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Get ready to Rock the Walk later this summer Wade Tomko EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Ω Later this month, downtown Kamloops will be host to the 43rd annual Walk for Peace, the Environment and Social Justice. This year, the Peace Walk will be paired with Rock the Walk, a free afternoon music festival.

The Peace Walk itself, which is put on by the Kamloops chapter of the Council of Canadians, originally started as

a response to escalating tensions during the Cold War’s nuclear arms race. Since then, the event has evolved into a day of advocacy for societal issues as well as a chance to bring the community together.

While the Kamloops Peace Walk is Canada’s longest, peace walks or peace marches as they are sometimes called, have been around for much longer. Though relatively new, one of the world’s largest and longest peace walks is the European Peace Walk. That event,

meant to celebrate the current European culture of peace and honour its war-torn history, is a three week walk that takes place across six different countries.

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Though the Kamloops Walk for Peace, the Environment and Social Justice has been running for 43 years, this year will be the first to be paired with the Rock the Walk music festival. (Submitted)

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TRU's oldest building gets extensive upgrades $5 million in renovations will be put into Old Main starting this summer Wade Tomko EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Ω Starting this June, Old Main will receive the first portion of its renovations. The building, the oldest on campus, will be undergoing extensive renovations to modernize many of the classrooms on the first and second floors.

By the end of the renovations, 28 classrooms will be completely revitalized and support spaces such as the visual arts lab, the 2600-block staff room, the Writing Centre, hallways and bathrooms will see substantial upgrades.

The announcement of Old Main’s revitalization comes after months of planning, which included feedback from students, faculty and staff.

More specifically, some of the improvements will include projector screens, additional electrical outlets for laptop/tablet use and soundproofing, says TRU’s vice president administration and finance Matt Milovick.

“We are completely redoing the bathrooms on the first and second floor of the A Block of Old Main. We are redoing the hallways, doing room treatments and wall treatments. We are changing out the ceiling tiles, the classrooms will be carpeted,” Milovick said. “It won’t be recognizable from what is currently is.”

Many of Old Main’s classrooms will be rearranged and repainted, with some even being expanded.

“We are going to end up making

three additional classrooms. When we did our planning we looked at our classroom utilization and the requirements for certain sizes of classes,” Milovick said. “We are trying to line it up in that way.

There will be more 25-seater classrooms and 40-seater classrooms.”

Classrooms will also be getting a variety of new furniture as well.

In addition to this, HVAC upgrades will help control room temperatures and improve air quality, while also reducing energy costs.

While some of the HVAC work has already been completed, it is likely that the building will be refitted with new light fixtures and sustainable bulbs, says Milovick.

Though the budget for the project is $5 million, Milovick believes it won’t cost as much.

“We have that much allocated for the project, but we don’t anticipate it will cost that much,” he said.

Work on Old Main’s renovations will start soon and is expected to take place in four phases, with completion anticipated by March 2019. While the work will rotate to ensure that some classrooms will still be usable, the construction is expected to disrupt some classes.

However, students will be accommodated for the duration of the project.

“With the first phase a whole whack of classrooms will be done first, they will be opened up and new renovations will be started on the second phase,” Milovick said.

“We are putting in eight portables for the academic year behind Old

Construction will take place in the following phases: • Phase 1, June to August: demolition of classes on the first (1700 block) and second (2700 block) floors; secondfloor (2700 block) classrooms to be complete for September.

• Phase 2, September to December: completion of first-floor (1700 block) classrooms, ready for winter semester; renovations result in one additional classroom.

• Phase 3, December: demolition of classroom and support spaces in the 2600 block of the second floor; demolition and construction completion of Room 2621 (lecture hall).

• Phase 4, January to March 2019: construction and completion of the second floor (2600 block); renovations result in one additional classroom. (Wade Tomko/The Omega) Main to pick up some additional scheduling slack, but we’ll use them as a last resort.”

Though the project was originally to be completed by the end of the fall 2018 semester, TRU has been in tough competition for skilled tradesmen as Kamloops is currently undergoing a construction boom.

“We had some challenges on the ITTC site, which affected the schedule and we managed to mitigate that, but we have seen similar challenges on this project,” Milovick said. “But so far on this project, our bottleneck has been around drywallers.”

Despite minor setbacks, Milovick believes that Old Main’s

modernization will be of great benefit to the TRU community.

