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Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds week encourages student wellness EMILY KLATT Staff Writer

Between the stress of school work, employment and relationships, taking care of one’s health is not always a priority for many Univeristy of Saskatchewan students. However, as students return to campus from reading week, they will have the opportunity to take active steps towards increasingly conscious management of their health.

Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds is a week of events that runs from Feb. 22–26.

It strives to expose U of S students to alternative and holistic ideas about health, wellness and overall wellbeing.

For Dylan Lambi-Raine, co-ordinator of the USSU Women’s Centre and one of the key organizers of Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds, the week is all about learning.

“With Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds we really want people to understand and view their health holistically,” Lambi-Raine said. “So not viewing our body as separate from our mental health or our mental health separate from our physical health. To really just start to look at ourselves in a whole way.”

Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds was organized by the various centres operated by the U of S Students’ Union, including the Women’s, Pride, Food and Help Centres.

The week includes events that cover a wide range of health topics, from intuitive eating to hula-hooping to a panel discussion about eating disorders and body image.

The second annual event is free and accessible to all U of S students and offers a number of new workshops, along with a return of some old favourites, according to Lambi-Raine.

“We’re bringing back body casting — that was very popular last year. For new events, we’re going to have a canning workshop [and] a soupm a k i n g

workshop.

We’re going to have an ‘achieving key performance’ workshop, which has to do with just being the best person that you can be in your own mind.”

With a diverse population of students at the U of S, accessibility was one of the main concerns when organizing Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds.

“We just wanted to have as many events as we could that would hopefully reach a large audience. I think that’s the way we mainly focus on intersectionality,” Lambi-Raine said.

According to LambiRaine, the life of a university student can offer a number of unique challenges in regards to maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

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it has to do with stress and anxiety and feeling out of control. Especially when you’re in an environment where there is a lot of stress or a lot of pressure to achieve and to do well that can bleed over to other areas of one’s life.”

Despite these challenges, Lambi-Raine acknowledges that there are still many aspects of a university environment that can positively contribute to one’s health.

“You sort of have a built-in community, so it can be very helpful, especially if it’s a community where, as an institution, students are being supported in that way. Weeks like [Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds] are being put on, people have opportunities to eat fresh and local food and learn how to cook it, and with free counseling on campus and that kind of stuff,” she said.

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POWFit: Culture and fitness rolled into one JALINE BROQUEZA While the University of Saskatchewan continues to make moves to Indigenize the institution in various ways, one alumna is applying a similar mindset to her business, which combines Aboriginal culture with physical fitness and is currently available through Recreation Services on campus.

According to the business's mission statement, AB Original Health and Fitness aims to promote active living and cultural inspiration to help First Nations people manage, battle and decrease the risk of diabetes, one of the most predominant diseases worldwide.

The inspiration for the business resulted from BrandyLee Maxie’s personal experience with Type II diabetes while she was in school, which she ultimately overcame through weight loss.

Maxie, member of White Bear First Nation and founder of AB Original Health and Fitness, is also the mother of three children, two of

whom have been diagnosed with Type I diabetes, which prompted her to encourage people to lead a healthier lifestyle, while also celebrating their culture.

“Right now, my focus is actually on diabetes prevention and I know that in First Nations communities, they have dietitians, they have health clinics that provide diabetes workshops and stuff like that.

They also have fitness facilities, but those fitness facilities don’t always have a fitness instructor,” Maxie said.

AB Original Health and Fitness is now offering the U of S community a unique fitness program called POWFit, which incorporates powwow dance moves into a fitness routine. Powwows are celebrations that showcase Aboriginal music, dance, food and crafts and also promote cultural pride, respect and health for both young and old in an inclusive setting.

The class is held every Wednesday evening from 7–8 p.m. in the Physical Activity Complex and students can register for the class through

U of S Recreation Services.

Maxie welcomes everyone and ensures that the class does not discriminate.

“I think sometimes people get the misconception that it might be just exclusive to First Nations participants, but it’s not. It’s open to everybody and I don’t use any kind of regalia or anything,” Maxie said.

She believes that it is significant to promote Aboriginal culture within the education system as a way of honoring the original practices of the land.

“I think it’s important to understand the dance because we all have high respect for our dance styles. It’s kind of a way to educate people on the dance moves or various dance styles outside of just seeing all the regalia, the bells, and the jingles … There is a story behind each [dance]. So I also wanted to spend some time to share what dance moves we’re doing that day or where inspiration comes from and what that dance is,” Maxie said.

Maxie also shared how important the preservation of Aboriginal culture is and

recognized that there is an urgency to keep the culture alive.

“I think it’s very important, like in the residential school system we’re actually designed to get rid of our culture and traditions and a lot of our elders, they’re getting older and they’re a lot of our knowledge keepers … We’re running out of elders that we need to preserves these … Our dance too, it goes hand-in-hand with our language and our stories so they’re all kind of interconnected,” Maxie said.

Running this business has taught Maxie a great deal and

as a young entrepreneur, she shares some advice for students who are struggling to pursue their own careers.

“It may not be the easiest journey, but you can’t let the amount of time it takes to keep you from getting where you want to get. You can’t let that time intimidate you because time can pass anyways.

You got to have patience and determination and you really have to know why you’re doing what you’re doing. Why you chose that business, why you have a passion for it, because that’s what’s going to keep you dedicated to it.”

Caitlin Taylor / Photo Editor BrandyLee Maxie integrates powwow dance moves into fitness classes at the PAC.

Political studies students regroup and ratify EMILY KLATT Staff Writer

With a provincial election on the horizon, politics have re-entered the minds of many students at the University of Saskatchewan, including the members of one student group that has recently made a comeback.

After a long period of inactivity, the Political Studies Students’ Association has returned to the U of S, officially becoming a ratified student group in

February 2016. The group is working towards increasing its contributions and visibility on campus.

David D’Eon, a second-year political studies student and president of the PSSA, describes the prior state of the campus club.

“From what I can tell, the PSSA in the past wasn’t an incredibly active association. It was relatively small, it didn’t really do much in terms of events or anything like that — obviously that’s something we’re looking to change,” D’Eon said.

After speaking with faculty members, D’Eon determined that the decline of the PSSA was

Emily Sutherland PSSA executive team: David D’Eon, Jessica Quan, Geneva Houlden and Patrick Johnston.

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due to a lack of communication between the political studies department and its students.

Although it was briefly reformed in 2013 in order to plan a graduation banquet, it folded soon afterward.

As they pick up speed, the PSSA hopes to promote political involvement for all students at the U of S, as well as provide development experience for members that are interested in helping to run the organization.

Membership is open to all interested students, not just those pursuing a degree in political studies.

D’Eon was surprised after overhearing a conversation in which someone mentioned the lack of an association for political studies students. He recognized the need for such a group and decided to look into re-establishing the PSSA. What he found was that much of the groundwork for ratification was already in place.

“It didn’t even feel like starting an association,” D’Eon said.

“It was kind of like walking down the highway and coming across a car with the keys in the ignition and everything. It was really just like they were waiting

for someone to take the reigns.”

D’Eon was soon joined by other interested students, including PSSA vice-president Jessica Quan, who emphasizes the gap the PSSA fills within the university community.

“It is important for everyone on campus, especially for political studies students. Just having hands-on experience and actually being in direct contact with administration and faculty and staff, because that’s definitely something we were lacking in political studies, which I think is absolutely crucial, especially for our discipline,” Quan said.

When it comes to on-campus involvement, the PSSA is looking to promote politics as something that is relevant to everyday life.

“I want to create an organization that encourages people to take politics outside of the classroom. So that involves not only engaging with other [political studies] students, but also with the student body as a whole and the community around us,” D’Eon said.

The PSSA is also collaborating with the U of S Students’ Union on its USask Votes campaign, which informs students about www.thesheaf.com

how, when and why they should vote in the upcoming provincial election.

Beyond provincial politics, the PSSA also offers political studies students a hands-on way to apply what they have learned in their classes within a more practical setting.

“That’s how you develop yourself professionally — by networking and reaching out to the on-campus community and to staff and faculty. You can have a lot of important experiences that you wouldn’t necessarily get in the classroom,” Quan said.

For D’Eon, the PSSA ultimately involves being an active and engaged member of society, something he believes everyone should do.

“More than people care to admit, our lives are determined by the communities that we live in.

People like to believe they are these paragons of individualism. I don’t buy that. I think that we owe something to the community around us, and we owe something to the society we live in to participate, and to put our voice forward and to help shape a community we want to be a part of.”

