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TRU community and beyond mourns loss of Christopher Seguin Sean Brady EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Ω Thompson Rivers University’s vice-president of advancement Christopher Seguin has died in hospital in Victoria following reports he was critically ill earlier Friday, Sept. 22. Seguin was earlier said to have been critically ill and not expected to survive in a message from his family shared with the TRU community by university president Alan Shaver.

Seguin was in Victoria on university business on Sept. 11. “As you can appreciate, this sudden news comes as a devastating blow to the family,” read the short message from Seguin’s family. In lieu of flowers, the family is asking that donations be made to a trust fund account for his and his wife Melissa’s two young children, available at any Kamloops CIBC location. “Christopher has been an inspiring presence at TRU, and

I am sure this news comes as a shock to many of you. Please give the family privacy as they try to deal with this,” Shaver wrote in the message. Seguin came to TRU as the vice-president advancement in July 2007, and prior to that he worked as the advancement officer for the Simon Fraser University athletics department. He is also a graduate of Kamloops High School.

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Remembering Christopher Seguin Members of the TRU and Kamloops communities and beyond share their thoughts of remembrance following the passing of TRU's vice-president advancement Christopher Seguin. Photo TRU

The ﬁrst time I met Christopher was during the provincial election campaign in 2009. Christopher invited me, as a candidate, to lunch to discuss TRU and post-secondary education. From the outset, Christopher's passion for TRU was obvious; particularly telling was his desire to see our students thrive. In later years, I was extremely impressed by his commitment to making our Kamloops community stronger. He made a real difference in the lives of many of our fellow citizens. On behalf of the TRU Faculty Association and TRU faculty, I send condolences to Melissa and her family.

Tom Friedman TRU Faculty Association

We were deeply saddened to hear of Chris' death. We remember him as a tireless advocate for TRU, and current, past, and future students. His legacy and accomplishments within TRU and across the community will be remembered and forever treasured. Our deepest sympathies to his wife Melissa and two young boys as well as the Seguin family. You are in our thoughts.

Amanda Jensen Kamloops Thompson Teachers' Association

You've inspired others to contribute to their communities. You will be missed.

Jarrod Bell

Christopher, for me, was the model for young leaders in Kamloops. Energetic, conﬁdent, successful, but also kind, giving and fun. It's hard to think of Kamloops without him. I assumed he would be here leading the charge long after I was gone.

Geoff Collier Rotary Club of Kamloops

Christopher was the first person to take my young family out for a evening when we first came to Kamloops 7 years ago - it was a Wolfpack basketball game, of course. His kind gesture made a big impression on us, and over the years I have continued to be amazed by his tireless generosity and endless effort to helping others and to making our community a better place in countless ways. There is a hole in Kamloops's soul today with his passing - a hole we can only fill by honouring his memory and continuing his work. Today we mourn. Then we work. Tim Shoults

What I really appreciated and thought was so remarkable about Mr. Seguin was that he was so quickly willing to help & support me - even though we didn't know each other very well at all! He helped me to set up a Rotary presentation so that the TRUSU Lean In - Leadership for Gender Equality Club could try to sell some more last-minute tickets to our IWD Empower Conference. He even gave up some of his time to come to our event - that really meant a lot to us. His actions demonstrated the kind of supportive person he was. I am deeply saddened by his early passing. What a jarring and numbing reminder of life’s fragility. As we mourn this massive loss to our community, I am thinking about what Mr. Seguin would like us to do to honor his life of service. His love for our community & commitment to making a positive impact is so evident.

Emiko Ohama TRUSU Lean In Club

While I was the editor-in-chief of The Omega, Chris would frequently be my go-to source for information about all kinds of TRU things, and as frustrating as it was to get him to talk sometimes, he was always super nice. He was clearly one of the good ones, and he did great things for this school.

A signiﬁcant loss for the community and my heart goes out to his family and friends.

Mike Davies Former editor, The Omega

A sad, sad moment for our university and our community. Christopher Seguin remembered as tireless community advocate Will Garrett-Petts, on Twitter

Deeply saddened by the passing of Thompson Rivers University VP Christopher Seguin. Our hearts go out to his family.

Andrew Wilkinson, on Twitter

Chantelle and I are devastated by the loss of our dear friend Christopher Seguin. I often talk about Kamloops being a community that punches above it's weight in terms of all who live here looking after one another. Christopher embodied that spirit - a man of grit, compassion and heart who always stepped up and gave of himself to help others and make our university, city and community a better place. He was a great friend, with a hearty laugh and a generous soul. I will miss our breakfasts at Scott's Restaurant where we seemed to always come up with ﬁxes to the world's problems, and

our stories reﬂecting our adoration for our respective kids. Our deepest condolences go out to Melissa, his boys and his family. You have left a hole in our hearts Christopher. May you rest in peace.