“I think it’s going to be great for students, it’s going to be great for faculty,” he said. “Given that we teach the majority of our classes in that building, to be taught in a modern space, I think it is a brilliant thing for the TRU community.”

Students take on publishers as Copyright Act is up for review House of Commons committee reviewing the act as student groups fight to keep fair dealing provisions Wade Tomko EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Ω Under the current Copyright Act, short excerpts of work, typically ten per cent of a text, can be republished for education purposes without infringing copyright. This is part of the act’s “fair dealing” provisions.

Many students at TRU have likely seen this in action when their professors photocopy a chapter of a book for readings in class.

Now, the Copyright Act and the fair dealing provisions that let work be used for educational purposes are up for review by a House of Commons committee on industry, science and technology.

This law is mandated to undergo review every five years. The last time the Copyright Act was reviewed was under Harper’s Conservative government in 2012, when the scope of fair dealing was expanded to include education, satire and parody.

While the act will likely be under review until early 2019, according to the committee, both student groups and publishers across Canada have been raising concerns over what they would like to see out of any changes to the act’s fair dealing provisions.

On April 24, the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) was given the chance to present to the House of Commons review committee. They claimed that further restrictions to fair dealing would only lead to higher costs at the post-secondary level, hurting both students and educators.

Michael McDonald, executive director of CASA believes that further restrictions to the scope of fair dealing won’t necessarily make more money for publishers, but will instead restrict what content students can access in the classroom.

“Educators, who don’t have licenses to the content, might just decide to not distribute that material,” McDonald said. “It just means there is less diversity in the material presented in class and that affects the quality of education.”

Instead CASA believes that the Copyright Act should be left the way it is. Given that the law is still being interpreted, they believe it is something to let the Supreme Court sort out in future cases.

“Right now we feel that what is important is that the fair dealing be left intact, that there be no additional restrictions placed on it,” McDonald said. “It was something that was

added to the Act in 2012 and it’s still new in copyright law, so it’s still being interpreted and it’s best to let the courts sort out the details.”

Much of the reason for this, McDonald says, is the transfer from a print economy to a modern digital economy. Models of publishing and distribution that worked in past decades simply aren’t as effective in a modern world where many texts can be found online, he added.

“Any restrictions on fair dealing would be like an attempt in 2001 to protect the music industry by protecting CD manufacturers,” McDonald said. “It is just not the format we engage in anymore and the act needs to be reflective of this.”

Though CASA and McDonald still want to make sure content creators are paid for their work, they also want to make sure there are no artificial barriers to content for education purposes.

“This pushes students to not access content. Sometimes, if they don’t pay for it, they just won’t access it,” he said.

“We don’t think this is taking away from content creators, we think it is more of an opportunity to engage with the content they want and find interesting.”

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want the same thing. Their goal isn’t to restrict access, but simply make sure they are compensated for their work, says Kate Edwards, executive director of the Association of Canadian Publishers.

“We want to make sure that access remains in place for students and educators, but that when work is being used for instructional purposes, there is some compensation for those who created it,” she said.

Yet publishers across Canada believe that fair dealing isn’t the best option and have instead looked at the model in use before the Copyright Act was last reviewed.

“Before 2012 there was a license in place. There used to be a flat fee for students, plus a per page charge for copies and at a certain point, the post-secondary sector quite rightly said that is wasn’t practical anymore, as they were doing more digital course packs and sharing more material digitally,” she said. “A flat fee that covers both print and digital uses would be preferable, there are still schools that are licensed and that is the model they operate under.”

It is estimated that under the licensing model, students would pay an extra $26 a year, says Edwards. As such, she believes that concerns over

costs to students are a distraction from larger issues surrounding the Copyright Act. Though Edwards and the association would prefer to see a return to the previous model, she believes licensing and fair dealing aren’t completely mutually exclusive and cites the U.K. and Australia as good examples of this.

“Australia and the UK are good models,” she said. “In the UK there is a fair dealing provision that allows works to be copied, but where there is a license in place that license must be paid. If the material is available commercially, the provision is there to make sure they are compensated, but in cases where it doesn’t exist, it can be freely copied.”

Whatever the outcome of the review, it is clear that both sides want to maintain accessibility while not challenging the notion that content creators deserve to be paid for their work.

“There are lots of programs that are training people in creative industries, whether it’s design, journalism, creative writers or broadcasting,” Edwards said. “We are eager that so many students are wanting to come into the publishing business and we want to have a healthy business to employ them in the future.”

