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MB Liberals vow to tackle student debt Leader Rana Bokhari promises non-repayable grants in place of student loans GARETT WILLIAMS, STAFF

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ive months before Manitobans are set to cast ballots in the 2016 provincial election, the Liberal party has its sights set on student debt.

The party has been releasing planks of its platform over the last few months and announced Thursday a plan to convert provincial student loans into non-repayable grants, which leader Rana Bokhari said would ease students’ transition from the lecture hall into meaningful participation in the provincial economy.

“There’s a lot of families out there that are just on the cusp. They know they can’t afford it but they really want their kids to go, it’s a struggle and it’s a very real struggle” – Rana Bokhari, Manitoba Liberal Leader “It’s about time we kind of start paying attention to what our next 10 years looks like,” she said. “And I’m committed to making sure that students are walking out of university with their degrees in hand and are able to go out and purchase homes, go out and do what they need to do to build their families and not be so burdened by student debt.”

Student loans are split between the federal and provincial governments, with the federal government taking on 60 per cent and the province contributing the remaining 40 per cent. In its 2015 budget, the provincial NDP government followed through on a promise to cease charging interest on its portion of the loans.

The Liberal promise goes a step further, eliminating the repayment burden on the provincial contribution, which Bokhari argued will open the doors of post-secondary education to students otherwise turned off by prospect of potentially long-term debt.

“There’s a lot of families out there that are just on the cusp,” she said “They know they can’t afford it but they really want their kids to go. It’s a struggle and it’s a very real struggle.”

“I think everyone needs a fair shot,” she added. “Let’s give students a voice.

Let’s give them a chance. Let’s advocate for them and make sure that [we] give them the best push forward.”

In the 2015 provincial budget, more than $38 million was earmarked for Manitoba Student Aid, which includes loans, bursaries, grants and administrative costs.

The Liberal plan will convert the $10 million currently set aside for loans and into non-repayable grants.

Additionally, Bokhari said the Liberals would get rid of a cap on how much money students can earn working while in school. Currently, students making more than $100 per week have their loans scaled back.

“I think for the people who have to [work during school], we need to make that door a little wider,” she said. “I would much rather have student making more than $100 per week and having their loans intact than going to food banks because they can’t afford food, or they can’t afford rent, or they can’t afford medication.”

Progressive Conservative MLA Wayne Ewasko, who represents Lac du Bonnet and serves as the party’s education and advanced learning critic, wielded a sharp criticism and accused the Liberal leader of shopping for votes, saying she is making promises that won’t be easy to follow through on.

“It sounds like a great promise but to me it’s sounding unrealistic and to me it sounds as if she’s doing some vote-buying,” he said. “My stance on it is I don’t want to make a promise to people just to go and vote-buy and then not be able to back it up.”

When Progressive Conservative leader Brian Pallister unveiled his shadow throne speech Friday, there wasn’t specific mention of reforms to the student loan program. However, Ewasko said a promise to shave the provincial sales tax from eight to seven per cent and raising the basic exemption for income tax would leave more money in the pockets of students and parents.

“It sounds like a great promise but to me it’s sounding unrealistic and to me it sounds as if she’s doing some votebuying” – Wayne Ewasko, Progressive Conservative MLA, education and advanced learning critic PHOTO PROVIDED BY THE MANITOBAN LIBERAL PARTY

He said he doesn’t foresee the Progressive Conservatives reinstating interest for student loans and noted the party is considering ways to expand access to grants and bursaries, both through potentially expanding the pool of available funds and looking at qualification criteria.

Michael Barkman, chair of the Canadian Federation of StudentsManitoba, which lobbied the province for interest-free student loans, said he is cautiously optimistic about the Liberal proposal, which he said could bring students from marginalized communities into the post-

secondary fold.

“What we’re seeing is the students who can [...] take on loans and take on that debt are going to school but those who are more debt-averse aren’t pursuing a post-secondary education,” he said.

“Typically, that looks like a lot of more marginalized communities – whether it’s indigenous people or newcomers. Those are the folks that are more debt-averse and aren’t pursuing a post-secondary education.”

Arguing a more educated workforce is a win-win scenario for the

provincial economy, Barkman said ture Monday, the provincial NDP it’s encouraging to see post-secondary government made no specific refereducation making waves on the cam- ence to student loans, except to say paign trail so early in the run-up to “post-secondary education should not the spring election. be a debt sentence.”

“To me it makes sense for our The speech noted the governeconomy to open up post-secondary ment’s $150-million commitment to education to be as accessible as pos- the U of M through the university’s sible,” he said. “That way people are Front and Centre Campaign and studying and then getting a job in promised to provide “more up-front Manitoba, rather than putting up supports to students.” barriers to education and making it A representative from the governmore challenging for people.” ment was not made available by press It its speech from the throne, time. delivered in the Manitoba legisla-

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Womyn helping women Womyn’s Centre offers self-defence workshop series LAUREN SIDDALL, STAFF

are raised to behave.”

“Women, I feel, are taught to be more passive – we’re meant to be polite and kind and nurturing. So when we encompass all of those behaviours, it affects how we use our body. We’re expected to be dainty and fragile.”

“It’s a way for women to feel powerful, feel independent, and like they can control their lives” – Taylor Byrnes, Womyn’s Centre co-ordinator PHOTO BY LAUREN SIDDALL

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he University of Manitoba Womyn’s Centre has partnered with the Fort Garry Women’s Resource Centre to offer free selfdefence classes for women on campus.

The workshop series teaches participants Wen-Do – a self-defence technique based on the classical martial arts. Wen-Do, meaning “the women way,” was established in the late 1960s after the violent murder of New York resident Kitty Genovese.

Genovese was attacked three separate times by the same perpetrator.

She escaped each of his attempts but only made it to her apartment lobby, where she eventually died as a result of her injuries. The alarming part of this infamous attack – apart from the

murder itself – is the 38 individuals who witnessed the murder and did nothing.

“A situation like that is super scary, people think that someone else is going to call the police or step in, but no one else did [...] It’s experiences like that that make it so scary, and I think that’s why learning self-defence is so important,” said Womyn’s Centre co-ordinator Taylor Byrnes.

Ned and Anne Paige, married martial arts experts living in Toronto at the time of Genovese’s murder, caught wind of the attack and established Wen-Do – a self-defence technique to be taught by women to women – using their extensive knowledge of martial arts.

“It’s a service made for women, by women, and it’s taught in a safe space,” said Byrnes. “There’s been three sessions so far and I love it.”

Each session is divided into halves. The first half focuses on theory and ideology and the second is spent learning and executing the moves. The theory component of the class varies from talking about the bystander effect, to the legal implication of defending oneself, and the sociology of women’s behaviour.

“We cover something different in each class,” explained Byrnes. “She’ll go through a lot of socialization aspects of growing up as a woman in our Canadian society. In the last class, she talked about how women

Dainty and fragile will not work when defending oneself from an attacker, however. Wen-Do teaches the participants techniques to make the most out of their strength, including how to escape a surprise attack and how to throw an effective punch. “[The facilitator] really stresses that when you’re in a situation like this, it’s not the amount of punches you throw or the amount of kicks you do, it’s how well you land them,” said Byrnes.

“You want to do enough damage so you can get away.”

These techniques are designed to be easy to learn and easy to implement. After taking the course, the participants are able to better avoid dangerous situations or escape them before anything serious occurs.

But the scope of the course goes beyond that. For Byrnes, and the

other participants, the workshop series is about more than learning self-defence – it is about empowering women to be in control of their day-to-day lives.

“It’s a way for women to feel powerful, feel independent, and like they can control their lives,” said Byrnes.

“I know that a lot of women who use the Womyn’s Centre as well have faced violent situations. I think it’s very valuable.”

“Women, I feel, are taught to be more passive – we’re meant to be polite and kind and nurturing. So when we encompass all of those behaviours, it affects how we use our body” – Taylor Byrnes “I’ve played sports and I guess I consider myself athletic. But I think this is the first time in my life where I truly felt powerful and in control.

It was very empowering to be in this class. I feel like women are taught to use our bodies in more passive ways, and we’re not really taught to defend ourselves. I think it’s a really great experience for all women.”

Active Living Centre damage still being assessed Final cost relating to August flood yet to be determined SAMUEL OSHO, STAFF

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ess than six months after the The ALC was closed to the pubUniversity of Manitoba’s Active lic pending cleanup and required Living Centre (ALC) opened its numerous emergency repairs before doors, activities at the recreation it could be re-opened, said the report. centre were disrupted for three days Simon Wang, facilities director in late August as a result of flooding. for the faculty of kinesiology and recThe state-of-the-art recreational reation management, said the flood facility suffered water damage to caused only temporary damages to the basement and elevators resulting the facility. from an Aug. 22 storm. Investigation “The rainfall experienced in determined 17 inches of water pooled August and September caused no in the basement after one of two lasting physical damage to the facilwater leaders meant to divert water ity,” he said. from the facility’s roof to a storm The incident flooded the mechanisewer failed. cal room in the basement of the buildThe failure was revealed the eve- ing, which houses the section of pipe ning of the rainstorm when an eleva- where the failure occurred. The subtor called to the second floor from mergence led to the failure of numerthe basement opened its doors and ous pumps and motors that control a large amount of water poured out, heating and cooling in the facility. according to a report presented to Lori Clayson, assistant to Jaret the school’s board of governors at its Klymchuck, physical plant’s direcSept. 22 meeting. tor of architectural and engineering

services, said damage was contained to the mechanical room area in the basement.

“The university has reviewed the possible causes and has taken quick action to remedy the situation” – Jaret Klymchuk, physical plant director, architectural and engineering services The room houses three of the

building’s nine air-handling units, While the total cost of the flood serving the main floor, the Bison is still being tabulated, the report to strength and conditioning area and the board of governors called it “an the 200-level multipurpose rooms; insured loss that will easily exceed associated heat exchangers and cir- CURIE’s [Canadian Universities culating pumps; equipment for the Reciprocal Insurance Exchange] building’s two elevators; and half $250,000 property deductible.” the unit’s voice, data, and electrical Klymchuk said the flood was condistribution. tained to the Active Living Centre Seven heating and eight cooling alone and necessary measures have pumps were affected, said Clayson. been put in place to avert future Following the flood, the affected floods. pumps and motors were cleaned, “Total costs are still being assessed,” tested and restarted to restore airflow he said. “The flood only affected the to the building. Of the 15, six could Active Living Centre; the issue is not be restarted and have since been localized to that facility. repaired.

