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November 18, 2013 | the Weal.com
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Enactus is Here for the Students BY SHELDON SMITH NEWS WRITER
The student-run and -operated business club, Entrepreneur and Action for Us (ENACTUS), is hard at work with projects geared towards improving Calgary’s community and enriching people’s lives. Located in room NN107 on the main floor of the Senator Burns building adjacent to Tim Hortons, ENACTUS has been on campus for two years. This year, the club has had three integral projects on the go. “All of our projects adhere to a certain type of need,” said Karine Araujo, project manager for ENACTUS, describing needs for trades students, female entrepreneurs, and high school students interested in business. Case Clash is one of the integral projects and it helps high school students increase their business knowledge and entrepreneurship skills. Women Entrepreneurs Can (WE CAN) is for women that are interested in starting their own business and getting into the job market. Train the Trades (TTT) works with trades students who are interested in getting their businesses started. It also assists in the creation of a trades school in Guatemala. “TTT is one of our biggest projects,” said Daniel Kwag-
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Daniel Kwagbenu is president of ENACTUS at SAIT. ENACTUS is an international program, which allows students and business leaders to work together towards improving the quality of living for people in need through entrepreneurial action. EVAN BUHLER PHOTO
were recently on a fall retreat at Mount Royal University (MRU), which provided training on how to operate the team, motivational skills, raising funds, acquiring sponsors, developing mission statements and improving the culture of the group. “It helped us out a lot. We loved the retreat. We got to see different perspectives and diverse ways to approach projects,” said Araujo. Establishing a presence on campus by reaching out to students through social media is another way ENACTUS connects with the students. ENACTUS is on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram with
the handle as ENACTUSSAIT. Through those sites, students are able to connect and chat with the group and are welcome to ask any questions they have. Kwagbenu noted that ENACTUS has partnerships with various companies who oversee the monetary side of the group. “RBC, TD, Capital 1, Walmart, Target and Enterprise are some of the companies we work with. It provides us with networking opportunities. “One of our main focuses is not only business, but to shift into other schools around SAIT and help students become successful in their fields,” Kwagbenu said.
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benu, president of ENACTUS. “It’s really in sync with SAIT because of how we work with the trades students.” There are different seminars each semester, covering different topics including how to write a business plan, as well as insurance, legal and accounting needs. These seminars are free and ENACTUS invites current entrepreneurs and students to attend them. TTT connects students with industry professionals who can provide insight for students who plan on starting their own businesses. “This is a really visible project to get SAIT on the map and show what SAIT’s grads are capable of. We’re in partnership with Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) and it’s been great to work with them,” Kwagbenu said. Currently, there are 30 members in ENACTUS who have been receiving many volunteers who come to their doors and are willing to help the club. “We saw a substantial increase from last year’s group,” Araujo recalled. ENACTUS has seen huge changes from last year, too, said Araujo. “Most of the students that started the group graduated. We have a new president as well.” The new team members
The Global Passport Club is planning big events this year in the hopes of reclaiming the coveted SAITSA Club of the Year title. The club, which despite its name doesn’t actually travel anywhere, has won the prestigious title five of the last seven years. During this time, the club
has lost to competitors such as the Student Petroleum Society, which won in 2011/12 and the Radio, Television, and Broadcast News club, which won in 2008/09. “We are . . . focused on student involvement, networking and socializing,” said Stephanie Faith, club president and secondyear travel and tourism student. “Our club is fun and we put on fun events that gets people to
come and interact.” The SAITSA website states that the Club of the Year award “is presented to a SAITSA-registered club that has demonstrated outstanding dedication, service and involvement with SAITSA, dedication to improving student life on campus and dedication to the Clubs’ Board through participation and a valuable contribution.” According to Natasha Lundrigan, SAITSA’s resource manager, the Global Passport Club won this award in the past simply because they best met the outlined requirements. The award is open to all registered clubs, so the amount of competition for the award varies from year to year. So far, this year the club is up against over 40 other clubs. “Every year we come up with new ideas to challenge ourselves and make our club the best it can be,” Faith said. “The goal this year is to get more students to attend our events, and to market a lot.” Kelly Stephen is a second-year travel and tourism student, and is now the club’s secretary. She joined the club in her first year, “and has loved every minute,” she said. “My favourite part of being in Global Passport is the relationships that I have had the opportunity to develop with classmates and teachers.” The club meetings have also
given her the opportunity to meet and mentor many first-year students she otherwise wouldn’t have. According to Stephen, the club’s success is due in part to having “some of the most energetic, passionate, and committed club members.” Tourism is a “dynamic, fast-paced, ever-changing industry,” she said, and those involved in it, like the club’s executive board, “must be open to change and willing to tackle any challenges.” The club executives are already hard at work, event planning and making this year even better than previous years. A beer pairing in November, Mardi Gras in February, and an industry night for the travel and tourism program are examples of previously successful events the club is bringing back this year. The club is hoping to stir up more interest this year and to raise the number of club memberships, which are open to any student at SAIT. A membership costs a mere $5 for the year and members receive discounts off entry to all events the club throws. Last year, the club had about 60 members and Faith said they are planning on surpassing that this year. Stephen said if the club continues to make itself heard through both events and ideas, and continues to involve the SAIT community, “it will be a successful year in our eyes.”
