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Motion to close selections committee fails Effort followed Manitoban document requests MALAK ABAS, STAFF
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motion to close off UMSU selections committee meetings from public scrutiny failed by only a few votes Thursday after members expressed concern the changes would create a less transparent union. The motion suggested selections committee meetings be held in closed session, making them inaccessible to members outside the committee “given the sensitivity of the items often discussed,” unless otherwise decided. The last selections committee meeting, held Jan. 28, included applications and decisions on appointments to one governance committee position, one judicial board representative position, two judicial board member-at-large positions and the appointment of several uncontested applicants to several committees. The board was initially to vote on a motion that would restructure multiple committees along with closing the selections committee process, but UMSU president Jakob Sanderson proposed to separate the clause specifically focused on closing selections committee meetings into a separate motion and for it to be voted on separately, which passed. The motion was brought forward shortly after the union fulfilled a request by the Manitoban to turn over a number of student union documents, including minutes from selection committee meetings and credit card and budgetary statements. The requests were initially denied
by Sanderson, who argued UMSU’s governing documents barred their release. When it was discovered they were open information, UMSU provided them. A member of the Manitoban editorial board, comment editor Jacob Singleton, delivered a statement encouraging the board to vote down the motion.
“We almost felt a little bit uncomfortable, because there’s so much personal stuff that goes on in selections” — Carly Mastromonaco, UMSU VP student services While Sanderson stood by the motion — referring to concerns that keeping selections committee meetings open would cause applicants for positions to fear their “individual attributes as people [were] going to be aired out for all members of the union to see” — he said he sees the reasoning behind keeping committee documents public to members.
“All members of the selections that while she does not “feel strongly committee are board members. I one way or the other,” there was some personally trust those board mem- concern among the executive after bers to make excellent decisions with realizing selections committee proregard to the selections committee ceedings were public information. bar,” he said. “We almost felt a little bit uncom“However, I am definitely sympa- fortable, because there’s so much perthetic and aware of the arguments sonal stuff that goes on in selections,” that were raised against this, so how- she said. “That we thought, ‘Maybe this is ever the board wants to vote on this motion, I am fully in support of.” a discussion that the board needs The motion inspired discussion to have about potentially keeping it from the board and members at large. closed, because is the board comfortStudent-at-large Mohamed Soussi, able with all this personal informawho was present at the meeting, said tion and these personal discussions he opposed the selections committee being released.’ being closed off. “And if that’s true, then the board “I want to know who’s being picked can vote that way. But that’s literally for this committee, I want to know why we brought up the motion to why they were picked, I want to know the board.” what makes them so special,” he told She called the realization that the the board. selections committee materials were “To say that a committee in par- open to the wider student body “a liament or any other government in little bit unsettling” and added that place, especially a powerful one such when the executive realized the comas the selections committee, to say mittee information was public, they all of this will be hidden, will not be expressed concern about if “there accessible by the general public, [...] going to be an article written about to me, I strongly disagree against that specific people, and then they were thought,” he said. going to be coming to UMSU saying, “That because of the supposed sen- ‘Hey, I applied for this, I didn’t get it sitive topics — which is essentially and now my name’s in the Manitoban,’ the merits and the resumé of certain things like that.” members who apply to these commitMbuli Matshe, vice-president tees — to say you want to hide that finance and operations, stressed from the general public is absolutely that whether or not the motion to insane.” close selections committee meetings UMSU vice-president student passed, the committee will still be services Carly Mastromonaco said free to close any sessions by voting
on it at the meeting. “Any [UMSU] committee or the board can go into closed session at any point,” he said. The motion eventually failed, including several abstentions from the board, but there is a possibility for the motion to be brought forward at a later date.
“I want to know who’s being picked for this committee, I want to know why they were picked, I want to know what makes them so special” — Mohamed Soussi, student UMSU chairperson Michael Catanese responded to a member asking if the motion could be amended and brought to the board again by saying it was possible, and members could even bring the same motion back again at the next UMSU board meeting. “In fact, if you were to bring forward the exact same wording at another meeting, you could argue that something’s changed in the last two weeks.”
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U of M community gathers after mosque shootings
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tudents, faculty and members of the university community gathered in mourning Monday, days after terror attacks in two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, took the lives of 50 Muslims. The Muslim Students’ Association (MSA) collaborated with the Pakistani Students’ Association, the Bangladeshi Students’ Association and the University’s Spiritual Care Centre to hold a vigil in remembrance of the lives lost. Speakers ranged from across communities and faiths, and included members of the university’s Indigenous, Jewish and Hindu communities. MSA external affairs director and former Manitoban reporter Qudus Abusaleh gave the opening remarks, and condemned “xenophobia, Islamophobia and discrimination in all of its forms.” He commended the work done by the Muslim community and its allies.
U of M president David Barnard people were murdered. “We have been responsive,” he said. “We have fought the symptoms, made reference to Shakespeare’s “The last time our University of we have held vigils, we have spoken “Julius Caesar,” namely the warnings Manitoba community gathered in to the media, wrote articles, changed of the ides of March, where Caesar circumstances like this was after an our social media with condemna- was warned he would be assassinated attack on Jewish worshippers,” he tions so that support will increase, on March 15 — the same day the said. but still we have to all convene here Christchurch shooting occurred. “It’s profoundly shocking to gather once again.” “On the ides of March this year, again so soon, to mourn the victims He called on of another evil the university to act prompted by continue its work hatred.” “We trust that our campus community will to improve relaBarnard continue to lend a hand as we move toward quoted several tionships between surahs f rom communities on inclusivity” — Qudus Abusaleh, MSA the Qur’an in campus. “We trust that his speech and our campus comencouraged lismunity will continue to lend a hand three days ago, in two New Zealand teners to seek truth in times of strife. as we move toward inclusivity,” he mosques, a single shooter killed “It’s our responsibility to know the said. dozens of people and injured dozens truth about our world, and to com“The building of a multi-faith more without any such warning,” he mit ourselves to aligning with good, centre, as well as the creation of the said. even if it’s costly to do so, and guard university’s diversity and inclusion Barnard referred to a vigil held against the erosion of humane and event planning committee [...] are on campus just months ago, after a civilized behaviour wherever we see examples of the work we’ve started terrorist shooting at the Tree of Life it,” he said. and the work we must continue.” synagogue in Pittsburgh where 11 Along with opening and closing
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prayers, the vigil also included a minute of silence and an Indigenous honour song by student Dillon Courchene. UMSU president Jakob Sanderson called time he spent at the on-campus mosque “one of the most beautiful experiences that [he] had at the University of Manitoba.” “To see someone walk into such a welcoming, special place and commit this act should be taken as an act against all of us,” he said. “And I think the amount of people who have showed up today in solidarity with the community on campus and around the world hopefully shows that that is true.” Abusaleh encouraged those in attendance to be active in their advocacy efforts. “Any response is good, but now, it’s time for all of us to be proactive,” he said. “We have fought the symptoms, and now we must fight the disease.”
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UMSU polling referendum interest Union asks how students would spend Canadian Federation of Students fees MALAK ABAS, STAFF
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n its ongoing bid to leave the Canadian Federation of Students, UMSU has set up a website encouraging students to “demand better” use of their fees. The website, demandbetter. ca, notes U of M students have spent over $4 million on fees to the Canadian Federation of Students since 2007. Members of UMSU currently pay $7.61 per term to the federation.
Sanderson has said should the union leave the Canadian Federation of Students, UMSU could re-allocate the funds into joining CASA and provide in-house advocacy services critics say the union would lose by leaving the federation. However, should students vote to leave the federation, UMSU will have to hold another referendum to decide whether or not students will re-invest the money into other arenas. “For us to re-invest that money it will require UMSU to allocate “In reality, this a new levy, and now, with the entire campaign changes to the UMSU Act, we can’t do that without a referendum,” he here is about said. student choice” — “What we’re trying to do with the ‘Demand Better’ campaign Jakob Sanderson, is that, obviously our goal is to leave the Canadian Federation of UMSU president Students and to have that second referendum, and we want to know, that whatever we decide to give stuThe UMSU board of directors dents, that option to re-allocate the voted against affirming member- money toward is something that ship in the Canadian Federation students really want,” he said. of Students in November and recSanderson said the goal of ommended the union instead join setting up the website was not to the Canadian Alliance of Student gather signatures or petition stuAssociations (CASA). dents — UMSU must collect signaStudents who submit their tures from 15 per cent of the student name, email address and a mes- body for the referendum to move sage explaining what they forward — but to gauge interest would like UMSU to use the from the student body. “In reality, this entire campaign fees for are entered to win a $100 here is about student choice.” SkipTheDishes gift card. U MSU president Jakob
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UMSU preps flex parking Executive transition plans in the works, Student Life co-ordinator hired TY BRASS, STAFF
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Executive transition plan tabled
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A motion setting forth guidelines for the UMSU executive transition process was tabled at the board meeting Thursday, after concerns were raised that it is not yet ready. The motion, which was set forward by the UMSU governance committee, proposes to add a mandate to UMSU’s governing documents requiring outgoing executives to provide transition support to their replacements, including a report with recommendations on improving the posi-
tion for incoming executives and a mandatory week of job-shadowing before they take on the position. Black, who moved to stay the motion, said it should be ready within the next few weeks. “When we submitted this motion, that was before we had done the work, and right now we’re in the midst of the work,” he said. “So we’re just wanting to hold off until we completely figure out exactly what is the best way to move forward in transitioning executives, so that’s why we’ve tabled it for now.” The midst of the work, Black said, involves reaching out to relevant UMSU bodies and consulting outside resources, including the outgoing strategies of other student unions. “We’re actually working with our government research advisor to examine other unions’ transition policies, and we’re actually meeting with an external body, or external consultants, to examine what are the best ways to transition executives.” Black said the final motion will be similar to the one withdrawn. “We don’t expect any huge changes. We’re just sort of locking down before we pass it.” Of the current serving executives, two — Black and vicepresident student services Carly Mastromonaco — will not be returning for another term.
