. You don’t want to be tied down in University Sure, it’s awesome having someone always there for you during the stressful times that are University, but do you really want to be tied down? We live in Regina, which is surprisingly a fun, young city that has a decent bar scene. You’re going to have to deal with that old saying “The grass is always greener on the other side,” which happens more than you’d expect. Every time you go out to the bar, go to class, go to the Owl, there will be temptation around every corner. You’ll either have to buck up and put the horse blinders on or suffer the wrath of a weak moment on a Wednesday night at the Owl. Another problem of the dating game at University is if you’re dating someone not at the University, things are going to get complicated. University is a different time and your significant other will be forced into a downward spiral of jealousy.

They just don’t understand the University lifestyle and what goes along with it. It just won’t work out.

5. Regular sex is good, but you’re still young You’re here to go to class, have fun, and make memories.

This is the best time of your

life. Even though you’re broke as hell and survive on KD and Lucky Lager, this is truly the best time of your life. Go out there and experiment. Go make some new friends, and get yourself out there.

Sure, if you’re in a committed relationship and things work out, you’re going to get regular sex. It will be fun at the start, yet there will always be a decline.

Go out there and have some fun while you still can. You can grow up later.

6. Ask yourself where is this really going We aren’t all Marshall and Lily from How I Met Your Mother. It does happen from time to time, but chances are you’re not going to meet your soul mate on day one of University. When looking at your relationship and focusing on where you want to be in five years, most relationships have an expiry date that are in the near future.

Whether it is in the summer or after a drunken night on the town, something is most likely going to happen, and you will end up alone and not knowing what your next step is going to be.

7. The inevitable break up If you do decide to date in University, the inevitable break-

up is going to happen. And, it’s going to suck. We’ve all been there before. You go through certain stages and thoughts in which you overthink the situation you’re in, because you don’t know what’s next for yourself. You’re still in University, it’s all right to get upset and go sit in the Owl for a couple hours.

The worst part about the breakup in University is the backlash.

Usually, you have the same friends, so that makes it awkward for everyone. Every little thing you do will get back to your old significant other because of how small this University really is. The breakup sucks, but looking back and realizing all that you’ve missed when you were single is the worst part.

8. Sometimes you just have to focus on school So, you are in University. It’s expensive, and you don’t want to waste your money. You have enough stress in your life already, is the risk really worth the award? You’re in school to get your degree. Remember that.

Disclaimer: Just think about your relationship status rationally when it comes to this next year. It’s a risky thing, this dating game at the U of R. Good luck, and stay safe kids.

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Candy Crush addiction

A simple puzzle game can’t hurt you, right? melinda nagy contributor

As I got ready to begin the new university term, I reviewed my applications on my media devices and began to delete the time wasters and addictive games. I will need all of my time to prepare for classes, research topics, and complete assignments.

I’ve narrowed down my games to only two: Candy Crush and a mystery find an item game. I think, “There, I only have two left. I should be able to handle that, right?”

Multiple articles and research studies have been done regarding internet and gaming addictions. If you find you are spending more than an hour a day playing games, you may be addicted. If you are spending 10-12 hours a day playing, you are definitely addicted. But what’s the problem? It’s your time, right?

What about the comic strips where mom says, “I can’t make dinner right now honey, I’ve got to finish my five turns first, and then I’ll make dinner.”

Or the fact that Candy Crush and other match puzzle games allow you to pay for more lives after your limit has been used up? This game’s manufacturer, King, has been reported to “earn 670,000 dollars a day from users, who purchase extra lives or access to the next level,”

Sabrina Millis Candies, candies everywhere. But not a drop to eat.

(Asian News International, Nov. 3, 2013).

Last year, on the TV show The Voice, Adam Levine confessed to having recently developed a Candy Crush addiction. He is teased by his costars about how much time he spends playing the game. Adam finally admits that he is playing the game on his girlfriend’s iPhone app and shares a tip with the audience. While his girlfriend is sleeping he presses her thumb to the phone to pay for the extra lives (iPhone has a security feature requiring fingerprints to apply credit card payments online).

According to the Regina Qu’Appelle addiction services representatives on campus last week, gaming addiction is not

covered by its program unless spending causes financial distress. If you cannot pay your bills or buy food because of your gaming expenses, you are now classified as having a gambling addiction.

So if you have a gaming addiction, is there any help out there? Yes. There are multiple online addiction services from all over the world. Unfortunately, the reported Candy Crush Addiction Centre in the U.K. does not exist. However, in Saskatchewan, there are two internet addiction therapists: Beve Gardner (Saskatoon) and Hardie Counselling Services (Swift Current).

“But I’m not addicted, I only play when I want to pass the time.” Is this something to

be concerned about?

According to Science Direct, “Excessive Internet use in relation to the aforementioned content adversely influences academic outcomes, occupational success or family relationships.”

Jang Qiaolei in his 2014 article titled “Internet addiction among young people in China,” researched the negative consequences of internet gaming addiction such as lost time playing games, “not keeping up with school assignments, missing classes, falling asleep in school, declining grades, failing a course, missing a social engagement, and dropping out of other social groups (clubs or sports).”

Other issues Qiaolei and others identified in a 2005 article

were that Internet gaming addictions are similar to gambling addictions and have the following symptoms: “tolerance, withdrawal, preoccupation, numerous unsuccessful attempts to cut down use of the internet, and feeling restless without internet.”

“But, if I stop playing, my friends will be at higher levels than me!” and “I have to beat my friends scores!” Of course these games are fun! Everyone loves the thrill of beating cousin Joanie’s score, passing a frustrating level or reaching a new higher plateau level.

But, how much time do I have to spend on these games while I’m going to University? Actually very little. Regina Qu’Appelle addiction services says that the problem with these games is that they reduce the actual one-to-one social activities a person participates in. Really? There is so much to choose from on campus! I came to University to experience new things and meet new people.

Do I want to spend my time with a dumb game?

But, what about when it’s miserable outside, I feel lonely, and am missing home? Is playing a game really solving your problem? Look at what the clubs on campus have to offer, attend an event listed on the University home page, or sign up to volunteer for a worthy cause. Get out of your room, and socialize!

Regina Band Interview Series: Black Thunder Let’s get to know Black Thunder a little more shall we? laura billett a&c writer Black Thunder is a three-man strong, booming, Regina band.

Tony Frank, vocals and guitar; Neil Luntz, drums; and Dustin Wiebe, bass, play some wicked and rocking tunes around the city on a regular basis and hope they will soon be touring to bigger and better places.

I got in touch with the trio this week and gained some insight on what makes their rockin’ world go ‘round.

What first got you interested in music?

Tony Frank: I can’t quite recall, I’ve loved music since I can remember How did your band get into the music industry?

Band Consensus: I wouldn’t say we’re in the music industry per say. How did we get into playing music? Digging tunes with friends and wanting to make our own.

What are your future goals as a band?

BC: We have a full-length album written that we’re currently getting ready to record with

Orin Paquette (he’s one of the great minds behind The Slim City Pickers/top notch session guitar player/emerging audio engineer in the city). We recorded our recent 7” record, Coffee and Bronuts, with him and we’re really happy with how that turned out. Once we have the full-length released, the goal is to tour throughout Canada and eventually make our way into other countries.

What is the meaning of life?

BC: That one riff in “Into The Void.”

What is your definition of true love?

BC: Have you seen Dead Ranch live? Something like that.

Do you prefer reading fiction or non-fiction books?

Dustin Wiebe: I prefer fiction, especially satirical or dystopian stuff, like Kurt Vonnegut or Phillip K. Dick.

Which superhero do you look up to the most?

TF: Tony Iommi.

DW: Mutoid Man Neil Luntz: The Great Keith Moon If you could eliminate one of

the 10 commandments out of the Bible, which one would you eliminate?

DW: I’d be lying if I said I could name the 10 commandments.

What are your greatest failures?

DW: Not going to Russian Circles in Calgary on their recent tour.

What are your greatest successes?

BC: Seeing The Jump Off play their song “Success,” as often as we have.

Who are your favourite sports teams?

BC: Don’t care.

What musicians inspire you the most?

TF: Mikey Heppner, Steve Howe, Mikael Akerfeldt, Steven Wilson.

DW: Joshua Homme, Geezer Butler, Miles Davis, Rob and John Wright.

NL: Keith Moon, Bill Ward, c’mon, Priestess.

Would you like your life to end with a fairy tale ending or tragic ending?

BC: With deadly riffs.

Black Thunder Some strappin’, chillin’ dudes

Do you like cats?

DW: Cat Power’s album The Greatest is pretty awesome.

NL: I love kitties.

What is your biggest pet peeve?

BC: Laziness.

What are your favourite ice cream flavours?

BC: Can I just have slices instead?

Why is the sky blue?

BC: That’s a question for Library Voices...or Wilco.

What physical aspects of yourself are you most proud of?

BC: My left ear lobe.

Which historical event do you wish never happened?

BC: Technical Ecstasy Black Thunder will be playing a basement show on Oct. 5 with Hoopsnake from BC.

