The Carillon Volume 57, Issue 2

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editor-in-chief michael chmielewski editor@carillonregina.com

The University of Regina Students’ Newspaper Since 1962

business manager shaadie musleh business@carillonregina.com production manager kyle leitch production@carillonregina.com

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alec salloum

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Queen City Pride took place in Regina from Jun 9-15. The LGBTQ residents of Regina took to the streets in a week-long celebration.

a&c editor destiny kaus aandc@carillonregina.com sports editor brady lang (interim) sports@carillonregina.com op-ed editor taras matkovsky op-ed@carillonregina.com visual editor haley klassen graphics@carillonregina.com

Allan Hall was there with his handy DSLR to capture as much of the festivities as he could.

Check out his photos on pages 19 and 20.

advertising manager neil adams advertising@carillonregina.com technical editor arthur ward technical@carillonregina.com

staff writer news writer a&c writer sports writer photographers

taylor sockett john kapp madina azizi

Also in this issue

laura billett matt wincherauk spencer reid

contributors this week eman bare, jessie anton, kaitlynn nordal, michaela solomon, john loeppky, suzanne barber, neil middlemiss, farron ager, jason chestney, janean lowenberger

Gaza under seige.

Page 4 His name was Mohammed Abu Khadir. To his family, he was a sweet 16-year-old boy with a promising future. But to a group of extremist Israeli settlers, he was little more than a way to execute revenge for the kidnapping and death of three Israeli teenagers.

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Real Estates.

Page 9 Former editor-in-chief John Cameron sat down to talk with us about his band, These Estates. Bearded churlishness ensued.

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Michael Chmielewski, Shaadie Musleh, Kyle Leitch, vacant, vacant, vacant, vacant

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THE CARILLON BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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the manifesto

In keeping with our reckless, devil-may-care image, our office has absolutely no concrete information on the Carillon’s formative years readily available. What follows is the story that’s been passed down from editor to editor for over forty years.

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 belltower on the academic green. If you look out on the academic green today, the first thing you’ll notice is that it has absolutely nothing resembling a belltower.

The University never got a belltower, 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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Ballpark.

Page 13 Is the stadium of yore simply an artifact of nostalgic sporting events, or do they still serve some useful purpose?

Metrophiliac.

Page 15 Neil Adams writes an oddly touching eulogy for Metro News Regina, and examines our place in print media.

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Maha Malik These Estates Haley Klassen Haley Klassen Allan Hall

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In our May 15 issue, we published an article entitled “Good Prairie Life.” Unfortunately, we botched the author’s name. It should have read “Katelyn Smuk,” not “Kaitlyn Smuk.”

Apologies! Please still love us, and hopefully you keep writing for us Katelyn!

Library renos p. 5

CBC woes p. 8 Tracking track & field p. 11 Wildrose to sow p. 15 In other news: In a shocking press conference at Regina’s City Hall, Mayor Michael Fougere removed his hairpiece to reveal that he is actually an automoton being controlled by a small alien life form.

“Honestly, I’m not surprised,” one onlooker remarked as the puppet mayor was guided clumsily back into his lair atop the City Hall building.

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More dorms for students staying on campus How construction is going and the new services to be provided john kapp staff writer

One may have noticed a large construction site on the north side of campus; this article aims to clarify some of the concrete facts surrounding the University of Regina’s new residence tower. The U of R is going to add room for 606 new students to live on-campus; this will bring the total space for students living on-campus to 1849. The residence project will also add ninety new daycare slots to the already-available ninety, making University programs more accessible to any potential students requiring childcare.

URSU President Devon Peters is excited about the new construction.

“Rent and cost of living in Regina has been a longstanding issue. We saw the peak of it two years ago when vacancy hit a rate of 0.3 per cent. Students have been dealing with a really high cost of living, so I am hoping this will be a step in, providing the housing we need to ensure that rent costs don’t remain artificially inflated in this city.”

The residence tower is said to be on-schedule despite the harsh winter and wet summer Regina has experienced this year, resulting in several con-

Alexandra Antones Although experiencing setbacks,

struction days being lost.

U of R Vice President of Administration Dave Button had the following to say on the construction timeframe.

“It is absolutely critical that we occupy it at the beginning of the academic year. It isn’t helpful to a student at all if we open the first of October. Everything seems to indicate they are on target for September 2015.”

Button states that the con-

struction remains on budget, despite lost time with workers putting in six-day weeks to see the project to completion.

Peters tells us that URSU has heard concerns from students over the parking situation caused by the construction.

School administrators have heard the same concerns and have stated that upon completion of construction much of the surrounding area currently

taken up by equipment and materials will be rehabilitated back into parking. In addition to this, there will be 150 underground parking spots built into the new tower. The new parking lots southeast of the school were built in preparation for the spots displaced by the construction.

Peters is worried about a lack of parking on the north side of the University, making it difficult for some students to easily access

classes in the buildings located there.

Button says the University has responded to the pressures of the institution’s growth while creating a desirable space for students; specifically citing the recent addition of the Kinesiology and Riddell Centres and the opportunities for employment and participation in activities for students these buildings have provided.

Peters stated, “As it is we have an infrastructure deficit.

So, we spent a few years expanding, and now we need to spend a few years fixing. Leaking roofs all over campus need to be fixed. It is kind of silly. As far as that kind of expansion goes, residences are a good proposition for the university.

In terms of cost, they pay themselves off quite quickly.”

URSU and school administration are largely in agreement that the new residence tower is a positive addition to the campus and it seems both agree the University is approaching its maximum sustainable size.

Both University administration and URSU stated they support increased transit usage and a U-Pass system as seen in other large cities as an alternative to parking at the University.

First draft of strategic plan released The new strategic plan has been made publically available, for comment and criticism michael chmielewski editor-in-chief

The first draft of the University of Regina’s new strategic plan has been released for the public to view, to comment on, and to criticize. The new plan will guide the institution from 2015 to 2020. The plan, so far without a name, is to be approved by the University’s Board of Governors in late fall, so as to be ready for the New Year. In between then and now, three town hall meetings will take place in September for the community to give feedback to the Facilitation Team on the first draft.

Joe Piwowar, the head of the Geography Department and the Chair of the Facilitation Team, underlined the importance of community feedback.

“We would like to get some feedback on what people think of what we’ve written from what we’ve heard [in the sessions] if they think we’ve missed anything, or if we’ve not emphasized some areas well enough or [if] there’s something we are overemphasizing.”

Piwowar maintains that community feedback on the draft will make the plan the best it can be, and he wants the best

version of the plan to be submitted for approval.

“We want the final plan that’s written up to be as strong as it possibly can be and have incorporated people’s opinions as much as we can.”

People can send their feedback in multiple ways for the next three months to help shape the plan that will guide the institution for the next five years.

As for the cost of the whole process, there is a preliminary, ballpark figure, with a budget to be released with the final document, according to Piwowar.

“This whole procedure is probably in the range of over 100,000 dollars. The bulk of the money has been spent on hiring a consultant to work with the Facilitation Team to develop the draft,” Piwowar explained.

McNair Business Development Inc. from Regina was hired to do the job. Piwowar was happy with the approach McNair took.

“Our consultant did an excellent job in helping us coordinate the consultation sessions and gather all the information.”

To turn to the draft strategic plan, it has a very focused feel, especially when compared to its much broader predeces-

Haley Klassen A new sign and a new plan.

sor, mâmawohkamâtowin: Our Work, Our People, Our Communities, the 2009-2014 strategic plan. The draft plan commits to focusing on “three Strategic Priorities,” and those are Student Success, Research Impact, and Commitment to Our Communities. Intertwined throughout all of these three are “two overarching areas of emphasis that thread throughout each priority.” These areas are “Indigenization” and “Sustainability.”

The plan then goes on to

meticulously detail specific objectives under each “Strategic Priority” related to the two areas of emphasis. Also, indicators of success, essentially the ideal results, and the actions to get there, are specifically listed. The twelve-page draft is goal-orientated and quite expansive.

It will be interesting to see the criticism and feedback from the community over the coming months, then the plan in its final form when everything is said and done.

Have you read the new strategic plan? What do you think? Send us a letter and let us know!

See page 17 for more details!

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Federal research funding for the U of R Greater research to come from the university

Haley Klassen Federal funding will promote greater research on campus.

madina azizi news writer The University of Regina has been awarded more then 1.4 million dollars for researchers

by The Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). This amount

of money is granted to research and broaden knowledge and information on a specific field of study.

NSERC is an agency that supports students and graduates to initiate new discoveries in the field of natural sciences and engineering. The goal of this agency is to keep on build-

ing Canada’s tradition of scientific excellence. This is something that will certainly benefit Canadian citizens and the nation in coming years.

“The competition for NSERC funding is becoming more and more difficult,” said Dr. David Malloy, the Vice-President of Research at the U of R.

Even though it is becoming increasingly difficult to be granted funds by NSERC, the University has demonstrated that they deserve the funds that were awarded and will utilize them effectively.

“The professors and graduate students who were successful in this latest round are to be highly commended as their research has been judged, from a national perspective, to be excellent and on the leading edge of international scholarship,” adds Dr. David Malloy.

Furthermore, Dr. Dena MacMartin, an environmental engineer, has been granted the largest amount, $129,350, for a one-year period to study agricultural water management.

Specifically, she is “investigating how some bacteria commonly found in fecal matter—known formally as ‘fecal coliforms’— end up in the water supply” as is stated on the U of R website.

Escherichia coli (E. coli), a wellknown bacteria usually found in contaminated water, causes gastro-intestinal illness that could take lives through food poisoning or exposure to contaminated water sources. Scien-

tists hypothesize that this bacteria initiates from on-land cattle sources. As such, Dr. McMartin’s team is “interested in finding out how E. coli is transported from farmers’ fields to the water supply, and how it survives.”

Dr. MacMartin says that by conducting this research, it can help “farmers make the best decisions about how they manage their land and their livestock, ensuring that they are economically viable and protecting the environment at the same time.”

Along with Dr. MacMartin, Dr. Gordon Haung, Dr. Gavin Simpson, Dr. Howard Hamilton, Dr. Richard Manzon, Dr. Paitoon Tontiwachwuthikul, Dr. Douglas Farenick, Dr. Yongan Gu, Dr. Shawn Fallat, Dr. Fernando Szechtman, and Dr. Yang Zhao are some of the other professors who have been granted funds to either continue or start their research in the natural sciences and engineering field.

The University of Regina hopes to continue its excellency in the field of research and receive more funds from NSERC in an effort to enhance on campus research and published research.

Gaza under siege

West bank conflict intensifies in wake of kidnappings eman bare contributor

His name was Mohammed Abu Khadir. To his family, he was a sweet 16-year-old boy with a promising future. But to a group of extremist Israeli settlers, he was little more than a way to execute revenge for the kidnapping and death of three Israeli teenagers.

Naftali Fraenkel, Gilad Michael and Eyal Yifrah were kidnapped by what the Israeli government claims to be Hamas militants. However, to date no autopsy report or evidence has been released linking Hamas to the tragic murder of these three teenagers.

