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he University of Mani toba Students’ Union held Bison Bash last week. For merly known as Frosh, the weeklong event featured kara oke, movies and a night mar ket. However, the concert at the Burton Cummings The atre was cancelled.
The Happy Fits have over 1.7 million monthly listeners on Spotify and just over 30 thousand YouTube subscrib ers. 2019’s headliners, Tyga and YG, cur rently com bine for over 36 million Spot ify fromstudentTube.erslionoverlistenersmonthlyand15milsubscribonYouSellingtickets$45to$65,
and $75 for non-students, UMSU was able to sell out tier one stu dent tickets priced at $45 for the 2019 concert. This year’s tickets included a price range of When$43. asked if he thought having The Happy Fits as the headliner contributed to the low ticket sales, Rykiss said that there were a num ber of factors that could have affected the numbers, but emphasized that students showed they were not inter
“Our responsibility is first and foremost to the student body, so if the students are saying that they are not inter ested in something, then we’re not gonna force them to take
Bison Bash concert cancelled
haven’t been here. We don’t have precedent to go off of.”
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ested in a concert.
The lineup for the concert was announced nine days before the event was set to take place on Sept. 17. Artists Rêve and Mauvey were slated to open for The Happy Fits, a pop-rock band from New Jer sey.On Sept. 13, four days before the Bison Bash concert was scheduled to take place at the Burton Cummings Theatre, UMSU announced its cancel lation. The Happy Fits’ per formance was subsequently moved to the VW Social Club as a part of the UMSU Street Party held on Sept. 16, which sold out a day after the cancel lation
“The student voice said that they didn’t want a concert”
cess,” she said.
Rykiss said that he believes Bison Bash has contributed to the cultivation of a cam pus culture and increased the level of engagement within the student body. He also said that UMSU did everything possible to ensure that secur ity and safety standards were met throughout the event.
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who may have questions con cerning Bison Bash, future events or the cancellation of the concert to speak with him directly. Rykiss stated that he cannot predict how stu dents will feel towards UMSU post-Bison Bash, however he assured that he will continue to perform his elected role to the best of his ability.
Both Ratel and Rykiss said that they were happy with how Bison Bash played out. Even though weather con ditions forced the cancella tion of the quad games and food truck Friday as well as the need to move the outdoor movie and the night market inside, Ratel said that there
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“We took the steps to make sure that the student body wasn’t going to be forced to handle something that they didn’t want to handle, and because of that, I think that that shows that we’re listen ing,” he said.
“This was one of those times where it was obvious to us that students weren’t interested, so we made a call so that they wouldn’t have to take the unfortunate circum stances and make them their own. It’s our responsibility to support them, not the other way around.”
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— Jaron Rykiss, UMSU president
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In past years, UMSU Frosh concerts have taken place at the the Canada Life Centre, University Stadium and the Max Bell Centre. Past head liners have included Dillon Francis, K’naan, Ludacris, Childish Gambino and Tiësto.
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was high student turnout and positive feedback for Bison Bash. She also highlighted the success of the karaoke night held at RatelVW’s.said that the UMSU team has “learned a lot from Bison Bash,” and is look ing forward to putting on more events in the reallyhit,wasmonths.coming“Ithinkitasmashitwasabigsuc
“That would be unfair for them, so we cut the costs, we cut the issues and we made it an event that students were actually excited for.”
Rykiss shared that students and UMSU executives alike provided positive feedback throughout the week.
“I hope someone actually is interested in leadership and actually jumps in and takes the rails of this club, because it’s very important. It’s very important for our commun ity.”Pablo Mejia said he joined UMLatinx to meet people and help others. He said that it is often difficult for inter national students to come to and feel welcome in a for eign country. He hopes that UMLatinx can help make the process easier for newcomers.
specific area,” she said.