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Celebrity commenter Casey Grayson dishes on SAIT Confessions BY AMANDA SIEBERT WEAL WRITER
Since SAIT Confessions’ rise in popularity last month, campus has been abuzz with chatter about what seems to be many students’ newest online obsession. An anonymous moderator created the SAIT Confessions Facebook page at the end of February as a place for SAIT students to ‘confess’ their secrets, but it didn’t become popular until midOctober. Although most people are drawn to the page’s “funny, embarrassing, truthful, inspiring, and straight out entertaining anonymous confessions,” as advertised on the page’s ‘About’ section, one ‘serial’ commenter’s posts has people talking. Enter Casey Grayson, a second-year business administration student majoring in marketing, whose commentary, considered hilarious by many fellow SAIT Confessions followers, can be seen on anonymous posts throughout the page. “I try to bring a sense of humour into some of it, especially the way it’s progressing… I’ll comment on anything I can make fun of,” said Grayson, who’d rather comment on funny or embarrassing posts than posts
of a more sensitive or serious nature. Once a student at MRU, Grayson was aware of a similar page created for students there, and went looking for SAIT Confessions near the end of September. Grayson immediately joined when the page had a mere 190 followers and began commenting on anonymous posts right away. As of press time, the page’s current follower count sat at 3,257. Grayson was drawn to the page for a few reasons, but he says the biggest draw was the entertainment factor. “I like to see how many buttons I can push without crossing any lines,” he said. Grayson’s favourite posts to comment on usually involve confessions from men that are “too wimpy” to approach girls, while other easy targets are posts containing an excessive amount of grammatical errors. “I make sure to proofread everything I post, otherwise [I’ll] get torn apart.” Grayson’s favourite place to peruse SAIT Confessions is in class, where he and a few fellow marketing students keep up with new posts. Keeping in line with the opinion of more than a few anony-
mous posters on the page, Grayson agrees that he finds SAIT’s page to be more entertaining than MRU’s, citing the serious tone of MRU’s page as the reason for its lack of appeal. “[SAIT’s] is way funnier. I know a couple people for sure from MRU have joined our page and are commenting on it too,” he said, mentioning that two close friends from his hometown of Drumheller, who attend MRU, are actively participating on SAIT’s page. Since the page’s increase in popularity, Grayson agrees that it has changed the way students interact with each other around campus. “It’s definitely breaking some social barriers. It’s an easy opener and a great icebreaker,” he said. “I actually had a girl come up to me and ask, ‘Are you Casey Grayson from SAIT Confessions?’” Whether people think that SAIT Confessions is an appropriate place to air out one’s dirty laundry or that it’s just a breeding ground for SAIT gossip, it’s clear that the page has had an effect on social commentary on campus. “It’s a good way to get stuff out there without getting ridiculed,” said Grayson, who hopes
Business administration student and serial commenter Casey Grayson checks in on what's new on the SAIT Confessions Facebook page in the Senator Burns building. AMANDA SIEBERT PHOTO
that like MRU’s Confessions page, SAIT Confessions will soon host a social event for followers of the page. Though the moderators of the page, who make a point of staying anonymous, have not announced any ‘official’ events yet, Grayson and fellow serial
commenter Neil Reid are on a mission to plan an event of their own. “It’s an effort to turn the page into an actual community,” said Reid.
SAIT sleds to be used at Olympics BY SHELDON SMITH with files from Crystal Schick
Long known as an innovative and influential college, SAIT can now add Olympic skeleton sled designer to its résumé. Before the 2010 Olympics, non-profit organization Own the Podium came out with a top secret project designed for Canadian athletes to achieve the most medals Canada had ever won at the Olympics, and SAIT was chosen to work for the skeleton project. Roughly four years ago, Brian Dorn, a journeyman B-pressure welder, joined SAIT’s Applied Research and Innovation Services (ARIS) to be one of the principal investigators for the skeleton aspect and sled sliding sports. “We were asked to design a good strong quality sled, and I believe that’s what we’ve done,” Dorn explained. Own the Podium was launched in 2005 as a precursor to the 2006 Olympics in Turin, Italy, and to better prepare Canadian athletes to finish with as many podium finishes at the Vancouver games. “We’re really involved with
Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton (BCS) in helping them design and develop sleds that the developing athletes can work on. “We worked our way towards an F1 type sled over the past four-to-five years,” Dorn said, in CA123 of the Aldred Centre, where the sleds are designed. ARIS itself is an industry partner of BCS, who is in affiliation with Own the Podium. While skeleton made its return to the Olympics in 2002, it is still a bit of an unknown event in terms of Olympic sports. Its head-first, brake-free, rambunctious style and speed that the racers reach, up to 140 km/h, can be eye-catching. The sleds consist of the frame, bumpers on all four corners to protect the athletes, and a saddle system, which is akin to saddles used for horse riding. “We custom fit every sled to every athlete,” Dorn demonstrated while fashioning one of the boards. Once Dorn has a sled complete, the athlete comes in to work with Dorn on finding the proper balance and sweet spot. Also on the sled is the pad, which is the aerodynamic fea-
ture of the sled. There are also ‘runners’ on the sled, made out of Federal International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing (FIBT) approved materials, which are laser-etched with FIBT on the board. Each runner has grooves cut in it, almost like a hockey skate blade. The weight of the board is a culmination of the athlete and equipment. “The combined weight of the athlete and board has to be 115 kg,” Dorn explained. “If, however, the athlete is above that weight, the sled has to be a minimum of 33 kg. There’s a mathematical wizardry that takes place.” Eric Neilson is one of the athletes who have used a SAITmade and -designed board to attain successes in world cup events. In the 2013 World Championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Neilson slid to a fourth place finish. Neilson, ranked sixth in the world at the end of 2012, is competing in the Sochi 2014 Olympics on a SAIT board. “Because I’ve been riding them for so long I’m very comfortable with what we’ve done
