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editorialRankings? What rankings?The U of C don’t need no stinking rankingsIn the ever-competitive worldof post-secondary education,everyone vies for whateveredge they can get. Students foregosleep to complete assignments andstudy with the aim of being seenas the best in order to win scholarshipsor acceptance into honoursor graduate programs. In much thesame way, the University of Calgarycompetes in an ongoing war of perception.For universities, rankingsare big business — they tell thegeneral public how well institutionsare being run and students are beingtaught. Given the stakes, consistencyis key.The University of Calgary, itseems, hates rankings. Administrationhas, in the past, all but said asmuch, refusing to cooperate withthe Maclean’s rankings in 2006 alongwith 20 other schools after consistentlyfinishing outside of the top 10.Maclean’s continued with the rankingsanyway using third-party informationand when the U of Crose to seventh position last year,administration didn’t jump back onthe bandwagon. The U of C similarlyhasn’t made a big deal aboutshooting up the Times Higher Educationrankings. Since appearingdeep down in the rankings in 2005— boasting an abysmal 282nd position— the school has inched upwards,reaching 149th spot in thisyear’s edition. The U of C’s Achilles’heel has been consistency.newscontentsJen Grond/the GauntletDespite rapidly improving staturein many world rankings, the U of Cfaces a conundrum — they haven’timproved much relative to otherCanadian schools. To the averagestudent, the U of C isn’t competingwith schools in Amsterdam or Singapore.Given that most Canadianstudents can’t afford the high internationaltuition rates outside of thecountry, the U of C is in hot competitionwith other Canadian schoolsto attract the best students. In thatsense, consistency can either makeor break a school’s reputation.And the U of C is really bad atconsistency. The university ranked78th in the world and fifth in Canadain the Webometrics ranking,measuring the “web performance”of schools. Tenuous definitionsaside, the Webometrics rankingis not high profile. The rankingsthat are high profile, though,return consistently mediocreU of C performances: ninth amongCanadian schools on the Timesrankings, sixth on the SMImago researchrankings, eighth in Canadaon the Research Infosource endowmentrankings and seventh on theMaclean’s rankings. What this kindof consistency says to prospectivestudents is this: the handful ofschools that consistently rank aheadof the U of C are probably better.Maybe you should go to the Universityof Toronto, University of BritishColumbia or, gasp, University of Albertainstead of here.That said, the U of C is missingout on a huge opportunity by ignoringtheir placement in these rankings.Instead of spinning this theway their public relations peoplespin everything else — multiplegroundbreakings for a library isapparently standard procedure —the U of C is allowing the numbersto be spun by everyone but them.As such, they’re losing the impactrankings have on student recruitment.The best students will stillprobably gravitate towards thebest schools, but by promoting theU of C as the seventh or eighthbest in the country and a schoolthat’s leapt forward in internationalrankings over the pasthalf-decade, prospective studentsmay see this university as agrowing force rather than as an academicmiddleweight.The U of C is striving to be seenas a world-class university, makingchanges both cosmetic and not —faculty amalgamation, new buildingsand the construction of a quad— to appear like they’re one. Totruly be like the big boys, though,the U of C has got to play the rankingsgame like they do. That meansalong with shiny new buildings,faculties and quadrangles, they’vegot to figure out a way to utilizetheir world and Canadian rankingsin a positive light. Otherwise,administration will find themselvesrunning “that crappy school southof the U of A.”This week, the Gauntlet has an exclusive interview with David Jacobson, newly-appointedUnited States Ambassador to Canada. Plus, a look at a Wildrose Alliance leadership candidate, page 4.Ryan PikeOpinions Editoropinions features sports entertainmentOCTOBER 15 2009Editor-in-Chief: Cam Cotton-O’Brien 403-220-7752editor@thegauntlet.caNews Editor: Katy Anderson 403-220-4318news@thegauntlet.caNews Assistants: Noah Miller, Brent Constantin andAnnalise KlingbeilEntertainment: Jordyn Marcellus 403-220-4376entertainment@thegauntlet.caSports: Jon Roe 403-220-2298sports@thegauntlet.caOpinions: Ryan Pike 403-220-2298opinions@thegauntlet.caFeatures: Sarelle Azuelos 403-220-4376features@thegauntlet.caPhotography: Chris ‘Doc’ Pedersen 403-220-4376photo@thegauntlet.caProduction: Ændrew Rininsland 403-220-2298production@thegauntlet.caIllustrations: Jen Grond 403-220-2298illustrations@thegauntlet.caAcademic Probation: Brad Halasz 403-220-2298ap@thegauntlet.caThree Lines Free: Meagan Meiklejohn 403-220-2298tlfs@thegauntlet.caBusiness Manager: Evelyn Cone 403-220-7380business@thegauntlet.caAdvertising Manager: John Harbidge 403-220-7751sales@thegauntlet.caGraphic Artist: Ken Clarke 403-220-7755graphics@thegauntlet.ca®Network Manager: Ben LiContributorsEmily Ask • Isaac Azuelos • Warren Bardsley • Chris BlatchOlivia Brooks • Steven Cox • Allison Cully • Jordan FritzElton Gjata • Megan Hodgson • Rhiannon KirklandRichard Lam • Cailynn Klingbeil • Angela LarsenDoug Long • Martin Lussier • Geoff MacIntoshRabiya Mansoor • Eric Mathison • Matt McGuiganAdam Nordquist • Kim Nursall • Beverly OsbornDaniel Pagan • Alastair Starke • Sydney StokoeTristan Taylor • Alicia Ward • Andy Williams • Jeremy ZhaoGolden SpatulaCailynn Klingbeil may have a diffi cult last name to spellcorrectly, but she’s also an awesome writer. 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news4 OCTOBER 15.09 GAUNTLETEditor: Katy Anderson—news@thegauntlet.caU.S. Ambassador talks shop with studentsDavid Jacobson, the brand new U.S. Ambassador to Canada, visitedthe University of Calgary on Tuesday as part of a six week “fact fi nding”mission. Jacobson, the deputy national fi nance chairman forU.S. president Barrak Obama’s campaign, sat down with theGauntlet for an exclusive interview. He spoke about striking abalance between U.S. energy security and protecting the environment,Canada’s mission in Afghanistan and the Buy Americanpolicy. To hear the full interview visit the gauntlet.ca.—Katy Anderson, News EditorGauntlet: What do you think yourrole is as the ambassador to Canadaduring Buy American and at atime where there is a big balancebetween energy security for theStates versus the environment?Jacobson: First of all, just by wayof background, while there are issuesin the relationship between theUnited States and Canada I thinkthat the relationship between ourtwo countries is perhaps the strongestit’s ever been and I think inlarge measure that’s a product of ourpresident who is very, very popularhere, more popular here even thanhe is in the United States. I think therelationship is strong, the fact thatthere [are] issues that confront us,there will always be issues betweentwo sovereign countries that have asdeep and as complex a relationship— and as integrated a relationship— as the United States and Canada,but I think the relationship is prettystrong and that’s been my impressionnot just from the United Statesside, but from all the people I’vetalked with here in Canada.In terms of what my role is, I thinkthere are a number of things. First ofall, it’s my responsibility to speak onbehalf of the president and on behalfof the American people here in Canada,and so I have the role of communicatingmy government’s viewsto the Canadian people, and to Canada’sleaders at the national level andat the provincial and local level. I alsohave an obligation to try and learnas much as I can about what’s goingon here in Canada so that I can relaythat information back to my governmentso that my government makesdecisions that are as informed and asgood as they possibly can [be]. Andthen I think the third major part ofmy responsibility is what’s referredto, at least by us in the state department,as public diplomacy. That I amthe one who represents, at least ourview, of the American people to theCanadian people and going to eventslike today and meeting people likeyou is part of that effort. So I thinkthose are the three things.G: Can you talk a little bit aboutCanada’s role in Afghanistan fromthe American point of view?J: I can. The first thing that I wouldlike to say is that every American,indeed every like-minded personin the world should honour andrespect the service and the sacrificeof Canadian men and womenin Afghanistan. I believe there havebeen 131 soldiers who have died inAfghanistan and their sacrifice is tobe revered. The other day I was inthe airport in Ottawa and there’s alounge in the airport that’s reservedfor wounded veterans coming backfrom Afghanistan and I was thereon a day where no one was comingback, but they took me in thereand I signed, there’s a banner on thewall that they ask people to comein and write notes to the veteranson and my wife can tell you whenI wrote the note tears welled up inmy eyes — it’s a tragic thing. So,my first point is that the service ofCanadian men and women in Afghanistanhas been extraordinary.With respect to the role of Canadaon a going-forward basis, the bestthing I can tell you is what myWhat is the biggest issue facing Canada and the United States’ relationship?photos courtesy, Ken Bendiktsen/University of CalgaryDavid Jacobson was on campusTuesday to fi eld questionsfrom 30 students as part of asix week “fact fi nding mission.”president has said, which is that theissue he is concerned about is notwhat Canada might do in 2011, butrather what Canada will do in 2009and 2010, and how we can co-ordinateour efforts so we try to achievethe result that we both want in theshortest possible time.G: Here in Alberta especiallythey’re talking about the oil sandsand legislation that could be putinto law in the States. Do you wantto talk about the balance betweenenergy security and environmentalconcerns?J: I think you’ve put your finger onit — it’s a balance. First of all, oneof the reasons that I picked Calgaryas the place to start on my Westernswing is because it’s the centre ofthe oil industry in Canada and I amhere to learn as much as I can aboutthe oil industry in general, and oilsands in particular. [Wednesday] Iam taking a tour of some of the oilsands facilities. Hopefully I’ll knowmore then than I do now. But, to getback to your question, I think it isa balance. Canada is a pillar in theenergy independence and energysecurity of the United States, thereis no question, but that the UnitedStates views Canadian sources ofenergy — whether it is oil or naturalgas, or hydro or anything else — assafe and secure sources. On the otherhand, particularly with respect tooil sands, there are environmentalissues. Again, I take my cue fromthe president, as he explained onhis first trip here to Canada, his firsttrip out of the United States, there isno silver bullet when it comes to energy.Canada has issues with respectto oil sands the United States hasissues with respect to coal, and weneed to be sensitive to those issuesand I think we will be, but therehas been an enormous amount ofprogress with respect to air andwater and land environmental issues,with respect to oil sands overthe last several years. I believe thatthere is very significant continuedresearch, including at this institution,about that and I look forwardto continuing progress, but it’s abalance that needs to be struck.G: Why do you think you in particularwere chosen for Canada? Iknow you worked for Obama as afundraiser, did that play into it?J: I’ve known the president forawhile, we’re both from Chicago.I was very involved in his campaign,I was the deputy nationalfinance chairman of his campaign,but there were a lot of people whoraised money, who gave money andI would like to think, and ultimatelyit’s up to the Canadian people andthe American people to decide, butI would like to think that the presidentchose me because he saw in methe qualities that he wanted in thisimportant relationship. I am firmlycommitted to the policies and thevalues of this administration and Ithink, like the president, I believethat it’s very important to look forcommon ground. That’s going to bethe most important thing that I cantry to do here and I’d like to thinkthat that’s the reason that he had mecome here.campus quips“They don’t go fishingtogether, that’sthe best way to buildfriendship.”– Ryan Taylor,third-year electricalengineering“The economy.”– Yumna Maan,third-yearbiological science“They keep closingdown the tunnelsthat I dig under theborder.”– Karina Bakker,first-yearkinesiology“Isolationism.”– Christian Boivin,first-year scienceInterviews: Amy Badry, Photographs: Sydney Stokoe

