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Three major projects to be completed before 2020 Wade Tomko CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Ω Within the next two years, three major construction projects are slated to be completed on TRU’s campus. By the start of 2018’s fall semester, the Industrial Training and Technology Centre will be open for business. Though much work still needs to be done to the building, construction is more than 40 per cent complete as of last

month, according to Les Tabata, TRU’s director of capital projects. “We want to open for the fall semester, so we need to complete that building in July or August in order to have time to bring in furniture and have equipment tested and delivered,” Tabata said. Before the ITTC is even finished however, TRU will begin another major construction project on campus. Though the building is still in the development phase, the Nursing

and Population Health building is slated to start construction on April 1 of this year. TRU plans to have most of the construction on that building completed by the fall of 2019 so students can use the facility for winter 2020. “That project is not as advanced as the trades building, because we are of course still in the design portion,” Tabata said.

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The second- and first-year law students were dominating against third-year and alumni during the first period of their Saturday faceoff. (Juan Cabrejo/The Omega)

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PHP conference offers great learning opportunities TRU’s eleventh annual PHP conference explores various topics over three days Jennifer Will NEWS EDITOR Ω The eleventh annual Philosophy, History and Politics Undergrad Conference is one of few undergraduate conferences in Canada. “At most universities, this isn’t something you would get a chance to do,” Tim Burris the cochair of the conference says. Burris says the conference was started by a TRU undergrad, now alumni, and will be a great opportunity for students to connect with others, share their ideas and experience an academic conference. “Participation in academic conferences is part of being an academic, it gives students the opportunity to share their best ideas, get feedback on them and contribute to interesting discussions,” Burris said. The conference will take place over three days and will explore topics such as environmental sustainability, scientific objectivity, popular uprisings in the developing world, terrorism,

humanitarian intervention and more. “We have Michael Byers from UBC coming to give an external keynote speech on, I believe the title of the speech is, Elon Musk president of Mars. The question is, could Elon Musk be president of Mars?” Burris said. The conference will take place from Jan. 18 to 20, and will kickoff on Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. with a meet-and-greet social at the Noble Pig Brewhouse. On Jan. 19, the day will start off with a free breakfast for conference attendees at 8 a.m. in the International Building. From 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. presentations will take place in the International Building and Arts Education buildings. The day will also include a free lunch, a keynote with Michael Byers and a wine and cheese reception. On Jan. 20 the day will consist of free breakfast, conference presentations, free lunch and a banquet and keynote with Tracy Penny Light at Hotel 540. “Even students who aren’t philosophy, history or politics

students would probably find something of interest at this conference,” Burris said. The event is free for students,

the registration fee for non-students is $60. Tickets for the banquet are sold separately and are $40 each for students

and non-students. For more information on the event you can email tru.phpconference@ gmail.com.

Conference will focus on privacy and security threats CBC radio host to speak at TRU Terry O’Reilly will talk on counterintuitive thinking as part of TRUSU’s Common Voices Lecture Series Wade Tomko CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Ω As part of their first Common Voices series, TRUSU feature Terry O’Reilly, host of the popular CBC radio series Under the Influence and The Age of Persuasion. O’Reilly, who will be at TRU Feb. 7, will talk about how to solve problems using counterintuitive thinking. O’Reilly’s lecture, called Jump the Fence: the Power of Counterintuitive Thinking will be specifically looking at how different companies and organizations come up with solutions to difficult problems. TRUSU’s entertainment committee identified O’Reilly as a potential candidate for the Common Voices lecture series after listening to his CBC podcasts, said Janelle Lapointe, TRUSU’s vice-president internal. “The first one that caught my eye

was on gender marketing. That was the first podcast our committee came across,” Lapointe said. “He just has such a knowledge base in marketing and he is able to apply it to other things like social issues.” More specifically, O’Reilly will present on marketing strategies that are both creative and go against conventional wisdom when it comes to business practices. As with many of O’Reilly’s lectures, Jump the Fence is filled with remarkable stories of how businesses have achieved exceptional results using uncommon strategies. Though O’Reilly’s lecture will no doubt be helpful to TRU business and marketing students looking to find inspiration for strategic thinking, Lapointe believes O’Reilly’s lecture holds significance for all students at the university. “This event is so important to us because we do so much work in the classroom, but the best learning

experiences, in my experience, come from outside-of-class events like Common Voices,” Lapointe said. “So that will be really interesting because it applies to all students no matter their studies.” Though the event is free to attend, seating is limited and TRUSU has already sold half of the available tickets with only 350 left. “We’re really excited, we started giving tickets out at the desk a week ago and we are already half sold through them,” Lapointe said. In addition to his time as a radio host, O’Reilly is also an award-winning copywriter for a number of Toronto advertising agencies. His experience in the advertising industry was the inspiration for his popular show Under the Influence. The show, which has over a million listeners a week in Canada alone, looks at all aspects of advertising and even gives audiences an inside view of big brand companies and advertising agencies.

