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Rainbow Retro in Moose Jaw will be closing later this month, and we bid this accessible and affordable shop a fond farewell. Closing time p. 5 When tragedy rocks a province how do we critically engage with a story’s narrative and identify our place in it? Is it the time to point fingers or to invite with open arms? On obligations p. 11 news a&c a&c op-ed o 65 ssue sep emb r 15 21 2002 on e na om FNU v gi sorry S S gold g ls on obl gat ons Learn the history of the IIHF’s Ice Hockey Women’s World Champion ship, and how our Canadian team brought home gold for the twelfth time. FNU vigil p. 3 Tranquil & tropical p.5
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vol. 65 The Regina Floral Conservatory has just re-opened their doors following their regular summer-long hiatus, and contributor Wren Gessner has the scoop on how you can take advantage of the space. As the Sask government adjusts fund ing for education support programs, many worry that the support needed will no longer be available. Sorry SIS p. 4 Gold girls p. 8 2SLGBTQIA+ thrift
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“That’s why we have to come together. It’s a scary thing to think
that violence might breed more violence.” Bear said the FSIN has been helping victims’ families find places to stay near their loved ones, because returning home to JSCN right now is not an option.
The white streetlights were not the only thing that lit the grounds of the First Nations University (FNU) of Canada. The warm glow of over 200 candles lit the faces of those standing in sup port of the stabbing victims from James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN) and Weldon. The ceremony be gan outside at the bottom of the glass atrium tipi. Many people, students and full families alike, stood somberly as the sun lowered behind the horizon.
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FNU holds candle vigil for stabbing victims
As the sun sank behind the clouds, the lights in the tipis turned on in the colours of the medicine wheel. The light from the candles glowed brighter in the night.
“The fire you’re carrying symbolizes the soul, the spir it, the fire within the ones that have gone on,” began Omeasoo.
“They have food at the hospi tals and clothing because peo ple had to evacuate their homes with nothing, they can’t go back because their homes are crime scenes,” said Bear. “We have to pray for them, that’s why we’re here tonight. We’re here to pray for those families.”
Vice Chief Aly Bear of the Federation of Sovereign Indige nous Nations (FSIN) took the po dium. “I know these past few days have been challenging, heavy,” said Aly Bear. “A lot of us are in
“At the end of the day this is colonialism, and it’s manifested itself into this violence, this lat eral violence that is in our com munities,” said Bear. “This is ad dictions and mental health issues that comes from colonialism, that comes from residential schools, that comes from trauma, on top
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hear our community say we need help, we need resources. We need mental health supports. We need resources for language, learning, for culture. I hope that you will take
said that they had seen some of those acts of kindness that have already been shown around the campus. Some one had anonymously sent a stack of pizzas to the ta-tawaw Student Centre located in the Research and Innovation Building. Accord ing to Campbell, it was an act that was very small, but it made a big difference for staff and students.
On Sep 4, JSCN and the nearby community of Weldon were attacked in a brutal stabbing rampage that left 11 people dead and 19 injured. Only a few hours before the candle vigil began, suspect Myles Sanderson was caught and obtained by police on Highway 11 near Rosthern, a few hours south-west of where the crimes occurred. Sanderson was later declared dead at the Royal University Hospital. At this time, the cause of death is undeclared.
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“Maybe even your own race re lations, and I pay respect to your material, your ancestors. Each and every one of you has that fire within, we’re born with that. God gave us that. That’s spirit within us, in our Omeasoohearts.”went on to explain that by holding the fire, people are sending strength to those who died in the mass killing. The strength is also needed for recov ering victims and their families.
The evening concluded with a final closing song, then the dousing of candles. Across the province, two other vigils for the JSCN and Weldon victims, in Saskatoon and Prince Albert, also commenced to recognize the victims who lost their lives in the largest mass murder to ever take place in Saskatchewan. Another prayer ceremony took place at the FNU on Friday, Sep
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People stand on the lawn of the First Nations University of Canada holding candles as the sun descends behind the clouds.
“They were grandparents, they were parents, they were un cles, aunties, brothers, sisters, and I feel for them too; just like you, I feel for them,” said Omeasoo. “But God has plans, because he fortold the past that you will see hard times, and this is one of them. Each and every one of you have the ability to communicate with one Omeasoo’sanother.”opening prayer was then followed up by an hon our song, sung by Arlee Weenie.
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shock and dealing with a lot of emotions. My suggestions is that you feel those emotions, and in a safe space and in a safe way. Find your“Wesupports”.were coming together tonight to stand with James Smith Cree Nation, to honor the lives that have been taken so soon, but they need to be remembered as heroes, because they fought for their family members that are still alive.” Bear explained that many of the actions labelled as “sense less violence” are consequently products of intergenerational trauma and colonialism.
“We were coming together tonight to stand with James Smith Cree Nation, to honor the lives that have been taken so soon, but they need to be re membered as heroes, because they fought for their family members that are still alive.”
At FNU, the ceremony be gan with the lighting of candles. Some families brought picnic blankets to sit on with their chil dren, but many stood as the cer emony began. Even some police officers were present in uniform holding up a candle in support. Opening prayers were spoken by Elder Dennis Omeasoo and Mar garet Rockthunder.
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of trauma, on top of trauma, without actually dealing with the root of the issue in healing and healing ourselves together.”
Bear encouraged those in attendance to act as allies for the long-term recovery of all victims in theAssociatesituation. vice-president for Indigenous Engagement at the University of Regina, Lori Campbell, echoed the same con cerns for approaching with empa thy and respect through difficult recovery periods. “When you
Assistance Programming (SAP). SIS, unlike SAP, gave cheques di rectly to residents rather than to the landlords so residents could have more autonomy over their spending. In an article written by Arthur White-Crummey with the Regina Leader-Post, many resi dents received less money than they received on SAP because costs of utilities and shelter were wrapped into White-Crummeyone. also visited a tent-city called Camp Hope. It was a place where people could go because programs like SIS
I’m hopeful to get one pro-abortion sign within a 100-kilometre radius of every anti-abortion sign. There are at least eight anti-abortion signs in the Weyburn and Estevan area. I don’t think we need to put up eight of our signs there, but at least two or three would be good.
were not working, creating more homelessness and poverty rather than eliminating it. While there are of course other homeless shelters in Regina, they had been found to fill up quickly as well. Global News reporter Daz Dhali wal said options for people experi encing homelessness were sparse; while they offered to house people in hotels for two days, they would then be returned to the streets.
