The Meliorist Volume 46, Issue 10

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Sam Loewen

Opinion If you can't forget someone are they worth remembering?

Is it ever really possible to forget someone you cared about? Well, lately that's the only question I can remember.

Maybe that tendency to dwell on a certain recollection is no habit at all, but rather a tiny piece of feeling you have left for that person. I'm sorry my friends, maybe you're just not over the fact that he is just not that into you. Lord knows I'm not! This conundrum particularly sucks if the person you’re stuck on... is stuck on someone else. Sickening, right!? Wait for it...Wrong! I used to think this sort of thing was secluded to individual comparison. In my case, between her and I. I was under the impression that his desires must have been the product of a graded rubric in which she was literally a perfect 10 and, in contrast, I was flunking my way into accompanied learning (or "slow class"). And in retrospect, she may have very well been.

In fact, I am very aware of my flaws and I would not be surprised to uncover some validity in my former theory, but after acquiring experience and an alternate perspective because of it, I'm beginning to see some value in timing.

What I mean to say is that timing may not be the determining factor, but it's definitely a contributing one. Perhaps their current situation/timing (or what us fancy sociology students refer to as their historical context) resulted in bonus points that didn't apply to me.

In other words, maybe his timing with her was one of more opportunity or development than his and mine. I know what you’re thinking, but Brooke, you wonderful godsend you, what is your point?

Where is the bright side? The silver lining? The youngest Jonas brother?! Well, my adoring loyal subjects, here comes the bombshell!

The point is, that's only one

factor! There are so many reasons in the great wide world for relationships to fall apart that have no relation to you whatsoever. Whoever said fate is a cop-out forgot to mention that everything is situational.

Most of us ridiculously attractive individuals don't have the time, the energy, or the mental capacity to lie awake and muck about in our minds questioning the possibilities of why or how. There are so many more important things in life to concern ourselves with. I know now that it happens because I do still care. I do still think about him and I do still like him. His honesty scared me, but I deserved it and rather than stay and give him the chance he deserved in direct correlation, I ran away fuelling my justifications with typical break up songs (bursting with the the rah-rah sexually charged feminism we see in the media every day).

Two days, three containers of Ben and Jerry's and countless hours of pretend self-righteousness wore off in a matter of seconds upon strolling through Henderson Park.

Am I giving myself away? No, I am far too brilliant for that. I'm sure there are many parks in Texas by that name. What does the park have to do with memories, you might ask?

Some of my favourite memories are withheld in the places they occurred and reliving them in a new light can be disheartening if the result isn't an improvement. Needless to say, shuffling through a rainy fall afternoon, along a narrow winding path embellished with willow trees and park benches, whilst dragging an armful of groceries and fighting against a current of seniors, tourists and radiant lovebirds (all of which were incapable of walking a consistent straight line – lucky for them the police were not present as they would have

surely been mistaken for drunk and thrown swiftly into the drunk tank) was not my ideal rewrite. It was all too much. I caved, and through communication technology I made a fool of myself confessing the sort of emotion that most people avoid like the plague.

The sort of desperate plea women on TV make after they have just murdered a second cousin of a man who had an affair with the daughter of an excommunicated Amish midwife to the inhabitants of the upper east side. Aaand that's how you know you've had your fill of soap operas and reality television. Unlike the Amish midwife however, my story did not end with a guest spot and shopping spree on What Not to Wear; mine is far less charming as it settled into a

boring old standstill of embarrassment and dissatisfaction.

The only real conclusion I have isn't real at all. I make up a new one every time I remember. It’s more fun that way. That's what life should be – fun. So even though sometimes things in our lives don't always pan out the way we want them to or Nick Jonas forgets to show up for a date at Henderson Park, remember to relax for just a minute and create your own story. For me, at least, the answer is no. No, I don't think it’s possible to forget nor to stop caring about someone who once put a smile on that glorious little face of yours.

Cheers to memories, Brooke M. Winarski

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Security threats: masks and costume accessories Children stopping at the prime minister’s house on Halloween were told to scrap their accessories at a table and step through a metal detector before receiving a handful of candy and a photo op with Stephen Harper.

The security measures come at the same time that a bill is making its way through parliament that would criminalize mask-wearing in conjunction with illegal protests. Bill C-309 calls wearing a mask or other disguise an “offence… to conceal one’s identity while taking part in a riot or an unlawful assembly.” The bill has undergone a third reading, and if passed in the senate it will subject mask-wearing political demonstrators to up to 10 years in prison. The bill is sponsored by Conservative MP Blake Richards under the justification that Bill C-309 “is going to further strengthen our laws, protecting public safety by deterring trouble-makers and others who are looking to use public gathering of any type to instigate riots or unlawful assemblies.” Critics have pointed to the Vancouver Stanley Cup riots as the initial incident that struck this law in this first place – two of 10 rioters who are still at large had their faces obscured. What isn’t clear is the definition of face obstruction; scarves covering an individual’s face during a rally that leads into a riot, in theory, could subject them to similar penalties.

Children on Halloween are no exception to this type of security scrutiny as depicted by camera footage of young trick-or-treaters stopping by 24

Sussex Drive. Pitchforks, angel halos, and pirate swords were some of the items either left at the table or inspected upon entry through the metal detector.

Alberta premier denies initial knowledge of $430,000 Despite her statement about not being responsible for overseeing campaign donations, Alison Redford has said she couldn’t recall if she thanked Daryl Katz, owner of the Edmonton Oilers, for a $430,000 donation that may have given the Progressive Conservative Party the boost it needed for victory over the Wildrose Alliance Party in last spring’s provincial election.

Elections Alberta is investigating the large donation from billionaire Katz and associates as breaking campaign laws. The donation in question is roughly 20 per cent of the total monies raised by the party. Campaign laws do not allow single donations at more than $30,000, although a document from the Globe and Mail shows the overall $430,000 donation may have been given in a single cheque, not in separate donations from Katz and associates. Redford made claims that the donation system is transparent, and that other parties have made use of similar techniques to gather donations. The chief electoral officer of Elections Alberta may ask that the donation be returned in full with possibility of administering fines and penalties.

Quebec premier removes Fleur-de-lis pin from poppy after upset from veterans and citizens alike Pauline Marois wore the symbolic flower inside the poppy pinned to her lapel while delivering her inaugural speech, but critics of the extra adornment say the combination of the Fleur-delis pin and poppy claims the poppy to be representative for Quebec and not Canada as a whole.

Miniature Canadian flag pins are often pinned to the inside of poppies, most notably by some members of the Royal Legion. Political opponents have voiced their opinions on her Fleurde-lis pin, saying Marois is explicitly embodying the sentiments of Quebec separatist radicals and not giving respect to the poppy as a Canadian symbol.

The Fleur-de-lis is symbolic for Quebec nationalism. The symbol appears on the Canadian coat of arms as well as the flag of Quebec.

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Leyland Bradley News Editor

Canada’s newest treaty with China over CanadaChina business investment is producing a Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) that has generated concerns about lawsuits, Aboriginal rights, and Canadian oil security.

Canadian businesses have shown interest in a Canada-China FIPA since discussion started in 1994, in the interest of protecting Canadian businesses eager to invest in China.

Ian Burney, assistant deputy minister for the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade said this particular FIPA is positive, on grounds of “creating jobs, growth, and long-term prosperity.” Under the agreement, China is expected to maintain performance requirements, refrain from expropriation of their investments without compensation, and provide a minimum standard of treatment. In return, China has access to Canada’s resources and greater opportunity to buy more Canadian companies.

Opponents to the agreement cite a lack of discussion in Parliament on the deal which some say is the biggest agreement since the North American Free Trade Agreement. Concerns surrounding the potential for Chinese investors to sue Canadian bodies of government have been voiced, if the situation arises that Chinese firms feel they have been treated unfairly.

The Council of Canadians in particular has spoken against the FIPA agreement, concerned that Chinese energy companies could derail and override new rules

on environmental sustainability if they see breaking the rules as a chance to further their business.

Australia has chosen not to sign agreements that resemble the Canada-China agreement in the wake of the recent FIPA dealings.

Supporters of the FIPA agreement have pointed to “the Chinese way” of doing business as assurance that China will not sue the Canadian government. Michael Hart of Carleton University says China prefers “government-to-government dealings,” meaning Chinese investors are unlikely to take matters into their own hands to sue the Canadian government. Hart also doubts the possibility of Chinese investors taking advantage of Canadian environmental laws, and says the 15-year length of the agreement is ideal as this means long-term protection for Canada’s benefit.

David Sweet, a Conservative MP from Ontario, sent out letters to residents of his riding and abroad, stating, “Under this treaty, both Canada and China have the right to regulate in the public interest.