Todd Stone, on Facebook

Our family is saddened and shocked by such tragic news of Christopher's passing. My family has attended the Rotary Club Dinners at NorKam for the past few years. Chris was always smiling and engaging the children in games at the dinners! He always seemed to remember all the children that attended. Some of my children's favorite memories of Chris are meeting his family, the game Simon Says, the prizes and fun and Christmas Dinners. My children looked forward to attending each dinner. My favourite memory is of a Mother's Day dinner when Chris called all the mom's up to play Simon Says for Mother's Day prizes. The dinners always lifted our spirits and helped us through the week. Chris' smile, genuine care and happiness will not be forgotten. Our family sends our deepest condolences, thoughts and prayers at this time.

Lavina, Joshua, Marilyn, Mya and Tannis

Loss of Seguin felt all over TRU and Kamloops communities

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CONTINUED (COVER) As the VP advancement at TRU, Seguin’s work has brought scores of development and funding to the university, including many of the projects planned and currently underway on campus. “Under his leadership, TRU set new fundraising records virtually every year of the last decade, generating millions of dollars for student awards, groundbreaking research and major buildings, notably the Brown Family House of Learning, the renovation of Old Main for the Law Faculty, the Industrial Training and Technology Centre (ITTC) and the soon-to-be-constructed Nursing and Population Health building,” said Shaver in a second message to the TRU community. Seguin has also been a very active member of the Kamloops community, including work with the Rotary

Club of Kamloops, the Kamloops Food Bank, and was an organizer of the Kamloops Marathon. He also spent much of his summer volunteering to help wildfire evacuees, both on and off TRU’s campus. A book of condolences for the family has been made available on Student Street in Old main. Shaver also said that counselling services are available for students in room OM 1631, and that TRU faculty and staff can access the employee assistance plan, which includes counselling through local providers. “I urge you to draw upon these services as needed and to pass them on to others, for help in coming to terms with this tragic news,” Shaver wrote. “On behalf of the TRU community I extend our deepest sympathies to Christopher’s family as they endure this ordeal.”

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Organizations welcomed by pride community, but wariness remains over corporate involvement Aidan Grether STAFF WRITER Ω TRU will host its sixth annual pride parade this year, and community engagement is expected to be high. Fourteen individual organizations, parties, businesses and churches will be participating in the event in a display of solidarity with the movement. “It’s really good to have organizational support. It showcases that there are businesses, faith groups, resources and services that LGBTQ2S+ people can go to and feel fully accepted and welcomed,” TRUSU’s LGBTQ representative Dale Drozda said. “These organizations can have leaders or members who identify as part of the community and that’s really powerful. It goes to show that despite discrimination in hiring practices that sometimes happens, there are still people who are making it out there.” An organization’s support can

also mean a lot to the movement at large. “It’s nice to know that people are willing to be bold and stand up for what they believe in, and for marginalized communities.” For the members of the pride community, having the sense of security from organizations is important. “For me, going into a place and knowing my perspective is valued by that group, whatever it may be, is an incredible feeling. Feeling safe is another part of it, knowing that you can go somewhere and not be worried about getting weird looks or something like that,” Drozda said. However, the effect corporations can have in pride movements isn’t always positive. There is contention in the movement about corporatization and the practices of companies that endorse the community. “[A corporation’s] involvement is usually good, but there’s a conversation being had in the community about their role.

This is a bigger problem at larger prides where there’s a question of ‘do you feel as if [the movement is] being overshadowed by a large corporate balloon with a lot of money? Are they just here to promote themselves?’” There’s been a growing wariness of corporations involving themselves in pride after Netflix advertisements featuring the rainbow pride flag and the words, ‘rainbow is the new black’ surfaced in some metropolitan cities around the world. One twitter user changed the text to read ‘rainbow is the new marketing strategy’ and the original tweet was retweeted over 25,000 times. “The worry is about companies that don’t practice what they’re presenting,” Drozda said, referencing L’Oreal Paris’ decision to fire a model after she spoke out about racism. “Some large companies view us as a demographic to reach and they do that by presenting themselves as supportive and involved in our struggle.”

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Candidates for mayor tackle issues of property tax, housing and their vision for the city Jennifer Will NEWS EDITOR Ω A Kamloops byelection is set for Sept. 30 to fill three vacancies on City Council. The election will select one Mayor and two Councillors to serve the remaining one year left on the current Council's four-year term. This current term will end in Oct, 2018. On Monday, Sept. 18 the 26 candidates for council and five of the six candidates for mayor gathered at the Sagebrush Theatre to pitch their vision of a future Kamloops to 232 attendees. The five present candidates for Mayor Bill McQuarrie, Glenn Hilke, Stu Holland, Mike McKenzie and Ken Christian took the stage to debate a variety of issues including budget, infrastructure, bringing new jobs to the city, homelessness and their overall vision for Kamloops.

