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VOLUME 28 · ISSUE 04 · SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

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COMMON GROUNDS UP FOR REVIEW

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TRU HOSTS WELLNESS FAIR

Former UCC Students' Union president runs for city council Robert Wisla CONTRIBUTOR Ω Most people running for Kamloops city council haven’t toured the province as a musician or experienced extreme poverty and homelessness, but candidate Chris Bose has done both and now wants to take on the challenges of municipal government.

Bose, now in his 40s, grew up in Kamloops and left

home when he was a teenager. After touring around Canada and the United States in a band, Bose came back to Kamloops in 1996 at age 24 to take a bachelor of arts degree at the University College of the Cariboo (UCC) with plans on becoming a lawyer.

While at university he succeeded in getting elected as the students' union's First Nations representative, then as the First Nations Student Society vice-president. He then became president of the UCC Students' Union during

what Bose called a “tense year;" one in which he learned a lot about the way administration works, how people who get elected have agendas of their own and how it can be difficult to find common ground on some issues.

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Sword fighting, magic and monsters take over AWT Elizabeth Nygren CONTRIBUTOR Ω Next week, She Kills Monsters, a dramatic comedy about the popular game Dungeons & Dragons, opens in the Actors Workshop Theatre.

The show revolves around the protagonist, Agnes Evans (played

by Kennedy Aberdeen), an average woman in the town of Athens, Ohio, who takes up the roleplaying board game to get to know her since-deceased sister, Tilly (played by Megan Polacik). The dramedy takes place half in the fantastical D&D world and half in the real world of Athens.

Kennedy Aberdeen is a fourthyear business student at TRU, who is also pursuing a minor in theatre.

“It’s a show that deals with a lot of life lessons like loss, closure, acceptance and second chances,” said Aberdeen when asked about the play. “Agnes gets a second chance to get to know her sister Tilly and Tilly and her friends are finally accepted for who they are.”

Another cast member, thirdyear bachelor of arts student Jakob Kopytko (who plays Orcus/Ronnie in the show) shared his thoughts on why people should come and see this new and exciting play.

“It’s a nice way to shed light on real issues that people don’t always have the knowledge about and it’s relatable,” he said.

Brittney Martens (who plays Vera/ Evil Gabbi) is a fifth-year theatre major at TRU, says that while the play deals with touchy subjects, the comedic part of it makes it fun.

Miles (played by Brandon Mills) and Agnes Evans (played by Kennedy Aberdeen) duel it out on the main stage of the Actors Workshop Theatre. (Submitted) “It deals with touchy subjects that people are going through every day but it makes it easier to talk about because it’s something that’s fun,” she said. “It also deals with stuff like homosexuality and grief and losing someone, with a sprinkle of comedy in there to make it better.”

Brendan Law, a fourth-year theatre major, plays Chuck Biggs,

the Dungeon Master of this adventure. For Law, She Kills Monsters is quite different from the Theatre’s normal shows, but most certainly has something everyone can enjoy.

“It’s gonna be something completely different than most shows you see at TRU,” Law said. “There’s a lot of sword fighting in the show.

We’ve put in a lot of work and the

people here are like family with each other and I think it shows on stage; the chemistry is really strong. It’s good for a laugh and maybe even a cry for some people.”

Agnes’ adventure is spent mingling with her party members, fighting many monsters and learning more about her younger sister along the way. This journey will

make you laugh, cry and experience some 90s nostalgia. You won’t want to miss this!

She Kills Monsters will take place in the Actors Workshop Theatre from Oct 3-6 and 10-13, with shows starting at 7:30 p.m. each night. Tickets are $15 at the box office or reservation via phone (250-377-6100).

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Campus brew under review

Council hopeful hopes to Survey allows TRU to give feedback on get more students to the TRUSU's Common Grounds coffee shop polls in upcoming election Justin Moore STAFF WRITER Ω The University's only student-owned coffee shop, Common Grounds, is now under a review driven by TRUSU Services Committee. This decision, announced in early September, comes after the launch of the Food Services Consultation being performed by TRU, who are currently reviewing food and beverage retailers on campus with help from surveys completed by students.

TRUSU now has their own survey online for the purpose of letting students provide comments and feedback on their experiences with the Common Grounds coffee shop.