Topics include securing mobile devices, legal accountability on social media and holistic security Jennifer Will NEWS EDITOR Ω The upcoming TRU Privacy and Security Conference aims to raise awareness on digital organization as well as security threats. Hugh Burley, the Manager of Information Security at TRU, says the conference will focus on today's digital age and how privacy and security can deal with new threats and policies. “The current state of privacy and what we might expect in the coming year are going to be important topics,” Burley said. The theme for this year’s fourth annual conference is privacy and security in digital organizations. Burley says the theme will create some interesting conversations on privacy and security functions in a digital world. “We have that whole privacy focus, which as I said is very key to driving how we treat information,” Burley said. The conference will take place

over one day and will include a keynote with Drew McArthur the B.C. Privacy Commissioner, a panel discussion with Hugh Burley, Brian Mackay, Micheal Barr and Dave Kubert, as well as a variety of talks. Topics for the various talks include securing mobile devices and data, legal accountability in social media, identity theft and holistic security for cloud adoption. Burley adds that topics discussed at this conference could be essential knowledge for students entering a variety of careers. “Whether you are in computing science or business, you very much have to be aware of the role of information security and privacy in your environment and in your code,” Burley said. The event will take place on Jan. 31 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Campus Activity Centre Grand Hall. Admission for the event is free, but attendees are required to RSVP by emailing infosecurity@tru.ca.

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Residential TRU talent nominated developments for mayor's awards part of campus expansion Cailyn Mocci

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CONTINUED (COVER) In addition to the ongoing capital projects by the university, The Reach, a commercial residential development on campus, will see its first building completed by August 2019. Creston House, which is now over half sold according to Chantelle Stone, The Reach’s marketing and communications manager, is expected to be open to residents for the fall 2019 semester. “The expected completion date for the Creston House is 18-24 months, typically, from the lease’s signing, which was in September,” Stone said. “So they have until about September 2019 to complete. I think they are obviously aiming for the August of 2019 so that they can have people in for the start of the school year.”

In addition to this, Kelson Group, who owns the property directly west of Creston House, will begin construction on a rental-purpose building this spring, says Stone. From that point, they will have 24 months to complete the construction as per the lease. The Reach will also be taking the front corner of TRU’s property, 800 University Drive, which sits directly across from the Landmark Centre. However, no construction is currently planned for the land. “The space where that pathway is that connects Superstore to the University, that parcel of land is going to market this year,” Stone said. “So we won’t see any construction in the immediate future, but you’ll see some activity around that property and some interest. It’s moving along a lot quicker than we anticipated.”

Thompson Rivers University will see two familiar names at the 2018 Mayor’s Gala for the Arts on Jan. 20. Visual Arts faculty member Donald Lawrence is nominated for the first time for Artist of the Year: Visual Arts and TRU alumni Andrew Cooper is nominated for Emerging Artist. Both nominees have spent several years perfecting their craft and contributing to the local Kamloops art scene in various mediums. Lawrence, who teaches primarily sculpting and drawing course at TRU, has been working hard on his own personal art as well as incorporating student research assistants to spread the knowledge. His goal in his work is to involve everyone in the realization of these projects. In much of his work Lawrence likes to incorporate the wilderness, both in romantic themes and consumerism. Currently he is working on the Camera Obscura Project, which has been funded through

the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. The Camera Obscura Project focuses on pre-photographic optical devices and the functionality of image making. The project came to Kamloops in 2016 for the Midnight Sun Camera Obscura show, a show taking inspiration from the Midnight Sun Camera Obscura Festival 2015 in Dawson City, Yukon. Cooper has been involved in much of the Kamloops Theatre scene since moving to the city to earn his major in theatre at TRU. Much of his theatre interest involves immersive and site-specific pieces of theatre. With immersive theatre, Cooper aims to get the audience involved and active instead of passive watching like they would do at the cinema. Cooper is currently involved with the local production of Frankenstein, which holds some of the immersive elements he’s been working towards and recently he performed in the Western Canada Theatre production of a Christmas Carol late 2017. Cooper is now working on building the artistic community in