Shortly following the discovery of the bodies Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared an emergency cabinet meeting, where he stated, “They were kidnapped and murdered in cold blood by beasts. Hamas is responsible, and Hamas will pay.”

It is unclear how Netanyahu knows Hamas is responsible.

No evidence supporting these claims has been publically presented.

Sami Abu Zuhri, a Hamas spokesman, issued a statement saying, “No Palestinian group, Hamas or any other group had taken responsibility. We reject all Israeli allegations and threats against us,” he said. “We are already used to it and will know how to defend ourselves.”

Maha Malik A simple yet poignant message from a protest in Edmonton.

Yisrael Katz, the Transportation Minister and a member of Mr. Netanyahu’s Likud faction, urged the Prime Minister to “act with all our strength against Hamas in Gaza and the West Bank and teach Hamas a lesson.”

And act they did.

Prior to the current siege of Gaza, Israel arrested 500 Palestinians, including many prisoners that had formerly been released in a prisoner exchange and killed at least 9, including two teenage boys in the search for the missing teens according to Mondoweiss News.

Following the collective punishment of Gazans was the brutal murder of Mohammed Abu Khedir who, at 15 years old,

was picked up by Israeli settlers on his way to the mosque, beaten, stabbed, forced to drink gasoline and then set on fire while he was alive, according to his autopsy.

Additionally, Mohammed Abu Khedir’s 15-year-old cousin, Tariq Abu Khedir, was also bru-

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tally attacked by Israeli police on a separate day. The attack was caught on camera, and it appeared that Abu Khedir was attacked for little more than standing outside of his home.

Operation Protective Edge began July 6, and has already claimed nearly 200 Palestinian

lives as the Carillon goes to print July 14. The U.N. released a statement saying that “77 percent” of the causalities of the siege of Gaza were civilians.

According to the Netanyahu, the reason for the high death toll of Palestinian civilians is that Hamas is choosing to use its civilians as shields, where as Israel is protecting their civilians.

However, the IDF has been instructed to strike all Hamas infrastructure. Although Hamas is commonly referred to as a “terrorist organization”, Hamas is the democratically elected government of Gaza. Aiming to destroy all Hamas infrastructure means destroying all Hamas funded hospitals, schools, and government offices.

Further, Gaza is the most densely populated area on earth, with an estimated 1.7 million Palestinians living in the area. It is debatable whether or not it is possible for any attack of Gaza to not have civilian casualties.

name was Mohammed Abu Khadir. To his family, he was a sweet 16-year-old boy with a promising future. But to a group of Israeli settlers, he was little more than a way to execute revenge for the kidnapping and death of three Israeli teenagers.”

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Renovations to accommodate a changing University John Archer library voices… keep it down! michael chmielewski/ alec salloum editor-in-chief/ news editor

Students taking classes over the summer, if they visited the library at all, probably noticed the ongoing renovations. The Archer Library is currently undergoing renovations to facilitate students’ changing needs, according to William Sgrazzutti, the University Librarian.

“This is all about the desire to be more efficient in how we’re organizing staff services benefitting the students. One of the things we want to do is provide a more consistent level of service for students for longer periods and that is the main thrust of the project.”

This consistent level of service will be brought about as an integrated services area with multi-discipline-trained staff.

The Associate University Librarian, Colleen Murphy, explained that, “We‘re merging two service points. We’ve been progressively reducing our number of service points in the library because it’s difficult to maintain them, the staffing of them and everything, and the hours, so we’ve been progressively putting them together

and this is the last step: so we’ve brought together our circulation services and our information or reference services.”

The renovations, scheduled to finish before the bulk of students are back for class, will include more computers for students to study on, combined service points for ease of use, and longer hours for those late night cramming sessions.

The renovations are freeing up space for student use as well.

Moving the current information desk will provide room for the new computers, and the reference collection on the main floor will be relocated to make room for students. Sgrazzutti and Murphy are noticing that when they free up space, the students come to study there.

“Every space we carve out, instantly students are there. So we know there is a real demand in keeping with the evolving role of the library on campus.”

Considering the astronomical rise of the student population in the last few years, this makes sense. The draft of the new strategic plan explains that, “Total enrolments have grown by 13% from Fall 2009 to Fall 2013, and are expected to exceed 14,000 in Fall 2014.”

As for the costs of the project, that cannot be determined

Tolls From the Bell Tower

Michael Chmielewski Quiet in the library, please.

yet, as the project is not yet completed.

“We intend to disclose the costs associated with this renovation to the Library to better serve students. The costs will be shared once the project is complete and we have those final numbers to share” Sgrazzutti said.

Look for a follow up article once the costs are made available.

Sgrazzutti did explain that the “source of funding for the project was one-time money resulting from surplus carry forward from the previous budget year.”

The main aim of these ren-

ovations is to better serve the growing student population at the U of R. This includes adding eight more workstations, complete with computers, and additional workspaces and tables on the main floor. Colleen Murphy also stated that library hours, previously prone to changes and amendments will become fixed “at 7:30 in the morning” and until “11 at night”.

“Ultimately we’d like to be able to offer at peak times 24 hour service, so it’d basically be a study hall” says Murphy.

The Carillon will continue to report on any new developments happening at the library.

U of R book series A startling look at the health issues faced by Canadian Aboriginals madina azizi news writer

“The gap between mainstream Canadians and Aboriginal people in Canada with regards to economics, politics, and health is probably the biggest impediment to us being able to move forward as a society” says James Daschuk, a University of Regina Centre for Kinesiology, Health and Sport Professor.

The health distinction between the mainstream population and Aboriginal peoples of Canada is what Daschuk focuses on in his book, Clearing the Plains: Disease, Politics of Starvation and the Loss of Aboriginal Life.

“What I have tried to do is, again speaking from a health perspective, I have tried to write a history of the relationship between First Nations people and the Europeans who arrived over the last few centuries. Another thing was the loss of Aboriginal health. How First Nations, prior to the treaties, during the buffalo hunting days, were the tallest people on the planet. Within twenty years of Canadians arriving and acquiring the territory, almost all of them were sick with tuberculosis”.

Professor Daschuk put well over 20 years of research and

dedication into writing this book. He wanted to better understand and analyze why and where this health gap between the more mainstream population and Aboriginal people came from. Professor Daschuk provides his readers with the well annotated and disturbing truths of Canadian history.

Readers come to realize that Saskatchewan was no more aligned with the myth of being the “bread-basket “of the world.

“That may be true” says Professor Daschuk, “but the entire society that fed the world was grounded on a famine that was created, in one sense, on purpose. The control of food was to get the First Nations off that prime real estate”.

He also mentions that “it was not an accident, this was a policy imposed by the federal government under the supervision of John A. Macdonald, who was also the administrator of Indian Affairs”.

Today, Aboriginal people are under-represented in universities, and over-represented in hospitals and prisons. There is an obvious lack of social and economical advancement within the Aboriginal community when compared to the mainstream population.

“We have this idea that Canadians are the nicest people; we are not the most glorious people – that’s reserved for the United States – but we have this idea that we are essentially decent people. Well, if you talk to a First Nations person, you’re probably going to get a different perspective. I hope that’s a contribution the book makes, that our state did some pretty reprehensible things to establish our society”.

Professor James Daschuk has been widely recognized for his remarkable work of going back to Canadian history and examining what it did to the

Aboriginal peoples of Canada.

The success and recognition that Professor Daschuk received for his book has only just started. His book will be translated into French in November by the University of Laval press. This is extremely exciting news for the U of R scholar.

Professor Daschuk’s Clearing the Plains makes one uncomfortable about Canadian history, and it leads one to further question our supposed moral authority. This very state of uneasiness is what makes Clearing the Plains a must read book.

According to their website, the Department of Political Science and the International Studies program are merging to combine “teaching and administrative resources into the new Department of Politics and International Studies.” Although they are now merged, the “new department will continue to offer degrees in both Political Science and International Studies and remains committed to sustaining the integrity of both programs.”

RPIRG, the Regina Public Interest Research Group, is hosting a summer camp called “Generating Momentum” from Aug. 21 to the 24. The camp is held at Camp Easter Seal, and according to the Outreach and Events Coordinator Tressa Nielsen, the camp has “a focus on providing the practical skills, knowledge, education, and networking opportunities necessary to make a difference in your community.” Visit their website, www.rpirg.org for more info.

With university students flocking back in early September, it is time to prepare for both classes and welcome week. The URSU festivities will be aplenty this year, including concerts, Faculty Cup, Fair Trade Coffee, a V Team to answer your questions, and of course, beer gardens. Welcome back.

The first draft of the U of R’s new strategic plan has been released for community feedback. See page 3 for more on the new plan, and the plan can be read online.

The Carillon has started a “Letters” section. Write in with Letters to the Editor and with responses to our content. See page 17 for more info on the new section.

James Daschuk’s widely praised and successful Clearing the Plains will be translated into French in November by the Presses de l’Université Laval(PUL).

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Editor: Destiny Kaus aandc@carillonregina.com @carillon_arts the carillon | July 17 - September 03, 2014

Alex Gueth Oooooooooooh prettttttttttty.

Doug Frates = champ glass man laura billett a&c writer Glass. You know, that clear, breakable stuff that you usually drink water out of or look through while sitting at a desk and wishing you were on the other side? You see glass all the time; it is a pretty common and useful thing, nothing to be extra-ordinarily excited about, right?

Usually, yes. But, in this case, you could not be more wrong.

Doug Frates Glass is far from banal. We have all seen decorative glass before, but his glasswork isn’t just a pretty Christmas ornament or coloured vase; it is inventively designed, colourful, and shaped in absolutely stunning ways.

Before spending his days working with molten glass and 1090ºC-plus furnaces, Frates was in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Upon his return from an overseas tour, Frates enrolled in a variety of creative classes and became enthralled with glass blowing.

Like most things, you only need to start by taking a class before you change paths. Still, the career change from the military to glass blowing seems like an unusual leap. Like many things though, there are more commonalities between the seemingly unrelated professions than at first glance.

“There is a huge camaraderie within the glass community,” says Frates. “So, it’s really a natural fit evolving from the Marine Corps into glass blowing, at least for me.”

Frates needed only one class of glass blowing before he became immersed. Successful glass-worker Tom Philabaum saw Frates and took him under his mentorship to teach him the intricacies of a career in glass blowing.

“I guess he saw some potential and some talent there and took me under his wing to teach me how to do it,” says Frates.

Though being scouted for the glass art industry after taking one class would make one assume he is a natural, Frates worked hard to get to where he is today: the owner of his own company, Doug Frates Glass.

Frates worked with Philabaum for a good period of time, learning the business and technique of glass blowing before deciding he was ready to embark on his own to explore the potential of his own creativity and skill.

The decision to start his own glass art company was a good one. Doug Frates Glass, located in Springfield, Ohio, is now renowned beyond the American border, selling art that is highly sought and admired.

But Frates maintains the key

to his success is the team of five full-time employees that work with him. Up to four people can be working on one piece at a time, and every person plays a vital role in the successful creation of the vase, bowl, sculpture, or whatever piece is in creation.