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Ice Cycle: Learn to brave the elements with just two wheels JACK THOMPSON For University of Saskatchewan students, riding a bicycle is an affordable way to get to and from campus. While some students may not realize its viability during the colder months, Ice Cycle is an event aiming to promote the more affordable and physically active commuting option.

On Feb. 27, U of S students along with the general public will gather for an evening of cycling and safety followed by a hot meal and book talk. The event, organized by Saskatoon Cycles, starts at 5:15 p.m. at the Saskatoon Farmers Market.

There will be a brief safety talk titled “David and Goliath — On Staying Alive and the Law,” lead by Dave Palibroda, a lifetime cyclist, and accompanied by lawyer Ben Ralston.

The talk will focus on safe cycling and Saskatoon’s cycling by-laws, as well as the places in which they conflict with one another. After attendees have been educated, all will embark on a 45 minute ride around the streets of Saskatoon. The only required gear for attending is weather-appropriate clothing

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and a working bicycle.

The ride will conclude back at the Farmer’s Market where warm chili and pints of Nine Mile Legacy beer will be for sale. Tom Babin, a journalist from the Calgary Herald, will then give a talk on his new book FrostBike.

Babin spoke about the inspiration for his book, citing his love for cycling as the starting point.

“I've been a bike commuter for a long time, mostly in the summertime and like most

people, when the fall came, I would park my bike in the garage and drive or take the bus to work. I just really missed riding in the winter time … that was my big question when I set out to the write the book: is riding a bike in the winter viable or for crazy people only?”

Babin said.

He assures students and Saskatoon citizens alike that riding a bike in the winter time is not exclusively for hardcore cyclists and, in writing his book, discovered that riding a bike in

the winter can be a legitimate and accessible option.

For students looking to take the plunge, Babin says it is a lot easier than it might seem and that it is not necessarily an expensive decision to make.

“I don’t really think there is a need to go out right off the bat and buy a whole bunch of new equipment. I really think the most important part is having this experimental attitude. You need to sort of get out there and figure it out on your own,” Babin said.

Supplied / Arlin Schaffel The Saskatoon cycling community bonds over icy conditions at the 2015 Ice Cycle event.

Caitlin Taylor, third-year arts and science student at the U of S, as well as a board member for Saskatoon Cycles, welcomes everyone to come out and ride.

“Everyone is welcome to participate. We especially encourage those to attend who many never have tried winter biking before and want to test it out. The group ride is a great chance to get the feel for riding in snowy, icy conditions while staying safe in a group setting.

Winter biking in general is a great way to experience your city in a new way, enjoy the outdoors and get some exercise,” Taylor said in an email to the Sheaf. The event is also free of charge for everyone, thanks to event sponsor EcoFriendly Sask.

Taylor encourages students to attend the event and find out how this option can improve their daily commute in several ways.

“For students who are tired of paying for parking or riding the crowded bus to school, cycling is a great alternative. It is also a chance for those who have already discovered the joys of cycling to meet new people and join in on this community of winter cyclists.”

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HUSKIES

HUSKIES SCOREBOARD WOMEN’S HOCKEY Bisons win series 2–1

Game 1

Game 2

BISONS 5 HUSKIES 1

BISONS 0 HUSKIES 3 Kaitlin WIlloughby: 3 G Lauren Zary: 2 A

Julia Flinton: 1 G Leah Bohlken: 1 A

Lauren Zary: 1 G Cassidy Hendricks: L, 40 saves

MEN’S BASKETBALL:

HUSKIES 73 COUGARS 66 Shawn Lathan: 17 pts, 11 rebs Alex Unruh: 11 pts, 3 asts

HUSKIES 74 COUGARS 84 Evan Ostertag: 24 pts, 5 rebs Shane Osayande: 17 pts, 15 rebs, 4 blks

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL:

HUSKIES 78 COUGARS 83 Laura Dally: 35 pts, 3 asts Dalyce Emmerson: 14 pts, 9 rebs

HUSKIES 81 COUGARS 72 Sabine Dukate: 25 pts, 8 rebs Dalyce Emmerson: 19 pts, 13 rebs

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL

COUGARS 0 HUSKIES 3

(25–20, 25–14, 25–15) Andrew Nelson: 10 kills, 4 blks, 3 aces Jordan Nowakowski: 10 kills, 6 digs

COUGARS 1 HUSKIES 3

(25–17, 20–25, 25–13, 25–21)

Jordan Nowakowski: 17 kills, 3 blks C.J. Gavlas: 35 asts, 6 digs

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

COUGARS 1 HUSKIES 3

(25–15, 14–25, 25–17, 25–16) Taylor Annala: 10 kills, 3 blks Sabrina Balisky: 7 kills, 8 digs, 4 aces

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL:

Ending the regular season with a matchup against their provincial rivals, the Huskies split the weekend games with the second place Regina Cougars. With the victory, the Dogs

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL:

The Dogs are heating up at the right time, as they made it six straight wins to close out the regular season. Led by a trio of fifth-years, the Huskies are peaking at the right time and have mo-

WOMEN’S HOCKEY:

It was a heartbreaking end to the Huskies season as they were defeated 2–1 in their best-of-three quarterfinal series with Manitoba. In the decisive game three, the Huskies and

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(25–14, 25–13, 25–17)

Emmalyn Copping: 14 kills, 5 digs, 3 blks Jennifer Heuser: 15 digs, 1 ast

ran their season record to 18–2 and clinched the top seed for the CanWest basketball playoffs. The squad will now have a first round bye, before hosting a quarter-final series on Mar. 4–6. mentum heading into the post-season.

Finishing with a 12–8 record, the Huskies will be the fifth seed in the CanWest and will travel to Winnipeg to take on the Wesmen on Feb. 26–28.

Bisons fought for almost eight periods of hockey, with Venla Hovi scoring the winning goal midway through quintuple-overtime. The game lasted five hours and three minutes.

AT A GLANCE

BY AUSTIN ARVAY / SPORTS EDITOR

CIS TOP 10

Women’s basketball Men’s hockey Women’s wrestling Men’s T & F Men’s wrestling Men’s volleyball Women’s T & F

CIS RANK #2 #3 #3 #6 #7 #8 #9

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FAST FACTS • The women’s hockey team played the longest hockey game in Canada West history in their game three loss on Feb. 21.

The game lasted 139:02, and went into the eighth period.

• The men’s wrestling team captured the CanWest championship on Feb. 13, posting 54 team points in the meet. It’s their first banner since 1986.

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Game 3

BISONS 2 HUSKIES 1 (5 OT)

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“It stings looking back on the game, and I know it will for a long time — especially for the graduating players. But at the same time, I have zero regrets about that game. I know every player worked as hard as they possibly could and I am proud of everyone on our team for displaying determination thoughout the entire 139 minutes.” — Marley Ervine, fifth-year forward for women’s hockey team.

CANADA WEST STANDINGS WOMEN’S HOCKEY:

W-L-OTW-T Alberta x 15-9-1-3 UBC x 13-9-3-3 Regina x 12-10-5-1 Saskatchewan x 11-9-3-5 Manitoba x 13-13-0-2 Calgary x 9-12-3-4 Lethbridge 9-14-4-1 Mount Royal 8-14-3-3

x - clinched playoff spot MEN’S HOCKEY:

W-L-T Saskatchewan x 22-6 Alberta x 19-7-2 Mount Royal x 17-8-3 Manitoba x 13-13-2 Calgary x 12-12-4 UBC x 11-13-4 Lethbridge 11-15-2 Regina 7-21

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL: W-L-T UBC Okanagan x 22-2 Trinity Western x 20-4 Alberta x 20-4 UBC x 17-7 Brandon x 15-9 Thompson Rivers x 12-12 Mount Royal x 11-13 Calgary 10-14 Saskatchewan 10-14 Winnipeg 8-16 MacEwan 7-17 Manitoba 3-21 Regina 1-23

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL: W-T-L Alberta x 23-1 Manitoba x 19-5 Calgary x 18-6 Winnipeg x 15-9 Saskatchewan x 15-9 Trinity Western x 14-10 Mount Royal x 13-11 UBC 13-11 Thompson Rivers 10-14 Brandon 7-17 UBC Okanagan 4-20 MacEwan 3-21 Regina 2-22

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL:

W-L Saskatchewan x 18-2 Alberta x 17-3 Regina x 17-3 Calgary x 15-5 Victoria x 9-11 UBC x 9-11 Trinity Western x 8-12 Winnipeg 8-12 Brandon 7-13 Lethbridge 1-19 Manitoba 1-19

MEN’S BASKETBALL:

W-L Calgary x 17-3 UBC x 16-4 Manitoba x 15-5 Lethbridge x 12-8 Regina x 11-9 Winnipeg x 10-10 Alberta x 10-10 Victoria 9-11 Saskatchewan 8-12 Brandon 1-19 Trinity Western 1-19

UPCOMING GAMES Men’s hockey: Feb. 26 vs. Calgary Dinos @ 7:00 p.m.

