The Sheaf October 31, 2013

Scotty the T. rex catches some rays at the synchrotron.

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Women’s soccer title hunt ends while the men head into semi-finals.

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KIMBERLEY HARTWIG Sports Editor

The Huskies men’s volleyball team opened their season with two losses to the University of Alberta Golden Bears on Oct. 26 and 27 in the Physical Activity Complex. The Dogs are currently the seventh ranked team in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport standings while the Golden Bears are ranked number one.

The first clash between the two teams was a close affair, with the Golden Bears sneaking out a 3-2 win with set scores of 23-25, 25-18, 1425, 25-23, 20-18.

The Huskies grabbed the first set after coming back from 7-10. Paul Thomson’s kill started a streak of four straight points to pull the Dogs ahead 11-10.

The teams were neck and neck nearing the end of the set until a Golden Bear service error handed the home team their first set point.

Jordan Nowakowski’s attack was on its way out of bounds but a touch by a Golden Bear player secured the first set for the home side.

The Golden Bears grabbed the momentum in the second to gain a hefty 18-10 advantage. The Huskies hit back starting with a kill from outside hitter Bryan Fraser and clawed their way to 1821 but would get no closer as the Golden Bears grabbed the next four points to take the set 25-18.

The third set was a straightforward affair as the Huskies strolled to a 25-14 win with Fraser tallying six kills.

The visitors seemed in control of the fourth set after jumping out to a 20-14 lead, but the Dogs dug in and cut the deficit to one at 23-24. On set point Alberta’s Jay Olmstead launched an attack that Fraser couldn’t pick up to give the Golden Bears the fourth.

The decisive fifth set went back and forth, with the Golden Bears taking an early 5-2 lead but an error and two Braden McLean blocks levelled the score. Tied at 18, Olmstead’s attack gave the Golden Bears their first match point. The visiting team only needed one as Ryan Nickifor’s attack went off Huskies blockers to secure the win.

Fraser led the Huskies with 19 kills while Thomson added another 17. Nowakowski and McLean each scored 10. Fraser also tallied 10

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digs and McLean had four solo blocks.

The Golden Bears didn’t surrender a set in the second meeting, recording a 25-18, 25-22, 25-23 win.

The opening set was level at 15 before the Golden Bears edged ahead 19-15. The visiting team controlled the rest of the set and took it 2518 with kills from Matt McCreary and Nickifor.

The Huskies fought for a 14-13 lead in the second set after a McLean kill. With the score tied at 16, Alberta scored the next two points off blocks to edge ahead 18-16. The teams stayed close until a Fraser service error gifted the Golden Bears a set point and a block from the visiting side secured the set 25-22.

Neither team could pull away in the third set as they traded leads six times throughout. With the Huskies leading 22-21, the Golden Bears took a timeout. After coming back to court, a block by Fraser extended the Huskies’ lead to 23-21 but a Golden Bear block and Huskies error brought the score even at 23 — and this time the Dogs called for a timeout. The Golden Bears took the ensuing two points to grab the set and the match.

Jordan Nowakowski tallied 13 kills while Bryan Fraser and Braden McLean each recorded seven. Fraser also added nine digs in the match.

The Huskies host the Trinity Western University Spartans on Nov. 2 and 3.

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For the first time since the 1998-99 season the Huskies women’s volleyball team kicked off the season with two wins.

The Dogs dismissed the University of Alberta Pandas on Saturday Oct. 26 and Sunday Oct. 27 in the Physical Activity Complex.

The Dogs dominated Saturday’s match with a 25-20, 20-23, 25-21 scoreline. The impressive display was also the first time the team has beaten the Pandas since a 3-2 win January 23, 1998 in Saskatoon.

With the score level at 18 in the first set, four straight Panda attacks into the net gave the Huskies a 22-18 advantage. The Pandas took the next two points but the home teamed scored five straight to grab the opener.

The Huskies stayed ahead throughout the second set until the Pandas pulled even at 16 following three errors from the home side and a Panda ace. The Dogs regained the lead and ran out the set after Anne Hanbidge’s kill beat the Pandas back line.

The two teams kept close in the final set until the Pandas couldn’t dig up Candace Hueser’s attack. Another two Hanbidge kills edged the Huskies ahead and Emily Humbert’s block secured the match at 2521.

The Dogs needed to come back from a two set deficit to take Sunday’s match 2426, 23-25, 25-22, 25-9, 15-10.

The Pandas earned a small 21-19 lead in the first set but the two teams were quickly tied at 24. Two kills from the visiting side gave the Pandas the opener 26-24.

The second set was another battle to the finish as the teams found themselves tied at 23. Once more the Pandas snatched the next two points to end the set.

Down two sets to none, the Huskies

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Facing a formidable team for their first matches the Huskies found their form.

had no choice but to go to five or suffer their first lost of the season. From 6-6 in the third set the home side began to pull away. The Pandas got as close at 24-22 but Kayla Tycholiz’s kill had the Huskies winning their first set of the night.

After jumping out to an early 11-3 lead, the Huskies never let go of the fourth set and forced a decider after taking it handily 25-9.

The Dogs raised their level considerably since the opening set and their good form continued into the decider. The home side ran out to an 8-3 lead but the Pandas weren’t ready to give up the match and dug in for 11-9.

After the teams traded errors for 1210, kills from Tycholiz and Hueser set up match point for the Dogs. Jina Barker served an ace on the final point to give the Huskies a 15-10 win.

Heuser led the home side with a matchhigh 20 kills. Tycholiz tallied 12 kills while Hanbidge recorded 20 digs.

The Huskies host the Trinity Western University Spartans on Nov. 1 and 2.

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Lighting up the Cretaceous period at the CLS

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Research conducted at the University of Saskatchewan Canadian Light Source is aiming to dig up information on the province’s prehistoric past.

Tim Tokaryk, the curator of paleontology at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum and an adjunct geology professor at the University of Regina, teamed up with fellow faculty member Mauricio Barbi in July 2011 to use the synchrotron to examine the molecular composition of dinosaur fossils.

The synchrotron focuses an extremely bright light onto objects through beamlines, which allows researchers to examine them at the molecular level. This technology can also be used to create high-resolution images of an object’s surface. The U of S is home to the only synchrotron facility in Canada.

By examining the composition of fossils from western Canada at the atomic level, Tokaryk is hoping to learn about the diet of these dinosaurs.

This information could be used to make inferences about the conditions they lived in and how they adapted to changes.

“It helps to create a very vivid picture of life 65 to 68 million years ago,” Tokaryk said.

“And that can be applicable to understanding environmental changes over time.”

Bone samples from the first Tyrannosaurus Rex found in Saskatchewan, Scotty the T. rex

— discovered in 1991 and one of the largest in the world — were examined at the CLS. Tokaryk also studied bone samples from a duckbilled dinosaur found in Saskatchewan and skin impressions left in rocks from Alberta.

Tokaryk said that making broad assumptions based on fossils alone can be difficult, but that the results of his study will be highly applicable to western Canada. Tokaryk also said there is much that can be learned about Earth’s history as a whole from his project.

“If you think about it in a broad scheme, 99 per cent of the life that has ever existed on the planet is now extinct, our search for understanding the past will definitely have small-scale and broad applications to our environment today,” Tokaryk said.

Tokaryk and Barbi are hoping to have the results of their research published soon.

While the team’s research is not the first to use synchrotron technology to study fossils, Tokaryk said that its is the first of its kind in Canada.

They credited previous experiments in Great Britain and Europe for helping to establish the methodology of his project.

Tokaryk became interested in paleontology in high school when he began volunteering at the Royal Alberta Museum in Edmonton, Alta.

“I used to skip my high school math class and volunteer at the museum,” Tokaryk said.

Tokaryk went on to work at the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller, Alta. before moving to Regina in 1984 to accept a job as technician at

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the Royal Museum of Saskatchewan. Since then, Tokaryk has worked his way up to his current position as the museum’s curator of paleontology — the highest post related to the science in the province.

Despite this, Tokaryk has received no formal education in paleontology. Tokaryk instead pursued his trade by working with fossils and by reading and collecting books.

Tokaryk now has 35 years of experience in paleontology.

HIV tests soon to be standardized ASHLEY VOTH

Saskatchewan still sees 200 new cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus every year. The Public Health Agency of Canada has determined that 26 per cent of HIV-positive people are unaware of their status.

To reduce the number of unaware HIVinfected people, the Saskatchewan HIV Provincial Leadership Team is standardizing testing for the virus with the routine blood work done with yearly checkups. The team said if everyone gets the test then it becomes normal, which reduces the current stigma surrounding HIV testing.

The team said that having a blood test is the only way to know if someone is infected and that it is just as important to know that your status is negative as it is to know that it is positive.

HIV, as with many other sexually transmitted infections, is spread by unprotected sexual contact. It is also spread through blood contact by sharing needles, tattoo and piercing equipment, and through pregnancy, delivery and breastfeeding.

The best way to reduce the risk of infection is to always have protected sexual contact, never share needles and to take the proper precautions during breastfeeding, pregnancy and childbirth.

Anyone over the age of 13 will be tested if

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they are sexually active and have not been tested within the last 12 months. Health care providers will also perform HIV tests on pregnant women, anyone seeking STI testing and patients who have tested positive for tuberculosis, hepatitis B or hepatitis C. Doctors will have to ask permission from the patient for the blood work to be done. After

being sent to the provincial lab in Regina, the test results will be returned to health-care providers whom will notify the patients of the outcome. The entire process is expected to take approximately two weeks.

For students on campus who do not have a family physician, Student Health Services can provide a request for an HIV test that will be taken to a lab in the city.