GAUNTLET NEWS OCTOBER 15.09 5Tour teaches students about urban planningUrban Calgary Student Association shows off all Garrison Woods has to offerAdam NordquistGauntlet NewsLast week University of Calgary studentshad the chance to go on a guided tourof one Calgary’s most innovative communities:Garrison Woods.This was the first of several tours the UrbanCalgary Students’ Association is puttingon this month. The students were guided byone of Garrison Wood’s planners and KenToews, Urban Development Advisors Inc.president.The unique community was designed withthe goal of creating streets conducive to interactionbetween community members.“How we live and where we live has a hugeimpact,” said Toews. “People are a bit starvedfor socialization by phones and the Internet.If we can set up communities so that peoplecan socialize, it causes a huge impact.”There is a massive demand for new developmentslike Garrison Woods. House valuesin the innovative community have increasedJeremy ZhaoGauntlet NewsWhile Premier Ed Stelmach is beingcriticized for trying to deal withthe Calgary-Glenmore by-electionloss and an interparty crisis, couldDanielle Smith handle similar pressuresif she were to lead the WildroseAlliance?Smith is a candidate, along withMark Dyrholm, vying for the WildroseAlliance leadership race toreplace Paul Hinman, who capturedCalgary-Glenmore from theProgressive Conservatives in earlySeptember.Smith was a former Calgaryschool board trustee, but she wasfired along with the rest of theChris Pedersen/the GauntletGarrison Woods has proved to be one of Calgary’s most innovative communities.by 300 per cent in the 10 years since opening.“There is demand for communities like this,board under then-Minister of EducationLyle Oberg in August 1999.According to the Calgary Herald,chairwoman Teresa Woo-Paw hadinformed the minister that theboard had become “completely dysfunctional.”The minister cited violationsof the privacy act, disclosureof “bitter” personal meeting notesand a physical standoff betweentrustee Jennifer Pollock and Smithduring a meeting. Smith did notrun for re-election after the boarddisbanded.Since that time, Smith has tackledother roles, such as a position on theCalgary Herald’s editorial board, hostingvarious television and radio programsand, most recently, acting asprovincial director for the CanadianFederation of Independent Business.Smith said she ran a conservativeplatform on the school board andwanted to represent the constituentsrather than the administration.She cited major problems duringher time as trustee, including motionsthat tried to remove her fromthe board. She did not see eye-toeyeon many issues with Pollock,but “liked her a lot” as a colleague.“We could have worked out thedifferences over time,” said Smith.“[But] we were genuinely trying torepresent our constituents.”She noted that a lack of experienceand her age could have played a role inthe conflicts leading up to the dismissal,but said people would understand thecircumstances she had to deal with.but developers are not making them,” said Toews.The amount of green space is a strong sellingpoint for Garrison Woods, he said. Thereare many parks and walking trails for pedestriansto enjoy, providing access to nearbystores.“People like activity, the whole idea of providingmore options is so people are closer totransit, work and downtown,” said Toews.“It is really critical [that] students knowabout how development works,” he said.“They can understand where people want to live.”Students were able to ask questions both duringthe tour and after when they sat down withToews at a coffee shop, were there was discussionabout many other urban issues.“[Students] get to see a different side ofCalgary,” said Andrew Sedor, Urban CSA vicepresidentexternal affairs. “People think ofCalgary as a big suburb — [students] get to seethat Calgary is changing.“This was a very unique case were the [city]had a large piece of land to develop, they neededto set the foundations,” said Sedor.The Urban CSA tour will be Wed, Oct. 21,through the Victoria Crossing business revitalizationzone.Wildrose Alliance leadership candidate has experience with crisisSmith was only 27 years-old when shewas elected as a school board trustee.“I was a bit too strident,” said Smith.She now believes compromise isimportant and wants to find areasof agreement. She believes that peoplewill judge her on the work she’sdone with the CFIB and her timewith the media.“I can’t see why it would hurt mychances,” Smith said.Mark Dyrholm, the only otherWildrose Alliance leadership contender,declined an interview, sayingit wouldn’t be appropriate forhim to comment on such matters.Craig Chandler, one of Dyrholm’scampaign assistants, said the campaignis focused mainly on membershipsales right now instead of personalissues related to other candidates.Jeff Willerton, a candidate for theleadership race, who dropped outafter the Sept. 16 Calgary forum,endorsed Dyrholm. He said he endorsedDyrholm because of Smith’spolicies and not her previous workas school board trustee.Hinman said that the crisis is actuallya strength for Smith.“Her experience will be an assetfor her,” he said, pointing out thatAlberta is already struggling with adysfunctional government.Hinman wants to stay neutralduring the leadership race, but hehinted that may change in the future.The Wildrose Alliance leadershipconvention will be Oct. 17.

6 OCTOBER 15.09 GAUNTLET NEWSProtestors make it clear hate not welcome in ‘cowboy town’Daniel PaganGauntlet NewsWhile many students preparedfor a turkey feast,Anti-Racist Calgarybraved the freezing winds Saturday torally against what they say is fascismin the community of Bridgeland.Surrounded by journalism studentsand police officers on bikes, adozen protestors marched down 1stAve. N.E., handed out leaflets andheld discussions with Bridgelandresidents about the dangers of localneo-Nazi group, the Aryan Guard.Despite past violence between ARAmembers and the self-billed “whitecivil rights activist group,” therewere no incidents.The protest took place after ARAspokesperson Jason Devine, a fatherof four, was targeted in an allegedhate crime in late September.A cement block was thrownthrough the family’s front windowand a swastika was spray-paintedon the front door.Devine said he believes other membersof the ARA have been harassed byGuard members, and explained thegroup decided on a march in Bridgelandafter discovering several AryanGuard members lived there.“We are holding a rally inBridgeland because there has beena continuing presence of neo-Nazisthere,” said Devine. “People havehad their pictures taken by theseracists, been followed around bythem, and it looks like more thana few live in the neighbourhood.”Devine said the AG founders decidedto move to Calgary becauseof the city’s economic boom andAlberta’s conservative slant. Thestereotype of Calgary as a “cowboytown,” he said, makes it easy forneo-Nazis to establish a base here.“[The boom] provided a materialincentive and base for them to setup shop here,” he said. “I think theother side of the coin is Alberta’sunfortunate reputation as a conservativebackwater. Alberta is seen asthe ‘Texas of Canada,’ and Calgaryas its capital.”Despite the snow, Devine wasimpressed with the march. Hementioned one incident when thepolice tried to ticket a marcher forjaywalking, but relented after themarchers protested.“Today’s march was successful:many, many leaflets were handedout and delivered, great discussionstook place regarding neo-Nazism,and some new contacts were made,”said Devine.“[The Aryan Guard] knew aboutit and it’s the only rally where I[have] neither seen, nor heard theirpresence.”Marxist-Leninist Party of Canadamember Kevan Hunter thinksAG members living in BridgelandIf you feel like making two students veryhappy — or four students rather sad — don’tforget to vote in next week’s Students’ Unionbyelection.The byelection, which runs Tuesdaythrough Thursday next week, will fill vacanciesfor an Operations and Finance commissionerand Schulich School of Engineeringfaculty representative. Three students, HardaveBirk, Mitchell Bundy and Matt McMillan,are running for the commissioner positionin the hopes of having some input in theSU’s financial future. Another three, MasonHender, Nguyen Vien and Jeremy Zhao, arevying for the chance to give engineers a voicein the Students’ Academic Assembly. Candidateprofiles are on the SU website.The general student body will be able todon’t want to draw attention totheir presence in the community.“Speaking with people in the communityabout dangers of fascismwill make it more difficult for thesegangs to organize,” said Hunter.University of Calgary fourthyearpolitical science student AndreGalaghen joined protesters, outof a desire to do something aboutracism in Calgary. She was concernedthe city has not taken actionagainst the controversial group.“This is an issue that is not beingtaken seriously,” said Galaghen.Calgary Police Service inspectorV. Trickett, who did not wantto share his first name, said the CPSwas there to maintain public safetywith a balanced approach, pointingto the constitutional right of freedomof peaceful assembly.Throw in your vote, SU byelection approachesDaniel Pagan/the GauntletUndaunted by the cold, Calgarians marched for equality Saturday.vote for the commissioner race, but only engineeringstudents can vote for both. Pollingstations will be set up in MacEwan StudentCentre and Social Sciences.Faculty representative positions for kinesiology,law, social work and veterinarymedicine only received one nomination, andso have already been awarded...Sarelle Azuelos

GAUNTLET NEWS OCTOBER 15.09 7Comics, TV and academics, oh my!Professor brings pop culture, wrestling and video games into the classroomResearchP r o f i l eEmily AskGauntlet NewsComic books, video games,television, professionalwrestling — these are notterms usually associated with wordslike “dissertation,” “PhD” and “intellectual,”but Bart Beaty, a Communicationsand Culture professorat the University of Calgary, wantsto change that.“Certainly I have colleagues inthe English department, colleaguesI respect very much, but they lookat me and say, ‘You know, we’reteaching our students Chaucer,Shakespeare, Milton, Pope, Donneand Locke . . . You’re teaching themhow to beat up hookers in GrandTheft Auto 4,’ ” says Beaty.“Well, I don’t teach [students]how to beat up hookers in GrandTheft Auto 4, but the fact of the matteris that Grand Theft Auto 4 stillraises up many issues that are akinto those [found in more traditionalcurriculum].”Though he’s explored a widerange of pop culture, Beaty’s passionresides within the comic bookindustry. He recently wrote a booktitled Unpopular Culture: Transformingthe European Comic Bookin the 1990s, which was publishedin 2006.In it he documents the artists thatradically and rapidly impacted theFrench comic book industry in the1990s, not unlike the French NewWave in cinema of the 1950s and 60s.“They were moving comics awayfrom the traditions we associatewith comics — that is humour, children’sstuff and superheroes — andreally looking to make serious andmature artistic statements,” he says.Beaty was pleased to see thatafter he released his book, manyof the French artists he wroteabout began to be translated intoEnglish by American publishers.“I think I was a bit ahead of thecurve on that one,” he grins.His next book will examine whycomics have only recently startedto be regarded as “art,” despite theirlong history and impact on our culture.“What does it mean when artistslike Robert Crumb and Chris Wareare having their work displayedin international art museums?”Beaty asks. “Well, it means thatsomething has changed in the relationshipbetween art and comics,and I’m trying to diagnose whatexactly that change is and what itmeans.”Though he has many friendsamong European comic book artists(including one in Belgium whodraws comics using entirely hisown blood — how’s that for avantgarde?), Beaty is impressed with localCalgary talent.“The predominant trend foryoung artists in Canada is webcomics,”he observes. “You have the opportunityto gain a far wider audienceon the Internet than the fewdozen people who will wander intoa comic book store.”In 2002, Beaty found himselfin San Diego for the famed InternationalComics Convention, butdidn’t give it rave reviews.“I went because a couple of Europeancartoonists who were invitedas guests asked me to come translatefor them,” he explains. “I can’tsay I want to go back . . . . When Iwas there I hated it.”After witnessing a throng of fansfollowing Quentin Tarantino frombooth to booth and a girl cryingwith joy at the sight of Rob Zombiein the food court, it’s hard to blameBeaty for his disdain.He adds that the convention hasbecome more about cult followings,be it manga, science fiction or Twilight,than actual comics.And unlike some of his fellowcomic book enthusiasts, you won’tever catch Beaty dressing up as hisBeaty’s newest book looks at why comic books have only just started to be looked at as an art form.favourite character for a convention.In fact, he says that even if hehad actual super powers to fightcrime, he’d stick with the khakis.“I wouldn’t disguise my identity— if I had the powers ofSuperman people wouldknow it,” Beaty muses.“I’d walk around andsay, ‘I’m Bart. I can liftup the whole building.’ Iwouldn’t care. This wouldbe me with my orangesweater. I don’t need a costume.”Though there have been successfulefforts to remove the stereotypesurrounding comic books, Beatystill has his work cut out for him.Daniel Pagan/the GauntletWhile he may receive a few raisedeyebrows during his classes, hehopes to challenge students in theway they see art just like art challengesthe way they see the world.“Grand Theft Auto 4 still raises up manyissues that are akin to those [found in moretraditional curriculum]— Bart Beaty, Communications and Culture prof