“I am a gaffer. We’ll call it the boss man of the troop,” Frates states. “A gaffer manipulates, molds, and makes the glass to his needs. The assistants are there to deliver what the gaffer needs. That’s what makes it such a team. We are able to create such unique things, we can create large things, and we can do it on such a level that most glass artists have a hard time doing.”

Doug Frates Glass is a unique company because they give creative freedom to their customers. Usually catering to interior designers, Doug Frates Glass lets the customer decide everything from the colour, design, shape, and size of the piece of glass.

“The sky is the limit. We can go forever on what they want,” Frates proudly explains.

So what does it really take to blow glass? The process is variable, ranging from one and a half hours all the way to four hours to create one piece. Regardless of the shape or complexity, the general process is the same.

Doug Frates and his team

begin with discussion of the product with their customer.

Once the details of the desired piece are decided, the team gets into the heat of things.

Colour is applied to the molten glass, and then they pop a bubble in order to be able to blow the glass. At this point, Frates and his assistants must work with the glass, shaping it as desired.

Shaping molten glass requires a lot of twisting, rolling, and reheating. A special furnace, called the glory hole, which is slightly hotter (yes, hotter) than the furnace that originally melts the glass is used to reheat and manipulate the glass into its final shape and design.

After this sweltering work is complete, the piece of glass is placed in a box to cool for 24-48 hours.

The work may be long and difficult, but the end result is more than worth it. Doug Frates Glass pieces are stunning. The designs range from simpler two-toned patterns to detailed designs like their famous Sedona pattern that combines lines, dots, and colour.

“It’s modern and it’s kind of old school, so it has a bit of uniqueness to it,” says Frates of his signature design.

Creating anywhere from one to twenty-five pieces a day, Doug Frates’ job is anything but predictable and repetitious.

“It’s a pretty fun job,” he says.

I am convinced. Glass blowing is a pretty awesome job, but with talk of almost 1100ºC furnaces, I can imagine not only a sweltering workplace, but also a high risk of being burned, and that is enough to make me shy away.

Frates, however, wasn’t very concerned with the lack of protective gear and the surplus of fire in the workshop.

“That’s part of the gig with the glass blowing community; you are going to get burned,” says Frates. “You kind of just learn from your mistakes, you move forward, and that’s part of the deal.”

Lesson learned: glass blowing is not for the heat sensitive or the weak. Glass blowing is a unique profession, combining physical labour with creativity. It is incredible how so much hard work with such an extreme element like fire can result in delicate, detailed artwork.

I was scared to ask about pricing, lest my dreams of owning one of his fluted bowls be smashed. But, I am holding out for the day that I have a steady income because I will be requesting an original Doug Frates creation. He creates beautiful and unique artwork that would add interest and inspiration to any room.

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Somethin’ about Orange is the New Black Apparently, people like racy, prison dramas jessie anton contributor

As many of you may already know, Jenji Kohan’s Netflix comedy-drama series, Orange is the New Black (OITNB), was back again for a second season this past summer.

Since the hit Netflix series debuted in the summer of 2013, it has been one of the most talked about shows all over social media, being the theme of most Facebook statuses, tweets, and Tumblr GIFs: a television trend nearly impossible to escape.

After binge-watching both seasons myself, they got me thinking: why is this show so darn popular? What draws people in? What exactly makes people choose this comedy-drama over their beauty sleep?

Then, I took my questions to social media and asked these sleepless, Netflix-loving individuals why they cannot keep their eyes off their TVs. It is no secret that this series

Haley Klassen Behind dem ol’ bars again.

has an incredible storyline; however, it is the realistic depictions of characters and the prison environment that makes everyone love it. If you watch the show,

“After

binge-watching both seasons myself, they got me thinking: why is this show so darn popular?”

then you know how easy it is to get attached to each character and how each of their stories can relate to so many everyday lives.

“The characters are what make the show so popular,” says film major Stephanie Proulx. “There are so many of them with unique backgrounds and stories that draw [viewers] in.

The character development is phenomenal.”

The characters are life-like and relevant. But, it is also the predominantly female cast in a male-dominated world of media that makes OITNB so uniquely uplifting.

“OITNB stands out as a series in which women aren’t just love interests, sisters, wives or mothers of men,” Hannah Sackville points out. “[The female characters] get to be the heroes, the villains, and the victims.”

Another reason why so many watch the show is because the plot revolves around varying sexualities.

As Sackville adds, “Most series these days usually either tiptoe around LGBTQ topics or push the subject until sexual orientation is the only thing you remember about a character.

OITNB finds balance in its hon-

est portrayal of characters who are neither tokens for representation nor defined by who they love.”

It is Kohan’s boundless and creative writing skills that strip each character down to their bitter core in representing women of all walks of life, coming together in an abnormally relatable prison setting.

According to film connoisseur Spencer Burridge, he watches the OITNB phenomenon because the show “holds no punches back, and gives [viewers] a gritty look at the prison system.”

With that being said, these punches and limitless plots can sometimes leave their audiences with a little bit more than they bargained for.

“I think the sex scenes are too much,” explains Sandra Hunchak.

Nevertheless, a little vulgarity does not hold her back as Hunchak claims, “OITNB has the best season finales of any shows [I have] watched as of late—[I] can’t wait for the next season!”

Lucky for all you OITNB lovers, the hit series has been renewed for a third season. So, in the meantime (if you’re not already re-watching the entire series with your cat), plan a fivecourse meal for yourself during the thirty-minute long theme song that you will be hearing again next June.

Flashin’ fashion with Dean Renwick Go from hobo to high fashion kaitlynn nordal contributor

In between his shows and designing his new line, Dean Renwick took a second to talk to the Carillon about what influences him in his fashion career and what it is like to design for people such as actor Kiefer Sutherland.

When did you know this is what you wanted to do?

I knew at the age of eight when I first started sewing Barbie Doll clothes that I had a talent, and I really liked working with fabric.

In grade school I had a grade eight teacher named Ms. Flett, and she was an impeccable dresser. I admired everything she wore. I would find myself in her class sketching dresses instead of doing my work. Her sense of style and taste was a big influence on me as well as at the time, the Sonny and Cher Show was on [television] on Sunday nights, and I always loved to see what Cher was wearing.

It influenced me later in my senior year when I needed to pick

a fashion college, and I realized I wanted to be in Hollywood. I wanted to be amongst glamour, so I chose the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in downtown LA. Who do ion-wise?

you

idolize

fash-

One of my favourite designers right now is a gentleman named Ralph Rucci. I love the clean lines and minimal aesthetic. I also love a lot of the designers from the ‘50s; Dior, Balenciaga, Chanel, and Schiaparelli: the true masters of Couture.

Who work?

influences

your

My influences come from all over. Some things come to me because of things that I did or saw as a child, sometimes it’s the amazing colours of this province during the summer, maybe a fashion layout, or sometimes it’s the imagination of my clients and their wants and needs.

You have designed for people such as actor Kiefer Sutherland.

What was that like?

Haley Klassen I want a tattoo like that...

Designing for some of the stars I have worked for has always been a great experience. The one thing you really get to know is that they are just the same as you and me with just the same amount of hang-ups and insecurities as the rest of us but in a more public way.

What is a piece of clothing or jewellery you believe everyone should have this season?

This season women need to lose those big hobo bags and opt for something a little more streamlined and tailored. I love a good metallic in a shoe, or a trench coat, or maybe just a

straight skirt in metallic leather!

And, as I always say, “Lose the black.” Add colour to your life, and you will notice a big difference in how you feel, look, and are noticed by others!

In two or three words, summarize your fashion line.

Clean pure line and pure fit!

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Go travel around Canada!

This is not a joke

Laura Billett See that dude drowning out there?

laura billet a&c writer Nothing is comparable to the itch that creeps up on you to explore new places and experience new adventures. Some people get antsy when the first white flakes of snow drift from the sky and the bite of frosty wind brushes their faces.

Others finish their final exams, taste freedom, and feel the warm spring breeze before they get the urge to seek a new ex-

perience. But others, including myself, dream of exotic trees, unfamiliar lands, and new faces, regardless of the time of year.

Whenever the travel bug bites you, it tends to leave a lasting itch that is only relieved when your bags are packed and your tickets booked.

If there is one thing that I have noticed recently, it is that most people discuss travelling to other countries. I know I am guilty of always planning my next trip to be across oceans or borders. It almost seems as

though the magic of travelling comes with crossing borders. I have always thought of Canada as home; it isn’t a new adventurous place.

I couldn’t have been further from the truth. This summer, I spent a long Canada Day weekend in Yellowknife and began to wonder why I haven’t explored more of our country.

We all grow up learning how vast Canada is as the second largest country in the world, but I think there is still a tendency to sell ourselves short, particularly

when it comes to travelling.

Canada offers a vacation for any sort of wander-luster. Those who seek luxury and relaxation can book resorts in the Rockies or take a cruise around Sable Island in Nova Scotia; those who seek adventure can hike, camp, kayak, canoe, rock climb, snowshoe, and ski in the east or west; and, those who seek nightlife can drink and dance the nights away at chic bars in Montreal, Vancouver, Toronto, and Calgary. There is really anything for anyone; you just have to look (not very hard) for it.

Canada is an amazingly diverse country. We have a very big ‘backyard’ that is worth some exploration. Not to mention, we are unbelievably lucky to have the freedom that comes with safe travel. There are no concerns over vaccinations, visas, or currencies.

Seriously, travel in Canada is easy and exciting.

I am always surprised at how little most Canadians have seen of the country. How can we really be proud of and celebrate our country and its diverse cultures and landscapes if we haven’t seen them? It is sad to think that I may have seen more of another country than of my own. I don’t know about you, but I am pretty darn impressed with what I have seen of Canada.

Need some suggestions?

Go to Dawson City in the Yukon, and drink the most disgusting drink in the world, the Sour Toe Cocktail: a drink with a real human toe at the bottom — seriously, they apparently make you drink your drink slowly so that you kiss the toe, becoming a member of a club of fellow toe-kissers (I am still trying to figure out the appeal of this one, but if you’re the kind that is up for drinking snake’s blood in Vietnam, this may be your thing).

Go to beautiful Yellowknife and camp for days without running into another person; go chill out at a cool music festival in another city and discover new bands and fellow music fans; or, go to the Okanagan and taste wine all day.

Go and get out of Saskatchewan and experience Canada!

Please pardon my blatant patriotism, but I am proud to be Canadian, and think we all should give our provincial and territorial neighbours a visit to keep our Canadian neighbourhood a strong, friendly one.

Robin Esrock came to a similar conclusion and wrote The Great Canadian Bucket List to get Canadians to explore our vast land. Pick up a copy next time the travel bug bites. I promise you will be surprised at how much there is to do!

fart Stephen Harper), whose government has slashed away at the CBC like it was Jason Voorhees high on some king hell crank.

But, enough nonsense for now. With that announcement came the online petitions and the social media slactivists in their droves. I’ll admit, I signed the petition. I love the national broadcaster, when it’s doing what it’s supposed to be doing.

Let’s not pretend that the CBC is infallible in all of this.

