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Change may be on the way to the House of Learning Martin McFarlane STAFF WRITER Ω The House of Learning building’s doors may soon remain open all hours, if a proposal to move student services is approved by the university.

The proposal, being worked on by university administration and the student services office, include plans to make the building open 24 hours and move student services into the building. Potentially, services such as counselling, career education, the writing centre and supplemental learning could all find a new home in the building.

According to Dean of Students Christine Adam, the move would make services more accessible to students and will be directed to the correct service from a central desk. It will also increase awareness of the services offered to student by being located in a popular

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location for studying.

While the proposal would move student services into the building, it will be done in a way that does not disturb student study spaces.

“We want to maintain a place where students want to come and study and hang out and form study groups. If we don’t do that, then we just moved students into another building,” Adam said.

The proposal is acting on recommendations from a review of student services that recommended to move student services into one central location. Student input was received during that review and students would be involved as the proposed project moves forward.

“Once we get a proposal accepted and start to plan what things would look like, we would be working with students through that process.”

There are also talks of moving the House of Learning library into the main library and use the operational saving to extend the library’s hours.

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"A REMARKABLE PERSON"

TRU funding issues to be heard by B.C. gov

2016 the year that was: top five albums

A way to remember Jennifer Gatey

TRU, TRUSU and TRUFA all made the case for more institutional funding in September • Page3

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A scholarship will honour the memory of the Kamloops teen killed • Page 2

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Scholarship will honour the memory of Jennifer Gatey Kamloops teen was killed the day before her 17th birthday in a still-unsolved hit and run Sarah Kirschmann STAFF WRITER Ω The family of Kamloops teen Jennifer Gatey will honour her memory by creating a scholarship in her name. Gatey was struck and killed in a hit-and-run on Nov. 14, mere metres from her home, the day before her 17th birthday.

Jennifer was en route to work out at the TCC at the time of the incident. The driver that struck her has not yet been found, though police continue to investigate.

Her father, Cameron Gatey, wants to focus not on how his daughter passed away, but instead on who she was.

"You can do some lasting good for somebody else in the name of a loved one… and that person will also become part of the story, and go on to better things than they might have done without those resources," Gatey said about the memorial scholarship.

Jennifer was born in Calgary and has lived in Kamloops since 2005. She attended Pacific Way

HoL may soon have 24-hour access, house student services Martin McFarlane STAFF WRITER Ω CONTINUED (COVER) Mwansa Kaunda, chair of the student caucus, is pleased by the proposal, adding that it partially addresses TRUSU’s student budget priorities for more 24-hour study space. Acknowledging that not all students know about the services offered to them, Kaunda also hopes that it makes students more able to access services.

“The inclusion of more study space and longer hours is awesome,” said Kaunda, who also said that it’s one of several responses TRUSU has received from their student budget consultation report.

TRUSU has seen progress on several of its budget priorities for the university since they were presented last year. Food Services has committed to improving current outlets and allowing more competition on campus, and IT Services has committed to review TRU’s technology and has removed outdated equipment.

“We are just really happy to see what other responses [TRU] brings forward.”

It is hoped that the proposal will be presented to the Capital Planning Committee in March and, if approved, have renovations completed before the Fall 2017 semester.

Elementary and South Kamloops Secondary School. According to her father, she was intensely interested in life. She enjoyed playing the piano and guitar, woodworking, art and sports.

"I think of her as a remarkable person," Gatey said. "She was taking every opportunity to live life to the fullest."

The idea of the scholarship came quickly to Gatey. He still remembers the impact of receiving a scholarship when he was at university. To this day he is "very, very grateful" for the support he received from a stranger. The creation of a scholarship is part of giving back.

TRU Vice-President of Advancement Christopher Seguin knows Gatey from his time on the TRU Foundation board. He, too, has been impacted by the tragedy of Gatey's death.

"We are honoured to be a part of her legacy, and to work with a family that has given so much to this university already," Seguin said.

"It is a way to pay respect to that individual, but also a way to healthfully remember the person

and not the tragedy itself."

Cameron Gatey is a firm believer in the power of education.

"The more we can make education available to young people, the better a place our world is going to be," he said. He wants this scholarship to be available to SKSS graduates transitioning to TRU, and thus tied to the Kamloops community.

However admirable the creation of a scholarship is, it does little to help cope with the unspeakable loss of a child.

"I have a hole in my heart that is unbelievably huge with the loss of my daughter. There's nothing I can think of that will even begin to fill that," Gatey said.

