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VOLUME 28 · ISSUE 09 · OCTOBER 31, 2018

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Guest Speaker Steve Ellner discusses crisis in Venezuela Christian Varty NEWS EDITOR Ω Last Monday, Steve Ellner arrived at Thompson Rivers University to give a talk about Venezuela. Ellner is the author of books such as Rethinking Venezuelan Politics: Class, Conflict and the Chávez Phenomenon in addition to previously teaching at a major Venezuelan university for close to 30 years.

Since 2003, Ellner has travelled around North America giving talks discussing the framing of the Venezuelan government. Ellner was partnered with Fire This TIme, a left-wing advocacy group based in Vancouver.

What is really happening in Venezuela was the title of the lecture and the content was focused around the government and the foreign sanctions placed on the country.

The first half of the discussion was relatively innocuous compared to the latter half which resulted in a controversy

between Ellner and a student that wishes to remain anonymous.

See STUDENT OUTRAGE Page 2

WWF-Canada offers grants for sustainable campus initiatives Living Planet Report finds that 50 per cent of Canadian species are in decline Juan Cabrejo BUSINESS EDITOR Ω WWF-Canada is offering support for sustainable student campus projects as part of their new engagement program, Living Planet @ Campus. Until Monday, Nov. 12, post-secondary students of majority age, faculty and staff are invited to apply for a “Go Wild School Grant” and receive up to $500 to help commence their winter or spring projects that help nature thrive on their campus.

Sarah Winterton, Director of Nature-Connected Communities, provided some context on some of the opportunities offered by the WWF. “We have the opportunity for students to apply for funding to get an idea or project going on campus,” she said. “We have activities that students can engage in, including the Living Planet Leader program, but we also invite students to submit their ideas for dissemination nationally if it’s a really good idea that we think will get uptake on different campuses.”

The WWF is looking for ideas that pertain to protecting and restoring natural ecosystems, exploring new perspectives that advance the practice of sustainability, develop new methods related to the impact of climate change and reflect the value of nature in the campus community.

The WWF’s 2017 Living Planet Report discovered that half of all Canadian animal species are in significant decline. (Juan Cabrejo/The Omega) The projects will be evaluated based on the criteria of overall quality and relevance in the school community, student engagement, the potential to replicate on other campuses and its backstory, along with implementation planning and budgeting.

“We want to help amplify sustainable campus activities that are already going on,” Winterton said.

“We review the proposals here at WWF and if they’re too complicated, we’ll add additional reviewers if

needed.”

Selected grant winners will have the opportunity to build further and execute their project plan, network and collaborate with different campus stakeholders, in addition to being acknowledged on the WWF national website.

The Living Planet @ Campus project was created in response to their 2017 Living Planet Report, which discovered that half of all Canadian animal species including mammals, birds, fish, reptiles

and amphibians are in significant decline. Those in decline have dropped on average by 83 per cent. Hypothetically, if the world consumed the same amount as Canadians, there would need to be 4.7 planets to sustain the global population.

“The Living Planet Report emphasizes how many species in Canada are struggling and we want to engage students who are going to be the decision makers in the future,” she said. “We want to make

them start thinking about how we can help protect species, habitats and how we can transition faster to a sustainable society.”

Prior to filling out an application form found on the Living Planet @ Campus website, applicants must identify the target audience along with the necessary materials, expertise and research required for implementation. It would also be recommended to consult with the sustainability office and the Students’ Union for direction.

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Student outrage at talk on Venezuela sparks controversy CONTINUED (COVER) “I’m not really for the opposition or the government, I’m just a simple Venezuelan who lived in Venezuela and seen the horrors of the crime,” the student said to the Omega. “I find this professor to be very biased.

I wouldn’t be surprised to find out he was getting some type of compensation for coming and speaking on behalf of government, which it sounded like he was doing.”

“This is the Fire This Time Venezuela solidarity campaign and we work with the campaign to end U.S. and Canadian sanctions on Venezuela,” the Fire this Time employee told The Omega as to what her organization does. “As the newspaper we support the government of Venezuela.”

“The Venezuelan government has been demonized. I personally believe that the Venezuelan

government has committed errors,” Ellner told The Omega. “But in addition to those errors, there are also some positive aspects that the media are ignoring completely.”

“I’m not saying that this is all black and white. My point is that it’s complex,” Ellner responded when asked about if he was minimizing the violence committed by the Venezuelan government directed towards students.

Ellner maintains that he is simply exposing the falsehoods that unfairly reflect on the Venezuelan government, while bringing the issue of U.S. and Canadian sanctions to light.

“I almost cried, that’s how pissed off I was. I couldn’t say half the stuff I wanted to say because I was so choked up. To me it was super insulting,” the student told the Omega.

TRU celebrates healthy Career & Experiential Learning living during October hosts its first annual Tech Tour A bus tour for science and engineering students to see some of TRU's Wellness Centre hosted a variety of the career options that Kamloops has to offer in the tech sector events on campus promoting healthy eating Farrah Johnson CONTRIBUTOR Ω Earlier this month, under the coordination of the TRU Wellness Centre, the university celebrated healthy living to promote the importance of nutrition and maintaining a well-balanced diet.

Two of the events scheduled included interactive activities where students sampled healthy homemade snacks and learned about ways to cope with stress through self-care.

“We looked at the trajectory of a student. Usually October is a time when there are a lot of midterms, students are stressed and sometimes it’s hard for them to take care of themselves. We thought if we looked at October as healthy living month, we could think of some key pieces that would help support student’s health,” said Chelsea Corsi, a TRU Wellness coordinator.

