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For the week of Thursday, January 31st, 2013 • Volume 46, Issue 19
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Provincial funding to help address mental health on some Alberta campuses Michelle Mark The Gateway
EDMONTON (CUP) — Three Albertan institutions will receive substantial mental health funding. Fred Horne, Alberta's Minister for Health, announced on Jan. 16 that the Alberta government will be providing $1 million per year for three years to the U of A, the University of Calgary and the University of Lethbridge. Horne said the funding will go toward adding staff to all three universities and enhancing mental health and addiction services. Frank Robinson, vice-provost and dean of students at the U of A, spoke on behalf of the university, stating the funding would contribute to students’ academic and personal success and would “ensure students know how and where to get help.” The Alberta Students Executive Council (ASEC) also sent a press
release immediately following the announcement, applauding the government’s decision. “Today’s announcement will provide numerous opportunities to address gaps in service delivery, raise awareness, reduce stigma, and help students adopt healthy coping strategies, through the creation of communityand student-led initiatives,” stated ASEC chair Matthew Armstrong in the release. During a question period after the announcement, concerns were raised that Alberta post-secondary institutions like Grant MacEwan University, NAIT and Olds College would not benefit from this funding. Horne responded that the provincial government would be taking into consideration the mental health of all Alberta postsecondary students.
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Update: Sodexoout Aramark in Leyland Bradley
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A decision has been reached as to which food vendor will provide on-campus service for the next 10 years. Aramark, a multinational corporation based out of Pennsylvania, will be the new occupier of CJ’s, and will also offer catering services. The decision was finalized at last week’s Board of Governors meeting. Aramark was founded in 1959, providing services for many Olympic Games. Aramark provides food service for many colleges, universities, healthcare facilities, and construction management around the world. Aramark made the news in 2010 when 33 miners in Chile were trapped for 45 days, requiring the assistance of Aramark for food services when local Chilean catering failed to meet government standards. Sodexo has been lacking in student favour for a number of years. According to past surveys, the issues at the top of the list for students include a lack of variety, food quality, and cost. A 2010 survey gave an overwhelmingly negative review of Sodexo’s food, with overall satisfaction ranging between “mediocre” and “poor.” The 2011-2012 Students’ Union survey contained a number of comments from students who felt Sodexo services were of concern. Student input has been the most crucial element in choosing a new food service provider. Student health and student experience were also considerations for signing a contract with a new food service provider. The switch to sign Aramark will end a 30-year run with Sodexo. Sodexo has been the food service provider since 1982. The new contract is to be signed on May 1, 2013.
Staches for Cashes!
Leyland Bradley Campus Beat Editor
The U of L Organization of Residence Students successfully raised $5,225.45 for their Movember-related Staches for Cashes event. The team (pictured below) helped gather pledges and sell “Got Mo?” t-shirts, in an effort to bring much-needed awareness to fighting prostate cancer. Their well-groomed faces no doubt helped to bring in donations for the worthy cause. According to movember.ca, Canada leads the world in financial donations for Movember fundraising, despite having two-thirds the number of registered donations as the runner-up (the United Kingdom) with $41,163,848 and 247,425 registrations, versus UK’s $34,168,021 and 363,905
Ben Kwan registrations. Event organizer Tim Fairs answered a few questions about the group’s success: Did you guys have a goal amount to raise? Or was it "sky's the limit"? Our official goal was $10,000; however, I had $7,000 in the back of my mind as a realistic goal. But the purpose of a goal is to push you beyond what you think you can easily get, so I'm quite happy with how things turned out. Any challenges along the way? I would have to say our biggest challenge would have been gathering support from people outside family and friends. It is always difficult
convincing people who don't really know you to donate to your cause. But this is something which I believe we overcame very well! Selling t-shirts was a good way to reach out to a greater public. Who had the worst 'stache? (Do you have a picture?) All of our moustaches were beautiful. That is all. Are you hoping to continue this for next year? Yes, the hope is to continue this fundraiser next year. With luck it will be even more successful than this year.
Mo Bros & Mo Sistas unite! Pictured from left to right: Deserae Gogel, Max Hopkins, Samantha Alessi, Kara Johnston, Kelsie Schlese, Emily Welch, Kurtis Belanger, Riley Miller, Jessica Mariano, Kendra Selk, Leanne McCuaig, Sarah Roston, Czarina Zoleta, Jesse Mullett, Tim Fairs, Jesse Baker, Anthony Speranza, Brett Dillman
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Leyland Bradley Campus Beat Editor
Bathroom graffiti, or “latrinalia,” often depicted as art or words in restrooms, can be seen in many public bathrooms. It can be as simple as the generic “for a good time, call…” or as poetic as scrawls of conscious writing. Latrinalia is an interesting phenomenon. It is as passive-aggressive as anything gets. Everyone uses bathrooms, so how can anybody avoid – or resist – reading the writing on the wall? Businesses have tried to bypass the urge for customers to draw on bathroom walls by providing a chalkboard and chalk. It seems to work for the Penny Coffee House. Chalkboards in the bathroom are an unusual treat in public bathrooms. How kickass. The idea is that by lending the olive branch to the general public – to strangers – to make a creative, freeform, anonymous mess, the urge to trash or destroy or make one’s mark illegitimately is done away with. Instead, a chalkboard and chalk allows for permission to “make one’s mark.” And maybe it defeats the purpose of graffiti.
Arguably, latrinalia can just be harmless and mindless. But intentional hurt is sometimes obvious. Hurtful latrinalia occurs in a lot of places off campus. But what about when it happens on campus? Graffiti, by definition, is vandalism and is meant to be mischievous or malicious. Vandalism is deliberate destruction of property. But who owns the university? For whom do the walls stand? Students are stakeholders in this institution. The walls belong to all students. Comments that are unwelcome, hate-laden, and ugly should not be tolerated for any reason. It’s a shame when people feel the need to express homophobic sentiments on the walls of a male library bathroom in this university. Latrinalia is a fascinating social and cultural phenomenon. It’s unfortunate that it quickly becomes co-opted for somebody’s hate speech. Not nice, and not cool. Let’s remember to keep it clean, if one must scrawl. And remember to wash your hands. No cellphones allowed.
Matt Bufton Students at Carleton University participate in an exercise of free expression hosted by Carleton Students For Liberty.
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James Forbes
Features Contributor A student club at Carleton University stirred up both conversation and controversy recently with a public demonstration to promote free speech. Carleton Students For Liberty (CSFL) set up a “free speech wall” last week, providing a venue for students to express their ideas publicly with markers on a large paper board. The purpose was to promote a “competition of ideas,” but at least one student found the wall objectionable. The morning after the wall was erected, students returned to find it removed. Seventh-year human rights student Arun Smith claimed responsibility for removing the wall, stating he considered the wall’s removal a “moral imperative.” In a letter addressed to the Carleton community, Smith stated that the wall was “but another in a series of acts of violence” against the gay rights movement. He expressed concern over the fact that the free speech demonstration occurred at the same time as the school’s Pride Week.
