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U of S students encouraged to vaccinate this flu season CHELSEA POWRIE

Culture Editor The 2015-16 flu vaccine has arrived at the University of Saskatchewan and the health services community on campus is urging students to get the shot in order to stay healthy while also ensuring those around them reap similar benefits.

Since 2010, the seasonal influenza vaccine has been free for every resident of Saskatchewan. 2015, though, is the first year in the history of the U of S that the shot has been available at the campus pharmacy, the Medicine Shoppe. This availability is part of a larger campus-wide drive to get students vaccinated.

Amber Ly, pharmacist and manager of the Medicine Shoppe, believes strongly in the importance of the flu shot and hopes the convenient location will boost participation.

“Everyone should be getting the flu shot unless you have some contraindication where you can't. Almost everyone in the population over six months of age not only can get the flu shot, but we want to encourage them to get the flu shot,” Ly said.

With exam season and the inevitable Saskatchewan winter approaching, stu-

dents need to be paying extra attention to their health.

Still, according to Ly, many students don't take advantage of the flu shot. Common reasons that students opt out of the shot include that they have already had the flu and are therefore immune or that the shot gave them the

flu last time they got one.

In fact, Ly ex p l a i n e d , these are myths.

“Some people make the mistake that they think they've had the flu but it wasn't, it could be a cold or something else. Or if they did, it's one particular strain that they likely got; they could still get protection from the other strains if they get their shot,” Ly said. “And the virus we're using is dead. You absolutely cannot get the flu from it.”

What the dead virus actually does is fire up the

patient's immune response to begin building antibodies. Some people experience mild flu-like systems in conjunction with this, which is where the myth comes from.

These symptoms pass within a few days.

The benefits to getting the shot are far more numerous and not just for personal health. According to Ly, a vaccinated population is vital to the protection of some of the more susceptible members of society — the elderly, the young and those with weakened immune systems.

Flus can be extremely dangerous for these

most likely to hit hard in a given year.

Nurse Heather Brempel of the U of S Student Health Centre warns that these strains are nasty and they will knock students off their feet for at least a full week if they catch one.

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demographics and they made up the majority of the on-average 350 annual influenza deaths over the past four years in Canada.

“The more of the population that we can get immunized, the more we can protect [these demographics],” Ly said.

The standard flu shot contains three dead strains of the influenza virus that epidemiologists predict will be the

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According to Brempel, the time left to get the shot before the flu season hits is dwindling. Since the vaccine takes a couple of weeks to work while the body is building antibodies, Brempel urges students not to wait much longer — especially since, if taken in time, the vaccine provides complete immunity to each included strain.

“This shot will protect against those three strains, absolutely. You will not get them,” Brempel said.

Of course, the yearly vaccination is only the experts' best guess as to what the flu will look like that year. Viruses mutate and change all the time, meaning that if a flu shot is administered, the person might still get some other strain throughout the winter. Ly hopes students who have experienced that don't lose faith in the flu shot, because you never know what strain your body may need protection from.

“It's so important to get the flu shot every year, because the strains could be changing or mutating,” Ly said.

Students have a better chance of staying healthy this winter if they are immune to three strains instead of zero, but Brempel, too, acknowledged the element of chance involved in preventing the flu. She summed up the problem with three succinct words: “Viruses are crazy.”

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There were two corrections brought to our attention in our November 19 issue: The photo credit for the article “Prime Minister Trudeau is more than just nice hair,” should be credited to Flickr / pmwebphotos.

In the article “Huskie How-To: Slap shot,” the photo cations incorrectly spell Hanna McGillivray’s last name.

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Commission on Female Leadership: Empowering women on campus KAY-LYNNE COLLIER With nearly a 2:1 maleto-female ratio of University of Saskatchewan Students’ Union executive members over the last 15 years, and only two USSU presidents identifying as female in its 100-year history, the University Student Council is hoping to stimulate change with a new initiative aimed at creating leadership opportunities for women on campus.

The U of S Commission on Female Leadership hopes to be a ground-breaking movement, which will promote awareness of women’s issues within the campus community. The idea was first born during the March 2015 USSU

election campaign when Gabe Senecal, vice-president academic affairs, noticed a disparity between the two genders.

“I first noticed that there was a pretty unequal gender representation in the USSU executive when, back in the March election campaign, there was only one female running, Wendy Lee, and it turned out that she ended up not winning, so we don’t even have a single femaleidentifying executive this year,” Senecal said.

Senecal also notes that when he was speaking to students about this issue, many felt it was quite disconcerting that there were not any women on the USSU executive, and were asking why.

With 11,909 female students enrolled at the U of S for the 2015 fall term versus only 9,071 male students, Senecal recognizes the disadvantage the executive team may be facing.

“It’s a perfectly fair criticism. It’s none of our own faults because we all ran independently of each other, but it’s a very fair critique to have of our executive this year. And it’s an unfortunate thing that we try to adjust to, and we have to try to figure out a way that we cannot have a huge oversight because we’re missing a large portion of the population in representation,” he said.

This is where the Commission on Female Leadership comes in. The

structure of the commission was settled on by the USSU and will have three members of the USC, one USSU Women’s Centre co-ordinator and three students at large.

So far, only three members of the USC have been chosen, as well as the Women’s Centre co-ordinator, Dylan Lambi-Raine. The students at large will be chosen shortly and that decision will be made by USSU president, Jack Saddleback.

Jaylynn Arcand, thirdyear student in the College of Medicine and one of the USC’s representatives for the Commission on Female Leadership, reveals some of the issues that female students might face when it comes to getting involved

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with the USSU. “We spoke about this as a group, and although we all can identify some large social barriers for female-identified students — glass ceilings, gender roles and expectations just to name a few — we are unsure about what this looks like specifically on our campus. We hope that beginning the Commission on Female Leadership will allow us to shed some light on the barriers facing students on campus,” Arcand said.

Senecal agrees with the notion that we need to focus on what these broader social issues look like within the smaller community of the university campus.

“It is a societal problem, it’s not limited to the USSU or the U of S. It’s a much bigger problem. What we’re trying to change is making it better here. It’s better to do something than do nothing. The quote I like to use is, ‘If not us, then who, and if not now, then when?’” Senecal said.

Arcand echoes Senecal and emphasizes how pivotal the commission will be in creating change at the U of S and increasing leadership opportunities for women on campus.

“I believe that our generation does not want inequity to be the norm. I believe that the diversity of leadership will bring us further than a homogenous group could,” she said.

Arcand believes she can speak for all members of the USC in her support of each and every student on campus having not only the freedom, but also a sense of empowerment to choose any role they wish to pursue.

“If there is something that is standing in someone's way, I want to break down that barrier.”

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Studying history: the presence of the past CÉLINE GRIMARD Every day students are participating in the making of individual and collective histories and the history department at the University of Saskatchewan aims to entice students, faculty and the surrounding community by offering a variety of thematic topics for students to explore.

With one of the best graduate programs in Canada, according to the department website, the U of S boasts 62 students currently enrolled in graduate studies — 36 pursuing doctoral studies and 26 in

the master's program — and 25 full-time faculty able to supervise in a wide variety of areas, proving that the study of history is alive and well at the U of S. Historical interests are reinforced by the 18 tenured faculty members who are currently engaged in various areas of historical research. Moreover, the history department has recently evolved to include a suite of courses called "History Matters" which integrate thematic areas such as Aboriginal history, colonial history and the history of gender and sexuality, among others.

According to Louis Reed-

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Wood, fourth-year history student and co-president of the History Undergraduate Students’ Association, the courses offered through the department are about more than just dates and facts. "[The history department] facilitates understanding, teaches valuable skills, strong writing skills, persuasive writing skills and critical thinking,” Reed-Wood said.

HUSA currently boasts a 50-person membership including seven executive members.

Since 1995, HUSA has been concerned with students’ academic needs as well as sponsoring social events throughout the year which promote the ongoing study of history.

Jim Handy, head of the history department, has been a part of the faculty for nearly 30 years and speaks to his experience teaching the subject.

"I've never given the same lecture twice. Because students ask different questions and they engage in different discussions and it changes the whole shape of how it’s done and that’s always exciting," Handy said.

Handy began his training in architecture but chose to pursue history as he desired an education that would allow him to acquire an increased understanding of the world.

“I wanted to change the world and to do that, I thought I had to understand the world,” Handy said. “History approaches understanding a problem in a more nuanced, sophisticated and complicated way.”

The most recent change Handy refers to is the move toward experiential and out of classroom learning that engages with various communities near and far.

