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Janet BarriageCampus Reporter

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What’s happening on

Student Speaker Challenge

12:15 p.m. all the events are held in Ballroom A of the Students’ Union Building

(next to The Zoo)Wednesday, Feb. 1, 1

2:15 pm - Leslie Mahoney vs. Kylie

KettlesTuesday, Feb. 7, 12:15 p.m. -

Sea Marsland vs. Madison Webber

Wednesday, Feb. 15 12:15 pm - Martin Heavy Head vs. Danika Jorgenson-McGuire

Imaginus Poster SaleJan. 30 – 31

8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Atrium

Experimental Music from Brazil & Beyond

Jan. 30 8 p.m. in the University Recital

HallCome to hear visiting

musicians Fernando Rocha and Elise Pittenger perform

live electronic music from a variety of Brazilian

composers. They combine live improvization with

their own instruments and guest musicians with digital

instruments in a unique musical experience. Tickets

are available at the University Box Office from Monday to

Friday, 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. or by calling (403) 329-2616.

Tickets are $15 regular, $10 for students and seniors.

ULSU General Elections

Nominations Open Feb. 6 – 16

8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

From top tp left:Students play Mario kart and hockey during Thursday’s carnival.DJ’s warm up the crowd.. well... kinda.More games at the carnival!

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Sara ParkinNews Editor

Kelti Boissonneault Editor-in-Chief

Over the past several days pro-testors have been rallying on pub-lic land near Beavermines and the Castle River area in protest of the government-sanctioned logging project proposed for the spring. Over a dozen protestors have since been ordered off of public land, but say they will not move until they are forcibly evicted.

Bearing signs with such slogans as “Stumpcity, coming soon” and “the great outdoors NOT two-by-fours!” the protestors have gathered for two weeks at the side of HWY 774 South, just west of Beavermines in the Castle Special Management Area to voice their concerns over the clear-cutting of 120 hectares that has been approved by Alberta Sustainable Resource Development (ASRD). The ASRD has approved this logging as part of their forest management plans, but local resi-dents fear that the clear-cutting will have an extremely harmful impact on the fragile ecosystem.

The extensive logging planned for the area raises concerns over the impact such forestry would have on the watershed, and how such activ-ities would impact the estimated 51 grizzly bears known to frequent the area. Grizzly bears especially are considered a threatened species in Alberta due to the lack of suitable habitat within the province. Despite being numerous in the neighbour-

ing province of British Columbia, Alberta’s forests are restricted to the Rocky Mountain and foothills areas, which are consistently under threat of logging.

The area around Pincher Creek and Beavermines continuing fur-ther westward into the mountains is a popular spot for summer hik-ers and bird-watchers. In winter, snowshoeing and cross-country

skiing are activities locals enjoy in addition to watching for the packs of wolves and large herds of elk that sometimes visit the area. Many residents of southern Alberta who use this area for recreation are con-cerned about what effect logging might have on sustainable outdoor activities.

Logging has always been a con-cern to the residents of this area,

who have been receiving mixed signals from the provincial gov-ernment for some time. In 1993 this area was designated one of 81 special places within the province, though it has yet to receive its fully protected status. As such, industrial roads already in the region threaten the survival of the ecosystem. These roads are already a concern to resi-dents, who argue that the impact

on the region should be minimized in order to protect the delicate bal-ance of the forest. The Castle River area hosts the headwaters to many of the rivers that feed the irrigation ditches in southern Alberta. A little north of the Crowsnest Highway lies the Oldman River headwaters, while directly in the proposed log-ging area are the headwaters for the St. Mary’s and Belly Rivers.

The 20km band of trees within the province of Alberta is considered to be the playground of many of the provincial residents. Local business owners argue that they rely on the tourism brought into the area by the people vacationing amongst the mountain forests. If those forests were to disappear, locals predict a massive impact on the tourism in-dustry in the area – an industry that many residents depend on econom-ically.

Activism groups have been pe-titioning the government for years asking to protect this area perma-nently. Members of the Stop Castle Logging Group and the Castle-Crown Wilderness Coalition have continually occupied the road to halt the influx of logging equipment for several days in rotating shifts. The most recent rally held on Jan. 22 saw a crowd of 150 – 200 people from all over the southern province gather together to voice their con-cerns and show their support for the protection of the forest.

Sara Parkin News Editor

A special one-day Crown-First Nations gathering in Ottawa was kicked off with drums, chants, and a smudge ceremony on Tuesday, Jan. 24. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Governor General David Johnston both took part in the ceremonies.

The long-awaited summit saw approximately 170 people including native chiefs, cabinet ministers, and senior bureaucrats gathering to dis-cuss aboriginal issues in an ongoing effort to resolve a number of urgent concerns facing the First Nations communities of Canada.

PM Harper and AFN chiefs’ closed-door Monday meeting

Tuesday’s opening ceremonies were not the first time Prime Min-ister Harper had met with the 30 chiefs in attendance. Harper invited the chiefs to a closed-door gather-ing on Monday afternoon after many of them had voiced their con-cerns to the Assembly of First Na-tions (AFN) that they would have limited access to the Prime Minister during the summit.

The senior chiefs in the room raised a number of challenging

issues, illustrating the great deal of work that is still to be done by both sides in order to ensure success following the summit. Harper and Shawn Atleo, the national chief of the AFN, were focused on the issues of education and small land chan-ges that boost economic develop-ment, while some of the AFN chiefs were determined to discuss issues like treaty rights.

Over the past year, Harper’s gov-ernment has expressed that it hopes to make improvements to the inad-equate and in some cases non-exist-ent on-reserve schools. It would also like to see on-reserve workers share in the resource boom and are encouraging the market-based economic development of reserves. However, the chiefs expressed a much broader scope of concerns during talks. Other issues that were voiced by the AFN chiefs during Monday’s meeting were housing, roads, water, guaranteed native representation in Parliament, and greater independence.

Many of the chiefs have diverse concerns based on the specific issues faced on their reserves, mak-ing it hard to pinpoint any specific demands the AFN chiefs have as a whole.

While the Monday meeting eased some of the chiefs’ concerns at their

lack of access to the Prime Minis-ter, many still expressed dissatis-faction that Harper planned only to attend the day-long event until noon. Many were also displeased with the seemingly disorganized nature of the summit, as the meet-ing had been under discussion for more than a year. Few were con-soled by the fact that approximately a dozen cabinet ministers planned to remain on hand to represent the government during more detailed policy sessions that would follow the lunch break.

Harper’s speech

Following Tuesday’s opening ceremony, Harper took to the po-dium and delivered a speech that focused heavily on the history of the complex relationship between the first nations and Canada. He noted that next year will mark the 250th anniversary of the Royal Proclama-tion, which many first nations view as a source of still-unrealized land rights, describing it among the high points in Canada-First Nations re-lations.

Harper also touched on Canada’s Indian Residential Schools, men-tioning his 2008 apology on behalf of Canada for those schools, saying it was one of his most rewarding

days in office. No new initiatives were an-

nounced during the speech, beyond following through with a Canada-First Nations Joint Action Plan an-nounced last summer.

“Our government’s actions and accomplishments during the last six years speak to our sense of urgency, but I can tell you this: we have only just begun,” he said. “In terms of participation, standard of living [and] quality of life, the time has come for First Nations to fully share with other Canadians from all walks of life with an equal opportunity to find the dignity of gainful employ-ment and more than that, the abil-ity to raise a family in the security that comes with it.”

Harper vowed aggressive action when it comes to making improve-ments to issues facing Canada’s ab-original communities.

In his speech, Harper made it clear that his government has no intentions to repeal the Indian Act that continues to govern day-to-day life on reserves, enacted in 1876. He said it would be better instead to build on existing efforts to make it possible for individual first na-tions to opt out of the Indian Act in specific areas.

“So that will be our approach, to replace elements of the Indian Act

with more modern legislation and procedures, in partnership with provinces and first nations,” he said.

Hopes for continued commitment to cooperation

As of print time it is unclear what, if any, substantive negotiations were conducted during Tuesday’s summit. No concrete announce-ments are expected to be made; rather, agreements were likely made to continue to push ahead with issues such as land rights, eco-nomic development and education.

Atleo, who worked with the gov-ernment to plan the summit, is ex-pected to run for re-election as chief of the AFN when his three-year term expires this year. Whether the summit was perceived as a success by first nations could prove very important to the election. More than 600 chiefs will gather for the leadership vote in Toronto in July.

Many hope this summit is the first of many talks between the gov-ernment and AFN chiefs. There are many concerns facing first nations that need to be addressed, includ-ing the current housing crisis on re-serves across the country and many other economic-related issues.

Protestors a stick-in-the-mud for provincial governmentCitizens disapprove of provincial plan to log Castle River area

First Nations Summit kicks off with a spirit of tradition

Local residents worried about the impact of logging.

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Kelti Boissonneault Editor-in-Chief

Randall Hopley, 46, has pleaded guilty to two counts of breaching his probation in a Vancouver court on Monday, Jan. 23. He has received a 30 day jail sentence for the breach of probation, which is unrelated to his pending court appearance in February in Sparwood, B.C. to stand trial for the abduction of three-year-old Kienan Hebert last September.

Hopley was originally considered a person-of-interest in the boy’s disappearance from the Hebert family home. An Amber Alert was issued in relation to the disappearance, and following a heart-felt plea from the boy’s father, Kienan was returned without injury to the family home five days after his apparent abduction. Hopley was later arrested in Alberta after a short manhunt that received national and international attention. Following his arrest for the abduction, Hopley underwent psychiatric evaluation and was determined fit to stand trial last November. Hopley is well known to police and has a lengthy criminal record.

