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TRU addresses "myths" around parking, construction timeline Jennifer Will NEWS EDITOR Ω Parking on campus has become a hot button issue as some more popular and convenient lots close due to construction and others become controlled by TRU’s new and underused permitting system. On Oct. 12, TRU hosted a parking update and Information session in response to staff and students’ negative reactions to this year’s parking changes.
The packed event saw many upset staff, faculty and students attend. Glenn Read, TRU’s director of ancillary services, said there are myths and misconceptions around the campus’ parking problems. One thing that Read called a myth is that that all parking fees increased. “Fifty-six per cent of our parking stalls are in our economy lot, Lot N, and in general lots which are scattered around campus. So, the majority of spaces that there are, haven’t had a price change,” Read said.
Read also said that it’s a myth that construction created the parking problem. He said that Lots E and A2 are out of commission, with a loss of 260 stalls. However, with the loss of these two lots, Lot N, which has been notorious for being mostly empty in past years, has picked up the slack. “Construction didn’t create a parking problem. It has just sort of moved parking around campus,” Read said.
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TRU claims construction didn't create a parking problem. Lot N has been bearing the brunt of changes and closures on campus, with the lot regularly full — and previously rarely full. (Juan Cabrejo/Ω)
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Who earned $75,000 or more at TRU last year?
TOTAL EMPLOYEE SALARIES BY YEAR, TO 2016-17 $95.5m
Who are TRU’s top earners? What did your prof make last year? How much does the president make? See the FAQ below for more information. NAME (LAST, FIRST)
POSITION
SALARY
EXPENSES
TOTAL
Henry, Michael
Dean, School of Business
189,811
82,856
$272,667
Anderson, Rob
Senior Lecturer
254,461
2,455
$256,916
Shaver, Alan
President & Vice-Chancellor
201,683
48,863
$250,546
Stanley, Donald
OL Faculty Member
243,765
0
$243,765
Lakes, Ronald
OL Faculty Member
240,773
40
$240,813
Airini
Dean, FoHSED
190,520
44,624
$235,144
Morse, Bradford
Dean, Faculty of Law
201,357
30,041
$231,398
Bovis-Cnossen, Christine
Provost & VP Academic
201,495
29,776
$231,271
Milovick, Matthew
VP, Admin & Finance
199,371
31,639
$231,010
Chadwick, Baihua
AVP, International Global Ops.
154,900
74,403
$229,303
Whitmore, Keith
OL Faculty Member
212,020
666
$212,687
Sparks, John
General Counsel
147,851
52,539
$200,390 $195,425
Murnaghan, Donna
Dean, School of Nursing
161,245
34,180
Loveday, Lloyd
Director, Strategic Partnership
182,583
11,556
$194,139
Feng, ZiPing
Director, International Marketing
97,831
90,021
$187,852
Mathenia, Brenda
University Librarian
144,779
32,113
$176,892
Haverila, Matti
Full Professor
172,244
3,616
$175,861
Cox, Raymond
Full Professor
164,843
8,213
$173,056
Manhas, Jaspal
AVP, Finance
155,976
16,327
$172,303
Martin, Victoria
Director, MBA Program
142,398
29,091
$171,490
Bluhm, Michael
AVP Strategic Enrolment & Reg.
