The Carillon

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The University of Regina Students Newspaper since 1962

October 6 - 12, 2011 | Volume 54, Issue 7 | carillonregina.com
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You cant front like there could possibly have been a better cover for this weeks issue. This homecoming attendee has his life together in ways you cant even conceive of. Take a cue from him as you go about your day: warm as many hearts as possible without giving any fucks.
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a quick note Just for the record: were putting a moratorium on UR puns after this issue. It made sense to in a couple places this week, and in some spots we couldnt avoid it, but the lines gotta be drawn somewhere. And that should go for everyone referencing that ad campaign. Whats worse: lame ideas, or weak rifng on lame ideas? We dont even want to nd out, so were calling it quits. UR welcome. photos
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the manifesto
In the late 1950s, the University of Regina planned the construction of several new buildings on the campus grounds. One of these proposed buildings was a bell tower on the academic green. If you look out on the academic green today, the rst thing youll notice is that it has absolutely nothing resembling a bell tower. The University never got a bell tower, but what it did get was the Carillon, a newspaper that serves as a symbolic bell tower on campus, a loud and clear voice belonging to each and every student. Illegitimi non carborundum.
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News Editor: Martin Weaver news@carillonregina.com the carillon | Oct. 6 - 12, 2011
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Bill Ready, University Chancellor, Vianne Timmons, U of R President and Vice-Chancellor, and Kent Peterson, URSU President prepare to cut the homecoming cake
Its been a slice

University of Regina holds homecoming party to celebrate its centennial
lauren golosky
news writer
It was a celebration 100 years in the making. From Sept. 30 to Oct. 2, the University of Regina hosted a number of homecoming festivities to celebrate its centennial. A hundred years ago, on October 25th, the rst cornerstone was laid for Regina College, said Vianne Timmons, U of R president and vicechancellor, during the universitys 100th birthday party on the Academic Green on Friday. People think of the University of Regina as a young institution, and it is. It is a young institution with a fabulous past. Whats interesting to me is that the University of Regina, or Regina College, until it was taken over by the University of Saskatchewan, was funded, built, and supported by the citizens of Regina one hundred per cent. There was no government funding that went into Regina College at all, and I think that is reective of this city, the people in this city, and the commitment of post-secondary education thats here. On Friday, along with the birthday party, the main events included a pancake breakfast and a pep rally and barbeque at Mosaic Stadium before the University of Regina Rams game versus the rival Manitoba Bisons. There were over 50 other events during the weekend, including camps for children and meet-and-greets for alumni of all different faculties. Alumni could go back to class, attend lectures, and tour the campus to observe what might have changed since they graduated. Timmons hosted the party and cake-cutting on the green, and her pride was noticeable. Happy Birthday, everybody, she greeted the crowd. Today is a day of celebration. She then prompted the crowd to cheer, asking them to wave their gold and green pompoms in the air. The University of Regina originally opened its doors in 1911 as Regina College: a small, residential high school that accommodated 27 students. It wasnt until 1974 that the University of Regina separated from the University of Saskatchewan and changed its name from the University of Saskatchewan Regina Campus to what it is today. Today, the university has over 12,000 students, and an alumni base of almost 60,000. A hundred years ago, Regina College started with 27 students, she explained. Now, as of today, it has the highest course enrollment in its history, with close to 13,000 students, approximately 10 per cent self-declared Aboriginal, and 13 per cent international from over 60 countries. This is a diverse, inclusive, dynamic campus. This is your university, and it is a university I am so proud to be president of. On Friday, the crowd consisted of not only the alumni and their families and friends, but also students, such as second-year business student Jen Marlowe. Marlowe enjoyed the experience and found it inspiring to see the large crowd of returning alumni. I looked around at all the people who went to our university and wondered what they made out of their lives, if they were successful, she said. Marlowe attended the cake-cutting, as well as the Rams game Friday evening, although she regrets that she did not attend more. If I had known about more events, I would have attended them, Marlowe said. I didnt really know about them. While Marlowe managed to make it out to the Owl after the game, students like her werent the only people there either. I saw some alumni at the Owl after the football game, and I thought it was cool that they wanted to check out the party scene at the school they spent so much time at, she said. It probably reminded them of their glory days and all the fun times they had. Unfortunately for some students, regular-scheduled classes conflicted with the times of the events. I think they should have cancelled classes on Friday so I could have attended al the awesome events, said Marlowe, who had to run to class after the majority of the speeches concluded. I didnt have a chance to have a piece of cake. Other students, however, didnt attend events because they were disinterested, not because it conflicted with their own schedules. My girlfriend wanted me to take her for the free cake, said one student. It was just too out of the way. Brenda Oliver, acting manager of alumni relations, said there was a good turnout of students at the events like the birthday partyand the pep rally and football game. She also explained that many business and sciences students were in attendance at the Alumni Crowning Achievements Award Gala on Saturday night, where ve distinguished alumni were honoured. Oliver is happy with the way the weekend went, and was happy to have such a large turnout of alumni return. We had over 250 alumni who came home, she said. They came from B.C., Alberta, of course Saskatchewan and Regina, Manitoba, Ontario, and Florida. It was a phenomenal experience to have so many alumni come back to campus. They were very happy to be here.
A crowd of past and current students form on the green to take in the festivities
A group of volunteers, which worked to make homecoming weekend a success, look on the celebration
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the carillon | Oct. 6 - 12, 2011
Raising tipis and Gender-neutral awareness washroom stalled

ACS holds fourth-annual tipi-raising competition
UR Pride still hopes to go forward with project in the future
langology.org
You wont see them on campus anytime soon, but gender-neutral washrooms are still a UR Pride priority
sophie long
news writer
photos by Marc Messett
sophie long
news writer
The Univerity of Regina Aboriginal Student Centre held its fourth-annual tipi raising competition on Sept. 30. The event was held on the Academic Green and, although it was a crisp, breezy morning, there was a full crowd. Its getting bigger and busier every year, said Sabrina Sparvier, ACS manager. Members of the crowd ranged from eight-year-old students to elders. A Grade 3 class from Henry Janzen Elementary School came to watch the competition after an intern from the university suggested the event. This is a great way for the students to see construction, since simple machines are part of their science curriculum, said Miss Miller, their teacher. Students from Thom Collegiate also came to take part in the competition. The students erected tipis with guidance. Afterwards, some commented, That was much harder than
I thought it would be, and, Its so cool, I could live in one of those. The competition was divided into three categories: students, women, and community. The womens category was created in memory of Constance Dubois, a prominent member of the aboriginal community who died several years ago. The Dubois family made a speech on her behalf at the beginning of the barbeque lunch. The Anaquod family also spoke on behalf of the elder Glenn Anaquod, who passed away in May this year. Glenn initiated the inaugural competition four years ago due to his strong beliefs in the meaning of the tipi. This is an important year for us, to honour two families, Sparvier commented. The tipi is erected by raising poles to form a base, and each of the poles has a lesson or meaning to it. When all of the poles are joined together, it represents different beliefs all reaching the same creator. Really, its just all about community Sparvier said. It shows that people from all walks of life can come together
Gender-neutral washrooms have become a growing concern for some students at the University of Regina. The washrooms would be built to create a safe space for transgender students to use without being forced to choose between simply male and female. Gender-neutral washrooms have been requested in several universities across Canada, but the University of Western Ontario is the only one to have made the idea a reality, opening 10 genderless washrooms across campus in 2008. The Voice of Students slate, who were voted in as the University of Regina Students Union executive this April, had promised to implement gender-neutral washrooms in the Voice of Students policy document during this years URSU elections. The policy stated, URSU-operated spaces, such as the Owl, would be examined immediately to determine if genderless washrooms could be installed. However, immediately has become eventually, as there are no current plans for URSU to install gender-neutral washrooms. UR Pride has chosen to focus on their Positive Space project for now, expecting gender-neutral washrooms to become a bigger issue once the Positive Space is established. Although it would be wonderful to see this happen now, that's not how these things work, said Lisa Smith, UR Pride executive director. It might not even happen in the next year. You have to think realistic, especially with big social changes like this. The gender-neutral washrooms would make life easier for some students, but there are those opposed to the washrooms, too. Some students say they would feel uncomfortable using the gender-neutral washrooms as a non-transgendered person for fear of being labeled. Some students fear that these washrooms will become spaces for more than just safe places to answer the call of nature. People will start to abuse the fact that anyone can go in there, said a U of R student who wished to remain anonymous. What if a guy and a girl both use the bathroom to hook up? UR Pride is slowly beginning research on gender-neutral washrooms. We will do our best to accommodate people who disagree with
gender neutral washrooms by having information next to the gender-neutral washroom explaining why it exists, with a map next to the washrooms letting them know where non-gender neutral washrooms are, Smith said. However, the majority of students seem to nd no problem with the genderless washrooms. As long as theres only one stall, its cool, said a U of R rst-year student who wished to remain anonymous. An extra washroom couldnt hurt. If theres a lineup for one, I wouldnt have a problem using a genderless washroom, said another U of R student who wished to remain anonymous. There are currently no locations in Regina with gender-neutral washrooms . There are a few in Manitoba, with more washrooms available in bigger cities across the country, such as Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Quebec. Websites such as safe2pee.org have been created in an attempt to help those uncomfortable choosing a gender to nd accessible washrooms. The University of Winnipeg has lobbied for gender-neutral washrooms in the past few years, asking for just one bathroom in a central location. Smith believes the University of Regina would benet from more than one gender-neutral washrooms. Ideally, we would love to have at least one gender-neutral and not handicap accessible; these are two different things bathroom in each building, she said. This would mean a minimum of 10 bathrooms built to accommodate transgender individuals. Both Smith and Peterson make distinctions regarding gender-neutral washrooms. Smith insists that genderless washrooms are not handicap-accessible ones, suggesting that current accessible washrooms would not be
simply renovated to become genderless and handicap-accessible washrooms, as some might expect. Rather, gender-neutral washrooms would be built with the intent to create bathrooms for those who dont identify with one gender. Peterson makes a similar distinction. It is important to note that genderless washrooms are not the same as unisex washrooms. A unisex washroom would be one that both women and men could use, Peterson explained. However, according to him, gender-neutral bathrooms are only to be used by transgendered students. Although UR Pride is aware gender-neutral bathrooms may not be on URSUs immediate to-do list, it is still an issue they are passionate about, and Smith insists this must be dealt with carefully. It must be stated again and again that we need to do research into it to make sure that what we are doing is going to work, she said. We have to work with administration and find middle ground that will make everyone happy. And because I dont know any large, public, hetero-normative buildings that have done this well, we will have to research before moving on, Smith said. Smith concluded by reinforcing UR Prides passion regarding the issue. We are past the stage of getting people worked up, she said. It's been done. As much as protesting. working people up, standing up, and pushing issues is important, this isn't about that. It is about real people having accessible public spaces.
Although it would be wonderful to see this

happen now, that's not how these things work. It might not even happen in the next year. You have to think realistic, especially with big social changes like this..
Lisa Smith
UR Pride executive director
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Packaged politics
Tina Beaudry-Mellor, Murray Mandryk, and Geoff Leo discuss the role of journalists in politics
It reminds us of the day we could stand on our own

Nigerian students at the U of R celebrate their independence
maureen mugerwa
contributor
Nigerian students at the University of Regina celebrated 51 years of independence in their country Oct. 1 at the Performing Arts Center. Though the West African nation has had human settlement within its borders since at least 9000 BCE, it wasnt until Britain consolidated the northern and southern protectorates into a single colonial state that Nigeria took on its name and its modern borders. As a result of British colonial influence, Nigerias 36 modern states have always had a diverse ethnic group living within their borders, the largest groups being the Hausa, the Igbo, and the Yoruba. In the mid-20th century, after a century and a half of British rule, the people of Nigeria began moving toward self-government. On Oct. 1, 1960, Nigeria gained its independence from the United Kingdom. Though decades of military rule would soon follow the nations gambit for independence, Nigeria has ostensibly been a democratic nation since 1999, running a largely corruption-free election in 2010. Its one of the most populous countries in Africa and is also known for its rich economy, now one of the fastest-growing in the world. Victor Guredam, a U of R student who was the chairman of the organizing committee, was proud to celebrate this day with his fellow Nigerians and all other different cultures in attendance. It reminds us of the day we could stand on our own, he said, adding that celebrating the day brings all Nigerians together, even though they may be from different places and parts of Nigeria. Nigerian students on campus are far from home, and this day brings them together with people they can relate to and remind them of home. We might be from different tribes, but we are seen as one Guredam said. He added that every Nigerian should be proud of their country and celebrate the day of their independence, because this is the one day they can all meet and come together and show how proud they are of their country. The celebration included Korean dancers, Latin dancers, a fashion parade, a dance from a Nigerian group, cultural-traditional wrestling, goodwill messages, traditional Nigerian food, and the cutting of the independence-day cake. An after-party was held with DJ B-Fine, hailing from Toronto, and DJ Blaze of Regina. They kept the crowd dancing to the sounds of Nigerian music. The day allowed people to experience the culture of Nigeria and its people. It was a great day, Guredam said. I was blown away.
Jarrett Crowe
Will issues or scandals make the headlines in the upcoming provincial election?
Do we want to tell people what we think they need to know, or do we