Student Life department hires new co-ordinator
U of M director of student engagement and academic success Brandy Usick invited Mastromonaco to join a hiring
panel to choose the new student life department co-ordinator. The panel, which also consisted of director of career services Gail Langlais, eventually decided on a successful candidate, Sarah Saunders, who will serve as the only full-time staff member of the student life department. The student life department, according to the department’s website, “offers learning and personal development opportunities” to students through community engagement. Mastromonaco said the hiring comes from a decision from the student life department “to keep student life alive,” beginning with Saunders’s hiring. “There isn’t really a clear view on where they want to go in terms of what kind of staff is going to be working under her and how they are going to do that hiring, but that it’s very open for discussion,” said Mastromonaco. “From this point on, they are going to look into implementing jobs that work under her, and work to engage students, and give students the opportunities to get work experience and volunteer experience and stuff like that before they go onto the workforce.” In her report to the UMSU board of directors, it is noted that the student life department is “currently figuring out how to fit itself within student affairs and the larger university community as a whole.” UMSU's April 25 board meeting has been postponed April 29. Its location is to be decided.
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The University of Winnipeg Students' Association launched its ReconciliAction campaign Monday.
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University publishes relationship guidelines for faculty UMSU will continue push for prohibitive policies
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Employees Involving Power disclose the conflict of interest to to date students or have any sexual Differentials” and “Relationships the initial reviewer in writing” — relationships with students where Between University Employees which were first instated in 2009 there is a direct power imbalance, and Students,” look to define how and will next be reviewed in June put specifically into the policies that relationships between univer- 2019. are under review,” he said. sity employees and students and UMSU president Jakob U of M spokesperson John relationships between university Sanderson said it is important Danakas said the guides “provide employees with one in a position to note that these are just guide- clarification” on the pre-existing of power over the other should be lines, and there are no new poli- policies, said there was a possiapproached. cies in place on teacher-student bility that prohibitive policies on Some suggestions for main- relationships. student-faculty relationships could taining professional relationships “The conflict of interest policy is be implemented. with students “The univeras a university is alert to sity employee that conversa“We’ll have to wait until June to see if the include “Don’t tion,” he said. attempt to be university actually plans to put this prohibition Sanderson one of them” in place” — Jakob Sanderson, UMSU president said amendand “Do not ments to both physically policies would touch a stulikely be predent.” The guideline for interacting currently not under review,” he said. sented to the board of governors with fellow university employees As the RWLE policy and the and the senate in May or June of suggests avoiding “romantic or sex- sexual violence policy are cur- this year. ual relationships with co-workers rently under review, Sanderson said “We’ll have to wait until June to where there is a power differential.” UMSU is in the process of provid- see whether or not the university Both guidelines emphasize that ing suggested amendments to both actually plans to put this prohibidisclosure to the university is man- — including a recommendation that tion in place, or any further restricdatory. Neither provide any kind of the U of M formally ban relation- tions in place, into the RWLE disciplinary measures should these ships between faculty and students [and] sexual violence policies,” he guidelines be broken, and neither where one member is in a position said. ban any kind of consensual inti- of power over the other. “And ultimately if they were to mate relationship outright. “Our hope would be, that go the route of revising the current The U of M’s conflict of interest because the RWLE policy and outlines in the conflict of interest policy already has rules set in place the sexual violence policies are the policy, that could be a matter of a for disclosure — it states “As soon ones currently under review, that couple of years.” as a person is aware that a conflict there is a prohibition on instrucof interest exists, the person must tors and administrators being able
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UMSU sustainability week has campus-wide composting. want to show them how important arrived at the U of M. Sanderson called environmental this issue is to students.” The campaign, taking place sustainability one of the “defining Upcoming programming for the from March 18 to 22, consists of issues of our time.” campaign includes daily garbage multiple events promoting sustain“Climate change is an existential basketball in which participants ability to students. crisis facing our world and students can shoot a ball into compostUMSU president Jakob are going to have to be the lead- ing, recycling or garbage bins, a Sanderson said sustainability the campaign is cooking session “Taking a week to empower students and “a really exciting on Wednesday opportunity for at 10 a.m. to educate them on this issue is extremely UMSU to help 2 p.m., an lead the way on important” — Jakob Sanderson, UMSU president UMCycle sustainability Spring while working Tune-Up workwith so many fantastic existing ers going forward to combat this shop on Wednesday at 12 p.m. and a sustainability focused groups on problem,” he said. campus clean-up event on Friday at campus.” “Taking a week to empower 12 p.m., after which waste collected Sanderson called the week’s students and educate them on this will be audited to educate students scrap paper postcard campaign the issue is extremely important.” on improper waste practices. “most actionable” part of the week. Sanderson also talked about the U of M’s acting director of Students can write down what importance of composting for both sustainability Christie Nairn said they think a sustainable campus is the campus and the entire city. the office of sustainability has supand why it’s important on scrap“We are one of the few U15 uni- ported the campaign in a few ways, paper postcards. versities in Canada not to have though the office is not hosting any These postcards will be sent to composting on campus,” he said. events. the city council and the university “We desperately need the university “We were consulted at the beginadministration as part of UMSU’s and the city to take leadership on ning in the planning phase of suscampaign for both city-wide and organic waste reduction, and we tainability week, and we opened it
up to UMSU that we were there to support them in whatever way they need,” said Nairn. Nairn said the pursuit of creating a more sustainable environment is something every student should understand and work toward. “Sustainability is essentially something that affects everybody in the world, regardless of your educational background, economic background, anything — it’s something that’s going to impact us a lot in the future,” said Nairn. “It’s really important that students understand that everything that you’re doing on campus is affecting the world. That’s hard to grasp, but we really have to look at our actions that we’re doing in our mini-city at the U of M, and kind of making it a better, more sustainable place, and U of M, being that little city, has the opportunity to really be leaders in sustainability. “It’s just kind of finding the best ways to go about doing that.”
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A criminal charge against a former U of M professor accused of sexually assaulting a student have been stayed by prosecutors. Steve Kirby, who taught jazz in the Desautels faculty of music before he quietly retired in June 2017, was charged over the summer related to an alleged incident involving a student. The charges were stayed in early March with consideration of the victim in mind, a Crown prosecutor told the Winnipeg Free Press last week. A two-day trial was scheduled for June. It was expected the alleged victim would have to testify. The U of M came under criticism for its handling of sexual harassment allegations agains Kirby, a world-renowned jazz bassist who had been recruited to the university in 2003. After retiring from the U of M, Kirby was hired by Berklee College in Boston, Mass., with a positive recommendation from the U of M. It was reported in November, 2017, that he had been terminated after former students told the school of their experience with Kirby.
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ithin a week of each other, the U of M has published two new guidelines for university employees on how to conduct themselves appropriately toward students and each other, and UMSU released a statement on the union’s contribution to sexual violence policy reform on campus. These measures come after a turbulent period for the university, with several allegations of sexual misconduct from faculty toward students coming to light in the last two years. UMSU released a statement Monday highlighting the recommendations it made toward the U of M’s respectful work and learning environment (RWLE) and sexual violence policies, including expanding on confidentiality policies and broadening the scope of the policies to focus on “sexual violence” more than specifically focusing on sexual assault. The statement, written by UMSU vice-president advocacy Sarah Bonner-Proulx, said that after having viewed drafts of the new policies, the union can “say that the university deserves credit for the steps it has taken so far to correct its flawed policies. But that is only the beginning.” The two guides published this week by the U of M, titled “Relationships Between University
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UMISA says executive ‘co-opted’ Indigenous initiatives Returning UMSU president refutes claims MALAK ABAS, STAFF
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everal members of the University of Manitoba Indigenous Students' Association (UMISA) have accused the recently-elected Your UMSU slate of “co-opting” Indigenous initiatives without giving proper credit to the Indigenous students and faculty who founded them. Your UMSU swept the 2019 UMSU general elections and was led by current UMSU president Jakob Sanderson. UMISA co-president Alannah Mckay, who ran for an executive position on opposing slate Exist, said Sanderson’s campaign promise to push for further implementation of Indigenous languages should have included recognition of similar initiatives already in place — particularly the Canadian Federation of Students’ ReconciliAction campaign, which advocates for the full implementation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s recommendation number 16, which urges “post-secondary institutions to create university and college degree and diploma programs in Aboriginal languages.” “So many Indigenous students, not just from UMISA but outside, have advocated for Indigenous languages,” she said. “And for somebody who has not bothered to come to one meeting at all, who is more than welcome — Indigenous students are more than welcome to join us in this movement — but to co-opt everything we’ve said and done for the past two years and pass it as their own, without giving any recognition to the students who have been working so hard, tirelessly, toward getting Indigenous languages here.” Sanderson, who pointed out during the campaign that he is
Metis, pushed back on these claims, acknowledging he had only been to the initial ReconciliAction launch, but had also never been “specifically invited,” and that he could have “also made the proactive effort.” “In terms of the Indigenous language issue, yeah, certainly Indigenous leaders on campus and around the world have been doing a lot of excellent work on Indigenous languages,” he said. “I’m not saying I’m the only person that’s ever come up with it,” he said, “but I certainly did come up with this by myself, in a meeting with our Indigenous representative and UMSU vice-president external, when we were brainstorming on Indigenous lobby priorities. This was an idea I suggested.” Mckay also accused Sanderson of “coming to events just for the sole purpose of political gain,” a concern she said had been expressed by both Indigenous students and faculty on campus. “It was seen like he passed these initiatives as his own during this election, and Jakob Sanderson, obviously, has never expressed wanting to take part in these initiatives, but then coopting that as something new.” Sanderson said the other Indigenous advocacy work he campaigned on, creating an Indigenous awareness month, included mentions of collaboration with Indigenous groups on campus. “We had two primary policy planks that focused on Indigenousspecific issues — one of those was the Indigenous awareness month,” he said. “Within that [...] we were always quite clear that there’s a lot of work that’s done by UMISA, by other
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Indigenous student groups and by “Of course he’s going to want to ground as a member of Exist as a the Indigenous student centre already appeal to Indigenous students in the possible factor of bias, Mckay said around Indigenous awareness month. election, I get that,” he said. her slate “never took any of our ongo“Our role within that would just “But the fact that he would say that, ing projects in our community groups be to provide more funding, more those words would be published the and used it for political gain.” “Everything resources, space and to hope[Your UMSU] “When people co-opt the hard work a whole based their slate fully help elevate what’s already off of came from community has worked toward, it distorts being done by community the voices that were already working toward groups,” she said. Indigenous leaders on campus, both Mckay said in that” — Alannah Mckay, UMISA co-president students and nonthe future, she students, to the hopes the 2019wider university community.” way they were on the [Your UMSU 20 executive would work harder to UMISA member Jack Theis said campaign] Instagram, and in other fairly present the work done by the his concern is not that Sanderson places, just without giving any Indigenous campus community. included Indigenous initiatives in credit to the Indigenous students “When people co-opt the hard his campaign, but that he believes who brought this to his attention in work a whole community has worked Sanderson did so without giving fair the first place [...] is just absolutely toward, it distorts the voices that were credit to the work already being done ridiculous.” already working toward that.” When asked about her backby Indigenous students.