Prior to the wall’s removal, the written comments on the wall expressed a number of opinions, none of which were explicitly critical of any sexual orientation. Statements like “I [heart] Queers” and “Gay is OK!” were found beside comments like “Obama murders w/ drones,” “Harper is a douche,” and “Idle No More!” A couple of students decided to weigh in on issues like abortion, including comments such as “Abortion is murder,” and “Abortion is only killing a parasite. Let women control their bodies.” And other students avoided the serious or political with comments as varied as “Roll tide roll” and “Wizard of Oz.” Aside from the brief statements finding expression on paper, the free speech wall has generated much dialogue about the merits of free speech itself. “We feel that university is supposed to be an area of discourse and free thought, but it’s actually the opposite,” said CSFL’s founder Ian
CoKehyeng. “We have less free speech on campus.” Matt Bufton, executive director of the Institute for Liberal Studies, wrote an open letter to the president and vice-chancellor of the university in support of CSFL. In that letter he stated, “A university should be a place to learn. A place to grow and develop intellectually without fear that one’s ideas and opinions should be considered unworthy or unacceptable.” In a conversation that took place over Twitter, Arun Smith stated, “Not every opinion is valid, nor deserving of expression,” to which CBC reporter Kady O’Malley replied, “You don’t get to make that call.” CSFL subsequently erected a second wall, dubbed “Free Speech Wall 2.0,” where the conversation continued. Regardless of the opinions which found a venue on the free speech wall, the demonstration’s biggest impact may be the fact that it got people talking.
Fat happiness
This social activism movement sees more of a social problem, and less of a medical one As a child, Kalamity Hildebrandt was put on diet pills by her doctor in order to lose weight. By age nine she was bulimic, which progressed to the point where she was throwing up blood in her teenage years. By 19, she could barely function emotionally in the world because of her overwhelming fear of harassment.
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Ljudmila Petrovic The Peak
VANCOUVER (CUP) — Hildebrandt's view on being fat was changed by fat activism, the social justice movement that believes that, just like any other discrimination, oppression of people because of their weight is unacceptable and should be fought against. “I know for me, when I discovered fat politics, I actually think it saved my life. It was such a surprise because it was the first time I encountered the idea that maybe I was fine and society was messed up,” Hildebrandt, a founder of the political group Fat Panic!, explained. “I spent my whole life, every minute of my life, hating myself, contemplating how I could surgically alter my body at all times, throwing up, cutting ... to punish myself for being fat.” Hildebrandt is currently working with the Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG), a student group at Simon Fraser University, to organize a series of Fat Happiness Days workshops that invite conversation about issues surrounding fat and society.
A social movement
Fat activism is a lesser known political movement that started around the 1970s, but has recently received more notoriety with the rise of blogging. A common reaction to the idea of fat activism is disbelief and uncertainty. Many people hold to the idea that being fat is a matter of choice or lifestyle, and that fat activism should not be put in the same category as other political movements. Hildebrandt, however, argues that in many cases, it is not due to individual choice, but to the socio-economic environment that an individual is put in. Furthermore, those subscribing to this movement believe that oppression in any form and towards anybody is unacceptable, and that includes oppression based on body size. Lesley Kinzel, a body politics activist, explains on her blog Two Whole Cakes: “For ... those who would identi-
fy as fat activists, [fat activism is] about changing culture, and confronting the social pressures that seek to either depress us into fruitless dieting, or shame us into living as invisibly as possible.” She continues, “Fat acceptance isn’t just for me, or just for fat people; everyone needs fat acceptance, because this is a lesson that benefits us all.” The movement also rejects the medicalization of terminology used to describe weight. Hildebrandt explains that by using terms such as "obese" or "overweight" (rather than "fat"), it turns the body and its weight into a medical symptom; it defines the body in a medical way. Fat activism takes the word “fat” and turns it into a political term. Michelle Allison, a nutritionist invested in body politics who advocates for “eating normally,” explains how she understands the word "fat" on her blog The Fat Nutritionist. “I call myself fat because not only am I fat ... I’m also not especially bothered by it,” Allison wrote. “Because the size of my body, and your body, is morally neutral. Fat doesn’t equal lazy or ugly or even, necessarily, unhealthy. It’s just a word.” Loving your body at any weight and size is an admirable attitude, and one that our thin-obsessed society is in dire need of. However, what about the "obesity epidemic" we’ve heard so much about? Have we not seen a huge increase in obesity rates and overall less healthy lifestyles in North American society? According to Hildebrandt, however, the term "epidemic" is misleading in describing the trend occurring in our society. “One thing to realize is that the term ‘epidemic’ is misused in this context because what we see in an epidemic is a sudden increase,” Hildebrandt said. “What is actually seen is that there has been a gradual increase in the average weight of people in Western society. That’s not an epidemic. The term alone is being
used to stir up fear ... but actually, everybody is living longer.”
The health issues
Dr. Scott Lear, an associate professor of kinesiology at SFU whose research has focused on obesity and cardiology, agrees that the term "epidemic" is an overused one in terms of obesity rates. However, he said, “it is a public health concern, just like any other risk factor, just like cholesterol, just like blood pressure and diabetes, and that it needs to be treated in a professional way, from all aspects, from health professionals to society at large.” Furthermore, fat activism strives to dispel the idea that fat is necessarily associated with being unhealthy. “Another thing to realize about the whole fat–health debate is that all studies that have looked at large populations over time ... find that there’s a ‘U’-shaped curve. So, it’s not like you’re thin, and then you get fatter, and then you die faster. There’s a curve and what they find is that, actually, the people who live the longest are in the overweight category ... It doesn’t make sense [to define] fatness as a health problem, [or to try and] make people thinner in order to improve public health.” Lear agrees that there are many misguided perceptions against people carrying extra weight, and dismisses the common belief in our society that fat people should just "eat less and exercise more." “With that kind of thinking,” Lear said, “we’re not going to get anywhere.” However, contrary to the fat activist belief that weight and health are not directly correlated, Lear acknowledges that there are health consequences to being overweight. “There’s undeniable evidence that it is unhealthy to be carrying excess body fat,” he said. Possible consequences of carrying excess weight range from high cholesterol, high blood pressure and diabe-
tes to psychosocial stress and other societal consequences. Just as Hildebrandt is attempting to bring the political and social issues surrounding fat oppression to light, so too does Lear believe that “by ignoring [these issues], it’s not going to help anybody ... the solution is as complex as the cause. It needs to be taken on from a societal point of view, as well as an individual one.” When it comes to being overweight, there is a habit of placing blame on individuals and their habits. Lear, however, does not see this as the solution at all. “What we need to do is not so much focus on whether people are obese or not, but focus on healthy behaviours,” he said. “We all make choices, but we make choices presented with the opportunities we have ... [We need to] give people the education and the tools with which they can make healthy life choices.” Lear explains that obesity is only one of many public health issues — the only difference between obesity and most other health problems is that obesity is always visible to others. This is exactly what Hildebrandt and other fat activists are fighting against: the oppression of those that are noticeably different from what is considered the norm, be that according to race, gender or body weight. Lear, too, acknowledges the social stigmas involved with obesity, but also notes that it is a public health issue that must be addressed on several levels. Obesity has been addressed as an epidemic, as a public health issue, and as a personal failing. What fat activism is trying to accomplish is to address fat as a political issue — an issue of oppression like any other. What health professionals like Lear are making clear, however, is that while obesity is subject to unnecessary social negativity, it is nonetheless a public health issue that must be dealt with in a holistic manner — addressing both the individual and our society.