"Common Grounds has not had a review in the eight years since it's been open, so it's really important to conduct a review when you're operating a business and we think it's really important to hear what students, staff and faculty want to say about Common Grounds as our main customers," said Samantha Baker, TRUSU's vice-president services.

While there wasn't a clear reason why Common Grounds hasn't gone into a review period in the past, the current review system is set up to gather responses from students,

staff and faculty on the quality of food, beverage and service on TRUSU's online survey. The survey takes roughly five to ten minutes to complete online.

"We're hoping to hear that we're doing well, but we'd also like to hear on what we can improve on, whether it's our food services or coffee services, even our hygiene or facilities," Baker continued.

While Common Grounds and TRUSU haven't begun looking at the data they have collected so far, from both online surveys and physical surveys at the coffee shop, Baker commented that the responses will be gathered in full by the end of the semester.

Once completed, the data and final results of the surveys will go to the Board of Directors to begin any changes that the Board deems necessary.

When asked about any budget that TRUSU has to allocate to any upcoming Common Grounds projects, Baker said that she was not aware of any immediate numbers, saying that those decisions would be made after all the information was collected.

The Common Grounds review survey is currently up on the TRUSU website and will be accessible for the next few weeks for students, staff and faculty to participate in and voice their opinions on the student-owned coffee shop.

The survey on Common Grounds is on TRUSU's website. (Aidan Grether/Ω)

CONTINUED (COVER) “It was a learning experiencing, I learned how to deal with limited time, I learned to deal with difficult people,” Bose said.

Bose plans to campaign on campus and get students, who are traditionally non-voters, out to the polls.

“I want to include students in this, more transportation, more housing. If we want to change the face of politicians, we must change the face of who votes,” Bose said. “There was 21% turn out in the last by-election, that’s because people don’t feel like their voices matter. I want to change that”.

When it came to local Kamloops issues Bose said he would fight for affordable housing, which he personally feels is important given his personal history of trying to raise a family with two jobs and an income that just wasn’t quite enough.

The Omega asked Bose about the idea of turning the McGill SD73 bus depot into student housing and he enthusiastically backed the idea of land swapping with the school district for more student housing.

Bose also said he wants to engage Indigenous people in

Kamloops who represent around ten per cent of the city but, according to Bose, have never had a seat on city council.

“I don’t think Kamloops has elected any First Nations people to council. Mike McKenzie ran in the last by-election and I think people said that he was the first First Nations person to go for Mayor,” he said. “I hope to get elected so I can inspire other people of colour, minorities and people left out of the process to run.”

The election for city council is on the 20th of October.

Padova gets spooky just in time for Halloween You can now go on tours and participate in escape rooms at the former insane asylum Morgan Hunter CONTRIBUTOR Ω The Tranquille Farms have recently opened the Padova Asylum tunnels to give tours.

In addition to this, you can try to escape from the asylum by participating in the Escape from Padova escape rooms, the only tunnel escape rooms in Canada.

Both events are group-centred

with up to 20 or so people being shown around the tunnels. The tour of the tunnels is guided by the theme that a group of teenagers ended up lost in the tunnels and how the guides are attempting to find them as well as stay away from the landlord that owns the property.

Raggy halls, leaking ceiling with missing tiles and graffiti-stained walls grace you once inside the former asylum.

While the buildings may look like the kind of place you'd find ghosts and ghouls, they are, believe it or not, entirely safe to enter. (Morgan Hunter/Ω)

The setting was truly creepy, with the damp air, the missing floor tiles and the signs of old equipment still being stuck to the walls giving a truly haunting experience. However, it continually got subtracted by the host attempting to give a plot to the environment.

Every time there was a corny joke or a reason to check deeper into the asylum, driven by whatever was happening in the story, took away from the setting of the place itself. There were a few instances where there was a figure that would pass in the distant darkness that would work, then there would be a failed joke about one of the teenagers that would take away from that.

The actors were trying their best and the experience of going through the tunnels was interesting, yet the entire point of going into the tunnels is to experience the tunnels themselves, not a story written to add atmosphere to the tunnels.

The real excitement came from the escape room that were at the other end of the property.

This event is well worth the price of admission, with it best being described as “how to bring 20 strangers together in an hour”.