“It’ll give us a voice on cam pus,” Nuñez Gamez said.
he University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) hardship fund is more than half depleted only two weeks into the start of classes due to an increase in students requesting financial aid, according to UMSU vice-presi dent student life Tracy Karuh ogo.UMSU’s budget allocates $20,000 for the hardship fund each year, and so far $12,000 has been dis tributed, much more than is usually spent by this time in theTheyear. hard ship studentvice-presidentbyadministeredfund,UMSU’slife,provides
hard, and you kind of feel really unencouraged to con tinue your life here, because you don’t really know any one,” Mejia said.
students often have difficulty finding good-paying jobs, and that international students specifically have a limited earning“Internationalpotential.students are only allowed to work twenty hours in a week, so definitely that limits their budget,” she said.Karuhogo also said she may ask UMSU to reallocate funds from other areas of the budget where the money is “not being used as
Karuhogo encourages interested students to consult UMSU’s website, where they can access more information about the fund, including cat egories students can apply for.
national students,” she said.
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ing rent and grocery prices play in students’ financial dif ficulties.“Rent is just becoming out rageous,” she said.
She blamed the increase in applications on inflation and highlighted the role that ris
“While getting involved you get to meet a lot of people, both international and Can adian,” Mejia said.
Karuhogo pointed out that
“The first few weeks it was
Ivan Nuñez Gamez, com ment editor at the Manitoban, said that he helped found the group after learning about other cultural student organ izations on campus and real izing that his own commun ity needed one. He said that the goal of UMLatinx is to be a culturally sensitive entity that will advocate for and welcome Latinx and Hispanic students to the U of M.
Karuhogo cautioned that the hardship fund “can’t be a continuous solution,” and called it a “band-aid for stu dents.”“We do need more longterm solutions when it comes to giving students more jobs or increasing hours for inter
“I think [the] hardship fund is just a band-aid for all the situations that students are going through, and the gov ernment or the university has to provide more resources for students to get jobs or more opportunities for students to be working.”
Student group for Latinx and Hispanic students forms Advocacy, welcoming, community building cultural group’s goal
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long run,” Nuñez Gamez said.
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Nuñez Gamez said that UMLatinx’s ability to organize quickly and connect with stu dents have been the group’s biggest accomplishments so far. However, he recognized that UMLatinx will need more new members if it hopes to have future success. Nuñez Gamez encouraged all Latinx and Hispanic students to join theAftergroup.aflag raising for cen tral American and Mexican independence on Septem ber 15, Nuñez Gamez said that UMLatinx will be celebrat ing Latin American Heritage Month in October. He added that UMLatinx is also in talks with U of M student groups and other external organiz ations about future partner ships.Nuñez Gamez is hopeful for the future of the UMLat inx. As one of few Latinx and Hispanic student groups in Manitoba, he thinks that the group is in a position to poten tially become a helpful organ ization for students across the province.“Ireally hope it stays for a
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aid to students needing emergency financial assistance who have utilized all other resources available to Karuhogothem.said that stu dents may receive up to $500 per semester for costs associ ated with child care, health care, rent, urgent bills and
As of July, Canada’s rate of inflation was 7.6 per cent, while Manitoba’s was even higher at 8.8 per cent.
$12,000 of $20,000 fund has already been spent
other general needs such as groceries or school supplies. The fund cannot be used to cover the cost of tuition, text books or credit card bills.
“You’re new to a university, a new country and you don’t speak the language. Getting to see everyone happy and excited to help each other, it’s reallyMejiacool.”said that Latinx and Hispanic people are generally very accepting and welcom ing people. He recommends that more students join the group, and explained that it is a great opportunity to meet
“Also, you get to share your experience and hear from others, helping you grow as a person and also as a part of the community.”
“We have the International Student Organization, we have faculty representatives and we have club representa tives. We don’t have a Latinx voice in there.”