Hopley will stand trial in February in Sparwood to answer to charges of breaking and entering, kidnapping, and abducting a child under the age of 14.

Abduction suspect pleads guilty to breaching probationHopley admits to probation breach, kidnapping plea still to come

Tannara YellandCUP Prairies & Northern Bureau Chief

SASKATOON (CUP) — What started in 2009 as a side project with low expectations has quickly yielded impressive results and gar-nered funding from the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.

University of Calgary biochem-istry professor Raymond Turner began working with Howard Ceri, a U of C biology professor, on cre-ating a biofilm that would assist in the detoxification and reclama-tion of some tailings pond water left over after oil sands excavation. While Turner is not working on providing a “solution to the tailings ponds,” as he worries some cover-age has painted it, he and his team have grown a biofilm capable of as-sisting in the reclamation process of tailings water that has been taken out of the ponds for eventual release back into the environment.

The problem with this water is that while it has settled into dif-ferent layers of sediment, there are still many metals and com-pounds present that make it unsafe. “We gave the project six months to see if it would work,” Turner said, laughing. “I never thought it would work in a lab... Where we are now is where we thought we would be in five years.”

Turner and Ceri teamed up to use their respective specializations — Turner has been studying metal-resistant bacteria for 14 years, while

Ceri has focused on biofilms — to create a biofilm that would absorb the heavy metals in tailings water without being degraded by them.

Biofilm is a group of microbes working in concert. They occur fre-quently in nature; tooth plaque is an example.

Turner was initially skeptical of the entire project because it was unknown when they began if they would even be able to create biofilm in a lab setting, but Turner said he was “actually able to grow a fairly good percentage of the commun-ity” he was dealing with, growing between 400 and 500 of the 900-odd organisms that were part of the community he was studying.

It was important to the group that they work with biofilm as op-posed to the individual organisms that comprise it because many other groups are already working with isolated organisms, Turner ex-plained. Studying a single organism, or a family of organisms, prevents the resulting research from taking full advantage of the biofilm’s ability to degrade dangerous elements in tailings water. The organisms work together in nature for a reason.

Since the project proved suc-cessful at creating whole biofilm in a lab, they have worked on making it more metal-resistant and metal-absorbent, testing it by growing it in various conditions — with and

without oxygen, and with different amounts of fer-tilizer.

The different condi-tions are important be-cause tailings ponds are not in any way uniform. From company to com-pany and even pond to pond, the water can have markedly different levels of alkalinity and acidity, as well as differ-ent organic compounds. “The biofilms we have are incredible hardy,” Turner said. “They are able to ac-cumulate lots of metal.”

Turner likened the biofilm’s function to the ballrooms many fast-food restaurants have for chil-dren: the biofilm is grown on small ball-bearings, and dirty water flows

through them. As it passes, met-als that are in the water stick to the biofilm-laden balls.

Once the biofilm is removed from the balls, it can be run through a smelter to extract the metals, many of which are precious. This makes Turner’s work not only beneficial environmentally, but economically. Turner and Ceri have almost con-cluded their work on this project, but that is simply the first step. They have struck up a partnership with two engineers at the University of Alberta who will soon begin testing the biofilm in a water treatment fa-cility to see how it works in practice.

University of Calgary professors develop method to help clean tailings pond water Lab-grown biofilm offers improved water reclamation measures

An example of the U of C professors’ biofilm work | Susan Golby

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Greg PatenaudeFeatures Contributor

Did you know that we are currently in the second golden age of cocktails? Huh?! Second? When was the first golden age? The first time cocktails reached a level of sophis-tication and craftsmanship that we are see-ing today was 1885 – 1920. It may not be obvious, especially in a small city like Leth-bridge, but cocktails are back “in.” In cities like New York, San Francisco, and Seattle (to name a few) the cocktail scene is huge and gaining momentum. Am I saying that it’s been close to 100 years since you could order a decent cocktail in a bar? No, of course not. What I am saying is that the amount of mixol-ogists (yes, this is a real word coined in 1856 to describe a bartender who was superior at mixing drinks) practicing the craft of mak-ing cocktails hasn’t been this high in almost 100 years. So what does “the craft of making cocktails” mean anyway? Craft cocktails are cocktails made with an attention to details – cocktails made with fresh ingredients and high quality spirits.

Take for example the Gin & Tonic I ordered at a bar-that-won’t-be-named. Now a G&T should be fairly straight forward, right? Well, my G&T was served in a glass taken from the dishwasher and was still hot, drowned in tonic water served from a fountain gun, and garnished with a lime wedge that was dry and hard as a rock. This was clearly not a craft

cocktail. The next time you order a cocktail, check and see if the bartender pays attention to the details. Does he/she use a generic sour mix or freshly squeezed fruit juice? Has your cocktail glass been pre-chilled? Did they use bitters where appropriate? A good bartender or mixologist will pay attention to these de-tails and your cocktail will be better for it. You don’t, however, need to have 20+ years experience to make a decent cocktail, and that is the point of this column. With a little know-how and the right tools, I’m hoping to show you, the reader, that making good qual-ity cocktails at home is easy and fun.

So what exactly is a cocktail? By today’s definition, a cocktail is simply any alcoholic drink containing spirits (as opposed to beer or wine). The history books, however, say otherwise. According to David Wondrich, the earliest written record of the term “cock-tail” dates back to 1803 where it appeared in the Farmer’s Cabinet, a newspaper from New Hampshire. The earliest definition of a cocktail goes back to 1806 where it is de-scribed as “…a stimulating liquor, composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bit-ters…” The key ingredient here is the bitters. What the hell are bitters? Well, I could write an entire column on bitters alone (perhaps in the future) but for now let’s just say that bit-ters are to cocktails as salt is to soup. Soup without salt is bland and generic. Too much salt and that’s all you taste. But with the right amount, it adds depth to the soup and helps

tie the flavours together. The same goes for bitters and cocktails.

As to where the name “cocktail” first origin-ated, I’ll leave that for someone else to figure out. To be sure, there are many theories as to the origins of the name but none have any de-finitive proof to back their claim. Honestly, if cocktail historian guru David Wondrich can’t track down the origins of the term, I don’t know who can.

Where were we? Ah yes, cocktails. What better cocktail to feature for this column than the oldest cocktail, the Old Fashioned. By 1885, The Old Fashioned was, well, old fash-ioned. As new cocktails evolved using fancy ingredients like vermouth, curaçao, and or-geat syrup, the old guard cried murder. I can picture the scene, an old curmudgeon leaning against the bar ordering a cocktail. “I don’t want some fancy new cocktail. Make me one of them there Old Fashioned cocktails…”

Made with rye, water, sugar, and bitters, an Old Fashioned embodies the very definition of a cocktail. Unfortunately, as simple as this cocktail is, it is often poorly made (see my G&T above). One tendency is for bartenders to top up an Old Fashioned with soda water. Please, for the love of all that is holy, don’t ever top your Old Fashioned with soda water. You will only turn this beautiful cocktail into a carbonated watered-down mess.

Salut!

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Matt BairdFeatures Editor

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Rebecca ColbeckFeatures Contributor

“Nothing can prepare a person for the real-ity of bloody, concussive warfare…Those who like war are aptly named warriors. Some, like me, are fated never to be warriors, as we are more afraid of war than fascinated by it. But I have the consolation that I have walked with warriors and know what kind of men and women they are. I will never be a warrior, but I have known war.” - Ryan Flavelle

I recently had an opportunity to hear Ryan Flavelle speak about his book, The Patrol, and although this is a topic far outside my in-terests, I found myself completely absorbed in the stories he had to tell. So much so, that I immediately began reading the book after the event. I found myself underlining passages I wanted to remember, dog-earring the pages to which I wanted to return. Not because Fla-velle’s experiences were more horrible or less traumatic than those of other soldiers, but for the honesty he shows in his writing. His in-sights are unaffected by any romanticism of war. So real are his memoirs that I could vis-cerally feel the heat of the scorching sun and the weight of the heavy pack on his back.

The synopsis is as follows: “In 2008, Ryan Flavelle, a reservist in the Canadian Army and a student at the University of Calgary, volunteered to serve in Afghanistan. 24-year-old Flavelle, a signaller attached to the Prin-cess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, spent seven long months in the dusty, war-torn country. He endured the extreme heat, the long hours, and the occasional absurdity of life as a Canadian soldier in this war. Flavelle spent much of his time at the Canadian For-ward Operating Base (FOB), living among his fellow soldiers.” The Patrol tells of one pivot-al seven-day stretch, where Flavelle and his fellow soldiers stepped out from the wires of FOB into Taliban country. This gruelling pa-trol would fundamentally change who he was

as a Canadian, a soldier and a man.Flavelle describes the realities of this mod-

ern war in an anything-but-modern country, with unapologetic candour. When he de-scribes the eeriness of a line of soldiers snak-ing its way through the poppy and marijuana fields that dot the landscape, he is at his best.

As a reservist, he is an ideal person to nar-rate this story, making it relatable to his civil-ian readers. He artfully mixes his story with deeper musings on war, the army, heroism, love, and mortality. He explains the ostracism he felt trying to fit in with the regular forces, as well as his newfound awkwardness in try-ing to fit in with his university peers, knowing that “they no longer understand me… I know things my intellectually self-aware peers do not.”

Flavelle says he only caught “a glimpse into the black maw that is warfare and unlike some I recoiled from it… Perhaps this is what separates me from those poor souls who con-tinue to live in their memories after their war is finished. None of my memories was strong enough to survive the influx of newer mem-ories… My tour will always be with me, will always be part of me but the memories have lost their power.”