Feb. 27 vs. Calgary Dinos @ 7:00 p.m.

Feb. 28 vs. Calgary Dinos @ 7:00 p.m. (If necessary)

- Home Game

Men’s volleyball: • Feb. 26 at Winnipeg Wesmen @ 7:00 p.m.

• Feb. 27 at Winnipeg Wesmen @ 7:00 p.m.

• Feb. 28 at Winnipeg Wesmen @ 7:00 p.m. (If necessary) Women’s basketball: Bye week

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Dogs dominate CanWest wrestling championships AUSTIN ARVAY Sports Editor

For the Huskies wrestling program, this year’s championship was 30 years in the making. For the first time since 1986, the Huskies men’s wrestling team took home the Canada West championship banner on Feb. 13.

In a total team effort, the men’s team put up 53 points — four more than the second place University of Alberta Golden Bears, ending their three-year run as conference champions. With eight differ-

ent Huskies finishing on the podium, it was a complete team effort that allowed the underdog Huskies to walk away with the title.

Richard Cux (54-kg), Josh Bodnarchuk (57-kg) and Andrew Johnson (82-kg) all took home gold medals at the CanWest tournament and will now turn their attention to the Canadian Interuniversity Sport championships, which will take place on Feb. 26 and 27 in St. Catharines, Ont. Nathan Galan (61-kg), Malcolm Meekins (72-kg) and Noah Bertholet (90-kg) finished up with a silver medal, while Liam Graham (100-kg) and Jacob Phillips (120-kg) earned a bronze. All wrestlers earning medals will

Caitlin Taylor / Photo Editor The Huskies are hard at work prepping for nationals, which take place on Feb. 26 and 27.

travel to nationals.

Fourth-year Andrew Johnson is the senior member on the men’s team and has experienced plenty of ups and downs within the program.

After taking home silver in the 2015 CanWest championships, he was thrilled to finally get over the hump.

“It’s a really big feeling of accomplishment … It was a major goal in my career. When I came here my first year, that was always the goal — to get a CanWest title. My dad was actually on the last team to win, so it was a big family accomplishment,” said Johnson. “It’s a big moment in my career, to finally see the completion of that goal feels really good.”

The Huskies women wrestlers took home five medals, giving them 35 team points — and a heartbreaking second place finish. Annie Monteith (48-kg) made it three-straight golds and Katie Dutchak (51kg) won her first CanWest gold after claiming silver the past two years. Georgina Nelthorpe (72-kg) and Kiera Prior (82kg) each earned a silver medal, while Alyx Paulson (59-kg) took home bronze. All five athletes qualified for the CIS championships.

Not done yet: four Huskies were also recognized with major awards at the meet.

Bodnarchuk was named Outstanding Male Wrestler of the Year, while Dutchak took home Female Wrestler of the Year.

Silke Svenkeson was given the Community Service Award and third-year head coach, Daniel Olver, was named Coach of the Year. All things considered, it was a tremendous weekend for the wrestling program.

Olver was extremely happy with the way his athletes performed. He was thrilled with the men’s conference title, but also saddened by the runner-up finish for the women’s team.

“It’s what I expected from them. We talked about it all year, someone has to step up and win that big match. Every single person stepped up and did what they needed to do for the team and in the end, we came away with more points than anyone else,“ Olver said.

“I wanted to win the women’s title too, so I felt great about what we did with the guys, but then I look over at the girls and we were so close.”

Dutchak is the secondstraight Huskie to win FWOTY, following in the footsteps

of her teammate Monteith.

After two consecutive and disappointing silver medals, she was pumped to finally be able finish on a high note.

“People say ‘You win first and you win third, but you lose second.’ So being able to come back and win gold was a really big accomplishment for me.

Winning gold and then taking home the award really meant a lot,“ Dutchak said.

Being a Huskie wrestler himself and winning CanWest gold in all of his five seasons, Olver told his team what it takes to be champions. He couldn’t be more proud of how his teams performed and how far the Huskies program has come in recent years.

“What gets you there is the little things. What I always say is, ‘You have to be part of the process to be able to perform’ — it’s a nice reminder for me and the athletes,” Olver said.

“We’ve been chasing this title for so long and we’ve had better teams not win the title. For this team to come out and do that was the most satisfying part for me. I’m more than excited for them — I bleed green and white and I’m a Huskie to the core. I was incredibly proud as a coach and an alumni.”

Men’s hockey set for Canada West semi-final CURTIS FONTAINE The Huskies men’s hockey team is well rested and ready for playoffs after their impressive season, finishing first overall in the Canada West with a 22–6 record.

They have earned home ice advantage and a bye to the semifinals, which will get underway at Rutherford Rink on Feb. 26 when they host the fifth-seeded University of Calgary Dinos. The Huskies won the season series between the two clubs 4–0, with two of the four games needing overtime.

The other semifinal will see the second-seeded University of Alberta Golden Bears host the Mount Royal University Cougars, who are seeded third.

Calgary finished fifth in the CanWest with a 12–12–4 record. They won their quarterfinal matchup versus the University of Manitoba Bisons on the road in the third game of a best-of-three series, by a score of 6–1, on Feb. 21 to book their ticket to the semifinals.

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coach Dave Adolph plenty of time to prepare the Huskies for what he hopes will be a long and successful playoff run.

“We finished first place and met our objective throughout the season. Now we’ve been working on our game again.

We’ve spent the last five practices refining what we’ve been doing all year,” Adolph said.

One player heading into the playoffs on a hot streak is goaltender Jordon Cooke, who finished first in regular season wins with 19, setting a new program record. Cooke also boasts a league leading .921 save percentage.

Offensively, it’s not one line that’s going to lead to playoff success, but having the rookie trio of Kohl Bauml, Levi Cable and Andrew Johnson firing on all cylinders may be just the spark that the club needs.

Bauml (33 pts), Cable (28 pts) and Johnson (26 pts) are one, two, and three in CanWest rookie scoring, respectively.

The three first-year players are the only Huskies to finish in the top 20 in league scoring, providing the catalyst for the club's

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high-powered offence that finished with 113 goals in just 28 games, an average of four goals per game.

“We all think alike. Me and AJ [Andrew Johnson] played together for a year back in midget, so that kind of gave us the chemistry right off the bat — and then Cabes [Levi Cable] fit in pretty effortlessly. Obviously we got some pretty good goal scorers. We’re all pretty fast — not the biggest line, so we have to use what we got to our advantage,” Bauml said.

Adolph doesn’t see anything changing come playoff time.

“Experience plays a large part in playoff success and these guys have none, so it’ll be an interesting scenario for them, but you know, they’ve been a dominant group all year,” Adolph said. “It doesn’t matter who they’ve played and when they’ve played, they’ve been good, so I don’t see it changing.”

The confidence Adolph has in his young players is clear. Their work ethic and compete level has rubbed off on their teammates.

“I think more than anything they haven’t cheated once all year. They’ve put in their time, they’ve practiced hard, they play the game the right way — you know that’s all those clichés, but they do. They don’t cut any corners and I think that has set the tone for some of our older guys,” Adolph said.

The youngsters may put the puck in the net, but make no mistake, the playoffs are all about a team effort and the dressing room is full of guys who know how to win.

“Our dressing room is full of leaders. It’s not just who's wearing the A’s or the C’s — who are the fifth-years, who are the first-years,” Bauml said. “You look around the room, I bet you half our dressing room, if not more, were captains on their junior teams.”

Game one of the best-of-three series is set for Feb. 26 at 7 p.m., with game two set for Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. Game three (if necessary) will go on Feb. 28. All playoff contests will be played at Rutherford Rink.

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Record-breaking women’s hockey game ends in heartbreak AUSTIN ARVAY Sports Editor

It took three full games and a whole lot more to determine a winner in the Canada West quarter-final series between the University of Manitoba Bisons and the University of Saskatchewan Huskies. In the end, the Bisons prevailed, using a 2–1 win in quintupleovertime in game three to end the Huskies’ season.

It turned out to be the longest hockey game in CanWest history, as the teams played into Monday morning before a winner was finally determined.

Mercifully, after 139:02 of action, the Bisons finally broke through, ending the game on a well executed two-on-one.

It was a tremendous showing by the hometown Dogs, who vastly outplayed Manitoba for a majority of the game and most of the overtime periods.