On the issue of property tax Property tax rates in Kamloops have gone up every year by 2.5 per cent on average. This yearly increase has been caused by a variety of factors including staff wages and benefits, increases to the transit system and other budget increases. The question raised to the mayoral candidates of whether a zero per cent increase without cutting services was possible. “I’ve been called simplistic, naïve and unrealistic to suggest that we should start a conversation on fair taxation,” said McQuarrie. “My goal for a one-year freeze on taxes is not add 2.6 million dollars to a 162 million dollar budget. To put that in a finer point, the past administration has spent almost two times that simply on the acquisition of the now infamous parking lot on 4th and Seymour.” “We are all taxed on a flat rate no matter how expensive your home is,” said Hilke. “I think that we need to look at our tax system, and we need to see if we should have a progressive tax plan. Not one that’s

flat, but one that responds to the actual situations of people. If you have wealth you could possibly pay more, and we could keep the balance.” While McQuarrie and Hilke are in support of the idea, Christian is not so sure of the ideas feasibility. “The low hanging fruit has been picked, trust me. There’s no money to be saved in phone bills anymore, there’s no money to be saved on the mundane small things, we’ve looked at those. The staff that we have do a confident job, what I commit to you is to keep it as low as possible and to keep staffing in check,” said Christian. McKenzie is in support of low taxation and noted that tax increases were not favourable, his plan is focused on providing more services to better improve the quality of life in Kamloops. Holland, the self-proclaimed blue-collar candidate, said that “tax increases happen when you spend your money foolishly.”

On the issue of homelessness and addictions One of the many hot-button issues of the evening was around the discussion of social issues and programs, particularly housing first and homelessness. Holland says that he doesn’t have an answer to the many social issues that Kamloops faces including addictions and homelessness. He says that he has been to the North Shore, the downtown core and sat in the gutter, engaged with the homeless population in Kamloops and is working towards an answer. “I’ve buried my best friend because he died of a drug overdose many years ago. I made his tombstone [and] when I talk I see him,” said Holland. “Addiction starts at home, and something has happened that’s caused this. Somebody doesn’t just wake up in the morning and say, ‘I’m going to be a drug addict.’” Christian’s focus is on

wraparound services and the four-pillar approach to getting out of poverty. McQuarrie suggested following in the footsteps of a Medicine Hat, Alta. which uses a “let’s do it” housing-first model. “You do not have to be clean in order to participate. In other words, don’t worry about any addiction issues that you have, come in and we’ll have a place for you,” said McQuarrie. McKenzie says that his experience growing up partially in Kamloops and partially in an Indigenous community has let him see some of these social issues first hand. His plan if elected, is to take this knowledge to council and bring better awareness to the issues. “What I’ve been doing is trying to speak for those people who can’t speak for themselves,” said McKenzie. Hilke has worked 40 years in the not-for-profit community and says that he understands what it takes to tackle the problems Kamloops is currently facing. He adds that the homeless situation in Kamloops is complicated but there are simple solutions. “We need to build affordable housing,” said Hilke. “If we go and work with and change our zoning, we can get everyone that is living on the streets, with wraparound services and supports to help them stay in that housing. We could get them in there within a year, but we have to have the guts to do it.”

What a future Kamloops might look like While there were many issues debated and discussed at the forum, the candidates each expressed their vision for the future of Kamloops. Hilke said that he is frustrated and angry with the way present and past city staff have not taken their jobs seriously. Adding that he is motivated by his anger to action on social programs such as housing first.

“I’m a person who walks the walk,” said Hilke. “We need change, we need forward-moving and growth.” McQuarrie says that future Kamloops is a place where up to 150 new businesses are budding and could lead up to 2,000 new jobs. He wants to bring a large amount of new business to Kamloops in order to diversify the economy. “It acts as a shock absorber and allows us to get through the recessions that we know are coming. It also keeps people here in Kamloops, because when a company fails and there is 125 more companies there, somebody doesn’t have to move to Vancouver to get a job,” said McQuarrie. Christian said that his goal if elected would be to focus on livability in the city. He noted that Kamloops is transitioning from a resource-based economy to a more knowledge-based economy. “I think we need to do more in the arts and culture area, and we need to complete some of those things. I want to make Kamloops a better place for my family and yours. That’s why I’m doing this,” said Christian. McKenzie wants to work on

building the relationships that matter with regards to drug addictions and other social issues. “I have been all around Kamloops, and what I can tell you is that I’ve lost too many people my age and younger than me to drugs and addictions and a lot of other things that aren’t being reached out to them,” said McKenzie. “I’m hoping at the very least that I can inspire a new way of thinking in Kamloops. Where we look a little bit farther than our yards and our fences.” Holland stressed that the reason for this byelection is due to elected officials who quit their jobs and went on to provincial positions. He says that if elected he plans to create more jobs in town. “My vision for Kamloops is not my vision, I don’t have a crystal ball,” said Holland. Todd Mcleod, the sixth candidate running for mayor was absent due to prior work commitments in Manitoba. Due to the small size of the election, TRUSU will not have a polling station on campus. The Kamloops byelection will be taking place on Sept. 30 visit the City of Kamloops website to find a polling station.