Besides the importance of nutrition, Corsi said the Wellness Centre also wanted to educate students on the importance of sleep and exercise as well as teach them strategies that could be employed to reduce stress.

The first event, called Let’s Get Snacking, was held on Oct. 24 in the Old Main Building on Student Street. Students were offered free fruit, quinoa salad, soup, recipes and informational pamphlets on nutrition.

“It’s hard to keep on track especially if you're not meal prepping, so this is just to give students some ideas,” said Angela Kadar, a student wellness ambassador.

“This is actually a collaboration with ESTR Market, so everything was made from scratch.

Basically, we’re just providing

information like the Canadian Food Guide and also information on how to connect to the Food Bank,” she added.

Kadar said the Wellness Centre office, located in OM 1479, also has additional information on wellness for students regarding food, sleep and study tips.

The second event was called Step Right Up and was held on Oct. 25 in ESTR Market. Students were once again invited to free samples and were also given the opportunity to play mini games for healthy living prizes.

“We have some fun facts about some of the food options on campus, so the purpose of the game is to promote awareness for being healthy and how to be healthy on campus for students and faculty,” said Naomi Woolverton, another student wellness ambassador.

Speaking for all of the month’s activities in general, Corsi admitted that even though healthy eating is one of the core foundational components to well-being, people tend to make poor food choices when they are stressed.

“We all go through those peaks and valleys of stress, especially right now with students with midterms and papers being due. It’s just to think about those things like maybe healthy eating isn't as hard as you think it is– we can make it quick,” said Corsi.

Healthy Living Month will conclude with the final event, Beware of Zombies, which is scheduled to take place around campus today.

Corsi said students should expect to be on the lookout for “sleep zombies” attacking to help support student well-being through promoting the importance of rest.

Juan Cabrejo BUSINESS EDITOR Ω TRU’s Career & Experiential Learning department organized a bus tour intended to connect science and engineering students with young and innovative technology companies in Kamloops.

25 students were able to see the activity at the Kamloops Innovation Centre followed by the operations at iTel Networks, an internet and telecom service for businesses. Vince Watson, events and marketing, provided some context on the mission of this tour.

“This is the first one that we’ve done. Over the summer our faculty coordinator for IT and computer science had conversations with local employers for them to connect with students,” Watson said. “By helping employers to create a brand on campus as an employer of choice, in turn, will help get students exposure to the Kamloops community at large and showcasing the possibilities as far as career options that exist in Kamloops within the tech sector.”

At each venue, students were divided into smaller groups where they would be able to connect with different local business owners and receive a sense of what it would be like to work for their company, followed by an info session and networking group activities. Beth Quirie, Community Builder at Kamloops Innovation, is eager to engage more students in events like the tech tour.

“It is something we’re infinitely invested in trying to do more of,” she said. "We have so many amazing companies in Kamloops and I think it’s a huge misconception and sad that many students don’t know the possibilities for employment and living in Kamloops after TRU.” Quirie mentioned that of the five companies that were on the tech tour, four of them are actively looking for co-op opportunities or full-time hires. Sarah Ladd, Co-op Coordinator, Engineering, put into perspective how effective initiatives like the tech tour are for motivating students.

“One of my jobs as a co-op coordinator is to tell students what the industry is like and I talk to hundreds of people every year,” she said. “They

don’t want to hear it from me, they want to hear it from the real source; it’s just so much more powerful for students.”

Both Watson and Ladd assure more events like this will be offered in the future for students, if budget allows, possibly offering similar opportunities for students in other faculties.

“The desire is there as students want to participate, we want to participate and employers know TRU is where they’re going to get most of their people from,” said Ladd. “And not just the tech sector, everywhere.”

Due to high demand, some students had to be turned down on attending the bus tour, nevertheless, Watson has considered this experience for future trips.

“We didn’t know how students would react, which is why we kept our numbers low, but moving forward this is definitely something we’ll look at doing and even earlier in the semester,” he said. “We could have easily done two busses of 50 because of the demand but students would have been popping in and we would have had to turn some students away.”

TRU students networking with Richard Sullivan, co-founder and CFO of Hummingbird Drones Inc. (Juan Cabrejo/Ω)

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Opinion: parking and why it adds to me not going to class fill a gap

Morgan Hunter CONTRIBUTOR Ω

in your program Athabasca University has over 850 courses to choose from to meet your needs and courses start every month. AU has over 6,600 transfer agreements around the world (including with this institution).

TRU parking has been a problem for so long now that it has become a meme. Nothing that becomes a meme is ever good, just look at Harambe (RIP Harambe). So the fact that TRU has made the decision to essentially destroy whatever choices we have now with apartment buildings and condos, while no one gives the students any explanation other than “take it or leave it.”

So let's look at our options as students. We have the lot next to Old Main, the lot next to A&E, the infamous N lot next to New Res, the new lot next to that (though as of writing this, it currently has construction around it), the dinky pay-by-the-hour lots next to HOL and Old Main and the lots next to Old Res, yet half of it is dedicated to TRU staff.

So with a campus that currently takes around 8000 - 10,000 students a year, you’d think that the concept of maybe NOT selling

space to a random third-party landscaping company would be the most logical thing. Making some sort of multi-layered lot dedicated ONLY to parking would be the best plan, both for students and TRU if it was made paid parking. Though that is not what students get.