Chinese investors in Canada must obey the laws and regulations of Canada just as any Canadian investor must.” The issue here, according to Gus Van Harten, Osgoode Hall law professor, is that the public interest is not reflected. Van Harten explains that the Harper government is not able to accomplish this, as the FIPA works only in the best interest of the paid arbitrators and not governments. On the issue of a Chinese business suing the Canadian government, Van Harten says it is possible that the government would “run the risk of being ordered to pay massive compensation to an investor,” no matter how strong the defense.

A letter written by Chief Garry John, Chair of the St’at’imc Chiefs Council of British Columbia on behalf of groups representing both Aboriginal and Chinese sentiment for the FIPA agreement, requests that the prime minister postpone the signing of the agreement until the Harper government addresses Aboriginal title and rights. Chief Garry John states, “we believe the proposed agreement provides far superior protection for Chinese investors’ interest than for our Aboriginal Title and Rights.”

The FIPA agreement was to be ratified on Nov. 2, but has been delayed. Groups in opposition to the signing feel there is still time to stop the FIPA.

Definition: FIPA (Foreign Investment

Promotion and Protection Agreement); a treaty between two nations that ensures restrictions upon either nation to control and regulate foreign investment.

Canada currently has 24 active FIPAs with other countries, most of which were signed in the 1990s.

The Canada-China FIPA will be active for 15 years, unless either party feels the agreement is unfair at any time. It can be terminated within the course of a year upon initial concern to pull out.

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SU President Armin Escher | Jon Martin

Leyland Bradley

Campus Beat Editor The University of Lethbridge Bookstore is set to release a cookbook composed of recipes from the university community and abroad, with all proceeds to go to the SU Food Bank. Contributors include faculty members, staff from various groups on campus, fans of the university, and parents of students attending the U of L. Quite literally, this cookbook is a product of campus involvement. The bookstore staff, including photography by Marta Paulo, prepared all pictures of food.

The cookbook itself was printed on campus too, at Printing Services.

The cookbook contains an opening statement from U of L President Mike Mahon. Mahon comments on the proliferation that the cookbook has undergone – the initial effort from the bookstore has grown into a tangible piece of work, representing the diversity of the campus community that has made the cookbook into the success that it is today.

The names of the submitters will be recognizable to some: Anne Baxter from Risk and Safety Services, Jenny Oseen from the sociology and anthropology departments, Katherine Wasiak from the fine arts department, and Aaron Tamayose from the Disabilities Resource Centre. Two major names really stand out: celebrity chef Michael Smith, who was on campus last month as part of a Sodexo promotion – and Mike Mahon’s wife, Maureen Mahon, whom submitted a recipe for Black Bean Chili.

Flipping through the cookbook, there’s definitely been a few recipes that caught my eye and made me smirk, such as Drunken Meatballs, which calls for a can of beer in the recipe. It reminds me of my mum making beef stew in the crock pot when I was a kid.

She used a can of Guinness to make it extra special – nobody’s perfect.

I bet Drunken Meatballs are awesome. I picture them with toothpicks on little napkins.

For anyone drawn to recipes calling for “one-pan” or “one dish,” there are more than a few recipes in the cookbook to choose from. One Pan Tacos, anyone?

Yes, please. And I will include lettuce and tomatoes, thanks. Hold the sour cream.

Apparently Joyce Eves from Human Resources has the Best Ever Chicken recipe. Correction: make that had. You will have it too, if you buy the book for you or someone you love.

And finally, Debbie Payne from the bookstore submitted Chocolate Bacon Cupcakes with Maple Frosting. Aside from all proceeds set to benefit the SU Food Bank, I don’t think you need any better reason to save a spot on your shelf for this cookbook than for this recipe.

The cookbook is divided into soups & apps, veggies & sides, mains, and desserts.

It is available at the University of Lethbridge Bookstore as well as various other places on campus.

Free popcorn will be given out as well to students, faculty, and staff. The cookbook selling price is $16.95.

Not sure what to make for dinner tonight? Need a Christmas gift? Curious what Craig Monk submitted?

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University students to promote anti-racism on campus

On Friday, Nov. 9, students at the University of Lethbridge will host an anti-racism campaign on campus. Individuals involved with the group, including fifth-year political science major Brittney Adams, state that not being a racist simply is not enough. “As individuals, we need to look at what we can do with our own lives to become anti-racist, whether it’s intervening in situations where racism is occurring, or trying to understand why there is a spirit of racism that still exists in Lethbridge, and what we can do to combat it.”

The group will be raffling local art at the event, which will also showcase international musical artists.

Anti-Racism Awareness Day will take place in the Atrium between 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. All students are invited and encouraged to attend. *Information for both of the described events was taken from the press releases sent to the Meliorist.

U of L Relay for Life

The University of Lethbridge is celebrating its third annual Relay for Life on Nov. 30, 2012. This event features an overnight, non-competitive relay that involves teams of participants who alternate turns walking or running around the indoor track in the First Choice Savings Sports and Wellness Centre.

Last year over 166,000 participants were involved in 375 relay events across Canada with more than 35,000 survivors being celebrated in the Survivor’s Victory Lap. Nation-wide the events included more than 32,000 volunteers and raised over $55 million in the fight against cancer.

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Billy Davey

Features Editor The Canadian narrative has weaved in and out of many different conflicts and international events through military involvement. While the intentions of foreign policy and the ramifications for action are discussed by citizens in Canada, soldiers must experience the pointed tip of these political decisions when deployed. It is for that reason we have selected a day to remember, mourn, and honour Canadian soldiers who have served.

I have selected three books by three former Canadian soldiers, about three different conflicts involving Canadians — because I think it is better to attempt an understanding rather than merely remember.

Generals Die in Bed

By Charles Yale Harrison, this book is about an American-born Canadian soldier in WWI. While the book isn’t actually a memoir, but a novel, Harrison

based many of the events in the book on his own experiences as a machine gunner with the Royal Montréal Regiment on the western front. The book is composed of short declarative sentences and a simple yet chilling prose. Harrison continually reiterates a tableau of disgruntled Canadian soldiers trying to survive not only their enemy, but also their own officers, lice, hunger, and each other.

Shake Hands with the Devil

A memoir of former Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire’s service as force commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission For Rwanda (UNAMIR).

The book is a story of a small number of frustrated peace keepers trying to stop a conflict, which will lead to one of the worst genocides in recent history, with inadequate equipment, personnel, and rules of engagement. However, the book is not solely about bureaucratic tangles and politics; it depicts Dallaire’s gradually depleting psychological reserves that will leave him with post-traumatic stress disorder.

The Patrol

Published only last year, this book is a revealing account of Ryan Flavelle’s experiences on a seven-day patrol in Afghanistan. I think this book is especially important because it was written so recently after its events; it was in 2008 that Flavelle volunteered to leave his life as a student at the University of Calgary and as a member of a Communication Reserve, so he could spend seven months as a signaller attached to an infantry company in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan. Flavelle’s description of the soldiers around him is surprising; rather than skipping to major events or writing politically, he walks through the story, slowly observing the people, landscapes, and everything else around him to create a vivid image of exactly what is promised on the book’s cover: “Seven days in the life of a Canadian soldier in Afghanistan.”

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Makay Murray Features Writer

No doubt all of us have heard of the “freshman 15,” the dreadful term used to describe what happens when a high-school graduate who is fresh into university gains 15 pounds in their first semester of post-secondary. Many university students joke about this magical 15 pounds that we gain when freed from the bonds of our parents’ home cooking. There are in fact many compounding reasons why we gain weight during post-secondary and subsequently during future professional careers.

All the contributing factors that make us gain weight and lose physical ability can be grouped into an umbrella term – a sedentary lifestyle. Sedentary simply refers to a creature’s tendency to remain still and refrain from physical activity, sometimes in conjunction with poor eating habits. Amazingly, some creatures can live quite well with a sedentary lifestyle; creatures such as sloths, house cats, and government employees. However, humans quickly degrade when we are not physically exerted.

The human body is designed from the ground up to be efficient and prepared for the future. This efficiency, now that we have achieved high technology, is very detrimental to our health. The human body will always attempt to strip sugar-consuming muscle from itself if it’s not being used. Our bodies will also store fat at any available opportunity to protect us from potential starvation. We have also evolved to crave what we lack in our diet. As a result, we now crave sugary and salty foods which in moderation are very good for us, but not in large quantities like we have access to.

Now let’s look at the lifestyle of a new university student. We spend every waking moment sitting still – and usually on our butts with poor posture. We eat crappy food and drown it with carbohydrate-heavy bread and beer and let our bodies wither structurally and get fat.

Luckily this can easily be reversed with two things: diet and exercise. I know this is nothing new to you.

The idea of diet and exercise is pretty straight forward.

But what we lack is structure, solid advice, and direction on how to apply diet and exercise.