8 OCTOBER 15.09 GAUNTLET NEWSSolar Team celebrates Race City’s leaseFarmers, studentshurt by food pricesAs the cost of tuition rises, so do the costof groceries. A study done by the Wild RoseAgricultural Producers of Alberta comparedan identical basket of groceries from May of2008 with June of this year.WRAPA found that the original $188 purchasein May ’08, based on Canada’s FoodGuide, had gone up $6 to $194. This may notseem like a substantial amount, but a threeper cent increase adds to the financial stressalready existing with many students.“This means more money out of my pocket,”said third-year University of Alberta agriculturestudent Erin Mercer. “It’s harder toeat healthier and make better choices.”More alarming than the incremental increasesis the cash isn’t finding its way backto food producers. According to the sameWRAPA study, farmers’ revenue is decreasing.In Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba,agricultural group studies revealed thatwhile food prices rose by more than threeper cent, farmers’ share decreased by about1.7 per cent. While the farmer’s share forgrains and milk increased, meats, vegetablesand fruits declined.“It’s completely unfair . . . if the cost of foodis rising, the farmers should be getting a bettershare of that money,” said third-year Universityof Calgary history student Teagan Kaemingh.“Where is the extra money going?”..Noah MillerCritics contend tax dollars better used for landfill, not support for private companyDaniel PaganGauntlet NewsAtraining facility for the Universityof Calgary solar carteam was granted a newlease on life in early October.Calgary City Council voted toextend the Race City MotorsportPark’s lease until 2015. The currentlease was set to expire next year.City administration was hoping touse the land to expand the ShepardLandfill site and build a new stormwater pool in the track’s place.However, their plans faced strongopposition from many Calgarians,who argued the city risked harmingtourism and encouraging illegalstreet racing by closing down thepopular track.The loss of the track would also affectuniversity students said Solar Carteam aerodynamics manager RaviMani. He warned the team wouldhave to seek out other alternativesif the track closed down. The team,which competes internationally, hasused the Race City Motorsport Parkto test the car for highway use.“The racing facilities at the RaceCity have been a positive advantageto the team, particularly from thestandpoint of giving our drivers anopportunity to become familiar withhigh speed racing,” said Mani. “Eventhough the upcoming race emphasizestrack performance, our drivertraining program is quite comprehensiveand entails many aspectsaside from testing/training conductedat the Race City facilities.”Solar Team project co-chair businessmanager Ulzhan Salimbayevasaid the team would use the trackfor third-generation car testing.Ward 12 Alderman Ric McIversaid the motorsport park is also importantto many families and racerswho enjoyed the track.McIver introduced the notice ofmotion to renew Race City’s lease foranother five years and keep accessprotected when the landfill is redesigned,which won a narrow 8–7 vote.“We can build the needed stormwater pond on the already ownedland immediately east of race city,”said McIver. “This land which isalready destined for future land fillMembers of the U of C Solar Team use Race City as a test track.use is about 1.5 times the size of theRace City parcel and is currentlyunused.”Ward 9 Ald. Joe Ceci, however,said the land is necessary for thelandfill expansion. He warnedkeeping the track open for five moreyears would cost the city $3 millionsubsidizing the private business.“While Race City is important,it perhaps has outgrown its usefulnesson city property, given that theproperty is now needed for otherimportant city purposes,” said Ceci.“All taxpayers should be concernedDaniel Pagan/the Gauntletwith a continued racing use there asit will put an increased tax burdenon all of us.”McIver said the cost is worth it,with the track reducing illegal streetracing by offering a legal alternativefor race fans.“We should not take lightly sendingracing fans and participantsand businesses to Medicine Hat orEdmonton,” said McIver. “There isa cost to that which has not beenfully accounted for and may bemuch more valuable than the priceof keeping Race City open.”

Daring project raises money for HIV/AIDSCailynn KlingbeilGauntlet NewsWhen 23-year-old EchoFettes busks with herviolin at the entranceto an upcoming Stampeders’ homegame while sporting green gearin support of the SaskatchewanRoughriders, it should be knownthat the act is all part of a dare.This October, Canadians across thecountry are joining Fettes and acceptingrandom dares, ranging from donningsuperhero costumes and doinggood deeds for a week, to portaginga canoe through downtown Toronto.Fettes, a Regina-native said, “Imight make more money buskingin Stampeders gear, but I have Riderpride and I can’t really swallow it.”Schoolyard taunts of double daresare for a good cause, supporting ADare to Remember, a nationwidechallenge raising money for HIV/AIDSin Africa through the Stephen LewisFoundation.A Dare to Remember rests onthe thought that all across Africa,ordinary people are doing extraordinarythings in the face of the AIDSpandemic.Fettes and Bernice Jacobs, an18-year-old South African from CapeChris Pedersen/the GauntletBernice Jacobs, left, and Echo Fettes dare you to make a difference.Town, are volunteering on the Universityof Calgary campus at CJSW forthree months as part of the CanadaWorld Youth Exchange between Calgaryand Athlone, South Africa.The two, along with their teamof 16 other volunteers, are acting asmobilizers for A Dare to Rememberand aiming to help Calgarians comeup with at least 50 dares.“There’s a lot of goodwill in theworld towards helping others, but Idon’t think we always know how togo about it,” said Fettes, adding peoplecan dare others, take up theirown dares or sponsor other’s dares.Dares are encouraged to be declaredduring the week of Oct. 17–25and committed to being completedby World AIDS Day, Dec. 1.“The challenge is a good idea toraise awareness and get people involved,”said Jacobs, who’s in themidst of accepting her own dare. Sofar she has been dared to go on airat CJSW and to learn to ride a bike.“Students can do anything that’sfun and inspiring and resonates withtheir peers and campus,” says MicolZarb, director of communicationsfor the Stephen Lewis Foundation.Zarb pointed to other campuseswhere professors are daring students,and students are daring deans.“You can’t imagine how far evena small amount of money goes forpeople in Africa,” she said. “It liftsfamilies of out poverty and giveshope and dignity to people’s lives.”All money raised for the dareswill go directly to grass-root organizationsin 15 countries hard hit byAIDS, said Zarb.Olympic gold medalist and Calgaryfire fighter Duff Gibson has afundraising goal of $7,500 for hisdare. He plans to emulate the plight ofAfrican women by carrying a 20-litrejug of water 12 kilometres, from CanadaOlympic Park to his son’s schoolin northwest Calgary.Gibson is inviting Calgarians tosponsor his dare or join him on hisOctober 22 walk with a minimumdonation of $20.Those interested can check outthe campaign’s website at adaretoremember.com,or email Fettes at kobewkae@hotmail.com.GAUNTLET NEWS OCTOBER 15.09 9Sweat lodgeopens eyes, poresIt is all too common in today’s societyto take a closed-minded perspective of theworld, but the participants of the TraditionalBlackfoot Sweat are prepared to take the heatfor learning more about cultural diversity.The event takes place Sun., Oct. 26 at HullFamily Services Calgary.A sweat is similar to a sauna, except it hasdeep spiritual significance. The traditionsand practices vary from tribe to tribe. Someleaders insist on deep, contemplative silencewhile others like to use chants, drums orsinging to enhance the spiritual experience.Regardless, the main point remains tolearn something significant about one’s self.The Sweat is a joint endeavour between theNative Centre and the Chaplain’s Centre aspart of an effort to aid the spiritual wellnessof students and staff of the University of Calgary.Everyone is invited to attend, regardlessof race or religion. A preparation seminar willbe held Tues., Oct. 20, at noon in the NativeCentre in MacEwan Student Centre...Waldo Bardsley

10 OCTOBER 15.09 GAUNTLET NEWSStudying campus pathwaysRhiannon KirklandGauntlet NewsFor those who walk or biketo the University of Calgarythings are about to get a littlebit sweeter. The City of Calgary isexamining how to make walkingand cycling safer and more comfortable,encouraging more peopleto try eco-friendly travel.The study suggests two typesof improvements for cycling: bikelanes and shared curb lanes markedfor cycling and cars. Curb lanesshared by cyclists and motor vehiclesare proposed for areas wherethere is either low traffic volume ornot enough room for a bicycle lane,said City of Calgary transportationengineer Blanka Bracic.“For pedestrians [access] is acceptable.There are sidewalks onmost of the roads around campus,”said Bracic. “On the north side, especiallybetween 37th St. N.W. andCrowchild, the sidewalk is incomplete,so our project proposes tobuild that portion of the sidewalk.”The City of Calgary met withstakeholders including representativesfrom the Campus PlanningOffice, the Office of Sustainability,Campus Parking and the Bike Root.Bracic said meeting feedback wasmostly supportive.“Some of those bike lanes, theycould do it badly if they don’t takeinto account parked cars, rightturning lanes, stuff like that,” saidMichael Godwin, a second-yearcomputer science graduate student.“It’s already a little bit messy tryingto get across Crowchild.”The study proposes bike laneson 37th St. N.W. between 32nd Ave.and Varsity Drive, Northland Drivebetween Crowchild Trail and 52ndAve. and on a section of CharleswoodDrive north, said Bracic.“I don’t mind biking on the roadwith cars whizzing by, but carsmind them whizzing by me,” saidfourth-year english major PatrickSullivan.There will be an open house forthe study from 4 to 8 p.m. Oct. 21 inthe Triwood Community Hall. Themeeting will be held in conjunctionwith the Brentwood Transit-Oriented Development Study openhouse, said Bracic.“The Brentwood study had twocomponents. [The] first one wasChris Pedersen/the GauntletA transportation study is proposingbike lanes on 37th St.a land-use study and that studylooked at how land use couldchange and intensify over time atthe Brentwood mall site and, as partof that, a transportation study hasbeen done,” said Bracic.“I think that if there are say bikelanes on some of the roads it mightencourage some people to try cycling,”said Bracic.The U of C area pedestrian andbicycle improvement project willnot look at public transit, althoughsome suggestions may benefit transitusers, said Bracic.SU hopefuls battle onstageBrent ConstantinNews AssistantThe SU is looking to fill someholes in its roster. Wednesday atnoon, three byelection candidatesvying for the position of operationsand finance commissioner took tothe stage with anger and optimismto outline their platforms.“Students have been misled andbamboozled and none of us shouldstand for it,” said candidate MattMcMillan, upset about what he callsmismanagement of student funds.“Some of the quality money [fundsthe SU allots yearly to student initiatives]has gone to worthwhile endeavors,but it’s also gone to thingslike Bermuda Shorts Day. $90,000of Students’ Union money shouldn’tbe going towards that.“Some of our money also goes toStudents’ Union retreats,” he said.“Our money goes to pay their roomservice and their hotel fees and, as astudent, I’m outraged by this.”Second-year political science majorand member of the ResidenceStudents’ Association Hardave Birksaid he wanted to run to inform studentsabout what goes on at the SU.“Living in residence there’s a hugenumber of students I see everydayand half of them didn’t even knowabout the election,” he said.Birk also hopes to heat the busstops around campus, as well as improvethe sustainability of food servicesin MacEwan Students’ Centre.If elected, CJSW co-web co-ordinatorMitchell Bundy wants to seeenvironmental and communityimprovements, including a plate exchangesystem in MSC, lowering paperuse for posters and the creationof a student-run deli.“I encourage the wise spendingof [SU] money, not necessarily reducingfees. There are a lot of greatprojects going on, I’d like to seethese continue,” said Bundy.Students’ Union president CharlotteKingston asked the candidatesa few targeted questions, includingthe budget of the Students’ Unionand the percentage of student feesin relation to that, something noneof the candidates could answer,though Birk came close.Voting runs Oct. 20 to 22 oncampus and online for the positionof operations and finance commissioner,as well as a faculty representativefor the Schulich School ofEngineering.

