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MEN'S VOLLEYBALL LOSE IN PLAYOFFS

Women's rugby sevens off to a rough start Alvin Mutandiro SPORTS EDITOR Ω Women’s rugby sevens has become popular and in 2018 TRU started their very own program. The team has already participated in two Canada West tournaments.

The WolfPack played in their first Canada West tournament on Feb. 10 and 11, in Abbotsford, BC. The TRU women’s sevens rugby team lost all their games on the

opening day of the Abbotsford event.

The ’Pack lost a hard-fought game 27-15 to the university of Fraser Valley Cascades.

Grace Campbell, Anna Morrish and Madison Petonjic-Rogers all had one try each.

After that the games got tougher for TRU, they lost 67-0 to UVIC Vikes, 50-0 to the UBC Thunderbirds and 57-0 to the university of Lethbridge Pronghorns.

Thompson Rivers then lost to the University of Alberta

Pandas 43-0 and then lost 53-0 to the University of Calgary Dinos.

The tournament was eventually won by the University of Victoria Vikes who were unbeaten in every game. The Abbotsford event proved to be a tough outing for TRU.

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Though the WolfPack women's rugby sevens have been giving it their all in their first season, the team has unfortunately had a tough start and have yet to win a game. (TRU Atheletics)

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FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Alberta government lifts ban on B.C. wine Though the ban on B.C. wines in Alberta has been lifted, the trade war still continues on Jennifer Will NEWS EDITOR Ω Last week, Premier John Horgan announced he would be making an inquiry with the courts about the legality of restricting diluted bitumen in the Trans Mountain pipeline, which was to be the fifth point and most controversial, of his government’s environmental protection plan.

Though Horgan appeared to be softening his stance by leaving part of the dispute in the hands of the court, he affirmed that his government would continue with the plan’s first four points, which he believes is within B.C.’s jurisdictional power. Soon after this announcement, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley lifted the ban on imports of B.C. wine in response to the news.

The ban on B.C. wine lasted for two weeks after much back and forth between the B.C. and Alta. provincial governments. The initial announcement of the ban

by Notley on Feb. 6 left many B.C. wineries feeling upset.

Ashley Demedeiros the marketing and sales coordinator for Monte Creek Ranch Winery said that she was sad when she first heard the news.

“We were very shocked and disappointed,” Demedeiros said. “This is pitting Canadians against Canadian, and we should be working together to create a strong economy for Western Canada and Canada as a whole. It’s quite disappointing and disheartening to have this happening.”

According to a poll done by the Vancouver Sun in Feb. of 2018, 46.61 per cent (2,443 votes) of readers agreed with Alberta's retaliation boycott of B.C. wine and 53.39 per cent (2,133 votes) thought the dispute should be settled in court.

Ehsan Latif a professor and chair for the Department of Economics at TRU said that one big concern with a trade dispute between provinces, is the longterm impact on the economy and the industry itself.

“The short-term impact is that [B.C. wineries] stop selling which

Despite the wine ban only lasting two weeks, the perception of B.C. wine in Alberta may change. (Juan Cabrejo/Ω) has an impact on employment and production. But there may be long-term impact which means that the Alberta may have a different picture of B.C. wine. They would have to import from other sources and Albertan consumers could become used to wine from other countries or from other

provinces,” Latif said.

Demedeiros adds that sales to Alberta alone made up six per cent of their revenue in 2017.

“We’ve been successfully selling wine in Alberta since July of 2016,” Demedeiros said. “Alberta is an important market for B.C. wine and B.C. tourism as well.”

B.C. amounts to 95 per cent of Canadian wine that is sold in Alberta liquor stores. In 2017 this amounted to 17.2 million bottles of wine and $70 million paid to B.C. wineries.

Although the ban is over now, some people are left to wonder for how long or what’s next.

IDays 2018 wants you to explore diversity with your tastebuds This year's IDays will be focusing on the celebration of culture through food Jennifer Will NEWS EDITOR Ω International Days (IDays) has become a staple event on TRU’s campus, it’s an event that focuses on recognizing the broad international community with a variety of multicultural events. Every year the event is a celebration of these different cultures through food, experience, research and interests. This year’s theme is food for thought, food for life and food for fun.

Tony Rogge the international and managing director of TRU World Global Operations, says this year’s theme ties in nicely with last years effort to promote UN sustainability goals. Last year they initiated a relationship with the British Columbia Council for International Cooperation.