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the carillon | September 25 - October 1, 2014

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Cartooning + writing = Rolli Rolli writes, draws, and drinks a lot of coffee

Laura Billett Those sunglasses though…

laura billett a&c writer With titles like Dr. Franklin’s Staticy Cat, God’s Autobio, Plum Stuff, and most recently, I am Currently Working on a Novel, Rolli boasts a literary resume that speaks to his creativity. As an author and cartoonist, Rolli is an imaginative soul and like any good artist, has some fun

quirks that I think you should know: he is a self-proclaimed “crazy cat man” but has one cat only, named Honey; his real name remains a mystery, and he likes it that way; his favourite author is Agatha Christie; he likes wearing sunglasses that have one white rim and one black one; and, he drinks an absurd amount of coffee.

Rolli states, “I start the day

with a lot of coffee. I always say when I get up in the morning it’s, ‘One: rise. Two: coffee.

Three: shine.’ I drink up to a couple dozen cups of coffee a day.” Yes, you read that correctly. Rolli drinks up to twenty-four cups of coffee a day. Contrary to what one would imagine as a wired and excitable character, he is actually very relaxed and doesn’t look like a sleep-deprived zombie. Coffee is just his muse: the fuel for his creativity. “[Coffee] gets your ideas going, and I do a lot of brainstorming. Not all the stuff that you come up with when you are drinking that much coffee is good, it’s just like little sparks from your imagination. Some of it’s good stuff, and a lot of it is just random,” says Rolli. “Some of it you don’t even get yourself, but someone else does. You just hope the creativity keeps flowing, and so far it has.”

Rolli is not his given name, but he prefers it, convincing friends, editors, and well, anyone but his family to call him by the pen name. The name originated early in his writing career when he was producing material for kid magazines and has stuck with him.

“It was kid friendly, vibrant,

and I just kept it for the adult stuff later on. I slowly transitioned into adult writing,” Rolli explains.

Now, Rolli writes for both adults and children, and creates cartoons for magazines like Readers Digest, Harvard Business Review, and other publications. He has two books being released this fall. I am Currently Working on a Novel, a collection of 75 short stories, is currently available. With so many stories, the book may sound like a daunting anthology that could rival the Norton Anthologies in weight and bulk, but the novel is not thicker than an inch, and the stories are never longer than a few pages. Rolli’s tales are funny, dark, and sometimes confusing, but undoubtedly entertaining.

His second release of the year is Mavor’s Bones, expected to be released next month. The book is a collection of poems that tell of the decay of an aristocratic family, “sort of like the Addams’ Family interpreted by T.S. Elliot,” Rolli explains.

The professional literary scene is tough, however. Even with five published books (and more on the way) and many printed cartoons, Rolli still gets rejections every day. “[Rejection is] probably 99

per cent of your life if you’re a writer or an artist of any kind.

I guess the skin does thicken very, very slowly. I used to get a rejection slip or something and would feel like crying – going under the table and just crying or something. But it slowly passes,” Rolli says. “It doesn’t actually even bother me anymore, as long as I don’t break my record: I had 12 rejections in one day.

That was quite a long time ago.

As long as I’ve never gotten close to that or past it, you just kind of shrug your shoulders.”

So if you are considering a career in writing, cartooning, or creative creating of any kind, don’t let rejection get you down. Instead, Rolli argues that you should stay stubborn and keep practicing.

“Write a lot. Draw a lot. It takes a long time to get good at anything, and you may never get good at it. But there are a lot of people who are not good at something and they’re still doing it, unfortunately,” Rolli laughs. “Basically, stay stubborn and be prepared to have a day job for quite a long time...

People aren’t really going to encourage you because it’s a tough market, and it’s getting tougher.”

Top 5 U of R Tweeters!

People actually tweet about the U of R?

Destiny Kaus Penguins go “tweet,” right?

destiny kaus a&c editor Arts and Culture editor Destiny Kaus picks her Top 5 favourite U of R Twitter handles. Then she explains one of their tweets.

Make sure to follow us @the_ carillon, and follow Destiny @carillon_arts Ramsha Sultan @ArteArtistica Tweet: Waiting in line for the new iPhone 6...oh wait it’s just the Tim’s line on campus. #uofr #canadians #timmies This is so true. In my entire schooling career at the Univesity of Regina, I have likely spent hours in that line-up. Oh, the madness that ensues when a flock of angry, tired students drag themselves into that famous line, each person looking down at his or her cell phone

not wanting to converse with anyone until an employee yells (literally yells) “Next Please!” to take your order. Ah, but, every minute waiting is so worth it when you’re going to class exhausted and coffee-starved.

Yum. As soon as that coffee hits your lips, you feel peace and completely forget that you’ve just spent 3 hours in line and are late for class.

University of Regina @UofRegina Tweet: #UofR University of Regina’s Department of Film receives donation toward 4K Production Studio http://ow.ly/2NNIBg Dang, the film department at the U of R receives donations?

People must feel sorry for them.

According to the U of R’s Communications and Marketing team, NBCUniversal has donated 4 grand to the U of R’s film department so they can buy oodles and oodles of high quality equipment to furnish a new production studio. Isn’t that special? I actually think it’s pretty cool that the filmies in Regina will have some new toys and a new playroom to work their magic. Enjoy it, film students, ‘cause you never know when your program may get cut.

(When hell freezes over. -PM)

Jess @jessica_p_ramos

Tweet: To get a practice room, you have to fight for it. @cheyydizzle won this time... #thestruggleoffindingapracticeroom #uofr Ah, yes. The struggle is real.

When I lived in the Residences last year, I would often take a stroll past the piano practice room and think to myself, “Hmmm, I should start playing piano again…maybe I’ll go in there and practice today.”

Then, I’d creep in the window, see someone using it, and completely give up on all my musical hopes and dreams. I’m guessing there’s hordes of practice rooms in the U of R’s music wing (does the U of R even have a music program?). I’m also guessing, if this music program exists, those rooms get pretty packed all day erryday. So congrats Jess on fighting the crowds and getting one step closer to practicing perfection.

Joan Marshall @joanrules Tweet: wooooow exam schduled at 8 am, professor doesn’t show up until 8:30 am. we don’t get extended time or compensation. #uofr nightmare Wow, I’d be so ticked off if this happened to me. Nothing like a little bit of punctuality slacking.

Good one, professor. I feel bad for these poor, little students. I mean, seriously, 30 minutes can make or break your exam! Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhh this angers me! To me, it doesn’t seem fair for this to happen. Aren’t professors always the ones who tell us not to be late to class? Also, I’m sure a little bit of compensation wouldn’t have killed anyone. Like, what the heck? Oh well, I guess life sucks and life isn’t fair. Whatever.

Matthew Lomsnes Mlomsnes97

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Tweet: Get to miss double English tomorrow!! #careerfair #siast #uofr Somebody’s excited to miss class. I would be too if I got to go to a career fair, collect a bunch of free pens, talk to some strangers, and potentially get a vibe of insight from the heavens regarding my future career.

That, my friends, is golden. If only career fairs took place every day, so we could all miss class every day. Mind you, I wouldn’t really want to miss two English classes; I love me some English.

But, I guess walking around at a career fair beats taking hours upon hours of notes in class and developing carpal tunnel.

Give these lovely U of R peeps a follow (and us too, please!)

Word: Vidiot Not the Definition: (noun) an idiot; (noun) a violent idiot; (onomatopoeia) the sound a TV or movie makes when it cuts out for a second and static blips in and out; (adjective) to describe an incredibly stupid person who makes bad choices: “You are a vidiotic human being!”

The Real Definition according to Oxford Dictionaries: (noun) a habitual, undiscriminating watcher of television or videotapes.

Well, what the heck? Apparently, Oxford Dictionaries didn’t just misspell “idiot”…“vidiot” is actually a word. So, let’s use it on our friends shall we? First off, if you are one of these constant TV/videotape addicts, you are a vidiot. Straight up.

If one of your friends enjoys spending countless hours watching TV, don’t be afraid to say “Man, you’re a vidiot. Get a life.” Also, if you have one of those professors who, for example, loves watching Netflix and expresses his or her love for watching Netflix to the entire class, you can mumble under your breath to a classmate, “Goodness gracious, our professor is a vidiot.” I guess habitually watching so much TV would turn someone’s brain to mush and make them an idiot eventually. So, congrats to all you vidiots out there, who are now officially classified on the idiot spectrum. Well done. Later Gators.

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Coffee with singer/songwriter “Eden the Cat” Eden Rohatensky graces the Carillon with an interview liam fitz-gerald contributor

Eden Rohatensky possesses many talents.

Not only is she employed as a web developer at Vox Media--creators of websites Polygon, Verge, and Vox.com-- she also does podcasts on video games called “Jimmy and Eden.” She’s also very musical, singing and song writing in two bands: Orphan Mothers and Eden and Escrow.

However, it’s her newest solo-project, Amateur, a folk album released under her moniker “Eden the Cat,” that demonstrates both her continued progress as a singer/songwriter and promise as a young musician.

Despite her role as a front-woman, Rohatensky de-

cided she wanted to make her own music: instrumentation and all. She explains that she “wanted to be a little more independent” in writing music and embarked on crafting her own EP. “[Amateur] was really an experiment to see how far I could push myself and what I could learn in a short period of time,” she says, adding this was a “new experience” and citing that as an influence behind the album’s title.

Recorded in her mother’s Saskatoon apartment, Rohatensky wrote the music and lyrics all herself and used Garage Band and a podcasting microphone to create the album. Initially planning a four-song EP, she wrote more songs and ultimately the nine-song EP gave genesis to Amateur.