Positive HIV test results remain confidential and access to this information is controlled by law. However, HIV is a communicable infection so the result must be sent to the medical health officer of the health region — a public health doctor who ensures that support and help with diagnosis and treatment are offered.

A public health nurse can help notify, without identifying the infected person, past and present sexual partners that a partner of theirs has tested HIV-positive and that they should be tested as well. A public health nurse can also help find ways to tell all future partners of HIV-positive status.

A positive HIV result may impact insurance plans. Some companies increase their premiums when they are aware of a client’s HIV status as they are believed to be high-risk clients.

However, the student health plan at the University of Saskatchewan — dubbed I Have A Plan — is not impacted by any HIV test history.

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Candidate for med school dean presents on innovation

ANNA-LILJA DAWSON Senior News Editor

The College of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan has been without a permanent dean for over a year. Now looking at the second round of applicants, the Dean Search Committee has shortlisted three candidates.

One of the three candidates, John Conly — a professor from the department of microbiology, immunology and infectious diseases at the University of Calgary, gave a presentation on his vision for the College of Medicine on Oct. 28.

Conly received his MD from the U of S in 1978 and is a fellow of internal medicine with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. He has been responsible for the largest funding plan for internal medicine at a Canadian medical school and was active with the initiative the Ward of the 21st Century at the U of C — a centre that enables innovation through clinical and research spaces.

Conly has published over 300 papers and is currently focussed on innovations in health care, patient safety and microbial resistance.

Opening with a quote from American economist Ted Levitt, Conly’s presentation focussed on improving the College of Medicine by addressing its strengths and weaknesses while being innovative.

“Just as energy is the basis of life itself, and ideas the source of innovation, so is innovation the vital spark of all human change, improvement and progress,” Conly quoted from Levitt.

Conly said the creation of a health sciences

research institute will be able to join all areas of the health sciences present at the U of S. Conly said the institute would be able to help the education program of the medical school, however its primary focus would be research.

“It’s a very unique opportunity for collaboration and you can garner this through government and philanthropic sources to build the institute further,” Conly said, adding that the institute would the first of its kind in Canada.

Interdisciplinary collaborations are essential for fresh ideas and research to be done, Conly added.

“As a matrix, I believe it is important to have people congregating across their disciplines because you get very good ideas that come in when you work with other individuals who may think differently than you do,” Conly said.

These collaborations would occur in and out of the health sciences by engaging other programs such as the Edwards School of Business, the College of Engineering and the departments of anthropology, sociology and computer science. Undergraduates and graduate students will benefit from being exposed to elements that are outside of their chosen discipline.

“They can learn to think outside the box, which is such an important element in today’s research environment,” Conly said.

Establishing an Academic Alternate Relationship Plan for faculty will help lower the reliance on the fee for service health care, Conly said. It will help with funding to maintain teaching mission for faculty and will promote innovation and new models of care delivery.

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John Conly is one of three candidates vying for the position of dean of medicine.

In order to accomplish his platform, Conly outlined six enablers. They are designing infrastructure, eliminating bureaucracy, establishing multidisciplinary culture, creating innovation roadmaps, establishing academicbusiness partnerships and engaging in international collaborations.

It is important to liaise with innovative organizations and bring them and their people to the U of S to create an innovative infrastructure for the college, Conly said. The creation of open meeting spaces will bring academics together

to share ideas.

To eliminate bureaucracy, Conly stated he would like to ease the communication between the U of S and it’s programs at the University of Regina to create an entrepreneurial corridor between the two largest cities in the province.

“You want the ability to move things throughout your system with ease,” Conly said.

Having a multidisciplinary culture for the College of Medicine, Conly said, is critical for its success in an academic environment.

The importance of cross-appointments help numerous departments link with different mindsets.

“I’m not just focussing on business creation, but also the ability to have people hatch new ideas,” Conly said.

To aid with multidisciplinary work, Conly said he would like to see the creation of an interdisciplinary research fund. The college will also be able to increase its total amount of research funding — which is currently below the national averages for medical schools — with the fund.

Innovation roadmaps will be used to help get young researchers started with their projects.

Conly said they are used in many countries, such as Switzerland.

Business schools can be used as leverage opportunities to maintain support for contract work, relations with local and provincial governments and to bolster homegrown innovations.

International collaborations are imperative for schools to bring in the best talent from around the world, Conly said.

Suzuki rallies environmental call to arms TAYLOR BOROWETZ

On Oct. 24, University of Saskatchewan students and faculty had the opportunity to hear from one of the world’s most renowned environmental activists, David Suzuki.

The Aboriginal Students’ Centre and the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations hosted A Conversation with David Suzuki, a student panel discussion with the two hosting groups and Suzuki.

In a packed room, with people sitting in the aisles and standing at the back, Suzuki wasted no time getting the evening’s talk started. The first thing he spoke of was the current and urgent situation of humanity, which he described as “a very dark time.”

“We are in a global eco-crisis. The reality is that we know that climate change has kicked in and we’re the cause of it,” said Suzuki, who also expressed his disdain for the lack of action from the federal government.

The Canadian government “has done everything it can for the last seven or eight years to absolutely ignore the reality of climate change and it’s disgraceful,” Suzuki said.

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Suzuki was met with a jam-packed room.

He continued to speak about the ecological sacrifice the government is making just to keep the petrodollar and that it is up to everyone to help make a difference.

“You’ve got to be actively involved in telling our government that you don’t like this kind of negligence — criminal negligence,” Suzuki said, attributing the government’s lack of change to the fact that it would be damaging to the economy.

“We elevate the economy above the very atmosphere that sustains us. This is the fundamental challenge ... that we’ve got to see the world through a radically different lens

from the one that has come to dominate our perspective,” Suzuki said.

“Right now we are dominated by a very, very destructive way of seeing the world ... disconnected from the world that sustains us, and we have to rediscover that connection.”

Suzuki said since the agricultural revolution, humanity has changed drastically. With over 80 per cent of the Canadian population living in urban centres, humans are moving further away from our connections with nature and the facts are startling.

“The average child in Canada in a city spends eight minutes a day — eight minutes a day — outside,” Suzuki said. “And over six hours a day in front of [a] television, computer or cell phone.”

He said First Nations people with deep roots and long-standing values maintain themselves as some of the best environmental stewards of Canada’s lands and oceans.

Suzuki then moved to the topic of how our diversity as a species is also becoming a problem when it comes to working together to fight climate change. Modern day priorities have taken presidence over what is really

important — the environment.

“We can’t force nature to fit into our agenda.

We’ve got to force our institutions to fit what nature dictates as the shape and the limit.”

He spoke about the fossil fuel industry, destroying ecosystems and side-stepping laws in the name of capitalism, ending with an environmental call to arms.

“We’ve got to get no more money spent on exploration, no more subsidy of the fossil fuel industry we’ve got to get massively on to a program of renewable energy and get off oil.

It’s as simple as that.”

Suzuki is a geneticist with a Ph.D. in zoology from the University of Chicago.

Since his education, he has become a widely acclaimed science broadcaster, naturalist and spokesperson on climate change.

Suzuki has written 52 books, was host of the CBC Television science program The Nature of Things and is a co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation. He said the goal of the foundation is “to find ways for society to live in balance with the natural world that sustains us.”

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Robots use human emotion to heal patients ANDREW COOPER

Chris Zhang is building emotionally-savvy “virtual partners” to help rehabilitate patients by teaching robots how to mimic and respond to human emotion.

Although the project started in 2005, Zhang, a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Saskatchewan, has been in charge since 2007. The work is funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council and there are currently four other members working on the project.

The goal of the project is to design machines that can analyze human emotion. Cameras and sensors track emotions in conjunction with other hardware such as a joystick and an ocular movement tracker. This hardware records information such as blood pressure, heartbeat, skin conductivity and eye movement.

“The inference process is very much like how humans learn other humans’ emotions,” Zhang said.

“People have emotions, they react to them and base decisions upon them,” Zhang said in a U of S news release on the project. “If machines cannot understand human emotions, communications are compromised.”

Creating a machine with a technique such as this requires a pool of data, which is acquired

is designing learn emotional cues through through testing with between 20 and 30 volunteer subjects. A generalization of human interactions. Through this communication A has learned B’s emotions and cues in emotional responses can be gathered by the machine after all the information from a various situations. This knowledge is subject is collected. The emotional then coded as an algorithm. With this formula, A can then deduce analysis of the project’s prototype machines is correct about 90 B’s emotion when A sees the similar sign or cue from B, per cent of the time.

Zhang said.

Before the era of The potential applications automation, only humanof this work are numerous, to-human interaction made sense in most day to day but the goal right now is activities. The advent of to create virtual partners automation meant that that can analyze patients at home and direct them machines could do jobs towards self-rehabilitation. which otherwise would have been done by humans.

“My plan is not only management of patient Zhang said in order for machines to perform function and performance, but also that emotions certain jobs, they would need to communicate with become active in rehabilitation. We would humans in some way. have on screen an advisor “It is natural that the — like a friend,” Zhang human will take emotion said in the press release. into account. Therefore, why should the machine One of Zhang’s machines is used for wrist be excluded from this emotional effect in rehabilitation. A mechanical arm attached to a computer cognition,” Zhang said. is used for exercise while The robots Zhang CODY SCHUMACHER/GRAPHICS EDITOR

the patient’s performance is tracked and software can deduce their emotions.

“This type of technology will be used in health care and medicine in the next 20 years,” Zhang said. As emotion affects the body and mind, he said health care can be enhanced with the proper application of emotions.

“For this reason, I predict [that] health care and medicine would be the earliest area to accept this technology.”