“We tried to introduce the concept of sustainable development goals to our campus,” Rogge said.

IDays wants to include theses UN sustainability goals within the event because each goal tackles a different social or economic issue and is aimed at improving the quality of life around the world.

While last year's IDays focussed on the promotion of the UN sustainability goals, IDays is still primarily about the exploration of diversity on campus and the inclusivity of everyone within the TRU community. (Juan Cabrejo/Ω)

“We’re going to focus on four of the goals that relate to the theme of IDays,” Rogge said. “The four UN goals that we’d like to focus on this year are zero hunger, responsible consumption and production, health and well-being

and sustainable cities and communities.”

Beyond the sustainability goals, food as the theme for this year seemed like the perfect fit because food is ultimately something that many people can connect with.

“The thing about food is, you can look at it from a very superficial level and just say, ‘Well here’s the tip of the iceberg,’ and we like food because it’s tasty and its fun to eat,” Rogge said. “But if we want to go underneath the

surface a little bit and get deeper into that big part of the iceberg that’s submerged, we can make some very profound connections between food and rituals, food and sustainability, food and meaning-making.”

Food is also an easy way to share part of your culture and experience part of a culture that may be new to you.

“We’re using that theme as a lens and a metaphor to explore culture, community, sustainability and how local connects to the global,” Rogge said.

Rogge adds that this year’s IDays celebration has a lot of variety in its events, and there is sure to be something for everyone.

“There are some workshops that are free that are designed to help students connect with people in the community locally and internationally. We have a whole series of different speakers that try and take locally perspective but connect it to the connections that Kamloops has around the world,” Rogge said.

This year’s event will run from Monday, March 5 to Sunday, March 9, you can check out their website idays2018.sched.com for the full schedule of events.

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2018 B.C. Budget to Moose Hide campaign stands up increase funding and to violence and racism against access to education Indigenous women and children First Nations and TRU students gathered before Reading Break in solidarity against violence in Aboriginal communities Farrah Johnson CONTRIBUTOR Ω TRU Aboriginal Education along with the TRU Aboriginal Mentor Program celebrated the 7th annual Moose Hide Campaign on Feb. 15 in the Campus Activity Center.

The event was held in conjunction with the Moose Hide Campaign Development Society, to stand up against the violence to Indigenous women and children.

First Nations members and TRU students gathered in solidarity for the day long event, to share their personal experiences and to help raise awareness of the growing epidemic of violence in Aboriginal communities.

David Archie, Traditional Wellness Coordinator at the Secwepemc Health Caucus, shared some of his personal struggles and what the Moose Hide Campaign meant to him.

“We want safety for all of us, and it starts with us showing up,” Archie said. “The Moosehide Campaign is important because we have so many youth who don’t feel valued and we need to repair those circles together.”

Paul Michel, TRU Executive Director of Aboriginal Affairs, was also present.

“This day is for the men to revitalize their traditional roles,” Michel said. “The women are always the ones leading, I want to challenge the men to step up because we’re also healers.”

Addressing the increased tensions in society Michel also added, “We know that there is a rise of hatred and racism in Canada. Today is about harmony, spirituality; the foundation of respect.”

A Smudging Circle was also held outside the Campus Activity Center. Archie, who led the ceremony, explained that the circle was a place to offer a prayer, and the opportunity to get rid of negativity.

He also said smudging circle prayers offer wellness on a day-today basis, that benefit the mental, physical and emotional state.

An eagle fan was used to spread smoke made from burning sage and cedar in a small shell. While traditional songs were sung along to the beat of a drum, smoke was fanned on praying students.

This was followed by a large sharing circle held back in the activity center.

Vernie Clement, TRU Aboriginal Mentor & Community Coordinator, explained that the circles were meant for sharing and healing and to give one the

opportunity to speak about what was on their heart.

The sharing circle featured stories from elders who gave accounts of their experiences growing up in reservation schools, as well as stories from men and women who suffered injustice at the hands of the judicial system.

One participant admitted that he wanted to try and be a better person for his family, while another said he was grateful to the Moosehide Campaign for giving him a chance to support women and children.

Jordan Smith, a professor at TRU, said she was proud of her students for supporting the cause and emphasized the importance for young people to find their voices.