Getting underway at 6:59 p.m. and not wrapping up until 12:01 a.m., the Huskies gave everything they had and more, well-deserving of a better fate. Firing 67 shots at the Bisons’ goal — compared to

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just 41 by Manitoba — shows the effort put forth by a squad who overcame a one-goal deficit late in the third period to force overtime.

In an absolutely wild game, head coach Steve Kook says a lot of credit has to go to the trainers of the team, who put in a ton of extra effort behind the scenes to ensure the players could perform at their best.

“As the overtimes start to collect, a lot of the credit needs to go to our trainers,” Kook said. “They’re making sure we have enough Gatorade, they’re making sure we have enough electrolytes, that there is enough food, they’re rubbing legs and making sure they’re refueling and have enough energy to keep going.

As the overtimes continued, I really didn’t have to say a whole lot, our trainers did an excellent job making sure our players were ready.”

In the end, it just wasn’t meant to be, as nearly eight periods of hockey was required before a goal was found. Amanda Schubert was remarkable in net for Manitoba, making 66 saves in the win. Cassidy Hendricks was no slouch in goal for the Dogs, making 40 stops, including

a number of difficult ones as she did everything she could to get her team the win.

Kook recognizes the emotional roller coaster that playoff hockey can be — even more so after such a heartbreaking defeat.

“Regardless of win or loss after a game like that, the players are emotionally drained and there’s not much to be said. And that’s how it was in the locker room — the emotions were just coming out because literally two minutes before that, they’re in the thick of things and on the verge of moving on to the next round — then all of a sudden, your season is over. Those are the extremes of playoffs,” Kook said.

In game one on Feb. 19, the Huskies took the series lead with a convincing 3–0 victory.

Star forward Kaitlin Willoughby netted a hat-trick, with two goals coming late in the third to ice the game. Cassidy Hendricks was solid as usual and posted a 21-save shutout.

With a chance to complete the sweep at home, the Bisons had other plans, as game two was a different story. Manitoba got the bounces and outworked the Huskies en route to a 5–1 win. Defen-

sively, there were multiple breakdowns, as Hendricks was forced to face four breakaways in the game — a tough task for any netminder. With the series evened up at one apiece, it set the table for a memorable third game.

Although the loss will sting players and fans alike for quite some time, one day down the road they will look back, smile and remember being part of such a memorable evening of hockey. It was a superb showing by both teams and the Huskies can be extremely proud of their performance.

With a historic conclusion to his 10th year behind the Huskies bench, Kook won’t look back on this season as a

failure. With a solid group of young players, he believes this was only a small setback for the team.

“I’m pretty happy how we finished our [regular] season.

Over a season, you’re going to have ups and downs, but we came into the last four games and we needed all the points we could get. And we took four of six points down the stretch from two very good teams, which allowed us to host a playoff game, which is very important,” Kook said. “Our conference is the toughest in the country and for us to battle and have a chance to be top two means we showed pretty well. We have lots of young players too, so we’ll be okay.”

Liam Delparte It was a tough way to finish to the season, after the Huskies battled for nearly eight periods.

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Turn a new leaf with local literature: The Saskatchewan Book Awards JESSICA KLAASSEN-WRIGHT As university students, we read all the time — at least in theory — but how often can we read for pleasure? In rare moments of freedom, it can be difficult to choose what to read next. Luckily, the Saskatchewan Book Awards’ shortlist provides a ready-made selection of literary gold right in our backyards!

FICTION No time for a full-fledged novel? Six authors made the 2016 Fiction Award shortlist, including St. Thomas More College’s creative writing pro-

fessor, Guy Vanderhaeghe. His nominated work, Daddy Lenin and Other Stories, earned him the Governor General’s Award in 2015. The collection’s nine wryly humorous stories explore masculinity — often broken or dysfunctional — in rural prairie settings.

If you have a little more time, try The Afterlife of Birds, written

by Saskatoon’s own Elizabeth Philips, a local favourite of Vanderhaeghe’s. Philips, two-time winner of the Saskatchewan Book Awards’ Poetry Award, felt that she had a story to tell.

“I have always wanted to write a novel because I have

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been a voracious reader of novels since I was about seven or eight,” Philips said, in an email to the Sheaf. “I had a deep desire to know how a novel is written, and I had an idea, or a glimmer of an idea, that I thought would suit the form.”

Afterlife, a finely-crafted, 10-years-in-the-making debut novel, tells the story of Henry Jett, an eccentric young man with a passion for finding and assembling bird skeletons. As Henry struggles to find space for himself in the contemporary world, he builds connections with surprising figures, including an elderly Russian émigré.

“The book may be of interest to anyone who is interested in biology, in absurdity in the form of a search for a wolverine’s penis bone; it may appeal to anybody who likes to read good sentences [or] who likes quirky novels set in a world that is parallel to this one,” Philips said.

Though the novel will charm a wide variety of readers, it may particularly resonate with University of Saskatchewan young adults.

“The novel is about a man in his late 20s, and it is about owning who you are and not letting

the people around you dictate your needs and wants, and so in that sense it is a good fit for students who are just figuring out how to live in society and be themselves without compromising what they believe in,” Philips said.

POETRY If poetry is for you, check out the soulful and musical nakamowin’sa for the seasons, by poet and long-time Aboriginal educator Rita Bouvier, who made the shortlist for three separate awards.

Bouvier, a recent co-ordinator at the Aboriginal Education Research Centre at the U of S, says her poetry is influenced by her Métis cultural heritage, her upbringing in Île-à-laCrosse, Sask. and what she calls her indigenist/feminist concerns. Nakamowin’sa means “wordsongs” or “little songs” in Bouvier’s first language, Michif, a rarely spoken blend of Cree and French which holds a prominent place throughout her collection.

“Like any language, [Michif] contains a particular structure and makes use of specific stylistic and linguistics devices that … enrich my writing,” Bouvier

said, in an email to the Sheaf. “In the Cree/Michif tradition, words have immense power to bring into being what is imagined and spoken. Truths are underscored.

Silence holds value. The Cree/ Michif words are carefully chosen to remind me of my relationships to all life.”

Bouvier sees her work as a creative intervention that challenges the imagination from a postcolonial stance and calls for responsibility for the world around us. She hopes her work will provide a new perspective while weaving a good story.

“My poetry reflects on survival of everyday life as I navigate its paradoxes and contradictions, sometimes resisting, re-righting, remembering and, most importantly, I hope it reflects a life lived joyfully,” Bouvier said. “I hope they will catch themselves ‘in the dance’ — it is intentional! I hope they too remember, cry, laugh and sing on this physical and spiritual journey called life.”

Whether you’re looking for fiction or poetry, the awards shortlist is a great place to find new literature for spring relaxation — or exam procrastination.

U of S group aims to “Shine a Light” on refugees on campus and abroad CHELSEA POWRIE

Culture Editor Arriving in a foreign country, far from home and family, can be a frightening experience.

Luckily for refugee students at the University of Saskatchewan, the campus branch of the World University Service of Canada is ready to help.

WUSC U of S is composed of students from a variety of backgrounds and areas of study. The group starts its work every academic year in late August or early September, when the Student Refugee Program of Canada’s Ottawa branch places a few refugee students — usually around three — at the U of S. Stephanie Deptuch, a thirdyear Edwards School of Business student and co-chair of WUSC U of S, explained that while it is exciting to warmly welcome these new students, offering practical help is just as important. “[Most popular] is going to the airport to watch as the student refugees arrive to their first day in Canada,” Deptuch february 25, 2016

said. “But my favorite way to help them is by meeting with a group of the students to help them fill out their student loans applications.”

The members of WUSC go on to assist the new students with tasks such as purchasing textbooks or registering for classes — things that may seem overwhelming to someone still recovering from culture shock.

Celestin Usengumuremyi, a third-year regional and urban planning student who has been elected to serve as a SRP coordinator for WUSC, was a refugee who benefitted from WUSC’s programs.

“The committee arranges events as the semester goes on, to keep the students entertained. Some events are like skating, sledding, potluck, movie nights and many more,” Usengumuremyi said. “[WUSC] serves as a new family to the new arrived students.”

Usengumuremyi feels that WUSC’s welcome — including “Welcome to the University of Saskatchewan” posters held up at the airport when she landed — and continued support were

key to her success in adjusting to her new life. She became involved with helping WUSC as soon as she could, feeling that its work was indispensably important on campus.

Welcoming and aiding refugee students at the U of S is not WUSC’s only focus. Every year, WUSC holds a fundraiser called Shine a Light, which aims to raise money for solar lamps in refugee camps to further the

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availability of education for girls.