Food

The easiest way to eat healthy is to think about what your body evolved on. Think back to what primitive cultures would have had before even the invention of specialized tools. We had lean meat from prey, loads of scavenged fruits and vegetables, and very little of anything else. Look at our teeth, half sharp and pointy for cutting meat and the rest flat for grinding greens.

Just like how a plant can’t live without sunshine, we can’t eat loads of greasy food and carbohydrates.

Drink

We first subsisted on the water from fruits and vegetables as well as plain old water. So our body is pre-disposed to be well suited to these sources of water. Drinking a Powerade or Gatorade after strenuous exercise is fine, but if consumed for every drink of your day, it will over-saturate your blood with electrolytes. Coffee is okay in small doses and has been shown to improve mental functions; however, coffee is a diuretic and without pure water it will dehydrate you and make you feel like crap. And finally, all energy drinks are right out. Don’t drink them, ever. Energy drinks are like the Michael Bay film of bad health.

Exercise

It is actually amazing how little exercise is needed to combat the effects of sedentariness. A mere 60 minutes a day of even light exercise is more than

enough to maintain good health. A great perk of going to school at the University of Lethbridge is that we have free access to a fantastic gym, with a track as well as a full length swimming pool. If that’s not enough, there are plenty of free drop-in classes from yoga to kendo in the sports complex. For a complete list of what the university offers, go to www.uleth.ca/sportrec/. Perhaps you don’t know what to do once you get to the gym. There are a large collection of videos (if you are too shy to ask someone) here at www.youtube.com/user/eHowFitness; and if perhaps the gym itself is still daunting, you can try the fantastic home fitness program P90X and Insanity.

Lastly

This last tip is for the people still crying about not being able to have energy drinks. What if you get sleepy while studying? Here is your solution. Do push-ups and bench-dips. This gives your brain a break from reading, raises your heart rate and gets your blood pumping. And I guarantee you doing 20 pushups and 20 bench-dips will get you in gear better than any energy drink.

If you liked this and would like to suggest other topics for me, drop me a line at the following address: Feeback@universitypowerusers.com. And check out the podcast over at www.universitypowerusers.com where I talk out loud for an hour about all the same kinds of stuff I write here.

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Field theory and its application to string theory An interview with Dr. Mark Walton

Billy Davey

I’ve taught many, many courses since I came here in ’91. The introductory one I enjoy the most is physics 2000 — electricity and magnetism. And I teach some grad courses too. Another one I enjoy a lot is quantum mechanics, at the third or fourth year level.

range of phenomena in physics, including even elementary particles like electrons; you’ve probably heard about the Higgs particle that was recently discovered, the standard model, and all that — all of it is described by field theories.

Lately I’ve been focusing on certain field theories that are related to string theories; and string theory is a theory that says basically, our fundamental building blocks in nature, the elementary particles, do have structure and are not just points — like field theories describe them. But [they] are little tiny strings, like little rubber bands or just open strings, and the different ways they can flap describe different types of particles. So, I’ve been worrying about those kinds of field theories and the different types of mathematics that are involved and trying to work out the properties so that eventually people can make predictions that experimentalists can verify.

Currently, what are you researching?

Do you always work with string theory?

Features Editor

What is your academic history?

I grew up in Fredericton, New Brunswick, went to high school there. Then went to Halifax to Dalhousie University for my undergrad and then went to McGill for grad school. After that, I spent two years in California at Stanford — at the Stanford Linear Accelerator centre. I then went to Québec City for a year and a half before I was hired here.

What do you teach at the U of L?

What I do is what’s called mathematical physics, so I basically study the mathematical properties of theories that people come up with to describe nature. For quite a while now I’ve been concentrating on certain field theories, which describe things like the electric field, for example. Field theories describe an enormous

What I do has applications to string theory; it has other applications too. But that's really why I got into it, I studied string theory as an undergraduate and then switched over to this sort of side field. And the nice thing about the field theories is that we know they are real — in that there have been many predictions and

have been verified by experiment. String theory, of course, is still a conjecture. There is no evidence yet that any of these strings exist. All we know is that when we try to put quantum mechanics and Einstein’s theory of gravity together — it’s very hard to do, but string theory does it, and it’s in my opinion the most beautiful way to put those two together and make them consistent. Those two things really are the pillars of theoretical physics, so it would be strange if they were not compatible in some way.

So, the stuff that I do is called conformal field theory.

It relates to string theory, but it also has other applications.

What is your process for working on this?

There’s a lot of reading of scientific papers. I have collaborators that I work with. I have students that I talk to about different projects, and we meet and discuss things. They teach me things, tell me about things they’ve learned and vice versa; we interact that way — and eventually we get an idea that we can work out and, usually, for theoretical physics you have to calculate something. Do a lot of math, and eventually you get a result that you think other people will be interested in.

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November 8, 2012 • 11

Billy Davey

Features Editor The online Calgary-based company Canada Only (www.canadaonly.ca) has received almost 100 complaints in the past year. Customers who tried to contact the company said that their e-mails and phone calls went unanswered or were to no avail. Many of Canada Only’s customers went without their product and without a refund.

Alberta Consumer Services has been investigating the business, and the province has issued a search warrant for the home of Jason Bolduc, the owner of Canada Only. The search warrant was executed only a few weeks ago, at the end of October, and Global Calgary also tracked him down. Bolduc said he is moving his office to Blaine, Washington, which is the reason for some delays in shipping.

However, if an item is ordered online and is not delivered in 30 days, the consumer can demand a refund, according to the Alberta Fair Trading Act.

Additionally, while the office building that once housed Canada Only is now empty, it also has a new sign for a business called Blue Leaf International, which has a website that the Better Business Bureau (BBB) says is connected to the Canada Only site. The Blue Leaf International website claims it will be “bringing Canada to the world.”

The Canada Only website has recently written this message in its contact section: “Our phone service is temporarily unavailable. Please contact us via e-mail.”

Canada Only is supposed to ship Canadian health, food, and seasonal products.

The BBB gives free business reviews and will assess complaints about businesses like Canada Only, which it has awarded an “F” rating on the BBB site.

The BBB gives these tips for purchasing products online: •Don't order from a company that does not have all of its contact info listed on its website.

•Try calling the company first to make sure the number is actually legitimate.

•Find out what their online refund/return policy or guarantee is before purchasing.

•Find out how long it takes for them to ship your product and what they do if your product comes in late.

•See what their policy is if products arrive damaged.

•Protect your computer – a computer should always have the most recent updates installed for spam filters, anti-virus and anti-spyware software and a secure firewall.

• Shop on trustworthy websites – shoppers should start with BBB to check on the seller's reputation and record for customer satisfaction. Always look for the BBB seal and other widely-recognized "trustmarks" on retailer websites and click on the seals to confirm that they are valid.

•Protect your personal information – take the time to read the site's privacy policy and understand what personal information is being requested and how it will be used. If there isn't one posted, it should be taken as a red flag that personal information may be sold to others without permission.

•Beware of deals that sound too good to be true – offers on websites and in unsolicited e-mails can often sound too good to be true, especially extremely low prices on hard-to-get items. Consumers should always go with their instincts and not be afraid to pass up a "deal" that might cost them dearly in the end.

•Confirm your online purchase is secure – shoppers should always look in the address box for the "s" in https:// and in the lower-right corner for the "lock" symbol before paying. If there are any doubts about a site, right-click anywhere on the page and select "Properties." This will let you see the real URL (website address) and the dialog box will reveal if the site is not encrypted.

•Pay with a credit card – it's best to use a credit card because under federal law the shopper can dispute the charges if he or she doesn't receive the item. Shoppers also have dispute rights if there are unauthorized charges on their credit card, and many card issuers have "zero liability" policies under which the card holder pays nothing if someone steals the credit card number and uses it.

•Keep documentation of your order – after completing the online order process, there may be a final confirmation page or the shopper might receive confirmation by e-mail. Save a copy of the webpage and any e-mails for future reference and as a record of the purchase.

•Check your credit card statements often – don't wait for paper statements; consumers should check their credit card statements for suspicious activity by either calling credit card companies or by checking statements online regularly.

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November 8, 2012 • 12

Maggie Kogut

Entertainment Editor Blood, guts, and cheesiness to behold. All of these things go great with the average cheesy horror movie and they all abounded in Hatrix Theatre’s production of Evil Dead the Musical. If this is the first you’re hearing of this musical and you’re thinking “Oh dang! I’m not ready to let go of Halloween yet! I want to partake in this musical!” the last show runs tonight at 8 p.m. – if you book it right now to the Allied Arts Council downtown (or just call ahead to check), tickets might still be available.

Ridiculously hilarious, this musical is the first time that I ever laughed and laughed while someone on stage or screen was being brutally murdered or while demons were rising left right and centre.