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CFBX TOP 30 CFBX 92.5 FM, 350 Watts Kamloops, BC Music Director: Steve Marlow Charts to May 31, 2018 * indicates Canadian Content ** indicates a local artist Artist - Album (Label) 1) Crystal Shawanda* - Voodoo Woman (New Sun) 2) Always a Bad Thing* - Always a Bad Thing (Baffled Octopi) 3) To the Trees* - To the Trees (Independent) 4) David Byrne - American Utopia (Nonesuch) 5) J Blissette* - Until I Go Blind (Pleasance) 6) US Girls* - In a Poem Unlimited (Royal Mountain) 7) Various Artists* - CKXU's Cosmic Frequencies (Independent) 8) The Lifers* - Honey Suite (Independent) 9) Nick Faye and the Deputies* - Stumbling Distance (Independent) 10) Boniface* - Phantom Limbs (Transgressive) 11) Rahim Alhaj Trio - One Sky (Smithsonian Folkways) 12) Rob Mitchelson* - The Hollywood Version (Independent) 13) Mastodon - Cold Dark Place EP (Reprise) 14) Ensign Broderick* - Feast of Panthers (Six Shooter) 15) Vanta* - II (Independent) 16) Bill King* - Soul Jazz Vol. 1 (7 Arts) 17) Suuns* - Felt (Secret City) 18) WYVZ* - Triangle (Independent) 19) Makeness - Loud Patterns (Secretly Canadian) 20) The Southsiders* - Voices in My Head (Independent) 21) Lindi Ortega* - Liberty (Shadowbox) 22) Everett Bird* - People Person (Royal Mountain) 23) Kid Ramos - Old School (Rip Cat) 24) Versa* - Versa (Independent) 25) Loic April* - Loic April (Bonsound) 26) Khari Wendell McClelland* - Freedom Singer (Coax) 27) Nap Eyes* - I'm Bad Now (You've Changed) 28) Actors* - It Will Come to You (Artoffact) 29) Rich Aucoin* - Hold EP (Independent) 30) Scenic Route to Alaska* - Tough Luck (Poptrip)

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TRU Community Legal Clinic moves to a new office Located downtown the free legal clinic will help those otherwise unable to afford legal services Wade Tomko EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Ω Last month, the TRU Community Legal Clinic celebrated its move to a new location. The new office, now located at 623 Victoria Street in downtown Kamloops, offers expanded hours in a much larger space to better

serve client needs.

“We have been operating here for about three months and at this location we are able to better serve the community than at our previous location at the Centre for Seniors Information on the North Shore,” said Ted Murray, the clinic’s supervising lawyer at the grand opening.

Though the office will have supervising lawyers, the staff will also be made up of TRU law students. This way, students can obtain real world experience, while helping those in the Kamloops community unable to afford legal assistance.

“This is an excellent example of your students getting the experience and our citizens

Ted Murray, the clinic’s supervising lawyer, invited a host individuals from the community to speak at the event, including Kamloops mayor Ken Christian and TRU president Alan Shaver. (Wade Tomko/The Omega)

President Shaver appointed to chair of Innovate BC board TRU’s current president has been named as the chair of the province’s tech agency Wade Tomko EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Ω TRU’s president, Alan Shaver, has been appointed to chair the board of Innovate BC, where he will help lead the agency’s delivery of programs that support innovation, entrepreneurship and business development in the tech sector.

Bruce Ralston, Minister of Jobs, Trade and Technology made the announcement at the #BCTECH Summit on May 14.

“Alan Shaver brings a wealth of leadership experience, which, combined with his background in technology and knowledge of regional B.C., makes him an outstanding choice to lead the Innovate BC board,” said Ralston.

“Each member of the board brings distinctive skills that are essential to ensuring B.C. tech entrepreneurs and businesses get the necessary help to grow and create great jobs throughout the province.”

Shaver will join a team of 11 directors and one ex-officio member. Shaver’s skills will add to an already diverse range of experts with backgrounds in regional economic development,

research and innovation, academia and entrepreneurship.

“Promoting innovative ideas and practices will improve the quality of life for the people of B.C. and promote sustainable economic development,” said Shaver. “This requires investment in people, our most valuable assets and partnerships between communities, governments, industry, business, NGOs and academic institutions. I look forward to serving the people of B.C. as chair of the board of Innovate BC.” After eight years as TRU’s president, Shaver will retire this summer.