want to be more populist and tell people what they want to hear? Part of the problem is that the question quickly turns into, Do we want to have an audience, or do we want to kind of wallow in irrelevance?
Geoff Leo
chelsea laskowski
contributor
In addition to the free cookies and coffee provided, attendees at Sept. 28s University of Regina-sponsored lecture, Pack Packaged Politics: Are made for TV campaigns ruining journalism and democracy? received some food for thought from the CBCs Geoff Leo, political science lecturer Tina Beaudry-Mellor, and the Leader Posts Murray Mandryk. Mitch Diamantopoulos, head of the U of R School of Journalism, posed ve questions for the three panelists to respond to. In the loose debate format, Beaudry-Mellor represented the analytical-academic part of the panel, while Leo and Mandryk represented the practical side of journalism. When asked about the role of journalism in a democratic society, Beaudry-Mellor, the only panelist who brought notes, responded, The role of journalists in a democratic society is to help frame our democratic narrative. If you look at the rate of voter turnout and the relative disaffection that people have with politics, you would have to conclude that currently operating with journalism from an aggregative democratic perspective is actually counterproductive, she added. Because of what you have to do on a daily basis, there isnt a hell of a lot of time to think about some of the questions that are important. There just isntt time to do it, Mandryk said. He explained that cuts made to political reporting are partially responsible for mainstream medias fail-
ings. Most of the content does tend to come from paid, full-time journalists, said Geoff Leo, defending the informative capacity of journalism. Leo referred to the popular sausage factory method of churning out news, stating, Its not like what we need is more information ... what we need is more clarity. Beaudry-Mellor recognized the complementary roles of the academic to journalists. We do a lot of the same work, but we do it shorter, Leo conceded. The panelists back-and-forth tended towards Beaudry-Mellor critiquing journalism, while Leo and Mandryk explained the reasons why. Beaudry-Mellor sees the focus on popular politicians or scandals as a distraction. She expressed concerns with how far away weve come from having substantive policy discussion in our day-to-day lives. Mandryk is no stranger to subjects which a lot of people will nd quite boring. The difficulty of indepth policy analysis, said Mandryk, is humorously engaging the reader without resorting to sensationalist stories. The reason we focus so much on the Prime Minister, the leader, etc., is the nature of the parliamentary system ... they have an excessive amount of power that far exceeds what they have in the republican system in the U.S., Mandryk said. Do we want to tell people what we think they need to know, or do we want to be more populist and tell people what they want to hear? Part of the problem is that the question quickly turns into, Do we want to
have an audience, or do we want to kind of wallow in irrelevance? Leo said. Leo cited an example where sensationalism overtook analytical reporting. In the 2003 provincial election campaign, the media widely covered a story on an NDP staff members scandalous comic drawing of Elwin Hermanson. In hindsight, Leo felt that Lorne Calverts hollow promise of a lower-utility bundle was more important, yet unanalyzed. Leo criticized news-media for relying too much on streeters: regular people reporters ask for opinions on a variety of subjects, Do you want the guy who never thought of it, or someone whos spent their life studying it? Leo asked. Beaudry-Millor, who is often interviewed by the media, expressed frustration over how the important points she makes regularly get cut from the news. Leo mentioned that TV news stories are about one minute 40 seconds long. Beaudry-Millors complex analysis of important subjects would be hard-pressed to t into that space. All panelists agreed with the importance of social media and the role it will play in future of journalism. Beadry-Mellor mentioned the potential for social media to allow for public discourse. Mandryks ideal public discourse would eliminate the anonymity allowed by blogs and online comment boards. The most-emphasized point of the lecture was to add Beaudry-Mellor, Leo, and Mandryk to Twitter. No hashtag joke allowed.
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A day for treaty awareness

On Sept. 26, hundreds of First Nations and supporters marched on the Saskatchewan Legislative Building
photos by Natasha Tersigni
natasha tersigni
news editor
With the support of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, hundreds of First Nations and supporters marched down Albert Street to the Saskatchewan Legislative Building Sept. 26 to promote and draw awareness for the need of implementing First Nations treaties that were promised to them. We are here today to reafrm the past, acknowledge the present, and stand for the future, said Piapot First Nation chief Jeremy Fourhorns to a crowd formed outside the legislature, where the march ended and the presentations from Saskatchewans chiefs took place. The treaties are our rights. It wasnt something that was just given to us 100 years ago. Its what our ancestors had long before there was a country called Canada, long before
there was a province called Saskatchewan. The treaty ght is something First Nations have been fighting for decades. Treaties do mean something to us today as they did to our chiefs 137 years ago, Fourhorns said. Our treaties will mean something a hundred years from now. Thanks to the Day of Action, Yellowquill First Nation chief Larry Cachene hopes pressure has been put on the government and that the government will listen to what First Nations have to say. You hear Premier Wall talking about how we are all citizens of the province, yet when we want a meeting we are pushed to the side, Cachene said. We are not listened too. We want to talk about the problems in our communities. We want to talk about the solutions we have in our communities. We want to present those.
Tax payers always talk about the burden we are. Well, help us to be productive. Help us to be employed. Help us to get that education we need. Todays event stands for trying to get others to understand treaty rights, said Connie Bellgegander, who took the day off work so she could attend the Day of Action and support the cause. Bellgenader lives right outside of Starblanket Cree Nation, which is 90 kilometres outside of Regina. She works there as a counsellor at the local school. Treaty rights are misunderstood, she said. Sometimes people comment that First Nations people get stuff for free. It was signed through treaties, that is why we are entitled to these rights. We always talk, but now its time for action and that is what today is for.
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Shortfalls in academic discipline at U of A

Nearly half of surveyed undergrads had witnessed a colleague cheat
alex migdal
gateway (university of alberta)
EDMONTON (CUP) The recently published results of the University of Albertas Academic Integrity Survey reveal that 39 per cent of instructors surveyed said they had let a case of cheating go unreported, as did 26 per cent of teaching assistants. The survey, administered to U of A undergraduate and graduate students, teaching assistants, and instructors in October and November of 2010, also noted that 42 per cent of undergraduate students reported observing another student cheat at least once, while 38 percent of instructors described the effectiveness of the U of As academic disciplinary policy as low or very low. The report also made a controversial recommendation to review electronic detection resources such as Turnitin for potential use at the U of A, which the Students Union has criticized as assuming guilt of students. Chris Hackett, academic integrity coordinator in the Office of Judicial Affairs, referred to the statistics from the survey as concerning and explained that the reason behind them is partly a communication issue. Hackett explained that the U of A emphasizes its vast amount of resources available for students and instructors to prevent academic misconduct, but that the university doesnt necessarily do a good job of getting out in front of people and saying heres the information youre looking for. We frequently send confusing and contradictory messages to people, he noted. Or we settle on the lowest common denominator: dont cheat, dont be bad, which really doesnt mean anything. On top of more than 3,500 survey responses received, focus groups were held for students, TAs, and instructors, which Hackett said were valuable in revealing the need for transparency when it comes to addressing academic integrity violations. Justice has to be seen to be done, and I dont think were good at that, he said. Thats partly because of confidentially. We have to protect the rights of the people who are going through the process. One consensus among instructors was feeling unprepared and unsupported in disciplining students. The current process entails an instructor reporting the incident of cheating directly to the dean of the faculty, who then ultimately determines the sanction. Hackett would like to see instructors more involved in this process in hopes of re-engaging them. The big one is giving the instructors some level of decision-making, Hackett said, but added that students need to be protected from instructors personal agendas. We have to have some level of consistency and instructors need to know there are limits to this. Hackett is aiming to move the disciplinary system to a centralized system as well, rather than each faculty dealing with academic discipline separately, in order to keep track of serial cheaters and assuring that students are dealt with fairly and consistently. The plagiarism scandal which hit former dean of medicine Philip Baker last June also highlighted students misconceptions of the severity of sanctions, according to Hackett. He explained that expulsions are usually handed out for non-academic offenses where an offender could endanger other students, such as sexual assault. When we get into an expulsion for an academic offence, somebody has done something typically repeatedly, deliberately, and willfully refused to follow the rules, he added. At that point, were basically declaring that were no longer trying to teach this person. Students union vice-president (academic) Emerson Csorba stressed that students and instructors need better communication from the U of As disciplinary bodies in order to ensure that academic integrity is as clear as possible. There does seem to be a lack of understanding in terms of some of the nuances of academic integrity, he said. Theres the big academic integrity related topics like plagiarism that students know a lot about, but its more of nuances like collaboration or editing with other students that needs to be better communicated by the university. Csorba is adamantly opposed to the reports recommendation that professors use Turnitin, claiming the move presumes that students are guilty when in fact theyll have done their research to create a sound paper. The online academic plagiarism detector allows instructors to upload student papers, which is compared to a database of millions of publications and web pages. However, Turnitin recently launched a parent company called WriteCheck that allows students to check for plagiarism themselves, and potentially circumvent the detector software. The discussion on text matching software is a critically important issue according to Hackett, and he expects it to be at the forefront of academic integrity over the next few years. He admitted that there a number of issues with the software, but thinks the university should still explore the possibility of using it. We think its unlikely that anybody will ever say, You cant use any of those tools, but we should gure out how we expect people to use them responsibly and how were going to handle the pedagogical issues and respect students [intellectual] property, Hackett said. But Csorba and Hackett both agree that their priority this year is to establish an Academic Integrity Council, comprised of various U of A groups coming together to discuss issues of academic integrity. Csorba noted the council is a good idea as long as it remains an advisory body rather than a policy-making body. [The council] encourages continued discussion about academic integrity, Csorba said. Without a council, its possible that the report is written and just left there. If the Academic Integrity Council has fair representation from across the university and it meets on a consistent basis to discuss these issues, this should ensure that academic integrity moves forward.
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A controversial adaptation of Antigone comes to the U of R
Finding Antigones themes in the news
With the key themes of Deanne Kasokeos Antigone being the mismanagement of funds and issues with First Nations governance, its easy to see art imitating life in contemporary news stories. Here are four recent news events that can be seen reected in Antigone.
A&C Editor: Jonathan Petrychyn aandc@carillonregina.com the carillon | Oct. 6 - 12, 2011
A First Nations twist on a Greek classic
Kirk Goodtrack dismissed as SIGA Chair Regina lawyer Kirk Goodtrack was dismissed not once, but twice as chair of the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Association (SIGA) by the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN). Goodtrack had hoped to reform the spending made at SIGA, specically as it related to the ever-increasing size of the board and its associated administrative costs. Funding Cut to FNUniv In 2010, the First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv) had its funding removed by both the federal and provincial governments because the organization had been wildly misspending its funds on unnecessary trips and vacations. Over $265,000 had been paid out to senior ofcials within FNUniv, with $98,000 of that going to former president Charles Pratt. Guy Lonechild Bought Out Earlier this year, Guy Lonechild was suspended from his position as chief of the FSIN based on a drunk driving charge he had been convicted of in March. Guy Lonechild took the suspension to court, and it was later found that the FSIN board was forcing Lonechilds suspension out of personal interests, ignoring the accountable and democratic process. In September, Lonechild stepped down. Poundmaker Censors Antigone Poundmaker First Nation censored a performance of Deanne Kasokeos Antigone because Chief Dwayne Antoine thought the play was a direct comment on his leadership. Given that the play presents Chief Creon as a corrupt leader, its safe to say that in banning the play, Antoine became more like Creon than if he had let it play.
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The First Nations University atrium will be transformed into the stage for Antigone, a play about corrupt governance, on Oct. 13
that is quite remarkable and I think really deserving of recognition. And so really with all the issues that the play deals with itself in the play, and then all of the issues surrounding the actual production of the play, it raises a lot of very important concerns about our communities and a lot of social and cultural issues that First Nations people are feeling today. Antigone follows the story of its titular character, a young Aboriginal woman trying to get a proper burial for her brother. Antigones brother was banished from the reserve, but then he died off reserve, Barber explained. She wants to bring his body back to the reserve to give him a traditional burial. But the chief refuses because there had been previous conict between him and Antigones brother. [Antigones brother] ran against him in the previous election and he was calling for an opening of the nancial books. Kasokeo said that this narrative thrust was not written as any specic comment on contemporary issues, but on a general sentiment towards First Nations governance. I think it was just part of a knowledge that our governance systems on our reserve werent working for us, and I felt that we really needed to take a critical look at how we are governing and how we are allowing mechanisms like the Indian Act inuence us, Kasokeo said. By producing the play in the atrium of the First Nations University, Favel hopes that a dialogue will be opened to discuss issues of First Nations governance. We will be in an atmosphere where students are engaged with issues, locally and globally, and so our play will create discussion around governance on reserves, Favel said. Kasokeo sees the play as becoming particularly important in the wake of recent issues in First Nations governance at all levels. It really became relevant now [because of] all of the issues that are happening now in the political institutions of First Nations right from the band level through to the provincial level, Kasokeo said. Antigones brother wanted to reform the spending on the reserve. So right there those are issues that are of course in the news today, Barber echoed. The FSIN [Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations] fired Kirk Goodtrack, the laywer who was chair for SIGA [Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority], because he had promised reform of the books, or reform of spending. These issues and struggles include those happening right on campus. In 2010, the FNUC saw both its provincial and federal funding cut after it was discovered that funds had been mismanaged within the university. The play also calls to mind issues surrounding the resignation of FSIN Chief Guy Lonechild and Premier Brad Walls comments on the use of government funds to pay out Lonechilds severance. Its these issues that were facing today. This play speaks to issues that were facing on an almost daily basis in this province, Barber said. However, Favel noted that it is not just enough to point out the issues that First Nations governance is facing. I hope the larger society can realize that leadership such as ours on Poundmaker is an anomaly, but at the same time, it happens and we need to nd a solution to not allow such leaders to prosper, Favel said. Unwittingly, our leadership helped our production by giving us publicity. However, Barber stressed that, though the play reflects contemporary First Nations issues, it speaks to larger contemporary issues that face society as a whole. These arent just Indian problems, he said. What happens in Saskatchewan in the media often is that it gets turned into as if these are problems that are always plaguing Indian politics. But this play shows that the issues we are facing today are really universal. Theyre issues that the ancient Greeks faced. That helps to break some of the stereotypes that get put on Indian politics. Barber hopes that the production of the play at the First Nations University will help begin a dialogue about these issues. The production of it allows us to confront those issues, because thats one of the functions of theatre, he said. It allows us to objectively look at and confront the struggles that our community is facing, and then at the same time, give us some perspective on how we can solve some of those problems and move on. Antigone is scheduled for one performance on Thursday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m., in the First Nations University atrium. Tickets can be purchased for $10 at the door.
jonathan petrychyn
a&c editor
Art imitates life, or so the saying goes. This will be particularly true when the First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv) hosts an adaptation of Sophocles classic Greek play Antigone, which deals with issues of corrupt governance and nancial mismanagement. But this isnt your average contemporary staging of an ancient drama. Playwright Deanne Kasokeo translated the play from the ancient Greek setting to a contemporary Saskatchewan First Nations reserve. When I read [Antigone], I found that there were a lot of universal teachings in the play that were parallel to First Nations culture, Kasokeo said. I thought that it would be perfect to do an adaption set on a contemporary First Nations reserve. And though Kasokeo might have thought combining the ancient Greek teachings with contemporary First Nations issues was perfect, Kasokeos play found itself wrapped up in controversy when a performance of it was banned at Poundmaker First Nation, the nation that Kasokeo and Antigone director Floyd Favel call home. The play is about something very important to us as native people, that being bad, unaccountable leadership, Favel said. Poundmakers chief had banned the performance of Antigone because he thought the depiction of Chief Creon, the unaccountable leader that Favel is referring to, too closely resembled himself. That brought it national attention, said Jesse Archibald Barber, assistant professor of English at the FNUniv. Barber was instrumental in bringing the controversial play to the University of Regina campus, offering it as a supplement to a course he is teaching this semester on First Nations drama. They went and performed it in defiance of the ban, he said. And all
I think it was just part of a knowledge that
our governance systems on our reserve werent working for us, and I felt that we really needed to take a critical look at how we are governing and how we are allowing mechanisms like the Indian Act influence us.
Deanne Kasokeo
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UR Facebook is being watched