to them and I know all the little intricacies of the sled,” Neilson said. “The SAIT sleds have been really good.” Neilson said it is always nice to represent Canada with a Canadian made product, and it is a bonus that the sleds are born at SAIT, but “the convenience of having Brian [Dorn] a phone call away, to make the little changes that can make the biggest difference in a race, is great.” “As Eric has grown, so have we,” Dorn said. “This is his third year on the world cup circuit.” According to Dorn, other countries are attempting to “catch wind” of what other nations are doing. “We try to incorporate some misrepresentation into what we’re doing. People will always try to emulate and make an exact replica of what you’ve already designed,” he said. Maintaining the Canadian advantage is paramount for Dorn and his crew. The sleds are made here, for Canadians, and as Dorn indicated, are not prepared to share their work. Dorn and his crew look at the many prototypes coming and going as an opportunity to keep
making improvements, and having Canada Olympic Park (COP) right down the road is an added bonus. “Any problems that we may encounter, we’re able to make a quick fix and learn from our sleds, be it the design or the materials,” Dorn said. Dorn attempts to build a sled that is transferrable to every ice surface imaginable. Track conditions have the potential to change hourly, depending on the weather. “It’s up to the athlete to make the correct runner choice. You may not want a runner that’s going to float on top of the ice, or a runner that’ll dig in more. “Sochi has become a challenge, because, let’s face it, the Russians aren’t going to divulge any information of the ice. It’s all part of the head games going on, no secrets are given away,” Dorn explained. Sochi has three uphill portions which may slow the riders down a tad, but it’s still a fast track, nonetheless. Once the athlete is at the top of the hill, it’s all up to them, and Dorn’s crew will be watching with a feverish anticipation.
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The Executive Corner Student Legislation looking to lend a hand
BY KENNETH TAYLOR SAITSA VP EXTERNAL
SAIT Students, This year’s Student Legislative Council (SLC) is more committed than ever to improving your experience at SAIT. Internally, we are looking at ways to improve SAIT campus. Childcare, food service, mental health, and parking are all areas that need attention, and
Harassment/ threats At approximately 4:25 p.m. a SAIT student visited the Security office to report he was being harassed and threatened by another student through a series of emails. The student com-
as a council we are generating innovative ideas to improve the access to, and quality of, these services. Externally, I continue to lobby municipal, provincial and federal governments on student issues such as affordability and accessibility. Here are some projects and dates to look out for. On-Campus my team and I are working on a wide variety of awareness events and community initiatives, most notably the Student Support Centre. The Centre is the brainchild of my fellow executives, Tegan Cochrane and Amanda Hanna, and is slated to open on November 20, 2013. Mental health impacts the post-secondary age group in a profound way, this centre aims to start directing students to the supports they need while connecting peer groups in a positive way. For more information, contact the SAITSA office, check out past WEAL articles, and then attend
the opening on November 20th; we’ll see you there! The SLC is undertaking a new, and exciting, project to implement student-directed campus improvements. The Campus Improvement Committee will be distributing a survey to students to gauge and prioritize the needs of our peers. We want to know what students want. This survey will collect feedback on projects including, but not limited to, daycare, mobile food service, 24 hour campus access, 24 hour emergency vending and more. Expect to see this survey by the end of November with pilot projects implemented in the new year. At the start of this month, SAITSA’s provincial lobby group, the Alberta Students’ Executive Council (ASEC) approved a key policy on tuition. As Chair of that group, I will now take this policy (and companion policies) to government and aggressively advocate for
predictable funding, increased financial supports for all students, and mechanisms to increase the likelihood of success upon graduation. Federally, Thomas Cruickshank and I, will lobby face-to-face with MPs - November 17-23 - to revamp the Canadian Student Loan Program and remove an outdated personal property assessment; a work-truck should NOT be listed as “liquid capital.” We also advocate that the feds offer new kinds of visas so that our international students can work to pay for an increasingly costly postsecondary education. We have a wide-variety of policies and lobby priorities, to find out more - or put forward ideas suggestions - please contact me in my office (403-284-8039) or by email at saitsa.vpexternal@ edu.sait.ca In closing, I want to emphasize that this group of student leaders has all the right priorities. We care about this
school, our friends and our colleagues. Please visit SAITSA. com to familiarize yourself with your councillors and approach us with your thoughts and comments because at the end of the day we all want the same thing: an Affordable, an Accessible, and a Quality education.
pleted an incident statement and informed Security that he would forward a copy of the related emails. Copies of the related emails have been received by Security and are on file.
a telephone call on the 8000 Emergency line from an unknown person reporting smoke coming from a portable outdoor ashtray on Level one of the P6 parkade. Security arrived on-site and located the ashtray. There was smoke coming from the ashtray and a section of its base was starting to warp from heat. The ashtray was taken outside the parkade and a fire extinguisher was used to smother any fire that may have still been burning inside. The ashtray was moved outside so the smoke and the fire extinguisher residue would not activate the fire alarm system in the parkade. The ashtray was left at the northeast corner of the parkade and the Helpline was notified accordingly.
injured player to the hockey arena. EMS assessed the visiting hockey player in the dressing room. At 8:54 p.m., EMS was off-site with the hockey player and en-route to an undisclosed medical facility.
that the problem was that she did not know how to return to where she had left her personal items. After her cell phone died, she used a bystander’s phone to call the friend. Each time she got a hold of her friend, she would insult her and cause her friend to hang up, which in turn caused the intoxicated visitor to become progressively louder and more obnoxious.