GAUNTLET NEWS OCTOBER 15.09 11New universities choose to stay with old lobby groupCailynn KlingbeilGauntlet NewsDespite the recent unveilingof Alberta’s newest universities,Mount Royal Universityand Grant MacEwan Universityaren’t going to be represented by theprovince’s university students’ lobbygroup. Instead they will continue topay fees into another group, whichhas traditionally represented technicalinstitutes and colleges.CAUS represents the interests ofover 70,000 undergraduate Albertauniversity students from three universities,including the Universityof Calgary.According to Robert Jones, AlbertaStudents’ Executive Council chair,“it’s crystal clear” ASEC is representingthe newly-minted universities.ASEC, previously known as theAlberta College and Technical InstituteStudent Executive Council,is an advocacy group representing120,000 post-secondary studentsfrom institutions across the province.Both groups work to promote theneeds of post-secondary studentsto the provincial government, thepublic and other stakeholders.Members from GMU and MRUseem happy with their currentASEC membership and there hasbeen no discussion of them leaving,said Jones, who is also the MRUStudents’ Association vice-presidentexternal.MRU’s SA president Travis McIntoshsaid Mount Royal currentlyhas no plans to join CAUS as theschool’s long-running membershipwith ASEC provides the representationand services required.“I haven’t heard anything fromCAUS, a ‘congratulations on becominga university,’ or anything,” saidMcIntosh.He said if a request to join CAUSwas received, it would definitely beconsidered.“It’d be nice to just hear fromthem,” he said.“At this point I can safely say we’renot actively looking to petition newmembers to CAUS,” said BeverlyEastham, CAUS chair and Universityof Alberta Students’ Union vicepresidentexternal.Eastham noted that if either studentassociation decided to joinCAUS, their application would beconsidered.GMU Student’ Association presidentNils Holmgren said GMU hasno intention of changing membershipfrom ASEC to CAUS.“We haven’t really had any discussionaround that topic, but fromwhat I’ve gathered in brief discussionswith other executives we haveno intention of changing, we’rehappy where we are and we’re notplanning on making a change,” hesaid.Discussions over representationof the province’s newest universitiesfollow a separation between CAUSand ASEC, which up to this summershared office space, a change Jonesattributes to “the will of the membership.”“It’s an interesting time for thetwo organizations,” said Eastham,noting CAUS moved into a smalleroffice space after ASEC left.Jones said the need for a largerspace and a previously existingmonth-to-month lease also led tothe move out, which was “mostopportunistic” in the view of themembership.

opinionsGAUNTLET OCTOBER 15.09 13Editor: Ryan Pike—opinions@thegauntlet.caHow the Nobel Peace Prize failsOr: ‘Obama’s first 11 days must have been spectacular’Eric MathisonFighting WordsThe creation of the peace prize byAlfred Nobel was a strange choice.Chemistry, Nobel’s personal researcharea, was an obvious one, and physicsseemed to fit as well. The others makesome amount of sense: physiology or medicineand literature round out the likely options,or at least the most probable ones tochoose at the end of the nineteenth century.But why choose peace? Some have suggestedNobel was suffering from the guiltof inventing dynamite and ballistite — aform of smokeless gunpowder that changedmilitary tactics considerably — but prettymuch since its inception, the prize forpeace has been a contentious one.The most recent recipient in the long historyof the award, of course, is U.S. PresidentBarack Obama. You may be asking yourself,“didn’t he just take office earlier this year?”Yes, he did. In fact, the nominations had tobe handed in by February 1, which meansObama was in office only 11 days before hisnomination was submitted. Now, nominationscan be submitted by past Nobel winners,as well as members of internationalcourts, professors and politicians. This addsup to thousands of people, and so it’s possiblethat one person somewhere thought Obamahad done enough to earn the prize in 11 days.But that’s not why Obama won theprize. According to the Nobel committee, Obama’s contribution to peace in the worldhas been his “efforts to strengthen internationaldiplomacy and cooperation betweenpeoples.” It is possible to concede that, unlikethe other prize categories, peace is abit harder to measure, and it’s also not fora specific discovery or advancement, butrather an ongoing process. I will concedethese points, because peace is a worthy goal,even if there will never come a time when it’sno longer necessary to award.One might even concede (I won’t) that thework Obama has done up till now has beenworthy of a peace prize. His “Cairo Speech,”which has reframed relations between the Middle East and the United States, was important;it also speaks to his larger diplomaticgoal of engaging with belligerent countriessuch as Iran and North Korea, whichis surely preferable to war if it’s possible. Ifonly he had done any of these things in timefor his nomination. But he hadn’t, becausehe was in his presidential infancy.If this faulty appointment was a one-offcase in the history of the Nobel Peace Prize,it might be forgivable. Unfortunately anumber of other controversial winners existthroughout its history. It will suffice to pointout two of the most repugnant cases.In 1973, then U.S. Secretary of State andCharlotte KingstonPresidentAlastair Starke/the Gauntlet National Security Advisor Henry Kissingerwas awarded the peace prize. He won theprize for negotiating a peace settlement betweenNorth and South Vietnam, and thesettlement was also supposed to mark thebeginning of the exit of American troops.Anthony Summers’ book The Arroganceof Power persuasively argues that Kissinger,acting under President Nixon, was complicitin destroying the original peace process in1968, which led to the war being drawn outa half-decade longer than it should have.Further, the bombings that took place underorders from Nixon and passed on by Kissingerresulted in the death of hundreds ofthousands of Indochinese civilians, as well asthe ecological destruction of large portionsof Vietnam and Cambodia. These actionsamount to war crimes, not a Nobel Prize.The other venerated person who deservesexactly the opposite treatment is MotherTheresa. It’s sufficiently telling how little shedeserved a peace prize by pointing out herview that the greatest obstacle to peace inthe world is abortion. She repeatedly saidthat poverty and suffering were gifts fromGod, and her documented failure to providemedicine to the dying — instead choosingto baptize them — is the furthest thing fromsomething worthy of award.Obama hasn’t yet done anything to deservecondemnation, but he’s done so little todeserve award that it leaves the whole Nobelprocess in doubt. The peace prize should bea lifetime award to honour continually strivingfor peace in the world. If it is handed out,as it is now, for one action, it should also beable to be rescinded should new and damningevidence become available. some!www.su.ucalgary.caSo SU Me is provided by the Students’ Union and published without Gauntlet editorial revision.

14 OCTOBER 15.09 GAUNTLET OPINIONSFighting a different kind of holy warKim NursallGauntlet OpinionsAnew form of child soldier is emergingin the United States. Raised byfundamentalist Christian familieswho identify themselves as “Quiverfull,”these children are enlisted at birth in God’slatest army, one that seeks to counteract andeliminate society’s supposed decay.The Quiverfull movement, still relativelysmall but with the potential for exponentialgrowth, is based on Psalm 127:3–4:“Lo, children are a heritage of the Lord,and the fruit of the womb is his reward. Asarrows are in the hand of a mighty man, soare children of the youth. Happy is the manwhose quiver is full of them: they shall notbe ashamed, but they shall speak with theenemies in the gate.”Quiverfull women, in adherence, acceptas many children as God gives them.Rearing numerous progeny is regarded asa demonstration of their radical faith andobedience, as well as a means to advanceGod’s kingdom — winning the country forChrist by producing more children thantheir adversaries. Quiverfull women, whoconsider contraception one of Satan’s evils,commonly give birth to families of more than10 and many rely on unassisted childbirth,complying with the overarching QuiverfullThe year was 1941 and inNazi Germany, a movement wasstarted. They called themselvesthe “Swing Kids” and they followedBritish fashion trends andlistened to American Big Bandmusic. This teens-to-mid-20sculture grew out of its disapprovalof the social norms. Fromthis point on in history, for everyculture, there has been a sub-cultureknown commonly as “anticulture.”In the ’60s it was the hippies,the ’80s urban rap, the ’90sgrunge and the 2000s hipsters.The modern hipster is very muchdifferent from the anti-cultures ofprevious decades. This is becausethey cannot be defined by any typical“hipster standard.” A modernhipster may listen to any assortmentof music, except for Top 40.This means that the term “hipster”is all-encompassing. The samefollows for fashion trends. Thepoint of being a hipster is to avoidpop culture at all costs.This is very different to whata scenester encompasses. Ascenester exists solely for onereason: they need to be seenat local shows. They followtheir own trends within theirsubculture and are prone toimitation instead of imagination.A hipster will wear whatever feelscomfortable and whatever theylike. A scenester, on the othermentality that God, notmedical professionals,will deliver offspring tothem safely.The Quiverfull movementencourages a patriarchalhousehold, wherethe husband assumesthe role of leader andprovider. Women aresimply treated as God’svessel for his warriors,regardless of thehealth effects. Women,who may suffer physicallyand mentally dueto childbirth, are toldJen Grond/the Gauntletthat they are sacrificingthemselves for God’s work, and thusforced to continue conceiving.The Quiverfull movement is inherentlydangerous to women; however, its doctrinenot only undermines the significant advancesof feminism, but also demonstratesthe terrifying ability of adults to exploit theinnocence of children. Children of thesefamilies are far removed from society, asBig, big difference between scenesters and hipstersTristan TaylorGauntlet Hipsterhand, will wear whatever their favouriteartist wore at the last show.These two subcultures do notcoexist peacefully. Hipsters wouldsocially destroy anyone who wouldthink to call them a scenester. Thisis because scenesters are a groupof socially awkward, immatureand uncomfortable wanna-be coolkids. Although a hipster refusesto acknowledge the fact that heor she is actually a hipster, a truehipster will not care about the label.Hipsters avoid the use of thisterm because of the negative con-their parents abide by their devotion to“home-birth, home-church and homeschool.”They do not come to accept theirChristian beliefs based on personal reflection,they are utterly indoctrinated. Nochild, whether from a religious or secularfamily, should be used as a tool by their parents.Children are not objects, but uniqueand sentient beings whose naivety and innocenceupon entering this world shouldnot be abused. One of the major reasonsthat child soldiers are used in violent warsthe world over is because they can be easilymanipulated. The forms of bribery forthese children include food, toys or guns;Quiverfull families bribe their children withthe promise they are fighting for God andtherefore are loved by Him. Both exploit achild’s inability to think critically.It should be the responsibility of adults toteach youth to see the bigger picture — toquestion, to think for themselves, to be reflective— but Quiverfull families do not encouragetheir children to pursue knowledge.Instead, they are subjected to being a unitin God’s army — unquestioningly obedientand unforgivably vulnerable.notations associated with it. Becausesociety misuses the terms sooften, these terms are commonlyused interchangeably. They arenot interchangeable.Hipsters are a valuable subcultureredefining and stretching theboundaries of the social norm.Scenesters are a mindless cloningtool used by companies likeAmerican Apparel to increasequarterly sales figures.The terms are only interchangeableto those who do not understandwhat they mean.