It may be “a gritty, boots-on-the-ground memoir,” but it’s so much more. It is about why we fight, why men and women choose such a dangerous and demanding job and what their lives are like when they find them-selves back in the ordinary world. Flavelle does not romanticise war or its consequences. He expressed his experiences without making himself into a warrior or a hero, both of which would have been tempting. He gives voice to the individual soldier, but he’s careful to re-member who this book is really about: the fallen soldiers. The Patrol reads as the truth – one that all of us should learn. This book is available at all fine bookstores, including your U of L bookstore.

Crafting Cocktails

The Patrol Seven days in the life of a Canadian soldier in Afghanistan

Old Fashioned Cocktail• 2 oz rye• 1 sugar cube• 3 – 5 dashes Angostura bitters• Orange twist for garnish

In an old fashioned (or double old fash-ioned) glass, add the sugar cube and soak with the bitters (~5 – 6 dashes). Add a bar spoon of water (~1/8 oz) and muddle (i.e. crush) the sugar until most dissolves. Add the rye and three big cubes of ice and stir until well chilled. Twist the orange peel over the glass to express the oils and drop into the drink.A note on the ingredients: In an ideal world we would be able to buy Amer-ican rye in Canada. Unfortunately, it is very hard to come by so we have to settle for Canadian rye. For my money, I would go with Alberta Pre-mium rye. It’s cheap and makes a very decent cocktail. As for bitters, most of the big grocery stores sell Angostura (usually found in the pop aisle). When choosing an orange, choose a firm, ripe navel orange (not a mandarin). Use a potato peeler to cut a twist roughly 3 inches by 1 inch getting as little of the white pith as possible on your twist.

Olivier O’BrienFeatures Writer

In last week’s issue, Mason took a contract from a mysterious dame going by the name of Harriet, offering cash on the table for a stolen case. After a layover at the local juice club, Mason headed down to find local flim-flam artist Micky Hogan, but found he had been set up in a double cross. With the dame, Hogan, and one of the droppers dead, Mason found himself in Hogan’s overcrowded warehouse with a lot of clues that didn’t add up... and facing down a couple clippers’ typewriters.

Looks like the wops were as shocked to see me as I was disgusted to see them. Fortunately, a wop can never go straight, and the same goes for their shooting; the first burst from their sweepers went wild. I grabbed for my heater and pulled out Harriet’s piece; one wild round went off and I had just long enough to gather the distinct impression that the piece had a hell of a lot more kick than my old 1911 before it left another distinct impression on my face. I went down in a hail of stray rounds and schnoz spurts. It wasn’t just my own bean juice I landed in. The Tommy rounds must have pierced a few of the drums on the shelf – and the fumes, oh God, the heavenly fumes. That mick Hogan was running a still! I’d sobered up far too much in the last 30 seconds. I decided to spend the last seconds of my life like a man – cowering behind a crate and desperately licking firewater off the floor as the guns closed in. Splinters and sparks flew thick as speakeasy air. Sweet salvation came to me in the beauteous roiling of conflagration. First otherworldly blue and then glorious dawn citrine, the air screamed its wordless litany under my silent canticle, profane supplication...

But a mug doused in 200 proof doesn’t stick around to admire fireworks. I sprinted through the holocaust towards the desk in the back; Hogan would never set up digs in a place without a back door. I got to the desk and grabbed a bottle of amber fluid off of it as I let myself out – Hogan wouldn’t miss it. Back in the dark and wet I tried my best to drain the bottle. Hogan wasn’t the first stiff I’d ever seen, and not even the first friend I’d seen sent to the meat locker, but the guy had a way of picking up your tab.

I finally got to untying the surgical tubing from my numb and itching arm. I put it back in my pocket with the rest of my needles, as I’d shot all that was left of my dope. It’s a shame; my nose was killing me. I could hear sirens closing in. Hogan was paid up no doubts, but the flatfoots couldn’t ignore a still fire and a lead market – at least not both in the same night.

I tried to stumble back around front quiet as I could, leading with the capo’s heater – I had left Harriet’s inside. Near as I could tell I had two rounds left in the strip clip. I needed to get out of here; I needed somewhere to piece it all together: the eagle badges, the military men, the coach robbery and the case. I didn’t want to trust that stoolie

Sam, but it was only the fifth, so I was probably safe. I needed to get back uptown to Ginny’s, and I could get ossified while I was at it. Back at the gravel parkade I saw one of the droppers pouring rounds into my flivver near the Hillary’s crumpled body... and the case! There was a black briefcase lying on the dearly departed’s gams. I didn’t know if the other bimbo had made it out of the cook-off so I decided to off the wop quiet like. I could hear the jingle of the empty Sterno cans in my cab doing the Tommy dance – good cover. I pulled out the surgical tubing; I woulda preferred piano wire but I make do. I ran quiet as I could under the typewriter’s cackle and tied one on for old Hogan. At first the tube stretched and so did he, but then it didn’t and then he didn’t. God damn, I hated that rain. The tough guy had a passport on him, and some dough, foreign – whatever the hell a lira was he had a ton of it. Either way, both ended up crumpled into my pockets. With my client dead I was going to have to pay myself: I call it dick’s law. I couldn’t tell if the case was the one I was looking for or not; a quick shake told me it wasn’t filled with bullion, but I figured I’d have to trust the dago’s judgment on this one.

My heap was toast (another damned expense) and from the sirens I didn’t think I’d have time to take the plates. I left the goon’s chopper too; I couldn’t take the weight, ‘specially if I was going to try to hoof it uptown faster than a paddy wagon. I got off the lot and started getting a wiggle on toward the docks – I had an idea that was going to make getting to Sam a hell of a lot easier. I made it about three blocks before I was wheezing, so I stopped for a cigarette to help me catch my breath. I tucked myself into a door frame and watched the heat show up – late as usual. The fire had taken almost the entire building; this was going to be a tough one to explain come tomorrow when they tracked down my plates. The flatfoots would have my ticket for sure. I turned away and kept toward the docks.

I made it there by the time my nozzle stopped spouting, and started peeping the night crowd for a familiar face. I musta looked bad but I just tried to look like I wasn’t on the lam. I didn’t mind getting high-hatted by the dock workers, just as long as nobody gave me the bum’s rush – the streets weren’t safe. I always saw a couple bell bottoms at Ginny’s, so maybe I would find help there. I got out to the boats and for the second time tonight had my salvation fall in my lap – it must be fool’s luck. Salvation was spelled Marlowe tonight. He was a funny old bird, a Brit barge captain as far as I knew. He was in Ginny’s every other night, a dedicated hooch man, the kinda guy who wouldn’t look up from his rotgut for Clara Bow. The fella hadn’t changed the cut of his glad rags in 30 odd years, but he wasn’t no bum – Sam never asked him for his tab twice. It was going to be a tough sell hitching a ride though, as I’d never spoken to him. The only time I ever heard him talk was when he was so spifflicated he couldn’t. He would rave about star creatures he saw once, made of blackness that were neither colossal

nor small, but both. Sam always said he had been a barge captain in the Congo way back when, and he hadn’t been right since. I always thought Sam was cutting the bourbon with denatured medical supplies.

“Hey, Marlowe, right? My name’s Mason; I’m a local dick. We met at Ginny’s a few times. Don’t s’pose you’re headed up there tonight?”

Beneath the navy blue cap and in the centre of the bushy gray mass, lights appeared in his eyes. Was it just somebody speaking to him, or the thought of hooch? “Why don’t you take a cab, or I suppose you call them hacks, old boy?”

“I’m behind the 8-ball tonight. I was working a lost and found at a flim-flammer’s working out the back of a gin still. I guess the local capo didn’t appreciate me snooping around. They’re out to pop me.”

“Alright boy-o, I’ll take you uptown in my tramp. There’s always an open mooring for a man with a rope.”

Another rapid transition later, and I was in the creaking cab of a rocking river barge. I’d never been on a boat before, but Marlowe called it a “two-penny-half-penny river steamboat with a penny whistle attached.” I had been under the impression it was a diesel engine. We sat at an old nicked-up table with an old sailor’s boot on it, squeezing Sterno out of a sock in turns in the waving lamp light. I was getting tired and hungover again; it had been a very long day. When the canned heat was gone, we started in on the bathtub gin; God knows why we didn’t start in on that first. I got to telling him about the strange wops, and the stranger kraut Jane. He got to singing: “That’s a military badge alright, old boy, from one of those thug bands in Italy. They’ve got a capo, man who would be king you know. One of those great, terrible men, a voice; all he is is a voice. Il Duce they call him, ‘the leader,’ ‘the head,’ but it’s a lie; he’s a voice.”

The juice was beginning to get to him. “Mussolini, that’s his real name. Ha! Duce!”

I remembered this mug now, seen him in the clippings every now and again. Near as I could tell all they did was march and draw bundles of sticks and axes on whatever they got their hands on. Give a fella Capone any day. Marlowe said the trip would still take at least an hour when he went up-top. I had at least a hint of who I was dealing with now, and it looked bad. These wops want the case so bad, maybe they’ll buy it. I’ll let Sam auction it off and take a cut. Smart. Damn, I was the best after all. I leaned back in my chair and grabbed some of the local kindling, The Prisoner of Desire. Huh. Might be worth a peep. I opened to a random page and started: “Elisabet stared down the wicked Governor Vexville, clasping the remains of her petticotes, thinking only of her love John the smith...”End of Part 2

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Kelti Boissonneault & Matt BairdFeatures Writers

A number of your Meliorist staff skipped off to Victoria, B.C. to attend the 74th Annual National Conference of the Canadian University Press (hereafter known as Nash 74). The conference is an event held across the country every year (hence the annual) when delegates from various university papers get together to listen to some of the top-ranking journalists across North America and chat about how each paper is coping in the ever-changing business of journalism. While attending sessions, our Meliorist staff also took the opportunity to explore downtown Victoria on their own dime, and here are a few of the gems we discovered in one of Canada’s coolest cities.