Instead,right. it is often not consid ered, as anyone who is not able to work to provide revenue to the society they live in often lives in lower quality conditions. From a business standpoint they become a liability in terms of what they cost, as profit incentivizes welfare. Hence why, until recently, and only after much scrutiny, it was adjusted to have direct payments to landlords and utilities again.
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A couple things. Obviously, the current climate in the USA has brought abortion laws, access, and equity into the forefront of everyone’s minds. Even though [abortion] is legal here, I think a lot of us now understand we aren’t guaranteed that. Another part was that I took a road trip on August long weekend with a friend. We passed 13 anti-abor tion or Christian-related bill boards. So, I expressed frustration about that and wondered: what can I do about this? I just want to put up a pro-abortion billboard. My friend was like, “Why not?”
It would be great if more people knew about these organizations. Another thing that other news ar ticles haven’t mentioned – that I think is amazing – is that we have started working with the United Church. We’re for sure working with one church to set up a bill board. I’m sending a letter to the rest of the United Churches in Saskatchewan this week. I’m re ally hopeful to get more of them on board as well. I think it’s a very loud statement that will mean a lot to a lot of people.
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Shifting programs will be like going from sailing a yacht to a paper boat Education support programs cannot be supplemented by SIS
Megan Johnston recently had a similar experience. Then she had an idea. Last month, Megan formed Abortion is Healthcare Signs Inc. This non-profit or ganization intends to spread its message by erecting billboards all over Saskatchewan to remind everyone what abortion is really about: healthcare. I spoke to Me gan about the project.
SIS is somewhat of a con troversial program, considering that in October 2021 a tent city emerged in Pepsi Park due to SIS replacing the Saskatchewan
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The most difficult thing for us will be finding locations to put the billboards. For example, for
ty as well who are historically in the most underemployed sectors of society, leaving many at the mercy of these programs. This often leads to also being on food stamps, having a lower quality of care, and a lower quality of life, as there’s often very minimal ability if any for hobbies, social outings, and the Lastly,like.it’s important to con sider those in high needs of medication and or medical care who need to worry about travel expenses or coverage for health needs, such as the elderly or preg nant people for example. These factors among many others are what have led to concerns from landlords as well, as it damages their profit when people can’t af ford to pay, and it denies the ten ants a home – something which should be considered a basic hu man
Roadside scenery just got a little bit better than farm equipment and canola fields.
Until recently, the Provincial Training Allowance (PTA) has been available to assist applicants with educational training, work readiness, and employment train ing. Instead, those in need of such supports have been guided to ap ply for Saskatchewan Income Support (SIS), or in some cases, Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disability (SAID).
What is the origin story of the organization?
Are there any other orga nizations you would like the readers to know about?
Pro-abortion billboards in the works for Sask roadsides
Besides helping raise funds, how else can people get involved and spread the message of the organization?
Ideally, how many pro-abortion billboards would you like to put up?
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PTA had no income excep tions, which was something the government wanted to address. But the one provided from SIS
The first half is that I would like to plaster Canada with pro-abortion billboards. The sec ond half is that I would like to amplify voices of already exist ing non-profit organizations and
You have a GoFundMe set up to raise $50,000 for this project. So far, over $20,000 has been raised. What’s the plan?
You can follow Abortion is Healthcare on Instagram and TikTok: @skabortionsigns.
It’s like they’re trying to make people’s lives more difficult at this point.
is rather low, being under $400 per month. However, due to PTA not having an income exemption, one cannot be working while on it. Though, the training and or schooling had a good turn around for employment being achieved afterwards.Unfortunately, SIS has had its fair share of other criticisms. The biggest regarding the switch from PTA to SIS that would involve a difficult application process, lim itations based on the number of children one has, and the location they live in. As an example, if a family has more than three chil dren, the amount received is the same as someone who only has three children. This is because the max amount given for children is listed as “three plus,” meaning the amount is the same regardless. In terms of location, both Saskatoon and Regina residents receive the same amount, as they’re the two largest cities for the shelter bene fit. However, the rest of the prov ince is lumped together to receive the same amount. This can be seen as problematic as there may be factors regarding housing not considered in smaller or rural ar eas such as cost of rent, quality of low-cost housing, pay, and hours available work-wise to eventually get off assistance.
us to rent a large billboard space from a company would cost us between $8,000-$12,000 a year. But we can make our own small er signs for around $1,000, and then pay a lease fee to a landown er for about $300 a year. If any one wants to get involved, if they know landowners willing to lease some space for us, that would be the most helpful way. Then we’ll have our merch, which will in clude lawn signs, some clothing, and so on. Those should be out in the next couple weeks.
About 60. Altogether, I think there’s around 80 in Sas katchewan.
‘Jesus loves you’ even if you get an abortion
If you’re lucky, you get to see the sun set over the plains on a calm, clear evening. But often that view is interrupted by a slew of corny billboards that ensure you Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. Even more irksome is the plethora of anti-abortion billboards that punctuate the oth erwise unremarkable landscape.
What is your organiza tion’s mission?
You started a Google map of all the anti-abor tion billboards around Saskatchewan. How many billboards have you identi fied so far?
could donate. The GoFundMe is temporary. Once we get our non-profit status, we will start fundraising by selling mer chandise and billboards, and people will be able to donate directly to the website.
Another thing to consider are the frequent complaints about the ability to survive off minimum wage, being that Saskatchewan has the lowest rate in Canada. This includes those on disabili
You have your double-double. The radio is playing either Nick elback or The Tragically Hip. You’re surrounded by drivers that don’t understand how a passing lane works. Yes, it’s the Saskatch ewan road trip.
Everything with the social media pages started taking off a lot faster than I thought it was going to. I made the GoFundMe because people kept asking how they could help, and where they
The Regina and Saskatoon Abortion Support Networks. They’re both fairly new organi zations, so they’re fundraising to help people access abortion care.
businesses that support abortion. I would like to do some work with them to improve understanding about the laws about abortion in Canada, as well as the procedure of abortion itself, in order to re duce stigma and shame.
For adults who would like to get a little more hands on, the Regina Floral Conservatory also offers a yearly membership for $25. This membership gives you access to the morning hours to help plant flowers, greet people at the front, and (the coolest in my opinion) access to the bubble. An gela and Arlee were kind enough to show me around the bubble, which is where they store all their
buttons with pride flags, buttons with pronouns, and buttons with various sayings and phrases in an assortment of themes.
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the building running and create beautiful displays throughout the year. If you’re thinking of visiting, their general hours are 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Their official website is reginafloralconservatory.ca if you would like more information.