Calls for service At 7 p.m., Security received
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Medical At 8:15 p.m., Security received a phone call on the 8000 Emergency line from a Campus Centre staff member reporting an injured hockey player in the Campus Centre and informing that 911 had already been called. Security met EMS at the 14th Avenue and 14th Street entrance of Campus Centre and escorted the staff member and the
Disorderly conduct/ disturbance At approximately 4:02 a.m., Security received a phone call from a community assistant (CA) in the East Hall Residence. The call was concerning an altercation between two females in the main lobby. Security arrived on-site to find an individual visiting from Edmonton who had been hanging out with a SAIT student/resident, though she was not a guest of the resident. The visitor was visibly intoxicated and crying frantically, and she did not wish to provide identification. A couple of residence CAs attempted to calm this individual, but she was very unresponsive to whatever anyone else was saying. It became apparent
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One of the CAs noted the number this individual was calling, phoned the friend and requested that she come to SAIT. The friend arrived on-site at approximately 4:50 a.m. It took this friend approximately 15 minutes to get this individual to calm down. Security called Associated Cabs for the two females and the cab arrived at 5:03 a.m. The women climbed into the cab and left. About a minute later, the cab returned and the driver informed Security that the women had paid him $5 for the call and got out of the cab by the P9 parking lot and got into a vehicle and drove off. Security exchanged information with residence staff and returned to regular duties.
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LIFESTYLE YOUR LIFE OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM
Grouping up on campus SAIT students pick the best spots for group projects BY YASHICA ANANDANI LIFESTYLE EDITOR
With the end of the semester fast approaching, final group assignments and projects begin to pile up on the shoulders of students. Finding the right place and time to meet their groups and complete these projects, however, often take the backseat to other important academic goals, such as studying for final exams and trying to cope with tougher assignments. This week, The Weal asked 13 SAIT students to point out their preferred spots to meet up for group projects and complete those intense, time-consuming projects and presentations.
The library
Six students said the quiet ambience of the study rooms in the library helped them focus better. After booking a room to the group’s name, students said the availability of their own space gave them much more room to work at their convenience. First-year information technology student Darren Halverson said another plus to working with his group in the library are the readily available technological appliances. “If we’re doing a group project with one document to be submitted, we just throw that up onto the [TV] screen,” Halverson said. “That way, everyone can see it.”
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Four students said the wide layout of big tables and chairs gives them the room to set up a station and lay their work out better. Slightly on the mellow side when it comes to background noise, students said the area helped them concentrate well because of the lack of disturbance. For Saira Abdul, first-year medical transcription student, the wide space and big area helps her pay more attention because “it’s not as confined [and it’s] more personal.”
Stan Grad Centre The contrast to not being lobby able to talk and communiThree students ranked the comfortable seating and availability of good lighting through personal table lamps as a good way to power through late evening group meetings.
cate properly in other quiet places around campus such as the library, Buttar said, helps them “discuss [their] assignments freely.”
For first-year electronic engineering technology student Dilsher Buttar and information technology students Babbandeep Saran and Jagroop Singh, the proximity of a nearby food court and background noise provided them with a more casual approach to their projects by letting them talk freely and grab a quick bite every once in a while between their workings.
Hanging out at hipster hotspots Welcome to the tour de hipsterism! Broken City
BY SYLVANA CROSBY WEAL WRITER
How can you tell if someone’s a hipster? If they listen to obscure bands, spout Vonnegut during casual conversation and speak incessantly about French new wave cinema, you’re dealing with a hipster. All that aside, what ideology permeates hipster subculture, and where do they hang out? Hipster dogma is influenced by a rejection of societal conventions and mainstream media. Rejection of anything mainstream translates to where hipsters prefer to hang out. So if you’re a budding hipster, here’s a glimpse of some of the “hipsteriest” places in Calgary.
Oolong Teahouse This cozy teahouse deserves a hipster shout-out. Sydney Armstrong, an employee at Oolong Teahouse, says hipsters love this family-owned business because it’s all about tea, and less about business. Fun fact: Oolong Teahouse offers over 150 different varieties of tea. Don’t worry, if you get stressed out with so much choice, though. The knowledgeable staff will be able to help you out.
Bumpy’s Café
Hop In Brew Boldly declaring its “publiness” on a hand-painted sign that says “PUB,” this bar is so hipster it’s endearing. Located in an old house, Hop In Brew offers multiple floors where you can socialize, drink, and play pool. Fun fact: If this pub doesn’t scream hipster, then the beer selection will. From fruity beer, to hemp beer, to beer that tastes like coffee, Hop In Brew has a selection that will satisfy any hipster palate.
This 1950s-style dinner attracts a smorgasbord of people, hipsters included. Amy Hunter, an employee at the cafe, says they only serve comfort food that’s always made in-house. Fun fact: Bumpy’s Café is one of the few places in Calgary that does latté art, so you can add some obscure razzledazzle to your coffee.
Boogie’s Burgers Working arcade games, a lineup of luchador masks, and the original menu from 1969, Boogie’s Burgers is eclectic and down to earth. However, the most hipster feature of Boogie’s is that they have Lucky Lager in bottles, which according to employee Thomas Stranguard is the “most hipsteriest thing that ever did hip.” Fun fact: Hipsters aren’t the only ones who think this place is awesome. The Food Network also thought so and featured Boogie’s on an episode of You Gotta Eat Here, a television series showcasing Canada’s best food.