“The university has reviewed the Six sump-pumps have also been possible causes and has taken quick replaced. Nearly half the building’s action to remedy the situation. An electrical distribution was affected additional storm water system will but it is all running and must be re- be put in place starting as early as certified by the provincial department fall 2015.” of labour, said Clayson.

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The Hub turns first profit $1.4-million UMSU Street renovation project still planned, despite criticism ETHAN CABEL, STAFF WITH FILES FROM SEAMUS HAMILTON-PATTISON

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he University of Manitoba streamlining the food menu.

Students’ Union (UMSU) is “[Whyte has] adjusted staff schedturning a profit on its campus bar, uling for part-time and full-time staff, the Hub, for the first time since its because aside from the cost of purinception, but not all UMSU coun- chasing the goods, that is the next cillors are pleased with the union’s largest budgetary expense,” Leclerc cost-cutting measures. said, adding that the menu changes The union estimates the Hub have also made a huge difference in made $23,000 last month and is on terms of expenses. pace to break even this year, despite “Some of the food that was being past financial losses. purchased last year was more expenBrandon Whyte, the Hub man- sive but you could argue was necesager who was hired last November sary for the menu type that we had due in part to his extensive experience [...] We just had to recognize that the in the restaurant industry, credits the Hub is a bar, it’s not Degrees 2.0, and success to menu changes as well as we needed to bring the food back to the decision to close the pub during a place that was more pub-style and the summer months when regular cost-effective for that kind of setting.” patrons are hard to come by.

Leclerc told the Manitoban he is “We were closed for the summer, confident the Hub will turn a profit so I had the whole summer to plan this year but added that the primary everything from marketing to a basic goal is to ensure it loses significantly strategy,” Whyte said. less than it did last year.

“I didn’t reinvent the wheel as far as “Overall, this year we’re going to hospitality goes [...] I basically incor- do significantly better than last year, porated the simple idea of cutting that is our goal,” he said. costs and increasing prices a little bit “If we can make it, instead of a and increasing revenue.” $150,000 or $200,000 loss like it has The Hub has made other changes been in the past, [...] if we can break it to ensure that it moves away from its down to a $10,000 loss I am honestly previous financial position, where happy with that.” it was consistently a money-losing There have been some changes to enterprise for the union. the core group of UMSU restaurant According to Zach Leclerc, vice- businesses in the past year, includpresident internal for UMSU, these ing the addition of UMSushi, which changes include more efficient sched- takes the place of the former privately uling for staff in order to correspond owned Global Bubble Tea. The slate with peak hours at the bar as well as of UMSU restaurant businesses are

all concentrated on the third floor of University Centre, which the union has branded UMSU Street. These restaurants include the Hub, Degrees restaurant, IQ’s Cafe and Billiards, and UMSushi. According to Leclerc, all of these businesses are now turning a profit.

“I didn't reinvent the wheel as far as hospitality goes [...] I basically incorporated the simple idea of cutting costs and increasing prices a little bit and increasing revenue” - Brandon Whyte, The Hub manager However, due to the re-opening of the private Aramark food services on the first floor of University Centre, the restaurants other than the Hub have been less successful than they were last year.

Renovations

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In September, UMSU council However, not all UMSU repreapproved a proposal by the execu- sentatives are pleased with the mantive to borrow up to $1.4 million for agement of the restaurants or the renovations to its slate of restaurant planned renovation project. businesses, including an expansion Andy Fenwick, UMSU’s students of Degrees restaurant to include an living with disabilities representative, enclosed patio. argues that the union has lost sight of The money is also slated for mas- its true purpose by running their ressive renovations to IQ’s Cafe and taurants as private businesses rather Billiards. The wall separating the than student services. quiet study space from the billiard “It’s almost like we pay them at and cafe areas will be torn down in the beginning of the year, our union order to expand the business. The dues, to get them to run a business to renovations will likely include the make money off of us,” Fenwick said, addition of a smoothie bar – a cam- adding that the renovation projects paign promise made by last year’s are inordinately expensive, purely Your UMSU slate. aesthetic, and not geared toward But despite a promise made by improving services for students.

UMSU president Jeremiah Kopp “This is way too much of our money that renovations will be completed by going into an aesthetic project, espeMay 1, 2016, UMSU has yet to secure cially when the businesses are chargfinancing or find a final contractor to ing us extra and lowering the quality begin work on the project. to get more money out of us.”

Kopp refused to comment Fenwick added that UMSU when contacted by the Manitoban. should be less focused on its busiHowever, Leclerc remains confident nesses and more focused on camthat the renovations will be com- paigning on issues affecting students. pleted by the end of the executive’s “I think the student union should term in May 2016. be focused on advocacy,” he said.

“It is still the goal to have it com- “Advocacy for classes, advocacy for pleted by the end of our term in office,” better professors, lower tuition fees Leclerc said. for domestic students and interna“I know Jeremiah has a lot of drive, tional students.” so I’m confident he will do everything he can to achieve the goal that he set and promised, and I’ll be backing him and helping him in any way I

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Students protest over racism at Yale Halloween-related controversies spark clash over racial tensions at Ivy League school DANA HATHERLY, STAFF

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he issue of racism on U.S. uni- doubt their judgements and infringe versity campuses is gaining on their rights to free expression by international attention again after imposing restrictions on their choice disputes over offensive Halloween of costume attire. costumes came to the forefront at Yale University.

Erika and Nicholas Christakis, “If you don’t like a two faculty members and student costume someone residence masters, are under fire for is wearing, look expressing dissenting views after administrators sent out an email away, or tell them condemning offensive Halloween you are offended. costumes like blackface, turbans, and headdresses with feathers.

Talk to each other.

Protesters are now calling on the university to dismiss the two faculty Free speech and members, who made their views the ability to public through an email response from Erika’s email account sent to tolerate offence all students in Silliman College – one are the hallmarks of the Ivy League school’s residential colleges. of a free and open In her email to Silliman students, society” – Nicholas Erika reflected on “the consequences of an institutional (which is to say: Christakis, master bureaucratic and administrative) exercise of implied control over colof Silliman College, lege students,” from what she called Yale University an “intellectual approach.”

She countered Yale officials, taking the position that they should not be dictating Halloween getup. Erika She quoted Nicholas, who said, said that students should be able to “if you don’t like a costume someone make their own decisions about what is wearing, look away, or tell them to wear and face the consequences, you are offended. Talk to each other. rather than have administrators Free speech and the ability to tolerate

offence are the hallmarks of a free and ters of support and concern for the College and Calhoun College, among open society.” upset students. others. All incoming undergraduates This advice did not sit well with are randomly assigned to residential some Yale students who were outcolleges before starting their first raged by the masters’ perceived lack year and spend their entire degree “When students of sensitivity. The masters’ advice affiliated with that school. According backfired against those who used it, to their website, this fosters “spirit, actually did try to some students said. allegiance, and a sense of commuengage with people, Lex Barlowe, president of the nity” and “most Yalies are quickly Black Student Alliance at Yale, said convinced that their residential colthey were harassed, in an interview with Democracy Now! lege is the best.” they were mocked, that students who confronted those The master at any one of Yale’s wearing inappropriate costumes were twelve residential colleges lives they were, you met with hostility and violence. among students to act as the chief “When students actually did try administrative officer and provide know, physically to engage with people, they were faculty presence in the dormitories. intimidated” – Lex harassed, they were mocked, they The master is responsible for the were, you know, physically intimi- Barlowe, president, “physical well-being and safety of dated,” Barlowe said. “And so, it really students in the residential college, as did create a completely unsafe atmo- Black Student well as for fostering and shaping the sphere on campus.” social, cultural, and educational life Alliance at Yale A second incident has been tied and character of the college.” to the backlash against Yale adminAnother concern, which had been istration. One woman reported being Yale’s residences raised earlier this year, was reiterated turned away from a fraternity party These two cases have boiled over recently by Yale protesters who sugbecause she is black. against the backdrop of a racially gested that the heads of these resiStudents demanded an apology tense history at Yale. dential colleges should no longer be from their administration for not Earlier this year, students rallied referred to as “masters.” responding to the situations with to rename Calhoun College, which Although the traditional unithe same urgency with which they was named in 1933 after John C. versity title is not rooted in slavery, had responded to previous insensi- Calhoun, a Yale valedictorian, poli- Stephen Davis at Yale’s Pierson tive encounters on campus. Jonathan tician, and one of the most promi- College requested that students stop Holloway, the first black dean of nent white supremacists of the 19th calling him master because, he said, Yale College, and university presi- century. no African-American should have dent Peter Salovey each eventually Yale has a distinct residential col- to refer to someone as their “master.” responded to both incidents with let- lege system, which includes Silliman

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Off with our head It’s time to toss the Queen CRAIG ADOLPHE, STAFF

that British lady with all the funny hats, I’m convinced it’s not the kind of tradition I want my country to be a part of.

If we were to reinvent our political system from the ground up now, no one in their right mind would suggest we select our head of state to be handed down generation to generation like an old photo album Symbolic position, actual power

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atching Justin Trudeau and his 30-member cabinet being sworn in earlier this month, something struck me as extremely offputting about the whole affair.

It wasn’t the spectacle they made of Trudeau, his family, and his ministers’ long walk to Rideau House, where he was to be sworn in. Not the excited members of the public who came to watch what was ultimately a long process of 31 people filling out paperwork for a new job. Not even the media’s swooning as they spoke excitedly about who might make the cut for cabinet.

These sorts of ceremonies are always dressed up with excessive formality and theatre. But all of those tradition-based idiosyncrasies aside, one aspect seemed particularly dated: the oath Trudeau and his ministers made to our head of state, the monarch of Canada, Queen Elizabeth II. “I, Justin P. J. Trudeau, do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Canada, Her Heirs and Successors, so help me God,” he said, first in French, then in English.

“I, Justin P. J. Trudeau, do solemnly and sincerely swear that I will

be a true and faithful servant to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, as a member of Her Majesty’s Privy Council for Canada. I will in all things to be treated, debated, and resolved in Privy Council faithfully, honestly, and truly, declare my mind and my opinion. I will keep secret all matters committed and revealed to me in this capacity or that shall be secretly treated of in council.

Generally, in all things, I shall do as a faithful and true servant ought to do for Her Majesty, so help me God.” Finally, he ended with an oath more relevant to his responsibility to Canadians.

