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Kamloops Art Gallery celebrates 40th anniversary Wade Tomko EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Ω The Kamloops Art Gallery (KAG) is celebrating its 40th anniversary by showcasing the most comprehensive selection of works from its permanent collection to date. The exhibition, Through the Memory Atlas: 40 Years of Collecting, is a collection of diverse works from across the KAG’s history.
“Essentially this project is celebrating our 40th anniversary,” said Charo Neville, the gallery’s curator. The exhibition contains 167 pieces from a variety of mediums including print, photography, sculpting and even video. However, despite being the largest showcase of the KAG’s permanent collection to date, the exhibition contains only a fraction of the gallery’s many pieces, says Neville. “We have four exhibitions a year and we support the
work of living artists and we do temporary exhibitions. But there is rarely an opportunity to do shows completely drawn from our collection,” Neville said. “I can pretty confidently say that this is the most permanent-collection work we have had in one exhibition.”
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Manga Ormalu version 5.0 by Brendan Lee Satish Tang is one of a few ceramic pieces on display at the exhibition. There are 167 pieces in total from the gallery's collection. (Wade Tomko/Ω)
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Food bank deals with influx of international students High numbers of international students at the food bank chalked up as misunderstanding Wade Tomko EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Ω Last month, The Omega received a tip that in June the Kamloops Food Bank saw a major surge of international students trying to utilize their services. Though the food bank didn’t initially turn away these students, they warned the students that they wouldn’t be able to access their services in the future. According to TRU’s executive communications officer, Darshan Lindsay, the food bank then contacted TRU to notify them of the situation and to come up with a solution. “TRU World did end up sending some its staff, which would be their international student agents,” Lindsay said. These international education agents, explained Lindsay, are staff of TRU World who play a role in recruitment, as well as supporting international students here on campus. “They did go out and make some visits to the food bank, based on our understanding of when the students might be there and asked some questions to understand what the situations were,” Lindsay continued. “What they did find out was that there was a misunderstanding on the part of the students in terms of the services of the
food bank and that it truly was for those were in need and the most vulnerable in our community.” While it was no doubt an unfortunate situation for all involved, Lindsay noted that it shed some light, at least from the university’s perspective, on student needs. “Obviously we want to know if students truly are in a need in terms of being able to access basics like food,” she said. “That was obviously a consideration for TRU World going in and just trying to find out what was going on, because international students coming to study in Canada are required, in terms of actually getting a study permit, they have to show the government of Canada that they have sufficient funds in place.” Currently, the Canadian government requires all international students coming to study in Canada to prove they can cover not only tuition costs, but the cost of living here as well. Though it isn’t always possible to make ends meet as a student, Lindsay said that this particular situation likely stemmed from short-term financial difficulties amongst new arrivals to TRU. “My understanding was that this was from a new intake of students, so students that had just arrived this summer for the summer semester. So we hadn’t see this before,” Lindsay said. “It
does seem like it was purely a case of misunderstanding, but certainly TRU World and the international student agents are here to support those students if they do have a need and that is for unexpected short-term financial difficulties.” For their part, TRU World has since reached out to 30 of the students who were at the food bank earlier this summer. Though they prepared gift cards for grocery stores, there was no uptake from
the students contacted. “So certainly TRU World did have some resources in place including grocery gift cards, but my understanding is that none of the students actually accessed it,” Lindsay said. “This situation shouldn’t be arising and TRU is certainly available if there are unexpected financial difficulties. That would be on a short term basis.” Lindsay added that TRU World also ran additional information
sessions on accessing their financial resources, as well as the requirements of entering into Canada in terms of having sufficient funding. Similar information sessions will run during orientation, including budgeting workshops for international students. The Omega also tried to contact the Kamloops Food Bank for further information, though they refused to comment.