Rainbow Retro separated its store into categories in a unique and inclusive way. Instead of having a men’s and a women’s section, they had masculine and feminine sections as well as a gen der-neutral section. By eliminat ing gendered clothing sections, the store reinforced its inclusive
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With fall just around the corner, students with be looking for a cozy place to study. While some may take comfort in the local Starbucks, why not consider sup porting a local, volunteer-run, tropicalThegetaway?Regina Floral Conser vatory is a hidden gem that most students don’t seem to be aware of. However, I can attest that this beautiful location has everything you’ll need for that perfect study session or for a relaxing after noon. I had the opportunity to speak with two volunteers, Angela and Arlee, about the conservato ry and everything they are offer ing this coming year. These were some of the bubbliest people I have met, and they immediately made me feel super welcome.
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Rainbow Retro will be clos ing down for good on Saturday, September 24. Even though the store is leaving, the rainbow bench and the Pride mural will remain.
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plants used for the conservatory. They have a variety of mother plants that provide saplings, and hundreds of little starter plants.
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are one of the first 100 customers during that time, you will be able to get a free hot dog lunch. Make sure you head by Rainbow Retro in Moose Jaw before September 24 to find some high quality af fordable thrifted finds for 50 per cent off and say goodbye to the beloved store before it closes its doors for good.
Perhaps the most unique ad dition to their re-opening for fall is their new theme, focused on well ness and mental health. Plants are known to play a part in relaxation and vitality, and this floral con servatory has always been one of the most tranquil places in Regi na. This year, the Regina Floral Conservatory has created an ad ditional walking tour throughout the plant life. As one walks along the path, smells the flowers, and listens to the waterfalls, they can also read the signs which talk about the benefits of being in na ture.If self-guided walks aren’t your thing, the conservatory has a
In places like Saskatchewan, it can be difficult to find plac es that are outwardly inviting to 2SLGBTQIA+ people and are guaranteed safe spaces. June is only one month out of the year, and queer people need spaces and stores that are for them and support them all year round. One of these stores was the Rainbow Retro Thrift Store in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, and that is what makes it so devastating that the store is Rainbowclosing.Retro opened four years ago in Moose Jaw. From Tuesday to Sunday every week, Rainbow Retro sold clothing, fur niture, and household items. Ev erything sold at Rainbow Retro was second-hand and affordable. When the store first opened, its purpose was to be a supplemen tary income for the Moose Jaw Pride organization, and all the money made from sales at Rain bow Retro went to Moose Jaw Pride. Every purchase supported the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and helped put on events. Aside from being an extra source of in
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With the closing date of Rainbow Retro coming up fast, the store is holding a 50 per cent off sale. Everything other than vintage is 50 per cent off the al ready affordable prices. They
variety of programs for all ages. With the stress of quizzes and midterms already in our midst, why not consider joining others for an hour of tranquility? Tran quility hour is a time to visit the conservatory and enjoy a quiet space where you can reflect or en joy a breath of fresh air. This pro gram runs every Thursday from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. If a quiet setting isn’t what you’re looking for, the conservatory also offers a lunch program on Fridays from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. This is a bring your own lunch event where you can enjoy your lunch on the benches and chairs provided. With all the friendly faces around, you might even meet a new acquaintance.
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Did I mention entry is entire ly by donation? The conservatory uses any donations to help keep
Retro has a strong social media presence on Face book and Instagram. Their social media pages advertised sales, new items, and the beautiful chalk board art featured outside the store. They utilized their social media pages well to showcase incoming products, availability of products, discounted prod ucts, and their support of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
have a large collection of vi nyl records, clothes of all types, blankets, and various house hold wares all for 50 per cent off. In addition to these items, they have a large assortment of 2SLGBTQIA+ themed items. They have pride hats, large flags, handheld flags, and other various pride themed items. Included in this is Rainbow Retro’s large col lection of buttons and pins. They have enamel pins with pride flags,
Don’t forget about the free tea and coffee that is always provided. The perfect drinks for a post-class study session! For those with little ones under five years old, the con servatory offers a “Little Garden ers” program where kids can go enjoy the flowers, play at a vari ety of stations, and even plant a flower of their own. The program begins on September 27 with reg istration closing September 17.
come, Rainbow Retro was able to help low-income families by providing clothing, furniture, and household items at lower prices and having these items be sustain able for those families.
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On Sep 24, Rainbow Retro will be hosting a Grand Closing BBQ Bash. If you arrive at the store between 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. and
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Whether you are looking for a quiet place to study, having a so cial hour, or just want to escape the colder months approaching, the Regina Floral Conservatory is always a happy, relaxing place to visit.
Newest trend is exploitation for the parents’ gain
“Unlike television and movies, social media has no laws for child labour, and parents can exploit their children as much as they want with no repercussions. Some children are plastered all over their parents’ social media so their parents can take in the cash.”
her twins unattended in her car while she went to the beach with friends. She has admitted that she’s left the twins in dirty diapers for over an hour. There’s a video of her dropping her baby after drinking alcohol. There is more than one video of the twins eating off a public bathroom floor while Maia films. Like Wren Eleanor, videos of Scout and Violet have disgusting comments sexualizing them.Regarding their privacy, Maia does not put in much effort. She has publicly said places she goes with her twins. People online have been able to find the location of her home and her mother’s home.
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ized on the internet. As of August 2021, 93.5 per cent of Piper’s Ins tagram followers were men. There has been a lot of con troversy about Piper and her mom, Tiffany, over the years. In 2017, at the age of 36, Tiffa ny kissed an underage boy while live-streaming. This boy claimed that Tiffany gave alcohol to Pip er who was nine years old at the
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ing their children. Unlike tele vision and movies, social media has no laws for child labour, and parents can exploit their children as much as they want with no re percussions. Some children are plastered all over their parents’ social media so their parents can take in the cash. Here are some specific examples of parents using their children for financial gain on TikTok.
The comments are predatory. Rumours have been circulating for months that photos of Wren are on CSAM sites. The concern for this little girl is valid even if the rumours are false. 17 million people is a lot of people to look at one little girl and trust that their intentions are Jacquelyn,pure.Wren’s mother, has responded to the concerns for her daughter, but her statement was dismissive. She did not seem overly concerned about photos of her child being on inappropriate websites. But she did turn off the ability to save the videos of Wren.
