Feature
How study habits factor into memory & retention 14
Sports
Opinion
Puck Pandas hope to rebound from losing streak 23
Museum debacle is poor politics 9
gateway November 9th, 2011
Issue No. 11
Volume 102
THE
TH E O F F IC IA L STUDE NT NE WS PA P E R AT TH E UN I V ER S I T Y OF A LBERTA
Sports Volleyball Bears ace a double-header at their new home in the Saville Centre Read more on page 24
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campus crime
theatre review
Crime rate decreasing on campus April Hudson
staff reporter @april_hudson Campus crime at the University of Alberta has dropped an average of 40 per cent since the beginning of the school year, according to statistics released by University of Alberta Protective Services. Director Bill Mowbray said that a major contribution to this dramatic decrease in crime is due to the willingness of people within the U of A community to pick up the telephone and report suspicious circumstances. In addition, UAPS has a more tangible presence on campus due to the restructuring of shift schedules two years ago, which puts seven officers on campus at any one time instead of five. UAPS currently receives about 50 calls per month, many of which come from people spotting suspicious behaviour before an event actually takes place. “Whenever those Spidey-senses kick in with people, they’re generally right,” Mowbray said. “That gives our officers an opportunity to go over there and deal with a matter before an incident takes place, and before anyone even becomes victimized.” Mowbray said in most cases, those suspicious people are not affiliated with the university in any legitimate way. “They are here for nefarious reasons,” Mowbray said. “When our officers find that out, they generally (remove) them from campus.”
PLEASE SEE crime rate PAGE 4
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Historical re-imagining with Cleopatra’s Sister Alex Migdal
news editor @alexem “Why would I clear a path to the throne only to let you be the woman to walk it?” seethes Cleopatra to her sister Arsinoe, eyes cold and distant, disdain marking her delicate features. It’s sisterly rivalry at its finest in Trevor Schmidt’s latest production, Cleopatra’s Sister. Tense moments are aplenty in the historical reimagining that treats its audience to a riveting glimpse of the sisters reunited after six years
apart. The production packs a punch, transforming the stage into an emotional battle arena and pitting the two sisters against each other with painful and even bloody results. But why such contempt between the two sisters? Part of it might be Cleopatra’s lust for blood and her revelation that previous deaths in their family might not have been an accident. Or perhaps it’s Arsinoe’s sense of inferiority to her sister and pervading sense of abandonment. Regardless, what it boils down to is the mantle of Queen of Egypt, and the sisters’
quests to bear the royal title. As expected, historical context is a required component of the play, with tales of Julius Caesar’s recent death and Cleopatra’s unorthodox methods of conquest revealed through long streams of dialogue. While the play is careful not to tread too heavily on the historical underpinnings of its narrative, all the dialogue occasionally leads to a lack of urgency in the plot’s progress.
PLEASE SEE cleopatra PAGE 17