Short-lived URhotURnot.org pushes the boundaries of Internet privacy
Troy Jul
Though urhoturnot.org was only up for a weekend, photos had already amassed thousands of votes
paul bogdan
a&c writer
Students at the University of Regina found themselves in one of the largest games of would you rather this past weekend. If you checked the browser history of U of R students, you would likely find urhoturnot.org on thousands of computers. Though a whois.net inquiry reveals that the website has been registered since May 29, urhoturnot.org was only operational from around 4 p.m. on Sept. 30 until about noon on Oct. 2, when a message appeared on the website that read, Greetings! I will be disabling urhoturnot.org. Glad most of you enjoyed it! Sorry to the others :(. Despite only being active for a period of roughly 44 hours, the site managed to stir up controversy among U of R students, especially on social media. The creator of urhoturnot.org, who goes by the pseudonym Jonovon, made it as a way to help him learn how to build websites. Initially, my motivations were just to learn certain web development tools and other things required, Jonovon said. Originally, I was not going to tell anyone, but I showed it to some friends, and they liked it, and it must have spread from there. After that, the motivations were just to provide something entertaining to do. UR Hot UR Not closely paralleled FaceMash, which you may recognize from the 2010 lm The Social Network
as the predecessor to Facebook. UR Hot UR Not took pictures from peoples existing Facebook accounts and positioned them against another, where users would then click on the photo they deemed more attractive. So, how exactly did Jonovon acquire such a mass amount of pictures in such a short time? I wrote a script that searched Facebook and filtered on education for University of Regina students. It copied all their Facebook IDs and from there used the ofcial Facebook Graph API to get the URL for the pictures, he said. They are public Facebook proles. Their privacy settings allow this, so I don't think it would be considered a violation of their privacy since they did not ask for that privacy from the beginning. Jonovon, who would have given the Carillon his name had it not been for some unpleasant emails, has evidently received a certain amount backlash regarding his website. I gured most people would enjoy it and have fun with it, and I tried to implement something for those that didn't, but it got popular before that part was complete, he said. However, I think the majority of people are nding it enjoyable, even though their pictures may be on it, based on the responses. Unfortunately, there are a few that have been quite upset and perhaps more that I have not heard from, [because] the entertainment is coming at an expense to them [and] they are deeply offended.
He also remarked that, in his eyes, some people took his creation too seriously. They are definitely justified in being displeased. I still think some overreacted, but that is how a few people reacted so, ultimately, that is all that matters, Jonovon said. It was these overreactions that helped play a part in Jonovons decision to discontinue the website. I discontinued the site mainly because several people seemed very upset, and it was never my desire to make anyone mad, Jonovon said. Also, I was getting enough requests for removal and addition that, since I did not have the website finished, made it difficult to remove or add them at a fair pace, so I told some people that I would take it down when I got home. In addition, hosting a website that got as much trafc as it did even though it started slowing down takes quite a few resources that I was not planning for and do not have available for a long length of time. When asked if it would bother Jonovon if someone took a picture of him without his knowledge and uploaded it to a website such as his, he responded with, No, but I could probably make myself get mad if I really wanted to be mad at something, which is not often. Second-year engineering student Kayla Didowycz was one of those students who was mad at the idea of having her photo used. When I found it, I was out for the
night, and my friend texted me saying, Youre on some website to see if youre hot or not. She sent me a picture of me and someone else [on the website], and I was like, What the fuck? Didowycz said. I was really creeped out. I didnt even want to know what my score was; I dont want to know that. I just wanted to be off of it. I think it was really objectifying. More so, [you were] against your friends and people you go to school with. I dont think you can put a number to someones attractiveness, and I think its just disgusting. But not all students had a huge problem with the website. To be totally honest, I couldnt give two fucks about it, said Jordan Humeny, another second-year engineering student. The only people who are worried are the girls, and thats because theyre insecure and think its demeaning. I really dont think it is... Its not called personalityornot.com. I dont think it bothers guys at all. In response to such criticism, Jonovon joked he is working on a way personality can be transported through the Internet as well. Humeny said he didnt find his picture on the website, but if he did, he said, It wouldnt have bothered me because Im not really that kind of person. Humney also said people are lying to themselves if they think people arent judging them based solely on appearance. Jonovon had a similar viewpoint
about his website. Sadly, judging on appearance is what everyone does, Jonovon said. I think it's important to realize that it's very difficult to stop and recognize when you are and know that those judgments should not hold much weight of your impression over the person. Whether the website offended you or not, one of the biggest issues that urhoturnot.org brought up amongst students was Internet privacy. It made me realize all those things you hear about people being able to get your information so easily is something to take seriously, said Emily Lewis, a second-year psychology student. It denitely made privacy settings seem very important. If they can get my picture, what else can they get? Notwithstanding the fact that Jonovon didnt seem to breach security as Mark Zuckerberg did with FaceMash, some students still feel that urhoturnot.org infringed upon their privacy. I understand Facebook is public, and those pictures are public, but theyre not intended for someone to take them and put them in that sort of use, said Kasey Mahnic,, a secondyear social work student. I saw pictures of people with their children and families; it seemed so wrong. No matter what your privacy settings are, you still have to be careful.
I think it was really objectifying. More so, [you were]

against your friends and people you go to school with. I dont think you can put a number to someones attractiveness, and I think its just disgusting.
Kayla Didowycz
U of R second-year engineering student
To be totally honest, I couldnt give two fucks about it. The

only people who are worried are the girls, and thats because theyre insecure and think its demeaning. I really dont think it is ... Its not called personalityornot.com. I dont think it bothers guys at all.
Jordan Humeny
U of R second-year engineering student
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Why the hate?

The queer community would be bros with Brad Trost if it wasnt for all the ignorance
A match made in heaven

Globe play deals with unorthodox desire in its second performance
Shawn Fulton/Globe Theatre
Judy Wensel and Lucy Hill present their consistently changing improv play Sept 29. to Oct. 8
Michael Aynsley/News Talk Radio
kristen mcewen
contributor
On Sept. 30, I went to the Globe Theatre to see Dot and Mae: Delusions of Grandeur, an improvised play performed and created by Judy Wensel and Lucy Hill. The performance didnt meet the expectations I had going into the show, but instead changed the way I think about improvisation. Personally, when I hear of improvisation, I think of the shows Ive seen on television like Whose Line Is It Anyway? Performers like Colin Mochrie or Ryan Stiles would make up two- to ve-minute skits based off of audience suggestions. My point is, shows like Whose Line Is It Anyway? make improvisation look easy. In reality, performers must think of a story on the spot, make each character distinct and unique from the next, and be funny at the same time. It seems practically impossible. Given this, I wasnt sure how the two performers were going to use improvisation to create a full play. However, Hill and Wensel accomplished this feat. For close to an hour, they had the audience completely invested in the story they were telling and creating on the spot. Dot and Mae are two nurses who take care of patients in a mental hospital during the 1940s. Throughout the play, the audience witnesses the two nurses interactions with each other and the patients they look after. Wensels character, Mae, is the perfect contrast to Hills character, Dot. Mae takes her job as a nurse quite seriously, whereas Dot is eccentric and, sometimes, downright strange. The way Hill and Wensel establish their characters in the play is interesting. After taking suggestions from the audience, the performers in-
Saskatoon-Humboldt MP Brad Trost is anti-IPPF because of its stance on abortion, but how does he feel about its stance on HIV?
here to do, is to implore you to educate yourself about services the IPPF offers queer individuals across the globe. Its easy to get caught up in the IPPFs stance on abortion as the only issue it stands for. All it takes is simple game of word association to realize that the rst term that comes to mind when you think of Planned Parenthood is abortion. But we have to work as a community to associate the IPPF with its other services and programs. Of particular interest to this column, of course, is their work on HIV/AIDS. The IPPF has been instrumental in the ght against HIV/AIDS, a disease that disproportionately affects men who have sex with other men and other marginalized groups. Who is to educate young queer youth internationally on the dangers of the disease if not the IPPF? Moreover, who is going to educate people in povertystricken, third-world countries about safe-sex practices so they can do their best do avoid contracting HIV? Listen, you can say that abstinence is the only way to stop the spread of HIV, but lets be honest: humans are sexual beings, and no one is going to stop having sex because you say so. Who else is going to provide treatment and support to those living with HIV/AIDS? Consider this an open letter of sorts to Brad Trost. I, as Im sure many of my queer colleagues and our allies would like to know where he stands on the IPPFs commitment to education and treatment of HIV/AIDS.
cant think straight