Tiffany is currently being sued by former members of Pip er’s inner circle for physical, ver bal, emotional, and sexual abuse. Court documents allege that Tif fany was “sexually inappropriate and confrontational” towards the
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Wren is a toddler, and she is be ing sexualized on the internet. Comments on the post show men saying a three-year-old is ‘hot.’
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Had to exploit the child when there’s a dog just begging to be noticed.
With the recent release of Jen nette McCurdy’s book, I’m Glad My Mom Died, the conversation about child exploitation for the sake of media has become louder than ever. As TikTok has risen in popularity, many have made their living through content surround
The case of BebopAndBebe is a fascinating one and has been growing rapidly. Their spike in popularity comes after rumours of the pair being kidnapped start ed circulating online. There is no solid proof that the mother and daughter duo are kidnapped, but that did not stop people online from finding real missing person cases and linking them to the pair. BebopAndBebe has over 4.6 mil lion followers. Not only do they have a successful TikTok channel, but the young girl has also com peted in child beauty pageants.
er’s account. In the video, the mother says, “what did you lie about?” and Peyton responds, “that I was forced,” and then the mother made him repeat the sen tence again. The apology video is incredibly uncomfortable because the child seems like he’s being forced to apologize and another man, presumably the father, is standing right next to him.
Wren Eleanor
Jacquelyn is the mother of three-year-old Wren Eleanor, who the account is named after. The TikTok account has over 17 million followers. At first glance, this account looks like a whole some page featuring a cute tod dler doing normal toddler activ ities. Nothing seems amiss about what’s going on with little Wren. But, when you look closer at some of the posts, some of which have now been deleted, something sin ister begins to unravel.
Maia Knight became popu lar on TikTok for being a single mom with twin girls, Scout and Violet. Her account has over 8 million followers. She is very loved on TikTok, but she is still guilty of exploiting her children and other bad behaviour.
On TikTok, you’re able to see how many times a specific video has been saved. On a nor mal video of Wren, the post will receive a few hundred or maybe a couple thousand saves. Videos of the little girl in a bathing suit have over 100,000 saves, along with videos of the little girl holding a tampon. Those videos have mil lions of views. For a short period, when you searched ‘Wren Elea nor’ on TikTok, it would auto-fill to “Wren eating hotdog [sic].”
with Piper anymore. According to Piper’s Instagram, you can pay $1500 to meet and hang out with Piper.
Piper Rockelle first started growing on the internet in 2017 after starring in a web series. Since then, her YouTube channel has grown and so has her TikTok. Piper is 15 years old and has 8 million YouTube subscribers and 8 million TikTok followers. Piper has also been mentioned when discussing children being sexual
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time, and that Tiffany tried to take him into her bedroom. A moth er who knows both Tiffany and Piper claimed on an Instagram Live that Tiffany sends photos of Piper to a stalker in exchange for designer clothes. The kids who make videos with Piper are often forced by Tiffany to work for over 12 hours a day and are told that if they spent time with people outside of Piper’s circle, that they won’t be allowed to make videos
Like the previous two, there are some videos of Bebop, the little girl, that are considered to be inappropriate. Some videos show her on a leash. She is always wearing a full face of makeup in every TikTok. There are multiple videos with racist undertones that appear to be racially motivated. But you cannot blame a child for her appearance in these vid eos. She’s six years old, and her mother is most likely behind the TikToks.Bebop has a brother named Peyton, and leaked screenshots that are supposedly from Pey ton give a little more informa tion than the mother would care to share. When a fan asked him “ohhhh [sic], ok but like fr [sic] are you being forced into these videos,” he responded “yea.” Af ter these screenshots came out, the mother forced Peyton to make a public apology. This apology has been deleted from the moth
young kids. The girls had to wear “short skirts and low-cut tops” while in Piper’s videos. Tiffany and Piper are both countersuing the former members for attempt ing to lie about the sexual abuse in order to extort money.
– Jorah Bright
Piper Rockelle
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They began by making a land acknowledgement and in forming us that their flutist was ill that evening, and as a result one of the pieces in the program unfortunately would be removed. After, they acknowledged their
Wascana Centre offers eight dif ferent self-guided walking tours that allow individuals to learn about the different areas of the lake. Each tour is meant to take between 15 and 30 minutes. The fact that they are self-guided means that one can take however long they want in order to com plete the tour. You can choose a tour to learn about the Royal Saskatchewan Museum, Darke Hall, Pine Island, Mackenzie Art Gallery, Goosehill Park, the rec reational facilities, the University of Regina, or the preserved plant and animal life in the area. Being a student at the university, I want ed to take the time to learn about my school and get to know my community better.
All in all, the self-guided tour was an interesting way for me to interact with my university and learn more about its history. It is easy to take it for granted when you are inside the buildings, how ever viewing the buildings from the outside offers a different per spective.
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when the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College (SIFC) devel oped a federal partnership with the University of Regina. The building cost $30 million to build and opened its doors in 2003. To day, it is still the only First Nations university in Canada.
Review of the baroque ensemble’s recent performance and venue
With 693 bedrooms as dorms and apartment-styled residences, the 12 story towers are home to many students each semester.
I have never experienced a performance of this nature be fore and have also never attended anything in the Knox-Metropoli tan United Church either. Walk ing up to the church was lovely. The entrance is directly across from Victoria Square Park and the church bells were ringing as all the guests began to filter in. The inside of the church is very well kept and beautiful to look at. They have large stained-glass windows and a balcony for those in attendance to sit in. I’ve never sat in a church with a balcony before, and it is certainly some thing I wouldn’t mind doing more often. As far as church pews go, these are definitely some of the more comfortable pews I have sat in, which was a pleasant surprise.
sponsors: Saskatchewan Lotter ies, Saskatchewan Arts Board, Saskatchewan Orchestral Associ ation, City of Regina, and Luther College at the University of Regi na who donated a portative organ for the performance. Once all the formalities were over, it was time for the performance to begin.
The remainder of the show continued on the main floor.
the road beside Ad-Hum. The most interesting thing I learned from the tour is that Archer Li brary was initially designed to act as the official entrance of the uni versity.On the corner is the Class room Building. This building is home to many lecture halls, class rooms, research labs, and faculty offices. The Classroom Building
The other soprano soloist featured during the evening, April Polasek, gives every single Disney princess a run for their money. How her voice carried and the nature of the songs she was singing remind ed me so much of Snow White when she’s singing along with the birds. Her dark brown hair and complexion certainly added to the Snow White vibes that I was feeling. It was breathtaking to lis ten to.