"There's no replacing what was lost. It's the most precious thing on the planet."

As of early November, the community had raised more than $50,000 towards a memorial scholarship in Jennifer's name.

Gatey hopes it will be available to 2017 SKSS graduates.

Contributions to the “In Memory of Jennifer Gatey” fund may be made through the Urban Systems Foundation website.

Jennifer Gatey was killed in a hit-and-run on Nov. 4, 2016. She will be remembered with a scholarship meant for local students attending Thompson Rivers University. (Photo courtesy Cameron Gatey)

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Nathan Lane, Leif Douglass, Cole Hickson and Amber Storvold of TRUSU present budget recommendations at the budget consultation meeting in Kamloops in September. (Submitted)

TRU funding issues included in B.C. budget report TRU, TRUFA and TRUSU talked funding, student grants and adult basic education in reports to government Martin McFarlane STAFF WRITER Ω TRU’s voices were well-heard by the provincial government, with the three groups’ recommendations for more institutional funding included in the province’s Budget 2017 Consultation Report.

At the budget consultation meeting were delegations from the TRU student union, university administration, and the faculty union. The committee is made up of MLAs from multiple parties and regions of the province. The parties met in September and the report was submitted to the legislature in mid-November.

While they explored several

different issues, there was one item that the groups all recommended to the committee: increase funding to TRU, which has been underfunded by $50 million according to the student union. They all point to a 15-year-old funding system as one of the reasons why the university has not received as much funding as needed.

“We have a funding model that’s about 15 years old, and when you start thinking about the changes in the last 15 years in British Columbia, an enormous number of changes have occurred,” said President and Vice Chancellor Alan Shaver to the committee, according to the meeting’s transcript.

As a result of their presentations and consultation with

other communities, the standing committee recommended in their report that operational grants to universities be increased and be given in multiyear allotments to help with financial planning.

Tom Friedman, president of TRUFA, presented to the committee his stance on the need for Adult Basic Education and Adult Specialty Learning programs to be tuition-free and receive more funding.

“Funding pressures have made it increasingly difficult for TRU and other colleges and universities to provide these essential programs,” Friedman said.

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Amber Storvold, vice-president external for TRUSU, is pleased by the government’s report.

“We are really excited to see those recommendations make it into the report. It’s really awesome because those are two big priorities that are big issues for students,” Storvold said.

In their written submission to the committee, TRUSU claimed that a needs-based grant system could be implemented by diverting money from the government’s contributions to individuals’ RESPs. The student union believes that government aid in RESPs only helps those

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According to a 2016 Parliamentary Budget Officer report, 49 percent of federal government contributions to RESPs go to households earning more than $90,000 per year.

Storvold explained that needs-based grants would enable students to go into post-secondary studies that would not be able to otherwise and help others complete their programs. “[RESP grants, loan remissions and tax credits] are largely not targeted towards need, so they are not very effective in helping students access or complete education,” Storvold said.

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A list of top five albums for 2016 Jonathan Malloy CONTRIBUTOR Ω Despite quite a few extremely well done releases from a variety of genres, 2016 felt like a relatively safe year for music releases.

Despite that, several albums struck lightning from surprise drops to final albums from some of music’s greats. And while the albums of David Bowie and Leonard Cohen were fantastic for many reasons, these top five have been on repeat and hope to usher 2017 into a brighter more upbeat start.

5. Car Seat Headrest: Teens in Denial Punchy, melancholic and full of spirit, the 10th full album and first major release cemented guitarist and lead singer Will Toledo as an unexpected talent. Taking cues from early Stokes while dishing in loads of self deprecation, the band’s heavier hits allow for the deeper, slower cuts to sink in and leave an intimate sadness in the listener. It’s hard not totally bad for these so called Teens in Denial as they traipse from party to party on binge control looking for a sense of meaning to their madness. It is hard not to relate. Stand outs come from the synth ballad of Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales and the adrenaline soaked Vincent.

4. Run the Jewels: Run the Jewels 3 Originally slated for the beginning of 2017, the rap duo

of Killer Mike and El-P surprised many with a christmas gift in the form of their much anticipated third release. Expanding further from RTJ2 with a heavier focus on politics and a razor sharp production from El-P, they hit harder than ever and pull no punches.

The best song of the album rests solidly in the middle with Call Ticketron using a looping bass along with an old-timey sample integral to its structure, while the last half gives both a chance to bust out their best flow to date.