This album is a pleasure to listen to musically and lyrically.

Eden Rohatensky Smokin’ and singin’.

The acoustic guitar is combined with down-to-earth lyrics about loneliness, life changes, and new experiences. Highlights of the album include “Going For the Gold,” “Sleep Alone,” and “Summer Days” and the hauntingly beautiful chant “Chorus.”

Sound-wise, think of it as Neko Case (New Pornographers) meets Chuck Ragan. It’s a relatively short (30 minutes)

listen with quality making up for quantity. The listeners at bandcamp (an online music site) also agreed, voting it number one for folk artists. Rohatensky characterizes the feeling of seeing the positive responses to her work as “kind of surreal.”

Rohatensky cites musicians Kelly Hogan and Jenny Lewis as huge influences on her work.

“I don’t know if the sound comes across in that, but they are both extremely witty and forward female vocalists that do really amazing things that I’m always inspired by,” says Rohatensky.

She cites hip-hop and punk rock as other musical influences, saying the album’s “anger” draws from those genres. She also cites local musician Nick Faye as an inspiration on her work.

“He’s the reason I started

playing shows in Regina and I kept at it,” she says.

Indeed, Rohatensky did backup vocals on Faye’s latest album and hopes they will further collaborate in the future.

Speaking of the future, Rohatensky says she “want[s] to do everything” and is currently planning a solo-tour throughout Saskatchewan and Alberta to promote Amateur. Helping her organize it is Moose Jaw musician Megan Nash, who was very supportive of Rohatensky.

Rohatensky plans to play some shows by the end of September and wants to make some music videos. Meanwhile, her other bands are planning CD releases.

Busy, busy. Pick this album up if you enjoy indie-folk (e.g.

Sufjan Stevens, Northcote, City and Colour) or are open to experience the sound of a new upand-coming-artist.

The mystery of the Classroom Building mural is solved!

Jack Sures is actually a really interesting artist

laura billett a&c writer

The mystery of the Classroom Building artwork has been solved thanks to the generous Dr. Stephen King, Senior Researcher for the President at the University of Regina, and Timothy Long, Head Curator at the MacKenzie Art Gallery. In the Carillon’s Sept. 11-17 issue, we ran article called “Super odd art hangs in the classroom building” wondering what the story behind the piece was.

Jack Sures created the untitled work in 1971. Sures was a teacher of ceramics and visual art at the time at the University of Saskatchewan – Regina Campus, as it was called before becoming the University of Regina.

Long and King spoke admiringly of his work as an artist and teacher at the University, crediting the ceramics program that we currently have to him.

“He has been the voice, or the hands of ceramics in Regina and in the province for almost 50 years,” Long said. “He’s shaped generations of students.”

While other ceramic artists, like Joe Faffard, were abandoning ceramics in favour of sculpture in the 1960s, Sures managed to continue to create pottery (like bowls and smaller

Laura Billett Skulls for days.

pieces) as well as combine ceramics and sculpture, creating large works in a way that had never been done.

Long says, “Jack does this amazing gesture where he continues to make pottery, and then makes sculptural projects and mural projects which never abandon, but reconfigure sculpture and mural making in terms of pottery. He managed to do something that was, I think, quite radical, not understood even in its time, and maybe we’re only getting to catching up to him now. So this piece, this mural, is a brilliant thing.”

The Classroom Building

mural is a landscape populated with organic figures that reoccur in other murals that Sures has done. The murals are inspired by gardens, myth, and the forces of good and evil we encounter in our lives and in stories, hence the skulls.

“He loved that surrealist moment in art history, and it pops up in his work. It pops up in the animal imagery, in the death imagery, but always juxtaposed against fertility, life, exuberance.

So, he captures this uneasy tension in his work,” Long explains.

So, perhaps Sures was channeling Biblical stories in the Classroom Building mural, or

perhaps he was expressing his frustrations with the politics of faculty administration. But whatever it was, Sures was forging a path not well understood by many, but greatly admired.

Sures’ mural is still a bit wild to me; I still am confused by its composition. However, I now have an understanding of the talent behind the work. Those green and orange circles that I pondered over are actually pots that Sures threw, cut in pieces, then put on the wall. No matter how weird they look, that is impressive!

“He’s bridging between mural making and pottery, which is a really interesting hybrid,” Long excitedly explains to me. “I think it sets him as one of the real innovators in terms of ceramics in Canada...he’s a sculptor; he’s an abstract artist; he’s a modernist at heart. So he bridges a lot of things. Sometimes people who try to move between mediums, or who move camps stylistically, they are not understood by either side. I think Jack was kind of like that.”

While I still am not in love with the mural in the Classroom Building, I will forever respect it in a way that would have been impossible without the help of King and Long. This raises a concern with the lack of information

readily available on the artwork on campus. Both King and Long recognize the need for improvement, and they hope, as well as I, that the University will be investing in proper display of the art.

Instead of simply resolving my question on Sures’ mural, speaking with King and Long opened up a world of art previously unbeknownst to me and likely to the rest of our student population here at the U of R. Many students are unaware of the extensive collection of art owned by the university. In fact, the U of R’s art collection is so impressive that the MacKenzie holds a large majority of the works, as they are unable to be properly and safely displayed on campus. The Vaults is a beautiful book co-authored by King and Long in 2013 that highlights some of the artwork hung at the U of R and the MacKenzie.

I encourage you to grab a copy from the library and take yourself on a walking tour of the art on campus. I’ll bet you’ll discover art you’ve never noticed before, or learn something about weird work you’ve pondered over, making your daily treks to and from classes a little more tolerable. Also, make sure to reference pages 22-23 for our graphics spread of “U of R Art.”

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Two poems by two cool people

Destiny Kaus

Life Index Chapter 1: Jaundiced, half-baked, and crosseyed, a note on how to be premature Chapter 2: When you are saved by your family’s stubbornness Chapter 3: They called you my sister; I called you a loveable, easy target Chapter 4: “Why is there a comma before the ‘and,’” asked the Welshman?

Chapter 5: A family tree gets confusing when an entry is named after a fridge Chapter 6: Hungary: A bomb under the McDonalds, a 4L of coke, a game

of Uno

press 2…

Chapter 7: Why must cleaning 4 litres of chugged Coke evacuated out of one’s nose be so hard to clean from another man’s dress pants?

Chapter 16: To drain a mickey or admit she was crazy?

Chapter 8: A colour-blind teacher and a red-headed dyslexic find out what it means to be intolerant Chapter 9: #Thatawkwardmomentwhenyourealizeyouwillalwaysbedifferent Chapter 10: Rebound, shoot, rinse, repeat Chapter 11: The reject club’s fee is normalcy

Chapter 17: Empty Jack Daniels bottles count as decorations, right?

Chapter 18: Sometimes love comes with wheel bearings, allen keys, and a mutual admiration for theatre Chapter 19: If we are going to keep saying the f word, can we please learn to use it as more than a fucking window dresser

Chapter 12: I’ve got 99 problems but being pc ain’t one

Chapter 20: How the sea of love you are travelling on can turn out to be more like a typhoon with her name inscribed across its waves

Chapter 13: The story of a prayer gone wrong

Chapter 21: …If you pressed 3, you’re a hipster

Chapter 14: Why Pamela Anderson and I have something in common Chapter 15: For money press 1, for fulfillment

john loeppky contributor

The last residential school in Canada closed down in 1996, Just shy of two decades ago.

Since then, We, As a people, Have come so far, And that is something We should ALL be proud of.

But we still need change!

Every single day I see someone afraid to be themselves Because they fear rejection.

Every second day, I hear my culture being the center of Jokes, Mockery, And discrimination.

Every week I hear the use of derogatory and offensive names.

Every month, I hear about someone committing suicide or resorting to self-harm.

When will this madness Stop?

When can our people, Go to sleep at night without the fear of Being bullied the next day?

When can we walk down the street without the pressure of harsh glares, Open stares, And whispered insults?

When can the starlight

tours, the phrase “to kill the Indian in the child,” and sexual abuse in residential school be a lesson, and not a covered up and pretty lie?

When can we no longer live in fear of injustice?

When can the word “neechie” be true to its meaning of “friend”, And not be used as racial slang?

When can ignorance be banished?

When can we say “Hey! I’m gay! So what?”

When can we Stand up for ourselves, Our friends, Our family, and complete strangers?

Now. Now is the time for change!

What We need is flames of acceptance and equality To spread like wild fire throughout our nation.

In the beginning, Change should be like a flame Hot and fierce But as time progresses OUR change should mature and become like coals Deep-burning and unquenchable.

How do WE create change?

The answer: The people!

WE are the change.

We are the very first spark of fire.

Every mighty flame starts with that tiny spark.

Together, We could burn down hate.

Together, We could burn down racial discrimination.

Together, We could burn down injustice!

Like smoke, Acceptance and opportunities WILL arise from the scattered ashes of change.

So, let US stand united as a people.

So, let US be the spark to the burning flame of change.

So, let US be the fuel to the nation-wide fire of acceptance.

Stand up for our people.

Stand up for our nation.

Stand up for yourself.

Be that change!