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The University of Mani toba Latinx-Hispanic Stu dent Association (UMLat inx) arrived on campus this month. The group aims to represent Hispanic students as well as students of Latinx background, including people from Central America, South America, Mexico and the Caribbean.UMLatinx vice-president
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“After October 15, I am able to apply to the finance committee and just kind of appeal to them”
— Tracy Karuhogo, UMSU vice president student life
people, take part in events and learn about different cultures.
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Raising public awareness of the effects of climate change on biodiversity
Ligouy’s current cycling route heads east to Montreal — over 1800 kilometres away — where he will be attending the United Nations Bio diversity Conference in early December, also known as the 15th Conference of the Par ties (COP15). COP15 is an inter national conference where governments from multiple countries will meet to develop new goals and an action plan focused on the protection of nature and biodiversity.
Climate activist, member of Le Mouvement de la Paix and
In 2021, the organization, alongside other international organizations, was part of an international appeal urging
— David Ligouy, activist, member of Le Mouvement de la Paix
“I don’t contaminate life below water, I don’t contaminate life on land, I don’t contaminate the climate and I’m building peace
Climate
More information on David Ligouy’s project and fund raising efforts can be found www.bankontheclimate.com.at
As climate change and loss of biodiversity are insepar ably connected, international organizations and govern ments have begun to address and prioritize the conserva tion of biodiversity.
The Sustainable Develop ment Goals (SDGs) — a col lection of 17 interlinked global goals adopted by United Nations member states — is attempting to actively pre serve our ecosystems and tackle climate change.
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justice”
“It’s really life or death, really we have to make it work,” Ligouy said.
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Ligouy also explained that the solar-powered bicycle reduces poverty, as gas prices have become increasingly expen sive.Ligouy’s master’s degree specializes in green energies for developing countries, and his current project “Bank on the Climate” is raising aware ness regarding the effects of climate change on the environment.Hesaidthat the project is urging governments to invest in the peaceful transition to fossil-fuel-free energy. His vision is to promote a green, energy-efficient mode of transportation for a future without fossil fuels.
iodiversity — the vari
French activist David Lig ouy is an avid advocate of the SDGs, and a member of the non-profit organization Le Mouvement de la Paix. The organization has roots origin ating from the aftermath of the Second World War.
However, climate change has posed a threat to bio diversity, leading to its decline at an unprecedented rate and directly altering our environ ment and Aroundwildlife.onemillion plant and animal species are cur rently at risk of extinction across the globe, and onethird of the Earth’s animal and plant species are projected to become extinct by 2050 as a consequence of global warm ing.Warmer
“We are running out of time, and we have to find sim ple, cheap, fast-growing solu tions.”“Electrical production has to be clean, and we have to look for efficient ways to do it,” he “Forsaid.the moment, bio diversity is even more import ant.”
governments to commit to a significant reduction of their military greenhouse gas emis sions.Ligouy was welcomed at the University of Manitoba Fort Garry campus this past Wednesday, coming from Por tage la Prairie on his solarpanel-powered bicycle. He said that he has travelled for the past four years, and visited 27 countries so far.
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Activist cycles across Canada on solar-powered bicycle
“Just the 15th of August, U.S.A. has voted for the cli mate bill.” Ligouy said. “They are going to reduce by 43 per cent their greenhouse gas, that’s big news. That’s called Paris agreement.”
sea surface temper atures and temperature spikes have made marine species particularly vulnerable. Over the past decade, the rate of sea level rise has accelerated to 3.9 millimetres per year — which has led to increased rates of flooding, shoreline erosion and loss of coastal habitats.
“It’s life or death, really we have to make it work. We are running out of time, and we have to find simple, cheap, fast-growing solutions”
of a project for electromobil ity, micro-electromobility for vulnerable people from devel oping countries, especially Mexico,” Ligouy said, going on to say that the bike is also accessible “for handicapped people.”Bycycling on his solar-pow ered bike, Ligouy is actively following some of the SDGs, including the 12th goal — which aims to ensure respon sible and sustainable produc tion and consumption pat terns.“I don’t contaminate life below water, I don’t contam inate life on land, I don’t con taminate the climate and I’m building peace and jus tice,” Ligouy said. “By doing what you like, you can impact everything and have a good impact on life.”