If students are having short-term financial difficulties, TRU World is available to help. (Wade Tomko/The Omega)
TRUSU ramping up the effort on Fund the Future Despite current success, campaign to address underfunding at TRU has long road ahead Wade Tomko EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Ω TRUSU’s campaign to address TRU’s underfunding hasn’t slowed down over the summer and is in fact in full gear. Since last October, TRUSU’s Campaigns Committee has made 50 presentations to community organizations and municipalities throughout the region and has received 30 letters of support, says vice-president external Cole Hickson. “This past year was quite successful, we did fifty presentations around our community since October alone and received thirty letters of support,” Hickson said. “With those letters of support, we sent them to the Ministry of Advanced Education, with an ask for them to re-evaluate the funding formula.” The Ministry of Advanced Education has since responded to TRUSU’s request to re-evaluate TRU’s funding formula, yet have stated that it isn’t something they want to look into at this time, says Hickson. “It comes down to the government doing a lot of things,” he said. “It is hard to push them to do something on a campaign, but
frankly it’s one of those common sense things.” According to TRUSU, despite TRU having the broadest mandate of any post-secondary institution in British Columbia, the university has been shorted $80 million in the past five years alone. In fact, since 2005, TRU has received the exact same block funding, adjusted for inflation, per year. Though TRU has grown much in the last thirteen years,
same amount of same amount of funding it did in 2005. “If we look at that now, in terms of per person funding, we are 20th out of 25 institutions in terms of per student funding,” Hickson added. So what exactly does a lack of funding mean for TRU? It often means that students, both domestic and international are expected to pick up the slack, says Hickson.
If successful, Fund the Future will be one of the most cost-effective campaigns TRUSU has ever particpated in, says Hickson. (FILE PHOTO) in terms of both growth of the student population and more diverse course offerings, the university is still receiving the
“Since 2005 it’s been stagnant. It has been adjusted for inflation and let’s be honest it is unsustainable,” he said. “On top of
increases in our program offerings, right now we have graduate programs, a law school, all of which aren’t being funded and we have one of the most expensive law schools in the country. It makes a student, like me, who wants to continue their education here, quite difficult because it is quite expensive.” Hickson adds that despite the university being underfunded by millions of dollars a year, if the government was to adopt a more equitable funding formula not just for TRU, but for all institutions across B.C., the economic return would be huge. “Roughly for every dollar you invest into the institution, there is a five dollar return for our region and a ten dollar return for our province,” he said. While TRUSU is ready to take the next step in their Fund the Future campaign by tabling at upcoming events like the Farmer’s Market, Overlanders Day, Rib Fest and the Pride Parade, as well as doing some door-knocking this month, in the past they have looked at various models of funding to find a best bit for TRU. TRUSU believes that B.C. could learn from the system in place in Ontario. Though Ontario’s Basic Operating Grant provides grants
based on historical enrolments, their core model also includes four other specific grants that support new enrolment and growth. The Ontario model also allows for performance based funding, tied to graduation and employment rates, as well as funding for government priorities such as students with disabilities or Indigenous students. Even if block funding is here to stay, Alberta’s model of annually adjusting funding across all institutions equally would be markedly better. In many ways, Hickson calls the revaluation of post-secondary funding here in B.C. a service to all British Columbians. Not only would it be an investment in economies both local and provincial, but an overall better spending of tax dollars. “It’s a more efficient and effective way of spending tax dollars on post-secondary education in B.C.,” he said. “It’s also an investment in our future, so people can really understand it in terms of who is going to picking up the bill for our economy, what kind of economy do we want to have in the future and just how much our institution contributes to our economy here directly.”
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A recent statistic shown by the Walk Free Foundation shows that an estimated 40.6 million people were still living in slavery in 2016. Modern slavery, or as it’s known in some countries as contemporary slavery, refers to the institutions of slavery that continue to exist in the present day. These include such crimes as human trafficking, slavery and slavery like practices like servitude, forced labour, forced or servile marriage, the sale and exploitation of children and debt bondage. The study also shows that 71% of victims are women, with an estimated 28,826,000 women being victims of modern slavery worldwide. The leading nation with reports of instances of slavery is North Korea, which is followed by Eritrea, Burundi, the Central African Republic and Afghanistan. Many of these countries are marred by conflict, with breakdowns in the rule of law, displacement and a lack of physical security. However, the report is very conservative, with significant gaps in the data, particularly for the Arab States. The problem also lies with the fact with G20 countries have imported $200 billion dollars worth of electronics, such as laptops or cell phones, that are at a high risk of having been crafted by slave labor. At this current time, only seven G20 countries have taken steps to counter modern slavery, those being the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the Netherlands and several other European nations.
