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Table of Contents

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REAL WORLD SUCCESS STORIES: Interview with J’lyn Nye of Joe FM

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UTILIZING THE UOFA services you didn’t know you had

entertainment

CELEBRATING THE CHINESE NEW YEAR a story about the rabbit

A FORTUNE BEYOND RICHES theatre review GALA’S BEST DRESSED OF 2011 +business week photos

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health and wellness

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PROFESSOR INTERVIEW serra tinic: a look into media and communications

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AISEC’S NATIONAL STUDENT CONFERENCE

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BSA AWARDS nominate your favourites

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GRAD UPDATE

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THE TOP 7 REASONS the results are in

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HOCKEY POOL FOR BUSINESS SCHOOL UPDATE

CONTRIBUTORS Breanne Fisher Editor bkfisher@ualberta.ca Farzana Allidina Karolina Zheng Sally Au Brittanee Tomkow Shirley Guo Matt Crowley Breanne Pisani Pam Chang Lance Chung Paul Kan

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Bridging Classroom Knowledge with International Know-how: An Interview with AIESEC Edmonton’s Shree Govindarajan “AIESEC is the best path I know of for youth to be given the responsibility and the experiences necessary to better the future. It is also the organization where I have found countless friends, and found myself.”

Shree Govindarajan is Local Committee President of AIESEC Edmonton and in her last semester of her Marketing degree at the U of A. Her journey with AIESEC began in 2008. Shree was eager to become involved in the university community and sought out an organization that would provide a wide berth of opportunities. She found her fit with AIESEC, the world’s largest student-run organization. AIESEC provides its members with an integrated development experience comprised of leadership opportunities on campus and international internships abroad.

For Shree, AIESEC has provided a rare opportunity to put into practice the skills and knowledge accrued through her courses at the university. Functioning like a small business, AIESEC serves as an arena for students to try out their ideas and experience challenges that will help shape them as professionals. This chance for students to tangibly apply their classroom knowledge is part of what makes AIESEC an ideal organization for all business students.

Shree explains: “Instead of simply talking about networking events or sales calls, they can go on them; instead of talking about theories to motivate employees, they can work to directly motivate team members; and as an alternative to learning about globalization, they can actually participate in a global environment.”

For more information about the leadership and internship opportunities available in AIESEC, visit aiesec.ca/edmonton.

After two years of involvement with AIESEC in a VP position, Shree decided to take on the role of Local Committee President in what to her was a natural progression of responsibility.

AIESEC has also provided Shree with ample opportunity to attend conferences both at home and abroad. This international exposure is sure to have a lasting impact on such an ambitious young leader as she pursues her interests in brand management and sports marketing.

Shree acknowledges the profound impact her involvement with AIESEC has had on both her own abilities and on her worldview. “AIESEC has broadened my scope as a leader by interacting professionally and personally with people across the world. I have developed my self confidence in believing in the potential impact that I can make on society,” she says.

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Health and Wellness

Celebrating the Chinese New Year!

A Story about the Rabbit…

By Shirley

The upcoming Chinese New Year is on February 3. According to the Chinese Zodiac, this is the year of the Rabbit.

The Rabbit is the fourth sign of the Chinese Zodiac, which consists of 12 animal signs. The 12 animal signs and their symbols are: the Rat (charm), the Ox (patience), the Tiger (sensitivity), the Rabbit (articulacy), the Dragon (vitality), the Snake (intuitiveness), the Horse (popularity), the Goat (elegance), the Monkey (cleverness), the Rooster (confidence), the Dog (loyalty), and the Pig (chivalrous).

Once upon a time, the Jade Emperor thought it would be better to assign an animal to each year so people could more easily remember the Zodiac cycle. So, he decided to hold a meeting with all the animals and choose 12 of them to be the Zodiac animals. At that time, the Rabbit and the Ox were neighbors, so they get along well. The Ox worked hard every day and the Rabbit worked smart, and both of them had a good life. They were very excited about the meeting and decided to go early. On the way, the Rabbit was boasting about how fast he could run, so the Ox asked the Rabbit to give him some advice for running. The Rabbit responded by shaking his head and mocking the Ox for having a heavy body. Since then, the Ox didn’t give up running. Instead, he started practicing running every day.