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Sometimes hipsters just need to shake off the corporate vibe of Calgary, and this dive bar is the place to do it. You probably won’t see any suits coming in through the doors, and that’s why hipsters love this place. Fun fact: Hosting everything from punk rock bingo nights, comedy shows, and all ages matinee performances, Broken City is the heart and soul behind Calgary’s underground music scene.
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Beating the wheat BY KRISTA CONRAD LIFESTYLE WRITER
Trips to the grocery store and reading many restaurant menus provide clear evidence of a changing dietary world with several products and menus proudly sporting the label, “gluten-free.” Some people use these products as a weight-loss plan, but for many gluten-free consumers, these foods can mean the difference between severe illness and good health. For many people, learning that they are gluten-intolerant or that they have celiac disease, a severe form of gluten sensitivity, is a long and agonizing trial-byerror process. According to registered dietician Vincci Tsui, some people begin with gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, headaches, fatigue, or skin irritations which can be easily misdiagnosed. “There is no classic presentation,” Tsui said. “It can look like other GI issues, like irritable bowel syndrome.” Patients are often placed on diets which increase fibre and water intake as well as includ-
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ing regular exercise. According to Tsui, these remedies typically relieve people suffering from minor GI issues, but will not alleviate symptoms in those with any degree of gluten sensitivity. “Gluten intolerance of any
kind is an auto-immune response to digestion,” Tsui said. “So when regular remedies don’t work, we use a blood test to screen for decreased immunoglobulins in the blood.” According to a Health Canada report on celiac disease, if the levels of immunoglobulin A are deficient, in addition to other GI symptoms, a diagnosis of celiac disease is probable. While there is no cure for gluten intolerance and celiac disease, removal of all foods containing gluten from the diet
can provide immediate relief to those who suffer from either condition. Even when people eliminate gluten from their food intake, the effects of the new diet on their overall health may take time and varies from one person to another. “Some get better instantly, and some take more time,” said Tsui. “It depends on how effectively they can remove all gluten from their diet.” Casey Knoll, a former SAIT journalism student, was diagnosed in 2011 with gluten intolerance. In 2009, Knoll noticed sudden severe joint pain after physical activity, and began to feel sick after eating certain foods, like sandwiches and pasta dishes. Extreme GI issues and abdominal pain increased over time and prompted Knoll to visit a doctor. “I had a blood test but there were no results, so I know I’m not celiac,” Knoll said. “But gluten was making me really sick so two years ago I really cut it out of my diet.” Initially, Knoll struggled with eliminating certain foods like bread, pasta, and baking in favour of a diet rich with vegetables, rice, and salad. “It’s definitely an adjustment, but you get used to it,” Knoll said. “Two years later, I don’t miss bread as much anymore.” For Knoll, though it was chal-
lenging, the benefits outweighed the difficulty of excluding her favourite foods from her diet. “I had to consciously decide to be okay with it,” Knoll said. “It’s either miss certain things once in a while, or be sick all the time.” Knoll prefers to eat fresh and homemade food as much as possible, rather than purchasing packaged gluten-free products found on the grocery shelf. According to Tsui, this is a smart approach to embracing the gluten-free diet. “Gluten-free products are always more expensive and often not as healthy,” Tsui said. “They are lower in fibre, and usually higher in sugar and sodium.” The lower nutritional value of most gluten-free products is why Tsui opposes the trend toward the diet for those who do not need to eliminate gluten. “It is definitely becoming a fad diet,” Tsui said. “Up to a quarter of the population is eating gluten-free, but only seven per cent actually need [to be on the diet because of gluten sensitivity].” Tsui argues that a glutenfree diet really does not benefit anyone other than those with diagnosed gluten intolerance or celiac disease, and that people should not remove all wheat products unless it is absolutely necessary. “It’s not that it’s damaging to healthy people, but it’s very restrictive for minimal benefit.”
Making the switch to a
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Adopting a gluten-free diet can be difficult for those diagnosed with gluten intolerance or celiac disease. Getting rid of bread, pasta, or your favourite cookies, or being restricted in restaurants or group settings, can pose a real challenge. Vincci Tsui provides a little advice on how to embrace the diet, and when to be careful.
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Restaurant Restraints Eating out can be one of the most difficult adjustments. Sometimes gluten-free food can come in contact with wheat products, and sauces may contain gluten. Order cautiously and never be afraid to ask your server to check on ingredients or food preparation. As gluten-free eater Casey Knoll says, “It’s better to ask than to be sick 10 minutes later.” - KRISTA CONRAD LIFESTYLE WRITER
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arts & ENTERTAINMENT
CULTURE FOR THE SAIT COMMUNITY
New Orleans-based graffiti artist tags old news BY INONGE CHIMWASO A&E EDITOR
From Oct. 23-27, New Orleans played host to the 2013 National Media College Convention, an annual event geared towards North American student journalists. During those four days when The Weal staff wasn’t attending the conference’s sessions, we got to bear witness to the wide array of talent that gives New Orleans its vibrant culture. One local that was spotted selling his art at a flea market in the Big Easy was graffiti artist Joshua Wingerter. Behind him while he peddled his wares was a chain link fence where portraits of pop icons such as Nelson Mandela, Michael Jackson, Marilyn Monroe, Jim Morrison, Bruce Lee, Bob Marley, and Freddie Mercury hung. Each portrait created by Wingerter was spray painted on canvases that were covered by articles from old newspaper clippings. Some of the articles that were used as a backdrop in his larger paintings even displayed “hidden messages,” that are relevant to the portrait’s subject matter.
