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Women's March brings community together in solidarity Cailyn Mocci ARTS EDITOR Ω The streets of Kamloops were once again flooded with those marching for equality for the third annual Women’s March. Kamloops community members marched in solidarity for those who face oppression.

At 10:30 a.m., a large crowd of community members young and old and anywhere in between gathered in

front of the Sandman Centre awaiting the opening speeches from this year’s march. The sun shone brightly as posters, flags and banners piled into the crowd.

By now, the Women’s March protest has gained huge outpours of support across North America. The original Women’s March that birthed similar events across the continent started in Washington D.C. the day after President Donald Trump’s inauguration into

the White House. The 2017 march was the largest single-day protest in U.S. history due to increasing social tension around the new president.

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Kamloops locals: young, old and anywhere in between, took to the streets of downtown Kamloops in solidarity for equality during the third annual Women's March. (Justin Moore/The Omega)

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JANUARY 23, 2019

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Campus club offers free tax filing for students

Practical volunteer experience for accounting and finance students Juan Cabrejo BUSINESS EDITOR Ω TRUSU Taxation Club founder Swagatam Majumdar aims to help students file their tax returns for free through his organization. With the help of the club’s high volunteer engagement, the club has become an attractive option for students looking for assistance with tax preparation.

“We wanted to be a platform where students can come in and save some money,” he said. “We file their taxes for free and we are catering to students in the business school, in the nursing program, science program; they can all come in, it’s just one common platform where you can come in and get your taxes filed for free.”

When Majumdar first arrived at TRU in summer of 2017, his inspiration for the club arose after an interview in Vancouver, realizing that local accounting firms were sponsoring UBC’S Tax Assistance Clinic for Students (TACS). His vision was to establish a comparable service on campus.

“Over there I realized that some of the local accounting

firms there were actually partnering with UBC and they have been doing this for some years,” he said. “In 2015, they were able to file about 900 taxes for students and that’s when I thought if they can do it, why can’t we step up our game and do this as well.”

In addition to the free tax filing service, the club offers a mentorship program for accounting or finance students looking for an edge on tax preparation.

“I see it as a two-way process, firstly we invite students and file their taxes, the other thing we do is be a club where students can come in and get some hands-on experience,” Majumdar said. “Most of the volunteers on our team are accounting students, so what we do is our training directors go ahead and teach each volunteer to file taxes in real-time, that’s where they’re gaining a competitive advantage over students who don’t have experience.”

Around October of last year, the club landed an association with the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC), the regulatory accreditor body for the CPA members in the province. The organization

From left: TRUSU Taxation Club founder Swagatam Majumdar and campaigns director Himani Trivedi are very appreciative of the volunteers and sponsors who make the club possible. (Juan Cabrejo/The Omega) is hosting a business case competition with a cash prize of $2000.

“CPA Canada is one of the largest professional accounting bodies in the world, what happens is that every accounting student interested in pursuing the profession need

to go through an accreditation process where they need a professional designation,” Majumdar added. “We got in association with them and our students get to learn more about the CPA programs such as how to enrol into this designation and the CPA also runs a case

competition where students from all across various universities in Canada compete by analyzing and finding solutions.”

The team registration deadline for the CPABC Business Case competition is Jan. 30, nevertheless contact the Taxation Club as soon as possible if interested.

Exploring the concept of colonialism Recent study shows post-

secondary grads employed Professor Alejandro Campos-Garcia discusses the legacy of the authoritative policy over the centuries outside of field of study Farrah Johnson CONTRIBUTOR Ω “Is colonization a matter of the past?,” was the fundamental question posed by Alejandro Campos-Garcia, a professor of sociology who discussed the impact colonialism has had on a diverse group of people.

Faculty members and graduate students gathered in TRUSU’s Board Room on Jan. 17 to listen to Campos-Garcia present on the topic: Coloniality and Decoloniality: Beyond the Colonial & Decolonizing Project.

Campos-Garcia, who identifies as Cuban-Mexican-Canadian, started his presentation by acknowledging that his own name is evidence of colonialism.

“I have the name of somebody who basically owned somebody in my family," Campos-Garcia said. "I don’t know who was owned, I don’t who was the owner. I only know that somebody in my family was owned by someone, somebody in my family was cattle.”