A new 400-level course, "Telling Stories about Diversity: Migration and the Prairies in Recent Memory," has students working on narrative projects involving new immigrants or migrants to the city. The class is a collaboration between the department and the Open Door Society, a centre that welcomes and assists refugees and immigrants who have moved to Saskatoon.

Historical awareness prompts people to positive ac-

tion, according to Handy, but first people must have a basis of understanding.

“No issue is simple, no answer to an issue is simple and history invites us to explore the complexities involved. It inspires people to respond.”

Handy insists that students who take history classes at the U of S will find the professors try to make the classroom interesting and comfortable.

“Anybody who thinks history is that old stuff you used to get, that is, you know, dates and all these people you have to put in order, that is just not what history is about,” Handy said.

Handy encourages students to view the subject of history as an ongoing exercise in critical thinking rather than a fact-driven or one-sided lecture.

“History is all about unraveling a problem. It’s all about finding a kernel of an issue or problem that you want to solve and then you just keep pulling threads as far as you can and every time you pull a thread, another one unravels that you need to pull and that’s really exciting.”

Safe campus: Calling all student safety concerns EMILY MIGCHELS Protective Services at the University of Saskatchewan focuses on providing students with peace of mind in knowing that their campus is safe, but widening this conversation to include student feedback has become an increasingly significant focus of late.

With education sessions, student forums and a partnership with the U of S Students’ Union, Protective Services, now more than ever before, is working to build a system of active participation to help create a secure environment for study.

A series of initiatives have been developed to ensure a safe environment and Brian Muchmore, director of Protective Services, believes that in the event of an emergency, preparedness is essential.

“Each college and administrative unit has a local emergency response plan that identifies safe areas and outlines what to do in the event of an emergency; it runs through the certain procedures that we hope that everyone would

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Protective Services hosts forums regularly that present an opportunity for students to share what is on their minds in terms of security on campus. The next open meeting is scheduled for Nov. 26 and Protective Services is looking to broaden the response at these sessions.

“We haven’t had a lot of feedback from the student population as a whole, the sessions that we have are probably 25–35 people and that’s great, but it’s such a small sampling size. It’s a big question for us, we wonder what types of community programs we should be adding or continuing,” Muchmore said.

Security drills are also being conducted within each college, coupled with hands-on training and education. Most recently, Edwards School of Business underwent a specified drill and other colleges will follow suit throughout the year.

“We have completed 10 lockdown drills so far, and over 1,600 people have participated in them. Prior to the drills, there are education and

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awareness sessions for each individual department to ensure that people understand what to do. The plan is, by the end of next year, every college and department will have participated in a similar drill. So far there has been drills in a handful of departments in the College of Arts and Science, agriculture, Edwards School of Business and in dentistry,” Muchmore said.

Another service available to students through Campus Security is the Safewalk initiative, developed in partnership with the USSU. According to Muchmore, Safewalk is presently underutilized and he encourages students to recognize its value.

“For a student population of about 20,000, we don’t get a lot of calls for Safewalk.

I would say the majority of Safewalk users are going from the library back to College Quarter, but that’s not all that it is in place for, you could call and get someone to walk with you to your bus or your car, for example,” Muchmore said.

There are many ways for students to get involved in

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campus safety, including the AlertUS system, featuring a mobile app that sends realtime updates directly to your phone i n the event of an emergency. Protective Services is also planning to roll out a new program that will simplify the procedure of reporting crimes anonymously.

For Muchmore, the numbers speak for themselves regarding the growing interest in safety awareness on campus.

“To date, there are 2,687 individuals that have registered for the AlertUS mobile app.

It’s also available on 6,868

desktop computers and 285 digital signs and there’s also the 20 AlertUS beacons.”

Muchmore emphasizes a need for student understanding and wants the new direction of protection now taking shape to involve the entire campus community.

“We always want to know what staff, students and faculty think, what their perceptions of safety and security on campus are,” he said.

“We try to promote our initiatives by any means possible, and we’re always trying to figure out what it is that students are looking for and what makes them feel safe.”

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Dogs on Ice chronicles over a century of Huskies hockey history EMILY KLATT

Staff Writer

Michael PJ Kennedy, a sessional lecturer in English at the University of Saskatchewan, has published a second edition of his book Dogs on Ice: A History of Hockey at the University of Saskatchewan, co-written with project co-ordinator Bill Seymour.

The book, originally published in 2006, details the origins and subsequent growth of Huskies hockey at the U of S. The updated version includes nine years worth of new material not found in the first edition.

For Kennedy, hockey has always been an important part of his university experience.

“Since I attended University of Ottawa in the late 1960s, I grew to love the university caliber of hockey: highly skilled, hard-hitting, highly competitive and no fighting,” Kennedy said.

Kennedy received his PhD in Canadian Literature from the U of O, and began teaching at the U of S later in his career.

His love of hockey continued to grow after moving to Saskatch-

ewan in 1991. It is from this love of hockey that the idea for Dogs on Ice was born.

“I have attended most home games the men’s team plays and came to know Bill Seymour, former player, coach and interim athletic director. We talked one day and he indicated he was exploring the possibility of a book about Rutherford Rink. I, at the time, was thinking about celebrating the long history of Huskie hockey in general,” Kennedy said.

After receiving a grant from the College of Kinesiology, Kennedy and Seymour set about researching and writing their book. The intersection of historical study and athletics appealed to Kennedy’s former career as a sports journalist.

After months of work and research, the first edition of Dogs on Ice was published in the summer of 2006.

The second edition of the book contains nine years worth of updated information about Huskies hockey. It includes special chapters about women’s hockey, the history of rinks on campus and the successes of Huskies alumni. The text is paired with photographs from throughout the last century.

All proceeds from the sale of Dogs on Ice will go towards the

Michael PJ Kennedy Scholarship for Men’s Hockey, an endowed scholarship that pays $2,000 to a student athlete each year.

Copies are available at the U of S Bookstore, McNally Robinson and online.

For aspiring sports journalists and academics, Kennedy offers some advice that he feels has helped his success as a writer.

“Plan your work with specific timelines to serve as goals as you begin the task. Do thorough research. Double check

sources [and] cite them clearly because you may need to visit them again. Write, type, review and revise your text. Enjoy the process. Each step is an accomplishment. If you believe in what you are writing, all the work will be worth it when your book, article or other work is finished,” Kennedy said.

Kennedy wants to emphasize just how important hockey history is to the U of S, not only as a university, but also as a part of Canada.

“History is important for us as Canadians to better

understand who we are,” Kennedy said. “Our university’s hockey history is important for us to appreciate how far we have come from the first men’s team in 1910 … through the building years when students voted to pay to build a new on-campus rink, to today’s student-athletes who sacrifice so much of their own time and talents to represent our institution and province.

Huskie men’s and women’s hockey is a key part of who we are as students, educators, employees on campus in 2015.”

University Library, Archives & Special Collections / A-1033 A 1919 photo of the “Huskiettes” hockey team. Michael PJ Kennedy’s book Dogs on Ice takes a look back at Huskies history.

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Huskies mascot started out as canine husky NAOMI ZUREVINSKI

Editor-in-Chief

Although Howler is known as the Huskies mascot today, he wasn’t always a part of the University of Saskatchewan.

The original mascots it turns out, were actually live canines — husky dogs.

Green and white were established as the official colors of U of S sports teams in 1909–10, but the Huskies name did not appear at that time. Teams were generally referred to as “varsity” or “the green and white” when they played or appeared in media.

The name “Huskies” began appearing in the 1930s, first in a September 1932 article in the StarPhoenix. Media caught onto the name and continued to use it; the name appeared in the 1932-33 edition of The

Greystone — the U of S yearbook at the time — along with a photo of the men’s hockey team in uniform with “Huskies” across the front.

The origin of the Huskie name is unclear, but women’s teams were generally referred to as the “Huskiettes,” while men were the Huskies.

On Feb. 15, 1946, the Sheaf printed a photo of an unidentified man holding a husky canine on campus, thought to be the first mascot. The husky appeared at various sports functions to lead the players onto the field and watch from the sidelines — on a leash.

The late 1970s and early 1980s were the first time that the mascot appeared as a human dressed in costume.

It was initially still different than we know it today however.

The women’s hockey team co-coach and trainer in the 1970s, Murray Gordon, began wearing a dog outfit and appearing at hockey games

as “Hymie the Huskie.” Gordon also dressed up for football games and other campus events.