The self-guided tour also takes you to the First Nations Uni versity of Canada which was de signed by an Indigenous architect named Douglas Cardinal. The First Nations University Regina campus was established in 1976
The tour then takes you to the most well-known building and arguably the heart of the univer sity, the Administration-Human ities building, more commonly known by students as Ad-Hum. The building houses a variety of
Shortly after passing the First Nations University, you come across Luther College and Cam pion College. Luther College has a student residence that houses 217 people and is affiliated with the high school located across the city. These colleges are both accredited and are affiliated with the University of Regina’s main campus.The Wakpa and Paskwaw residences opened in 2016 and are located behind the two col leges. There is also the Language Institute which is home to the Bilingual Studies Centre as well as a Summer Centre for our in ternational students. The massive green towers behind the Lan guage Institute are known as Kisik Towers which opened in 2004 and cost $38 million to build.
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The walk starts at the Was cana Centre bike path, which travels along the north side of campus. The University of Re gina is one of the founding agen cies and a partner of the Wascana Centre Authority. This means that it assists in adding to the pur pose of Wascana Centre through the expansion and enlargement of educational opportunities.
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They spent all that money building the residence, you’d think they could afford to add some larger windows.
Irregular Pearls program which features composers from the 17th and 18th centuries.
The design of the church allowed for her voice to carry for what felt like miles. There was no reason for a microphone to be anywhere in sight with how crystal clear and vibrant the sound was.
On September 10 at Knox-Met ropolitan United Church locat ed in downtown Regina, the Per Sonatori Baroque Ensemble per formed their program Darkness to Light. They are a group of period-instrument players and vocalists who focus on pieces that were composed during the Baroque era. Their performance techniques, the instruments they use, and even how they tune them are all informed by this era.
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Don’t forget to smile, your parents are watching.
After intermission, the choir as a whole took the stage. The wall of sound that came from the 18 performers felt like a tsunami crashing over me. Each layer hit with such force that it
entrance is in a beautiful area covered with greenery.
administrative offices, such as the business office, the Registrar’s office, financial services, student loans and financial aid, and the President’s office. Furthermore, Ad-Hum is also where the ‘pit,’ a sunken area in the floor with sofas, is located. Students often come to use this area of Ad-Hum to study.Archer Library is away from
Overall, the perfor mance and the location were ab solutely spectacular. Words don’t even begin to capture the feel ings that this group can pull out of you. If you’re wishing to see them at their next performance, they will be at Knox-Metropol itan United Church on Friday October 21 at 7:30 p.m. for their
The vocalists were stun ning, but we can’t forget to men tion the string players and organ ist. They were a small but mighty group consisting of three violins, one viola, one cello, one double bass, and one organ. The organ ist also doubled as the conductor for the choir and strings. They had moments in each piece where the vocalists were silent, and you could hone in on the sound com ing from the instruments. The group held their own and the in tensity did not subside during the instrumental portions, and they did a wonderful job of providing support in the background when needed.
Darkness to Light by the Per Sonatori Baroque Ensemble
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There’s so much to learn about our university that you don’t realize from the inside
Talk about starting with a bang! The first soloist, Victoria Stroeder, was up in the balco ny while the strings were on the ground accompanying. That’s how a show should be started.
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made me breathless. Throughout the movements they featured the two sopranos from earlier, Stro eder and Palasek, along with alto Solveig Hovdestad, tenor Aar on Balkaran, and bass Michael Hawkes. Hearing the layering of sound and the subtlety of the accompanying support during in dividual features was remarkable. Watching each member, their performances looked utterly ef fortless.
[…] As well the whole team, not even the ones that are playing can travel with us which creates a fun opportunity.TheCougars Soccer team
Luckey: Playing U of S. This is where I am from. I played with lots of players, the coaches coached me when I was younger.
Miller is a fourth-year player, and plays the position known as midfield. She is from Kamloops, BC, and has played previously in Thompson Okanagan FC. Her experience with the Cougars in volved 645 minutes on the field while scoring 3 goals and 4 assists in the season of 2021. Lukey is a second-year player in the forward position and came from Saskatoon playing in the Junior Huskies soc cer team. With her first official sea son in 2021 during peak COVID, she saw 137 minutes of action on the field. Let’s get to know these two players and their feelings on this season thus far!
The University of Regina women’s soccer team has started up their season for 2022 and have played four games so far. Some games have ended with a successful win, some have ended with a tie, oth er games with a loss. To get you a full insight of feelings about this upcoming season, we did an inter view with Grace Miller and Shayla Lukey to fully read into what they hope to see this upcoming season.
[…] This is where a bunch of girls come together who want to come
Miller: Excited for this sea son, especially with Asher being the new official head coach. Plus, a whole new coaching staff with her. […] Our team has a whole lot of energy and dedication, so I am very Lukey:excited!We
Canada saw a full press from the US which led to the US out shooting Canada 12-6 in the third period alone. The US had multi
Look sharp, aim sharper.
An interview with two players on the season so far, and which teams they’re most excited to face off against
Miller: So, our prospect camp.
The previous games that have happened thus far all
Lukey: We don’t really look down on losses, […] more of a learning opportunity to push our selves for the next weekend. We watch videos to see what was suc
The International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship, or Women’s World Champion ship for short, was just held in Denmark. The tournament is now hosted every year and is or ganized by the IIHF. This first female championship was creat ed in 1990 as a way for female hockey players to compete at the international level for their coun tries. This provided women the opportunity to showcase their tal ents at the international level and gave room for potential improve ments to games including the first professional women’s ice hockey league.Canada and the United States have dominated this tour nament since its inception in 1990. Canada currently holds the most gold metal titles at 12, and the US holds the second-most gold medals with nine. Since 1990, the US and Canada have met in all the finals, except on one occasion when Canada lost to Finland in the semifinals back in 2019.Team Canada came into the tournament having won gold at both the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo
which is exciting as well.
Your season has just be gun, and this past weekend was Prospect Camp. Can you tell our readers about this camp?
and the 2021 World Champion ships in Calgary. Canada started the tournament strong by win ning all their preliminary games except for one. Canada lost to the US 5-2, however the score did not impact their advancement in the tournament and they were able to apply the lessons they learned to future games. In the quarterfi nals, Canada beat Sweden 3-0 to advance to the semifinals where Canada beat Switzerland 8-1 to advance to the gold medal match.