The Cuban Cigar Shop – On Fort Street between Vancouver and Quadra Streets A great cigar shop is hard to find, especially one that imports Cubans and has as vast a selection as this one. With an amazing array of cigars, cigarillos, and cigarettes, along with tinned tobacco for rolling your own, and a perfectly packed pipe, one could spend hours in the shop making decisions. This will, of course, be helped along by the extremely knowledgeable staff, who are more than pleased to tell you the qualities of every product in their store. Prices are fair, and with an uncompromising selection, it’s a definite stop for even the casual smoker. Bottom line: There are a few high-end cigar shops in the vicinity, but this was a favourite.

The Royal Canadian Museum – Right on the Inner Harbour No matter how many times you go to this museum there is always something new and fantastic to discover whether through their stunning temporary gallery or through minor details you never noticed before. This visit saw the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibit display stunning images of the natural world from all around the globe and from various age groups. The permanent exhibits display what makes this museum consistently one of the most in-depth and well-curated in Canada. Bottom line: Spending five hours in the museum is easy and fun to do, and at less than $10/student it’s also the cheapest great time we had!

Veneto Tapa Lounge — Douglas Street You walked in and realized you are from a small town. About five years ago the owner bought the sleaziest hotel in town on a grant and cleaned it up. From the marble floor to granite counters, the cliché class expounded from the leather, wood and glass fixtures. It became the epitome of modern posh in downtown Victoria. The bar itself was a casual bar and place to eat; not casual in the sense of The Zoo, but something of a classical casual. The bartender is the best in North America (literally) and he can give you the entire history of the $10 cocktail you are about to imbibe. Top picks for the night are highballs: Bellinis and a French 75. Our staff advise that you avoid the beer unless you’re into high-end microbrew with an acquired taste. Bottom line: Cocktails will blow your mind, but it’s expensive. Awesome date place.

The Irish Times – Bastion Square on Government Street If you like scotch, go here. Walking into the Irish Times you will be struck by the atmosphere and the general feeling of merriment. The staff are friendly, the live music is a fantastic example of West coast Celtic (in fact check out Entertainment in a future issue for a review of Black Angus, the band we saw there). There are so many tap beers that it takes you almost 30 minutes to read the list, and they feature micro-breweries within two and five miles of the pub. Even their calamari was good! Bottom line: Their “Food for the body, drink for the spirit, music for the soul” is entirely accurate. Highly recommended.

West Coast Waffle — Broad Street What is a better way to get rid of a hangover than with waffles? We certainly couldn’t think of one. Open all day and with particular service to the bar crowd on top party nights, the boys at this small shop know how to cook up some delicious waffle! Everything from savoury to sweet, and a number of different menu options will keep this place a go-to spot for the Victorian partier for a long time. Bottom line: *insert munching sounds here*

Hernande’z Cocina – Yates Street, inside the office building flanked by Mirage and FidoFor less than $10, you will receive a laminated, overly large tarot card. Should you remain at a table with this card for about 10 minutes, a smiling woman will call out the card’s name, and proceed to deliver a plate of handmade Mexican food so good that you may want to shed a tear. Hand-pressed corn tortillas, pulled chicken or pork, as well as a spicy combination of cilantro, onion, and a light sauce combined

to make the tastiest lunch our staff had all week! It’s a cash only, family run establishment, with an emphasis on “slow food,” aka delicious Mexican fare.Bottom line: I would trade half of the contents of the BC Museum for another plate of these tacos. BC

Historical Society, take a bullet for me (or send me some tacos).

There are many more places than these that we visited that were equally as impressive, but we’ll let you discover those on your own. If you ever make your way to the

land of green grass and outdoor fountains in January we advise you walk downtown; the smallest shops in historic downtown contain the best character that so many large cities lack, and there literally is awesomeness on every corner.

Travel guide VictoriaThe epic journey of small-town Meliorist in big-city Victoria

The view from the inner harbour of Victoria

You receive five tacos with your order, only four survived for this picture

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While recently at a restaurant, I received what could have been the worst service of my life. I won’t go into details; I’m sure I’m not the only one who has had this experi-ence, but needless to say I didn’t tip. Why would I? I barely wanted to pay for what I received (they called it food, but I’m still not con-vinced). On the way out the door, I heard my server speaking with an-other staff member of the restau-rant, and she was speaking about how cheap and irritating I was. Al-right, I’ll admit, the service indus-try can suck for wages, but tips are not mandatory, hence the name.

Now before all the hard-working servers come down on me for be-ing ungracious and unfair, let me explain my point of view. The idea of the tip originated long, long ago, and was a gesture of appreciation from a customer to a server for ser-vice that far exceeded expectations. Over time, the gratuity has become an expectation of wait-staff, who in many cases are forced to share their hard-earned tips with behind-the-scenes staff in restaurants, who also (in many cases) get paid more than the front-of-house.

Hold up. So as a customer, I am expected to pay extra for bad ser-vice from an under-paid server who is frustrated that a portion of their tips go to co-workers who get paid more than they do. There seems to be a systematic problem with this situation. Firstly: why are alcohol servers getting paid less than min-imum wage? Because they make tips. But those tips are divided be-tween other staff that are getting paid more than the servers. So how is this supposed to justify them get-ting paid less? In short, it doesn’t.

Managers at restaurants need to put their foot down and realize that the legislation mandated by the province for the minimum wage of alcohol servers is unfair and ir-responsible when compounded by the tip-sharing policies of some restaurants. Servers should be en-titled to keep all the tips that they earn.

No, that doesn’t mean I’m going to tip every time. I like being old-fashioned. If your job sucks and you don’t want to be there, find a new job. There are plenty to go around, but a lot of them suck without the extra wage-earning potential. If

you’re happy serving people and do it well, making sure they are looked after and appearing joyful even if you have to lie through your teeth, then you will earn that extra cash. It’s how things were done in the old days, and this stigma of mandatory tipping is ridiculous.

As a customer, I would like to get my money’s worth when I dine out. I have no problem leaving 15 – 20 per cent tip when I get good service, or even more than that when the service is exceptional. I am not, how-ever, tipping the cook. The cook is paid well, and they don’t have to cater to my every want and desire. I am also not tipping the dishwasher, nor the hostess, nor anyone else unless I hand the cash to them. I am tipping the person solely re-sponsible for my happiness on the

premises: the server. I am tipping their attentiveness, their attitude, their overall demeanour, and their respectfulness towards me as a cus-tomer. Anyone in the service indus-try knows that the rate of gratuity generally directly corresponds to the service provided.

Suggesting a tip amount on your debit/credit machine is also a ter-rible practice. When the options come up, I want to be able to de-termine the exact amount of tip I am going to give, which may not

be 15, 20, or 30 per cent. It may be 16 per cent. It may be 22 per cent. It will be what-ever I determine the service was

worth. The social awkwardness of not selecting a pre-set percentage amount and taking the extra time to type in my own amount detracts from my experience at your restau-

rant. It also makes for awkward ne-gotiations with the waiting server, who has other business (and po-tential increases in tip opportun-ities) to attend to.

If it were up to me, things would go back to the o l d - f a s h i o n e d way (again, I’m rather old-timey, but that doesn’t necessarily mean backwards) especially in light of the new wage legislation. To any servers out there who are respon-sible for my table: I’m not a hard-ass. As long as the food is hot when it arrives, my drink is filled, and you are courteous, you’ll get a tip from me. That tip is for you: not for the kitchen staff, nor the others working in the restaurant. They are paid more for a reason, but that extra mile you went earned you extra dollars. It should stay in your pocket.

Managers: take a lesson. Yes, taking away the shared tips will

disgruntle your kitchen staff, but your servers will be very apprecia-tive. Pay every-one what they are worth and stop tip-sharing in restaurants

when there is such a massive dis-parity between servers and other employees’ wages. Gratuities are a show of appreciation for excep-tional service. They are not manda-tory, and they are certainly not for people that I, as a customer, do not even see. If I want to thank the chef for an especially fantastic meal, I will send a tip to the kitchen. If the host/hostess was especially pleasing, they will receive a separ-ate tip. It’s a simple system, and a fairer one given the recent (and in my opinion particularly ridiculous) policy on the minimum wage.

Here’s a tip on gratuity

…that extra mile you went earned you extra dollars. “

”No, that doesn’t mean I am going to

tip every time.“

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Elizabeth Porter

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Kelti BoissonneaultEditor in Chief

The world of print journalism seems to be slowly sinking into extinction as more and more print-medium journalism sources turn to online digitalization of their product. In the fast-paced world of online sources updating hourly, the cost of basic pulp and paper products skyrocket-ing, the world economy on the thin-nest ice of the rapidly melting ice caps, and a general theme of gad-getry the world over, it isn’t a wonder that something as out of date and old-timey as a newspaper (especial-ly the humble weekly publication) is dying out.