On registration day, Rabbit raced far ahead of all the animals, just like everyone thought. Rabbit got to the halfway point and could not see other animals. He was hot and tired, so he decided to take a short nap.

However, Rabbit slept longer than he had thought and woke up. He knew that he was late and he went at full-speed to go to the meeting. When he got there, he found that the Rat, Ox, and Tiger were already there waiting for other animals. That’s why Rabbit is the fourth sign of the Zodiac.

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The BSA Awards hope to thank all of these individuals (both student and faculty), and show them that such dedication and encouragement to participate in student life is both valued and appreciated by their peers. If you wish to recognize a fellow student for his or her contribution to the Alberta School of Business, please complete a nomination form for a BSA Award!

Business Students´ Association Awards were created to recognize undergraduate Business students and faculty members for their contribution to the academic and social life in the Alberta School of Business.

With such a large group of leaders, many students go unacknowledged for the time and effort they put in to providing opportunities and events that better the School and its students. In many cases, these students could not achieve the means to doing so without the support and guidance from the school´s world class faculty. This commitment from the faculty- to teach our students what is academically necessary in addition to ‘real-life skills’, and from exceptional studentswho step outside the box and use their skills to help others, make the Alberta School of Business the cream of the crop.

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Professor Interview: A Look Into the Media & Communications Industry!

By Lance Chung

This month, we sat down with Media & Communications Professor, Serra Tinic, to discuss everything from TiVo to Mad Men! Professor Tinic’s work (journals, articles, book) covers topics ranging from the Canadian television industry to the commodification of social issues.

LF: Hi! Thank you so much for sitting down and chatting with us!

ST: It’s my pleasure!

LF: Let’s get right to the good stuff. Now, more than ever, social media forms, such as Facebook and YouTube, are the voices of society. Why do you think they’ve been so powerful in generating cultural relevancy?

ST: I think almost every industry sees the promotional value of using social networking sites as a new way of reaching the moving target of the audience, because people are everywhere in space and time. Its much more difficult to reach than the past. Now, you have to go where the people are, and they’re spread all over the place like Facebook, Twitter, etc.

LF: What about their implications on more traditional forms of the media industry? Beneficial or Consequential?

ST: I think the industries themselves, if I were to speak for them, think of it as a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it’s a risk-averse industry.

It’s there to generate profits and relies on an entire range of strategic routines to mitigate uncertainty. They have to find new ways to reach the audience and bring them back to the product. All these new multiplatform avenues have fragmented the audience, so now the industry has to use those as weapons to bring people back into the fold, so they can sell them things.

LF: If we switch over to television, there has been a large shift in the past decade from scripted programming to “reality television”, which most often, is not reality at all. Why do you think this type of programming has been able to exist and thrive over the years? What is the significance?

ST: Well, the cynical explanation is that it’s been encouraged by the networks because it’s so cheap to produce. You don’t have to keep expensive studio sets, you don’t pay unionized actors, you don’t have to pay writers. SO they’re very inexpensive to produce and they generate

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large enough audiences to generate huge amounts of money through advertising and product promotion, which is major. And they’re one par ticular type of programming, whether its reality TV or a game show, or a hybrid of the two, where they can draw across audience segments, which is much more difficult to do when you’re telling a dramatic story which may only attract a small portion of people you’re trying to reach. It very much speaks to the idea of the lowest common denominator issue.

LF: Scripted programming, however, has still managed to be a powerful contender in the media landscape, with shows like Glee, Modern Family, Mad Men, Dexter, and, most recently, The Walking Dead. Why do you think they are still able to bring in huge ratings every week? Is it purely content based? Or is there a more strategic explanation to this?