This science would be most useful to patients who live farther away from hospitals, or who have trouble getting to the hospital or nursing stations in their community. One question however is how readily patients will trade human interaction for interaction with an intelligent and intuitive machine.

William Buschert, a philosophy instructor at the U of S, said the successful simulation of human emotions is the goal when creating robots for assistive care of elderly people.

However, he warns that although the robots may be human-like, they are still not human.

“In those cases, while it might be overwhelmingly tempting for some users to treat emotion simulating machines as if they are human, it would be a mistake to do so.

After all, a landscape painting, no matter how detailed, isn’t an actual landscape, a map isn’t the territory it depicts.”

the New Democratic and Conservative parties, David Valentin, vice-president of communications for the Young Liberals, said legalizing pot is “a conversation in which everyone need to be involved.”

The Young Liberals have chapters on campuses across Canada, all of which have signed on to the campaign of promoting marijuana legalization. Posters have been put up, pins handed out and fliers with

In a phone interview with the Canadian University Press, Boivin said the Liberals need to think of the specifics of legalization policy before pushing it to the public.

“It sounds good in theory but the devil’s always in the details,” said Boivin. “I think it’s an easy catchphrase but it’s not going to be realistic.”

Boivin said throughout the years the Liberals have been supporting the Conservatives on pot policies. As recently as 2009, Trudeau voted in agreement with the Conservative Party of Canada for tougher sentences when it comes to possession of marijuana. Despite Trudeau changing his mind, the Tories continue to oppose the legalization of marijuana.

“We have been clear on our opposition to illegal drugs because of the harmful effects they have on users and society,” said Paloma Aguilar, Attorney General of Canada Peter MacKay’s press secretary, in an email to CUP. “While the Liberal party is encouraging the use of drugs on campuses across our country, our government is focused on job creation and standing up for victims of crime.”

Despite criticism, Valentin said the campuses he visited are welcoming the pot legalization conversation.

“People are happy we’re being honest and talking about this,” he said. ”Promoting a conversation about legalization is not the same as promoting marijuana consumption.”

Young Liberals campaign for pot legalization JANE LYTVYNENKO — CUP Ottawa Bureau Chief

OTTAWA (CUP) — Over 35 campuses across the country are seeing posters promoting the legalization of marijuana as a part of a Young Liberals campaign. Tied to the Liberal party’s own agenda to legalize pot, the campaign seeks to educate and promote the policy.

Despite widespread criticism from both

information have been made available.

“We’re working hard to have a presence everywhere in preparation for 2015,” said Valentin, alluding to the next federal election.

He said since the legalization policy was passed at the Liberal Convention by the membership, the Young Liberals have been working hard to promote “a conversation about [the] legalization of marijuana.”

Valentin said while there are a lot of issues in Canadian politics, the Young Liberals are focusing the conversation on marijuana legalization because of how important it is to both the younger population in Canada and the leader of the Liberal party Justin Trudeau.

Valentin said current policies on marijuana possession are not working and desperately need reform.

“Real lives are impacted as a result of this” current policy, he said. “Young people are getting criminal records and their entire lives are being impacted as a result.”

Another issue according to Valentin is the content of pot currently being sold on the streets. While legal substances are subject to regulations, marijuana sold on the streets could contain other potentially harmful chemicals.

Valentin also said the current system is expensive and unnecessary — a sentiment NDP MP for the district of Gatineau Francoise Boivin echoes.

The NDP’s own policy advocates decriminalization, not legalization, of pot.

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Huskies enter playoffs on winning note AUSTIN ARVAY

The University of Saskatchewan men’s football team picked up momentum heading into the post-season after defeating the University of Regina Rams 33-15 on Saturday Oct. 26 in Regina. The win gives the Huskies a 5-3 record, good enough for a third place finish in Canada West and a spot in the semi-finals of playoffs.

The Huskies defeated the Rams with a balanced attack involving many players. Seven different Huskies caught a pass and five more had at least one carry. Jarvis James led the way on the ground with 44 yards rushing on just six carries. Dexter Janke also had two touchdowns off the ground. Quarterback Drew Burko threw for 217 yards and two touchdowns.

His favourite target was Garrett Burgess, who hauled in six catches for 66 yards.

The Dogs had a 9-0 lead at the end of the first quarter following a team safety and Janke’s first touchdown of the game. The offence started picking up for both teams in the second quarter. Mitch Stevens found the endzone on a seven yard pass play for the Huskies and Rory Copithorn answered for the Rams on an 18-yard touchdown pass. After two quarters of play the Huskies held a 16-7 lead.

Denton Kolodzinski kicked off scoring in the third quarter when he connected on a 21yard field goal to push the Dogs ahead 19-7.

Janke increased the gap, running in his second touchdown of the night from one yard out.

The Huskies assumed an insurmountable 33-7 lead in the fourth quarter after Kit Hillis scored on a 27-yard pass from Burko. The Rams had one final kick left as Richard Sindani hauled in a 46-yard touchdown pass with just over a minute left on the board.

Defensively, Brad Kotania and Keegan Arnyek led the way with seven tackles apiece.

The Huskies weren’t lacking for interceptions as Arnyek, Corey Eddington, Clayton Sarich and Thomas Hilderman each recorded one and Braxton Lawrence added another two. Kotania and Zach Hart had a sack each.

The Rams’ season comes to an end with a disappointing 2-6 record, meaning they will miss the playoffs for the first time since 2006.

There were definite moments of triumph for the Huskies. The defence had eight takeaways — six of them via interception — and the offence put up over 30 points for the first time in over a month. Heading into playoffs the offence will have to capitalize on all the turnovers the

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The Huskies football team heads into the semi-finals with the Hardy Cup in their sights.

defence forces, and use that to take the lead and put teams away.

The Huskies enter the playoffs with plenty of room for improvement. They gave up six turnovers on offence and surrendered 382 yards of offence to the Rams. As the weather becomes more of an issue ball security will be a priority — the Dogs fumbled four times and will have to play a much cleaner game to win on the road.

The Dogs will take on the second seeded Bisons this Friday in Winnipeg in semi-final action. One of the keys to victory will be to hit the field running. The Huskies have started slow for the past few weeks and will need to generate offence early on to have the best chance of advancing to the finals.

The defence will also have to be on the lookout for the Bisons’ aerial attack. Last time the teams met on Oct. 18 the Huskies gave up four touchdown passes, all of at least 20 yards.

The final key to the game will be the offence’s ability to turn the defence’s takeaways into points. This can help shift the momentum in the Huskies’ favour and silence the Bisons’ boisterous home crowd.

The victor of this semi-final will play the winner of the University of Calgary Dinos and the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds for the Canada West Championship.

Canada West Standings Men’s Football

Women’s Volleyball GP-W-L 8-8-0 8-5-3 8-5-3 8-4-4 8-2-6 8-0-8

1. Calgary 2. Manitoba 3. Saskatchewan 4. UBC 5. Regina 6. Alberta

*Top four teams qualify for playoffs

Women’s Hockey 1. Regina 2. Saskatchewan 2. UBC 4. Alberta 5. Manitoba 6. Lethbridge 7. Calgary 8. Mount Royal

GP-W-L-OTL 8-6-2-0 8-5-2-1 8-5-2-1 8-4-2-2 8-4-3-1 8-3-3-2 8-3-4-1 8-2-6-0

*All eight teams advance to playoffs

Men’s Hockey 1. Alberta 1. Calgary 3. Regina 3. Saskatchewan 5. Mount Royal 6. Manitoba 7. UBC 8. Lethbridge

GP-W-L-OTL 8-8-0-0 8-8-0-0 8-4-4-0 8-4-4-0 8-3-5-0 8-2-5-1 6-1-5-0 6-0-6-0

*All eight teams advance to playoffs

1. Brandon 1. Manitoba 1. Saskatchewan 1. UBC 1. UBC Okanagan 6. Calgary 6. Mount Royal 8. Alberta 8. Regina 8. Thompson Rivers 8. Trinity Western 8. Winnipeg

GP-W-L 2-2-0 2-2-0 2-2-0 2-2-0 2-2-0 2-1-1 2-1-1 2-0-2 2-0-2 2-0-2 2-0-2 2-0-2

*Top seven teams from each division qualify for playoffs

Men’s Volleyball 1. Alberta 1. Brandon 1. Thompson Rivers 1. Trinity Western 5. Calgary 5. Manitoba 5. Mount Royal 5. Winnipeg 9. Regina 9. Saskatchewan 9. UBC 9. UBC Okanagan

Upcoming Huskies Games Men’s Soccer Prairie Division 1. Saskatchewan 2. Alberta 3. Calgary 3. Mount Royal 5. Winnipeg 6. Lethbridge Pacific Division 1. UBC 2. Victoria 3. UFV 4. Trinity Western 5. UNBC

GP-W-L-T 15-8-5-2 15-7-6-2 14-6-6-2 15-6-7-2 15-5-7-3 14-2-11-1 GP-W-L-T 13-12-1-0 14-10-3-1 12-5-7-2 13-4-5-4 14-2-9-3

*Top three teams from each division qualify for playoffs

Women’s Soccer GP-W-L 2-2-0 2-2-0 2-2-0 2-2-0 2-1-1 2-1-1 2-1-1 2-1-1 2-0-2 2-0-2 2-0-2 2-0-2

*Top seven teams from each division qualify for playoffs

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1. Victoria 2. Alberta 3. UBC 4. Trinity Western 5. Saskatchewan 6. Calgary 7. UFV 8. Regina 9. Mount Royal 10. Manitoba 11. UNBC 12. Winnipeg 13. Lethbridge

GP-W-L-T 12-10-2-0 12-9-1-2 12-8-1-3 12-8-1-3 12-8-2-2 12-6-4-2 12-5-4-3 12-5-5-2 12-3-8-1 12-1-7-4 12-1-9-2 12-1-11-0 12-0-10-2

*Top six teams from the division qualify for playoffs

Men’s Football • Nov. 1 Canada West semi-final in Winnipeg vs. University of Manitoba Bisons at 7:00 p.m.