The Huskie was generally accepted as the official mascot by this point, and appeared in 1980 on the men’s hockey team sweaters as a side profile of a dog’s head and neck. By the 1990s however, an outward-facing head of a dog appeared on all teams’ uniforms.

The first official mascot costumes were created in the 1980s as well. A woman named Elva Finlay created a Huskies mascot costume in 1985 and restored a 1980 version of the costume that same year.

The two new mascot costumes were worn by two university students, Lori Winter and Chris Mirwald, who attended U of S events and Huskie games.

Today, the Huskies mascot is known as “Howler” and there are multiple people em-

ployed to dress in the Howler costume as the U of S mascot.

Although the use of the Huskie image has changed much over time, evolving from the first canine Husky mascot to

what we have today, school spirit and the importance of the Huskie mascot has remained a central part of campus and sport pride throughout the years.

Photo Illustration: Jeremy Britz / Graphics Editor Photo: University Library, Archives & Special Collections / A-2169 The original Huskies mascot — a husky canine — is pictured here in 1946.

Huskies look for revenge as Cougars come to town AUSTIN ARVAY

Sports Editor

Sitting with the top record in the Canada West conference, the University of Saskatchewan Huskies men’s hockey team has been awaiting a match-up with the Mount Royal University Cougars for a while.

After being eliminated in the first round of playoffs last season by Mount Royal, the Dogs will get their first chance at avenging the three-game series loss, when they host the Cougars on Nov. 27 and 28 at Rutherford Rink.

It’s been a near perfect season thus far for the Huskies, only losing two games — by a combined three goals. When the latest Canadian Interuniversity Sport rankings were unveiled on Nov. 24, the Huskies found themselves in an unfamiliar position — all alone at the top.

This is the first time since Nov. 6, 2012 that the Huskies were the top ranked team in the country. Their hard work has been rewarded, as the 12–2 Huskies received six of 12 firstplace votes and compiled 143 of a possible 300 points to snag the top spot in the rankings.

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Although they should be proud of the work they have done so far, there is still a lot of time left in the season. In fact, this will be the final game for both teams before they head into their extended Christmas and final exam break. After such an outstanding first half to the season, the Dogs will aim to finish on a high note and maintain their top spot throughout the December break.

Shutting down the potent Cougars offence will be one of the keys to the weekend series.

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Mount Royal’s Tyler Fiddler leads the CanWest scoring race with 20 points in just 14 games.

The Cougars also feature the leading goal-scorer in the conference, as Matthew Brown has found the back of the net 11 times so far this year. Playing on a line together, the Huskies will have to be aware at all times when this dangerous duo steps on the ice.

It shouldn’t cause too much grief for the Huskies, however, as they have allowed the second least amount of goals in

the CanWest, with 34 — or an average of 2.4 per game. Having one of the top goalies in the conference helps too, as Jordon Cooke has been having a stellar year between the pipes. Cooke has the top save percentage in the conference at 0.924 and is third in goals against average, boasting a 2.48 GAA. The green and white also feature three of the top 10 players in plus/minus in the CanWest.

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enough for a fourth place tie.

This is just another testament to the strong defence the Huskies have played so far this year.

Offensively for the Huskies, they will rely on their depth to provide them with enough goals for the weekend. Even though Andrew Johnson and Levi Cable have played well — with 14 and 11 points respectively — you have to figure the Cougars’ game plan will be to shut down the biggest offensive threats for the Huskies.

This will allow players like Josh Roach, Logan McVeigh, Kohl Bauml and Michael Sofillas to find some open ice and hopefully have a successful weekend.

Although only six points in the standings separates them, this will be a very intense and tightly contested match-up. On paper, the teams appear evenly matched, sporting nearly identical power play and penalty kill numbers as well as similar goals for and against. Mount Royal also finds themselves ranked in the CIS top 10, as they snuck in and will enter the weekend ranked 10th.

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Women’s basketball team still undefeated

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: HUSKIES 69, THUNDERBIRDS 49

HUSKIES 68, THUNDERBIRDS 46

The University of Saskatchewan — the number one ranked team in the country — extended their perfect start to the season with a sixth consecutive victory. On Nov. 21, the Huskies hammered the UBC Thunderbirds 68–46 to extend their home winning-streak to 26 games.

Using a dominant defensive effort in the first half, the Huskies jumped out to a 35–18 lead after the opening

20 minutes and never looked back.

They held the T-birds to just 18.5 per cent shooting in the first half and a mere 30 per cent in the overall game.

Rookie guard Sabine Dukate led the way for the Dogs with 21 points, four assists and four rebounds. Laura Dally added 15 points, while Dalyce Emmerson was strong as usual on the inside, tallying 11 points and seven rebounds.

MEN’S BASKETBALL: THUNDERBIRDS 81, HUSKIES 72

THUNDERBIRDS 101, HUSKIES 98 ( OT )

Holding a six-point lead with 30 seconds to play, the Huskies were not able to hold on and were eventually topped 101–98 after an overtime period. The loss drops the Huskies to 1–5, while the weekend sweep improves UBC’s record to 5–1.

It was a tightly contested game the whole way through, as UBC led by just two points at halftime. The Huskies heated up in the third quarter and rookie point guard Chan De Ciman had the best game of his young CIS career. He

scored 37 points and put the Huskies in a position to win down the stretch.

Connor Morgan tied the game for the Thunderbirds with a three-pointer with two seconds left.

In the overtime session, Morgan hit another three to put the T-birds back in front for good. The Huskies clawed their way back but couldn’t hit the game-tying shot at the buzzer, losing their fourth straight contest. Trevor Severinski had his best game of the year, notching 15 points on 6–8 shooting.

MEN’S HOCKEY: HUSKIES 6, BISONS 3

HUSKIES 4, BISONS 3

On the road in Winnipeg, the Huskies swept the weekend series with the Bisons to improve their conference best record to 12–2. The Dogs’ red-hot start has them ranked first in the CIS. The Huskies executed their gameplan to perfection as they grabbed the lead early, thanks to a goal by Cameron Blair at 6:53 of the first period. Manitoba battled hard, however, and took back the lead before the first intermission, 2–1. The middle frame

was the Dogs’ best, as Kohl Bauml and Parker Thomas each scored to take back the lead for the green and white.

Saskatchewan kept the pressure on Manitoba in the third and had a majority of the scoring opportunities. Levi Cable buried the eventual game-winner — whacking in a rebound in front, late in the third period. The Huskies outshot the Bisons 38–26 in the contest, as netminder Jordon Cooke had 23 saves in the win.

WOMEN’S HOCKEY: BISONS 3, HUSKIES 1

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It was a double overtime thriller on Nov. 20 to start off the weekend for the Huskies, as fifth-year and leading scorer Marley Ervine scored the overtime winner on a breakaway to give the Huskies their eighth win of the season.

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McGillivray. Then, just three minutes later, Kaitlin Willoughby took a pass from Julia Flinton and turned on the jets to blow by the Bisons defender before sniping one past the goalie.

Erica Rieder tied the game at two late in the third period, to set up the extra periods. Cassidy Hendricks stopped 21 shots and picked up the victory, her sixth of the campaign. The Huskies fell on Nov. 21 by a score of 3–1, to drop their record to 8–4–2.

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL: DINOS 3, HUSKIES 0

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After dropping the first match of the weekend, the Huskies rebounded nicely for a clean 3–0 (25–23, 25–19, 25–17) victory.

It was never really close as the Huskies used a solid attack and a great show of defence versus the number fourth ranked team in the country. Jordan Nowakowski had a great game — as per usual — tallying a team-high of 13

kills. Fifth-year transfer Andrew Nelson had 11, while Tyler Epp had eight kills and an astounding nine blocks in the match.

The victory earned the Huskies a weekend split and they currently sit with a 5–5 record, good enough for sixth in the conference. On Nov. 20, the Dogs were defeated 3–0 (25-16, 25-16, 25-21) on the road.

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The Huskies survived a late rally from the Dinos on Nov. 21 to finish off a weekend sweep, as Emmalyn Copping recorded 16 kills in the evening to give the Huskies their fourth win of the year. The 3–2 (20-25, 25-16, 2518, 21-25, 9-15) moves them into seventh place in the standings.

The green and white won the first set 25–20 after a key mistake by the Dinos front line that cost them the opening set. The Dogs kept the second set close till the technical timeout, as

it was 16–15 before the Dinos went on a 10–1 run to win the second set 25– 16. A back and forth third set went to the Dinos following a Janna Ogle kill, by a score of 25–18. The Dogs held off the Dinos in the fourth set 25–21, setting up a dramatic final set.

