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In keeping with our reckless, devil-may-care image, our of-fice has absolutely no concrete information on the Carillonsformative years readily available. What follows is the storythats been passed down from editor to editor for over fortyyears.

In the late 1950s, the University of Regina planned the con-struction of several new buildings on the campus grounds.One of these proposed buildings was a bell tower on the aca-demic green. If you look out on the academic green today,the first thing youll notice is that it has absolutely nothingresembling a bell tower.

The University never got a bell tower, but what it did getwas the Carillon, a newspaper that serves as a symbolic belltower on campus, a loud and clear voice belonging to eachand every student.

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Voting is underway!Unfortunately, this issue hits stands the sec-

ond day of URSU elections, but if yourereading this and havent yet voted, its possi-ble that theres still time! The Carillon seri-ously urges you to vote. URSU representsyou, so its crucial to make yourself heard.

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For most University of Regina stu-dents the stress of papers, midterms,and finals is their biggest worry.Though most students arent livingwith financial abundance, homeless-ness isnt a realistic threat at leastnot one that is on many studentsminds.

But, for five University of Reginastudents, homelessness will be a real-ity for five days. Since Sunday, March13, five students from various facultieshave been participating in 5 Days forthe Homeless, an event which requiresits participants to live as if they werehomeless.

For five days, the selected five stu-dents will reside on campus grounds,sleeping outside, while continuing toattend all classes. With the exception ofa sleeping bag and pillow, they sacri-fice personal luxuries, including foodand beverage, having to survive solelyon donations.

The University of Regina isnt theonly university participating in the 5Days for the Homeless. The event which originated at the University ofAlbertas School of Business in 2005 includes 23 universities and collegesfrom across Canada, up from 2010s19 participating institutions. This is theUniversity of Reginas second year in-

volved with the campaign.Ally Pilkey, in charge of media for

the event, reflects on the growth andthe importance of the project.

Collectively, they raised $180,000

over the 19 universities last year, thatgrew to 23 this year. The overall cam-paign has raised over $500, 000 for thecommunity.

The goal is to raise ten grand; thatis our monetary goal.

But besides the monetary gainfrom the campaign, Pilkey stresses thepower of awareness.

Its a large issue in Regina, home-lessness, and we just want to makepeople are aware of it, she said. Thatone in three homeless in Regina isyouth, and basically to show that busi-ness students dont just care about thebottom line, but that they also care

about giving back to the community.There are more than just businessstudents involved with the event. Thefive students participating come froman array of faculties. There are twobusiness students, fourth-year MattStyles and second-year Marit Johnson.First-year pre-journalism studentKhang Nguygen is also involved, aswell as pre-medical student EzekialSteve. The fifth participant is third-year kinesiology student BradyJohnson.

As a kinesiology student, Johnsonbelieves that she would never haveheard of 5 Days for the Homeless much like many of her other friends inher faculty if she hadnt knownsomeone involved with last yearsproject.

I had a friend participate in the

past and seeing his experience, andhow influential it was within schooland the city really made me want to bea part of it, said Johnson. Anotherreason Im doing this is the challenge

of not having necessities, not know-ing where youre sleeping at night. Thechallenges Im facing this week arenothing compared to the challengesthat many people in the city face.

What Johnson and the other par-ticipants have to endure and sacrificeis trivial compared to the hardshipsthat hundreds of homeless youngadults that have sought shelter atCarmichael Outreach have to face.Johnson admits the hardest thing tosacrifice is the modern luxuries.Forgoing the gym and healthy eatinghabits will be part of Johnsons strug-gle.

[The hardest thing to give up] forme is the safety and security and beingconnected to people through socialnetworking, through Blackberries,Facebook, and Twitter, Johnson said.

Many people dont know, or un-derstand, the everyday challenges thathomeless people in Regina and inthe country face. If someone cant af-ford basic necessities like shelter orfood, other things like education arealmost always out of the question.

Pilkey and Johnson both found, inthe face of issues like homelessness,they were able to count their blessings.

Students should care [abouthomelessness] because they are veryfortunate to go to school and there area lot of people who arent. If they are,its much more of a struggle for them,said Pilkey. Its very important for

students to be aware of what has beengiven to them.

Everything is so different frommy everyday life, from what Ive beenblessed with, so its really great to be

able to make a difference, to provideopportunities to those who may notbe as blessed, agreed Johnson.

Making a difference is particularlydifficult when the issue isnt as wellknown. Youth homelessness, specifi-cally, is an overlooked issue, especiallyamong the university demographic.

Its such a hidden issue for uni-versity students, said Pilkey.

Johnson agrees, They should carebecause, right now, one in three home-less people are youth. This has a hugeeffect on the people around us, formany jobs and occupations. Peoplewill be dealing with it and maybe

faced with it in the future. It is alwaysan issue. It is always going to be there,taking steps to improve it now willonly better it.

With the recent affordable hous-ing crisis in Regina, people may befaced with it at a rapid and alarmingrate. Carmichael Outreach, theUniversity of Reginas beneficiary forboth 2010 and 2011s 5 Days for theHomeless, is an important organiza-tion for addressing these issues.

Carmichael Outreach really fo-cuses on sustaining and improve-ment, said Johnson. Any donationand any awareness are going to beused to the fullest and go the longestway. Every penny has a really big im-pact.

Pilkey also appreciates the sup-port of the community in making the 5

Days for the Homeless possible, specif-ically the Hill business students soci-ety and her committee.

According to Pilkey, the 5 Days forthe Homeless event is something that

the University of Regina plans to con-tinue doing as an annual event.Johnson also hopes that it remains an-nual, as well as something that gainsmore attention and recognition.

I want it to become more wellknown, said Johnson. There were 19universities that participated last year,and now there are 23, so it is spreadingthe word nationally, for one. It willhave an impact across the nation.Spreading the word across the city willalso have a huge impact.

Pilkey hopes that students got in-volved this week, and continue to getinvolved in any future 5 Days for the

Homeless events. She urges studentsto donate at 5days.ca.As Pilkey said, Its a good idea to

give back to the community.

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March 17 - 23, 2011

Almost six months after Universityof Regina students went to the polls,the results of the referendum on the Uof R Students Unions continuedmembership in the CanadianFederation of Students have finallybeen released and students voted tostay.

The tally was close. Of the nearly3,000 ballots cast, 1,414 were in favourof remaining in the federation as CFSLocal 9, while 1,326 students votedto defederate. CFS president DaveMolenhuis released the results in aletter sent to the Carillon on March10, and URSU confirmed the resultsin a post to their website the next day.

But while the U of R finally hasthe results its been waiting for, itsstill tough to figure out why numer-ous delays, including an URSU-filedcourt injunction, have kept resultsfrom students, especially since bothparties have known the results since

December 17.And with each party still airing

grievances against the other suchas URSU president Kyle Addisonsonline declaration that, As happy aswe are that our members finally havethe results, were [sic] disappointedby CFSs tactics of refusing to workwith us its possible that we maynever get direct answers.

In a press release titled CFS torelease referendum results, leavingquestions unanswered, URSU de-tailed how CFS lawyer Eric Johnsonhad informed URSU in a letter datedMarch 7 that the national advocacyand lobbying group planned to re-lease the results of the referendum onMarch 9. Referring to the timing ofthe release as convenient and suspi-

cious based on its proximity to theURSU elections, URSUs press releaseoutlined the unions position thatprior issues including the eligibil-ity of provisional ballots, such asthose cast by First Nations Universitystudents had not yet been settledand the results therefore remainedunder embargo.

In the March 7 letter, Johnsonrefers to the second paragraph of anagreement between URSU and theCFS that stated, among other things,parameters for the release of the re-sults. Although portions of the letterare blacked, out, the second para-graph of the agreement in questionstates that, in the event that the talliedprovisional FNUniv ballots cannot in-fluence the outcome, the results are tobe released.