He also explained how, through a western lens, modernity is closely associated with colonialism.

In stating this, he pointed out the fact that he was presenting

in a university setting and speaking English— a language that is nonnative to him.

“Modernity defines who I am. I’m using the language that was not the language of my parents— English, but even the language of my parents was a language that was enforced upon them,” he said.

Campos-Garcia added that people tend to assume they fully understand controversial subjects like colonialism and racism. Still, he insisted such concepts are elusive and not necessarily transparent.

This is because as soon as a new element is introduced to the equation, existing notions are subject to change dramatically.

He explained that this is one of the reasons attempting to define colonialism is a difficult process that can be very “slippery.”

“When we think of colonialism, we tend to think of something that is in the past," he said "Something that happened, that had its time and was dismantled.”

He states the fact that people identify as white or European proves that colonial mindsets are still very much present in modern society.

He added, the belief that certain knowledge is superior to others and the notion that selling labour is the only way of having access to resources, are also signs of coloniality.

During the discussion segment of his presentation, Campos-Garcia encouraged students to share their perspectives on the topic.

Robline Forsythe, an education graduate student, said she found a lot of the points he made very interesting.

“I’m trying to make sure that I continue focusing on supporting our institutions to make it more friendly,” Forsythe said, referencing modern education’s relationship with colonialism.

She went on to explain that the deficit model currently in place can sometimes overlook people “who aren't savvy with the academy or colonial institutions.”

Concluding his presentation, Campos-Garcia was careful to emphasize that he did not have all the answers to address colonialism, but insisted it that it is a concept that people should explore.

“Modernity in itself is colonial and we are still modern, we are still living the colonial way,” he said.

Christian Varty NEWS EDITOR Ω The plight and struggles of college and university students are often trivialized and sometimes appropriately so.

“Oh no, looks like I’m having ramen for dinner again.”

“Good grades, healthy sleep schedule, social life: pick two.”

“To get a job I need experience, but I need a job to gain experience.”

Take a pause on that last one.

A recent study published by One Class revealed that over half of all university and college graduates are not working in a field that they received a degree for. The study interviewed 300 people and concluded that 57.5 per cent of graduates surveyed had a job that was not directly related to their degree. The study also reports that about a quarter of graduates think college or university was a mistake.

The biggest shock of this study is the dramatic increase in transdisciplinary graduates. One Class cites a study done by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in 2013. It’s unlikely that in that five-year span the job market has taken an unprecedented shift in hiring practices but it bring up to light an interesting question. How attached to your field of study are you? If you’re a science major and you end up writing tech reviews due to

your qualifications, is that still a win?

Do not take this as a sign to call convocation quits. It’s not clear if this study is a direct contradiction to the dominant narrative saying that people need a university degree to graduate as institutions do not release if graduates are working in a field where they do not need a degree. It’s likely that people who graduate with a degree are still likely to fill a position due to their degree, even if the new job is in a different field.

The study went on to cite a piece released by Emolument breaking down how valuable people self-reported their degrees were. The scope of this study was far larger, encompassing 1,800 graduates. While this study was done in the United Kingdom, it shows some shocking results. The highest “worth it” rate comes from chemistry students with 87 per cent saying they valued their degree, while the bottom rung is comprised of psychology grads, two-thirds of which say their degree was not worth it.

With our economy becoming increasingly decentralized perhaps it’s necessary for graduates to have the ability to adapt to a changing environment. Surely a potential employer would think that having the cognitive ability to switch your specialized skill set into a related field can be a useful tool while you’re actually working.

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Kamloops Women’s March brings together conversations of privilege and injustice CONTINUED (COVER) To this day, these marches continue because there is much to overcome. The goals of the march are far more than equality for women. While this was one of the founding concerns, the goals span wider. The 2019 march is advocating for legislation and policies regarding human rights, immigration reform, healthcare reform, reproductive rights, the environment, LGBTQ2S+ rights, racial equality, freedom of religion, worker’s rights and tolerance among citizens.

“I think there’s a misconception with a lot of people that in Canada, women’s rights aren’t really an issue,” said Alix Dolson,

co-organizer for this year's march.