Graffiti artist Joshua Wingerter poses in front of his newspaper-clad portraits that he sells in New Orleans’ French Market. CRYSTAL SCHICK PHOTO
“It’s to show that despite what’s going on around the world, people tend to focus on our icons,” said Wingerter. “It’s not always a good thing, but it’s realistic.” While Wingerter admitted to transitioning from tagging public buildings to finding a more legal way to display his art, he said the art of graffiti is often misconstrued.
“There’s a lot of politics in graffiti that don’t give it the appreciation it deserves, and I think a lot of it has to do with the way the media depicts graffiti,” he said. Because graffiti was heavily associated with gangs in the past, Wingerter said people fail to see the significance behind this form of art. But according to him, graffiti
is more than just defacing public property. It’s a way for artists to express themselves while getting a message across to the public in a short period of time. Often times, walls covered in graffiti also showcase more than a dozen artists so “it’s never one mural one guy did one time,” which creates a sense of community between the artists.
Wingerter also explained that because the city often paints over walls that have been tagged, it goes to show that each piece of graffiti isn’t so much about the artist as much as it is about the art and the message behind it – much like his paintings. “[Graffiti artists] are not commissioned to [spray paint],” he said, “It’s about putting a thumb print on a community, on a piece a property for everybody else to see and hopefully gain something from it in maybe a week’s time.” While Wingerter hopes his artistic portraits will enlighten those that view them, and perhaps even bring them joy, creating pieces of art is therapeutic for this artist. “I’ve never cried a problem away,” he said. “I don’t think that’s ever happened for me.” “I think everybody that has ever experienced really down times usually finds something that they can latch onto and kind of just focus on that – and for me it was, it was art.” To view more of Wingerter’s artwork, visit his Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ joshwingerterart or www. jwingerter.com.
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Local clothing line embraces the everyday hustle BY HUSSON ZAMAN A&E WRITER
Two SAIT students use their natural hustling instincts to enter the hip-hop scene in Calgary by starting up their own personal clothing-line. Albert Mejia and Jeremy Alfon are both business administration students, as well as the founders of Legal Hustle clothing, a clothing line that they hope will compete with some of the top streetwear brands of the world. “I see Legal Hustle Clothing (LHC) competing not only locally, but on an international level,” said Mejia. Twenty-three-year-old Mejia came up with the idea of starting a clothing line in high school and later joined forces with 20-year-old Alfon after high school in order to get LHC underway. The brand went through a few different name changes before finally landing on ‘Legal Hustle.’ The term ‘hustle’ was a controversial one to put behind a clothing line because of the generalization that ‘hustling’ was a negative way of referring to succeeding. But according to Mejia, the term ‘legal hustle’ takes away the negative connotation that was associated with the term ‘hustling,’ and credited the name to his past multiple jobs and hard work he’s gone through. “Long story short, the name ‘Legal Hustle’ was given to me
SAIT business administration students and Legal Hustle co-founders Albert Mejia (fourth from right) and Jeremy Alfon (far right) are seen here with models displaying items from their urban clothing line. ROBYN HERTZ PHOTO
by a friend at a moment in my life where I had lots of jobs,” said Mejia. “He compared me to a drug dealer but said I was on a legal hustle.” The duo has since started distributing their clothing both around the city at local events and through their online store, TheLHCclothing. com. They also make an effort to set up personal pickups and deliveries to interact with individuals who are supporting their hustle. “Our favourite local event we’ve been trying to be a part of as much as possible would
be 10 at 10,” explained Mejia. Attendees of this monthly event can normally spot an LHC booth filled with merchandise at 10 at 10: a HipHop Showcase of Beats and Rhymes, a monthly hip-hop event hosted at Commonwealth Bar and Grill. Aflon explained that he wants LHC to go further than being a brand of clothing and to become a brand of culture because “Legal Hustle Clothing is not only a brand but also a lifestyle and a way of life.” “We’re a local brand that promotes the hip hop culture,
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urban wear, and sneaker community in Calgary,” he said. The pair of founders credit some of the success they’ve achieved to their business administration education that they are currently receiving from SAIT, but they also recognize that their endeavours were a process that began before they even enrolled into post-secondary education. “We started the company before going to school. We tried to learn as much as we could outside of school just through experience,” said Mejia. Alfon explained that the
advantages and skills that he’s taken from his program at SAIT include learning about design programs that have “sparked” his imagination and have improved the efficiency of his workflow. Mejia urged any budding entrepreneurs that are looking to start up their own clothing line to thoroughly study the business. “Study everything about what you’re planning to get into before jumping in. Take everything with an open mind and expand it by reading books and asking questions,” he advised.
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SPORTS
Riding the Bench is anything but a fun ride
BY STEVE SUCHA SPORTS EDITOR
Riding the pine pony—or as most know it, sitting on the bench—can be a lonely place, and a difficult spot to get out of, as it is not always up to the athlete when they will finally get the call. First-year Trojan and firstyear nuclear medicine technology student Jenelle Gieske has felt the sting of sitting on the bench, but not for the Trojans. The six-foot forward has a spot as a mainstay on the Trojans’ women’s basketball starting lineup, averaging anywhere from 22 to 30 minutes a game. However, Gieske says she wasn’t always seeing the floor that much. “I first started playing [college basketball] for University of Lethbridge and I was a starter on that team averaging about 32 minutes a game. I had to transfer to Mount Royal University and all of a sudden I was on [the] bench, playing maybe three minutes a game.” Gieske says that in a situation like that you can only do one thing: work on the aspects of the problem you can control.