Evil Dead the Musical fantastically poked jokes at all of the average horror movie traditions through a hilarious meta-theatrical trend that ran through the whole show. As well, with musical numbers like “What the Fuck Was That?,” “All the Men in my Life Keep Getting Killed by Candarian Demons,” and “Ode to an Accidental Stabbing,” the musical was over the top in hilarity and cheesiness.

Performance-wise, the entire cast gave an enthusiastic and energetic performance. Ash, played by Justin Blake, did an amazing stint with his own hand attacking him during a scene where his hand is possessed, and even did a half front flip that was

“forced” by his hand. Another fantastic performance was provided by Terri Browning who played Cheryl. She switched from being a cute, innocent, and slightly annoying tag-along sister to a sarcastic, rude, and even more annoying Candarian demon faster than you can say “Look who’s evil now.”

Annie, played by Carrie Ann Worden, also gave a great performance. She had an amazing voice and knew how to utilize it to portray the initial sassy attitude of Annie.

Although the show held me in a rapture of attention for the most part, towards the end there was so much happening on the stage at once that I lost track of what was happening in the show until the final scene. Strobe lights were going haywire, music was hammering, demons were running around the stage in a fray of what looked to be a chaotic fight scene; all of this accumulated into a great portrayal of energy and pandemonium on stage, but plot points and lines were lost in all of the commotion.

One technical complaint that I have is the blood that the audience gets splattered with. The show sold two separate tickets: one for general audiences, and another ticket for “the splatter zone.” Having purchased general seating tickets, I had not expected to be splattered with blood, and it seems neither were other audience members who

hastily threw up their coats to protect themselves against the blood spraying everywhere in one of the last scenes of the show. As well, I felt slightly put off not only about the sticky blood splatters now covering my favorite pair of shoes (call me fussy, but yes I like my shoes not to be covered in blood), but for the audience members who bought tickets especially for the splatter zone. Granted, they got splattered a hell of a lot more than audience in the general seating – they still specifically paid for something that the whole audience ended up getting. Thinking that the inclusion of the entire audience being splattered in blood might be one of the show’s traditions, I spoke with a friend who had seen the show before in Calgary who told me that there, only splatter zone audience members were splattered with blood.

Apart from the blood splatter hiccup (although I have to admit that some audience members seemed to let go and have fun with it, maybe I’m just too tightly wound and worry about my shoes too much), the show was very entertaining and provided everything you would want from a show based on a series of horror movies where one of the main character’s most famous lines is “Groovy,” or “Hail to the king, baby” – whichever you prefer.

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Maggie Kogut

Entertainment Editor

Last week, I sat down with David Gabert from Drama Nutz to discuss a radical event that the theatre company is putting on in Lethbridge – 30 hours of non-stop improv. But first a little on Drama Nutz: it’s a “Lethbridge-based theatre company; most of the shows that we [Drama Nutz] do are improv based, so be it murder mysteries, be it improv shows, soap operas, basically anything we’ll take on.” The company operates as a contract company which involves mostly performing at Christmas parties, staff retreats, etc. Although Drama Nutz holds drop-in improv sessions twice a month at the Bowman’s Arts Centre, and did a few summer shows at the Empress Theatre, the 30-Hour Improv-a-thon is one of the company’s first shows during the school year that will be available to the public in Lethbridge. “We’re hoping to get a lot of students out to it, especially going all hours of the evening,” says Gabert.

So why choose to do 30 hours of non-stop improv?

“We were looking at something that would be fun, that would be different.” Drama Nutz is very good at improv; it’s their main type of performance, so they thought that to take improv to an extreme would be interesting. One idea was to involve a lot of people in the show, but they wanted to keep the quality of the improv alive, and Gabert had seen a portion of a longer improv show in Toronto; thus they opted for the extremity of length over participants for their improv show.

“Most of the show will be short form improv

games,” explains Gabert, but he affirms that there will also be longer scenes throughout the evening.

There will also be a lot of opportunities for audience participation, including scenes where audience members can give suggestions or move the actors, and there will also be a contents table. This nifty little table will be full of props, costume pieces, and V.I.P. suggestions that the audience can buy to add to the show. Until the audience buys props for the actors, they have to work with zip, nada – a completely bare stage.

The actors in the show will be rotating two hours off and on, and there will be a sleeping area set up for them. “I personally will be going through a lot of caffeine and a couple of the other guys I know will,” says Gabert. But there are also some members of the cast who don’t drink coffee – all the power to them to make it through 30 hours; they must be super human or something.

The content of the show will be appropriate for all ages save for the Uncensored Laughter adult-only portion of the show, running from 10 p.m. on Nov. 16 until 3 a.m. on Nov. 17. You didn’t hear it from me, but there will be alcohol available throughout this portion of the show: “absolutely anything goes; that’s when the bar’s open.” Gabert says that this’ll be “probably the most interesting part of the show,” and with 12-14 performers in the improv-a-thon, he says that everyone wants to be involved in this portion of the show at some point. I don’t know about you, but drinks, exuberant amounts of laugh-

ter, and great entertainment all sound like fantastically fun things to partake in during the twilight hours.

Not only a super fun event, the 30-Hour Improva-thon is also supporting a good cause. All of the proceeds from the show will be donated to the Oldman Watershed Council, a relatively new local charity that is working to preserve the health of the local watershed and the Oldman River. Drama Nutz looked at working with larger charities like the Cancer Society and the MS Society, which are both great causes, but already Canada-wide and with a stable foundation of support. Drama Nutz is interested in supporting a local cause: “we’ve been working very closely with them over the last few months to make sure that everything is done right.”

The 30-Hour Improv-a-thon will run from Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. until 1 a.m. on Nov. 18 at the Moose Lodge. Tickets, available at www.oldmanbasin.org or at the door, are $10 a person or $30 for a family of two adults and two children. Audience members can receive a stamp on their hand and may come and go as they please, but seats are first come first serve. The show will be split up into different sections such as “Music Mania” and “Final Countdown” (check out the Drama Nutz website for details), and there will be a prize for the longest lasting audience member as well as an open concession for food and beverages throughout the show (gotta keep up the energy).

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Maggie Kogut

Entertainment Editor Are you looking forward to the opera workshop this semester?

Ian: Oh yeah. There are a lot of really great scenes.

Actually the one that I think Blaine was telling you about, the Susannah scene where I’m the evil preacher guy, is actually one of the roles I’ve really wanted to play for quite a long time, ever since I heard that opera in the first place; and I’m really looking forward to the show because the scene that I get to do for it is pretty amazing. But there are a bunch of really great scenes in it [the workshop] this year. Especially for the guys, I mean we’re just lucky that it’s “bad boys” opera this year.

Jana: Yeah, and I’m excited about mine; this is my fourth year doing opera workshop, and I’ve done Puccini every year that I’ve done it. But this scene is the first Butterfly scene that I’ve done by Puccini. It’s sort of a new challenge for this year. Butterfly is maybe a little bit more challenging Puccini than the other scenes that I’ve done and I’m doing it with a great mezzo soprano, Megan Robertson. I’m really excited about the whole thing; it’s going to be really fun. We’ve got some good chorus numbers as well that we’re doing and scenes that we’ve done before and some new ones that are going to be really exciting.

When did rehearsals for the opera workshop start?

J: We pretty much start the first day of classes. That fell on a Wednesday this year, so the first day right after we started right into chorus rehearsals, and then

the week after that we started into staging and everything. So yeah, it’s been a few weeks already.

Wow, so the rehearsals move along pretty quickly.

I: Well we’ve got a lot coming up this year because we’ve got the workshop and then Amahl and the Night Visitors in December and then Fledermaus in February. So we have to kind of budget our time as best as we can, because pretty much right after the workshop’s done we go into rehearsals for Amahl and the Night Visitors and then after Christmas and even a little bit before we’re already staging music rehearsals for Fledermaus with the symphony.

As voice students do you have to be in every show, or do you get to choose?

I: We audition for the opera workshop in the spring semester. They announce who got in and they usually choose the shows at that point depending on who we have and what shows we’d like to do or what shows are possible. And then Blaine casts us in which roles he feels we’ll be strongest in and what will work best for all of us. I imagine we can probably say we would probably like to get our own or something, but I think more or less it comes down to where Blaine feels that we’ll fit best into a particular show.

J: Yeah, we usually find out about April what roles we have and then each of us have the summer to sort of prepare on our own and then by the time we come back we get the roles ready. This year we’re starting rehearsals for Amahl fairly soon, and we’re starting Fleder-

maus rehearsals around mid-November. So at some point everything kind of is happening concurrently, and we’re sort of doing a little bit of everything at once.

But yeah, when you’re in it for performing, it’s not necessarily that you would want to choose to not be in something. You kind of want to do whatever you can.

So if you can get a role in all three of the shows it might be extra rehearsals, but you don’t mind because you’re doing something that you like doing.