Personally, I’ve had moments where I get up in the morning and have an hour to get to class.

Everyone's been there. Yet it’s utterly disgraceful to think that for most students that don’t want to go further into debt by living in the frat house that is New Residence or the prison cells that are Old Residence, they must make an extra 15 minute plan in their heads as they’re driving to the school on how they are going to handle parking. The class should be the only thing the student is stressed about, not the class and that they’ll probably be 20 minutes late to class because they had nowhere to park and they had to go to Superstore.

As well as no one wants to address the problem with Impark.

If they were at least consistent

in the way they ticket, then it’d would be a unfortunate situation that was understood. Yet they don’t do their jobs three-quarters of the time, based off of whether its cold or raining or if they just don’t feel like it. There’s no rhyme or reason to how they do it and having that added stress of wondering whether or not you’re towed while in the middle of a lecture isn’t exactly great for a student paying $2000 domestic for a full class load. It gets worse if you’re an international student.

The fact that TRU depends on the money they get from parking yet refuses to actually make spots for parking shows the amount of respect they have for their students. They also don’t give any respect to the people who’ll eventually move into the condos their building. Because what they don’t understand is that most students are just going to steal any spot of parking from the condos and when people don’t move in because of it, then they’ll have burned every bridge they have and will receive no respect from students or their cash as a whole.

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Students learn skills to further career at mentoring event on campus Last week, at a career event on campus, students met professionals and learned tips on how to succeed in their careers after university Elizabeth Nygren CONTRIBUTOR Ω Every year, TRU holds four career mentoring events on campus to help student meet experts and learn about potential careers that they could explore after graduation. Some students even meet their future employers during these events.

Last week began the first out of four career mentoring events to happen on campus this school year.

There were 45 mentors that came out to meet students, who gave advice and insight on their careers. Over

the course of an hour, students were able to meet five mentors and have impactful conversations with them.

Before the meet-and-greet portion of the event started, Dean of Students, Christine Adam, gave her thoughts on what it means to network with people in your community.

Adam started off by discussing how communication has been passed along these lands for thousands of years through the Secwepemc people and acknowledged her presence on their territory. “[Events like this] allow us to connect students with employers

in the community and we’re really blessed in Kamloops to have such an enthusiastic employer community,” Adam said.

She also mentioned that over 33,000 students have met and engaged with mentors in the last nine years and that these statistics “speak really loudly about the support that we have here in Kamloops.”

During her speech, Adam asked all the mentors to stand and then asked them this: “If you today in your work life are doing exactly what you thought you’d be doing when you were 18, can you

please stay standing up.”

Only two out of 45 mentors remained standing. Adam continued to talk about how there are very few people out there who end up doing what they thought they would at age 18 or 19.

“Very few people say when they were 18 or 19 that they wanted to be a Dean of Students and became a Dean of Students, nobody said they wanted to be a Dean of Students when they were 18,” Adam joked towards herself.

Lastly, Adam acknowledged the excitement that your career carries and recognized the benefit of sharing

stories among one another.

“Our journey through our careers can take all sorts of unexpected paths that have taken us to all sorts of excellent opportunities,” she said.

“So, for those of you that are mentors, whether you’re doing exactly what you wanted to be doing when you first started into your career journey or not, it’s really a benefit for the folks who are sitting opposite you at the table to hear a little bit about that journey.”

The next career mentoring event, Meal with a Mentor: Athletics, will take place on Dec. 4 in the CAC’s Alpine Room.

TRU launches new Sleep Centre Clinic The clinic, run by respiratory therapy students, helps those with sleep apnea William Kamau CONTRIBUTOR Ω Located in room S301 of TRU’s Ken Lepin Science building, is the Sleep Center Clinic. The clinic is the only one in Canada run by students. Second and third-year respiratory therapy students run the clinic, performing administrative tasks, maintaining patient files and diagnosing sleep disorders. The students have found the hands on experience provided by the clinic to be of great benefit to their development as respiratory therapists.

“The clinic has been beneficial because we are learning patient interaction, as well as more about obstructive sleep apnea and sleep apnea, which is a huge part of respiratory

therapy. We are also developing our assessment skills and our knowledge about people,” said Brittney Lukocs, who helps run the clinic.

The Sleep Center Clinic is a purely diagnostic clinic. The clinic offers free diagnostic testing for people throughout the B.C. Interior.

To get an appointment at the sleep clinic, a patient must have a referral.

Once a patient has an appointment, they go to the sleep clinic and are provided with diagnostic devices to sleep in that monitor the flow of breath, sleeping position and oxygenation levels. The students at the sleep clinic analyze and interpret the data and send it to the patient’s doctor.

“After a patient has an appointment, it’s usually a week to a week and a half before their doctor gets the

results,” said Samantha Ross, another respiratory therapy student at the clinic.

The Sleep Clinic partners with VitalAire to provide the patients with treatment. Once a patient is diagnosed with a sleep disorder the clinic refers them to a VitalAire Clinic where they are offered CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) treatment.

The Sleep Center was started by Les Matthews, an associate professor of respiratory therapy, over twenty years ago. It is now run by Aaron Ladd, a lecturer in the Faculty of Respiratory Therapy. Recently the Sleep Center Clinic has boosted its capacity and can now take six patient appointments in a day.

The Clinic runs from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m., Monday to Thursday.