Kamloops with a new performing arts festival, The Hydra Performing Arts Festival, which will hold its inaugural festival May 2018. The festival will be introducing 12 local works to the local arts scene. In regards to the Kamloops’ local art scene and the creative energy of the city, both Lawrence and Cooper hold the work of their colleagues and the city in high regard; praising the small city for its diverse and growing creative reach. Cooper expressed that Kamloops is a “great place to launch a professional career in the arts,” a feat he has done himself since graduating from TRU. From an educator’s point of view, Lawrence held TRU and the Kamloops Art Gallery highly in his records as a thriving location for students to grow with the closeknit community eager to help; “There’s so many opportunities for students here.” The Mayor’s Gala for the Arts is the iconic in supporting local artists and bringing recognition to amazing artists. “If you have the means to go and support the arts, this is the event to do it at,” Cooper said.

Law students face off at Sandman Centre Read more about the law students' hockey game on page 7.

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The 2Ls and 1Ls were dominating during the first period, taking a stunning 3-0 lead.

There may have not been a full house at Sandman Centre but there was a strong enough crowd presence to make the contest feel more important.

At the end of the third period the 3Ls and alumni had taken the lead 7-5 going into half-time.

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A LOOK BACK AT 2017'S BEST FILMS Upcoming Events Art Battle Kamloops CJ’s Nightclub, Jan. 18 7 to 11 p.m. Join CJ’s Nightclub for an amazing night of live competitive painting, connecting Kamloops to towns and cities around the world through the arts! Painters have 20 minutes to take their canvases from blank to beautiful, and the audience votes to pick the winner. Kamloops Women’s March 2018 Sandman Centre Jan. 20, 10:30 a.m.

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utting down my list this year has proven to be extremely difficult. From a selection pool of over 20 amazing films these ten films represent the cream of this year’s peak crop. The spoils of this year have proven diverse from intimate dramas to all-out sci-fi bonanzas, yet all seem to be strung together by a larger presence of human understanding and empathy. With the headlines being topped by impending doom and the horrors of Hollywood’s hidden secrets finally coming to light that empathy is something these filmmakers more than succeeded to translate.

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The Disaster Artist

The Lost City of Z

Dir. James Franco

Dir. James Gray

Taking one of the most revered “bad films” of the naughts and recreating is may be the most inspired thing James Franco has ever done. It follows The Room’s eccentric Tommy Wiseau and his manipulated co-star Greg Sestero as they attempt to shake up Hollywood with their 6 million dollar independent film. We are shown the unrelenting perseverance of Tommy who fights to make up for his incapability that is both hilarious in its impeccable recreations and also insanely inspiring in showing just how far one can go if they reach for those lofty goals.

Snowed in Comedy Tour Coast Hotel and Conference Centre, Jan. 19, 7 p.m. The Snowed In Comedy Tour has turned into a Canadian success story. Celebrating it’s tenth year. In a market still dominated by American acts with American TV credits a small Canadian comedy tour has managed to succeed.

You don't have to enter the contest - just come out and play! Or just listen! Karaoke at Central Station Pub Central Station Pub, Jan. 20, until 1 a.m. Avoid the cold and sing your heart out at Central Station Pub

#4 A Ghost Story Dir. David Lowery

Good Time The Heist gone wrong. What the Safdie’s bring to this trope seems ethereal in its simplicity. Taking their grounded docudrama style and pumping it with the energy of a late-night Brooklyn acid trip we watch as Robert Pattinson attempts to break out his brother after he has been caught following a bank robbery. The performances from Pattinson and co-director Benny Safdie seem deeply saddened by their situations and drag us down with them. In their failures, we see sparks of hope that are sunken by rash decisions and the incapability to do the right thing. Sean Price Williams’ cinematography and the pumping electronic score by Oneohtrix Point Never amplify each scene only allowing breathing room for the slight respite provided by the end credits.

Any film that has the guts to have a five-minute unbroken pie eating scene featured in it automatically sets itself apart from the rest of the year’s films. A rumination on the effects of grief, loneliness and time, this film holds nothing back in its attempt to thoroughly depress you. The beauty of the film stems from its frank depictions of the humanities spectrum. The simplicity of Casey Affleck’s bed sheet toting ghost allows the grandiose ideas to flourish as the expansion of time devours all and remakes it within each uniquely crafted frame.