In January 2018, the Kamloops Women’s March drew in crowds of an estimated 200; comparable to the crowds of Saturday’s march.

The morning’s speakers spoke of many communities that are often silenced by the oppression that this march is standing against. Speakers included MJ Paluck, Indigenous healing support coordinator for White Buffalo Indigenous Urban Services, Katherine McParland, executive director for A Way Home Kamloops and Raj Chahal, a social worker with Interior Health and a Social Work & Human Services sessional lecturer at TRU.

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“While there are many things about today’s event that I am proud of, I acknowledge that there is still so much work to be done to make this event fully accessible and inclusive, and as an organizer I need to be accountable for that,” Dolson said on the event’s Facebook page in regards to criticism received for not following Secwepemc protocols.

“While it wasn’t intentional, I now realize this was disrespectful and shouldn’t have happened.”

This misstep in protocol shows that society, with the will to improve, has a lot more growth to work through before one can say that 100 per cent equality has been achieved.

The 2019 Women’s March was the perfect playing field for witty and political posters alike. (Justin Moore/The Omega)

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New laws imposed by HVC presents updated land use plan Bill C-46 are under fire An overview of Highland Valley Copper’s efforts Christian Varty NEWS EDITOR Ω It has been the case in the past where a responsible driver, rather than drinking and driving has slept off two-for-one rum and eggnog nights in their car. As most Canadians know, the winter months don’t offer much hospitality for someone sleeping in a thinly-insulated vehicle.

So rather than inviting the winter chill into their temporary domicile they turn on their vehicle and blast the heat to lull them to sleep. That was the case with Conrad Amendt in the throes of a frigid Prince George December. A police officer approached the vehicle, wakes up the inebriated inhabitant and informed him that he had “care and control” of a motor vehicle.

That particular case went to the Supreme Court of British Columbia and it was ruled that Amendt was guilty of the charges laid upon him.

“I find Mr. Amendt never abandoned his intention to drive while impaired,” Justice Meiklem explained in his reasons for judgement. “He simply postponed it by falling asleep while impaired.”

In historical rulings on care and control, the main takeaway can be oversimplified and extrapolated as “don’t get behind the wheel of a car if you are intoxicated. Even if you’re sleeping.” But the new laws that are resultant of Bill C-46 carry with them a far more sinister nature.

Bill C-46 was shoehorned into law as the sister legislation to Bill C-45, the act that legalized recreational cannabis. The bill can be viewed as a legally exploitive quid-pro-quo between the Trudeau government

and the Canadian populace. While we now have legal cannabis, in return the Canadian populace has to relinquish some of their driving liberties, even when they’re not driving and that’s the particular area of the bill that has come into the public consciousness recently.

The bill purports to provide police officers with a new framework of dealing with people who engage in excessive alcohol consumption immediately prior to driving so that shortly after they arrive at their destination, will be intoxicated, but will not have measurable amounts of alcohol in their system while driving.

The best way to achieve this? Allowing drivers to be charged with driving over the limit for up to two hours after operating a motor vehicle.

The bill expressly states that “everyone commits an offence who has within two hours after ceasing to operate a motor vehicle.” This should raise the ears of anyone who likes to relax with a couple of cold ones after work. Or even people who drive to a restaurant, have some drinks and have a designated driver with them for the ride home.

But maybe we should take our tequila shots with a salt lick and look at section four of the new bill, titled, “exceptions.” The bill states, “No person commits an offence,” if “they consumed the drug or the alcohol or both after ceasing to operate a motor vehicle or vessel.”

So what does this mean? Surely we will start to see a rash of people challenging this new law, both justly and unjustly. Of course, this will result in a series of court cases for our already overburdened legal system. All for a problem, that for all intents and purposes, seems to be a non-issue.

to reclaim the landscape taken by the mine Juan Cabrejo BUSINESS EDITOR Ω To kickstart the semester’s environmental sciences seminar series, Teck Highland Valley Copper environment supervisor Jamie Dickson discussed the mine’s plan to end land use while consulting with indigenous Nlaka’pamux communities for long-term applications.