What makes a Conservative more nervous than the abortion and marijuana debates? Spending money on social programs, specifically ones that deal with the environment. Giving voices to “muzzled” scientists. Fair and equitable elections. All things that the CBC has been too keen to rub the gigantic nose of the Conservative government in.

The CBC has to understand

that, unlike its big British brother, it is not untouchable. The government still controls the purse strings very tightly. If it falls in a barrel of shit, it’s going to come out smelling as such.

We’re about to crash headlong into a change of government, and the CBC has to stay alive for at least that long. I’m not saying that our national broadcaster shouldn’t report on big stories, but it shouldn’t, at least for the time being, dedicate whole hours of programming to things that directly piss off the ruling majority of Canada.

You know what they say: mess with the Conservatives and you’ll get spoken to softly and whacked in the back of the head with the big stick of budgetary constraints. I just hope that it won’t be too little, too late for the CBC come October 2015.

How the CBC buried itself

The bell tolls for the national broadcaster pop goes the culture kyle leitch production manager For the past number of years, the radio of my car has been steadfastly tuned to either 96.9 or 102.5 FM, more commonly referred to as CBC Radio One and Two, respectively. Canada lives there, if you’re to believe the radio stingers that usher in every newscast and commercial break. Now, during the summer months, the CBC takes time to give its regular hosts some leave. In their absence, new programming takes its crack at the radio big time.

Generally speaking, these shows are a departure from the regular programming on the national broadcaster. It was during one such program that I realized that the CBC is slowly poisoning its own well.

I have to admit that I was only marginally paying attention to What a Waste, the new show dedicated to exploring the ways we’ve shat on the planet, and what the environmentally minded can do to help the situation along.

It was near the end of the broadcast that someone suggested that if your municipality does not have a city composting program, then you should go to city hall and demand one be in-

Kyle Leitch Too soon?

stated because-It was then that I turned the radio down. I imagined that somewhere in Ottawa, an office full of pop-eyed, sweaty Conservatives were doing the exact same thing. I wanted to hear what silence sounded like on Radio One. We may not be far off from that reality.

The CBC recently announced that, by the year 2020, 1500 jobs will be cut from the corporation, and there will be a massive shift from radio and television broadcasts to streaming and mobile media.

Of course, this can be attributed to the Big Bad Wolf of Sussex Drive (that plastic little

“The government still controls the purse strings very tightly. If it falls in a barrel of shit, it’s going to come out smelling as such.”

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Regina Band Interview Series: These Estates Music, not real estate, people destiny kaus a&c editor

Local Regina band These Estates recently came out with an LP entitled The Dignity of Man. On Sat. July 19, this alternative rock crew will play in Regina’s Buffalo Nights Festival at the Exchange.

Ah, now for a little fun, my friends. Welcome to the first “Regina Band Interview Series!”Shall we get to know John Cameron, the vox-guitar-baritone-man of These Estates, a little more? I think so!

Cameron took the time to answer a few of my thought-provoking, desperately difficult questions to give me and you, yes you, a glimpse into his life (bless his heart).

What first got you interested in music?

I’ll just speak for myself, but it was my mom playing Raffi songs on her old classical guitar to put me to bed as a kid and also my dad’s CCR cassettes.

How did your band get into the music industry?

We haven’t. Next question!

What are your future goals as a band?

Put out one more recording. Ideally using standard-tuning rock music to evoke the Kantian sublime would be the ideal, but a complete full-length album will do in a pinch.

What is the meaning of life?

A more pertinent question

is “How does one live a meaningful life?” If you can figure that one out, you are technically entitled to teabag Aristotle while shouting, “Owned.”

What is your definition of true love?

Numbering the beauty marks on a lover’s backside, doing the dishes for reasons besides spite or hygiene, and forgiving someone when it’s the hardest and most counterintuitive thing to do.

Do you prefer reading fiction or non-fiction books?

Poetry. Spoiler alert: good poetry is technically both!

Which superhero do you look up to the most?

The Question or King Mob.

These Estates Three strapping young lads.

If you could eliminate one of the 10 commandments out of the Bible, which one would you eliminate?

I wouldn’t. The obvious ones are the name-in-vain or graven-images ones, but the older I get and the more I bear witness to various secular worships - particularly of the things that global capital entails - the more I realize the particular importance of those things.

What are your greatest failures?

CURRENTLY NOT LOUNGING ON A GIANT BED OF MONEY AND COCAINE. What are your greatest successes?

Our record is pretty alright

I think.

Do you like cats?

My cat’s name is Hunter but, I just call him Littleman.

Who are your favourite sports teams?

Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays, LA Galaxy.

Which musicians inspire you the most?

Jon Wurster, Annie Clark, the former members of Silkworm, Charles Bradley.

Would you like your life to end with a fairytale ending or a tragic ending?

Would actually prefer to live forever as part of the singularity.

What is your biggest pet peeve?

Opening band encores.

If you could go back in time historically and punch anybody you wanted to with no consequences, who would you punch?

John A. MacDonald: a stone-cold, drunk motherfucker who did not get punched as fully as he ever deserved.

What are your favourite ice cream flavours?

Cardamom. Thanks, Dessart!

Why is the sky blue?

Physics, I think?

What physical aspects of your-

self are you most proud of?

None of us are built for cargo shorts. Also, cavernous assholes.

What areas of life do you take the most pride in?

Mixology.

Which historical event do you wish never happened?

The Big Bang. Take that, breeder scum!

“Breeder scum?” Well, there you have it: These Estates’ poetry-enjoying, commandment-keeping, cat-owning, John A. MacDonald-punching John Cameron himself. Check out These Estates at Buffalo Nights July 19, at the Exchange.

The defect in our luminous orbs Did The Fault in Our Stars rock or suck? michaela solomon contributor

Just as all the buzz surrounding The Fault in Our Stars has begun to die down, it’s time to get our thoughts out in the open about the rights and wrongs of the movie with reference to the book.

I found that The Fault in Our Stars was a much-needed break from the usual fantasy/adventure books that have taken over the Young Adult scene.

With all the success and fanfare generated by Twilight, The Hunger Games, and Divergent, it was a good change of pace to read and watch a love story: a love story that was not a Nicholas-Sparks-same-storyevery-time-with-a-different-title type deal.

As for the book itself, I read it for the first time about two years ago, and my impressionable sixteen-year-old self, much like every other girl who stumbles across author John Green’s work, worshiped it like the Bible.

I certainly was not squeal-

ing in the back of the theatre on opening night of the movie, but my feelings towards the novel and the success of the movie have been pretty positive.

When I finally saw the movie, I felt satisfied, which was not what I expected. Anyone who religiously falls in love with novel after novel knows that it is utterly the most terrifying news to hear that one of your favourite books will soon be accompanied by a movie version.

The chances of a movie, AKA another person’s vision of YOUR favourite book, living up to your expectations are usually pretty slim. In the case of the The Fault in Our Stars, I was pleasantly surprised.

I felt as though Shailene Woodley (Hazel) and Ansel Elgort (Gus) both did well in their roles. I could argue, though, that Nat Wolff’s performance of Isaac stole the show, particularly in the “Night of the Broken Trophies” scene, as Hazel so refers to it in the book.

Altogether, the best scene of the movie was the visit to the Anne Frank house, which I did

not expect to turn out so well.

For anyone who saw the movie, you may remember how, as Hazel struggles to breathe as she climbs the stairs, the muffed voice of Anne Frank can be heard in the background saying things that were all to relevant to Hazel’s own emotional turmoil.

Although we fought back, that scene brought my roommate and me to tears.

Also, I found the final scene was very beautifully done, as well. Cheers to everyone who worked on putting the movie together, because I, and many other fans, were blown away.

I felt that the movie overall followed the book very closely, leaving out only one major plot device. Gus’ girlfriend, who lost her life to brain cancer, was very important to the story.

I felt like Gus could have been seen as an ignorant character and somewhat selfish for his lack of respect for Hazel’s reservations towards their relationship, which was explained in the novel by his past experience of losing someone he loved.

I also thought both the book and the movie lacked a good sub-plotline. While Isaacs’s story was good and provided the comedic relief needed in this type of story, I think it could have been taken a little farther.

I did think the movie focused too much on the hereand-now-cancer-all-day-everyday aspect of life, whereas the book, which is narrated by Hazel, has a lot more to do with her reasons for her relationship reservations (which believe it or not, go a little deeper than the ‘I’m a grenade’ scene).

My final thought has to do with the cigarette metaphor that is so loved by teen girls everywhere. I hate it. It made my skin crawl, it was an awkward scene in the movie, and I didn’t like it. It distinguished Gus in a pretentious light, which was obviously on purpose.

I should say, I don’t hate the cigarette metaphor. I just hate when it’s explained. It was awkward when they talked about it, but it made the movie what it was supposed to be I guess.

Weird Word of the Week Word: Absquatulate Pronunciation: ab-squat-chew-late Not the Definition: (verb) to squash one’s abs; (verb) to poop; (verb) to do one’s ab squats very late in the day; (noun) a Sasquatch’s abs; (phrase) the Sasquatch is late The Real Definition according to Oxford Dictionaries: (verb) to leave somewhere abruptly Dang. I am enlightened. And, hopefully you are too; otherwise, this weird word column was a complete waste of my sorry breath.

Anywho…now that you know the definition of “absquatulate,” the next time you gotta get up and move your butt out of a room in a rapid, unexpected fashion, just say “Excuse me, but I need to absquatulate.” Or, if you’re in the process of peacing out abruptly, state “I am absquatulating.” And, heck, if you’re talking about a time in the past when you had to just get up and go, simply say, “Yeah, that one time when I was hanging out with that one person in that one place, I seriously had to just absquatulate.”

Well, there ya go. As for me at this very moment, I must absquatulate because, my goodness gracious, I gotta pee. Later gators.

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Haley Klassen Joey Chestnut has some competition.

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taylor sockett, kyle leitch, matt wincherauk, brady lang, michael chmielewski 2018 Canadian world cup team

1. The Saskatchewan Roughriders have started the season 1-2 after being on the bad end of two lopsided games. What does the team need to reach the status they were at last season?

Sockett: Looking at last game, what don’t they need? What stands out most to me is the lack of quality linebackers the Riders defense has. It’s going to be tough to shut down top running teams with the group of bums we’ve got back there. Anybody who is saying we should have paid to keep Butler, he is also a bum – just a more expensive one.

Leitch: They need to see what the Brazilian futbol team did in their semi-final against Germany, and then do the opposite of that. You can’t be World Dodgeball Champion and be good at any other ball-related sport.

Wincherauk: They don’t need to change much. The last thing this team needs is major changes, and more moving parts. They really just needed a slap in the face to bring them back down to earth, and that’s what the Argo fiasco did.

Lang: Receivers. Darian can’t do it all by himself, he needs some help. The defense will just need more time to adjust to injuries,

so I think this team just needs time.

Chmielewski: I don’t think they have much to worry about yet.

If they lose the next couple after their bye-week, then I think it’ll be time to shake things up.

From what I saw against BC, they are playing hard-hitting football, but need to get fundamentals down.