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Poll finds nearly 50 per cent of internships unpaid Canadian Alliance of Student Associations has found half of students not getting paid experience Wade Tomko EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Ω The Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) recently released a poll revealing that nearly half of students in Canada aren’t getting paid work experience in their field. The 1000-person poll, conducted by Abacus Data was released early last month. The poll shows that nearly half, 49 per cent, of students aren’t able to secure a paid work placement, primarily because such placements are not accessible through their program. Additionally, just over half of the current students questioned in the poll have done or currently do unpaid work related to their field of study or as part of their academic program. “49 per cent of students don’t have paid work experience available for them,” said Manjeet Birk, CASA’s executive director. “This is so important because it pays for school, it helps reduce debt and it helps produce a better outcome after you’re done in terms of planning and employment relevant to your field of study.”
For many students, not getting paid for their hard work in internships or practicums means they often work shorter hours and have to look for other sources of income, says Birk. Therefore, these students aren’t usually getting the full experience they need to secure work once they’re done school or in the very least they are racking up student debt. “They can’t afford it. If you’re doing an unpaid internship, you aren’t getting the full work experience,” Birk said. “You also need to get paid, so you’ll need another position, that’s probably not in your field of study.” In order to remedy the situation, CASA wants to increase access to paid work placements for post-secondary students. “What we would really like to see is a hundred percent work integrated learning opportunities for any student who is interested in doing that,” Birk said. As such, CASA is currently advocating that the federal government expand the Summer Jobs Program, create a new September to April job program and invest in programs that connect Indigenous and marginalized youth
with employers and the labour market. They are also petitioning the government increase access to apprenticeships, vocational training and career education for youth. Finally, CASA wants the development of a well-coordinated and highly visible school-to-work transition strategy. “Quite frankly, there are only benefits that come from that, work environments get students who have fresh perspectives, fresh ideas and a really new understanding of how to get the work done,” Birk said. “Once they’ve graduated, they have this work experience behind them and they have an understanding of how their skills can be applied in an actual work environment.” Here at TRU, the university's Career Education Department, which runs TRU’s co-op program has made sure that all of its posting are paid, says the Career Education Department’s chairperson Shawn Read. “When we distill it down to TRU and our department and what our values are, we have elected to cut right to the chase, we have elected not to post any unpaid internships,” Read said.
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While some internships and practicums at TRU, such as the nursing practicum, remain unpaid, TRU is doing its part to slowly change the narrative that student experiential learning
isn’t a practicum already in place, we pretty well offer a co-op.” For those who don’t already know, TRU’s co-op program is its own one-credit course, which not only prepares you for a paid-po-
Shawn Read, chairperson of the Career Education Department, hopes that in the future all experiential learning opportunities will be paid. (TRU) opportunities don’t need to be paid positions. “You have nursing practicums, education practicums, social work is another one. They tend to be unpaid, but are built in as part of their program,” Read said. “I think in the long run I’d like to see that change. Wherever there
sition, but teaches you how to be successful and how to deal with conflict in the workplace. “Experiential helps you find a job, but it also helps to enrich your experience in post-secondary,” Read said. “It makes more meaning of what your studying and learning.”
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BCFS report shows overreliance on international students Wade Tomko EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Ω Early last month, the B.C. Federation of Students (BCFS) released a report on international students in the province, the financial difficulties they face and their impact on the economy. The first report on of its kind in the province, International Students in British Columbia was commissioned as a response to increasing issues, financial, cultural and social, for international students. “We saw over the past year that international student issues were something that kept coming up, kept being reported on,” said Aran Armutlu, chairperson of BCFS. “Eventually it got to a point where the members mandated the federation to take on this work.” As it stands, B.C. has the second most international students in Canada, behind Ontario. Yet between the years of 2004 and 2013, B.C. has had the largest increase of international students, with the international student population raising from 10.9 per cent of the total student population to 17.6 per cent. The report states that as of 2015, B.C.’s international student population totalled 113,095. This marked a 38 per cent increase since Canada’s adoption of the International Education Strategy in 2011, which called for the doubling of Canada’s international student population by 2022. International students have such
an impact on B.C.’s economy that international education services is the province’s third largest export. In 2015, international student spending produced $176.4 million in tax revenue and contributed $1.77 billion to the provincial GDP. Despite the economic boon that international students give the province, in addition to what they add in both jobs and culture, the province’s current model is far from sustainable, says Armutlu. “Australia is a perfect example for what B.C. is going through right now,” Armutlu said. “They saw back in ‘08 or ‘09 a huge influx of international students that were coming in. They weren’t taking the proper steps to make sure those students were being supported or ensuring they were being treated fairly, then they saw a huge backlash.” Eventually, the pressure in Australia would turn xenophobic and lead to the murder of an Indian student, subsequent protests and the Indian government issuing a travel warning for students headed to Australia. While the country has since recovered, their economy was impacted for years after. Here in B.C., the research in the report has found that international students have constantly been exploited by post-secondary institutions, paying much more than their fair share. While international students make up a fifth of B.C.’s post-secondary student population, they account for almost half of the province’s tuition fee revenue.