ST: Well a couple of things. One, they’re bringing in large audiences, but that’s relative. It’s not the type of audiences you used to get. So what is a “hit” today, would’ve been cancelled ten years ago. However, the networks learned through their own mistakes that people still want dramas and comedies. In fact, it was in early 2000, when they overly relied on reality TV. They thought they had found their economic nirvana because, “oh its cheap to produce, we’re getting lots of money, this is all we’re going to do all the time”. But the short sightedness of it was that it went against their own business model, which was syndication. They needed to sell it to cable so they could run it late-time, non-primetime hours, which makes more money for them. But with reality TV, you can’t do that because if everyone’s seen it, then they don’t want to watch a show, like Survivor, knowing who’s going to win. But they also realized, not only is there a huge shortage of dramatic programming, but that people still like dramatic programming, that there’s still an audience for it. They thought drama was dead, which became a conventional wisdom. But then you get a show-runner who’s pitching this quirky dark comedy called “Desperate Housewives”, with every network relying on reality television saying, “no thanks, no thanks, drama is dead”. Then ABC picks it up and they get HUGE ratings. And pretty much like sheep, the other networks realize, “Oh! Drama’s not dead, we need to quickly start getting some dramas and comedies into the lineup”. So they almost learn from their mistakes.

Business LF: Canadian TV is largely based off of American content and culture. Why do you think it is so difficult to create selfsustaining, and thus advertising-revenue-generating, Canadian content?

ST: Because we’re a small market country. When you’re talking 30+ million people, that’s never going to be enough to sustain complete domestic production in terms of advertising interest. That’s never going to be enough people watching one particular show to get advertisers behind that. If it weren’t for government funding, it’d be almost impossible to produce anything that was domestically relevant. Otherwise we’d see everything imitating American television because we could sell it globally.

LF: With the rise of PVR and TiVo, viewers are now able to watch their favorite shows without any commercials, at a time that is convenient for them. How do you think programmers and advertisers will try to adapt to this new technology?

ST: Well the interesting thing is we’ve already seen how they’re trying, with how big and integrated product placement is in programming. And if you can incorporate product placement into a storyline, that’s even better. Just look at that Modern Family episode with Phil and his obsession with the iPad! That’s great promotion! All these new technologies mean increased opportunities for audience surveillance.

When you’re online, all that data that you’re leaving in terms of sites visited can be tracked to what you buy online. And this is the other side of social networks, which is much more in favor of the corporation than it is in terms of the people. Look at Facebook, there’s no such thing as privacy because people are constantly being profiled as consumers to be sold to. So just as much as these new technologies allow people to interact in ways never before, they also make people as potential consumers much more visible than they’ve ever been before, and knowable and measurable, and that works in huge favor of the industry.

LF: What led you to become a professor?

ST: After I did my BA, I thought I would want to go work in the media, and I ended up going to the states to do mymasters degree and I realized that I far preferred the academic issues raised by media and media culture.

LF: What has been the highlight of your career so far?

ST: I guess a highlight would be my research project, when it was finally published as a book. I found out that this academic book was actually being read by people in the industry, which was a crossover.

That was actually really rewarding because many academic books just become either something that’s taught to grad students or something your colleagues read. So it was nice to see my study being crossed over into the industry. I was also surprised at the amount of American media scholars who responded so well to it because everyone was like, “oh who’s going to care about Canadian television, right?” It was very rewarding 

LF: I’ve never heard a teacher say that before (or assign it as homework!)

ST:I NEED to watch more TV! Haha. But Mad Men definitely, I’m a huge fan. I’m really behind on some of the network programs like Modern Family. My PVR fills up really fast, with stuff like Boardwalk Empire and the Walking Dead. I’m hoping over the semester break I’ll be able to catch up!

LF: What courses do you teach?

ST: I teach SOC 346 and SOC 444, which is critical media analysis, where you take everything you’ve learned from 346 and start doing ideological analysis of television programs and looking at the relationships between television and society, and SOC 477, which is about media and cultural globalization, and a graduate course.

LF: What advice can you offer undergrads who are looking to get involved in Media or Communications?