#3 Lady Bird

#8 Get Out Dir. Jordan Peele A necessary and exemplary film for our times, Jordan Peele’s horror-comedy may not be a documentary as he says but is real enough to speak to the true horrors faced by people of colour in today’s political geography. A bloodied and paranoid version of Meet the Parents, Chris’ struggle to avoid modern slavery by the hands of his white girlfriend’s Liberal parents evokes classic seventies tropes while paving its unique vision through the sharp writing of Peele’s raised and angry voice. Daniel Kaluuya is so vulnerable in his performance that he should be rightfully viewed as the frontrunner in this year’s Best Actor Race.

#7 Blade Runner 2049 Dir. Denis Villeneuve

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Reminiscent of the MGM classics of the Golden Age, Z succeeds in its attempt to revive the grandeur and mystery of the motion picture. Built around men’s obsessions and shortcomings, Gray’s film see’s the adventurous Percy Fawcett as he and his troupe attempt to find the titular lost Amazonian city. Spanning decades in the life of Fawcett, the swashbuckling adventure is juxtaposed against the quiet life his wife and family lead back in England. The moral update on this style of film feels invigorating in its application and impassioned execution proving Gray to be one of America’s most exciting voices.

#9 Dir. Josh and Benny Safdie

On January 20 2017, almost 500 Kamloopsians showed up to the Women’s March on Washington in solidarity with the United States to show their support for equality in our city and beyond. This year, we march again.

Films that were potentially unfairly left out of the top ten include but are not limited to: the heartbreaking The Florida Project, the unjustly amazing Happy Death Day, feminist anthem Lady Macbeth and the seemingly forgotten War for the Planet of the Apes that once again proves that Andy Serkis should just abandon his human form and ascend to his higher digital-plane. Also people, stop arguing over The Last Jedi. Doing something so daring with a franchise that beloved deserves respect. Now on to the list.

Since 2012 Villeneuve has been on a bit on a hot streak. This continues with his sequel of the hugely influential Ridley Scott original which follows detective K as he searches for the missing Deckard and embroils himself in a conspiracy that has the potential to unravel what little is left of society. From the tight script to an eerie synth score the film is elevated to the height of the original by the stunning visuals from Roger Deakins. An empty monolithic wasteland that shares more in common with Egypt’s desert’s than Los Angeles, the fidelity in which the visuals have been crafted rank among the best of the decade and deserve any and all recognition that may come.

Dir. Greta Gerwig It can be hard to describe a film so rooted in a person’s real life. Nearly autobiographical to Gerwig’s experiences growing up in Sacramento, California, she has assembled a family for her debut feature that manages lives with its main characters struggle. Saoirse Ronan is impeccable as Lady Bird, her given name, as she applies for college, acts in the fall play, meets some boys and attempts to pass her senior year. The strength of the film relies on its adherence to its characters, the overpowering connection you feel with Lady Bird and her mother as they attempt to connect without being able to communicate. Quotable, heartfelt and intricate, Lady Bird is a film that will makes you want to call your parents to talk as soon as the credits begin to roll.

#2 The Shape of Water Dir. Guillermo Del Toro A love letter to cinema and to love itself, this genre-defying monster mash-up creates a world fully enveloped within itself. Overflowing with confidence and charisma is Sally Hawkins, playing the mute Eliza she astounds with her physical performance and raw sensuality that expels off the screen while fully convincing you of her undying love for the so-called "fish man." A film that could only of been made by Del Toro himself, its unique idiosyncratic nature and romantic approach to the craft exudes creativity and passion for the art form itself. The film stands resolute on the power of empathy and the resourcefulness of those who do not have a voice. Let it not be missed that the mood and atmosphere are thick throughout every single frame and provide some of the most effective costume and set design of the entire year.

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Baby Driver

Dir. Kogonada

Dir. Edgar Wright

An elegant and humble picture, film essayist Kogonada’s debut feature follows the wistful Casey, an outstanding Haley Lu Richardson and Jin, played by John Cho in his most expressive role to date, as they walk around Columbus, Indiana and talk about architecture and the crossroads at which they find themselves. Simple and fine-tuned, the ebbing rhythm of the film revels in its fixed camera and long takes. The fixed camera offers a focused view of these conflicted characters that is beautiful in what little it attempts to say.