Be sure to also check out bangers 2100 and Oh Mama.

3. Young the Giant: Home of the Strange Only their third release to date, Young the Giant has grown in confidence and skill with each album. Their newest effort tells the tale of the bands’ parents and their immigration to the United States. Fusing lead singer Sameer Gandhi’s silk vocals with exceptionally strong instrumentals, their album has many of the catchiest singles of the year with Amerika and the bassy and vibrant Something to Believe in.

Yet the best hits seems to come from a few of their deeper cuts as both Titus was Born and Silvertongue offer a beauty and funk missing in quite a few releases of late.

2. Cliff Martinez: The Neon Demon Soundtrack Carving out its own identity from its respective film, this

soundtrack is an integral part to the style and ethereal quality of Nicholas Winding Refn’s exceptional horror film. A synth heavy whirlwind of glittery keys and metronomic bass, Cliff Martinez creates a thumping propulsion of dark deeds while reflecting the high class Los Angeles grime presented in the movie. Haunting and soaked in neon is Julian Winding’s The Demon Dance, one of several songs not by Martinez, is a bloody and integral song to the album. Both providing one of the best moments in the film as well as a thunderous song in its own right. It provides a highlight in the realm of electronica from this year. Martinez himself seems to increase his bravado of tones and spectrum with each collaboration with the director, this being possibly his best yet.

1. Childish Gambino: Awaken, My Love!

Smooth, sultry and distinctly Donald Glover, despite its many influences, his third full album changes his usual repertoire of electronica-rap to an exclusively jazz and R&B focused effort.

While originally unexpected this new direction fits Gambino’s style while further expanding his creative repertoire. Each song sees him vary his delivery with high pitched falsetto-light in Redbone to the wavy and stressed California. Each song seems to reveal a little bit more into the private life of Glover,

as he lays bare his lost love with the mother of his child while trying to expand on the ever growing bond to his newborn son. These emotions culminate in the defensive BoogeyMan which presents a John Wick anti-hero

as the focus of the story while the revelatory Stand Tall closes out the album with a growing chant, as Gambino yaps triumphantly among the chorus cementing a strong future for the ever expanding Glover.

From those who make resolutions and those who don't Staff and students share their 2017 resolutions, or why they don’t bother setting them Jennifer Will ARTS EDITOR Ω January marks the beginning of the New Year, with offerings of new experiences and possibilities.

This sentiment can be a source of inspiration for many people as they reflect on 2016 and have wishful thinking for what 2017 might bring.

The idea of “new year, new me” is a great way to start off the year for many people. Setting realistic goals to accomplish during the upcoming year can be the boost of motivation that some of us may need.

Chris Lindsay, an assistant at the Writing Centre, says that he was successful with his 2016 resolution, and will be setting another one for this year.

“My new year’s resolution is just to practice more relaxation, to take more time to rest and do nothing,” Lindsay said.

However, the problem for many people when setting a New Year's resolution is that they forget about them by February or March. Nathan Watt, a student in the journalism program says that his resolution is to stop procrastinating, a common sentiment among students.

“Odds are this is only going to last about two weeks, I don’t even give myself to February or March,” Watt said.

The thought of failure one or

two months into a new year can often differ people from setting a resolution. Anika Jang, a first-year engineering student, says that she does not bother setting new year's resolutions and that they don’t really work for her.

“I find that if there is something I want to do, I’m going to do it and if I don’t really care then I’m not going to do it. They always make you make goals in high school and elementary school, and I always find that you make them too easy or you make them too hard and then you are disappointed in yourself when you don’t do it,” Jang said.

One of the biggest problems with New Year's resolutions is that people often have high expectations of breaking their deep-rooted bad habits. Allen Mostyk, a sessional instructor for first year engineering students is setting goals for 2017 rather than resolutions.

“I usually set goals more than resolutions. Resolution seems to be not a welcomed word, when you say resolution everyone [assumes] it lasts for a month then it goes away and you lose it. A goal, for me anyway, it lasts a little bit longer,” Mostyk said.

Jordan Crawford, a business student says that she tries to set goals that are specific and important to her.

“I think it depends on what it is, if it’s something you are really

goal-driven to then it's more likely to work. If it’s something generic that everyone says they’re going to do then it might not go as well,” Crawford said.

The new year is a blank slate, and can be the perfect opportunity to set goals for what you hope to achieve. However, setting a realistic goal is a key component for success in your New Year's resolution.