ST: Volunteer. Unless you’re in a program that offers a CO-OP or internship program within media, volunteering is great. But if you have the opportunity to participate in a COOP or internship, that’s one of the best ways to network and get some hands-on experience. But if you can’t, volunteer. The more experience, the better, because employers are looking for people who have had some hands-on experience. But also, don’t de-value the importance of courses that you may think of as just being academic, as opposed to applied. Because one of the things that’s a common refrain across the industry is that they can teach you skills, but they can’t teach you critical thinking. They don’t have the time to teach you history or politics or cultural issues. They need somebody who comes in to the field that has some experience, but can also think and write well. Writing still matters! It’s fascinating how many people think we’re in a visual age and that writing doesn’t matter anymore. Writing is still crucial. It’s still one of the major forms of communication. You need to be fully prepared for the market and look at both the factors, because people who get the jobs are going to have to think critically, write well, and also take a cultural pulse of society, and that means you have to know history and politics and culture if you’re going to work in the communications industry. Seize all opportunities!

LF: Great advice! Thank you so much for the interview! We can honestly say that yours has been one of our favorite classes taken throughout our academic career.

ST: Thank you! And it was my pleasure!

LF: What are your favorite programs on television right now and why?

ST: I have a whole bunch of stuff on my PVR that I still have to get to!

I should be watching more TV than I am!

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Student Life Rolling in by the masses, attendees came dressed to kill, decked out in only the finest duds and gowns for all to see! Held at the Shaw Conference Center, the night was full of some great moments, from ascots & tridents to the Flashworks Photobooth to the winners of the Apprentice Challenge (Dean Percy Fan Club!) Get your profile pics ready, because we’ve got some GREAT ones from Business Week’s Grand Finale! Ch-ch-check it out!

Some of the night’s best-dressed!

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Left Bar: Visitors make sure to have a good time in the Flashworks Photobooth!

Want more great pictures from the night? Check out Lazy-Faire’s online blog! www.lazyfaireuofa.blogspot. com!

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BUSINESS WEEK Photo Credit: Bryce Zimmerman

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Business becoming so much of a “people pleaser” that she was neglecting her own dreams and visions. So, she compiled a list of goals that she always wanted to accomplish and began taking action. One by one, she checked off aspirations such as “get a motorbike”, “be in a bodybuilding competition”, and “get a tattoo”. With each accomplishment, J’lyn began to build a greater sense of self-confidence and an intuitive inner drive.

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’lyn Nye is well recognized within Edmonton for

her upbeat charisma and infectious laugh on Joe FM’s Morning Show. Her success within broadcast journalism is almost unparalleled with accomplishments such as an Edward R Murrow Award from the American Radio and Television News Directors Association, inclusion in Avenue Magazine’s 2010 Top 40 Under 40 list, and local proclaim for cowriting a popular biography of Peter Pocklington.

However, beyond her many awards, what differentiates J’lyn from many broadcasters is her unwavering commitment to the community and her drive to develop a life entrenched with passion and energy.

J’lyn’s career in broadcasting began when she was only 19 years old in Thunder Bay. She started off as a weather presenter and escalated quickly to anchor. In 2000, she became Global Edmonton’s weekend anchor and producer and in 2004, was Global’s late night anchor and co-producer. J’lyn cited her hard work and unyielding dedication as an integral player in her success. Of her graduating class, J’lyn was the only student who went on to have a career in broadcast journalism. She said that all of her classmates quit because of the early realities of working in this industry – very low pay, only entry-level jobs are available, highly irregular hours.

In fact, one of J’lyn’s first jobs within journalism paid only $1000/month - $500 of which went directly to her rent. But, despite the arduous process, J’lyn gritted her teeth and stuck it out – eventually earning her place as a highly recognized local public figure.

After moving on from Global Edmonton, J’lyn began working for the morning Joe FM show - the second-highest rated morning radio show in Edmonton. Despite the early mornings, she says that she loves the spontaneity of radio and how each day is completely different. When asked about what she hopes to accomplish in the future, J’lyn sat back in her chair and simply said that she’ll take life as it comes and trust that things will work out.

Her biggest tidbit of advice for young adults looking to get involved broadcast journalism? “Have tough skin.” Throughout her career, she’s experienced audience members calling the station to critique her haircut, heavy competition from other women striving for the same anchor job, and trying to remain professional when covering horrific events. Broadcast journalism isn’t glamourous, so people who are first entering the field need to be prepared for the worst.