Men’s Soccer • Nov. 1 Canada West semi-final at 5:30 p.m. [vs. winner of University of Calgary Dinos and University of Victoria Vikes] Men’s Volleyball Nov. 1 and Nov. 2 vs. Trinity Western University Spartans at 8:00 p.m.

• Nov. 8 in Winnipeg vs. University of Manitoba Bisons at 8:00 p.m.

• Nov. 9 in Winnipeg vs. University of Manitoba Bisons at 9:00 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball Nov. 1 and Nov. 2 vs. Trinity Western University Spartans at 6:15 p.m.

• Nov. 8 in Winnipeg vs. University of Manitoba Bisons at 6:00 p.m.

• Nov. 9 in Winnipeg vs. University of Manitoba Bisons at 5:00 p.m.

Men’s Hockey • Nov. 8 in Calgary vs. University of Calgary Dinos at 7:00 p.m.

• Nov. 9 in Calgary vs. University of Calgary Dinos at 6:00 p.m.

Women’s Hockey Nov. 1 and Nov. 2 vs. University of Calgary Dinos at 7:00 p.m.

Men’s Basketball • Nov. 1 in Kamloops vs. Thompson Rivers University WolfPack at 8:00 p.m.

• Nov. 2 in Kelowna vs. University of British Columbia Okanagan Heat at 8:00 p.m.

Nov. 8 and 9 vs. University of Brandon Bobcats at 8:00 p.m.

Women’s Basketball • Nov. 1 in Kamloops vs. Thompson Rivers University WolfPack at 6:00 p.m.

• Nov. 2 in Kelowna vs. University of British Columbia Okanagan Heat at 6:00 p.m.

Nov. 8 and 9 vs. University of Brandon Bobcats 6:15 p.m.

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SPORTS

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Men’s hockey team evens out season record KIMBERLEY HARTWIG Sports Editor The Huskies men’s hockey team swept the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns on Oct. 25 and 26 at Rutherford Rink in Saskatoon. The Dogs are now 4-4 on the season and are tied for third in Canada West with the University of Regina Cougars.

Derek Hulak was the main offensive force in a 5-2 win for the Huskies on Friday night, scoring two goals and adding two assists to lead the home team to victory.

Rookie Charles Inglis opened scoring for the Huskies when he buried a goal off of a tic-tac-toe play five minutes into the first period. Captain Brennan Bosch and Hulak assisted on the play during a one man advantage for the Dogs. Hulak recorded his first goal of the night 13 minutes later when he snapped a long rebound past Pronghorns goalie Damien Ketlo.

Hulak scored his second point at 2:51 into the second frame while the Dogs were short handed. After intercepting a pass in the neutral zone, Hulak broke away towards the net and beat Ketlo stickside to push the Huskies’ lead to 3-0. Less than five minutes later Hulak sent a cross-ice pass toward Bosch, which he quickly netted for a 4-0 home team advantage.

Lethbridge got on the board four minutes into the third period when Cass Mappin snuck the puck past Huskies netminder Ryan Holfeld. Six minutes later the Pronghorns brought the score to 4-2 after Daniel Iwanski’s goal.

The Pronghorns had a chance to cut the lead down even further when the Huskies took a five minute major and two minute cross-checking penalty in the final five minutes of the game, but the visiting team

Thanks to their first sweep of the season over the Pronghorns the Huskies men’s hockey team reached .500 on the season. could not find the net.

Kenton Dulle scored the final goal of the night for the Dogs into an empty Pronghorns net while the Huskies were short handed.

The Huskies outshot the Pronghorns 4026 and Holfeld made 24 saves while Damien made 35.

The Dogs posted a convincing 7-0 win over the Pronghorns on Saturday night. The Huskies were potent during power plays, with four of their goals coming during a one man advantage.

Ryan McDonald started scoring for the home side two minutes into the game, firing a slap shot through the five-hole of Pronghorns goalie Damien Ketlo during a power play. At 7:51 in the same frame Sean Aschim scored off a penalty shot into the top of the net.

In the second period the Huskies extended their lead to 3-0 on yet another power play after a pass from Inglis set Jesse Ross up for a backhand goal. The Dogs scored two more goals before the period was over, one from

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Bosch and another from Andrew Bailey, putting the score at 5-0 for the home team.

The Huskies weren’t finished scoring yet and added their final two goals during the third period. At 1:21 into the frame Josh Roach scored on a breakaway and at 10:04 McDonald scored his second power play goal of the night to cap off scoring.

The Huskies travel to Calgary to take on the University of Calgary Dinos on Nov. 1 and Nov. 2.

Huskies split series with Pronghorns KIMBERLEY HARTWIG Sports Editor

After dropping the first contest in overtime, the Huskies women’s hockey team pressed on to defeat the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns in the second game despite a late scoring surge. The Dogs are now 5-2-1 on

the season and tied for second place in the Canada West rankings with the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds.

The Pronghorns downed the Huskies in overtime to win Friday’s game 2-1 in Lethbridge. The winning goal came early in added time off the stick of Pronghorn captain Jenna-Marie Durnin.

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The Huskies were quick off the mark, scoring the first goal a little over a minute into the opening frame. Marley Ervine brought the puck out of the corner and darted toward the net. She was able to push the puck past Pronghorns goalie Shauntelle Williams to give the Huskies an early 1-0 lead.

Despite many solid chances on net, the Dogs were not be able to increase their lead. Julia Flinton took a hard shot from the point only to see it fly wide while Alicia Van Alstyne and Cami Wooster each found the post. The first period ended with the home team trailing by one.

The two teams traded penalties and scoring opportunities in the second period. Huskies goalie Cassidy Hendricks turned away cracking shots from three Pronghorns players to preserve the Huskies’ lead. With seconds left to go in the frame the Pronghorns finally beat Hendricks as Sarah Spence sent a hard wrister into the top shelf to level the score at one apiece.

Both teams pushed to gain the advantage in the third period, bringing aggression to the ice and driving towards the net. Kaitlin Willoughby had a look at a goal for the Huskies but was stopped short by Williams.

Pronghorns Sadie Lenstra and Amber Yuha challenged Hendricks but she was up to the task and, at the end of regulation time, the score stood at 1-1 as the teams headed into overtime.

The Pronghorns would not be denied as Durnin corralled a pass from teammate Jasmine Teske and fired a bullet to beat Hendricks and secure the win for the home team.

Hendricks made 24 saves on the night while Spence turned away 23. The Pronghorns

outshot the Huskies 26-24.

The Huskies pulled out a 3-2 win over the Pronghorns on Saturday to ensure the Dogs didn’t come away empty handed.

The Dogs jumped on the board early — scoring a goal before the two minute mark for the second night in a row. Sarah Greschner beat Pronghorns goalie Crystal Patterson with a quick wraparound 1:02 into the first.

Kandace Cook had a chance to extend the Huskies’ lead with a minute left in the period but quality goaltending from Patterson turned her away.

Six minutes into the second frame Huskie Kaitlin Willoughby scored to give the Dogs a 2-0 edge when she lifted a pass from captain Cami Wooster over a sprawled Patterson.

With a win in sight, the Huskies concentrated their efforts on a strong defence in the third period to protect their lead. The Dogs added extra cushion when Greschner fired a shot from the slot by Patterson’s shoulder. The goal turned out to be essential as the Pronghorns began to claw their way back into the game.

Lauren Fredrich finally got a shot past Huskie goalie Karen Lefsrud to cut the lead to 3-1. The Pronghorns benched Patterson and sent out an extra attacker in the closing minutes. With 1:17 left to play, Sadie Lenstra netted a rebound to bring the home team within one. The comeback went no further as the Pronghorns couldn’t beat the buzzer.

Lefsrud made 29 saves while Patterson made 23. The Huskies outshot the Pronghorns 31-26.

The Huskies host the University of Calgary Dinos on Nov. 1 and Nov. 2.

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Huskies clinch Prairie Division top spot KIMBERLEY HARTWIG Sports Editor

Despite dropping their last game of the season to the University of Winnipeg Wesmen in a 4-1 loss on Oct. 26 in Winnipeg, the Huskies men’s soccer team finished atop the Prairie Division rankings with an 8-5-2 record.

The Huskies were the stronger team in the first half and came close to jumping on the scoreboard in the opening five minutes of play. Striker Brett Levis had two shots from close range, but both times Wesmen keeper Tyson Ferago was there to make the save. The Wesmen had a chance of their own when forward Ryan Ramjiawan broke away down the right side and took a shot on net, but Huskies keeper Michal Bandula turned it away.

Luigi Bekwayo got the Huskies on the board in the 28th minute when he scored his seventh goal of the season off a pass from Garrett Peters. The opening half ended with the visiting team leading 1-0.

The Wesmen launched an offensive attack in the second half, beginning with a goal from Kenny Sacramento in the 50th minute to tie the score. The home team pulled ahead 2-1

fourteen minutes later off a goal from Miguel Fictoria. Goals came quick for the home team and five minutes further along Adam Bromley netted Enrique Garcea’s corner kick for a 3-1 lead.

The Huskies searched for some offence of their own but saw their best opportunity denied. Levis had a chance in the 73rd minute but Joshua Partaker, who subbed in for Farago at half time, made the save. Scott Ansel scored the final goal of the night for the Wesmen off a pass from Sacramento to bring the tally to 4-1.