There is no sense in getting into the details of what the escape rooms actually consist

The tunnel escape rooms are the first of their kind in Canada. Test your wits and see if you're one of the lucky few to escape.(Morgan Hunter/Ω) of, due to leaving it open for people who are going. But the experience is well detailed, with challenging clues that will leave heads spinning with confusion until eventually that “aha!” moment hits and gives a sense of pride in the person experiencing it.

The setting itself leans well into an escape room atmosphere, with the tombs being highlighted only by the flashlights of the participants. Even the actors who are trapped down there with the

participants have a lot to work with, essentially having a new story to form and work on with every new group.

Major points were also given for having such a cute dog as a guard of the property itself.

Overall, the tunnel’s setting has a lasting impression on any person going through them, yet the true feeling of Padova can be fully experienced by the escape room rather than the guided tour. You should certainly grab a group of friends and to give it a try.

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Kamloops mayor expresses legalization benefits for city Mayor concerned over cannabis business licence controversy Juan Cabrejo BUSINESS EDITOR Ω As the cannabis legalization date approaches, set for Oct. 17, the mayor of Kamloops, Ken Christian, shared his thoughts on how the legalization will benefit the city and its effect on local cannabis dispensaries and other businesses. Admittedly, he is concerned over the controversy of the recent business license fee for cannabis retailers.

“We’ve got a lot of issues going on in our business license department,” he said. “We are starting to charge business license fees of $5000 per business, one of the highest licensing fees in Kamloops, comparable to escort services.”

For Christian, his approach to the legalization is to prepare as best he can for the date and negotiate a fair share of municipal cannabis taxation.

“It’s something I mentioned to the Premier last week, we have been spending money like crazy regarding zoning changes, policing and medical health officers talking to youth about cannabis awareness," he said. “The bigger issue is the share of cannabis taxation, so if you go to a dispensary on the 17th to buy a gram for $10, about six dollars of that will be taxation and I want a part of that six dollars.”

A joint study conducted by three researchers at the University of Connecticut and Georgia State University, using alcohol sales data from 2006-2015, showed a 15 percent reduction in monthly alcohol sales in medical marijuana states. Christian is sure a similar phenomenon will arise here in British Columbia.

“To this point, the liquor industry has not woken up to the fact that they are going to be in direct competition with the cannabis industry,” he said. “It’s not the

‘Budweisers’ of the world; it’s the craft breweries, they’re the ones who will be looking at that niche market.”

Despite the initiative to release new cannabis products, there are still legal limitations. Christian contrasts our current marijuana market to ones in Europe.

“Many are looking at cannabis-infused products, but right now the law is only around leaf tobacco, it excludes edibles and CBD oils which are illegal right now,” he said.

“I was recently in the Czech Republic and here in Kamloops we talk about having separate zones, however, if you go to a convenience store over there you can find a CBD kind of beer," he added. “It’s much like an energy drink; everybody seems to be drinking it on every street corner.”

Christian acknowledges the possibility of seeing a similar reality here in Kamloops.

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TRU hosts Health & Wellness Fair to promote healthy living Local health organizations and practitioners share information on fitness and nutrition Farrah Johnson CONTRIBUTOR Ω In recent times the importance of holistic health has been a global topic of discussion and TRU has taken its own steps to promote the benefits of healthy living to students.

This year’s Health & Wellness Fair, organized by TRU’s human

resources department, was held in the Campus Activity Centre on Sept. 18.

The event accommodated health and wellness organizations and practitioners who set up booths and shared valuable information with students.

TRU’s very own Health and Wellness Centre was also in attendance, promoting free activities that will be held on campus for

students and faculty.

“It’s just to try and reduce stress levels and to promote wellness and healthy living,” said Naomi Woolberton, an ambassador for the Wellness Center. “It’s important because everyone faces it in their own ways, as a TRU Wellness ambassador I think it’s very important that if people need to talk about those kinds of things that we’re there for people.”

The festival featured over twelve booths; ranging from Hot Yoga to TRU's own Wellness Centre. (Aidan Grether/Ω)

The Health and Wellness Center, located on the first floor of Old Main, serves as a safe space for students who are experiencing difficulties and may need someone to talk to.