Arts Student Body Council elections begin One slate runs unopposed for all seats MALAK ABAS, STAFF
The Arts Student Body Council (ASBC) 2019-20 general elections are underway, and one slate is set to take over all available positions. Aspire ASBC is the slate behind every single candidate running, and all candidates are running unopposed — meaning students voting will only have a choice to vote “Yes,” “No” or to abstain. Among the candidates are 20182019 president Julius Chester, who is running to sit on one of ASBC’s four seats on the UMSU board of directors, and current UMSU board member Cali Sproule, who is running for the presidential position. Science students’ association senator and current ASBC chairperson
Harvey Guzman will act as the election’s chief returning officer. Campaigning ends March 20 and voting runs from March 21 to 22. President: Cali Sproule (UMSU board of directors) Vice-president: Ew urafua Opoku-Agyeman Senator (three available positions): • Nina Lam • Mardi McNicholl • Lilja Best UMSU board of directors (four available positions): • Stephen Gatphoh • Jillian Boersch • Julius Chester (ASBC
president 2018-19) • Zac Wronski (ASBC executive assistant) Director of academic programming: Samantha Tumlos Director of social programming: Saleha Koma Arts lounge programmer: Ivy Madden Accessibility representative: Catherine Acebo Indigenous students’ representative: Taz McKay International students’ representative: Musila Kendake LGBTTQ* representative: Kirsten Trimble Womyns’ representative: Alicia Edoo
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No news is good news Fighting off the apathy of news fatigue SARAH DORAN, STAFF
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t’s hard to bring yourself to turn world over. too relentlessly reactionary about on the news lately. And, of course, these are only politics for your taste, the soluFriday’s mosque shooting in the big-ticket news items at the tion may be to follow a selection Christchurch, New Zealand, was moment. Everywhere you look, of wholesome accounts that post only the latest in what seems like there’s a new atrocity that isn’t pictures of puppies in hats, or take a an ever-worsening downward spiral. getting much coverage. Sure, break from the platform altogether. The U.K. government is placidly Venezuela is finally getting some If relatives keep being racist on tearing itself to pieces over Brexit, airtime, but what about the civil Facebook, judicious application of prompting fears of food and medi- war in Yemen? What about the 52 the mute button is less openly concine shortages within days of the girls that were locked in a burn- troversial than unfriending them. March 29 deadline. ing classroom in Guatemala last Limiting access is also an option. In Canada, the resignation of week? Flint, Mich., still doesn’t For all the good that smartphones Jane Philpott, former cabinet min- have clean water. Kony 2012 never do, it’s undeniable that they carry ister and president of the treasury stopped Kony. the implication board, has shaken federal politics that one must On and on and It is genuinely always be availeven further after allegations of on it goes. political interference in a crimiCompounding able when a notiimpossible for one fication nal justice case. all of this is the pops up. person to keep up Donald Trump somehow increasingly comDeleting apps still has a job in the U.S. mon fear that from your phone with everything that’s and and continues to be his not being wellforcing yourusual megalomaniac self informed about happening around the self to engage amid increasing drama every little thing with them only over the Robert that happens eve- world on a daily basis v ia computer Mueller probe. rywhere all the can help limit P l a n e s a r e time makes you over-saturation. crashing, the a bad person. When every news It’s worth considering that every planet is dying, item seems to be doom and gloom, news outlet does their own interanti-vaxxers at some point the question becomes: nal curation to decide what their are c o n - what’s the point of watching the audience most needs to know on tributing news anymore? a certain platform. What appears to outThe simple answer is that some- on television news segments and breaks times there isn’t a point. podcasts is only a small fraction the It is genuinely impossible for one of the content generated for print person to keep up with everything media, and news sites for larger that’s happening around the world publications have exponentially on a daily basis. It’s no less impos- more content than what is printed sible for one person to keep up with or aired. Reading a newspaper for all news on a national or provincial your content generally guarantees level. that multiple editors have approved A 2018 Pew Research study the inclusion of what’s inside, and if found 68 per cent of American the publication has a good reputarespondents reported feeling over- tion, that can make news consumpwhelmed by the news. Some have tion a fairly safe one-stop shop. argued that this phenomenon is However, in this age of so-called so widespread that it should fake news, it is vital that people be classified as a form of sec- consider critically how reliable their ondary traumatic stress, a information sources are. Do you condition common to pro- trust that the media you consume fessionals like emergency is giving you accurate and relevant personnel and others who information with as little bias as help people going through possible? If not, it’s time to look for trauma of various kinds. It’s alternatives that require less doublebetter known as compassion checking to be sure you’re getting fatigue and it describes the the whole story. state of being so consistently But most importantly, curation bombarded with upsetting can mean just choosing not to parinput that it becomes difficult take at all. The modern 24-hour to generate the appropriate reac- news cycle means new content tion due to no time to stabilize. never sleeps, but that does not imply With a plethora of ways to an obligation on the reader’s part. interact with the world at our fin- No one is expected to be at school gertips, the secret to managing engaging with intellectual content news fatigue is curation. all day seven days a week — it’s There are a number of ways to go equally harmful to expect the same about this. It may simply mean from a current events perspective. being more selective about If you need to, take a break from which social media to news, period. There’s no shame in become involved giving your brain the current events in. I f equivalent of a Friends marathon. Twitter All little kids have big dreams of is saving the world from evil. When it comes to the news, adults are facing the realization that sometimes the more important victory is saving yourself first. GRAPHIC BY EVAN TREMBLAY
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It’s time Pallister learns some self-accountability
Meaningful policy never stems from blaming others KENNY INGRAM, STAFF
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hallmark of Brian Pallister’s premiership has been to seek out who to blame when important issues go unaddressed. Watching Pallister duck responsibility and deflect blame evokes the inquisitive words of Men at Work, “Who can it be now?” Pallister has thrown blame at the feet of the NDP for the move of Cabella’s distribution centre to Calgary, graffiti on the constituency office of a Tory MLA and more. When the media reported Pallister’s government was hinting at an early election call, Pallister blamed the media saying he would not be “throwing a sandbag, then calling an election like a previous certain government did back a few years ago.”
Sadly, this approach to gaining power is successful. There are many demagogues in high-ranking positions around the world
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But the blame does not end there. Pallister has implied reports made by mayor Brian Bowman that the province is pulling funds for sewage-treatment upgrades are nothing more than fiction. This has led him to refuse to even meet with the mayor. Worst of all, Pallister has had the unhealthy obsession of playing the blame game with Ottawa. This first came up in 2017 when Pallister blamed Ottawa for threatening to kill a research facility. Pallister was the last holdout premier in the country to sign a healthcare funding agreement over transfer payments. The blame continued in 2018 when Pallister forced Manitoba out of the federal government carbon pricing plan, blaming the federal government for not respecting the rights of provinces. The reality was he wanted a watered-down plan of $25 per tonne which would only go halfway toward
the federal plan. In the short term, this blaming may have served Pallister well. After spending a significant percentage of his campaign blaming the Manitoba NDP over provincial debt, he became the premier of Manitoba. The issue is he seems to have forgotten he won the election and now has the power to do a lot. Instead, Pallister is content to simply blame others. It is obvious Pallister is a pathological blame artist and this impulsive behaviour is now in full swing. Just last year, during a dispute over the state of tendered city contracts, Pallister did not hesitate in throwing his infrastructure minister right under the bus when he said, “If the minister made the mess he’ll clean it up, not the premier.” Pallister seems to have forgotten the reason he works in the Manitoba legislature: to be a public servant. In order to be successful in serving the public, governments must work together — not just within their own party and cabinet, but at the local, provincial and federal levels. While Pallister could be addressing real issues like the opioid epidemic, the disastrous state of unaffordable prescription drugs and the unaffordable, unregulated industry of child care, he avoids all but a word of discussion on them. Instead, it seems he resorts to grandstanding and flexing his ego to local and federal officials to further excite his fanatical base. In the end, the entire population suffers from this divisive approach to politics. Politicians begin to believe the only hope of a winning campaign is a campaign of negative attacking and meaningless platitudes. All while constituents come to expect a campaign and governance not based on crafting meaningful policy, but rather in ostentatious displays of power. Sadly, this approach to gaining power is successful. There are many demagogues in high-ranking positions around the world. Manitobans should mobilize in support of accountability and reject Pallister’s blame politics.