TRU’s Moose Hide Campaign offered a platform to many First Nations who were first-hand victims, or who had family members and friends who had been marginalized, oppressed or abused.

“Thinking a lot about when I first heard about the Moosehide Campaign, coming from the reserve system, knowing what cultural genocide looked like, I knew that that’s not how I wanted my life to continue on,” Clement said.

Wade Tomko EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Ω According to recent press release by the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators (FPSE), the B.C. NDP’s 2018 Budget will provide an increase to post-secondary funding and improve affordability measures that will help students, educators and their communities.

Specifically, the new budget provides $21 million to B.C.’s post-secondary system in affordability measures, which will include tuition waivers for former youth in care and tuition-free Adult Basic Education and English Language Learning classes.

Another $30 million will directly go to support former youth in care.

While funding for the Industry Training Authority will continue at the same level, more funding will be allocated to under-represented groups within its budget.

FPSE president George Davison believes that the government’s increase of funding to post-secondary education comes as recognition to the larger issue of affordability for many B.C. residents.

“Clearly, this government recognizes the key role that post-secondary education plays in our society and economy, and our federation welcomes the actions taken to address this crucial affordability issue,” Davison said. “After 16 years of uneven funding that downloaded an unsustainable burden on to students and their families, more changes are needed to ensure that students of every age and income are able to return to school or attend post-secondary for the first time, and receive the support they need to succeed.”

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the B.C. NDP promise to address affordability issues experienced by households across B.C. Within the next three years, they hope to provide $1 billion to childcare and within the next ten years, $6.5 billion for housing and housing supports. They have also committed to the elimination of MSP fees, which will take effect Jan. 1.

This also comes at a time when the federal government also wants to make post-secondary education more affordable for low and middle-income students.

Last week, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour Patty Hajdu announced expanded access to Canada Student Grants for part-time students and Skills Boost. This new program aims to give adult learners the support they need to succeed in the workforce.

Starting this September, nearly 10,000 more part-time students from low- and middle-income families will benefit from up to $1,800 in non-repayable grants per year and up to $10,000 in loans.

Access to grants for part-time students with children will also be expanded allowing them to benefit from up to $1,920 per year in grants.

This is part of a larger $287.2 million pilot project over the next three years that aims to grow the Canadian economy and strengthen the middle class, according to Hajdu.

“Helping more Canadians afford post-secondary education will help grow our economy and strengthen the middle class,” Hajdu said. “Far too many Canadians face challenges when pursuing post-secondary education—not only because of the cost of education itself but also because of the financial pressures and time constraints of supporting our families.”

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FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Puzzle of the Week #17—Blended Pets (in the February 28, 2018 issue of The Omega)

Tom and Sabrina just got married. It is a blended family including the pets. There are three cats and two dogs. Tom and Sabrina each had had at least one pet.

How many combinations of the premarital distribution of the numbers of cats and dogs are there?

[Note: This puzzle is not asking about specific cats and dogs but the number of them. For example, if Tom had had one cat and one dog and Sabrina had had two cats and one dog, that would be one combination. Who had had which pets is not relevant here.]

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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University takes part in celebrating International Mother Language Day TRU helps promote linguistic diversity and the protection of mother languages Elizabeth Nygren CONTRIBUTOR Ω

While it started in what is now Bangledesh, International Mother Language Day is now celebrated around the world. (Aminul Islam Sajib/Flickr)

On February 21st, 2018, the world celebrated International Mother Language Day. The purpose of the day is to promote linguistic and cultural diversity,

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multilingualism and to protect all mother languages.

This day was celebrated at TRU earlier on February 16th, 2018, with multiple events taking place throughout the day with a public rally in the morning, a discussion forum in the afternoon, and a cultural showcase and dinner in the evening.

Back in 1952, speakers of the Bengali language in East Pakistan, now Bangladesh, fought to have the right to speak their own language. Pakistan attempted to make Urdu the official language, making other languages, such as Punjabi and Pushto, second-class. This is what prompted the creation of International Mother Language Day on February 21st, 1999.

The day was organized in part by the TRUSU Bangladesh Cultural Association, TRU Aboriginal Education and TRU Faculty Association, and was succeeded through multiple TRU student volunteers.

The event was also able to run smoothly due to the help of their partners: TRU World, TRU Faculty of Science, TRU School of Business and Economics and TRU Faculty of Education and Social Work. This was the second time this event has been held at TRU, and its purpose was to showcase the different cultures on campus, as well as to celebrate the right of being able to speak your own language.