Be that spark, to start the fire.

shayla sayer-brabant

contributor

The strange and terrible Ford saga Pop politics and the death of decency pop goes the culture kyle leitch production manager

As of this writing, it is Monday, Sep. 22. Advance polls in Toronto’s mayoral race have John Tory leading at 40 per cent, with Olivia Chow in second at 25 per cent. City Councilor Doug Ford is lagging behind with 23 per cent. Rob Ford is in the hospital with a malignant liposarcoma that’s spreading at an alarming rate. Optimistic doctors with promises of chemotherapy are suggesting that Ford will pull through. Cancer is difficult to beat for the healthiest of men.

My outlook is not so positive.

Rob Ford is dying. No more politics, no more public, no more fun.

Up until very recently, people treated Mayor Ford in much the same manner they would treat shit on the sole of their shoe. He was a stumbling, bumbling boob, constantly falling down, and making lewd and inappropriate comments about friends, coworkers, and family.

And, that’s when he wasn’t getting high or drunk. People were so quick to demonize an addict, simply because he was a more public figure than any patron of a methadone clinic or needle exchange program.

Kyle Leitch No more coins, no more mushrooms, no more fun.

Sorry to be the contrarian again, but I might like to point out that Rob Ford was a phenomenal politician who managed, in that particular arena of scum and villainy, to keep nearly every election promise he made. He ran a lean political ship and somehow managed to keep taxation rates in the center of the known universe (according to those that live there) at an affordable and reasonable rate.

This shining example of what politicians should be is about to

shuffle off the mortal coil.

That’s right, I said shining example. Think of the political lineage that Rob Ford belongs to: John F. Kennedy, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, et cetera. These troubled figures weren’t asked to step down for their problematic personal lives. Rather, they were celebrated for their achievements. Their private lives became a part of the mythos, making these men more legendary than you or I. I anticipate that we are living in the shadow,

now, of a very similar human being. Time will be kinder to Rob Ford than all of us have been or will ever be.

Think about this, now. Most of us can’t be bothered to vote in our own civic elections. But for one bright moment in our generation, we all cared. We all cared about the political and popular fate of a city that, like its mayor, seems far more legendary than reality. Doug Ford, unlike his brother, is seen as an unlikable bully. Ford Nation is

praying to whatever demons that control the political landscape that the sympathy vote will be enough to keep a Ford in Toronto’s city hall. It will not.

The Fords are not interchangeable, as much as they would like people to believe that they are.

Ford Nation is set up for a fall of Biblical proportions. For all the people who wished Rob Ford would just go away, so they could forge their own reputation as ambassadors of Hog Town and of Canada, you got your wish. The man who could have led us into a most entertaining era of public politics and prosperity is gone. I notice that the publications who would go for his jugular at every off-the-cuff remark, every news outlet that would refer to him sardonically as “ROFO,” even Gawker, who referred to him as “crack-smoking mayor Rob Ford” have been awfully quiet in the days following Rob Ford’s diagnoses. Addiction is a joke; cancer is not.

I look now at my “Rob Ford for Prime Minister” shirt not with bemusement, but with a sense of sad irony. Most of us fed at the trough of Rob Ford’s Chris Farley-esq exploits, and for that, we owe him thanks. For everything else, we owe him an apology. This was mine.

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Editor: Matt Wincherauk sports@carillonregina.com @carillon_sports the carillon | September 25 - October 1, 2014

ROUNDTABLE

Spencer Reid Is there actually a commissioner worse than Dictator Goodell?

suzanne barber, john loeppky, matt wincherauk, brady lang, harrison brooks

better commishes than GB 1. The Cougars Women’s Basketball team began their exhibition schedule last week, which included games vs Medicine Hat, Lakeland and the Netherlands U18 team.

These girls are consistently among the best teams at the U of R. What are your expectations for their season?

Barber: I was abroad last season, so it’s been a while since I’ve seen our ladies play. I’m looking forward to the season.

Loeppky: When a team has succeeded like they have, the goal has to be a national championship. They are coming off a season that saw them miss the final four for only the second time since 2006 and I think that can only push them towards greater glory.

Wincherauk: I fully expect the girls to be back in a position to win the Canada West Championships. They fell just short last season, but with girls like Janine Guijt and Charlotte Kot having an extra year of experience under their belts, they can get even further. It’s title or bust.

Lang: I believe the team will struggle early on this season.

They lost a few girls in the offseason and I could see them decline this season.

Brooks: If they’re consistently among the best teams in the school, then that’s what I expect them to be. Good luck ladies

and make us proud.

2. Football and basketball always get a lot of coverage at the U of R, but it’s not always necessarily deserved based on results. What’s the one sport on campus that you feel deserves more attention for their exploits?

Barber: The sports that aren’t as appealing to spectators.

We have some really talented cross-country runners that deserve more attention.

Loeppky: The track team could do with some more exposure.

The team has competed well over the last few years and the men’s team won last season’s Canada West Championships.

The team also won five medals at the CIS meet in their most recent campaign.

Wincherauk: I think I’m going to have to agree with Suzanne here. The cross country team doesn’t get enough attention for what they do. Did you know that our very own Matt Johnson won the CIS Individual Championship last season? Didn’t think so. They’re really good.

Lang: I think that the Softball team should get more credit. I may be impartial due to the fact that a member of the softball team is currently a few feet away from me, but I legitimately believe this team is special.

Brooks: Hockey. Women’s hockey particularly, they were one of the best teams in the country last year so its safe to say these girls can play and they deserve a lot of attention.

3. Florida State Seminoles QB

Jameis Winston is a prime example of what’s wrong with college sports, in that he feels like he can do anything because he can throw a football well. How would you deal with an out of control student-athlete like Winston?

Barber: This is a tough question. Being a celebrity at 20 must make you feel invincible.

That said, his behaviour is egotistical and immature. He needs a mentor and some discipline, to start.

Loeppky: This is going to sound like an insane idea (and maybe it is), but I think that if players were fined after multiple incidents, they might think twice before acting that way again. This would eliminate the need to harm the team’s chances of winning — the factor that lessens the severity of most of these trivial suspensions — either that, or fine the coaches for their players’ actions. If, as many of these coaches say, they are truly dedicated to the notion of the student athlete, then they should have no problem putting their own cash on the line.

Wincherauk: Jameis Winston is about as infuriating as they get.

He might be the most talented player to come out since the likes of Andrew Luck and Jadeveon Clowney, but he also has a massive ego. He needs to become more grounded, and suspending him for the first game was a good start. Florida State can’t be lenient with this kid if they want him to be the best he can be.

Lang: Let him play, let him make the mistakes. He has to learn

sometime.

Brooks: I would deal with him by not dealing with him. Just suffer through his time there, because it won’t be very long until he’s in the NFL getting in trouble with the law, kinda like every other player in the NFL today.

4. Roger Goodell has been under a lot of fire lately for his handling of the NFL’s recent scandals, and deservedly so.

Who is the single worst commissioner in pro sports, currently or in the past?

Barber: Lockout, anyone? My vote goes to NHL commissioner Gary Bettman.

Loeppky: have to agree with former Hockey Night in Canada producer Ralph Mellanby. He titled the chapter in his book Walking with Legends that concerned Bettman’s reign of error.

He has consistently placed his own ego before what is good for the game, busying himself with expanding to non-hockey markets in the name of branding and self-promotion.

Wincherauk: My vote goes to the legendary Bud Selig of the MLB. Does the steroid era ring any bells? He let this stuff run rampant, and put a massive smudge mark on the history of baseball. He’s responsible for guys like Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa being at the top of his league’s record books.

Lang: Gary fuckin’ Bettman.

Brooks: Gary Bettman. Screw this guy with his lockouts all the time and what not. He de-

serves to get booed every time he makes an appearance at an event.

5. The NHL season is almost upon us! If you had a chance to go to one game during the regular season, which game would you like to attend?

Barber: I would love to see the Kings play the Sharks in San Jose. I still can’t believe they came back from a 3-0 deficit in the first round of playoffs last year to take the cup.

Loeppky: I want to be at the last battle of Alberta on April 4 to see the Flames and Oilers battle it out for first place in the west. Just kidding, I would rather see a playoff caliber contest near the end of the season. The type of game where the playoff implications have both the stat-fanatics and the old-timey fans salivating.

Wincherauk: I think the one game I need to see this season is the Bruins vs. the Canadiens in Boston… Oh, wait! I already am!

Lang: I’d like to go to the Dec. 4 game in Calgary where Iginla comes back. Those are always special games and being a huge Jarome Iginla fan, my answer definitely goes to this game.

Brooks: A little unorthodox but I’d go with Calgary Flames vs.

Chicago Blackhawks, the reason is its the best of both worlds for me. I get to see my favourite team play, the Flames, and I’d get to watch my favourite player Jonathan Toews play also.

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No excuses!

Get your ass to this free UR Fit class suzanne barber sports writer

The UR Fit program is, quite literally, giving you no excuse not to get active. Not only is the program offering unique classes—like men’s only yoga and women’s only self defence— but also incorporating drop-in fees, pro-rated payments and more lunch-hour classes. Oh, and it is also offering one class a week completely free. Seriously.

For the second year in a row, the UR Fit program is offering a free fitness class in Gym 2 every Wednesday from 12:10-12:50— and it’s awesome.

I excitedly attended my first “No Excuses” class not knowing what to expect and was impressed in more ways than one.