This is a film that moves. Its energy is constantly surprising in how it allows the music to dictate every moment in a way that fuses the wild high’s of an action film with the swift choreography of a musical. From Queen to Run the Jewels to The Bellbottoms the films curation of music careens each scene together with an almost reckless abandon as Edgar Wright weaves his signature, unmistakable style into each second of this action-filled banger of a movie. Ansel Elgort is fantastic as the doe-eyed Baby as he attempts to leave the life of a getaway driver. The believability he brings to the table amplifies the increasingly frenetic antics of the film that is jam-packed with oh-shit moments that provide the most fun to be had in the theatre all year-round. Funny, badass and electric, this is the best cinema you could find in all of 2017.

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Puzzle of the Week #12 — 2018 Using the digits 2, 0, 1, and 8, and the operations addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and factorial, form expressions evaluating to the integers from zero to nine. For example, 2 + 0 + 1 + 8 = 11 and (2 + 1) · 8 – 1 = 23. The digits need not be used in the order 2-0-1-8, but you might try anyway. (In other years, I have come up with such solutions for all ten, but for this, I only managed five. Can you do better?) [Zero factorial (written 0!) equals 1. For a higher integer n, n! = 1 · 2 · 3 · ... · n. For example 3! = 6.] This contest is sponsored by the Mathematics and Statistics department. The full-time student with the best score at the end of the year will win a prize. Please submit your solution (not just the answer but also why) by noon next Wednesday to Gene Wirchenko (<genew@telus.net>). Submissions by others are also welcome. The solution will be posted the Wednesday after that in my blog (http://genew. ca/). Come visit the Math Centre (HL304): we are friendly.

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Law students face off in hockey game

TRU 3Ls and alumni defeat 1Ls and 2Ls 10-9 in rivalrous hockey game Alvin Mutandiro SPORTS EDITOR Ω The TRU law class of 2018 (3Ls) and the TRU alumni defeated the law classes of 2019 (2Ls) and 2020 (1Ls) 10-9 at the Sandman Centre, in Kamloops, B.C., on January 13. The 3Ls and alumni wore red and yellow jerseys whilst the 2Ls and 1Ls had white jerseys. Early on the game was very tight with neither side giving each other the edge, the atmosphere in the Sandman Centre was friendly but competitive. It was clear from the onset that both teams were there to win the contest. Towards the end of the first period the 2Ls and 1Ls started dominating and took a stunning 3-0 lead. The 3Ls and alumni were able to score a goal just before the end of the period to keep things interesting.

In the second period the game was less cagey, the 3Ls and alumni scored a second goal to narrow the score to 3-2 but just as it seemed as if the 3Ls and alumni were going to even up the score the 2Ls and 1Ls pulled away again to lead 4-2 halfway through the second quarter. From that point on the game was very back and forth as the lead changed numerous times. At the end of the third period the 3Ls and alumni had taken the lead 7-5 going into half-time. There may not have been a full house at Sandman Centre, but there was a strong enough crowd presence to make the contest seem more important. The final period was just as exciting as the first two, with both teams scoring plenty of goals. Going into the final minutes of the contest the 3Ls and alumni led the contest 10-9.

All the pressure was on the 2Ls and 1Ls to come up with something special and memorable, as such they received some support from those in the crowd. The 2Ls and 1Ls got creative and attempted a long-range effort, but the 3Ls and alumni did enough in defense to keep them out. As the game ended at 10-9, it felt less like the end of a hockey game and more like a Mexican standoff, such were the momentum shifts, a game that started with the 2Ls and 1Ls dominating, turned into a back and forth thriller. At the end of the contest as both teams took a picture together, as is tradition after these games, it felt like an evening worthwhile for both the players and the spectators. It was an excellent, fun-filled exhibition and above everything else it delivered as a spectacle!

The final period was just as exciting as the first two, with both teams scoring plenty of goals. (Juan Cabrejo/The Omega)

Women's rugby comes to TRU TRU team will compete against six others from Canada West TRU Athletics