“Mainly the focus of this [seminar] is the social side of the project and the importance of industry working collaboratively with the communities so that we can make these projects meaningful to the people that have been impacted by the operation,” she said.

Initially developed in 1998, the HVC End Land Use Plan was created for the operation that incorporated reclamation work done up till then and to guide future reclamation activities.

The 2015 updated plan, now referred to as the Returning Land Use Plan, includes the perspectives of what Nlaka’pamux members would like the mine site to look like once it ceases operation in 2028.

“One of the more important drivers for the update was that when we developed this plan in 1998, it was essentially an internal process and there was no engagement with the Nlaka’pamux nation or any other community stakeholders,” she said. “That was why we wanted to update our End Land Use

HVC environment supervisor Jamie Dickson kickstarted TRU's environmental sciences seminar series last week. (AidanGrether/Ω) Plan.”

In the late 1980s when HVC initiated reclamation activities, the recommended plans were to integrate uses of grazing, non-commercial forestry and wildlife. According to Dickson, out of the 7000 hectares disturbed by the operation, more than 1800 hectares of inactive mining areas have been returned to agricultural pasture lands and natural ecosystems.

Most Nlaka’pamux community members are supportive of the return of natural ecosystems after the mine closes to uphold traditional land uses such as hunting, gathering and grazing.

Survey responses were used to determine what proportion of the landscape should be reclaimed to agricultural uses and what should be for traditional

purposes. About two-thirds of the land will be dedicated for native ecosystems and a third for farming grasslands.

“Another thing that was really important was to ensure that we were able to get meaningful feedback that would drive our plan,” Dickson said. “The key to this was early and ongoing engagement on the project, so we wanted to get the communities involved from the get-go, as opposed to some of the projects and plans that we had done in the past.”

After the mining closure, monitoring of plants, water quality, wildlife and the Highland tailings dam will remain HVC’s responsibility. The Nlaka’pamux community and HVC have committed to updating the land use plan every five years.

Extra extra read all about it, The Big E is coming to town!

Kamloops set to welcome first-ever alternative street newspaper Cailyn Mocci ARTS EDITOR Ω Have you heard the news on the street? You can now find a new newspaper here in Kamloops called The Big Edition.

The 32-page, advertisement free newspaper is a productive alternative to the issues of panhandling in Kamloops, especially in the downtown core. The Big Edition was spearheaded from the city’s Lived Experience Committee, which consists of a range of people that have been personally affected by poverty, homelessness, abuse and addiction.

The Big Edition, with the nickname of “The Big E,” was named after the founder and biggest supporter of this project, Elmer King, who died unexpectedly last May. The original launch was set for this past summer but after the loss of King, the launch was delayed several times due to legal and health issues of those filling in for King, until their first issue hit the streets last week.

Glenn Hilke, the project facilitator, has been working hard with volunteers to turn this project into a success. The entirety of The Big Edition will be brought to life by the help of city volunteers with the knowledge and drive for change.

Each vendor will receive their first 50 editions free and sell them for $3, which will bring these vendors $150 for their first bundle. After they have built a small savings, vendors can purchase additional editions for 50 cents, giving the vendors a profit of $2.50. Hilke encourages tipping vendors, as well.

Extra help for this project has come from the generosity of Interior Authors Group member Alex McGilvery who agreed to lend a hand with proofreading, editing, layout and design for the first three issues. The effort McGilvery is providing will help the volunteer staff build their skills so they will be able to continue the work for issues to come.

Articles in the January edition feature a wide array of stories

Hilke took to the streets during the Kamloops Women’s March to spread the word on The Big E. (Justin Moore/Ω) from a variety of community members. This edition features anything from poetry and fiction to nonfiction, including personal tales from queer families in Kamloops to the looming depression from Greyhound’s final departure from western Canada.

Hilke hopes that The Big Edition will reach 20 street vendors along with bulk sales and distribute upwards 10,000 editions monthly.

The beauty of The Big Edition is the lack of constraint; anyone can submit their work no matter the style as long as you are

respectful. While this alternative newspaper is built as a helping hand to those balancing on the poverty line, anyone can become involved.