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Time to start looking for your summer job Six ways for students and young workers to get hired REBECCA BALAKRISHNAN, THE WORK LIFE
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ummer work can be the key to building skills, learning about yourself and making enough money to afford your constantly rising tuition. Plenty of opportunities exist, whether through standalone postings or broader summer work programs. Cast your net wide and apply for a few to keep your options open. Remember, a tailored, well-written resumé and cover letter made specifically for the job you are applying for is an excellent strategy to get an interview. Here are some ways to find a great summer job this year.
Canada Summer Jobs
Canada Summer Jobs is providing funding to various employers to hire about 70,000 young workers this summer. Employers will find out
whether they are funded in April, so expect postings to begin popping up this spring on jobank.gc.ca. Applicants must be between 15 and 30 years of age and legally allowed to work in Canada. Postings are not always clearly marked as part of the Canada Summer Jobs program, so try searching keywords on the governmentoperated Job Bank website related to the eligibility criteria, such as variations of “15-30” or “summer.” Previous employers funded by this program in 2017 included Genome Prairie, Sierra Leone Refugee Resettlement, Inc., and about 20 positions at the University of Manitoba.
Urban/Hometown Green Team
The Manitoba government funds non-profit organizations and municipal governments to hire youth each summer who are 15 to 29 years old and entitled to work in Canada. Jobs funded by this program are often outdoors, but not always. Expect to see jobs focusing on conservation, trail enhancement, community beautification and children. In 2018, there were plenty of positions available at local community centres, churches, camps and sports associations. Keep an eye on the Urban/ Hometown Green Team page on
the Manitoba government website for the list of 2019 employers, which should be released soon. If you are interested in an employer, consider reaching out to them directly to inquire about how to apply for a position at their organization. You might also find the jobs advertised on a local job board. Ensure any communication with a potential manager is professional and carefully proofread.
door as soon as you can. a resumé. Since you do not know The Federal Student Work what specific job you are applying Experience Program (FSWEP) hires for, do your best to expand on your students to work in the Canadian skills and demonstrate your abilities, government while the Student keeping in mind the types of posiTemporary Employment Program tions you are hoping for. (STEP) hires students to work in the Whenever you are applying for a Manitoba government. government job, it is fine to go beyond Both programs require applicants a two-page resumé if necessary. Their to be full-time students returning to hiring criteria require detail. school in the coming year. Your FSWEP and STEP applica- Young Canada Works tions begin with a lengthy personal Young Canada Works is a great CareerCONNECT skills inventory you will have to fill program for full-time students 30 Online job boards also host plenty out. years old and younger who want a of other opportunities for summer Be generous but honest about your heritage career. employment. CareerCONNECT, skills. What you check off determines Manitoba currently has 16 postwhich can be found at uofmcareerser- which searches you show up in within ings including a curatorial assistant, vices.ca, is a job board maintained by the database. cultural and natural history interpretU of M Career Services. For FSWEP, hiring managers ers and programming and marketing It has a section dedicated to sum- within the government will describe assistants. mer jobs. The number of jobs posted the type of candidate they are looking You must be a Canadian citizen, fluctuates each day, but as of mid- for to the Public Service Commission, permanent resident or refugee for this March there were several summer who will then search the database program. jobs posted and rising. for those skills and send a random Employers specifically post selection of candidates to the hiring Use your network positions on this site with hopes of manager. There is opportunity all around attracting students. Similarly, STEP also searches you. Applying for jobs online with a To access these jobs, you will need their database for keywords to create killer resumé and cover letter is just to sign up for a CareerCONNECT a list of qualified candidates who will one way to find a job. account as a current U of M student receive an interview for each available Remember to talk to your conor alumni. position. nections about possible summer Remember, many positions are opportunities. Federal and Provincial administrative so do not forget to By keeping your eyes open and Government Jobs include your computer and Office actively engaging with those around If you want a career in government, capabilities. you, you will have better luck with it is critical you get your foot in the Both systems allow you to upload your summer job search.
RE: “Students weather the elements for charity” JENNIFER DOERING
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tudents weather the elements for I’ve personally noticed tens of people How many people suffering from entitled self-promotion” should walk by a homeless person in down- homelessness have the luxury of a have been the title of a recent article town Winnipeg and not even stop pillow, let alone a blanket? in the Manitoban rather than the title to ask if they were OK or give a bit How many vulnerable individuultimately used: “Students weather of change for a cup of coffee. Many als get to choose the clothes on their the elements for charity.” homeless people do not have the backs, such as nice warm parkas, The article appeared in the March luxury of friends to help them out. mitts and toques from fancy depart13 issue of the paper and covered the 5 The sleepers also had unlimited ment stores? How many homeless Days for the Homeless charity cam- access to public washrooms. My people have a nice secure tarp to paign. As the story reported, seven limited experience working in retail/ provide relief from the frigid windU of M students chill, have security slept outside services around to At the end of it all, while the students UMSU University protect them from Centre to collect harm, and get to may have “gained an experience,” they donations and sleep in a place still have no idea what it really means raise awareness with no weapfor their upcomons or the fear of to be homeless and vulnerable ing social. having all their I disagree with belongings stolen the principles of the fundraiser. food service in downtown Toronto from them? The story generously wrote the revealed to me that homeless people Not many. seven students “braved the cold for detract customers from entering the Why not just have the social and nearly a week.” It’s the first weeks business and therefore are discour- a booth inside University Centre of spring, where the average daily aged from using public washrooms, to raise awareness and money for a temperatures is well above -10C. such as those in coffee shops and fast local charity? Why does this event What about during the dead of food restaurants. have to be a grand display of priviwinter where temperatures dropped Lucky sleepers indeed! lege and self-promotion? While I do below -30C? Homelessness doesn’t One participant hoped to “gain not deny the great value and benefit just occur during conveniently warm something, a different perspective” the fundraiser provides to hometemperatures. by sleeping outdoors like many who lessness initiatives, such as Resource Many of the sleepers were sup- have no place to call home. The U of Assistance for Youth, in both awareported by the friends and professors M posted a photo of the sleepers’ shel- ness and financial contributions, the (which is awesome), but that means ter on their Twitter, outlining that the way the fundraiser is handled and they were pretty much guaranteed to students had “a pillow, a blanket and performed is nothing more than entihave full tummies and warm drinks. the clothes on their back.” tled self-promotion.
It’s nothing more than backyard camping at best. At the end of it all, while the students may have “gained an experi-
ence,” they still have no idea what it really means to be homeless and vulnerable. They know nothing.
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Socialism and traditional conservative values New wave socialists are championing old conservatism’s ideals JACOB SINGLETON, STAFF
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onservatives have historically sought to address family decay, monopolization of industry and fading localism. Those are issues conservatives are right to be concerned with. And conservatives spend plenty of time lamenting them. However, the new wave of socialists cropping up around the world have offered robust critiques of these issues. In fact, it seems modern-day conservatism has abandoned attempts to develop actionable solutions to these problems while the new wave of socialists around the world have made them the centre of their platform.
Conservatism has largely abandoned antitrust politics, while the new wave of socialists has fully embraced this traditional conservative value
Family
Not a single election around the globe happens without the regional conservative party despondently speaking on the state of the family. tangible to even accomplish it. Socialists, on the other hand, want In 2014, the federal Conservative party made families a core plank to reduce the working week, democby writing “Families are essential ratize automation, break free of tradito the well-being of individuals and tional family structures and transfer society.” Many conservatives see the technology and industry to the global family unit collapsing, but new wave south so the peoples there might be socialists point to longer working able to do the same. The socialist and conservative both hours as the central stressor of famare trying to strengthen and protect ily relationships. There is certainly merit to this families, but the socialist approach claim. In 2012, more than two- presents an actionable plan. thirds of Canadians worked more than 45 hours per week and in 2016 Antitrust Many-a-year ago, conservatives the median income of a Canadian is $33,683. lead the charge against the monopoThe old conservatives would have lization of industry. In the U.S., the shrunk at the sight of that statis- right wing was responsible for a host tic. Conservatives used to advocate of antitrust laws that broke up early against waged labour and for worker monopolies that formed under 19th independence. Things have dramati- century capitalism. cally changed. Meanwhile, socialists of the 19th Conservatives champion the and 20th century were excited to see expansion of doctrinaire free market the natural development of monopcapitalism around the world. This has olies under capitalism. For the old had devastating effects on families in socialists, this meant industry had the global south. For example, during developed far-reaching planning the 20th century, after adjusting for and control over the production of population size, more people died its good and therefore was ripe for in India of food deprivation every seizing. eight years than died during China’s Today, the world is a much differ1958-1961 famine. Families in the ent place. Conservatives are defendglobal south, however, are normally ing the size and power of corporations excluded from the ideological eye of with all the intensity and ferocity they conservatism and its hope to preserve can muster. Self-professed demothe family. cratic socialists are now calling for In the global north, conservatism Amazon, Alphabet, Apple and big normally supports only one type of banks to be broken up into smaller family unit — the nuclear family — firms with more democratic control. The modern conservative is and places the manifestation of that above all other issues facing families. entirely incoherent on this. They And really does not offer anything demonize the censors at Facebook,
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while protecting the size of its busi- solution is market socialism driven mous growth in the last few years, ness. They argue that central planning by worker co-operatives. It was not have immigration politics that fights is inefficient yet defend the size and uncommon for conservatives of the against the centralization of power. central planning of Walmart with its 20th century to support worker co- Its politics advocates for immigrant revenue of US$486 billion — nearly as operatives as an alternative to the and domestic workers to form bonds large as the GDP of Belgium. monopolization of industry. This con- along class lines to defeat corporate Conservatism has largely aban- servative value has certainly changed. power on the local level. Moreover, doned antitrust politics, while the Conservative still rail against “glo- they call for the scrutinization of new wave of socialists has fully balism” under the banner of protect- capital flows across the international embraced this traditional conserva- ing localism. The destroying of the borders, not people. tive value. globalist boogieman, however, does When it comes to who has a more little to protect localism. robust political vision for localism, it Localism The subject of globalism in con- seems new wave socialists have exproDeep in the conservative tradi- servatism is normally the United priated that traditional conservative tion is a thrust for localism. Since Nations and immigration. On the value. the Frenc h scholar Alexis Conserving When it comes to who has a more robust conservatism de Tocqueville visited America “Socialism or political vision for localism, it seems barbarism.” It is an and wrote his book Democracy old socialist slogan. new wave socialists have expropriated in America in 1835, It argues the curthat traditional conservative value conservatism has rent trajectory of taken up the flag history, without of Tocquevillian intervention, will localism. To be against the centrali- first count, they argue the UN descend into barbarism. The old conzation of state power and to be for the deprives the nation-state of sover- servative tradition used to have much empowerment of participatory local eignty. However, human rights, as to say about the barbarism of working democracy is to be a Tocquevillian designed by the UN, remain one someone to death or the monopolizalocalist. of the only tools of moral appeal tion of industry or centralizing private While conservatism still largely for many people around the world power. calls for the decentralization of public against their state. Today, conservatism says little power, it is not concerned with the On immig rat ion, r ight- about those traditional conservative expansive private power of corpo- wingers tow a near fascistic line. values. Rather, it concerns itself mostly rations. Part of the antitrust plank Internationally popular conservative with defending these problems and of conservatism all those years ago Tucker Carlson said taking in more advocating for an immigration policy was to also erode the expansion of immigrants leaves the U.S. “poorer which addresses none of the structural private power. and dirtier and more divided.” This, issues conservatism used to focus on. Today, however, it is socialists of course, does nothing to curb cenConservatism should return to its like economist Richard Wolff who tralized power. traditional roots and not leave it to are leading the struggle to defeat the The Democratic Socialists of socialism to shoulder traditional concentralization of private power. His America, who have witnessed enor- servative values all on its own.