Tamzin Morley, a Naturopathic Physician, was also in attendance at the fair. Morley specializes in identifying the “underlying cause” of a person’s health concerns in order to help them “reach a state of balance.”

“Students need a lot of support because they’re going through a really intense transitional time, they’re away from their families, they’ve got a really intense workload. So putting those supports in place to make sure that they can get through their degrees successfully [is important],” she said.

Some of the health concerns Morley’s practice pays special emphasis on include digestive issues, chronic pain, weight gain and restlessness and fatigue.

Representatives from Nature’s Fare Market also shared information on the different supplements and vitamins students can take to enhance their brain power and “fill gaps” in their diets.

“Something for helping with stress or test anxiety is something called L-theanine, an amino acid that comes from green tea,” said Siobhann Richmond, Nature’s

Fare’s event coordinator.

“It’s the reason we don’t get the jitters when we drink green tea as opposed to when we drink coffee. So theanine is really good with helping with allowing you to focus and just calm yourself — so great for pre-exam time,” Richmond added.

Explaining the benefits of yoga and meditation, Mollie Sommer, an intuitive soul coach, said mindfulness is important to well-being.

“Mindfulness teaches you to consciously react and really the only thing you can do wrong in meditation is not doing it [at all],” Sommer said.

She said the amount of time one chooses to meditate is not important and asserted that whether it’s for five minutes or one hour, the time spent meditating will positively impact one’s mind and body.

“As a student with stress and busy social lives, meditation and yoga just give you time to centre into yourself,” she said. “It helps you stop those negative thoughts and helps you be confident.”

Physical, mental and spiritual health all play an important role in a student’s academic performance; hence, one should be mindful and vigilant to practice and apply healthy measures for a happy life.

Maxime Bernier's new party drives wedge between conservatives Conservatives here in Kamloops talk about the launch of the People's Party of Canada Christian Varty NEWS EDITOR Ω Maxime Bernier has never been one to shy away from media and public controversy. This past month was no exception with the launch of his new federal party, the People's Party of Canada.

From an ex-girlfriend associated with the Hells Angels to criticizing Trudeau’s “cult of multiculturalism,” Bernier has found himself with a target on his back from all sides.

This polarization has naturally lent itself to the feelings of people who identify as right-of-centre, after announcing his new party. The Omega sat down with Andrew Sahaydak, leader of TRU's Conservative Association Club and Robert Younger, a long time right-winger. They both identify as part of the Canadian right, yet they have two very different views about this new party. We interviewed them to understand this ideological split.

don’t think the timing of this split was in the best interest of the party and the in the best interest of Canadians. Particularly those that are fighting for a stronger economy. As Canadians, I don’t think we can afford to be divided against the Liberal machine.”

Robert Younger: “I think that our society, in general, has gone too far to the left. I think there should be questions asked that are not being talked about in our highest levels of government and Maxime Bernier does that, he’s not afraid to go against what people are saying, to be controversial.”

There’s been a lot of talk about vote splitting - do you think this new party will split the Canadian right?

What are your general thoughts about the split?

AS: “You’ll notice that no one else from the conservative caucus defected with him. I think if anything this People’s Party of Canada is making us more united as Conservatives to one statement, to one tent and to get our message across.”

Andrew Sahaydak: “I was shocked when I first saw it, shocked and interested in his mentality. On a few of his principles, I do agree with him but I

RY: “I think Bernier will get votes from the left. I think there are legitimate left-wing concerns about the economy that aren’t being addressed. The

Conservative Party has time and time again done nothing to go after the legitimate issues Canadians face. I have a feeling that the Conservative Party is just as corrupt as the Liberal Party.”

Bernier has said he would defund the CBC if he were prime minister. What are your thoughts on that?

AS: “I think it’s not a question of removing funding from the CBC. I think it could be used in a more effective manner. There have been talks within the political circles of moving towards something like the United States has with the PBS style. I think we should look at the funding and the deficiencies to tighten things up.”

RY: “I agree with that policy because, in the last election, everyone crucified Stephen Harper. Don’t get me wrong I fucking hate Harper as much as everyone else, for the fact that he basically didn’t seem to be in touch with modern issues, he seemed so quiet he wouldn’t want to get involved in more pressing modern issues. I think the media has so much power and that’s evident with the hyper left-wing opinions that are there, which are also what is being taught at

the universities as true and the objective truth. People are being sold that the media’s opinion is the truth. I think it’s wrong.”