Out of the whole rehearsal process, from the first rehearsal to the very last show, what is your favorite part?

I: I know for me it’s performance. I love going out there and putting on a show for everybody who’s coming out to watch it. There’s no greater thrill I think than going out and doing a show for a full house, for people who are really excited to come see and hear the music and everything. There’s nothing more gratifying than hearing the applause at the end from people who’ve really enjoyed the performance I think.

J: Same for me, I think. If you’re in performance for performance that’s usually the thing that you look forward to the most.

It’s what you love, right?

J: Yeah, I mean I think rehearsals are a good learning experience, but they’re sort of a means to an end. I think it’s the performance that everybody looks forward to.

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Un échantillon de la musique française

A sample of French music

Maggie Kogut Entertainment Editor

English translation

Édith Piaf

Édith Piaf

Je la couple avec d’autres vedettes classiques comme Dean Martin (il chante la chanson à propos de la pizza et de l’amour). Chanteuse Française Édith Piaf, 19151963, n’était pas seulement une chanteuse extraordinaire, mais aussi une icône culturelle de la France. Elle avait le surnom « La Môme Piaf »et en 2007, un film à propos de Piaf nommé La Vie en Rose est sorti. Ce film a gagné plusieurs prix incluant un Oscar pour la meilleure actrice. Moi j’adore écouter les veilles chansons de Piaf comme « La Vie en rose » et « Non, je ne regrette rien » parce qu’à chaque fois que j’entends sa voix forte et spectaculairement vibrato, je peux m’imaginer dans un petit bar ou café à Paris….même si je n’ai jamais visité Paris.

I pair her with other classic artists like Dean Martin (he’s the one with song about pizza and love). French singer Edith Piaf, 1915-1963, was not only an extremely talented singer, but also a national icon in France. She had the nickname the “Little Sparrow” and in 2007, a film about her called La Vie en Rose was released. This film won many awards including an Oscar for best actress. Personally, I love to listen to Piaf’s old classics like “La Vie en Rose” and “Non, je ne regrette rien” because each time I hear her full and incredibly vibrato voice, I can imagine myself in a little bar or café in Paris… even if I haven’t been to Paris yet.

Pink Martini- « Sympathique » Pink Martini, un groupe d’origine Oregon, s’inspire de la musique de tout autour du monde. Ils chantent en plusieurs langues parmi eux l’anglais, le français et l’espagnol.

Puis ils créent de la musique latin, jazz, pop et classique. Une de leurs chansons françaises, « Sympathique », sur leur premier album Sympathique évoque le style intemporel de Piaf. Avec une attirante mélodie de piano, c’est une chanson parfaite à écouter l’lorsque qu’on « ne veut pas travailler ».

Cœur de Pirate Maintenant, pour sauter au Québec, l’artiste « indie pop » Béatrice Martine, ou meilleure connue sous le nom Cœur de Pirate est une artiste de Montréal. Pianiste dès l’âge de trois, Cœur de Pirate a publié deux albums au cours de sa carrière musicale, Cœur de Pirate en 2008 et Blonde en 2011. Sa musique légère et douce est un plaisir à écouter. Avec ses sons acoustiques entremêlés avec un style « pop » Cœur de Pirate est une artiste amusante à découvrir.

Patrice Michaud De plus artiste de Québec, Patrice Michaud vient de sortir son premier album, Le triangle des Bermudas, en 2011. L’artiste folk est récipient de plusieurs prix incluant des prix de la Petite-Vallée et du Granby International Song Festival en 2008 et 2009 respectivement. Cette année, Michaud est nommé pour un Felix dans la catégorie de « Best Show Scriptwriter ». Michaud va jouer un concert à Lethbridge le 17 Nov. à 6 :30 p.m. dans le cadre du festival Coup de Cœur Francophone. Ce festival national célèbre et circule la musique française et a lieu chaque année à Montréal ainsi qu’à environ 35 villes canadiennes. Les billets pour les étudiantes coûtent $10 et le concert aura lieu à la Cité des Prairies, 2104 6 Avenue Sud. Plus d’informations sont disponibles à 403-328-8506 ou à www.coupdecoeur.ca. Faisant parti d’un festival national origine de Montréal qui est aujourd’hui disponible jusqu’ici à Lethbridge, ce concert, il s’agit d’une excellente occasion de découvrir la musique française en personne.

Pink Martini, “Sympathique” Pink Martnini, a group originating from Oregon, gathers musical inspiration from all over the world. They sing in various languages including English, French, and Spanish. They create music in latin, jazz, pop, and classical genres. One of their French songs, “Sympathique,” from their first album by the same title, evokes Piaf’s timeless style. With an attractive piano melody, it’s the perfect song to listen to when one just wants to let go of all their cares for three minutes and 46 seconds.

Coeur de Pirate Now to jump to Quebec. Indie pop artist Béatrice Martine, better known under the name Coeur de Pirate, is based in Montreal. Playing piano since the age of three, Coeur de Pirate has published two albums so far over the course of her musical career, Coeur de Pirate in 2008 and Blonde in 2011. Her light and soft music is a pleasure to listen to. What with her acoustic sounds intermingled with a pop style, Coeur de Pirate is a fun artist to discover.

Patrice Michaud Also an artist from Quebec, Patrice Michaud released his first album, Le triangle des Bermudas, in 2011. The folk artist has received many awards including awards from Petite-Vallée (2008) and the Granby International Song Festival (2009). This year, Michaud has been nominated for a Felix in the Best Show Scriptwriter category.

He will be playing a concert in Lethbridge on Nov. 17 at 6:30 p.m. as part of the Coup de Coeur Francophone festival. This national festival celebrates and shares French music and occurs each year in Montreal along with roughly 35 other Canadian cities.

Student tickets cost $10 and the concert will be held at Cité des Prairies, 2104 6 Ave. South. More information is available at 403-328-8506 or at www.coupdecoeur.ca.

Being part of a national festival originally based in Montreal, but today extending all the way out here in Lethbridge, this concert is an exciting opportunity to discover and experience French music first hand.

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Crossword

ACROSS 1. Expenses 6. Smell 10. Dregs 14. Separate 15. Unadulterated 16. Singer ____ Clapton 17. Beer 18. Freezes over 19. Opera set in Egypt 20. Burnout 22. Package 24. Salve 25. Playwright George _______ Shaw 26. Movie title: "______ and Louise" 29. Visage 30. A streambed that is dry except during rainy season 31. A casual or passing interest 37. Actress _____ Ryan 39. Over (poetic) 40. French for "Room" 41. Small citrus fruits 44. Long narrow

opening 45. South African currency 46. Italian for "Steps" 48. Achieves 52. Storm 53. Unit of astronomical distance 54. Barren or bereft 58. Paid athletes 59. Portent 61. Esperanto for "Black" 62. A running gait 63. Logs fastened together to float on a river 64. Contemptuous smile 65. French for "Summers" 66. Drunkards 67. S-shaped curves in moldings

DOWN 1. Baby cow 2. Semi-precious gem 3. Heroic tale 4. Shivering 5. Creek 6. Narcotic from poppies 7. Channel for tears 8. Mineralbearing rock 9. Regard or esteem 10. Acquire knowledge 11. Genus of heath and heather 12. Northern sea duck 13. Burn with a hot liquid 21. A king of Norway 23. Regions 25. Dance-studio handrail 26. Doofus 27. ____-kiri = ritual suicide 28. Biblical garden 29. Villain 32. Pubic regions 33. Adorning with hanging cords 34. Ailments

35. Heavilyseasoned dish 36. Meshes 38. Strange or disconcerting 42. Bitter animosities 43. Resorts 47. Spanish baroque painter ______ Cano (1601-1667) 48. Red or green fruit 49. Fortune-telling card 50. A figurative expression 51. Donkeys 52. Mens 54. Skillful 55. US writer James ____ 56. Tall woody plant 57. Hearing organs 60. Chinese communist leader

Sudoku

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Fuck Lethbridge

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Our truth and effort

Civilization and history; the perfect combination Kelti Boissonneault Editor-in-Chief If you have never been to the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, Quebec, your chances to visit are becoming fewer. The Harper Government has announced that the Canadian Museum of Civilization will shortly become the Canadian Museum of History in 2017. The government announced the re-branding of the museum in order to celebrate the 150 years of Confederation, which will take place the same year that the museum changes over.

Several years ago I had the opportunity to visit the Museum of Civilization. It was astounding. The architecture alone, designed by Douglas Cardinal, took my breath away. The complimentary exhibits within, which feature civilizations from all over the world, their history, demography, geography, and scientific contributions to global society, blew my 14-year-old mind. I will certainly be going back before the

change is made in 2017.

With the conversion from civilization-based exhibits to purely historical Canadiana exhibits, the museum itself will change dramatically.