The same day URSU posted theirpress release, Johnson sent anotherletter to URSU, offering URSU untilnoon on March 10 to respond. Sincesending my letter to you on March 7,2011, I have not heard from you,Johnson wrote. I would have ex-pected that you would have commu-nicated with me directly should youor your client have had any concerns... You have not responded with anyconcern with respect to any specificbreach of the agreement entered intoon December 15, 2010.

URSU confirmed this via Twitteron March 11, writing that URSU hasnot responded to CFS directly, ourposition has not changed since theballots were counted in Dec. CFSknows our position.

In an e-mail interview with theCarillon, Molenhuis stated that thetiming of the release was a coinci-dence.

The Federation had been work-ing since the vote to ensure all ballotscast by eligible members, includingthose URSU members who study at

First Nations University, werecounted and the results released.Ideally, the results would have beenreleased after the completion of theballot count, he wrote. After re-quests to release a joint statement an-nouncing the results with theUniversity of Regina Students' Unionwere ignored, the Federation releasedthe results.

Following the release, said URSUVP external affairs Kaytlyn Barber,the students union will be presentinga motion at the March 21 URSU boardmeeting to ratify the results. Sheadded that URSU has dropped theircourt case against the CFS.

With both sides using press re-leases and media interviews to talkaround each other, its unclear if and

how both parties will work to movepast the division between them thatresulted from the referendum. ButMolenhuis expressed hope that, if

nothing else, students at the U of Rwould become more engaged withCFS.

I think a vote of this nature rein-forces the understanding that in orderfor us to achieve victories, ourFederation requires the active in-volvement and support of the indi-vidual members, he wrote. It is myhope that the referendum in the fallwill have the same effect as so manyothers in the past a greater numberof students will become involved andhelp steer the organization in the bestpossible direction in order effectivelywork for lower tuition fees, increasefunding to our institutions and togenerally bring about positive socialchange.

And Barber wrote that, while theclose vote indicated that the issue wasstrongly divisive, the current URSUexecutive look forward to establish-ing a positive working relationshipand it is our hope that both parties areprepared to move forward and worktogether to ensure that University ofRegina students are rewarded with

the quality of service CFS is capableof offering.

According to CFS bylaws, theschool cant hold a referendum on theissue for another five years. Sowhether you support the CFS, har-bour resentment against URSU, aredisappointed in the amount of serviceCFS has provided for students, oranything in between, one thing is forcertain: Local 9 is still a part of theCFS.

Students at the University ofRegina will remain united with stu-dents across Canada to fight for FirstNations University of Canada, re-duced tuition fees, and increasedfunding for post-secondary education... and will have a voice in the direc-tion of the student movement,

Molenhuis wrote.Whether the CFS will listen tothat voice remains to be seen.

Students and URSU candidates gath-ered in the multipurpose room onMar. 10 for the first of two forumsfor the last week of campaigning. Theevent kicked off at noon with a quickintroduction followed by an opportu-nity for every candidate to speak tothe audience. The speeches lasted forthe better part of the hour and then,at 12:51 p.m., an open mic questionperiod began.

In total, there were about 50 stu-dents in attendance, as well as localmedia.

Brigid Mcnutt, a second-yearpre-journalism student, was one ofthe students in attendance. I wantedto hear what everyone had to say andI wanted to see who was running andwhat everyone has to offer. Its aneasy way to find out what everyonesplatform is.

She felt that there could havebeen more people present. I guesspeople probably didnt care. Peopleprobably had classes. Basically, peo-ple who are already involved werethere rather than the people they aretrying to reach out to.

The questions from the first fo-rum ranged from explanations forgeneral platform ideas to statementsdirected at specific people.Unfortunately, not all candidateswere able to be in attendance.

It was disappointing that somany of our candidates hadmidterms and commitments so Imreally looking forward to Tuesdaysaid Bart Soroka, VP of operationsand finance candidate from the ForStudents slate, referring to the sec-ond forum on Mar. 15.

I think the next one will get a lit-tle more intense. Its in public, so peo-ple walking by will be able to see it.I think most of our candidates havecleared their schedules so there wontbe any interruptions, he added.

Soroka also said he felt the fo-rum was going to be especially ben-eficial to the students since it was thelast day allowed for candidates tocampaign. He said that people wouldreally be able to learn about every-

ones platforms.Paige Kezima, VP of external af-

fairs candidate for the Voice ofStudents slate, felt that the forum wasa good opportunity to catch the can-didates in a different environmentother than the classroom.

I feel that theyre very inform-ative. Aperson can prepare for a classpresentation and write their own pro-file but when you ask them a ques-tion they dont really have time toprepare so you get to see their think-ing and their strategies.

Kezima was disappointed thatmuch of the first debate was focusedtowards the presidential candidates.She felt that more questions should

have been asked to other candidates.To date, this years URSU gen-

eral elections seem to have produceda lot more excitement than in previ-ous years.In my three years this is definitelythe one that got the most hype. Twoout of four executive positions havethree people running for them, so thisis good, said Kezima.

Whether the hype will generate abigger presence at the ballot box is anunanswered question at press time,but candidates just want as manypeople to come vote for several rea-sons.

These are the people that arerepresenting you. If the general pop-ulation isnt voting, then the peoplethat are voted in are not representing

the general population, saidKezima.Soroka added that a high voter

turnout can also have a huge impactoff campus too.

Our voter turnout is basically abarometer for how much studentscare, and if students care URSU canbe effective as a lobbying group forthe country, for the province, and forthe city. Basically if we have a greatvoter turnout we can say, Were hererepresenting this many students andwe have a voice.

[Note: Another forum took place onTuesday, while we were going to print;for coverage of that, as well as coverage ofthe results when posted, please visitcarillonregina.com.]

john cameroneditor-in-chief

...It is our hope that both parties areprepared to move forward and work to-gether to ensure that University of Reginastudents are rewarded with the quality ofservice CFS is capable of offering.

Kaytlyn BarberURSU VP external affairs

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March 17 - 23, 2011

World University Service of Canada(WUSC) is a national campus organiza-tion dedicated to raising awareness ofrefugee issues and to helping refugeescome to Canadian universities throughthe Student Refugee Program.

With the financial assistance of theUniversity of Regina Group for Refugee,an organization made up of faculty anduniversity employees, the local chapter ofWUSC sponsors two students annuallythrough the Student Refugee Program,and its members help those students ad-just to life in Canada.

To raise awareness for the StudentRefugee Program and the plight ofrefugees around the globe, WUSC will behosting a mock refugee camp at the U ofR on April 4 and 5. WUSCs JessicaBrown says the event will highlight thestories of the students sponsored by the Uof R, and provide an experience for thecampus population and Regina commu-nity to experience the sights, sounds andsmells of a refugee camp.

Over the next three weeks, with theassistance of WUSC, the Carillon will berunning the stories of three of the U ofRs sponsored refugee students writtenin their own words.

I was one year old when I left mycountry Bhutan and I came to Nepalwith my family in the year 1990 as arefugee. I spent almost 19 years inrefugee camp with the very worstenvironment and a disastrous life.The houses are not well made, suchas bamboo, thatch and mud. TheUnited Nations, UNHCR [The Officeof the UN High Commissioner forRefugees] and other organizationsare involved and helping with food,education, medicine, and shelter, butthat is not enough.

I had many challenges in my lifeand I had a lot of struggles to sur-vive. It was very painful. There is nochoice in refugee life, everything isvery difficult, like to get a job, totravel, and more. It is very laborious

to acquire something, or to have agood future. Sometimes there wereconflict between locals andBhutanese refugees. At that time itwas very large risk, local people werevery haughty. There was lots ofcrime, violence, and rape. Many peo-ple were killed because of freedom.There is no human right, if Moneyspeaks, truth remains silent. Manypeople were dying from different dis-eases like cancer, TB, and pneumo-nia. They were dying because offinancial problems, and medicationand treatments were not doing welldue to the doctors, because the doc-tors were not well trained. This is myexperience in refugee camp.