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PREVIOUSLY...
Originally appeared in the October 12, 1982 issue of the Manitoban.
Into the belly of the beast. Bones and Ferns.
What--?
--what is this?
No.24 It’s the end of the road.
Gasp You’re alive?!
PALLISTER-BABY:
For Come finish now. to the job?
Errr!
“spare the rod, spoil the city”
AH!--
No... And I abandoned them.
This was never about you... or even the beasts.
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MY village. My family. This was about them.
I was never I was lost. never running towards them. I was running AWAY from them.
I’m so sorry. The beasts were coming. I was scared. I ran.
It’s time I start running in the right direction.
But not anymore.
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Sherab Rabzyor Yolmo is a member of the technical department, responsible for capturing crisp, clear sound, organizing footage and working on early edits of the film.
The camera department works hard planning and test shooting in preparation for filming. Every shot of the film takes extensive visual planning.
This is a still taken from the film by Blake Chapman. In pre-production, the crew learns how to properly light and shoot a scene, and also to embrace their own creative flair.
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Let's make a movie QUINCY HOUDAYER, STAFF
Clean those lenses, spark the lights and ready the clapper board because it’s time to make a movie. For the eighth time, the U of M’s film production class is writing, filming and editing a feature length film. This class runs every two years, with a course in camera acting and directing happening every other year. This year’s project is titled Windfall. This course is currently taught by George Toles, the head of the film department, with assistance from Jim Agapito, who acts as a technical supervisor, and Manitoban video editor Paymun Nematollahi, who is this year’s teaching assistant. Kirsty Cameron, a PhD student in the English department, and Jonah Wilde, a fourth-year film studies major, participate by supervising writing workshops in the early stages of the film. The script is adapted by students from an existing public domain story, with various class members taking different roles such as writing a draft, constructing different story acts, confirming continuity and more. While Cameron and Wilde help facilitate conversation, the creative work is done entirely by the students. While the teaching, assistance and knowledge that figures like Toles and Agapito provide is invaluable, it must also be mentioned that a large portion of responsibility and work is taken up by the members
Manitoban video editor and teaching assistant Paymun Nematollahi (left) and technical supervisor Jim Agapito (right) met when Nematollahi took the class four years ago.
of the class. This course is not only meant to be an ambitious creative exercise, but also to simulate the conditions of a working film set. Students take on various leadership roles, direct, write, act and work to provide organization and outside funding for the project. The class films the bulk of the movie over spring break, working 12-hour days. At the end of each day, the students participate in something called a “lemon session,” a time where they can sit down, decompress and air any questions or concerns that may have arisen over the course of the work day. Of the eight different classes that have made their way through this course, each class’s film has been completed. As a prior film production student, and a member of Manitoba’s filmmaking community, I cannot stress the importance of a course like this enough. With the solidification of the Manitoba film tax credit, and the increased funding towards it, the business of filmmaking in Manitoba is growing. A course like this not only provides friendship, guidance and knowledge, but also truly employable skills in an industry that has an ever-growing presence in our city. Make sure to follow the progress of this year’s class on their behindthe-scenes Instagram profile @windfallmovie.
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Australian band wows Winnipeg audience The Cat Empire delivers high energy music and performances KAYLA GOOSSEN
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he Cat Empire continues to tide over eager fans. delight fans around the world From slower jams like “Sola” to with their current international tour powerful anthems like “Ready Now,” and the release of their new album, the first of the month became more Stolen Diamonds, which hit the than a marker of bills due. Burton Cummings Theatre March 12. “Personally, I wanted to write The Australian band has been songs that would bring the audience together for over a decade. With into our shows more [...] I guess that a refreshing mix of festival party translates to writing choruses people sounds and Latin street vibes, front- are excited by and sections they want man Felix Riebl said the secret to the to move to,” said Riebl. Cat Empire’s success is staying true to “We had an unspoken committheir roots while continuing to wow ment to writing and recording songs fans both new and old. that would leave the studio and hit “New songs breathe some fresh air the stage tough enough to hold their into the earlier more nostalgic ones, own.” but you need a bit of both for a show The Cat Empire’s Winnipeg show to go right,” he said. had the perfect mix of nostalgic The band has a reflective attitude, throwbacks and new tracks that fans always questioning themselves to were equally excited to be a part of. The set started out with the title push further in order to be more gutsy and daring, meeting both their own track off of Stolen Diamonds played creative needs and their fans’ demand with the ease of veteran musicians. for their sound. The stage was spaced out so that each “The sound of the album Stolen artist had their moment to breathe Diamonds is one of a band that’s their flair into the set. recorded and performed for many One of the most memorable years together and has learned to trust moments was the rotating battle its collective instinct and not be too of the horns during a sentimental individually fussy,” said Riebl. fan throwback, “How to Explain.” On the first of every month for Delivered with an explosive energy, the eight months leading up to the it was impossible to tell where one release, the Cat Empire released a instrument ended and the other new single off of Stolen Diamonds to began.
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Everyone was so hyped up about the last song before the encore that the crowd kept singing the background vocals demanding the band to return to the stage. Not only did they run back on after a mere 30 seconds, they picked up what the crowd was singing and went right back into the track and later on, the
encore. Front row fans slapped the stage, begging for more while Riebl crawled towards them, egging them on and continuing with another three songs. From the opening notes to one final jump off the drum kit, the Cat Empire delivered a show that left fans exhilarated. With the band’s 20th anniversary
coming up in a few years, Riebl said they plan on simply enjoying their current tour until they reach the important milestone in their career. “With Stolen Diamonds just out, we’re planning on giving it a lap around the world and blooding it on many stages to a lot of beautiful people.”