The Clinic is the first in Canada run and staffed by students, specifically third and fourth-year respiratory science students. (Aidan Grether/Ω)

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TRU Sustainability's bike programs exceeds expectations Employee purchase program and bike share program champion sustainability Robert Wisla CONTRIBUTOR Ω Are you tired of parking in a lot that is full to the brim with people on the edge of campus far from the class you are already late for? Perhaps you’re getting tired of the price of gas in British Columbia or maybe you just care about saving the environment. Well you’re in luck because Thompson Rivers University Office of Sustainability has just the program for you!

TRU Sustainability has two programs championing efficient and effective travel, the employee purchase program and bike share program both of which have seen an increase in usage since they both launched.

With the employee purchase program TRU employees get an incentive and an easy payment plan when they take part in the E-bike Purchase Program. The incentive amounts to ten per cent off the market price of an e-bike and the rest of the cost can be paid with payroll deductions over the course of a year.

You can save big bucks with the purchase of an e-bike especially with the increasing cost of parking at TRU.

“Electric bikes are revolutionizing commuting in urban areas. Lithium batteries in e-bikes are lightweight, with long life cycles as compared to lead acid batteries. The electric bike range varies depending on model, between 40 and 70 kilometres per charge. Speeds are up to 32 km/h,” says the Sustainability Office on their website.

As for the general bike share program, the university has bikes available for students and staff to rent out for a week free of charge and will be expanding its fleet as the program continues to grow. The greatest part of the bike program is the fact you can drive right to the door of your classes with bike parking nearby for anyone to use.

The program allows any TRU student, staff or faculty member to use a bike for free for up to one week at a time.

The Sustainability Office is open Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., but asks that you try to pick up bikes by 3:30 p.m. There are both regular bikes (fat-tire bikes) and electric bikes (both mountain bike style and commuter style). Bikes can be reserved or picked up on the spot if they are available,

Looking for a way to travel around Kamloops that is both efficient and environmentally-friendly? The sustainability office’s bikes are available for students to rent for up to fourteen days a month. (Aidan Grether/The Omega) however, it is recommended to reserve them.

According to the Office of Sustainability the TRU community has reduced

single-occupancy vehicles commuting by 25 per cent, which has been because of people taking transit, carpooling, walking and cycling.

If you’re interested in renting a bike, follow the link here to book your ride: http:// tru-sustain.libcal.com/reserve/ Bikeshare.

International students voice concerns about the school A handful of international students discussed a number of problems they face at TRU Christian Varty NEWS EDITOR Ω Several issues were raised at an open forum this past Friday where international students were able to voice their

concerns and experiences with the university.

Themes generally included affordability and a lack of clarity and transparency when applying, in particular when transfering credits.

“When they raise the amount

for postbac students, it was set at $5,000, but for us it was set it $6,900,” said Arjun Kadaleevanam, a business student. “We’re almost taking all the same courses, I don’t see why there’s the difference.”

In addition to the disparity

A number of international students raised concerns at last week's International Students Meeting in the TRUSU Lecture Hall. Issues brought up ranged from a lack of affordable housing to transferable credits. (Christian Varty/Ω)

in tuition fees for international and domestic students, the price of housing was brought up.

Nathan Lane, executive director of the Thompson Rivers University Student Union and host of the event has acknowledged that there is a lack of affordable housing around campus and around Kamloops more generally.

Despite TRU purchasing Upper College Heights over the Summer, there is still a need for more affordable options. In fact, Lane told the group that were 30 rooms that were not currently occupied at Upper College Heights right now due to unaffordability and that there are some students renting monthly hotel rooms in groups to save money.

“TRU is taking a lot of international students, but I don’t think they have the capacity to accommodate them,” Kandaleevanam said about the class size. “Either they should cap the students or introduce more professors or sessions.”

“I feel that domestic students can volunteer more, because they have to worry about funds less,” Idan Jacobs told The Omega. “I can’t tell you how many events I could not go to because I was at work. I can’t cancel my shift at work and attend. Maybe the person that

did attend and volunteer will get the job eventually, but that won’t be me.”

Additionally, it’s notably more difficult for international students to receive a scholarship or bursary. When people donate money to the university, it is seldom done with international students in mind.

When it comes to curriculum, concerns about ESL courses were under the microscope.

Many of the students talked about how the ESL courses are redundant and inconvenient for their timetable and others required classes.

Transfering credits from a foreign institution is a problem that TRUSU believed to be fixed, but experiences of some of the students seemed to suggest otherwise.

“It took a long time to get an answer,” Jacobs said. “They wanted proof that it was the exact same course and I could not do that.”

Students criticised the process for being slow and for being left in the dark and not updated on the progress from the university.

Other concerns that are more wide in scope that affect domestic students as well include the lack of size in the Wellness Centre and lack of a business building on campus.

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TRU's emergency phone system almost restored

After faults discovered in 2017, new and improved emergency phones have been installed Justin Moore STAFF WRITER Ω Emergency phone service around campus has been restored, or at least two-thirds of it has.

After faults and malfunctions were discovered with the existing Code Blue phones in the summer of 2017 when a TRU staff member had to make a first aid call on a non-functioning phone, an investigation was launched and was reported in February’s Board of Governors meeting.

TRU has since taken action to restore and install new emergency phone systems around campus. 35 new units were purchased for indoor campus facilities, 21 of these units or roughly two-thirds of which, have been installed already. The remaining units still have to be programmed by TRU's Information Technical Services but are

slated to be installed by 2019, meeting the expected deadline.