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Alright, so there might be a little benefit to a fringe niche publica-tion like the Meliorist weekly; it’s got the TLFs after all! However, even your campus paper is not immune to the downturn in the industry, despite the majority of our funding coming from our own campus. The fact is that ad-vertisers are tightening purse strings while we are fighting to keep the ris-ing expenses of publishing in check with the amount of revenue we earn each year.

To give you an idea, our current student levy of $5 was implemented in 1987. We have not raised the levy since 1987, and back then the stu-dent population at the University of Lethbridge was dramatically small-er than our current population. This meant that the Meliorist’s operating budget depended heavily on a stu-dent levy of $30,000 a year in addi-tion to revenue brought in by ads. Since 1987 we have kept the same levy, but our student population has increased to approximately 8,000 students paying the Meliorist levy. This means each semester we get a levy of $35,000 – $40,000. Yearly, the Meliorist acquires approximately $75,000 from student levy. Factoring in inflation, however, this means that the Meliorist is actually operating on a current budget of $43,114.14 in 1987 dollars. Five bucks was a lot of money back then; not so anymore.

So as we start to plan ahead for the upcoming years, the Meliorist is faced with a tough decision: ask the student population for more dough and trim as much fat as possible while still producing a decent product, or cut our staff, our content, and our ability to produce one kick-ass prod-uct. Asking you guys to dig a little deeper will probably be a tough sell. We could cut our production and staffing costs to balance the rising cost of print, but that would heavily impact the quality and quantity of content within the paper.

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The world of print journalism seems to be slowly sinking into extinction as more and more print-medium journalism sources turn to online digitalization of their product. In the fast-paced world of online sources updating hourly, the cost of basic pulp and paper products skyrocket-ing, the world economy on the thin-nest ice of the rapidly melting ice caps, and a general theme of gad-getry the world over, it isn’t a wonder that something as out of date and old-timey as a newspaper (especial-ly the humble weekly publication) is dying out.

What does this mean for a small in-dependent paper? Will you want to read the humble old Meliorist when a quick web search can bring you up to speed with the breaking news stories the world over? Topics rang-ing from the most recent economic news down to what the Kardashians are currently up to are literally a mouse-click away for most people. Large corporate media has been making a slow transition to the web since the early 2000s, but what about those smaller publications without all the sophisticated technology and resounding bottom lines?

Alright, so there might be a little benefit to a fringe niche publica-tion like the Meliorist weekly; it’s got the TLFs after all! However, even your campus paper is not immune to the downturn in the industry, despite the majority of our funding coming from our own campus. The fact is that ad-vertisers are tightening purse strings while we are fighting to keep the ris-ing expenses of publishing in check with the amount of revenue we earn each year.

To give you an idea, our current student levy of $5 was implemented in 1987. We have not raised the levy since 1987, and back then the stu-dent population at the University of Lethbridge was dramatically small-er than our current population. This meant that the Meliorist’s operating budget depended heavily on a stu-dent levy of $30,000 a year in addi-tion to revenue brought in by ads. Since 1987 we have kept the same levy, but our student population has increased to approximately 8,000 students paying the Meliorist levy. This means each semester we get a levy of $35,000 – $40,000. Yearly, the Meliorist acquires approximately $75,000 from student levy. Factoring in inflation, however, this means that the Meliorist is actually operating on a current budget of $43,114.14 in 1987 dollars. Five bucks was a lot of money back then; not so anymore.

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RJ BalogEntertainment Writer

A wise person once said that “girls just want to have fun.” This has little to nothing to do with Haywire, but I thought I’d throw it out there. Haywire is a present day spy caper that follows covert operative Mallory Kane (Gina Carano) as she learns that her freelance agency has double-crossed her, leaving her on the lamb as a burned agent. You may remember Carano from her days rolling with the American Gladiators as “Crush.” I know I do; that show was wicked. You might also know Carano from her more recent career as an MMA fighter. Yeah, she’s a badass chick. That said, you might be wondering how well an MMA fighter could do at pulling off a lead acting role. Well, rest assured that this isn’t merely a mindless in-your-face action, and Carano does more than admirably in her big break.

Also it helps that she’s backed up with a stellar supporting cast and a great director, Steven Soderbergh. Soderbergh (Contagion, Traffic, Ocean’s 11 – 13) delivers once again with his particular brand of flair, smooth transitions, layered story, and terrific cinematography. Soderbergh also has an ability to

put together all-star casts, even for roles that have little screen time. Along with Carano, Haywire flaunts its star power with the likes of Ewan McGregor, Michael Douglas, Channing Tatum, Michael Angarano, Antonio Banderas (sporting a gigantic beard by the way), and the always impressive Michael Fassbender. All the actors fit into their roles perfectly and Soderbergh does a great job layering them into the story fluidly and in a manner that lets the characters stand out respectively. If I had to pick out a negative point about the cast it would be that some characters get muffled for screen time and it leaves you wanting a little more.

For the film itself though, Soderbergh does a great job setting the tone right from the start with a memorable opening. The fight scenes are raw yet elegant as they often have Carano laying down fists with a burly man. Carano’s training really shines through showcasing her ability to kick the hell out of people. The fighting is made even more personal with the lack of background noise like heavy rock or a funky rap song.

Often all music is cut when a fight is happening, letting the sounds break through and creating a very

real atmosphere. That’s not to downplay the score though as the music is a big element to the tone of the film. Snaring and original music blended with Soderbergh’s smooth transitions and capturing frames help build the film’s intensity and establish it for what it is.

Haywire has a good balance between high intensity action and

smooth, minimalistic transitions. There’s simplicity in the filling scenes that keep you entertained without putting you through cheesy action dialogue. Haywire actually has a well-grounded script with clever dialogue that appeals to any action overstimulation. Haywire isn’t the best action suspense made by any means, but it does hold its

own. Besides a few minimal things there isn’t anything overwhelmingly wrong with this film, and it definitely shines as a clever, raw, star-studded action flick with lots of appeal to various demographics. So go catch a showing of Haywire and see an attractive girl kick the hell outta everyone she crosses.

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Billy DaveyEntertainment Editor

“It’s a very interesting play be-cause it’s a science fiction, murder mystery, romance kind of deal. So with all those different kinds of genres. . . it was interesting sifting through them seeing which one was more present,” said Ryan Reese who is the director of the new TheatreX-tra production, Possible Worlds. The play is sure to grab hold of the viewer’s mind and evoke some exis-tential and metaphysical thoughts.

The psychonautic adventure be-gins Thursday, Jan. 26, and will run until Jan. 28. There will be show-ings at 8 p.m. nightly, and one 2 p.m. show on Saturday, all in the David Spinks Theatre.

“There are two parallel. . . very in-teresting stories, and they all come together at the end,” said Reese. Following two story lines, Possible Worlds first dives into a murder scene where two detectives “are try-ing to solve a really weird string of murder cases (peoples’ brains have been stolen),” and secondly follows “two lovers [who] experience each other through a really bizarre set of worlds,” explained Reese. The story has gained a reputation of being hard to follow, so you shouldn’t plan on sitting with an absent mind if you expect to understand any of the play’s subtleties or odd concepts.

“There’s a lot of discussion about theory and math… the play is kind of based on a theory that there’s all different kinds of possible worlds going on right now,” said Reese,

trying to explain some of the play’s concepts, which he and the cast members tried to make as clear as possible for the audience: “Yeah, just kind of deciphering what’s go-ing on because I do like the weird-ness of it, but you have to decide together what’s kind of going on to make something clear for you guys to go off of; that was very challen-ging, trying to figure out as a unit, as a creative team, what was going on in our heads.”

The cast for Possible Worlds consists of many newcomers. This production will be Hannah Rudd’s first TheatreXtra performance. “I really enjoyed it… we’ve been very lucky with everyone. We work well together. Ryan has been great as a director, and it’s come together really nice over the past couple of weeks we’ve gotten to work on this show,” said Rudd.

Actor Greg Wilson, who has had much more experience on the U of L stages, explained what it takes to act in the David Spinks Theatre: “Thea-treXtra is always absolutely awe-some to work on, mainly because of the small cast sizes and the intimacy of the rehearsal process, and how fast it is too; we have three weeks to get a play up and running. It’s a challenge, it’s very intense, and it’s very very rewarding.”

Possible Worlds, written by John Mighton, won the Governor Gen-eral’s Award for drama in 1992. Mighton, who is a respected au-thor and playwright, has his PhD in mathematics from the University of Toronto and a masters in philoso-

phy from McMaster University. His expertise in these two fields leaks out of every seam in his writing, and sets him apart from most play-wrights.

Wilson believes Mighton’s style is a result of where his expertise lies: “It’s not written by a. . . theatre guy; he’s a math major, he has a doctor-ate in math and that comes from a

completely different point of view than you would normally get. A good example I can use is this play I was in at the beginning of the term, The Government Inspector. The Gov-ernment Inspector. . . is very meta; it’s very aware that it’s a play — it’s up its own ass. This play is not. I’m not saying it’s a bad thing. But Pos-sible Worlds is not; it’s a play. It’s

playing it perfectly straight — it’s a guy who has a story that wants to be told… it’s really nice.”

Tickets for Possible Worlds can be found at the U of L Box Office (open Monday to Friday from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.). Prices are $7 for students and seniors, and $11 for regular admission.

TheatreXtra is back with Possible Worlds

Haywire

Greg Wilson and Hannah Rudd

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(Community Music)

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros’ front man Alex Ebert released his first solo piece with Alexander. The al-bum is fairly consistent with the sound Ebert has been pursuing with the Zeros. “Let’s Win” starts the album off with an assortment of percussion, an acoustic guitar, and Ebert’s unmistakable vocals. Vocals that you may have caught on AMC’s Breaking Bad when “Truth” was show-cased at the beginning of season four. Prof. Mark Wrath-all took a particular interest in the lyrics of “Truth” be-cause he felt the writing had vast depths he could explore. Much of the instrumental work may seem simple, but it is a perfect match to the folk sound Ebert has come to master. The album starts, maintains, and ends perfectly.