— David Ligouy,
ation of life on earth at all its levels — is fundamental to a healthy ecosystem and con tinued life on our planet.
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“This bike is active mobil ity, it’s good for my physical and mental health,” he added.
In 2007, the union also set tled with the Canadian Alli ance of Student Associations (CASA) for an undisclosed sum, again over the issue of unpaid fees after UMSU left the group in 2005. Ironic ally, the union has considered attempting to rejoin CASA in recentGivenyears.this history, it was not hard to predict that some thing like this might happen again when UMSU voted to leave the federation in 2020. They did so without a referen dum of U of M’s students, as is required to leave the feder ation.Particularly questionable was previous UMSU presi dent Brendan Scott’s decision to play hardball with the Can adian Federation of Students, informing the organization that UMSU would not be pay ing outstanding fees until the federation allowed it to hold a referendum with online vot ing amidst the COVID-19 pan demic.Ifanything was likely to trigger a lawsuit, that would be UMSU’sit. frustration is understandable. The Can adian Federation of Students’ refusal to allow online voting when in-person voting was not possible does come across as stubborn and inflex ible, although it makes sense given the engagementdis from students during the lack of in-person classes and campus activities.
The UMSU board exists to represent the students’ will, not to make major decisions that could lead to serious legal trouble without consult ing them based on the board’s own perception of what is best for from?dentsationadianleaveurgentthisWherestudents.doesapparentlyneedtotheCanFederofStucomeThemost
UMSU board got itself into this mess
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However, none of this jus tifies last year’s board deci sion to unilaterally pull out of
has long desired to leave the federation, decided to use a moment when students were historically disengaged from campus life due to the loss of in-person school activities to push through a referendum on its own terms.
recent stu dent vote on the issue was a non-binding plebiscite in 2018, which found that 64 per cent of UMSU members
licly advocating that UMSU leave the federation to join CASA, despite his assurances earlier that year that defeder ating was not on the union’s agenda.There is little evidence of a burning desire among the stu dent body to leave the Can adian Federation of Students.
opposed defederation. In the absence of a clear directive on how the students want to be represented, the default move should have been to main tain membership until a clear directive was given.This result did not
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Incident shows board interested in unilateral rather than collective decision-making
UMSU complained that the federation’s fees are too high in comparison to other organ izations like CASA, and argued that it is not as effective at lob bying for student issues.
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This whole debacle sug gests that the UMSU board believes that its authority overrides its duty to allow members to direct its activ ities. The union is supposed to represent the will of the stu dents, not make major deci sions for them. Unfortunately, it appears another lawsuit is needed to remind them of that.
Why would UMSU risk easily-foreseeable legal trouble over something that does not appear to be a pressing concern among students?
the federation before giving students a chance to express their opinion on the matter.
There is little evidence of a burning desire among the student body to leave the Canadian Federation of Students
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This is not the first time that UMSU has been sued for with holding substantial fees from the student advocacy organiz ation. After a three-year long dispute ending in 2016, UMSU was forced to pay the feder ation over $990,000 in out standing fees.
Other student unions have faced legal difficulty attempt ing to defederate from the Canadian Federation of Stu dents, which has a reputation of being difficult to leave.
Why would UMSU risk easi ly-foreseeable legal trouble over something that does not appear to be a pressing con cern among students?
It could have something to do with its political differ ences with the federation. The UMSU board has expressed its disapproval of the federation’s advocacy on issues it does not consider to be student issues, such as pipelines or the min imumUMSUwage.has also criticized the federation for its endorse ment of the boycott, divest ment disagreementswithwaryable“ill-considered.”“divisive”describingofoccupationagainstmovementsanctionsandIsrael’sPalestine,itasandPerhapsitisunderstandthatthefederationwaswhenUMSU’sboard,whomithaspoliticalandwhich
At the end of August, the Canadian Federa tion of Students filed a law suit against the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU), alleging that UMSU has withheld over $1 million in membership dues since 2018.