“In the camps, girls are not allowed to study as much as boys because they are expected to take care of the home,” Usengumuremyi said. “The girls are then prone to find ample time to study at night, where these donated lights come into play and bolster their education.”

Usengumuremyi thinks Shine a Light should be important to every student on campus because despite educational privileges, students understand the effort it takes to achieve academic goals.

Erica Ancode, a first-year College of Agriculture and Bioresources student and member of WUSC, agrees.

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realize how much of global issues both are.”

The 2016 Shine a Light Gala will take place on Feb. 26 in Marquis Hall. Ticket sales go toward purchasing lamps, with any extra contributing to improving basic school supplies.

Plus, this year’s event has plenty of entertainment in store. “[It] will be very interactive and semi-formal, complete with a presentation about the specific initiatives of Shine a Light, performers, cocktails, dinner buffet, silent auctions, 50/50 draw, grand prize, photo booth and a dance party to follow!” Deptuch said.

If students miss Shine a Light, there are plenty of other ways to get involved with WUSC and their various projects. In the 2016-17 academic year, WUSC will be welcoming six refugee students — doubling their total from recent years. If students want to get involved, they are always welcome to join the family.

“Be the change you would like to see,” Usengumuremyi said. “Go the extra mile by participating and volunteering with WUSC U of S.” For more information on Shine a Light and WUSC, visit WUSC U of S on Facebook.

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Contemplating contraceptives:

Which birth control is best for you?

Methods of contraception currently being used

by U of S students:

ogy of sexuality class [at the U of S] and the professor went over all types of birth control and talked about her own experiences, and after that I looked more into IUDs and decided I wanted to go with one of those.”

In a 2009 national survey published in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada on Canadian women and contraceptive use for vaginal sex, the two most common forms of birth control reported were condoms and oral contraceptives. Condom use was reported at 54.3 per cent, while oral contraceptive use was 43.7 per cent — out of a total 144 per cent, because the women surveyed could list more than one method of birth control used in the past six months.

Interestingly, the third most common method listed was withdrawal, at 11.6 per cent.

Dr. Melissa Mirosh, gynecologist and faculty member in the department of obstetrics and gynecology in the College of Medicine, confirms this is still an accurate trend.

“By far the two most common methods are actually con-

The problem with condoms, according to Mirosh, is that they require the male partner to be willing to consistently wear one, which doesn’t always NAOMI happen. Birth control then falls ZUREVINSKI Editor-in-Chief into the lap of the female.

Infographs by Stephanie Mah / Layout Manager “Guys may start off with condoms; they tend to not last very For most sexually active unilong, unless it’s the primary versity students, the last thing method that they, as a couple, they want is an unplanned are trying to use. I have to say, pregnancy. Choosing a method most late teens and early 20s of contraception, however, can women, for the most part, are be both overwhelming and connot aggressive enough with fusing. Whether you’re popping their partners in terms of dethe pill, trying an intrauterine manding that that stuff hapdevice or using good old conpens,” she said. “They cave in doms, there are some factors to what the guys want to do. to consider when settling on a And most guys, when given the type of birth control that works choice, would rather not wear a for you and your partner. condom.”

Finding the right birth conThe most commonly pretrol has been a long process scribed method is oral confor Delaney Wright, third-year traceptives — also known as psychology student at the Unithe pill — which is a hormonal versity of Saskatchewan. Wright method of birth control that started out using condoms and releases estrogen, progestin or then moved to the birth control both, depending on the type. It pill, finally settling on a horworks by thickening the cervical monal IUD. She found that the mucus to prevent sperm from pill made her moody and parareaching the egg, which makes noid most of the time. implantation of the egg in the “With the pill — you know uterus difficult. they say to set a The pill does time, so I picked have a 99.9 per a time that I cent rate of effecthought would tiveness, but its work for me, and success relies on then I wasn’t althe user taking it ways able to take at the same time it right at that each day. time. I know it’s “If people have a high effective difficulty trying rate, but I just to remember to was never 100 per swallow a pill cent confident in everyday, well, it,” Wright said. the birth control — Dr. Melissa Mirosh, gynecologist and faculty member “I never really pill only works as in the department of obstetrics and gynecology in the felt 100 per cent well as you take College of Medicine on it either. I just it. If you can’t found it made my take it reliably, emotions kind of then it’s probably crazy, like when I would PMS it doms and withdrawal — neither not a good choice,” Mirosh said. would be a lot worse. It some- of which are particularly good Other, less common hormontimes made me ill too; I would contraceptives. But from a pre- al methods include the vaginal feel nauseous from it.” scribed standpoint, oral contra- ring, contraceptive patch, birth Wright had a hard time adjust- ceptives lead it by far,” Mirosh control injections and IUDs. ing to the pill, and at one point said.

An IUD is a small, T-shaped was even combining methods of Mirosh emphasizes that con- frame inserted by a doctor into birth control, to ease her mind. doms just don’t cut it when it the uterus, and it is 99 per cent “For a while I was using con- comes to birth control. effective. Hormonal IUDs redoms and the pill at the same “In my world, I talk to peo- lease the hormone levonorgetime, because I was like, ‘Well ple about condoms as infection strel, which causes the cervical if I use both of them, I should protection, not birth control. mucus to become thicker and be good,’ but then birth control They’re better than nothing for the uterine lining to become was just starting to take over my birth control, but not by much,” thinner, making it more difficult life. So finally I took a psychol- she said. for sperm to enter the uterus.

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When I talk to people about birth control, my first question is, ‘How devastating would an unplanned pregnancy be?’

And for most folks who are in university, it would be bad.”

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FEATURE Wright is currently using the conscious of that,” Dixon said. me that sacrifice just makes our hormonal Mirena IUD, and has There are four common types intimacy more meaningful and had success thus far. of NFP, each of which require makes us respect and communi“It’s actually been great … It the female to track and chart cate more,” she said. was really easy; I was probably her menstrual cycle. The methAlthough NFP is perhaps the at the [doctor’s] office for only ods are called Billings, Creigh- healthiest form of birth control, a half hour. Basically she put it ton, Serena and Marquette, and it does sound like more work in and I was good to go,” Wright they all use some combination than other hormonal types. Acsaid. “If you haven’t tried [an of monitoring cervical position, cording to Mirosh, considering IUD], I’d say to give it a shot. temperature of the cervix and/ the amount of effort you want Because if it works for to put into your birth you, you can go five control is important. years and not have to “The main thing think about it again.” people need to think IUDs can also be about is how reliable non-hormonal, more are they going to be commonly known about taking it, beas the copper IUD, cause the more you which contains a thin have to think about copper wire in the your birth control, the T-frame, that destroys less well it will work. sperm by changing That’s why things like the chemistry of the IUDs typically have uterus. lower failure rates, According to than things like conMirosh, when it comes doms or oral contrato natural or nonceptive pills, where — Delaney Wright, third-year psychology student hormonal methods you have to think of contraception, the about it regularly or copper IUD is the best on a daily basis.” option. or checking cervical fluid to see “When I talk to people about I also asked Mirosh about if the woman is fertile or not. birth control, my first question other natural methods of birth The couple then either has sex is, ‘How devastating would an control, such as Natural Family or abstains from sex, depending unplanned pregnancy be?’ And Planning — planning sexual ac- on whether they are trying to get for most folks who are in unitivity around a woman’s predict- pregnant or not. versity, it would be bad,” Mirosh ed fertility cycle — which often Dixon acknowledges the track- said. gets a bad reputation. ing was initially a learning curve, Mirosh has noticed a trend “There’s a running joke of but they figured out how to do it among birth control users: if ‘What do you call people who despite the fact that she has a someone doesn’t like the birth use that method?’ Parents. I “regularly irregular” cycle. control they’re on, they quit the mean, when used properly, it’s “A lot of people have really method and switch to something not bad. The problem is that you false conceptions of how reliable that is less effective. She urges have to have really regular cy- it is,” she said. “A lot of people students to talk to their doctors cles, you have to be really atten- think about the rhythm meth- instead, if their birth control tive to when your fertile times od, which wasn’t very reliable; isn’t working. are, and both you and your part- we’ve gotten much more sophis“What I ask all my folks to do, ner have to be willing is if you’re starting to abstain [from sex] something and you at certain times of don’t like it, please the month, and that’s come back and talk behaviour that’s typito me, so we can set cally not characterisyou up with sometic of university stuthing else. Because dents,” she said. there’s usually lots This doesn’t seem of options and ways to be the case for to tweak it or make it Katrina Dixon, firstbetter,” she said. year student in the When having an College of Education. issue with birth conDixon uses the NFP trol, many turn to — Dr. Melissa Mirosh Marquette method the Internet to read with her husband and up on side effects or thinks there have been many ticated in our understanding of a find horror stories. Mirosh recpositive aspects of using natural woman’s body.” ommends making note of these birth control.