Innovate BC’s board of directors is the Province’s new innovation commission, which will review current provincial technology and innovation programs and make recommendations on how to grow B.C.’s tech sector to the provincial government.

Innovate BC was created earlier this March following the passing of the British Columbia Innovation Council Amendment Act, which expanded the mandate of the BC Innovation Council and renamed it Innovate BC. The B.C. government and

Innovate BC will also work with industry stakeholders to review programs that support the tech and innovation sector provincewide.

“Technology is everywhere, in every industry and is enhancing lives in every corner of B.C.,” said Shirley Vickers, president and CEO, Innovate BC. “I’m looking forward to leveraging their leadership and insights to help grow B.C.’s dynamic technology sector, which is powering innovation, creating jobs and growing our economy.”

getting a service,” Kamloops mayor Ken Christian said. “I think this is one of the advantages of being a host community for a university and the more we can do this, the better it is for the citizens of Kamloops and the university.

The legal clinic is a free service for anyone who meets the low-income requirements and it’s specifically aimed at helping senior citizens, students, minimum-wage earners and people who are out of work.

“This service, this legal clinic, is definitely a conscious attempt to make some payback on the crisis of accessibility of legal services,” TRU president Alan Shaver said. “I am so proud of the faculty members and the students who initiated the setting up of a legal clinic in Kamloops.”

Though the clinic isn’t able to represent clients in areas such as family, criminal or business law, they are able to help out with residential tenancy issues, employment standards, small claims (civil claims under $35,000), Civil Resolution Tribunal claims (civil claims

under $5,000) and human rights claims.

The clinic is also able to draft certain legal documents for clients such as simple wills, powers of attorney and representation agreements.

In addition to the law students and lawyers on staff, the clinic will also have two TRU social work students over the summer.

TRU’s Dean of Law, Brad Morse, says that this is meant to help those on the legal side better understand the community and the social issues within it.

Funding for the non-profit clinic came from TRU, the United Way, The Law Foundation of British Columbia and the Stollery Charitable Foundation, as well as an anonymous donor.

Other support was given by Farris LLP in Vancouver and the Law Society of British Columbia.

The Clinic is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. when classes are in session at TRU. Clients can call the switchboard at 778-471-8490 to book an appointment. Dropins are available most Mondays between 6 and 9 p.m., though there are no drop-in hours in April, August and December.

TRU celebrates six outstanding leaders with honorary degrees They are people who stand out in their communities for their contributions and leadership. They are this year’s six honorary doctorate recipients at the Thompson Rivers University spring convocation.

TRU is acknowledging the first Jewish woman to sit as a Supreme Court of Canada justice and a woman who has worked to house those who have been in trouble with the law; an Indigenous woman who has overcome her early years in a residential school to advocate for traditional knowledge and health care, and an Indigenous woman who has promoted arts in her home community and nationally; a man driven to improve human rights and a woman driven to discover a cure for cancer.

Convocation runs Wednesday, June 6, to Friday, June 8, at the Tournament Capital Centre.

The 2018 honorary doctorate recipients are:

Dean Nelson, Doctor of Laws Wednesday, June 6, 2 p.m.

Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella, Doctor of Laws Friday, June 8, 2 p.m.

Dawn Hrycun, Doctor of Letters Thursday, June 7, 10 a.m.

Evelyn Voyageur, Doctor of Letters Thursday, June 7, 2 p.m.

Marianne Sadar, Doctor of Letters Wednesday, June 6, 10 a.m.

Lori Marchand, Doctor of Letters Friday, June 8, 10 a.m.

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TRU receives funding for invasive species research Biological sciences prof Lauchlan Fraser and his team received $300,000 from provincial grant Wade Tomko EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Ω The provincial government has provided TRU with $300,000 over the next three years for invasive species research. The money will go to Lauchlan Fraser, a biological sciences professor and his research team to help manage invasive species in the Laurie Guichon Memorial Grasslands near Merritt, B.C. An additional $120,000 will be going to the TNRD for the management of invasive species. This comes after B.C. Natural Resource Minister Doug Donaldson announced $861,500 in grants to the Okanagan and Thompson-Nicola regions to deal with invasive species.