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Zipcars and rideshare program hold steady usage TRU Sustainability encouraging eco-friendly ways of getting to campus Wade Tomko CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Ω Last Friday, the TRU sustainability office encouraged students, staff and faculty to walk, bike or bus to campus as part of Car Free Day. Though the occasion started in 1994, this year is the first year TRU has promoted it and encouraged everyone to participate. Jim Gudjonson, TRU’s director of sustainability, who said he first heard about the initiative through social media, hopes that Car Free Day encouraged students and staff to think about more sustainable commuting options. “It’s hard for people to think

about making changes at a daily or weekly level. But you think, here is this one event, so I won’t use my car. It starts a process where you think about doing your errands the day before or the day after,” Gudjonson said. “The notion is to plant the seed. So maybe one day a week, you don’t use your car, or two days a week and then that increases.” Yet walking and using the city’s public transit aren’t the only sustainable options for getting to and from campus, Gudjonson said. The TRU Zipcar service, which started in January, was well utilized in the winter semester and Gudjonson expects this semester to be no different. Though one of the two original

Zipcars was removed from campus due to a lack of usage during the summer semester, a new car arrived at the beginning of the fall semester to meet demand. “We’re back up to two Zipcars now. We had a new one delivered two weeks ago at the start of the semester,” Gudjonson said. “It’s a Volkswagen Jetta sedan, so it’s actually quite a nice car.” Currently, Zipcars are being used by either staff or students 30 per cent of the time, Gudjonson said. Unlike TRU’s internal rideshare vehicles, which are often booked four to six weeks in advance, TRU Zipcars can usually be booked only ten minutes in advance. While this may make it seem like

Zipcars aren’t being used much, Gudjonson said that once the utilization rate of the Zipcars reaches 38 per cent, Zipcar will send TRU another vehicle. “If the car is getting used 50 per cent of the time, and someone goes to book it and can’t, then the system isn’t working,” he said. With the current parking situation at TRU and the construction of private housing development The Reach, Gudjonson believes the demand for Zipcars on campus will only grow. As such, TRU expects to increase their Zipcar fleet from two to six cars within the next two years. “As we develop residences and we lose parking, part of the equation is a car share program,” he said.

“One fully utilized, Zipcar saves 13 parking stalls.” With initiatives like the TRU Zipcar, Gudjonson hopes to get more students and staff thinking about sustainability. While Zipcar has been tabling daily around campus since the beginning of the semester, promotions are also being offered to get students to try the service out. “I encourage students to go on our website and check out promotions,” he said. “They can get a couple of free hours with Zipcar right now. Try it out. It’s only $20 for a year-long membership. Even if you have a vehicle, try it out and maybe you’ll leave your vehicle at home next year.”

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Rohingyas escaping persecution in Burma

TRU prof, Muslim club president and woman who escaped Burma years ago share their thoughts Wade Tomko CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Ω Since late August, almost 420,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled from persecution in Burma’s Rakhine province to Bangladesh, according to the United Nations. The Burmese military’s campaign against the Rohingya people comes as a response to a series of attacks made by the freedom fighter group Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army on August 25. The Arakan project, a charity working to improve conditions for the Rohingya people, who have been without citizenship in Burma since 1982, estimates that 214 Rohingya villages have been destroyed since late August. The Burmese government, wanting a Buddhist nationalist state, have downplayed the crisis, claiming that it isn’t ethnic cleansing. Despite this, Burmese mobs have been displacing the Rohingya people while looting villages and killing those who refuse to leave. Yasmin Ullah, a Rohingya Muslim living in Vancouver, escaped poor living conditions in Burma almost two decades ago. After living as a refugee in Thailand for 16 years, Ullah came to Canada just last year. While the situation in Burma has been dire for the 1.1 million Rohingyas living there for the last four

decades, Ullah said that the violence happening now is the “worst ever.” “I want to go back but there is really not an opportunity to do that,” Ullah said. “Everything is burnt down, all the historical places like mosques or infrastructure, anything that says, ‘this is us, we have been here for a long time’ – that saddens me a lot.” Ullah still has family trapped in Burma, who she stays in constant contact with. Though her family is currently safe, Ullah says that she is still nervous. Her family lives in one of the few villages not burnt down, yet they describe living in “concentration camp” conditions. Leaving the country isn’t an option for all Rohingya and it’ll likely become even more difficult to do so, as the Burmese military is reported to have been planting landmines on the trails to the Bangladesh border. Since the beginning of the crisis, Ullah has wanted to help her relatives back home. With the help of her mother, she set up a crowdfunding page on LaunchGood, a website that caters specifically to Muslims. Since starting the crowdfunding campaign, Ullah has raised over $15,000, with the first round of donations, $6,000, being sent over on Sept. 11. Here in Kamloops, both the TRU Muslim Students Association (TRUMSA, a TRUSU club), and the

Kamloops Islamic Association have strongly condemned the violence in Burma. “At the end of the day, we support the weak side,” said Ibrahim Hamid, president of TRUMSA. “We support the women and children who are dying in their homes. We will be praying and helping in any way that we can help.” While the violence in Burma may be horrifying for those observing the crisis, TRU political science professor Rob Hanlon told The Omega he is not surprised by the situation. “The Burmese government does not recognize these people as citizens,” Hanlon said. “They are disenfranchised – a very poor group. By

all measures they are stateless, and it is only a matter of time until the impact of having a stateless group in your society blows up.” While the Rohingyas have lived in the Rakhine province in northern Burma for decades, pushes to give them their own state have been denied by both the Burmese and Bangladeshi governments. At this point, Hanlon believes that the international community has two options: either increase the pressure on the Burmese government or respond with a military intervention. “There certainly must be a diplomatic solution,” Hanlon said. “But this is also an opportunity,

again where we see a mass atrocity committed, for this being a clear example of the need to invoke the Responsibility to Protect.” The Responsibility to Protect, or R2P, is a political commitment by UN member states to prevent genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity. Ullah shares a similar sentiment, hoping that the international community acts sooner rather than later. “This is a man-made crisis, so it’s preventable,” she said. “If we don’t stick up for each other just because of race or skin colour a lot more of this will happen.”