For those interested in becoming a vendor, contact Hilke at 250- 571-5414 or email thebigeditionkamloops@gmail.com.

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TRU displays student industry photography A photography exhibit in Old Main highlights best practices of digital imaging for industry Christian Varty NEWS EDITOR Ω As part of a way to showcase the diverse photography talent of TRU students the university has revealed an exhibition of different photos located in Old Main’s Art Gallery. Two arts professors, Colleen Foucault and Terryl Atkins have given students the opportunity to have their work showcased to the public. Most of the pictures were supplied by first and second year students enrolled in digital arts and design courses as well as communications classes.

Undoubtedly the piece that has garnered the most attention is Missing Daughter by TaraLynn Wilson.

“I knew it was going to elicit some kind of emotional response from it,” she said.

“Before we showed it here my sister actually posted it on her Facebook as her cover photo and it was shared almost ten thousand times. That was within one week. It’s still going but slower than that first week.”

Wilson, a fourth-year psychology student, added that since then multiple individuals have reached out to her to tell her their stories.

“I knew it would bring out the emotions in people, I just didn’t know it was going to have that much of an impact. People were messaging me and telling me their stories and how they’re still looking for their sister or neice or anything like that.”

The photograph is a series of four pictures depicting a first nations woman (Wilson’s sister) clutching her daughter in her arms. The third pictures shows her daughter dissolving and then disappearing in the fourth picture while the mother weeps.

“It’s supposed to depict the missing and murdered Indigenous women,” Wilson said.

The picture is one of two that Wilson has in the exhibit.

“I just wanted to show the feelings and emotions women go through,” Wilson added. “A lot of our First Nations women lose or have lost their nieces, sisters, daughters and I just wanted to show that.”

While Wilson is a psychology

Wilson says that she never expected her photo to gain as much attention as it did. (Christian Varty/The Omega) student, it is undeniable that her photograph has had quite the reach. Wilson’s boyfriend, Melvin, who is also a photographer is the one who convinced her to leave her comfort zone

and try something new.

“I loved it, Colleen is such an amazing professor. She gave me the perfect constructive criticism on any of the images I took,” Wilson said about the

class. “She actually plans on having a show for just me and Melvin.”

The show concludes Thursday January 24th, so make sure to visit the gallery before it’s over.

Counterfold brings their unique style Review: Escape Room in balance with modern nostalgia Not a masterpiece but still fun!

Christian Varty NEWS EDITOR Ω The Vancouver-based trio, Counterfold, consists of an unconventional amalgamation of instruments: a seven string classical guitar, a cajón (a Peruvian percussion instrument), and analog synths. The result is, well an unconventional release of seemingly conflicting ideas that manages to far exceed the sum its parts.

House, the first track on I by Counterfold opens evoking a sense of unease through the use of ethereal synthesizers and stuttering rhythm before the hauntingly contrasting strumming of a classical guitar inharmoniously makes its way into the track. The track progresses steadily, picking up in fervour; the guitar subtly transforms into melodic noodling— remaining at odds with the rhythm section.

The vocals come in sounding pained and distant, cementing the themes of separation and isolation the song emanates. This same feeling of paranoia seamlessly segues into synth jabs eliciting panic while the percussion mirroring that anxiety begins to go double time and rises to an uncomfortable intensity, the guitar taking on an alternating stereo spread with furious tremolo picking before the track abruptly stops.

The warm and inviting arpeggiated analog synthesizer that opens the following song, Arp could not be further from the melancholic opening track.

All the disparate elements that made House so discordant have coalesced

on this track resulting in an organic cross between modern synth-driven music and the indie rock that dominated the airwaves of the late aughts and early 2010s.

Not only is the tonality and soundscape of this track both refreshing and nostalgic but the composition is more similar to free structure jazz than to conventional pop and rock music.

The track briskly and delicately tiptoes forward at a changing pace without meandering or indulging in the common excess of progressive rock proclivities. This track largely sets the tone for what we experience on the rest of the EP. The album closer, 347 is a delicate

arrangement of soft spun gossamer synthesizer daintily holding the indecipherable vocals being supported by the relatively rough and forward percussion and guitar. The song has more in common with the chillwave of the early 2010s than the indie rock influences that are more present on songs like Listen. While Listen is still characterized by the same synth style as 347, the ethos of alternative rock artists that gained a spot in the limelight in the past decade.