jonathan petrychyn
a&c editor
It seems as though all the cute ones are crazy. You know, if I had ran into Brad Trost on the street, not knowing a single thing about him, I probably would have developed a minor crush on him. But, knowing what I know about Brad Trost now, if I ran into him on the street, I would probably be more apt to vomit than develop a crush. I know its kind of old hat to rag on Brad Trost for his willful ignorance to the kinds of services that the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) provides, but his unwillingness to understand that the IPPF provides services beyond those of safe abortions needs to be addressed from a young, queer perspective, even if just for a moment. Look, Brad, Im sure youre a nice guy. Youre smart you have a BA and BSc! attractive, successful, and presumably articulate. But whats the deal, man? Why are you so xated on this organization? Why are you so xated on disenfranchising the rights of women and the queer community? Were bros. We dont hate you were just really concerned for you. There are pro-life queers and prolife youth. I know this, you know this. You might even know one of them. Im not here to pass judgment on anyones views regarding the prolife/pro-choice debate. What I am
troduced the characters of Dot and Mae. At different times, Dot and Mae go to check on a patient, whose name and hobby has been suggested by the audience. In front of everyone, Hill and Wensel esh out the character of the patient. In a spotlight, we are introduced to the patients world, where rules of the normal world do not apply. Dot and Mae serve as a touchstone throughout the play to provide some relief from the weird fantastical worlds of the patients. During the performance, we met patients Molly, the cat-whisperer, and James, the bird-observer. There must have been an animal fixation in the air that night because both suggestions just so happened to deal with animals. Molly owned a cat named Felix, a tom cat whose only desire was to impregnate the rest of the female cats. James had an unwelcome admirer from a bird that he watched, whose name was Susie. Thats right, a bird had a crush on a human. As unrealistic as talking animals are, Hill and Wensel somehow had the audience invested in Felixs desire to sire children, and Susies longing for a date with her observer. In the world of improvisation, anything can happen. Eventually, the worlds of Molly and James collided. In a hilarious conclusion, Molly was thrown from the window of her cat lair by her own cats, after Susie and the rest of the birds made the cats realize that they didnt have to listen to their owner. Susie also acquired a date with James. It was a classic love/cats-overthrowing-their-evil-overlord narrative. Because the play was performed by two people, it was sometimes confusing when there was supposed to be multiple characters on stage and Hill and Wensel were jumping from place to place, alternating between playing
a character and being the narrator. At times, it would have beneted the audience to have one extra person to play a character. Despite the confusion, the play was denitely exciting. Come on, admit it, weve all fallen asleep, or thought about falling asleep, during a play. When the lines are scripted, sometimes the actors seem bored with their own production. However, with Dot and Mae, the audience realizes that Hill and Wensel have little to no idea as to where the story is going. As a result, the audience watches intently, wondering what will be next. One last feature that really held the piece together was the music. Hill and Wensel were accompanied by musician Jeremy Sauer. At times, he would play single notes on a piano to match the steps Felix would take as the cat crossed the stage; at other times he would play a general song to set the mood of the scene. The improvised accompaniment really complemented Hills and Wensels performance. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed Dot and Mae: Delusions of Grandeur. At times, the story was chaotic, but the fun part was watching to see how exactly Hill and Wensel were going to clean up the mess they had created. I would give this play a rating of four out of five, though it feels weird to give a rating on such an unorthodox play. How about four angry cats out of ve love-sick birds? Never mind, stick with the normal rating. The neat thing about this play is that, even after this review, it can and will surprise you. Each night the show is on, Hill and Wensel come up with an entirely different play. The next show is scheduled Sept. 29 to Oct. 8. Tickets are $20 plus GST.
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As We Quietly Drive By is focused around Jill Zmuds soft voice and acoustic guitar. The songs are more than just campre folk songs; Zmuds use of keyboards, pianos, organs, shimmering electric guitars, and cello ensures that. The majority of songs could probably stand fairly strong as solo-acoustic pieces, but the inclusion of other instruments gives them far more depth and makes them much more interesting to listen to. As We Quietly Drive By is a pretty low-key album with minimal percussion, but songs such as East of the Line, Wish, and By Your Side pick up partway through and have some dynamic motion to them. The most unique song on the album is Water in the Wine, a short a cappella piece with some really beautiful vocal harmonies. Zmuds debut album proves to be a pretty interesting 40 minutes of music thats easy to listen to, but engaging enough to keep listeners attention. Bon Iver combines an atypical mix of instruments and styles on their self-titled second album to create an intensely unique style of indie folk-rock. I would normally scoff at the thought of combining double-kick drums, distorted bass, and a pedal steel guitar in a folk-rock song, but somehow Bon Iver makes it work alongside spacey vocals on songs like Perth and Minnesota, WI. There are some nice harmonies and a wide range of melodies on the album that go all the way down to a bone-rattling baritone. Bon Iver starts out really strong, but sort of fades off as the album progresses. The low-point of the album is definitely the last track, Beth/Rest. Theres some really gorgeous piano and pedal-steel guitar playing, but then theres this horrendous electric guitar lead with delay that harmonizes itself and sounds unbelievably cheesy. But apart from this one song thats particularly inadequate, Bon Iver is an enjoyable album from start until just before nish.
music reviews
Jill Zmud As We Quietly Drive By Self released
Bon Iver Bon Iver Jagjaguwar
paul bogdan
a&c writer
Shapeshifting may have only come out last year, but it sounds like it was pulled straight out of the 1980s. Most of the songs sound fairly similar, with minimalist guitars, prominent synths, electronic drums, and vocals with heavy reverb. The album is a boring counterpart to MGMTs Congratulations. Each track seems to have the same dynamic you could almost dance or groove to it, but it ends up being a tad too mellow for that. Amongst the really bad 80s sounds, there are a few moments of brilliance on Shapeshifting. For Dear Life is likely the strongest track from the album. Its probably the lone song thats interesting from beginning to end, whereas songs like We Have Everything and Shapeshifting have a few cool parts but somewhere along the line lose that cool and revert back to the corny 80s feel, which dispels any thought you might have had that the song was going anywhere intriguing. This could have been an interesting an intriguing third album from Young Galaxy, but instead it sounds too much like a bad mix of pop tunes from 30 years ago.
paul bogdan
a&c writer
Vice Verses is here although some confusion at the record store that Im going to blame on Warner Music Group led to the record not being physically available yet. Since its been two years since the last Switchfoot record, you can probably imagine how much Id freaked out. I would have started crying right there in the store, but then the cute guy behind the counter would think I was a freak. But, thanks to the wonders of the Internet, I was able to rush home and download it, and Im totally satised with what I heard. Each track introduces a unique mix of genres and a collaboration of new and old sounds. Their rst dabble into rap appears in the track Selling the News. Its a new approach for them, and they were able to make it work. Being the strong lyricists that they are, they managed to incorporate an urban edge to their still-powerful messages. Overall, it was worth the wait. Even though Vice Verses is Switchfoots eighth studio album, it comes as a fresh reminder that the band is amazing and shows no signs of letting up.
Young Galaxy Shapeshifting Paper Bag Records
Switchfoot Vice Verses Atlantic/Warner
paul bogdan
a&c writer
Lady Antebellums truth is in the music reads the bands press release for their latest album Own the Night. Well, if the truth is in the music, then the truth is this music sucks. From the bright, twangy country sound, to the fact that nearly every single song on the album ends with the band repeating the title of their song ad nauseum, this album is doomed to constant radio play because it is so vapid and inoffensive that no one could possibly be offended by it that is, unless they have a shred of good taste. Although some people might enjoy this type of music, it is hard to nd any redeeming qualities in this rather mellow 47 minutes of content that neither pushes the bounds of music nor tells any story worth telling. The title is also quite a misnomer. Own the Night will not drive you out to take charge of your night, rather, it will make you fall asleep by 8 p.m. along with all the senior citizens that love the safe sounds Lady Antebellum produces. Own the Night sounds like a promise that your night will be lled with fun and wild times, but that promise is something Lady Antebellum did not and probably cannot ever deliver on. This album seems to stay well within the territory of safe music, a placeholder in the music community to reassure us that Lady Antebellum still exists, rather than an album that might revolutionize music or open Lady Antebellum to a larger audience.
megan narsing
contributor
The Last Best West is a really nice album. So nice, in fact, that it is in danger of being swept up in the sea of other nice music that has come out of Regina recently, like the recent release from Regina-darlings Library Voices. But the Library Voices are becoming tiresome, and Regina needs a new music wunderkind to alleviate our indie music blues. Nick Faye may be that wunderkind, his album a sea of inspiring, uplifting, and ultimately contemplative sounds about the prairies. It nds its niche in the sounds of other Regina artists, but marks itself as distinctive from the abundance of urban intellectual indie music with this decidedly rural-focused album. The album is in danger of sounding like too much of the same thing, with Housing reminiscent of early Arcade Fire tunes, and Giulianova sounding oddly inspired by fellow Regina artist Rah Rah, but Nick Faye manages to forge his own space in the often crowded space of Canadian indie music.
Lady Antebellum Own the Night Capitol Records
Nick Faye & The Deputies The Last Best West Urban Planning Records
edward dodd
op-ed editor
jonathan petrychyn
a&c editor
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Features Editor: Dietrich Neu features@carillonregina.com the carillon | Oct. 6 - 12, 2011
A few memories from the U of Rs golden years
All photos courtesy of University of Regina Digital Collections
dietrich neu
features editor
natasha tersigni
news editor
The University of Regina turns 100 this year. In 1911, when the Regina campus rst opened its doors, 27 students were named on its enrollment list. Times have certainly changed, and our campus has continued to grow and expand for the past 100 years. Today, the U of R supports over 12,000 students a year and has over 58,000 alumni.
It is hard to imagine that the small 1911 Regina campus, which held classes in the vacated Victoria Hospital located on College Avenue, has grown into a fully functional university, hosting thousands of students and conducting massive research endeavours. The beginnings of our university were modest, and the growth was small. After the initial campus was formed in 1911, enrollment numbers began to increase. As people began to appreciate the value of higher education, business owners from around the city pooled their funds together and
built the initial structures that make up the buildings we study in today. During the First World War, over a hundred Regina campus students and faculty members left to join the military a massive portion of the campus population. Twelve students were killed in action. During the Second World War, Regina campus again sent a large portion of its small population to help in the war efforts, enlisting heavy numbers in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Regina campus remained a college affiliate of the University of Saskatchewan until 1974, when it was
granted independent-degree-granting status and was renamed the University of Regina. Although at that time, the main campus had long been moved to where it is today the old Victoria Hospital building was still being used for various activities, something that continues to this day with the University of Regina's Centre for Continuing Education, and the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy. This past weekend, the U of R hosted its first ever homecoming event, inviting past alumni and students alike to a wide variety of events
including guest lectures, powwows, sporting events, etc. The event was intended to celebrate past U of R alumni, show off the current campuses prowess, and look toward the future. The Carillon has decided to tribute the early years of the University of Regina with our vintage photo spread: a collection of some damn-near ancient photos displaying what life was like in the U of Rs early days, as well as some interesting articles and documents from the golden years.
1950 Tower room
Apparently, in 1935, it was all good to just shove a camera in the girls shower and start snapping.
1935 Girls shower
1913 Dining room
This is the 1920-21 Mens Basketball team. The team had a whopping ve players. I guess substitutions are out of the question. These players also look rather sinister with their piercing stares and
1920-21 Mens Basketball team
slicked back hair. That is until you notice that it appears the two players in the back are wearing jorts, then they just look kind of goofy.
The good old days when you didnt have to get shit yourself
1920 Student waiters
1950 Dean Riddell
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This is the sum total of all the faculty members and students of the Regina College in 1944. By todays standards, this is about half the size of a single 100 level class.
1944 Students and faculty members
Before the Carillon

This is the Sheet, the pre-Carillon. It was a small paper, consisting of about 2-4 pages packed full of small articles. The Sheet existed when the University of Regina was regarded as a junior
college of the U of S. In 1962, Regina Campus acquired full university status. To celebrate this new independence, the Sheet vanquished its name, releasing their Oct 12th, 1962 issue un-
der the heading YOU NAME IT! and announcing that they were holding a contest to nd a new name, chosen by students.
1950 Students in drafting lab

In their next issue, the newly named Carillon announced the winner, and published a small article explaining why: After considerable discussion and even some controversy the name The Carillon was chosen. The name was suggested by Harvey Walker, and for his commendable effort he will receive the prize (ten dollars at the time). The centre of focus of the new campus will be a bell tower called the Carillon. Thus the signicance of this name. (The symbolism of this name denotes a strong tendency of this campus looking towards the future to such an extent that the present is often forgotten.) The runner up A CARICATURE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE PERPETUATED BY A GROUP OF FRUSTRATED AND ERSTWHILE JOURNALISTS was refused because of the truthfulness of the statement. Nevertheless The Carillon is the name of your paper and we would like to hear your comments.
As any student can clearly tell, there is no bell tower anywhere on the premises. It was never built; the name of our student newspaper is the only remnants of that particular carillon.
1936 Fencing team crest
1924 Boys initiation

The above document describes the boys initiation into the Brown brotherhood in 1924. Although nothing could be found describing what the brotherhood was, prospective freshmen applicants were rounded up, and brought to a courtroom to be charged with crimes and misdeeds. According to the document, after these freshmen had been charged for whatever wrongdoing they committed, the freshmen were apparently blindfolded before being introduced to the mysteries of the brotherhood. After that, says the document, all of the freshmen were enameled and pained before being thrown outside to dry in the freezing wind. Fun.
This is president Stapleford. This picture was taken in 1920, at the presidents annual Lumsden beach picnic. Earnest W. Stapleford spent most of his life traveling around the world in the pursuit of education before nally settling down in Saskatchewan to become the president of Regina campus. He resigned after the University of Saskatchewan took control of the campus, claiming that his work ended the moment they took the reins. An analysis of Staplefords appearance reveals that he was most likely a fan of gun duels at dawn, collecting tuition money by force, and visiting the local saloon for a cold one.
President Stapleford
We have no idea what the original display was supposed to be, but someone has placed a piece of tape over it with the word gym on it. No idea what a gym display is either, and it seems that beautiful girls was a selling point for student events. Things were quaint back when attractive ladies were a way to advertise things, werent they?
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Sports Editor: Autumn McDowell sports@carillonregina.com the carillon | Oct. 6 - 12, 2011
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R O U N D TA B L E
Sports video games: the fastest way to straight-up lose three hours
autumn mcdowell, sydney campbell, edward dodd, jonathan petrychyn, taylor shire
this weeks roundtable
ever come out. McDowell: I was going to say a witty remark about Steven Stamkos earning the Rocket Richard trophy this year, but after seeing Job Petrychyns response to this question, I cannot compete with that, please see below. Campbell: Substitute the word scorer in the question with team. And the answer is Boston Bruins. I personally dont care about individual players. It all goes back to that, There is no I in team shit. Go Boston. Dodd: I really do. The defeat against B.C. was denitely a wakeup call. The Riders were on a three-game winning streak, they got cocky, and they played like shit. Now that theyve been brought back down to earth, I think they have a chance to go undefeated for the rest of the year. Petrychyn: No, I really dont. I hope they dont make the playoffs so I can stop seeing the Cult of Green everywhere sooner. doesnt love an underdog story? pointless. Ill go with George Reed, if I can have him as he was in 1965. You can never go wrong with bringing in a powerhouse running back. Its not that I despise Cates, but I mean given the choice between the Cates we have now and Reed in his prime, the choice is easy.
Autumn McDowell: Thats a tough one. UFC Undisputed is denitely up there on my favs list. I tend to dominate at the quarterback challenge on Madden 05. Dont ask me why I havent updated it. Also, I want NHL 12. Bad.
What is your favourite sports video game?
McDowell: The Vikings are on denitely on my radar. I have said it once and Ill say it again: AP is unreal. Also, I will be keeping tabs on my boy Vick as he leads the dogs I mean the Eagles to the playoffs this year. Campbell: Fuck football. Watch hockey. I mean really, are we a bunch of redneck Americans? No. Watch a league that really matters like the NHL; thats some entertaining TV right there.
The NFL season is underway, whos on your radar this year?
Jonathon Petrychyn: Im a fan of Mario Tennis. Or Dance Dance Revolution. I fucking own at DDR.
Edward Dodd: The best sports video game of all time was denitely NHL 98. I mean, the fans in the stands were two-dimensional, the players looked like pink-coloured blobs with jerseys, and the announcer had only one line for each event that happened, but the gameplay was phenomenal on my N64.
Sydney Campbell: Madden 11. Go out and buy it. Since I can play as any team and win nearly every time it is a good game. But, if we add in Super Mario Brothers to the mix of sport video games, it would win hands down mostly because it requires more skill and precision then any other sports game.
Dodd: No one is on my radar this year. I cant stand NFL games and I really could care less about any American football team. Ill take the CFL over the NFL any day. Petrychyn: Are the Green Bay Packers still relevant? If so, they are. If not, its whatever team is from Albuquerque.
Dodd: Im betting on Ovechkin, mostly because Ovechkin and Crosby are the only two NHL people I know that are really good, and Crosby is out with his concussion so that leaves only Ovechkin. It certainly wont be Ryan Smith or Phil Kessel. Petrychyn: Sidney Crosby, mostly because I just want him to score on me.
Campbell: Firstly, I think the most logical choice would be to bring back a good one. Why bring back one that sucks? Secondly, I dont know any good Rider players.
Shire: The Oakland Raiders are off to a decent start this year and there is a lot of football to go. Oh, wait a minute, the Riders? Not a chance in hell. Unless, hey, wait a minute, just crunching the numbers nope, not gonna happen.
Dodd: Id bring back Luca Congi. I mean, hes with the team and healing up, but I would like to see him actually kicking eld goals in a game. Its nice to have someone in that position that you can trust to kick it between the uprights every time. Petrychyn: Matt Dominguez, because he has a really cute ass.
Taylor Shire: Thats easy. Blades of Steel. That game had by far the best celes and ghting in any NHL game to
Shire: Da Bears. Da Bears, da Bears, da Bears, da Bears. But seriously, its hard to not pick the cheeseheads in Green Bay again this year in the NFC, and New England in the AFC is looking strong (as always). The Cowboys also look good, especially with Tony Romo. Isnt it ironic that his cousin (twice removed) Tony Roma has a restaurant that serves delicious ribs? [I cant verify this and now Im hungry for ribs. Ed.]
Shire: Paul Bissonette, aka BizNasty2point0, is going to light the lamp a number of times this year strictly because of his ability to be such a beauty. But Im gonna say Ovechkin, Perry, and Stamkos will all have good years again, with all three getting 50-plus genos.
If you could bring back any former Saskatchewan Roughrider, dead or alive, to play for the remainder of the season, who would it be?
McDowell: Nealon Greene. Oh wait, we dont seem to need any help losing, so bringing him back would be
Shire: Nate Davis, Trevis Smith, and Shonte Peoples were all menaces for the Riders and they need some more personalities like those guys back. Id take any one of them, unless I can get Rock and Roell Preston as a package deal.
Do you still have hopes that the Riders will make the playoffs this season?
McDowell: No. Next question. Campbell: Ive never really been a Rider fan. Actually Ive never been a football fan. I mean if theyre are winning, great, but after they lost one game everyone is going nuts like they have no chance. But hey, I mean, who
Substitute the word scorer in the question