Robert Hanlon, TRU political science professor and expert on Southeast Asia. (Wade Tomko/The Omega)

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Local artists battle with paint and skill Cailyn Mocci ARTS EDITOR Ω Kamloops welcomed a night of furious artistry at the ninth season of Art Battle at CJ’s Nightclub on Sept. 22. Art Battle is a national competition, with battles in Kelowna, Vancouver and Ottawa to name a few. The competition consists of three rounds to determine the winner. During round one and two, six artists per round face off head to head in a 20-minute speed painting battle. Each artist is given a blank canvas and a variety of acrylic paints to create freely. The top two of each round battle it out during the final round, to see who will be carrying on to compete in Vancouver at Art Battle’s regional competition. All decisions were based off voting ballots that attendees were given upon arriving at the venue. Each spectator placed a single vote per round for the work they believed to be best. “Kamloops needs more of this kind of event,” said CJ’s Nightclub general manager Chuck Ferguson. Friday night’s event welcomed both veterans and newcomers to Art Battle. One such newcomer was Wyanne Chase, who in the first round painted a textured rendition of a horse. Each round featured a wildcard draw just before the round. Round one

The night featured many diﬀerent styles including abstract like Dale Parkes (left) and Marianna Abutalipova (right). (Juan Cabrejo/The Omega) featured wildcard draw Carolyn Hawes, also new to the Art Battle scene. The completion also had several connections to TRU with faculty and students alike. Faculty members Dale Parkes and Clement Yeh participated in the fury of paint. Round two’s wildcard draw featured TRU

student and newcomer to Art Battle, Anna Klugie, who won the votes and was selected by the audience vote to compete in the final round, facing off against three competition veterans: Clay Walker, Stace DeWolf and Dale Parkes. Attendees of the event were treated to an up close and

personal look into each individual artistic process. Master of ceremonies Michael O’Brian encouraged guests to circle the artists in what he called “a slow tornado,” taking in the process and watching as creations transformed in front of their eyes. The night wrapped up with the final round consisting of Clay

Walker and Stace DeWolf from round one and Dale Parkes and Anna Klugie from round two. After a second intense 20minute competition of the night, Walker walked away with $100 and the title of Season 9 Art Battle victor. Walker will be headed to Vancouver to compete for the regional title.

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Student brings an international take on infinity Emily Dundas Oke introduces international artistry in her exhibition Not Quite There Cailyn Mocci ARTS EDITOR Ω TRU graduating visual arts student Emily Dundas Oke’s exhibition Not Quite There displayed themes of infinity and “the never ending” inspired by her study abroad experience in Vilnius, Lithuania. Oke’s show ran Sept. 6 to 22 at the TRU Art Gallery. Oke recently spent a semester abroad in Vilnius, Lithuania, where she studied philosophy and visual arts. During her time abroad, Oke spent the majority of her time immersed with other international students from all walks of life and styles of art. All of those showcased in the TRU gallery exhibition were among the group of artists Oke met while abroad. The show only exhibits one Lithuanian artist, the others hailing from various European and Middle Eastern regions. “Everyone became really close and I was thinking ‘How can we keep working together?’” she said.

Not Quite There is thematically structured around the notion of infinity and the idea of continuity. Oke built this theme after her own experiences abroad and how she believed the experience could be for others. “I noticed emerging themes among the works of other students living in Vilnius and that was the idea of something that goes on forever – something that does not reach an end.” Along with themes of infinity the exhibition also carried the use of technology in all of the pieces in some form or another, including the audio-visual work “New Infinity” by Erik Gustafsson and Eugenia Lapteva, and Guillermo Miranda’s augmented reality book. The exhibition also featured traditional mediums of charcoal and textiles. Milica Jankovic’s charcoal drawings looked to rid the images of facial details, keeping the simplicity, while also focusing on details of atmosphere, clothing and technology motioning that that these details

UPCOMING EVENTS ACCOLADES DINING ROOM SEPT. 27, 28, OCT. 4, 5, 11 Enjoy a fine-dining experience prepared and run by TRU students. Open 6 to 10 p.m. most Wednesdays and Thursdays during the academic semester. 2017 TRUSU PRIDE PARADE SEPT. 28, 11 A.M. TO 2 P.M. Join fellow students and others in the annual TRUSU Pride Parade. Meet outside Old Main front entrance. ORANGE SHIRT DAY SEPT. 29, 11 A.M. TO 12:30 P.M. Orange Shirt Day brings awareness to Aboriginal youth and residential school survivors. Meet at Cplul'kw'ten The Gathering Place at 11 a.m. for pizza.