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Trianon Art Gallery exhibit comes to a close today Maggie Kogut
Entertainment Editor “End of Time,” a painting and graphic exhibition at the Trianon Gallery, is quickly coming to an end – today. The exhibition opened on Dec. 7 of 2012 and is running until 5 p.m. today. The exhibition featured the work of three very distinct artists who, inspired by the “end of the world” predictions, created an exhibit that falls into that theme. Lethbridge artist Robert Webb has studied at both the Alberta College of Art and the University of Lethbridge, respectively receiving a fine arts diploma and a fine arts degree with a major in painting. Most of his work for the exhibit is done in acrylics and contains beautiful hues of blues and greys that contrast with yellow and golden tones in his paintings. Webb also included in the exhibition a very interesting mixed media piece entitled “Temptation of Eve.” Artist Eric Fisher is based in Vancouver where he has held many exhibitions. Fisher has also been part of other exhibitions in Calgary, as well as
a recent group exhibition that was featured in Calgary, Galliano Islands, Seattle, Saskatoon, and San Miguel Allende. He attended the Alberta College of Art, the University of Alberta for his bachelor of fine arts, and Scholarship Instituto Allende in San Miguel Allende, Mexico. Fisher’s contribution to “End of Time” is rather interesting as it involves the use of 3D glasses, the fun classic ones with the red and blue lenses. I can’t speak for Fisher’s intentions with his work, but given the theme of the exhibit, for me the use of 3D glasses brought up interesting questions of where technology has gotten us in the end, and how our expectations for things to be “real” have evolved over time. Extra high def anyone? The third artist featured in “End of Time,” Dana Bentley, is an artist based in Toronto since 1977. Bentley attended the Kootenay School of Art as well as the Alberta College of Art. His work for the exhibit experiments with graphic technologies. His use of
digital hybrid and oil on canvas results in stunning and vivid work. Some pieces include pixilated duplicates of his work, offering new and interesting perspectives. My favourite piece of Bentley’s that I had the chance to see at the Trianon is entitled “Archimboldo’s Deranged Mind.” The piece is a kaleidoscope of images, shapes, and colours that become decipherable and begin to emerge clearly the longer you stare at the piece. Finding your way up to the Trianon Gallery might seem daunting at first, but the reward is definitely worth the journey. The Trianon Gallery is located in the same vicinity as the Trianon Wine Bar, Josee’s Hand Made Imports, and Yo Yo. The doorway to the gallery is to the left of Yo Yo’s, and after passing through a hallway and a set of stairs you emerge into the spacious and beautifully sunlit Trianon Gallery, with a nice view of the Galt Gardens from the front windows I might add.
EARFUL Maggie Kogut
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July Talk
July Talk has already basked in the spotlight of the Meliorist last term, following their Lethbridge stop at The Slice on their fall Canadian tour. However, July Talk is appearing again in the Meliorist because I can’t let them go that easily. On a long, very long drive home one weekend, I might have listened to their album four times in a row. I’m not obsessed or anything. Fresh out of Toronto, July Talk made some great headway as a band last year. They sold out home-town shows, performed alongside the Arkells, played as the opening act for the Sam Roberts Band, set off on their own Canadian tour – stopping at 10 cities across Canada – and in October released their debut self-titled album, which is proving to be a great album, as I listen to it over and over again. Headlined by Peter Dreimanis and Leah Fay, the intense dynamic of their personas is what most attracted me to this band and to their album. July Talk’s self-titled album has 10
great tracks that stand out through the juxtaposition of Dreimanis’ and Fay’s voices and the band’s incredible energy. Even the track listing on the album cover demonstrates the interesting juxtaposition between the two singers; the first five tracks appear in a messy scrawl, while the last five tracks appear in neat cursive writing, highlighting the gender stereotypes that this album explores. In the tracks themselves, his voice is deep and gravelly, while hers is light and airy. The album’s first track “The Garden” is fantastic. The lyrics are full of interesting allusions that contain frightening undertones: “True love has its benefits and I plan to reap them.” Musically, the song has a quick snare drum beat that drives the song forward and encompasses an Americana style, but more quirky and more energetic. Another fantastic track (not that all the tracks on this album aren’t fantastic) is “Paper Girl.” Interestingly, the music in this track follows a similar
juxtaposition as the voices. While Dreimanis sings, the track follows a simple beat accentuated by energetic outbursts of sound. While Fay sings, the music falls into airy, soft tones of piano. Then the track goes into a chorus where both voices and music levels combine into a growing climax of voices and sound, and then abruptly ends with Dreimanis repeating “paper girl.” Overall, the tracks on July Talk reveal astonishing variation in theme, mood, and style. While “Paper Girl” falls into “Brother,” a track that musically sounds rather upbeat but retains a strange nostalgic sadness, the next track “Someone” passes by rather quickly with its frantic and angry energy. And then another track that slows down the tempo comes in, entitled “Having You Around.” This track teases out what can almost be a reconciliation and final tired resignation between the two musical personas of Dreimanis and Fay as they
simultaneously sing, “I don’t mind having you around.” However, the very next track, “Don’t Call Home,” throws the tired resignation out of the window. With its low tones that seem to hide a quiet desperation, “save the gun for our song.” The conversation between the two personas in this track reveals rather frightening tones of abuse, malevolence, and simultaneously unavoidable love and hatred between them. Finally, the album ends with “I’ve Rationed Well,” a calm narrative that brings the album to a close after taking the listener on a roller-coaster of a journey. In this track, Dreimanis’ voice drops to astoundingly deep levels comparable to Leonard Cohen’s shiver-inducing voice. The album ends off with a final, unhopeful lyric ringing in your ears: “We’ll survive by telling lies; we’ve rationed well.” Definitely my favorite album of 2012, July Talk gets nine paper hearts out of 10.