I finished my grade 10 in refugeeschool, after I did my intermediate

level in local campus, out of thecamp. It was very difficult to getgood education. I got some supportfrom UNHCR and Caritas Nepal tostudy intermediate level. I had veryhard life in refugee camp but, I hadlots of friends, sometimes theyhelped me and sometimes I helpedthem. I miss my friends, my refugeecamp, the cultural and natural beau-ties. Now I am in Canada and I am astudent. I feel a very big differencebetween Nepal and Canada. I amvery happy to become a Canadianresident and I am enjoying the winterand snow. I have a better future.

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To celebrate Pi Day, as the Math,Actuary, Statistics Student Society

refers to March 14, MASS gave awayfive dozen baked pies before an after-noon of pi-related activities in theResearch and Innovation CentersAtrium.

Its March 14; our date, 3.14. Itsa good day to celebrate being a mathnerd ... Pi has existed since anythinghas existed, and today is a great dayto celebrate it, explained MASS pres-ident Christine Sellinger before theevent began.

Although many may have neverheard of the holiday, Pi Day has beencelebrated for more than twodecades. Pi Day was first celebratedby Larry Shaw, a physicist at the SanFrancisco Exploratorium in 1989.

Twenty-two years later, Pi Day isstill going strong, so much so that

many schools around the world markthe occasion with celebrations, as wasthe case with MASS recent Pi Dayfestivities.

Starting at 11:30 in the morning,volunteers from MASS began hand-ing out free pieces of pie to passers-by. Following numerous waves ofhungry students, three guest speakers Ruhi Ahmadi, Dr. Shahla Nasserasr,and Dr. Ed Doolittle gave brief lec-tures on the concept of pi. After thelectures, Michael Sherar and Dr. Bret

Stevens debated the merits of both piand the golden ratio in front of theover two dozen students in atten-dance.

To many students free pie on aMonday morning was reason enough

to celebrate but, for many of the uni-versitys self-proclaimed mathnerds, Pi Day serves a greater pur-pose a celebration of mathematicsand an opportunity to share their fer-vor with other University of Reginastudents.

Its a fun celebration of math,offered Jarrod Smith, a fourth-yearmathematics student at the univer-sity. The usual stigma of math is thatits old men sitting in dark rooms,and this is a fun thing. We get to cel-ebrate being math nerds.

While many of the aforemen-tioned math nerds find goodenough reason to celebrate Pi Daybased on its implications in the realmof mathematics, 60 complimentarypies gave even the universitys

staunchest opponents of the subjectreason to celebrate.Although it is clear, as evidenced

by the pies consumed to attendanceratio, that many students at the U ofR may not share the same enthusi-asm for mathematics as the guestspeakers and pie-serving volunteers,their attempts to share their appreci-ation through both presentations andfree food was not lost on many in at-tendance.

Ara Steininger, program directorfor the Department of Mathematicsand Statistics, noted that feedback forthe universitys second annual Pi Dayfestivities has been very positive.

The feedback that I have re-

ceived is very positive except that weran out of pie but it goes so fast! Ioverheard one individual talkingabout one of the lectures; he reallyenjoyed it even though he has nomath background himself.

While an 8.9 magnitude earthquakeand catastrophic tsunami have al-ready proven to be devastating tomany areas of Japan, the perceivedthreat of an impending nuclear melt-down has many anxiously preparingfor the worst. However, according toscientists, there may be little need toworry about such an event unfold-ing.

After news of the earthquake andsubsequent tsunami broke aroundthe world, many observers attentionshifted towards Japans more than 50

nuclear reactors and the possibilitythat at least one of the plants mightoverheat.

A nuclear reactor core meltdownoccurs when fuel rods, filled withuranium oxide ceramic pelletswrapped in zirconium cladding, inthe reactors core overheat and be-gin to melt. From that point it is pos-sible for the material to get so hotthat it is capable of melting throughits steel shell and potentially burnthrough the floor of the reactor build-ing.

Following the disasters, onMarch 11, the cooling systems of tworeactors at the Fukushima DaiichiNumber One nuclear power plantfailed. This led many to believe ameltdown, not unlike Chernobyl,

was imminent.On Mar. 12, an explosion de-stroyed the complex that containedReactor One. In an effort to coolthe reactor, plant technicians hadbeen venting steam from the plant.At press time, amidst rolling black-outs, plant technicians had begun in-jecting sea water into the secondreactor and venting the hot coresinto the atmosphere.

Japanese officials, along withmost experts, have claimed that theradioactivity emitted from the vent-ing process is not significant enoughto cause harm to humans. Japaneseauthorities have since admitted thatradiation levels near the damagedFukushima plant, at one point, ex-ceeded legal safety limits.

According to the InternationalAtomic Energy Agency, the Japanesegovernment had evacuated 170,000citizens from within a 20 km radiusof the initial explosion.

Fortunately for those in the af-fected area, the design of the

Fukushima plant is well-equipped todeal with potential meltdowns andthe threat of leaked radiation.

The good news is this system isrobustly designed. The containmentbuilding is containing the radiation,Glenn Sjoden, a nuclear engineeringprofessor at Georgia Tech, told CNN.

Those containment buildingsare going to contain the lions shareof all of that radiation. There will besome small emissions but, at the siteboundary, were talking low levels.Way lower than youd routinely getat a medical exam or a CT exam.

Japans nuclear energy agencyhas declared a state of emergency ata second nuclear facility after exces-

sive levels of radiation were recordedin a reactor in Onagawa. It has beenreported that the cooling systems atall three reactors at the complex,which were automatically shut downafter the earthquake and tsunami oc-curred, were once again functioningproperly.

Although it appears that a po-tential crisis may have been averted,Japans recent nuclear plant problemshave refueled the heated debate overnuclear energy.

Proponents of nuclear powerhave long argued that it is a sustain-able energy source that reduces car-bon emissions while producingvirtually no air pollution, in starkcontrast to fossil fuel.

Those who argue for nuclear en-

ergy have long done so, also, from aneconomic standpoint. Nuclear energyincreases energy security by decreas-ing dependence on foreign oil and isadditionally the only viable optionfor most Western nations to achieveenergy independence.

In contrast, opponents of nuclearenergy argue that nuclear powerposes many threats to both peopleand the environment including thedamage done from uranium mining,processing and transport, the risk ofnuclear weapons proliferation, andthe problem of radioactive nuclearwaste. Additionally, those who argueagainst nuclear energy contend thatthe elaborate reactors themselves arevulnerable to problems as evi-denced by the recent events in Japan.Although the situation currently un-folding in Japan may not determinethe fate of nuclear energy, it will cer-tainly provide fodder for both sidesof the argument in future debates.

ed kappnews writer

The usualstigma of math isthat its old mensitting in darkrooms, and this isa fun thing. Weget to celebratebeing mathnerds.

Jarrod SmithMathematics Major

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SASKATOON (CUP) The genderdivide in education has been clear forsome time: Women are graduatingfrom high school and undergraduateprograms more than men, and thatsplit is only increasing with each year.However, that imbalance reverses it-self at the highest levels of academia.

Despite the fact that women ac-count for 58 per cent of Canadian un-dergraduate enrolments and 56 percent of graduate enrolments, accord-ing to Statistics Canada, women stillaccount for only 47 per cent of doc-toral enrolments.

We have to recognize that thereare still a lot of general and internal-ized stereotypes that as a society weimpose, which we are slowly over-coming, said University of Manitobagraduate students association presi-dent Meaghan Labine.

At this point I dont believethere is any intention for there to beless women in PhD programs, butrather that women as a whole arelearning to see themselves in profes-sions that only a short t ime ago wereunobtainable.

Labine continued on to say thatas more women enter certain profes-

sions and disciplines, that will likelyencourage more women to followsuit.

This is borne from a study con-ducted by the University of CaliforniaDavis, where researchers examinedfemale and male students at the U.S.Air Force Academy. The study foundthat a teachers gender had little to noeffect on male students, but that ithas a powerful effect on female stu-dents performance in math and sci-ence classes, their likelihood of takingfuture math and science courses, andtheir likelihood of graduating with a[science, technology, engineering ormath] degree.

At the U of M, women alreadyoutnumber men in PhD programs inseveral disciplines, from arts and ed-ucation to medicine, where there are67 women and 49 men enrolled. Thelone architecture PhD student is alsoa woman.