First of all, the class is easy to join, removing all the burdens that some fitness classes involve. I did not have to call to say I was or wasn’t coming, I did not have to worry about a “no

Michael Chmielewski Face it. You probably need an excuse to work out.

show” fee, and I did not have to drive anywhere. I simply showed up, put my name down and started the warm up. This casual come-and-go environment creates a refreshing atmosphere

that is both unintimidating and relaxed. What’s more, the class is multi-level and fitness instructor, Johnny Trinh, provides variations of all exercises.

“This class is multi level. It’s

meant for everyone to come in and have a good time and that’s why with this class I do tend to give lots and lots, even more options than I normally do, so that everyone can feel successful and accomplished,” Trinh said.

Trinh has close to a decade of experience leading fitness and yoga classes and his expertise shines. The class is run circuit style, but Trinh’s background in yoga definitely comes through.

You can expect deep stretching, challenging poses and reminders about your breathing which add an additional stress-busting component.

I left the class feeling refreshed and relaxed rather than destroyed, yet woke up the next morning with plenty of sore muscles.

Trinh definitely does not take all the credit for the class, however.

“I have to give credit where credit is due. This class is a big initiative by Karin Fahlman, the

manager of the fitness center and UR Fit… I’ve never been to a school that offers something like this, a completely free class open to everyone.”

Why is it, then, that students aren’t jumping at this opportunity? The class I attended (albeit the first one and maybe not the best gauge of popularity) had only 13 people in attendance!

And that’s with enrolment rates at a record high this year.

It’s not fair to put the blame on UR Fit marketing, either. The UR Fit staff is demonstrating how committed they are to supporting student fitness; however, the message is falling on deaf ears. The onus is on you to stay informed at take advantage of the things your tuition helps fund.

As Trinh suggests, “No, no more excuses. It’s free, it’s available to you and it’s accessible.”

It’s time to get informed and get active. See you on Wednesday.

Canadian failing league?

Are the Argos just the tip of the iceberg for the CFL? john loeppky contributor

Coming off a league-shaking collective bargaining agreement negotiation, the CFL has its fair share of issues. While the Western Division’s mammoth advantage over their eastern

counterparts is abundantly obvious, there are a number of other issues that have impacted the league over the last few years — the Rider’s record profit notwithstanding.

For starters, the team that currently resides in the biggest market in Canada, the Toronto

Argonauts, is struggling in all areas. Some personal accounts were published this season, with the help of TSN, which shed light on the working conditions that the team faces. These problems stem largely from a lack of quality practice facilities that has only recently been (some-

what) rectified and a front office that continues to lose (and not replace) staff members. I haven’t even mentioned the weirdest part of the Toronto debacle yet.

Are you ready for this? The owner of the Argos also owns the team that employs every former Rider that was any good at booting the ball, the BC Lions.

In a nine-team league, David Braley owns two of them. That the CFL’s solution is to schedule the two squads’ games early in the season — so as to avoid the likelihood of massive playoff implications — seems to be at once laughable and distinctly Canadian. With the team’s Rogers Centre lease expiring in 2017, it remains to be seen whether Braley can secure BMO Field as their principal venue, his current objective. An under-performing team, no market share, and the uncertainty of a field to play on, does not make a sound business plan.

As for the on-field product, the overall putridness of the East Division has been widely reported. Even after the teams’ successes this past weekend, the division’s record stands at an abysmal 13-33. Of those thirteen wins, just two have come on the road. If the divisional alignments did not exist

John Griffiths Some Argos fans are just fashionably late.

(as some in the armchair quarterback community have been clamouring for years) then the top team in the East, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, would have an immense hill to climb even to fight for the fourth spot, just so that they could crossover back into the East.

More worrying than even the ugliest of Ricky Ray interceptions or field goal misses, is the prospect of litigation. Former CFL receiver Arland Bruce is suing the league for what he alleges was the mishandling of a concussion he suffered during his playing career. If Bruce were to succeed (there are no indications as to how this case will turn out), a big precedent could be set. The CFL, unlike its big brother down south, would not be able to handle a lawsuit of the magnitude that the NFL just weathered.

On the bright side, even with the inequality that is present within the league, with new television money, an owners-friendly collective bargaining agreement, and an on-field product that is (mostly) entertaining, there is hope on the horizon that it won’t become known as the Canadian Failing League. At least, not yet.

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Cougars dominate home race Cross country starts season off with a bang matt wincherauk sports editor

The University of Regina Cougars cross country team competed in their first race of the season right here in Regina last weekend at the annual Cougar Trot, and did they ever explode on to the scene.

The Cougars cross country team might not always get a ton of attention from the rest of the student body, but they made a case for why everyone else should be put on notice thanks to a killer all-around team performance. Matt Johnson led the way for the men’s side of things, finishing the 8km race in first place overall with a time of 25:15, and his partner for most of the race, Adam Strueby, was not far behind with a time of 26:08; good enough for a second place finish. The rest of the men’s team dominated the remainder of the standings, rounding out the top five, with rookie Marc Turmel (27:00), Michael Middlemiss (27:04) and Sean Hooper (27:29) finishing third through fifth place.

The women’s side of the team also had a pretty nice day, led by the eccentric Avery West-

Haley Klassen So fast.

berg who was the first CIS women’s runner to cross the 5km finish line in a time of 18:55, followed closely by first-year runner Brynn Latimer (19:00), and Jesse Van Eaton (19:05).

This is just step one in the cross country team’s season, as they have far bigger races coming up in the next few weeks, notably the Roy Griak Invitational in Minneapolis next week,

the Huskie Open in Saskatoon, the Stewart Cup in Calgary, and finally in St. Johns for the CIS Championships. I can personally vouch for the tough schedule that these athlete have to go through, as I went through part of this circuit in my grade 12 year, and the CIS races will only get progressively harder, and bigger.

Marc Turmel talked a bit

about what it was like being in his first race as a Cougar, and how they approached the race as a team. Turmel has competed in these races for a lot of his high school career as a runner, so they weren’t much different in terms of competition, but it was good to get the first race out of the way. He also spoke very highly when it came to the team first approach that the Cougars

have. Guys like Middlemiss might have been around for longer, but they’re willing to sacrifice timing and maybe evening placing for the sake of helping the group.

This team has high expectations from coach Graeme “Doc” McMaster, but it doesn’t faze runners like Turmel and Strueby.

The rigorous training regiments that they went through during the summer, something that was noted in a Carillon article done in the summer on Jesse Van Eaton, has done nothing but good save for maybe some soreness in the morning.

I was unlucky in that I couldn’t attend the race myself thanks to a rather long and arduous road trip, but will be in person to watch them race in Saskatoon for the University of Saskatchewan Open, Oct. 4.

Cross country might not be for everyone in terms of excitement, but there’s nothing like watching a pulse-pounding final stretch of a race, and I cannot wait to see what these guys bring with more experience under their belts, because they’re only getting better.

Sports Fives

This week’s top five: The NFL’s “good guy” twitter accounts suzanne barber sports writer

In the NFL, social media is an unsung hero.

These last few weeks, from Ray Rice to Adrian Peterson to Roger Goodell, the NFL has been a failure. However, as I followed each story, I began to wonder how many times something like this has been successfully swept under the rug. I’m very thankful of social media for one basic reason: transparency.

For sports fans, social media is an excellent tool. We can follow live tweets when we can’t catch the game, follow our favourite players, and best of all, we can stay informed. However, what goes more unnoticed with this tool, is its ability to highlight the good and bad of the NFL; it allows the good guys to shine.

Here’s the top 5 “Good Guys” of the NFL on Social Media: Russell Wilson QB, Seattle Seahawks Handle: @DangeRussWilson Followers: 879.3K This defending Super Bowl champion is as awesome on the field as he is off. His feeds are filled with positive statements that frequently include exclamation marks, photos of his visits to the Seattle Children’s Hospital and photos of family and his dogs. After Sunday’s OT win against Denver, Wilson posted a photo of Peyton Manning

with the caption “What a battle today against one of the best of all time. True honour to play against you Peyton.”

Charles Tillman CB, Chicago Bears Handle: @peanuttillman Followers: 145.1K Last season, Tillman was the “Walter Payton Man of the Year” and for good reason. Although he admits he’s the face of his Cornerstone Foundation, he frequently highlights unsung heroes. On his accounts, you will find retweets from fans and organizations and many shoutouts and thank-yous. What’s more is that his thank-yous are sincere; he’s heavily invested in his foundation as his daughter suffers from a heart muscle disease. He emotionally dedicated his Man of the Year award to five sick children who passed away.

This guy has heart.

Drew Brees QB, New Orleans Saints Handle: @drewbrees Followers: 1.9M Who doesn’t love an underdog?

Brees is a positive, grounded guy and a champion of his city.

His social media reflects the down to earth, family man he is.

In fact, if you weren’t an NFL fan and he didn’t include #whodat on his posts, you likely wouldn’t guess he is a celebrity. His feed includes pictures of him play-

Ian Ransley Brees couldn’t have taken a more adorable picture with his son.

ing in the pool with his kids, his three boys in PJs and diapers eating ice cream and photos of his new daughter in the hospital. He’s an underdog and one of the best in the NFL, but he’s also a proud dad.

JJ Watt DE, Houston Texans Handle: @JJWatt Followers: 471K

Watt is aware of his profile however, and acts a role model. His social media reflects his drive and motivation, highlighting not only his passion for football, but also his passion to give back.

The JJ Watt Foundation provides funding for after school athletic programs to help teach kids if they Dream Big and Work Hard (#DBWH), anything is possible.