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Coldplay Live 2012 This past fall, Coldplay released a concert film/ live album: Coldplay Live 2012. It’s been awhile since Coldplay released their last concert film/ live album. It’s been nine years to be exact. But now Coldplay fans everywhere can bask in the joy of seeing Coldplay in concert on their respective TV screens. Coldplay Live 2012 documents Coldplay’s Mylo Xyloto tour with a lot of bright lights and even brighter colours; in one word, psychedelic. Frontman Chris Martin says that “The Mylo Xyloto tour has been the most fun we’ve ever had as a band. It’s felt very uplifting right from the start; partly because we are proud of the music, the LED wristbands, the pyrotechnics, the lasers and all of that stuff, but mainly because of the amazing audiences we’ve been playing for.” Coldplay’s DVD and live album set clearly demonstrates Coldplay’s mix of great energy on stage with their uplifting and smooth music. Among
other venues, the video contains footage of Coldplay’s performances at the Stade de France in Paris, the Montreal Bell Centre, and Coldplay’s headline performance at Glastonbury 2011. The live album contains 15 tracks from these concerts. Personally, I really enjoyed the raw concert footage. It’s as close to a Coldplay concert as I’ve ever been able to get, and it was really neat to see. I didn’t enjoy as much the between-concert footage that revolved around random dressing room shots, backstage shots, audience shots, etc. However, it has to be remembered that this video was made for absolute fans, and I’m sure that a die-hard Coldplay fan would love to see the mass selection of belts that Coldplay band members get to choose from before a concert. Regarding the concert footage, the concert rendition of “Yellow,” my favorite Coldplay song I should
mention, brought me shivers (as lame as that sounds), even though I was watching from a TV set in my mom’s living room. Chris Martin started the song with simple acoustic piano, and then brought in the whole audience with an instrumental burst of energy before going into the rest of the song. And then he ended the song beautifully with simple acoustic guitar. The video also shows the band playing “Violet Hill”, another track that I loved seeing them perform “in concert.” In the Paris concert, the video shows the band’s performance of “God Put a Smile Upon Your Face.” During the performance, Martin was calling to the back of the audience, addressing the “boys” and the “girls,” and addressing every single person in the audience. In the video, the band also talks about interesting topics like the inspirations for their album, as well as other things like their soccer and ping
pong habits while on tour. The band also discusses how absolutely everything on their set is painted in luminous colour paint, from the guitars, to the amps, to the gigantic drapes on the stage walls behind the band. That was an interesting tidbit of info to discover, and it was also cool to see the process of painting everything. On album inspiration, Martin says that the album was inspired by splashes of colour in dull grey environments, starting with the image of a rose bursting through concrete. The film’s director, Paul Dugale, does a great job of displaying this theme in the concert video, switching between grey scale and splashes of colour on the screen. The director says, “We wanted to make a film that was as intimate as it was epic, punctuating Coldplay’s colour-drenched performance with candid portraits of the band,” and that the film is “a 90 minute kaleidoscope of emotions.”
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Crossword
Across 1. Not true 6. Bit of gossip 10. Friends 14. Heavenly hunter 15. Bird of peace 16. Distinctive flair 17. Respond 18. Send forth 19. Indian music 20. Saleable 22. Stair 23. Zero 24. Willow 26. Androids 30. Anagram of "Fires" 32. Pueblo brick 33. Pass into law 37. Gestures of assent 38. Army doctor 39. Winglike 40. Salutations 42. Ancient Greek marketplace 43. Washing machine cycle 44. Putting surfaces
Sudoku
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45. Rescued 47. Seated oneself 48. Roman robe 49. Solitariness 56. A soft sheepskin leather 57. Black, in poetry 58. Goat antelope 59. Ear-related 60. Scattered 61. Fragrance 62. Unit of force 63. Bristle 64. Offensively curious
Down 1. A mold for setting concrete 2. District 3. Teller of untruths 4. Foot covering 5. Accord 6. Something to shoot for 7. Grave 8. Wicked 9. Fast 10. Light teasing 11. Winged 12. Type of beer 13. Break 21. "___ the season to be jolly" 25. Female sib 26. Telephoned 27. Smell 28. Portend 29. A formal event 30. Marsh plant 31. Auspices 33. Focusing glass 34. Found in some lotions 35. Mountain pool
36. Historical periods 38. Without thinking 41. Bind 42. Craftsperson 44. Woman 45. Grimy 46. Another time 47. Ringworm cassia 48. Stepped 50. Double-reed woodwind 51. Nothing (British) 52. Roman emperor 53. God of love 54. A few 55. Go to and fro
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Our truth and effort
Competition is ruining the planet Kelti Boissonneault Editor-in-Chief
The world we live in today is competitive. Especially within North American culture, competition drives everything from our personal lives, our career goals, our school ambitions, all the way up to the economy. Everything relies on competitive ambition and the drive to do better. As a competitive personality I have little problem with this when it drives me to succeed, but there are some instances when competition is the wrong lesson – even in competitive sports. Take the case of Abel Mutai and Ivan Fernandez Anaya, two competitive runners competing in the same race in Navarre. Mutai had been the race leader for a long time, when Anaya came into the final stretch to see him on the side of the race. Mutai had been confused about the placement of the finish line, and had stopped running several hundred meters before the actual finish line. Instead of speeding ahead of the confused Mutai to win, Anaya
stopped and used gestures to explain the situation. He then ran two steps behind Mutai all the way to the finish line, coming in second overall. This is but one example where sportsmanship and common decency have overpowered the competitive drive. This story makes me smile, but what saddens me about it is that this act is generally the exception, as opposed to the rule. From a very young age we are pitted against one another. We compete for praise, for grades, and for hierarchical positions of power (I’m talking about the elementary school playground). When we win, we are told we have done well. If we do not win, we are (occasionally) given a participation prize, and sometimes not. To further this, in school in particular, every child is measured by a standardized test that pits the child against an assumed knowledge — ignorant of the child’s particular understanding or abilities. The easiest way to picture this showed up on my Facebook feed (a
source for many inspirations for editorials, by the way) a short while ago as a cartoon of a variety of animals all faced with climbing a tree. Obviously, the monkey has the advantage, while the penguin, the elephant, and the hyena are at an obvious disadvantage. This pathological reliance on competition to gain results is taught from a very young age and shapes the false perception that unless we “beat” each other we have “lost.” This, in my opinion, simply doesn’t work. Competition is a great motivator, it’s true; human nature is programmed that way. But the reliance of human beings upon competition for motivation is ultimately detrimental. Take away the competition, and progress would stop dead in its tracks. Why? Why can we not progress for other reasons? Programmed from an early age, children are seemingly becoming competitive to the point of violence. Social cliques and stigmas,
heightened by the advent of cyber-bullying and a non-stop competition to succeed at anything and everything, have made the lives of some children unbearable. In schools where children are not pitted in competition, a community of homogenous learning, mutual assistance, and exploring each other’s strengths is not only encouraged, but it comes naturally. Learning still happens, and retention in children is more prevalent as students take a genuine interest in their studies and working with other students — something that could potentially lead to a brighter future. Therefore, competition can remain in society so long as it is limited to competition with oneself. Respect and mutual cooperation would likely create a more equal society than any competitive system could produce. Of course, only the future will tell for sure.