But in the areas that women mostoften make the poorest showing, theyare still far behind. There are only 26women working alongside 150 mento achieve PhDs in engineering, andin the hard sciences, the division is 44to 82.

This continuing dearth of womenin doctoral programs for the disci-plines in which women continue tobe underrepresented at all levels isdisheartening because, according tothe StatsCan report, far more womenholding PhDs decide to go into uni-versity education and academia than

men.Of all the doctorate recipients in

Canada in 2007-08, 55 per cent

planned to work. And half of thewomen who intended to work afterreceiving their degree, wanted towork in universities and colleges.

These women will be teachingmore young men and women, andthe mere fact of their presence if theyare standing at the front of a scienceor math class will encourage their fe-male students to continue on in theirfields.

The good news, at least for disci-plines that already boast a healthypercentage of women at the uppereducational levels, comes in the UCDavis study. Having women teach-ing encourages the women who arestudying from them. Their confidencein their abilities is higher and theyare more likely to obtain degrees.

The problem now seems to be en-couraging more women to continuefrom a masters program to a doctor-ate, especially in sciences and engi-neering.

One method to address genderimbalance is by promoting genderequality and balance within the ad-ministration and faculty, saidLabine. She felt this would be moreeffective than simply trying to getmore female students through thedoor.

If Labine is going to get her wish,the gender equality of students andfaculty will need to increase in tan-

dem, as one influences the other.

TORONTO (CUP) RyersonUniversitys campus radio stationwas awarded $1,200 in legal costs onMarch 3 when a slander case againstthem was dismissed.

John Lennon, a main shareholderin a local entertainment publishingcompany John Headley LennonMusic Limited, brought forward thecase against CKLN.

In our view, it was frivolous,said Andrew Lehrer, vice-chair andsecretary of CKLNs board.

I think the court agrees with usbecause they sided with us. It tooktwo years, and weve had four courtcases this year alone.

According to a contract, CKLNwas supposed to give away tickets toshows and air advertisements for thecompany in late 2008.

Lennon claimed his company re-ceived calls from listeners, mention-ing that on Sept. 12, 2008 thecompanys advertisement was fol-lowed by a negative comment fromthe announcer.

His goal was to collect $10,000 indamages for the loss of customerscaused by on-air slander.

We believe they are responsiblefor the duty of their business,Lennon told the judge on Feb. 16, thesecond last court date.

Lehrer started his position in

August 2009 and said there was norecord of a request from Lennon forthe radio episodes in which the al-

leged slander occurred until themonth before he arrived.

Lehrer, in his defence, cited theCanadian Radio and TelevisionCommunication Act, which says thatstations are only required to keeplogger tapes of broadcasts for theprevious four weeks.

My understanding is that wewere only required to keep them for30 days and the first letter arrivedjust over that, Lehrer had told thecourt.

The case was postponed again asLennon had failed to file a tape hebrought as proof.

In the final court session, it wasdeclared that Lennon had no evi-dence that he had suffered any dam-ages.

Its been more a nuisance thananything else, having to go to courtand taking time off of work, saidLehrer.

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the carillon, March 17 - 23, 2011a&cTThheeyyrree rreedd hhoottWhat sings, dances, acts, jokes, andhas played professional football? Ifyoure curious to find out, check outRed Hot Riot, a new monthly comedy-variety show hosted by Reginacomic/improviser Jayden Pfeifer, atthe Artesian on Sunday, March 20.Pfeifer said the show will resemble alate night talk show, and will includestand-up, sketch, improvisation, videoprojects, live bands, special guests, and

ten or twelve other things which I canteven consider right now.

Red Hot Riot isnt a new idea forPfeifer. Its an idea that I pitched to afew friends over two years ago, creat-ing a live variety show that could giveaccess to all of these performances,which Regina is in no shortage of.There are tons of talented people inthis city that are very funny. Reginahas an incredible comedy scene; itsjust that only the audiences of thoseshows know about it. I go other placesand come back and think, Wow, thepeople here are really talented. I thinkpeople can expect a showcase of reallygood, smart comedy that takes itselfseriously and has something for every-one.

Pfeifer has worked with numer-

ous comedy and improv shows such asPass the Hat, the Comedy Grind, theGeneral Fools, and Combat Improv,but he claims that Red Hot Riot willhave its variances from previous proj-ects hes worked on.

The biggest difference is that itdoesnt have one dimension to it; it isa mix of all comedic forms, he said. Ithink that whats very common for im-provisers or stand-up comics andsketch artists or musicians is to pro-duce shows or create work that is onlytheir thing. Improvisers do improvshows, stand-up comedians do stand-up shows, and they dont mix.

Pfeifer continued, From my sensi-bility theres no reason why all of thosethings shouldnt be featured togetheras part of one consistent show because

they all have things that are very dif-ferent about them and things that areamazing about them. I guess thebiggest difference is that I am trying tocreate a forum where all of those thingsare part of the same unified show asopposed to having their own featureshows.

Red Hot Riot is a distinct showhere in Regina with most others onlyfeaturing a single-sided performance.I want this show to be a part of, beingone of those sort of flagship comedyshows that is doing something differ-ent than we already have, and givingaccess to people that havent seenthose things before, Pfeifer explained.I want it to be one of the shows thathelps grow the community more thanit already is.

He hopes that this unity of artisticforms will help bring new audiences toacts that they might not normallysee,.The other thing that often hap-pens is that audiences dont cross-pol-

linate; you will get people who like go-ing to see stand-up or people who likegoing to see improv or people who likegoing to see bands, but dont go to theother things. Those same people willlove all of those same acts; they justhavent seen them yet. If I have a mu-sical act like Belle Plaine, who has agreat following in the city, and her fanscome out to see her, theyre also goingto see a stand-up comic that theyll likeor an improviser that theyll like.Improv people that love going to seeCombat or General Fools are going tosee some stand-up comics they might

not have seen or a band that theyhavent seen. You start to engender alove of lots of things for a new audi-ence, which is sort of [a] motivationbehind this creating a well-run, well-produced forum for all of those thingsto be accessible to audiences.

In addition, the show will featurespecial guests involved with differentperformances in the show. Theymight be a cool celebrity or someonewho happens to be in town that Imable to get to the show, or it might justbe a musician that I know, and insteadof making them the musical act, I makethem a featured guest of the night andhave them involved in more than onefacet of the show. Itll really dependon who I can get. Some nights itll justbe the performers, or some nights Ill

have a wealth of acts to put on andthere just isnt room to do a featuredguest, but itll definitely be a fixture ofthe show over time.

While the guests might not alwaysbe celebrities, the Red Hot Riots firstguest appearance will be from noneother than former SaskatchewanRoughrider wide receiver MattDominguez. I want the show to havean access to anybody who wants tocome see anything; I also dont think[having a sports celebrity on the showis] a crazy thing to do. You dont see alot of football players coming to docomedy shows, but the draw of it isthat youre going to get to see MattDominguez in a comedy show; thatsinteresting, and weird, and kind ofcool to know that hes on board to

come and do that. I want the show tobe able to have access to those things.Pfeifer believes that this helps to

further the shows motive of anythinggoes. Its not strictly well only dostand-up, sketch, and improv... Illthrow on a mariachi band if I can findone.

Despite how full and diverse thelineup is, Pfeifer takes pride in RedHot Riots tight production and man-agement. It is funny, at times ridicu-lous, but it takes itself seriously. Itsthere to produce a high-quality show.Its not an open-mic. The show isnt abunch of guys who threw a thing to-gether last-minute. The show takes it-self seriously.

Red Hot Riot will be at theArtesian on Sunday, March 20. Ticketscan be picked up at the Mysteria artgallery across the street from theArtesian, or at the door on Sundaynight for $10.

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I want the show to have an access to anybody who wants to comesee anything; I also dont think [having a sports celebrity on theshow is] a crazy thing to do. You dont see a lot of football playerscoming to do comedy shows, but the draw of it is that youre goingto get to see Matt Dominguez in a comedy show.