“I, Justin P. J. Trudeau, do solemnly and sincerely promise and swear that I will truly and faithfully, and to the best of my skill and knowledge, execute the powers and trusts reposed in me as prime minister, so help me God.” After his oath he shook hands with Governor General David Johnston, who serves as the Queen’s representative in the country, and was met by a roaring round of applause and a standing ovation by those in attendance. Afterwards, each of the incoming ministers came up one by one to make similar oaths.

It shows a special sort of cognitive dissonance to swear an oath of fealty to a British monarch as part of the ceremony to be recognized as the elected leader of Canada – specifically, in the year 2015, with no threat of violence to our country. In Trudeau’s defence I have little doubt both Thomas Mulcair and Elizabeth May would do the same if they had won – we already know from previous ceremonies that Stephen Harper was willing to take that oath.

Even if the Queen’s position of head of state came with no power and was restricted to the symbolic gesture it’s argued to be, it remains an offensive gesture Despite the seemingly ubiquitous willingness among Canadian politicians to swear an oath to serve

The power of the Queen and the governor general is often argued to be symbolic, but that’s not necessarily the case. In December 2008, we were treated to a prorogued Parliament at the will of then-governor general Michaëlle Jean. Stephen Harper went to her with a request to prorogue Parliament – temporarily shutting it down – to prevent opposition parties from triggering a vote of non-confidence for his minority government, and replacing it with their own coalition government.

In the time that Parliament was out of session, Harper was able to secure the support of the Liberals to maintain power through a stimulus budget.

Jean’s decision on whether or not to intervene had a major impact on the future of the country. As nice as she appears to be – I’ve heard great things about her charity work and time with the CBC – I’m not really comfortable leaving that sort of decision to someone approved by, and representing, a foreign monarch (even if she was recommended for the position by then-prime minister Paul Martin). It’s hard enough giving that sort of authority to elected politicians.

The same argument applies to our current governor general, Dave, or His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston (as his friends like to call him). He’s a well-respected academic and administrator, and I don’t know of anything he’s ever done to make me think he wouldn’t make for excellent company at dinner.

That being said, the pomp, the prestige, the power, all tied to the birthright of a family of thin-blooded Brits, needs to go.

Even if the Queen’s position of head of state came with no power and was restricted to the symbolic gesture it’s argued to be, it remains an offensive gesture. What message does it send when our country guarantees a special place of honour and authority

for any person as a birthright?

Defenders of the monarchy

The reasoning I hear in defence of the monarchy ranges from ridiculous to incomprehensible.

I’ve been told that the legal implications of removing our Queen as the head of state would be too complicated to overcome, but that can’t be the case because other countries seem to have figured it out.

I’ve also heard arguments that the country has thrived under the monarchy and that severing our connection with the monarchy would fundamentally change who we are as a nation. The former is a facile take on a complex history and while I wouldn’t necessarily disagree with the latter, based on the way it was said I’m guessing they meant it was a bad thing.

Perhaps the sincerest, and simultaneously the most frustrating, defence of the monarchy in Canada is hearing people suggest that we give it up after the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The proponents of this position (some of my friends and family amongst them) have pointed out that Queen Elizabeth II seems like a nice woman “and she’s already been Queen for so long...” they say before trailing off.

Apparently wanting full practical and symbolic freedom to self-determination as a country is something you don’t want to offend anyone over.

Overall, most people don’t seem to care much, which is maddening in its own right. We just held an election in which 17,559,353 people participated by voting because they wanted a say in who governed our country.

Of those, 6,930,136 voted for the Liberal party, giving them enough seats across the country to form a majority government and guaranteeing Justin Trudeau became the next prime minister of Canada – pending the approval of Queen Elizabeth II (or as the case happened to be, the Governor General in her absence).

Whether that decision is a symbolic gesture or not, it’s an affront to the nearly 18 million people who participated in the election.

The Queen holding the position of head of state is, like most unquestioned power dynamics, a wacky tradition. If we were to reinvent our political system from the ground up now, no one in their right mind would suggest we select our head of state to be handed down generation to generation like an old photo album.

And they definitely wouldn’t pick an old lady to act as head of state for Canada from her castle in Britain.

We can think of our current predicament as an accident of history at best and a vestigial remnant of a more openly colonial era at worst.

Either way, it’s time to make a clean break: there can’t be a monarch, symbolic or otherwise, in a serious democracy.

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‘World-class’ is going a bit far Proposed changes to UMSU Street not for the best EVAN TREMBLAY, STAFF

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n a full-page trumpeting of the that what would be a good addition “showcases student artwork” was personal position; it’s the kind of University of Manitoba Students’ to a mall might not be the best thing mentioned in the Your UMSU policy attitude that ascribes “world class” Union (UMSU) executive’s accom- to replace quiet study areas at a uni- book – nothing against said artwork, to “biggest” and “newest,” that sees plishments, UMSU president versity. People come to university to but the mural they’re talking about no irony in calling a cookie-cutter Jeremiah Kopp refers to the renova- study, not to consume. (already completed) doesn’t strike me suburb built on virgin prairie “worldtions begun and planned to the hallWhat are we getting, that UMSU as world-class. There was also men- class” if it has the same colour palette way on the third floor of University Street will be considered world- tion made of improved lighting; I as suburbs in wealthier places. Any Centre as a “marquee, $1.4-million, class? An expansion of Degrees, and suppose you do need good lighting, business, according to this attitude, world-class capital project.” remodeling of IQ’s have both been if you want a marquee. Some tables is better than no business.

That’s the kind of hyperbole (some mentioned; the addition of a patio and chairs outside of Degrees; too few, But this isn’t a personal position. might call it bullshit) that makes me to the Hub was previously in play. and too cheap, too make much of an UMSU collects money from every blush, and then write an article about They’re all UMSU businesses, and it’s impression or difference. single student, every single semesSo far, none of the changes men- ter. That’s the money it’s using to it. in the interest of students that they We’ll skate over the things that do well, but one has to wonder if lack tioned add up to world-class. They bring about its vision of worldmight go into making an actual of capacity is really what’s holding add up to the kind of minor improve- class. Students that cannot afford world-class hallway; they involve a them back. ments that might be expected as the luxury of Shawarma Khan or a subtle understanding of design and Lacking architectural renderings routine to a building in constant use smoothie or whatever other minor purpose of location I suspect would , it’s difficult to acquiesce to a “world- since 1970. This leaves us with the luxury ends up replacing study space be lost on the group of students that class” label. There is some really plans to bring in a smoothie bar as will be involuntarily subsidizing the sees the defining purpose of an insti- beautiful architecture out there, in the only thing that Kopp could mean purchases of those students who can.

One year, I went hungry for two tution of higher learning as getting the world. What evidence do we have when he uses the phrase world-class. the best acts for Frosh. Having a that the planned expansions will hold Apparently, for the UMSU execu- weeks before the start of school world-class hallway would involve a candle to it – or for that matter, even tive, world-class is synonymous with – I had enough money in my bank having a world-class understand- be of the same quality of the current “slightly increased options for spend- account to pay tuition, and nothing ing of the function of that hallway; spaces? ing money.” else. I was not alone; there is a food it would involve the understanding That attitude is unpleasant as a bank on campus, and for good reason.

A “fresh coat of paint”, which

I could not afford Mr. Noodles, let alone a smoothie.

Then, as now, it was a source of great bitterness that certain students used the money that was levied on me to support pet projects that benefit only the wealthier, indolent segment of the student body, while adding nothing to the intellectual and academic life which should be the sole reason for attending university.

UMSU Street is not, and will not be, what Kopp claims. The $1.4 million of our money that he seems eager to tell us he’s spent will go towards making the third-floor hallway (I’m sorry – UMSU Street) a little bit more like any mall food court, and a little bit less like a university - not a good thing, and certainly far short of world-class.

The journey of the poppy What to do with our Remembrance Day poppies?

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“In Flanders fields the poppies at the end of the day, what are we sup- history and the echoes of the past. blow...” posed to do with our poppies?

A hundred years ago, these Sometimes I see people wearfamiliar lines by John McCrae first ing them into late November. But Leaving your poppy showed the connection between our then what? Sometimes they get lost. on a monument or fallen soldiers and the poppy. Then Sometimes they fall under the car the “Poppy Lady,” American pro- seat. Sometimes they’re put away in on a wreath may fessor and YWCA volunteer Moina drawers, mixed in with socks and old Michael, became so inspired by this pennies. There must be a better des- be a small act, but poem that she created the modern tination for our poppies. it's a powerful one day poppy movement.

So here’s an idea: leave your poppy So we go to our local store or vet- behind. erans’ association and buy a poppy.

Every year I try to attend a Last year, after attending a cereWe buy one and wear it on our left Remembrance Day ceremony. I’m mony at Vimy Ridge Park on Portage side – close to our heart. The poppy always deeply moved by the rever- Avenue, I noticed hundreds of spectahas become a recognized symbol of ence and solemnity of the occasion. tors laying down their poppies around remembrance and commemoration And when it’s over, I always take away the wreaths and monuments. This is for our fallen military personnel. But with me a stronger relationship with a newer practice observed by many

across the country and especially notable in Ottawa. I wasn’t completely familiar with the ritual.

Thinking about this action, I realized that the purchase of a poppy could be interpreted as an unspoken pledge. We buy it, we wear it, but to complete the bond, perhaps we are meant to give it back. It sounds counter-productive, but maybe the poppy is worn so it can be returned.

By giving it back, you’re giving something back to the men and women who have given us so much.

This year I attended the ceremony at Bruce Park in Winnipeg. For the first time, I left my poppy behind.

I’m not advocating everyone should

do it (what we choose to do with our poppies is a matter of personal choice).

But perhaps think of it as an alternative to leaving it somewhere more trivial. And if you have a few poppies lying around, bring them to a local cenotaph or military memorial. Nov. 11 doesn’t have to be the only day for remembrance.

Leaving your poppy on a monument or on a wreath may be a small act, but it’s a powerful one. The journey of the poppy will have come full circle.

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Fisheries watchdog: Manitoban fisheries among worst in world Several fisheries in Manitoba lack eco-certification MALAK ABAS, STAFF

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hree Manitoban lakes have concerning sustainable sources of seareceived criticism that they are food, has asked consumers to avoid comparable to some of the worst man- fish sourced from Lakes Manitoba, aged fisheries in the world. Seafood Winnipeg, and Winnipegosis.