2. The World Cup has been completely insane this year.

What has been your favourite moment of the tournament?

Sockett: England being so awesome they actually won the whole tournament, just nobody knows about it. I’ve got to go with that teething little infant Suarez biting that guy. Mostly because it’s the third time it’s happened, I think Suarez has for biting what Tigers Woods has for strippers – a completely real problem that is in no way shape or form made up.

Leitch: The Guardian’s report about the BBC after the game: “Germany’s World Cup semi-final clash with Brazil was a big night for BBC sport – and its team generally did a creditable job of avoiding crass wartime analogies in describing the winners.” Quoth the bastard, nevermore.

Wincherauk: My personal favorite moment just out of pure entertainment was the phenomena of Tim Howard, the U.S. Goal Keeper. He can literally save everything. Just go on Twitter and see for yourself.

Lang: I’m not much of a soccer fan, but the Suarez bite was pretty hardcore.

Chmielewski: Probably watching it with my friends, mainly because of the atmosphere around soccer games is a bit different than North American sports. The banter’s a bit better, and people seem to be more excited for it. It’s electric.

3. The biggest news of this NBA offseason is the possible dismantling of the Miami Heat, most notably with LeBron James. Where will the King end up?

Sockett: Who cares. Hopefully, somewhere with A/C, maybe he’ll go to Toronto. Just kidding.

I bet he will go back to Cleveland and all the fans will have to go out and buy new LeBron jerseys cause they shit all over the ones they had when he left.

Leitch: Sucking ass at free-throw competitions and shilling for Big Macs and Icy Hot. Wincherauk: Well, we do know where he ended up, home in Cleveland, but for the past week or so I thought that’s where he’d end up. Playing with two first overall picks in Kyrie Irving and Canadian phenom Andrew Wiggins was a lot more tantalizing that being in Miami.

Lang: Cleveland. That’s where he should have been the whole time. LeBron is Cleveland. I can’t wait to see TMZ sports covering LeBron and Johnny Football

tearin’ up all of Ohio this year.

Chmielewski: I don’t care where he ends up. I’m glad San Antonio won.

4. What is your prediction for the 2014 Rams season? An improvement on last seasons 2-6 record?

Sockett: They need work, especially with the Regina Thunder winning it all last year. Let’s face it, you’ve got to give credit to the Thunder because if you would have put them on the same field as the Rams last year they would have spanked them up and down the field. The Rams have a lot of work to do they should have poached as many players from that championship Thunder team as possible, because let’s face it they need all the help they can get.

Leitch: *Mad typing can be heard in the background* Compu’er says “no.”

Wincherauk: I expect an improvement, no doubt, but not anything major. This is still a young and inexperienced team, and they just need more game time to get better. I’m more excited for the 2015 season.

Lang: Maybe a little bit, but nothing too drastic. I believe that they’re still “rebuilding” and people need to give them more time to develop the program as a whole.

Chmielewski: A tad bit of improvement. Baby steps.

5. American hero Joey Chestnut recently crushed 61 hot dogs at the annual Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island.

If you had the chance, how many hot dogs could you eat in the 10-minute window?

Sockett: Personally I’m a one, maybe two, hotdog kind of guy, unless there slathered in chili and cheese that is. Who you need to be asking this question to is old timer fuck goof Kyle Leitch. I have a quote from a credible source that if a meal doesn’t give Kyle the “meat sweats,” he gets upset. So, to conclude, it is my hypothesis that Kyle can pack away hotdogs like it’s his day job.

Leitch: I don’t think it should be a measure of how many, but the quality of the dogs. Give me, like, five chili cheese dogs, and that should take up ten minutes of my time.

Wincherauk: I’ve got a weak, and relatively small stomach.

Not to mention, I might be the slowest eater on the planet. I’d eat maybe two, and that’s all you’re getting out of me.

Lang: As long as I can stuff down more dogs than Kyle “the Legend” Leitch, I can die a happy man.

Chmielewski: I guess that depends on how hungry I am.

Probably eight to ten, but it would probably hurt. A lot.

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Van Eaton staying focused

Cougar cross-country star keeps trucking through the heat matt wincherauk sports writer

Summer might not seem like a busy of a time for University of Regina Cougar athletes, but if you know anything about the Cross Country and Track and Field teams, you know there is no off-season.

Jesse Van Eaton is a prime example. She can’t even be persuaded to take a break from her running schedule.

“We took a week break of absolutely nothing, which was really hard for me to do, so I did some stuff anyway.” Jesse said with a grin on her face.

It is tough to keep a runner from doing what she loves to do, even for just a week.

The summer schedule is a hectic time for the Cross Country team, and Van Eaton’s personal schedule reflects that.

Her program requires a steady 70km to 80km per week, with team practices mixed in as well.

I can personally attest to Jesse’s focus, as I actually raced against her in the local Royal Road Race in May. Suffice to say, she thoroughly kicked my ass…

The mileage might seem extreme, but it is part of the commitment that is expected from the Cross Country team,

even if that means running in less than ideal conditions.

“The rain didn’t affect me at all; I love running in the rain!”

Van Eaton said with a laugh. “It’s so much better running in the rain than in +30 weather.”

Soon, the end of summer will be upon us, and that is when things will really pick up for the Cougar runners. That is when Graeme (Doc) McMaster’s coaching really comes into play.

“At the end of August we have Doc’s camp, where we go to Moose Jaw for about 3 to 4 days. That’s where we have our time trials to see where we are at the beginning of the season,” says Van Eaton.

Van Eaton and her teammates will put all of this summer’s work into game time action. It’s all about get that new “PB”, which is runner’s lingo for a personal best time or place in a race. Jesse is making that her focus for this racing season.

“This coming season I really want to push myself, especially in track. I want to break all my PBs”, stated the second year athlete.

While the focus might be on individual times and places, cross-country is still a team sport, and the Cougars are a unique team to say the least.

“The distance team is…

Courtesy of Jesse Van Eaton Waiting for the fans.

it’s very fun.” Jesse says with a laugh and big smile on her face. “It’s like a family, but a very weird family.” This includes team captain Avery Westberg who happens to be one of the best runners in Canada.

“Having Avery on the team last year, she was something else. She was such a good team leader last year. Even though she has such a crazy personality, she got us focused when we had to get focused.”

It is hard not be excited about the upcoming year for the Cougars Cross Country team, and Jesse exemplifies that enthusiasm. Be sure to watch for her and the rest of the Cougars team to continue making waves in the world of running.

With their off-season dedication, the team is well positioned to achieve the ambitious objectives they have set for themselves.

U of R’s rising star Tait Nystuen continues to grow his resume on the track team john kapp staff writer

The University of Regina’s Tait Nystuen is a rising star in the world of running. Nystuen currently holds the school’s records in the 300-metre dash and 4x200 and 4x400 relays.

Prior to attending the University of Regina, Nystuen was a student at Regina’s Campbell Collegiate where he did not start actively training for track until his grade twelve year.

“I did not start competitively training for track until grade twelve,” says Nystuen. “In ninthgrade gym class, at the track meet is where I started. The track coach showed an interest in me and told me to come out to cities, provincials, and those meets. But I never really trained for it, I mostly just focused on all of the other sports I did: rugby, volleyball, and hockey, and the like. In grade twelve, I wanted to focus in on something I knew could take to a university level.”

When asked about his greatest accomplishments, Nystuen did not cite his personal school records but the chance to represent Canada in international competition.

“I am definitely most proud of my national titles which got me onto the national team a

Haley Klassen Can’t photograph people in the gym, don’t ya know.

fair amount of times,” explains Nystuen “It is super exciting to be able to represent my country. Any time I have been able to compete for Canada has been among my greatest accomplishments.”

Nystuen competed in the

track and field national championships in June in Moncton, NB, placing second; he is taking it easy this summer in preparation for a busy season next year.

“Track kind of goes in cycles,” Nystuen added, “This is just an off-year. There are Olym-

“It is about routine and being consistent with your

lifestyle and training. That adds up, especially when needing to beat someone by tenths or hundredths of a second.” - Tait Nystuen

pics years, there are years with World Championships. This year, I ended my season after Nationals and I am going to take that time to do some recovery.”

After taking the rest of the summer off, Nystuen is planning to continue training while taking classes into competition season in January.

“It is about routine and being consistent with your lifestyle and training. That adds up, especially when needing to beat someone by tenths or hundredths of a second.”

Nystuen speaks of noticing incremental changes in his own abilities while training, motivating himself to constantly improve.

Nystuen has set personal goals going forward.

“The Olympics are on my radar,” says Nystuen. “Each year I improve my personal best time, which is closer and closer to the Olympic qualifying standard. The year of the London Olympics, I won my trial but did not have the standard time required to make it into the Olympic event. Next year, I want to qualify for the University World Games. I went last year and will be eligible next year. The PanAm games are also in Toronto next year and would like to attend that.”

Nystuen is in the university’s business school, citing a healthy lifestyle and developing a disciplined routine as being key to balancing academics and athletics.

“No matter what it is, sports or any extracurricular,” says Nystuen, “being organized is the only thing that will help you.

Procrastinating will kill you here.

If you are doing something physical: get your homework done before that and save your nights to relax. That’s what I do, that’s my safe haven.”

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Pile O’ Bones Derby Club impresses Roller derby, more than meets the eye michael chmielewski editor-in-chief

Combine Rage Against the Machine blaring in the background of the Callie, creative nicknames, full contact action and what do you get? It’s roller derby, of course.

Pile O’ Bones Derby Club held a bout on July 12 that included rookie play along with a male versus female game. The league and the sport in general are growing in popularity and Pile O’ Bones is trying to tap into the sport’s growing popularity by getting more people to the games, and into the game.

The game seems like a mess to the untrained eye, but once told the purpose and some of the rules, one immediately sees the amount of strategy, effort, and training that go into playing derby.

The rookie games are meant to get people’s skills up to par with people along their skill level, rather then throwing rookies in with more competitive players. Rookies are people

someone interested in getting started. Although it’s not for the faint of heart, there are many safety protocols to go through.

“There’s an understanding, or something that you have to have within your soul, to do derby,” Loonie Bin explained.

“That being said, and just having come through fresh meat, we spend the first two hours of practice just learning how to get up and fall down properly. So

there’s a huge safety aspect of it, and there’s a lot of technique, there’s lots of things to learn, there’s lots of things that look like they hurt, but the biggest running thing is ‘pick-a-cheek,’ so when you fall, you don’t want to fall on your tailbone; you want to fall on one cheek. It’s going to hurt less to fall on one cheek that it is on the center of your tailbone.” In terms of safety, besides picking a cheek, before the game, refs even check every players’ equipment, something I’ve never seen before in any sport.

Loonie Bin had one last message for those contemplating joining.

“If you are thinking about joining roller derby, do it! Just do it, take a plunge, and find a girlfriend who also wants to do it, and just come out and try!”

The game is fast, the hits are hard, and the atmosphere is great. Make sure to show up for Pile O’ Bones’ next bouts at the Callie Curling Club on August 9, 23, and the final bout of the year on Sept. 6.