Dixon also mentions that concerns and taking them to “We have to have a conversa- many don’t find NFP appealing someone who knows both sides tion every month, like, ‘Do we because it does require abstain- of the story. want to have a baby or not?’ and ing from sex for periods of time “Beware of what you read on that’s helpful in that it keeps us when the woman is fertile, if try- the Internet, because it’s usualon the same page and brings us ing to avoid pregnancy. ly the highly negative. That beto respect each other more and “A lot of people don’t like the ing said, make note of them and our bodies — so the fact that I’m idea of having to abstain for any bring them in when you go to talk sometimes fertile and sometimes period of time. It’s this flaw of, to whoever you’re going to talk not, and that’s the variable that ‘Oh, you mean I have to exercise to. Then people who know what we have to work with. Just that self-control and not be gratified they’re doing are going to be able respect for ‘This is what our inti- immediately?’ Yes. There’s an el- to tell you how likely or unlikely macy can do,’ and we need to be ement of sacrifice there, but to those scenarios are.”

Methods of contraception currently being used by Canadian women who had vaginal intercourse in the previous six months:

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For a while I was using condoms and the pill at the same time because I was like, ‘Well, if I’m using both of them, I should be good,’ but then birth control was just starting to take over my life.”

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In my world, I talk to people about condoms as infection protection, not birth control. They’re better than nothing for birth control, but not by much.”

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Sixth time’s the charm for DiCaprio BRIDGET MORRISON Everyone knows the story of Leonardo DiCaprio’s Academy Award woes — five past nominations and zero wins. With the 88th Academy Awards just around the corner, choose DiCaprio for your procrastination needs and take a look at what students at the University of Saskatchewan think are the actor’s most under-appreciated roles.

This Sunday, Feb. 28, DiCaprio will go into the Academy Awards with his sixth Oscar

nomination. This year he is nominated in the category of Best Actor for his work in the greatly acclaimed film The Revenant, and I, along with the rest of the world, am eagerly awaiting his chance to finally win.

Many critics predict that this is his year.

Of course, it’s not as though his previous work is underrated or has gone unnoticed.

Throughout his career, DiCaprio has been nominated for hundreds of awards — I’m not exaggerating — and has won many of those. So, instead of listing his best-known and well-

watched films, I decided to do a little research around campus.

I wanted to see which of his films are simply not watched as often, to better direct students to the perfect movies to check out before Sunday’s award ceremony. This is not to say these less popular films are bad — in fact, everything on the list was well received by critics, but for some reason they just aren’t viewed as often as others. Here’s what I found through my informal campus survey.

Surprisingly, I found that many students had not seen Steven Spielberg’s 2002 biopic

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Catch Me If You Can. The film tells the true story of Frank Abagnale Jr. (DiCaprio), a conman who, in the 1960s, successfully obtained millions of dollars through cheque fraud by posing as various professionals, including a pilot, doctor and prosecutor. Astonishingly, he did all of this before the age of 19.

Alongside DiCaprio, the film stars Tom Hanks as Carl Hanratty, the FBI agent who tracks Abagnale, and Christopher Walken as Frank Abagnale Sr. Check out the film, and if you want to learn more about the true story of Abagnale, you can read his autobiography, also entitled Catch Me If You Can. The film can be found on Netflix and DVD. The next film many people hadn’t seen was Martin Scorsese's The Aviator, released in 2004. This film is also a biography, telling the story of eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes's rise as a successful film director and aviator, while he struggles with the onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

DiCaprio received an Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of Hughes. The Aviator is available on DVD. The third, less popular, film I found was Sam Mendes' 2008 film Revolutionary Road. Di-

Caprio, Kate Winslet and Kathy Bates, all of whom starred in The Titanic, were reunited in this film. Based on the novel of the same name, the film takes place in the mid 1950s and tells the story of a young couple, DiCaprio and Winslet, as they struggle to deal with their own personal issues while raising their two children. Revolutionary Road can be found on DVD. The last film I’ll mention is one I was most surprised that people had not watched. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape is a 1993 film directed by Lasse Hallstrom, starring 19-year-old DiCaprio alongside 30-year-old Johnny Depp.

The film tells the story of young man named Gilbert (Depp) who is stuck caring for his morbidly obese mother and developmentally disabled younger brother (DiCaprio). For such a young actor, DiCaprio gives an amazing performance, which led to a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 66th Academy Awards in 1994.

What’s Eating Gilbert Grape is available on DVD. DiCaprio’s long list of filmography is impressive and varied. Catch up on some of his under-appreciated roles while you wait to find out if Leo will finally take home an Oscar!

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PATTY HAILS Saskatoon singer-songwriter Jen Lane’s highly anticipated new album is a labour of love.

This Life of Mine is set to drop in February 2016, with a special release show at The Bassment on Feb. 27.

I sat down with Lane and John Antoniuk — Lane’s partner in life and music — to discuss Lane’s new record, which she attributes to fate.

“Well the first word that pops into my head is chaos,” Lane said, noting that chaos can be positive. “It’s meant to be. I don’t know if it’s serendipity that I’m looking for or if it’s fate or if it’s destiny. I think it’s just — it’s your path.”

Lane has been a Saskatonian her whole life, and has a unique connection to the University of Saskatchewan. She met Antoniuk, who studied English at the U of S, on stage at Louis’ Pub nearly 14 years ago. Having each opened for Canadian duo Tegan and Sara in the past, they knew of each other but hadn’t interacted or seen each other’s work. Antoniuk's set followed Lane’s, and he made no secret of his admiration.

“I said to the crowd, ‘Round of applause for Jen Lane.’ And I said, ‘I think I have a crush on her, but don’t tell her,’” Antoniuk said.

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ed Lane and Antoniuk's wedding — held at the perfect venue.

“We were like, ‘Well where are we going to do it?’ ‘Well, Louis’. We don’t know how to put on a wedding. We know how to put on a show.’ So we rented Louis’ and we put on a big show, had some supper, got married on the very stage that we first shook hands. So that was pretty special,” Lane said.

The pair smiled and maintained eye contact as they told me their origin story, looking very much in love.

However, love doesn’t preclude life’s difficult situations.

The last in a series of invasive medical procedures on Lane’s foot left her housebound for 18 months and stuck in a rut, despite the success of 2010’s For the Night, an album that saw Lane playing multiple spots at festivals like South by Southwest and Canadian Music Week. Finally, Lane found unlikely inspiration in writing her new track “Shoe.”

“People always ask me, why 'Shoe?’ And it’s because that’s what they call the Solitary Housing Unit [on Orange is the New Black]. So I’m stuck at the house. I’m watching way too much Orange is the New Black ‘cause I’m in a cast and crutches, and it’s like, it seemed like the perfect thing to do ... I just thought, ‘Oh I kinda feel like I’m in the SHU too.’ So I just had fun with it, and the word stuck.”

Lane and Antoniuk were touring their album of duets,

Jen & John, when a friend arranged free accommodation at a place he called “the band house” near Kelowna, B.C. The house, Bottega, is a serene 13acre alpaca farm and retreat centre. Singer-songwriter Eric Clapton once used the guitars that now sit there. Lane fell in love with the studio and, with the help of a friend, arranged to record there.

“From that moment, I just kind of grabbed the bull by the horns and said, ‘I’m just going to start looking into stuff and phoning people up’ ... It just came together so seamlessly and so beautifully.”

Sadly, just when recording was set to begin, Lane’s grandfather passed away.

“My grandpa was an artist, like visual, sculptor/painter/ poet and was a huge supporter of my music. My first thought was, ‘My grandpa will kick my ass if I don’t do this,'” Lane said.

Fuelled by the natural setting her grandpa would have loved, Lane pressed forward, letting the loss and her experience with health problems feed her inspiration. Songs such as “Movin’ On” and “Fools” describe this notion of letting go of the things that hold you back.

“Accept your pain,” Lane said. It might sound counterintuitive, but for Lane, it has been a way to move forward, resulting in the honest and powerful This Life of Mine.

For more information and show details, visit jenlane.com.