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Morgan Hunter CONTRIBUTOR Ω Though it’s January and Escape Room is a horror movie, it is very enjoyable for what it is and really shines through, but is no masterpiece.

Escape Room follows five strangers who all are promised $10,000 if they are the first person to complete an elaborate escape room. However, it takes a deadly turn when the game becomes dangerously real.

Before speaking about the film, it should be detailed why January-released horror films are never really good. The month of January is mostly a testing ground for filmmakers to attempt different styles of directing due to most blockbusters being released around Christmas. Examples of this are films such as Split, Cloverfield and The Boy. Escape Room follows this same pattern and holds the same amount of enjoyment.

The film is a lot of fun. It doesn’t try to be an artistic view on the philosophical aspects of puzzles or have any deeper meaning and only tries to keep viewers on their toes, something it does really well.

The plot of the film has many holes in it, though they tend to be laughably enjoyable. A film like this can be bad, yet fun as long as the film itself doesn’t

take itself too seriously and Escape Room shows it knows what it is, which really made it that much more enjoyable.

Some characters are well described and have interesting backstories but, for no reason, are all unnecessarily mean.

There are just times where someone is rude to someone else completely out of the blue, which is really jarring for the viewer. When characters act rude or disrespectful, it's only effective if their motivations are justified, whereas in this show, they never are.

In a nutshell, Escape Room doesn’t hold any grand theme that should be analyzed.

However, it does leave the viewer with a smile on their face as the credits roll, which is something to appreciate by itself.

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You have some marbles. They are each one of six colours: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. There are one to nine of each marble colour, and no two colours have the same number of marbles.

There are three orange marbles.

There are more violet marbles than red marbles and more yellow marbles than orange marbles.

The number of yellow marbles is a multiple of the number of green marbles. The same applies to blue vs. orange, red vs. yellow, orange vs. green, and violet vs. orange.

How many are there of each colour of marble?

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.

CFBX TOP 30 CFBX 92.5 FM, 350 Watts Kamloops, BC Music Director: Steve Marlow Charts to January 17, 2019 * indicates Canadian Content ** indicates a local artist Artist - Album (Label) 1) Graham van Pelt* - Time Travel (Arbutus) 2) Brandon Isaak* - Rise 'n Shine (Independent) 3) Bob Moses* - Battle Lines (Domino) 4) Jay Armar* - Your Perfect Matador (Independent) 5) Dan Mangan* - More or Less (Arts and Crafts) 6) Lindsay Beaver* - Tough as Love (Alligator) 7) Angela Harris* - A Woman Like Me (Independent) 8) Abby Zotz* - Local Honey (Independent) 9) Sarah MacDougall* - All the Hours I Have Left to Tell You (In Between) 10) Tanya Wills Quartet* - It's Time (Independent) 11) Ivy, the Pulse* - Sweet Fruitions (Pulse 82) 12) Tony Bennett/Diana Krall - Love is Here to Stay (Verve) 13) Invasives* - Just Another Under the Sun (Bummer) 14) The Shit Talkers* - I Scream (Independent) 15) Did You Die* - Royal Unicorn (Blew//Rose) 16) Ron Ste Marie** - Full Moon Rising (Independent) 17) Sloucher - Be True (Swoon) 18) Freak Dream* - Into the Sun (Artoffact) 19) Jimmy Rankin* - Moving East (True North) 20) Kym Gouchie and Northern Sky* - For the People: Live in Concert 2018 (Independent) 21) Shad* - A Short Story About a War (Secret City) 22) Belle Plaine* - Malice, Mercy, Grief and Wrath (Independent) 23) Huttch* - Huttchino (Independent) 24) Danny Bell and the Disappointments* - Good Timin' Man (Good Egg) 25) Autopilot* - Afterglow (Independent) 26) Grain Thief - Stardust Lodge (Independent) 27) The Ragtime Rumours - Rag 'n Roll (Ruf ) 28) Wooden Horsemen* - Past Lives (Independent) 29) Waax - Wild and Weak (Independent) 30) Tiny Havoc* - Pluto and Nick (Independent)

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Men's volleyball now 7-7 after losing streak WolfPack men's volleyball team suffer back-to-back losses against the TWU Spartans over weekend Alvin Mutandiro SPORTS EDITOR Ω The TRU men’s volleyball team lost to the Trinity Western Spartans 25-18, 25-17 and 25-18 on Jan. 18.