Knee injuries: part one Travis Robinson Sports Editor
The athlete “It’s the knee; always the knee.” As far as sports aphorisms go, this one is perhaps the most telling. Knee injuries are regarded by most as being career defining and life changing. Indeed, an injury to the knee can devastate the career of a promising athlete in an instant. We see it every year; from professionals to amateurs, athletes of all ages, the knee injury is widely feared and frequently occurring. The design of the body’s pistons is such that the knee is only meant to go one way. If the ball and socket joint of the knee, or its surrounding ligaments, is subjected to trauma that disaligns the knee from its natural position, the results can be devastating. Unfortunately, most sports involving explosive maneuvers put the knee at high risk for unnatural contact. The wear and tear of everyday running and jumping
can weather the knee into a dysfunctional piece of the human anatomy. To bring contact into a sport amplifies this wear and tear, and acute injuries become a larger threat to the already vulnerable knee. Athletes and coaches alike bemoan knee injuries, realizing that the effects of such an injury can send even the most heroic athlete into an early retirement. The rehabilitation from a knee injury is oftentimes more daunting than the injury itself. Surgery can render the knee useless for many months, and coming back from such a surgery can be a frustrating and crushing process. One former athlete described her surgically-repaired knee as being a foreign entity from her body. The entire feeling of the knee changed after surgery, and rigorous activity only accented this alien feeling of her knee. The knee simply did not feel right, and
as a result, it made her performance suffer. Once a high-performance basketball player, this knee injury took her out of the game she loved and made any impact movements nearly impossible. She rehabbed her knee injury through yoga and biking, regaining some natural feeling. Despite this, basketball is no longer an option for this athlete. Her knee can only take so much, and even with non-invasive surgery options like arthroscopic surgery, she still cannot perform at the level she once did. The scary thing about knee injuries is that they can occur on even the most innocuous of plays. One doesn’t have to have knee-to-knee contact to destroy the structure within the knee; a simple torqueing motion can tear ligaments and destroy cartilage much like a knee-on-knee hit. Of course, the knee-on-knee hit is a frequent culprit
of the ACL and MCL tears athletes dread to hear. Such hits are heavily penalized in sports like hockey. In a sport like basketball, however, a knee-on-knee hit can be incidental and yet equally as devastating. One does not have to play a contact sport to receive a knee injury; acute injuries can happen in any sport that requires impact movements on the joint. The squash player can damage their knee as easily as a football player. While the football player may receive the injury from blunt force trauma, the squash player can simply turn the wrong way and wreck their knee on the court. Contact sports bring a higher risk of knee injury to the participants, but any sport requiring explosive movements can bring the same type of injuries. Knee injuries can be devastating, and as my former athlete said, “I wouldn’t wish it on anybody.”
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The physiotherapist “The knee is the piston that drives everything,” states physiotherapist Bruce Stewart of the Rebound Health Centre at the University of Lethbridge. “It’s such a pivotal joint. The knee is quite important when you look right down to it.” The physiotherapist is the lifeline of the injured athlete. While the surgeon may repair the injury, the physiotherapist is responsible for assessing such a knee injury and adjusting the athlete to their reconstructed knee and ensuring they are healthy enough to live with the repairs. “The first thing we can do is help manage [knee] pain as best we can,” says Stewart, in regards to an athlete not necessarily requiring surgery. “We can use anything from stretching, ice, heat, acupuncture that can be used for pain management.” The injured athlete looks for a variety of options to treat the injury before
surgery becomes necessary. The physiotherapist can offer such options before the athlete heads to a surgeon. “We try to get that range of motion back. Once you get that range of motion back, you can get the muscled strengthened around [the knee],” says Stewart. “Once they get back into the sport, we can check off a few different things: pain is under control, their range of motion is good, they have good strength, good balance awareness.” These things are crucial to a proper recovery and resumption of athletic activities, and the physiotherapist can effectively assess and treat such injuries to ensure the athlete can get back to their sport. The time required to recover from an injury is dependent on the injury itself and whether or not the athlete has undergone surgery. “For anterior knee pain, some people can be back in
three to four weeks,” says Bruce. “For an ACL repair, a lot of people will be out for six plus months before they’re back.” Despite the nature of knee injuries, many physiotherapists are optimistic about an athlete returning from injury. “We’re born with a great model,” says Stewart. “Sometimes, oddly enough, an injury is good, as you have some imbalances that brought you to that point … It may be just because of your mechanics, weak muscles or tight muscles, that we can work on to be able to avoid a bigger injury that may have happened.” Getting such a tweak under control early is the responsibility of the athlete, and seeing a professional physiotherapist can be a preventative measure as well as a method of treatment. “The knee is huge,” states Stewart. “Using the analogy of the piston, you do realize
that everything has to come up and down.” Stewart says his main clientele are runners, who, despite not experiencing blunt force trauma, abuse their knees with the constant compression of the naturally explosive sport. The physiotherapist must be versed in both traumatic and degenerative knee injuries, and have the proper training to assess and treat both types of injury. Because of this, the physiotherapist is the first person the injured athlete may come to in order to have the injury assessed and properly treated, along with the rehabilitation that goes along with either invasive or topical treatments of the injury.
Men’s shoes Travis Robinson Lifestyle Editor
Men may have a smaller selection when shopping for footwear, but the classic styles that have all but disappeared from today’s marketplace look as good as any feminine shoe. Trainers and sneakers may still have a stranglehold on the majority of the market, but those wishing to amplify their footwear still have plenty of choice.
Oxfords
The oxford shoe is regarded by many to be the ultimate shoe of formality. This classic design usually comes with a wingtip or other flourish to accent the wearer’s bottom half. While the oxford looks best with a suit, many style aficionados pair them with jeans or trousers to bring a classic vibe to a more casual look. The two-tone oxford is particularly dashing, provided the wearer is in a matching colour palate up top.
Monk straps
These shoes have made a dramatic comeback in the fashion world, with seemingly every fashion publication
swooning over the clean look and versatility of the shoe. The super stylish guys from the Sartorialist all seem to have a pair of these lace-free shoes, which they wear with both jeans and suits. Monk straps have either a one- or two-buckle strap-up design, and can be flourished with a wingtip to bring formality to the shoe. I think of these shoes as being a hybrid of the oxford and the typical dress shoe, and would call them a shoe for both formal events and casual gatherings.