148,008
22,744
$170,752
Seguin, Christopher
VP, Advancement
148,688
21,611
$170,299
Gnanasihamany, Marie
AVP, Marketing & Communication
160,364
9,651
$170,015
Dickinson, Thomas
Dean, Faculty of Science
146,498
22,929
$169,427
Neudorf, Lorne
Associate Professor
161,049
6,451
$167,501
Gaisford, James
Full Professor
164,822
1,907
$166,729
Jones, Craig
Full Professor
166,114
44
$166,158
MacKay, Brian
AVP Digital Strategies & CIO
150,597
15,272
$165,869
DeVries, Irwin
Interim Assoc.Vice Pres-OL
150,724
13,707
$164,430
Petri, Donna
AVP, Academic
142,384
21,680
$164,064
Sanders, Ray
Director, Campus Williams Lake
142,842
20,888
$163,730
Heshka, Jonathan
Associate Dean, Faculty of Law
143,733
19,153
$162,886
Garrett-Petts, William
AVP, Research & Grad Studies
153,900
8,530
$162,429
Gill, Avninder
Full Professor
154,663
7,108
$161,771
Powers, Denis
AVP, HR and Planning
149,997
10,541
$160,538
Fergus, Andrew
Associate Professor
142,787
16,642
$159,429
Neufeld, Patricia
Full Professor
156,378
2,089
$158,467
McCormick, Roderick
Full Professor
158,234
0
$158,234
Sutherland, Katherine
Senior Advisor to the Provost
143,006
14,523
$157,529
Scheffel, David
Full Professor
121,059
33,598
$154,656
Erogul, Murat
Associate Professor
148,200
4,000
$152,200
Hood, Robert
Dean, School of Tourism
135,476
15,654
$151,131
Scherf, Kathleen
Full Professor
144,679
5,327
$150,006 $149,945
Dewan, Abul
Full Professor
135,521
14,424
Adam, Christine
Dean of Students
131,593
18,093
$149,686
Ravi, Siva Prasad
Associate Professor
137,285
12,252
$149,537
Hebert, Percy
OL Faculty Member
149,240
0
$149,240
Matthews, Leslie
Associate Professor
145,221
3,865
$149,086
Ng, Alex
Associate Professor
141,715
4,326
$146,041
Reed, J. Norman
Associate Professor
144,311
1,554
$145,865
Lien, Che-Hui
Associate Professor
130,543
13,649
$144,192
Yu, Qinglin
Full Professor
120,933
22,264
$143,197
Hemmings, Mary
Librarian III
136,421
6,599
$143,020
Warren, Bernard
Senior Lecturer
142,187
0
$142,187
Tucker, Amy
OL Faculty Member
138,119
1,582
$139,701
Richins, Harold
Full Professor
136,535
2,717
$139,253
+455 more For a complete list of those earning $75,000 or more at TRU, visit TRUOmega.ca/salaries
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$40.4m
$41.1m
$46.3m
$47.5m
$53.4m
$41.3m
$42.6m
$43.9m
$44.8m
$43.2m
$42.3m
$42.1m
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS I can’t find the person I’m looking for on this list. Why is that? This list only covers employees at TRU who earned more than $75,000 in the 2017 fiscal year, which ran from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017. If you can’t find who you’re looking for, they either earned less than $75,000 or are included in another list, such as the Suppliers of Goods and Services report. Why are there people on this list who didn’t work at TRU last year? According to TRU, if someone earned more than $75,000 in wages and/or severance, they would appear on this list. Those only receiving pensions do not appear on this list. What explains some of the larger travel expenses? According to TRU, expenses included might include travel (related to research and conferences or recruiting), other travel expenses (meals, accommodation, conference fees), entertaining business prospects and international delegates and moving expenses. Where does this information come from? TRU is required to report this information under the Financial Information Act for employees earning $75,000 or more.
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Student refugee wants to complete engineering degree – if he's able to stay Jennifer Will NEWS EDITOR Ω The World University Service of Canada (WUSC) is sponsoring Romans Garand, TRU’s first student refugee who is currently enrolled in the engineering program. Jasmine McMillen, one of WUSC’s co-chairs, said that sponsoring Garand was possible through fundraising and included a lot of open mic nights and bake sales. “We hadn’t quite reached the dollar amount that we needed to sponsor [Garand], but then we were offered a really generous donation from another university out east who is also a part of WUSC and we were able to bring Romans over,” McMillen said. Garand arrived in Canada in September to start the first year of his degree program. “I’ve always been fascinated about engineering and love the creativity behind engineering and I want to be among the brains in the engineering department,” he said. Garand is originally from South Sudan but was living in a refugee camp in Kenya. The application process took almost a year before Garand was accepted and came over to Canada. “It wasn’t easy. It’s a very long
process. The first turn is getting the right person. They sort through many applicants during that time. Here were 200 and they only needed 20. So, we have to work through a series of interviews where some people get eliminated and then we remain as the lucky ones – I can’t say the best because some are the best but they get left out. So, it depends on the luck. The 20 will then have to go through a series of screenings to see if they are medically fit to travel,” Garand said. Garand said that he never thought that he would be chosen for something like this. “I was just trying my luck and luckily, I got it,” he said. Bringing Garand to Canada for a year at TRU was only half the battle, McMillen said. WUSC’s current model of fundraising is both challenging and unsustainable. “We are actually in the process of preparing for a referendum to potentially add a program to the university that would make this more sustainable so we could bring over students every year.” McMillen said that right now, the biggest hurdle is reaching a quorum to so that votes at meetings are binding. “What they’d be voting for is a levy of roughly two dollars on their tuition, and everyone would pay and the money would pool together to
offer this opportunity every single year,” McMillen said. As of now, WUSC doesn’t have the funds to support Romans for his entire four years at TRU. “Schools like UBC do have that ability, but if the referendum is successful, it will secure us more funds to also help Romans through the rest of his degree,” McMillen said. McMillen said this program is important for all universities because it helps students play their role in aiding the refugee crisis and bringing the global community together. “WUSC is stable at roughly around 130 people coming over every year, but we want to help increase that to 131 every year,” McMillen said. Romans doesn’t currently have any plans for next year, other than working hard to put his dreams into action. “I don’t think that I have any, aside from pursuing the goal that I want, and that’s becoming an engineer,” Garand said. WUSC is hoping to hold this referendum in either January or February. You can follow them on social media for campaign updates.