with team. And the answer is Boston Bruins. I personally dont care about individual players. It all goes back to that there is no I in team shit.
Sydney Campbell
Who do you predict will be the NHLs top scorer this season?
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Mister Interception
Jamir Walker enters the University of Regina Rams record books
Jarrett Crowe
The Regina Rams earned their second consecutive victory of the season on Sept. 30
autumn mcdowell
sports editor
Although the University of Regina Rams have had a record-breaking season for all of the wrong reasons so far, defensive back Jamir Walker managed to stop the trend and turn things around. In fact, Walker is used to turning things around to make them go his way. This interception specialist recently set a school record for most interceptions in a career with 11. On Sept. 24, in the Rams away game against the Alberta Golden Bears, Walker registered two interceptions, which allowed him to overtake defensive back Steve Ryan for the top spot on the schools career-interception list. Ryan played with the Rams from 2003-07 and held the previous record with nine-career interceptions. Since Walker already holds the school record for most interceptions returned for touchdowns in a single season (five) and the record for the longest interception returned for a touchdown (87-yards), it was only tting that he be at the top of the standings in overall interceptions as well. For Walker, though, the game is not about personal achievements. In fact, he was relatively unaware that he had the potential to have another record-breaking season this year. I didnt really know how many picks I needed to break the record, Walker said. I just found out on the eld during the Alberta game, when Steve Famulak (Rams defensive back) said, Congratulations on breaking the record, so it was kind of a shock to me. Even after nding out that he was
a three-category record holder, Walker remained modest about his own accomplishments, merely laughing when asked how he felt to be in the schools record books: Ha, it feels pretty cool I guess.. Walker is well aware that personal records mean nothing if the team isnt doing well, and for the rest of the season Walker hopes to achieve a goal as a team, not just by himself. I hope to accomplish what the rest of the team wants to accomplish, Walker said. To try and win as many games as possible and advance through the playoffs towards the Vanier Cup. Walker already has quite an impressive resume without the U of R record. His resume includes a Canada West all-star nod and a CIS rst-team all-Canadian selection in 2010, as well as a city and provincial high school championship with Sheldon-Williams Collegiate. Walker has found a denite style of play that has allowed him to achieve greatness at a young age, a style which he believes is not modeled after any particular player. I wouldnt say there is a specic player I look up towards, said Walker, who is in his fourth year of eligibility. I just look up towards all the players at the next level in the CFL and the NFL. I try to watch what they do and see how those guys play since theyre the best in the world. If the future is anything like the past, then Walker is sure to have an extremely successful football career that will continue long after he finishes university. For Walker, that would be a dream come true. I would like to see myself playing some more football at the next
level, which will require hard work, said Walker, when asked where he would like to see himself in ten years. But, if football doesn't work out, I would like to earn my kinesiology degree in sports management and hope to work in that eld when Im older. Walker and the Rams were on the eld in game action on Sept. 30, when they went to war with the Manitoba Bisons. Regina had beaten Manitoba 15-7 in a pre-season matchup, but that was before the Rams were bitten by the injury bug over and over again. The Rams were coming off of a win against Alberta, a game that saw not only Walker play well, but the entire team come together, including yet another new quarterback. Converted slotback Zach Oleynik was awarded the start in the pocket for the second game in a row; after throwing four touchdown passes in the Rams 38-14 win over the Golden Bears. Things did not exactly go the way the Rams had planned off the start of the game against Manitoba, as they found themselves down by a major on the very first play of the game. Converted defensive back Taylor Wandler, who took over the kicking duties for the injured Chris Bodnar, had a rocky start to his new job when Manitobas Nic Demski was able to return the opening punt 100 yards for a touchdown. With that, the Rams found themselves down by seven after just 18 seconds of play. After Manitoba gave up a team safety, the Rams were down by ve going into the second quarter. Things went from bad to worse as Manitobas Anthony Coombs was able to dash two yards into the end zone to nish off a fourplay, 34-yard drive to put the visitors up 15-2.
The Rams registered their first touchdown of the game seven minutes into the second when Adrian Charles nished off a lengthy sevenplay, 88-yard drive with a two-yard scamper into the end zone, bringing the Rams within six points of the Bisons. Regina pulled one point ahead of the Bisons with just seconds left in the second when Brendan Owens reeled in a nine-yard pass from Oleynik to cap off a 14-play, 82-yard drive spanning just over four minutes. Regina took a slim one-point lead heading into the break, but immediately built on it when action resumed. The third quarter was all Wandler, as he hit a 25-yard rouge, a 36-yard field goal, and then a 32-yard field goal to give the Rams a little bit of breathing room heading into the nal frame. The Rams and Bisons traded eld goals in the final quarter, but ultimately the Bisons just couldnt keep up with the Rams, who went on the win the game by a score of 26-18. With the win, Regina (2-3) pulled into a tie with Manitoba (2-3) for the fourth and final playoff spot in Canada West. Although Walker had the record-setting game on Sept. 24 it was Charles turn to enter the U of R record books on Sept 30. He broke the record for most rushes in a single game with 39. The Rams will have to be practically perfect in every way in order to make the playoffs, but after their second win of the season, the hope is still very much alive. Regina will enjoy a well-deserved by week before it returns to game action on Oct. 15 against the UBC Thunderbirds (3-2) in hostile territory.
Jamir Walker
career interception statistics
2009 Games played: 8 Interceptions: 4 Yards: 27 Long: 23
2010 Games played: 8 Interceptions: 5 Yards: 198 Long: 87 Touchdowns: 3
2011 Games played: 5 Interceptions: 2
I hope to accomplish what the rest of the team wants to accomplish. To

try and win as many games as possible and advance through the playoffs towards the Vanier Cup.
Jamir Walker
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Rams defensive back
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History in the making

Regina College Athletics Hall of Fame unveils inductees from 1910-61
autumn mcdowell
sports editor
The sporting scene at what students have come to know as the University of Regina went through many changes from 1910 to 1961, thanks to the contributions of six coaches, 12 teams, and 174 athletes. Inductees to the Regina College Athletics Hall of Fame were unveiled during a ceremony at the Centre for Kinesiology, Health, and Sport on Sept. 29. We are here to recognize our history, said Dick White, the director of athletics for the U of R. Over the years we have had some incredible athletes and coaches represent [our school], said Vianne Timmons, U of R president. Today, we honour and thank those individuals that have represented us. Out of the 180 inductees to the hall of fame, three were in attendance to take in the festivities of homecoming and participate in the ceremonial ribbon cutting of the plaques. The three inductees in attendance were John Lipp (a member of the schools basketball team from 195961), Jerry Adams (a basketball player for Regina from 1943-45, whose greatest accomplishment could be that he helped create the name Cougars), and Merrill Weicker (a dual-sport athlete for Regina, playing both basketball and hockey from 1939-40). Lipp stepped up to the podium to speak on behalf of the athletes represented in the hall of fame. Lipp went on to deliver a candid speech, where he expressed his astonishment as to the size of the renovated football locker room. This dressing room is as big or bigger than our gym was Lipp joked. Lipp also said how honoured he felt to be a member of the basketball team and to represent the school. Although the U of R today is a far different place than the school that Lipp went to, the pride and honour of representing your school never goes away. Today is meant to honour those of us that put in time here and to those who helped start the tradition of the Cougars, who have since become a national brand, Lipp said. They have become national contenders in many sports. They are the Regina Cougars.
Got eight wins?

U of R womens soccer team wont reach their win goal this season
Arthur Ward
They have become national contenders in many

sports. They are the Regina Cougars.
John Lipp
former Regina university basketball player
The Cougars took on Trinity Western on Oct. 1, which Regina lost 4-0, they then took on UBC on Oct. 2, losing 5-0
autumn mcdowell
sports editor
Going into the 2011 Canada West season, the University of Regina Cougars womens soccer team was vocal that it wanted to win eight games this season. However, after eight games and nothing in the win column, it would likely settle for just one win. The Cougars sported a 0-7-1 through their rst eight outings this season. Although the team wanted to win a total of eight games this year, bettering their total wins last year by two games, the dream of the big eight has been torn apart. We are obviously disappointed that we havent won yet, said midelder Molly Glass after Saturdays 4-0 loss to the Trinity Western Spartans. I think that we are really close. Obviously its disappointing not to win, but we are going to stay focused and positive and go into our next game looking for a win. After setting a team record for the most wins in a single season last year with six, the Cougars looked to up the ante this year, but the goal of eight wins appears to have been a lofty one. One could argue that to achieve a goal like that, a team needs both skill and luck. The Cougars definitely have skill, but Lady Luck has not been on their side. We have been putting a lot of effort in and we are there every single game, Glass said. We just cant seem to get it in the back of the net. With just six games left in the season, the Cougars will not achieve the goal that they set for themselves at the beginning of the year. However, they can still make this season a successful one.
Moneyball worth the cash

The latest sports movie to hit theatres joins a lengthy history of baseball classics
ed kapp
sports writer
Throughout the history of lm, baseball movies at least baseball movies that have stood the test of time are rarely just movies about the sport, itself. When looking at the history of ball diamond icks, one cant forget Bull Durham, a 1987 coming-of-age story that dealt more with off-the-diamond romance than the dynamics of a minor league baseball team. Field of Dreams spoke far more to the relationships that we hold with others than a makeshift baseball field that hosted some of the late, great baseball stars of the past. The list, including The Rookie, The Sandlot, and even the Major League series, goes on and on. The latest baseball movie to hit theatres, Moneyball, which was released on Sept. 23 to much fanfare, is no exception to this strong tradition. Based on a true story, Moneyball follows Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) and Peter Brand (Jonah Hill) and their efforts to turn a cash-strapped Oakland Athletics ball club into a squad capable of competing with big-spending outfits like the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees. After losing their three biggest stars in the off-season and lacking the necessary funds to make a sizable splash on the free agent market, Oakland nds themselves in turmoil, Beane and Brand, defying conventional baseball wisdom, began to build a team primarily of castoffs from various other organizations around the league. Throwing his scouts advice into the wind much to the chagrin of his manager (Phillip Seymour Hoffman) Beane and Brand assemble their team based almost solely on the on-bas percentage of prospective Oakland Athletics. Oakland was most likely the rst baseball team to be assembled based on on-base percentages. The lm, which has thus far received rave reviews from nearly every critic that has reviewed the piece, follows the Athletics 2002 season. Although the film revolves around baseball and Beane and Brands efforts to turn their squad into a low-cost winner, at its core the lm is, not surprisingly, much more than just a baseball movie. Bolstered by award-worthy performances from Pitt and Hoffman, Moneyball is a lm based on the struggle between conventional thought and pursuing new ways of thinking. If youre a baseball fan or not statistically speaking, youre probably not Moneyball is most likely worth your time.
We just have to move on from it, said fth-year defenceman Dana Renneberg of the eight-win goal. That was a goal that we set, but we have to be realistic with it. Obviously we cant get eight wins, but now we just have to look forward to the games that we have left. The Cougars have six regular-season games remaining, which the team must look at as a fresh start in order to save whats left of the season. The remaining games see the Cougars travel to B.C. Oct. 15-16 to take on the Fraser Valley Cascades (2-2-2) and the UBC Thunderbirds, who are ranked third in the conference with a 4-1-1 record. The Cougars are then scheduled to play their nal home games of the season at noon on Oct. 22-23 against the Lethbridge Pronghorns (0-6-1) and the Calgary Dinos (3-2-2). The season is then scheduled to wrap up for the team with a pair of away games against the Saskatchewan Huskies (33-1) and Alberta Pandas (6-1-0). According to the statistics from teams around the conference, the Cougars will be facing a range of skill levels in their nal games. Although Reginas record may be deceiving, Renneberg believes that the remaining games are very much within the teams reach. We know that a lot of the games that we have coming up are games that we can get, she said. We just have to play hard and win the ones that we have left. It is possible that the Cougars caved under the pressure of the big goal, or the goal was simply too lofty to attain. Whatever the case may be, as of right now, the team just hopes not to end this season on the wrong end of a shut out.
Cougars regular season scores