In the final set, the Huskies led wireto-wire, helped out by Copping’s four kills as they took the set 15–9. The Huskies also took the first game of the weekend on Nov. 20 by a score of 3-1 (25-14, 19-25, 26-28, 22-25).

CANADA WEST STADINGS MEN’S HOCKEY: W-L-T Saskatchewan 12-2 Alberta 10-3-1 Mount Royal 8-4-2 UBC 7-4-3 Lethbridge 6-7-1 Manitoba 5-7-2 Calgary 4-7-3 Regina 4-10

WOMEN’S HOCKEY: W-L-T Alberta 8-5-1 Manitoba 8-5-1 UBC 8-5-1 Regina 8-5-1 Saskatchewan 8-4-2 Mount Royal 7-6-1 Lethbridge 7-6-1 Calgary 2-8-4

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL: W-L Alberta 10-0 Calgary 9-3 Manitoba 8-2 Trinity Western 7-3 Winnipeg 6-4 UBC 6-4 Saskatchewan 5-5 Mount Royal 4-6 Brandon 4-6 Thompson Rivers 3-7 UBC Okanagan 2-8 Regina 1-9 MacEwan 1-9

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL:

W-L Trinity Western 10-0 Alberta 10-0 UBC 9-1 UBC Okanagan 9-1 Thompson Rivers 5-5 Mount Royal 5-5 Calgary 4-8 Saskatchewan 4-6 Brandon 3-7 MacEwan 3-7 Winnipeg 3-7 Manitoba 1-9 Regina 0-10

MEN’S BASKETBALL: W-L UBC 5-1 Victoria 5-1 Lethbridge 3-1 Regina 3-1 Calgary 4-2 Manitoba 4-2 Winnipeg 3-3 Alberta 2-4 Saskatchewan 1-5 Brandon 0-4 Trinity Western 0-6

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: W- L Alberta 6-0 Saskatchewan 6-0 Regina 4-0 Calgary 5-1 Brandon 2-2 Trinity Western 3-3 UBC 2-4 Victoria 1-5 Winnipeg 1-5 Lethbridge 0-4 Manitoba 0-6

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Powries past and present: U of S student culture through the generations CHELSEA POWRIE

Culture Editor Every past generation at the University of Saskatchewan had a different experience with campus culture that evolved to bring us the student life of today. Three generations of U of S students in my family shared some memories to show that while some things have changed a lot, others will always be the same.

The U of S began offering classes in 1909 and celebrated its first graduating class in the spring of 1912 with a mere three students, each of whom studied subjects in the arts. Fast forward 40 years to the early 50s and the university had a fullyfledged and internationally recognized experimental physics program, conducted cutting-edge medical research in cancer treatment options and was home to faculty with forwardthinking ideas about the Canadian education system.

Campus had become a cosmopolitan, intellectual hub.

The 50s were also the years when my grandfather Tom Powrie moved to Saskatoon from a tiny, no longer existent town in the south of Saskatchewan. Tom was a farm kid suddenly immersed in a bustling new home, a sometimes lonely experience which is still shared today by students from rural areas. He says living in Qu'Appelle Hall, though, is one of his fondest memories.

Other memories from Tom's time at the U of S include the college shows every few years, when different colleges would put on the “Med Show” or the “Engineer’s Show,” which were mixes of skits and other performance art that required the college to unite together to work hard and have a great time performing. Another is a series of fun rivalries that existed between the College of Agriculture — Tom's undergraduate college — and the College of Engineering.

“One [rivalry] was unusually constructive, about who would have the highest percentage of donors to a blood clinic,” Tom said. “Agricul-

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ture beat engineering with the help of an agro who fainted every time a needle came near and couldn't help it, but served anyhow.”

College unity and pride was strong in general at this time. Campus life was more insular, with transportation options around the city far less accessible than they are today. As a result, nightlife fun looked a little different.

“Fun on weekends? You are joking. We worked,” Tom said.

Still, university students needed to blow off steam back then as much as we do now. According to Tom, going to movies was very popular. Also, the guys would go out to pubs — but not the girls. At this time in Saskatchewan, beer parlours were male-only.

Tom graduated with a bachelor of science in agriculture in 1954 and a masters of economics in 1955.

Fast forward again almost 50 years to the early 2000s, when the U of S had become a whole new landscape. The first virtual biotechnology program was introduced at the university, the Physical Activity Complex opened its doors and history professor Bill Weiser published a defining book on Saskatchewan for the province's 100th birthday. Also, my older cousin attended the U of S — James Powrie.

Obviously, James' experiences were different from Tom's — he had the Internet, video games and pub crawls. The agriculture and engineering rivalry was still around though, as was a new rivalry which James was a part of. “[There was a] competition between law and commerce students for the use of the Law Library,” James said, due to the latter’s reputation for being noisy studiers.

James also recalls “Legal Follies,” the College of Law's goofy variety show. It was entirely run by students and all proceeds went to charity.

However, James' experiences with student weekend fun show the true difference between the early 2000s and the early 1950s.

James’ activities included Tecmo Super Bowl on Nintendo, foosball at Lydia's Pub — a Broadway Avenue establishment which closed in 2013 — and the many U of S student pub crawls which seemed

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Louis' Pub was also around, having opened in 1975. He also recalls looking forward to Ag Bag Drag — a quintessentially U of S experience then and now. When asked what he enjoyed most about his U of S experience though, he joked about the law and commerce rivalry. “[I enjoyed] asking commerce students to be quiet in the Law Library,” James said.

James graduated in 2003 with a bachelor of arts in philosophy and political studies and then again in 2006 from the College of Law. Fast forward one more time to the present and here I am at the U of S, studying geology.

These days, girls go to pubs as well as guys. We don't have the same level of college pride that my grandpa enjoyed — but then again, we have vastly more students per college. Lydia's Pub no longer exists and the battle for the Law Library has expanded throughout many colleges — now that we all know it’s the comfiest.

My university experience will be well documented on my various social media accounts — James, of the pre-Facebook university generation, was only able to dig up a blurry handful. I can talk to any of my friends and family who are far away from me with the touch of a few buttons when I’m lonely — my grandpa wrote letters and made phone calls only when it was an option financially.

The student experience at the U of S changes all the time. Still, I was struck by one thing while speaking to my grandpa and cousin.

Both of them independently mentioned the same thing while discussing their time on campus when I asked them both for some memories, good and bad.

“A bad experience was walking the length of campus in the cold,” Tom said. “[A good memory] was the first day of spring when it was nice enough to wear shorts,” James said.

My response to the same question? A great memory is the first sight of small pockets of grass in the Bowl after a long winter. No matter how many years pass in the history of the U of S, some things will never change.

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Supplied / Tom Powrie Tom Powrie fondly recalls studying economics in the early 1950s at the U of S.

University Library, Archives & Special Collections / Law2006p38 James Powrie, second from right, laughs with friends at a 2006 law class event.

Caitlin Taylor / Photo Editor Chelsea Powrie enjoys the first big snowfall in the U of S Bowl in 2015.

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Silence! art auction will be a not-so-silent night BRIDGET MORRISON Silence! is the University of Saskatchewan Visual Arts Students’ Union’s annual student art auction. Since its creation 18 years ago, Silence! has grown in popularity and attendance with more art and more fun — and this year promises to continue that trend.

VASU represents the studio art and art history students at the U of S, but anyone who is taking art classes or simply interested in art can join the club. VASU hosts student

receptions, model drawing sessions, art crawls and workshops.

Through these events, VASU’s goal is to help students get involved with the visual art world. Christine Czajkowski, co-president of VASU, feels it's important to connect art students to the community outside the university.

“VASU is determined to keep everyone informed of what’s going on in the Saskatoon art world,” Czajkowski said.

Silence! is VASU’s biggest annual event, with close to 200 pieces of art submitted

Supplied / Andrew Mareschal Silence! is an opporunity to support student art on campus.

last year for the silent auction. Students who are members of VASU can submit their work, which can be from their school courses or from their own personal practices. This event is not curated, which means that students have the freedom to submit their art without any specific guidelines. However, each student can submit no more than 10 pieces.

Students submit their artwork with a registration form for each piece, which can be found on VASU’s Facebook or Tumblr page. At Silence! you will see a variety of art disciplines such as painting, drawing, printmaking, multimedia, photography and sculpture.

“The variety of pieces really shows a statement of the diverse practices happening at the U of S,” Czajkowski said.