Bandula made five saves in the Huskies’ net while Farago and Partaker recorded a combined five. The Wesmen outshot the Huskies 17-14.

The Huskies receive a bye into the semifinal round of Canada West playoffs thanks to their season ending number one ranking.

They will play the winner of the quarter-final match between the University Calgary Dinos and the University of Victoria Vikes.

The Huskies are 1-1 against the Dinos and tied their sole game Vikes.

The semi-final will be played at the University of British Columbia on Nov. 1.

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The men’s soccer team will need to remember their winning ways if they hope to advance to the Canada West championship game.

Women’s soccer team falls in quarter-finals KIMBERLEY HARTWIG Sports Editor

It was always going to be a big ask for the Huskies women’s soccer team to post their first ever win over the Trinity Western University Spartans during Canada West quarter-finals. In the end, the Dogs fell 0-2 to the reigning Canadian Interuniversity Sport women’s soccer champions on Oct. 26.

This was the second year in a row the Huskies have lost in the Canada West quarterfinals after falling to the University of Regina Cougars last year. The Spartans advance to the semi-finals where they will face the University of Victoria Vikes.

The Huskies controlled possession in the beginning of the match but could not generate many quality scoring opportunities.

After the first 15 minutes of play the Spartans began to show why they are the defending champions. Spartan Krista Gommeringer had two opportunities on net at the 21 and 25 minute marks but Huskie goaltender Cara Santaga came up big with two saves to keep the scoreboard empty.

The Spartans struck first 31 minutes in when Vanessa Kovacs volleyed Gommeringer’s free kick past Santaga to give the home team a 1-0 lead. The defending champions controlled the momentum and less than seven minutes later Kovacs scored yet again to extend the Spartans lead to 2-0.

With a lead in hand the Spartans turned their attention toward defence. The Spartans did well to snuff out any Huskies chances but in the 77th minute the Dogs garnered their best opportunity to get on the board. Striker Erica Hindmarsh blasted a shot towards net but the ball scraped just past the left post.

The Spartans continued to play tight defence and the Huskies would not see another opportunity on net before the whistle blew and the home team recorded a 2-0 victory to advance to the next round.

Santaga recorded four saves while Spartans goaltender Rachel Bedek made three in the shutout. The Huskies had three shots on target compared to the Spartans six.

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8 CULTURE Friends of Foes outplay their rivals

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Friends of Foes (left to right): Matt Stinn, Keegan Stretch, Celeste Nicholson and Nevin Buehler.

NICHOLAS KINDRACHUK Culture Editor Saskatoon-based band Friends of Foes are looking toward their first release and breaking through the local music scene.

Comprised of four members, the band acts like a bit of an all-star team from other local bands with Come Hell & High Water’s Matt Stinn and Keegan Strech on guitar and drums respectively, University of Saskatchewan Jazz Ensemble and prolific band member Nevin Buehler on bass and Celeste Nicholson, in her first outing with a backing band, on vocals.

They all came together on the project through Stinn, who had a particular style of band that he wanted to bring together.

“Keegan was kind of no brainer when it came to the project for me,” Stinn said.

“We’re in a band together and when it came to a new style and project he was who I went to.”

“I’m also the only person he knows so there’s that,” Stretch jabbed.

Through Stinn’s musical connections he brought Nicholson in, whom he had played shows with before, and Buehler, whom he

played with in the U of S jazz band.

The band recently hopped into the recording studio and made a full length album that is set to release on New Year’s Eve. Getting the album done was a challenge all on its own, as Nicholson and Buehler are both full time students while Stretch and Stinn each work full-time at the Saskatoon music academy.

However, the project seemed to come together naturally and was a labour of love for all involved.

“Well, I think I can speak for all of us when I say that this is the best band we’ve ever been in, it really feels that we have a chemistry,” Stinn said.

“I’ve never been in a band before, so yeah,” Nicholson chimed in.

When checking out their single, “Control,” it’s clear that they are finding their own unique sound. Beginning with a faint plucking of the guitar and sweetly sung lyrics from Nicholson, the song quickly builds into a flurry of sounds and vocal distortion. The band hits on all cylinders as they toy with the pacing, so when the chorus comes around it leaves a lasting impression.

The video released alongside “Control”

documents the band’s time in the recording studio, showing them getting a little stircrazy while producing and deciding what songs make the cut.

There is no sole songwriter in Friends of Foes; everything the band does is a collaborative effort where different members will come up with parts for other instruments.

Time played a huge part not only in the recording process but for concept of the album as well. At first the group just wanted to put together a strong set of songs that leave a lasting impression on the listener, but as things progressed a cohesive concept for the album developed.

“We can think that a song would be looking back on something and [the listener] would think this is the future,” Nicholson explained.

Friends of Foes has big plans for the future, with a Boxing Day album release show at Vangelis and some small weekend tours early next year.

“At the end of the night, even if we’re not headlining I want to be the band that’s remembered. It sounds kind of childish, but I want to know I went out there and beat the other bands,” Stinn said.

The Stanley Parable leaves the game up to the player NICHOLAS KINDRACHUK Culture Editor

Gaming has been coming to terms with how to tell a story in a number of different ways, and now the independently produced game The Stanley Parable is taking a jab at how they present the concept of choice.

What’s interesting about The Stanley Parable is that it’s barely a game at all.

There’s no real objectives or action, just the player character Stanley and a disembodied narrator.

Stanley has been working at the same boring desk job for his entire life, punching whatever keys he is told to for no purpose.

Only one day there is no one in the office — no one tell Stanley what to punch in — and he and the player are left to explore.

The crux of the game is carried by the narrator, who reacts to everything that Stanley does — even being aware that the player is sitting at a computer controlling Stanley.

If you just progress through the game as if it were any other you’ll find the narrator weaving the story of Stanley searching for his workmates. That is, until you walk into an empty room with two open doors, one on your right and one on your left. The narrator still tells his tale, saying that you walked through the left door, but the game makes it strikingly clear that walking through the right door is very much an option.

This is the moment where the game opens up with diverging paths, weaving stories, multiple endings and possibly no ending at all. What’s really behind the fun of The Stanley Parable is the player trying to test the game’s limits, only to find that the narrator always knows exactly what you’re doing.

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An ordinary office space in The Stanley Parable, but what’s in that box?

Humour plays a big part in this abstract game and is what makes it so enjoyable. It’s not just that the narrator is observing what you are doing, he is doing so with a dry wit that will make you laugh and search for some way to catch him off guard.

Beyond his humor, however, lies a sense that there is something sinister to the narrator — as if he is doing anything to make sure Stanley does not reach an ending or at least not one he wants.

There is a clear commentary about the way popular game narratives have a tendency of giving the player moral choices. Often they aren’t really choices because all of the aspects are chosen by the developer; it’s a predetermined path.

The narrator of The Stanley Parable exemplifies this in every respect, as he finds

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ways to weave every dimwitted move that you make to foil him seamlessly into the story. He even goes as far as to make you laugh at how ridiculous you look while trying to do so.

One instance finds Stanley in a broom closet, a place you entered for no reason than to foil the narrator’s plan. While desperately searching for the secret that is clearly hidden within the closet, with the narrator’s words poking and prodding you to exit, you realize that it is indeed just a closet and you have just played into his hands yet again.

The gameplay feels unparalled and it’s difficult to do it justice without playing the game yourself. The Stanley Parable is a game that demands to be played with an open mind and, with a trim $15 price tag, there’s no reason to miss out.

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Pillow fight for your right

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NORTH VANCOUVER (CUP) — A shout of “Pillow Fight!” might conjure up stereotypical images of frilly, scantily-clad females and hair done up in pigtails, but the girls of the East Van Pillow Fight Club strip the cute factor for all-out ass-kickery. With an arsenal of feather pillows and dubious alter-egos, the East Van Pillow Fight Club (EVPFC) will have you associating all-girl pillow fights with knock outs and glory.

The EVPFC is “an all-girl troupe beating the crap out of each other for your enjoyment,” explained founder Melanie Watts. Unlike mud wrestling or the WWE’s female wrestlers, EVPFC drops the idea that female fighting requires sexual objectification.

“We’ve been turned away from venues because we’re not slutty enough. We take pride in our shows — that they’re not sex based but still entertaining,” Watts said. Rather, the women get to brawl in a supportive and fun environment with scantily clad ring boys taking the bulk of the cat calls — and for a good cause to boot. The roster of fighters volunteer their time and bodies to help raise money for women’s charities around Vancouver, including the Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter.

“This idea came from a few years ago. I

heard about the pillow fight league in Toronto and I either wanted to fly there and be in their club or start my own,” Watts said.

The club is made up of female fighters who came together thanks to a common interest in empowerment. With a range of different characters developed in their former East Vancouver training facility, the tough personaes are diverse.

Anything from a deranged fairy to an escaped asylum patient can be seen taking swings at EVPFC events. The fighters include Lil’ Dread Riding Hood, Hanky Planky, Medikated, Melitia, Angella Kill, Tinkerhell, The Iron Maiden, Tragedy Ann, Prim Reaper, Miss Treats, Blonde Bedlam and the Serbian Scrambler.

“Pure fun, athleticism and entertainment are what make the EVPFC a unique experience to Vancouver,” says Watts. “Pillow Fight Club means, to me, keeping people off Granville Street on the weekends and bringing them to East Van to see something unique.”