Sept. 10 vs. Victoria: T 1-1 Sept. 11 vs. Fraser Valley: L 1-2 Sept. 16 at UBC: L 0-1 Sept. 17 at Trinity Western: L 0-1 Sept. 24 vs. Manitoba: L 0-2 Sept. 25 vs. Manitoba: L 0-2 Oct. 1 vs. Trinity Western: L 0-4 Oct. 2 vs. UBC: L 0-5
Obviously its disappointing not to win, but

we are going to stay focused and positive and go into our next game looking for a win.
Molly Glass
Cougars midfielder
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Extra extra: the Regina The school of Hard Knocks Pats arent last
Regina sits first in the Eastern Conference
Hard Knocks Fighting Championship brings MMA to Regina on Friday
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Hard Knocks Fighting brings MMA back to Regina on Oct. 7
ed kapp
sports writer
On Friday, fans of mixed martial arts in the Queen City will have the opportunity to witness the fastest-growing sport in the world when the Hard Knocks Fighting Championship comes to the Turvey Centre. The event, which is hosted by one of the Prairies fastest growing MMA promotions, is the citys first mixed martial arts card since late May. The latest event is to feature 11 matches, showcasing competitors from across Canada convening in Regina to test their skills in the Hard Knocks cage. Cord Crowthers, a promoter for the upcoming event, is eager to show Regina the wonders of mixed martial arts. Im very excited for the event. This is the rst cage event in Regina and weve got a great lineup of ghters. Were all very excited for the show, he said. Were going to see some of the best amateur ghters in the country weve got ghters representing a number of different provinces and theyre all going to be testing themselves to take it to the next level. Its going to be great. Mixed martial arts is seen largely as a sport that caters only to certain demographics. However, Ari Taub, the owner and president of Hard Knocks, along with Crowthers, strongly disagree with this assertion. This event definitely caters to people that love watching fights, Taub said. But it really cuts across demographics. The traditional demographic is 18- to 35-year-old guys, but there are older people and younger people that really enjoy the sport. Ive found that a large portion of the Hard Knocks fanbase is female, too. Anyone can like it. If you havent seen it, come check it out. Were expecting to see a lot of new faces at this show. Were hoping to have a strong university crowd. MMA attracts everyone from eight-
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Reginas WHL team is sitting pretty with a 4-1-0-0 record
what the puck?