TRU women’s basketball dips further from .500 with loss to UFV WolfPack loses back-to-back games against Cascades Alvin Mutandiro SPORTS EDITOR Ω The TRU women’s basketball team lost 59-53 against the UFV Cascades on January 12, at the Warner Rentals Court, TCC, Kamloops, BC. Early on TRU dominated the first quarter of the contest taking a 19-2 lead. TRU managed to hold onto the lead in the second quarter, the teams went to half-time with TRU leading the game 30-26. Despite TRU’s early dominance, UFV never gave up and stayed within touching distance. The Cascades’ persistence paid off as they took the lead for the first time in the third quarter. From that point on things were evenly balanced with both teams keeping things tied-up going into the fourth. Unfortunately for TRU though, things went horribly in the fourth quarter, UFV managed to get a lead and led the game by nine points with two minutes to spare. The top scorer for TRU was Jordan Haggerty who had 10 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 assists; Emily Vilac had 10 points, 5 rebounds and 1 steal; whilst Michelle Bos had 9

points, 11 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 assist. “We didn’t take care of the ball, our turnovers were really bad,” said TRU assistant head coach Chuck Ferguson when speaking with the Omega after the game. Coach Ferguson went on to explain that the team didn’t shoot well enough and that there was a lack of concentration at key moments, such as in the fourth quarter. “The difference is they shot the ball well and we didn’t,” Ferguson concluded. Unlike in previous times after a loss, TRU struggled to bounce back as they lost once again to the UFV Cascades, 76-67 at the Warner Rentals Court, TCC, Kamloops, BC, on January 13. Like the night before the game was close early on. Scores were tied at 20-20 at the end of the first quarter. TRU was able to get a lead in the second quarter and led the game 46-39 at the half-time break. The third quarter was one to forget for the ’Pack as they were outscored 23-7. TRU really struggled in a performance that left everyone scratching their heads.

There seemed to be a lack of emotion from the players, something assistant coach Chuck Ferguson admitted to himself. TRU struggled with shooting the ball despite having less turnovers than UFV who had 19 turnovers. Emma Piggin was the top scorer for TRU with 13 points, 8 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal and an assist; Makayla Hoey had 13 points and 3 defensive rebounds; while Megan Rouault had 11 points and 2 steals. “We missed our defensive rotations 30 percent of the time, particularly on the weak side, that hurt us,” Ferguson said. Coach Ferguson went on to explain that there for some unknown reason the team had been disengaged, he felt it might have been a case of the “Christmas blues.” “In transition we had difficulty getting into our offence,” he said. Ferguson also concluded that the bye week would be used to help the team get back on track and work on the problems the team is having. TRU now has a 7-9 record, below 0.500 and will need to regroup during the bye to regain their best form in what has been a disappointing start to 2018.

Wade Tomko CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Ω This semester, the WolfPack will join teams from six other Canada West universities in the second year of the Western Canada Women’s Rugby Seven’s series pilot project. Last year, Canada West, with support from Rugby Canada and B2ten, launched the three-year rugby sevens pilot project in order to grow the game and retain student-athletes in Canada. In addition to the ‘Pack, teams from UBC, UVic, UFV, Lethbridge, Calgary and Alberta will also be participating. The program will be run as a club team and will be coached by Derek Pue, current coach of the Kamloops Rugby Club’s Raiders men's team. Pue, who is also involved in the Thompson Okanagan 16U men’s and BC Rugby Interior Academy, believes the program will be a great first step for TRU athletes looking to get on the national team’s radar. “Sevens rugby is an incredibly exciting sport that is dynamic and fast-paced. It's taking off in North America because that fast paced action links well to the sporting market,” Pue said in a WolfPack press release. “Rugby Sevens debuted at the Rio Olympics and was incredibly popular.” Rugby sevens, commonly known as sevens, is one of the most well-distributed variants of rugby and is played across the globe. While sevens is played

under similar rules to normal rugby, teams are made up of seven players playing seven-minute halves, instead of the usual 15 players playing 40-minute halves. Pue will be helped by two assistant coaches, Jesse Olynyk and Kaitlyn Cumming. Olynyk, the daughter of former TRU athletics director Ken Olynyk, will be the team’s skills coach and manager. “Both Jesse and Kaitlin bring a wealth of knowledge about the game as well as an understanding of what it takes to be successful in women’s university rugby,” Pue said. The ‘Pack will carry a roster of 14 and play in two of the three sanctioned tournaments next month. On February 10 and 11, the WolfPack will play at the University of the Fraser Valley, and on February 24 and 25 they will be at UVic. “The Western Canada Women’s Rugby Sevens series is a wonderful opportunity to further showcase and develop the amazing talent we have in Canadian University sport,” said Curtis Atkinson, TRU’s new athletics director in the release. “ This series allows female athletes to pursue their sport at a high level with enhanced exposure to the national team.” As it stands TRU has made a has made a one-season commitment to support the program, which will be reevaluated at the end of the season. Those interested in trying out are encouraged to contact Jesse Olynyk at jesseolynyk@gmail. com.

JANUARY 17, 2018

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