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Staff and students both affected by parking changes and increasing campus construction CONTINUED (COVER)
The ongoing construction will wrap up in three waves, with the east gate part of campus gaining Lois Rugg, CUPE 4879 Presaccess at the end of October. ident, says that the removal The back side of Lot A is set to of staff parking lots has been be completed by mid-November inconvenient not only for staff and the whole project set to be but also for students. serviceable by the end of “Students likely want November. economy or general parking, Matt Milovick, TRU’s and now a lot of the staff have vice-president admin and to purchase those parking “There was a press for finance, called the Labour spaces. So we see some empty space and we had to Day deadline for the comparking lots where staff pletion of road construction formerly parked and that prepare for the growth was a complete myth. nobody can seem to afford of this campus, the But the original notice of and then the other parking development of this the construction, posted on lots that are full to the brim,” TRU’s website on May 16, Rugg said. campus,” said that work was “expected The real-time spot counter Glenn Read to run until Aug. 18,” and at the front of Lot N was TRU Director of Ancillary Services notice that work had been installed to help combat the delayed was not posted until influx of people now choosAug. 21. ing to pack into the economy “Of course, we would not parking lot. want to have disruption at “That’s why we’re trying to the start of the school year. But, our focus and we’re saddled with put information on our TRU Go at the end of the day we were the chore of balancing it the best app, to help people to make their beholden to (BC) Hydro’s schedway we can.” decisions. If you come in and ule and Hydro dictates the terms Lois Rugg said CUPE has you want to park in Lot N and of the schedule. We had to dig up offered up several alternatives you know it’s full, maybe at that the road to be prepared to receive and solutions to better improve point you check Lot W,” Read upon the current parking system. the utilities and Hydro did their said. work, but it took them the time “Things like providing shutThe university plans to duthat it took them and it delayed tles from further parking spots, plicate the spot counters at the us,” Milovick said. particularly for persons that entrances of lots U1, U2 and H, “In a perfect world, we would might have disabilities, reducing according to Read. have had it done but we never set the fee. We have suggested that, “I’m hoping sooner rather that date as a target for ourselves than later, but I can’t commit to a based on your wage or whether because we couldn’t. We couldn’t or not you’re a student,” Rugg time,” Read said. wait either, because we had to said. Read said that he and his get those utilities in the road,” The parking issues have been colleagues are not blind to the Milovick said. further hindered by the inconissues being raised by faculty, To make a suggestion about staff and students but the change venience of the road construcparking services on-campus you tion going on in the East Gate in parking was inevitable. can email the parking office at entrance and on the east part of “There was a press for space parking@tru.ca. University Drive. and we had to prepare for the growth of this campus, the development of this campus,” Read said. “We’re trying to do the best we can, juggling our sustainability mission and our development issues with our expanding academic responsibilities. That’s
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Upcoming Events TRUSU Swing Dance Club social dance with with Jen Hodge All Stars October 21 8 p.m. - 12 a.m. The Terrace (CAC) Get extra jazzed about swing dancing with music that’s spontaneous and fun. As part of its fall workshop, the TRUSU Swing Dance Club presents live music by the Jen Hodge All Stars.