Top row: Jordan Crawford, Allen Mostyk. Bottom row: Nathan Watt, Anika Jang and Chris Lindsay. (Marcela Arévalo/The Omega)

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Most anticipated flicks of 2017 Vancouver band releases new EP Jonathan Malloy CONTRIBUTOR Ω So 2017, a year I’m sure many people see as a shining pillar of decency and hope, actually stokes the fire of anticipation for many reasons (least of which is the presidential inauguration). But the landscape for upcoming films at this point is fantastic and reassuring. And, while yes I am extremely excited for Rian Johnson to crack the bat at this year’s Star Wars (insert the unknown subtitle here) and Christopher Nolan’s epic Dunkirk, I am hoping to highlight a few smaller and under the radar films here. Oh, and yes Alien Covenant is looking eerily promising.

10. Okja Dir. Bong Joon-Ho A monster film centred on a little girl protecting her giant friend from a no-good corporation by the guy who made 2013’s Snowpiercer? And it co-stars Jake Ghyllenhaal and the always interesting Tilda Swinton?

Yes, that does sound fantastic.

But beyond that simple synopsis Joon-Ho has been on a hot streak since the beginning of his career and has already shown a prowess for destruction and intensity with 2006’s The Host, so here’s hoping he can amplify the genre film once more.

9. Under the Silver Lake Dir. David Robert Mitchell Having crafted the single strongest horror film of the past five years through a confident use of the medium (bolstered by a fantastic soundtrack) with It Follows, Under the Silver Lake is set to be a modern day Noir, set amongst LA and starring Andrew Garfield. This team up seems to continue his ever expanding repertoire of interesting characters and with a premise that hopefully leans towards the look and feel of Nightcrawler. This could be one of the sleeper hits of the year.

8. Mute Dir. Duncan Jones While I did miss his supposed flop of Warcraft last year, Duncan Jones’s first two films nestled firmly in the darker sci-fi themes and his newest film seems to continue this theme.

Set in a near future Berlin, as a mute man looks to find out where his partner has gone missing. Distributed by Netflix, it is set to debut later in the year as it has recently wrapped filming.

7. Logan Dir. James Mangold Wow. That first trailer really sets an interesting tone for Fox’s superhero film. While many are starting to feel fatigue when it comes to the genre, this film looks to bring a new energy to the formula. The success of Deadpool has opened up the idea chamber at the studio and I think that Logan itself can only benefit from its increased freedom.

6. Get Out Dir. Jordan Peele One half of the killer comedy duo Key and Peele, this horror film looks to tackle the real horrors of racism within the confines of a semi-psychedelic genre piece. An

avid horror aficionado, Peele looks to broaden his career and the exciting first trailer looks to assure his new direction.

5. Logan Lucky Dir. Steven Soderbergh Well, that wasn’t a very long retirement. In the four years he took off between films Soderbergh directed, shot and edited two seasons of the amazing period drama The Knick, while producing last year’s underrated The Girlfriend Experience.

His anticipated return sees the story of a heist that takes place during a NASCAR race and sees him reunite with Channing Tatum and new collaborator Adam Driver.

4. Free Fire Dir. Ben Wheatley While having already premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival to fantastic reviews, Ben Wheatley’s Shoot Em-Up officially doesn't release until March and it’s hard to be more excited. Taking place in a Boston warehouse, as a gun purchase goes awry, it looks to feature buckets of bullets being fired with a supposed pretty hilarious turn from Shallot Copley and Jack Reynor. Plus, it also has future Ms. Marvel Brie Larson, which automatically gives it an edge among many films.

3. Baby Driver Dir. Edgar Wright It’s been too long since Wright has gotten the spotlight. After his work on Ant Man was cut short, it has taken years for him to get back into the game. And with his previous spotless record directing, he seems ready to strike with another genre gem. Almost seeming like a riff on the spectacular Drive from 2012, Ansel Elgort of The Fault in Our Stars fame plays a professional driver with a young face who is sucked into a robbery gone wrong.

2. War of the Planet of the Apes Dir. Matt Reeves While trying not to put many big films on this list, it is hard to keep the one big franchise that is keeping itself relevant with improving itself on each entry, expanding its politics and the storytelling through the most impressive motion capture technology ever used. Reeves created an intimately intricate character when he expanded the mythos of Caesar and his troop and the ultimate test will come as they become engulfed in an all out war with a crazy bug eyed Woody Harrelson.