Kevin HearnCloud Maintenance

(Celery Music)

We have all heard Kevin Hearn’s work before, as the keyboardist for the Barenaked Ladies. He first dipped his toes in a solo project 14 years ago with Mothball Mint, and now he is back with Cloud Maintenance. It is obvious early on that this album is about Hearn seizing the op-portunity to spotlight his work with the ebony and ivory, with only three songs starting with a guitar. “Northland Train” starts the album in the clouds. Hearn has light and delicate-sounding vocals, which remind me of a young Neil Young, that are accompanied beautifully with his piano playing. While most of the songs are working in the clouds, a few songs like “See You Again” have too much energy to be limited or defined by the album title.

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entertainment

Blunts & RosesBlunts & Roses(Independent)

You have to love those creative album titles. Blunts & Roses is Absent Minded’s and iLLvibe’s attempt to bring the forces of rap and classic rock together. I was excited to hear this because I imagined hip-hop artists backed by a rock band. However, I was disappointed to find that the album only features remixed versions of classic songs with rapping. The Beatles classic “Come Together” is up first featuring Byro, and it fails to capture one’s ear until about two minutes in. “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” by the Rolling Stones is butchered in “Get What Ya Want.” Some tracks that manage to – sort of – mesh rock and rap are “Momma Told Me,” “Moonlight,” and “Old Fashioned Love Song.” Ultimately, the album is filled with mid-level musicians shrouding themselves in some of the greatest hits the world has known.

R. M. SchaferEntertainment Writer

Are we having fun yet?! A new semester is upon us (maybe your last), so why not party down? Not just because the student workload isn’t too heavy yet, but it is also time to party down because the short-lived cult comedy Party Down has officially confirmed that a movie is in the works! Never heard of Party Down? I’m not surprised. Like many under-appreciated comedies, no one ever hears of some of these fantastical shows until their cancel-lation. So now is the time to catch up on the first two fantastical sea-sons of Party Down so that you can be up-to-date by the time the movie is released.

For the majority of people who have not heard of the short-lived

comedy, Party Down only lasted for a mere two seasons on the Starz network before its untimely end. Despite being well received by crit-ics, Party Down’s ratings were not strong and in June of 2010 the show was subsequently cancelled. Party Down revolved around a catering company of the same name in Los Angeles, and its employees, many of whom aspired to “make it” in Hollywood. The hilarity of Party Down revolved around the highly dysfunctional caterers who almost always managed to ruin every event in some sort of significant way – such as eating their client’s food and attempting to solicit help for their failing acting careers from their wealthy clients.

The cast includes many actors who you may recognize from vari-ous small movie roles. The cast will

include Adam Scott (Step Brothers, Park and Recreation), Ken Marino (Childern’s Hospital), and Martin Starr (Freaks and Geeks, Knocked Up). The cast also originally fea-tured Jane Lynch before she left for her Emmy Award-winning role as Sue Sylvester on Fox’s series Glee – Lynch was replaced in the second season by Megan Mullally known

for her role on Will and Grace. The whole cast is expected to reprise their roles on Party Down with the exception of Jane Lynch who is yet to confirm either way. Show’s cre-ator John Enbom is currently writ-ing the script for the Party Down follow-up, which is supposed to pick up right where the story left off at the end of the second season.

The official announcement of the Party Down movie came out earlier this month – but, in the wake of the announcement of the Arrested Development movie, Party Down may be over-shadowed. Both the Party Down and Arrested Development mov-ies, are perhaps starting a trend of movie sequels for critically ac-claimed television shows which were cancelled prematurely – well, I for one hope this is a trend, because I tend to enjoy those

short-lived shows more, as they almost always end on a high note. The movie will start shooting in late spring and early summer this year, and will likely hit theatres some time in 2013 – that is, so long as the world does not end this December...

Zoë Migicovsky Entertainment Writer

Sometimes the best cure for a cold winter is a warm escape into fiction, and The Bungalow by Sarah Jio is the perfect book for the job. Set mainly in 1942, with a few glimpses into the present, it is the story of Anne Calloway, a young nurse who, after getting engaged, decides to join the army with her best friend Kitty. The two women are stationed together in Bora-Bora, but the war isn’t the only danger that threatens their happiness. Anne finds her-self growing close to a handsome solider, Westry, when the two dis-cover a hidden beach bungalow and work to restore it together. But the closer Anne becomes with Westry, the more distant Kitty seems, until Anne discovers she’s not the only one keeping secrets on this island.

Jio’s fantastic ability to create

rich and real setting is once again on display in her second novel. She has just enough details to let the read-er enter the strange and beautiful world of Bora-Bora without getting bogged down in description. The Bungalow really feels like a visit to another time and place. Although the novel is definitely a standalone, there’s a nice guest appearance by one of the characters from Jio’s debut The Violets of March. While I preferred the main character in Violets, The Bungalow offers a lead-ing man charming enough that the reader can overlook the fact that Anne is already engaged to some-body else.

Strictly speaking, The Bunga-low is a chick-lit novel, but Jio blends the genre in such a way that the book appeals to fans of his-torical fiction and mystery alike. It’s an incredible look into a part of World War II that often goes

forgotten and it is written from a much-welcome female perspective. While there are definitely a few convenient coincidences that take place, a small part of such a warm and well-written book, they didn’t bother me. However, I did wish that a few of the events had a little more detail, as several decades of Anne’s life are mostly skipped over, and a subplot involving another friend of hers didn’t quite have the closure I was hoping for. That said, there is a lot packed into less than 300 pages, and Jio does tie up the majority of the storylines quite nicely.

Overall, The Violets of March may hold a special place in my heart, but The Bungalow is a welcome follow-up with a charm all its own. A balmy dose of romance and history, The Bungalow provides further proof of Jio’s unique and wonderful talent.

Sarah Jio proves a wonderful talent

Party Down!More than just student life – it’s soon to be a movie.

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My muscles say I’m on steroids but my penis, however, says I’m not.

Girl in logic 1000 front row, shut the hell up!

The creepy girl in Math 1410 needs to calm the eff down.

Great success with the U of L EDGE club last semester! This semester will be even more epic! Cheers!

Travel to Kenya! Work with kids in schools & orphanages! Safaris! Interested? Contact: lethbridgeedge@gmail.com

Cowboy boots and camo are damn sexy ;)

They’re trying to sensor the internet? That is SOPA-thetic!

The word is especially. THERE IS NO X! If English is your first language, please take some time to learn it properly.

@Person crying about the sleeve monster. Maybe you should spend more time working out when you’re at the gym, rather than looking at what people are wearing.

to all the young couples getting engaged, piss off

I keep getting distracted in class by something FAR more interesting than texting…

It’s happening again, I’m falling in love with every woman who pays me the slightest bit of attention. I need to get laid.

i believe in sherlock holmesmoriarty was real

Oh Yay more good looking graduates, facial hair rocking lab TA guys..Geography department you never disappoint! :)

Thursday January 19,2012. 10:45 AM. To the bad ass dude in CJ’s who bought everyone’s purchase in the line behind him, you are what I call AWESOME! Thanks for makin my day :)

Annoying thing # 1:Static + earphones = pain in the ears(you see what I did there?)

“3 and a half more months and I’m done with pants” -David Kaminski

It’s pretty bad when a bunch of 7th grade cheerleaders can get more cheers than the U of L dance team.

To the guy paying for everyone’s food behind him in line at CJ’s on Thursday: you are a gentleman and a scholar. Much obliged :)

It’s amazing how fast 3 hours can go in a night class when talking about monkey sex and monkey testicles. Paul Vasey, you’re my hero.

to the level 9 library due who was talking to himself on tues…level 9 is the shut the f*ck up area!

to the guy clipping his finger nails at the front of psych of crime….wow, gross

To the person who left me a “polite” about not having enough room to get in their car, I would have left you more room if the person next to me had parked properly. Grow up kid!

Whats Your Favorite University Bathroom???

To the girl in the back of Bio 1020,Is in class the best place to have a fight with your roommate on the phone?-Sincerely everyone within 5 rows, who heard your little dispute!

What’s the circumference of an apple?Apple pie.

I love watching people freak out from getting dripped on in the pool observatory. It’s called condensation!

Its great when u walk into class 5 mins. late and the 1st thing u hear ur prof say is “It’s not okay to boil kids.” Its even better when u dont know he’s talking about baby goats.

Has NE1 ever thot about starting a UofL dating site? That would be a more efficient way to proclaim ur love/interest to someone instead of vary vague descriptions/comments in TLF’s

(cont.)maybe even invite lethbridge college students to join the dating site to have more chances of meeting some1. Im serious 2, I would make it but idk how to make websites.

Is anyone else slightly grossed out by the girl walking barefoot through Uhall? I can’t imagine the floors are all that clean.

Round of slow clap to the group of shameless people that hogs all the couches at Galileos.

To the people in the back of my Rels2100 class… learn to F*CKING WHISPER! Thank you.

To the cute Indian girl in Philosophy of War. Why must you be so shy? I think your beautiful.

Dear pussies who need to wear pants all winter.Grow a set or move somewhere that isn’t Canada.Real men live here.