NHL commissioner to take over before Seattle will see a professional basketball team again.

That’s to mention nothing

of free agency, summer league, the draft, the WNBA, the lives of players off the court… Ok, I’ll stop now.

Kristina Wilson Big smiles after a close and intense rookie match.

who recently passed benchmarks (or as it’s called, “fresh meat,” so a form of boot-camp, essentially) and have played under ten games.

Loonie Bin, a rookie who just finished fresh meat, was about to play her first game.

She explained that fresh meat is about safety and derby’s fundamentals. Also, she explained what inspired her to start playing the sport.

“I watched a few games, and I remember watching, this sounds so cheesy, but the movie Whip It, and I thought that those girls are so bad-ass, so much fun, that I thought I gotta give it a whirl.”

Although she said she was nervous for her first game, she also seemed amped up. The game, for an on-looker, seems quite punishing physically and may seem intimidating for

An NBA court review What a crazy off-season john loeppky contributor

The 2014 NBA Playoffs were supposed to come down to an exhibition in fundamental differences.

As had been the case for the previous three years, The Heat were there, looking to accomplish a three-peat that many thought would secure (however temporarily) the services of James, Wade, and Bosh for at least another year.

On the other side, stood the international melting pot of efficiency. Looking to avenge the loss of a year before and add another trophy to their illustrious cabinet, the San Antonio Spurs… …Or so the story went.

Traditional story lines be damned, this year’s playoffs were about more than two teams. We saw a seven-game series that pitted the aging- and absurdly overpriced- Brooklyn Nets against a Toronto Raptors squad that, somehow, some way, got the country excited about basketball.

There must be a joke about a certain southern Ontario based team in there somewhere. Maybe, just maybe, we will have an NBA title north of the border before the Leafs win another cup. Yep, there it is.

We also saw an Oklahoma City team that seemed daunting and doomed at the same time.

Destined to play second fiddle once again to the mighty Spurs.

The James Harden trade was an unintentional white flag in regards to championship aspirations. Even the Rockets, who benefited from the very same swingman’s prowess could not get past the incredibly fun to watch Clippers.

Speaking of the Clippers, we continue to see the fall-out resulting from a man who feels as if he can say anything, no matter how offensive, continuing to say whatever he wants.

While the initial outrage has somewhat faded; there is an uneasy feeling permeating from the league as it tries to distance itself from Donald Sterling, who singlehandedly came very close to creating a player’s strike in the middle of the playoffs, his coach resigning, and left a public relations nightmare in his wake.

Here’s a hint, overly rich public figures, don’t be racist.

Also, normal people don’t be racist.

So, where does the league go from here? Well, with a new commissioner in Adam Silver, the future looks bright. New television money is on the way; they have (thus far) avoided much of the performance enhancing drugs and concussion drama that has enveloped the other major leagues.

The league continues to place an entertaining product on the floor night after night. All in all, the biggest problem facing the league might be figuring

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out how to continue to deny the Seattle area of a franchise that it so desperately wants. It feels as if it is going to take a certain

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Sports fives: the World Cup Tim Howard can stop literally anything matt wincherauk sports writer

The World Cup has officially ended, and the planet is still buzzing about what many consider the best World Cup in recent memory.

From ridiculous individual performances, to downright pitiful showings by great teams, this World Cup had an endless supply of crazy moments, and I am going to do my best to give you my top five moments.

In addition, just because it is easier on my brain, I am going to be referring to it as “soccer,” sorry in advance to the international students at the U of R reading this.

5. Robin Van Persie “Flying Dutchman” We all know just how graceful soccer players can be, albeit a bit overdramatic in their flopping, but Robin Van Persie of the Netherlands took it one step further with his goal vs. Spain.

Now nicknamed the “Flying Dutchman”, Van Persie took a perfect volley over top of the defense, and headed the ball over the Spaniard keeper. Much like many of the other great mo-

ments in this World Cup, the Internet took it to the next level including photoshopping the Superman “S” on the front of Van Persie’s jersey.

4. Germany Rocks Brazil in Semi-Finals This was supposed to be Brazil’s year.

They had one of the great all-around teams, as they do most years. One of the soccer world’s great young stars in Neymar, and were backed by millions of diehard Brazilian fans in their own backyard.

What a surprise it was to see them be demolished in the semi-finals by the German team.

Goal after goal with hardly any resistance, and just seeing the faces of the shocked and horrified Brazil fans will stick with me until the next World Cup. 7-1 is a crazy score in soccer in general, let alone on the biggest stage against one of the world’s great soccer nations.

3. Luis Suarez Takes Bite Out of Competition This has to go down as one of the all-time weird moments in World Cup history, when Uru-

guay’s Luis Suarez decided to just bite his opponent in plain sight of the referee.

While Suarez is one of the great talents in soccer, he has a notorious reputation for being quite the scumbag. This is not the first time he’s been caught biting, and has been suspended nine matches in international play, and a total of four months from all soccer. Keep your teeth to yourself next time, Luis.

What else would be the top World Cup moment?

Germany thoroughly dominated the World Cup this year, and won their fourth in their countries history. Outscoring the total competition 16-4, the Germans went 6-0-1, with their only tie coming against Ghana

in the opening round.

Combine this with the fact that Miroslav Klose became the all time leader in World Cup goals, and the Germans could not have had a better World Cup run in 2014.

2. Tim Howard Becomes an American Hero Soccer is not the biggest sport in America, but it managed to captivate the nation over the past few weeks, highlighted by the amazing play of goalkeeper Tim Howard.

While the Americans lost in the round of 16, Howard played some of the best goalkeeping in recent World Cup memory, including making an astonishing 15 saves in his attempt to keep the outmatched Americans in the match.

Alas, Belgium won, but now Tim Howard is may be the most beloved man in the US. 1. Germany Dominates En Route to Fourth World Cup

Haley Klassen I wonder why the guys with the Argentinian jerseys aren’t smiling…

The stadium throwback: authenticity vs. aesthetics The nostalgia versus the flash suzanne barber contributor

From the Bird’s Nest in Beijing to the Cowboys AT&T in Dallas, there’s no doubt, stadiums are bigger and better than ever.

HD screens, bigger scoreboards and aesthetics woo fans; however, the most relevant (and iconic) stadiums remain some

of the oldest. Here are 5 iconic and retro stadiums that offer an unparalleled game-day experience through authenticity, passion, and history.

1. Lambeau Field Year - 1957 Team - Green Bay Packers Capacity - 80,735

The Green Bay Packers are owned by their cheese-head residents who (quite literally) shut down the city on game day.

Although Green Bay has a population of only 105,000, the stadium is packed full every game—it has been sold out since 1960! Tradition and history permeate this stadium, providing fans with a nostalgic, inti-

mate experience.

4. Fenway Park

2. Wrigley Field

Year - 1912 Team - Boston Red Sox Capacity - 37, 493

Year- 1914 Team - Chicago Cubs Capacity – 41,160 Wrigley field is the second oldest ballpark in the MLB and will have its 100th birthday this year.

If you are lucky enough to take in a Cubs game, you will see the original, manually operated scoreboard and the signature ivy-covered bleacher wall. It is likely that you will go to a game in the afternoon, too—lights weren’t added to the park until 1988 and matinee games are still common.

3. Soldier Field Year- 1924 Team- Chicago Bears Capacity- 62,871 Although Soldier Field is the smallest stadium in the NFL, the passion of Bears fans creates an electric atmosphere. Renovations to the stadium have occurred; however, the iconic stadium has not altered the most authentic design features, including the soldiers’ monuments and towering pillars.

Haley Klassen A soon-to-be outdated stadium.

Any baseball fan (or sports fan in general) is familiar with Fenway Park.

Rather than boasting about big screen TVs, Fenway boasts about the many quarks of the stadium, including the wellknown “Green Monster”. Fenway is the oldest ballpark in the MLB, but it the game-day experience continues to dominate the league.

5. Wimbledon Centre Court Year- 1922 Location - London, United Kingdom Capacity - 15, 000 The Wimbledon grounds consist of 19 grass courts, eight American Clay courts and five indoor courts.

Although some of the 42 acres are in use all year, the prestigious Centre Court is only used two weeks of the year for the Grand Slam. Strawberries and cream, a dress code and a royal suite all contribute to a unique Centre Court experience.

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Smarten up, Econ!

Spencer Reid

When I reflect on the four years of education I have had, many things stand out for me. Being an Arts student, I have a constant fear of “being unemployable” hanging over me. This is why I am doing a Combined Major in Economics and History with a Minor in Geography; diversity is an asset for an Arts major. As a result of this, I have encountered many professors from different departments. I

had many enlightening experiences in my classes, whether geography, history, political science or philosophy. And yet the same cannot be said for most of my Economics classes. Far from being intellectually stimulating, the teaching of Economics goes against what a proper Arts faculty should stand for.

I remember entering university with a desire to do something related to history, for I

had an exceptional high school history teacher. Then I saw the aforementioned Combined Major program and decided to do take economics classes as well.

At that time the 2008 financial crisis was fresh in the news, and I figured economics would be useful to know in the future.

It was fun to learn at first; my Econ 100 class was one of the few classes where we got out of our chairs to do something.

However, as I entered the main theory classes (201 and 202), my brain soon became dulled by the repeated use of jargon and graphs. I remember sitting stunned in my microeconomics class as the professor described the concept of utility with numbers he just pulled from thin air.

What did a utility of 18 mean?

And why did he go from 20 to 18 utility in one step but 18 to 14 in the next step? Gradually, I could no longer believe that this was what moved the world.

As I continued my education, that feeling was reinforced. I began to lose count of how often the words “equilibrium, rational, self-interested, flexible”, and “perfect competition” appeared in my economics classes, regardless of their specific focus. Meanwhile, my other classes managed to surprise me with what they had to offer. In all my other Arts classes, there was something about them that let the human element behind whatever was being taught come to life. It was interesting to hear about all of the people behind the theories and events that were being taught, as well as their actions. By contrast, economics classes took the dynamism of individuals and sterilized it through one of its many graphs. Events that would seem exciting in one class became dull in economics as human reasoning was dropped in favour of supply-and-demand shifts;

what seemed improbable was described as inevitable.

I cannot continue this article without acknowledging the kindness and generosity of the Econ profs I have had to date.

They, along with many other profs, have ensured that my time as a U of R undergrad will be remembered fondly. However, they are good people who teach a bad subject. Economics today is an outlier in the Arts because it does not teach critical thinking. Rather, it is a series of equations and graphs tied to the real world by the flimsiest of reasons. The sooner Economics escapes its love of math and acknowledges its non-science status, the more at home it will be in the Arts.

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Think About Philosophy Short change heroes

Haley Klassen

As the following year approaches, many students will finally discover what they really wanted to study. You might begin to question whether you’re due for a change of major or perhaps consider adding a minor in an area that interests you. Making these decisions is incredibly difficult given how future-oriented they are; it is often hard to tell why one option is better than another. So let me lend a hand and suggest something a bit counter-intuitive: you should probably study more philosophy.