Watch, a California-based program SeaChoice, a program that colthat works to raise public awareness laborates with Seafood Watch,

released a statement calling these of the environment, a “load of crap.” fishery sustainability, and issue a lake fisheries “comparable to some The intense response to Seafood formal report in 2016. of the most poorly managed fisheries Watch’s report is understandable. The “We agree with SeaChoice in that in the world.” commercial fishing industry produces we need to take action on Lakes The statement also blamed this $30 million in annual sales – with Winnipeg, Winnipegosis, and rating on “lack of catch limits for around 85 per cent of fish caught in Manitoba by developing and implesome species, inadequate data, poorly the province being exported to the menting modern and comprehensive regulated bycatch, non-enforceable U.S. and Europe – which is good for management plans in co-operation multi-species quotas, and absence of the province’s economy. with the province’s commercial harvest control rules.”

It is also worth noting that fishers.”

The three lakes targeted by Manitoba has also received positive The review will no doubt come Seafood Watch account for 81 per recognition in the past for its fisheries. with some hard truths, however, as cent of the fish caught in Manitoba, The Waterhen Lake fishery was the eco-certification for the lakes in quesand Manitoba’s commercial fishers first freshwater fishery in Canada to tion is a pipe dream at best at this are pushing back against the scath- earn eco-certification. The fishery time, with the costs to do so being ing remarks. received the certification from the estimated at around $250,000 just to Kris Isfeld, a spokesperson for Marine Stewardship Council for certify Lake Winnipeg. commercial fishers in Lake Winnipeg, their northern pike and walleye fish The review will enlist the help told the Winnipeg Free Press that the in 2014. of economist Harold Westdal, who Lake Winnipeg fishery “is one of the The province of Manitoba has will work with the Lake Friendly most successful, sustainable fisheries promised an in-depth review of the Stewards Alliance, commercial fishin the world.” lakes in question. In a statement, ing representatives, and First Nations Isfeld also called eco-certifica- Conservation and Water Stewardship stakeholders. tion, a set of ethical regulations that Minister Tom Nevakshonoff promimprove sustainability for an aspect ised to take action on Manitoban

2015: A SPACE odyssey U.S. Senate passes the Spurring Private Aerospace Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship Act CHANTELLE DUBOIS, STAFF

cost of launching objects into space being reduced.

The space race during the cold war drove both the U.S. and Soviet Russia to compete in developing technologies to launch into orbit and then to the moon. While government entities still remain one of the most significant innovators in the space sector, private innovation could speed up the pace.

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n Nov. 10, the United States Senate passed H.R. 2262, also known as the Spurring Private Aerospace Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship (SPACE) Act of 2015. What is interesting about this legislation is that it gives citizens the right to own resources mined from asteroids. It is also the legal framework for future space commercial endeavors.

It may sound like science fiction

Just as the name implies, space mining is the act of mining resources from objects in space. This could be the moon, other planets, or asteroids.

Resources on Earth are limited, and with growing economies and demands, running out of various metals or water will become a reality. These resources are needed for food production, electronics, infrastructure, luxury items, and the basic necessities of life, and they could be GRAPHIC BY KELLY CAMPBELL mined in space.

Additionally, space resources to some, but it is an effort by the U.S. could help enable humans become government to encourage commer- an interplanetary species. Mined cialization of outer space. The intent resources could build habitats on is to use competition to drive inno- other planets and provide sources of vation in space-related technologies. water and fuel.

The importance of competition The most likely candidates for is that it will help bring down the space mining in the foreseeable cost of accessing space; this can be future are near-Earth asteroids, evidenced by the launch market, in which are asteroids that orbit around which companies are currently com- the sun at distances between 0.983 peting to develop reliable, reusable and 1.3 Astronomical Units. An rocket technology resulting in the Astronomical Unit is the distance

between the sun and Earth. There are approximately 13,000 near-Earth asteroids currently known.

While space mining has yet to occur, there are already companies in existence which are currently developing technologies necessary to abstract resources in space. Planetary Resources and Deep Space Industries, which are both located in the U.S., are two such companies.

cannot claim to own a planet, the moon, an asteroid, or anything else in space.

Whether space mining violates the Outer Space Treaty depends on whom you ask.

One opinion is that space mining is a peaceful use of space, and as long as there is no interference of other individuals, companies, or nations from doing the same, mining resources does not explicitly violate The United Nations the treaty.

Outer Space Treaty Another view is that space mining Some have reacted to the SPACE violates Article I of the Outer Space Act by saying that it violates the Treaty, which states: “The exploration United Nations’ Treaty on Principles and use of outer space [...] shall be Governing the Activities of States carried out for the benefit and in the in the Exploration and Use of Outer interests of all countries, irrespecSpace, including the Moon and tive of their degree of economic or Other Celestial Bodies – known scientific development, and shall be more simply as the Outer Space the province of all mankind.”

Treaty.

The mining of resources most The Outer Space Treaty was estab- likely will only benefit whoever is lished in 1967 during the cold war and mining it, and not necessarily benefit serves as the general framework for all of mankind. space legislation around the world It is important to note that the today. It has been ratified by 104 SPACE Act recognizes the U.S.’ countries, including the U.S., Russia, obligation to pre-existing treaties and Canada. and outlines that commercial space The part in the treaty that some activities should not interfere with people believe the SPACE Act con- any other activity in space. tradicts is Article II, which states: Space law and policy remains a “Outer space, including the moon and largely complicated matter. In this other celestial bodies, is not subject age of increasing technological ability, to national appropriation by claim it will likely continue to be a politiof sovereignty, by means of use or cally precarious subject for years to occupation, or by any other means.” come as people from all walks of life What this means is that a nation strive to explore the final frontier.

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Science opinion: Canadian scientists get their voice back Unmuzzled, and it feels so good MALAK ABAS, STAFF

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anadian scientists are finally blocks was a key point of Trudeau’s receiving real support from their campaign. The official website of the government. Almost immediately Liberal party includes a petition titled after being sworn in as prime min- “Stand Up for Science” and implores ister, Justin Trudeau began working people to consider where their tax to “unmuzzle” scientists and their dollars meant for research are going, research. saying “your money pays for governFor almost a decade, scientists ment research – but Mr. Harper conwere silenced by Stephen Harper’s tinues to muzzle scientists and cut restrictive policies. As of 2006, jour- off their ability to share information.” nalists were no longer allowed to The petition is still available to sign. speak directly with scientists, but Trudeau also promised to “estabinstead had to go through govern- lish a Chief Science Officer to ensure ment communication officers, which government science is freely availtypically resulted in delayed and able to the public,” a motion that had unclear answers. been put forward by the Liberals in The science community fought Parliament once before, but was back. The Union of Concerned defeated by the Conservative majorScientists, an American organization ity in May 2015. that advocates for scientific integrity, Trudeau did not waste any time in wrote to Harper in an open letter in beginning to make good on his prom2014, urging him to revoke the com- ise to change restrictions on scientists. munication blocks faced by federal Just days after Trudeau and his scientists. The letter also contained cabinet were sworn in, Navdeep over 800 signatures from 32 countries. Bains, the newly appointed minister In 2012, a mock funeral was of innovation, science, and economic held on Parliament Hill to mourn development, released a statement “the death of science.” People wore ensuring the Liberal government lab coats or all black and delivered would “treat scientists with respect.” eulogies.

“That is why government sciEliminating the communication entists and experts will be able to

speak freely about their work to the media and the public.” the statement continued.

“We are working to make government science fully available to the public and will ensure that scientific analyses are considered in decision making.”

Federal scientists who may have worried Trudeau’s promises would dissipate after his landslide win had their fears assuaged almost immediately.

Journalists requesting to speak with Bains after the statement received prompt responses. Pauline Dakin, the national health reporter for CBC News, called this “a remarkable thing.”

“I covered the national health beat for almost 14 years,” Dakin wrote in an article for CBC. “In the last six or eight years of that assignment, I was never able to interview the federal minister of health. The only time the minister or a government health spokesperson appeared in my stories was following a staged media or public event with prepared statements.”

Only time will tell if Trudeau and

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his team will continue to promote and improve communication and transparency among federal scientists and the general public past this post-

election honeymoon period.

After a decade of darkness, however, it looks like Canadian scientists are finally beginning to see the light.

Worm cancer An unusual case of a host dying of their unwelcomed guest's illness JEREMIAH YARMIE, VOLUNTEER STAFF

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n 2013, a Colombian man died of cancer – what makes this particular case unusual was that the cancer wasn’t his, but that of a parasitic tape worm.

The man initially presented symptoms of fatigue, fever, cough, and weight loss. He was diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in 2006 and, at the time of admittance, wasn’t taking his medication to treat this infection.

Following the HIV diagnosis, CT scans revealed unusual cell growth in various parts of the man’s body.

Abnormal cells were found in biopsies that were taken from the man’s lungs and lymph nodes – small organs used by the immune system to filter blood.

The cells looked and acted similarly to those seen in cancer – they even showed invasive characteristics, which are a hallmark of cancer – but the cells were too small to be human.

Diagnostic DNA-based techniques showed that these cells originated from Hymenolepis nana, commonly known as the dwarf tapeworm.

Initially, doctors did not consider the possibility of the cells originating from a tapeworm since they didn’t appear to be complex enough.

Around 75 million individuals are

suspected to carry H. nana, making it the most common human tapeworm. Because the tapeworm can thrive entirely in the human intestine, individuals can carry the parasite for years without knowing. The immune system, however, eventually clears out the parasites.

parasite by eating food contaminated from a variety of sources including mouse droppings, insects, or feces from another infected individual.

The man’s HIV infection left his immune system compromised. HIV preferentially attacks immune cells that express a molecule called CD4, specifically CD4+ cells called T helper cells, which are a vital comThe cells looked ponent in immune system response.

When an individual’s CD4+ cell and acted similarly counts drop, they are less able to fight to those seen in off infections that the immune system is normally able take care of. cancer – they even It is believed that a weakened showed invasive immune response against these tapeworm cells allowed them to divide characteristics, a unchecked. When cells are allowed hallmark of cancer to divide freely for a long period of time, they eventually develop muta– but the cells tions which may result in the cells transforming into a cancer. were too small Furthermore, it is thought that to be human tapeworms rely on signals from the human immune system to develop properly. It is possible that these canCancers were not known to occur cerous mutations developed more easin tapeworms prior to this study. ily because the tapeworm cells weren’t Genetic analysis of the cancerous receiving the proper signals from the tapeworm cells showed that they pos- human host’s immune system to grow sessed many mutations which parallel and divide. those seen in mammalian cancers.

Cancer is generally not considThe man may have contracted the ered a transmissible disease, although

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there have been exceptions, such as the Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease.