UMSU EXECUTIVE OFFICE HOURS (Fall 2022) Elishia Ratel VP Community Engagement TUESDAY @ 12:00PM Jaron Rykiss President MONDAY @ 12PM Victoria Romero VP Advocacy FRIDAY @ 11AM Brook Rivard VP Finance & Operations THURSDAY @ 12PM Tracy Karuhogo VP Student Life WEDNESDAY @ 12PM SEPTEMBER 20 UNIVERSITY CENTRE 11AM-1PM Meet the different support offices and organizations available with the University and UMSU SEPTEMBER 20 UNIVERSITY1PM-3PMCENTRE #weareallbisons Come meet and play with the Bison Athletes SEPTEMBER 22 UNIVERSITY11AM-1PMCENTRE Engage with the Student Clubs and find your community representatives SEPTEMBER 21 UNIVERSITY CENTRE 11AM-1PM All your Student Faculty Associations will be waiting to talk to you SEPTEMBER 29TH in commemoration of National Truth and Reconciliation Day. Wear an orange shirt WWW.UMSU.CA @MyUMSU WWW.UMSU.CA @MyUMSU
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It was Aristotle who said that one is “by nature a polit ical animal.” Though I am not one to favour Aristotle’s doc trine, this particular phrase denotes people’s impulse toward partnership, especially to achieve a common goal.
In retrospect, the fact that members of the queer com munity are not only able to openly express themselves,
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able to take part in respect ful discussions through our freedom of expression? Polit ical. The fact that we are start ing a conversation through a student-led newspaper on how the personal is political? Undoubtedly, political.
I have come to understand that making change is hard, yet not impossible. The desire for change that I and many others carry is the result of the relentless fighting by those who came before us, and that is as political as it can get.
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be appointed to the Senate.
Since 1980, the 2SLG BTQ+ community has gained increasing social acceptance in 56 countries and locations. Furthermore, we have seen an increase in queer representa tion within our Canadian elected officials.
The fact that people of col our are free to engage in any lawful activity they desire? Political. The fact that there is diversity within our way of thinking, and that we are
but also productively engage in government affairs that fall outside the realm of activism for their own community, is political.Notconvinced that we are naturally political? Well, what about the ‘Persons’ Case of 1929?In 1929, not all Canadian women held the right to vote, and, in general, were unable to hold public office, least of all be appointed to the Senate. Through the advo cacy of Emily Murphy and the “Famous Five,” the Privy Council of Great Britain even tually ratified that under Sec tion 24 of the British North America Act, 1867, women were legal persons and could
Human beings are naturally political and any effort to deny it will be our demise
When we think of politics, we often associate it with bureaucracy, protocol and authoritative figures such as the reigning monarch or prime minister of the day. Although those concepts and roles are evidently part of the political realm, they are only half the story.
I remember sitting in my first Model United Nations conference in 2018. It was the Honduran national compe tition with only 10 commit tees, yet each analyzed every aspect of one’s life. From bal ancing religious liberty and 2SLGBTQ+ rights to address ing the rights of linguistic minority groups, that confer ence broadened my horizons regarding what lies within the political spectrum.
Take the Stonewall Riots as a clear example. Before and during the 1960s, the 2SLG BTQ+ community in the United States was forced into hiding — often finding refuge in queer clubs — due to the strict restrictions put in place by the government. It was not until police entered the Stone wall Inn — a welcoming queer bar that enhanced the divers ity within its community — through a warrant in 1969 that the community fought back, relentlessly protesting in the area for five more days and paving the way for 2SLGBTQ+ activism.Though protesting and riot ing are undeniably political demonstrations, the impact of such is also of political nature.