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ple opportunities to equalize in the third period as a pair of pow er plays were given, however they were unable to convert. Head coach Troy Ryan saw his team as a work in progress throughout the tournament and acknowledged that the Canadian forwards strug gled with their chemistry early in the tournament.Canadasaw the return of 18 players to their roster from the Olympics as did the US, though the US forwards were able to gain chemistry quicker than the Canadian forwards were able to. In learning from their previous meeting with the US in the pre liminary round, Canada was able to move the puck quicker and more effectively and were seen to be more tenacious in their de fence and work habits.
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Bringing home gold since 1990.
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Seeing Canada win their third goal medal within the span of a year is an amazing accom plishment and would be for any team. Canadians should be proud of their women’s team and the accomplishments they have achieved over the course of the year. Canada is set to host the 2023 World Championships, though no host city has been named, and the US is set to host the 2024 World Championships.
have such a big ros ter, […] which brings in so many different personalities, playing styles, to play with and play off of. This is something exciting to work together as a team and reach a common goal.
In the final, Canada and the US saw their third final against each other within a span of a year. Canada beat the US in Cal gary in a 3-2 overtime to win the World Championships. Cana da then secured another victory when they beat the US 3-2 again at the Olympics in Beijing to win the gold medal. Canada saw the US for a third time during the 2022 World Championship Fi nal where they beat the US 2-1 to bring home the gold medal. Brianne Jenner scored two goals for Canada to secure the win, and goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens had 20 shots saved.
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victoria baht staff writer Cougars women’s soccer on season
What team are you most looking forward to playing personally, and can you ex plain why?
so far Once again the Ice Hockey Women’s World Chamionship was cannucked right up 12th gold medal for Canada’s women’s hockey team
cessful, [which] gives the opportu nity for growth.
play university soccer. They come have a weekend with the Cougars that involves games, training ses sions, classroom work with coach es, […] all of us girls got to be a part of it and make it a special part for their weekend. […] We finished our weekend with signing up our new Lukey:recruits.This
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Now that the team is all together, how do you feel about the season coming up now that you have played a couple of games?
have a variety of different scores. How is your team approaching and evaluating these games to see an overall difference in the future?
Miller: Playing UBCO for me, this is my hometown. In my last year I get to have all my family and friends come and watch me play. I am looking forward to playing them. Plus, it is early in the sea son, so I still think we have a lot of energy, […] and a road trip is always lots of fun. Plus, the team as a whole is looking forward to it
Miller: There is always some thing to learn from and we really value that as a team. We are always looking where we can become bet ter, where we can improve.
is a way for young girls to show off their soccer skills as a player to coaches and be re cruited to join us as a team, under stand our team culture, get a taste of what the Cougars are all about. […] Something for the girls to look up to each year!
seems to be looking forward to the season, and are working through their games, win or loss. Get excit ed for them to show off what they have learned this year!
Olympic gold medals in doubles at the Sydney, Beijing, and Lon don Olympic Summer Games, and has won one Olympic gold medal in singles at the London Olympics. She was one grand slam away from tying Margaret Court with 24 grand slam titles.
low Serena and Venus to grow slowly within the game of tennis.
nis record of 858-154 in women’s singles, which is an 84.8 per cent winning rate. Over her career she has won 73 titles as a singles player. She won her first grand slam in 1999 by winning the US Open. Williams went on to win the Australian Open seven times (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2017), the French Open three times (2002, 2013, 2015), Wimbledon seven times (2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016), and the US Open six times (1999, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014). Serena has also won three
hematoma is a type of blood clot that is usually caused by surgery or an injury, and a pulmonary embolism is when a blood clot gets stuck in an artery in the lung. During the 2016 season, she suf fered from inflammation in her knee and shoulder which forced her to withdraw from tourna ments, and in 2020, Williams in jured her Achilles tendon which stopped her from competing.
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Who would have believed that a Black girl from Compton, Cali fornia would grow up to win 23 grand slam championships and be deemed the tennis GOAT (greatest of all time) by so many? That’s exactly what Serena Wil liams did, showing to many that you can accomplish great things even when the odds are against you. Williams was born in Sagi naw, Michigan in 1981, and then moved to Compton, California before the age of four. The area of California where Serena grew up was known for its gang vio lence, drug trafficking, and high poverty rate – a place many be lieve would be hard for anyone to flourishSerenain. grew up with five maternal half-siblings and seven paternal half-siblings. She is also the younger sister of tennis super star Venus Williams. Growing up, her sister Venus was her tennis partner and greatest competitor. The pair were trained by their fa ther Richard Williams and were home-schooled to allow the girls to focus on tennis full time. Both sisters would go on to achieve greatness in the sport of tennis, becoming a dynamic duo who pushed each other to the brink of stardom.
tance. In 2018 Serena wore a custom catsuit during a French Open match to help with blood clots after coming back to tennis while experiencing complications from giving birth to her daughter, Olympia. The president of the French Tennis Federation cited that the outfit went too far, and that it didn’t respect the game and place of tennis and therefore violated the French Open’s dress code. Women have often been judged and scrutinized for their outfits and this instance was no exception. Serena had experi enced this type of response and public scrutiny in the past and, instead of directly responding to the comments, she showcased her position in a more subtle manner. Serena’s response to the backlash was simply to wear a tutu in her next match. Williams would later express how fashion on the court had become a vehicle for her in sharing a powerful message.
Serena has broken barriers both on and off the court, be coming a trailblazer for women everywhere. Her ability to break past barriers that many couldn’t was inspirational for so many people including current players Naomi Osaka and Coco Gauff, who both stated that they would not be playing if it wasn’t for Ser ena Williams. Serena’s career ulti mately came to an end at Arthur Ashe Stadium in the third round of the 2022 US Open.
sidered one of the best players to play in the modern game. Serena also had many setbacks through out her career, like many pro fessional athletes. However, her comebacks were always special, and showcased how truly great of an athlete and a competitor she was. From 2004-2006 Serena experienced serious injuries that would force her to stop compet ing for a period of time. Williams experienced knee issues that she believed could go away on their own, however she soon realized that this was not the case.
Serena was already ranked the number one tennis player under the age of 10 in Florida at the time.She made her professional debut in 1995 at the age of 14.
When Serena was nine years old, her family moved from Compton to West Palm Beach, Florida to allow the girls greater opportunities within the sport of tennis. Serena and Venus attend ed the tennis academy of Rick Macci to obtain additional coach ing. Serena started attending Na tional Junior tennis tournaments when she was just 10 years old.