The cancer develops on the face of the animals, usually resulting in large tumours around the mouth.

Eventually, most tasmanian devils

die of starvation.

The disease is thought to spread when infected cells come in contact with the tasmanian devil’s teeth. This can happen through biting of another infected animal or when sharing food.

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New speakeasy restaurant, coffee shop opens in South Osborne LAUREN SIDDALL, STAFF

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lthough the days of bootleggers and rum-running are long over, Prohibition-inspired restaurants have recently gained traction in the culinary world, with restaurants in New York, Chicago, and Seattle – to name a few – jumping aboard the speakeasy trend.

Speakeasies – also known as blind tigers or blind pigs – acted as places of communal drinking during Prohibition, a period during which the law forbade selling, manufacturing, and transporting alcohol. The term sprouted from the necessity to speak quietly about such places, and while inside the venues, so as not to alert the police.

While these establishments quickly gained popularity as the only game in town for booze enthusiasts, they also created a sense of community,” said Jack Moslehi, principal owner of the Blind Tiger – Winnipeg’s latest speakeasy.

“Speakeasies did so well not only because they were an illegal drinking hole, but they also kept this warm and cosy feel that you’re part of the secret – it unifies the room [...] I think this style of restaurant is gaining popularity right now because we don’t have many of them and it’s something for us to attach to,” he said.

“Winnipeg, admittedly, is a little bit behind. The whole speakeasy concept and creating speakeasy atmospheres has been around for quite some time [...] We’re just sort of catching up.”

When one of his business partners came to him with the vacant space previously inhabited by Bistro 7 1/4, Moslehi only had one thought: speakeasy. Coincidentally, so did Todd Tichon – the now-head chef of the Blind Tiger.

“Then it became an issue of designing the space to create a true speakeasy experience,” said Moslehi.

“The first thing I did was remove all the plaster from the walls to expose the brick,” he explained. “I also blocked off every window in the space, because a speakeasy normally wouldn’t have any windows.”

Moslehi also wanted to create an authentic speakeasy by having a convincing storefront for the hidden operation.

During the day, the storefront is a quaint coffee shop to fuel the people of South Osborne with caffeine. At night, the coffee shop counter becomes the host stand for the restaurant and lounge.

Patrons are guided through the coffee shop to the restaurant by the host, though experienced guests can let themselves in through the secret entrance.

The atmosphere immediately changes upon entering the hidden restaurant. There’s a transition from the bright lights into a dark, almost eerie space ornamented with rich furniture, exposed brick, and antique chandeliers, topped off with a French-inspired menu.

“We wanted to go in a French

direction with the food because in the 20s, French cuisine was the biggest trend. So we thought we would play up on that. And I think this area doesn’t really have a French cuisine offering, and French cuisine is amazing. I don’t care who you are, everyone loves French food – everything is so rich.”

And of course it wouldn’t be a true speakeasy without a killer drink list.

“One of the things that blew me away is the cocktail list that Alex Weiss came up with [...] It’s just ridiculous what this guy has done with the drink list,” said Moslehi.

“He’s one of those guys that is just so immersed in his craft.”

“Speakeasies did so well not only because they were an illegal drinking hole, but they also kept this warm and cozy feel that you’re part of the secret – it unifies the room” – Jack Moslehi, principal owner, the Blind Tiger Moslehi also turned to the professionals for his coffee selection, working closely with Nils from Parlour Coffee to ensure each cup of coffee is perfect for the business’s daytime customers.

Since opening their doors on Nov. 6 – and even while preparing the restaurant for the grand opening – the Blind Tiger has been supported wholeheartedly by the community.

“I think it gives the neighbourhood a local spot to go hang out and have a drink, and have something good to eat. As I was building the place, we had so many people from the neighbourhood coming and checking in to see how things were going,” said Moslehi.

“Everyone was so loving and so supportive. I am so taken with this neighbourhood. The people are just incredible.”

“I feel blessed because it’s being received so well.”

The Blind Tiger is located at 725 Osborne St. The coffee shop is open from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. The restaurant is open from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. Tuesday through Sunday.

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A hunk of comedy Sketch comedy troupe brace themselves for fifth original sketch show of the year TOBI NIFESI, STAFF

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ketch comedy group H.U.N.K.S. began performing in early 2015 and is set to perform their fifth original show on Nov. 19 at the Park Theatre.

H.U.N.K.S. is a troupe of five comedians and one filmmaker serving as the group’s director. These six talented Winnipeggers (Tim Gray, Quinn Greene, Sam McLean, Matt Nightingale, Dana Smith, and Rory Fallis) love sketch theatre and are very serious about it.

That being said, they could not care less about the meaning of their

name. It is not an acronym despite being stylized as one. “[H.U.N.K.S.] is like a great piece of art, everyone interprets it their own way,” Gray told the Manitoban.

“We wanted it to be big and ridiculous, but also not mean anything.

We just wanted to remove the gender [denotation].”

Prior to the group’s formation, each member had been involved in some form of comedic entertainment; five of them were cast on Shaw TV’s recently completed mock news show, The Week Thus Far.

The group booked themselves to have six shows in a year at the Park Theatre. So far, they have performed four and relish the challenge to maintain a high level of productivity.

“We have those deadlines. We know we have a show by [a set date] and we know that for months leading up,” Fallis told the Manitoban.

“It is the chemistry in the group too.

We don’t have to force it; we didn’t know that going into it. We hoped for the best.”

“It’s kind of like learning how to fly by jumping out of the airplane,” Gray added.

The ideas, scripting, and directing of the show is a collective process.

Each member tables their ideas and is PHOTO BY DWAYNE LARSON involved in the writing process.

Besides their four previous shows “We are just a bunch of similar at the Park Theatre, the troupe has comedic minds that have different performed at the Winnipeg Fringe Festival and Oddblock Comedy sensibilities,” Gray said.

“Matt’s a standup comedian. Dana Festival. They have been encourSmith and I came from theatre here aged by the reviews and attention at the U of M. Sam’s an improviser, they have received so far.

“We took the best of our first three [...] Quinn’s an actor and writer.”

“Rory had a car and credit card,” shows and did it at the Fringe so it Gray joked. really helped to get us to a wider audiThe group performs under the ence,” Fallis said. “[The response has been] pretty creative direction of Fallis, a filmmaker and writer. He highlights the cool. It keeps us going in the way of sketch comedy segments he worked like, ‘well, it’s working and we just on for The Week Thus Far as part of his have to keep going.’” inspiration for the H.U.N.K.S. H.U.N.K.S. have featured a

number of other local sketch comedy groups like Hot Thespian Action and are set to work with Jump Shark and Bucko in their next show.

“The unfortunate thing is that there are just not a lot of groups out there, and the fortunate thing is that they are all really good,” Gray said.

“We love doing shows with the people [we have worked with],” said Fallis. “[These are people] we are lucky enough to be friends with, so we can showcase them as much as they are showcasing us.”

Their next original show at the Park Theatre promises a faithful adherence to established sketch comedy routines supplemented with a healthy dose of variety and nonsensicality. “[People] can expect to see a brandnew show that really runs the spectrum of classical sketch comedy like you see on SNL [...] and off-the-wall sketch comedy that makes no sense, but is just so fun,” said Gray.

H.U.N.K.S. is performing at the Park Theatre on Nov. 19. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door.

Advance tickets are available at Music Trader, the Park Theatre, or online at www.ticketfly.com

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Spectre’s got style Despite a somewhat lacking script, Spectre is a solid instalment in the Bond franchise JESS KOSTUIK

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ince Daniel Craig first took up the role of James Bond nine years ago in Casino Royale, each 007 film featuring Craig has had a different, specific theme that prevails throughout.

The fantastic Casino Royale focused on the reinvention of Bond, which was then followed by the mediocre but action-packed Quantum of Solace, depicting a Bond hell-bent on revenge.

In 2012, with the Oscar-winning Sam Mendes as director, Skyfall followed the same blueprint that worked so well in Casino Royale, giving the audience a fantastic character study, and showing Bond more vulnerable than you’ve ever seen him.

So, where does Spectre – the latest instalment in the Bond franchise and Craig’s fourth (and possibly last) time playing the legendary spy – land among the rest?

Like its predecessors, Spectre also has a tone that is detectable throughout the entire film: nostalgia. Spectre pays homage to the many 007 films that preceded Craig’s tenure. If you are a Bond nerd, you will be delighted by the many references thrown into the film, going all the way back to Dr. No, the first episode released in 1962.

However, if your knowledge of the earlier films is lacking, no worries, Spectre still serves as a solid action flick.

Spectre’s script (penned by John Logan, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, and Jez Butterworth) follows a basic formula used many times before. A globetrotting Bond going from action sequence to action sequence comprised of shootouts, car chases, and fistfights. If not handled correctly, Spectre could have had a similar fate to the soulless Quantum of Solace.

they bring a stylish flair to Oberhauser with a venom-laced the film, with every scene calmness. Another nostalgic beautifully framed and reference comes in the form of shot.

Mr. Hinx (former pro-wrestler Their skills are best Dave Bautista). Hinx is a man of showcased in the tremenvery few words (he speaks one dous opening sequence, word in the entire film), reminset in Mexico City on the iscent of henchmen from Bond Day of the Dead, and feamovies past. turing hundreds of extras.

When Bond heads to In this sequence, Bond Austria looking to take down tracks down bad guy Oberhauser and Spectre, he is Marco Sciarra (Alessandro introduced to Bond Girl numCraig is not offered Cremona), finishing in a ber two, Madeleine Swann (Léa as much space nail-biting battle aboard a Seydoux). helicopter.

Swann is less than impressed to develop his Craig is dynamite, once

by Bond’s set of skills and character, but again proving that he is licence to kill. Although, just the best man for the role. as you’d guess, she eventually he nails every In comparison to Casino falls for the debonair spy.