GAUNTLET OPINIONS OCTOBER 15.09 15Google street view versus the thrill of discoverySydney StokoeCall Me Crazy…Once upon a time, beforedash mounted GPS, beforethe advent of Map Questand Google Maps, before the Internet,travelling to a new place had anextra adventure attached to it. Howwere you going to get there? Whatwould it be like? It was mysterious.It was exciting. It evoked all sorts ofmemories of childhood road trips,of too many siblings rocking downa highway in Dad’s old Buick, of thetime you got lost and asked directionsfrom that really hot guy. Wecan say goodbye to those days ofunexpected adventures. The informationage tells us everything weneed to know about a place, longbefore we get there.Google Maps has launched itsstreet view feature in select Canadiancities, including Calgary. Whilethe service has been available inthe U.S. for some time, it just nowcomes north of the border. Streetview allows the user to zoom intoa 360-degree high-resolution photoof the area in question. Photos aretaken from street level, so the imageis essentially what one wouldsee walking down the street. Imagequality is high enough that one canmake out good detail of surroundingfeatures, but faces and licenseplates are blurred to maintain someprivacy for the people appearingin the photos. Users can move upand down the street, from photo tophoto, as if they were really travelingthrough Calgary. The servicewas launched in Canada last week,though the pictures used in themaps are already months old.It was laundry day when theGoogle car drove past my house withits cameras. Judging by the clotheshanging on the line, I could tell youwhich of my roommates had donetheir washing that day. I could tellyou that our sunflowers were dead,and that the fence needed paintingand . . . wait a minute, why wouldthe Internet need to know that?Is it really necessary for Internetusers to know what every nookand cranny of Calgary looks like?This is not to say that the photosof my home are an invasion of privacy,as far as privacy goes there areAllison Cully/the Gauntletmuch worse things to worry about.Living in a sizable city our movementsare captured far more oftenthan any of us care to know. A fewpictures of my house really aren’tthat big an issue.It’s more the superfluous natureof the operation that I take issuewith. Where is the need for this?We got from place to place justfine without street view, so thereis no reason why we can’t continueto live our lives without it.The amount of time, money andresources being thrown at thisproject is ridiculous, consideringits application. Maps are outdatedbefore even being posted online.Our city changes so quickly that thestreet photos taken a few monthsago no longer accurately representthe cityscape. Taking into considerationhow much time it takes toshoot every street in the city, photoswon’t be updated fast enoughto keep the maps relevant.For now, friends will point excitedlyat images of their past andpresent houses, but the novelty willwear off, the lackadaisical massescan only be entertained for solong. This is one technological “advancement”that hasn’t advancedus in any way. Street view hasn’timproved the way I live my life, buthey, I like a little adventure.

features16 OCTOBER 15.09 GAUNTLETEditor: Sarelle Azuelos—features@thegauntlet.caLiving with disabilitiesStudents face challenges with accessibilityStory by Daniel Pagan, illustrations by Jen Grond, photos by Chris PedersenI’ve been deaf in both ears since birth. Irely on American Sign Language interpretersduring lectures and my trustynotepad to communicate with friends. Ican speak, but I’m not a good public speakerand I wear a Cochlear implant — which allowsme to hear 70 to 85 per cent of what peoplesay. On top of this, I am an active universitystudent involved in the Students’ Union andthe Gauntlet, in spite of a constant barrage ofhomework. I even gave the Dalai Lama a highfivelast week. And despite friends’ damn filthylies, I never snore.However, this story is not just about me.Rather, it is about students trying to getthrough Alberta’s post-secondary schoolswhile struggling with their disability, byzantineand complicated government ministriesand slow university administration,all while relying on assistance fromsympathetic but overworked University ofCalgary Disability Resource Centre staff.Over 8,200 students sought disability supportservices from Alberta’s post-secondaryinstitutions last year — 812 of whom registeredwith the U of C’s DRC for assistance. Thatmay be a small number, but these studentscould be your roommates, best friends, labpartners or even your lover. Not all disabilitiesare physical or obvious, as some may think.There are people with medical conditions,such as chronic pain, learning disabilities (AttentionDeficit Hyperactivity Disorder) andmental disabilities (depression), that are notobvious, but who need assistance as much asthose with physical disabilities. Students withlearning disabilities can receive help from voluntarynote-takers and assistants, along withother academic assistants. Students who sufferfrom ADHD have the option of writing theirexams in a quiet, distraction-free environmentat the DRC.Sure, it’s great that the Alberta governmenthelps students with disabilities and wants moredisadvantaged people to have a good education,but where and how can students get theprovincial funding they need? To answer thisquestion, I approached Alberta Advanced Educationand Technology spokesperson KeithDonnan. He explained that all publicly fundedpost-secondary institutions are responsible forensuring students with disabilities have accessto the necessary accommodations. In the lastfour years, AET provided over $8.5 million inone-time funding to support exam accommodations,assistive technologies and other servicesto students. For students with permanentdisabilities who need help paying bills, theministry administers grants of up to $10,000each year through the Canada Student LoansProgram. In case students can’t get the former,due to a denied application or inability to meetthe requirements, there is an Alberta grant fordisabled students which provides up to $1,000per semester. However, Donnan had a disconcertingmessage for students in serious needof help.“When the need for disability-related supportsexceed $8,000, the student is encouragedto apply for Disability Related EmploymentSupport funding through the Ministry of Employmentand Immigration,” he said.At the sound of DRES forms, myblood ran cold. For the last five years,I’ve signed these forms every Septemberto get funding for ASL interpretersin my classes. One night everyyear my mother and I get togetherwith a large portfolio of financialstatements to fill out the DRES applicationforms, despite the fact thatmy deafness is permanent.I would not be able to book interpretersor complete the DRES applicationswithout the help of theDRC’s Technical Resource Specialist,Merlin Keillor. Like a certain otherMerlin he works magic, except inthis case for students with disabilities.In his role, he coordinates assistanceand gets required equipment.He explained that the DRC arranged16,048 hours of assistive services for studentslast year, including ASL interpreters, academicassistants and tutors. The DRC also arrangedfor over 65 textbooks to be converted into alternativeformats or electronic copies last year.I still remember how humiliating it was to have to have a clerk at an AlbertaService Centre tell me I did not look like I needed assistance because, presumably,I was still well dressed and clean —Debra Ward, Grant MacEwan University Alumnus“The DRC has prided itself in the past onproviding one-on-one individualized serviceto students,” said Keillor. “We work hard tocontinue this type of service, deliver [it] andorganize it to handle the large volume of studentsrequiring assistance.”However, even with all the progress, morecan be done. Grant MacEwan Universityalumnus Debra Ward applied for student financialaid in April 2005 and didn’t receive areply until the first month of classes. The delaymeant she had to decide between medicalbills, groceries and tuition once school started.She and her husband took out a second mortgageon their house to tide them over.“These stressful times ended only when politicianfriends and acquaintances intervenedTestwith the then-Advanced Education Minister,the Honourable Dave Hancock,” said Ward. “Ifinally received communication from AlbertaStudents’ Finance on the Minster’s behalf.”Over a series of emails, Ward explained tome that she is diagnosed with post-traumaticstress disorder, a severe anxiety disorder. Herdisorder became an issue when writing examsin class, but now she writes them in isolation,away from distractions and other students.She recalled an embarrassing encounterwith an Albertan official, who failed to noticeher disability.“I still remember how humiliating it wasto have to have a clerk at an Alberta ServiceCentre tell me I did not look like I needed assistancebecause, presumably, I was still welldressed and clean,” said Ward. “I had other studentswith disabilities such as amputations tellme that they faced the same barrage of insults.”Ward’s situation is one example of the manybarriers disabled students face in their effortsto go to school. For students with severe disabilities,expenses like the cost of hiring a lifeassistant or booking an interpreter can gothrough the roof. For example, an ASl interpreterwould cost $80 for an hour long lecture,or $55 an hour for longer appointments.According to the DRC, converting a textinto an electronic format by scanning the textPotatoIcecreamCondomBeer

GAUNTLET FEATURES OCTOBER 15.09 17Advocacy Law HockeyScienceKoalathrough a high-speed scanner usuallycosts about $50 per book.Cost isn’t the only issue holdingstudents back. The physical layoutsof universities and colleges can impedeaccess to classes. A small staircasecan morph into Mount Everestif you’re stuck in a wheelchair andthe elevator’s broken down. A poorlylighted hallway can transform into adangerous trek if you can’t see verywell and are only armed with a walkingcane. Finding your classroomon time while being safe becomes achallenge with a physical disability.To help with accessibility issues,the DRC chairs the Campus AccessibilityCommittee with representativesfrom Maintenance andOperations, Planning and DesignServices, Parking Services, the Students’Union and other departments.The committee ensures thatall major construction and renovationprojects are accessible andthat physical needs on campus areaccommodated. In the past, theU of C was blasted for slow renovationson old buildings. Even now,Norquay, Brewster, Castle, Glacierand Olympus lack basic strobe lightfire alarms in every room — althoughrooms have been retrofittedfor students who specifically requested.U of C law school alumnus andAlberta Liberal MLA Kent Hehr hadhis share of experiences with thelack of accessibility on campus. Hebecame a quadriplegic at a youngage after he was shot as a bystanderin a drive-by shooting. As a studentin a wheelchair, he struggled to getto classes on time because therewere few wheelchair ramps and elevatorsin Murray Fraser Hall. Mostdoors were not electric and had tobe held open.“When I started at the universityback in 1991, there were many issueswith physical access to buildingsand classrooms,” explained Hehr.“Today, the campus appears to bea lot better. Take a look at the newMacEwan Hall — it is now relativelyeasy to get around the building. Therecent changes to the Universityof Calgary all incorporatebest practices ofuniversal design.”Keillor echoed Hehr’scomments, adding that hehas been on campus foralmost 14 years, with theuniversity going throughthree presidents duringthat time. The universityhad no funding earmarkedfor accessibility until 2004,when students participatedin a physical accessibility study conductedby Facilities Managementand Development. The study lookedat which buildings were accessible,what problems remained and ultimatelyinspired the university to askfor provincial grants each year torenovate old facilities.“Currently most major upgradeshave been completed, i.e. over$100,000 for new accessible washroomsand the new elevators in theDining Centre,” said Keillor. “Most,not all, classrooms are now physicallyaccessible.”Hehr said he managed to have asuccessful time at the university andhis experience helped him in his careeras an MLA.“I met a wide variety of peoplewho challenged me to become betteras a student,” spoke Hehr with asmile.Council of Alberta UniversityStudents chair Beverly Easthampointed out funding problems andlong-standing stereotypes are somereasons why people with disabilitiesnever go to college in the first place.“CAUS has been concerned withour dreadfully low participationrates among 18- to 24-year-oldsfor over a decade, as well as thecompletion rate for those who enterpost-secondary education,” saidEastham. “Alberta simply does nothave enough people going to postsecondaryand not enough peoplefinishing once they do decide togo. Barriers for disabled Albertans,along with several other under-representedgroups (First-Nations, Inuit,Metis) are a big part of why we arenot doing well enough in these areas.Reducing the barriers to obtainingand completing a post-secondarydegree for all students — includingdisabled students — has been apart of CAUS’ message since we werefounded.”For the past three years, theprovincial government gave$2.5 million each year to Albertauniversities to help with exam accommodations.The governmentstopped this year due to lack of surplusfunding, and CAUS is asking forthe grant’s full restoration, alongwith other support. Eastham is concernedabout the recession’s impacton students, such as debt and lackof jobs and the government’s cuts tothe post-secondary sector.“The economic downturn has putenormous pressures on the resourcesavailable on-campus, but ensuringthat the resources needed for aninstitution to treat all students, includingthose with disabilities, fairlyand with dignity are not optional.”Alberta already has an embarrassingpast regarding its treatmentof disabled people — sterilizingthe mentally disabled was a legalpractice, part of an act that wasn’trepealed until 1972. Recently, theprovince reduced disability supportin the name of savings and budgetcuts. We should not make budgetcuts on the backs of helpless membersof our society, and we shouldnot make cuts to the tools they useto improve their education and future.Unfortunately, the Albertagovernment is facing a $6.9 millionbudget shortfall and post-secondaryfunding is a commonly cut area.Lack of post-secondary resourceswill lead to fewer students with disabilitiesin school.The interviews with Hehr andKeillor reminded me of my ownpast. Having to struggle withmy growth and deafness in highschool, only to learn that there’seven more to deal with in university,can be truly exhausting.When I first arrived, I learnedabout the shortage of ASL interpretersin Calgary, which madeit difficult for me to understandlectures. The shortage is partiallydue to the interpreter programclosure at Grant MacEwanUniversity some years ago. Despiteall, I managed to get involved,make amazing friendshipsand have great adventures. If itweren’t for my luck, my parentspaying for my tuition and supportfrom the DRC, I would have ahellish time at university.