While I do agree with the Harper Government that Canadian history should be celebrated, I do not see why repurposing the museum totally is the logical step. By removing exhibits on other cultures, one could potentially be removing the history of immigrant Canadians from the museum. The exhibits on Haitian and Mayan culture, for instance, would be removed to other museums.

My question is simply why make the change?

If we are already using the museum to celebrate Canadian history in conjunction with other global histories, many of which are representative of portions of the Canadian Mosaic, then why remove certain portions of our collective global history from a longstanding and

fantastic institution? Why not simply create a focused exhibit, which would be cheaper in the long run, celebrating Canadian history for our 150 year anniversary, than repurposing an entire institution?

As a history major, and someone who has had the pleasure to work in museums for several years, and even got to design exhibits for smaller organizations, I recognize how difficult it is to set up a historical exhibit with artifacts that are basically untouchable.

Instead, keep the interactive scientific and cultural exhibits, proudly display the world heritage that makes up Canadian history, and the history of our multi-cultural and multi-lingual demographic, and keep the Gatineau treasure the same as it has always been: a pleasure and a wonder for the curious mind.

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Travis Robinson Sports Editor

I sat down with Dave Adams, head basketball coach of the Pronghorn men’s team, to discuss the season’s expectations, roster changes, and the ever-changing game of collegiate basketball.

Travis Robinson: What are your expectations for the season?

Dave Adams: For us coming into the year, we have a number of objectives. Last year at home, we were 13-1, so we were just tough as nails when we played here. We want to continue that, so that’s a piece we have pushed forward in our program. We’re excited about that, we’re thrilled about that, and we want to see that continue.

The second piece is we were really a poor road team last year, and one of the big focuses in our pre-season was to win on the road. It was abysmal [last season on the road]. The third piece is we don’t want to see any slippage. Last year was our best season in 12 years, and we want to maintain and build upon that. One of the goals for the guys this year without question is, and we haven’t hosted a playoff game here in over a decade, we want to host this year. That’s kind of what we’re looking at coming into the season.

TR: Why is it so tough to play on the road?

DA: There are a number of factors. One is travel.

Given the geographic distances that have to be covered across a league that runs from Winnipeg to Victoria, and as far north as Prince George now, the travel gets to the athletes. There is always home cooking... you don’t get any favours done on the road. The other part is, and I felt last year, that a lot of our roster was guys that were not used to playing on the road. You do it in high school and in college, but once again it’s a little bit different here. I think that guys have had an opportunity to play

in some of those gyms and have an idea of what travel looks like; that should help us play better on the road for sure.

TR: Are there any notable rookies/veterans on this season’s roster?

DA: Well there is. We have lost two notable players.

One was our returning Canada West All-Star Dominyc Coward. We lost Dominyc in training camp because he was lured to professional basketball. There is a possibility he may return to us, but we don’t know yet. We lost our point guard of last year, Daryl Cooper, because Daryl needed to understand the importance of being a student athlete, not just an athlete. We have replaced Daryl with Chaz Johnson, who’s a league All-Star out of the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges in the United States. He’s originally from Spokane, Washington. He’s a different player than Daryl, but he does some things much better than Daryl… We’re very pleased with Chaz; he’s been a tremendous addition. The big thing for us is our fifth year guys who are both Academic All-Canadians. They are student athletes Derek Waldner and Julian Spearchief-Morris. Those guys have to be our rock this year; they need to play like 5th years, not only in terms of their talent but also in their emotions, maturity and stability. So we’re going to lean on those guys, and we also have returning Morgan Duce, who came to us from Lethbridge College. He is a local guy, and Morgan had an awesome year last year… we expect him to continue that and push that ceiling even more. Also returning to us and giving us big minutes are Logan Rider, who was with us last year after a couple of fantastic years at Lethbridge College, and Alex Fletcher, who had played

two years in California and was with us last year, and Nikola Kovac. Those three guys are going to be called upon as well.

TR: In this league, with the emphasis on back and forth action and high octane offences, is the defensive game neglected?

DA: That’s a very intelligent observation, and I agree with you 100 per cent. In particular, when we look at our playoff teams, and in particular the first year I was here, that playoff team was good and made a good run because of the way it defended. That was one of the areas we felt we were deficient in coming into this year, and defensively, we needed to get better. In particular, the shooting percentage we allowed here [at home] was far too high. We’re coming back, objectively looking at the season, and we want to be among the league leaders in field goal percentage allowed, because to me that’s the true indicator of whether you’re locking down and whether you’re playing defence or not… the real true measure of defence every night is what kind of shooting percentage are you surrendering. We need to get back to that; that’s a really crucial piece for our success this year.

TR: Is the true centre in basketball a forgotten thing?

DA: What you find in FIBA rules is players are being called upon more and more to be multi-dimensional.

That back-to-the-basket, sit down there, space eater, aircraft carrier player rarely exists anymore. There are a couple of guys in our league that have the potential to be like that, but more and more we are seeing that the 6’10” guy has the ability to step away from the hoop and shoot the three pointer… I think you are seeing more and more that specialization [of a true centre] go.

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Travis Robinson Sports Editor

I sat down with Erin McAleenan, head basketball coach of the Pronghorn women’s team, to discuss her team’s expectations, fundamentals, and CIS vs. NCAA basketball action.

Travis Robinson: What are your expectations for the upcoming season?

Erin McAleenan: Our goal for sure is to try to make playoffs. The team has only made playoffs once in the last nine years. I think that Canada West is a really competitive conference and on our side we need to finish in the top eight, and we have at least two teams that will likely finish top 10 in the country on our side in Regina, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Calgary. It’s not going to be easy, but I’d like to think that if we can pull off some wins we should be able to make playoffs this year.

TR: Are there any new additions/returning veterans of note?

EM: We have returning players in Kim Veldman, a 6’2” forward definitely looking to step up her contributions, as well as Ali Cameron, Katlyn Olsen, Stephanie Inman – all three guards who have had varied minutes in the past but have worked really hard in the offseason in order to approve their shooting abilities, and so far in pre-season have had really good contributions so it has been good. Newcomers: we have a point guard from Vancouver named Karen Li. She’s really quick and athletic, so we’re looking for her to come in and use her speed to her advantage, as well as she gets more

comfortable at this level to be that point guard that can take control vocally.

TR: Do you think fundamentals in women’s basketball are waning, or are becoming less and less important?

EM: I don’t know if I would say fundamentals are less and less important. I guess it depends on whose perspective you’re looking at it from. I think that an older generation, or even say my generation, likely took time or had coaches that emphasized fundamentals, whereas the younger generation have a lot of different things pulling at their time during the age which they can develop those fundamentals really well. Kids around the ages of 6-12 tend to be pulled in many different directions nowadays than they were 20 years ago. Women’s basketball is definitely different than men’s basketball in terms of being below the rim, much more fundamentally sound, more half-court offence, as opposed to men’s basketball, which can be played above the rim and really based on your athletes. Now, at the university level, if you have one or two great female athletes then that athleticism can be really hard for other teams to stop. You see that probably more often than you see the true fundamentally sound player who is able to one-on-one break people down.

TR: Is university the place to fix problems with fundamentals, like shooting from the hip?

EM: I’m definitely a very skills-based kind of coach, and I focus a lot of my time on individual player

development versus just having girls run sets or plays or offences for the teams. Our girls are in the gym at least twice a week for one-on-one skill sessions, and that’s where we work on shooting, ball handling, and passing. University may not be the best time to change your shot, but there is no time like the present; if you don’t change it now, then it is never going to improve, and I think that anyone who is willing to put in the amount of time and work that it takes to change your shot or skills is going to be able to do it.

TR: How do you feel about CIS teams potentially joining the NCAA or other American divisions?

EM: Simon Fraser just made the move. They had been NAIA and then they had come into CIS, and now they’ve gone back. I understand partially some of the draws of going into the NCAA; obviously the culture in America is different than in Canada in terms of sports and the funding you have for sports, and the support that you can get. I guess I don’t believe in moving to somewhere else where it’s good. I believe in making what you have better or what you want and so I would be frustrated with the fact that some schools would look to move to the NCAA because of some of the advantages that you can get out of that. I would rather try to put more work into improving the things that we have in the CIS and improving the standard in order to develop a better conference or a better game and improve the support in Canada rather than going down to the NCAA.

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Travis Robinson Lifestyle Editorial

Late night infomercials are as just as notorious as their midday counterparts for pandering to an audience in desperate need of an easy fix. I found myself flipping through the channels at 2 a.m. some weeks ago and landed upon Kevin Trudeau’s latest infomercial. Trudeau is an advocate of natural cures as much he is a television pitchman. Unlike his daytime counterparts, who have physical products that they can display and demonstrate to the amazement of an audience, Trudeau must use his voice to sell the books he has written containing monumental information on curing a whole host of ailments.