To Matt H (aka Toad)Your hugs rock my socks. Truly stellar human being.Don’t ever stop being the bomb diggity.-probably every person that knows you

Change the system from within.

To the two girls in soci 2500 who feel they always need to talk. I would rather listen to valuable lecture material than you. Sincerely, speaking for the entire class.

To the math and physics geek who thinks that I am easy. You are right. Wanna hook up? You’re pretty fine

LAST DAY TO GET YOUR MSS SKI TRIP TICKETS TO WHITEFISH! DONT MISS OUT ON AN EPIC WEEKEND! COME TO MARKIN HALL TO SIGN UP

What is with all the damn kids everywhere? Wasn’t aware I was paying for a degree from a daycare

Michael Bernard Fitzgerald is playing in Calgary on Feb 28th, and may also make an appearance in Lethbridge! Like him on Facebook to stay up-to-date on the tour schedule!

Dear Sir/MadameIndeed it seems my memory is much better than yours! Some people don’t learn by taking notes, sometimes they just need to hear it out loudSincerely,audio learner

Ashton likes to stroke nipples

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Nicole Meech Lifestyle Editor

People who are privileged with the ability to eat absolutely anything they want often don’t think about those who are not so lucky. I know I’m one of these people; I would like to say that I understand the burden that people with celiac disease must go through, but that is not possible. I did experience somewhat of an awakening when my roommate was recommended a gluten-free diet – I felt so bad for her and her lack of options that I didn’t want to indulge in those glorious carbs in front of her. After all, our “thing” was to share junk food moments together after a long week, so we both took a pretty hard hit (her more than me, I know!). Although my room-mate was eventually able to eat glu-ten again, it sparked my interest to find out what celiac disease is and how it affects the body – after all, I have always been taught that carbo-hydrates are a main source of food energy that are nearly impossible to live without. According to research

by Green and Cellier (2007), ob-viously this isn’t entirely true if 1 per cent of the worldwide population are currently diagnosed with the disease.

What is celiac disease? According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the reason people with this disease cannot tolerate gluten is because it damages their small intestine, which inhibits their ability to ab-sorb nutrients from food. Gluten is technically a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley but may also be found in medicines and maybe even lip balms. Gluten is what al-lows bread to rise and gives it that doughy goodness, which is why glu-ten-free products often feel dense and crumbly. There are a variety of symptoms people with celiac disease suffer from when they consume gluten, but interestingly the chemistry within the body is the same in everyone who has it. The lining of the small intestine becomes extremely irri-tated when gluten is ingested and

eventually discontinues the absorp-tion of nutrients. This can result in a serious condition that won’t allow any nutrients to be absorbed, which of course can leave your body mal-nourished.

How to get celiac disease Celiac disease is heritable but can also be randomly activated after surgery, pregnancy/childbirth, viral infection and stress. However if you already have type 1 diabetes,

thyroid disease, autoimmune liver disease, arthritis, Addison’s disease, or Sjogren’s syndrome, you have a pretty good chance of getting ce-liac disease as well (since these are all diseases which use the immune system to attack healthy cells in the body).

Prevention and treatment The only treatment available is avoiding the consumption of glu-ten. There are a variety of resour-

ces available for newly diagnosed patients though. Because this is becoming such a common disease, many healthcare professionals are knowledgeable regarding diet plans and tips for reading nutrition labels. Speaking with a professional may be the best option since a common symptom of newly diagnosed pa-tients is the lack of interest in eat-ing and frustration. Unfortunately people who are diagnosed will have celiac disease for the rest of their lives, but by avoiding gluten they will be able to rebuild the strength of their small intestine completely.

Where is gluten hiding? Prior to any research, whenever I heard the term gluten I always thought of breads and pastas exclu-sively. But gluten encompasses any-thing that contains wheat, rye, and barley, which makes for a particu-larly difficult journey when figuring out what to eat. See the box below a complete list of everything people with celiac disease need to avoid (list obtained from the Canadian Celiac Association):

Living gluten-free: The arduous journey that is celiac disease

- Atta (chapatti flour)

- Barley (flakes, flour, pearl)

- Beer, ale, lager- Breading and

bread stuffing- Brewer’s yeast- Bulgur- Communion

wafers- Couscous- Croutons- Dinkel (also

known as spelt)- Durum - Einkorn - Emmer - Farina- Farro or Faro

(also known as spelt)

- Fu - Graham flour- Hydrolyzed

wheat protein- Kamut

- Malt, malt extract, malt syrup and malt flavouring

- Malt vinegar- Malted milk- Matzoh, matzoh

meal- Modified wheat

starch- Oatmeal, oat

bran, oat flour and whole oats

- Pastas- Rye bread and

flour- Seitan - Semolina- Spelt (also

known as farro or faro, dinkel)

- Triticale- Wheat bran- Wheat flour- Wheat germ- Wheat starch

Where is gluten hiding?

4 gluten sources. Top: High-gluten wheat flour. Right: European spelt. Bottom: Barley. Left: Rolled rye flakes

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Keepin’ it fresh: Exercise of the weekNicole Meech Lifestyle Editor

In an effort to help keep your workouts fresh, or simply provide some ideas as you start to exercise or continue to exercise throughout the semester, each week I will post a different how-to explanation for a certain exercise. Some of these exercises are tried and true and merely serve as a reminder of their benefits, while others will be new and quite possibly even made up by yours truly. Either way I hope you enjoy – happy fitnessing!

Medicine Ball Oblique RotationA strong core is the key to overall fitness. Not that

working on your core alone will keep you fit, but work-ing on it will certainly help make you stronger over-all and will help with everything from everyday tasks to proper form in the gym. Your core needs constant change and although you only really need to spend five minutes every other day on it, you need to perform core exercises until they burn to really see results (your en-tire body responds best to change but your core does es-pecially). That means regular crunches just won’t cut it after a while. This exercise will target your obliques (the muscles in your abdomen that wrap around your sides; think, getting rid of love handles) as well as your lower abs. This is the area that many people find difficult to tone, mostly because regular sit-ups and crunches are often the only core exercise people do, which neglects anything south of your rectus abdominis (the portion that surrounds your rib cage).

How-to:1. Choose a medicine ball - choose a weight that will allow you to complete at least 10 reps. Lie on the ground, arms fully extended on the ground (should form a straight line from finger to finger), knees bent, and place the ball between your knees.

2. Lower your knees to your right, lightly touching the ground, hold for a few seconds, and return to centre. Repeat on the other side.

Demonstration by Logan Townsend.

Cristy DuceSports Contributor

There is a saying in the rodeo world: “They don’t send a picture with the check,” meaning it doesn’t matter what you look like when you are competing, the only thing that really matters is your score or time. Though it wasn’t pretty, the University of Lethbridge Prong-horns men’s basketball team gritted out a tough 80 – 72 win over the University of Calgary Dinos Sat-urday night. In a game marked by poor shooting percentages and foul trouble for both teams, the Horns found a way to improve their record to 7-7 and drop the Dinos to 4-10. The Horns depended on many sources for scoring, but were led

by Alex Fletcher’s 14 points, while point guard Daryl Cooper and post Derek Waldner each added 13. Tyson McIntyre’s 11 rebounds, most of which were earned while star forward Dom Coward sat on the bench in foul trouble, proved crucial to the team’s success. Once again, Dinos point guard Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson led his team with 16 points and also distributed eight assists. Boris Bakovic and Josh Owen-Thomas each put in 13. Though Saturday’s game lacked some of the electricity of the previ-ous night, it still proved to be a bat-tle typical of a U of L/U of C match-up as the decision came down to the final minutes of play. The Horns edged out a lead by the end of the first quarter ending in a 24-17 Horns

advantage. The second quarter proved to be a defensive battle with strangling defense from both teams ending the half at 36-26 in favour of the home team. The Dinos out-scored the Horns in the third quar-ter, but they still found themselves down four heading into the fourth. Two minutes into the final quar-ter, Bakovic earned a Dino lead — the first since three minutes into the game, but Horns guard Julian Spearchief-Morris answered with a three bringing his team’s lead to two. Bakovic responded with a fast break lay-in to tie up the score at 58, but Spearchief-Morris ended the conversation with a lay-up of his own and earned a Horns ad-vantage that they would expand until the buzzer. Though the Dinos

hit a dangerous four threes in the final three minutes of play, qual-ity free throw shooting and in-telligent ball management down the stretch maintained a Horns lead, sealed by a huge Waldner dunk of an inbound pass from Fletcher with 14 seconds left. This win marks the first time in 12 years that the Horns have swept the Dinos, a feat accomplished to-night by finding a way to win, even when the pretty ones don’t work. The Dinos will return home to play the University of Alberta Golden Bears Friday, Jan. 27, while the Horns will face the 8-6 Manitoba Bisons at the 1st Choice Savings Centre. Games will be webcast on the home of Canada West basket-ball, canadawest.tv.

As all avid sports fans know, not all games are created equal, and Friday night’s game at the 1st Choice Savings Centre be-tween the University of Lethbridge Pronghorn’s men’s basketball team and the University of Cal-gary Dinos definitely fell on the more important end of that rank-ing spectrum. With both teams trying to chisel out a playoff spot and feeding off a divisional and proximal rivalry, the stakes, both real and imagined, were high. The 1,300+ fans got their money’s worth, treated to a playoff atmos-phere and a game in which the home team’s lead never seemed secure enough to lose interest in. Ultimately, the Horns were able to hold onto their lead long enough to add another tally to the win col-umn, edging out a 90 – 80 victory over the visiting Dinos.

Horns grind out win to earn sweep of Dinos

Horns give it their all against the Calgary Dinos | Pronghorn Athletics

JOBS JOBS JOBS!!!