autumn mcdowell
sports editor
Another season of Regina Pats hockey is upon us. After nishing out of the playoffs for the past three seasons, a few hopeful fans are predicting a playoff run. However, most others are simply hoping to not be the swamp donkey of the Western Hockey League this year. The Pats have been in regular-season action for the past two weeks and have played ve games. Surprisingly, the team does not sit at or near the bottom of the standings; in fact, they sit rst. As of press time, the Pats are currently atop of the Eastern Conference standings and sit just one point back of the Brandon Wheat Kings. The Wheat Kings may be used to sitting at the top end of the standings, but this is unfamiliar territory for the Pats. Its tough not to get excited about the prospect of possibly making the playoffs this year when the team is doing so well, but then you have to stop and think to yourself, Oh wait, it has only been ve games, with ve games down and 77 more to go, I dont like those odds. So much is going to change by the time that nal puck of the regular season is dropped that it isnt even funny. Players and fans are going to have
to get through trade rumours, hideous losses, annoying injuries, embarrassing plays, the trade deadline, tries and triumphs of a new coaching staff, and so much more before the season wraps up. With all of the new changes that the Pats have made this season, there are basically two ways that this year could go: horribly wrong or awesomely right. Since the Pats were able to get all but one player back from their respective NHL camps, they will have a strong base to build this years squad on. However, the base will have a few cracks; the one player that didnt return was their captain. Garrett Mitchell, who has been a member of the Regina Pats since 2006, was an automatic leader for the squad even when he didnt have the ofcial C on his left shoulder. Mitchell was a natural choice for the captain of the Pats, and his leadership both on and off the ice is something that the Washington Capitals have liked in him since they drafted him 175th overall in the 2009 NHL entry draft. Mitchell attended his third professional camp this past summer and, although he did not make the show, the Capitals sent Mitchell down to the Hershey Bears, their AHL affiliate with whom Mitchell has spent time with the past three summers after the Pats premature exit from the season. Mitchell has been given an incred-
ible opportunity and, although Pats fans will hate to see him go, his absence from the Pats will also give other players a chance to step up and assume bigger roles this year. The successor to Mitchells captainship will likely be Brandon Davidson, who recently returned from camp with the Edmonton Oilers. Davidson is a natural choice for the captain this year, as he is vocal, skilled, and well-liked by his fellow teammates. Although Davidson has a very different style of play than Mitchell had, he would ll the role of captain quite nicely. With that said, Pats fans must enjoy the time that they have at the top of the standings with a record that is over .500. The time to rub success in the face of our opponents is now, and Pats fans need to realize that before it is too late. In other Pats news, fans can now buy game-worn jerseys from their favourite former players. You could be the owner of a Matt Delahey jersey, for those of you who dont remember who Delahey was it is because the Pats traded him back at the 2010 trade deadline, meaning that this gameworn jersey probably hasnt been touched in two years and must stink like bloody hell. If this sounds appealing to you, the jersey can be yours for the low, low price of $150 . Am I the only one that feels this is a giant ripoff? That is all.
years-old to 68-years-old you get everyone, Crowthers said. A lot of people think that mixed martial arts events just attract troublemakers, but thats just not true. Regardless of any preconceived notions of mixed martial arts, Crowthers argued that at $35.00 a ticket with tickets available at hardknocksfighting.com, Braun and Beyond, Fitness Etc., and The Press Box the event is worth checking out, even for the most casual fans of the sport. If someone is on the fence about going or not going, I would tell them that theyre going to be blown away youre not going to believe what you see, Crowthers said. Taub, who is also an attorney in Calgary, Alta., is hoping his upcoming event does more than just blow away those in attendance. Im expecting to change a lot of perceptions about what MMA is and what MMA shows are about, Taub said. I want to expose a bunch of people that havent already experienced MMA to some local athletes and Id like the local media to pay attention with what were doing and get on board to help support the gyms and the local athletes that are competing so the sport grows. If you cant make it to the event on the seventh, Taub insisted that regardless of how the upcoming card goes. Hard Knocks will indeed be back in Saskatchewan in the future. I would like to have an event in Regina four times a year, Taub said. Were going to Estevan and everyone there is extremely excited about the event. I cant believe the response that weve gotten from Estevan its been great. Regina is a spectacular market, Crowthers added. Fight fans in Saskatchewan are the best in Canada. People in Saskatchewan Regina especially crave live MMA action, and were more than happy to give it to them.
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Regina is a spectacular market. Fight fans in Saskatchewan are the best in Canada. People in Saskatchewan Regina especially crave live MMA action, and were more than happy to give it to them.
Cord Crowthers
Hard Knocks event promoter
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U of R Sports Roundup
Rams are on the rise, while softball hits a slump
photos by Arthur Ward
autumn mcdowell
sports editor Rams Football The Rams are making a case for themselves
After starting off 0-3, most Rams fans were ready to chalk this season up to an injury-filled fail. However, the Rams have decided to turn things around. The Rams are now on a twogame winning streak after scoring wins against the Alberta Golden Bears (38-14) and the Manitoba Bisons (2618). Jamir Walker and Adrian Charles had record-setting games the Alberta Golden Bears and Manitoba Bisons while Rams dimeback Steve Famulak was named the Canada West defensive player of the week. Famulak became the rst Rams player to earn a weekly conference award this season. The recent mention is Famulaks second weekly award in his three-year university career; Famulak was named the conference defensive player of the week on Sept. 3, 2010.
on Oct. 1. Regina was competing against four other universities including Saskatchewan, Alberta, Calgary, and Manitoba. The Cougars faired quite well in competition the womens team nished in fourth place, just one point behind Manitoba and ahead of Alberta. Numerous members had strong finishes including Karissa LePage (seventh, 16 minutes 33 seconds), Avery Westberg (11th, 16:50), Kaytlyn Criddle (12th, 16:53), Allison Bonk (27th, 17:26), Katelyn Silversides (48th, 18:55), and Marit Johnson (51st, 19:11). Since it was their third weekend of competition in a row, the men were traveling with a slightly different squad then usual. However, the team still managed to have some excellent times: Iain Fyfe (first, 23:00), Matt Johnson (second, 23:15), Marc Beaton (19th, 24:43), and Kurt Hauser (42nd, 26:21). The cross-country team has a break from competition before it partakes in the Stewart Cup on Oct. 29 in Edmonton.
Fastball Association (AIWFA) league championships on Oct. 1-2. After twice coming up short in 2010 to the Saskatchewan Huskies, Regina was hoping to put a blemish on the teams perfect 12-0 record on the season. However, the weekend did not quite go as Regina had planned - it lost three games in a row to Lethbridge (5-8), Calgary (0-7), and SAIT (3-5). Regina would go on to avenge its earlier loss to Lethbridge by a narrow margin (10-9). Saskatchewan went on to win the tournament and now has bragging rights of holding a perfect record this season. The Cougars are scheduled to head to Texas for the Sugarland Classic Tournament Oct. 15-16.
made the trip worthwhile. The Cougars are slated to be back in action Oct. 7-8 when they take on the Alberta Golden Bears in the visitors den.
Womens Hockey Great Lakes Challenge challenging for Cougars
Mens Hockey College puck is better
Cross-Country The Cougars race against time
Members of the mens and womens cross-country team were in action at the University of Saskatchewan open
Womens Softball Provincial rivals seem unbeatable
The University of Regina womens softball club was the hosts of the 2011 Alberta Intercollegiate Womens
The University of Regina mens hockey team made a trip down to the States to take on the Univeristy of North Dakota and Bemidji State. The Cougars got their asses handed to them, losing 1-8 to North Dakota and 0-7 to Bemidji State. The lone goal scorer of the weekend for the Cougars was Cody Zubko. No one really expected the Cougars to upend North Dakota, as it boasts seven national championships, but scoring more than one goal the entire weekend would have at least
The U of R womens hockey team was in Kincardine, Ont., last weekend to participate in the Great Lakes Challenge hockey tournament. Regina took on York University on Sept. 30, losing 4-2. The Cougars were able to bounce back from the defeat the very next day, as they defeated the Guelph Gryphons 4-1. Rhianne White notched two goals for the Cougars in the win, while Paige Wheeler added three assists. The victory against Guelph would be the only one for the Cougars on the weekend, as they lost to Lethbridge on Oct. 2 by a 2-1 margin. The Cougars are scheduled to take on the University of Regina alumni on Oct. 7 at the Co-operators Centre, with the puck dropping at 6:30pm.
The Cougars were able to come out of the weekend sitting even with a 2-2 record. Both of Reginas wins came against Waterloo by set scores of 2225, 28-26, 25-18, 20-25, 17-15 and 1525, 25-19, 26-24, 22-25, 20-18.. The Cougars experienced losses at the hands of Winnipeg (25-22, 24-26, 2725, 25-21) and Brandon (28-26, 25-23, 25-20). The Cougars next return to preseason action Oct. 7-8 at the Centre for Kinesiology, Health and Sport. The opponent is to be announced.
Mens Volleyball Super 8, not so great
The mens volleyball team was in preseason action at the 2011 Super 8 tournament in Brandon Manitoba Oct. 1-2.
The U of R womens volleyball team was in pre-season tournament action when the team traveled to Brandon to participate in the 2011 Lea Marc Invitational tournament. The Cougars nished off the tournament with a 3-2 round-robin record. Regina earned wins against Toronto (25-12, 25-17, 25-18) and Lakehead (25-18, 23-25, 25-18, 25-13). Regina faced defeat at the hands of Winnipeg (25-21, 25-18, 25-9), UBC Okanogan (25-21, 25-23, 25-20). and Mount Royal (12-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-18). The team has a bye week before continuing its pre-season schedule Oct.15-16 with road games in Brandon against the Bobcats.
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Prohibition is the problem
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The issue of marijuana prohibition is ridiculous. There is literally no cogent case for it; no scientific support, no ethical argument, nothing that justies throwing thousands of people in jail for using pot. Nearly everything humans do driving cars, playing football, and riding bicycles is more dangerous than smoking marijuana. One of the most common arguments used to defend the prohibition of marijuana revolves around the idea that these laws are in place to protect people from harming themselves. This is one of the most poorlythought-out arguments I have ever heard. The government doesnt give a fuck if citizens completely destroy themselves with their substance abuse; the prevalence of alcohol attests to that. Alcohol is one of the most dangerous and damaging drugs available. Drinking alcohol serves no medicinal purpose, and a lethal dosage that is easily attained. It plays an undeniable role in car accidents, and its ability to relieve consumers of their inhibitions contributes to aggressive behaviour and physical violence. Indeed, studies
have shown that alcohol is the number one drug used in date rape, above drugs such as Rohypnol. Alcohol also has incredible potential for physical dependency, it destroys the liver, and is responsible for various neurological disorders when used for prolonged periods. None of these allegations can be leveled against marijuana. Marijuana has multiple approved medical uses, no known lethal dosage, and recent studies have shown it doesnt interfere with complex cognitive functioning as previously speculated. Many users attest to marijuanas ability to increase creativity, humbleness, and sensitivity towards others. None of these statements can be made of alcohol. If you approve of alcohol, not approving of marijuana makes you look like an uneducated goof. Another argument is that marijuana is a gateway drug. This argument is a classic slippery slope fallacy. There has never been a conclusive study that proves marijuana will lead to harder drug use. Studies have noted that the illegal status of mari-
juana places people in situations where other drugs are readily available, increasing the chances users will take them. The worst effect of marijuana prohibition is that the situation as a whole becomes much more dangerous and damaging when its sold on the black market and not regulated by the government. There seems to be a widely-held belief that prohibiting marijuana will somehow curb public demand for it. This is an absurd assumption. As we saw with the prohibition of alcohol, making a substance illegal doesnt decrease demand; it simply forces people to purchase their alcohol through the illegal market, and that is what we have right now with marijuana. Drug dealers can make upwards of a 200 to 5,000 per cent return on their investment, tax free. These kinds of prots mean that its nearly impossible to suppress an underground market from emerging. What is worse, the illegal status of marijuana means that organized crime is often in control of distribution. This means that drug prohibition is directly re-
sponsible for providing the most stable and lucrative funding for organized crime. Research shows that around 80 per cent of all income for organized crime comes from illegal drug sales. In addition, because these drugs are on the black market, there is no protection under the law, meaning violence is the only way to settle disputes and protect investments. Drug prohibition creates criminals instead of eliminating them; it creates violence, funds gangs, and guarantees an endless stream of suppliers due to high demand and largepotential prots. If there is one thing worse about this issue than the potential for gang violence, it is the legions of peaceful, tax-paying citizens that are charged as criminals for non-violent drug offences. Stephen Harpers new crime bill promises to vastly increase the number of people who are incarcerated for drug offences and increase the duration of their sentences. This will undoubtedly overload the justice system with trials and arrests and ll our prisons.
Locking people up for using or possessing marijuana is insane. Marijuana hurts no one and decreases aggressive behaviour. It is appalling to throw people in jail for something that doesnt impact the freedom of others. Prohibition creates nearly every negative outcome associated with marijuana, not the drug itself. Legalization would decrease the prison population, cripple the finances of organized crime, allow the justice system to focus their energy on violent criminals, and create massive prots for our government. Im tired of listening to people groan on about this issue being clich. Marijuana prohibition is one of the most poorly-rationalized, idiotic, destructive pieces of legislation in this country. Its time for a change.
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Dont be so selsh
Want to hear something wholly out of place in a university setting? Recreational use of cannabis should not be legalized in Canada. I can just imagine the pouty faces being formed at this very moment, but its true. Though its medicinal use is totally valid, cannabis really should not be legalized for recreational use. Never mind that getting high is detrimental to societal norms; legalization, and even toleration, has proven ineffective in controlling the use of the substance of its users. Of course, I am not arguing that marijuana users are crazed lunatics. Doing so would be lowering myself to the American 1930s-style of anti-drug propaganda, such as the oft-seen Marihuana: Murder! Insanity! Death! poster. Instead, societal health is at stake. And yes, this entails that the overall healthiness of society takes precedence over individual pleasure. The libertarian posture of my body, my decision is nonsense and counter-productive and, quite frankly. downright selsh. It has become quite evident that cannabis consumption has had detrimental effects upon the implicated individuals (the drug users) and upon the nation (all the others). But a more lax drug policy, as say, found in the Netherlands, is working wonders and proving all the hardliners wrong! is what I am hearing from the less-informed and ignorant cannabis militants. What I say is the Netherlands was wrong when it slackened its drug policy. And can you guess who else agrees with me? The Netherlands itself. Here, straight from the Dutch government: Drugs are illegal in the Netherlands; the use of drugs is not a criminal offence; Coffee shops are tolerated out of concerns with health protection. Therefore, I do not want to hear talking about drugs are legal in the Netherlands, and it works. Firstly, neither soft nor hard drugs are legal in the Netherlands and, secondly, the countrys drug policy does not work. This has been evidenced by a rather recent change in the governments stance on coffee-shops and their illegal sale of cannabis. As some may have read or seen on the news, a pilot project has taken effect in the coffee shops of Maastricht. Foreigners, except from Belgium and Germany, will no longer be tolerated buying cannabis. In addition to this, the limit of grams tolerated for sale has been lowered from ve grams to three. Citing threats to the public order and trafc problems, the Dutch government is not afraid to admit that the tolerated consumption of cannabis has had its own harmful effects upon the people at large. Thankfully, the Dutch government has recognized that there is indeed a limit to their moderate drug policy, and these are reached when the well-being of a locality is threatened. In no way am I one to generalize certain groups and their habits. I can reasonably respect that some choose, albeit illegally, to use cannabis for recreational use, and I am certainly not here to judge such people. Certainly, jail time and the like is a completely unreasonable punishment for individuals using the drug for recreational purposes. Such a policy would be detrimental to Canada in general and to the individual for obvious reasons. But that is not to say that actions do not warrant repercussions. Cannabis use leads to needless taxpayer spending in national health coverage (smoke in the lungs is in no way healthy, and more and more research suggests usage increases risks of psychosis and schizophrenia), issues with public order (yes, just as with alcohol), to the proliferation of gang-related activity (even in the Netherlands) and needlessly endangers others. To say that enforcing anti-drug laws is counterproductive to their overall aims is a lame argument, and has no basis in historical fact. As the United Nations Ofce on Drugs and Crime points out, drug control since the 19th century has indeed reversed the once high consumption of opium, for example (think of Sherlock Holmes and opium dens in Britain). If legalization of cannabis were enacted, it would be a virtual invitation from the government to give cannabis a try. Oftentimes, it is the mere illegality of something that prevents it from being exercised, as without punishment, the short- and long-term repercussions are not taken into effect, much to the chagrin of the victims. In the end, then, we must ask ourselves: is individual pleasure a priority over the ills that buying and consuming cannabis entail? Should you be selsh and narrow-sighted and assume your singular actions will only affect you and no one else? As with many things, it is only realized too late once something regrettable actually happens.
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On Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011, the University of Regina Students Union launched a student-issues campaign that will run parallel to the provincial election campaign. Our Future is Now focuses on ve main issues: the skyrocketing rate of tuition, a lack of affordable housing, a need for additional childcare spaces, First Nations and aboriginal accessibility to postsecondary education, and student voting. Our Future is Now is integrated with the provincial Vote Education campaign that was developed with locals in the Canadian Federation of Students Saskatchewan component. As part of Our Future is Now, students will be asking the provincial political parties to commit to implementing a number of policies. The first policy suggestion is a tuition freeze. We recommend that the tuition freeze be in place for at least one year this will give the government time to consult with students about what form a tuition-management strategy would take. Tuition is one of the largest upfront nancial barriers to attending post-secondary education. From 2000 to 2005, the average tuition for full-time Saskatchewan undergraduates rose by 38 per cent, following a 137 per cent increase in the 1990s. Since 2008, tuition has skyrocketed another 11 per cent clearly, Saskatchewan students could use a break. This provinces tuition is above the Canadian average and approximately $1,600 more when compared to Manitoba. The debt load of Saskatchewan students is one of the greatest in Canada, and university became more affordable as a direct result of the tuition freeze we had starting in 2004. Its time for Saskatchewan to be a leader when it comes to post-secondary education affordability I hope our politicians agree. One recommendation that students are making as it relates to housing and childcare is that all political parties commit to immediately approving the University of Reginas residence/childcare proposal. The proposal was submitted in early May of this year and has been collecting dust on government shelves ever since. The proposal would add 608 new residence beds to the university and 180 new childcare spaces which are desperately needed. We are pleased that one party the New Democratic Party has already pledged that they will approve and fund the proposal if elected. Hopefully the other parties will follow their lead and do what is best for students. There are several other recommendations in the areas of affordable housing and childcare, and you can nd them at ursu.ca. Finally, we want to focus on the extremely important issue of First Nations and aboriginal accessibility to post-secondary education. One of our recommendations is that all political parties commit to working with students in lobbying the federal government to eliminate the twoper-cent cap on the Post-Secondary Student Support Program (PSSSP). Due to the arbitrary two-per-cent cap, fewer and fewer First Nations students have access to funding for post-secondary education. Another recommendation is that whoever is elected to government on Nov. 7 commit to establishing a provincial grants program for aboriginal students. Currently, no serious program exists and if we want to get real about making aboriginal education a priority in this province we must do it. Furthermore, students are asking that political parties commit to long-term and sustainable funding for the First Nations University of Canada.
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Recently, Saskatoon-Humboldt MP Brad Trost penned an open letter that criticized his own governments decision to provide funding for certain international activities of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF). The funding, which amounts to six-million over three years, is already conservative; it is earmarked for programs in only five countries Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Mali, Sudan, and Tanzania in which abortion is primarily illegal, with some exceptions to save the pregnant womans life or health. In an incomprehensible twist of logic, Trosts criticism assumes that, somehow, funding sexual and reproductive health initiatives in these countries is tantamount to funding abortion. In a recent CBC Radio interview, Trost claimed the funding will help to export and subsidize abortion abroad. He provided no explanation of how this subsidization will occur in contexts where abortion is, for all intents and purposes, illegal. But this type of nonsensical generalization is not uncommon for Trost. In a recent CBC Radio interview, the MP claimed to speak for his constituents in the Saskatoon-Humboldt riding when he condemns abortion. At the same time, he acknowledged that most Canadians do not hold such extreme anti-abortion views as his own. Trosts views on Planned Parenthood are just as convoluted. In his obsessively narrow focus on the abortion issue, Trost ignores the multitude of other services the organization provides, such as resources pertaining to birth control, sexual education, healthy relationships, and sexually-transmitted infections including HIV/AIDS. Like many other anti-abortion activists, he wants to eliminate abortion everywhere, yet also opposes domestic services like a funded national childcare system, which would help support the wellbeing of the unplanned babies that Trost wants women to give birth to.
Yet another ideological contradiction exists in Trosts claim that he supports a philosophy of liberty, property, and life. Setting aside Trosts supercial and uneducated appropriation of classic liberal discourse, this statement needs to be carefully unpacked with attention to his fuddled worldview. First of all, Trost supports liberty, but for who? Certainly not for women trapped in abusive or asymmetrical relationships where they lack the power, condence, or resources to insist on condoms or birth control. Incidentally, this is a problem on which Planned Parenthood focuses part of its efforts. Secondly, life is apparently a priority for Trost, but precisely whose lives matter to him? Apparently not the 70,000 women worldwide who die every year because they resort to desperate and unsafe abortion strategies like inserting bicycle spokes into their uteruses. Trost is not alone in these views. Fellow MPs Maurice Vellacott and Leon Benoit have also spoken out against the IPPF funding. Just as Trost awkwardly appropriates liberal values like liberty and life for his purposes, Vellacott accuses IPPF of supporting eugenics. In a letter published on his website, he cited widelyknown, public knowledge about Planned Parenthoods history, namely that its founder, Margaret Sanger, promoted eugenics. This was a common although still very troubling and problematic perspective during the early 20th century. Because IPPF offers sexual and reproductive health services to all women including poor and racialized women Vellacott accused the organization of having a true agenda rooted in eugenics. While Vellacott focuses on the red herring of Planned Parenthoods historical link to eugenics a link that, incidentally, is shared by other institutions such as the government of Alberta approximately 1 in 23 Tanzanian women are dying during childbirth. While Vellacott focuses on scandal through the lens of history,
IPPF currently promotes access to birth control and maternal health information in countries like Tanzania, helping women and girls gain control of their bodies and their health. Trost, along with his colleagues Maurice Vellacott and Leon Benoit, seems to have forgotten a key point: making abortion illegal does not stop abortion. It simply makes abortion more dangerous. And it is this point that should alert us to the large red herring that Trost has dangled in front of us. By creating a, Hey, over here! diversion in the form of an open letter, we may forget to challenge the strict limitations placed on Canadian funding to Planned Parenthood. We may find ourselves tiptoeing around the fact that, by refusing to fund safe abortion services abroad, the Canadian government refuses to help prevent the deaths of thousands of women every year. Although the government should be commended for renewing IPPFs funding in the rst place albeit after the proposal gathered dust for a year on a cabinet members desk it must be simultaneously challenged for failing to include abortion as a central health service in the most recent G8 maternal health plan. In the bigger picture, its time for us to acknowledge what Canadian medicine and law has already accepted and moved beyond: abortion is a necessary health service, just like any other. Over 90,000 Canadian women use it every year in safe and sanitary conditions. Despite having one of the most liberalized approaches to abortion in the world, Canada has one of the lowest abortion rates in the world. Brad Trost claims to be interested in preserving life. When will womens lives begin to count?
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How would you feel if you could y without a plane, or run a marathon without ever having to train for it? No, you wouldnt be dead. In fact, experiencing a life with no limits happens every night of your life. At night, people dream about four to six times, and the idea that we have the power to control these dreams is remarkable. If we could live out our wildest dreams every night, then why wouldnt we? Lucid dreaming is just that. A lucid dream is one in which youre aware that youre dreaming and can control everything around you. On numerous occasions, Ive experienced lucid dreams, and the more they happen, the more I want to have them all the time. For some reason, I can always remember my lucid dreams. For instance, I once dreamt that my brother and I were being held captive by an axe murderer. I knew I was dreaming, so to escape the dream, I ran out onto my driveway and, just before I saw the axe connect with my head, woke up. After this experience, I was curious to know if I could control my dreams in a positive manner. It would be crazy for me to subconsciously have the ability to lucid dream and not exploit it to its full potential. I dont see why anybody wouldnt want to lucid dream if they could. It denitely takes effort to practice the art of lucid dreaming. You have to constantly do reality checks such as looking at your hands, or a digital clock, or looking into a mirror. Why these particular things you ask? Well, your hands will be disfigured in a dream, a digital clock will always drastically change time quickly, and your reflection will be blurred in a dream. It also helps to keep a dream journal. A dream journal will remind you of the difference between reality and a dream. Its also used as a reminder that your dream actually existed. My own greatest dream in life is to be a successful musician. The realistic odds of that happening are slim to none, but in my dreams anything is possible. This is why the art of lucid dreaming is mind-blowing. With practice and time, although its not necessarily occurring in reality, I could live out my dream of being a musician. Sure, it will be a short-lived dream occurring only in my imagination, but havent you ever had a dream that has affected your mood for the day? You dream about a boy or girl in class and then when you see them you feel weird around them? Or have you ever dreamt about driving a race car, then when you wake up you feel an incredible adrenaline rush? The scenarios can go on forever. Dreaming about playing a sold-out show at Wembley Stadium puts me in the most amazing mood when I rst wake up in the morning. Whos to say I couldnt also experience that amazing feeling on a daily basis? There are so many qualities about dreams that are similar to reality. Like reality, you can experience all five senses in a dream. You can forget dreams, but you can also forget things that happen to you in reality. So why is dreaming that much different from being awake? You might smell, see, and taste your moms home-cooked meal in a dream as if you were really eating it, so dreaming might not be so far from reality. The only disappointing difference between a dream and reality is, unlike reality, we cant control where were going to end up in the dream itself. Whether its the Alps, Mexico, Wembley Stadium, or Wal-Mart, its a matter of how we control the scenario our mind has given us. But, within those connes. the amount of control we have is nearly endless. In a dream, even if I couldnt control where the rock concert was taking place, I could still put on a sold-out show and wake up with the same feeling of being a rock star. The art of lucid dreaming is something most people rarely experience, but for those who can, it is incredible. Ive always wanted to live in a world with no boundaries. And every night, little do most know, we have this opportunity. Some embrace the nightmares and terrors of dreams, while some can completely manipulate the situation theyre in to their own personal liking. How you chose to dream is something you can exercise a lot of control over. To quote the movie Waking Life, They say that dreams are only real as long as they last. Couldnt you say the same thing about life?
Golden ngers and golden showers