Royale and Skyfall, Craig is On paper, Spectre looks like opportunity he is not offered as much space a film that we have seen many given through his to develop his character but GRAPHIC BY JONDELL COOMBS times before. he nails every opportunIt is the work of the cast (led blunt, yet nuanced ity he is given through his blunt, yet Bond quickly labels as C. C aims to by Craig) and a tasteful filmmaker performance nuanced performance. end the 00 program, replacing the in Mendes that raises Spectre above Bond’s conquests are aided by agents with drones. its relatively simple script. It may MI6, which includes mission master After Bond’s mission in Mexico not rank among Casino Royale and Fortunately, the superb film- M (played by the consistently reli- City he is led to Bond Girl number Skyfall, but it suffices as a well-made makers involved – both behind and able Ralph Fiennes), his secretary one, Lucia Sciarra (Monica Belluci), Bond film. in front of the camera – propel Spectre Moneypenny (Naomie Harris), and widow to Marco Sciarra. She sends above the average action flick. the brainy Q (Ben Whishaw, who is 007 onto the trail of Spectre, a Spectre is currently playing in Mendes returns to the director able to offer moments of comic relief). criminal organization led by Franz both Landmark and Cineplex chair, this time working in tandem However, MI6 faces their own Oberhauser (Christoph Waltz), a theatres across Winnipeg. For showing dates and times, visit with cinematographer Hoyte van bureaucratic difficulties in the form of mysterious man from Bond’s past.

Hoytema (Interstellar, Her). Together Max Denbigh (Andrew Scott), who Waltz nails the role, playing www.cinemaclock.com.

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Arts & Culture Editor: Seamus Hamilton-Pattison Contact: arts@themanitoban.com / 474.6529

History made by hand A tour of the school of art’s current ceramics exhibit OLIVIA MICHALCZUK, STAFF

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he Univeristy of Manitoba's lery by school of art professor Mary School of Art Gallery has been Ann Steggles and will be a fixed transformed once again, with quote- exhibit until Dec. 18.

Before you enter the gallery, you littered walls and a variety of ceramics balanced atop minimalist stands. must check your bags and coats at the The simple yet beautiful and door to lessen the risk of nudging the intriguing exhibit MUD, Hands, fire. delicate pieces off their perches. The Wheel Thrown. The Legacy of Canadian functional purpose of the pieces vary Studio Pottery was brought to the gal- but they share a common element of

individual beauty.

The colour, shape, and texture of each work of art becomes more and more enticing the closer you get to the piece of pottery, tableware, or decoration. The mind is pushed out of its comfort zone when examining the ceramics without their functional purpose and seeing, for example, a mug as a work of art.

Steggles’s perspective on the medium is fascinating and strange, as she lends a great deal importance to the physical dimensions of the pieces alongside their aesthetic qualities.

“Ceramics is a very interesting medium. Not only do vessels enclose space, as does architecture, but they have existed or descended from a sixor more thousand-year tradition that, like architecture, is concerned with the visualization of spatial form,” she explained.

“The concept of containment as well as hollowness is unique to ceramic vessels, although they could fool us and be solid masses. It is also central to the maker’s perception of space.”

I went back to the gallery again with this new-found knowledge and my perspective on the pieces was altered quite drastically.

I pictured myself as a tiny person wandering through and around these

works of art as though they were Jubilee Medal, and one was the first buildings and art fixtures around potter ever elected to the Royal the Exchange District; it was a com- Academy of Arts. pletely surreal experience.

“Today the ceramics department “There are many who will tell you remains well-known throughout that ceramics has no place in either Canada and our graduates go on to the modern or contemporary art some of the finest MFA programmes world. This is of course, not so,” said in North America, Britain, or Steggles.

Europe,” Steggles told the Manitoban.

The ceramic medium has, in fact, To see these everyday objects as been an important area in the school works of art created by a variety of of art since the school moved to the U artists is quite interesting and the of M Fort Garry campus and Steggles ability to view them as art in a gallery claims the program is “arguably one is an eye-opening experience. of the best in Canada.”

Hopefully this exhibit will not Currently 35 artists have their only change your perspective on cerwork displayed in the gallery and amics, but everything that is going on their experience, comfort, and suc- around you. cess with the ceramic medium varies.

On this, Steggles quoted one of “The core vision had to do with the leading ceramic artists of the masters, mid-career artists and those modern era, Peter Voulkos. beginning their careers in ceramics,” “If the energy is there, I don’t give said Steggles. a damn what you call it. A really fine “I also wanted to showcase the Japanese tea bowl can give you the legacy left by those master potters same kind of excitement you get from including their role as mentors and painting and sculpture.” teachers.”

Of the master potters mentioned, MUD, Hands, fire will remain six have won either the presti- on display on campus at the school gious Saidye Bronfman Award for of art gallery until Dec. 18, 2015.

Excellence in Crafts, or the Governor Visit umanitoba.ca/schools/art/ General’s Award in the Visual gallery/index.html for the galand Media Arts. One was made a lery’s location and regular hours.

Companion of the Order of Canada and received the Queen’s Diamond

Sweeter, soothing sounds Award-winning local folk/roots trio to release new album TOBI NIFESI, STAFF

music scene in 2009 and since then, nice to be recognized within the comthey have broadened their horizons, munity. We don’t do this just to win singing their way into music libraries awards, but it is nice to know that across the country. all the miles you put on the road are Over the years, the group has being heard.” blended their folk basis with pop, The recognition and accolades only roots, country, and soul music. This spurred them to work harder in the has resulted in a catalogue of sooth- production of their latest album. ing, piquant music.

“You want to live up to what your “I think we started out really folky fans are expecting. We put a lot of but we have sort of moved into a pop- time and effort into writing the songs indie-folk thing,” said Quesnel. and making them something that we “We really don’t overthink it when are proud of,” said Ayre. we are writing, we write songs that Sweet Alibi’s Walking in the Dark are coming from our hearts and go is a musical expedition of a wide from there.” range of emotions; especially those The band’s last album was provoked by a life on the road. The acclaimed both in Winnipeg and first single off the album, “Showing across the country. We’ve Got To You,” is a snippet of this experience. earned Sweet Alibi a country“We thought ‘Showing You’ was wide tour as well as nominations a really universal song for people. It and awards from the Canadian has a really good healthy message of PHOTO PROVIDED BY SWEET ALIBI Folk Music Awards and Western being there for the people you love,” Canadian Music Awards (WCMAs). said Ayre. he West End Cultural Centre To, Sweet Alibi is set to release their The trio was even named Roots “It takes on the whole theme of will reverberate with an enchant- third album this weekend.

Group of the Year at the WCMAs. the album. It is also very powerful ing sonic wave on Friday, Nov. 20.

Sweet Alibi is Amber Quesnel, “We were not expecting to win [at vocally.”

Such is the effect of the music on Jess Rae Ayre, and Michelle the WCMAs]. We were in a category Juno award-winning producer Sweet Alibi’s new album, Walking Anderson. All three core members that had people who had been in the and musician Murray Pulver (Crash in the Dark. provide vocals and at least two instru- industry for years [...] We were just Test Dummies, Doc Walker, the Fresh off the successful tour of ments apiece. The local folk/roots happy to be nominated,” said Ayre.

Bros. Landreth) helps capture the their sophomore album We’ve Got trio burst onto the Winnipeg folk “It was really exciting and it was trio’s vocal prowess and evolved musi-

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cianship on this album. “[Murray’s] really good at taking parts of things that you like and making them better [...] He’s really easy to work with,” said Anderson.

The upcoming show promises to be exciting and will feature performances from the band and several guests.

“We have been working very hard.

We have a really cool opening act; they are called the Empty Standards.

For us, we have got quite the production happening on stage [including] dancers and a children’s choir,” explained Anderson.

The three musicians are set to hit the road with their band following the release of the album. In the next few months, they will be touring across the country, and even playing a gig in Kansas City.

Sweet Alibi is performing on Friday, Nov. 20 at the West End Cultural Centre. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Advance tickets are available at the WECC, Music Trader, the Winnipeg Folk Festival Music Store, and online at www.ticketfly.com

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The best of Bisons football Counting down the top 10 moments from the 2015 season MIKE STILL, STAFF

route to a 29-7 win.

5. Walker executes wildcat formation to perfection

Rookie sensation Jamel Lyles was a force all year

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he University of Manitoba Bisons football team didn’t end 2015 quite the way they wanted – falling in the conference semi-final. There were, however, a number of bright spots during the season. Below are the Manitoban’s top 10 stories and moments from this year’s campaign.

10. Dyck and Dyce record first CIS touchdown receptions

After redshirting in 2014, wideouts Trysten Dyce and Anthony Dyck both got their chance to perform in all eight regular season games this year. Dyck started every game on one side, notching eight receptions for 139 yards, while Dyce saw considerable time opposite him, hauling in 12 passes for 170 yards.

Both players also had one touchdown reception – hopefully the first of many for the up-and-coming pass catchers.

Dyck’s first career major was a 29-yard grab in a week 4 away game against Alberta, while Dyce’s was an eight-yard reception on the road versus Regina – a game that his father Bobby, the interim head coach of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, was at.

9. Turner impresses in debut

Christian Turner – a former linebacker with the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks who was converted to defensive end upon transferring to Manitoba in 2014 – spent most of this past season as a backup. When starter Braden McCarthy went down in game six against Regina however, Turner stepped up.

His first start was the following week against Alberta, and the brother of current CFL defensive lineman Junior Turner was nothing short of

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spectacular, amassing 10 total tack- set the home squad up with tremenles to go with 2.5 sacks, including a dous field position. The hit was hands play where he chased Alberta pivot down the largest all year on either Ben Kopczynski down from halfway side of the ball. across the field.

Turner displayed a high motor 7. Fong gets first and was Manitoba’s best pass rusher interception of against the Golden Bears. He fin- season in style ished the regular season with 21 tackAfter falling 156 feet down a les, 14 of which took place at the end Vancouver Island waterfall this past the year.

May, it was somewhat shocking that Bisons safety Tyler Fong was able to play at all this season. Despite susTheo Deezar had the taining a broken rib and punctured lung, Fong was back better than game of his life in ever at training camp in August and week 3 against the started the regular season in impressive fashion just a few weeks later.

UBC Thunderbirds, With the ball at Manitoba’s fourthrowing for a Bisons yard line, Fong stepped up from his safety position to record a diving record 519 yards and interception on a pass thrown by four touchdowns Saskatchewan quarterback Drew Burko. It was the first pick of the year for the Bisons in a game that they would go on to win after trailing 8. Fox trucks Dinos defender 13-7 early on.

Former Calgary Colts running back Cameron Fox was a valuable 6. Barry runs through piece of the Bisons’ “three-headed Golden Bears monster” in the backfield this season.