“Taking 2015 as an example, the enrolment of 15,228 full-time international undergraduate students at universities in British Columbia, paying average tuition fees of $20,485 per year, gave the universities $311,945,580 in revenue. In comparison, 62,784 domestic university undergraduate students that same year paid average tuition fees of $5,397 to generate $338,845,248,” the report reads. Despite paying more than domestic students, the report states international students don’t have much in the way of financial support or social support either. Issues in the quality of education also exist, with private-sector preparatory education companies often charging high sums for high-school or ESL courses. In addition to this, Armutlu says that BCFS has had to bust multiple myths surrounding international students since the report came out. One being that international students are often financially secure when research shows that half of international students don’t come from strong financial backgrounds. “There is also a big myth that international students take domestic students seats in classrooms, that is something that is incorrect,” he said. “Institutions get their funding based on the number of domestic student seats they are creating.” While B.C. isn’t yet in the position Australia was in a decade ago, Armutlu and BCFS want the B.C. government to take action before it’s too late. Currently, BCFS is calling for
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Despite accounting for only 19.5 per cent of B.C.'s student population, international students make up 47.9 per cent of B.C.'s tuition fee revenue. an annual cap on increases to international student fees, much like how it is done for domestic tuition and a new B.C. international education strategy. “We want regulation to exist similar to how domestic students have them. Having that will create fairness, consistency and predictability for international students,” Armutlu said. “And again, a new and robust BC international education
strategy and one that really focuses and puts emphasis on providing efficient support for international students.” BCFS also sent their report to the Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training, who have since responded, recognizing the current state of international education in the province as an issue and something that they’ll work on.
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Daring rescue catches world's eye Unfriended: Dark Web Elon Musk faces scrutiny over controversial help Morgan Hunter
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CONTRIBUTOR Ω On June 23, a Taiwanese soccer team went into the Tham Luang caves, only to be trapped by multiple monsoons for nearly a three-week ordeal until finally on July 10th when they were freed. The team was rescued by a complex method where the kids were taught how to dive, attached to two divers by a thin rope and were lead out. The rescue came as a miracle. However, tragedy struck with the death of Petty Officer Saman Gunan who lost consciousness on his way out of the caves while delivering air tanks. Tributes from Thailand and around the world have poured in for the family of Saman, who was a triathlete and diver who retired from the military in 2006 and worked at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport before volunteering to help with the rescue. The rescue also came with controversy too when Elon Musk, owner of Tesla, began a war of words with Vernon Unsworth, a British diver involved in the cave rescue. Unsworth
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Though Musk has since apologized for his insensitive tweet, Tesla's image will likely take some time to fully heal. (Tesla Owners Club Belgium/Flickr) mocked Musk’s efforts to aid in the cave rescue by building a miniature submarine, calling it a “PR stunt” as well as saying “it had absolutely no chance of working,” noting that the device would not have been able to navigate corners and obstacles given how rigid it was. Musk had been talking about the submarine with Richard Stanton, who co-led the dive rescue team, yet received negative feedback from others, claiming that his intentions were solely based on money. Following the interview with Vernon Unsworth, Musk went on Twitter to vent about his
missed opportunity. “We will make one of the mini-sub/pod going all the way to Cave 5 no problemo. Sorry pedo guy, you really did ask for it,” the tweet read. The tweet was then deleted. Following the negative outcry from the public, as well as Tesla's stock value dropping hours after the tweet being posted, Musk apologized to Unsworth about his “pedo guy” remarks and said they were made “in anger,” given the negative reactions to his “act of kindness.” Tesla's stock value has risen since the apology was given.