Not Quite There was curated by TRU visual arts student Emily Dundas Oke, seen here. (Cailyn Mocci/The Omega) play a hand in communicating a recognizable person. “It’s important to show the relationship between person and person, and what these new technologies mean to our relationships.” Not Quite there worked to bring

together artists to question what may have given rise to the trend of “never-ending” and how we may learn about ourselves, each other, and the 21st century situation. The TRU Gallery introduces a new show titled “No Time to Say Hello, Goodbye” which will run

Sept. 27 to Oct. 13. The exhibition features four mature female students pursuing BFAs. No Time to Say Hello, Goodbye revolves around the notion of persistence and hard work these women face in their university experiences at TRU.

CFBX TOP 30 CFBX 92.5 FM Campus & Community Radio Kamloops, B.C. Music Director: Steve Marlow Charts to Sept. 21, 2017 * indicates Canadian Content ** indicates a local artist 1) Woolworm* - Deserve to Die (Mint) 2) The Royal Foundry* - Lost in Your Head (Independent) 3) Ashleigh Ball* - Gold in You (Independent) 4) Walkwaves* - Walkwaves (Independent) 5) Faith Healer* - Try (Mint) 6) Fleet Foxes - Crack-Up (Nonesuch) 7) The Junction* - City Nights (Culvert) 8) Pond - The Weather (Universal) 9) Broken Social Scene* - Hug of Thunder (Arts and Crafts) 10) Western Jaguar* - Memorial (Independent) 11) Whitney K* - When the Party's Over (Egg Paper Factory) 12) Ian Foster* - Sleeper Years (Independent) 13) Aron D'Alesio* - Aron D'Alesio (Paper Bag) 14) Tommy Castro and the Painkillers - Stompin' Ground (Alligator) 15) Raveen* - Always (So Sorry) 16) Cellos* - The Great Leap Backwards (Harbour House) 17) Whitehorse* - Panther in the Dollhouse (Six Shooter) 18) Gleen McFarlane* - Time to Kill (Independent) 19) Aaron Parks - Find the Way (ECM) 20) Do Make Say Think* - Stubborn Persistent Illusions (Constellation) 21) Lo Tom - Lo Tom (Barsuk) 22) Martin Kerr* - Better Than Brand-New (Independent) 23) Georgia Mae - Time With You (Independent) 24) Beyond the Pale* - Ruckus (Borealis) 25) Konrad - Artbreak (Radical Turf ) 26) Kay the Aquanaut* - 7 Vessels (Fake Four) 27) Toothless - The Pace of the Passing (Island) 28) Echo Beach** - Everly EP (Independent) 29) Chris Ronald* - Fragments (Borealis) 30) Queen of Swords* - Queen of Swords (Independent)

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Tranquille tour offers glimpse into history and isn’t short on stories Jennifer Will NEWS EDITOR Ω Tranquille Farms has a long history that can be traced back to the B.C. Gold Rush in 1857. In the mid-1800s, William Fortune and C.T. Cooney settled on the 469acre property and started the long history of what is now known as Tranquille. In 1909, the farm was sold to the Anti-Tuberculosis Society and the King Edward Sanatorium was established. After the sanatorium was closed the land was re-opened as a facility to treat the mentally ill in the late 1950s, giving the land a whole new life and a big story to tell. It was a sunny Saturday morning with bright blue skies at Tranquille. A crowd of more than 40 had gathered near the entrance of the farm for a daytime history tour of the property. The tour group was shuttled across the large field and excitedly followed Tim McLeod, the development manager for British Columbia Wilderness Tours and tour guide. McLeod led the curious crowd on a dirt road, pointing to a large vacant stretch of land that used to be a baseball field with only a green building built in 1975 remaining to prove its existence. “[It] was built to house mentally ill – people who were violent,” McLeod said. “It’s designed as a prison and was later converted for kids who had Down syndrome.” McLeod said that he once met some men who used to be patients housed in this building. “It was interesting because when we talked to their supervisor, we asked [if] these men [would] like to come down here and do some projects with us,” McLeod said. “He said absolutely not. As far as they were concerned, they wanted Tranquille blown up because of what they remember being here as young people with Down syndrome.” Walking past the complexes where dentists lived initially, McLeod told the crowd that the buildings later became occupied by doctors and nurses. He walked a little further then stopped to point at the big white doctor’s house with a bright red roof. “That was where the superintendent of the site lived. That person tended to be the ‘god’ of your life. When you read the record and talk to people, some doctors were awesome and some