Trudeau is as charismatic as he is unbelievable. As he sits in a furnished studio with a coat and tie, he is asked a flurry of predetermined questions by a tow-haired host who is paid to lap Trudeau’s every word. The infomercial runs part question and answer, and part sales pitch. Trudeau answers the questions posed by the awed host, and then he faces the camera, proudly displays the covers of his books, and tells the audience that these books, for the price of a small shipping fee, will change their lives. Trudeau has a cure for diabetes in his books Natural Cures They Don’t Want You to Know About and More Natural Cures They Don’t Want

You to Know About; he has a cure for HIV, genital herpes, chronic pain, heartburn, and the list continues. As he makes such egregious claims, his gleeful cohost feigns surprise in the face of the absurd.

Trudeau repeats many times that the drug companies are to blame for disease, and that the United States government has tried to shut him down for revealing such revolutionary material. He stridently insists that his books are the answer to disease, and that he cannot keep this information to himself.

Trudeau glibly describes the mechanisms of his cures, and happily name-drops studies and doctors who have assisted him in his research. Trudeau skims over details, focusing on the bigger trouble at hand, and declares disease to be outright curable.

Trudeau is hypnotic in his delivery, despite the outrageousness of his pitch. Like any good salesman, he is able to capture his audience, use verbosity to replace actual fact, and make the face of infectious disease seem like a petty worry. Rather, it is the corporate world and the governments to blame for sickness. These greed-ridden businesses have attempted to shut Trudeau up, but he cavalierly continues on, a hero in the fight for good health.

He promises his products will change the viewer’s

life, a promise he is so dearly devoted to. As his bubbly cohost nods in agreement after every word Trudeau spits out, Trudeau himself swells with pride and righteousness, gesturing and moving his body in a tacit “fuck you” against corporate America and the bastards trying to stifle his work. Trudeau is master orator, and will make any claim to ensure that you, the viewer, purchase his product.

I do not write this piece as a bashing of the natural cures world. I am certain remedies exist that are more effective than synthetic medication in treating an ailment, and there are genuine people in the community. I write this as a warning against people like Trudeau. The man has been imprisoned in the past. He has no medical background. He is a salesman, through and through, who makes a living selling books clad in the armour of the First Amendment. He buys those late night television slots, hires the goofy host, and begs the audience to buy the bullshit he throws at them. Be cautious around men like Trudeau, as they appear to me to only be in the business to take advantage of vulnerable people.

Medical wonders are possible, but people like Trudeau pounce upon the optimism of a sick person and pump them full of false hope. It is a wicked game, and Trudeau plays it the best.

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Travis Robinson Lifestyle Editor

Living Yoga: Creating a Life in Practice Christy Turlington Hyperion, 2002 The former supermodel who has cheekbones carved from granite and a stunning body to match is actually an expert on yoga. Christy presents a refreshing look at yoga with emphasis on the balance between yoga and life. Perfect for any busy person, Living Yoga is an interesting selection from a newcomer to the yoga scene.

Yoga Bitch: One Woman's Quest to Conquer Skepticism, Cynicism, and Cigarettes on the Path to Enlightenment Suzanne Morrison Three Rivers Press, 2011 An honest, humorous approach to the craft, this book is not a technical guide as much as it is a memoir on the profound effects of yoga on the body and mind. Written by a wide-eyed understudy, Yoga Bitch is a transformative narrative, and a perfect first-hand account on the alchemy that is yoga.

Moving Towards Balance: 8 Weeks of Yoga with Rodney Yee Rodney Yee Rodale Books, 2004 The limber Rodney Yee is a master contortionist who can bend his body like a balloon. He presents a technical guide to the physical side of yoga, and takes it from beginner to expert in creative poses requiring the fittest of yoga practitioners to master.

Light on Yoga B.K.S. Iyenger Harpercollins Canada, 2001 Another technical guide, Light on Yoga puts the spotlight on master yogi Iyenger. He successfully melds the spiritual aspects of yoga with the technical demands of the practice. Don’t expect to bend like the master after reading; instead, take away his message.

Yoga Anatomy Leslie Kaminoff and Amy Matthews Human Kinetics, 2012 An aesthetically pleasing book, this anatomy guide is wonderfully illustrated and presents a great view of the inner mechanics of yoga. This book is for anyone wishing to see just exactly how their body bends, and how to make your own muscles more receptive to the poses at hand.

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Can you school afford some space heaters for the 24h study room. or eventually do something about it. sincerely person who feels an equivalent to drowning in the Atlantic ocean.

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Bitch, I might go to jail….

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Yeah, you know who you are.

It’s a sad thing when an international student has to school English speaking Canadians on spelling and grammar. Please learn when to use “you’re” properly.

– concerned TA. He who laughs laughs, laughs laughs.

I hate it how the babes are always writing TLFs bout me but I dont know who they are!

It would be great to support the Coffee Co. as a local business and such, but their brewed coffees are weaker than weak. Sad. Dear guy who dressed up as Capt’n Jack: You made my fricken day! You even got his swag down, and when I told you that you made my day, you even answered like Jack! Stay awesome. we’re all growing a beard a man’s face should never be bare we just want some facial hair yeah everyone’s waiting we’re all anticipating foooooor beards!

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To the losers that were busted shoplifting massive amounts of groceried from SaveOn West.

About time you were caught.Fuckers.

Not sure if Halloween costume… Or hipster.

hey ladies in the top left corner of Geography 1000… tired of ur chit chat.. hope you see this for next time and realize how distracting your giggles and whispers are… thanks.

I love it when my boyfriend wears lower neckline shirts than me. Said no one. EVER To The Student Population, The Loud Galis’s People done goofed. We be sorry for our obnoxious volume. We will try to tone it down. Love The Loud Galis’s People <3

To the guy in hallway that told me I had dropped by smile, you are hilarious! It made my day! Thanks for being awesome.

To the 3 boys at Macs in the Jetta; Can we reschedule for Pitch Perfect/X-Factor? Love, The girls with all the snacks.

To the person wanting to form a League of Legends team. You failed to leave contact info… Go here. http://www.facebook.com/groups/ 256411054482065/

To kid in New Media 1000 with noisy chair, STAHP. Sincerely, Girls who wanna punch you in the face

Very, very pleased to see the poppies floating around campus again this year. THERE is a true symbol of Canadian achievement and sacrifice. Lest we forget!

Dear Kara and Jess (R.A on D/E2) Be aware of Sally… She may just pop up unware to you.

Love D/E2 P.S- You are great and we love you Mama J and K

First year attempting Movember.

Never gone unshaven more than 3 days, so far looking like its gonna be a Count of Monte Cristo deal. (p.s. why isn’t there a month for neckbeards?)

To the people who keep trying to get people’s numbers on the tlf’s this isn’t lava life or adult friend finder don’t be so desperate – from the non desperate people

To the person/people who suggested A$AP Rocky, A$AP Mob, Odd Future and Kendrick Lamar posters at the poster sale, your taste in music is supreme.

How are those of us who don’t live in res supposed to join you kids in D/E1 for Munchkin?

Exploring Creativity Summer ’12 reunion would be awesome! I miss you kids!! And Chris too!

Knock Knock. Who’s there?

To. To Who? To WHOM! –Grammar Joke

Guy with Glasses, be more specific.

I’ve seen several beautiful women with short hair riding the 32. down like a clown charlie brown

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To the 2 Waldos who called me a Paki outside the Zoo Halloween bash,I’m Indian and my name is Rudy.Find me in the Chem dept. and we can talk about your psychological issues.Peace.

GirlintheRedCoat, I remember that chat! Perhaps you and your red coat should hang around the coffee stand more often! Or, of course, I can be reached at coffeeandtests@gmail.com ;) Looks like the original white trash has some competition ;) .

This is not sarcasm: To the other students using the 24h study centre Sunday morning – thank you for your respectful use of the space!

No cellphones or blaring music :) Mr/Mrs Halloween Hero in the gorilla suit: made my week!

When will the library have decent hours on Sundays/holidays? I understand the staff need time off, but it’s not for staff to work in, it’s for students to study in.

To the girl in the pink hoodie using a computer on level 9, Sunday November 4th, just so you know… there is no need for you to slam down on the keys on the keyboard. shhhhh…

You’re “lucky” I didn’t throw your stuff out of my prebooked room.

Don’t conveniently leave for 10

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Would you be completely offended if I just kissed you? sincerely, Guy two rows back!

Walking through the uni listening to a Zelda medley makes everything seem more dramatic! I feel like I could conquer anything!! to the young tall guy that comes in with the really short shorts…. your shorts are too damn short! if you cannot afford to buy a pair that actually fit you, i will buy u some!

I don’t always win new TV’s…but when I do I have them delivered by Purolator.

League of Legends is for noobs.

Dota 2 is where it’s at.