Unfriended: Dark Web is a semi-competent horror sequel that attempts to show the very real complexities of the dark web. However, it shows it in a cartoonish fashion that makes people who have an understanding of hacking at all a 90’s stereotype. The story follows a young man who steals a laptop and finds some very disturbing data which leads to his entire group being targeted by the underworld of the dark web. The film is not in anyway a continuation to Unfriended, but is filmed in the exact same way with the entire film being shown on a computer screen, which is admittedly made very competently. It gives off the idea that all of the scenes are one shot, giving it a realistic atmosphere. There were only a few moments where the actions of the characters make you think they can’t use a laptop correctly. However, for the remainder of the time, it flows well and sells you that these people know the general ins and outs of the internet and their the situation. The problems lay with the characterization of the antagonists, human traffickers and murders
who pay in cryptocurrency for the torture and selling of individuals that then find out their organization has been infiltrated by a random barista with their laptop. That sentence alone should sound like an interesting thriller with very realistic monsters. Yet they are represented by omnipresent people who all shop at the same Bluenotes, wearing hoodies and having bandanas across their mouths. Somehow they know all the locations of everyone involved and have so many members around the world ready to take orders that it’s kind of impressive. Because the film makes it a point to say that they are all in very separate places on the planet, it almost comes off as a cartoon that this server of people has so many followers around the world. The dark web is a very real place and there were only a few times that it was realistically used to have some very scary real effects on what it could be used for, however, more often than not it goes for the 90’s stereotype that hackers are a bunch of loners who are killers and freaks. The film is generally well acted, has many enjoyable moments and does deserve a watch, but it falls short when any of its plot points are given any real thought.
Explore the KAG's history at Through the Memory Atlas CONTINUED (COVER) In addition to the 40th-anniversary exhibition, the gallery also has a timeline of its history. The KAG officially became a society in 1978 evolving out of the Kamloops Arts and Crafts Club, says Neville, which started a permanent collection in 1967 that would one day be used in a gallery. This dream came closer to realization in 1970 when the estate of J.E. Fitzwater bequeathed four artworks to the Kamloops Museum and Archives with the idea that Kamloops would one day have its own art gallery. In 1998, the people of Kamloops would finally receive their own independent public art gallery after a major capital
campaign by the city to move the gallery out of the museum’s basement. Though the Kamloops Art Gallery started out small and was mostly the product of many volunteer hours it has expanded to an impressive size, says Neville, with its permanent collection containing more than 3,000 pieces from a variety of artists. “The artists are mostly Canadian, emerging and senior artists,” Neville said. “How that comes to be is really through our curatorial research, so it’s the relationships these curators have with these artists, doing research into significant contributions into art in Canada.” Within the exhibition, works
Jonah and the Whale by Leonhard Epp and The Davidson Commission by Chris Woods. (Wade Tomko/Ω)
Former curator Andrew Hunter chose many of the works in his section based on his engagement with Indigenous artists. (Wade Tomko/Ω)
are divided by the gallery’s curators in a non-chronological order, says Neville. While Neville is the KAG’s current curator, she reached out to her predecessors to gain their input on what art they’d like in their section. “I was in contact with our past curators, so I asked them to make selections of up to ten works so that is what is reflected here,” she said. “So each wall is a selection that was made by these past curators.”
While the gallery multiple exhibits may seem random at first, each section for each of the gallery’s many curators is very distinct and reflects the art styles, local or otherwise, of the time. “Every approach is different,” Neville said. “For example, Tania Willard is a Secwépemc artist and curator who was with us with from 2013 to 2015 as our aboriginal curator in residence. So she took an approach where she was interested in taking a look at
our work through a Secwépemc lense and looking at the land.” The exhibition also includes a variety of KAG memorabilia as well, from newspaper clippings to exhibition floor plans. At the back of the exhibit, there is even a place on the wall for you to write down your fondest memories of the gallery. If you yourself want to check out the gallery’s history of collecting art, Through the Memory Atlas is open now until September 15.