Beginning the day was a public rally through common

grounds on campus, bringing awareness to International Mother Language Day as well as the events taking place later on. In the afternoon, a discussion forum took place in the Irving K. Barber Centre, focusing on Aboriginal history and reconciliation.

The cultural showcase and dinner were held in the evening, also in the Irving K. Barber Centre. This event involved 13 different cultural performances, mostly from Bangladesh and India, but others included were China, Ukraine, First Nations, and African cultures. The performances consisted of dancing, singing, and drumming, as well a few group band performances.

Part way through the showcase, dinner was served to the attendees, with vegetarian and non-vegetarian options available, and included foods primarily from India and Bangladesh. A major hit among all the attendees was the bannock, a traditional food of many first nations cultures.

If you missed the International Mother Language Day celebrations, you can still celebrate TRU’s international community during International Days (IDays) on campus, being celebrated from March 5th, 2018 to March 9th, 2018. This week will consist of multiple workshops, demonstrations, lectures, presentations, performances and more, and is something you won’t want to miss.

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Power to the Black Panther Black Panther becomes a box-office hit and reimagines representations of heroes Jonathan Malloy FILM CRITIC Ω Back in 2014 Marvel announced their third phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), with Black Panther sitting firmly in the middle of the pack of blockbuster releases. Fanfare was excited, but mitigated compared to the fervour of adaptations of Civil War and the upcoming Infinity War. Now the film has come, but it has not gone. Opening to a staggering $320 million in its first week, the enthusiasm towards the film should present a revelation to Hollywood’s higher powers. People are looking for representation, they are looking for new stories and an update to the current rhetoric towards the modern blockbuster and Black Panther is one hell of a start.

Coming from director Ryan Coogler, who previously stunned with 2016’s Creed, is a crew of talented individuals that energetically bring the film to life, from frequent collaborator Michael B. Jordan to newcomers Chadwick

Boseman, Lupita Nyong’o and Danai Gurira.

The world in which these characters inhabit feels so authentic and revolutionary with its afro-futurist society built on African prosperity and its idealistic representation. These two factors are the strongest points of a film that I feel is somewhat limited by its current placement in the MCU. Coogler has no doubt created a revolutionary film that will stand as the call to greater diverting stories in Hollywood cinema, yet there are problems with elements of the film itself.

The majority of these come from the trajectory of the screenplay. The film does a good job in the set-up of its characters but the pace does drag in those first 40 minutes as characters are finally placed in position for the ball to get rolling. This results in a story that seems to be fighting the inherently political message it wants to deliver against the ever-present ‘Marvel-ness’ of it all.

The other problem stems from an over-reliance on sometimes dodgy CGI that seems to crowd

the often beautiful frames from recent first-time Oscar nominee Rachel Morrison.

Despite its franchise connections, it is easy to see how the Disney behemoth was the only vehicle available to bring forth this seemingly revolutionary film. While these missteps do take away from some of my own personal enjoyment of the film it is more than made up by the outstanding character work from Michael B. Jordan who provides the MCU’s most compelling and well rounded villain as Killmonger and delivers the most satisfying and heart wrenching monologue at the end of his arduous journey.

The soundtrack also provides a wide range of hip-hop cuts from the likes of Kendrick Lamar and SZA that helps to pull the story in interesting sonic directions.

The success of this film paves the way for more fruitful future representations to be seen on screen. Audiences are more than ever hungry to see themselves on the big screen. It is their time to finally have that powerful reflection cinema offers.

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Defeats only serve as a learning experience for women's sevens CONTINUED (COVER) The Thompson Rivers team had high hopes playing in their second tournament at the University of Victoria, but it was another tough outing.

This event took place on the Feb. 24 and 25, with TRU playing four games on the opening day. TRU opened with a 43-0 defeat at the hands of the UFV Cascades.

TRU then lost to the host team the University of Victoria Vikes 62-0, to the University of Alberta Pandas 43-0 and the University of Calgary Dinos 48-0.

“After a slow start the girls started to figure out their connections,” said TRU head coach Derek Pue to TRU athletics.

He continued, “We started to work harder and showed improvement in all our games.

The weather held out for us. The snow melted, and we were actually able to play some running rugby and put some phases together.”