were horrible,” McLeod said. The group then followed McLeod down the dusty road towards a collection of run-down buildings. “These houses to your right were all taken off of Tranquille Road,” McLeod said. The houses were moved during construction when Tranquille Road was being widened. McLeod said that when the site was permanently closed in 1985, the government decided to sell it for $9.6 million to a man named Giovanni Camporese. “Giovanni was from a little village in Italy called Padova and he gave it that name, so it’s called Padova today. He rented out all of these houses … and made a lot of money,” McLeod said. McLeod added that he had personally met many of the people who had lived in those houses and were unhappy with their quality of living. “Eventually he didn’t pay his taxes or his mortgage,” McLeod said. “What happened then was the government took it back.” McLeod explained that the property was then sold to the Rink family and then to British Columbia Wilderness Tours. McLeod said that over the years he’s had the opportunity to talk with many people who were involved with Tranquille in one way or another. Many people have shared their personal experiences of the time they worked as a nurse or took a summer job here. Many of the stories have been shared by relatives or friends who knew someone who was a patient or worked here. He added that although he’s heard a lot of nice stories, not all of them are so happy. “This isn’t a place of all happiness. It was an institution,” McLeod said. Tranquille Farm Fresh will be holding two more daytime tours of the property on Sept. 30 and Oct. 7. Tickets are $20 each. McLeod said that the tours are important because it helps people learn the history of the site. “If you don’t know your past, you can’t plan the future,” McLeod said Tranquille Farm Fresh will also be putting on The Witness, a tunnel theatre show based on the true story of Besty Cooney, the woman who owned the farm until being forced to sell in 1922 five years after her husband passed away. The tickets are $25 each and the show will run until Oct. 21.

TOP: The doctor’s house.

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MIDDLE: The tunnels were used to transport food and laundry from one building to the other.

BOTTOM: Tranquille Farm Fresh will be holding two more daytime tour of the property from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Sept. 30 and Oct. 7, tickets are $20 each.

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SIMPLE AND CHIC STYLES PRESENTED AT VFW Jennifer Will NEWS EDITOR Ω Sept. 18, 2017 marked the beginning of the 29th season of Vancouver Fashion Week, showcasing more than 80 local and international designers. This year’s show focused on multiculturalism not only in designers and styles, but also in the models wearing the clothes. On Friday, Day 5 of the show, the runway was taken over by 13 different designers who all had something unique to showcase. The evening opened up with Mary Ebra, followed by Rebeca Rebeca, Chen x Chen Design, A.SEASON, Toia, Book on the Park, Stepanova Clothing, Port Zienna, Fiction Tokyo, Srishti Kaur Designs, D’GRAPH, ANDRE and the evening closed with looks from the CHENLOHENKU collection. The A.SEASON collection sported long trench coats and jackets in a variety of neutral colors from a subdued tan to creamy white to an olive green. The models wore slicked back ponytails with natural makeup and minimal accessories to extenuate the contemporary handmade cashmere coats with muted tones. Next, Toia took the stage to offer stark contrast to many of the minimalist looks sported on the runway this season. The collection was composed of a variety of bright colors that threw a nod towards styles of the 1960’s. The unique orange floral patterns and sophisticated structure can be found sprinkled throughout the collection. All seven of the looks melded together beautifully following the same florescent orange, yellow and denim colour scheme. Book on the Park followed up by debuting a full menswear line

that was sleek and used vivid reds throughout. The collection uses polkadot patterns and ball caps as a staple while also relying on layers combined with simple patterns. The collection was inspired by a Korean novel called Mr. Monorail and each colour within the collection was used to represent a different character in the book. Stepanova Clothing was brought forward by Melbourne fashionista Avril Stepanov. The Australian designer used textures and delicate embellishments to create a whimsical collection. The featured gowns and formal wear made out of silky and sparkly materials create a glamourous and luxurious look. Port Zienna’s founder Francesca Canepa is an emerging designer from Lima, Peru. Her collection was focused on minimalistic designs using black and white as its primary colours. These simple and chic looks made good use of symmetrical lines and were complemented by the models’ dramatic eyeliner and otherwise simple hair and makeup look. The collection was made from sustainable eco-friendly fabrics manufactured in Peru. Canepa used the draping tradition of haute couture, creating uniquely contoured clothing throughout her collection. Fiction Tokyo is an independent fashion label created by Monaca Nishi, the collection was focused on female empowerment and confidence and used sheer fabrics, cool colours and simple textures that are influenced by the unique street fashion from Tokyo. The collection was nicely complemented with eccentric accessories and glittery makeup. This week-long fashion event showcased styles for the upcoming 2018 spring and summer season.

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Kingsman: The Golden Circle reviewed Jonathan Malloy FILM CRITIC Ω With the release of the first Kingsman film back in early 2014, it seemed like a fresh beginning to an interesting throwback spy franchise. We had seen the likes of James Bond reach high levels of camp before but never had it had the electricity carried so thoroughly. With a larger cast and greater stakes the sequel looks to improve upon what came before yet unfortunately squanders its talent for retreading a story we have seen before. The British Secret Service Kingsman are tasked with uncovering a secret drug cartel that has led to the destruction and deaths of their entire unit, save Taron Egerton as the talented but young agent Eggsy and Mark Strong as the brains of the organization, Merlin. Together they must work with their American counterpart The Statesmen as more Roger Moore-style antics occur.