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Men's soccer aiming for another strong season Despite the pressure from last year's achievements, head coach Antulov is confident Alvin Mutandiro SPORTS EDITOR Ω The Thompson Rivers University men’s soccer team will be aiming for another successful run after claiming a bronze medal at last year’s Usports national championships. Success, it can be argued, is a double-edged sword. Attain it and doors will open, sponsorship deals will appear and there will be better media coverage and better recruits. It’s not that simple though, with success comes pressure, expectation and extra scrutiny. Once people taste success for the first time they want more. Though TRU didn’t win a national championship, winning a bronze medal at the nationals was still an accomplishment given the program’s history. For the TRU men’s soccer team,
expectations will be high, after a season where they exceeded expectations by winning a bronze medal at nationals, there will be pressure for them to replicate that form. This is something head coach John Antulov, is aware of and something which he feels won’t affect him or the team heading into the new season. Antulov expressed the importance of maintaining a high level of performance and creating a sense of continuity. When asked about what kind of season would be qualified as a success, Antulov said he wants to make it to the playoffs again. “Making the playoffs, being in the final four, I think that is a key thing we need to do and we definitely have the team to do that,” he said. Antulov acknowledged that the departures from last year would be huge loses, but he
reiterated his faith in the players currently on the roster. Antulov also expressed the fact that his current crop of WolfPack players are hungry for leadership positions and are ready to lead a new roster of players. From a tactical point-of-view, Antulov admitted to flirting with the idea of playing a three-man backline, but stated that at this point it is just an idea more than anything else. When it came to how the team plans to deal with the pressure and expectations, Antulov was pretty confident. “I have always wanted to win wherever I have been as a coach or player,” he said. “I don’t think there is any extra pressure for us, I think the idea is just to continue on where we are going and I think the guys have the right mindset going into the season.” Mitch Popadynetz is a player
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who continues to improve and get better and if TRU is going to make the final four he will have to be at his absolute best. The system with which TRU plays him in will be crucial. “I think freeing up Mitch a little bit will be important. Mitch is a very good team player and works very much in the structure of the team and what we do,” Antulov said. “Mitch has the capabilities for us to let him do
whatever he wants offensively, whilst remembering his defensive responsibilities.” Overall there is a lot of positive energy coming out of the men’s soccer team heading into the season. Expectations will be high and if TRU can establish each player’s specific role and create a strong identity and way of playing them, then meeting expectations won’t be a problem.
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WolfPack cross country team continues to grow and sign new recruits The women’s team will have a deeper and stronger roster for the start of 2018 season Alvin Mutandiro SPORTS EDITOR Ω 2018 is a time in human history where being progressive will make or break a person, a career, a team and above all else a college program. The WolfPack cross country team continues to recruit well, but what stands out going into this season more than anything else is the growth of the women’s roster. Granted the cross country program is still fairly new, so to compare them to other programs would be a little unfair. Yet they still deserve some credit for growing the women’s roster as quickly as they have. Local girl Sophie Ogilvie will become a member of the roster this coming fall. She is the sister of team member Josh Ogilvie. She is a triathlete, having finished second in the provincial triathlon series in 2015-16 and was the U16 girl's national triathlon champion in 2014/15. “Sophie has been a dedicated triathlete for years and has been very successful in her sport,” said head coach Carmin Mazzotta to TRU athletics. “It’s great news for our program that she has decided to run for us this
fall. I’m very interested to see how she progresses and to work with her.” Ogilvie expressed to the WolfPack that she had enjoyed her previous stints working with Mazzotta at the Kamloops track and field club. Ogilvie was very complimentary of Mazzotta’s ability to walk the fine line of being a tough coach and keeping things light hearted. She also spoke of her brother’s influence in her joining the program, something which can’t be underestimated, the influence of a loved one can have a strong hold on anyone. Ogilvie also mentioned that location, finances and a good overall program helped in making her decision. She also expressed her delight at the growth of the women’s roster, something which the program can’t be credited enough for. She also told TRU athletics of her ambition to compete in the nationals in Ontario, a feat which would be impressive given that this will be her first year in the program. The balance between the men’s and women’s program is something that is positive and hopefully bears fruit in the long run.
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