How does anybody expect me to crush out 5 page papers AND all the citations the day before it’s due when campus internet runs slower than the NHL lockout?

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To the blond girl in my swimming class in the purple and black swim suit and the black and white glasses. you are really cute…how about a number? sincerely, guy thats in love!

Dear Guy with Glasses, You were talking about girl who takes bus 32. Talk to her! She might think you are cute too! ;) From girl you might be talking about…?

If you always try to find time to see someone with qualities you admire, please ask the questions you desire!

Never know, you may just get some answers.

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Year in Review, and Thanks to All of You!

Julia Adolf

VP Academic

Every year, starting around the last quarter of the semester, emails are sent out to every student to log into the course evaluation website to evaluate their classes, professors, teaching assistants and lab professors. Most students casually sift through in the blanks, selecting choices of “completely horrible” to “freaking awesome” (these are not actual choices) and skipping the part of “additional comments” (I skip this part). Funny enough, (maybe not) about 86 per cent of the time (totally made that number up but out the “additional comments” section when they are mad, frustrated or want to get back at their seemingly horrible professor. This leads to detrimental evaluations for the professors from their students as these evaluations are used for tenure decisions, promotions and salary increases from university administration. Professors get small amounts of valuable feedback from the students that like them or love their teaching style, because they are too apathetic to does not matter. Therefore, larger amounts of feedback from students that held a grudge during the semester, brought down the their course evaluations.

Now, I am not saying that all professors who get bad course evaluations don’t deserve it, because

I have sat through my fair share of seemingly horrible professors and rightfully so have given them harsh criticism and feedback. Oh but wait, I said harsh criticism. I did not say smash their teaching style and the professor themselves into the ground. The form allows for comments and space to state ways for the professor to improve.

If you’re going to write that they are horrible, explain why and how helping anyone; you are just venting and hurting the professor.

Course evaluations can give the impression to both students and professors that the majority of professors support the idea that course evaluations are good indicators of how well the teachers are teaching and how well their students are learning. The fact is, the majority of professors across all disciplines believe that summative student evaluations aren’t good or a fair measure of such things. This is one of academia’s dirty little secrets. Dirty, because this belief, though well-founded, manifests a cynicism about contemporary higher education that tragically lies right at the core of the educators’ relationship and interaction with students. It’s secret, because the matter is almost never discussed candidly and because many professors, believers and unbelievers alike, so often actually pay lip service to the view that student evaluations are valuable in these ways. The unbelievers, who talk the orthodox talk, do so mainly to keep their jobs or simply to

avoid rocking the boat; but many have spoken out. They come from every department and every type of institution: large and small, research oriented and teaching oriented. Below are some examples.

Most of them warn that if summative course evaluations continue to be used in an attempt to measure teaching, effectiveness, then academic standards and ideals will be, perhaps irreparably, subvertuniversity courses will continue to be “dumbed down”. Excellent professors will continue to be denied tenure, promotions or jobs altogether, simply because they failed to pander to the increasing desire of students to be entertained or at least to be relieved of the hard work that genuine higher education requires. There are many who are willing, if not happy or eager, to cave to the pressures as the job market in academia remains tight and the competition high.

So before you write something riform in its entirety, remember you can say bad things about your professors but you have to follow the criticism with ways to improve. “additional comments” section in your favourite professors’ (or just mediocre professors’) evaluation so they and university administration can see that professors are reaching their students and that students are taking something away from their course other than just strict memorization.

Year in Review, and Thanks to All of You!

Employment Opportunity The Studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Union is now accepting applications for the 2012-2013 academic year. This position is a paid position to commence immediately.

The CRO is responsible for all ULSU general elections, by-elections and referenda during the academic year. For more information on the position visit www.ulsu.ca.

To apply for this position, please send your resume and cover letter to Cheri Pokarney, ULSU General Manager at su.manager@uleth.ca or drop it off in

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Jobs, jobs, jobs!

Let us introduce you to CES (Career & Employment Services).

CES is a student service office dedicated to assisting you with your career and job search needs. We’re within the Career Co-op Services office in AH154, along with Applied Studies and the Management and Arts & Science Cooperative Education programs. CCS office hours are 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. and 1 p.m.

– 4 p.m. Monday to Friday.

Go to our website for more detailed information on our services: www.uleth.ca/ross/ces.

Workshops to Nov. 23 (see full schedule and sign up online at www.uleth.ca/ross/ces/w orkshops) CES resume/cover letter workshops: * Wednesday, Nov. 14, 10 a.m.

– 12:30 p.m. * Tuesday, Nov. 20, 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. * Friday, Nov. 23, 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

CES interview workshops: * Tuesday, Nov. 13, 3 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

CES how to network with employers workshops: * Friday, Nov. 16, 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. * Tuesday, Nov. 20, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. * Thursday, Nov. 22, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Career planning 101 workshops: what can you do with your major? * Friday, Nov. 16, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. * Thursday, Nov. 22, 1:40 p.m.

– 3:40 p.m.

Job search & networking workshops: * Friday, Nov. 9, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. * Thursday, Nov. 15, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. * Wednesday, Nov. 21, 3 p.m.

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Career portfolios for interviews workshops: * Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2 p.m.

– 3:30 p.m. * Monday, Nov. 19, 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Visit our website www.uleth.ca/ross/ces to find the CES online job board!

Full time • Management Trainee ~ Guillevin Internation Co (Dec. 31) • Technology Development Assistant; DEKALB Assistant ~ Monsanto (Nov. 9) • Agribusiness Assistant, Various Locations ~ Richardson International (Nov. 30) • Addiction/Mental Health Students & New Grads ~ Alberta Health Services (Jan. 2) • Parts Manager, Leth ~ Davis Auto Group (Nov. 9) • Food Service Sales Representative, Edm ~ Kraft Canada (Nov. 9) • Data Analyst/Receptionist, Cgy ~ Gibson Energy (Nov. 10) • Account Executive, Edm ~ Patron West Equip Finance (Nov. 30) • Software Developer, Cgy ~ Arts Management Systems (Nov. 11) • Credit Analyst, Edm ~ Cash Store Financial (Nov. 11) • Environmental Field Coordinator, Hanna ~ Graham Brothers Construction Group (Nov. 12) • Agronomist, AB/SK ~ Sanderson & Associates (Nov. 14) • Field Biologist, Cochrane ~ Complete Crossings Inc (Nov. 15) • Account Representative;Field Manager, Edm ~ Otis Canada Inc. (Nov. 15) • Executive Team Leader, Edm ~ Target (Nov. 17) • Pre-Sell Customer Service Rep, Edm/Cgy ~ PepsiCo. (Nov. 18) • Corporate Sales

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Summer postings • Breeding Associates, SK/MB/AB ~ Bayer CropScience (Nov. 9) • Seed Production Associates ~ Bayer CropScience (Nov. 16) • Relationship Manager Assistant, Various Locations ~ FCC (Nov. 16) • Seed Technician Assistant; Summer Sales Assistant ~ Monsanto (Nov. 9) • Agribusiness Student, Various Locations ~ Richardson International (Nov. 30) • Agronomy Trial Intern, Alberta ~ DuPont Pioneer (Nov. 14) • Summer Parent Seed Associates, Kamloops/Abbotsford ~ Bayer CropScience (Nov. 10) • Hybrid Canola Seed Production Assistant, Leth ~ DowAgroSciences (Nov. 16) • Research Assistant/ Tutor, Deep River/Chalk River ~ Deep River Science Academy (Jan. 30) • Summer Seed Growth Associate, Regina ~ Bayer CropScience Inc. (Nov. 16) • Production Technician, Leth ~ Hytech Production Ltd. (Dec. 15) • Petroleum Land Management, Cgy ~ Absolute Land & Lease (Nov. 15) Part time • Field Artillery Soldier/Officer ~ Canadian Forces (Nov. 30) • Online Teaching Job ~ Hiknow English (Dec. 31) • Care Giver, Leth ~ Care.com (Dec. 12)

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International • Volunteer Positions, Various Locations ~ International Humanity Foundation (Nov. 20) • English Teacher ~ EF Changchun (Dec. 31) • Math/Science/English Teaching Position, England ~ Engage Education Canada (Dec. 31) • Internships in China ~ InternChina (Dec. 31) • Teach English in South Korea ~ Avalon English (Dec. 28) • Teaching Options in South Korea ~ Korjob (Nov. 10) • Teach, Travel & Earn Money, South Korea ~ Aclipse (Nov. 10) • Assistant Language Teachers and Coordinators of International Relations, Japan ~ JET Programme (Nov. 30) • English Teacher, Various Locations ~ EF Changchun (Jan. 22) • Teach English in Japan ~ International Education Services (Dec. 28) For details of the postings and information on the application processes, go to www.uleth.ca/ross/ces/jo b-board.

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