Serena Williams retires, continues to inspire
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In 2005, Serena was forced to skip the French Open due to an ankle injury followed by continuous knee issues in 2006, which only saw her compete in four tournaments that season. Halfway through her 2011 sea son, Serena suffered a hematoma and a pulmonary embolism. A
“Serena will go on to be considered one of the best players to play in the modern game. Serena also had many setbacks throughout her career, like many professional athletes. However, her comebacks were always special, and showcased how truly great of an athlete and a competitor she was.”
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A look at the track record and legacy this legend leaves in her stead
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As her career continued, Serena was never afraid to speak her mind and let her position be known on matters of impor
In September of 2022 Ser ena announced her retirement from tennis. Williams wrote that she was evolving away from ten nis and was focussing on other issues that were important to her. She wants to grow her family and to focus time and energy into her venture capital firm. In her deci sion to finally retire she cited that she sought counsel from Tiger Woods in making her decision to step away from the game of ten nis.
However, after racial remarks made by the parents of other competitors, Richard decided to stop sending his kids to these types of tournaments and to al
In 2016, Oxford Languages proclaimed “post-truth” as the word of the year. Ox ford Languages defines post-truth as fol lows: “relating to or denoting circum stances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief.” Certainly not a coincidence, in that same year Trump was elected president of one of the most powerful countries in the world. But nobody – not even the braini acs at Oxford – perceived the full extent of Trump’s gravity, which flung American so ciety into entirely unknown territory. Since then, reality has had to compete with “al ternative facts,” the dangerous fanaticism of the far-right, and the fever dreams of QAnon adherents. Never a dull moment in terraTrump’sincognita!presidency was basically one unending scandal. Sexual impropriety, rac ist outbursts, interminable lawsuits, egre gious buffoonery, and even an attempted
law.The national security of at least two countries – the United States and the coun try mentioned in the documents – has been fundamentally compromised. This incredi bly reckless drama is just another symptom of a terminal illness; all performance in dicators suggest that the United States of America is an empire in collapse. Political factions compete to decide whose version of reality is the truth. Nuclear secrets just stroll out of federal government buildings and into the beach resorts of decadent bil lionaires.
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On the other hand, these Republicans must also placate frenzied Trump adher ents, otherwise they may lose elections. The word “placate” here means “openly repeat patent falsehoods,” by the way. Posttruth, this phenomenon becomes more and more commonplace. Repeat the lie, keep your office.
The FBI has alleged that Trump ille gally retained documents relating to na tional defense information. In recent days, The Washington Post reported that Trump possessed documents on one foreign na tion’s nuclear capabilities. It is not clear which nation that is. However, only nine countries in the world, including the US, possess nuclear weapons. It cannot be un derstated how dangerous and negligent this situation has become.
adviser, calls this so-called standing order “a complete fiction.” Olivia Troye, a for mer homeland security adviser for Mike Pence, called it “ludicrous.” CNN reports that they interviewed 18 former Trump ad ministration officials on this alleged stand ing order. All of them agreed that no such orderFirstexisted.ofall, presidents don’t have the power to declassify information on a whim. It simply doesn’t work that way. Secondly, there is a rigid procedure outlined in the Presidential Records Act of 1978 which mandates the diligent preservation of all presidential records. That is, the documents should have been archived or transferred to the appropriate parties once Trump vacat ed the White House. Considering their sen sitivity, these documents pertaining to a for eign nation’s nuclear weapons should have maintained a very strict chain of custody. Should we assume negligence, subterfuge, or
Trump loves to be first. He was the first president to be impeached twice. On Au gust 8, 2022, Trump became the first for mer president to be raided by the FBI. The FBI executed a search warrant on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort to recover government
insurrection. Now, add mishandling top-se cret information about nuclear weapons. Fake news and artfully-crude tweets are low stakes compared to the most powerful weapons of war ever manufactured. Char acteristic of Trump’s exploits, the situation resembles a daytime soap opera – now with nuclear weapons.
Trump’s passports and medical records in the raid. He assures us that he’s a “very healthy, an absolutely perfect physical spec imen!” (The FBI did not respond to re quests to confirm this statement). Besides, it doesn’t matter if he has the documents anyway, because Trump says he personally declassified them.
malice?Unsurprisingly,
I’m shocked his fingers aren’t thrumming together at this point.
of these statements. The chant has mutat ed from “Blue Lives Matter!” to “Defund the FBI!”Since Trump’s ascension in the GOP, Republicans have been in a uniquely dif ficult position. For some of them, at least, they are torn between two increasingly divergent trajectories. On the one hand, these politicians must confront facts. In fact, Trump did lose the 2020 election. In fact, QAnon is an unhinged conspiracy theory. In fact, Trump did illegally take top-secret documents about an unnamed country’s nuclear arsenal.
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Republicans and rightwing news media have spun this fiasco in a bizarre direction. Fox News barely men tions the nuclear documents. Instead, they are crying foul at the FBI and the Biden administration. The FBI has been weapon ized by the Democrats, they claim. The raid on Mar-a-Lago was politically motivated! The rule of law has been abandoned! And, in a delicious turn of irony, some Republi cans have called to defund the FBI. Marjo rie Taylor Greene, unsurprisingly, has been the loudest voice in this chorus. It is barely worth the effort to point out the hypocrisy
The news media’s response to this farce, however, conspicuously neglects the most important questions. Why did Trump take these documents? What did he do with them? What did he plan to do with them? It remains to be seen, but the potential an swers are horrifying. Instead, politicians and the commentariat are preoccupied with either defending or injuring Trump’s honour. Some Democrats have donned the pretense that this issue is about the rule of law. Trump, they say, must be held to ac count. He must be shown he is not above the
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Before the raid, Trump claimed the ac cusation that he had these documents was a “hoax.” On his social media platform, Truth Social, he ranted into the void. At first, the documents didn’t exist. And if they did exist, well, Obama took classified documents, too. And look, the FBI “stole”
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Trump claims that there was a stand ing order to declassify all documents he removed from the White House to take to Mar-a-Lago. Many, many former Trump officials reject this claim. John Bolton, who served as Trump’s national security
– Bodie Robinson
records that were illegally removed from the White House. The FBI’s cause for the search warrant relates to three federal criminal statutes, and the gravest of these relates to the Espionage Act.
Trump goes nuclear
...these Republicans must also placate frenzied Trump adherents, otherwise they may lose elections. The word “placate” here means “openly repeat patent falsehoods,” by the way. Post-truth, this phenomenon becomes more and more commonplace. Repeat the lie, keep your office.”