The mere fact, then, that women are fully recognized as people and can exercise all of their rights freely with out having to refer to a higher authority for approval is polit ical.New generations have developed a sense of skep ticism when it comes to engaging in matters that they deem as political, but the truth is that everything we know today is the result of some level of political action.
but our community at large. Start making changes where you see injustice, or at least have strong opinions about something you are passionate about. Let’s start putting our values and beliefs above any thing else.
Avoiding politics is impossible
The only ones affected by political abstention or skepti cism are ourselves, as we are denying who we are: polit ical beings. Though the world of politics is well-known for being corrupt and self-serv ing, I like to believe that this view is narrowly defining what it means to be politically involved.Let’s start conversations on matters that pertain to the well-being of not only us, ChicoineDallin
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send + receive runs from Sept. 22 to 24, as well as on Oct. 8. More information and tickets can be found at sendandreceive.org.
— Cam Scott, artistic director for send + receive
performing with a chamber trio, as well as New York sound collagist Asha Sheshadri and travel recordist Valeri Marina.
Starting in 1998, send + receive was an early pro ject championing sound art in North America. It is now in its 24th edition, running from Sept. 22 to 24 as well as on Oct. 8. Artistic director for send + receive, Cam Scott described the artistic climate in the festival’s early days as “a time when sound as an art istic medium was given short shrift, and galleries didn’t know how to deal with it so well in my estimation.
“Probably half of the people who heard those concerts had no sense of send + receive and didn’t have any predeter mined notion of where we fit into the local arts ecol ogy, they just had a pecu liar or amusing experience of sound,” Scott said.
Winnipeg’s long-running send + receive festival is a “festival of sound” in a pretty broad sense. Encompass ing all sorts of experimental music and sound art, the fes tival brings challenging, engaging and completely sin gular sounds to our city.
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The other two shows being performed in September are just as massive in their own way, each presenting their own unique encounter with sound.Firstly, Scott said that Sept. 22 will feature a night of “field recordists and kind of voicebased electronic work, and eventually chamber music.” This event will be presented in the new Qaumajuq auditor ium attached to the Winnipeg ArtTheGallery.billincludes the illus trious ambient and field recording artist claire rousay
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This communal experience was so rewarding that the fes tival is once again putting together a free outdoor show, this time as a part of Nuit Blanche.Theshow will feature local artist Mutable Body, sound artist Pedro Oliveira pre senting what Scott described as a “voice-based kind of industrial dub piece” and Sote, an Iranian musician who Scott deemed “one of the fore most electronic composers working today.”
Sound art and experimental music for all send + receive festival’s 24th edition presents a wide spectrum of sounds
“There wasn’t a lot of critical discourse around sound, and it was seen as very esoteric or foreboding.”
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The Friday lineup is pre sented at the University of Winnipeg’s Asper Centre for Theatre and Film, a black box theatre well suited for the fes tival’s night of audio/visual works.“Every artist on that bill, but in very, very different ways, is working with audio as well as visuals,” Scott said.
“We’re trying to encourage a willingness to be surprised”
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But send + receive looks to demystify the experimental music“Myworld.interest is mostly in making this thing that a lot of people think is kind of elu sive or esoteric inviting and accessible,” Scott explained.
The location for the show is a large surface parking lot behind 201 Portage Ave. Scott pointed out that the location requires some serious ampli fication to get over the street noise, meaning that the pro gram will be presented very loudly.“It’s going to be just mas sive, and hopefully people happen upon it because it’s going to be right there, very nearly at Portage and Main in the centre of Nuit Blanche and The Exchange,” he said.
“Olivia Shortt is doing almost a theatre piece, but it involves a lot of screens. Minced Oath is using algorithmically gen erated visuals alongside his synthesizer music, and Jeru salem In My Heart is of course known for live manipulation of 16-millimeter film.”