sportsGAUNTLET OCTOBER 15.09 19Editor: Jon Roe—sports@thegauntlet.caDinos take aim at Husky Dino CupGauntlet fi le photoJon RoeSports EditorThe menIt’s not often a top-flight NCAAprogram hits the floor of theJack Simpson Gym.The Dinos men’s volleyball teamwill have an opportunity to faceoff against the UCLA Bruins in the23rd edition of the Husky DinoCup starting Thursday.The Bruins, in 48 seasons underhead coach Al Scates, have won 21national championships, 19 NCAAtitles and 24 league crowns, andhold a record of 1,185–252 for anear 80 per cent win percentage.“It’s a great opportunity,” saysDinos head coach Rod Durrant.“Our athletes have always lookedforward to Dino Cup and havingthat opportunity to play a) at homeand b) against such great competitionas UCLA, Pacific and TrinityWestern. I think it’s quite uniquein the fact that there’s not toomany sports in our country thatcan compete with the Americansin their sport. I think volleyball’sunique in that sense.”Though the focus will be on theBruins, neither the University ofthe Pacific Tigers or the TrinityWestern University Spartans areslouches. The Tigers, though finishing3–28 last year, added NikolaWomen’s hockey wins first game inCIS return at UBCVukicevic, who formerly played forthe Serbian national team, in theoff-season. The Spartans finishedthird in Canada West last year withan 11–7 record.“It’s really exciting because [theBruins are] new competition,someone we don’t see really, ever,”says fourth-year outside hitter DavidEgan. “It’s early in their seasonand our season is just getting going,so it’s good to get good competitionin right away.”Egan is part of a Dinos squadwhich returns 13 of 16 playersfrom last year, six of whom entertheir fifth year of eligibility andfour their fourth. This is a veteransquad that will be hoping to usethe urgency of their fifth-years toinspire the team to move beyondthe first round of the playoffs,where the Dinos season has endedthe last two years.“You start to realize more nowthat, after you’ve played for fouryears, that this is your fifth yearand it really did go by fast,” saysEgan. “It’s good, it does make itmore urgent in a way, but at thesame time you’re still having funand everything, just enjoying thatit is maybe the last time you’ll everplay volleyball, at this level, anyway.”The team lost a home playoffmatch-up against the University ofWinnipeg Wesmen last season inthree games and have respondedwell in the off-season, according toDurrant.“I think it was disappointing atthe time, but I think they’ve reboundedin exactly the way wewanted them to do,” says Durrant.“Last spring, they were asked to bein the weight room as a group, asa team. They were monitored andthey were given feedback. The nextthree months, March, April, May,they were all working out extremelyhard.”Now after a summer of workouts,and stints on junior nationalteams or Canada games teams forseven of the players, the start of theconference season is almost uponthe Dinos. They play last year’s nationalchampion, the University ofAlberta Golden Bears, in Edmontonon Oct. 23 and 24. Durrantsays they’ll be using this last groupof pre-season games to evaluatechemistry and make sure the newblocking and defensive schemesthey implemented are working.“Two guys did graduate thatwere impact players last year, twoor three guys are getting that opportunityto play a little bit more,”says Durrant. “We’ll be evaluatinghow they respond to that situation,that environment. Are theysee Husky dino cup, page 23Weekend scheduleAll games at the Jack SimpsonGymnasiumThursday, October 156 p.m. Women: Dinos vs.University of British ColumbiaThunderbirds8 p.m. Men: Dinos vs.Trinity Western UniversitySpartansFriday, October 1611 a.m. Men: UCLA Bruins vs.Trinity Western1 p.m. Men: Dinos vs.University of the Pacifi c Tigers3 p.m. Women: Dinos vs.Brandon University Bobcats5:30 p.m. Men: TrinityWestern vs. Pacifi c7 p.m. Men: Dinos vs. UCLASaturday, October 1711 a.m. Men: Pacifi c vs. UCLA3 p.m. Men: Bronze MedalMatch5 p.m. Women: Dinos vs.Brandon7 p.m. Men: Gold Medal MatchChris PedersenPhoto EditorThe Dinos proved they belong inuniversity hockey after a successfulopening weekend in Vancouver.The University of Calgary women’shockey team made the move to CanadianInteruniversity Sports competitionthis year and won their firstgame 3–1 against the University ofBritish Columbia. They lost theirsecond game 4–1. These gamescame after a coaching change —the university brought in OlympianDanielle Goyette three years ago tocoach the team — and seven yearsspent playing in the Alberta CollegesAthletic Conference.A nervous atmosphere dominatedthe pre-game locker room as themajority of the players had neverbeen in CIS competition and did notknow what to expect.“So many emotions,” says Dinoscaptain Cait O’Hara. “Excitement,nervousness and uneasiness, notsee return win, page 20

20 OCTOBER 15.09 GAUNTLET SPORTSHockeysaurs split weekend series with U of AJon RoeSports EditorIn an exciting game that was decidedby a shootout, the Dinosmen’s hockey team won theirfirst game of the season against thevaunted University of Alberta GoldenBears, and picked up Mark Howell’sfirst victory as a Canadian InteruniversitySport coach. The Dinostook a 3–2 decision from the Bearsat the Father David Bauer Arena onFriday night.“For sure you wanna get that outof the way,” says Howell. “Especiallybeating your former team and allof that makes it feel a little bit morespecial. It was definitely a good feelingand good for our guys too tounderstand they can beat an upperechelon team and compete with thebest teams in the league.”Unfortunately, the Dinos were unableto keep their momentum goingand after a quick trip up the QE2, lost9–2 to the Bears in the rematch Saturdaynight.There were plenty of positives thisweekend for the Dinos. Second-yeargoaltender Dustin Butler was lightsout in Calgary, making 37 saves andkeeping the Dinos in the game duringthe first period while the Bearscontrolled the play.“If you’re going to win in thisleague playing good teams, or anybody,you need good goaltending,”Howell says. “I thought he did agreat job. He just stepped up andmade big saves, for sure.”Butler was chased from the netSaturday after allowing two goalson six shots in the first. It continuesto be a learning experience for theteam’s young d-men as well. The Dinoswere outshot 39–28 in the winFriday and 33–26 Saturday. FirstyearsCory Pritz, Luke Egener, GrahamPoutuer and Eric Frere were -2,-3, -3 and -4 respectively Saturday.“Our blueline’s got some workto do, for sure,” Howell says. “Ourwhole team does. They’re improvingeveryday . . . I think, with thecoaching staff, having [formerNHLer] Cory [Cross] there helps [thed-men]. We’d just like to see themmake a little bit simpler plays andnot try to complicate things and justbuild their confidence from there.”The Dinos have a short turnaroundbefore they take on the Universityof Lethbridge Pronghorns ina home-at-home that starts Thursdayin Lethbridge. The Pronghornslost both games at the University ofManitoba Bisons last weekend byAngela Larsen/the GauntletDino Reid Jorgensen (#43) battles Bear Derek Ryan (#11) during the Dinos 3–2 shootout win.scores of 3–2 and 4–0. Last year, thePronghorns finished fourth in theconference with a record of 14–3–0–1 and took five of six games from theDinos.“They’re very physical, they getReturn win, cont’d from pg. 19‘Horns in townThe Dinos host the Universityof Lethbridge Pronghorns atFather David Bauer at 7 p.m.on Saturday in the second halfof a home-at-home.Recent match-ups:Feb. 14, 2009 @ Lethbridge5–2 PronghornsFeb. 13, 2009 @ Lethbridge6–2 DinosNov. 29, 2008 @ Calgary2–0 PronghornsNov. 28, 2008 @ Lethbridge4–3 (OT) PronghornsNov. 15, 2008 @ Lethbridge4–3 Pronghornsin your face, they try to frustrateyou,” says Howell. “Last year, theyhad lots of success against Calgaryso there should be plenty of motivationfor us to make sure thatdoesn’t happen again.”really knowing how it was going togo. We’d never been out to Vancouveras a team and we never travelledthat far as a team. It was really, reallyexiting and we were really anxiousto get going.”The Dinos transferred the nervousenergy into a blistering start tothe game and managed to get theirfirst CIS win. It was years in themaking for the senior players onthe team and a confidence boosterfor everyone.“Some of us, we have been on thisteam for four years so we’ve beenwaiting for that for four years,” saysfourth-year player and assistantcaptain Beccy Niehaus. “It showedthat we [deserve] to be in thisleague and that’s what we had toprove to ourselves. I don’t think wehad to prove to other people but wewanted to show that even thoughwe were ACAC we are still a reallygood team.”The win begins a period of changefor the Dinos as they will be battlinguniversities across western Canadainstead of colleges across Alberta.The Dinos dominated opponentsin Alberta last year, winning thechampionship and demonstratingthey were ready to make the jumpto the big leagues.“We [are] really excited to be inthe CIS,” says O’Hara. “We want toprove that we belong here. WinningACAC was great and all, it reallyshowed how far we had come.but it’s a whole other step to go intothe CIS.”Though the Dinos will be viewedas underdogs this season, they donot see other teams as unbeatableand believe in their system of hockeyand their work ethic and will usethese to work towards being one ofthe best teams in Canada.“We can outwork any team in theCIS,” says rookie Taylor McLeod.The Olympic Oval hosts theDinos home opener this weekendagainst the nationally eighthrankedUniversity of SaskatchewanHuskies. On opening weekend, theHuskies dismantled the LethbridgePronghorns by scores of 5–1 and4–1. The Huskiews bring CanadaWest top scorer Breanne George tothe Oval and she will be looking toadd to the five points she got versusthe Pronghorns. Despite an offencethat can score consistently and atany time, the Dinos feel they knowthe Huskies better than UBC thanksto a preseason tilt in Lethbridge.“I think we can match up withevery team and we showed that inour first tournament,” says Niehaus.The Dinos prevailed 2–1 in a shootoutagainst the Huskies in the Lethbridgetournament. “It’s a little bitfaster and the intensity is a little bithigher, but we can keep up with anyteam. As long as we play our systems,we’ll be alright.”

GAUNTLET SPORTS OCTOBER 15.09 21Banged-up Dinos take much needed bye weekJon RoeSports EditorAfter a blistering 5–1 start tothe season, it’s time to restfor the Dinos football teamas they settle into a bye week.“We’re the last program to get abye week,” says Dinos head coachBlake Nill. “The toll physically on thekids is high as it can be . . . I thinkwe’ve maybe had two days off in theeight weeks we’ve been going, countingtraining camp. It’s more or less atime to take a deep breath, let someaches and pains heal and then makesure we’re ready to start our preparationfor Regina come next Monday.”The Dinos play the University ofRegina Rams at McMahon Stadiumon Oct. 24 before finishing the seasonout in Edmonton at the Universityof Alberta a week later. With a5–1 record, the Dinos currently siton top of the conference, but willneed someone to beat the Universityof Saskatchewan Huskies intheir final three games of the seasonin order to finish there. The Huskiesare the only team to have beaten theDinos so far this season, and holdthe tie-breaker should both teamsfinish 7–1.The Dinos’ latest win, their 11thin a row on home turf, came againstthe University of Manitoba Bisonsin a mistake-filled 35–24 victory.The Dinos fumbled four times andlost three of them. QuarterbackErik Glavic was responsible for twoof the fumbles, one lost, and alsothrew an interception to go with321 passing yards and three touchdowns.Glavic’s loose hold on theball while piling up 78 yards on theground is something that will beaddressed, Nill says.“Erik’s gotta realize that once hecrosses the line of scrimmage, he’sbasically a running back and he’sgotta secure the ball as a runningback would,” he says. “It’s somethingthat seems like an easy thing to do,but it’s not. It’s probably somethingthat’s habitual of sorts and we haveto deal with that because it’s certainlynot sound, and it did cost us.”The week off will also be time torest running back Matt Walter, whohas racked up a conference-leading877 rushing yards and was pulledhalfway through Saturday’s gameagainst Manitoba for precautionaryreasons.“As with all of the other players,Matt’s beat up a bit,” says Nill.“We took a bit of a gamble, we feltthat Steven [Lumbala] could comein at that point of the game andbe responsible for the run game.Which he did. Matt’s situation ismore or less resting a tired kid.”Steven Cox/the GauntletThe Dinos beat the Manitoba Bisons 35–24 on Saturday despite turning the ball over four times.Lumbala, a rookie recruit fromCalgary’s St. Francis High School,rushed for 87 yards on 13 attemptsand 17-yard touchdown whichcapped off the win for the Dinos.