“The girls are coming together, the chemistry is good, and we are feeling positive,” concluded TRU coach Derek Pue. On the final day of the tournament TRU lost 38-0 to the UBC Thunderbirds.

In the second game TRU lost 40-5 to the University of

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Lethbridge Pronghorns, Grace Campbell scored the only try for TRU. The program is still having

a one-year trial and will be evaluated by Thompson Rivers University and the administration in coming weeks.

It is great that TRU have added a new program, especially one as exciting as sevens rugby but, it will take some time for the

coaches and the players to find their feet. Many are hoping the program gets given the time it needs to be successful.

Men’s volleyball ends seasons with defeat

WolfPack men’s volleyball lost in playoffs to the Trinity Western Spartans

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Alvin Mutandiro SPORTS EDITOR Ω The TRU men’s volleyball team ended their season with a playoff defeat against the number two ranked Trinity Western Spartans.

The WolfPack men’s volleyball team lost to the Trinity Western Spartans 26-24, 22-25, 25-20, 25-21 on February 22 at the Langley Events Center, Langley, B.C. The WolfPack men’s volleyball team was ranked tenth in the Usports standings whilst the

Trinity Western Spartans were ranked second going into this contest.

It was a very lively contest and TRU gave a good account of themselves considering they were up against the second-ranked team.

TRU had a strong first set and led at the technical time-out 16-15.

Despite the strong start TRU was unable to win a very close set as the Spartans closed out the set at 26-24.

TRU had a slow start in the second set as they were down 4-0, regardless of the setback TRU was

able to rally and they led 16-15 at the technical time-out.

The set was tied at 17 all until TRU scored 4 unanswered points to win the second set 25-22.

TRU carried the momentum into the third set as they led 5-3 early on and like in the previous sets TRU led 16-15 at the technical timeout.Yet despite another strong showing in the third set, TRU would eventually lose the set 25-20.

For the first time in the entire contest, in the fourth set the Spartans led the game going into

the technical timeout, the score was 16-12. The Spartans would hold onto the lead and win the final set 25-21.

The top performer for TRU was fourth-year outside hitter Tim Dobbert who had 22 kills in 54 swings, 4 digs and 5 block assists.

Jordan Foot had 7 kills in 19 swings, 3 block assists, 2 digs and 1 solo block, Joshua Mullaney had 5 kills in 15 swings, 3 digs and 2 block assists.

Sam Taylor Parks also put in a good performance with 5 kills in 14 swings, 2 service aces, 5 block assists and one solo block. Anton Napolitano had 34 assists, 5 block assists and 4 digs.

The Spartans also won the second game of the series 25-14, 29-31, 25-13, 25-23 on Feb. 23, Langley Events Center, Langley, BC. Because of the defeat TRU have been eliminated from the Canada West Playoffs.

The Trinity Western Spartans had a strong first set and had a pair of 4-0 runs on route to convincingly winning the first set 25-14.

TRU started the second set well leading the game 4-2 until Trinity went on a 5 to nothing run and to a lead of 7-4.

Despite Trinity’s good run, TRU led the set 16-12 going into the technical timeout. The WolfPack was able to continue playing at a high level and won the set 31-29.

However, Trinity started the third set well leading the game 6-3 and

later 12-9 and would go on a 9 to nothing run to win the set 25-13.

The fourth set was a lot closer, but Trinity outplayed the ‘Pack and won the set 25-23 and the match 3 sets to 1.

The top performer was once again Tim Dobbert with 16 kills in 38 swings, 2 service aces and 2 block assists.

Jordan Foot also had another good night with 7 kills in 10 swings and Sam Taylor Parks had 6 kills in 12 swings, 2 service aces and 1 block assist.

“It was another great night and a positive experience in the playoffs,” said head coach Pat Hennelly. “We were able to battle one of the top teams in the country. Trinity Western is always a tough place to play. They are the defending national champs. The guys did a good job of competing all weekend.”

Hennelly praised Tim Dobbert, Sam Taylor Parks and Jordan Foot’s contributions to the team but he lamented the fact that his team lost their focus at certain points in the game. Despite that Hennelly still had a very positive outlook on the loss.

“Really looking forward to the future. We laid a solid foundation in the second half and proud of the guys on how they handled the first round of the playoffs. Really looking forward to the off-season and next year. 2018 has been very solid for the WolfPack,” Hennelly concluded.

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