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“You know, sound is a very physically salient, inviting, embracing kind of phenom enon, and I really want people who feel like they have no technical expertise to come through, not in search of any particular genre of music, but just to have a singular or a transporting experience with other people. That’s some thing that sound can facili tate.”Last year, the festival moved completely outdoors as a COVID precaution, and was presented with no cover charge, making these niche and challenging perform ances available and open to passersby and members of the community.
Even these indoor shows come with a pay-what-youcan option in the interest of accessibility. Although these programs are unexpected and varied, Scott insisted that each night will offer some thing“We’respecial.trying to encourage a willingness to be surprised,” he said. “We understand a lot of people maybe don’t know every artist we’re bringing in, but it’s always our hope that people kind of trust the arc of the program and know that it will be an interesting experi ence.”
Beyondway. lamps, the lab is looking into bacterial cellu lose’s potential regarding ten sile structures such as can opies, which would normally be made out of fabric.
U of M’s faculty of architecture research group BIOM_Lab works pro ducing and applying the use of biomaterials, exploring their structural, practical and design
of these materials remain the group’s focus, the substances also display some aesthetic and artistic
Headedpotential.byMercedes Gar cia-Holguera, the team has mainly focused on using two biological sources for their materials — mycelium, a structure of fungal fibres, and bacterial cellulose, a sub stance synthesized by bac teria that is chemically simi lar to the material that makes up plant cell walls. Even tually, the team hopes that these materials can be grown in northern and remote areas where more common building materials are hard to come by, helping to foster independ ence for the communities liv ingThethere.project is also look ing to make these biomateri als part of a sustainable, cir cular economy by incorpor ating recycled materials such as agricultural and industrial waste into its mycelium prod ucts. Though the practical and environmental benefits
do with this exhibition is to show the public these materi als, and also to get the pub lic reaction,” Garcia-Holguera said. “Do they like it? Do they find it gross? Do they find it beautiful?”Garcia-Holguera explained that the idea behind using lanterns is to give the public a more palatable introduction to the materials, as the objects interact with the light in a flat tering
dent Dominico IV Obmerga, will feature an assortment of lanterns with dyed bacterial cellulose material stretched over their frames, lighting up Stephen Juba Park the night of Sept. 24. The display is interactive, offering a visual and physical experience for people walking through the space.“Basically what we want to arts@themanitoban.com
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If photos of the lanterns from the team’s Instagram are to be believed, it will be a quite striking exhibit. The chance to encounter a new biological building material is rare, and not an opportunity to be missed.
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Elucida will be on display Sept. 24 at Stephen Juba Park as part of Nuit Blanche.
Lighting up the night with living lanterns
Nuit Blanche exhibit by BIOM_Lab features lanterns made of biomaterial
when viewed in person. In the interest of gauging the pub lic’s reaction to these remark able but strange new materi als, the BIOM_Lab is pre senting an exhibit at this Win nipeg’s Nuit Blanche, a night of public art exhibits and per formances Downtown and in TheTheExchange.exhibition, titled Elu cida and headed by U of M stu
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Bisons @ MacEwan Griffins Sept. 16 — Final: 5 – 4 / OT
Victoria Vikes @ Bisons Sept. 18 — Final: 1 – 0
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Down 21-16 late in the fourth, the Thunderbirds made a late drive for the endzone but ran out of time.
Playing on a soaked IG field, the Bisons were put to the test by the UBC offence. Thunder bird quarterback Garrett Rooker passed for 200 yards, while running back Dane Kapler had a monster game rushing for 175. Although the Bisons defence was missing a couple starters, they were still able to stop UBC’s offence from scoring any touchdowns.
With a win under their belt, the Bisons move to 1-2 on the season.They will face the Univer sity of Calgary Dinos in the Homecoming game this Sat urday at 2 p.m.
Lakehead Timberwolves @ Bisons Sept. 23 — 7 p.m.
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stepped up for the herd. Firstyear players Zachary Wynne and Ishe Matanga both caught their first career Canada West touchdowns, and secondyear player Jackson Tachin ski snuck in to the endzone to score from the 1-yard line.
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