I’ve met a lot of students on campus who find the study of philosophy a bit peculiar. Many don’t know what we’re studying or why we’re doing it. For the most part, a philosophy major is considered a future burger-flipper or a disheveled recluse pseudo-mystic. I won’t rule out the latter option as a distinct possibility for myself.

The truth is more positive. Although working as a full-time, teaching and researching philosopher is difficult, and growingly increasingly so, those with a philosophy background are typically successful in their future employment.

Data in the Wall Street Journal’s “Degrees That Pay You Back” show that philosophy majors have a higher median annual salary ten years into their career than majors in business management, IT, geology, chemistry, nursing, and more.

I don’t think that this result is that surprising. A good philosophy educa-

tion refines your critical thinking skills while also nurturing a mind for creative solutions. Although some students don’t see the relevance of some of the questions asked in philosophy – and some philosophers are in agreement there – by honing your ability to wrestle with complicated problems you prepare yourself for success in almost any career.

This skill development helps you in that difficult process of translating your skills into the job market, a task that every student is faced with. Thankfully, a good philosophy major is precisely the student who should be well equipped for this task. We don’t necessarily apply for philosophy positions, but we do apply for positions where reasoning skills can be of use; that sounds like most jobs to me.

Another benefit is that, if you decide to go to grad school, you’ll be well-prepared for that too. Philosophy majors rank first in the verbal and analytical sections of the GRE, first in LSAT scores and rate of acceptance into law school, and second – after math majors – on the GMAT, used for admission into MBA programs.

It’s not that there is something special about the students that do philosophy. It is the study itself that is life enriching. I don’t deny that of many other areas of study – in fact, studying most things in depth eventually brings you to philosophical questions – but I do recommend philosophy heartily for its fulfillment. As Descartes recognized, your mind is, in a sense, your constant companion. The simultaneous sharpening and opening of it - a task aided by the study of philosophy - can only reward you now and in the future.

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What do Michael Jordan, Bill Nye, and Slavoj Žižek have in common? In addition to being figures that I, myself, and others looked up to, they all have at least a little bit of a reputation for being less-than-savory characters towards their fans.

In a blog entry for Slate magazine, Rebecca Schuman writes a plea for her readers to “stop worshipping [the] superstar professor” known as Slavoj Žižek.

A philosopher and culture critic, Žižek has been a controversial figure for most of his academic career. He is responsible for such documentaries as The Reality of the Virtual (2004), The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema (2006) and The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology (2012). His followers call him the “world’s hippest philosopher” and the “Elvis of cultural theory.”

But he does have a mean streak. Žižek has been quoted saying “If you don’t give me any of your shitty papers, you get an A. If you give me a paper, I may read it and not like it, and you can get a lower grade” as well as “Humanity? Yes, it’s OK – some great talks, some great arts. Concrete people? No, 99% are boring idiots.”

The problem with Schuman’s article is that she doesn’t act better than the person she denounces. Multiple times during her piece, she flat-out resorts to name-calling (“Ži-jerk” and “bottom-feeding adjunct”), mocks his childhood, and insinuates that, because of Žižek, “who brings to life the worst caricatures of the humanities,” the academy as we know it is “in crisis.”

Schuman makes a good point choosing your heroes and who deserves your adoration, but really, two things worry me about her article: 1) that, in denouncing Žižek, she makes herself as caustic in tone and comes off just as mean, and 2) that she is implying that we should be worshipping other people. Especially regarding the second point, the cynic in me leans over and feels the need to say that she’d probably nominate herself as a candidate for adoration as we all participate in a golf

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clap in unison while uncorking bottles of champagne.

I can’t defend Žižek’s action and responses or even brush them off as light-hearted humor. The man is a jerk, but he’s a pretty decent philosopher, depending on with whom you speak. He’s got some great ideas regarding cultural theory and how it is represented in film, but that’s where the buck stops. Is he worthy of worship? Not even close. But is anyone worthy of worship? Well….

And here lies the danger of worshipping your heroes: they never really act like the way you’d expect. Michael Jordan was a fantastic basketball player and yet he verbally harassed and humiliated players on his own team. Bill Nye cultivated a love for science for an aspiring generation but there are plenty of stories online that suggest he had a rock star attitude. And, as we’ve seen Žižek, he might have some great ideas regarding culture and film, but he’s definitely not a person I’d like to have conversation with.

You have to take your heroes for what they really are: ordinary people and ordinary people not really built for idolization. If you blindly follow a person just because they’ve done something that impresses you, you’re doing it wrong.

farron ager contributor

the carillon | July 17 - September 03, 2014

The Death of Metro

Haley Klassen

By now you news junkies out there have heard that Metro, the free daily paper in the green boxes, has ceased production in Regina and Saskatoon. Metro newspapers hit Regina like a bomb. There were people handing them out on the streets downtown, and a box on every corner. There is even a box in the middle of a residential street in my neighborhood, which is su-

per weird. Their business model, which had been working all over Canada and Europe for quite a long time was simple: local cover stories, followed by nationally edited and uniform content with tons of advertising space. Don’t get it twisted; daily newspapers are built ads first, and content fills in the blanks. But for all the national advertising that comes with being part of a chain, there

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has to be local ads to supplement that. There are advertising niches to fill in Saskatchewan if you want to survive. The Leader-Post does it the old way: Cars, retail and real estate targeting seniors. The Prairie Dog has been the go-to arts and culture paper since 1993. Here at the Carillon, we’re a guaranteed 18-24 demographic of university students. We’re as narrow as it gets. Metro’s target audience on the other hand was people that ride the bus and pedestrians. Advertisers would probably be better off spending that money on renting a helicopter and throwing flyers out of it.

Metro isn’t totally finished here. They’re keeping on a ‘Bureau Chief’ to pump out Saskatchewan content for the web. But that’s really what it’s all about here: content. Metro operated on the presumption that it’s a newspaper, not a shiny full colour flyer. The only differ-

ence between the flyer pack that gets stuffed in your mailbox and Metro is that one of them has ‘content.’ With the recent uproar at the Globe & Mail over management encouraging their writers to do advertorial content, we move closer and closer to the actual death of daily print media. Content is finally and truly becoming the wrapper for the advertising meal. The Regina Leader-Post hires journalism interns to write the fluff pieces to fill the spaces between ads.

They fool these bright young people, many of which are Carillon alumni, into thinking they’re journalists and not just ‘content creators.’ We all say “good for them, writing in a newspaper,” but we know what they’ve become and how it will end. Their internship will be over and they’ll be right back at school, with another faceless young intern stepping into their shoes.

This is where alternative me-

dia and student journalism will save the day. Here at the Carillon we’re supported by you, the student, as well as our advertisers. I’d be lying if I said that we or any other student paper were self-sustaining solely on ad revenue, but that’s what keeps us honest. We have an obligation to our membership, the student body, to deliver news and opinion that matters to them, rather than to our advertisers. Love us or hate us, we’re the future of real journalism in Canada. There will always be room in the media landscape for independent voices. The more homogenized and stale the old media gets, the stronger and more relevant we become.

The snake took a long time to coil, but its strike was quick.

Two years later, despite criticism arising from nearly everywhere, Alberta will be changing its license plates in what will no doubt be remembered as one of the pettiest power plays in Canadian political history. And I say, good on them.

When there is word of any change happening anywhere in the country, ol’ conservative Saskatchewan has to get its two cents in. Radio show switchboards lit up with people politely saying that they were never crazy about our own license plate slogan, and other people telling the first ones that they could politely go to hell.

Like most of the decisions made right around this time in a government’s life, I have to wonder just what this license plate ding-dong is a red herring for.

What super-controversial issue is the government trying to distract its people from? I’ve been far too preoccupied with some of the stupid decisions coming out of the Saskatchewan government lately to notice. If there are any readers from the Alberta area, please clue me in.

So what does this all mean for Saskatchewan? Rest assured,

the plates we have now are probably not going anywhere any time soon. I’m not a huge fan of the “Land of the Living Skies” slogan, and I won’t get up in arms about changing it or not. We obviosuly can’t go the government web address route because “gov.sk.ca,” is the internet equivalent of pouring tequila on a fresh papercut.

What I will say is that if someone really wants the slogan changed, they simply need to start the dangerously conservative Living Skies Alliance Party. That, or they could ask the Saskatchewan Party to consider a change of name.

the Draude expense claim issue were public-relations successes for the party. Undoubtedly, they will look for further opportunities to focus on hot-button political issues. Far from the party that was soundly defeated in the 2011 election, the New Democratic Party is once again looking confident behind a younger leader, allowing them to use the rhetoric that they are a new generation with fresh ideas to offer.

The Party should also be looking to attack the Saskatchewan Party on the economic front and questioning the economic policy of a government that does its best to portray itself as a prudent fiscal manager of the Saskatchewan purse. At the same time, the New Democrats must portray themselves as the party that offers a brighter economic and social future than the current government.

This will not be an easy chal-

lenge. The Saskatchewan Party is well financed and has shown a willingness to put out attack ads at a moment’s notice in an attempt to smear the opposition, most notably during the New Democratic leadership race. I believe for the New Democratic Party this fall sitting will be a further test of whether the population is still buying in to the Saskatchewan Party’s vision of social inequality and dog-eatdog capitalism, or whether Saskatchewan’s population wants substantial social and economic change.

neil adams advertising manager

By any other name Last week, the government of Alberta announced their intention to redesign its license plates. The red-on-white design, which acted as a clear indicator of who to avoid on all major roadways, will be replaced by majestic mountains and blue palettes as early as next spring.

Of course, the controversy surrounding the change is the removal of the thirty-year-old slogan, “Wild Rose Country,” to be replaced by the government’s web address, “Alberta.ca.” The collective cynical snort of every political junkie, government conspiracy theorist, and news hound in the country could be heard as far away as Oklahoma.

See, while the people of Alberta are complaining about the loss of heritage, there’s obviously more to this surprise decision.

After the unexpected popularity of the hyper-conservative Wildrose Alliance Party (they’re

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the official opposition, don’tcha know?), the incumbent Progressive Conservatives began going into damage control. Although the difference was in one tiny space, “Wild Rose Country” was still on the license plates of over 3 million vehicles. That’s a lot of reminders of what could have been.

Trouble in Wall’s paradise

Haley Klassen

I think the Saskatchewan Party, although powerful, is much weaker now than it was going into the last two elections.

Not only have many of the socalled “Liberals” in the party announced their intentions not to run again, and have subsequently left cabinet, but the party has endured public-relations disasters. In particular, the government will be keen to ignore the contribution of provincial funding towards the making of the Corner Gas movie through Tourism Saskatchewan due to

its poor decision to scrap the Film Industry Tax Credit. They will also be looking to ignore any criticism over the Lean Healthcare initiative and school funding through public-private partnerships. However, these are minor political issues and are not the government’s greatest problem.

The greatest problem, ironically, for the government, is their own rhetoric that they have used over the past seven years. Now that Saskatchewan is a “have” province, the underlying assumption is that being a “have” province ensures the population will have a brighter social and economic future.