Watt is one of the most well known players in the NFL and frequently called one of the best defensive players in the league.

Larry Fitzgerald WR, Arizona Cardinals Handle: @LarryFitzgerald Followers: 1.86M

The undefeated Cardinals definitely have one of the good guys. Fitzgerald has huge reach with nearly two million Twitter followers. His social media focuses on football, fans and other people doing awesome things.

On Aug. 8, Fitz tweeted about Little League superstar Mo’ne Davis (the first girl to pitch a shutout in Little League World Series history) saying, “ Mo-Ne Davis is L E G I T!! Honorary leader of the #DeadCrew…#LLWS”

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Riders pull out one hell of a game What’s next for these Riders?

Courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders One of these players is carrying this team. Hint: It’s #7

view from the cheap seats

brady lang multimedia editor

What a freakin’ game.

But, then again… Why were the now 9-3 Saskatchewan Roughriders even in the position to lose to the lowly Redblacks?

I know that now starting

quarterback Tino Sunseri is young and he needed a few games to get into the swing of things, but that first half was embarrassing. Any team can beat any team on any given day – especially in CFL football – but Ottawa isn’t at all in the same echelon as the Riders.

The offense, defense, and special teams all equally sucked going into half time. I really wish

that I could see what Rider Head Coach Corey Chamblin said to the team during halftime; it couldn’t have been something that younger fans could handle.

When the team came out after half time, they seemed as if they were a totally different team.

Lead by Weston Dressler—who was on a different level throughout the final two quarters and overtime – the team seemed to

be fired up to a whole new echelon.

The Riders looked incredible in the second half. Sunseri was clicking with the receivers and looked Ricky Ray-esque when sitting back in the pocket.

The receivers were stretching for balls that looked uncatchable to the normal fan. The only hit I’d take on the Riders offense was how invisible the rushing game was. They seemed to lack confidence and were no help to the young Sunseri.

Tearrius George was a beast in this game. He led the defense with three sacks and was a huge part of the Riders’ success in the second half and ultimately the win. To think that the Riders were down 22-10 at the end of the first half and were able to claw their way back into this one is exceptional. It really showed the real Riders team that we were missing not only in the first half of the Sunday game, but also the Hamilton Tiger Cats game in which the team lost last week.

What can we say about Weston Dressler though? He took control of the game and dismantled the Redblack’s defense throughout the second half not only offensively but

also in special teams. To be fair, this should be a week in which Dressler takes home not only offensive player of the week but also special teams player of the week. Dressler has emerged as the leader that the Riders have lacked since he went to the NFL and even more needed since starting quarterback Darian Durant went down with a torn tendon in his throwing elbow.

Now, we have to give credit where credit is due. The Ottawa Redblacks shocked everyone with this outing and showed that they can compete in this league.

They’ve been able to stick around long enough in games to gain a lot more respectability than their 1-10 record would indicate at first glance.

All in all, it will be interesting to see how the rest of the season pans out for both of these clubs. I’m still confident in my prediction of a Grey Cup rematch this season and as the season progresses it looks more imminent then ever.

It’s going to be a wild ride heading into November. Buckle up.

Assessing the landscape of the NHL Canada’s favourite past time is almost back harrison brooks contributor

this team playing his style of hockey they could be a threat, but that’s a big if.

7. New Jersey Devils: I’m sorry Devils’ fans (if there’s even any left) but Mike Cammalleri is not the answer.

8. Carolina Hurricanes: Last but certainly not… never mind.

The new school year has started.

Even the beer gardens on the greens have been taken down, so I guess you could say things are getting pretty serious. Have no fear, though, because along with studying and tests comes a spot of joy, and that joy is the NHL season being right around the corner. With that being said, here are my opinions on how the standings in each division are going to shape up this year.

Pacific Division: 1. Anaheim Ducks: With the addition of Ryan Kesler, the Ducks will finish first in the entire NHL. 2. LA Kings: They’re almost exactly the same team that just won the cup, they’ll do fine.

3. San Jose Sharks: The Sharks are on the decline but they’re not out of it yet.

4. Vancouver Canucks: With the addition of star goalie Ryan Miller they should easily be fighting for a playoff berth.

5. Arizona Coyotes: No playoffs for Arizona, but they’re still better than Edmonton.

6. Edmonton Oilers: Let’s be honest, this franchise is a joke and they’ll never get out of the basement until they address the root of their problems.

7. Calgary Flames: Some terrific

Michael Miller Can the Saskatchewan boy lead the Ducks to a Stanley Cup?

young players in Sean Monahan, and Johnny Gaudreau to build around they just need a few more years.

Central Division: 1. Chicago Blackhawks: Perennial powerhouse led by captain serious, Jonathan Toews.

2. St. Louis Blues: Lost an elite goalie Ryan Miller. This could cost them.

3. Colorado Avalanche: Added some terrific veteran leadership in Jarome Iginla.

4. Minnesota Wild: Adding a sniper like Thomas Vanek is only

going to help this team.

5. Dallas Stars: Adding Spezza will help, but they aren’t a cup contender just yet.

6. Nashville Predators: Finally addressed need for scoring by adding James Neal and Mike Ribeiro but they’re still going to need some time to click.

7. Winnipeg Jets: Goaltending isn’t good enough to be anything but last.

Metropolitan Division: 1. Pittsburgh Penguins: Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. ‘Nuff said

2. Columbus Blue Jackets: A surprising pick to be this high in the standings, but they have the team to do it.

3. New York Islanders: Pair a legit starter in net with a full season of Tavares and you have yourself a third place finish in the division.

4. New York Rangers: Not the same team they were last year 5. Philadelphia Flyers: Not a team to take lightly, if they click they’ll be playoff bound.

6. Washington Capitals: If new head coach Barry Trotz can get

Atlantic Division: 1. Montreal Canadiens: Yes you read it right, Montreal, not Boston, will be first this year.

2. Boston Bruins: Aging defensive core, but still very much a powerhouse.

3. Tampa Bay Lightning: A full year of Steven Stamkos + Jonathan Drouin + Ben Bishop = playoff appearance.

4. Detroit Red Wings: Aging team, still has playoff chance.

5. Florida Panthers: They’re getting closer. A full season of Roberto Luongo will do wonders.

6. Toronto Maple Leafs: I can’t even say I’m sorry about how they will finish this season because it has become a guilty pleasure of mine watching them fall apart every year.

7. Ottawa Senators: On the downslope could use a serious rebuild.

8. Buffalo Sabres: No one should expect anything but another lottery pick this year.

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Editor: Taras Matkovsky oped@carillonregina.com @carillon_oped the carillon | September 25 - October 1, 2014

The great debates!

A formal contention in writing--two authors enter, two authors leave, hopefully more enlightened than before.

Rook543 “Flawless” Wiliam Wallace, screaming about something.

On the recent Scottish referendum for independence.

The Scottish referendum has been held and by now you all know (or should at least) that the majority voted to keep Scotland and England bound together.

I have to admit I am very disappointed.

It’s not that I would like to see the two separated, I’m just dying for a successful independence movement. Plus, I’m incensed at the way the English government handled the issue.

For once, we could discuss people achieving independence peacefully.

Lately, independence has been rearing its head in the ugliest of ways, and it was refreshing to have at least one place that was trying to achieve it peacefully. How does the English government react? It starts to peddle promises for greater independence as part of the UK while making true independence seem absolutely ridiculous. Obviously, the English were not concerned about the feasibility of anything; they were concerned with making false statements about how they would act after the split. They made claims that would result in harm to them just to try to convince Scottish citizens that they should vote against separation.

It’s this fact that really has me furious.

At every turn, England began to bring up pitfalls of independence, and most of them were outright government fabrications. A key point brought up was currency. “Well what are you going to use for currency when you separate?” the English said. Naturally, having already researched the economic impacts, the Scottish replied, “Keeping the Pound as our currency would be beneficial for both countries after independence.” At this point, the British fabricated a roadblock saying that they would not allow it. Presumably, they were hoping to sway the public by destroying the confidence of the Scottish as to their ability to separate. Not allow the Scottish to use the

Pound? Preposterous! If Scotland separated, they would have to bind their countries together in currency if they hoped to survive the split with the least negative effects on both countries. Not to say that the blame is all on England.

If the Scottish public wanted to, they could see straight through the absurd statements made by the British government. Scotland was politically frustrated enough with the right-winged policies of the English government to force a referendum but was not politically involved enough to question the outrageous claims made by a government that has never been in their favour. At least have the brains not to accept everything you hear from a party that will get massive benefit if you choose to keep the status quo.

I’m exasperated that the Scottish did not have the fortitude to carry through with the momentous changes the separation would entail. As much as I blame the English government for their disinformation, I also blame the Scottish for their apathy. It’s not about the shortterm costs; it’s about having a place to call home, having the power to decide for yourself what direction your nation should go.

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I am not typically interested in politics, but I found myself glued to the Scottish referendum. Perhaps it’s because my grandfather was British, or perhaps it’s because I am writing my master’s thesis on Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander, which takes place during the 1745 Jacobite Rising, and the country attempting to gain its independence again interested me.

Either way, I found myself to be more on the “yes” side than the “no” side.

I’m not even sure why. Maybe it’s because through my thesis research, I have learned the long and bloodied past of previous attempts. The Scots have been fighting for their independence for centuries, only to be massacred every time.