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upcoming events • ASSU Talent Show 2016 at Louis’ Pub • First day of Blood: A Scientific Romance at the Refinery Arts and Spirit Centre • Last day of Flashdance: The Musical at TCU Place • The Snowed In Comedy Tour at the Broadway Theatre

• Last day of the USSU’s Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds week • The U of S WUSC’s annual Shine a Light gala at Marquis Hall • U of S AXIS tipi sleepover at Wanuskewin Heritage Park

• Ice Cycle 2016 at the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market • Jen Lane at The Bassment • Last day of the Saskatoon Blues Festival • The Trews: Acoustic at the Broadway Theatre • We the Artists at Louis’ Pub

• Last day of the Saskatchewan Living Green Expo at Prairieland Park • 2016 Academy Awards live broadcast at the Roxy

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• Elliott Brood with The Karpinka Brothers at Amigos • First day of the USSU’s Sex Week

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• Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra presents Music Talk at McNally Robinson • Sex Toy Party by Positive Passions at Louis’ Pub

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• David Buchbinder’s Odessa Havana featuring Hilario Duran at The Bassment • First day of The Gravitational Pull of Bernice Trimble at the Persephone Theatre • We Day at SaskTel Centre

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Say hello, bonjour and zdravstvuyte to language classes EMILY MIGCHELS Secondary language courses seem, at the very least, daunting, but students shouldn’t be too quick to dismiss them.

There are plenty of benefits to learning a secondary language, far beyond providing a nice boost to your academic resume.

Some degrees require a number of language credits, but many do not. So why would students consider these

classes if they aren’t necessary? Is it really worth the effort when you could take any other elective? I think it definitely is. Let’s take a look at the three most common perks of learning a secondary language.

First, there’s an undeniable new level of cool. People who can rattle off a few sentences, or simply order a beer in another language seem very interesting and adventurous.

It’s as though they just got back from a six-month

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soul-searching journey somewhere on the other side of the globe between “Suave-ville” and “Sort-of-mysterious-butin-a-good-way island.”

Think of those people who pronounce commonplace French words like “croissant” with an accent as deliciously buttery as the pastry itself.

That’s the kind of person you could be if you took a language class.

Second, you might actually be smarter — or at least you’ll appear to be. A 2004 study from York University suggests that multilingual people tend to do better on standardized tests, are better at remembering lists or sequences and are generally more perceptive to their surroundings.

If that doesn’t quite pan out for you, fear not. Most single language speakers will go ahead and assume you’re especially intelligent anyway if you can speak at least a passable amount of something foreign.

Remember in elementary school when a classmate would win what you assumed

to be the genetic lottery and come to school wearing shiny new glasses? They always seemed smarter. Learning a secondary language is the grown-up equivalent to juvenile astigmatism.

Third, you’ll have more words to describe things when your native tongue just won’t cut it. For example, the Cree word ácimo is a more succinct way of instructing someone to tell a story. Or, there’s the German word kummerspeck, which loosely translates to “grief-bacon” and describes binge-eating in response to emotional stress.

Doesn’t eating an entire 20 pack of Timbits by yourself on the day of a big final sound better when you call it kummerspeck?

The University of Saskatchewan course catalog boasts a solid collection of language classes for students to choose from, including Hebrew, Russian, Sanskrit and Hindi, among others.

If those don’t quite whet your lingual appetite, with a little extra digging in the de-

partment of languages, literature and cultural studies, students can also find courses in Old English, Old Icelandic, Ancient Greek and Latin.

This semester, I took the proverbial plunge and opted to take French 103, a class for absolute beginners. Prior to this, I couldn’t speak any other language, save a few phrases and numbers in Dutch.

At first, I was a little intimidated by this French class. I entered as a completely blank slate and on the first day of class, we learned a few common greetings. Settling into what is now mid-term, I can speak a few complete sentences and otherwise babble like a toddler in French, but I’m having a lot of fun with it. I like to tell my bilingual friends that “je suis une bébé” — rough translation: “I am a babe” — and I’m still just learning.

Go ahead and take a language class, if only for a little break from the more monotonous lectures you already have to go to — and to order a beer in Dutch say “een bier graag.”

Students should make use of USSU Safewalk AFFAN HASAN Walking to your car or through campus late at night doesn't have to be a terrifying experience. In fact, thanks to the University of Saskatchewan Students’ Union Safewalk there's absolutely no reason students have to do it alone.

Wait, we have a free safewalk service here at the U of S? We certainly do!

USSU Safewalk operates Sunday to Thursday from 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., providing walks to more than 300 students, staff and visitors annually. Safewalk volunteers can be called anytime during the day or night on any day of the week. If they’re not available, a Protective Services officer will come to your assistance.

I remember sitting in the Arts Building computer lab in November 2014, trying to motivate myself to finish a history essay due the next day.

In spite of the notably mediocre performance on that paper, I have a sweet memory from that night — and it wasn’t the large French vanilla that I was loaded up on.

My car was parked two blocks from Bottomley Avenue and

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it was 3 a.m. when I gathered up the courage to call USSU Safewalk for the first time in my life.

Voila! Within minutes, I was being escorted in an officer’s car. It’s worth noting that a Protective Services officer escorted me since it was afterhours of the Safewalk volunteer service.

Approximately 35 volunteers, all of whom are interviewed prior to joining the service, make Safewalk possible.

These volunteers are glad to

walk you to a destination as far as 30 minutes away from Place Riel.

If you find yourself in need of a Safewalker, all you need to do is call the service at 306966-SAFE and a volunteer will readily meet you anywhere on campus or within the prescribed off-campus limits.

What good does Safewalk bring to our campus, you may ask. Well, think about the last time you read an assault bulletin on PAWS. In fact, there was one issued on Feb. 11, 2016 in

which the victim’s car was stolen after they were hit on the head.

The exact location of this incident is undisclosed in the notification, but, the crime is reported to have taken place near the Meewasin Trail — an area within the Safewalk radius.

It may very well be true that the incident occurred offcampus, but why risk walking alone to a place on campus late at night? In light of such events, the need for a service like USSU Safewalk is obvious.

Caitlin Taylor / Photo Editor Walking on campus at night can be intimidating, but thanks to USSU Safewalk, students can walk with confidence.

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However, it must be noted that Safewalk is not a reactionary force against acts of crime.

Rather, it focuses on preventing crime in the campus region. Therefore, I have a recommendation on making our life around campus safer.

Here it is — kindly avoid pulling off half/all-nighters on campus. Now before you call bullshit on my all-nighter bit, let it be known that I saw a female sleeping on a pillow on the computer desk the same night I was working on my history essay. Yes, people do pull all-nighters at school.

Still, we all know that essays and exams can be overwhelming and will force a handful of poor souls to do late sittings on campus. In that case, I say choose the time-taking but worthy option of calling a Safewalk volunteer.

If I need a Safewalk volunteer, I normally call them approximately 20 minutes before I think I’ll call it a day. I understand that waiting for a Safewalk volunteer for even 20 minutes on nights before an important deadline can seem like a lot, but without a doubt, a little bit of planning is worth it to keep you safe and free of worry. february 25, 2016

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A Sheaf guide to not studying ZACH TENNENT

Opinions Editor I would never advocate ignoring your schoolwork, but let’s get real, you’ll be doing that anyways. You’re already reading the Sheaf, so you’re off to a great start. Here are some other ways to not study.

10. Chip at the ice on your driveway: this isn’t necessarily fun, but it is functional and it works on a few levels. If you fall and break your arm, you can get out of writing exams, and you can chip your driveway clean knowing that it’ll be just as bad in a matter of days. Repeat procrastination!

9. Visit the Museum of Antiquities on campus: located in the Peter MacKinnon Building, I really have no idea what the point of this place is. It’s all replicas of famous artworks as well as some not so famous ones — I mean, I didn’t recognize them at all. If you’re dodging respon-

sibilities, or if you just want to gawk at some sculpted dongs for a while, it’s the place to be.

8. Annotate the lyrics from The Life of Pablo. Kanye West just dropped a new album and it’s bursting with weird references. With lines about Kimoji, the bleaching of both anuses and shirts, GoPros and slowmo, you’ve got plenty of rhymes to identify and decipher. When you’re done, you can share your insights online.

7. Call Grandma: nothing like catching up with Grandma when you’re putting off a paper! If you’ve got a means of transportation, you could even stop by for a visit in person.

Grandma is cool and you might even get some food out of it.

6. Explore inane websites: YouTube is for amateurs. If you really want to waste time try going somewhere else. WebMD.com is good if you want to think you’re dying of everything at once. Bulletins on PAWS will fool you into thinking you’re actually getting work done. If you’re really looking to waste time, theworldsworst-

websiteever.com lives up to it’s name. Surprisingly, it’s not pornography — so what is it exactly? Nothing short of infuriating.

5. Play fantasy pizza: another web adventure, but with a twist.

Go on the Pizza Hut website — or Domino’s if you’re feeling risky — and customize the most extravagant, over-the-top pizza you can. Then compare your creation with ones your friends made. If you don’t have friends, simply order the pizza when you’re finished.