Another player who showed Frequently used in goal-line situa- inspiring resilience in 2015 was fulltions, Fox finished the season with back Andrew Barry. He tore his 34 carries for 120 yards and three ACL in the season opener one year touchdowns. prior, requiring reconstructive surIt was one of Fox’s six receptions gery. Barry was originally told that on the year that got him onto this he wouldn’t play football again, but list, though. he proved that assumption wrong, In Manitoba’s home debut against starting in all eight regular season the Calgary Dinos in week 2, Fox games this year. took a routine pitch at the line of Traditionally used as a lead blocker scrimmage and absolutely bulldozed and goal-line back, Barry saw his a Calgary defender when it appeared workload increase in the herd’s final he would be stuffed for a short gain. home game of the season against Fox lowered his shoulder, causing Alberta. The hulking 235-pounder the Calgary linebacker’s helmet to go put up a season-high 13 carries for flying. Fifty-one yards later, he had 82 yards and a major in the game, en

Steinbach has shown tremendous growth during his three years with the herd, and the victory over the Golden Bears was the culmination of his commitment and hard work with the squad.

Entering the 2015 season, the Bisons had fairly large shoes to fill due to the departure of versatile slotback Nic Demski to the CFL. The worry about finding an adequate replacement for Demski was quickly erased Barry was originally when rookie Jesse Walker stepped on told that he wouldn’t the field for training camp.

The Mission, B.C. product stepped play football again, into the vacant starting slotback posibut he proved that tion early on, and didn’t relinquish his duties all year, recording 533 receiving assumption wrong, yards and four touchdowns, along starting in all eight with 121 rushing yards and a major.

While the bulk of Walker’s rushregular season ing yards occurred on jet sweeps, his only rushing touchdown occurred games this year in the wildcat formation in week 6 against Regina.

Trailing 8-7 with five minutes to 2. Ihanza scores play in the first quarter, Walker lined game winner on first up behind centre in the shotgun for- career CIS catch mation and took the direct snap 37 It’s not often that your first career yards to the house – evading several CIS catch is a touchdown, but for Rams defenders near the sidelines in Lerenzo Ihanza, that’s exactly what happened. Trailing 28-24 to the process.

The Bisons would go on to win the Saskatchewan in the regular season game 49-46. opener, Ihanza, a backup slotback, got into the game due to a small 4. Lyles opens game with injury to Alex Vitt. kick return touchdown While he was only in the game for While Walker was an immedi- one play, it made all the difference in ate playmaker from day one, fellow the world. rookie Jamel Lyles did him one Just over a minute into the fourth better – becoming an immediate quarter, Deezar hucked a ball from game-changer. the midfield stripe that had no busiThe Surrey, B.C. native was ness being caught by any Bisons dynamic in all facets of the game receiver. It fell in and out of the hands as he led the conference with 1,564 of two waiting Huskies defenders all-purpose yards and was named and into the outstretched arms of Canada West Rookie of the Year.

Ihanza, who went 58 yards for the One of Lyles’s more memorable game winner. plays took place against Calgary in While the rookie only had one week two. Battling against the team other grab all season, he can lay claim that was considered the best in the to arguably the most memorable firstnation, Manitoba knew they would career catch in team history. need a quick start. Lyles gave the herd exactly that, taking the opening kick- 1. Deezar breaks team passing record off 107 yards to paydirt.

While the Bisons didn’t end up Theo Deezar had the game of his winning the game, they were the only life in week three against the UBC team to go toe-to-toe with the Dinos Thunderbirds, throwing for a Bisons in a competitive matchup all season. record 519 yards and four touchdowns.

The final score was 46-38.

While the herd didn’t end up winning the game, it was still an exciting 3. Martens wins CIS debut contest to be present for with both In his second year of eligibility offences lighting up the field for over and third with the team, backup 1,000 yards overall. quarterback Foster Martens saw his Deezar finished the regular season first action as starter in week seven with 2,385 passing yards and was a against Alberta. Stepping up for thrill to watch all year. He still has a injured captain Theo Deezar – who few seasons left with the team and if went down with a concussion the he can keep his 2015 pace up, should week prior – Martens managed the have a good chance of eclipsing a few game perfectly, going 13-of-20 for 165 more Bison passing records. yards with no interceptions.

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The giant within St. Andrews product Ryan Kubic looking to conquer junior hockey and beyond ANDY CHE, STAFF

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lthough Ryan Kubic took a longer route to the Western Hockey League (WHL) than most, he’s proving that the stops in between were well worth it.

After starring for the AAA Winnipeg Thrashers, Kubic was drafted into the WHL in 2013, before being reassigned to the North American Hockey League (NAHL) for a season’s conditioning stint one year later. This year, the St. Andrews product cracked the Vancouver Giants’ fulltime roster.

Like many young goaltenders, Kubic didn’t initially start out playing in the crease. A forward to begin with, he seized the opportunity to strap on the pads early in his developmental years and gradually learned to embrace the position.

“I started off as a forward for my first two years of hockey,” Kubic said. “Then I got a chance to go in net when my team needed a goalie. I loved being on the ice for the whole game so I just stuck with it and the love for it has grown ever since.”

At only 15 years old, the second goaltender taken in the 2013 draft took one step closer to the NHL. His numbers during his final year of midget hockey were outstanding, producing a 1.40 goals against average and 0.947 save percentage in 21 games for the 2013-14 season.

“It’s every kid’s dream that plays hockey growing up to one day play in the NHL. I hope to accomplish that dream someday, but for now I have to just keep developing and believing in my game” – Ryan Kubic

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already.

Fellow Manitoba native Chris Driedger – currently a promising prospect in the Ottawa Senators system – entered the camp in 2013.

Kubic’s former Giants teammate Lee was also amongst that year’s crop.

acquired Daniel Wapple from the Regina Pats. Since the 1995-born goaltender is considered an over-age junior player, he might not be around the WHL for much longer.

In a short amount of time, the reins could be there for Kubic to control. There might be lofty expecLessons learned tations for the 17-year-old, especially Last season, Kubic graduated from considering his realistic opportunity Manitoba AAA yet was still rather to be the Giants’ number-one by the unfamiliar to the sights and sounds end of this season. of top-tier junior hockey. His reasThe goaltender of three WHL signing to the NAHL’s Brookings seasons has only seven career games Blizzard ultimately prepared him for to credit, yet his impressive track the WHL, a wise management decirecord warrants more minutes in a Program of Excellence sion that further advanced his career league known for honing elite-quality The following summer, he was in such a short period.

The future looks bright goaltenders. amongst Canada’s most distinguished He finished the season in While Kubic’s main task at the On Nov. 5, the Giants dealt numgoalies as part of the Program of Brookings, S.D. with a 10-15-5 record, ber-one Lee to the Edmonton Oil moment is contributing to the Excellence under-17 class for 2014. He 2.74 goals against average, a 0.907 save Kings for a sixth-round selection in Vancouver Giants, there is no doubt was brought back to the program in percentage and even earned his first the 2016 WHL Bantam Draft. Lee his dream for the future is to play in 2015 as an under-18 invitee. shutout as a junior goaltender. will suit up for his new team imme- the NHL. Kubic is also following in the foot“Playing in the NAHL was a great diately, after an injury to Alec Dillon, With the 2016 Entry Draft steps of other locals who have been experience,” Kubic said. “I managed an LA Kings prospect. approaching, it will be time for through the Program of Excellence to crack a spot as the starter and got Following the trade, the Giants many promising CHL players to It wasn’t long after that Kubic would grace the net for the first time in the WHL, seeing action in his first game on Jan. 19, 2014.

Twelve days after turning 16, he debuted as relief for Payton Lee after the starter surrendered three goals on 12 shots.

The five-foot-ten netminder turned aside 10 of 11 shots in the 4-0 loss. His second appearance that season came in another relief effort – a 24-save performance in a 6-5 loss to the Kelowna Rockets.

a taste of junior hockey. You learn so much playing hockey away from home.”

“The most important thing I learned was how to handle such a long season and how important it is keep working hard no matter how you are feeling.”

Undoubtedly the pressure of playing fulltime junior hockey to crack an NHL roster can get to some teenagers. For Kubic, it’s a non-factor.

“I handle pressure by not worrying about it,” He said. “I just take it one day at a time and focus on the task at hand.”

prove their potential to NHL scouts.

Goaltenders usually take a backseat until the later rounds, though the honor of having their name called to the draft floor is very much the same at any pick.

Manitoba has fairly been well-represented at the NHL level, especially with the men behind the mask such as Ed Belfour, Terry Sawchuk, and Trevor Kidd. If selected in this summer’s draft, Kubic will be just the second NHLer to hail from St. Andrews after Detroit’s Darren Helm, and the very first netminder to represent the municipality of 12,000 people.

“Obviously it is every kid’s dream that plays hockey growing up to one day play in the NHL,” Kubic said. “I hope to accomplish that dream someday, but for now I have to just keep developing and believing in my game.”

When asked about his mentality toward carrying out that dream, there was only one angle for Kubic.

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Bisons lock horns with Prairie rivals Men’s hockey drop set of games against Lethbridge Pronghorns RYAN STELTER, VOLUNTEER STAFF

Fleming Arena came to haunt the herd as Cassidy Mappin capitalized on a loose puck that ricocheted to put Lethbridge up 6-4.

Twenty-four seconds later, Pronghorn centre Dalton Sward came streaking in on a breakaway and fired it up over Paulic’s shoulder to put the game to rest.

Merasty would add a goal late in the third on a power play but it wasn’t enough.

Head coach Mike Sirant talked post-game about his team’s effort on Friday.

“We scored enough goals to win, we had enough chances to win, but we were far too casual defensively,” he said. “We win as a team, we lose as a team, and you can’t expect to be successful when you're giving up 40 shots in your home rink.”

Sirant was hopeful ahead of Saturday’s rematch, saying that the herd couldn’t think about the loss too much.

"We've got a short turnaround, so we can’t dwell on this. We've got to be mentally prepared to come back and try to salvage the weekend, which I think we will.”

“Certainly not the weekend we were hoping for. For whatever reason we were not mentally prepared” – Mike Sirant, head coach, Bisons men’s hockey Saturday

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he University of Manitoba Bisons men’s hockey team played host to a pair of games this weekend against the Lethbridge Pronghorns. They dropped the first tilt by a score of 7-5 on Friday and fell 5-1 on Saturday.

Lethbridge extended their winning streak to five games with the pair of wins over the herd.

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The Bisons started the game on Friday strong, opening up the scoring four minutes into the first when hot hand Shaq Merasty scored his third goal in as many games. Things went downhill for the herd pretty fast though, as the Pronghorns would explode for three goals in three minutes at the end of the period.

Lethbridge would tie the game up when forward Brandon Clowes came streaking in on a breakaway, and after a casual forehand, backhand roof the Pronghorns were back in business.