Ana Krunic, aka Serbian Scrambler, is the reigning champion of the EVPFC. “I first discovered the fight club through a friend at work who said his girlfriend had been doing this pillow fight thing, I guess for exercise,” she said. “I just thought it was fantastic. I didn’t know it was going to be so tough.” Krunic shines a light on a fun paradox between the women involved and

Protest the Hero’s Volition is the album fans have been waiting for WILLIAM LOUISON

After a mediocre release in 2011 with Scurrilous, Canadian heavy rock band Protest the Hero is back in fine form with Volition, a record that is sure to please both long-time fans and new listeners.

The album soars with heavy guitar licks that will both entertain and blow you away. Singer Rody Walker’s vocals are some of the best he’s ever given. The most impressive feat that Walker pulls off is, no matter how intense he seems to be getting, his pronunciations are technically perfect and never leave the listener wondering what the lyrics are. If he is trying to outshine his previous performances, Walker is definitely succeeding.

Volition wastes no time getting started, as opening track “Clarity” explodes with a catchy guitar and drum intro. It doesn’t take long for Walker’s powerful, cutting vocals to jump in and when they do it’s guaranteed that the album is going to be great. “Clarity” sets up what’s to come and Protest the Hero does not disappoint.

“Drumhead Trail” is fast-paced, but thanks to the bands technical perfection nothing is lost in the fray. The next track, “Tilting Against Windows,” is a little more classic Protest the Hero and is less progressive, but sets up a nice introduction for “Without Prejudice” — an album standout that represents everything Protest the Hero stands for: creating good music

without concerning themselves about being held back or pigeon-holed by one genre.

Protest the Hero are more than just a metal band and the unique, avant-garde quality of Volition is a testament to their ability to be a progressively evolving band that can appeal to a wide audience while still whetting the appetites of any metal lover.

“Plato’s Tripartite” is perhaps the best the album has to offer, as the band is aided by Canadian folk singer Jadea Kelly — who appears four times on Volition. The last minute or so of “Plato’s Tripartite” is definitely one of the most unique duet moments ever heard on an album like this.

After another standout, “A Life Embossed,” things are taken down just a notch to allow the listener a chance to breathe. While not mild by any means, “Mist” is the most radio friendly song on the album. Don’t take that as a negative; it’s just another side to a multi-faceted band that is far too underappreciated for its efforts.

The album finishes off with three offerings of head-banging awesomeness, with “Animal Bones” giving Walker yet another chance to show off his amazing voice.

The only flaw of Volition is that, even at nearly an hour, it seems far too short and will leave fans wanting more.

It’s not crazy to suggest that Volition is Protest the Hero’s best work to date.

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the weapons they wield.

“You know, [the pillow] is a very good comparison to a woman. It’s soft, it’s fluffy, it’s delightful. But at the same time, as we found out, it can do some serious damage,” says Krunic. “You know, we can be strong and feminine at the same time.”

Between their fight club pillow-fighting events and the club’s bike wash fundraisers, the EVPFC has raised over $3,000 for Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter since their humble beginnings in 2012. The women of EVPFC are bringing a whole new combat sport to the city and the fights have steadily grown in attendance, gaining a cultlike following among locals.

Every eight weeks, the club emerges to let the feathers fly at different venues around Vancouver. To date, much of the unbridled,

teeth-clenching action has been held at the Astoria, which once more played venue to their recent event Pajama-Rama on Oct. 19. Attendees were encouraged to don their best PJs and onesies for some hot and heavy pillow-on-pillow action. The fight, which celebrated aggression mixed with femininity, was hosted and narrated by the city’s own MC Crazy P. Regular matches consist of three twominute rounds, whereas rookie matches shorten their rounds to 60 seconds.

“Six minutes in the ring is very intense, and it’s very foreboding when you have a fight coming up,” says Krunic. “Challenging that and coming through that in a fight is a very good feeling.”

Results are determined by a judge, unless there is a total knock-out, disqualification or forfeit. A complex point system keeps both the judge and audience on their toes, with bonus points for combos, dodging killer blows, special moves as well as pure theatrics.

All points of contact between fighters must be made with the pillows themselves. But just because pillows may be sweet to sleep on doesn’t mean they don’t pack a punch; taking a full-out swing to the noggin can land you unconscious, bleeding or simply hungry for more.

“It’s scary when you’re going up against someone who is bigger than you,” Krunic said. “It’s a challenge to get in front of a crowd if that is something you haven’t done before. I think that’s the biggest thing — we all have anxiety before our fights.

“You want to entertain everybody; you don’t want to mess up. You don’t want to embarrass yourself.”

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From a non-user: legalize weed CORY GRIOAT — The Sputnik (Wilfrid Laurier University)

BRANTFORD (CUP) — It’s about time we bought some munchies, put on some light tunes and legalized marijuana in Canada.

To be quite honest, I don’t see why it isn’t yet. I’ve never personally smoked or otherwise ingested marijuana, but I’m still firm in my belief that it should be decriminalized and legalized. Maybe with the confession that Justin Trudeau has smoked it while in office will help others see just how harmless it can be when dealt with properly.

Maybe by the time I’m his age, this article will be moot — maybe even by the time I’m done university.

We’re in big time debt as a country.

According to debtclock.ca, a wonderful website that helps figure out a rough image of a country’s federal debt, we’re at about $17,500 in the red per person. Keep in mind we have 34 million people in Canada. We may not be as bad as other countries but do the math — we’re majorly in the hole.

Now, I’m not saying that national legalization of pot will solve our financial problems, but it would do a lot to aid in it.

In Ontario, according to a smoker’s rights advocacy group, Ontario cigarette prices (for a carton of 200) was around $30.35 in 2003.

That’s crazy enough, but then you figure out that a whopping $20.66 of that price is from the multiple taxes from the provincial or federal governments.

The taxes alone on legalized marijuana could easily be a multimillion-dollar industry if sold the same way we’ve been distributing alcohol and cigarettes for decades. It has the potential to be an amazing financial move.

Marijuana is not lethal, meaning you will not die as a direct result of smoking or otherwise ingesting pot. I’d say it becomes a pretty reliable fact when under the heading “Healthy Canadians” on the Government of Canada website it clearly states the nonlethality of it right under the many short-term effects (spontaneous laughter among them) and above the list of long-term effects.

I noticed something on the page dedicated to tobacco that quite frankly pissed me off.

The effects of tobacco aren’t listed — that is, not unless you scroll down to the bottom of the page and find a separate link directing you there. Once you read and compare, you see that tobacco effects are in fact much worse.

Don’t get me wrong, marijuana can be bad.

It can lead to, as our government website tells us: impaired short-term memory, psychosis, mild paranoia, anxiety or panic in the shortterm.

In the long-term, you could experience enhanced chances of schizophrenia, breathing problems or cognitive impairment.

Now, on that hidden tobacco page? Smokers can experience problems with their heart and blood vessels, certain types of cancers, lung and respiratory problems, menstrual problems, fertility problems, premature delivery, having a low birth weight baby,

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erectile dysfunction and premature death.

I don’t smoke tobacco either but if I had to choose between a cigarette and a joint, based on what my own government is telling me, I know what I’d be grabbing.

Time for a fun fact. When same-sex marriage became legal in Canada, straight people were not forced to marry someone of the same sex. After abortion became legal in Canada, our nation still had numerous women giving birth. Odd, isn’t it? Tobacco is legal, but I’ve never smoked in my life. Alcohol is legal and, guess what, many people still don’t drink.

The thing that ties all of these together?

Controversial laws that only become applicable if you actually marry someone of your own sex, have an abortion or drink alcohol.

If pot was legal, you wouldn’t have to smoke it if you didn’t want to, as with alcohol or tobacco. Nobody can force you into doing something you simply aren’t interested in doing.

But if pot was legal and you did decide to smoke up, you would naturally have to follow laws related to it, just as with alcohol or tobacco.

Of course, it probably wouldn’t be a perfect system. Many would abuse it and we’d probably still have illegal dealers — especially because that’s how everyone gets their pot currently. There may also be issues with underage users, but that already happens with smoking and booze.

If pot were legalized, laws should be enforced stating that only certain businesses

could sell it and to individuals of certain age groups. If consuming the drug in one way or another, there should be limits enforced on what you can do for a certain time afterwards, echoing the laws in place regarding drinking and driving. Laws about marijuana should also be created that pertain to using the drug in overly public places, once again relating to the laws and standards of alcohol usage.

I could list a hundred other arguments why I think it should be legal. I don’t use it now and, if and when it’s eventually legal, I still won’t. It’s just something that doesn’t personally appeal to me.

But from the eyes of someone who doesn’t use marijuana, I still think it’s well past the time to legalize it. Just ask Justin.

11 Stop torturous practices on U of S property OPINIONS

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LEIF JENSEN

The Regional Psychiatric Centre is a multi-level security facility that specializes in forensic psychiatry in Saskatoon. Inmates who reside there have been sentenced for two years or more. While this is a professional facility, the treatment of inmates under the care of the federal government would shock many Canadians.

The facility under scrutiny is located north of Preston Crossing, and is leased to Corrections Canada by the University of Saskatchewan. To emphasize the relationship, the U of S crest is on a sign by the entrance to the RPC. In Canada, being placed in solitary confinement, or segregation, means a denial of any meaningful social interaction with other humans. An inmate will be locked in a small room for 23 hours a day. The remaining hour is meant for exercise time and maybe a shower. There may or may not be a window.

There may or may not be a mattress. They do not interact with anyone other than the guards, and even that is limited.

Ashley Smith spent four years in prison for minor crimes, most of which time was in solitary confinement. When she entered prison, she had been cleared as having no mental illnesses, yet on her first day in custody she was put in segregation. She was initially supposed to have a short stay, but had many disciplinary issues and spent more time in prison than originally appointed.