His immigration policy has received a lot of heat. He wants to move from accepting refugees to a focus on economic migrants while reducing the overall number of immigrants back to Harper levels of 150,000 per year.

AS: “I think we need to look at our numbers in comparison to other countries. The focus should

still be migrants who are coming from places of destruction. We should not be so inclined to accept people who demonstrated they’re fine. We should be more inclined to accept the ones in the photos who seem to be in the most danger.”

RY: “The refugee situation is public funds shouldn’t be given to other people’s problems. It’s not a matter of race. The only reason people make it about race is so they can shut down the conversation. It’s sensitive right now, it wasn’t sensitive five years ago.”

While only a fledgling party in Canada, the PCC has already divided conservatives while simultaneously attracting libertarians. (Christian Varty/Ω)

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Celebrating Indigenous pride and culture through theatre Kamloopa highlights oppression while showing that healing can happen through laughter Mariella Avila CONTRIBUTOR Ω “Our culture is out there, let’s go find it!”

This phrase encapsulates perfectly the journey you will embark upon when you watch Kamloopa.

Expect only the best from this super dynamic, energy-filled play about two Indigenous women in a quest to be “real Indians,” as they say.

After all, Kamloops holds the biggest Powwow west of the Rockies. Despite this evoking synopsis, Kamloopa is not an entirely happy story. It highlights the deep oppression that an entire culture suffered and how it continues to affect Indigenous people everywhere. Through her fantastic storytelling, Kim Senklip, the writer and director, explains how in spite of the colonial systemic abuse, healing can still happen through laughter.

This theatrical production follows the story of two young and vibrant sisters of Indigenous descent, both trying to rediscover themselves. They attempt to reconcile the strong heritage that defines

them with the North American culture in which they live.

Kilawna (Samantha Brown), the eldest, is a sarcastic yet caring young woman trying to fit into Canadian society as best as she can.

However, her younger sister Mikaya (Kaitlyn Yott) is less interested in adapting and more focused in discovering what it means to be Indigenous. When an eccentric, outrageous and hilarious character; played by Yolanda Bonnel, abruptly enters their lives, the sisters will find themselves in the thought-evoking, quest of recovering their heritage.

The characters in this play will engage you, heart and soul. The talented actresses of Kamloopa, give life to a powerful script that touches essential subject matter and still manages to pack heavy comedy. The women in this play will have you laughing off your seat and reaching for the tissues in a matter of minutes.

When you ask yourself during the play “how come I haven’t seen them before?” That's because there is a substantial lack of representation of this rich and mesmerizing

Movie review: Searching Despite its computer-focused point-of-view Searching is a well-crafted drama thriller Morgan Hunter CONTRIBUTOR Ω Searching is a desktop-focused film where everything is documented on a computer screen. The story revolves around the father of a missing girl going through all of her previous social media use in an attempt to solve why his daughter disappeared.

The style of this movie was originally taken from the horror film Unfriended, however, unlike Unfriended, Searching takes risks and gives a rollercoaster of emotions all in a well-executed mystery that takes multiple different turns that keeps the audience on their toes.

The movie’s best attribute is the technical filming of multiple mediums in order to represent the best and worst of the internet, a theme that it conveys well in general.

The film’s setting leaves many flashbacks in the minds of its audience members, from the desktop opening with the Windows symbol to YouTube being a backdrop for family videos. Even the Windows calendar is accurate in its depictions of these old technologies.

The theme itself is very prevalent in today's society where the mystery of another person's social media use can present a very cautionary tale. Whether or not someone would have the desire to

look up what someone has been doing online is a very slippery slope and it can leave a bad image as to how they perceive people.

The acting in the film is top notch, with John Cho who plays David, the girl's father, bringing in a top-level performance. Cho really leaves the audience with nothing but empathy and confusion for his character, making a viewer just as baffled and confused with the situation as David himself.

The mystery itself is one of its biggest selling points, with every crumb being given leaving another question along with it.

That is until the ending where the reason behind everything will leave audiences somewhat polarized. Either people will love the direction that it went and see the reasoning of the plot as very good foreshadowing or for some it will come out of nowhere and leave a bad taste in their mouths.