Thirty seconds later Lethbridge took the lead off a Justin Valentino power play marker. The situation got even worse when Mitchell Maxwell pulled off a filthy toe drag to get around Bison defenseman Adam Henry and then slid the puck through the legs of Bison goalie Justin Paulic to make it 3-1 for the visitors.

The Pronghorns kept the pressure up in the second. Valentino grabbed his second goal of the night a minute into the second frame off a nice onetimer from the top of the slot.

Two minutes later, Warren Callis

picked up a rebound and cut the Pronghorns’ lead back to two. That didn’t last long, unfortunately, as Blake Orban finished a rebound off the boards to put Lethbridge back ahead by three.

Four minutes later, Joel Schreyer made a nice behind-the-back feed to Liam Bilton, who made no mistake and put it top corner.

Within seconds, Bisons captain Jordan DePape scooped up a rebound to bring the Bisons within one. The two teams would head into the third with the Bisons down 5-4.

Manitoba came out flying in the third period, dominating the early going and hitting the post a couple different times on strong chances.

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The rematch between Manitoba and Lethbridge was a chance for the Bisons to redeem themselves after Friday’s poor showing. The Pronghorns were eager to continue the success they had offensively on Friday, however.

The visitors opened up the scoring two minutes into the game off the stick of Dustin Fostvelt, who put one away on the rush. At around the midway mark of the first, Lethbridge capitalized on a too many men penalty from the Bisons and took a twogoal lead.

DePape had an opportunity to cut the lead in half minutes later, but was stymied on a breakaway chance. The Pronghorns made the Bisons pay as Ryon Moser came barreling in on a two-on-one and slid the puck past Manitoba netminder Byron Spriggs.

Lethbridge would add to their lead before the period was up, as Robert Lindores one-timed a Fostvelt pass into the top of the net. The visitors went into the room with a fourgoal lead, leaving the Bisons with a big hill to climb.

The second period saw back and forth action between the two teams.

DePape made a dent in the

Pronghorns’ lead seven minutes into the period and the Bisons seemed to gain a little momentum. They pushed hard to get the second goal and had many chances to no avail. Penalties hurt the flow of their game and the Pronghorns maintained their lead.

Defensively, the Bisons were a nightmare this weekend as sloppy plays in their own zone, turnovers, and an inability to defend adequately in the slot cost them With 45 seconds remaining in the frame, Valentino was sprung on a breakaway and backhanded a shot through the wickets of Spriggs. Once again, the Bisons found themselves down by four at the intermission.

A lackluster third period saw no goals scored as Manitoba struggled to form any type of comeback. The Pronghorns shut it down defensively and saw out the win.

The Bisons allowed a combined seven first-period goals on the weekend, which landed them in a tough hole.

Sirant discussed the team’s tough start in both matchups post-game.

“It’s tough when you give up four goals like that in the first,” he said.

“We had a tough time defending the rush, a lot of those goals were scored on the rush.”

Defensively, the Bisons were a nightmare this weekend as sloppy plays in their own zone, turnovers, and an inability to defend adequately in the slot cost them. Allowing 12 goals in two games at home was not something Sirant was too happy about.

“Certainly not the weekend we were hoping for. You have to give Lethbridge credit, they played well,” Sirant said.

“For whatever reason we were not mentally prepared for [Friday] and we gave Lethbridge a lot of confidence for [Saturday], which makes it harder to take that confidence away with the tone that was set on Friday.”

Manitoba stays at home next weekend, hosting the Saskatchewan Huskies in a pair of games. The Huskies are sitting atop the Canada West and riding a four-game win streak. The Bisons will hope to end the Huskies’ momentum and snap their two-game losing streak.

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Overtime extravaganza Men’s basketball takes one of two against sixth-ranked Calgary, both games go to extra session MIKE STILL, STAFF

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or two straight weeks, the University of Manitoba Bisons men’s basketball team has taken on a top 10-ranked team in the nation, and in both affairs, the herd have shown that they’re on the same level as the top tier teams in the Canada West conference.

This past weekend’s games were a phenomenal example, as Manitoba battled back-and-forth against a Calgary Dinos team that had 13 returning players from 2014-15 and were picked by many experts to win the conference this season.

Playing at home for the first time this season, the boys in brown and gold took the Dinos the distance – winning on Friday night 96-90 in overtime, before falling in the rematch 90-87, also in OT.

Four of Manitoba’s starting five 38 points, including 22 at halftime.

Cooper was 13-of-26 from the logged over 30 minutes of play overall, field and 5-of-7 from the perimeter as well as Ilarion Bonhomme II who overall, but didn’t get a lot of help played 33 minutes and was critical off from his teammates as the visitors’ the bench in the second half, providsecond-highest scorer was guard ing up-tempo play right when it was Jhony Verrone with only had 11 points. needed.

Alleyn – who was tasked with “I think [the starters] got into defending Cooper one-on-one for a good rhythm and we play well the entire second half, did a great job together,” Alleyn said. “We like to of limiting the guard’s shot selection flow off each other so it just seemed and forcing him to dish the ball off. to work out.”

Cooper had just nine points in the third and fourth quarter combined Saturday which helped the Bisons get back The rematch saw improved play into the game and ultimately come in the backcourt for the Dinos as out on top. starters Cooper, Torrez McKoy, and “I just noticed that he [Cooper] Verrone combined for 38 points and liked to go left a lot off of hesitation, 25 rebounds. Jasdeep Gill and Josh so we tried to limit his looks going Owen-Thomas also contributed off left to try and force him right because the bench with a combined 32 points. he seemed to be less comfortable and The herd was led by their co-capFriday passed more going right,” Alleyn said tains, as Anders had a double-double The opening game of the series postgame. with 17 points and 13 rebounds, while was a tale of resolve for the Bisons.

“I felt like if we could get it out of guard AJ Basi had a game-high 32 They found themselves down 38-34 at his hands and into other guys’ hands points on 12-of-24 shooting from the halftime and 59-53 after three quar- and make them make plays, we’d just field. ters, but stuck to the game plan and get better defensive stops.”

The Dinos, however, won the generated well-rounded scoring to That’s exactly what happened for rebounding battle 62-52 and while emerge victorious. the Bisons as they got themselves Anders played admirably, he didn’t Power forward Wyatt Anders had back into the game in the fourth get much help from fellow big men himself a game, with 20 rebounds, thanks to Alleyn’s play at the base- Brett Jewell and Jonathan Alexander – while five Manitoba players finished line as well as Anders’s performance who had just four combined rebounds. in double digits in points – led by in the post.

After leading the fourth-quarter guard Justus Alleyn with 27.

The home side would go on to comeback in the previous night’s It was a different tale for Calgary, outscore the Dinos 16-10 in overtime, game, Bonhomme II was rewarded as guard Thomas Cooper did pretty thanks in large part to their play at with 38 minutes of court time and much everything for the Dinos offen- the line where they shot 82.1 percent much like Alleyn on Friday, kept sively. The University of Nebraska- overall compared to Calgary’s 60.9 Cooper at bay in the fourth, where Kearney transfer had a game-high percent. he scored only two points.

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Fouls became an issue late in the game as Alexander and Alleyn both exited with five for Manitoba, while forward Matt Ellis did the same for the Dinos. Both squads were in the bonus in the extra session and Calgary was able to penetrate inside

just a bit more effectively, helping them to split the weekend set.

Manitoba will stay at home this Friday and Saturday, welcoming the Alberta Golden Bears to town.

Game times are 8 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. respectively.

Net worth Bison goalies Dyck, Schubert shut out Lethbridge in weekend series ANDY CHE, STAFF

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he University of Manitoba Bisons women’s hockey team had some inspired goaltending in their weekend set at Lethbridge, earning backto-back shutouts with 4-0 and 1-0 victories, respectively.

After losing four games in a row dating back to last month, the Bisons have turned their season around.

Head coach Jon Rempel’s squad has now captured five straight wins, improving their record to 7-5 on the season.

Friday

Last season the herd swept the Pronghorns 4-0, averaging four goals per game.

Manitoba didn’t take long to reignite the form displayed in 2014-15 versus Lethbridge. Forward Kayleigh Wiens took an early lead for Manitoba when she beat goaltender Alicia Anderson down low.

Forward Charity Price has been playing with a hot stick as of late, and notched goals in the second and third periods. She has now recorded four points in the past two games.

Courtlyn Oswald also added to the 4-0 victory, scoring in the second period. Her individual effort gave her two goals in as many games.

Goalie Rachel Dyck posted 26 saves and recorded her first shutout of the season. The goose-egg was under siege when Caitlyn Fyten and Alexandra Anderson took bodychecking minors just 29 seconds apart in the middle frame.

Dyck kept her composure and closed out the second with 22 saves after two periods, while her backline held Lethbridge to four shots in the third.

Her opposite number Anderson handled a barrage of shots in the third period when she made 18 saves

in the frame. The CIS rookie – who impressively went 7-1 to start the season- totaled 28 saves on 32 shots.

Saturday

Both coaches opted to swap their goalies for the second game of the weekend. Jessica Lohues was in place of Anderson, while Amanda Schubert started for the Bisons coming off a shutout victory against Calgary two weeks ago.

For the seventh consecutive game the Bisons opened the scoring, courtesy of Alana Serhan. Her second goal of the season was scored on a screened Lohues six minutes into the first period.

Wiens, the opening scorer from Friday’s game, nearly doubled the Bisons’ advantage when she partially broke away shorthanded to beat Lohues, but not the post.

Similar to the previous game,

Manitoba’s blue-liners came up strong for their netminder. Lethbridge was held to one shot on goal in the opening 12 minutes, and just four shots in the final frame.

The Bisons have shut out their opponents for the third consecutive game, the first time they have done so since 2008-09 The Pronghorns did generate a golden opportunity to level the game on a five-on-three power play, yet Jocelyn Sabourin’s shot clattered the frame and stayed out.

Lohues starred in goal against an attack-minded Bisons squad, producing 33 saves on 34 shots, but in the end, Serhan’s first period goal was enough to clinch a 1-0 victory for the herd with Schubert posting 20 saves for her second consecutive goose-egg.

The third-year goaltender has now assembled a shutout streak of over 120 minutes, dating back to a thirdperiod goal from Mount Royal on Oct. 17. The Bisons have also shut out their opponents for the third consecutive game, the first time they have done so since 2008-09.

Manitoba will visit the Saskatchewan Huskies next week, before returning home to host the Regina Cougars ahead of the Christmas break.