The most egregious pulp fiction wouldn’t have assumed the president could be selling state secrets
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painting a picture of how we may become strong enough to do this work:
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ing or work needs have you commuting close to or after 8:45 p.m., public transit in Regina is not a viable option for you. This is before we even consider the social rea sons why someone might want to take a bus somewhere later into the evening, especial ly on weekends.Which reminds me – most of these already few and far between bus lines become even less frequent on weekends.
Two words that work to establish an important connection. Words that can be seen as a call home. A demonstration of recognition, stewardship, and love. Words that mark the person as belonging, as hav ing a place in the world. Words that are a reminder to all involved. Claiming words.
One of the best student benefits provid ed by the University of Regina Students’ Union, for me, has to be the subsidized bus pass. For the approximately two years of the pandemic when the U-Pass was not being offered, it was a substantial inconve nience for me. While classes were online and I did not have to be on campus all that often, I also use the bus for pretty much all my commute needs, and not having an af fordable unlimited rides pass was difficult.
On Sunday, the buses run from around 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. So, if you are mak ing dinner plans with a friend on Sunday, never mind gloating about your U-Pass. It is not going to get you anywhere – literally.
ing of responsibility for and obligation to each other. That we must be committed to the welfare of all, even if we cannot see ex actly how it is that our choices are shaping others. Even when it feels impossible.
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With the gradual return to a pre-pandemic life, URSU has been offer ing the bus pass regularly for the last few terms. In the last issue, one of our writers wrote about the benefits of taking public transit in lieu of using one’s own vehicle to commute to and from campus. While I agree with all her points and do in fact use public transit almost exclusively myself, I personally fear that students at the U of R, and even residents of Regina, are still quite far away from a reality where they could fully opt for public transit and not feel the need to have their own vehicle or pursue some carpooling option.
But, I feel that these parents of these men displayed with just a few words that walking forward with this approach is pos sible. That we can be deeply and meaning fully engaged with this kind of understand
Further, all bus lines switch to only once an hour after 9:00 p.m. Regina is a small city, and it is true that there is not a whole lot going on right into midnight. But, at least for the university bus lines, I think it makes little to no sense to have bus es that really only run till 9:00 p.m. – espe cially during exam season, when some of us study in the libraries much later into the evening. If you are someone whose school
To focus on individual fault is to neglect the community’s experience and the place all have in working to heal, whether or not they appear to have harmed.
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In the middle of last week, amidst the never-ending emergency alerts and con stant flow of updates about the stabbing rampage that occurred in Saskatchewan, a short piece on cbc.ca1 caught my atten tion and I have been thinking about it ever since.The article was titled with a quote: “‘My boy, turn yourself in,’ says mother of fugitive suspected in Sask. mass kill ing.” The words have echoed around in my mind as I have gone through the motions this week, meeting my obligations, com pleting tasks on my to-do lists, and talking with friends and family. I tried to focus on why my mind kept being drawn back to the sentence I had read, and I have now real ized it is the first two words that have made me reflect.These two words had been floating up into the forefront of my mind as I did the work I find to be the most important and meaningful I get to do in my life. Two words that were subconsciously causing me to consider where my obligations to people ended, exactly. And to think about where my obligations even begin at all.
Where do your obligations end? How do they begin?
One final grievance I have about the public transit in Regina are the bus shelters. For a city where it is nearly -40 C for months at a time, and where one often has to wait half an hour for the next bus,
Public transit is a great option, but far from viable in Regina
Public transit in Regina – a rant
I encountered a favourite song of mine by John K. Samson, and it brought a much-needed way forward from the words in the article that had been haunting me. Postdoc Blues is suffused with Samson’s characteristic prairies pragmatism and stubbornness, and it includes adapted lines from the book Active Hope by Joanna Macy,
I find the frequency of service for most bus lines inadequate. Currently, most buses run twice an hour, most of the time. This is cranked up to four times an hour during peak hours in the morning and afternoon, but on the flip side, there are express buses that really only run during those peak hours. I remember being in a lecture that went from 4:30-7:30 p.m. One of my peers in that class needed bus line number 18 to get home. Now, for some in explicable reason, this bus which had the university campus at one end of its com
mute loop ran consistently only until 6:00 p.m., with one final trip four hours later at 10:00 p.m. Thus, this peer of mine had to find ways to use the nearly three hours af ter the end of the lecture before she could take a bus home. I am not sure what time she had to get back to campus the follow ing morning, but I am sure it got old pretty soon. I would not be surprised if she caved in and switched to using a private vehicle.
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Those are all my complaints about the public transit in this city. Despite all of these complaints, I still use public transit. That is precisely why I want to see it im proved. These days, it is fashionable to talk about electric vehicles and renewable ener gy. We would do well to keep in mind that while all those things sound amazing and cool, a good public transit system remains a boring but real and attainable solution to sustainable carbon footprint reduction.
If you’re into frostbite, inconsistent scheduling, and waiting outside for up to an hour, Regina Transit has you covered.
“I vow to myself and to each of you: To commit myself daily to the healing of our world and the welfare of all beings.
“My boy.”
there are just not enough heated and/or covered bus shelters. In some locations, this could have been made bearable by waiting inside a building. But, as many of my peers have attested, one really has to balance that decision with the risk of missing your bus because you did not hustle to the bus stop fast enough. After all, the next one is not for another half hour!
Photo: David Stobbe via The Globe and Mail
The statements in this article from the parents asking their son to do the right
Scapegoating solves nothing
thing and turn himself in, apologizing for the horrific harm caused as if they them selves had played an explicit role in the at tacks, are deeply ingrained in my mind. All week while I interacted in my community, made decisions that would affect others, and considered my own roles in the world, the words kept taking up space in my life.
In their words I saw a tremendous amount of understanding, responsibility, and a deep undercurrent of the knowledge that a person’s obligations in life do not end as neatly as we all walk around pretending and hoping. That our collective tendency to deem a person causing harm as an indi vidual aberration is not the whole picture. That our work to dismiss someone as bad, evil, or ill may not be as complete an an swer as it could be. That any efforts taken to exile, punish, and extract an eye for a proverbial eye do not work to address the problems we keep encountering as a col lective. That these strategies of passing the obligations we have to each other as far away from us as possible ensures we will never meaningfully understand, let alone address, the problems out there.
We all have a responsibility to and for each other. Whether directly or not, we all contribute to the situations we all find ourselves in. Passively, actively, implicitly, explicitly – we are all involved in the build ing up and the tearing down of our fam ilies, friends, communities, and the world we find ourselves in. This is difficult, messy, impossible feeling work.
To pursue a daily practice that clarifies my mind, strengthens my heart, and supports me in observing these vows.”