22 OCTOBER 15.09 GAUNTLET SPORTSDINOS UPSET T-BIRDS AT HAWKINGS FIELDDaniel Pagan/the GauntletThe Dinos beat the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds 2–1 in the second game of a twogameset at home this past weekend. It was only the T-Birds second loss of the season and theDinos fi rst win over them since 2000. The team now have their eyes on the post season thisupcoming weekend. They sit one point away from the third and fi nal spot for Canada West teams inthe CIS championships with four games to go. The Dinos host the University of Victoria Vikes for acrucial two-game set Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m.Women’s rugby playPandas in first-ever CIShome gameDouglas LongGauntlet SportsIt’s been a developmental, butimportant, season for the Dinoswomen’s rugby team. Thisyear marks the debut of the squadin Canadian Interuniversity Sportcompetition after almost a decadeas a club team.The players and coaches knewthat there would be no red carpetrolled out for them this season,as Canada West is considered thetoughest conference in the CIS andincludes the two-time reigning nationalchampions, the University ofLethbridge Pronghorns.“Many of the teams we play canbe comparable to representativeprovincial rugby teams,” says Dinoshead coach Jenny Vincent. Threeof the five teams in the West areranked in the top 10 in Canada.Since playing their first regularseason game in Lethbridge, theDinos have recognized the level ofplay in this division and know theycan compete.“The team has had an extremelypositive attitude all year,” saysVincent. “The team is very energetic,enthusiastic and full of a devotedbunch of athletes.”The Dinos are looking to drawathletes to play rugby at the CISlevel through recruitment and opentry-outs. Many players are multisportathletes involved in wrestling,field hockey and numerous varsitysports.So far, the Dinos are three gamesinto the season without a win or asingle point, but they are improvingstep-by-step every game. The Dinosin no way have dwelled upon theirlosses. Through reflection and devotionthe team has been improvingtheir level of play all year and theplayers are enthusiastic about theirupcoming home game against theUniversity of Alberta Pandas.The Dinos are coming into thisgame with a chip on their shoulder.The team suffered a heartbreakingloss in British Columbia’s capitaltwo weeks ago, where the Universityof Victoria Vikes prevailed in a5–0 win.Vincent is viewing this weekend’sgame as an opportunity for herteam to shine in the home debut.The Dinos know it will be tough topull a win against the powerhousePandas, but like Calgary’s weatherpatterns, anything can happen.

GAUNTLET SPORTS OCTOBER 15.09 23Husky Dino Cup,continued from page 19comfortable? Do they look comfortable?Are they interacting wellas a group? The chemistry of thegroup out on the floor is obviouslyan important thing in our sport,we’re continually evaluating thatas a coaching staff. At the end ofthe day, we just want to see how wereact to that type of solid competition.”The womenLess than eight months ago,the University of Calgary Dinoswomen’s volleyball team was facingoff against the University ofBritish Columbia Thunderbirdswith a national title on the table.Five sets of thrilling volleyball atthe University of New Brunswick,a UBC gold medal win and a hostof departing faces later, the Dinosand the Thunderbirds match-upagain to start the Husky Dino Cupon Thursday.“There’s still some anger, ofcourse,” says fifth-year liberoRaynell Lavertu. “It’s definitely different;they have a lot of new players,they lost a lot of veterans aswell as we did.”Fifth-year Dinos Holly Harper,Lauren Perry and Julie Young allfinished their Canadian InteruniversitySport eligibility last season.Unfortunately for the Dinos, allthree of those players were outsidehitters — Harper and Perryfinished one-two in kills for theteam last year — and they alsolost another veteran outside hitter,Laura Wilson, to a torn ACL in theoff-season. Dinos head coach JesseKnight admits the team has a holeto fill.“We became a lot younger, butthe good news is, we played at theRegina tournament and won it,”Knight says. “And we found outthat the young girls will fight. Thebiggest thing I want to know fromyoung players is will you fight.”The Dinos won four of fivematches and swept the Universityof Regina Cougars in straight setsto take the tournament title andhead into the Husky Dino Cupwinning 18 of 27 sets in the preseason.But this UBC squad, andthe Brandon University Bobcats,a playoff team last year and theDinos other opposition in thispre-season tournament at the JackSimpson Gym this weekend, are adifferent level of competition.“I think it’s a chance to gaugeourselves and where we’re at in ourseason,” says Lavertu. “We went toRegina and won that tournamentpretty handily, but now we’re playingbig dogs like UBC, who won nationalslast year, and Brandon, whoare a top-five team in the conference,for sure.”Knight agrees, adding that theteam will definitely need a tune-upto be as ready as possible for theopening of conference play againstthe University of Alberta Pandas inEdmonton the week after.“It’s our first opportunity to playat home, so to get comfortable inthat situation is important,” hesays. “It’s also our last and finaltune-up before the season. Havingan opener on the road at the U of Ais probably a worst-case scenariofor a Calgary Dinos team.”With four veteran outside hittersgone from the line-up, Knight sayshe’ll be leaning on his veteran middles,fifth-years Laura Littlejohnand Laura Spence, and his settersto lead the squad.“We’re going to look to them tolead us a little bit, but I think thatbalance, with the newer players onthe outside, is why we are where weare,” he says.

entertainment26 OCTOBER 15.09 GAUNTLETEditor: Jordyn Marcellus—entertainment@thegauntlet.caSeth explains drudgery behind cartooningVaunted Canadian cartoonist says comics are ‘not an expedient art form’S e t hc o m i c i n t e r v i e wJordyn MarcellusEntertainment EditorWhen it comes to beingconsidered literature,comics and cartooninghave had a hard slog. Only throughre-branding the medium as “graphicliterature” and “sequential art”have the art forms found any sortof interest amongst the academicliterati.Yet for a cartoonist like Seth, appearingat Wordfest Satutday, October17 in the Art Gallery of Calgaryat 3:30 as part of the “GraphicLanguage” event, the cartooningmedium is one which requires farmore effort and time than producinga book or novel.“[Cartooning] is not an expedientart form in any way,” saysSeth, born Gregory Gallant. “It’sa bad medium to pick if you hadany choice in picking things. In theamount of time it would take you todo a graphic novel, someone couldwrite two novels or make a film.There’s different strengths of course,but it’s kind of a crazy medium towork in because you have to put inso much work to produce such ashort experience.”The Canadian cartoonist explainsthat cartooning itself requires acertain amount of time to actuallycreate a piece of work. For such alarge time investment on behalf ofthe creator, readers end up spendingnot nearly the same amount oftime consuming their cartoons orcomics.“One of the problems with cartooningis that it’s boring,” lamentsSeth. “It’s a laborious task. You haveto spend weeks to produce workthat someone reads in a minute.”Like many independent cartoonistsand comic book creators,Seth’s work is deeply personal. Hisfirst major breakthrough work,It’s A Good Life If You Don’t Weaken,featured Seth’s (fictional) accountof trying to find a Canadiancartoonist by the name of Kalo.While the story was fictional, it explorednumerous autobiographicalelements.Seth, who describes cartooningas “an introspective medium” feelsthat this is most often because ofthe amount of time spent workingon the intensive drawing process,infusing the work with the cartoonist’smental reflections.“Most of the time you spenddrawing a comic book, your mindis totally free to wander. You’re notin that focused state that a writeris in. I can have the TV on, I canlisten to music — I can do whateverI want because mostly what I’m doingis working out the graphic elements.Even if I’m plotting out howstory flows, it still isn’t the same aswriting.”Thoughts flow freely as anotherside of the brain is unlocked, onethought shooting to the next as heworks on his comic art. This tendsto help imbue his work with thepersonal, even when the story maynot necessarily be autobiographical.“You spend a lot of time withthe work and the wandering of themind at that point gets into thework,” says Seth. “It makes the workmore introspective. I think that’swhy cartooning work is more introspectivethan anything else. Evensuper hero work has an awful lot todo with people fantasizing.”If Seth makes cartooning soundnot nearly as interesting as it seemsto be, that’s because it’s not. It’s alonely profession, something suitingthe quiet, be-spectacled Canadianwhose love of pop culture pasthas found itself diffused throughoutbooks like Wimbledon Green andGeorge Sprott.“If you want to be a cartoonist, youhave to have a certain kind of personalitythat allows you to sit and workon things for a long time,” explainsSeth. “For one thing I think youneed to enjoy your own company becauseit’s a lonely profession. If you’reOne of the problems with cartooning isthat it’s boring. It’s a labourious task. Youhave to spend weeks to produce work thatsomeone reads in a minute — Seth, cartoonist.someone who really enjoys a lot ofinteraction with others it’s probablynot a good career choice because youdo have to spend a great deal of timein isolation. For the type of personwho likes to sit and work on somethingslowly, it’s a good choice.”Seth speaks at the Art Gallery Of Canada on Saturday,October 17 at 3:30 p.m. as part of Wordfest.

GAUNTLET ENTERTAINMENT OCTOBER 15.09 27Urroz contests Latin American lit’s status quoMexican Crack movement revitalizes the proud Latin American literary traditionE l o y U r r o za u t h o r i n t e r v i e wCam Cotton-O’BrienEditor-in-ChiefThirteen years after the controversialCrack Manifesto, which sought a rejuvenationof Latin American Literature,Mexican writer, professor and foundingmember of the Crack group Eloy Urroz willbe holding court in Banff as part of WordfestSunday, October 18. Penned by a groupof Mexican writers in 1995, the Manifestowas published simultaneously with the groupmembers’ novels the following year.Decrying the impoverished state of LatinAmerican fiction since the ’70s, the CrackManifesto called for a return to the ambitiousfiction of the Latin American boom.The group felt that Latin American literaturehad reached its zenith in the ’50s and ’60swith authors like Jorge Luis Borges, AdolfoBioy Casares, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, JulioCortazar and Carlos Fuentes, to name buta few. Partly due to marketing, though, theregion’s literary output descended into meremass fiction by the mid-seventies.Chris Pedersen/the GauntletUrroz argues that Latin American literature needs to stop stagnating as pap..“You start getting books that were . . . morelike a best seller. More like, not real literature,but something lighter, a little less challengingto the reader, less experimental,” says Urroz.The Crack Manifesto called for a rupturefrom this stagnant form and a return to thevaulting fiction of the earlier generation,where novels attempted more than to simplytell a story.“We believe we were trying to do art here,like a painter does paint and he believes it isnot just a portrait, but a piece of art. It mightbe or it might not be, at least that’s what hetries to do,” says Urroz. “That’s what wethought the boom was trying to do in the ’50sand then the ’60s.”The Crack members met in high schoolin the late ’80s. From 1988–89 they collectivelywrote a novel, Variation’s on Faulkner’sThemes, which served as the first major markerin the young writers’ careers. Ten yearslater Faulkner’s Themes was pseudonymouslysubmitted to a Mexican literary competition.It won, and a couple of publishers wanted torelease it. But the members of Crack had allmoved on to different projects and weren’tsure if they wanted the book released. It waseventually printed in a 2004 volume whichalso included the Manifesto and essays by theCrack members.Urroz’s works since Faulkner’s Themes includesix novels, four books of poetry, fourbooks of criticism and three volumes of politicalreporting. His most recent work translatedinto English was published in 2006 as TheObstacles, though it appeared a full decadeprior in Spanish. Dalkey Archive Press willrelease Friction, his next book due for translation,in Spring 2010. Amongst its illustriouslist of characters readers will find Pericles,Milan Kundera, Karl Popper, Gargantua andone more who will be intimately familiar.“When you open the book you will see thatyou are the main character,” he says. “And thething is that you read fiction, and while youread fiction you realize that your best friendis with your wife…it’s a very experimentalnovel.”Eloy Urroz talks at the Banff Centre as part of Wordfest on Sun.,Oct. 18 at 1:30 p.m.