J’lyn is abundantly surrounded by awards, honours and mentions of acclaim, but although she is

Within Edmonton, J’lyn leveraged her status to help causes that she felt passionate about – for example, her commitment to furthering Edmonton’s recognition of Canadian veterans. When she was 33, J’lyn filmed a documentary entitled Return to Normandy as a tribute to Canada’s role in the Second World War and she continues to be the Master of Ceremonies for the annual Butterdome Remembrance Day Ceremonies. She has also been an advocate for the Edmonton Humane Society, Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and YWCA. Besides hard work, J’lyn says that another key to her success was allowing herself to become a priority in her own life. In her early 30’s, J’lyn reached a crossroad in her life. She realized that she was

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tremendously gracious, she said that her “greatest accomplishment” didn’t come in a material form.

Rather, it has been in the ways she’s impacted others. One story she vividly recalls is meeting a woman after delivering a presentation as a Keynote Speaker. Among many things, J’lyn’s presentation covered her time as a bodybuilder, a journalist, and her experience filming the documentary. The woman came up to her bursting with tears and gave her an enormous hug. After the embrace, she looked at J’lyn and tearfully sputtered, “I needed that.”

J’lyn wasn’t sure what part of her story affected the woman the most, but she was incredibly touched.

After living for years as a “people pleaser” and neglecting her own dreams, J’lyn finally realized that a life without passion for who she was or what she did was no way to live at all. For imparting that passion to her audience, Edmontonians have been infinitely grateful.

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We surveyed 100 business students at the University of Alberta to see what they thought were the top reasons to be in the BComm program. Here are their responses.

1. “it’s practical.”

2. “i learn skills applicable to the real world.”

3. “i’ll get a job when i graduate.”

4. “it opens up a ton of opportunities.”

5. “my parents still love me.”

6. “i get to meet great people.”

7. “the faculty gives a lot of free stuff.”

These were the most popular answers. For “honourable mentions” check out http://lazyfaireuofa.blogspot.com.

“Travie McCoy’s song ‘Billionaire’ feat. Bruno Mars says it all.” “Accounting is the bomb.” “No three hour labs, calculators are allowed and it’s not engineering…

this generation and business provides the building blocks to start.” “We have coat hooks in our classrooms.” “Cause it’s simply, unequivocally, truly awesome.”

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Student Life

Utilizing the U of A: Services You Didn’t Know You Had!

By Breanne Pisani

For most of us, the university provides us all with basically one thing: a degree. While for most of us this is the most worthy thing we receive during our post-secondary education, the University of Alberta provides students, staff and faculty with many other services that you might not be aware of. Check some of these services out, as it might just make your path to graduation a little smoother.

ECOS Bike Library

Here, you can rent a bike for a month at a time for use both on and off campus. You can ride it from class to class or just relieve some stress with a longer bike ride down into the river valley.

Check them out in the basement of SUB for more information.

OmbudService The OmbudService is a free and confidential service offering information and support to students, staff and faculty dealing with academic, disciplinary, or financial issues. If you feel you have been treated unfairly or have questions regarding a disconcerting situation contact the OmbudService for help.

University Health Center Struggling to get rid of that ever-lasting sniffle? Got a break

between classes? Visit the University Health Center. This center is available to students and their immediate family as a walkin medical clinic. Located on the second floor of SUB, it’s just a short walk away to get all your medical needs covered. If needed, visit the pharmacy on campus located in the bookstore.

Van Vliet Membership The athletics and recreation fee that is attached to your tuition grants you a Van Vliet membership for the year. This gives you access to many different recreational activity centers including the fitness and lifestyle center, the aquatic center and even the climbing wall. This can all be found in the Van Vliet Center. It’s already been paid for, so you might as well take full advantage of it!

Student Social Nights While this isn’t exactly a “service”, the U of A provides plenty of opportunities for you to get out and socialize with your fellow peers. The BSA hosts a social night each month in the Business Lounge while the Students’ Union also provides a variety of social events including regularly scheduled movie nights. Give yourself a break from the books for a night with some friends!

More information about these services can be found on the University website, www.ualberta.ca or online at www.bsaonline.ca.

More information about these services can be found on the University website, www.ualberta.ca or online at www.bsaonline.ca.

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