The name of the event is ironic, though, since Silence! will be anything but quiet.

The night will be filled with food, wine, local craft beer, music and of course the varied art itself. There will also be a photo booth and a raffle

draw — something for everyone to make sure it's a great night.

For the auctioning part of the evening, each bidder will be given an alias to bid under.

At the end of the night, VASU will compile the bidding sheets and announce the final bidders. Winners can pay for and take home their unique artwork that night.

Don’t worry if you can’t stay the whole night — you can still bid. If you are unable to stay the entire evening but do win a piece of art, VASU will notify you and you will have until Dec. 6 to pay for and pick up your piece.

You can feel good about how all the money raised is distributed. VASU members who submit their work will receive 75 per cent of the purchase price, while VASU itself keeps the other 25 per cent.

This 25 per cent is used to fund events and services all year, as Silence! is the only major event that supports VASU. VASU's yearlong practices include weekly meetings, an active effort to update

its members on important art-related events and opportunities and the chance to establish connections with artists to learn how the industry works.

Silence! will be held at the Gordon Snelgrove Gallery on campus and you can check out the art prior to the event from Nov. 30 to Dec. 4 — maybe you can even start planning your bids early! The gala and silent auction will be held at 7 p.m. on the final evening. Entrance is free, but don't forget to bring cash or your chequebook if you're planning to make a bid or purchase drinks — the bar is by donation.

It's shaping up to be a funfilled night, so on Dec. 4, make your way over to the Gordon Snelgrove Gallery and enjoy the evening in good company. “[Silence!] is all about coming together to support the arts. That’s what matters!”

Czajkowski said.

For more information on Silence! or VASU, find them on Facebook, Tumblr or Instagram or send them a message at vasu.uofs@gmail.com.

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A campus off to war: U of S involvement in the First World War NAOMI ZUREVINSKI

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On June 28, 1914, the assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand sparked a conflict that grew to become the First World War. Although combat took place in Europe, the effects of the war were felt in Canada and much closer to home, on the University of Saskatchewan campus.

Ferdinand was the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and was killed by a young Bosnian nationalist.

Up until that point, tension was building in Europe through an arms race, complex alliance systems and growing resentment with the balance of power between countries.

Ferdinand’s assassination became the trigger for a war that lasted nearly four and a half years.

In 1914, Canada’s foreign affairs were under British control, so when Britain declared war on Germany on Aug. 4, Canada entered the war along with the rest of the British Empire.

The U of S’ contribution was a significant one, with a total of 345 students, faculty and staff who enlisted, most of whom did so voluntarily. Sixty-nine of these brave souls never returned, while 100 came home wounded. For a university that was only seven years old in 1914, these numbers made up approximately three-quarters of the campus population.

Within three months of the outbreak of the First World War, a recruiting program was initiated on campus.

Benefits were given to those who en-

listed; students who joined the ranks Infantry. In 1916, the U of S was inwere given credit for one year of uni- volved in the creation of the 196th versity, while staff and faculty were Western Universities Battalion, which given half pay for enlisting. The uni- was a joint effort between the U of S, versity began military instruction and the University of Alberta, the Universidrill exercises for students and staff, ty of British Columbia and the Univerwhich continued throughout the dura- sity of Manitoba, each of which protion of the war. vided a company of students to create The U of S president in 1914, Walter the battalion.

Murray, was a strong supporter of the The 196th Battalion was trained in war and promoted recruitment as an Manitoba and then sent to England but ideal of the Anglo-Saxon race fighting did not end up fighting together as one for the rights of the British Empire, in unit, with many men being assigned to an attempt to urge students to go to the 46th Battalion, which was primariwar. ly men from Saskatchewan.

Keith Carlson, U of S professor of Many initial recruits were voluntary history and research chair in Aborig- but once conscription was introduced inal and community engaged history, in 1917, 11 U of S students were draftspeaks to the atmosphere on campus ed that year and 18 more were drafted in 1914. in 1918.

“One of the things that I think would U of S students, staff and faculty strike a lot of students as unusual to- fought in the battles of Vimy Ridge, day, is that the president of the uni- Passchendaele, Sanctuary Wood and versity and the faculty were just gung- Courcelette, among others. Many men ho trying to get students to enlist and from the U of S made their way up go overseas and fight. So there was no from private to lieutenant, making nopretence to stand back and let peo- table contrabutions to the war effort. ple make up Female stutheir own dents generminds, and ally remained there was on campus, no sense aside from that someone stuone would dent named decide not Claire Rees, to go fight. who volunIt was, ‘This teered to go is your duty overseas as a and your opnurse. Many portunity,’” female stu–U of S Great War commemoration site Carlson said. dents supThe first ported the recruits from the U of S went into the war from home however, helping to Canadian University Battalions, were recruit or sending parcels and goods trained at McGill University and were to their male counterparts. Women’s sent overseas as reinforcements for role on campus also increased, along the Princess Patricia Canadian Light with their responsibilities, especially in

345 students, faculty and staff enlisted, most of whom did so voluntarily.

Sixty-nine of these brave souls never returned, while 100 came home wounded.

terms of academic instruction.

The loss of male professors offered an opportunity for women to step in and teach. In one case, the only English professor in 1914, Reginald Bateman, enlisted and left his classes behind.

Louis Reed-Wood, fourth-year history student and employee of the Diefenbaker Canada Centre, speaks to the impact of the loss of instructors.

“A lot of people were not happy that [Bateman] left teaching mid-term.

They’re like, ‘We paid our tuition and now we have no English professor,’ because there’s no one; I mean the university’s so small at that point that there isn’t a second English professor,” Reed-Wood said. “One of the things that comes out that’s interesting is you see a massive jump in the number of female instructors, because a lot of them were not professors beforehand, but they’re sort of scrambling for instructors.”

This change in the ratio of female to male students also allowed female students to have a say in what they studied. One history professor who was too old to fight, Arthur Morton, found himself in an interesting situation once male students were gone.

“Morton suddenly had all these female students, so he starts a history club. It was all female students and if you look at early issues of the Sheaf, it talks about some of the projects that female students were doing. They were doing women’s biographies and bringing their own interests,” Carlson said.

“I think that must in some ways, [have] given those young, female students a sense of power and agency in a way. There weren’t male students pushing them out of the way. It would of been hard for them when after the war, all of these male students came back.”

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Reginald Bateman, English professor who enlisted in the war in 1914.

University of Saskatchewan, University Archives & Special Collections, Photograph Collection / A-532 Dedication of the Memorial Gates in 1928 to commorate those who lost their lives in the First World War.

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The first president of the U of S, Walter Murray, supported the war.

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FEATURE While school picked up for the women, studies didn’t necessarily stop for males either. Edmund Henry Oliver was a U of S history and economics professor, and also the principal of St. Andrew’s College on campus. He enlisted in 1916 as the chaplain for the 196th Western Universities Battalion, but while overseas, he realized many men were bored spending hours waiting in the trenches or between battles.

Oliver created what was called “Vimy Ridge University,” which was a way for students to continue their education while also being involved in the war.

“This was the very first academic intellectual unit in the Canadian military and it was so popular that the British went on and adopted the same model for the entire British army. And it was a U of S professor who said, ‘Hey, these guys should be reading classical liberal art works, they should be learning basic sciences and they should be

learning applied technologies.’ These Not all colleges and programs are things that are going to make them were able to support themselves on better soldiers potentially, and better campus however, and from 1916-17, citizens when they come back,” Carl- the College of Engineering comson said. pletely shut down due to a lack of Reed-Wood echoes these sentiments, students and faculty. Some stuspeaking to dents and “The president of the university and the faculty the popufaculty also were just gung-ho trying to get students to enlist larity of this left their and go overseas and fight… It was, ‘This is your model. studies to duty and your opportunity.’” “ W h a t go home they end up to farms –Keith Carlson, U of S professor of history and research chair in Aboriginal and commudoing with to support nity engaged history Vimy Ridge the war, University is they end up offering through research and agriculture. courses abroad — now not all of “One of the big things, the big these are for credit, but in general, pushes, especially in Saskatchethey’re actually quite popular and wan, is that Canada was seen as there’s actually a lot of people who a place that the allies could draw turned up to the lectures,” he said. upon natural resources, whether Vimy Ridge University continued that be wheat, timber, whatever. during 1917 and 1918, until the So Saskatchewan has this big part Germans initiated a big offensive in producing food for the armies,” attack in the spring of 1918 and Reed-Wood said. “And so, agriculmen were needed at the front. ture students, you see a lot of them

take time out of school to go back to their farms to produce food.”