1. Blade Runner 2049 Dir. Denis Villeneuve The single hardest working director out there is finally being shown the recognition he has been deserving for years now. After pumping out Incendies, Prisoners, Enemy, Sicario and finally last year’s devastating Arrival, Denis Villeneuve is re-teaming with cinematographer Roger Deakins and Harrison Ford for this long awaited sequel to one of the greatest films ever made. Following a new Blade Runner, played by Ryan Gosling, as he tries to track down Ford’s Deckard, the stars seem to be aligning in order to create this teamup, that with pedigree alone, will sure be among the most interesting prospects of the decade.

Little India releases a new EP and takes up its roots in a move to the United Kingdom Jennifer Will ARTS EDITOR Ω

Little India, a Vancouver-based indie rock band, released their new eight-track EP Neon Jungle on Dec. 16, 2016.

The band's four members (Conan Karpinski, lead vocalist and guitarist, Andrew Dixon, bassist and vocalist, Dallyn Hunt, drummer, and Tim Morrison, guitarist and vocalist) have been playing together as Little India for three years now.

Neon Jungle is the band’s second EP album and experiments with various emotions while sampling garage tune disco licks.

“The story of Neon Jungle is almost about the raw human element and human nature. It’s not about a jungle specifically, it’s about a feeling and the things you get up to and things you do in the city. It’s almost like a coming of age story,” Karpinski said.

The story is aided by notes of the

bands Canadian and South African heritages, along with inspiration from ‘80s rock.

“It’s transitioning to your new self, trying new things and it’s about the nightlife in the city and how it can affect you and almost change you,” Karpinski said.

Karpinski added that the songs on this EP collected over the past couple of years, and is inspired more by an urban jungle rather than one you would find in nature.

“The writing process was interesting. Some of the songs, like Backseat, were written almost two years ago. Some of them were written in the studio and recorded the same day, like Youngblood,” Karpinski said.

The band recently moved across the pond, picking up their Vancouver roots and placing them in the UK. Before they left, they played a farewell show at their EP album release party on Dec. 16.

“Ever since we’ve started this is the scene that we’ve been obsessed

with, all of the bands we listen to come from here. The culture is something we’ve always wanted to be apart of. The people who listen music here seem to be like so much more infatuated with it,” Morrison said.

The recent move was aided by the accessibility of Europe and the ability to jump from big city to big city very easily.

“We’ve reached the point where we’re ready to leave and get some new inspiration. We figured we might as well knock off travelling and seeing all of the things we wanted to see and writing new music and doing it at once,” Morrison said.

Now the band is taking on this new European adventure together, giving them more time to grow together as a band.

“We’ll all be in the same space so it’ll be easy to produce content,” Karpinski said.

The band hopes to release a debut album sometime next year.

CFBX TOP 30 CFBX 92.5 FM Campus & Community Radio Kamloops, B.C. Music Director: Steve Marlow Charts to January 5, 2017 * indicates Canadian Content ** indicates a local artist 1) The Darcys* - Centrefold (Arts and Crafts) 2) Os Tropies* - The Soil (Independent) 3) The Evaporators* - Ogopogo Punk (Mint) 4) Elephant Stone* - Ship of Fools (Burger) 5) DIANA* - Familiar Touch (Culvert) 6) Big Dave McLean* - Better the Devil You Know (Black Hen) 7) New Fries* - More (Telephone Explosion) 8) Rykka* - Beatitudes (Cordova Bay) 9) The Extroverts* - Supple (Independent) 10) Nikki Yanofsky* - Solid Gold (A440) 11) Two Door Cinema Club - Gameshow (Glassnote) 12) Phern* - Pause Clope/Cool Coma (Fixture) 13) Rhythm Express* - Kingston Blues (Independent) 14) Duotang* - New Occupation (Stomp) 15) Mark Crissinger* - Night Light (Independent) 16) Bobby Rush - Porcupine Meat (Rounder) 17) Safe As Houses* - Hurricane EP (Independent) 18) Rory Block - Keepin' Outta Trouble (Stony Plain) 19) Caitlin Goulet** - Way With Me EP (Independent) 20) Emile and Ogden* - 10000 Solo (Secret City) 21) Shawn Maxwell - New Tomorrow (OA2) 22) A Tribe Called Red* - We Are the Halluci Nation (Pirates Blend) 23) Adrian Glynn* - Morelightthannolight (Light Organ) 24) 100 Mile House* - Hiraeth (Independent) 25) Hobo Lord* - Sweaty Already (Talking Skull) 26) Krystale* - Say Anything (Independent) 27) The Argues* - Something New (Independent) 28) The Press Gang* - Medusa 5 (Wiener Dog) 29) Bill Laurence - Live at Union Chapel (Ground Up) 30) Phantogram - Three (Republic)

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6 Puzzle of the Week #11 — More Alphabet Sets Each letter of the alphabet has been put into one of three sets.