In total, the multi-year funding program will see more than $7.7 million distributed across the province to 34 regional invasive species organizations, local governments, environmental groups and researchers, as well as the Invasive Species Council of B.C. Though Fraser will work with a number of TRU faculty researchers, graduate students and external organizations, his team’s research will mainly

look at how to manage spotted knapweed and cheatgrass in the Laurie Guichon Memorial Grasslands. “[The grasslands] are inundated with invasive species,” Fraser said. “Specifically knapweed, which is a big issue there, but so is cheatgrass. So we have targeted specific research projects

Infrastructure in clearing weeds from the sides of highways can be somewhat effective, Fraser said, yet little is done in the post-spraying process to prevent the reintroduction of these species.

“One of the issues is that you spray knapweed and walk away and then suddenly it is inun-

Spotted knapweed produces chemicals that make the surrounding soil inhospitable for native species. (pawpaw67/Flickr Creative Commons) to look at means of controlling knapweed and we have paired our trials with spraying.”

Spraying pesticides, which has long been a tactic used by municipalities as well as the Ministry of Transportation and

dated with cheatgrass, because these are invasive plants and they love disturbance and they love open spaces,” he said.

Over the summer, Fraser and two of his students, Jeff Fooks and Rachel Whitehouse, will be

conducting a set of trials in the grasslands to see what methods work best in controlling these invasive species.

Tests on both soil bio-amendments and grazing management will be conducted, says Fraser.

For the soil bio-amendment portion of the trials, the team will see if ash will help control spotted knapweed and provide a fertilizer for native grasses.

After that the team will look at reseeding the area using agronomics.

“Agronomics use some non-native, cultured grasses and there is some controversy over using agronomics, because they are non-native, but many people in the industry really like agronomics because they are cheap, they’re very easy to access, they germinate very well and they grow quickly,” Fraser said. “There is a lot of positives, but the potential negative is that they persist and reduce the potential for native species to come in and grow and they reduce the biodiversity of the site.”

The team will also be looking at how grazing cattle in the area may be used to help fight the spread of invasive plants.

“We are looking at ways that we can actually use cattle,

positively, to help control invasives. If a site is overgrazed, that does tend to increase the potential for invasive species,” Fraser said. “There are certain management techniques that could be applied to not only control invasives, but help reduce them and eliminate them.”

Specifically, Fraser wants to bring cattle in when knapweed is most vulnerable. This period is usually around early July, right before it has flowered and is at point where it is more palatable for cattle. Fraser also wants to look at multiple grazing management strategies throughout the year as well.

In addition to various research trials taking place on the site, Fraser and his team will also be providing signage so that hikers can better understand the aim of the research and why it’s so important.

Research is slated to start later this summer, currently Fraser and his team are mapping out the area where they’d like to test. The group will also be working alongside the Nicola Watershed Community Round Table, a Merritt organization devoted to maintaining the area’s biodiversity and engaging in strategic resource management.

Peace Walk aims to increase community involvement this year CONTINUED (COVER) While this year’s Kamloops Peace Walk isn’t advocating anything in particular, attendees are free to come and discuss whatever they want, said Alex Horsman, a TRU English major who is helping organize the event as part of a service learning course. The main goal is to encourage community participation, she says. “[We’re] trying to keep it as broad as possible, for each individual person there is a different type of issue that pertains to them,” Horsman said. “For me, I’m really concerned about global warming and climate change. For another person it might be Aboriginal land rights and they want to be as inclusive as possible and keep a space where people can voice their concerns.”

While the rally is still the most significant part of the event, organizers this year decided to expand both the scope and scale in order to increase community involvement. After the walk, speeches and the release of peace doves, attendees will be able to participate in a variety of events, buy food and listen to music in the Riverside Bandshell as part of the Rock the Walk festival.

“This year they wanted to include

the Rock the Walk festival because they wanted to make it more appealing to younger generations as the organizers are in their 'golden years',” Horsman said. “They’d like younger people to get involved so it keeps going.”

With the addition of Rock the Walk, Horsman believes that the Peace Walk will be more enticing to younger audiences and encourage wider community participation in future events in Kamloops.

“What’s neat is we’ll have a lot of local music, it’s very community-based which I think will entice more people to come and see their friends perform,” she said. “There is going to be info booths for groups here in Kamloops. It is really going to be built around the Kamloops community.”

In addition to info booths and an artisans market which will be on site, the event will also include a float competition. Floats must be powered by something other than fossil fuel and must reflect some aspect of peace, the environment or social justice. You can find out more at lookkamloops.ca.