The brothers and the ballet The Bros. Landreth share stage with Royal Winnipeg Ballet dancers in ‘Next of Kin’ AMIN MONTAZERI POUR AGHA, STAFF
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he Bros. Landreth and the Royal recorded and choreographed this said Larouche. Winnipeg Ballet (RWB)’s col- whole story around it.” The Bros. Landreth will be playing laboration Next of Kin will run March To develop the story, Larouche music on the stage beside the dancers. 28 to 30 at the Club Regent Event met with a group of people attending Joey Landreth, guitarist and vocalist, Centre. Tamarack Recovery Centre to discuss and Dave Landreth will be moving onstage throughout the set. Juno award-winning alternative their struggles with addiction. rock band Bros. Landreth and cho“When I got the songs and the lyrJoey Landreth will improvise a reographer Philippe Larouche have ics, I had to build the set list and find part of the score in order to add an created a piece that tells a story of the a through-line that would make a organic feel to the production. intergenerational impacts of addic- strong narrative between the songs,” According to David Landreth, the tion. Next of Kin is one of three pieces said Larouche. best part of working with the RWB to be featured at the RWB’s Ballet “Once the story came into light, I “was getting to know the dancers and and the Band showcase. met with collaborators to research choreographer.” The Bros. Landreth worked with our themes.” “Getting to work alongside these Larouche in 2017, when he choreopeople, who are so deeply dedicated graphed a duet for the opening of the to their craft and so incredibly artistic 50th Canada Games to one of the “We see our own and creative, has been really inspiring band’s songs. for us,” he said. music in a different This collaboration between the “We see our own music in a difBros. Landreth and Larouche began ferent light.” light” — David about a year ago. Ballet and the Band will also Landreth, the Bros. “We gave [Larouche] all the music feature Bare, choreographed by Jera we’ve ever recorded, and we said, Wolf with music by Luke Howard, Landreth, bassist ‘Here’s everything that we’ve done, and Miroir, choreographed by Mark listen through and see what resonates Godden with music by Maurice with you,’” said David Landreth, Ravel. bassist for the Bros. Landreth. Larouche also met with local Larouche picked seven of the deaf performer and ASL interpreter Ballet and the Band will run March band’s songs and wove them Jordan Sangalang to help develop 28-30 at the Club Regent Event together into a narrative for Next of a deaf character for the piece and Centre. Tickets can be purchased Kin. Almost all of the songs are off the accompanying English to ASL online at at rwb.org, in person of their upcoming unreleased record, interpretation. through the RWB customer service “with one old favourite snuck in there,” “I wanted to tell a strong story office or by phone at 204-956-2792. explained Landreth. without being literal with the lyr“He used the music that we ics, which affected the choreography,”
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Local author brings Christie Pits riots to life Graphic novel tells story of Canada’s largest anti-Semitic race riot EMELIA FOURNIER, STAFF
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irty Water Comics’s latest and I had no knowledge of the hisgraphic novel, Christie Pits, tells tory like many Canadians, and as a the story of Canada’s largest race riot Jew who studied history and politics you probably haven’t heard of. at a university level, I was a little Written by Jamie Michaels and embarrassed that I wasn’t aware of illustrated by Doug Fedrau, Christie the situation.” Pits will be released on March 23 As he researched the riot further, at McNally Robinson Booksellers Michaels said he felt this was a story Grant Park. that needed to be told in a dynamic, Set in Toronto in 1933, just after accessible way. Hitler rose to power in Germany, the Michaels said he developed chargraphic novel follows several char- acters for Christie Pits by “reading my acters who become involved in the way through the history to not view Christie Pits riots. it in retrospect.” “In Toronto [in 1933], Jews are the “So reading the newspapers in the largest arguably visible minority [...] lead up, the Toronto Daily Star, the they refused to be ghettoized and Globe, the daily Mail and Empire, as abused any longer,” said Michaels. though I were a Jew living in that “As swastika clubs form around time and kind of trying to gauge the the city of Toronto, Jews meet threat level of global Nazism, fascism them in verbal and often physical and anti-Jewish sentiment living in confrontations.” Toronto and really feeling the uncerChristie Pits culminates in a con- tainty of that time period.” frontation at the titular baseball field, Immersing himself in the period where a riot erupts after a homemade allowed Michaels to flesh out charNazi flag is unfurled at a baseball acters to make the novel feel more game. visceral. The riots led to the mayor of After extensive research, Michaels Toronto establishing Canada’s first began storyboarding and put out an anti-hate legislation, banning the open call for submissions on social swastika badge. media to find an illustrator and ended “I came across this story quite by up choosing local artist and graphic accident,” said Michaels. designer Doug Fedrau. “It was referenced to me at a pub Michaels and Fedrau worked
together for over a year on the project. he said. “It was very collaborative,” said Creating a plot and relatable charFedrau. acters surrounding the event enables Fedrau studied and worked in people to better empathize with the graphic design, but has had a passion conditions of the past, according to for illustrating his whole life. This Michaels. is the first graphic novel Fedrau has “When you read a novel you can ever illustrated. kind of immerse into a worldview that “I was kind of surprised I had never will give you a better understanding heard of this, that it was the biggest as a human being as opposed to being race riot in Canadian history as far as a historian,” said Michaels. I’m aware and that it had made some impacts on hate crime legislation in Reviews Canada [...] and that it’s virtually Christie Pits delivers Michaels’s unheard of,” said Fedrau. promises. The graphic novel is his“That was one of the reasons I torically rich, with vivid characthought it would be a great topic for ters — and it is funny, too, without a graphic novel to reach a new genera- detracting from the serious themes tion, because it’s been over 80 years and dramatic passages. The graphic since the actual riots.” novel has an underlying tone of resistWith the resurgence of vocal anti- ance and resilience. Semitism and white supremacy, this It is evident Michaels and Fedrau 86-year-old story is a stark reminder worked closely together, as the pacof the effects these ideologies can ing of story through novel feels evenhave. handed and deliberate. A graphic “This history is depressingly topi- novel as a medium allowed the cal,” said Michaels. action-packed scenes to be delivered “I think knowing that this history in a dynamic way that is not as achievis a constant, knowing that the threat able with conventional prose. Christie of this vitriol and this xenophobia and Pits features many fight scenes, but this hatred of those we first perceive the graphic novel does not feel like a as different is so palpable and so easy juvenile superhero comic book — it to fall into, when we make exceptions feels real. for our time period we ignore that,” There are several different charac-
ters who get introduced throughout the 140-page graphic novel. Michaels gives readers a glimpse into each of their lives but manages to make the short sections allocated to each character have depth. Certain characters occasionally stray close to being one-dimensional, as some of them act more as instrumental representatives of different perspectives on the conflict without getting their stories fleshed out. Others, such as Rochelle, have particularly heart-wrenching passages, delving deep into their pasts. That being said, the main characters remain likeable and relatable. Without feeling scattered, Christie Pits allows the reader to piece together the characters’ lives and pasts that led them to the Christie Pits riot. Christie Pits offers characters you can empathize with and an engaging plot, both of which add to the true historical narrative rather than distracting from it. The Christie Pits book launch will be held at McNally Robinson Booksellers Grant Park on March 23. For more information visit dirtywatercomics.com.
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Female superhero blasts box office records Captain Marvel well-received despite trolls’ efforts ZACHARY SIGURDSON, STAFF
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he Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)’s long-awaited Captain Marvel blasted onto screens raking in a whopping US$455 million worldwide on its opening weekend. Globally, Captain Marvel had the sixth-highest grossing opening weekend in history and the second largest for Marvel, after Avengers: Infinity War. Domestic box office told a similar story. Captain Marvel now occupies the seventh largest opening weekend of all time and amongst its Marvel cadre is second only to Black Panther with $202 million.
Captain Marvel is a fun, engaging entry in the growing cosmicside of the MCU The film, which is also the MCU’s first female solo superhero movie, premiered on International Women’s Day following the MCU’s previous 20 male-led or ensemble cast films. Set in the 1990s, Captain Marvel follows Carol Danvers, played by Academy Award recipient Brie Larson, as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes. While a galactic war between the militant Kree and the shape-shifting Skrulls reaches Earth, Danvers finds herself the centre of the conflict while
comments asking for greater representation of women and people of colour in film journalism, especially on films ostensibly made for underrepresented people. Though, obviously, internet trolls did not need any more reason to campaign against a female-led superhero film. Captain Marvel is not a top-tier Marvel film and it does not need to be. It took Thor four movies to become the heavy-hitting character he has become in Thor: Ragnarok and Avengers: Infinity War. It takes time for characters and directors to truly come into their own. Any issues in direction and pacing are minor flaws. Carol Danvers’s journey is just beginning. Captain Marvel is a fun, engaging entry in the growing cosmic-side of the MCU. Captain Marvel is as strong as other standalone films like Doctor Strange or Captain America: The First Avenger. Not every progressive film has to be a meta-narrative on its own thematic importance, as with Black Panther, but the very notion of a CAPTAIN MARVEL female-led blockbuster remains a political issue. trying to uncover her past. Jackson’s young Nick Fury is enterA film that explicitly tells young The backlash against Captain The film itself is an enjoyable cos- taining and endearing. women to always get back up when Marvel, the flood of bad-faith critimic adventure centred on a handful As with Thor: Ragnarok and the the world knocks them down. cism and internet troll campaigns of extremely strong performances Guardians of the Galaxy films, Captain The backlash against Captain proves film’s importance. and brilliant science fiction visuals. Marvel is an optimistic space opera Marvel, and Brie Larson in particuIt shows that representation of Larson in particular offers a charis- filled with colourful aliens and beau- lar, was predictable and disappointing. all stripes has to be fought for tooth matic alternative to the usual Marvel tifully rendered worlds. Online campaigns to drop the Rotten and nail, even for a fun, popcornprotagonist snark. The types of stories that used to fill Tomatoes score and smear campaigns munching adventure where a young The dynamic between Larson’s pulp magazine shelves, that opted for against the actor flooded the internet. woman can smash spaceships with Carol Danvers and Samuel L. wonder and passion. This began after Larson made photon blasts in her own story.
Playwright expresses internal ‘gender odyssey’ Dragonfly explores inner world of trans woman ZACHARY SIGURDSON, STAFF
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ara Rae’s “gender odyssey” play “Dragonfly” premiered March 14 at the Rachel Browne Theatre. Rae is a comedian, producer, writer and playwright. Originally
from Glasgow, Rae moved to Toronto in 1972 with her family. Since then, Rae has made a name for herself in Canadian comedy. She is one of the co-founders of the Winnipeg
Comedy Festival, which began in 2000. Rae, a transgender woman, described “Dragonfly” as “an attempt to embody an inside voice of a trans child and a trans woman.” “Dragonf ly” features Sarah Constible and Eric Blais in the roles of characters named “They” and “Them” respectively. They represent the internal sides of a trans woman throughout her life. Rae said the roles are meant to be ambiguous and could be performed by anyone. “It’s really the embodiment of an inside voice,” she said. The two portray Rae’s inner world, from her childhood in Scotland to today. ”I knew I was transgender when I was maybe four years old, and I have had this inside my body and inside my head my whole life,” said Rae. Coming out as a trans woman was a gradual process for Rae, who began transitioning in July 2015. She said she
found some media portrayals of trans preserved in amber, which is not to people to be restrictive. say we don’t change the way we look “I am a little bit allergic to the at things,” she said. paint-by-number narrative,” she said. “As much as I say this is about the “The paint-by-number narrative inside part of it, it’s not like I don’t is always used in trans people. If a think that there’s a great deal of news crew wants to show up and we humour in the outside part of it.” haven’t had a discussion beforehand, Rae said she feels grateful to be they’re going to want to start with a able to have the opportunity to showshot of me putting on makeup and case her story in a dramatic way with then they’re going to want to see a “Dragonfly” and in a comedic way picture of me before I transitioned. with her stand-up comedy. “I think the dominant society “It was tough not to put jokes up [in wants to tell trans stories a certain “Dragonfly”] — it’s hard when you’re way.” a comic [...] not that you don’t want Rae wanted go beyond this to be taken seriously, but that when generic, appearance-focused narra- you try to be taken seriously you will tive with “Dragonfly.” fail,” said Rae. “I wanted to tell a trans story in a “That is the anxiety of the way that focused on the inside rather comedian.” than the outside,” she said. “Dragonfly” handles heavy sub- “Dragonfly” is produced by Theatre ject matter including substance Projects Manitoba. The play will abuse, addiction, suicide and sexual run from March 14 t0 24 at the violence, much of which Rae said was Rachel Browne Theatre. Tickets autobiographical. can be purchased online at the“It’s parts of my life that are now atreprojectsmanitoba.ca.