"All the new phones use Voice Over Internet Protocol. That's a huge difference from the previous technology with the Code Blue phones and that decision was made after extensive independent research into looking at what could be the best solution for TRU," Spoke Juli Holloway, the Executive Communication Specialist for TRU. As indicated by previous proposals, these new units are 50 per cent more cost effective than previous Code Blue units.

The new Talkaphone units come from a U.S. provider, but are locally distributed in Kamloops, with tech support coming from Vancouver to do any future repairs if needed.

The new units also come with an extended four-year warranty in addition to their upgraded customer support and exceptional quality.

To ensure that the units

Historic new mayor of Ashcroft wants TRU to do more for her town Robert Wisla CONTRIBUTOR Ω Newly elected Mayor Barbara Roden has made history in small town Ashcroft, a 45-minute drive on Highway 1 West of Kamloops. In the 100+ history of settlement since the Gold Rush in the 1800’s Ashcroft has been run by men. With the recent municipal election that has changed with 81 per cent of the electorate voting for women.

Roden came out 36 votes over her competition Sandy Agatiello who came in with 283 and the end result of 43.1 per cent to 38.2 per cent and the remainder going to former councillor Alfie Trill who gained 18.6 per cent.

“In the 166-year history we only incorporated 66 years ago. I think its part that women just didn’t run in the same numbers we are seeing these days,” Roden said of the historic result. “It’s just a quirk that it took so long to 2018 for it to happen. It’s a nice distinction but means I have to live up to that now.”

Roden worked on council and as the editor of the Ashcroft-Cache Creek Journal, where she said her history section, which comes out every two weeks in the paper, was the most popular thing she wrote about.

“For some people I’m the history lady and it's nice being the first female mayor it’s an historic moment,” she said.

The key issues in Ashcroft were recycling as the recycling program was closed down in town and people had to drive out of town to deal with their recycling. This issue, as well as housing, which Roden said was a concern on the campaign trail.

Specifically, Roden said Ashcroft is in

need of more senior housing as the community ages, but she also noted that the expansion of the Ashcroft inland port could create up to 250 new jobs and that the community will need housing for the new people who will come to work.

Finally, Roden said she would lobby TRU to re-open the regional centre in Ashcroft.

“We would like to meet with someone from TRU because I know that Margaret Hohner in Lillooet does an excellent job for the regional centre there. We would certainly be interested in talking with TRU to see what it would take to get that sort of presence back in Ashcroft again,” she said. “We hear a lot, especially from younger people that they want more educational opportunities here rather then travelling all the way to Kamloops or travel to Kamloops or Lillooet.”

The former office has remained empty since TRU shut down it down a few years ago.

“That building is still available so anytime TRU wants to move back in we will welcome them with open arms,” Roden said.

For reference the regional centres are offices and buildings in small towns in the Thompson Nicola Regional District that were established to offer courses as well as upgrading and getting certificates. There are currently regional centres in Lillooet, Clearwater, 100 Mile, Barriere and Williams Lake which is the largest of the regional outposts of TRU. Ashcroft, Cache Creek, Clinton, Spence’s Bridge, Savona, Wallachin, Logan Lake, Lytton, Seton Portage/ Shalalth, Gold Bridge/Bralorne and Lillooet are all serviced through the Lillooet office, which has a staff of one person.

The new emergency phones can be found in various locations on Old Main’s first floor. (Aidan Grether/The Omega) are consistently operational, monthly inspections will be conducted to test the integrity of new and old emergency phone

units.

The older outdoor Code Blue units have been updated to the new VOIP system, repaired as

needed and deemed reliable.

They will continue to have a presence on campus in addition to the new indoor units.

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Let's get spooky!

Top 5 movies to watch when the witching hour strikes

By Morgan Hunter

In the spirit of Halloween, this list provides a must go to guide for what to watch when the lights go dark, the moon rises and the wolves start to howl. So turn on the TV, get the popcorn ready and lock the doors.

#2: The Exorcist (1973)

#4: Trick ‘r Treat (2007)

#5: Alien (1979) The classic, Alien is about the crew of a commercial space vessel who awaken from their cryo-sleep to investigate a distress call from an alien ship. Not only does this film hold up in 39 years since it’s initial release with the special effects still being on top to this day, but the acting from everyone involved is exceptional. Yet, the reason it’s so low on the list is due to it being more an action film by the end, but still doesn't discredit it being one of the best horror films of all times.

Trick or Treat is an anthology film following many stories throughout the night of Halloween where breaking tradition is the worst horror of all. This small time film has gained a cult following and with good reason.

With its interesting plots being cleverly woven together to bring it to an interesting ending that both scares and intrigues the audiences with its twists, flips and so many tropes. It also brings an underrated horror monster, the jack-o'-lantern boy, who terrifies the audience and makes them sympathize with him at the same time.

#3: The Cabin in the Woods (2012)

The Exorcist is about a girl who, when she starts acting strangely, is visited by a local priest that believes the girl may be seized by the devil.

Not only can this film hold up to modern standards of filmmaking, but it can also still scare watchers with the enticing characters of the priest and the girl, the modern horrors that the film captures and the philosophical ideas that it presents with morality and religion in general. The Exorcist is one of the most profitable horror movies out there, though it falls short on this list to one movie specifically.