Sadly, Smith hung herself while in solitary confinement.

Juan Mendez, a United Nations expert on torture, has stated that there should be an “absolute prohibition” on solitary confinement that is in excess of 15 days as it can amount to torture. It’s been called cruel and inhumane and several studies, such as

“Risky Business: An Investigation of the Treatment and Management of Chronic Selfinjury Among Federally Sentenced Women” conducted by the office of the Correctional Investigator, have demonstrated that permanent mental damage can be done when segregation exceeds 15 days.

In Canada, there is no requirement for a review of the decision to place someone in solitary confinement unless 30 days in solitary have gone by. The average stay in segregation in Canadian facilities is 40 days.

At the RPC at least two women spent 18 months in seclusion. Several others have alleged similar treatments. While the use of solitary confinement is common enough in Canada that many assume it is not torture, the evidence clearly suggests that the way that it is used constitutes such a label.

What Ashley Smith went through isn’t necessarily the only mistreatment experienced by inmates at these types of facilities. The people at the RPC often have serious mental disorders which can result in acts of self-harm that the facility is unwilling or unable to address adequately.

One common way the RPC addresses acts of self-harm is through the use of a Pinel waist belt or a Broda Chair, devices that essentially restrain someone to a chair or bed and make them unable to move. There are inmates who have spent months in these devices for up to 23 hours a day.

At least one woman was reportedly tied down naked, menstruating and without a tampon or other product for it. These types of actions are often part of a “treatment plan” and aren’t recorded as a use of force. It is extremely difficult to see how this is useful for either the rehabilitation or treatment of the person being restrained or for Canadian society.

Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms

The Regional Psychiatric Centre is located on land owned by the U of S. guarantees the right not to be subjected to any cruel and unusual punishment. The treatment provided through segregation and Pinel waist bands clearly disregards human dignity and causes direct physical, psychological and emotional harm to these mentally ill individuals.

The Correctional Investigator has also stated that there should be a prohibition from constructing padded cells in Canada.

Commonly seen in pop culture, padded cells are rarely used in real life. This is partly because they are prone to being used in acts of abuse by guards and partly because they are used for chronic self-harmers who will likely only more significantly hurt themselves in a padded cell.

Despite this, there is a single padded cell remaining in Canada — cell E99 at the RPC. All of this presents a dilemma which the administration of this university has

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completely and deliberately ignored. At the Oct. 20 senate meeting this year, university president Ilene Busch-Vishniac was asked about the current circumstances at the RPC. She replied only that Corrections Canada sets policy at the RPC. That is, there is no apparent plan in place to work toward the goal of respecting human rights at a psychiatric facility on U of S property.

It is difficult to imagine that these kinds of circumstances exist in Canada, but they do.

They continue to function uninterrupted on land owned by our own university. Perhaps we should all ask our Chancellor, our Board of Governors, our President and our VicePresidents why this is.

This article was researched and written by law students Leif Jensen, Lindsey Cybulskie, Heather Franklin and Dan LeBlanc.

What’s the future of print news?

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The world of news media is evolving across the board. Whether through television, radio, newspapers or the internet the public is beginning to access and produce the news in alternate ways, piloting the industry toward a new era.

According to State of the Media’s 2013 report, “Estimates for newspaper newsroom cutbacks in 2012 put the industry down 30 per cent since 2000 and below 40,000 fulltime professional employees for the first time since 1978.” Companies that 100 years ago were merely science fiction phenomena now flourish.

For example, a company called Narrative Science — a patented artificial intelligence authoring platform, according to their website — uses algorithms to produce news content without any human input.

The rising popularity of social media as a news source has created an ease of twoway conversations between the news-maker and its recipient. Digital news, transmitted to smart phones, personal computers, tablets and other such devices has seen a 16.6 per cent increase from 2011 to 2012 alone, according to the same report.

At its peak in 2005, the newspaper industry was producing $49 Billion in revenue primarily through advertising. That number has since shrivelled to $22 Billion in 2012.

The decline in sales of printed newspapers has led to many publishers leaning toward posting the news through their websites.

The newspaper industry is not alone in its revolution either, with a 6.5 per cent overall decrease in viewing of the four major American television networks NBC, CBS, Fox and ABC. Changes are also reported in radio news, with emerging platforms of satellite radio providing entertainment

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and music stations taking precedence over traditional news radio from AM or FM stations.

According to a study from Pew Research, only about one third of Americans said they listened to news radio in 2013, down from around half the population in 1990.

Newspapers have avoided being the hardest hit by the changes through the introduction of pay walls, which charge users small fees to access information online. In a move deemed overly cautious at the time, the Wall Street Journal was the first to implement a pay wall back in 1996— much to the chagrin of the contemporary reader.

The move gained them 200,000 subscriptions in a little over a year according to an article in 2010 by week.com. It helped the media giant avoid the fate of many newspapers across North America such as Rocky Mountain News, a former daily newspaper from Denver, Colorado which was forced to cease production due to financial difficulty on Feb. 27, 2009 after 150 years of business.

Magazines are encountering similar hardships, seeing a 10.4 per cent decrease in circulation between 2011 and 2012. Canada

has since taken the lead in paywall usage, with roughly 80 per cent of Canadian daily newspapers using the fees to implement their revenue. The Winnipeg Free Press abstains from using paywalls so far and is the only major Canadian newspaper with this policy.

So, inquisitive Sheaf readers, you may find yourself wondering where college publications fit into all this. Interestingly, the story of college and university papers contrasts those of national publications, as it seems campus newspapers have a more loyal readership.

According to a national survey by printinthemix.com, 55 per cent of college students read their respective newspaper in the last week and 82 per cent had perused its printed pages in the last month. The online version of the paper is generally less popular, with 18 per cent of students going online to access news.

Popularity of the printed publication stemmed from the accessability students have to it from on-campus racks, student unions and residence halls. The fact that student papers are paid for in part by student fees also contribute to their popularity.

Bargain savvy students choose to gather news from the publication to which they already contribute financially and that is publishing tailor-made news for their age and area.

24 University of Saskatchewan students interviewed this week in the arts tunnel revealed comparable results. Six read the Sheaf online and eight read it in print; one read The Star Phoenix online and one read it in print; one read The Globe and Mail in print; six read the Metro in print; one read the Prince Albert Daily Herald in print and none access The Globe and Mail or Metro online.

A 4th year commerce student says he “only reads the Sheaf because he pays for it.” On the other hand, a 4th year medicine student, prefers to read thesheaf.com because “it is more environmentally friendly” and finds it “easier to access.”

Another student reports that she reads the printed versions of both the Sheaf and the Metro “because they are readily available on campus.”

There is an undeniably enormous change underway in global news media. But the industry isn’t dying out — it’s evolving.

The desire to interact and update with one another is a primal instinct; what’s changed in the modern age is that context now reigns over content and the public is more able to ignite debate and question their news sources than ever before.

Some may argue that news media platforms that will flourish in the future are those that provide a take on the world that can be debated, rather than the ‘written in stone’ style of news reporting of the past.

Regardless, publications in print or online that embrace information as a commodity and present the news in ways that incite dialogue are the way of the future.

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Balancing school and social lives FATUMA ADAR

Upon starting school, you may have gotten your class list, then made a schedule to correspond when you’ll study, go to the gym and still factored in time to hang out with friends.

Then week two hits and that entire plan goes to shit. If this has happened to you, I can guarantee that you are not alone.

The stress that we university students face as we balance an academic platform for our future careers while immersing ourselves in the full college social experience is kind of crazy. Either you feel like the student who is too busy studying to have any friends or the student that has too many friends and can’t study.

As someone who has been in the university circuit for a while and has had many failed schedules of her own, I believe that there really is a way to achieve at least some balance. There are three methods that will help ensure that, come graduation time, you aren’t bathing in a pool of your own tears.

First of all, do work when you’re supposed to be doing work. This is a simple concept that many find terribly confusing.

The two worst feelings are when you’re studying and you want to be out having fun, followed by when you’re out having fun knowing you should be studying. The simple solution is to untangle the two and keep them separate.

I don’t know each and every one of you but I’m going to assume that whenever you have spare time you don’t enthusiastically whip out your textbooks or required readings. If you know that come 6 p.m. you and your friends are hanging out then just plan ahead to do your work before going out.

Everyone studies differently but, however you hit the books, do so without distractions. Keep in mind that in a couple hours you can watch random Youtube videos, troll people on Facebook and do all

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sorts of fun stuff with your friends.

In turn, don’t be that asshole that brings notes to the bar when everyone is out having fun. If you really need to study, go home and do it.

Don’t guilt trip all your friends as well as not pay any attention to them. Use social time to be social and reward yourself for all the work that you finished.

Secondly, don’t be a people pleaser but don’t lie to yourself. There will be times where your friends want to hang and you know you’ve got work to do.

Don’t be afraid of telling them you can’t go out and if they can’t understand then they aren’t your friends. But if you have friends like I do — and I love them to bits —­they will sometimes try to coerce you into hanging out anyway. If they are truly your friends then they will still appreciate you even when you politely turn them down.

There is a catch though. Don’t blow your friends off for the sake of studying if you know you’re most likely going to be on Netflix or Facebook for the next four hours. Now I know that sometimes we can’t help it if our mind strays but think of all the fun you missed out on because you told yourself you’d finish half of an essay you needed to write.

This all goes back to prioritizing your time.

You’re better off saying you’ll get a quarter of your work done and hang out with friends than staring at a blank page for hours and still call it “studying.”

Lastly, always remember that there will never be a perfect balance and that this is okay. You’re not a rockstar with a personal trainer or life coach to keep you on task all the time.