Chelsea boots
Ankle boots have always been popular in the alternative fashion world, with many musicians and artists wearing them exclusively. I have always been fond of Chelsea boots for their clean look and their ability to lengthen the leg. Heel size is fairly important to the boot; the more formal the boot, the higher the heel should be. Suede boots look good for everyday wear; a hard leather boot is for a primmer look.
Brothel creepers
These rubber-soled shoes were popular in the ‘50s with the Teddy Boys of England. With their platform design and psychedelic suede upper, this shoe is a style risk that many hip young people are taking. If you can find a good pair, this shoe could be a substitute for your casual sneaker.
Derby
Regarded by many as the typical dress shoe, the derby is a leather lace-up that has its eyelets sewn on top of the vamp of the shoe. Most derby shoes are a simple colour and design, and are meant to be a conservative complement to the flashy oxford shoe. Being conservative, however, does not make these shoes any less stylish. Avoid square or pointed toe designs with derby shoes; the round toe is best.
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Illycaffe Travis Robinson Lifestyle Editor
North American coffee drinkers have grown accustomed to waiting in long lineups for a cloyingly sweet beverage that is so tampered with it can barely be called coffee. Starbucks has made the concept of coffee drinking accessible to the mass consumer. As a result, we see sweet and sugary beverages pumped out of this monolithic company to keep up with the wanton habits of the North American consumer. To take a once savoury beverage and make it as saccharine as a soft drink is the Starbucks way, and it is a practice that has ruined coffee for an entire generation. The Starbucks habit of floating milk into an espresso is particularity irksome for Italian coffee drinkers, whose purist palates savour the dark flavours of a traditional brew. At the forefront of the Italian coffee move-
ment is 48-year-old Andrea Illy, chairman and CEO of illycaffe. With 400 shops scattered across Italy, this chemist-turned-coffeemaker has taken his family company and further mastered the art of simplicity in a country oversaturated with cafes. Italians have the luxury of one café for every 400 people (the North American ratio is one for 20,000). As such, Italian coffee drinkers understand the beverage, and demand exceptional coffee from their baristas. Illycaffe has met the demands of its people, so much so that the company is now regarded as one of the finest in Italy. Illycaffe is one of a few chain cafes in Italy to serve hot meals within their shops. This move has been met with praise, as the Italian market changes to meet the demands of a weak economy. The company strives
for excellence in quality, and as such, harbours the best coffee in the world. Illycaffe declined to join the Fairtrade Foundation, insisting on paying premium prices for the best Arabica beans in the world. Whereas other coffee vendors must pay a premium for quality beans, the staggering 30 per cent premium paid out by illycaffe for their beans is unprecedented. There is no paucity of quality control within illycaffe; the company keeps a close eye on growers in Ethiopia to ensure their quality is not compromised. Illycaffe has mastered the art of pressure packaging, whereby the coffee is blasted with nitrogen dioxide to ensure freshness. This method was invented by Andrea’s relatives and has become the trademark for the company. The illycaffe ethos is based on
simplicity, and the company strives to shelter their coffee from the mass production of their North American counterparts. Illycaffe is the cottage industry of the coffee world, and Andrea Illy vows to keep it that way. The company has already seen growth out of its homeland; a shop has opened in Toronto, with more planned for Canada. Andrea Illy is particularity fond of Canada, having spent many winters heli-skiing in British Columbia. He wants to take a crack at the market swimming in sugar and flavourings, and bring coffee back to its roots. The once haute beverage is now a mass-consumed product, and illycaffe wishes to make coffee a luxurious drink once more.
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Dear cute lifeguard that looks like a good looking version of Michael Cera, thanks for putting my garbage away for me after you caught me staring at you 3 times. Coffee sometime? To all the bearded boys at U of L, You lumberjacks really make my day. Keep up the fantastically manly work. Sincerely, all the girls who are into real men. Whoever #5 on the Diggaz’s is a babe Library notice: Starting Feb 4th, patrons MUST present valid University ID to borrow resources. Thank you for your cooperation.
With the new semester under way keep an eye out for the Flying Doctors of Canada, Doctors of Tomorrow fundraising events to take medical supplies to El Salvador To the girl with the middle name Renae, you really don’t know how beautiful you are. You truly are one of a kind. See you again? Sincerely, Ordinary man in love with an angel. I really like that the TLF’s have been cleaned up, but now I find myself unable to engage in the passive-aggressive bullying I so love.
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Here’s my joke of the week: Nickback walks into a bar. There’s no punch line because there’s nothing funny about ruining music.
A li’l something something for the garden of your mind : “Hi there!” I wrote you this TLF because I love you. “Squirrel!”
To all the girls who dye their hair blond: You ARE ruining my recessive gene! Go back to your natural colour. From a True Blond
To whoever found my phone and gave it to security THANK YOU! You are fantastic.
Break a leg to all cast and crew members of the Love List! <3 -Theatre Fan
Native American Studies 1000. CLASS ENDS AT 1:30! Not at 1:20 or any time in between. Show some respect to the professor and DO NOT pack up early.
So we have people smart enough to get in uni but not smart enough to park **IN** the lines. You already walk 3 miles, an extra hundred meters wont kill you.
To the Life Guard on duty Jan 23rd at 11, you are scrumptious and your shoulders make me melt. Keep it up!
up have been unsuccessful – lets try again, let me know the place and time. Guy With Glasse
Hey Uleth, Did you hear about the ULSU referendum? Vote Jan.30th to Feb.1st! Poli-sci peeps & advocacy lovers we are adding a VP External!Check out http://www.ULSU.ca for more info!
Couldn’t believe the discrimination in Bio 1020 on the 23rd. The poor guy only had a question, probably simple to answer, and was turned away and became a joke of the class. Sad.