Fresh Horses provides tragically realistic performance of young adulthood Cailyn Mocci ARTS EDITOR Ω The TRU Actors Workshop opened their 2017/18 season with the thought provoking production Fresh Horses. The play was written by Larry Ketron and directed by TRU Faculty member Wesley Eccleston. Jeff Daniels starred as the lead character Larkin, a young man struggling with plans for the future and a relationship riddled with rumors and deceit. Fresh Horses took place during the Spring of 1986 in an abandoned maintenance railroad station adopted as a
hangout spot for young lovers and friends. The show focused on a group of individuals in their early 20s trying to find their place in society and the struggles that follow. The production’s actors gave an eerily realistic performance of the challenges young people face. While Fresh Horses is set in 1986, the sentiment is relatable to today’s students. Larkin, a young man in the midst of time off from university, was caught up in a whirlwind romance with a married woman who may or may not be 16 years old. The mysterious Jewel, a country bumpkin with little to her name, seduced Larkin and enlisted him to help her obtain
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an annulment from her husband. The relationship between Larkin and Jewel had its fair share of protest. Larkin’s best friend Tipton, played by Aaron Foster, provided that source of conflict. Tipton and Sproles, a fifth year senior who has yet to graduate high school, informed Larkin of Jewel’s unsavoury past and less than innocent hidden life. While the rumors spread around the small town ultimately turned out to be true, Larkin held out on his love for Jewel as more than simply lust. Fresh Horses also explored the clash of “class” in southern American countryside. Larkin and Jewel portray the lower class with their education levels and
lack of material possessions. The characters of Ellen (Santaya Stander), Chirsty (Emily Whalen) and Bobo (Katie Jones) demonstrate the opposite end of the spectrum with a more luxurious lifestyle and, in Ellen’s case, the advantages of her father’s well-earned fortune. There was a sense of otherness in the interactions of these characters, giving it a very realistic feel. Daniels gave convincing performance of a young man at the beginning of his identity crisis. His goals were shaken and his relationships hanging by a string. Fresh Horses left the audience humbled. This was definitely a show to demand attention and create emotion.
Western Canada Theatre brings rock legends to life WCT dazzles audiences with rock sounds of Elvis, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins Cailyn Mocci ARTS EDITOR Ω Western Canada Theatre kicked off the first weekend of their much anticipated show, Million Dollar Quartet with a bang. The play was written by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux and directed by Western Canada Theatre’s artistic director James MacDonald. An energetic, captivating musical, Quartet features the likes of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis. This production transports the audience back to the beginning of the rock and roll age as we know it today. The show follows the narration of Sun Records producer and father of rock and roll Sam Phillips, the creator of these musical legends. Julien Arnold portrays Sam Phillips in his strongwilled, big idea-ed and idealistic
demeanor – a man that wanted to create authentic musical stars. The audience was treated to a powerful and vibrant live musical production. The actors performed a brilliant tribute to the forefathers of American rock and roll and honour the musicians to their greatest capacity. Phillip’s narration gives the audience an origin story and the start at Sun Records with all four of the young stars. At the time of the recording of the Million Dollar Quartet, a real life portrayal in the production, these men were at the beginnings of their careers. Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash had become well-known, yet were still young and fresh in their careers. Carl Perkins had a taste of fame but was struggling to create the next big hit to sky-rocket his success. Jerry Lee Lewis was virtually unknown and doing everything he could to be noticed and taken serious in his energetic and eccentric style.
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Million Dollar Quartet is full of hilarious one-liners and puns. The actors often break the fourth wall, that of recognizing and involving the audience. As well as the light storyline of great music there is an undertone of tension between Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley caused by the success Presley had with Blue Suede Shoes; a song written by Perkins. The show featured many
recognizable hits by all the men and is set up as a jam session with these musical legends. Million Dollar Quartet will delight those of any age and musical knowledge. The young and not-so-young all showed up to take in the hits and have a great time. Million Dollar Quartet will play at the Sagebrush Theatre until Oct. 21. Tickets are on sale at the Kamloops Live! Box Office.
The Indigenous Women Water Defenders: Local to Global public event will highlight the leadership of Indigenous women in the local and global resource justice movement. TRU Health and Wellness Fair October 24 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Mountain Room (CAC) Visit the different booths for an opportunity to win prizes, along with a $250 gift certificate to Sun Peaks Grand Hotel College Pro Painters – Career Information session October 19 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. OM 1751 Gain valuable knowledge in the world of entrepreneurship and future employment opportunities from the College Pro Painters company. Ghost Train October 20/21/27/28 7 p.m. Kamloops Heritage Railway A cast of unsavoury characters will fill your night and your nightmares! Let your spirit guide you to either a blood-curdling exorcism, or a visit to the funeral parlour for your coffin-fitting. Your choice!