The best way to not stress yourself about losing either your social or academic lives is by understanding that sometimes shit happens and you have to learn to cope.

You might miss the party of the year because you had midterms coming up. However, you might get a terrible grade on that essay because you spent a lot of time with your significant

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ABORIGINAL CULTURAL LIAISON Aboriginal Students’ Centre Marquis Hall 110 97 Campus Drive Saskatoon, SK. S7N 4L3 Mr. Dion Tootoosis p: 306-966-2924 e: dion.tootoosis@usask.ca ECUMENICAL CHAPLAINCY Anglican, Presbyterian, United University Chaplain’s Office Memorial Union Building 118 93 Campus Drive Saskatoon, SK. S7N 5B2 The Rev. Emily Carr p: 306-491-8505 HINDU FAITH Bala Muthuswamy 1302 College Drive p: 306-370-2636 e: bala_muthu1957@yahoo.com

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MULTI-FAITH COORDINATOR Dr. Joel Schindel p: 306-717-7128 MUSLIM University Chaplain’s Office Memorial Union Building 118 93 Campus Drive Saskatoon, SK. S7N 5B2 Syed Ibn Iqbal p: 306-880-1715

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other. None of these makes you an idiot or a social leper.

It’s very important to remember the reason why you came to university, or even re-evaluate why exactly you are here. For some people it’s all about the university experience, and for some it is all about getting that diploma.

Balancing a social life and academic success doesn’t always have to be a battle, but rather a compromise — as long as you are okay with the consequences your choices may have.

If you truly want to put your heart and soul into school and getting a career, you need to be okay with the memories you’ll have — ­ which might be having your eyes locked on your books the whole time.

Embracing the university culture and living it to its fullest with friends is great, but even if you manage to stay in the comfort of these stone walls forever, your friends won’t. You don’t want to be that person that can only reminisce because they don’t have anything left to look forward to.

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13 Women in politics are more than pieces of meat OPINIONS

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NAOMI ZUREVINSKI

A recent slogan used on a button at a Republican convention described Hillary Clinton as a “KFC Special: 2 fat thighs, 2 small breasts…left wing.” These buttons were being sold in the VIP reception area of the conference, but were removed one hour later for obvious reasons.

As former secretary of state, it is anticipated that Clinton will seek the Democratic presidential nomination in the upcoming 2016 election.

But regardless of Clinton’s future plans or where she sits politically, the size of her thighs has absolutely nothing to do with it. If she had bigger breasts or dressed a different way, she would still act the way she does and make the same decisions. Her politics have nothing to do with her appearance. But meanwhile, no one is comparing John Kerry to fries and gravy.

The larger problem here is the contrasting ways in which men and women are viewed in politics and, by extension, any position of power.

In terms of appearance, a female has to be extremely conscious of how she presents herself. Women’s fashion often says a lot more than men’s — most people can recognize a Louis Vuitton handbag, but much fewer can spot the difference between a $5,000 or $250 suit. And it goes farther than dress; women’s bodies are frequently commented on as if their shape somehow affects their political performance.

This sexism is very evident in politics in the United States. I can think of several criticisms that have been made at Barack Obama or George Bush, all regarding their policies or decisions.

Hillary Clinton has faced many challenges in her career as a politician.

While there has never been a female president in the U.S., several women have run or held positions in office. But when I think of them, the first thing that comes to mind are criticisms regarding their appearance.

Charlotte Whitton, the first female mayor of Ottawa, a major centre and the capital of Canada, was quoted in the 1950s as saying, “Whatever women do, they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good.”

Ain’t that the truth. It often seems that women in authoritative positions have more to prove. Just like anyone else, women must show their abilities as individuals in the public eye. But they also have to prove that they are capable of holding the same major positions as men.

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The bias is that women are just not as good as men when it comes to politics. I think this is a fairly reasonable statement, objectively speaking. Historically, male politicians have far more achievements than female ones do.

But this is because males occupy far more political positions than females, and it has been that way for thousands of years.

One explanation for women’s political absence is that women simply do not run for political positions as frequently as men.

To start, it is traditionally a massive familial sacrifice for a woman to be in politics when she’s a mother, as the job requires an enormous time commitment. Having children is often not a priority in this case because so much effort and time is focused on her political career.

No first term break? Big problem MEGAN FEDORCHUK

University life is a creature untamed by any due date, group project or final exam. With the chaos that is the campus lifestyle, students need scheduled breaks to charge their batteries. We have a week off in the second term, but where’s our week of freedom in the first?

For the majority of students, years spent earning a degree can be best depicted by a salmon swimming upstream to spawn — and this is not meant to reference your tenacious efforts to get lucky. Much like the salmon, we feel the stress and fatigue brought on by the pursuit to reach those fresh waters of employment. But unlike the salmon we do not die as a result of all our hard work, though I’m sure many of us feel death to be upon us come final exam time.

Fortunately, the education system seemingly cares about our personal well-being.

Universities cater to the bags underneath our eyes by closing down during holidays as well as scheduling the student-acclaimed reading week, or “spring break” if you are versed in Much Music. But why does this type of break only occur in second term? Do the stresses of the winter months outweigh those we experience in the fall?

At some institutions for higher education, the fall break is already in place. According to an article appearing in the Toronto Star, “11 of Ontario’s 20 publicly funded universities have allocated a block of time in either October or November — usually ranging from two to five days.”

What a concept! Honestly, it wouldn’t be too hard to give us the entire week off after Thanksgiving to recover from the turkey coma and get some homework done, nor would it be outrageous to tag on a few extra days around Remembrance Day. Of course, these missed classes must be accounted for. For example, a four-day fall break would result in something along the

lines of two additional days in the months of September and December, right before and immediately following start and end class dates.

Do me a favor and imagine four class-free days to break up your first term. I don’t know about you, but visions of cat naps, Netflix marathons and clean laundry are dancing about in my head right now.

Yes, I realize that with a little time management, these visions could all become a reality. And yes, I am fully aware that none of these personal luxuries get me any farther ahead in regards to due dates and group projects.

However, a few extra winks of sleep and some solid me-time are what allow me to hold down the sanity fort and maintain my

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status as a real human being.

Giving students a chance to play mental catch-up can be viewed as equally, if not more beneficial, as time allotted to reading textbooks and writing papers. What individual achieves their highest potential while sleep deprived and stressed out? One can argue that university prepares students for real world demands, but at what cost?

As the number of fall break offerings begin to rise in universities across the country, I can only hope that my days here at the University of Saskatchewan will be graced by the presence of a first-term breather. Until then, I’ll continue to exist in my recent Red Bull relapse.

It’s not impossible to achieve both a family and a major position, but it is vastly more difficult for a woman to do so than a man.

In addition, due to the smaller number of females in political positions, there are few quality role models for young females who wants to break into the political sphere. And any woman who is in that sphere is often not treated or looked at in a way that would cause another female to aspire to a similar position.

2011 statistics on the Canadian Parliament reported that women constituted 22 per cent in the House of Commons, 26 per cent of membership in the Cabinet and 35 per cent in the Senate. That’s not even half. And female Prime Ministers? We’ve had one — Kim Campbell, who served for just barely over four months back in 1993. That’s 146 years that Canada has been a country, and for only four months have we had a female in the Prime Minister position’s seat.

It’s not just women in politics either; negative sentiments women receive in politics can often be extended to any woman in the public eye.

When it comes to men and women holding positions of power, a sexist double standard exists. We talk about men and women in very different ways. Yes, both sexes receive criticism for what they do both in and out of office, but men receive judgment for their abilities, positions and enactment.

Women receive criticism for their abilities and judgements as well, but usually only after their appearance has been commented on.

They are bombarded with criticisms for the way they look, even if that has nothing to do with their occupation or position.

Is it fair to say women in politics are scrutinized, attacked and ripped apart? I think so.

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Campus Chat What’s the worst small talk topic?

“How are you doing?” because it isn’t an honest question that you Luke Berg want to know.

Asking about classes because you’re not genuinely interested...

Allison Schmidt ever.

The weather because you can’t expand on it.

Lyndsay Stobbs

Kids, because I don’t want to talk about your kids.

Josh Palaschuk

Fake News Crossword University President tweets nudes to horrified student On Oct. 29th, University of Saskatchewan President Ilene Busch-Vishniac accidentally tweeted a nude picture of herself to a first-year student from Uranium City, Saskatchewan.

The tweeting incident happened Sunday evening. The student — who asked to remain anonymous — had been tweeting at BuschVishniac regarding the new Aboriginal Student’s Center when she received a private message from the U of S President.

“We had sent four tweets back and forth about the new center when I noticed I had a new tweet in my private inbox. When I looked, I couldn’t believe my eyes,” the student said in a Monday morning phone call. “She’s a handsome woman — don’t get me wrong — but there are some things you just don’t want to see.”

When initially asked about the incident, OMB-13 Ad MNO 5x6.42.pdf 2013-10-21 Busch-Vishniac refused to comment 1as per the advice of the Board of Governors. However,

late Monday night the President issued a press release as a result of public outcry.

“I had hoped that using Twitter would bring me closer to students, faculty and staff at the U of S, but I can see it has become more problematic than anything,” she said. “The picture was meant for my husband who is currently away on business. I am ashamed of my actions and I hope students will continue to view me in a professional manner.”

The President’s Twitter account remains open and it has been confirmed that Hugh Hefner has tweeted at her about modeling for Playboy’s upcoming “Double D-ploma” issue.

“I’ve always considered myself to be a robustly attractive women, but never have I considered myself hot enough for Playboy,” said an excited Busch-Vishniac. “Perhaps a trip PM to3:44 Bodacious Bustlines is in order to make the girls look their best.”

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