Searching takes on an interesting view in this modern age and the reality audiences live in today.

It provides an interesting mystery with overall intrigue and leaves a thrilling experience in its wake.

It goes above and beyond on its effort alone, leaving technical marvels and a truly unique experience that will leave people with a smile on their faces at the pure spectacle that a desktop-centred film could have such an impact.

culture in the media. Not enough stories are shared that celebrate the joy and pride of Indigenous women.

Hopefully, plays like Kamloopa will be an important factor in changing this unfortunate truth.

Throughout the play, you can see the complex emotions that the characters have to deal with in regards to their cultural identity.

They are women that are constantly fighting to rescue their heritage in a country that has forgotten the many cultural practices that are of vital importance to all North American First Nations.

By the end of the show, the entire audience was visibly moved.

The resolution of the play left many in tears. Kim Senklip did a memorable job reclaiming what Indigenous theatre is. Bringing Indigenous matriarchy to the spotlight as she did was both emotional and empowering. It is a story that has the characteristic of being unique in essence and theme. Ultimately, Kamloopa is a remarkable play for anyone ready for a daring, political and feminist performance that explores race and culture.

Kaitlyn Kott, Samantha Brown and Yolanda Bonnell. (Mariella Avila/Ω)

Album review: Through a Wall

Punk band Single Mothers drops their newest album Christian Varty NEWS EDITOR Ω Single Mothers are a hardcore punk band based out of London, Ontario.

Frontman Andrew Thomson spent his early adult life prospecting for gold in the same province. Prospecting is an act of eager apprehension, sifting through undisturbed raw material strewn throughout creeks and river basins in the wilderness in an attempt to find traces of gold that bring the promise of prosperity.

Hardcore punk has always been an oversaturated genre, chalked full of basement recordings embroidered with misdirected aggression and a healthy dose of post-teen angst.

However, on their self-titled debut EP, Single Mothers struck gold. While the instrumentation was relatively uninspired, the release was bolstered to excellence by the cynically witty storytelling of vocalist Andrew Thomson.

The project was rich in personality and rather than the low fidelity recording being a distraction, it helped characterize the music. The band went on to release their first full-length album, Negative Qualities, which was a natural progression stylistically, but was spread thinly across the 10 song tracklist and resulted in a lacklustre effort.

Three years later, in 2017, the band released Our Pleasure, a fundamentally subdued radio friendly conceptualization of their previous work.

Their latest album, Through a Wall, is a return to form, to their early works. But rather than gold,

we were given fools gold. The latest record is a hollow representation of early Single Mothers music. It’s abrasive and over-compressed, which on the surface represents legitimate passion, but on repeat listens it sadly falls short of any true emotion.

Thomson’s vocals are mixed so vaguely in the cacophony of noise, that even if he had anything interesting to say it would be indecipherable and arduous to unearth.

While this album channels the origins of Single Mothers, it also denotes an adherence to the post-hardcore tradition of heavy metal deference. Oddly, this is where the band shines brightest.

Catch and Release embraces the ferocity and double bass kick of

crossover thrash, while Signs has a breakdown that would be commonplace in death metal. But while these moments are highlights of the album, they’re antithetical to Single Mothers’ framework. The band was good because they put their own unique spin on a tired genre, not due to the regurgitation of metal cliches.

The fleeting moments of excitement this album brings are the incorporation of cookie cutter techniques into an unconventional yet accepting style of punk. To quote Thomson, “I’ll say sorry but that doesn’t make it easy,” to listen to this album.

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Puzzle of the Week #3—Find Yet Another Pattern (in the September 26, 2018 issue of The Omega)

Here are some word pairs. The first word of each pair comes before the second word according to some rule.

The rule is the same for each pair. verse - poetry green - yellow verb - noun rude - polite fifth - fourth seventh - sixth What is the rule?

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Another rough weekend MSOC goes 1 and 1 over weekend for TRU women's soccer Despite loss to UoA, TRU men beat Mount Royal 4-0 at home WolfPack WSOC lose to both UBC and UVic over weekend Alvin Mutandiro SPORTS EDITOR Ω The TRU women’s soccer team had a tough time on the road against the University of Victoria Vikes and the UBC Thunderbirds.