Set 1: A, F, H, K, M, N, P, Q, R, T, X, Y Set 2: B, D, O Set 3: C, E, G, I, J, L, S, U, V, W, Z What is the rule for which set a letter goes into?

Hint: The solution has to do with the shape of the letter. Depending on the exact shape of I that you consider, I might belong in set 1 instead.

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WEEKEND RESULTS WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL Game 1 (Jan. 5) WolfPack @ U. Calgary Dinos Win – 3-1

20-25 26-24 25-19 25-17

– Iulla Pakhomenko 31 kills in 62 chances, 2 service aces, 8 digs – Rachel Windhorst 10 kills in 30 swings, 1 assist, 7 digs – Mikayla Funk 9 kills in 23 chances, 17 digs 4 block assists

Game 2 (Jan. 6) WolfPack @ U. Calgary Dinos Loss – 1-3

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– Iullia Pakhomenko 31 kills in 60 chances, 14 digs, 1 service ace , 1 solo block – Rachel Windhorst 14 kills in 43 swings, 6 digs – Mikayla Funk 4 kills in 17 opportunities, 10 digs

Game 1 (Jan. 5) WolfPack @ U. Calgary Dinos Loss – 1-3

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– Randy Grundmann : 18 kills in 22 chances 7 digs, 1 asst – Tim Edge: 12 kills in 35 opportunities, 4 service aces, 6 digs, 1 solo block, 3 block assist – Sam Taylor Parks: 10 kills in 16 swings, 2 assists, 4 digs, 1 solo block, 5 block assists

Game 2 (Jan. 6) WolfPack @ U. Calgary Dinos Loss – 0-3

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– Daniel Eikland Rod :11 kills in 18 chances, 1 assist, 1 dig – Randy Grundmann: 8 kills in 27 swings, 3 digs – Tim Edge: 8 kills in 23 opportunities, 2 service aces, 3 digs, 1 block assist

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Game 1 (Jan. 6) UVic Vikes @ WolfPack Loss – 51-70

– Shenise Sigsworth: 21 points, 10 rebounds (7 on defense), 3 assists, 2 steals in 27 minutes – Chelsey Hoey: 10 points, 3 rebounds (2 on offense), 2 steals in 21 minutes

Game 2 (Jan. 7) UVic Vikes @ WolfPack Loss – 70-80

– Shenise Sigsworth: 17 points, 4 rebounds (3 on defense) in 27 mins – Michelle Bos: 14 points (all in 2nd half), 6 rebounds (4 on defense), 2 assists in 25 mins.

– Emma Piggin: 14 points, 7 rebounds (all on defense), 5 assists

MEN'S BASKETBALL Game 1 (Jan. 6) UVic Vikes @ WolfPack Loss – 76-86

– Michael Rouault: 15 points, 6 rebounds (2 on defense), 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block – Derek Rhodes: 14 points, 2 rebounds (one ach way), 3 assists – Joe Davis: 13 points, 2 rebounds (one each way), 2 steals, 1 block

Game 2 (Jan. 7) UVic Vikes @ WolfPack Win – 78-71

– Volodymyr Iegorov: 20 points, 3 rebounds (2 on defense), 5 assists, 3 blocks in 39 minutes – Joe Davis: 19 points, 4 rebounds (all on defense), 1 assist in 26 minutes

The 31 kills in both sets give Pakhomenko second place in the Canada West record books for kills in a single match. The #1 spot is held by Genevieve Lamarre (University of Manitoba) with 34 in a 2004 game. (TRU Athletics)

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL 6–6–0

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL 2 – 10 – 0

Next game: Jan. 13, Langley, B.C.

Next game: Jan. 13, Langley, B.C.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2 – 11 – 0

MEN’S BASKETBALL 8–6–0

Next game: Jan. 13, Winnipeg

Next game: Jan. 13, Winnipeg

WINS, LOSSES, TIES

WINS, LOSSES, TIES

WINS, LOSSES, TIES

WINS, LOSSES, TIES

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THE OMEGA

JANUARY 11, 2017