Their last attempt, when they tried to restore the Stuarts to the throne in 1745, was promising at the start. Bonnie Prince Charlie had managed to raise a strong army. Unfortunately, because of poor leadership on his part and the cause going bankrupt, the Scots met their doom on Culloden Moor on April 16, 1746.

Starved and exhausted, approximately 2000 Scots were slain on that field in less than an hour, but the killing didn’t stop there. Those who did not perish on that battlefield were either sent to prison and later sent over to the West Indies as slaves, or sentenced to death for treason.

The Redcoats then scoured the Scottish countryside murdering men, not concerning themselves with which side those men had fought on. They even killed Scots who fought for the British Crown. The Redcoats burned down villages, leaving women and children helpless. If that wasn’t already bad enough, the Scots’ identity was taken from them, as well. After the Jacobite Rising, the English dismantled the clan structure; Scots no longer had the right to bear arms, but the Redcoats stationed in Scotland could; the tartans were abolished; their Gaelic language forbidden; and it was against the law to wear a kilt.

The English forced the Scots to adopt their culture, like they did to many other countries.

I suppose I wanted to see them gain their independence because they had to fight for it so many times in the past. This time, they were finally able to make that decision for themselves, and I hoped they would vote “Yes,” so that all those people who lost their lives and their identities in the past fighting for their independence didn’t do so in vain.

I also hoped to see a decision, whether it be “Yes” or “No,” that would finally be made without the bloodshed that came with it in the past. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case, either. Barry McDowell of Glasgow, Scotland said, “There has been a divide here, sadly, and there always will be. Last night, there were fights in the streets; people waving Union Jacks against people waving Saltires.”

On Twitter, the energy of the “Yes” voters was amazing during the voting period. They were so sure they were going to be celebrating a new independent Scotland by the end of the day. After the results came in, those people went quiet. Those who did tweet anything, you could hear the defeat coming through their words. It was heartbreaking.

Even a number of Scottish actors had been hoping for a “Yes” vote, and tweeted their disappointment in the outcome.

Graham McTavish of The Hobbit movies tweeted, “Not the new dawn I hoped for. At least my home city turned their back on fear and embraced a future that I still believe is within our grasp.”

Sam Heughan of the Starz television adaptation of Gabaldon’s Outlander tweeted a single word, “Gutted.”

With it being such a tight race, I’m not sure the outcome can even be called a victory when half the country is disappointed with the end result. That, then, leaves one to ask the question, “Is this over?”

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It’s good to go here Students at the University of Regina have an official pastime: hating the University of Regina.

And I think it’s hilarious. It has certainly engendered a lot of great op-ed pieces in the Carillon, including the article entitled “Learning Costs” by Alicia Miller (Sept. 18 - 24). Despite the entertainment value of articles like these, I think that there is a need for a tough-love primer on what the academy is and how to manage your expectations of it.

First off, let’s talk about what the academy isn’t. It is not a trade school. With the exception of some professional programs such as engineering, nursing, and business, your degree was never meant to get you a job.

Students at the first universities studied religion, literature, and philosophy, because they were from families who owned land and who would never have to work. Here in 2014, we’ve somehow transitioned into thinking that a liberal arts education is a qualification for getting a job.

Despite the best efforts of your Faculty to persuade you that your degree program will teach you marketable “critical thinking skills,” it won’t. If you don’t have those already, then you shouldn’t be here. Go to SIAST and learn how to weld -- you’ll be much happier there.

So, why should you get a degree? For the same reason

those first students did: because it’s important. Because you want to take part in a beautiful, rich tradition born of thousands of years of human thought. I graduated from the Faculty of Science and this goes double for us as well. None of us should have to defend the existence of our field, because the study of it is important. The university used to be the last bastion of this idea - before the commercialization of the degree and everything else. I cringe every time I see the university marketing materials that trot out History on a leash and tell you that the hiring manager at SaskPower would love to see a B.A. on your resume.

Secondly, let’s talk about how teaching and learning works in a university. The professors who teach your classes almost certainly have no training in how to teach. They are here to do research, and your class is probably an unwelcome distraction in their day.

It doesn’t matter.

In high school, you were taught by career educators. In university, chemists, and psychologists, and physicists, and artists are teaching you. That’s the value in your education. No, there’s no expectation that they make it “fun.” Some of them try to, and thank god for those people. But they don’t have to.

Your organic chemistry profes-

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sor isn’t going to try to get a group discussion going about reaction mechanisms, because that’s ridiculous. Yes, it will be on the test. Yes, you will have to memorize it. Most university classes are lecture-based, and that’s a perfectly acceptable format, given the material. If you cared enough, you might even Google the guy’s name and find that he’s a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada for his contributions to the field that he’s teaching you about.

The University of Regina may be small, and I laugh at all the jokes made at its expense, but we’re a heavy hitter in terms of research. As a graduate student, that’s why I’m here. We are able to punch way above our weight in many categories, and there is cause to be proud there.

My advice to you is to look into undergraduate research opportunities in your department and get to know your field. You might be surprised at how well respected we are, even relative

to universities you’d rather go to.

And, to respond to Alicia, your U of R credits may transfer.

Look up the Pan-Canadian Protocol on the Transferability of University Credits.

ing knowledge because of its alleged careful examination of the world, its skepticism, and its insistence on independently replicated results. You must advertise toothbrushes by promoting the Science that designed them. More seriously, fields of study that don’t actually seek empirical knowledge become suspect because they are not concrete. In the popular sphere, scientists become the high priests to whom we look for our understanding of the world.

People just want to know about the results of the latest study as opposed to the process of achieving those results. They want to know what those intelligent and trustworthy scientists have to tell them.

No matter how interesting it is to be told these factoids, they do not provide an ethical framework. In my experience, because of an unfortunate combination of Star Trek and John Lennon, there is a popular expectation that scientific progress inevitably results in ethical progress. As we learn more and can heal more maladies and prevent more disorders, peace and unity will come about as we rise above pettiness and conflict because we together stand in awe of the universe. We will naturally

become better persons along with our better knowledge.

However, as Joseph Ratzinger, better known as Pontiff Emeritus Benedict XVI, says, “If technical progress is not matched by corresponding progress in man’s ethical formation … then it is not progress at all, but a threat for man and for the world.” From where does this ethical progress come? I don’t think that most serious scientists would pretend that their field answers that question. Rather, the ethics that have been passed on for millennia still speak to us; they are not necessarily outdated like disproved theories.

Each individual needs to learn to examine his or her own unique unrepeatable life and decide how to apply this wisdom. This is the process of discovery that is most urgent in our lives, and in which we must participate. And when we leave the closed circle of the self to embrace our neighbours, especially with truth, we have progressed.

jordan ubbens contributor

Scientific delusions

Michael Chmielewski

I recently ran across a website listing “50 Interesting Science Facts.” It starts with the exact speed of light, includes the number of lightning bolts striking the earth each second, and mentions how many minutes in a day a giraffe sleeps. I suppose those facts are interesting in that I wasn’t bored by them, but really, who cares? I read them, thought, “I didn’t know that,” and forget them. Learning these factoids isn’t something around

which I center my thought. The list omits entirely the actual process of discovery. The scientific impulse, so I’m told, is to respond with wonder to something new or unexplained. True scientific curiosity isn’t filing a list of trivia in one’s mind. To say that one has an interest in science while only learning factoids by rote is like wanting to get the milk without buying the cow. It’s eminently appropriate to respond with wonder and

awe to the pied beauty of the universe. But it’s not the be-all and end-all of loving science. At some point, we ourselves must learn to discover.

Now, my concern is not that people like science for the wrong reasons. It’s more that in the popular imagination, information is somehow more credible when it has the imprimatur of cool and astonishing ‘Science’, which is seen as better than other forms of seek-

patrick malone contributor

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Who will win the T.O. mayoral election?

Well, the show’s over folks. Or at least, it seems to be in Toronto. Rob Ford, the Train Wreck Shaped like a Man, has finally left the Toronto mayoral race.

The Ford banner will still fly; Brother Doug has taken Rob’s place in the race. But polls suggest that whatever Ford will be on the final ballot will fall to John Tory, who is appropriately named for a centre-right politician. This might be cause for cheers, as almost anyone would be an improvement over Ford.

However, I am more concerned about the fate of the other serious contender, Olivia Chow.

At the start of her campaign, polls had her, not Tory, in the lead to be Toronto’s mayor. Yet, depending on which polls one consults, she now runs neck and neck with Rob/Doug Ford for second place! As much as she could turn out to be an ineffective mayor, I have no doubt that she’d be leagues better than the Fords. How then can her decline be explained? I feel that Chow miscalculated the degree to which Toronto saw her as the anti-Ford.

Chow made a big mistake in assuming that it was a done deal when she entered the race.

As I predicted in an earlier article, she did indeed emphasize her fiscal credentials and her immigrant roots. However, she did not seem to react well to challenges to her lead. Asked in a

Toronto Star interview what distinguished her from David Miller, a former mayor with left-wing credentials, she replied, “I’m not white. I’m not male. Want to start there?” What does this have to do with running a city?