The proff in Bio 1020 Wilfully Ignored my QUESTION as a STUDENT.I just had a question pertinent to what he was lecturing on about Genetic Drift. So I left. I am dropping the class. Does anyone else think the University could benefit from a Puppy Room? A stress free zone with therapy animals that are their for the well-being of the Students? I do! To the ladies of anderson hall: try to make contact between your butt and the toilet seat… and stay there until you have finished! The library is not your personal lounge. Try to hold off on the obnoxious chatter. Us library dwellers may tolerate you now, but come finals, we will rip your eyes out. Short Haired Girl From Bus 32 it seems out previous attempts to meet
Dear DE2, We are still mystified as to what you are doing up there! Are there fire-dancing rituals or something? Are you contacting the Thunder Gods every freakin’ night? - DE1 Can someone PLEASE unscrew the plug-in boxes in PE250, I have a 3 hour night class and need my computer… Hi to the lass wearing the Rogue Dead Guy tshirt. Awesome. Athletes are supposed to be real men.Public projectile vomiting is for little boys.Pull it together Pronghorns. Scott Allen is really hot. That’s all. Dear Mustache Rodeoans (You know who you are), The guy in the picture is again single! Ladies snatch him up quick! He won’t be on the market long. Sincerely, Single guys roommate
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Dear boys @ U of L anyone want to turn a Lesbihonest straight. Xoxo confused girl D2, go to the gym to work out. Our floor is on a health kick too, and we’re pretty much all kines majors. There’s no excuse to sound like you’re playing basketball at 3 am. miss all my old co-workers at MBRAC, you guys were the best. have a shot for me next time you’re out and when i’m down again we’ll have a ragging party Three original bands played the Zoo last weekend and most of the article was about a glorified Karaoke singer? What has happened Meliorist? Nothing says “I’m a gigantic douche bag” quite like balls hanging from the back of a truck. 5 Months of all the extra okay moments. You are the best and I love you. Like Whoa! Dear D2 Take your crazy somewhere else and act with some consideration. Sincerely the people who live below you. A low-end Middle Earth inn is still better than Sodexo. Know why? Hobbits could be serving you.
Freaking Hobbits. Who cares what you’re eating. Hobbits. With pints. Idle No More? How about Appease No More! #EqualRights #GetAJob #WhatEntitlement? Really inspiring to see none of the SU council (excepting Abby Morning Bull – you go, girl) at the Idle No More teach-in on Thursday. Tell me more about your advocacy efforts… FMA vs Avatar the last Airbender? No competition there! What’s cooler than flying bison, being able to bend the elements, AND a spin off series called The Legend of Korra??? RE: INM protestors aren’t real canadians; Given that your biggest problem is whether to wipe your ass with a $50 or $100 bill from daddy’s oil money you should probably apologize Instead of worrying about race, worry about your government completely raping our environment. BILL C45 IS THE REAL PROBLEM, WHO GIVES A FUCK ABOUT RACE-White/INM supporter Hey lesbian meeting group, what are the chances of finding a time that isn’t in the middle of a day of classes? Sincerely, lesbian who’d like to join you.
They say you are what you eat, that’s weird cuz i don’t remember eating a sexy beast today. Finally!! We are getting a new campus food supplier. Goodbye Sodexo, Hello Aramark…don’t disappoint us! Dear M. Clarke at UDAC,I wanted to thank you for everything that you have done for me and for being such a wonderful person and friend. Friends like you are such a blessing! A.J. Anyone else use to be terrified of Howard the Duck? Or is that one just me… I know lots of people who wear their jackets all the time, not just the swim team. It’s fucking cold... Hey, pair of giggling guys in the 24h study centre – the dirty looks you are getting from everyone in here? Totally justified. Go somewhere else.
Where are all the bisexuals at? ;D Musical Theatre Society is having their annual 24h Musical! Come join us on saturday February 2nd at 8:00pm in the SU Ballrooms for some epic musical theatreness! On Campus Services Fair Wednesday, February 6 10:30am – 1:00pm Uhall Atrium You don’t have to join Globo Gym to get your dodgeball on! All you need is 6-10 friends and a killer awesome team name! Sign up at the table SU Atrium 10-3 all week! On Behalf of the Men’s Hockey team, would just like to extend a huge THANK YOU to the students and fans who have showed up to cheer us on throughout the season! Never be afraid to take up space, make a chair squeak or wheeze up the stairs. It’s your body. You deserve to be here.
Hey, the paintings on the 8th floor the last couple weeks were/are amazing! Thanks for making my days brighter art kids! Just wanted to say thanks to the girl at Tim Horton’s who paid for everyone’s orders on Sunday, January 27th. You made my whole day!
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Year in Review, and Thanks to All of You!
ULSU ANNOUNCES FACULTY FOOD BANK FUNDRAISER Brady Schnell
VP Operations and Finance Although the Students’ Union erations in 2006 it has been supporting University of Lethbridge students for more than 15 years now. As the university grows and the cost of education rises, so too do the needs at the food bank. During the Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 semesters, the ULSU supported 154 single students and 80 students with family-sized needs. In November alone, the demand for hampers helped a whopping 45 students! To meet this need the Students’ Union is grateful to the students, the faculty and staff at the university, and our community members who come together for several fundraisers each year. Student-run clubs often contribute to the food bank with events such as the Pre-Med Club’s Hoof-It Walk, the Management Students’ Society Breakfast, and the ever popular Trick-or-Eat competition that many of our clubs participate
in each year. More recently some Students’ Union cohorts volunteered at the Lethbridge Enmax Centre’s Food and Beverage Show in exchange for hampers plus a cash donation. For the month of February, the ULSU is excited to announce the second annual Faculty Food Bank Fundraiser. The Students’ Union will be distributing some very hungry piggy banks to our faculty and staff departments on campus. The fundraiser is intended to be a competition of sorts and the department that raises the most money between Feb. 1 and Feb. 28 will be rewarded with a foodie gift basket and some lunchtime goodies. Last year, the event raised nearly $300 and, as always, 100 per cent of the money raised will go directly to stocking the food bank’s shelves or towards the purchase of food vouchers that are included with hampers when possible. To donate, keep your eyes peeled for a piggy bank near you. Thank you for your support!
Year in Review, and Thanks to All of You!
IGNITE: IDEAS FOR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION Julia Adolf
VP Academic The Alberta Graduate Council, the Alberta Students’ Executive Council, and the Council of Alberta University Students are proud to host the special event Ignite: Ideas for Post-Secondary Education. Ignite is a two day conference that will look at the future of Alberta’s post-secondary education system, and take those ideas back out into our communities for feedback and action. Ignite will bring stakeholders
from all areas of the post-secondary education system to sit down for two days and develop inclusive outcomes that move beyond our individual objectives are inviting people from across the province in different areas of government, educational institutions, faculty staff, civil servants, kindergarten to grade 12 school boards, and of course students to get involved in the forum. Ignite will be held at the University of Alberta on Feb. 21 and ference will feature an opening reception and a post-secondary
education art and science fair. This will be followed by a keynote address that will frame the conversations planned for the next day. The second day will be more structured, including four speakers and six breakout sessions and panels designed to explore individual topics in greater depth. please visit http://ignitealberta. ca/ or contact VP Academic Julia Adolf, in the Students’ su.academic@uleth.ca - or by phone at 403-329-2770.