Director Matthew Vaughn returns and once again shows that he can command sudden shifts in tone with ease as the film transitions from jokes to bloodbath back to a heart breaking stare of a sad puppy. As with the first film a the infusion of popular songs that add a heft to each action scene that helps them all flow together in a truly exciting way. The cinematographer George Richmond has crafted another great looking film that stitches its action and drama in beautifully crafted frames that is unfortunately undercut by a heavy use of CGI. This is where the problems of film begin to shine through the cracks. The movie feels inconsequential in its craft as the majority of scenes attempt to one-up the previous film by copy-pasting its formula while displaying a lack of originality when compared to the excellent set pieces Vaughn has shown to masterfully deliver. An overabundance of new characters and a happy-go-lucky reliance to kill any character

finished servicing the plot creates an odd, almost mean handling of the characters that, while acted very well from the multitude of seasoned actors, lacks the charm and care dealt to them previously. It must also be mentioned that a certain plot point from the

previous film is reintroduced to the world (this has been spoiled in every single trailer prior to the films release) that undoes and takes away from the first film almost affecting how one would potentially feel about that first film.

A fun ride that works best if you try not to reason with it, the filmmakers have tarnished the first films excellent framework with a sequel that unfortunately plays it safe while never fully seemingly to realize the potential that it had.

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Puzzle of the Week #3 — Frozen Yummy The yummy, chocolate-coated, ice cream thing on a stick that you – OK, OK, I – have been buying costs $4.20 at the local store near where I work. How many ways are there to pay $4.20 with exact change using the usual Canadian coin denominations (nickel, dime, quarter, loonie, and toonie)? Wait; that would be boring. How many combinations consist of six or fewer coins? [Hint: You can save yourself some effort if you look at the problem in the right way.] This contest is sponsored by the Mathematics and Statistics department. The full-time student with the best score at the end of the year will win a prize. Please submit your solution (not just the answer but also why) by noon next Wednesday to Gene Wirchenko (<genew@telus.net>). Submissions by others are also welcome. The solution will be posted the Wednesday after that in my blog (http://genew.ca/). Come visit the Math Centre (HL304): we are friendly.

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WolfPack women drop hard loss to visiting Vikes Alvin Mutandiro SPORTS EDITOR Ω A tough season continued for the WolfPack women's soccer team as they were defeated 4-0 by the University of Victoria Vikes. The game was played at Hillside Stadium. At the halfway mark of the contest WolfPack was only down by one and it seemed as though they still had a chance to get back in the contest and make a fight of it, but a second half hat trick by the Vikes’ Kiara Kilbey all but condemned the WolfPack team to the fifth loss of their season. The ‘Pack managed to create a decent number of chances throughout the game – seven to be exact, while Victoria created 14. The WolfPack was unable to capitalize on any of the chances they created whilst Victoria was. It was no doubt a bad day at the office for the WolfPack women’s defence as they conceded four goals. Issues in defence will need to be addressed and improved upon as the season moves on. After the game, Kelly Shantz said he believed fatigue played a role in the team’s disappointing second half

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performance, “We were tired. We talked about it at half time. At this level you have to come out strong. Fitness is fitness. Sometimes you have to play two very physical experienced teams in a 24 hour period. We weren’t prepared for that today. Our thinking was off. I don’t think our shape was off or our movement was off but we were slow. They are tired and not mentally into it (his players),” Shantz told TRU Athletics following the game. Shantz also went to say that the current WolfPack team is still very young and inexperienced and that this played a part in the result of the contest. “This weekend it was against two very good teams. Hopefully we learn from this and day two prep has to be as good as day one. It is a natural part of our growing curve. I understand that with our youth and kids getting their first experience with this. But that was the difference today.” The hope would be that these kind of games would teach a lot of the women's WolfPack players the importance of concentration against very good teams. The WolfPack women’s team’s record fell to 1-5 after this defeat.

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Old Wolves win 3-on-3 tourney Alvin Mutandiro SPORTS EDITOR Ω The second annual TRU 3-on-3 basketball tournament took place on Sept. 23. The event was a quite a success as there was a reasonable turnout for the event, with a good number of teams registering in the tournament. The incentive for the participants was a $500 prize for 1st place, $300 for 2nd and $100 for 3rd. Most of the players involved were not WolfPack athletes, which made this tournament more exciting because it meant other people got a chance to shine. The organisation of the

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tournament was very good and this went hand in hand with how entertaining the play on the court was. The games were competitive with lots of momentum shifts back and forth between the teams. The tournament had a knockout format, which increased drama but also hurt the competition aspect as the teams never really got to prove themselves sufficiently. The semi-final stages of the tournament were just as exhilarating as the early rounds, as the two best teams, the Old Wolves and the Wombats advanced to the final. The quality of the basketball improved as the tournament progressed. The final produced the best games of the entire tournament.

The contest featured spectacular dunks and some unbelievable three-point shooting. The intensity level was pretty high and both teams put in maximum effort to make the contest worthy of a final. Early on the Wombats seized control with brilliant three pointers while the the Old Wolves were searching for answers as layup after layup was missed. This game typified how unpredictable sport can be, just as it seemed as if the Wombats had the final in the bag, the Old Wolves came roaring back with some spectacular team play. Ultimately the shift in momentum was enough and the Old Wolves were awarded the $500 prize. Courts Illustrated took third.

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