4. Figure out what’s actually going on with gas prices. Gas is dirt cheap these days, it’s great!

Or wait, is it? Apparently it’s actually really bad. Our dollar is in the toilet too for some reason.

We should really get around to figuring out what all this means for Canada and stuff.

3. Alphabetize things: I’m not talking about your movies or your bullshit vinyl collection — alphabetize the truly pointless things, like your pantry.

You can do this by food type, by brand name or both. Keep the raisins with the soups or put Bisquick next to the Chef Bo-

yardee. It’s not exactly intuitive to keep the lentils next to the muffin mix, but it’ll sure save you time!

2. Plan a vacation you’re never going to take: it’s like window shopping, but more ambitious. So what if you actually have no intention of ever visiting Australia? That doesn’t mean you can’t look up the cool bars in Perth or see how much it would cost to see the opera in Sydney. Besides, travelling for real is overrated. Why would

you go all the way to Florence to see the statue of David when you can look at his dong for free in Saskatoon? I’m starting to understand the purpose of the Museum of Antiquities.

1. Update the apps on your phone: but be warned, this is barely a recommendation. Doing this will ruin your life and is only for the absolutely desperate among you. That said, figuring out what the fuck happened to Snapchat will most definitely take a while.

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Your degree is useless, but your uselessness isn’t SAMUEL RAFUSE Majoring in Klingon or theoretical gymnastics might seem like a good idea at first, but at some point the prospect of adult responsibility leaves you wondering how you’re going to make a living before you die.

Congratulations, you’re getting a B.A. in B.S. Since starting your degree, you are older, smarter and most of all, poorer. You need to eat sometime. The world used to look like your Fight Club, but now it looks like your American nightmare.

Take a breath — relax. You have been training for this.

The first thing to do is realize that all knowledge is at least 50 per cent B.S. There are only two kinds of degrees — a general degree where you learn less and less about more and more until you know nothing about everything, and a specific degree where you learn more and more about less and less until you know everything about nothing.

Now, give yourself a break, make a strong cup of coffee and get out the brainstorming pad.

The second thing to do is list all your skills. Are you good with your hands? Sell macramé on etsy.com. Is interpretive dance more your

thing? Start teaching some moves to couples who are looking to reignite their sex lives. The jobs aren’t out there, they’re inside of you, waiting to get out.

Third, stop following your passion. This so-called “advice” is just insecure narcissism masquerading as motivation. You don’t follow passion, passion follows you.

Like confidence, the secret isn’t feeling it — it's projecting and convincing other people you have “it,” whatever it is. You thought you had it and that’s why you got into college in the first place, so start owning it and others will start to believe you.

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You don’t have to sit in school to stand among greatness.

If you have a list of things you are passably good at and a collection of prerequisite classes under your belt, it might be time to consider switching majors, but don’t do so on impulse.

You need to make better decisions. Head over to Google and find some career path quizzes. Embrace the Tumblr mode of identity.

Are you a Ross or a Phoebe from Friends? Both of them found success by utilizing their quirkiness and you can do the same.

Unfortunately, the alternative might be true, in which case it’s time to get a real job. College doesn’t last forever. Not everybody dies a hero. Hobbies are sexy, but they don’t make any money and even if you have the former, you need the cash.

Find some business classes to try out. Learn about microbiology. Specialize in criminal behaviour with re-

gards to the legal system.

Getting a respectable job isn’t selling out — it’s respectable. Learn something pragmatic and marketable, and hiring managers will like you. It is okay to live for the weekend.

The most sobering yet freeing life lesson you learn in university is that you are responsible for your decisions. There is no one to bail you out if you make mistakes. Mistakes turn into stories over time and stories lend you credibility.

It’s important to always be moving forward. A person who never moves forward is just a dead shark in the rat race. Or a dead rat in the shark tank. Pick your metaphor, like picking a better major.

It’ll all work out in the end and if it doesn’t, well, at least you can call yourself an expert and frame your B.S. on the wall.

› Thomas Edison: The world’s most extraordinary failure never gave up.

Thank goodness.

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Students at a country dance in 1962.

The finalists (princesses) and winner (queen) for the 1957 College of Education queen competition.

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This week, the Sheaf ’s Terry O’Flanagan and Mark Scrivens ask: “What’s more important to you - love or money?”

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Charlene MacCuish 3rd year Agriculture

Dave Foitz 3rd year Commerce

Vanessa Johnstone 2nd year Arts

Nolan Heuchert 4th year Arts

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“That’s easy. Love’s more important. Money can’t buy you happiness, but love will get you through anything.”

“Money - I’m in Commerce - it’s the stereotype. Money can buy anything.” (laughs)

“Love - It’s sort of obvious to me. I can’t think of any reason except for really corny stuff, but I can’t compare the two.”

“Money - ‘cause I’m living on very scarce resources. Sex doesn’t pay the bills.”

“What does sex have to do with love?”

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ASTRO

Your Saskatoon sky news for Feb. 25 — Mar. 9

These two weeks are perfect for getting to know Earth’s nearest neighbour, the moon.

Our natural satellite will range from being nearly at its fullest through to its smallest over this period. The moon was formed shortly after Earth, roughly 4.3 billion years ago, during a huge collision with another planet-sized object. The crash stripped Earth of its top layers, which then re-coalesced into the moon we see today — which is why the moon is entirely composed of the same minerals as Earth’s outer crust, without an iron core. The moon orbits Earth in what is called synchronous rotation, meaning that its rotation around its own axis happens at the same rate as its orbit around us. That’s why we only ever see one side of the moon. Tracking the phases of the moon is a perfect way to visualize its orbital pattern, as well as to appreciate the beauty of our rocky, cratered neighbour.

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From Feb. 25–28, the moon will be in the waning gibbous phase. If you have a pair of binoculars, this is a great opportunity to use them — point them towards the moon and check out the terminator, the technical term for the shadow line on the moon’s surface. The terminator makes craters show up with sharp definition, even with the minimal magnification capability of a standard pair of binoculars. Look to the south pole of the moon to spot part of the deepest impact crater in our solar system, the Aitken basin, which is around six kilometres in depth.

Early March brings a last quarter moon, which quickly wanes to a crescent. On Mar. 2, the terminator will cut across a crater in the upper western side of the moon called Copernicus, named for the 15th century astronomer who is lauded as the founder of the heliocentric theory of our solar system which states that all the planets revolve around the sun, rather than the Earth.

Mar. 8 will feature a new moon, which means that the night sky will be free of its overpowering light. Take advantage of its absence by heading outside of town to escape light pollution — you’ll be amazed at how bright the stars are. A new moon occurs every 29.5 days when the moon is on the same side of Earth as the sun, meaning it rises and sets with the sun and we never see it.

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Pacific Crest Trail.

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Q: I spent my whole break doing literally nothing.

What do I do now to get caught up? I should not have wasted my time. #regrets. — Lin-Marie Sugar: Oh honey, it’s not too late! You just need to apply yourself a little harder in the next couple of weeks. Don’t forget how much your grades matter.

C’s may get degrees, but A’s are the true baes.

World wide.

Emily De Sa

Spice: Oh poor thing. You think you’re the only one who did jack shit over the break? Get over yourself.

Life’s tough — get a helmet.

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Submit your photos for photo of the week to photo@thesheaf.com.

Q: I want to write a new book. Any ideas for a plot?

— Yan Hawaii.

Ivan Hsu

Sugar: I’ve been toying with this one idea. A man kills his wife in order to steal her inheritance money, but he realizes afterwards that she hadn’t finalized the paperwork, so he has to resurrect her from the dead.

I’m thinking the title could be The Corpse Bride. What do you think of that?

Spice: Trapped in a life-raft with Kanye — Life of Pablo.

Going back to Florence.

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Want advice from Sugar and Spice? Submit your questions online at thesheaf.com.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

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Launching Noventa poemas de amor (Ninety love poems) Monday, February 29, 7 pm wiTh a musical performance by rodolfo pino-robles

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The Revenant: take a drink every time Tom Hardy says something unintelligible. Finish your drink if at any point you can comprehend his guttural grumblings.

Mad Max: Fury Road: take a drink every time you remember that this blockbuster thrill ride is in direct competition with Room for several awards.

The Martian: take a drink every time you feel like you care more than Matt Damon does.

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It’s award season and here at the Sheaf, we know sitting through Oscar bait can get a bit tiresome. So we’ve devised some drinking games to help you get through the monotony.

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Brooklyn: finish your drink when you notice you’re the only person in the entire theatre.

Spotlight: take a drink whenever you thank your lucky stars you were raised Protestant.

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