28 OCTOBER 15.09 GAUNTLET ENTERTAINMENTBrütal Legend is a brüüütally fun timeB r ü t a lL e g e n dv i d e o gamer e v i e wJordyn MarcellusEntertainment EditorAfter producing the criticaldarling — and consumerflop — Psychonauts, videogame designer Tim Schafer hadto go back to the drawing board.Schafer, who worked on popularpoint-and-click comedy gameslike The Secret of Monkey Islandand Grim Fandango, decided to returnto his heavy metal roots andBrütal Legend was born.Brütal Legend begins with theJack Black-voiced Eddie Riggs, the“world’s greatest roadie” wakingup in a heavy metal fantasy worldwhere humans are slaves to LordDoviculus’ (Tim Curry) demonichordes and General Lyonwhite’s(Judas Priest lead vocalist RobHalford) treacherous mines.The game is a brilliant sendup-cum-tributeof all the fantasticaltropes found on every generic’70s and ’80s metal album cover.The character design is spot on,many affectionaly homaging populargenre icons like Motörhead’sLemmy Kilmister, who voices andprovides his likeness for the mysteriousKill Master.Other times the game caricaturesthe genre’s more excessiveindulgences — General Lyonwhiteis a parody of the ’80s hair metalscene with locks so luscious andcourtesy Electronic ArtsJack Black plays Eddie Riggs, a roadie set to save a metal-fl avoured fantasy world in Brütal Legend.long he can use them to fly.Gameplay-wise, Brütal Legendoffers players a fairly openworldwith linear main missionsthroughout. The regular grammarof the open-world action-adventuregame applies here: do sidemissions and uncover secrets toget power ups, do main missions tofurther unlock the story. It’s fairlyrepetitive and typical of the genre,so haggard veterans may not findmuch to write home about.A lot of games that focuson comedy tend to fail mostlythrough constant repetition. Thesame joke is funny once, but adnauseum leads to eye-rolling anda wish for something less lame.Brütal Legend suffers from thisproblem in its open world elements,but not when it comes to itsin-game movies. These cinematicsare funny, intelligent and totally inkeeping with the tongue-in-cheekfull-frontal metal mayhem foundwithin.Special credit goes to the incrediblevoice work found within Legend.Metal legends like Kilmister,Halford and even Ozzy Osbournegive strong performances, somethingnot usually expected in therealm of celebrity cameos. Yet thevoicework is unstilted and unusuallyfunny, a real coup for fans andgame players.Black, fortunately or unfortunatelydepending on the moment,puts himself fullbore into the roleof Eddie Riggs. There are numerouspoints when it’s incrediblyclear that Black is just playinghimself and ad-libbing like mad,leading to some uneven jokes ordeliveries that can either fall flat orend in a busted gut from laughing.Lastly — and most interestingly— is the online multiplayer modeavailable. This is a supremely me-diocre addition that plays morelike a real-time strategy game, butwith all the complexity strippedout of the genre to only its mostaggravating micro-managementaspects. Some people will love it,some people will hate it, but thismultiplayer mode is supremelymediocre.Brütal Legend, while not themost complex game in the world,manages to be an entertainingromp through a fantastical ubermetalwonderland thanks to theentertaining voice acting of Blackand company. While the gameplayleaves something to be desired,it still offers through thecharmingly brutal art directiona great narrative experience formetalheads and metal neophytesalike.Brütal Legend is out now. Check out www.brutallegend.comfor more info.

spunALBUM REVIEWSVarious ArtistsThings About Comin’ My Way(Black Hen Music)Things About Comin’ My Way, a tribute CD dedicated to 1930sband The Mississippi Sheiks, is a really fun listening experience.The idea of a compilation CD can seem risky at times becausethere’s a great possibility for inconsistencies between contributingartists. Although this is still evident in Comin’ My Way, the album is reallyenjoyable due to the re-appropriation of ’30s blues in a modern context.The instrumentation used throughout the songs are varied with manydifferent combinations of acoustic guitar, stand-up bass, brass instru-GAUNTLET ENTERTAINMENT OCTOBER 15.09 29ments, banjo, fiddle and one rather odd appearance of something called“gang vocals.” However, the lead vocals’ musicality really make this CD special,introducing relatively unknown artists. Ndidi Onukwulu and KellyJoe Phelps’ vocal texture are particular favourites on the album, leading tohopes for a bigger breakout for the two.This music inspired by the Sheiks gives artists room to add their moderninterpretation to the songs. However, the lyrics of the time still stand out asa relic from the past. With beautiful lyrics like, “I was in church last night /happy as can be / but that old preacher was trying to take my wife from me/ he calls that religion!” is one among many reasons Things About Comin’My Way is an album well-played in many a stereo... Megan HodgsonPeaceSlow Children(Reluctant Recordings)When looking at the album jacket of SlowChildren one sees a black and white illustrationof the backsides of two (and one-half)gangly humans in the foreground, a lightningstorm hitting the metropolis behind them.On the back side of the album cover, the redbackground and messily written titles in blackbetray a seeming hard-edged sound. Withtrack names like “Fucked Weird” and “I NeverSleep,” it looks like a rougher fast-pacedalbum. Upon listening, any expectations ofpunk rawk are thrown aside, so let the headbobbing pop begin.Care thrown aside, Slow Children is an easilylistenable, enjoyable disc. Tracks do,however, sound the same and blend together.The majority of the tracks start withconcentrated guitar before picking up thepace into a mash of Brit-pop vocals, guitarchords and drums. “Saturday Night”breaks away from the indistinguishabilitydistinguishing the rest of the album as anupbeat tune, more musically clear-cut thanthe rest of the disc. The lyrics follow the patternof the rest of the album by remainingrepetitive, confusing but still uniquely staccato.Wondering what the metaphor behind thealbum cover is this disc may not be for you,but those with an alt-pop appreciation will berocking to Peace’s Slow Children... Alicia WardEvery Time I DieNew Junk Aesthetics(Epitaph Records)Metalcore heavyweights Every Time I Dieredefine the metalcore genre with their latestalbum New Junk Aesthetics. From theinitial fuzz to the drop-D tuned riffs, EveryTime I Die wants everyone to know theycan rock. The first song off Aesthetics, “RomanHoliday,” is dirtier, darker and heavierthan anything ETID have produced before,growing to new heights by branchinglyrically and musically while stillmaintaining the prime ETID of old. Lead vocalistKeith Buckley will let you know thathe “wants your virgin blood” but still requiresyour undivided attention with “TheMarvellous Slut,” showing ETID has notchanged since 2007’s The Big Dirty.The rest of New Junk Aesthetics continues toshowcase the hard hitting drums and neardeafeningvocals which made ETID famous.Considering how much they’ve improvedwith time, showing no signs of slowingdown, the group are guaranteed to be oneof the metalcore heavyweights of this generation.If you feel like losing your hearing,go buy their new album... Tristan TaylorRain MachineRain Machine(Anti- Records)TV on the Radio guitarist Kyp Malone’s newsolo album Rain Machine takes listener’s earson an otherworldly journey on the back of atiger, his soulful voice romping through a menagerieof colourful images and emotions.Rain Machine showcases Malone’s abilityas a gifted lyricists, weaving intimate vocalsthrough the layers of modern jazz, acousticand electric sounds that perforate all songs.Though not without its liveliness, “Give Blood”offers hipsters the chance to slip on their dancingshoes and rhythmically gyrate to the beat.The occasional howl in Malone’s voice lendsto the tribal and roots-influenced beats interspersedin tracks like “Hold you Holy.” Theinstrumental motifs found throughout reachtheir zenith near the end of “Winter Song,”leaving listeners in a zen state of mind.Overall Rain Machine delivers a new soundthat will surely get fingers tapping to Malone’srich voice and the kaleidoscopic range of instruments...Olivia Brooks

30 OCTOBER 15.09 GAUNTLETthree lines freeCheer up turkeys, it’s just snow! Andalthough this seasonal change of tractionseems to bring out the new driverin many of us, sit back, drive slow andenjoy the snowflakes — they will meltsoon. While you’re in traffic listeningto the hum of your car heater, writea TLF! Bring your TLF to MSC 319 ore-mail them to tlfs@thegauntlet.ca. Allsubmissions must include your name,ID number, phone number and signature.Submissions judged to be racist,sexist, homophobic or attacks of a personalnature will not be tolerated.Dear Blarg,Consider yourself almost famous, andkind of cute. You can now check #32off the list.– NargwarDear A.H.S. and I.M.J.,The next time you sign into a Linuxcomputer, please remember to signoff. We know who you are.– Linux Reboots Slowly[CreepEd]Hey Ski Club, what time is it?3.. 2..1.. Happy New Year!The heavens above cascade frombright, to dreary as though to swallowthe world. But from such an ominouspresence, the land is lazily dotted invirgin granules. A pristine wave ofwhite transforms our shimmering colossiand isolated kingdoms to massiveblank canvases waiting to bedecorated.– James HamiltonLOST: Black hoodie with skeletonbones graphics. Dropped in the pit atGogol Bordello. Love to have it back! Iffound please email Laura at lerdman@hotmail.com. THANKS!!– Naked and ColdThe dinos are doing one heck of a jobthis year! And kudos to Parker for oneheck of a season, I guess that’s what a0.7 GPA in the last year’s school yearcan get you.– Coaches can convince anyone ofanything![Irony sensEd?]What this campus needs is a Wendy’s.JBCs for everyone!– JonesingHOW TO WALK ON CAMPUS 101Lesson #2:DO NOT stop in the hallways unlessyou have a very compelling reason todo so. If a very compelling reason arises,please try to get out of the way ofthe other people walking by as muchas possible. And stopping to talk toyour very bestest best friend whomyou haven’t seen in 47 minutes and 12seconds does not count as a compellingreason.– Knows How to WalkThe Snowboard Club Presents:Naughty Nights Halloween Cab FridayOct 30th at the Den! Tickets on sale inMac Hall Oct 19th for members andOct 20th – 23rd for non-members! $7for members and $12 dollars for nonmembers!To the people who sent a mass emailto SOCI 325 the day before the exam:Everyone DOES hate those emails, I’mwilling to help though…Step 1: Make a friend, not even, maybejust an acquaintance. It’s a class of 300.Step 2: GET THE FUCKING NOTESFROM THEM!Dear macboy whom I sat in front of inbio on friday. You kind of catch my attention.Just so you know.– Fgo-watchTo the guy studying engineering that Igave directions to a few weeks ago, Ifound you very interesting. How ‘boutyou?– CuriousHappy 6 Months! Kelsey. H.K.. SoI have a game, it starts now. In yourroom in the cupboard above your dooris the first clue. Follow them if youwant a gift. Good luck, xoxoxo.– Y.T. represent[ImpressEd!]Why engineers suck, reason #137:They haven’t turned the Kinesiologyatrium into a giant ball pit.T.L.,Your a champ, congrats, but your sistersare still hot. ;)– not TristanDid Al Gore lie about climate change?Find out. Join Campus Conservativesfor free movie screening of “Not EvilJust Wrong,” this Sunday @ 5:30 PM,Harvard Lecture Theatre (ST 147).Attention girls!If you insist on squatting over the toiletwhen you pee, WIPE THE SEAT AF-TER!!! You are not a little boy learninghow to aim, so when you ‘miss,’ cleanit off!– EwwwwWord-o’ the Week:Synergy:The working together of two things toproduce a result that is greater thanthe sum of their individual efforts.Example: The Gauntlet is a synergisticcollaboration of contributors whoshould be doing more of their schoolwork.Facebook? More like BREAKbook! Setaside crackbook with a firm hand andcleanse — at least for a day or two.Who’s with me??Dear Chinese culture,I love what America has done to yourfood!– Yummm[Well fEd]Jordyn — hating funHas he always been this way?No one knows — or cares– EffallyallLost car keys on campus last Thurs.Oct 8. Carolla Keys with WHC and Yogapassage tags. Please return if found...email memoirsofsayuri@gmail.com.The look in your eyes is so cold. Ofcourse, that’s all I deserve. I don’t deservea smile. Regardless, it hurts likea corkscrew to the gut to see your face,but I can’t look away.– NostalgiaWRITE TLFS WRITE TLFS WRITE TLFSWRITE TLFS WRITE TLFS WRITE TLFS– TLF Editor

comicsGAUNTLET OCTOBER 15.09 31Editor: Jen Grond—illustrations@thegauntlet.caCharlie in CollegeBy Not-TristanByJen GrondByMattMcGuigan