The Spartans came out strong and never allowed TRU to settle down during the game, Trinity Western won the first set 25-18.

The second and third sets were pretty similar to the first, with the Spartans continuing their domination, Trinity Western won the second set 25-17 and the final set 25-18.

The top performer for the ’Pack Tim Dobbert with seven kills in 21 chances, three digs and two service aces.

Tim Edge had three kills in seven chances and six digs. Anton Napolitano had 11 assists.

“Both teams struggled from the service line but Trinity played much better in transition,” said head coach Pat Hennelly to TRU athletics. “Cole Hanson had two service aces two kills and one block. Tim Edge and Tim Dobbert both had good moments for us.”

TRU put in a better performance the following night but still lost in straight sets, 25-14, 25-22 and 25-20 on Jan. 19.

Tim Dobbert was the star of the show once again with ten kills in 26 chances.

(TRU Athletics/Scott Stewart)

The first set was one-sided as the Spartans won 25-14.

The following sets were a lot closer than the first, the Spartans won the second 25-22 and the final set 25-20.

Other great performers for the WolfPack were Sam-Taylor Parks with seven kills in ten chances, one dig, two block assists and Anton Napolitano with 25 assists, seven digs, one solo block and one block

assist.

“Much better match tonight from both teams. Trinity played great defence and converted some attacks from us into points,” Hennelly said. “We played solid and

credit to Trinity Western for raising their level.”

The pack are now 7-7 and will be desperate to end their losing streak, they will hopeful that it happens in the coming weeks.

'Pack women's basketball lose two tough games to Regina Regina Cougars beat the WolfPack women's basketball twice on their own turf Alvin Mutandiro SPORTS EDITOR Ω The WolfPack women’s basketball team lost two tough back-to-back games against Regina.

TRU lost 75-52 to the Regina Cougars on Jan. 18 on the Warner Rentals Court.

The game started well for TRU as they led 22-18 after the first quarter.

Leilani Carney came out strong with eight points and Emily Vilac had six points.

The second quarter was a different story as TRU was outscored 21-14. The third quarter was the deciding period in the contest as the Cougars outscored TRU 22-6.

Before that period the game had been tight and was pretty much a tie.

The fourth quarter was close as Regina outscored TRU 14-10 but unfortunately for the ’Pack the game had been decided by that point.

The top performer was Leilani Carney with 13 points and two defensive rebounds and whilst

Megan Rouault had ten points, four defensive rebounds and two assists.

“Not cleaning up the glass was the big one, we gave up 68 rebounds, 20 offensive rebounds and that turned into 32-second chance points for them,” said assistant head coach Chuck Ferguson. “Letting them have their way on the glass hurt us.”

Yet the ‘Pack were unable to right

(TRU Athletics/Andrew Snucins)

the wrongs of the previous night as they lost 72-44 on Jan. 19.

Cougars came out strong and dominated, they had a 23-12 lead after the first quarter. TRU settled down in the second quarter, both teams scored 15 points each.

Despite the good second quarter, the WolfPack were unable to keep the momentum going and the Regina Cougars were able to secure a 28 point win.

The Cougars’ bench outscored TRU’s 40-9.

Michelle Bos had 20 points, 14 rebounds and two steals, Leilani Carney had eight points, five rebounds and two assists and Jordan Haggerty had five points, two defensive rebounds and two assists.

“We are young, they are very experienced, defensively we just weren’t there both nights,” Ferguson said. “We weren’t able to keep them off the glass, their interior play was much better than ours.

We weren’t able to shut down their inside game and that left us somewhat lacking.”

TRU will be playing their final home game of the season next weekend, it will be a major home game for the likes of Michelle Bos, who is in her final season.

Many people will be hoping for a positive ending for the ’Pack as it has been a tough season for the team.

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