President Murray was also a supporter of agricultural research and in late 1916, he joined the Honorary Advisory Council for Scientific and Industrial Research to direct research in areas that were beneficial to the war effort.

One such issue was a crop disease called “wheat rust” that was affecting cereal plants and grains in the prairie provinces, causing a blow to the food needed to feed the allied war effort. The U of S was involved in such research, seeing as Saskatchewan was a valued importer of food during the war.

Regardless of the variation in student, staff and faculty contributions, the war brought a lot of transformation to the campus. According to Carlson, the war meant some major changes for the student experience.

University of Saskatchewan, University Archives & Special Collections, Photograph Collection / A-1130 The Number Five Platoon of the 196th Western Universities Battalion poses in front of the University Administration Building in 1916.

“The university got real serious in a lot of ways. Prior to the First World War, it was a brand-new university and the students were copying American ideas of fraternity and having fun… but the students who enlisted and went to the war, when they came back they didn’t have any patience for that kind of thing,” he said. “There’s a real change in the campus around what it meant to be a student. There was a solemnness, a seriousness that kind of settled over the campus.”

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Those who had enlisted in their last year of school and returned were given their degrees automatically, while others were given credit for one full year of study. Full time classes did not fully resume until January 1919 however, due to the outbreak of the Spanish Influenza following the end of the war.

To commemorate the contributions of those students, staff and faculty, the U of S created several campus memorials dedicated to those who served in the First World War, and then later, for the Second World War as well. It is hard to imagine the campus deserted or watching your fellow classmates leave to fight, not knowing if they will return. One thing’s sure however: the U of S played a role in the First World War — and a significant one at that.

U of S, University Archives & Special Collections, Photograph Collection / A-6410 Female students participate in emergancy war training in 1944, for the Second World War. Many females stayed on campus during the First World War and continued their studies.

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Pranks and gags: What would university life be without them?

CAITLIN TAYLOR

Photo Editor As long as there have been students at the University of Saskatchewan, there have been pranks. The following four examples show that a mischievous spirit has always been alive on this campus, no matter the decade.

University Library, Archives & Special Collections / Sheaf February 19, 1954 cover

Hollywood starlet hoax visits U of S to promote blood drive In 1954, Winnipeg theatre actress Marie-Ann Meyers, was flown to Saskatoon and given the royal treatment to convince students, media — including the Sheaf! — and Saskatoon residents that she was a well-known Hollywood actress.

The idea was born from a desire to encourage participation in a blood donation drive. Meyers gave a speech to 2,000 students on campus, had an all-expenses paid stay at the Bessborough Hotel and gave a radio interview, during which she described her everyday life as a starlet. Only a handful of people were in on the prank. Four days later the Ottawa Citizen picked up the story, reporting the hoax.

University Library, Archives & Special Collections / Greystone 1956-57 University Library, Archives & Special Collections / A-289

Drinkle Building an ideal spot for pranksters looking for trouble In 1909, the Drinkle building at 3rd Avenue and 22nd Street in Saskatoon was the official U of S campus. Perhaps in an effort to keep the fun alive between classes, students would sneak onto the rooftop of the building and drop paper bags full of water onto the heads of unsuspecting passers-by. It was even rumoured that one particular student dropped some rotten tomatoes onto the head of the police commissioner. Nobody — except those involved — is sure how this turned out.

Graffiti on the Engineering building advertises law cabaret The wild days of the 1950s didn’t end with the starlet prank. By 1957, a feud between the law students and the engineering students resulted in this paint job on the front of the Engineering Building, aiming to promote the College of Law’s upcoming cabaret. Accompanying the graffiti was an anonymous poem on a piece of cardboard: “Here’s to the legal eagle, that great and glorious bird; here’s to the Engineering Building, where our eagle drops his t***!”

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Straddling the Physics Building — for a thrill?

Little is known as to who the man in this photograph is or how he found his way to the rooftop of the Physics Building in 1914. As is often the case with history, some secrets are meant to disappear along with those involved. One thing is certain — it would be much more difficult to get away with this prank today.

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The Auricle speaks to students through the ages EMILY KLATT

Staff Writer

The Auricle was a shortlived liberal arts journal that was published at the University of Saskatchewan between 1969 and 1971. Although it only lasted two years, The Auricle captured a moment at the U of S in a way that no history textbook ever could.

The Auricle was created as a follow-up to The Greystone — an annual yearbook that chronicled university and student life — after it was discontinued. The first issue was published in September 1969, possibly one of the most exciting and complicated times in history to be a university student.

The school year began in the wake of Woodstock, the Manson family murders and the moon landing. The Vietnam War was underway and the threat of nuclear attack was constant. The world was changing, and students were changing with it.

At first glance, the inaugural issue doesn’t look like much. It’s a slim volume, made of heavy paper. A smiling girl with long, brown hair graces the cover. She’s as young and fresh as The Auricle itself was at the time. But then you open the cover and suddenly, you’re transported into the weird and wonderful world that was the U of S in the middle of the 20th century.

The magazine is equal parts bizarre and thought-provoking.

The main feature is an in-depth interview with Humphrey Dumptruck, the namesake and lead banjoist for local Saskatoon band Humphrey and the Dumptrucks — who my mother, while attending the U of S in the early 70s, distinctly remembers going to see play at Sutherland Bar. Writer and student Larry Gelman chatted with Dumptruck over food at Marquis Hall. The reader learns fascinating information about Dumptruck’s life, like how he “lives in sin with his Egyptian cat Smog” and that his most enjoyable high is a heavy dose of Coricidin D, a medication for pain and fevers, followed by several 222 tablets, commonly known as codeine. november 26, 2015

Other issues of The Auricle contained short stories, poetry and photo spreads — notably one entitled “Bits and Pieces” which featured the body parts of a seminude woman, including her bare breast.

There was an article about the history of marijuana — “The Dope on Dope” — an illustrated preview of the new Place Riel Student Centre and quotes from Beatles songs.

The students who created this magazine went to the U of S almost 50 years ago.

The world has changed a lot since September 1969 — and yet, it hasn’t.

University students still care about the same things.

We go to see local bands play. We experiment with drugs and alcohol. We question what goes on in the world. We learn, we love and we still write.

These are the things that connect U of S students across history. The Auricle is a physical record of these connections. It reminds students that we’re not so different from our parents, our grandparents and even our professors. There is more that unites us than divides us.

Sadly, The Auricle only

lived a short while before it was disbanded by a referendum put out by the SRC — the former U of S Students’ Union. They felt that the magazine lacked student interest and the energy of the previous yearbooks.

In perhaps a moment of ironic foreshadowing, the following quote was written in the introduction of the debut issue of The Auricle: “The magazine format of the yearbook’s successor, Auricle, will allow involvement in current affairs; as an active and virile magazine should involve itself in the living and learning of the students: presenting before its readers information which they find interesting and relevant to the reality of the ‘space that they are in.’

The Greystone is dead, may it rest in peace; Auricle lives.”

While this passage may seem melancholy in hindsight, it isn’t wrong. The Auricle is not dead. It lives in the published words and images of students from a different generation, a generation faced with immense change. It lives in the U of S writers, thinkers, artists and dreamers that have come since.

The Auricle lives on, if only in our memories.

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Friday

• Candlelight vigil for the Ukrainian Student Association’s Holodomor Awareness Week at the Murray Library • Usask Improv’s The November Show at the Murray Library room 299 • USSU Annual General Meeting at the Neatby Timlin Theatre (Arts 241)

• Odseza with Hayden James and Big Wild at O’Brians Event Centre • Stone The Witch with Mostly Wanted at the Capitol Music Club • The Goats with Rugged Little Thing at the Underground Café

• Born Ruffians with Young Rival at Amigos • Last night of the Newman Sounds Glee Club’s It’s Show Biz at the Father O’Donnell Auditorium in STM • Ray Elliott with Pretty Archie at Vangelis

Saturday

Sunday

• Derek Edwards: Baloney & Wine at the Broadway Theatre • Henri Loiselle and Martin Janovsky at The Bassment • #Saskatoon2Paris at Vimy Memorial Saskatoon

• The Pass System screening at Station 20 West • The Sound & Silence Collective Variety Night at Vangelis

Monday

• First day of the annual Christmas sale at the Meewasin gift shop • USSU presents: Question Period in Upper Place Riel

Tuesday

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The Auricle is a window into the lives of past U of S students.