To those looking to donate to the event, the Council of Canadians have set up a GoFundMe page under Kamloops Peace Walk/Music Festival.

Like in previous years, attendents are free to advocate for peace and social justice however they want. (Submitted)

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WolfPack men's soccer recruits Sahali grad

New recruit Masen Fernandes previously played for Midland University in Nebraska Alvin Mutandiro SPORTS EDITOR Ω The Thompson Rivers men’s soccer team has recruited Masen Fernandes, a 2017 Sahali Secondary School graduate, to help provide the team with options in midfield.

Fernandes spent his early years in 100 Mile House and had a brief but beneficial spell in the NAIA with Midland University in Nebraska, U.S. He played six games for the Midland Warriors, an experience which he spoke very highly about when talking to TRU Athletics.

Fernandes explained to TRU Athletics that as a local boy, playing for TRU was always a goal for him and something he saw himself doing somewhere down the line.

He spoke glowingly about his time in the States and how the experience helped him mature and grow as a player.

“The first play was the biggest transition from high school for sure,” he said.

His transition should be made easier by the fact that he has worked with head coach John Antulov before at the Whitecaps Academy and thus should be familiar with his methods.

Antulov told TRU Athletics that he believes Fernandes’ experience

in America should help him better settle in to life with the WolfPack.

“Passing and vision are my main strengths,” Fernandes said, two attributes which will be key to his success as a WolfPack player.

It will be fascinating to see him play in the WolfPack system alongside the likes of Mitch Popadynetz and it will be interesting to see how often he plays and where exactly in the system coach Antulov plays him.

Antulov expressed his belief that with players graduating and recent departures, Fernandes is very likely to get a reasonable amount of game time. Game time will be crucial if he is to improve.

“Masen is one of the most well-rounded players I have had the pleasure of coaching, versatile and just as much a threat defensively as he is offensively,” said former teacher and coach Marty Bartucci.

Despite the recruitment of Fernandes, Antulov is still looking for players to help fill out the roster.

“I think we have a few more spots to fill. We need some depth and the ability to keep our skill up if we sustain suspensions or injuries,” he said.

After a stellar 2017-18 season the WolfPack soccer team will look to continue growing and that will start with training camp in August.

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Landon Currie attends national junior men’s volleyball camp

WolfPack volleyball player representing TRU at this year's camp in Quebec Alvin Mutandiro SPORTS EDITOR Ω Libero Landon Currie from Vernon, B.C. is representing TRU at the national junior men’s volleyball camp, which started on May 30.

The camp is currently being hosted at the national training centre in Gatineau, Quebec.

“First year went really well,” Currie said to TRU Athletics, “I wasn’t expecting to start, but with a lot of hard work, I was able to show my skills out there.”

Pat Hennelly, the team’s head coach, also expressed his satisfaction with Currie’s performance.

“We put Landon into a position where he had to pass half the court and he handled that. Just the mental

aspect of that is tough. There are very few guys in this league that can do that. Landon was outstanding,” Hennelly stated to TRU Athletics.

Currie acknowledged that his transition from high school volleyball to WolfPack was a tough one. He had to get used to a higher and tougher level of competition, dealing with things like faster serves and harder hit balls.

Currie who stands at 5’9 is pretty small when you compare him to the average male volleyball player, yet has shown the mental toughness required to excel and as he expressed to TRU Athletics, has received staunch support from Hennelly.

The support of a coach may seem inconsequential or maybe disregarded by some, but it’s invaluable especially for a rookie who had a

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slow start.

Having an experienced head coach like Hennelly supporting Currie gave him the confidence he needed to perform at the university level.

“Can’t be happier for a guy like that, in his first year he became a cornerstone of our team,” Hennelly said.

Hennelly went as far as describing Currie as a natural born leader, one who leads by action and ability on the court.

Currie has shown a high level of dedication and commitment, commuting back and forth between Kamloops and Vernon for training during the summer.

Currie has performed really well statistically too, finishing third in Canada west for digs per set and fifth in total number of digs in Canada West.

From the stories coming out of WolfPack, Currie seems to have all of what is required to become a success and that should give him a good shot to represent Canada in the future.

With the university having a history of successful athletes, this should give Currie the confidence he needs, especially with coach Hennelly’s helping hand.

Many within WolfPack are hoping Currie will do it again this year.

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THE OMEGA

JUNE 6, 2018