Jayden Pfeifer

Variety shows are the spice of life for local comics and a former Roughrider

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A good indicator that members ofany given Regina band are legit isthat, at the last minute, they sug-gest moving an interview to a foodcourt so they can grab slices fromTrifons.

Another good indicator, of

course, is that they dont let losingone member affect how many in-struments they play during a song.And that one doesnt just apply toRegina bands there are stories, forexample, of late-period Q and Not Ushows when members of the vener-able Dischord dance-punk actwould pull out instruments like themelodica mid-song, to audible audi-ence gasps.

Thats not to say The Jump Offsmembers are performing weird ac-robatics in order to play severalthings at once or whipping outkooky instruments mid-song. Sincethe departure of their now-ex-bassist turned them into a three-piece, however, they do have to findways to get by; current bass guitarist

Greg Jessup does admit to occasion-ally playing keyboard with onehand and tapping bass notes withthe other when playing live.

But recreating the layeredsounds of their debut EP, Pillaging, isa challenge they often look forwardto, and a challenge where the effort

is mostly what counts.What we cant do live, that we

have in the recording, we make upfor by just trying to put on a goodshow, said guitarist Eric Trylinski,after finishing up his pepperonislice. And what we cant transferonto the CD, like, energy, we makeup for by filling it up with moreparts.

But while most bands might

counter that by just replacing themissing band member, Trylinski andJessup said that the new dynamicbetween themselves and drummerDonovan Lautsch is too tight andnatural to risk fussing with. And,besides, its more fun to watch themtry and pull everything off live.

At one time we actuallythought of maybe getting a sampleror something, but its a live show,Jessup said. People wanna hearlive music.

Added Trylinski, Im not op-posed to sampling. Im not opposedto incorporating that in. But its athing that you take away any im-provisation you can do live, whichtakes a lot out of it. Like, as soon asyou do that, everythings set. Youve

gotta play exact right timing ... I likethe freedom a lot more.

We have a couple samples wemight use at the show. Were plan-ning on making [producer RobWhite] the guy who is cuing those,Jessup confessed, before laughing,We havent asked him yet, but hell

be down.Trylinski and Jessup credit

White, who recorded Pillagingsrhythm section at ReginasTouchwood Studios and the rest ofthe tracks in his own basement, forgetting The Jump Off involved withlocal punk label Harvest KingRecords.

After we got ahold of Rob ...there was a lot of things we didnt

know, and we asked him, Who doyou think would help us out?Jessup explained. Rob does a lot ofrecordings for Harvest King, and hesaid, Ask Justin [Ludwig, HarvestKing label head]. So, I did. It juststarted off as him giving us little bitsof help, and before we knew it wehad the Harvest King logo on ourCD.

Since becoming a three-piece,The Jump Off have stopped play-ing several songs, leaving them withthree unreleased tracks and the fivesongs on Pillaging. And while theband doesnt want those eight songs all of which are unapologeticallydance-punk tunes to pigeonholethem, theyre not going to take of-fense to being compared to other

bands whose molds they fit.I dont think we ever get called

something thats not flattering, soits hard to disagree, Jessup joked.For instance, Justin says we soundlike The Hives, LCD Soundsystem,and Fugazi, and whos gonna sayno to those?

There are other bands listed intheir bio, like At The Drive In andFranz Ferdinand. There shouldprobably be others listed, like theaforementioned Q and Not U, TheRapture, and The Faint. What thosebands all manage to deliver hooksand, ATDI possibly excepted, dance-able grooves are things of whichThe Jump Off has no shortage.

The Jump Off will be playingThe Exchange with Double Down

and The Royal Red Brigade onSaturday, March 19.

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Higher LearningThe Jump Off have a bit of a connection to theUniversity of Regina. Drummer Donovan Leutschattends the university, and bassist Greg Jessup andguitarist/vocalist Eric Trylinski are planning onapplying for the Winter 2012 semester.

But Pillaging has another connection to the U ofR its album art. Evan Obey worked with TheJump Off to put together the EPs artwork, whichTrylinski said is pretty much exactly what we werelooking for, and designs a lot of the bands posters

as well. And hes a student here at the U of R, too.Jessup and Trylinski were quite deliberate in tellingme so, since, as they pointed out, the Carillon isabout the U of R and its students.

So heres a shout-out to U of R student EvanObey. Behind-the-scenes stuff like album art is im-portant, too, especially when said album art is an i l-lustration of some badass-looking mountains. TheCarillon salutes you!

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...[Harvest Kings Justin Ludwig] sayswe sound like The Hives, LCDSoundsystem, and Fugazi, and whosgonna say no to those?

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There is a largely comedic and identifi-able aspect to family bickering in televi-sion and movies. Carl Bessai proves thisin Fathers and Sons, the hilarious sec-ond installment of his planned trilogyof family-based movies. The film pre-miered at the Regina Public LibraryFilm Theatre on March 10. Bessai stuckaround after the film for a question-and-answer period with the audience totalk about creating films withoutscripts.

Carl Bessai: [The film] was improvised;there was no script. We had an outline,and every bit of dialogue was made up

on the spot. Some of the things whenwe were shooting the film, I was hear-ing for the first time, which was kind ofawesome.

The stories were organized as fourseparate pieces. We spent a few monthsgetting together and working out whatthe narrative would be. We had a senseof the beginning, middle, and end, [but]it was just kind of a free form. Its some-thing that I find is a really interestingway to work. The actors are really goodat improv, some better than others, butsome of these guys come up with reallycrazy stuff, and they got to really jumpin as actors and create the movie withme.

If youve worked on films, youllknow that actors arrive and have veryspecific places where you ask them to

go because of the lighting, and youvegot very specific dialogue that youwant them to say because thats whatthe script is telling them. Theyre morelimited in what they can do, and[Fathers and Sons] is a little more of atheatre experience for the actors ... itwas a really exciting way to explore andexperiment with the form. It was a coolexperience.

Audience Question: How did you dothe casting?

CB: Some of these guys I know, so Ihad confidence in certain actors that Idworked with ... you sort of get thatword of mouth sense for whos going towork; you take your chances a little bit.I wanted to do this cross-cultural thing,and I had an idea for a Bollywood drag[where] the dad [is] a choreographer to be gay and do a drag scene becauseI wanted to do a choreography thing ...because the typical South Asian father-son story is the son whos gay and hasto deal with the conservative parent ...that was my only idea [for the film],but I didnt know who [would play thepart]. I had a casting director work withme, and she would set up these meet-ings for me with actors because youcant really audition them; youre justsort of feeling it out. I would meet [theactors] and try to figure out who mightbe good together and if people hadworked together, it was always a plus.

We did this already with thewomen in Mothers and Daughters, so itwas kind of a dry run with the samestructure and same idea. I got a struc-

ture in place so that I knew how toshoot the film, and I also knew what theinterviews [in the film] could be usedfor. The first time I did this, I was reallyfishing and had no idea how it was go-ing to work. Its a big editing job.

Its kind of like making a documen-tary you sit there with three or fourhours of crap, and you have to go,Whats the essence? So my editor isone of the guys I give a writing credit toin the end because just as the actors aremaking up their dialogue, hes the guysitting there with me really shapingwhat the narrative is going to be. Itsnot the normal way to make movies.You dont have any rules, and you dontknow if its going to work or not.

AQ: What will the tone of Sisters and

Brothers [Bessais upcoming film] be incomparison to Mothers and Daughtersand Fathers and Sons?

CB: You go with the tone that the actorsare giving you. In Mothers and Daughtersits a little sweeter, and a little moreemotional. [Its] less crazy no knifefights. Its got its quirkiness, but its alittle more serious, I would say. I thinkits the nature of the relationship. With[Fathers and Sons] theres just morechaos and misunderstanding comingout of the actors story ideas and be-haviour.

When we went out to do the sib-lings film, Sisters and Brothers, and Imthinking its going to be hilarious, Ifound theres always so much tensionand rivalry in the siblings. You see a bit

of it in Fathers and Sons, which has itshumourous side, but theres this gen-uine, tense rivalry that seemed to keepcoming out in Sisters and Brothers. Idont know; Im just starting to cut itnow. I just have this feeling its not su-per funny, but you dont know, right?