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Bisons dethroned in heartbreaking opening round loss Bisons late start against Guelph sinks repeat bid JASON PCHAJEK, STAFF
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veryone in Bell Aliant Centre when you do that it’s tough, especially blinked and the U of M Bisons against that goalie.” women’s hockey team’s bid for a It was all Guelph in the opening national championship repeat was frame, with Manitoba seemingly over in a 3-2 opening round loss to unable to move the puck out of its the University of Guelph Gryphons. own zone. Guelph, meanwhile, was able to Guelph scored twice in the opening two minutes and a comeback get to the front of the net, pounce fuelled by two Alanna Sharman goals on second-chance opportunities fell short. and cause havoc in front of Lauren “We were the better team for 58 Taraschuk. minutes so I thought we deserved a Two quick goals from Kaitlin better result to be honest with you,” Lowy and Sydney Davison gave Bisons interim head coach Sean Guelph a 2-0 lead before Manitoba Fisher said. finally woke up. The team “played their hearts out Sharman got her team within and played a really good game,” he one late, scoring in vintage Sharman said. “Spot them a two-goal lead and fashion.
She took the puck to the corner, sent it up to Megan Neduzak at the point and crashed the net. Valerie Lamenta made the initial stop on a Neduzak point shot, but the puck slipped through. Sharman pounced on the puck in the blue paint and banged it home to make it 2-1 Guelph. “I saw the puck sitting there and I heard the ref say ‘It’s still in play,’ and then I just swooped at it and I didn’t even see it go in,” she said. Sharman was not done there, as she struck early in the second to draw Manitoba even. Jordyn Zacharias “made a really good play, chipped it past the
[defence],” Sharman said. “We were on a 2-on-1 and I was hoping to pass it but the [defence] took away Sheridan [Oswald]. So it was just a last second […] I was aiming for right corner and glad I hit it.” Sharman snagged the puck back, walked it and went bard down on Lamenta, tying the game 2-2. Manitoba took over the game from there and pressed for the lead, but the victory was not meant to be. A misplay behind the Bisons goal sent the puck to Nicole MacKinnon in the slot and she snuck a shot by Taraschuk for the 3-2 lead. The Bisons could not make up the difference and went home without
a medal. After the game Sharman was disappointed, but said the team will still approach the rest of the tournament with the same mentality. “Obviously not what we were hoping for going into this tournament,” she said. “But yeah we battled hard […] we really wanted it but obviously they really wanted it too. “I’m really proud of this team. It sucks losing but we’re still going to battle hard for fifth.”
U of M finished tournament on a strong note Consolation finals win takes some of the sting out of failed repeat bid JASON PCHAJEK, STAFF
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t was not the finish they wanted, but the win still felt good. With a 2-0 win over the University of Toronto Varsity Blues Sunday, the U of M Bisons women’s hockey team earned a fifth-place finish at the U Sports national women’s hockey championship. In their final game wearing brown and gold, the senior class of Erica Rieder, Natasha Kostenko, Erin Kucheravy, Alanna Sharman, Karissa Kirkup, Lauryn Keen, Courtlyn Oswald and Alexandra Anderson played their hearts out. Keen and Kirkup each had a goal and an assist, while Sharman had an assist. “They’re a dynasty,” Bisons interim head coach Sean Fisher said. “That’s a special group. They accomplished so much in this program and we wanted to win the big one this year — obviously we probably had enough and just couldn’t quite get it done there on Thursday afternoon […] I’m just super happy for those fifth years.” After getting its first win of the tournament Saturday, the Bisons came out firing in the opening frame Sunday. Jordyn Zacharias had the best chance of the first, picking up a spin pass from Sharman and dangling her way into the slot. She broke free from coverage and went to the backhand, but Toronto goaltender Erica Fryer stretched out to rob Zacharias with the glove.
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Sunday’s game was extra special for Zacharias who was able to play against her cousin Kiyono Cox. “We both obviously didn’t get the outcomes we wanted this weekend,” Zacharias said. “But it was like ‘OK well let’s both make it to the consolation final,’ and then at least that way we can have fun with it and she’s in her last year so it was a good way to go out.” “We had a deal that loser buys ice cream at the end of the game so I guess she owes me now,” she said.
After a scoreless first, it was Kirkup who struck first for Manitoba. Sharman gained the zone, toedragged a defender and battled for space. She sent a pass across to a streaking Kirkup, and she made no mistake to make it 1-0 Bisons. Kirkup was hurt in Manitoba’s tournament opening loss to the University of Guelph Gryphons and played a monster game for the herd Sunday. Playing with a separated shoulder, Kirkup posted two points and was involved all over the ice for
her last game. “It feels pretty incredible yeah,” she said. “Number one thing, I’m so happy my parents are here and get to watch my last games of my career. Last year, going through different injuries — and even this weekend — I’m just very happy to have a second chance and take full advantage of that.” With the seniors already heavily involved in the game, Kirkup got fifth-year forward Keen on the board. Keen broke through the neu-
tral zone and poked the puck up to Kirkup who gained the Toronto zone and put a shot on goal. Fryer made the stop but kicked the puck right to Keen and she buried it for the 2-0 Bisons lead. From there, the game opened up further, going end to end with both clubs getting solid chances. Keepers Fryer and Lauren Taraschuk, though, held down their respective forts to give each side a chance to win. Then in the final moments, with the net empty, Toronto nearly caught a break. Taraschuk made a save and covered the puck but found herself piled on by three Varsity Blues players. Manitoba players descended on the net, filling the crease to help their netminder. In the scrum, Bisons defender Lauren Warkentin earned herself a double minor with 1:16 left to play. Toronto threw everything but the kitchen sink at Taraschuk, but the second-year netminder held firm to earn the shutout win. With the win, the Bisons clinched a fifth-place finish at nationals and bring a long season to a close. A year removed from winning a national championship, the club got back to the dance but fell short. From there the herd battled hard and will look to hit reset before challenging again in the 2019-20 season.
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A new queen is crowned Guelph wins first national title in program history JASON PCHAJEK, STAFF
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or the first time in program history, the University of Guelph Gryphons are national women’s hockey champions. In a back-and-forth affair Sunday, fifth-year Valerie Lamenta pitched a 1-0 shutout win over the McGill University Martlets to win the national title. “Best feeling in the whole wide world, it’s what I’ve been waiting for my whole five years,” Lamenta told U Sports post-game. “I don’t have words right now, I’m sorry.” After a quiet and slow first period, things opened up in the second. Guelph and McGill battled back and forth trading chances but neither team seemed ready to take over the game. This was until Christiana Colizza gave McGill some energy. She picked up a loose puck, circled low down around the net, burst out in front and rifled a shot on goal. Lamenta got her shoulder on it to keep it out and Guelph came right back down the ice with a chance of its own.
Miranda Lantz streaked through the slot toward the right faceoff dot and picked up the puck. McGill defenders scrambled to reach her and her shot went just wide of the goal. Then, after McGill had another chance a scrum ensued. In the fracas, Jade Downie-Landry of the Martlets was cross-checked across the face by a Guelph player in the crease and no call was made. The decision by the officials proved fruitful for Guelph, as the club came right back down the ice on the next sequence to score. Claire Merrick gained the zone, pulled a nice move to gain inside position and tore through the slot toward the left corner. On her way through she dropped a pass to Kaitlin Lowy, who ripped a shot low-blocker on Tricia Deguire for the 1-0 Gryphons lead heading into the second intermission. From there, Lamenta kept the Marlets in check, making save after save to keep her club ahead.
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Then in the final minute of the game, with the national title on the line, Kellyane Lecours tried to will her team even. First, with the net empty, she
hammered a shot from the hashmarks and was stopped by Lamenta. Then, after a Gryphons shot went wild and flew through the air, she knocked it out of mid-air toward the
goal. Again though Lamenta kept it out, and moments later the Guelph netminder was mobbed by her teammates in celebration.