#1: The Shining (1980) Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining deserves every accolade it acquires with it following Jack and his family who are stuck in a grand hotel for the winter season. The film’s expert directing, cinematography, acting and themes are the only reason a person at home needs to both watch and rewatch this film again and again. The idea of rewatchability, I believe, began with this film, with the tone never being sacrificed for its intrinsic plot and horrific maddening of Jack.

Cabin in the Woods is about five college friends who arrive at a remote forest cabin for a little vacation where they don’t expect the horrors that await them. Not only does this film do what Trick ‘r Treat does with turning tropes on its head, it does it better with more detail given to the understanding of such tropes.

As well, an explosive ending that is worth more than the price of admission, Cabin in the Woods is a modern classic that deserves even 15 minutes of someone’s time, which is all it’ll take to captivate a viewer to watch the whole thing.

A comparison: Halloween (2018) vs. Halloween (1978) Morgan Hunter CONTRIBUTOR Ω Halloween (2018) carries with it the legacy of John Carpenter’s original horror-slasher of the same name and with the night of horror fast approaching, why not compare and contrast the two films in a way that can determine if the sequel holds up.

The original Halloween follows the child-monster that is Michael Myers from his beginnings to his first escape of the asylum to terrorize the town of Haddonfield, Illinois. The original does begin the concept of the following stranger being around the corner at any moment. The dialogue doesn’t hold up where it should and a lot of it is very dated, even at the time. Though the initial sense of a so-called nobody going around and killing with absolutely no purpose does hold a special place in the film's scenes. The idea of someone just hanging out behind the clothes on the clothes rack does seem to be more scary with the directing of certain shots. Of course, nothing beats a

tense scene being accompanied

by John Carpenter’s original score blasting in the background while the audience guesses how the kill will be delivered.

The weaknesses do come in the initial dialogue, where it either doesn't actually make any sense and in other places it’s just laughable. The character of Laurie Strode played by Jamie Lee Curtis gives such a campy 1970’s stereotype woman that it is interesting in a historical sense to see how different it was only 40 years ago for such different ideas to be placed in these characters.

Halloween (2018) more or less follows the evolution Curtis undergoes, when after 40 years of captivity, since the ending of the 1978 version, she has gone from fearing Michael Myers to hoping for his escape to fight and hopefully destroy him once and for all. This film is directed

by David Gordon Green and one of the best things about this film is the number of similar shots copied over from the original and shown in a new creative way.

The film does seem to follow its

predecessor with the problematic script that it follows, where there are some dialogue choices that don’t feel natural in the slightest and aren’t delivered well to boot.

The strengths come from how Laurie’s character transforms from a fragile young stereotype to a strong, independent badass who is determined to destroy the monster that essentially ruined her life 40 years earlier. As well as certain moments being fun to both cower away from and watch at the same time, Halloween 2018 gives its best in a market that believes that a horror movie should be done with minimal effort.

If there was only one that could be watched this Halloween season, it would be the original not for the scarier experience or better characterization, but for its campy nature and clever shots that gave birth to the idea of a random stranger being the most dangerous thing out there. The new film does earn a watch on its own merits, yet the original itself stands high enough to be the better of the two in general.

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Lucky’s Restaurant Kamloops Join Lucky’s for great handmade food, pop culture, pinball and arcade games and old Horror movies. October 31 will feature Halloween 1-10 and a costume party!

Jeremy Kneeshaw Live Performance Nov. 2 & 3, 7 p.m.

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TRU's CAC hosts first ever KamCon

Dungeons, dragons and more took over TRU this past weekend for the KamCon tabletop gaming convention Morgan Hunter CONTRIBUTOR Ω Tabletop gaming and much more arrived at TRU this last weekend where the first ever KamCon was held at TRU’s Campus Activity Centre.

KamCon was held in recognition of the rising popularity of Dungeon & Dragons in the current mainstream. The brainchild of Tyler Carpentier and Julian Leader, this homegrown gaming convention was created to showcase tabletop gaming for people of the community.

“Dungeons and Dragons, of course, is the really popular one that is back in the pop culture lexicon now, but there's other systems — Fate and Scion and Rifts — there’s a whole bunch of

different games that are out there that people enjoy,” said Carpentier in a statement. “The gaming industry is growing a huge amount right now, the tabletop gaming industry and we feel that it's a bit underserved.”

This is the second tabletop gaming convention going on in Kamloops. The local wargaming expo Attack-X held its sixth annual convention back in September. KamCon, however, had more of a focus on all types, with a goal of integrating all factions of the gaming community.

“There are different groups scattered all over the place, and part of doing this convention is to try and bring those people together a bit and do what we can to build up the community for these games,” Carpentier said.

The convention was opened to

Canadian dream-pop powerhouse Blonde Diamond releases their brand new EP Fantasy Love

Blonde Diamond fresh off North American tour release new EP under new name Cailyn Mocci ARTS EDITOR Ω Vancouver’s fast rising dream pop quintet, Blonde Diamond is at it again with their newest EP Fantasy Love. Featuring their first single of 2018, Better When You’re Close and Dark Place (released July 2018), Fantasy Love soothes the senses with their dreamy melodies and siren-like vocals.

Fantasy Love is their first EP released under their new name.

Blonde Diamond recently changed their name from Youngblood this past autumn.

Blonde Diamond finds a way to perfectly mix chaos and tranquillity into songs such as Show Me How You Wanna Be Loved.

Front-Woman, Alexis Young, takes full advantage of her siren-like voice to pull you in and keep you replaying their songs over and over. With songs like Famous, you’ll feel the soothing tones as they wash over you and make you feel the emotions of an emerging artist.