AQ: How did you arrive at the threechapters (Mothers and Daughters, Fathersand Sons, and Sisters and Brothers)?

CB: You start with one, and you think,Well, Im not sure how its going togo. The first film was a total experi-ment; I won a film prize. It was $12,000.I had never really shot a no-money, lo-fi film since my very first movie. I was,at the time, very frustrated with how itwas always about chasing movie stars.

I really felt that thi s process was aboutworking with artists, working with cre-ative people, and not spending all thistime chasing money and doing all thisnonsense that you have to do to makemovies.

It was this kind of personal em-powerment, but I had no idea it wouldwork. It was so satisfying to see it actu-ally work ... once you get past what thedistributors are telling you and whatyou want to see, once you actually ac-cess real people in a theatre and showthem a movie. I would get these hugeaudiences of people [at festivals] towatch this little, improvised comedywith no one in it theyd ever heard of,and they loved it. They were relating toit. Instead of seeing Meryl Streep on thescreen, theyre seeing some womanwho reminds them of their mother.

There was something about thatwhich was really empowering ... thetechnology is changing to the pointwhere [filmmakers] have way morepower than we used to ... even when allthe funding isnt coming together, andall the industry we, as artists, ask per-mission all the time to do our work Can I have a grant?, Can I have ajob? Im going to try to do some web-based version out of this three-film proj-ect because its just sitting there, and Ilike that. I like that you can find a wayto create work even when all systemsare no.

AQ: Were the actors speaking in charac-ter during the interviews in the film, orwere they actually talking about theirreal story?

CB: Theoretically, they are in character.The rule that we had was that theycouldnt refer to things that happenedin the movie. We shot all the dramafirst, and then right after, while its kindof fresh in their mind, I would sit themdown and interview them. I would bethe filmmaker, and they were in char-acter, but because theyre having tothink on their feet, they dont knowwhat Im asking, and they dont knowwhats coming, they always reach forparts of themselves ... for me thatswhat you make movies about. If yourea writer, thats what you write about. Ifind it hard to believe that anyone cre-ates anything from the entirely from theether ... thats what I love about theprocess.

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ST. JOHNS (CUP) When you firstpay a visit to Logy Bay Studios whereCBC Republic of Doyle is filmed, youmight think youve come to the wrong

place.Near St. John, N.L.s International

Airport sits an unassuming buildingthat hides a virtual beehive of activity.Here, a talented cast and crew worksyear-round to put together the popularprogram about Jake Doyle, a rough-around-the-edges, but charming, pri-vate investigator based in St. Johns.

In early December, I was invited totour the set of Republic of Doyle andspent several hours working as a back-ground performer in a scene from thecurrent season. Over the course of theday, I met many of the people who

work on the show, who happily ex-plained how the program is produced.It does not take long to appreciate theimpressive impact the show has hadon the provincial television industry.

Creator, executive producer, andlead actor Allan Hawco took a fewminutes away from a writing sessionfor the show, which was renewed for a

third season on Feb. 11, to speak withme.

There is no way to measure thepositive impact that Republic of Doylehas had on the local industry. Weveupgraded a lot of people, elevatingthem to key positions they wouldnthave otherwise had without theshow, he said.

I was introduced to some of theseprofessionals when I arrived on set.We went through the standard proce-dure of filling out waiver forms anddeciding what I would wear in thescene. Assistants made sure that we

were comfortable and explainedwhere to find refreshments.

As I got to know the four otherbackground actors, they spoke glow-ingly of the production. Robert Evanshas a career in the offshore oil industry,but takes time when he can to work asan extra on Republic of Doyle.

Im just getting pure enjoyment

out of this, he said. The show hadbeen getting a great response. It seemslike the first really successful show tocome to the province, and I wanted toget involved with that.

Like me, many of the peopleworking as extras that day had no pro-fessional experience in television priorto being cast. Kathryn Sears owns awindow business in St. Johns andpraised the productions broad ap-proach to casting.

Its a great way to bring these dif-ferent people from all walks of lifeonto a television production. Im a

business owner, and Ive never beenexposed to anything like this before.Hawco agrees, saying the influx offresh talent to the show invigorates theproduction.

Its amazing. There can some-times be a lot of bitterness on televi-sion sets. These [less experienced]people bring a good energy to the

show, and its great being aroundthat.

Soon, the call came to report to theset. Acrew member led each of us pastsome of the recognizable scenery fromthe first season, including the officewhere Jake Doyle solves cases with hisfather Malachy Doyle, played by Irishactor Sean McGinley.

We were assigned to a scene in acampaign office that will feature in anupcoming story arc on the show. Acrew member helped us manoeuvrearound the intimidating pieces ofequipment to a make-up area, and wewere given our direction for the scene.Suddenly, the room came alive withset designers, camera operators and acrowd of lighting and sound techni-cians.

In the middle of the maelstromwas Hawco, who in his role asshowrunner oversaw every decisionmade behind the scenes. Before thecameras rolled, he could be seen con-versing with the directors about theframing of a shot, considering thelighting and even advising designerson where to hang the election postersin our campaign office set.

Creatively, everything goesthrough me; that includes everythingfrom script approvals, music cues andcasting decisions, Hawco said. Thatbeing said, I have a fantastic group ofpeople around me, a great group ofwriters and editors, and I have myproducer partners supporting me.

Despite the visible success of theshow, Hawco does describe a few of

the challenges he has faced since theprograms launch in January 2010.Along with uncontrollable events likethe outbreak of swine flu and the roofblowing off the studio in a windstorm,much of the first season was a creativelearning curve.

We were flying by the seat of ourpants in a lot of ways, but it was a fan-tastic ride. In season two, we had thesame objectives, but a different plan ofaction. Weve learned so much.

Back in the studio, we witnessedHawcos words in action, especiallythe methodical nature of filming a ma-jor television show. Even our simplebackground tasks, like swinging ham-mers and answering telephones, wereprecisely choreographed.

Throughout the shoot, membersof the production team patiently ex-

plained to us how the show is piecedtogether.

First, quick rehearsals of the sceneare run. Based on these, adjustmentsare made to the position of the cameraor the actions of a background charac-ter. The director will then film multipletakes of the scene from one angle, stop-ping every so often to make a note to

an actor or crew member. This processis repeated for each shot until the di-rector is satisfied the captured footagewill tell the story in the script.

One element that stands out in thisprocess is the sheer number of peopleinvolved, a sight that provides facesfor the hundreds of names that appearon the shows credit reel.

Hawco is quick to point out thatthe industry was not underdevelopedbefore Republic of Doyle came to town.

We have a very healthy and func-tioning community here, but its diffi-cult without a continuing series tokeep people working, and to keepeverybody [in the province]. So obvi-ously when we do have a series, wecan give people jobs from year toyear.

Hawco acknowledges that a pro-duction like this can almost be too bigfor its own good, in that the peopleworking on it dont have much time towork on other projects. He hopes that,if the show continues, eventually theycan attract more professionals to theprovince and reduce the strain on thecurrent crew, to allow them to branchout.

As the scene wrapped, the film-ing did not slow down. Just as ourgroup of extras finished, a group ofactors dressed as police officers filedin. Scenes shot at this studio are sup-plemented by location shooting in andaround St. Johns. Hawco revealedthat, with the announcement of sea-son three, the production is turning itsattention to Memorial University.

Yep, Hawco paused mysteri-ously. But Im not telling you. Butwell definitely be using the univer-sity as a setting at least once for seasonthree.

Currently, Hawco and the writersare working with a three-to-five-yearplan, with room to expand if the audi-ence asks for more. For now, he andthe Republic of Doyle team are stillgrateful for each episode they get toshoot and try to improve with everystory.