Worse, her chief strategist Warren Kinsella had a public meltdown on Twitter after accusing Tory’s transit plan of being ‘segregationist’. Before that, Kinsella was already in hot water for interviewing Chow on Sun News without revealing he was on her campaign. In my opinion, this negative news seemed to have portrayed Chow as a left-wing version of Ford, too extreme and divisive. Tory, by contrast, managed to retain his image as a pragmatic centrist who could unite people. Given that Tory employs Nick Kouvalis, the man who helped Ford win in 2010, it is safe to say that attacking challengers to the left of the political spectrum would be easy for Tory’s campaign.

However, Chow’s failure can also be attributed to her inability to read people on key issues. A good example of her tone-deafness is how she handled the ongoing Scarborough subway debate. On fiscal grounds, Chow supported the construction of an already-planned light-rail transit (LRT) project, rather than a subway extension, because it would have served more people at less cost. Initially, both re-

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ports and polls seemed to back up Chow’s position. Yet, later on, her support in Scarborough plummeted from 31 per cent to 19 per cent. I suspect that Chow ignored the true reasons why the Scarborough subway mobilized Ford supporters; to them, a subway was a status symbol.

If downtown Toronto had them, Scarborough wanted them too.

This, of course, is a bad foundation for any transit policy. Yet to

date, it seems that no one was able to overcome such feelings of alienation. To make matters worse, the recently re-elected Ontario Liberal government promised to fund a subway extension in Scarborough. This placed Chow in a difficult position. While her plan was still realistic, the counter-arguments for a subway grew stronger as a result. Currently, Tory’s SmartTrack transit plan calls for such

an extension. I feel Chow could have successfully overcome renewed difficulties to pushing the Scarborough LRT if she could have shown that either Scarborough’s alienation did not stem from lack of subways or that the light rail option was not a sign of inferiority. As it stands, it seems that the constant debates over transit just led Scarborough residents to get fed up and demand that the most politically feasible option, in this case the subway, be built now.

Ultimately, Olivia Chow’s fate can be attributed to a false perception that she would prove to be as radical as Ford would be, just from a different side of the spectrum. Her recent strategy of trying to swing to the left in order to distinguish herself from Tory would probably exacerbate this. Part of this is a result of bad press. Yet the main reason for Olivia Chow’s downfall is that she remained too complacent. It now seems likely to me that she will be trampled by the anti-Ford wave she depended on.

taras matkovsky op-ed editor

Classically brilliant

Michael Chmielewski

For centuries in Europe and North America, being grounded in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Classical literature was considered essential to university education. Today’s university, however, looks quite different.

On the one hand, never have so many students had access to such a quality education. On the other hand, most students see a university education as a path to a job first and foremost, and they don’t see how ancient

cultures are relevant to that end.

Both of these latter views are mistaken.

The ancient cultures of Greece and Rome are an incredibly rich area of research and it is not a coincidence that universities have historically provided such fertile ground for the study of Classical texts. To summarize very hastily: ancient Greek philosophers asked questions about the nature of justice, wisdom, and the good; the

foundations of math, science, and history are equally traced back to the Greeks; the Romans reached great engineering and technological heights; and both cultures exhibited some of the finest art, architecture, and literature in our history. Careful, reasoned consideration of each of these areas is essential to an education that is meant to be more than mere training.

As a study of historical feats, Classics is a tremendously inter-

esting field, but it also continues to speak to us today through its broad range of topics and pervasive iconography. The Saskatchewan Legislature Building intentionally makes reference to the Parthenon, alluding to the connection between modern democracy and its earliest manifestations in Athens. More interesting still, the Parthenon was built with impressive geometric proportion and mathematical understanding that metaphorically links human knowledge to Athena, the goddess of wisdom to whom the temple was dedicated. In a single building, one can see themes of math, art, architecture, religion, politics, anthropology, and more.

Recognizing these links is a life-enriching experience, if only by showing us some degree of relation between ourselves and distant individuals or cultures.

There is a lesson for contemporary living even in such a trivial observation.

A fundamental aim of university is to help shape you into an informed citizen capable of reasoning independently and contributing positively to your society. The Classics department can offer this and they

have a pretty good professor to boot. I’m not a Classics major, but I’ve taken two courses in Latin and traveled to on a student trip to see these connections first hand. I don’t regret it at all.

Nonetheless, the increasing focus on job-readiness is understandable and seems to be a horrible consequence of the increasing cost of tuition. If you’re still not convinced to take some more Classics, you should know that Classics majors are relatively successful after graduation. Classics majors are high performers on the LSAT and the GRE, which leads them to a high rate of acceptance into law school and graduate school.

Classics majors also have a surprisingly high rate of acceptance into medical schools. Even if you don’t plan to move on to further study, Classics will give you a reflective aptitude that is very broadly applicable in “the real world” and will also make your four years in university far more intellectually fulfilling than most other classes or programs.

You can’t lose.

neil middlemiss contributor

letters

the carillon | September 25 - October 1, 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 Quid Nunc, The Staff

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Article Response: “Positive Reception for Military Co-op” (Sep. 18-24) I personally feel that the very idea of a military program in schools, in addition to receiving high school credits, is taking advantage of young, just graduating students, who have not yet decided what they want to do as a career. A quote from one of my own instructors during my own time in the military is particularly telling: “Our goal is to turn you into mindless, unthinking, drones.” With the recent federal govern-

ment cuts to Veterans Affairs, and the openly public problem of the military not being able to recruit soldiers, again due to repeated budget cuts, I find the idea of high schools trying to convince their students to join the military particularly distasteful. While I find that people should support the military and the military should be respected, I do not feel that high school students, who are particularly vulnerable to outside influences, should be provided with incentives from the high schools themselves, in terms of course

credits, to join the military.

The high school students should be able to make up their own minds, and it should be up to their own discretion over whether the military is the right career choice for them. The high schools should not be providing incentives, monetary or otherwise, to do so.

Jason Chestney Jason is a fourth-year University of Regina student, currently enrolled in the History Department.

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@shitsince1962 the carillon | September 25 - October 1, 2014

The Carillon gets real jobs!

Student paper no longer leeches off of EI kyle leitch bastard

On Sept. 22, the University of Regina held its bi-yearly Career Fair. We here at the Carillon, embittered and jaded by years of covert Marxist journalism (you were right all along, conspiracy theorists), decided that we should give up print journalism, and get real jobs. You read that right, folks. In your hands you hold the last issue of the Carillon.

“It came to the staff all at once, like a lightning bolt hit our collective genitalia,” said former editor-in-chief Michael Chmielewski. “We just said, ‘fuck it.’” Michael, now employed by K+S Potash Canada, was quickly shuffled off into a poorly- lit back room, whereupon the remaining staff was chased off with a broom.

“I’m gonna miss the Carillon, in the oddest way,” said former news editor Alec Salloum. “Playing the Sasquatch for Saskatchewan Parks is going to be better, but at least no one yells at me for shitting in public there.” Fortune did not smile so favorably on other staff members. After being lured in by the promise of a cookie, former multimedia editor Brady Lang was enlisted for a four-year hitch

Kyle Leitch Pictured: the staff ofthis very newspaper becoming productive members of society.

with the Armed Forces. Dick Cheney assassinated John Kapp while Kapp was enquiring about employment opportunities at Halliburton Iraq. Former op-ed editor Taras Matkovsky had to embrace neoclassical economics and become a broker for Sun Life Financial. I myself took

some shrapnel in the leg during the gang turf war between longtime blood rivals Wal-Mart and Home Depot.

“Honestly, I couldn’t be happier about the Carillon going under,” said a senior university administrator. “I hated that fucking rag.”

In your hands you hold the last issue of the Carillon.

- bastard

Budget cuts: a creative approach Because every little bit helps john loeppky o.g.

President Timmons, in her recent video interview with this very newspaper, cited an increase in utility bills as one reason for the surge in tuition this semester. As a man of honour I pledge, in writing this article, to help the administration solve this persistent problem. Below are three ways the U of R can keep tuition rates rising at only double the cost of living.

Residence Given the fact that the spout on my bathtub just fell of, I do not think that every room in residence needs water all of the time. Why not provide water in shifts? First, the fourth years (as we are the most important), then the first years so that there aren’t too many parental complaints, and lastly, the second and third years because they think that after just a few years on campus — and having not gone through the rigors of this institution’s flaws — they are experts in everything U of R. For those who just can’t wait,

Michael Chmielewski The height of wasteful extravagance.

run shifts at the theatre department and pool showers. Staff it with Fine Arts students. It’s not like they work hard as it is and already provide us with beautiful art on an increasingly limited budget, or anything.

The lights near the lockers in the Lab building Because good ol’ H2O isn’t the only culprit here. After all, it’s not like the lights are all switched on

regularly anyway. The few watts you save here could be used to intensify the lighting upstairs in the Riddell Centre so that we can also see the errors in the student planners that much more clearly, or add another loud speaker so that you REALLY CAN’T HEAR YOURSELF DURING TRIVIA NIGHT AT THE OWL. Water fountains on campus

Who needs hydration anyway?

Economize space and put up more Whiskey and Wine posters for URSU in their place. You could add more unused lockers; we all know how much this university loves lockers. Or, if you really think it’ll help, put in another Coke machine or three.

While you’re at it, come to think of it, cut water to the residence office and the student lounges, some things are just worth sacrificing.

[L]astly, the second and third years, because they think that after just a few years on campus — and having not gone through the rigors of this institution’s flaws — they are experts in everything U of R. - o.g.

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