Fantasy Love features the producing expertise of Juno-nomination DJ Sleepy Tom. Fantasy Love starts off on a heavier note with Better When You’re Close, their first single off the EP, with strong heartbeat like rhythms and lullaby-like vocals.

Easing up a bit, Young serenades us with their smooth love ballad, Show Me How You Wanna Be Loved.

Fantasy Love rides the line between retro and futuristic with songs like Bend to Break and Dark Place.

Young brings beautifully frantic energy to all of her performances that transports the audience into the music, trapping them for the entire set.

Blonde Diamond is fresh off a North American tour with Portugal. The Man and Broken Social Scene and their popularity is growing fast. Off one tour and onto another, Blonde Diamond has began touring with the Canadian duo, Dear Rouge, as they tour across British Columbia and Alberta.

Blonde Diamond will be taking on the Blue Grotto in Kamloops on Nov. 8, performing alongside Dear Rouge.

all levels of players, from beginners who had no history with tabletop games to experienced campaigners looking for new companions, with multiple tables being offered and guidebooks being sold. Even people who had zero experience with tabletop games were encouraged to attend, Carpentier pointed out.

“Some people really want to play, but they've never had somebody to show them how.

So these workshops have been really successful in doing that,” he said.

The systems used ranged from multiple choices that included Dungeons and Dragons fifth Edition Scion, Fate, Pathfinder and Genesys.

Other items being sold were memorabilia such as Gameboy wallets and phone cases, a

range of artwork from tabletop gaming culture, which ranged from hand-knitted superheroes to video game icons, makeshift weapons and equipment and figurines from a variety of sets.

There was even a silent auction having one item from each table bidding for.

Accompanying the tabletop campaigns was also a variety of different board games to indulge in, as well as a VR experience where people could play a range of games from Job Simulator to SuperHot. Overall, the experience gave an opportunity for more people to participate in creative adventures with others in the community, yet also gave new players of tabletop games a welcoming experience that they’ll be soon able to experience again.

Review: The Joy of Painting Christian Varty NEWS EDITOR Ω Oct. 17 was a significant day for the Surrey-based indie band Sleepy Gonzales. It marked the legalization of marijuana nationwide, the birthday of the two brothers in the band and the release date of their newest project, The Joy of Painting.

Initial influences are still present but that have noticeably toned down their pop and rock proclivities and created something far more ethereal and atmospheric than their old music.

It’s a stylistic change that served the band quite well.

While only having a 12 minute run time, the EP is beautiful and emotionally charged.

Songs like Floating and Sinking share drawn out guitar chords and warms synths creating an ambient soundscape that serves as the backing for the shared vocal croonings of vocalists Allyson Elizabeth and Cristian Dimas.

The music is not virtuoso, in fact it’s reserved. It’s competently made and you can tell everyone is proficient at their instruments, but it’s not flashy.

There are sporadic drum fills here and there but the drums are soft and mixed quietly so we’re presented with a humble performance.

That’s something that runs to the core of this record.

The simple one word titles that are given to the tracks are effective in eliciting the same emotional experience that the music does as well. Sinking and The Joy of Being a River Flowing are both instrumental tracks, but the songs that do share

the mournful vocal pairing are powerful and emotional.

“I named every single reason that I should stay/but one by one I watch them float away,” Elizabeth sings angelically over the subdued twinkly guitar noodling.

The album title is a reference to Bob Ross’ popular show The Joy of Painting. Throughout the album, the band samples particularly sad Ross quotes such as, “gotta have a little sadness once in a while so you know when the good times come. I’m waiting on the good times now.”

It’s an album that almost by definition does not command attention or impose itself on the listener, but that makes the experience that much more intimate. It takes three or four listens to properly sus out the tracks and appreciate the subtleties and nuances in the music, but doing so is a beautiful and rewarding experience.

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Puzzle of the Week #8—Licence Plates (in the October 31, 2018 issue of The Omega)

You have a licence plate with the format letter-letterdigit-digit-digit-letter. There are twenty-six letters and ten digits.

How many licence plates are there that are just one letter or character different from yours? For example, if you have A123BC, the following are one different: B123BC, A723BC, A183BC, A120BC, A123XC, and A123BH. But you know that licence plates do not use all 26 letters. How many letters do you think are used? Now, solve the problem for that many letters used.

This contest is sponsored by the Mathematics and Statistics department. The full-time student with the best score at the end of the year will win a prize. Please submit your solution (not just the answer but also why) by noon next Wednesday to Gene Wirchenko (<genew@telus.net>). Submissions by others are also welcome. The solution will be posted the Wednesday after that in my blog (http://genew.ca/). Come visit the Math Centre (HL304): we are friendly.

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Men's soccer on a role, winning six of the last seven games WolfPack ousts Golden Bears to head to the final four for the second straight year Alvin Mutandiro SPORTS EDITOR Ω Soccer is an interesting game, on the surface it seems like a basic sport that's all about kicking a reasonably sized ball into a net; it’s not, it is called the beautiful game because it encourages expression in a way that no other sport does.

It is not just about kicking the ball into the net but rather it is about how you get there, the passing, the movement, the teamwork; soccer is a combination of athleticism, technical skill and poise.

The men’s WolfPack soccer team has had the first two elements but have lacked in the finishing department for most of the season, until now.

The ’Pack beat the Alberta Golden Bears 3-1 on Oct. 27. It was an impressive performance that showed once again the balance of the WolfPack both in attack and defense.