Every time we sit down to writean episode, were always overly ambi-tious. We always think, Weve got tomake the greatest television episodeof all time. Thats our plan: To take itone day at a time, to make the bestshow we possibly can.

robert snowmuse (memorialuniversity)

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movie review

Battle: Los Angeles is a typical summer actionflick only released in March. The movie prima-rily follows Michael Nantz (played by AaronEckhart), along with a platoon of fellow soldiers,as mysterious objects believed to be meteoritescrash into the oceans around the world. The ob-jects turn out to be alien-made, and said aliensinvade Earth to obtain the natural resources ofthe planet.

The movie starts off more like a documen-tary on American soldiers rather than a tradi-tional action movie. Most of the characters areintroduced during this section of the film, andhow much the viewer pays attention here willdetermine if they will actually care about thecharacters throughout or even remember their

names. Soon enough the movie goes into actionmode and becomes a fun and enjoyable ride.The scenes are shot with hand-held cameras us-ing jittery movements, which depending onyour point of view is either distracting or appeal-ing. Regardless, the film is just one more war-ac-

tion film that doesnt really do anything thathasnt been done before.

There are plenty of battle sequencesthroughout the film that showcase and developthe characters in how they deal with the currentsituation. There are also plenty of non-actionscenes that deal with their emotions during atime of crisis, including a scene where Nantz,who is typically seen as a cold individual to his

platoon, shows a much more human-like qualityto his fellow soldiers that eventually rallies themfor the climactic battle.

The character of Nantz is not typical, at leastat the beginning. He is neither the underdog northe obvious leader; hes simply an aging soldierwishing to retire. His relationship with his pla-toon is explored throughout the movie basedon his past tours in the military that ultimatelycomes to a culmination during his rally scene aspreviously stated.

Overall, the movie may very well be an-other non-noteworthy film that doesnt set itselfapart from others. However, that isnt to saythat there isnt enjoyment to be had In the film.Its not in the same high-end category of suchfilms like District 9 nor is it in the low-end cate-gory ofSkyline. Battle: Los Angeles is very muchaverage but gives the audience what they want:an exhilarating ride.

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Starring AaronEckhart, RamonRodriguez, CoryHardrict

Dir. JonathanLiebesman

video game review

Am I friends with Dragon Age II, or am I its rival?Its hard to tell. A bit of both, I think. Granted,Im basing the question on the games relation-ship system, which is counterintuitive and bro-ken, so its tough to tell where Id stand betweenthe two. But odds are good that itd be arounddead centre.

There is a lot to like about the game. Its awelcome return to the land of Thedas, whichremains memorable thanks to some clever sub-versions of typical high fantasy subject matter Elves live in a ghetto! Mages are oppressed! and the intricate socio-political systems its char-acters inhabit. Its also much nicer-looking thanits predecessor, Dragon Age: Origins, and hasmuch snappier real-time role-playing combat.

But in several other cases, DAII actuallyseems to be totally regressive. Especially egre-gious is the level design; its bad that the gamecycles through the same six maps for its side-quests, but its even worse that the maps are soboring. The fact that almost every battle boils

down to fighting off waves of dudes that literallyjump from the ceiling like the bad guys inTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles doesnt help.

Bioware, the games developer, has alsoneutered much of what made the first entry inthe series really shine. Origins had a 1ot of dorkystat crunching, sure, but that stuff was fun, in itsown way you were encouraged to experimentin order to emphasize your preferred style of

combat. But DAII restricts armour to Hawkeand makes gear rely heavily on sparsely-dealt at-tribute points, which basically railroad yourbuild choices.

The feeling one gets is that this game wasrushed, big-time, and it shows up almost as soonas you start playing. Usually, big-budget gamecharacter creators give you a lot of leeway; inMass Effect I produced an eerily accurate MontelWilliams, while in Origins I played as legendaryrock producer Steve Albini. I wanted my DAIIcharacter to look like The Wires Michael K.Williams, but the character creator is so shittythat black people just look like burnt white peo-ple. Omar came out looking like a toasted BruceWillis. I didnt want to play as any Bruce Willisso I made my guy look like Gary Oldman in-stead. Nothing against Gary Oldman, but it wasa bit of a letdown.

Which, now that I think about it, is a perfect

metaphor for DAII.

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cd reviews

The Strokes

Angles

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The Strokes are back, and theyve brought theeighties with them. Its been five long Strokes-less years since the band released an album, andat this point fans will probably accept anythingthey happen to put out, which i s good, becauseat some points it sounds like anything is whatthey were going for on their new album Angles.When Under Cover of Darkness was released,the first single from the new album, many were

quick to declare a return to form for the NewYork band. And while some songs do live up tothe lofty standards set by their first full length,Is This It, for the most part the new album leansmore towards the abstract style of their last ef-fort, First Impressions of Earth, only with moresynthesizers. This isnt necessarily a bad thing,as FIoE was by no means a bad album, just a de-parture from the finely-tuned garage rock oftheir first two albums. Angles builds on thestrangeness that defined FIoE and emergessounding like its own unique entity, while stillmanaging to capture the essence of The Strokes.Fans of the band should not miss this (like theywould anyway).

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

Belong

Slumberland

Hey, remember Freddie Prinze Jr.s career? IfBelong is any indication, The Pains of Being Pureat Heart do. Coming off of 2009s self-titledrecord, which was about as unadulterated as90s twee-pop and shoegaze worship can get,POBPH have cleaned up their production justenough that most songs would fit perfectly onthe 10 Things I Hate About You or Clueless sound-tracks. Dont get the wrong idea, though thats

great news. The bands low-key Belle andSebastian-esque vocals sound even better upagainst the soaring and atmospheric guitars,and all the songs are catchy as hell, like an up-beat Ride or Slowdive, or like a My BloodyValentine record where you can actually hear thedrums. Its full of hooks, edgy guitars, and popsynths definitive teen movie anthem material.Close your eyes while you listen to Even inDreams and watch Jason Biggs brood overKirsten Dunst or something. Cue up the titletrack and try not to picture Julia Stiles andJoseph Gordon-Levitt tossing their grad caps upin the air and getting into their cars to driveaway as the credits start to roll. You and I coulduse a montage once in a while, and Belong isthere for us.

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University is a place of higher educa-tion. Its a place where the youngminds of today go to become the lead-ers of tomorrow. Students eagerly at-tend classes and pursue their interestswith rigor and enthusiasm. In an idealworld, this is the place where studentsminds will be opened to a new worldof ideas, and they will be sculpted intothe leaders and great thinkers of to-morrow. Students spend hours, pour-ing over material, libraries are filledwith the quite buzz of students study-ing, flipping pages, clicking key-boards, and rigorously building theirminds. University is where studentsgo to take their thinking to anotherlevel.

Unfortunately, according to a newbook titled Academically Adrift, thispicturesque fantasy of a universitycampus is nothing more than that, afantasy. The book, authored byRichard Arum and Josipa Roksa, dis-plays the results of a student surveydone to assess the academic improve-ment of university students over a fouryear period in campuses around NorthAmerica. The results were less thanencouraging.

The survey assessed the amount ofimprovement students achieve in writ-ing, critical thinking and in complexreasoning. What Arum and Roksafound is that almost half of all studentsdont show any significant improve-ment in these skills during their timeat university, and the ones that do im-

prove, do minimally. The study es-sentially asserts that many universitystudents are nothing more than mem-orization machines, who never de-velop higher level critical thinking andreasoning skills.

The issue of critical thinking issomething that has come up in conver-sations between professors in cam-puses around the country. Dr. RobertBiezenski, a sociology professor here atthe U of R, has seen this pattern forsome time. If the study focuses oncritical thinking, then Im not sur-prised by these results. Biezenski hasbeen teaching at the U of R for almost20 years, and as he puts it, the struc-ture of our current education systemdoesnt encourage students to exercisethe skills assessed in the Arum and

Roksa study. The focus seems to be

less on critical thinking, but more onmemorization and regurgitation.We have noticed certain patterns

of thought that have been establishedby the time kids get to university,many of them think well this is whatschool is about, this is what learning isabout. Im supposed to memorizewhat the teacher says, give it back tohim on the exam, and then forget itfive minutes later. And unfortunatelythat is still the attitude that the major-ity of our students have.