“All I could do was play as hard as I could. I didn’t have control over the minutes I played, but I could control how I played those minutes.” As the season progressed, Gieske wasn’t getting any more floor time and her team was struggling. “When you are sitting on the bench, for a team that keeps losing, it is hard to keep a level head,” Gieske said. “I wasn’t angry, I was frustrated. Frustrated with the fact I wasn’t getting any feedback on how I could earn more floor time.” Gieske decided to transfer to SAIT, for her program, and found her new home with the Trojans; head coach Donovan Martin couldn’t be more pleased. “Right now she is sitting second on the team in points, she is a great addition to our team,” said Martin. Gieske said she is now getting the feedback she was looking for and that the consistency of Martin’s coaching is exactly what she needs. For athletes who find themselves in a similar situation as Gieske, Martin tends to agree
with Gieske for the most part but also adds that doing the little things during a game can go a long way. “When you are an athlete struggling for floor time, when you do get to contribute, be sure to always do the small things
like running hard on both sides of the court and always trying to play your roll,” he said. “It is also better to be trying new things and fail rather than not trying anything and going unnoticed.” As for the Trojans’ slow start
of one win and four losses, Gieske said it will be short-lived. “We have been lacking discipline during the last couple games, but this team has so much talent and potential, I don’t see this losing record lasting very long.”
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The era of the enforcer BY ANDREW HALIPCHUK SPORTS WRITER
Enforcers can go by a number of different names: enforcer, fighter, intimidator or even goon. In hockey there are many roles on each team, but none are as overlooked or as integral as the role of the enforcer. “There isn’t a whole lot of fighting in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC),” said head coach for the Trojans men’s hockey team, Ken Babey. “When there is, it is great to have a guy like Brad Drobot.” Brad Drobot is currently in his fourth year with the Trojans, and has been seen as the team’s tough guy since day one. The six-foot-four, 220 lb centre has put his frame to good use by applying his size and speed to become one of the more impactful players on the Trojans, netting eight goals, and 14 assists in his 82 games with the Trojans. But one of his stats that jumps out to most is his 344 penalty minutes (PIMS) he has accumulated over those 82 games. According to Drobot, although most enforcers are feared on the ice, most tend to be the funny guys in the dressing room, and great leaders who will do anything
for their teammates. “Every (other enforcer) that I have met off ice is a teddy bear,” said Drobot. “They are soft off the ice.” Enforcers are not just known for their fighting skills or huge hits; some have been known to have a bit of a scoring touch in their game. For example, Dave “Tiger” Williams, who has the most penalty minutes in NHL history, with 3,966 PIMS, managed to score 241 goals throughout his 14-year career. “Intimidation is a big part of my game, but I like to be able to produce [points], and get an opportunity to play on the power play,” said Drobot. Recently, fighting in hockey has been criticized as being unnecessary and hazardous to players’ health. George Parros of the NHL’s Montreal Canadiens suffered a concussion after falling during a fight. Parros’ helmet was removed during the fight, and when the he fell during the tussle, he hit his unprotected head on the ice, causing a concussion. “Being the enforcer is a dangerous role,” said Drobot. “Anything can happen if fights do [occur].” “The role of the enforcer is evolving… You have to be able
to play hockey now, the day of the big ‘meathead’ walking around staring everyone down is over,” Drobot explained. Some general managers and owners in the NHL have called for fighting to be outright banned from the league, meaning a player would possibly receive a game suspension for fighting and possible further disciplinary action. “I have no issues with instantaneous fights,” said Babey. “I have no place for goon hockey, where people stand on the ice [looking for a fight.]” The ACAC has rules around fighting: If a player is the instigator of a fight, they will receive a game misconduct and will face a suspension the following game. The number of games will increase if the instigator is a repeat offender. The league also has a rule that if a player receives a game misconduct in the final 10 minutes of the third period they will automatically receive a game suspension as well. “The rules allow for the instantaneous fights to happen,” said Babey. “But cut down on fights in the last 10 minutes, which is usually where the goon hockey happens.”
TopFiveNHLEnforcers of 2013 -14 #1. Chris Neil, Ottawa Senators
Neil has never had less than nine fights in a season, and is already halfway to reaching that total in just one month this season. He’s had five fights in 15 games this year and has earned 37 penalty minutes this season. At one point in his career, Neil was used in a fourth-line “grinder role” for the Senators, but has had to step up into a leadership role due to the departures of former veteran and captain Daniel Alfredsson and defensemen Sergei Gonchar. #2. George Parros, Montreal Canadians
Parros has managed 32 penalty minutes and four fights in just four games played this season, even though he suffered a concussion in his first game of the season and missed a month because of it. #3. Cody McCormick, Buffalo Sabres
Currently, McCormick leads the NHL in fights this season with six under his belt. When you play for a team as bad as Buffalo is this year, you have to make the fans happy somehow, so expect him to fight a lot more this season. #4. Ray Emery, Philadelphia Flyers
What is more exciting than a fight? A goalie fight. Ray Emery has been a part of three fights in his career. Emery even fought two fights back-to-back in one game. After beating fellow tender Martin Biron, Emery turned his attention to Andrew Peters, Buffalo’s tough guy at the time. What’s even scarier is he held his own in that fight. #5. Colton Orr, Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto’s tough guy was once sent down to the minors, because, back then, general manager Brian Burke felt that the enforcer role was no longer needed in the NHL. Two years later, Orr is back up with the NHL club and still fights as much as he used to. - ANDREW HALIPCHUK SPORTS WRITER
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Opinions Safety, competition, and common sense: Are we babying the next generation? BY AMANDA SIEBERT WEAL WRITER
A cultural shift away from competition and towards safety among school-aged children is sweeping the nation. According to an article published in the Calgary Herald on Oct. 25, many parents and students are dumbfounded by the changes that some institutions are choosing to make. Take, for example, Calgary’s St. Basil Junior High School’s decision to eliminate the honour roll. In a letter to parents, officials from the school said, “Awards eventually lose their lustre to students who get them, while often hurting the self-esteem and pride of those who do not receive a certificate.” Another example in Ontario presents an equally puz-
zling situation: not only has the Ontario Soccer Association recently decided to stop keeping score during soccer games for children under the age of twelve, but it also completely removed a key component of the game: the ball. Why? “[Because] when you put an overemphasis on competition, individual skill development regresses,” said the soccer association’s chief technical officer, Alex Chiet in an interview with the Toronto Star. If these situations aren’t enough, an elementary school in British Columbia recently banned kindergarteners from touching each other at recess, based on a few parents’ complaints about ‘rough play.’ The new zero-tolerance policy will prevent children from touching each other in any way, including playing tag and hugging.