TRU had a dominant performance in the first half and led 2-0 at the break in play.

Mitchell Popadynetz opened the scoring in the twenty-seventh minute with a long range shot that Alberta goalkeeper, Connor James, could not stop.

Josh Banton, one of TRU’s most reliable performers scored a

header off Popadynetz's free kick, the goal was scored 37 minutes into the game.

Alberta managed to get back in the contest with a goal in the fifty-third minute. Ajeej Sarkaria was the goal scorer.

TRU put the game to bed five minutes later, as the ever reliable, Justin Donaldson scored after a scramble in the eighteen yard area.

TRU like always, played well in defense but the difference this time was that they took advantage of their chances in the attacking third.

Popadynetz continues to be an offensive force as he contributed to the win with an assist and a goal.

The most ironic thing about this win was that three of the program’s most reliable players in Popadynetz, Donaldson and Banton, were the goal scorers.

After a slow start to the season the team is now hitting its best form at just the right time. This win is TRU’s sixth win in the last seven games, a phenomenal turnaround.

The team has gone from having slim hopes of qualifying for the playoffs to now potentially contending.

To an extent this result is an upset, but it’s not as surprising a result as it seems on the surface.

The ’Pack played well enough to

(TRU Athletics/Don Volklander)

win in their 1-0 loss to the Golden Bears earlier in the season.

“Very happy for the boys.

Overall it was a fantastic effort.

The guys played great from the beginning to the end, defensively we were very sound,” said head coach John Antulov to TRU athletics. “The backline was absolutely fantastic. We were able to

convert the chances that we got.”

Antulov also gave credit to his graduating players, Popadynetz, Lantmeeters, McPhie and Staiger for their performances and their contribution to the final result.

“Overall I’m happy with the way the guys played. They knew it was going to be a tough battle.

They rose up to the occasion,”

Antulov added.

TRU have beat the sixth and number one ranked teams in the last few weeks; a massive accomplishment.

They will be headed to the final four for the second straight year.

Spirits should be high as the team has hit their stride at just the right time.

Women's volleyball split results over the weekend

'Pack secured a win and suffered a loss against UBC Thunderbirds Alvin Mutandiro SPORTS EDITOR Ω The TRU beat the UBC Thunderbirds 21-25, 25-23, 16-25,2521 and 15-11 on Oct. 26, at the Warner Rentals Court at the TCC. The Thunderbirds had a good start and led early but the WolfPack came back strong to take an

11-7 lead.

UBC was able to hold off TRU though and won the first set 25-21.

UBC took the momentum into the second set and dominated early on by taking a 16-12 lead before the technical timeout.

Despite that the ’Pack battled hard and won the second set 25-23, Avery Pottle was the best

(TRU Athletics/Andrew Snucins)

performer with six kills.

UBC dominated the third set, they led 7-1 at one point and ended up winning the set 25-16.

The Pack came back strong in the fourth and won the set 25-21.

It was a big set for TRU and they were able to hang tough.

The fifth and final set was just as competitive as UBC led early on 3-0. Once again TRU found a way and won the set 15-11. It was the first win of the season for the team and it was a loss that left UBC 0-3.

“We found a way. I thought in the first two sets, offensively, we played excellent,” said head coach Chad Grimm to TRU athletics. “We forced UBC to go for it sometimes and they made some errors. In the fifth set, it was anyone’s game. I am glad we came out on top.”

Top performers for TRU were Olga Savenchuk with 11 kills in 25 swings, 12 digs, two service aces and Avery Pottle with ten kills in 15 opportunities, five digs, three blocks and two block assists.

After a tough win TRU then lost 25-20,25-13,25-18 on Oct. 27.

The game was played in good spirits from both teams. There was a great atmosphere with a

lively crowd in attendance that helped add to the entertainment on the court.

UBC just seemed to play better, as they had their backs to the wall being 0-3 going into the game.

UBC led the first set 10-6 which led coach Grimm to call a timeout to try stifle UBC’s momentum in the match. Unfortunately, it didn’t work and UBC won the first set 25-20.

The second set was tight early on with the two sides tied at 9-9 to start off. UBC was able to take a firm hold on the game as TRU made some costly errors, UBC won the set 25-13 to put TRU under serious pressure.

UBC looked to be running away with the contest early in the third set but TRU hung in there to keep the game close at 10-8.

The Thunderbirds were able to stay ahead by at least five points as TRU struggled defensively in the contest.

Every time the ‘Pack seemed like they had control of the game UBC seemed to find a way to stop their momentum.

Grimm had to call for a timeout with the score at 13-8.

TRU fought hard but UBC was just better in this match.

The crowd in attendance was entertained as both teams displayed a positive attitude and strong togetherness.

TRU threatened to make a comeback but they could not do it and UBC won the final set 25-18.

“From the start, the first set, we were great offensively but defensively we weren’t good enough,” said head coach Scott Grimm.

Grimm made no excuse for his team and gave credit to UBC. He also acknowledged that his team could improve mentally if they are going to have a successful year.

“It wasn’t a physical thing, they played five sets last night and we played five sets last night, it's about finding that desperation every time we hit the floor, if we don’t play with that we are going to be in trouble,” he concluded.

TRU have made a slow start being 1-3 but its early in the season, if the team can go on a run they can still qualify for the playoffs.

Yet it is too early to be panicking, TRU fans will be hoping that the team can get a good balance between defense and offense as the season progresses.

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