According to the Arum and Roksastudy, 45 percent of students showedno significant improvement in criticalthinking, writing, or complex reason-ing over their first two years, and 36per cent showed no improvement over4 years. The students who did im-prove did so by only miniscule mar-gins.

The reason for this, according toBiezenski, is rooted in the universitiesfinancial need to align themselves withindividual corporations because of re-peated funding cuts from the govern-ment.

Lets face it, we live in a cultureand economy today where more andmore of our universities are expectedto serve the interests of the economy ingeneral and independent corporationsin particular. The government hasbeen steadily cutting funding to uni-versities, which has forced universi-ties, like the U of R, to look to theprivate sector. And of course thesepeople arent interested in criticalthinkers, theyre interested in peoplewho can come up with a new gadget

they can make a million bucks with.This is a sad, but true fact about

our universities today, and the Arumand Roska study has illuminated whatmany teachers have known for a longtime. Critical thinking and higher-level reasoning are slowly seepingtheir way out of universities.

But why should this be alarming,is it really important that our universi-ties are developing students ability tothink critically? Biezenski would ar-gue yes. As he puts it, critical thinkingis not a necessity, youre not going todie without it, but societys growth asa whole will be slowed by a world ofpeople who are simply programmedto do as they are told, and not rock theboat.

Society needs critical thinkers,

because if you cant criticize society,

then you cant improve. Criticism isthe first step towards improvement.Unfortunately, we have reached apoint today where hardly anyone istaught to think critically.

Without critical thinking skills,people cant see the world for what itreally is, and they become susceptibleto deception and manipulation. Theycant be an impetus in societal change.If students dont develop these skills,they are losing their ability to thinkoutside the box, and they are learningto take everything as it is.

The Arum and Roksa study alsopointed to a lack of rigor amongststudents being the main culprit for theupsetting statistics. This means thatfor the most part, students were notwilling to dedicate adequate time totheir homework and studying. This isa more complicated problem, as get-ting the majority of students to sud-denly become homework terminatorsis an impossible task.

Everyone is lazy, not just stu-dents, everyone. Everyone is going totake the path of least resistance.Expecting students to change intosome superhuman creatures that al-ways give maximum effort is just notrealistic. There is always a minority ofstudents that are excited about school.But sorry, most students are just tryingto get by, doing very much the mini-mum amount of work, and I dont re-ally think that is ever going tochange.

But why do most students cometo school if they dont really want tolearn? The answer is simple and obvi-

ous: the degree. If you take away thereward of a degree, and the potentialto get a fancy job that makes you lotsof money, the majority of students aregone. This is a something thatBiezenski has been aware of for sometime.

No question the attendance atuniversities would plummet. Itwouldnt vanish all together; therehave always been students that are in-terested in learning for its own sake.But unfortunately, I would argue theyare the minority. I believe that mostpeople that come here are motivatedeconomically, because they know thatyou can get a good job these dayswithout some kind of degree.Biezenski said. If you cut the connec-tion to the job market, you would only

be left with that minority.

The next question that needs to beasked is if there is anything we can doabout the problem? The study alsofound that the students with highestimprovements in critical thinking andcomplex reasoning were involved inmore challenging classes. It appearsthat a simple fix would be to increasethe challenge, make classes harder.But, the problem with increasing theworkload is that fewer students wantto take part. Like Biezenski noted ear-lier, the majority of people want to putin the minimum amount of effort theycan. If they can avoid a challengingclass, most students will.

Biezenski suggests that there isonly one way to get students morewilling to deal with a challenge, andthat is to make classes more interest-ing.

I do think it is possible to increasethe level of commitment from stu-dents, and really there is only one wayto do that, and that is to make coursesmore interesting to them, make themmore relevant to them, and makesomething that students can relate to.

And hes right. If universities canget students interested in what theyreteaching them, then the commitmentto excellence will follow. If they canmake students passionate about whatthey are learning, it is only natural thatthe students will stay engaged in thematerial.

It is viewer identification that isthe ultimate goal for success.Biezenski added. If your audienceidentifies with you, if they get it, thenthey will go with it. But if they are just

sitting there with some glazed lookson their faces listening to the professordrone on, then theyre not going tostay engaged.

And if universities cant get stu-dents involved in the class, if theycant make them care, there is no waythe students are going to do anything

other than the usual routine of memo-

rizing facts and regurgitating them onan exam, and then forgetting it later. Ifa student doesnt care about thecourse, there is literally no motivationto learn. Students who are truly inter-ested enough in school to learn for thesake of learning are a rare breed. ButBiezenski argues that the blame forthis should not be leveled on students.It is the structure of the education sys-tem that needs to be changed.

Unfortunately there is no easy fix.Universities need to make money, theyneed to keep attendance up. there aretwo way to do this, make classes moreinteresting, or make them easy. Theladder is much simpler and muchmore boring. Its sad to say but easyclasses are a dime a dozen, and theyare clearly more popular. They bringpeople in because they are easy, andthey disconnect students with dry ma-terial that is usually delivered in a waywhich is one step removed from read-ing a textbook. Most people arenthere to learn, they are here to get a de-gree, they are here to get a piece of pa-per, and if they could get that piece ofpaper it without coming to a place likethis, they would.

As the Arum and Roksa study hasshown, nowadays, students are notdeveloping the skill of critical think-ing, they are simply memorizing, re-peating, and repeating again. Criticalthinking and complex reasoning arepart of what help to make someonesmarter. If we do develop criticalthinking skills, we not only grow aspeople, but as a society. If a studentnever gains an ability to think criti-

cally, then they lose their ability tosolve unique, real world challenges.They become drones, doing what theyare told, and taking what they aregiven. They become followers, notleaders.

MMeemmoorriizziinngg mmaacchhiinneessCritical thinking takes a backseat in univeristy

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the carillon, March 17 - 23, 2011sports

Chelsea Valois saved her best for last.Competing at the Canadian

Interuniversity Sports track and fieldchampionships in Sherbrooke, Que.,

last weekend, the final competition ofher university career, the Universityof Regina Cougars athlete finally tookhome a national gold medal. She fin-ished first in womens pentathlon with3,778 points.

It was really exciting, saidValois, a 23-year-old science studentfrom Zenon Park. I couldnt ask for abetter way to end my final year. I amreally happy about it. I worked reallyhard and I knew I had a chance. I was-nt going to be disappointed if I got sil-ver ... well, I would have been a littledisappointed.

In finishing first, Valois also de-livered a bit of payback. At the CanadaWest Championships in Winnipeg inFebruary, she finished second in pen-

tathlon behind Calgary Dinos athleteRachael McIntosh. Going into the 800-metre event at that meet, the finalevent of womens pentathlon, Valoisboasted a sizeable lead over McIntosh.However, McIntosh won the 800m andValois came in fourth, allowingMcIntosh to make up the necessary

points and win.Heading into the 800m at national

this year, Valois was beating McIntoshby over 150 points. McIntosh finishedfirst in the event, while Valois placedninth. While McIntosh was able tomake up a lot of ground by winningthe event, she still had to settle for sec-ond with 3,760 points. Luckily, Valoisdidnt have to finally master the 800mto win the pentathlon.

Thankfully, I was able to stayahead, said Valois with a laugh.

One of the reasons she was able tostay ahead was because of her per-formance in the other events. Sheplaced first in shot put and earned sec-ond-place finishes in the 60m hurdles,high jump and long jump.

I was confident that I could main-tain my lead heading into the finalevent because I did so well in my otherevents, said Valois. I wasnt reallynervous or stressed out. I was just ableto run my race.

Valois was able to run [her] raceat nationals largely because she was

healthy. She missed the major champi-onships last season due to a right heelinjury.

It was a boost to me not having toworry about injury, said Valois. Itook maybe a couple Ibuprofens and Iwas good.

It was Valois only medal of themeet. She placed 11th in long jump.Merissa Margetts was the otherCougar on the womens side to takehome a medal, finishing third in the300m. She also placed sixth in the 60m.Chantelle Labrecque finishe

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