Bisons scrap with Panthers and come out on top
Seniors heavily involved in 3-1 win over host team JASON PCHAJEK, STAFF
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lthough it is not the finals they wanted, the U of M Bisons women’s hockey team is headed to the consolation finals of the 2019 U Sports national women’s hockey championship after a 3-1 win over the University of Prince Edward Island Panthers. “Only three buses are leaving this island [as] a happy bus and we want
to be one of them,” Bisons interim head coach Sean Fisher said. Like in the game against the University of Guelph, Lauren Taraschuk had a lot of visitors in her kitchen. UPEI crashed the net and got involved in plenty of extracurricular activity with the Bisons to make life difficult for the Manitoba netminder.
injury in Manitoba’s Canada West Gillard was given a slashing penplayoff series and was given clearance alty on the play and Taraschuk was to play Saturday. incensed. “Games are always physical,” she “Yeah she was under siege there,” said. Fisher said. “You always get a weird hit […] “They’re a big strong physical team sometimes you need that breather and they go hard to the net. But she and it gets you angry, gets you going was a gamer, she probably wasn’t too even more.” happy with the result over the last The Panthers opened the scor- three games […] Super happy for her.” ing in the second, but not without Manitoba weathered the storm incident. of UPEI’s physicality until the UPEI gained the zone, Faith third, when Alexandra Anderson Steeves got the puck to Taylor Gillis got the Bisons their first lead of the and drove toward the goal. tournament. Steeves drove Buchanan into Anderson picked up the puck at Taraschuk, taking her out of the play the point, walked in and sent a shot as Gillis put the puck in the yawn- on goal. ing cage. The puck hit two Panthers defendThe Pathers faithful erupted, the ers and past Scherger for the 2-1 Bisons fans hollered for a no-goal call Bisons lead. but when the dust settled UPEI was Then with seven minutes left, the up 1-0. Special K line went to work. Lauryn Keen fed Karissa Kirkup, Alanna Sharman then put the Bisons on her back again to tie things who put a shot on goal. Scherger PHOTO PROVIDED BY U SPORTS up. made the initial stop, stretching out Carrying the puck behind the to make the save and leaving herself At the other end of the ice Panthers goal, Sharman stopped up, out of position. Alexandra Anderson was repeatedly crossed back and looked to throw the Natasha Kostenko followed up the victimized by punishing hits by the puck into the slot. play and snapped the puck in for the Panthers, and the Bisons were styInstead, she banked the puck off 3-1 Bisons win. mied on all powerplay opportunities. the back of Scherger and in to make “After getting a bunch of shots — a The Panthers blocked shots and it 1-1 in the second. lot of help from my teammates giving cleared the front of the net, keeping More controversy followed, me great passes — I really needed to the Bisons at bay in front of Camille as after a shot, Jolena Gillard of bury that one for my linemates […] Scherger. UPEI drove to the net and speared but for myself,” Kostenko said. Anderson suffered a shoulder Taraschuk in the chest.
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Barrels of fun with Fargey Bisons backup talks Alberta upbringing and poetry JASON PCHAJEK, STAFF
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ypically, when you ask an athlete what other sports they played growing up, you expect to hear about volleyball, basketball or even track — but not barrel racing. “I used to do it when I was younger, before I moved to Edmonton,” U of M Bisons women’s hockey goaltender Erin Fargey said. “I moved to Edmonton when I was
like 16, but I used to compete all the way up until then. I had to pick one sport and hockey was the one.” Barrel racing is a rodeo sport where each competitor rides in a set pattern around three barrels while trying to post the best time. Born in Langdon, Alta. — a hamlet of roughly 5,000 people — the fields and trails of her hometown
were where Fargey began her life as a rodeo racer. After seeing barrel racing during a local rodeo she was hooked, and then her dad had an idea. “He’s like ‘OK’ and takes me over to his buddy’s house and ‘Oh, so my girl wants to learn how to barrel race,’” she said. “And [his friend] is like ‘Oh good my girls barrel race all the time.’ So I learned from these girls down the street.” It may surprise some to think choosing hockey was based partially on how far the sport could take her, but Fargey said barrel racing is quite the lucrative venture. “Friends from back home honestly went to Texas to barrel race — I’m dead serious,” she said. “I was pretty good for [a] small town but I wouldn’t say I would’ve been able to do as well in pro,” she said. “So [there are] different levels — but my horse was really short — so typically you need to have a horse with really really long legs. The only reason mine was OK is she was really
jumpy, like she was really spooked so To continue “I would’ve had to honestly don’t take her around kids.” have bought a new horse,” she said. Aside from her love of hockey “So that would’ve been a lot of money and the opportunities it afforded her, I don’t have.” Fargey chose taking the sport more The name of Fargey’s horse is quite seriously for more pragmatic reasons. strange — as most horse names are — and she offered no explanation for what it means. “It’ll be right there, “I don’t know. We kind of just got her like that,” she said. you can meet Barrel racing is not even the only my horse Bindy extra pastime Fargey mentioned. “I do actually write a bit of poetry,” Bender — she she said. bites” — Erin Fargey, The rookie netminder went as far as to publish a few pieces of her writBisons women’s ing while in junior high but maintains hockey goaltender she is nothing more than an average barrel racer and poet. “If you come out to Ponoka Rodeo you can see me barrel race this sumShe said the cost of buying a new mer,” she said. horse to compete was prohibitive “It’ll be right there, you can meet and while she loves her current horse my horse Bindy Bender — she bites,” Bindy Bender, the old steed is just she said. that — old. “My horse was getting pretty old, so she needed a break,” Fargey laughed.
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Vandale says small town atmosphere makes UPEI great JASON PCHAJEK, STAFF
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anthers may not typically be This general excitement extends native to the Canadian Prairies, to the entire city of Charlottetown. but the University of Prince Edward The city has collectively embraced Island has found the first of her kind the tournament, welcomed the teams with Sophie Vandale. and the buzz around town is exactly Winnipeg-born Vandale skated what Vandale and her team expected. in her first national championship “Because it’s in a small town I feel game Thursday — a 3-0 loss for her like everyone wants to help out, and University of Prince Edward Island there were actually too many volunPanthers — and says the experience teers,” she said. mattered far more than the result. “Too many people wanted to help “I thought last night’s game was out and so everyone knows about [the just awesome — the fans were fan- tournament] — even my profs have tastic,” she said. asked me, ‘Oh how was your game “Our team knew that it was going last night?’ or like they came and to be a tough game. The Montreal watched my game.” [Carabins] were ranked second in UPEI was given the chance to not Canada, so we just knew we had to only host the national tournament battle out every minute and that’s one year, but in back-to-back years, what we did and I’m really proud of something Vandale said was an eye our team — we worked really hard.” opener and source of major exciteThe fan support has been huge ment in the Panthers dressing room. for the host Panthers and the tour“Last year our coach emailed us nament in general since festivities at like nine in the morning and he The Panthers faced the U of M kicked off Thursday. was like ‘Everyone come to the rink,’” Bisons in the consolation semifinals, Bell Aliant Centre was packed she said. giving Vandale a chance to play her for the Panthers’ tournament opener “So we all went there, we’re all hometown team for the first time. with only standing room tickets avail- freaking out, we have no idea what Not only that, but she got to see able for many fans arriving from out this is about, and then he sits us down fellow graduates of the Winnipeg of town. as he’s like ‘OK guys we’re hosting Avros program. “We usually have a pretty good nationals next year’ and everyone is Goaltender Lauren Taraschuk; crowd but last night was just amaz- just ecstatic — super excited. Then forwards Emilie Massé, Jordyn ing,” Vandale said. he goes ‘and we’re hosting it the year Zacharias, Alanna Sharman and Erin “The seats were full, basically, and after that, too.’” Kucheravy and defenders Alexandra after we lost the game the fans were “It’s kind of a nice thing too though Anderson and Brielle Dacquaystill cheering for us, and it was just so because whatever doesn’t go right this Neveux are all former Avros. heartwarming. It was the best feel- time we can fix and will work better Unlike those Avros, though, ing ever.” for next time,” she said. Vandale was not given a chance to
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stay home. The lone Canada West team to even recruit her was the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns, but she instead chose to head east with UPEI. “Honestly I had never been to the east coast so I’m like ‘Hey […] let’s go for the next four years,’” Vandale said. “It’s been awesome,” she said. “The class sizes are super small so you’re really close with your [professors]. And our coaching staff is amazing and I love my teammates so couldn’t ask for anything better.” Although the transition was
not easy — having to ramp up to a quicker and more competitive university game, along with being a fulltime student — Vandale said she now feels right at home in Charlottetown and likened the atmosphere to her hometown. “I feel like I know everyone here,” she said. “You go to Superstore and everyone just says hi to you and you have no idea who they are. But it’s kind of like Winnipeg, you just say hi to everyone, even though you don’t know them.”
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VOL. 105 NO. 28 March 20, 2019
P.E.I. Panthers battle Carabins in national opener
Guelph wins first national title in program history JASON PCHAJEK, STAFF
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he underdog hosts for the 2019 U Sports women’s hockey national championships — the University of Prince Edward Island Panthers — showed they would not go quietly in a 3-0 loss to the University of Montreal Carabins.
Then in the third, Montreal put the game away with a goal from Alexandra Paradis P.E.I. was under siege early in the game as the Carabins fired at will in the first period. Montreal outshot the Panthers 12 to five in the opening frame — including a stretch where the Panthers went shotless — but P.E.I netminder Camille Scherger held the fort. Scherger was a force for the
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Panthers, turning aside 24 of 27 shots she faced in the loss. The dam finally burst in the second with a Montreal goal from Alexandra Labelle. Jessica Cormier gained the zone
for the Carabins, sending the puck toward a streaking Labelle. She got wood on it, snapping a shot by Scherger for the 1-0 Carabins lead. Kaleigh Quennec scored an easy tap-in goal for Montreal late in the
second frame and the Carabins entered the second intermission up 2-0. Then in the third, Montreal put the game away with a goal from Alexandra Paradis.
Annie Germain carried the puck behind the Panthers goal, curled out of the corner and found Paradis at the point. She hammered the puck from the point, over the shoulder of Scherger. From there, Montreal cruised to a 3-0 win. You would not know this result from listening to the crowd. The Panthers faithful were out in full force, in a game sold out weeks prior to puckdrop, cheering on their club through thick and thin. The first shot recorded by P.E.I. — taken when Montreal already had sent 10 Scherger’s way — drew a massive uproar from the crowd, sounding like a goal more than a simple shot on net. With the win, Montreal booked a date with the University of Guelph Gryphons in round two, while the Panthers met the U of M in the consolation round.
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