• Art Battle 335 at the Capitol Music Club

Wednesday

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Doug Wilson’s LGBTQ legacy: A campus forever changed PATTY HAILS Now taken for granted as a safe space, the University of Saskatchewan campus was once a place that academically and professionally penalized individuals for coming out. Doug Wilson changed that, however, and as a result, our lives on campus are better today.

Wilson was a graduate student and sessional lecturer in the College of Education in the mid 1970s. He was also heavily involved in the now-defunct Saskatoon Gay Community Centre — a predecessor to modern organizations like OUTSaskatoon, and one of only two dedicated gay community centres in Canada at the time.

In the fall of 1975, Wilson submitted a brief advertisement to the Sheaf to inquire about starting a gay club on campus. He used his name and his College of Education mailing address. Dean of education at the time, J.B. Kirkpatrick, did not hesitate before retaliating.

Kirkpatrick revoked Wilson’s eligibility to super-

vise teacher interns. As Wilson explained in the Sept.

30, 1975 issue of the Sheaf, Kirkpatrick’s decision was apparently a moral one and Wilson’s “public involvement with the gay movement” was the justification behind it. The response from the university and surrounding community was swift.

The Committee to Defend Doug Wilson formed and wasted little time in filing a complaint with the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission, which, sympathizing with Wilson, called for an inquiry. However, the Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan ultimately overturned the Commission’s decision.

In true hero fashion, an undiscouraged Wilson continued his fight for equality in Saskatoon and later in Toronto, campaigning as an activist for gay rights and later for issues surrounding HIV and AIDS. Wilson died of an AIDSrelated illness in 1992 at age 41. In 1995, the group Gays and Lesbians at the U of S established the Doug Wilson Award for gay rights

activism in his honour.

Other groups continued Wilson’s crucial work to implement protective measures for gay and lesbian — and later still, everyone in the LGBTQ acronym — students, faculty and staff.

Many current members of the university community have directly benefited from Wilson’s work, myself included.

I came out in the late 90s while attending a Catholic high school. Having heard that the U of S had something called the “LGB Centre” — now the more inclusive and all-encompassing Pride Centre — I skipped my Christian Ethics class and rode the bus to campus.

I was determined to check out the club. Tentative in my steps, I made my way through the tunnel from Place Riel to the upper Memorial Union Building, peered through the door of the LGB Centre and then ran, terrified, to take the bus home.

My mouth was dry and my heart palpitated, convinced that everybody knew my secret. It would take a few

attempts before I had the courage required to set foot inside that warm, welcoming room.

That same year, I attended the presentation of the Doug Wilson Award for the first time. When I mentioned the award to my mom and my aunt — fellow College of Education alumni from Wilson’s era — they said something to the effect of, “Oh, that guy. He always had to make such a big deal about his gayness.”

Times have changed. Less than a decade after that conversation, my mom walked me down the aisle at my same-sex wedding.

In the late 1990s, it was still drastically more difficult than it is today. In my experience, religious groups and students in some of the more male-dominated colleges were particularly harsh and discriminatory.

Coming out in those days was still a big deal, but it was difficult and necessary.

Labels seemed important.

Claiming, owning and naming precisely who we were — “making a big deal about our gayness” — was a significant

method of gaining visibility, recognition, respect and, ultimately, something approaching equality.

Today we are surrounded by safe spaces on campus.

The Pride Centre thrives and we can come out to our professors, colleagues and fellow students without being penalized. Should anyone discriminate, we have tangible recourse.

I, for one, would like to express my thanks to the late, great Doug Wilson. As someone who can hold her head up when entering any room on campus, I’m grateful to the person who initiated that trajectory for all of us.

University Library, Archives & Special Collections / Body Politic Dec 1975 Doug Wilson was a trailblazing champion of gay rights in Canada.

Place Riel Theatre should make a comeback SAMUEL RAFUSE There are currently many ways to pass your time at the University of Saskatchewan, but one way that should come back is the opportunity to attend the movies and eat popcorn without having to leave campus.

Going to the theatre used to be the pinnacle of social events, but with the advent of Netflix and on-demand streaming, it’s become a bit of a relic of a bygone era. For generations of students, the

theatre provided an inexpensive date setting, a getaway for friends or simply a chance to escape into an unfamiliar world.

What many may not know is that the U of S once housed one of the best movie theatres in Saskatoon. Opening on Oct. 9, 1975 with a run of the 1973 film O Lucky Man, Place Riel Theatre was, confusingly, located in room 241 of the Arts Building where the multi-purpose Neatby-Timlin Theatre is today.

Founded by Chris Jones, who went on to

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be the artistic director at Saskatoon’s Broadway Theatre, Place Riel Theatre had an impressive seating capacity of 370, featured an outstanding variety of new and old movies and was beloved for its studentfriendly prices and the real butter on the popcorn.

I’ve heard stories from friends and family members who remember attending movies like The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Casablanca and The French Connection — classics that many of us would love to get a chance to see on the big screen.

Who doesn’t want the chance to watch Linda Blair vomit pea soup in The Exorcist with a huddled group of terrified freshmen?

The theatre also regularly hosted midnight screenings and underground hits — a traditional staple of university campuses that has been sordidly missing from the U of S in recent years. At times, they even offered a coupon in the Sheaf for a free drink refill in exchange for a drawing of your favourite movie

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— for kids only, but still.

Unfortunately, Place Riel Theatre ran its last reel in April 1998, primarily because it was run out of business by the competitive prices at the nearby Centre and Rainbow Theatres.

In 1976, admission to the Place Riel Theatre was $1.50.

Adjusted for inflation, this amounts to about $6 today.

By the mid 1990s, the student rate had risen to $4 per ticket, and two new movie theatres had opened on the same side of the river.

In our bustle of homework and exam schedules, students barely have the time to figure out what Netflix and chill even means. Bringing back an on-campus cinema would provide us with both something to do, as well as somewhere to talk about it afterwards.

In the nearly 20 years since the Place Riel Theatre closed its doors, digital distribution has become vastly inexpensive, meaning that the theatre could afford to reopen its doors even if only a handful of students came

out.

To bring back the theatre would be to bring back a feature of campus community. If it hosted midnight screenings and encouraged audience involvement via coupons, events and special screenings, the Place Riel Theatre could reopen as a welcoming place for university mishaps — within a controlled environment.

The artistically minded would surely love the opportunity to participate in campus organized film festivals or competitions, and movie theme nights would most definitely be a big hit among today’s crowd.

There is still so much we can learn about ourselves and our university peers from going to the movies together, either deliberately through attending challenging, old or foreign films or subconsciously through simply getting away for a while and letting the storytellers of the world open our minds.

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“None is too many:” Historical perspectives on refugees in Canada DELANEY WRIGHT Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s pledge to take in 25,000 Syrian refugees by the end of 2015 has been heavily critiqued and debated. While many Canadians seem to think that refugees pose a threat, history suggests otherwise.

The history of Canada being a safe haven for oppressed groups extends as far as 1776 when black loyalists fled the United States during the American Revolution. Over 3,000 settled in Eastern Canada, followed by 35,000 more British loyalists in 1783.

Moving into the 19th century, refugees came to Canada from all parts of Europe. This included Polish refugees escaping Russian oppression in 1830, Italians seeking safety from being driven off their lands due to state reforms from 1880-1914 and in 1891, Ukrainians came to Canada seeking refuge from Austro-Hungarian rule.

Many of these cultures, among others, are now considered part of the diverse and rich ethnic background that makes up the current population of Canada.

Since the 20th century, however, Canada’s history of taking in refugees has been a little less consistent. Before and after the

Second World War, many Jewish people hoped to find the same refuge that had previously been provided to so many others.

After the infamous November 1938 Kristallnacht — a pogrom against Jews in Nazi controlled regions of Europe — the Canadian Jewish Congress offered to cover all costs and financially aid 10,000 Jewish refugees.

However, the government still denied them — more than likely due to a climate of anti-Semitism at the time.

When the St. Louis transatlantic liner arrived at the shores of Canada in 1939 with 907 Jewish refugees aboard, they

were forsaken, turned away and forced to return to Germany, where an estimated 254 died in concentration camps and an unknown number perished as a result of Nazi brutality.

The passengers on board had already tried other countries and turned to Canada as a last hope. Canadian authorities used national security as a mask for blatant anti-Semitism.

A popular account from the era recalls a Canadian immigration official responding to the question of how many Jewish refugees Canada would take by saying “none is too many.”

Through the 1930s and 1940s,

Canada only accepted around 5,000 Jewish immigrants, compared to 200,000 in the United States.