TRU started off the weekend with a 3-0 loss to the University of Victoria Vikes on Sept. 21 in Victoria.

This game marked the debut of keeper Marissa Young, with Danielle Robertson not available for this game.

Young, a Calgary native, started her TRU career well, making nine saves in a tough game.

The game was tied at 0-0 going into halftime despite the WolfPack being outshot 14-2 in the first half alone.

The Vikes continued to push and eventually scored fifty-six minutes in the game. Kara Kilbey scored the opening goal of the contest.

Caitlin Millham scored the second goal for the Vikes, which was scored sixty-one minutes into the contest and four minutes later Emma Skalik scored the third goal to wrap up the contest for the Vikes.

TRU were outshot 23-7 by the Vikes.

We had five or six first-years out there on the field against a very veteran team and it’s especially tough for a first-year goalkeeper,” said head coach Kelly Shantz to TRU athletics. “Even the three goals that went in, they were quality goals. She didn’t fumble anything or make any mistakes in judgement or anything. They were

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quality finishes. Marissa can take great solace in knowing that she played a great 90 minutes.”

TRU faced another tough test as they took on the UBC Thunderbirds at Ken Woods Field in Vancouver.

The Thunderbirds won 3-0.

Melissa Bustos scored the first goal ten minutes into the game. Danielle Steer then doubled the lead thirty-six minutes in. Michelle Jang wrapped up the contest with a goal in the seventy-sixth minute.

TRU were outshot 19-7 by the Thunderbirds but they were able to register the most shots on goal throughout the ninety minutes.

TRU fall to 0-4 on the road and 1-5 for the season, whilst UBC are now 5-2.

“Upgraded performance from the girls. A solid effort from start to finish. We were unlucky in the first three minutes not to be up 1-0. Scramble off a corner kick,” Shantz said. “The ball dropped right in front of freshman Katherine Walkley who smashed it just outside the post and cleared off the line by a UBC defender. We had a lot of moments like that.”

Travelling to play UBC and UVic is never easy, so as disappointing as these results were they can be forgiven given the circumstances.

“We worked hard. We did have a good weekend despite the results.

Some positive improvements in our work ethic. Our effort and shape were improved. We are still a pretty young team and inexperienced out there,” Shantz added.

TRU will be hoping for better luck as they return to Canada West action at Hillside stadium next week.

The men’s WolfPack soccer team had mixed results as they lost to the Alberta Golden Bears 1-0 and beat the Mount Royal Cougars 4-0 and ended the weekend with a 2-4-2 record.

TRU lost on Sept. 21 to the Golden Bears who are currently ranked number one despite having more shots on goal than the unbeaten Bears who came in at 7-0-1.

TRU had eight shots on goal to the Bears’ seven. Once again TRU struggled to convert in the final third and Alberta made them pay for it.

TRU played their entire weekend without their star attacking player, Mitch Popadynetz.

Koffi Nyavor, who came in place of Popadynetz, had the best opportunities in the game, with one in particular hitting the side netting within five minutes of the first half.

Both teams went into halftime at 0-0 but TRU came out strong at the start of the second half but to no avail as the Bears scored in the 65th minute to take the lead.

David Chung was the goalscorer for Alberta.

TRU rookie Jackson Gardner was in goal for the WolfPack and only had to make two saves all game.

“In the first, there was a 10minute spell in the first half where we kind of lost it,” said head coach John Antulov to TRU athletics.

“In the second half, we had a lot of the possession as well. Once again, in the final part of the field we are letting ourselves down and getting punished for it.”

The WolfPack was able to put that frustrating result behind

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them as they beat the Mount Royal Cougars 4-0 on Sept. 22.

It was a much-improved performance offensively from the team with James Fraser getting a hat-trick and the man of the match award.

“I thought overall our guys were really solid this weekend, even against a tough Alberta side, I thought we played really well and we carried that into today,” Antulov said.

Antulov felt the only difference between the Alberta game and Mount Royal game was the ability

of the team to convert in the final third of the pitch.

“I thought in the last three games and especially today, James has been playing really well, able to link up play and get on the end of things as well and able to finish a lot,” he said.

He was also very impressed with Nyavor and rookie defender Levi Andoh.

These kinds of performances show what the team is capable of if they play with consistency, something which all of TRU will be hoping for.

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