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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. Upcoming information sessions: BMO Financial Group information session Feb. 6, 4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. AH100 – Andy’s Place RSVP online at www.uleth.ca/ross/ces/events CMA & CGA Information Session ~ CPA Designation Discussion Feb. 7, 4 p.m. – 5 p.m. AH100 – Andy’s Place RSVP online at www.uleth.ca/ross/ces/events DECO information booth Feb. 12, 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sport & Wellness Building Deloitte CA recruitment & interview process workshops ~ Cgy & Leth Campuses See all details and register at www.uleth.ca/ross/ces Workshops to Feb. 15 (to see full schedule and sign up go online to www.uleth.ca/ross/ces/workshops) CES resume/cover letter workshops: * Thursday, Jan. 31, 10:50 a.m. – 1:20 p.m. * Tuesday, Feb. 5, 1:40 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. * Monday, Feb. 11, 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. * Thursday, Feb. 14, 10:50 a.m. – 1:20 p.m. CES interview workshops: * Friday, Feb. 8, 12 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. * Tuesday, Feb. 12, 10:50 a.m. – 1:20 p.m. Career Exploration 101 workshops: * Friday, Feb. 1, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. * Wednesday, Feb. 13, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. CES career portfolios for interviews workshops: * Monday, Feb. 4, 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. CES job search & networking workshops: * Thursday, Feb. 7, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. * Friday, Feb. 15, 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. Visit our website www.uleth.ca/ross/ces to find the CES online job board!
Full time • Agronomist(s), Taber/Vauxhall/Brooks ~ Crop Production Services (Feb. 1) • Claim Representative (Bodily Injury), Cgy ~ State Farm Insurance (Feb. 2) • Analyst, Cgy ~ Simmons Financial Holdings Corporation (Feb. 1) • Trainee Territory Manager, Edm ~ Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (Feb. 3) • Environmental Technician; Hydrologist ~ Navus Environmental (Feb. 6) • Analyst, Cgy ~ ATCO (Feb. 1) • Administrative Support, Edm ~ Covenant Health (Feb. 22) • Store Manager, Leth ~ DAVIDs TEA (Feb. 11) • Associate Professional Development Program, Cgy ~ ISN (Feb. 14) • Sun Life Financial Advisor ~ Sun Life Financial (Feb. 10) • Underwriting Associate – Global Graduate Program, Cgy ~ Catlin Canada (Feb. 28) • Outside Sales Rep, Edm ~ Consolidated Gypsum (Feb. 14) • Special Projects Manager, High Prairie ~ The MD of Big Lakes (Mar. 1) • Financial Services Representative, Leth ~ TD Canada Trust (Feb. 15) • Vegetation Coordinator, Edm ~ Carillion Canada (Feb. 15) • Operations Clerk ~ Agropur Cooperative (Feb. 15) • IT Manager, Blue River ~ Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing (Mar. 1) • HR Systems Program Manager, Leth ~ U of L (Feb. 1) • Crisis Beds Worker, Leth ~ Canadian Mental Health Association (Feb. 4) • Personal Trainer, Leth ~ Gold’s Gym (Feb. 20) • Territory Sales Support, Edm ~ Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (Feb. 21) • Asset Integrity Engineer, Cgy ~ CNRL (Feb. 21) • Business Underwriting Specialist, Cgy/Edm ~ State Farm Insurance (Feb. 23) • Business Intelligence Administrator, Leth ~ U of L (Feb. 15) Temporary • Municipal Intern, AB ~ Municipal Internship Program (Feb. 1) • Technical Writer, Cgy ~ Canadian Natural Resources (Feb. 3) • Marketing & Communications Manager, Leth ~ U of L (Feb. 1) • Contract Environmental Technician ~ Navus Environmental (Feb. 6) • LakeWatch Technician, Edm ~ ALMS (Feb. 22) • Technology Development Assistant, Edm ~ Monsanto Canada (Feb. 7) • Deloitte National Leadership Conference, Cgy ~ Deloitte (Mar. 22) • Supply Chain Production Coordinator, SK ~ Syngenta (Feb. 14) • Aboriginal Engagement Facilitator,
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Program Leader; Public Program Assistant, Cochrane ~ Glenbow Ranch Park Foundation (Mar. 4) Conservation Technician, Winnipeg ~ Ducks Unlimited Canada (Feb. 15) Building Services Assistant, Cgy ~ Calgary Airport Authority (Feb. 15) Summer Technician and/or Field Technician, Oyen ~ Chinook Applied Research Association (Feb. 8) Field Surveillance and Operations Summer Student; Geology, Envi Sci & Economics Summer Student ~ ERCB (Feb. 8) Site Technicians, Cgy/Leth/Edm ~ DECO Windshield Repair (Mar. 15) Agronomy Trial Intern, AB ~ DuPont Pioneer (Feb. 20) Communications Summer Student, Cgy ~ Energy Resources Conservation Board (Feb. 8) Sprayer &/or Mower Operator ~ Total Weed Control (Feb. 23) Habitat Stewardship Summer Assistant, Regina ~ Nature Saskatchewan (Feb. 24) Operations & Facilities Assistant, Cgy ~ The Calgary Airport Authority (Feb. 15) Corporate Services, Cgy ~ Energy Resources Conservation Board (Feb. 15) Heritage Interpreter/Tour Guide, East Coulee ~ Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site (Feb. 22) FSWEP Various Positions, Waterton Park ~ Parks Canada Agency (Feb. 15) European Corn Bore Technician, Taber ~ Lucerne Foods (Feb. 27)
Part time • World Vision Charity Ambassadors, Edm ~ Donorworx (Feb. 18) • Barn Help, Leth ~ Naomi Gruber Horsemanship (Feb. 2) • Administrative Supper II, Leth ~ University of Lethbridge (Feb. 1) • Lethbridge Herald Carrier, Leth ~ Lethbridge Herald (Feb. 24) International • Teach English in South Korea ~ Eagle Consulting (Feb. 15) • China Internship Program, Beijing/Shanghai ~ CRCC Asia (Feb. 7) • Youth Ambassador, Ghana ~ Youth Challenge International (Feb. 8) • International Volunteer Placements ~ World University Service of Canada (Feb. 1) • English Teacher ~ Ameson Education & Cultural Exchange Foundation (Apr. 10) • Teach, Travel & Earn Money! ~ Aclipse (Feb. 20) • Primary & Secondary Teachers ~ Synarbor Education (Feb. 21) For details of the postings and information on the application processes, go to www.uleth.ca/ross/ces/job-board.
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Jokes A bus stops and two Italian men get on. They sit down and engage in an animated conversation. The lady sitting behind them ignores them at first, but her attention is galvanized when she hears one of the men say the following: "Emma come first. Den I come. Den two asses come together. I come once-a-more. Two asses, they come together again. I come again and pee
twice. Then I come one lasta time." "You foul-mouthed sex obsessed swine," retorted the lady indignantly. "In this country we don't speak aloud in pubic places about our sex lives......... "Hey, coola down lady," said the man. "Who talkin' abouta sexa? I'm a justa tellin' my frienda how to spella 'Mississippi'."
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