Let us introduce you to CES (Career & Em-ployment Services). CES is a student service office dedicated to assisting you with your Career and Job Search needs. We’re with-in the Career Resources Centre in AH154, along with Applied Studies and the Man-agement and Arts & Science Cooperative Education programs. CRC office hours are 9am - 12pm and 1pm - 4pm Monday-Friday.

Go to our website for more detailed information on our services:

www.uleth.ca/ross/ces.

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CES Resume/Cover Letter Workshops:

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* Fri, Feb 3, 10am-12:30pm

CES Career Portfolios Workshops:

* Thurs, Jan 26, 1:30-3pm

CES Networking & Job Search Workshops:* Tues, Jan 31, 1:40-3:40pm* Thurs, Feb 2, 11am-1pm

CES Interview Techniques Workshops:

* Wed, Feb 1, 1-3:30pm

COME JOIN US FOR CAKE TO LEARN ABOUT THE NEW ONLINE JOB BOARD!

Feb 8 University Hall Atrium Feb 9 Sport & Wellness Building

10:30am-1:30pm

Visit our website www.uleth.ca/ross/ces and click on the student section to find

our new online job board!

Summer Postings

• Canola Breeding Technical Assistants, Leth ~ Monsanto Canada Inc. (Feb 1)

• Research Assistant/Tutor, Deep River ~ Deep River Science Academy (Feb 1)

• Research Technician, Taber ~ Ag Quest (Mar 1)

• Camp Councilors and Camp Specialist, Various Locations ~ Canadian Camp Staff (May 31)

• Christian Summer Camp Staff for Underprivileged Kids Camp, Evansburg ~ Brightwood Ranch (May 31)

• Operations Summer Student/Agronomy Assistant/Agronomy Research Assistant/Specialty Canola Sales Assistant, Various Locations ~ Cargill (Jan 27)

• Software Development, Washington ~ Microsoft (Feb 1)

• Invasive Weed Management Technician, Prince George/Peach Region BC ~ Spectrum Resource Group Inc (March 31)

• Crop Scout Assistant, Magrath/Stettler/Didsbury/Vauxhall ~ Crop Production Services (Jan 27)

• Summer Research Assistant, Edm ~ Dow AgroSciences (Feb 5)

• Interpretation Officer, Various Locations ~ Parks Canada (Jan 27)

• Alberta 4H Summer Staff Opportunities, Various Locations ~ Alberta 4H (Jan 30)

• Vegetation Management Technician, Various Locations ~ Ace Vegetation Control (Feb 29)

• Information Officer, Writing on Stone ~ Writing on Stone Provincial Park (Jan 27)

• Information Technology Summer Student, Cgy ~ Alberta Health Services (Feb 3)

• Purchasing Student, Christina Lake ~ Cenovus Energy (Jan 29)

• Travel Counsellor, Medicine Hat ~ Medicine Hat Chamber of Commerce (Feb 15)

• Marsh Bird Research Technician, SK/AB ~ Bird Studies Canada (Feb 29)

• Student Employment, Ottawa ~ International Development Research Centre (Feb 5)

• Youth Worker, Various Locations ~ Alberta’s Future Leaders (Feb 28)

• Assistant Cook; Cook; Outdoor Educator; Program Coordinator; Leadership & Training Coordinator; Summer Maintenance; Camp Counsellor; Lifeguard, Sylvan Lake ~ Camp Kannawin

• Equipment Manager; Assistant Coordinator, Bamfield ~ Bamfield Marine Science Centre

• Secretary, Coaldale ~ Boss Sod (Feb 16)

• Windshield Repair Superhero, Cgy ~ DECO (Feb 29)

• Conservation Technician, Winnipeg ~ Ducks Unlimited (Feb 29)

• Assistant Agronomist, Calmar ~ Har-De Agri Services (Feb 24)

• Wetland Naturalist, Creston ~ Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area (Mar 16)

• Seasonal Interpreter, Crowsnest Pass ~ Bellevue Underground Mine (Feb 10)

• Public Program Coordinator; Public Program Creation Assistant; Vegetation Management Field Assistant, Cochrane ~ Glenbow Ranch Park Foundation (Mar 5)

PART-TIME

• Nanny/Babysitter, Various Locations ~ SOS Sitter (Jun 8)

• Community Support Worker, Leth/Claresholm ~ Independent Counselling Enterprises (Feb 4)

• Tutors, Various Locations ~ First Tutors (Feb 15)

• Promotional Model, Various Locations ~ Immersion Media (Feb 18)

• Coordinator, Leth ~ Accessible Media (Jan 28)

• Office Manager, Leth ~ Lethbridge Lifelong Learning Association (Jan 31)

FULL TIME

• Account Executive, St Albert ~ Vision International (Jan 31)

• Operations Management Trainee/Sales Trainee, Various Locations ~ Cargill (Jan 27)

• Municipal Internship, Various Locations ~ Alberta Municipal Internship Program (Jan 28)

• Police Constable, Camrose ~ Camrose Police Service (Feb 17)

• Software Development, Washington ~ Microsoft (Feb 1)

• Junior Analyst, Cgy ~ Gannett Fleming Inc (Jan 31)

• Management Associate, High River ~ Cargill Ltd (Jan 27)

• Accounting Coordinator, Cgy ~ Enterprise Holdings (Jan 30)

• Sales Management Program, Cgy/Edm ~ Enterprise Holdings (Feb 28)

• Systems Administrator, Leth ~ BlackBridge Networks (Jan 31)

• Supervisor, Taber ~ Hire Standard (Lamb Weston) (Jan 31)

• Communications Officer, Cardston ~ Westwind School Division (Feb 3)

• Crop Production Advisor, Sedgewick ~ Crop Production Services (Jan 27)

• Agronomist, Taber ~ Crop Production Services (Jan 27)

• Engineering Associate, High River ~ Cargill (Jan 27)

• Business Development Rep, Cgy ~ Uniglobe Beacon Travel (Jan 29)

• Alumni Relations Specialist, Leth ~ Lethbridge College (Feb 3)

• Corporate Account Executive, Cgy ~ SHI International Corp (Feb 3)

• GIS Technician, Edm ~ Paragon Soil & Environmental Consulting (Jan 31)

• Crop Scout, Leth ~ Parrish and Heimbecker (Apr 20)

• Oilfield Herbicide Applicator, Red Deer/Drumheller/SherwoodPark ~ Pioneer Vegetation Services (Mar 2)

• Field Foremen-Vegetation Management Specialist, Red Deer ~ Pioneer Vegetation Services (Feb 3)

• Outside Sales Rep, Leth ~ Sysco (Feb 4)

• Marketing Coordinator, Red Deer ~ Stantec (Feb 4)

• Customer Service Rep, Leth/Cgy ~ Mr. Lube (Feb 5)

• CEO, Standoff ~ Blood Tribe Administration (Jan 30)

• Resource Teacher; Special Education, New Westminster ~ Make a Future (Feb 7)

• New Graduate Opportunities, Cgy ~ AltaGas (Feb 3)

• Packaging Supervisor, Leth~ Maple Leaf Foods (Feb 9)

• Flash Content Creator, Cgy ~ eCompliance (Apr 1)

• Youth Housing Worker; Housing Support Worker; Senior Community Engagement Worker, Cgy ~ Boys & Girls Clubs of Calgary (Feb 15)

• Support Center Tech, Cgy ~ DataDrill Communications (Feb 29)

• Day Care Jobs, Nova Scotia ~ Scotia Personnel (Feb 15)

• Analyst, Operations Budgets, Cgy ~ Canadian Pacific (Feb 27)

• Business Development Manager, Leth/Cgy ~ BlackBridge Networks (Feb 16)

• Merchandiser, Cgy ~ The Scouler Company (Feb 16)

• District Sales, Cgy ~ Lafarge (Jan 27)

• Office Manager, Cgy ~ Alltech (Feb 16)

• Emission Monitoring Technician, Cgy ~ Global Analyser Systems Ltd (Feb 17)

• Management Associate, Med Hat/Leth ~ Canadian Western Bank Group (Feb 18)

• Executive Director, Leth ~ Volunteer Lethbridge (Feb 3)

• Clerk IV/Clerk V, Red Deer ~ Alberta Health Services (Jan 31)

• Account Manager, Grande Prairie ~ GE Capital (Feb 19)

• MS Project Expert/Administrator ~ RFT (Mar 16)

• Manager, Community Relations, Leth ~ Alzheimer Society of AB & NWT (Jan 31)

Temporary

• General Support Worker I, Leth ~ Lethbridge College (Feb 10)

• Sales Analyst, Cgy ~ Lafarge Canada (Jan 27)

• Camp Adventure Coordinator, Cgy/Kananaskis ~ Boys & Girls Clubs of Cgy (Feb 19)

INTERNATIONAL

• Teach English in South Korea, South Korea ~ Avalon English (Feb 3)

• Software Development, Washington ~ Microsoft (Feb 1)

• C++/Java Junior Developer, Seattle ~ PCO Innovation (Feb 3)

• CATIA V5 Junior Consultant, Seattle ~ PCO Innovation (Feb 3)

• Youth Ambassador, Tanzania ~ Youth Challenge International (Feb 8)

• Children’s Camps; Au Pair, USA ~ Scotia Personnel (Feb 15)

• Apply for English Teachers, Korea ~ Korea Job Center (Feb 20)

For details of the postings and in-formation on the application pro-cesses go to www.uleth.ca/ross/ces and check out the Workopolis-Campus Postings section.

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