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Puzzle of the Week 6 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Even More Marbles You have some marbles. Each is of one colour of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. You have one to nine of each colour with a different number of each colour. Given the following clues, how many of each colour do you have? 1) The number of red plus yellow plus violet equals the number of orange plus green plus blue. 2) The total of the number of red, orange, and yellow marbles is the same as the total of the number of marbles of some other colour. 3) The number of orange, green, and blue marbles are all odd. 4) There are fewer red marbles than any other colour. 5) There are two more blue marbles than green marbles. 6) There are more violet marbles than any other colour. 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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With playoffs looming, the WolfPack women are leaving it late Alvin Mutandiro SPORTS EDITOR Ω As the WolfPack women’s soccer team inches closer to the end of their season, they have found themselves on the bubble and each win, loss or tie suddenly means so much more. The team’s play this weekend, which includes a tie with the Pronghorns and a decisive loss to the Dinos, means they’ll have to work that much harder in their final weekend. A cold and rainy Oct. 14 at Hillside stadium saw the women’s WolfPack soccer team play to a two-all draw against the Lethbridge Pronghorns. Early play was cagey, with both sides maintaining a tight and scoreless defense. The deadlock was finally broken in the 18th minute of play when Penticton’s Marisa Mendonca scored in a stunning long-range effort, her third in as many games. The Pronghorns took advantage of an error by the ‘Pack’s goalkeeper and evened the score four minutes later. It was an unfortunate turn of events for TRU, as they had been in control and had played well up to that point. The teams went into half-time at one goal each. TRU was then forced to desperately chase the game trying to restore parity. It looked as though this
was the game that got away from the ‘Pack, but the team refused to give up and fought to the very end. The WolfPack team was rewarded in the 88th minute with a penalty shot, coolly put away by Marisa Mendonca. With four goals in three games, Mendonca continues her purple patch. The final tie score was a fair result as both teams were evenly matched. After the game, The Omega caught up with proud team coach Kelly Shantz. Although he felt that they were unlucky to have been tied at half-time, he spoke of how amazed he was with his team’s fortitude throughout the game, at the passion his players show and the fact that they continue to learn and improve. “We still need to attack the goal with more authority,” Shantz said. “We have improved at the back, controlling our rear line and in keeping the ball out of the net. The number of goals scored against us has dropped significantly and our midfield is working really hard. We have struggled with transition in attack and in creating meaningful plays at the goal.” “We can’t count on Marisa scoring from forty yards all the time.” The team’s play on Sunday was no improvement. The game began similarly to the
Camryn Curts challenges in Sunday's game with the Dinos. (TRU Athletics) one against Lethbridge, with the ‘Pack keeping a good shape defensively and getting numbers behind the ball. It felt like a game of chess with the Dinos dominating possession and the ‘Pack trying to create chances on the counter attack. Calgary’s Kelsie McDonald scored three goals at the 78th, 83rd and 90th minute, she’s now scored five goals this year. Maddison Fritze had
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a goal and three assists, while the Dinos defense managed to keep a fifth clean sheet for the season. Shantz spoke to the Omega after the game. “We had to be on top of our game, no question. Calgary have an experienced coach and a lot of veteran players. They came in wanting to make a statement. They probably had an easier day yesterday in
Kelowna than we had against Lethbridge,” he said. “No excuses. They outplayed us completely. We played hard until they scored with 25 minutes to go.” This game puts the women in a must-win situation as they will face off next week with the UNBC Timberwolves, who, like TRU, will be vying for that sixth and final playoff spot in the division.
MEN'S SOCCER (5-3-5) AWAY TEAM
HOME TEAM
August 26
TRU (1-1 tie)
UNBC
MacEwan
August 27
TRU (1-2 loss)
UNBC
TRU (0-3 loss)
Saskatchewan
September 2
Victoria
TRU (3-0 win)
September 17
TRU (1-0 win)
Regina
September 3
UBC
TRU (2-2 tie)
September 23
UBC
TRU (0-6 loss)
September 17
Lethbridge
TRU (3-1 win)
September 24
Victoria
TRU (0-4 loss)
September 23
TRU (2-2 tie)
Mount Royal
September 29
TRU (0-3 loss)
UFV
September 24
TRU (2-1 win)
Saskatchewan
September 30
TRU (0-5 loss)
Trinity Western
September 30
UFV
TRU (1-2 loss)
October 5
TRU (1-0 forfeit)
UBC Okanagan
October 1
Trinity Western
TRU (3-3 tie)
October 7
UBC Okanagan
TRU (1-0 win)
October 13
TRU (1-3 loss)
UBC
October 14
Lethbridge
TRU (2-2 tie)
October 14
TRU (2-1 win)
Victoria
October 15
Calgary
TRU (0-4 loss)
October 19
TRU
UBC Okanagan
October 21
UNBC
TRU
October 21
UBCO
TRU
October 22
TRU
MacEwan
October 27
CW Play-in Series
TBD
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OCTOBER 18, 2017
THE OMEGA
TRU STUDENTS’ UNION Coffee Giveaway
Oct 25th 9AM–1PM TRUSU Building
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