“The missing of playtime and trips to the office [will result] for those who are unable to follow the rules,” school officials wrote in a letter to parents. Though each amendment presents a different situation, honour roll, sports, and recess are all fundamental parts of anyone’s childhood. The issue originates in the notion of altering three historically reliable methods that teach children the values of personal achievement and boundaries. While the concept of spreading “warm fuzzies” is a nice one, these changes will only postpone the learning of valuable, real-world lessons. We are hardwired for competition, and removing that from the equation won’t prevent children from having the desire to succeed.
What it will do is encourage laziness, apathy, and fear among a generation of children who are already products of an age where these qualities run rampant. According to social researcher and bestselling author Michael McQueen, these qualities are all “unintended consequences of too much praise and affirmation.” When you eliminate winners, there are only losers, and raising children to believe everyone should be on the same level or playing field regardless of performance will set them up for failure. Though one might say that eliminating the honour roll takes the pressure off of children who try but fail to make it, it penalizes students who work hard to achieve such accolades. In the same way, removing the object of a sport won’t encour-
age children to develop their individual skills as much as it will make them feel like idiots for running around a field wearing uniforms, chasing after an invisible ball. Telling a five-year-old that he can’t play tag with another child in fear of playground violence is paranoia at its best, and will only encourage children to be fearful of each other, instead of encouraging them to set their own boundaries. As children, we are told that we are each unique individuals. These changes tell children just the opposite: that regardless of what they do to set themselves apart, whether it be in class, on the field, or on the playground, they are all equals. Instead of treating children like babies, we should be encouraging them to set their own goals and standards from a young age.
BBM: BlackBerry Bandwagon Mob joins the ranks of other pointless trends BY MONICA HENDERSON OPINIONS EDITOR
Chances are that in some point of your life, you’ve jumped on a technology bandwagon “just because.” Back in elementary school, nearly everyone had a Tamagotchi, so you had to have one too. When texting turned into something super rad, you begged your parents or saved your pennies until you had an ugly flip-phone to show off to your friends. On Oct. 21, BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) was released onto the iOS and Android platforms, instantly becoming as viral and popular as any YouTube video of a cat dancing on two legs.
ItPro.co.uk reported that as of Oct. 29, BBM surpassed 20 million downloads by Android and iPhone users. BBM was originally released back in 2006 at the peak of BlackBerry’s popularity. Anyone who was anyone had one. However, as soon as iMessage and emoticons were released for the iPhone, there was hardly any reason to keep that clunky, glitchy and obscenely keyboardy abomination. The app’s popularity this year is purely buzz with no functionality that we haven’t seen before. Betcheslovethis.com, a comedic online women’s resource for pop culture and advice, published a 100 per cent accurate description of this phenomenon, saying, “Even though I can talk
to my friends via text message, iMessage, email, GChat, Facebook chat, WhatsApp, Viber, by commenting on their Instagram, by talking on the actual phone, and in fucking person, for some reason we were still kind of curious about having BBM again so we got our friends to invite us.” The article carried on to say, “Then you’re like, Oh wait, I’m stuck on a virtual line for a stupid app I used to have and was happy to get rid of and don’t want and don’t need.” BBM isn’t the only fadturned-bandwagon that is incredibly pointless. A new trend on Facebook called Bitstrips has recently started to deface news feeds worldwide. Bitstrips is the app you’ve probably noticed on your Facebook feed (if you
haven’t been using it yourself) where people can make custom caricatures of themselves on an iPhone app and post it with a caption to show what they’re doing. Patrick Williams of SunshineCoastDaily.com.au wrote an article about the stupidity of Bitstrips that opened with the line, “JUST when you think it can’t get any worse, Facebook finds a new way to bring out the stupid in people.” Bitstrips is basically a way for people who post uninteresting statuses to spruce such statuses up a bit. “Now instead of reading about whenever someone’s going to the shops or the movies, or just hanging at home, I get it in an annoying cartoon
form,” Williams wrote. “All I can hope is that this is a passing fad, and like those invites to play Candy Crush and FarmVille, will bugger off after a week.” The main problem with these apps is that there’s nothing new about them. BBM is virtually the same as it was years ago. Candy Crush is a refreshed version of Bejeweled, introduced to browsers in 2001. Farmville is the non-timeless Facebook version of timeless games like Harvest Moon 64. Like BBM, Bitstrips, Candy Crush and Farmville, trendy apps and games will come and go. However, if you do have to jump on a bandwagon, don’t do it “just because the cool kids are doing it.”
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