However, after seven years of the government spouting this rhetoric, many Saskatchewan people, especially youth such as myself just entering the workforce, have come to the opposite conclusion: that life in

Saskatchewan is slowly becoming unaffordable, especially for students with record levels of loans. Their solution, taxing the residents who can barely afford to make ends meet, will have negative consequences. I think it is not a question of if the Saskatchewan Party will lose support in the fall sitting, but how much the support drop will be.

In contrast, I see the New Democratic Party as currently in the best position to gain from the government’s missteps and the best choice for those, such as myself, who are dissatisfied with the poor state of Saskatchewan during relatively good economic times. In their role as the opposition, the New Democrats have clearly shown that they are willing, as any opposition should, to make the most of any opportunity to make the government look bad. The Lean healthcare initiative and

kyle leitch production manager

Full Disclosure: Jason says he “is a proud member of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party.”

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Musings on soccer – from a rookie Let me be clear: I am not a soccer player. Have I played soccer in my past? Certainly. My most recent soccer experience was on an intramural team right here at the U of R. The highlight of my short-lived soccer career, however, came around three years of age. Upon getting put into the game I, the soccer enthusiast I was, made the meanest of dashes across the length of the pitch – to the swing-set at the playground. To say that my interest in soccer in my past was low would be a lie; it was actually non-existent.

However, from having a British husband, I have since learned that it is treasonous to not at least pretend that you are interested in “footie” (and that potentially I could be banned from the U.K. for all of eternity if I make my position known). So, realizing the gravity of my duty to good ol’ Liz, I began the task of attempting to understand,

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and, even more arduously, liking the game of football. With the past three years of football learning under my belt, I encountered a first for me: the FIFA World Cup. The World Cup is a very strange phenomenon to me.

Why on Earth would you have this grand competition for soccer every four years when we have the Olympics? I am a huge Olympic fan, summer or winter, so the concept of wanting to stage another world-class event every four years (but never in the

When groups attack

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Whether their insanity is exhibited on the streets of Rio or in the comment section of the newest Justin Bieber video, a fandom’s impact can be as damaging as it can be far-reaching.

Fandoms are at once the heroes and the collective underbelly of anything worth cheering for.

For example, fans of the Brazilian soccer team are exhibiting violent behaviour that even the most committed of English football lunatics would be scared of. Having seen the pictures of flags being burned and amid the controversy that surrounded the World Cup, what with the country in turmoil and all, the rapid descent of the collective national treasure has been a startling manifestation of a nation’s strife. In the lead up, with anti-FIFA graffiti sprouting up faster than could ever have been expected, the blowback potential was palpable. Comparisons to past failures on home soil abounded.

Even as hopes were high, the disaster potential radiating from a country with so much invested in a team full of superstars was

as easy to detect as corruption in the IOC. Then, having succeeded for much of the tournament, Brazil fell by a combined score of 10-1 in two games. Their 7-1 loss was likened to an NBA team defeating an evenly matched opponent by 43 more points than expected, or an NFL club beating up on an opponent by fifty points. Brazilians feel as if their birthright has been stolen from them by the downfall of a flawed soccer squad. Star striker Neymar Jr. himself said prior to the game that he felt, because of an injury he suffered in the previous game, that his destiny was “taken” from him. Now the entire nation is bearing the brunt of that feeling. It is this sense of entitlement that creates riots all over the world. These scenes are sometimes joyous (though why Saskatoon rioted after the Blue Jays won, I have no idea) but more often are not. However, entitlement becomes an even bigger issue when the perpetrator is behind a computer.

We see the same symptoms on a certain website. YouTube

is the site of both intellectual conversation and senseless outrage. The comment section of each video is the battleground for such mudslinging. Yet, just like sports riots or Twitter arguments between supporters of different fan clubs, many of us watch and alternate between horror and amazement. The consistent pettiness of fandoms, as well as coming from a sense of entitlement, springs from an intense fascination someone’s downfall. Just as we like to see our favourite [insert profession here] recognized and adored; many of us take an equal interest in seeing the downfall of their enemy, perceived or real.

The same emotions that create passive-aggressive dialogue, if we can even call it that, are the ones that drive generally sane fans to burn their flag. The motivations may be different, but the sad result is the same.

john loeppky contributor

same year) puzzled me – why is this such a big deal? Simply put, soccer is the most popular sport in the world. This game, if one is hard pressed, really requires nothing but a ball and more than one person. It is a game that can be played just about anywhere, too.

I suppose that in Canada, soccer is overshadowed by, well, almost everything else simply because we do not have a very strong men’s team (although in the most recent summer Olympics, our women’s team did a great job of rallying Canada behind them). However, when one watches the World Cup, every country involved displays so much passion that it is hard not to get involved. I found myself, more often that I’d care to admit, shouting at the television during the games. For me, the passion of the players and the crowd had a huge impact on how I viewed the game, despite

not being physically present in Brazil.

While I may not fully understand soccer and all of the rules associated with it, I do understand passion for the game you love. It was quite inspiring to watch the games over the six-week period, and you can be certain that a generation of young football players were inspired to one day sport the colours of their country. I may never fully understand the intricacies of FIFA and the World Cup, but I have gained a tremendous amount of respect for the soccer community. Keep calm and kick on everyone, and one day I just might join you.

janean lowenberger contributor

letters

the carillon | July 17 - September 03, 2014

Michael Chmielewski And now, a word from the President.

Dear Editor,

Kyle Leitch Just like kids’ letters to Santa, only these get read by more than disgruntled postal workers!

Believe it or not, we here at the Carillon get some pretty nasty emails from time to time. In our never-ending quest to engage the student body more fully with our fine product, the Carillon staff has decided that we will begin publishing some of our favourite pieces of correspondence from folks like you.

Since we expect all of you to be like, “Ye Gods! I must write to the student newspaper straight away!” we’ll take this opportunity to lay down some ground rules.

Correspondence can be emailed, mailed, or dropped off in person. Please include your name on all letters. Anonymous submissions will not be published. Letters should be no more than 350 words, and may be edited for space, clarity, accuracy, and vulgarity. And of course, the opinions expressed in published letters are those of the author, and do not necessarily represent those of the Carillon, or The Carillon Newspaper Inc. Letters to be considered for publication should be submitted by Monday at 12:00, noon. Emails can be submitted to: op-ed@carillonregina.com OK, Kyle Leitch, Production Manager

To the Carillon, the Centres, and to all the students who are members of the University of Regina Students’ Union, I have the pleasure of being the one to tell you that the State of this Union is good! This year I’ve been given the honour of being the first to write into the Carillon’s new “Letters” section, so I figured I better make sure it was worth it. I’d stay formal but they only gave me 200 words so I’ll have to be concise – tough for me but here it goes. So far our Executive has been busy; in the past three months we’ve developed and passed a balanced budget (the first one in 4 years!), we’ve begun to re-write our policy book, and we’ve been hard at work planning exciting stuff for the fall. What kind of stuff? First things first, we’ve got the best Welcome Week ever; 15 local bands, 3 days of cold beer on the Green and 3 nights of hot parties @theOwlBar. Come out for Live Country Music at Dollar Draft Wednesday, drop in for Rah Rah and Library Voices Thursday and then come in Friday to and dance with Def3, Factor and the Gaff – Saskatchewan’s best DJ’s. President Peters, signing off (e-mail me sign-off suggestions at pres@ursu.ca).

Devon Peters URSU President July 15, 2014

the funny section

the carillon | July 17 - September 03, 2014

Academia! Fuck Yeah!

They’re smart and they don’t care Sung to the tune of, “America!

Fuck Yeah!” from team America: World Police A-ca-de-mi-aaaaa!

A-ca-de-mi-aaaaa!

Academia! Fuck yeah!

Comin’ in to teach the motherfuckin class, yeah!

Academia, fuck yeah!

Classroom learning is the only way now!

Lazy teen the end is nigh, For your future will be determined by Academia, fuck yeah!

So take your work, and suck on MY MARK! Academia, fuck yeah!

Whatcha gonna do when we give your exam!

It’s the dream that we all share, A place in the ivory tower!

Fuck yeah!

[Short guitar solo] Published works!

Fuck yeah!

Bookstores!

Fuck yeah!

Conferences!

Fuck yeah!

Seminars!

Fuck yeah!

Symposiums!

Fuck yeah!

Sport coats!

Fuck yeah!

Travel mugs!

Fuck yeah!

Offices!

Fuck yeah!

[Extended guitar and drum solo, with a “Fuck yeah!” thrown in] Starbucks!

Fuck yeah! iMacs!

Fuck yeah!

PowerPoints!

Fuck yeah!

Libraries!

Fuck yeah!

Tenure track!

Fuck yeah!

Harris tweed!

Fuck yeah!

Oxford!

Fuck yeah!

Sabbaticals!

Fuck yeah!

Research grants!

Fuck yeah!

Departmental politics!

[Series of confused “fuck yeahs”] Editing!

Fuck yeah!

Quiet time!

Fuck yeah!

Wine and cheese!

Fuck yeah!

Consulting work!

Fuck yeah!

Opinion pieces!

Kyle Leitch Pictured: Academia.

Fuck yeah!

Derrida!

Fuck yeah!

Jargon!

Fuck yeah!

Chalkboards!

Shit the Carillon says!

“I weep for our future.” - Leon Trotsky the staff, for better or worse

You’d never think it to look at us, but we here at the Carillon say some truly foul things.

Some of it never makes it out of the newsroom. But sometimes, when the planets align, and the shit-scribe can find his damn pencil, the insanity is recorded.

The following feature is just such an instance of that recording. For better or worse, the Carillon staff presents its (largely) unfiltered, unedited thoughts.

For better or worse, this was shit the Carillon said.

Staff Member #1: “I thought you said she hated it.”

Staff Member #2: “No, ate it.

Like...in her mouth.”

On Unpleasant Tasks: “I’d rather smoke crystal meth.”

Staff Member #1: “I’d feel weird watching this music video with you.”

Staff Member #2: “Is it pornographic?”

Staff Member #1: “Oh yeah.”

On Music: “Just play the fucking fiddle, Charlie Daniels.”

On Hangovers: “I have a method...it just almost always involves Denny’s.”

Frequently Heard Around the Office: “HARD AS FUCK!” Staff Member #1: “Yeah it kinda just...goes on forever.”

Staff Member #2: “Fantastic.”

On Medical Response: “I clapped really loudly, just to make sure he was still alive.”

On Musical Progression: “This was Die Antwoord before they were Die Antwoord.”

On Dieting: “You just gained ten pounds immediately...and another three at the end there.”

On Exclusivity: Staff Member #1: “Did you just say there’s a four month reservation list for a Mexican restaurant?”

Staff Member #2: “Apparently, it’s the best.”

Staff Member #1: “If they’re not Taco Bell, they’re lying.”

Kyle Leitch

Fuck yeah!

Marxism!

Fuck yeah!

Liberalism!

[Series of confused “fuck yeahs”]

Peer review!

Books!

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graphics

Editor: Haley Klassen graphics@carillonregina.com the carillon | July 17 - September 03, 2014 Photos by: Allan Hall

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the carillon | July 17 - September 03, 2014