However, following the Holocaust, Canada slowly rose back to the challenge of being a host country for refugees. In 1956, 37,000 Hungarian refugees settled here. Chinese, Czechs and Chileans sought safety here in the 1960s and 1970s, as did many others.

Regardless of our history with refugees, many people will continue to find reasons for why we should not allow Syrians into our country. The refugees will be going through a rigorous

Student poll on the Syrian refugee crisis

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screening process before they are admitted into Canada and the selection process will also prioritize families over individuals.

Our government is not going ahead with this without considering our own safety, which many people seem to believe. In 2000, the United Nations rated Canada as the fifth highest refugee-accepting country, but we dropped to 15th place in 2014. It is our job to re-establish Canada’s international reputation as a safe haven to all.

At the end of the day, these people are people. Many of us were lucky enough to be born into this great country, and these people are no less deserving of the safety and shelter that Canada has to offer than any single one of us. Why should we hoard the benefits of living in a secure and beautiful country just because we had the random luck of being born here?

We should work to actively extend the benefits that we take for granted every day to those who are not as fortunate as we are. The coming months will require us to be compassionate and kind, as we cannot allow the fear ISIS is trying to spread to stop us from extending the true Canadian hospitality that I know our nation is capable of.

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Unknown shit in U of S history ZACH TENNENT

Opinions Editor

Although the age of the University of Saskatchewan — a hundred-and-some years — might not seem like very long, I decided to brush up on my Huskie history to see what stood out. As the results show, it’s been a fascinating 108 years.

1. Saskatoon had to fight to house the U of S. Even though the first president of the U of S, Walter Murray, lobbied considerably for the university to be built in Regina, the provincial government in 1909 wanted to decentralize Saskatchewan’s commodities away from the capital.

This didn’t mean Saskatoon was the only choice, mind you. Moose Jaw, Battleford and Prince Albert were also considered — if you can imagine that.

2. The U of S is no stranger to dismissal scandals. While the whirlwind firing and rehiring of Robert Buckingham over his criticism of the controversial TransformUS budgetary cuts made national news in May 2014, this wasn’t a unique moment in U of S history.

In 1919, after accusing Walter Murray of falsifying a report about U of S finances, director of extension Samuel Greenway and three supporters at the U of S were stripped of their jobs — causing massive public outcry and even leading Murray to take a leave of absence. So in a way, it’s just tradition.

3. We’ve had more than one Engineering Building. Around 3:30 a.m. on March 13, 1925, the original Engineering Building at the U of S was demolished when a fire raged on campus.

The building had been poorly insured and was rebuilt at a considerable cost to the U of S. To this day, it still can’t be proven if agriculture students were responsible.

4. The University of Regina has always been our second banana. While U of S students have been known to poke fun or belittle our colleagues at the U of R, the U of S actually saved the institution — which was called the Regina College at the time — from bank-

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ruptcy in 1934.

The facilities then operated as the U of S Regina campus until 1974 when we mercifully granted them their freedom and the U of R became its own independent institution.

5. The U of S had a radio station. The U of S Students’ Union may make good use of CFCR Saskatoon Community Radio nowadays, but that wouldn’t have been possible if it wasn’t for the former U of S radio station CJUS-FM, co-operated by the U of S and the USSU. The station operated on campus in some form or another in the Memorial Union and Education buildings from 1965-1985. When the station was defunded and went off the air in September 1985, citizens concerned with upholding community radio organized to form what is now CFCR. 6. Diefenbaker’s dead body was on display at the U of S. Six days after the death of former Prime Minister John Diefenbaker in late August 1979, his body was shipped from Ottawa for one last — indefinite — visit to the U of S. After lying in state in Convocation Hall for a number of hours, we hauled him out back and buried him behind what is now the Diefenbaker Canada Centre — where he remains today and where you probably never stop by to visit.

7. It was the 70s — of course students protested. As reported in the March 18, 1971 issue of the Sheaf, when the U of S announced it wouldn’t rehire political studies associate professor John Richards — allegedly on political grounds — the result was a 10 day occupation of the eighth floor of the Arts Building and protests that may have involved as many as 1,500 students at times.

This was the same year that College of Law students boycotted classes for an entire week to protest “massive failure rates” and unfair marking. Nowadays, when we find out we’re massive failures we just tend to deal with it.

While the U of S hasn’t been around forever like the University of New Brunswick, established in 1754, you wouldn’t be able to tell it by looking through our often funny, usually interesting and occasionally controversial past. Here’s to making more Huskie history for future generations.

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University Library, Archives & Special Collections / A-8787 Former hosts Betty Onufreychuk and Ihor Papish hard at work in the CJUS-FM studio.

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THROWBACK The Sheaf would like to thank the University Library Archives & Special Collections for all of their help in the production of this week’s issue.

University Library, Archives & Special Collections / S-288[1] Animals grazing on campus in 1947 with the Chemistry and Physics Buildings in the background.

University Library, Archives & Special Collections / A-3901 Students read the Engineering Students’ Society newspaper, The Red Eye, in the 1980s.

University Library, Archives & Special Collections / A-178 A view of the University Administration Building taken from the roof of the Chemistry Building in 1924, with cars in the Bowl.

University Library, Archives & Special Collections / A-10834 A member of the 1913-14 men’s hockey team poses in uniform.

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University Library, Archives & Special Collections / A-178 Students from the Native Student Movement sit outside a teepee during Frosh Week in 1973.

University Library, Archives & Special Collections / MG 85 Students stand atop the Memorial Gates in 1929.

University Library, Archives & Special Collections / MG167 View of the men’s residence dining room on campus in 1915.

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University Library, Archives & Special Collections / A-2146 Students gather around a classroom piano with Murray Adaskin, the director of the music department in the 1950s.

University Library, Archives & Special Collections / A-24 Construction of the University Administration Building from November 1911.

University Library, Archives & Special Collections/ A-8807 Students stand around an outhouse with a copy of the Sheaf pinned to it in 1934.

University Library, Archives & Special Collections / MG385 Nan McKay and a woman known as “Hope” kiss behind Saskatchewan Hall in 1914.

University Library, Archives & Special Collections / The Sheaf Students on campus reading the Sheaf in 1966.

University Library, Archives & Special Collections/ A-596 Sod turning ceremony for the Murray Memorial Library on April 23, 1954.

University Library, Archives & Special Collections/ MG61 c The women’s hockey team named “Agros” in 1915.

Students on campus during a blizzard in 1942.

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University Library, Archives & Special Collections/ A-1606 Students in a class at the U of S Emmanuel College in 1920.

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Sugar: Coincidentally dear, love is blind and discovered through the heart. Let yourself be surprised with what your friend has lined up for you. Situations are only awkward if you make them so.

Spice: Don’t do it. I went on a blind date once and it was the worst experience of my life. Let’s just say love is blind, but I’m not.

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Q: I want a pet but my apartment building doesn’t allow animals. Should I still get one and just hide it really well? Like a dog that doesn’t shed and isn’t loud. — Dora

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Sugar: Excellent question! Unfortunately, even a quiet dog will likely make noise if you lock it up and hide it as you seem to be suggesting. Dora, it seems that you may need to start exploring other options. I hear pet plants are low maintenance and can really liven up even the most depressing apartment!

Spice: Some things that you can’t hide with a dog: it’s stinky breath and interest in licking your mouth, along with the constant need to be walked, petted and fed. Now in helping you decide on a pet, doesn’t a cat sound much more appealing?

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The Murray Library, originally named after Walter Charles Murray, was renamed after actor Chad Michael Murray following a regrettable 2005 student referendum.

The Engineering Building is known to be a hotbed for paranormal phenomena. Take one walk through the building and it’s not uncommon to see grim spectres of death eerily gliding through its halls.

Until 1956, students in all colleges were given only 60 minutes to write their final exams. They also had to write their term papers by hand — what losers!

The Sheaf has published nearly 3,100 issues since 1912 and of those 3,100, close to two were completely devoid of spelling errors.

Extensive research has found that there is actually no hierarchy between the different colleges on campus, as employment prospects for graduates of all programs have been found to be uniformly dismal.

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University of Saskatchewan Students’ Union

UNDERGRADUATE PROJECT

SYMPOSIUM

January 20, 2016 - 10am - 2pm North Concourse, Place Riel

Submission deadline December 18, 2015 For more information visit ussu.ca Prize money awarded to top presentations!

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USSU PRESENTS:

QUESTION PERIOD Bring us your comments, concerns, or questions about your student experience.

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