2002, he came out as gay at the time he was the only openly gay MP for the Progressive Conservatives. With Joe Clarks retirement as leader of the PCs in 2003, Brison ran for the leadership of the party and lost to Peter MacKay. Soon after, when the Progressive Conservatives merged with the Canadian Alliance and Reform Party in the Unite the Right movement, Brison crossed the oor, joining with the Liberals over his fears that the more socially conservative Alliance members were taking control of the party. He rst ran as a Liberal in 2004, and won his Nova Scotia riding again. In July of 2004, he was named Minister of Public Works, making him the first openly gay minister in Canadas history. When Paul Martin resigned in 2006, Brison ran for leader of the party on a platform of environmentalism and economic reform, giving incentives to people and businesses to enact more environmentally conscious policies. Although he garnered some support, he eventually threw his votes behind Bob Rae in the losing attempt to boost Rae to victory over the eventual victor: Stephane Dion. In 2007, he married Maxime St. Pierre, becoming the first sitting Member of Parliament to be married to a same-sex partner. Since then, hes survived some of the most tumultuous times in Parliament for the Liberal Party, and he has again been suggested as leader of the Liberal Party when it nally chooses a new leader. However, Brison has stated that he and his partner are planning on starting a family, and that another leadership race might lead to Canadas rst same-sex divorce. It is clear that Brison, while talented in business and politics, is also pretty damn funny. On top of that, hes a major gure in the queer history of Canada. While I cant see a Liberal becoming Prime Minister any time in the near future, it is clear that Brison would not be the worst choice.
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Occasionally, the stuffy confines of our House of Parliament are not the boring, drab halls Canadians generally perceive them to be. Occasionally, they are pretty damn hilarious. Such was the case last Friday. The House was debating the issue surrounding John Baird, Minister of Foreign Affairs, who broke the rules of the Treasury Board to have gold-embossed business cards created that dropped the word Canada and removed the Lester B Pearson Building from the address. Not only was such a move seen as petty and self-aggrandizing, it was also far more expensive. Enter Scott Brison, a Liberal MP from Kings-Hants riding in Nova Scotia. Brison rst said that Baird, by insisting on gold-embossing on his cards, was giving the Canadian taxpayer the golden nger an obvious allusion to the James Bond movie Goldnger. While this received some laughs and a snarky retort from Baird, what Brison said next was the real
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killer. When Canadians are struggling just to get by, Brison asked. Why are Conservative ministers showering each other with gold? Why the golden showers, Mr. Speaker? Even Baird was amused by Brisons remarks, responding through laughter that Brisons assertion of a conspiracy between ministers to trade favours was absurd. Following Question Period, Brison feigned ignorance of what the term golden shower meant, saying he was a country guy who didnt want to piss off the minister. After hearing of this exchange, I felt I needed to know more about this Liberal MP, and I found that he is quite an interesting character. First elected in 1997, Brison has been serving as an MP for 14 years, first as a Progressive Conservative and then as a Liberal. He got his start in business, first selling fridges and then moving into corporate sales. In
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The revolution will not be televised
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I wouldnt be surprised if you havent heard about the Occupy Wall Street movement. Its something that the major news networks have largely been ignoring, and coverage of it on the Internet, while not absent, is usually hidden far away from the front page of many news organizations, behind other much more compelling stories such as Doctor at Murray trial: Jackson couldn't have been re-
vived in ER, referring to the death of Michael Jackson three years ago, or the incredibly poignant 3,999 lb. Nachos Break Record. While CNN and CBC discuss Michael Jackson and nachos, the mass protest, which began Sept. 17, remains camped outside one of the worlds most preeminent financial districts. Dubbing themselves the other 99 per cent (referring to the high concentra-
tion of wealth in only one per cent of the American population) the protesters have been marching all around New York, drawing attention to the huge disparity of wealth in the United States. The movement has been growing in strength for over two weeks now, and the initial protest has spread beyond New York to other major North American cities such as Boston, Toronto, and San Francisco. A similar
protest on Bay Street (Canadas equivalent to Wall Street) is planned to start on Oct. 15 and continue throughout the winter. The very fact that these protests are not going away, but are rather growing in strength suggests a deeper discontent than the mainstream media would have everyone believe. So why is there a lack of coverage? What makes this protest different than, say, Glenn Becks Rally to Restore Honour or Stewart and Colberts Rally to Restore Sanity? First, and probably most major, is that the protesters are peaceful. There is no violent rhetoric spewing from them, there are no indications that they are going to storm the New York Stock Exchange if they dont get their way, and most of them likely dont exercise their second amendment right to carry assault ries with them wherever they go. If you are doubtful of this assessment, just look at the coverage theyve received over the mass arrest of protesters on the Brooklyn Bridge, where the main story wasnt the protesters discontent over capitalism, but rather the brutal police assault on innocent people. Its difcult to imagine that a radical band of Tea Partiers would be ignored if they were occupying Wall Street with AK-47s and pickup trucks. Second, the movement, while obviously discontented, also doesnt have leadership or any tangible demands. The protesters have formed what theyve dubbed a general assembly, which meets and discusses grievances but does not have a group of people or one person who they can put forward as a spokesperson. Their list of grievances, while legitimate, doesnt offer any suggestions as to how their problems can be xed. Does the movement want major corporations to be broken up? Does it want the banks to hand out money to everyone? Are they aiming for the overthrow of the government? The vague nature of their demands has left the media unable to pin down what they want and, rather than trying to nd out, theyve basically given
Which brings me to my third point: the media is just plain lazy. They would rather run an easy story about 3,999 pounds of nachos than deal with serious, complicated issues of huge political and social consequence. Wading into these dangerous waters, where strong opinions meet harsh realities, is something that the media shies away from mostly because they think no one wants to hear it. They believe people would rather hear an easy story about whos to blame for Michael Jacksons death, or who is sleeping with whom in Hollywood, than anything that might challenge them intellectually. And frankly, taking time to understand and report on an issue with various facets is hard work; it is much easier to run a one-sided story about the murder of a child than it is to navigate the murky depths of a story that can be interpreted in many different ways. There are obviously many other motives behind why the media might choose to ignore this story, but these are the main reasons why they havent been receiving much coverage even though Occupy Wall Street is indicative of a huge social ailment. Fortunately, it looks as if the lack of mainstream coverage isnt causing the movement to stall, even in todays 24hour news cycle based on quickly covering and then promptly forgetting what is happening in the world. Occupy Wall Street looks like it is here to stay. If they can put together a more coherent message and produce some clear demands, there might actually be an opportunity for some real, positive change.
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Charter of Rights and Freedoms Day was rad! Thanks Marc, URSU, and RPIRG! Why do I bother trying to hang out with you when you dont care?
Remember: cool is just conservative fear dressed in black. WANT FREE PIZZA? Good conversation? Tired of not changing the world? Come out to the RPIRG Annual General Meeting on Thursday, Oct 13th @ 5 p.m. in the URSU Boardroom and see what were about. Hi everybody! Hi, Dr. Nick! Whos great idea was to have the media conference in the busy College West Hallway
Sometimes we all need a little reminder to take out our manners and rules from our binder remember to let the passengers off the elevator before you get to drift off and hold the doors open, you dont want to get it slammed in your face all bloody and wet throwing the F-bombs like shells from mortar. I thought this was college and not a street corner. Were here to get better, were here to grow. Were here to Get Smart! And let the world know. Oh my glob! I was just at the 5th Parallel Gallery and it was so lumping cool! What the lump! Get your lumping butt in there! Occupy Wall Street Regina version Oct. 15. Find us on facebook @ Occupy Regina.
Arts education bake sale every Monday from 8:30am-2pm. Come support the teachers that will be teaching your children one day!
If phony "programs" such as theatre and ne arts were not actually considered real programs there would be a lot more room to park not only at the U of R, but in the entire world. Help give the U of R a shot to win over $50 000 in prizes! The Justice Studies Students' Society has been selected to compete in a Canada-wide competition. Simply go to www.campusperks.ca, create an account, and click on challenges. It will take you to a virginmobile link, play their game, and give all your points to the JSSS project. If we are in the top 8 we battle it out with other campuses and can give prizes out to YOU, students! Voting starts Oct.6th! Email jsss@uregina.ca for details!
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Cinema Politica double feature movie night: Thursday, October 20th in RIC 119 (the new lab building theatre). Doors open at 6:30, screenings start at 7:00. Showing Hijacked Future and Addicted to Plastic. Free popcorn. Free Admission.
Does anyone else smell mothballs and unwashed hair in the athletes hallway?
Student Success Workshops (45 Min), Thurs. Oct. 6 - Thurs. Oct. 13 RC 251.21
Park at Conexus Arts Centre if you don't like circling full parking lots. It's not far to walk, it's the same distance from Hillsdale St. to Education Building. Or bike or take the bus.
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tell us how excited you are for thanksgiving or how much you hate spending thanksgiving with your racist grandparents
You know you do too much math when: Algebra dances in your dreams; you do equations for fun when youre drunk and you notice that the designs on a desani bottle looks like integrals. Space Warming Party: Free cake, free tshirts, free posters, button making, sign making, and hanging out. 10 a.m. 4p.m. in room 222, Riddell Centre. Everyone welcome! Poet Blue says:
The sound on the TV's in RIC needs to be muted. I have no desire to listen to someone miserably failing at their lab when I'm trying to nish my lab report. Also, to the guy in Stats 160. Don't give me a reprimanding glare while I'm cutting out the little declass square during class. I'm RUSTLING paper. What the fuck? That's not allowed anymore? Reading the Carillon is a better worldly education than learning that a pie chart "looks like a circle." Face the front and keep taking your god-damn precious notes.
Who wants to start talking about a 2tier lineup system for Henderson's again? I just simply don't agree with non-sandwich goers getting to go in front of me when I've waited so long to get my sandwich.
To the girl wearing a short summer dress and Crocs, please re-evaluate your outt. Sincerely honest gay guy I don't always sit in the Riddell, but when I do, I people watch. Hi can you tell Graham Templeton to shut his fuckin mouth on the issue of rape? kaythnxbye! Whoever got the sxephil reference in last week's declass, love your faces

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The University of Regina Students Newspaper since 1962

arts & culture

THE CARILLON BOARD OF DIRECTORS

puff puff pass(?)

photos by Arthur Ward

Its been a slice

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Raising tipis and Gender-neutral awareness washroom stalled

UR Pride still hopes to go forward with project in the future

Although it would be wonderful to see this

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It reminds us of the day we could stand on our own

Do we want to tell people what we think they need to know, or do we

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A day for treaty awareness

photos by Natasha Tersigni

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Shortfalls in academic discipline at U of A

A First Nations twist on a Greek classic

I think it was just part of a knowledge that

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UR Facebook is being watched

I think it was really objectifying. More so, [you were]

To be totally honest, I couldnt give two fucks about it. The

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Why the hate?

A match made in heaven

Shawn Fulton/Globe Theatre

cant think straight

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Jill Zmud As We Quietly Drive By Self released

Bon Iver Bon Iver Jagjaguwar

Young Galaxy Shapeshifting Paper Bag Records

Switchfoot Vice Verses Atlantic/Warner

Lady Antebellum Own the Night Capitol Records

A few memories from the U of Rs golden years

All photos courtesy of University of Regina Digital Collections

1950 Tower room

1935 Girls shower

1913 Dining room

1920-21 Mens Basketball team

1920 Student waiters

1950 Dean Riddell

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1944 Students and faculty members

Before the Carillon

1950 Students in drafting lab

1936 Fencing team crest

1924 Boys initiation

What is your favourite sports video game?

The NFL season is underway, whos on your radar this year?

Substitute the word scorer in the question

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2010 Games played: 8 Interceptions: 5 Yards: 198 Long: 87 Touchdowns: 3

2011 Games played: 5 Interceptions: 2

I hope to accomplish what the rest of the team wants to accomplish. To

Rams defensive back

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History in the making

Got eight wins?

They have become national contenders in many

Moneyball worth the cash